Chapter 13: At Least He is not overreacting
"You have won ONE BILLION!" a beautiful announcer lady shouted with gleaming joy, her voice echoing across the stage as she held up a giant cheque that nearly dwarfed her in size. Her smile sparkled under the lights as she leaned toward the mic and added cheerfully,
"How does it feel, Mr. Leo?"
Leo smiled softly and stepped forward to touch one edge of the oversized cheque. With a small, humbled breath, he answered, "Wellll, what can I say?... Hmm... Without these people... I would’ve never even dreamed of touching something like this," he said, his voice slightly cracking with emotion as he pointed toward four figures whose faces were blurred out like glitched pixels on a bad TV channel.
Leo’s eyes trembled slightly, and he looked as if he was on the verge of crying. His voice wavered as he tried to speak through the lump in his throat,
"S-So... thank you. Thank you to these unknown angels—whoever the hell you are—thank you for brightening up my life. Thank you so, so much. May God... or whatever the hell you believe in... bless you!" His voice cracked into a whimper as he added a sniffle, "Sniff, sniff..." He rubbed his teary eyes with one hand while the other clung to the cheque’s corner like it was his life raft. He began tugging at it ever so slowly, trying to pull it away from the announcer.
Then suddenly—
"Even though you’re a total thief, I fell in love with you the moment I saw how gracefully you stole my diamonds! I LOVE YOU!" one of the blurry figures shouted dramatically, throwing out an arm like a theatre performer.
Leo blinked.
Another figure folded her arms, looking off to the side in a huff. "Don’t get cocky. Hmph! Just because you saved me doesn’t mean I’m impressed. But... I guess I’m a little grateful... maybe."
Leo scratched his head.
"One biiillion~ Please MARRY me!" another figure squealed, twirling like she was in a wedding dress. "I’d LOVE to be knocked out by you~ you know what I mean~ Hehe~" she giggled like an anime fangirl on sugar.