Chapter 41- Sugar
"I... mean, sending her to Saint Regalia Hospital might not be a good choice after all," Darithi said, trailing behind him, referring to the information she had given Ytrisia when she’d called to ask about the villain who manipulated the child into attacking the Poggo Channel.
And then she understood exactly what her master had intended by giving Ytrisia that false information and sending her into a situation where, due to confusion and misunderstanding, she might end up clashing with the group of villains hired for the contract killing of Alvian—the dean of the hospital.
"Nah, the branch of the villain syndicate I gave the contract to only had two A-rank villains. They probably wouldn’t act against an ordinary human, so it’d most likely be the lower ones. And Volta is strong enough to handle them," Cruxius replied as he finally turned towards the large wooden doors, beside which stood the Blac family bodyguards, who gave him a bow before the door slid open, revealing hundreds of reporters, their cameras flashing one after another.
"...I see," Darithi murmured, taken aback once again as she recalled how, at the hospital, he had called someone. At the time, she hadn’t grasped the severity of the situation—only feeling confused as to how he had access to contacts among supervillains.
But after hearing him speak about his desire to walk the path of a supervillain—the very moment he gave those weapons to that child—she knew that things would never be the same again.
She was brought out of her thoughts by the cascade of flashlights and camera shutters in the hall, like a rising tide of electricity.
The crowd of journalists and representatives stood hushed, momentarily stunned by the arrival of two figures.
Cruxius glanced around, spotting dozens of media channels and reporters swarming from all directions—clearly showing how important his presence was as the heir of the Blac family.
He took his place at the center podium, surrounded by microphones that now felt as insignificant as insects before a lion.
The silence broke.
"Mr. Cruxius! Is it true that an A-rank superhero tried to assassinate you during your stay in Spain?!"