Volume 4 Chapter 12 [Gaspar SIDE] Kidnapping... Failure
"That brat! To make a fool of me... I'll never forgive him!"
The 'Three Great Families' are at the top of magicDukedom.
Considering their national power, they sit on the Permanent Council Members' seats in the 'world conference', so being 'looked down on' is almost unheard of.
The power of the Three Great Families is absolute; he currently owes 20 million gold coins to Luster Report, but has no debt within the country.
In other words, within 'magicDukedom', no one holds any financial weakness over Gaspard.
...Of course, the Three Great Families aren't exactly best friends, so if Ellie, who handles Luster Report's finances, took the contract to the 'other Great Families', it could be used as a weapon, but she has no intention of doing so.
Well, that's the 'situation', so currently, there's no one within magic Dukedom who can stop Gaspard.
He's not the 'magic King' now, so he's not at the top in terms of position, but the title of magic King itself only gives him the power to interfere with the 'central area' of magic Dukedom, and it's not that significant.
"Kukuku, I must show them what it means to make a fool of me."
He took off his ring.
He's not carrying any magic items right now.
He hasn't had any success, but he's not ignorant.
He figured out that Horace discharged electricity from his ring because it was a 'magic tool'.
Therefore, if he's not wearing it, they can't interfere with him.
Thinking this, he doesn't have any of his 'important things' with him.
"Now, a suitable child... there they are."
Gaspard's gaze, as he walks down the hall, lands on 3 first-year middle school girls.
"Look!"
"What is it?"
One of the girls is holding up a box.
It's about 30 centimeters on each side, but it doesn't seem very heavy, as she's holding it up cheerfully.
"This is it! When you touch the magic circle like this──"
The girl touched the magic circle.
Then, the box flashed and something popped out.
"A frog toy is coming out!"
""Hahaha!""
What a pointless thing to talk about.
"Pft, so he's happy with such junk. Shows what kind of kids they are."
Gaspar slowly, quietly approaches.
"Is this really just a frog toy?"
"It's really just a frog toy!"
"Mmm! Mmm! Is there anything, anything at all!?"
...Can a middle school freshman today get this much noise from a box with a frog toy? Curious how national character influences kids.
"I'm going to ask the teacher if there's anything else!"
One kid grabs the frog toy and runs.
...toward the corridor where Gaspar is.
(Heh heh, should I abduct them here? He mocked me. For that, I'll forgive just a little. That's true generosity.)
Inside, Gaspar thinks about this, but no matter how he masks it, his thoughts are not those of a school official invested in education.
When the girl approached Gaspar, she tripped and fell.
Honestly, there's nothing on the ground, but she fell anyway.
And the frog toy in her hand arcs through the air and hits Gaspar in the stomach.
...Although it haven't described it till now, there's an important detail.
This frog toy weighs 10 kilos.
THUD!
"Ughhh!"
The frog toy is less than 20 centimeters long.
The enormous mass hidden inside hits Gaspar's stomach with such force it feels like his internal organs might burst, seriously damaging him.
...Just so you know, he's a senior member of the World Conference Permanent Council.
The magic items he usually wears have various protective spells built in.
That's why he doesn't need an 'escort.'
Because the magic items are so powerful, they make the 'escort' unnecessary.
If he had worn them, even this ridiculously heavy frog toy (which hurts his head just saying) flying into his stomach would just trigger an auto-shield, making a loud collision sound and ending there.
However, right now, he's so scared of Horace that he's placed all his magic items somewhere else.
Because of that, he's in a state where all the defensive functions that should have activated are completely gone.
On top of that, he's thinking like an attacker, planning to kidnap the girl.
There's no way he imagined he would become a victim himself, so he's completely unprepared.
The frog toy looks like it's made of cotton, so it doesn't seem heavy at all.
But in reality, this toy weighs 10 kilograms.
It strikes him in the gut at a speed that follows a parabolic arc, and Gaspar screams.
"E-eh, a-are you alright?"
The girl, now standing, leans against Gaspar.
Honestly, if this looks alright to you, you should really go to an eye doctor, but Gaspar doesn't have the luxury to worry about that.
"O-oooh, f-fu, fuh...."
He's probably trying to say, "Don't mess around, you little brat," but there's nothing he can do about it. His stomach is in no condition to deal with it right now.
The girl spots a nearby teacher and takes him to the infirmary, but who knows....
* * *
"Ahahahaha! Guhihihihi! Ahhhhaaaahaha!"
"Mr. Ginji, you're laughing too much."
"Russma, what are you talking about? How can anyone not laugh at that! I'm so glad I had Russma hold the video camera to capture the evidence of the kidnapping! Is it recording properly?"
"Well, with something like that, my hands won't shake."
"You're amazing! You could become a professional cameraman in the future!"
...And so, Ginji and Russma were talking off in the distance.
Ginji, who had been wondering how to handle Gaspar's arrival, had sensed a bad atmosphere from him and had Russma hold the recording device, preparing himself.
But, faced with a situation so shocking, Ginji's abs also took massive damage.
"So, what are we going to do? If this goes on, that girl's in trouble. You can't make a kid take responsibility for assault against a major figure from another country."
"Don't worry. I'll just tamper with her memory a bit."
"That guy stomach's in bad shape too, but how exactly are you going to change it?"
"I'll make it seem like he tripped. Anyway, I'm heading out for a bit. Later!"
With a beaming smile, Ginji ran off.
He probably went to alter the memories of those involved.
"Forget about the memory thing... What in the world is up with that girl's strength..."
It's true, anyone would agree, it's just unnatural.
Running with a 10-kilogram weight? There's no way that's possible, normally.
"...But, Mr. Ginji must have noticed it too, yet he doesn't seem to be questioning it. There's gotta be something going on. It's strange."
After muttering that, Russma returned to the base.
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