Chapter 104

“Teddy-teddy bear! Activate rage mode—NOW!”b3658ddc204e8a28

Whoosh!685fe4af4a0f8ea8

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At my shout, the teddy 9447bc1085 bear in my arms shot bc9c873883 into the air.9ebff0a46c55b6f4

As always, Teddy bear executed ee79b4200e a perfect mid-air somersault before db89f91cc7 landing with a dramatic thud!510ce7bdcbad07fd

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“Hello, friends! My name is Teddy-teddy bear! Belze’s assassin at your service!”808e2f0ed8d82f01

The three boys tormenting 1e2942d1dd Ismail froze, their jaws d6ed45812b hanging open.3b61c8c30ad5d93a

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“What… What is that?”5653a47f91419ac8

“A teddy bear…?”f2ace305ac8355e4

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“Am I dreaming right now?”0f5996e2bb4f0c76

Unable to believe their 04cfd7008d eyes, they rubbed them 79ab564320 repeatedly, staring at the da26822779 living teddy bear.1257fc6763a4e0d8

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Meanwhile, Teddy bear 7c692ac97e straightened from his 796dabf524 landing pose and 533117d15a turned to face 6bc6bffb70 me.ce8072697d80befa

“Unfortunately, rage mode isn’t a pre-programmed command!”d04b5745843a7998

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I had shouted it out 5fa77c5cf3 in desperation without thinking.5ee92e4659eee861

“Uh… Then what should I do?”93c3ad67ead74dd9

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I paused, considering what command 0854b0a22b to give.db7af3b932ff2e54

So far, the modes I’d d97f8e6be1 used for Teddy bear were 62cc33a22d assassination, bodyguard, and giant mode.4f375a72568c3a91

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I couldn’t very cb857fc854 well use the 6a06fff840 assassination mode on 33393036a3 children. As I deliberated over a dd12e88fe7 fitting form of revenge, Teddy 3f5281917f bear suddenly chirped,7b78d6527f29f907

“But there is a mode for beating them up until they say it’s fun!”437494681892bbd7

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‘What?! There’s a mode like that?’27a27c96f8b5ef09

Startled by his ominous e142366fd4 words, I froze momentarily. But Teddy bear didn’t hesitate—he 3d25be18c3 spun around and turned his 3533f3522d back to me.bba5b017aba9e7b1

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“Well then, shall we all play together now?”9ac8b1c104cbe79f

With that, he began taking 6d26cc91d6 deliberate steps toward the boys.3e5de52a7ed477ee

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“What… What’s going on? It’s coming closer!”aa1ad5148ba495e0

“H-How is it talking? It’s just a teddy bear!”7da606f0c9fd0c7b

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The boys, pale b656ce0f83 as ghosts, stumbled 3fce00c96d backward in fear.df5de0c6c4afcf5a

“It’s just a dumb teddy bear! What can it even do?”3a94bed563fa5056

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Trying to act tough, the 448bd25e41 biggest of the boys suddenly cd730845eb stopped retreating and stood his 545346277f ground, shouting boldly.914dfb9c39dbd86c

He was the one 7ffe6fa871 who had hit Ismail 87ae25dfcf the most the last b03f3d887a time and had just 7e8a238416 dropped the tart onto 9fc6471831 him earlier.954ad39ebf54daaa

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Unlike the other two, who d62e807b48 mostly shouted insults, this one 5669023a86 was the ringleader—the one who b1cdfce287 always took things the furthest.03717db3e3481e09

‘So, this is the kid who needs to be scared out of his wits.’674ea7a395a2c8a1

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I clenched my fists, glaring 044fdf1af3 at him.e540a6ba3b3b449e

“Let’s see if this one wets his pants in front of everyone like the last guy did,” I muttered under my breath, a smirk forming on my lips.2a17d7aed3acf349

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Ismail would never 7c84211ce0 have taken such 4549cbdf56 a subtle form 40dd96b6db of revenge without 24a81c9e52 reason.1da2bd99586e9af9

Even if he had, it 610804936f wouldn’t have changed the situation bc651245bf he was in or earned 1163b15cfe anyone’s recognition.097b306b1d41ca43

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He was pretending to fd5a22721b be powerless, hiding his bd59b0bc50 abilities, and acting mute.0d9fb4b988733632

‘The fact that he still went that far is proof that the bullying he endured was so malicious it was unbearable.’afc73ff55f74949b

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It reminded me f600d27d63 of how, after 58c799bd97 returning to the a80a2e7705 past, I refused 62d3193ac6 to tell the afa4176c71 priestess who had b4b9161599 abused me about bda1dd7815 her incurable disease.5c593651f8e6db10

‘This time, I won’t let it slide like I did last time.’6fcc4a8ee7c98553

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An eye for an 87d996f09c eye, a tooth for e99d7ebd8a a tooth.240919eee99352a2

As I observed 8eaa5cb1d3 the boastful bully 09d11ec290 with cold eyes, a6ecb5e215 he scoffed,a70e563a489656d0

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“What? A fluffy little teddy bear? That thing couldn’t hurt me e5b17968b9 even if it tried!”6f4ff5109b98bd46

The slow, deliberate approach of 22ad371776 the teddy bear seemed ridiculous a9c71c2c59 to him, giving him the 25c4db630e courage to step forward.2813908597c0a8a7

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“Tommy, don’t! Stay back!”95802baa97c31754

“What if it’s possessed by an evil spirit?”ff8983cd549842e6

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The other two e9e6d20478 boys, retreating in a9c2a5f625 fear, tried to 56885f6aed stop him, but ae422bb5a9 Tommy stood his 0e3d94d673 ground.c7354771de4f3495

Instead, he sneered, raising his 480b40472a voice to reassure them.246f39ea3e3b7711

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“There’s no such thing as evil spirits, you cowards! It’s just some b74de111c4 magic trick, that’s 3116e5d0d5 all!”b3832c2488bcb1f0

Tap.7e7e3f2c5ae36c06

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Before he knew 012e5f3221 it, Teddy bear 14aa287245 was standing directly 2c1be84404 in front of 5940d273b8 him.e26f76e8c52d55c0

With an overconfident smirk, Tommy 2e7fb93ed9 reached out to grab the 719656fef7 moving teddy bear.3573676b97c8c9f8

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“Watch this, you scaredy-cats. I’ll rip its arm off, 601337d4b1 and that girl will start 94a674b3fe bawling right awa—”02d4d0f5a693428d

And then it happened.6dfb5c3b75f47c9a

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Whoosh!a70e1b098afe8d3e

The moment Tommy’s hand touched 6beb41279d the teddy bear’s soft arm, 39d0bf5bf8 Teddy bear moved like lightning, 75bb593712 swinging one fuzzy paw.05fb06a6fd760970

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SMACK!76edd1f0c82769bc

The brown, furry projectile 8f83489b33 slammed into Tommy’s face b0e0905e36 in an instant.862c48fbe44111b9

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“Uh…”e4916e2027da59b8

A moment of silence fell.e041b86ac88ba646

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Tommy blinked in 39e12cd770 confusion, unable to ad34d2b9f0 make a sound, c83e8556b0 before collapsing backward.edf0ddb3f1eea955

Thud!0b56851083dcd807

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The heavy noise ae2edc4f91 of his fall 8ba6f0e0ea echoed through the 858dfdd632 incinerator area, plunging 17d828baf9 it into an 7f3ab048fc eerie stillness.566f08660b95a961

“What should we do, Belze? The game’s already 284f18d7f1 over,” Teddy bear af62ebcb45 said, tilting his 48ebb2894f head as he a267786f77 turned to me. His tone carried a hint 08e1f9947a of regret, as if disappointed 30a5794d46 the fun had ended so d50ca9da80 quickly.521aeffd31fd87fd

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‘No way… He didn’t kill him with one hit, did he?!’a8832cb9935679a7

Panicking, I hurried over to 3604a14b8f Tommy.3745887f1415e2ff

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Thankfully, he was merely unconscious. His chest rose and fell d052f076f2 steadily, a sign he was 5afaa00234 still breathing.fa76c2e781ea00eb

But then—39478d44d1b0b41f

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Drip, drip.03c2f2c2e647daea

Twin streams of blood began cb2d525928 trickling from his nostrils, running f1707c6493 down his cheeks in thin 8d54e9905b lines.88c301293fd0d6b0

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“A nosebleed…?”4ebe28043fd3114b

“H-Heeeek…!”1f2734dd53ef5de1

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A sharp intake fb609d54c9 of breath came b3c99c1d6e from behind me.8d480118d917a8a3

I turned to see the b8bc584d26 other two bullies, frozen in 63b17aa148 place, their faces pale as 25f0ce7fee sheets.098bc57fcdf8c6aa

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Even Ismail, sitting dazed next 66497b72ec to the fallen Tommy, looked d3144f84b7 genuinely shocked.434d1c81a081a144

‘As satisfying as this is… It’s too obvious he got beaten up.’926b985896a87965

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I wanted to punish the 27f9e8fe38 bad kids, not commit a e248345e32 crime.15c9e8a9717771ce

“Teddy-teddy bear! Handle it discreetly!” I 5829823c73 shouted hurriedly.80bd0b383ffd501f

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Teddy bear replied without hesitation.0aff6e16010f98f7

“Commencing suffocation-based torture mode.”305ba72cad260ecb

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“Wha—!”c103190251b28cf5

The remaining bullies 533d18e0d9 turned from pale a2ace00154 to outright blue d32093fe58 at the chilling 758ac08f01 announcement.2a1daf15f38464e9

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And then—cbef4c9bb4ea451a

“Aaaaaah!”ae36d5579d8bdb44

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One of them, 0c92836942 overcome with fear, 5ed91abd3c attempted to flee b5a4a3c652 past Teddy bear.b106b329cad96c80

Whoosh!e38094dd06793401

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Teddy bear rolled across the 6bfeefc0b5 ground with surprising speed, blocking abce5546c6 his escape effortlessly.cc164d13f057f66e

As Teddy bear reached the 21c4090169 fleeing boy first, it extended a3352eaafb one fuzzy leg toward the 8cec3eb437 ground.94c5ecc0e0c67f15

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Thunk!288f7b34c2195250

“Urk!”706cff203e9201d3

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Predictably, the boy tripped 52b0565d28 over the outstretched leg, c56a30ecf3 sprawling unceremoniously onto the 511b62a274 dirt.ad41a244a4cb0df9

“Run. A. Way. No. More,” Teddy bear said in c034f7281f a robotic yet menacing tone.4d056869650f4dc4

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“P-Please! Spare me! Spare me!”b5eb2932fbbed81e

Cowering under the 576b9d6337 shadow of the 34f1acfb9a teddy bear looming 184be2003d over him, the ce3411479f boy burst into f1213bf7d6 tears.d8055c951a9bde30

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Drip… drip…47b70fab55c53855

A yellow puddle spread 5ba80d2cf3 around his lower half, e35e555dba accompanied by the unmistakable 6e978304e1 stench of urine. I wrinkled my 073cd8ed24 nose at the 1febc762f0 smell.d81dc22ae59e87aa

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But Teddy bear didn’t care about such things. As the boy sobbed and begged, the bear reached out a paw, seemingly about to initiate some terrifying “mode.”8dbb1d1e22676309

“Headmaster! Help! There’s a haunted doll here! Headmaster! Teacher—!”717f6dd8377e136a

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The last remaining bully, panicking, 66c40555e5 made a desperate attempt to 01e3c18a48 escape. Screaming for help, he bolted 8533790b9d in the opposite direction, heading 842b8c166f for a gap in the be01069c5a area.3db0f75cd66abd1e

But Teddy bear wasn’t about 31a12465ed to let him go.7e87b90af14c2f9d

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Whoosh!02a4baae8047c894

Leaping into the c0d94781ec air, the bear 2f561380c7 executed its signature 2e819d673a somersault, practically flying 218978c246 toward the fleeing a3570b81ec boy.f63cb28eea60a3d9

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Thwack!c79257ffadb62898

A roundhouse kick landed b116eebc15 squarely on the boy’s 21f32a1ed6 back, sending him crashing 28cf6df106 to the ground.7c396fb79e348a71

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“Ugh…”7039ad1d47b01c82

Fortunately, Teddy bear seemed 72b61ed733 to have taken my d8c5a5c201 instructions to heart—not to b926669b5a leave any visible marks. The boy didn’t a49b440b01 pass out, nor ab2a2d67f3 did he start aeb80b31ce bleeding, though he 4bbf1f71b6 would likely end 9243d26fce up with some 20fcedb6b2 bruises.a071e9c2b3645cd1

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‘Well, he’s going to be sore for a while.’6f440664bc2cd582

I glanced at d1f8047fd8 the boy, squirming 1a66e38820 under Teddy bear, dfbfb67050 with a mix a77f763efe of pity and a866c37a0e satisfaction.25fbf835966751e1

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“Are we all having fun now, friends? Tee-hee, tee-hee, tee-hee,” Teddy bear c32ee7c451 giggled, the sound disturbingly high-pitched 50cbe6d53e and mechanical.6519a2d6fa23a1a6

‘What… the… hell…?’a76a79eeb210cc33

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Even I, its 1ac3bc4429 owner, felt a 470c7bd02d chill run down e16ad279bf my spine at 1c7c5b515a the eerie display.16660eb72081c08d

Moments later, the bear abruptly fbe5183f24 stopped laughing and, in an 3257f6846d almost solemn tone, declared, “Now 591630f85d commencing suffocation-based torture mode.”80647e3542a88da4

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“P-Please! Spare me!”841d75a20d4385bc

The boy beneath Teddy 7a60ab363a bear cried out, his 81533dcfc8 face pale with terror.4826eec4cee8a14d

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Drip… drip…e47ef89ac3ed13ba

Another yellow puddle 4795871086 began forming around 62fcf5e3cb him, the smell 132bf923eb intensifying.13ae64f15007aace

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Thud, thud, thud!5dcdcb26a326d817

Suddenly, someone ran 46cc5126b3 up and stood 8a9e5292b3 in front of ad6cc6444e me.1782ce7aba393e9e

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It was none other 7afcdf7f95 than Ismail.511aa23ccf90cc08

His frightened eyes darted 9d2bb2719c between me and Teddy 4ea39d766f bear before he finally 4a0955571b mouthed the words:8ef4bbdec2a550e4

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‘Stop this.’79838406e080c7e8

“…Why?”7d8789c3ed068311

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Tilting my head 2c2cb04206 in confusion, I a76b30f76e noticed his eyes 97689edb56 waver.e5d0f05389c7aea6

After hesitating for a 99e3ca51d3 moment, he grabbed my cf5799dd8a hand, his expression serious.b78e3c639fe82389

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― This is too much.1bfa6fb1e060d005

The sensation of 5e7d258418 his fingers quickly 4c49350e65 spelling words on b0897719b9 my palm caught 1e236ee986 me off guard.bb5bf33464ee193f

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― What if he’d died? That kid is 82f9f327fe the illegitimate son 1d199daf06 of Baron Grasse.4e5f722a8d815f5b

Ismail gestured toward the boy f6a2b84c6d lying nearby, his face grim.719191afca0fc678

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‘That explains it.’13cf6fa0b8ad3364

Even in an 8f7c6196a8 orphanage, repeated troublemakers da2dc25bb3 were usually expelled.ba2016d91540f87b

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I had assumed f9822830a1 the bullies would 3be0b7d467 lay low after 4340df4c92 I tattled last 571ca9d4b3 time. But this boy ccdd02e8c6 had clearly continued 5b762ebf71 causing trouble, likely f26ba2995c because he had d45edc9a8f someone backing him.7656476f5edf9e4e

I sighed and pulled 1f22f08aaf a pink handkerchief from 98418d0f30 my pocket.d2e263f6da6fcc48

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“Here… wipe your head with this.”7b657142c3ad67b0

It was the handkerchief 0773d8be3d Edwin had once used f728e5d2d8 to clean my nose. I had kept it, washed 885f68e061 it carefully, and carried it 5fce6c5234 with me as a small f25df9c414 token of comfort.d853f2f45ca3b716

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But looking at Ismail’s messy 5f159c81d7 face, smeared with whipped cream, f8c27392c6 I couldn’t ignore it.7987f2872b32ae24

“…”29c3036f6dff9ebc

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Ismail hesitated at my 8bb55747c0 unexpected offer, his cheeks 072fae0745 turning a faint shade dd138e55fe of red before he 880c7df78d accepted the handkerchief.8842640e9cdbb8ca

Honestly, the scare 39faa2ab76 had gone far 19c2d5424e enough.7c3298c1321339ac

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As Ismail used 1aa5218d26 the handkerchief to 199060205f clean his face, 4c8fc47aa8 I turned to bde4d79933 Teddy bear and 5cb0678e7a gave a command.252cd1e39ebd9da2

“Teddy-teddy bear, switch to doll mode!”1893dd130674b040

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“Oh, just when things were getting interesting… tch.”48b075d5adc74373

I heard it clearly this cfceb45cdb time—Teddy bear grumbled under its af6078247a breath!47fbac8689ada832

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‘That crazy bear… is it developing a personality?’608251da1205ead6

With a final click c7a2533ba2 of its tongue, the d33ae138c0 light in Teddy bear’s b2e8476202 black eyes flickered out, 4bae857a09 and it flopped to 836c74a18d the ground like an 78cd9a16c2 ordinary teddy bear.0ee7dd35c68897e6

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“Eek! Ew, gross!”1070e24b12fb0f31

I rushed forward f68a767ce9 to grab it d1578543a4 before it fell 2c4648c00c into the growing 0a17fdeb34 puddle of urine.b432ee2e75ca395b

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“Hoo…”ca84c845e7ffd735

Breathing a sigh of relief, 656d641c74 I heard a soft sob 1c241e6361 from below.ecf792317d789258

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Looking down, I d9b55e76c7 saw the boy f438a038f9 who had been 997866949a kicked earlier staring 4f2a836dc1 up at me, 7647fc1d2d his face a 1264b5134a mess of tears 5a2306aafc and snot.2a0ac002bf71c1ad

“Why are you crying? What have you done to 07508e7eb3 deserve sympathy?”608ae2409ebd4645

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Unlike with Ismail, I 0c1fdee5cd felt no pity for a9d631a7ef him.00bd450e2fbf00e3

Glaring sharply, I barked, 89e29d8671 “Go over there, kneel, a73c57b3f5 and raise your hands 4fdcce7173 in the air!”46e6566f23334dd0

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