Chapter 104

“Teddy-teddy bear! Activate rage mode—NOW!”3d36e3805a548031

Whoosh!6c1046a7f1fc83f9

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At my shout, the teddy ffb865a392 bear in my arms shot 758139a18f into the air.8c7eebd3fa56f850

As always, Teddy bear e75b15736d executed a perfect mid-air cefda8795a somersault before landing with 29ab04fff6 a dramatic thud!0f3dd5ea9080351a

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“Hello, friends! My name is Teddy-teddy bear! Belze’s assassin at your service!”b99e76256380a269

The three boys tormenting Ismail 24c36a5ea8 froze, their jaws hanging open.1726a0e052dd3814

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“What… What is that?”f3c8abcd93700466

“A teddy bear…?”ed3078a4816f623f

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“Am I dreaming right now?”faff26b61d55cc1b

Unable to believe their eyes, 0f840773f9 they rubbed them repeatedly, staring 59784d71ed at the living teddy bear.e239290de5579bb1

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Meanwhile, Teddy bear straightened df017ecacf from his landing pose dc0d65d938 and turned to face 5197c3389c me.5364e1ee1ee1048b

“Unfortunately, rage mode isn’t a pre-programmed command!”b1354c56948a8ab9

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I had shouted 3f6ee7a835 it out in a2010f1157 desperation without thinking.2a89b1cc43024aef

“Uh… Then what should I do?”79c3faba2e12238c

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I paused, considering what command 953da96456 to give.bb64c57aa244fc03

So far, the modes 44dcba7452 I’d used for Teddy fcb5850875 bear were assassination, bodyguard, 44db0a7421 and giant mode.6d24af357707eb49

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I couldn’t very well use 594204ec26 the assassination mode on children. As I deliberated 78b5353aac over a fitting 82d902cb63 form of revenge, 3db135e940 Teddy bear suddenly 26fe6c4f4c chirped,650abadeeb8612cf

“But there is a mode for beating them up until they say it’s fun!”1e4c92e40edff84c

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‘What?! There’s a mode like that?’709104ff989f2bff

Startled by his 8f73ea12c6 ominous words, I acd6d2a770 froze momentarily. But Teddy bear 13df07e22d didn’t hesitate—he spun 91223e7d5b around and turned 29d0703ea3 his back to b59d648c18 me.badfc39c7ea2e39f

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“Well then, shall we all play together now?”18c921344468b152

With that, he began taking 31d67824b9 deliberate steps toward the boys.bde8990854606ab4

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“What… What’s going on? It’s coming closer!”b851ceba21512eb5

“H-How is it talking? It’s just a teddy bear!”09e2dbca0a5ac0da

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The boys, pale as ghosts, 64137c37a9 stumbled backward in fear.e638a82f8354c64a

“It’s just a dumb teddy bear! What can it even do?”f94cc0a29adce8a3

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Trying to act tough, eecfbfecde the biggest of the 39d6bfcdaf boys suddenly stopped retreating c4244c10e6 and stood his ground, a8e9c178cd shouting boldly.759845e377a237ae

He was the one df3da70ee5 who had hit Ismail e4beec3461 the most the last b5d7d30350 time and had just e03536619a dropped the tart onto 1c453b220d him earlier.47f98108a9b9b788

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Unlike the other two, who b54f156cb5 mostly shouted insults, this one 68e06db8cf was the ringleader—the one who 368f6ed855 always took things the furthest.45ffb4aa11f03683

‘So, this is the kid who needs to be scared out of his wits.’a43299947ed5751e

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I clenched my fists, glaring 1d2e47cddf at him.6c323a7de2f31629

“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.9d62692b0d4c8d9f

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Ismail would never have 6fdf1385f0 taken such a subtle 6960f5d93b form of revenge without 4f397cecbc reason.807cb2aa48def216

Even if he had, 8a1bfc83aa it wouldn’t have changed 4814cd3a3c the situation he was 08b91c66cd in or earned anyone’s f6864102f1 recognition.c407a0992d81c936

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He was pretending to be 9424ac517c powerless, hiding his abilities, and 0cf6f26c6d acting mute.79895775f120a290

‘The fact that he still went that far is proof that the bullying he endured was so malicious it was unbearable.’748c08b9cab39319

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It reminded me 3f627356f6 of how, after 462e038aa7 returning to the 4715e85e29 past, I refused e53067937c to tell the f1613fcfb4 priestess who had c3d95c405f abused me about afad383322 her incurable disease.55df7dc8128197e9

‘This time, I won’t let it slide like I did last time.’8ac62714eea3e040

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An eye for 9a60fa39c5 an eye, a 8d4e6e3a45 tooth for a 47a1eeaf68 tooth.070876e290dcf6cf

As I observed the boastful d1bbe5c5b3 bully with cold eyes, he 79c20cbdb5 scoffed,5592c2b18f8a4af2

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“What? A fluffy little teddy bear? That thing couldn’t hurt me ff5284c9c8 even if it tried!”bb3d6d24f5794a9b

The slow, deliberate approach ceeacdf310 of the teddy bear bfd3295deb seemed ridiculous to him, b6936698df giving him the courage 6122f37cd9 to step forward.e0a2b0e7d0a17862

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“Tommy, don’t! Stay back!”ca55054e0a1956ab

“What if it’s possessed by an evil spirit?”c2cbf4b324b9af8e

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The other two b0f21a46de boys, retreating in 8caa12e3a1 fear, tried to 2954ce43fb stop him, but 67c7522f40 Tommy stood his 816a52b22a ground.4138dc5736796daf

Instead, he sneered, raising c209f08bce his voice to reassure cd38ae1417 them.2b63a4952619c7b0

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“There’s no such thing as evil spirits, you cowards! It’s just some magic 38e59ef0b0 trick, that’s all!”43ce1b25830d7a3f

Tap.727027fa97b33cc0

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Before he knew it, Teddy 0226c3ed20 bear was standing directly in 20e4609445 front of him.5fc514da6c97f696

With an overconfident smirk, a616916424 Tommy reached out to 270e444793 grab the moving teddy 15a9172a3e bear.376f177f3d1c710c

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“Watch this, you scaredy-cats. I’ll rip its arm 07dd0f980a off, and that girl 5dc725a43a will start bawling right 8f50180a60 awa—”6d6f4f26329ac3d5

And then it happened.610ce01350dddb82

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Whoosh!991f427edb1ed321

The moment Tommy’s 5b3a2e40f9 hand touched the 9d395a43d7 teddy bear’s soft e8b2a1c88f arm, Teddy bear f8cbcacf75 moved like lightning, 15590e082e swinging one fuzzy 83f0269b2b paw.ac5a86ee0f13e26f

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SMACK!3897bac2986ee00a

The brown, furry projectile slammed 2df8a15f33 into Tommy’s face in an a40b6604f7 instant.799cef789374295a

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“Uh…”41354c93bb82d8f3

A moment of silence fell.64e917c0a35c1a21

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Tommy blinked in de5e05874e confusion, unable to 9b623bdda4 make a sound, 0d4dfd4c72 before collapsing backward.3ade34eef45a1d16

Thud!01422080284582c0

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The heavy noise of f7b03f2883 his fall echoed through f780f67226 the incinerator area, plunging 5a77f30a6d it into an eerie c6fb9cf89a stillness.8bfe79d4fe8e2d29

“What should we do, Belze? The game’s already 661e1f4f82 over,” Teddy bear 4f39f38ece said, tilting his c5fed57f88 head as he b9c47f6095 turned to me. His tone carried a hint 4200b36817 of regret, as if disappointed e9b703d7c7 the fun had ended so 204887e38b quickly.6367f29466db6380

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‘No way… He didn’t kill him with one hit, did he?!’84b72df65aa416c7

Panicking, I hurried 7c89f29b65 over to Tommy.78b3182b5480b944

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Thankfully, he was merely unconscious. His chest rose 0b0f2bcac5 and fell steadily, 62f45e3aef a sign he 13349c849d was still breathing.f3ee24372f10d6fa

But then—c07f6d8ff2b67023

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Drip, drip.476abf4fc8e5e4fc

Twin streams of 2ea4a711f6 blood began trickling 6d37643e27 from his nostrils, e682a99743 running down his 81d91bfb91 cheeks in thin 029aa08bda lines.4d6e5baa516e8754

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“A nosebleed…?”a64395e891a3d5c4

“H-Heeeek…!”2d7df53b96b33983

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A sharp intake of breath 7907a4074b came from behind me.d4ede8f40febf965

I turned to 69adee12c7 see the other 042db36757 two bullies, frozen ba14fede4a in place, their 4a1cb37336 faces pale as 215a27f31b sheets.4f49e083385a7563

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Even Ismail, sitting dazed next 78a52b01f3 to the fallen Tommy, looked 7786edc03a genuinely shocked.bcfe57487e5d2a54

‘As satisfying as this is… It’s too obvious he got beaten up.’4bc73743341a1537

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I wanted to punish e3543d10dc the bad kids, not ab465e53b9 commit a crime.c5546f5c1a54e6a9

“Teddy-teddy bear! Handle it discreetly!” I 622a0c46c2 shouted hurriedly.9f7d0b033050a945

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Teddy bear replied without hesitation.9798d30cfac17047

“Commencing suffocation-based torture mode.”629f42d4388794e2

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“Wha—!”05cf0f1c13c1d9a7

The remaining bullies ff6e72a766 turned from pale 483b405351 to outright blue 6ae91d6d3f at the chilling 5714f8b754 announcement.4b259ab4dd38229a

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And then—01fa4f36e87945e8

“Aaaaaah!”654d764c43659451

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One of them, overcome with 001d437a33 fear, attempted to flee past feb5f14854 Teddy bear.44e874c01a52c905

Whoosh!6fda8bc2ab13f45b

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Teddy bear rolled aa9cb66081 across the ground b8ab7ae1c3 with surprising speed, 4711a80371 blocking his escape 885b78c90e effortlessly.f85e0d4364eea3b3

As Teddy bear reached the d9095f7e5c fleeing boy first, it extended b85f334b25 one fuzzy leg toward the fa4b5fd257 ground.3a58d95927eab8b2

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Thunk!804e09fa1301b737

“Urk!”e15dbeea83819a26

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Predictably, the boy 4ca1dd5a13 tripped over the 9f9a87735f outstretched leg, sprawling 72eb4e42ed unceremoniously onto the 6b8bde311e dirt.7ef5accabf1ec14f

“Run. A. Way. No. More,” Teddy bear 16aa9cc235 said in a 6af9b2e23a robotic yet menacing 57e661edca tone.ca7f8d0c8fdb7f05

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“P-Please! Spare me! Spare me!”e3091a5bc6763bae

Cowering under the shadow 085a7871be of the teddy bear a45848ce1d looming over him, the c422589287 boy burst into tears.2cbd3a0caf6f3f58

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Drip… drip…90455fd60e1d31c3

A yellow puddle 0c95bfdf17 spread around his f701d8da16 lower half, accompanied 3292098d5a by the unmistakable 4a7917e0eb stench of urine. I wrinkled my nose f9ab238987 at the smell.e7463201c362772c

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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.”2a09440e7a328360

“Headmaster! Help! There’s a haunted doll here! Headmaster! Teacher—!”0f30acb6831a0215

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The last remaining 0321cc01ee bully, panicking, made f66ffafbb8 a desperate attempt b4ddf36c94 to escape. Screaming for help, he bolted aa50ca8a92 in the opposite direction, heading 6bd6ee447c for a gap in the 6c4c901a77 area.1cc2b025de6c08ab

But Teddy bear wasn’t 38c8e322da about to let him 88e80e54e0 go.17532d65b9305857

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Whoosh!e3031d5da9218cab

Leaping into the air, 79f1b4f2f6 the bear executed its 873500330c signature somersault, practically flying 1be2c95ac7 toward the fleeing boy.bdf937c6136e9d4b

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Thwack!4decee6e68fc2bba

A roundhouse kick landed squarely 30c3087ce5 on the boy’s back, sending 2a0504b3b2 him crashing to the ground.0f8adfcb31249e58

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“Ugh…”473dd2a5410f6990

Fortunately, Teddy bear seemed to 25836cac5b have taken my instructions to 57b7862163 heart—not to leave any visible bda0d93d30 marks. The boy didn’t pass b9466de5df out, nor did he 02f517bf30 start bleeding, though he 28736f7bd0 would likely end up ed36c7c9d6 with some bruises.bb6e4905062a499e

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‘Well, he’s going to be sore for a while.’ee2eccf28c78d6b2

I glanced at b6edf76db1 the boy, squirming 07260b44ef under Teddy bear, cbdffb6940 with a mix 0f953f75ca of pity and 4984ddbf4f satisfaction.f3237f7baade638b

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“Are we all having fun now, friends? Tee-hee, tee-hee, tee-hee,” Teddy bear 1ddffc5432 giggled, the sound disturbingly high-pitched c3f494404c and mechanical.e291fcd503c6e3c8

‘What… the… hell…?’08b0cd1b60f4d98c

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Even I, its owner, 5cf0da357c felt a chill run 209cc9d0db down my spine at 63f3abf1e5 the eerie display.3b6c43fbad805ecc

Moments later, the 5b134c9eca bear abruptly stopped b3942d3926 laughing and, in 64bb9d529d an almost solemn fbcc78f3df tone, declared, “Now 01132ebbf1 commencing suffocation-based torture 2cbe0f26ff mode.”55033d018bfbd100

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“P-Please! Spare me!”75f71d0ec4dbe058

The boy beneath Teddy 327dec13a7 bear cried out, his 3592fdf9b0 face pale with terror.30b96b1c524347be

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Drip… drip…2d4794c819a45fcf

Another yellow puddle bfb6330dae began forming around 38061223d8 him, the smell c1867c2062 intensifying.d82d59d535aea25c

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Thud, thud, thud!7777315535cc9a14

Suddenly, someone ran up and db546dc220 stood in front of me.b499b3b06c679998

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It was none other than e0a05ee201 Ismail.f075eb672e515316

His frightened eyes darted ffb8c2114d between me and Teddy e443bc9a65 bear before he finally 19674dd1dd mouthed the words:ba016f8f7fcdc4a0

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‘Stop this.’de4f35fc387c3be4

“…Why?”0ec6f1accbd31a03

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Tilting my head in fb81a06cfe confusion, I noticed his 5c2fc23989 eyes waver.f408ba870760137d

After hesitating for d002c4887b a moment, he d845091359 grabbed my hand, 91e4e2e66a his expression serious.8be088194f40fe98

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― This is too much.4cfc082aeb17c3c1

The sensation of cff84a2fb7 his fingers quickly f0aa1af575 spelling words on 944ef50205 my palm caught d6486788fb me off guard.79b75ddcadb07ec0

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― What if he’d died? That kid is 7d9afeb1cd the illegitimate son dc15d21446 of Baron Grasse.a25b6a0a32f2ea0d

Ismail gestured toward the d52f918d31 boy lying nearby, his 5b56f6b612 face grim.1fd4048ef40ef069

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‘That explains it.’b80bdcc51cccac1c

Even in an fa09518642 orphanage, repeated troublemakers e888d22d6e were usually expelled.eaa6daa5da2e8d51

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I had assumed 0494fd639a the bullies would 96267b6e30 lay low after d8611eb1a6 I tattled last 09107c15be time. But this boy 5d9839b4f2 had clearly continued bbecc0a793 causing trouble, likely aa996d351d because he had 1f9292943c someone backing him.78435812acf5ab40

I sighed and pulled a e93a140ed9 pink handkerchief from my pocket.49b3d5483d4532bb

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“Here… wipe your head with this.”419ce3fc8054eb65

It was the handkerchief Edwin a14f732241 had once used to clean 3d884cb304 my nose. I had kept it, washed 025577df14 it carefully, and carried it 3b1ab71e00 with me as a small 483abba086 token of comfort.fccb9dea54840bad

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But looking at 1367b136c7 Ismail’s messy face, abe983dcd0 smeared with whipped cc3837874c cream, I couldn’t 03c70f251a ignore it.0ca1eb76bbaf90ee

“…”ef4abd92c349aa45

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Ismail hesitated at my unexpected 285216dcaf offer, his cheeks turning a fc60cc1267 faint shade of red before 508d369c03 he accepted the handkerchief.4312dcb461b22f98

Honestly, the scare had 0ea0bd657b gone far enough.38fd5687998ff447

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As Ismail used the handkerchief 466db512e8 to clean his face, I 29e91b1e77 turned to Teddy bear and 7dcf2668bb gave a command.ba3cc0bbcf326b7e

“Teddy-teddy bear, switch to doll mode!”9637fd633887894f

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“Oh, just when things were getting interesting… tch.”fbe793d80269687d

I heard it clearly this 0daad76ecb time—Teddy bear grumbled under its fb0fc057b7 breath!084a825777f44bff

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‘That crazy bear… is it developing a personality?’011d0d4cb2959f5a

With a final click of 801ca369e6 its tongue, the light in 13f1483f0c Teddy bear’s black eyes flickered 4ae0d3708f out, and it flopped to 2212ef9fee the ground like an ordinary 08ecec4478 teddy bear.8219cef573e18181

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“Eek! Ew, gross!”31959caa9eadbfbf

I rushed forward to grab 630902f6ef it before it fell into 4254714e0f the growing puddle of urine.7a2abee017bdd61e

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“Hoo…”e5183518538f970b

Breathing a sigh of relief, 27250cd2f5 I heard a soft sob 1840927992 from below.d71b1faba55f86fa

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Looking down, I saw the 1a65727c52 boy who had been kicked ece546c381 earlier staring up at me, 9fcf6a6f2b his face a mess of 5535a84eaf tears and snot.90b8751567a79986

“Why are you crying? What have you done 5fa950eb63 to deserve sympathy?”ae0f7727ca8c9f51

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Unlike with Ismail, I be86dcf109 felt no pity for 0d6509031f him.836118a73e0cd00d

Glaring sharply, I barked, “Go e7250aaa56 over there, kneel, and raise 03f5212ca4 your hands in the air!”4f8ed0997668338a

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