Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!

Chapter 216 : Spark 1

Crash, bang, boom—

Inside the black market, a huge commotion erupted from an exquisitely decorated wood shop, with magical lights of various colors continuously scattering from the door and windows.

"Help~~!!"

"It's, it's going to explode!!"

Are those really humans? Can humans really do such things??

The shop assistants scattered in all directions, while passersby showed little concern, hurriedly leaving with their own goods, afraid of being caught up in the commotion.

Black-on-black incidents were not uncommon on this street. It was quite normal for those magic users to fight and even demolish shops, so for them, this had become routine.

As the saying goes, sweep the snow from your own doorstep and don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof—this was the rule of survival in such a place with chaotic public order.

"Running away already? How boring, not a single one worth fighting."

"...You're too strong."

However, the brown-haired youth hadn't released any other spells, only a harmless high-concentration magic ball floating in his palm, with elemental lights of different colors flowing within it.

This small ball formed of pure magical power looked only about the size of an egg. The magical power wasn't being manipulated or converted through a formula, now only forming a simple light body. If he stopped controlling it, it would simply dissipate into the air, without any substantial destructive power.

But anyone with even a bit of understanding of magical principles could comprehend its terror.

—If such a high concentration of magical power were to be released in a place storing large amounts of magic stones, it would undoubtedly cause a chain explosion.

—That's no joke!!

"Young Master! ...Let's talk this over!! We can try to meet any of your needs, so could you please put down that thing in your hand??"

The small folk owner, Layleye, forced a smile and approached, trying to negotiate with his skilled rhetoric, attempting to turn around this dangerous situation.

"Oh—You want me to put it down? Why? Isn't this a wood shop? Why would you be afraid of a harmless magic ball in my hand?"

The youth approached him with a benevolent smile.

Despite having an angelic, kind face, his actions were as terrifying as a demon.

Damn it! This person is clearly asking a question he already knows the answer to!!

Who on earth are they—??

"Don't misunderstand, we just want to select some goods."

The blonde young lady waved her folding fan and approached with a fake smile, her black velvet-gloved hand resting on a nearby shelf.

As she spoke, she tapped the stored materials in the shop in order.

Sweat began to form on Layleye's forehead.

Although the wood displayed outside was just ordinary lumber, now, more than half of the wood inside had high-quality processed magic ore stones neatly placed within them.

If this was discovered before delivery, things would get troublesome!!

Or rather, those useless employees' reactions had already completely exposed the secret of this shop—

Tap tap tap, tap tap tap,

Clang clang clang.

The sound of tapping wood, some crisp, some muffled.

This tall blonde young lady accurately picked out all the logs containing magic crystals through the sound of tapping.

"Hmm... We'll take these, 15 pieces in total—Is that alright, boss?"

They really don't do anything like normal people!!

The value of the entire batch of goods was more than half of the total mining output for the past six months. If they could be transported back to the Eastern Country for processing, the price would immediately multiply several times. The purchase price from the collection site wasn't even one-tenth of the selling price, so one can imagine the enormous profits involved.

A single magic stone inside could be exchanged for enough equivalent currency to buy a warehouse full of such wood!! If sold to them at the original price of wood, he would lose his shirt—

Although Layleye was born in Oz Kingdom, he was of Eastern Country origin. He had been collaborating with outside messengers as an insider in this area for a long time, and had never failed in all these years. He was known among his peers for being cautious and careful, and had never failed with anything entrusted to him.

Now, with only two years left until his retirement... If he could just get through these two years! He could return to his hometown and reunite with his family—

At a time like this, he didn't want to fall at the hands of two young people!

Moreover, he couldn't explain this to the people above. Whether letting them blow up this place or take away the goods, it was a dead end for him.

Layleye forced a business smile.

"I'm sorry, customers, but the ones inside have all been pre-ordered. Perhaps you'd like to look at something else?"

"Oh my, but we want just these few."

The blonde young lady elegantly sat down on the sofa for receiving guests.

"Then we'll wait here—Until the buyer comes, we'll negotiate with them to buy at a higher price, how about that?"

"This..."

Cold sweat continuously seeped from Layleye's back.

If they waited until the person he was supposed to meet arrived and was caught by them, it would be even more impossible to explain.

Left with no choice, he could only grit his teeth. If negotiations failed, he would have to try openly bargaining.

"Customers, who exactly sent you here? Could it be my peers? I can offer 5 times the price to poach you to work for me! How does that sound?"

He held up five fingers to the two. The youth shook his head and snorted.

"...10 times!"

He doubled it again, but they still remained unmoved.

Well, it doesn't matter! Because as time passed, the concentrated magic light ball was gradually shrinking, and this was exactly Layleye's goal.

For ordinary people, that level of magical power would already be the limit, so as long as he dragged out enough time, the Marquis's reinforcements would arrive and bring these two troublemakers to justice!

"This is pretty, isn't it?"

Noticing his gaze, the youth smiled and held up his hand.

"There's something even prettier."

He extended his other hand that had been hidden behind his back, on which floated a magic ball emitting an even brighter light than the one in his right hand.

"You can have as many of these as you want."

However, it was obvious that the youth was no ordinary person.

"...Who, who exactly are you??"

"Just ordinary citizens passing by~"

"Let me tell you, this shop is funded by a noble lord—If you ruin our business, I'll make you pay dearly!!"

Estimating that the Marquis's reinforcements were about to arrive, Layleye spoke with more confidence.

However, the two people in front of him exchanged glances and smiled in tacit understanding.

"Perhaps it would be quicker to pry the information directly from the noble's mouth?"

"Not a bad idea."

"Th-threatening officials is a serious crime!! You ignorant brat—and that vicious woman beside you, you really are a perfect match!!"

Layleye felt he was speaking harsh words, but unexpectedly, they seemed quite pleased to hear it.

"You think we make a good match? Really? Thank you~!"

Strange! These two are really strange!—