Chapter 143: Pay Per View
âWait⊠let me explain⊠I really wasnât⊠aaargh!â
âWhat are you doing? Grab his hands tight. I canât kick him properly otherwise.â
âAaargh. Bastard, Iâm telling you. It wasnâtâŠ. aaaaaaaaough⊠me.
*Cough cough.* It was your damn ale. You should have banned it aaargh âŠ
From getting served toâŠâ
âJust shut the fu*ck up and receive your reward like a man. You were so confident last night, right? Just thinking about it makes my blood boil. Guys, letâs beat him up together.â
âAaaaagh! Help, Eren. Help me, man. You know Iâm innocent in all this.â
âJust leave that boy out of your mess, you swine. And nobody would come to save you after what youâve done with my niece.â
For the next few minutes that felt like a breeze to Eren, he heard a cacophony of noises. But he wasnât paying attention to any of them. He was focused on watching this nuisance of a white knight getting his ass handed to him by the goons he had indirectly hired.
Eren wasnât aware of what had happed to Lensa after he had left her there. And Devon kept that detail out from his explanation as well. So he had assumed that the girl was just sad and brokenhearted.
Eren had assumed that the girl must have complained to her family about being treated as a cum-dump by Ken. He had remembered that Lensaâs family was influential from his previous timelineâs memories. So he knew it would not hesitate to take action against the earlâs scion, especially when he had misbehaved on its turf.
Eren finally got to enjoy the fruits of his labour. He felt all his efforts were worth it to watch this show. The scrooge was magnanimous enough to make an exception and pay with his own money this time to watch this pay-per-view in repeat.
Alas, the show ended for Eren when Ken managed to blurt out the following amid the beating he was receiving:
âFiâŠ. fine. Let me speak damn it. I⊠I am ready to take the responsibility for my actions. Whereâs Lensa?
Hoh! Stop. Donât you dare to raise that fist on me again! Otherwise forget about me ever getting myself involved with the girl.â
Ken finally managed to make the guys stop beating him with his statements. They were enough for Devon to at least let him explain himself better before he started his next round of ârewardingâ
âWhat do you mean by taking responsibility? Brat, explain yourself better. Otherwise, the next course of your meal is going to be aven more appetizing for you.â
âI mean⊠let me meet Lensa. I mean if I have really hurt her, let me say sorry to her. AND make amends to her.
I want to hear from her mouth what I did or didnât do from her mouth. Iâll let you guys know how I can make amends after that.â
Ken expected his answer would get appreciated by Devon because it was based on logic and reasoning. But he would have never guessed that his answer would irk the young elf uncle more. Thatâs because his niece had to be awake for her to talk with this wretched guy, which she was not.
âYou just like to dig your own grave, donât you. Guys beat him some more for me.â
âWow! Should I gift this Devon guy a bouquet or something? The guyâs just unstoppable when it comes to beating teens.â
Eren had this thought and smiled inside his head as he watched Ken getting pounded for another round.
Eren hoped the white knight would get beaten up in front of him every time he opens his eyes in the morning. That would be a good start for the day. But alas, Ken decided to open his mouth again against Erenâs wishes.
âWait⊠aaargh! Hold on. For Lensaâs sake, damn it. Listen to me.
Something tells me Lensa would listen to my story. Iâm sure she would understand that I wasnât in control of my behaviour or functionâŠâ
âThatâs the problem, you dimwit. She canât talk to you. She canât talk to anyone.â
Devon answered frustratingly. He knew the boy was talking sense. His point about the ale needing to get banned from the street was also hit the bullâs eye.
But like Eren, Devon too had started experiencing uncontrollable irritation after looking at Kenâs hero-like face.
âWhat do you mean? Donât tell me she diâŠâ
âFu*ck you, Ken Riverine. No, my girl isnât that weak. Itâs just thatâŠâ
Devon denied Kenâs grim predictions and sighed. He didnât know what to do with the boy anymore. One part of him wanted to beat this brat up till he died. And the other wanted to take him to his niece, hoping his presence and apology would bring her back from her icy slumber.
Finally, the rational part took over and Devon decided to come clean to Ken regarding a few things about Lensaâs situation.
He first dispersed all his teammates that he had bought to the inn, including the ones waiting at the lobby. He wanted to relive Eren too but Ken demanded that his friend and Almera should stay with him.
Ken had understood that something had happened to Lensa after his âsupposedâ misadventure on her. He figured it was better to rely on his friends in this situation for his and Lensaâs sake.
Devon decided that the guy like Eren who talked less and didnât butt into his business wouldnât spread the news about Lensaâs condition any further. And Almera was even tight-lipped considering she didnât even stay there to watch her teammate getting pounded by him and his team.
So Devon invited both Eren and Almera into Kenâs room before locking the door. He then told them about what had happed to Lensa after Kenâs departure.
Ken and Almera were shocked. But the guy who had caused this event was in even more of a shock than those two. He had dark lines on his forehead after thinking about a possibility.
âFor hellâs sake, please donât turn this misfortune into a fortuitous encounter for this goddamn mother***** protagonist.â
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