(MC POV)
Hmmm… I think I let my emotions get the better of me…
But when I thought back on how this guy kept ruining our day constantly, I felt a need to at least give him a lesson.
Also, by doing it this way, my disciples will also learn that we need not resort to violence all the time for this. See? A simple toss into the sky and catching them before they crash into the ground is a good way of teaching these wastes a lesson in humility too.
I looked down at the first group of guards who tried to order my girls to do the strip search, "You guys want to fly as well?"
All of them shook their heads frantically.
I crossed my arms, "Mmhmm, I've yet to hear a single apology for your especially brazen conduct. Or did you guys want to strip naked and run around the city twice?"
All of them quickly got on their knees and pressed their heads on the ground, "Please accept our sincerest apologies!!"
I shook my head, "I'm not the one who was accosted, you're apologising to the wrong person."
They understood my words and turned towards my disciples, "Please accept our sincerest apologies!!"
I looked back and… Eh? Diao Chan looks like she's having trouble standing for some reason? In fact, I can see that most of them were flushed and seemed rather dazed as well? Did something happen? Don't tell me they got scared by me? Was that too much for them? Oh no… Maybe I should not have done all that…
I coughed to get their attention, all of them snapping back to reality instantly when they heard my voice.
"All of you alright?" I asked.
"Ye… Yes!!" Lian Li squeaked, her voice a pitch higher than normal. "We… We were just awed by how Master handled them!"
Hmm… Are you sure you weren't frightened? Perhaps it might be a good idea for me to tone it down for the next one… Maybe I shouldn't make these guards strip and run around the city… Oh I got it!
I gestured to the prostrating guards, "What do you guys think we should do with them?"
Tsuki poked her fingers together, "Isn't Aniue going to punish them? Like dropping them into the ocean with concrete shoes or something?"
Pretty sure that's not even something the yakuza would do… Don't you know there are better ways of getting rid of bodi--- Wait, why am I even thinking about that?
I shook my head, "There's no need for that. They may be scum but if they can repent, at least they can still be spared."
My disciples turned to look at the prostrating guards with looks of apprehension.
Err… Is it just me or are they looking at them like they were some kind of irredeemable trash? Even Cai Hong looked like the time she bit on a raisin cookie thinking it was chocolate chips.
Kiyomi turned to me, her previous face of disdain turning back to her normal expression when she asked me, "Master… Could we have some time to… Lecture them?"
Oh? To lecture them? They must intend to teach them humility and kindness like how I have taught them, as expected of my cute disciples!
Seeing no reason to refuse, I of course would agree to the suggestion. These guards better be glad I'm not making them strip and run around the city twice.
In the meantime…
I looked up just as the screams became audible again, the first two guards I threw from before broke through the layer of clouds on their way to plummet back towards the earth.
I took a step back and watched as they fell closer and closer to the ground, their screams drawing several curious onlookers.
I could see they were flailing their arms around in an attempt to fly which was obviously not working well for them, both of them able to do nothing as the ground came closer and closer towards them.
The moment they were about to crash into the ground however, they immediately stopped falling, their faces just short of an inch above the ground.
Since their stop was so sudden and so close to the ground, both of them were already quite convinced that they would actually hit the dirt and lose their lives. Thus, one of them had fainted while the other had his eyes closed shut in fear.
Only when the one who didn't faint opened his eyes to check why he wasn't dead did I let them both drop on the ground.
I didn't wait to see how he would react since I have the rest of his companions to take care of.
Again, I made sure to only stop them just before they hit the ground, letting them wonder what happened for a bit before releasing my hold and dumping them unceremoniously on the floor.
Next was the fat boy who was screaming the loudest out of all of them.
Because of his protruding belly, I let him stop a good distance away from the ground instead of almost hitting it.
I had to take another step back from him when I realised this little shit had wet himself in fear and his face was marred with tears.
I crossed my arms and asked him, "So… Learnt your lesson yet?"
"You… Hic… You… Sniff… You can't do this… When I… When I get down… I'm going to make you regret this! I'll… I'll have you all thrown in jail and tortured!"
I leaned forward slightly, "Sorry, what? I can't hear you over your screams."
"I am not screami--aaaAAAAHHHHH!!"
I tossed him back up into the air before he could finish his words. If one time wasn't enough, then I'll just do it a second time.
I turned back to smile at my disciples, "You can deal with that group first, let me handle these people, ok?"
"Thank you, Master!!"
Huh… They seem awfully happy about that for some reason? I guess what I'm doing really is quite scary so they didn't want to watch me anymore… I should really tone down on this if it happens again.
While my disciples took the first batch of guards away to be lectured, I regarded the fat boy's bodyguards.
"Any of you want to fly again?"
One of them was particularly brave or maybe even just really foolish as he picked up his sword to try and charge me.
Since my disciples weren't here anymore and the only witness would be Iris and our four escorts, there was no reason for me to act nice here.
I snapped my fingers and he fell face first into the ground, his legs having been blasted apart to inflict the most pain possible.
The other two behind him who were also considering joining their friend to charge me immediately stopped when they saw what happened to him, their hands slowly retracting back to their sides as they watched their friend scream out in pain.
No one else moved.
"Good, now if you guys don't want to end up like your friend here, I suggest all of you kneel down in a line over here while I deal with your employer."
They did as I told, trying to ignore their still screaming friend who was clutching at his leg stumps while rolling in a pool of his own blood. Don't worry, I made sure he wouldn't die from this.
The fat boy fell back down again, this time even more of a snivelling mess than he was the first time.
"You can't… I… I demand you to… Hic… Put me down!"
They really are stubborn huh… One more time then…
I threw him back up again but this time I didn't stop him before he crashed into the ground, his body splattering into mush upon impact.
There were a few screams from the gathered onlookers and most of them dispersed from the scene. Not that I cared about them in the first place anyway, this isn't a show you know?
I manipulated his Origin and the splatter reformed itself back into the fat boy, all as good as new.
"Again?" I asked, giving him my sweetest, fakest smile.
He didn't answer and simply stared back at me with a blank expression, his eyes devoid of light.
Hmm… Seems like I broke him.
Let's try this again… This Origin thing is so convenient.
