Errand Boys (3)

"I thought you were asking for more? Judging from what I heard earlier, there was a barrage of attacks. Here I am as a volunteer backup, why don't you stay for a while and entertain me?" The man with a presence greater than a king or a devil spoke to the boyish young man.

'He's already near me? Just in a second?'

Leo's face appeared blanched and urged the teleportation to speed up. The fact that he didn't notice the towering man approach him was another indication of the danger he was currently facing. Though half-hearted, the damn old clone told him of this man's peculiarities! He couldn't be caught by him!

Yet his hope was dashed when an iron-like hand grabbed him by the neck. The lights gathering around him faded in a blink.

"Ack! W-wait! Bro! I'm innocent!!!" The teenage boy felt horror when the hand did not lose grip even after he put all his strength against it.