Be afraid

Back at the restaurant, Gen said, 'Light, what happened? Why am I on the King level now? Wasn't your essence at the External level?'

And Light said, 'Indeed it was, only during the time I was imprisoned, your understanding of my essence rose to the King level, but Gen, make no mistake, you're not at King level, you're at Half King.'

'Half King? What level is that?'

'Well, in short, over the years, you have developed a different understanding of the essence of the spear than your master, and this has caused you to start down another path, preventing you from becoming a King using his understanding, but since you used the essence as a basis in the beginning, instead of becoming a King, you have become a Half King.'

'Got it ... and what can I do at this level?'

'Well, we don't have much time, so I'd better show you.'

'How?'

'Don't you want to teach these people a lesson?'

'Yes, that's right.'

'Good, then they'll be our guinea pigs.'

'Okay, but let's take it easy. I don't want to kill anyone.'

'Okay, but a little bit of hurting wouldn't matter, right.'

'Hmm, I guess a little bit is okay, hahaha.'

'Hahaha, perfect.'

Gen then stretched his arm up, and Light appeared in his hand. He then propped it with the tip on the ground and said, "Well, let's get started.", and then the silver mist came out from inside his crown and covered the whole restaurant again, only this time it looked different like it was denser.

Seeing Gen make a spear appear out of nowhere, everyone in the bar started talking to each other, and you could hear some people saying, "What is Gen up to? Where did he get that spear from?", "He's been acting strange ever since he and Lina talked. Is he trying to get revenge on someone because of the rumors?", "Good luck to him if that's what it is. After all, everyone here in the bar has heard and repeated these stories around town.", "True, but haven't we overdone the rumors a bit? Some of them are pretty heavy", "No, we didn't, or have you forgotten what happened a year ago because of those two?", "... You're right. They have to pay for what they did."

People continued talking until Gen said, "Silence."

His voice wasn't loud and didn't seem to be passing anger, but still, everyone in the bar heard it.

One man then said, "What do you mean silence, Gen? Who do you think you are? I-", but he was interrupted by a pain in his neck. He then put his hand in the place and said, "What just happened? Did you do that, Gen?"

The man then pointed his finger in Gen's direction and said, "You better stop it now. This is Miss Anna's restaurant, and she would never let anyone hurt the customers while-", but he was interrupted because, on his arm that was pointing in Gen's direction, several cuts started appearing all over it, making him shout, "ARGH!"

Everyone was startled to see this, and some started to look at Miss Anna, but she just stood there doing nothing or speaking anything.

They then heard Gen say, "That was the last warning."

Everyone in the bar gulped at this, and many began to tremble.

Gen then said, "I was talking to Lina, and from what I understand, it seems that you guys are making up rumors about the two of us. Why are you doing this? Do you think this is funny?", and right after he said this, everyone in the bar but Lina felt like there was a blade ready to pierce their necks.

Gen then said, "Well, let's pick someone to explain it to me."

Gen then looked around to a point where he saw a man in the corner of the bar and said, "That could be you. Come here now."

The man didn't want to get up, but he began to feel as if there was something in his back about to pierce him, and he then got up and walked towards Gen.

When he arrived, Gen asked him, "Why are you doing this?"

And the man said, "Gen, I don't know what you're talking about."

"Really?"

"Argh!"

Suddenly, the man's arm got a cut that made it bleed a little, and Gen asked, "Do you know what I'm talking about now? Or do I need to write my name on your arm to refresh your memory?"

"You mean the rumors? I swear to you I didn't come up with that idea, argh!"

Another cut appeared on his arm, and Gen said, "That's not what I asked."

The man then started shaking and said, "It was for revenge."

"Revenge? Revenge on what?"

"On what?! From the chaos that Lina caused in the city because of you. You have no idea what it was like living here during that time."

"... I understand your point, but that doesn't justify what you are doing. I would accept it if it were on a small scale, but you have crossed the line. The whole town knows, and the rumors get worse and worse."

"We're not the ones who started the rumors. Raja did. You should take it up with him."

"I know Raja started it, and I'll take care of him, but for now, you have to pay for what you did."

Everyone in the bar then felt a cut on their arms, and Gen then said, "I never want to hear those rumors you spread again! If I hear those rumors again, I'll make you pay for it!"

Another man in the bar then said, "You can't do that. The rumors have spread all over town. How are we going to stop everyone from talking?"

And Gen said, "I don't know. You caused this. Now you fix it."

The man then turned to the counter and said, "Miss Anna! Balkan! Are you really going to let him do whatever he wants in your restaurant?", but neither of them answered him.

Gen then said, "I told you that was the last warning."

The man's body then started to be cut in all its parts, and he said, "Argh! I'm sorry."

This went on for a while, and after it was over, the man lay there bleeding a little, but not to a worrying level.

Gen then said, "All of us here have a lot of respect for Miss Anna, and that is normal since she has done so much for this town besides being a great mother and beautiful, but the main reason for this respect is that she is powerful, which makes everyone who lives here think twice before annoying her, for fear that something might happen."

"I know that respect is not something that can be earned quickly, so I'm not going to ask that of you. What I'm going to ask of you is much simpler than that. I want you, from today on, to be afraid of me because, after all, I am also powerful, and if I get angry again like today, who knows what can happen? You could all end up like this poor man, passed out on the floor with cuts all over his body, or maybe even worse!"

Gen then got up from his chair and walked toward the counter, and as he reached it, he said, "Now about you three. Let's start with you, Balkan. I know that you love your wife and that you do everything to avoid having some kind of argument with her, but sometimes you have to stop her before things get to the point they have today. Or are you going to tell me that avoiding an argument with Anna makes up for Lina not talking to you?"

Balkan then said, "... you're right, Gen. I'm sorry."

Gen then continued, "Now about you, Miss Anna. I know you are used to doing whatever you want in this town, after all, no one here can stop you, and I know you love to make fun of Lina, which, by the way, I approve of, but I think you should think more about the consequences of your actions."

"I'm sure that if you had said you didn't want to hear anything like that at the time these rumors came out, they would have stopped, but I bet you were still having fun the day these rumors came out, letting them circulate, getting us to the current moment."

Anna then said, "Ahh .... You're right. I will let everyone in town know that I don't want to hear any more about it."

"Great, now about you, Raja. The next time you want to add some details to make the story more interesting, think twice, will you?"

"Sure, Gen, I promise you I will never let things get to this point again."

"Good, because if something like this happens again ...", everyone in the bar, except Lina, began to feel as if every part of their bodies was being pressed by a pointed object about to pierce them, and then Gen continued with an unfriendly smile on his face, "... who knows ... what I might end up doing."