Chapter 22: Tick For Your Stupidity... Idiocracy... and Ignority...

Leo was watching a movie with Mavis, sitting on the couch, eating her favourite salted blood popcorn while laying her head on Leo's shoulder.

"I like this movie. So this is where you got the idea to start this hotel, huh..."

After the movie was completed, Mavis turned to look at Leo happily and nudged into his embrace.

Sigh~

"Who could hate John Wick?"

Taking a mouthful of butter popcorn, Leo remarked.

The movie they were watching was John Wick's first part, and the second part was about to play.

Ring... ring...

Suddenly, a vintage telephone with gold plating started ringing on the table beside the couch.

"____"

Mavis, who was near the telephone, took the receiver and answered the call.

"Ma'am, it seems like the birthday party is about to start."

A voice came from the other end with respect, informing her professionally.

"Mmm... finally, they decided. Huh... Leo, it seems like we're going to have a birthday party."

Looking at Mavis, who was smiling brightly, Leo couldn't help but chuckle.

She had been waiting for this moment for a long time and would always call Shin, who just called to inform Bakeneko, who was the receptionist at the continental hotel.

Sigh~

"Sure, you can blow out as many candles as you like, but I'll be the one to cut the birthday cake."

Seeing the excited Mavis, who was looking at him with her big, clear eyes, Leo informed her she could fight as much as she wanted.

Yeah, the birthday party mentioned on the call is the war, and the candles are the subordinates of the faction leaders who were declaring war on them.

The birthday cake is the faction leaders of their respective factions.

Opposition Faction's Headquarters...

"Is everything prepared? Did they sniff us out?"

A yokai who had no eyes, nose, or ears on its face but only a big wide-open mouth that looked like an abyss spoke to a rat yokai kneeling before him.

"Yes, Lord. They didn't catch wind of us Tessos, even though we operated right beneath their noses."

The rat yokai named Kyuso narrowed his eyes, smiled viciously, and nodded his head.

He and his clan, named the Kyuso Clan, consisting of Tessos, were chased down and hunted by the personnel of the Continental Hotel, which greatly affected their freedom, and nearly half of his men were hunted down simply because they ate a few humans.

So they had no choice and had to join this faction.

The Kyuso Clan could only go back to their carefree, leisurely life when the Continental was destroyed.

"If it fails, don't expect to live to see another day."

Another yokai, who looked very bulky with thick lips, warned the Tesso before him.

Hearing it, other faction leaders who were present in the alliance nodded their heads.

"Rest assured, Lord... We Tessos are known for our stealth."

After reporting, Kyuso bowed respectfully and started walking toward the door.

'Fools... Just you wait. When you both forces get exhausted, I will lead my men and eliminate all of you in one swoop and become the sole head of the South.'

When he turned around, his facial expression changed, plastered with a huge grin.

When he opened the door, suddenly everyone in the room felt a shiver down their spines.

"____"

"____"

"____"

Everyone present in the room felt chills and took their weapons, assuming a vigilant stance and a little panic.

They could feel something was wrong.

Clap... clap... clap...

"Tick for your stupidity... idiocy... and ignorance... take a bow."

A voice that they were all familiar with came from behind them with mockery.

"____"

"____"

"You... dare to come here alone? I will rip you apart!"

The big-lipped yokai launched its attack at Leo, who was standing, leaning on the wall behind them.

"Attack... everyone..."

With a sneer, the faceless yokai called for their subordinates to cut the little runt before him.

Chirp~ chirp~

Just when the punch was about to hit Leo, his eyes suddenly changed to bright blue, emitting electric arcs, and his whole body blurred, leaving behind a blue flash as he moved behind Big Lips.

"You're damn too slow... you know."

Blue electricity condensed on his right palm with a chirping sound.

"I heard shit is your favourite food... how about I find out."

His hand pierced through the bulgy fat stomach, and Big Lip's whole body was electrocuted to the point it charred and fell.

Not a single drop of yokai blood stained Leo's hand.

Black mist started to come out of the hole of the charred body, which soon turned into black mist and disappeared from sight.

"____"

The faceless yokai, seeing this, was shocked.

He knew how strong Big Lips was—they had even fought as enemies many times.

Big Lips, who was always proud of his body's defence capabilities, was killed by a single move from their opponent.

Seeing this, No Face started to call the alliance forces, shouting for support.

Chuckle~

"You mean those candles, huh... they are being handled by my wife."

Outside the Headquarters...

In the night sky, lit only by the big full moon, Mavis, Kejoro, Setsura, and Sasami were standing in the middle while the corpses of the allied factions were lying around lifeless.

The dead bodies were slowly turning into black mist and mixing with the air.

"Mavis-chan... it seems you have this side too."

Seeing Mavis, whose half-face was covered in blood and whose eyes emitted a cold glint, Kejoro couldn't help but comment.

Fufu~

"But I still feel Leo-kun is the best."

Setsura couldn't help but chuckle, covering her mouth with one hand and teasing Mavis.

"____"

"Setsura-sama, what are you saying?"

Hearing Setsura boldly exclaim she likes Leo, who is Mavis' husband, Sasami couldn't help but try to reason with her.

"Huh~ Don't tell me I don't know... how you look at him like a crow's eyes its food whenever he's before you."

Seeing Sasami trying to scold her, Setsura, with a smirk, teased Sasami, whose face turned bright red after hearing the comment.

Sigh~

"Don't try to play dumb... I've seen all three of you behaving like kitties who want to be spoiled when he's around, and he enjoys it..."

Looking at the playful banter between the women before her, Mavis rolled her eyes.

She knew these women were interested in Leo; only a fool would not see through it.

And Leo seems to enjoy teasing them and embracing them whenever he finds the opportunity.

She already knew Leo would have many women when she found out about his weird hobby of reading harem manga in his free time whenever he seemed to be bored.

It's just that he always seems to be acting like an innocent man before her.

After knowing this, she started to check the women who approached Leo thoroughly to see if they were gold-digging bitches.

Inside the Headquarters...

Seeing no one responding to his call and hearing Leo's words, No Face started to boil in anger.

Everything he worked for was gone—his faction, subordinates, influence, and everything he could think of was now gone.

'All this is because of you!... Die!!!... Pay with your blood!'

Roaring in his mind, No Face launched his attack using his katana, aiming to cut Leo's neck in a single slash.

Seeing the coming attack, Leo didn't panic; he calmly opened his palm.

Bang~

Suddenly, a bright thunderbolt from the sky landed on his open palm, piercing through the roof.

When the lightning vanished, Leo was holding his katana, Raikiri, which was crackling with electric arcs.

Before No Face's sword could touch Leo's neck, his hand was sliced like paper, and he started to scream in pain.

"Ahhh~"

"Leave me... This is not the only place we're planning... By now, they would have already launched their attacks. Only I know their base location. If you kill me, you will never find out about it."

Panicking and trying to save his life, No Face started to find a reason to keep his life safe.

Hahaha~

"Do you think I don't know their location, huh... They should have already been dealt with by us at the Continental Hotel."

Laughing loudly, Raikiri sliced No Face's neck and let his body fall lifeless.

On that night, all the allied forces of the factions in the South who tried to launch an attack on the Continental Hotel were eliminated to nothingness.

Leo and the Continental name started to spread like wildfire all around the supernatural side of the world.

[ Ding... ]

[ Mission status:

Task 1--> Become an influential figure in the supernatural side of this world.

Status: Complete (Progress--> 100%)

Reward: Subordinate card: (Gold) Beatie and Hildie. (Witch Sisters from Tom and Jerry verse.), Unlock attribute: Faith, 50,000 free money. (Can be changed to any currency.) ]

[ Distributing reward... ]

Suddenly, a golden ticket materialized in Leo's hand, which had the name in bold black: "Witch Sisters."

When Leo tore the golden ticket, suddenly two figures were teleported to him from a black hole.

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