Inside the bar, it was dimly lit.
Neon lights flickered across the room while music thumped in the background.
Feminine boys surrounded female customers, pouring drinks and laughing like they were starring in a romance drama.
I looked around.
'So this is where lonely office ladies financially destroy themselves.'
The thug coughed awkwardly and led me towards the staff entrance.
Two guards stood there in black suits. Unlike the usual thugs I'd seen around here, they actually looked professional.
One of them eyed me.
'He;s here to see the boss.' The thug spoke.
The guard glanced at me.
'He can go in.' He said flatly. 'Those two can't'
My boys immediately stepped forward.
'Boss, we should-'
I raised my hand.
'It's fine.'
If things went badly down there…
They probably wouldn't be able to help anyway.
The guard patted me down for weapons.
They found nothing.
Which was disappointing.
Because my hands were technically weapons and they completely ignored them.
Terrible security.
They opened the door.
I descended the staircase.
Laughter echoed from below.
At the bottom, I saw a familiar scene.
A woman in revealing clothes was giving a lap dance to a massive fat man sitting on a leather couch.
His hands were enthusiastically exploring territory that definitely didn't belong to him.
I stared for a moment.
Then spoke.
'Oi.'
Both of them froze.
'Pork chop.'
The fat man slowly looked up.
'…Excuse me?'
'Are you the boss here?' I asked.
The woman immediately stood up and walked away at record speed.
Seems like someone was watching a lot of action movies.
The fat man frowned.
'Yes.
'And you are?'
I ignored the question.
'I heard you raised the interest rate by 50%?'
The boss leaned back.
'Yes.'
'And did you inform your debtors three months ago?'
He burst out laughing.
His stomach shook like a water balloon in an earthquake.
'That was a lie.'
'Once someone borrows from me…'
'They never escape.'
A classic villain speech.
Revealing their plan when someone asks.
Just then one of his guards returned holding a tablet and whispered in his ear.
Unfortunately for them…
I had hero-grade hearing.
'One of the guys said a kid might show up today.' The guard whispered. 'He seems connected to that high school girl.'
The boss glanced at me.
Then at the tablet.
'How did my men let you inside?'
I smiled.
'Why don't you ask them?'
Behind me, I heard subtle movement.
Weapons were being drawn.
Footsteps surrounding me.
Very subtle.
Unfortunately, the king's hidden hands were better at stealth.
These guys sounded like a herd of cows wearing slippers.
The boss snapped his fingers.
'Bring the idiot who brought him here.'
Soon the thug who escorted me was dragged into the room and thrown onto the floor.
He instantly knelt.
'B-Boss! What did I do?!'
The boss pointed at me.
'Why did you bring him here?'
The thug started explaining.
Mostly lies.
A lot of lies.
Enough lies to qualify as a political speech.
The boss nodded.
'I see.'
Then he turned to his guards.
'Beat him.'
'But don't kill him.'
The thug screamed.
'PLEASE BO—'
A punch shut him up.
Then a kick.
Then a baton smashed into his leg.
The boss watched calmly.
'That will teach you to ignore my orders.'
He then turned towards me.
'So kid, why don't yo—'
A vein popped on my forehead.
KID.
This fat guy called me a kid.
Unforgivable.
I stepped forward.
'…Did you just call me a kid?'
Then I released it.
My gaze.
The room froze.
Guards trembled.
Weapons dropped.
Some men collapsed immediately.
One guy started crying.
Very emotional fellow.
But the boss only flinched for a moment before recovering.
Interesting.
It seems his ego was bigger than mine.
'Did you just call me a fatty?' He snapped.
His face turned red.
I nodded.
'Yes.' I scanned him down. 'What else would you call… all of that?'
The boss slammed the table.
'BEAT THIS LITTLE PRICK!'
Somehow, all of them awoke from fear.
His personal bodyguard stepped forward and cracked his knuckles.
'Nothing personal, kid—'
Kid again.
My smile twitched.
'…Kid?'
*BOOM*
I punched him.
Lightly.
His body flew across the room like a human missile and crashed directly into the boss.
They both disappeared behind the couch.
'Nobody calls me a kid!'
The guards rushed at me.
One swung a baton.
I caught it and headbutted him.
He collapsed instantly.
I grabbed the baton and spun.
*THWACK*
Second guard down.
I threw the baton.
It hit the third guard directly in the throat.
Ten seconds later…
Everyone was on the floor.
I looked around.
'…That was shorter than expected.'
Humans are really weak here, huh?
I turned toward the couch.
The boss was still trying to push his unconscious bodyguard off his stomach.
'You…you…'
'What, fatty?'
He suddenly forced a smile.
'I'll waive your friend's debt!'
'And you can take any girl you want here!'
The desperate negotiation phase.
I grabbed his face.
And dragged him towards the table.
Then I slammed it into the glass table.
*CRASH*
The table exploded into pieces.
Glass shards cut across his face.
He screamed and rolled across the floor.
'Ready for round two?' I asked.
He kept screaming.
I stepped on his foot.
*CRACK*
The scream somehow became even higher.
'Lesson learned?'
His eyes were empty now.
Good.
Time for phase two.
I activated another ability.
My eyes glowed red.
His pupils turned cloudy as a pink haze filled them.
'I command you,' I said calmly. 'Erase my existence from this incident.
'And obey me whenever I call.'
'Yes.' He replied emotionlessly.
Nice.
Incubus hypnosis.
A skill I learned after defeating an incubus.
A very persistent incubus.
For some reason, the universes kept throwing men at me.
Very suspicious.
I cast a cleaning spell on myself.
Fresh again.
Then I healed everyone and repaired the furniture.
When they wake up later, they'd think this was just a weird dream.
Perfect.
Then I looked at the boss.
He was staring at me.
Blushing.
Giving me a strangely flirty look.
Then he quickly looked away like a shy schoolgirl.
I stared back.
'Why have my powers been acting up recently?'
I slowly rubbed my face.
'Is it linked to the "Gift"?'
The fatty then blew me a kiss.
I suddenly felt the strongest urge in my life…
To dig a hole and bury myself inside.