After August left.
Medivh's figure slowly emerged above the ruins of the Marquis's mansion.
"August is still too merciful."
Medivh sighed. Although August was only five years old, as a super genius born with knowledge, his mind was already incredibly mature, even surpassing Laxus, who was over nineteen and still suffering from chuunibyou.
This was also why Medivh was so confident in entrusting August with the problem of handling the Marquis.
In fact, based on Medivh's five years of observation in this era, he found that the current world situation was unstable! The line between light and darkness was still unclear.
Especially in the eyes of many common people, Magic Guilds were just Magic Guilds. In their hearts, they didn't distinguish between light and darkness; they were all symbols of power and fear.
At the same time, these Mages often colluded with the powerful and influential.
This was also the aftermath of Mages directly participating in the trade wars of the powerful! It's easy to invite a god but hard to send him away. Once power and authority are intertwined, it becomes very difficult to break their connection.
Although, due to the two trade wars, a lot of the power held by the Magic Guilds and nobles was consumed, and everyone was thus forced to calmly sit down at the table and negotiate...
But anyone with a discerning eye knew that this peace was merely superficial. The major nobles were still accumulating strength and making small moves in secret. Among them, incidents like this Marquis, relying on noble privileges to oppress the common people in town, were not uncommon in this country.
Additionally, although due to the mediation and intervention of the Magic Council ERA, situations like First Guild Master Mavis, when she was still a child doing odd jobs at the Magic Guild Red Lizard, constantly having her entire family wiped out, had become increasingly rare, it didn't mean they no longer existed.
Therefore, in this era, taking up arms to protect oneself is essential!
As a Father, to speak selfishly, Medivh would rather August be cruel and harm others than for August, his child, to one day be exploited or harmed due to excessive kindness.
Medivh's only requirement for August was one sentence: 'Repay kindness with kindness, and repay grievances with justice.'
As long as what August did was clear to his conscience, that was enough.
No matter what happened, he had his Father backing him.
However, with August's growth rate, he would soon no longer need Medivh's backing and would instead become Medivh's reliance.
"Crackle..."
Just as Medivh was pondering...
Accompanied by the sound of shifting stones and sand, a pair of human hands broke out of the ground in the ruins of the Marquis's mansion, followed by two, three, four pairs.
Just as Medivh said before, August was still too merciful. He perfectly inherited the kindness of First Guild Master Mavis! Although August was so enraged by the greed of these nobles that he couldn't control himself, and even used True Heavenly Body Magic, intending to level the entire Marquis's mansion.
But in the very end, deep within August's angry heart, kindness ultimately gained the upper hand. He used Gravity Magic to counteract the impact of the meteorite, making the meteorite's power explode just right, without harming too many innocents, and...
"My leg, my leg!"
The extremely obese Marquis, after being rescued from the ruins, frantically roared. His entire lower body had been shattered by the explosion!
In Medivh's previous life, he definitely wouldn't have survived this...
But in this world of magic, there were plenty of ways to prolong life.
Of course, for such a distinguished Marquis, if he still wanted to rely on his 'little brother' to do evil in the future, it would definitely be impossible, as it was already gone.
"Marquis, Marquis Sir."
These knights, though better off than the Marquis, were still in an extremely sorry state...
Even though August held back at the critical moment.
Even though they activated defensive magic tools at the critical moment.
But that was a potentially fatal meteorite after all, and not many of them were conscious at the moment.
"Useless! All of you are useless!"
"Go capture that brat for me, I'll tear him to pieces!"
The Marquis was still arrogantly roaring at this moment, seemingly unaware of the disparity in strength between himself and his enemy.
"Us?!"
The knights knelt before the Marquis, exchanging glances, their eyes filled with helplessness.
Make them, ordinary knights, go capture that monstrous child who could casually summon a meteorite?! Is this real or fake?
Honestly, these knights, relying on the Marquis's name, were capable of bullying ordinary people and flirting with respectable women.
But making them capture a powerful Mage?
Please spare them!
"Useless! Simply a bunch of useless people!"
"If I still can't see the corpse of that damned brat by tomorrow morning, I'll make you bastards pay dearly!!"
The Marquis continued to yell, displaying his immense vitality.
"This bastard..."
For a moment, the knights were angered by the Marquis's insults.
After exchanging glances, they looked at the knight swords in their hands. The swords were right there; should they still obey the command of a dead fat pig?!
However, in the end, these knights still let go of their hands, which were tightly gripping the hilts of their swords at their waists. The knights' honor and power all came from the lord they served!
Though the sword was tied to their waist, the honor and power belonged entirely to the lord.
"What, are you still planning to resist?!"
"You bunch of useless people! Do you really have the guts?"
At this moment, the Marquis, whose lower body was rotting, seemed to sense something. His gaze sharpened, and he roared at the knights.
"Naturally, we wouldn't dare..."
The knights all lowered their heads, none daring to look at him.
"Hmph."
The Marquis snorted and said no more.
In fact, he no longer had the strength to say more.
"Oh dear, how disappointing!"
"I thought you would slaughter this fat pig."
Just as the Marquis fell silent, Medivh, who had been hidden in the sky, suddenly spoke.
"You? Who are you?"
The Marquis looked up, squinting at Medivh, who stood in the sky, his back to the dazzling sun, like a god, radiating endless light that made his face unclear, and asked.
"The Father of the child you wanted to kill."
Medivh replied to the Marquis with a calm expression, his words like a great bell, ringing in the heart of everyone present.
"Uh..." The Marquis seemed to realize something. His face suddenly changed, cold sweat streamed down his forehead, and his fat face was filled with fear and despair. He looked up at Medivh and said in a panic, "Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding! Everything I just said was out of anger. How could I have the ability to deal with your distinguished son?!"
"You useless person, you indeed don't have that ability, I know..."
"But isn't there the Magic Council ERA, and all the major Magic Guilds?"
Medivh's expression was calm, seemingly unsurprised by the Marquis's words.
"Uh..."
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