Later that day, in the afternoon,
"Did you get them?"
"Yes, here they are."
With a bright, cheerful smile, Maria pulled out a small bag from her school bag, and handed it to me.
Satisfied after receiving and carefully inspecting it, I inquired,
"What happened to John?"
"He's still sleeping, but will wake up by 6:00 p.m."
"That's good."
The weight of the bag in my hand made me smile involuntarily, but when I met Maria's worried gaze, I quickly suppressed the smile, and asked concernedly.
"Why make such a face?"
"Nothing... I am just worried—is this really, alright? What if we get caught?"
Knowing this was the case, I simply rubbed Maria's head and reassured her.
"There's nothing to worry about; just trust me, I have everything planned, no harm will come to us."
"I always trust you." Maria replied with a smile, her eyes filled with unwavering faith in me.
Hearing those words, I wrapped my arms around Maria, whispered in her ears, "I know," and gave her a passionate kiss.
In reality, everything I told Maria was a lie, and I had no plans for the future.
My next move was extremely risky and riddled with legal loopholes that could land me in jail for the rest of my life if I were ever caught in the real world.
Nonetheless, I wasn't the least bit worried.
What about punishment and the law?
Unless I was immediately caught, I had nothing to worry about in this world.
This was just a tutorial world, and will disentigrate the moment I make the settlement, so the future wasn't a concern for me.
Now that I had everything I needed, I left Maria some distance away from her house and then went back to finish making some final arrangements.
* * * *
In the blink of an eye, it was evening.
Near the red light district, where low-priced bars and restaurants with adult entertainment were located, the daily crowd began to congregate.
In one of the bars at that corner of the street, I saw a few girls entering, with a man on their trail, secretly following them.
"It's time for a good show."
Without wasting time, I too entered the bar that was still welcoming customers since it had just opened, and there was still time before the bar's peak traffic hour.
From the corner of my eye, I could see the protagonist wearing sunglasses and a hat, who, as anticipated, had followed Maria to this location.
My appearance attracted attention, and the protagonist's body tensed up as soon as he saw me enter the bar.
However, I pretended as though I hadn't noticed him and went straight to Maria.
"Hey, isn't it you, Maria? You look absolutely gorgeous." I came behind the girls and spoke softly to Maria, who had just gotten seated and was wearing a blue dress, which wasn't revealing at all but gave her a coveted charm.
"Oh! It's Leo. Thank you so much." Maria shouted excitedly and then shifted sides on the sofa, saying, "Come here and join us."
*Whistle* *Whistle*"
"Our Maria is so daring."
"Hahaha... Take a photo, quick."
The other girls around Maria chuckled and teased her, making Maria blush with embarrassment.
"I was here to enjoy myself anyway, and I don't think there's anything better than having a few drinks with Maria."
With a smirk and a flirtatious comment, I accepted Maria's invitation to sit next to her and ordered some drinks from the waiter.
After a few shots, when everyone was seemingly drunk, my hands sneakily started to approach Maria.
From where we were seated, John was able to easily observe my actions, and I was able to see John's reaction with a side glance.
John could hear our conversation if he focused a little, which was exactly what happened when I interrupted the girl's conversation.
"Let's get some drinks here and then go somewhere fun—I know just the place... The bill will be on me tonight."
"Wohoo! Yeah!"
"Leo's so generous."
"Now I am jealous of my sister Maria."
The cheerful conversation continued, but John had already heard the crucial words.
He was furious, his fists clenched, and it was at that moment that my hands reached Maria's thigh.
"Uhnn..."
Upon my touch, Maria moaned slightly, her face turned red, and her body trembled.
But to the protagonist, it certainly looked like I was harassing and trying to take advantage of the drunk Maria.
Finally, John lost all control and decided to act.
He took out his phone, probably trying to call Maria's parents to take her home.
Before he could do so, though, a white, gentle hand wrapped around his neck, the rest of its body pulling him in for a hug.
"Hey! Handsome, why are you sitting here dry like this? Want this sister to join you and get some drinks?"
The embrace of a mature blonde beauty startled him, but he wasn't here to enjoy it, so he refused straightforwardly.
"No thanks."
The bar girl who approached him, however, didn't take his rejection well; she lightly slammed the whiskey bottle on the table, and spoke this time with seriousness.
"Listen, mister, this is the rule of this place: if you're a single stag, you have to get one of the girls here and order some drinks, or you get out of this place. You have already spent quite some time here."
"You..."
John was furious—he knew some clubs and bars had restrictions, but he didn't know this one also did.
Nonetheless, he was aware that he needed to remain in this location to keep an eye on Maria and prevent me from harassing her.
"Alright, then give me something to drink."
His reply was grudging, but the blonde bargirl in revealing attire simply smiled seductively and began making his drink while he busied himself with his phone, unaware of what she was doing.
But as he was about to dial a phone number, the bargirl interrupted him once more.
"Here's your drink, Mr., drink it all up to show this sister how much you like it."
Being interrupted again, John's mood worsened to the lowest point, but his timid and docile personality prevented him from talking back to the bargirl directly, he could only repress his anger.
"Okay, but this is the last time." He spoke, picked up the whiskey glass, and drank the whole thing in one gulp.
"Woo Hoo! You're a heavy drinker." The bargirl exclaimed, "impressed" by John's ability.
"I..."
John wanted to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, his body began to feel hot, his consciousness blurred, and his vision became hazy.
Recognizing her chance, the bargirl grabbed John, supported his body, and escorted him to the room on the second floor, all the while giving me the secret wink from around the corner.
"All's done."
When Maria and the other three girls took a look at the situation, crafty smiles immediately appeared on all of their faces.
One of them couldn't help but speak her thoughts out loud.
"My, I really didn't expect our Leo to be such a ruthless man."
The other two girls nodded in agreement.
To this, I just shook my head, and replied with a cold expression.
"He deserves everything that's going to happen to him, how dare he think about my woman and try to harm our relationship."
After declaring this, I embraced Maria in a very dominant manner, to which Maria responded with an adoring exclamation.
"Leo~♥"
Nothing significant happened after that; I gave the money to the three girls for their work, and drove Maria home.
Everyone enjoyed this night, even the protagonist.
However, the next day, his eyes didn't open naturally, but by a sharp slap that almost broke his jaw.
"Who the fuck?"
Smack!
"This is the NYPD, and Mr. John, you're under arrest for trying to rape the bar waitress in your drunk state, you have to come with us."
"WHAT?! ... NO! Something's wrong, how could I...?"
It was then that his gaze shifted towards the blonde beauty standing in the corner of the room, wrapped in bedsheets, crying in a disheveled state.
"Y-You... It's you." He pointed his finger at her as memories of last night surfaced in his brain.
"You are the one who framed me, you b*tch... Officer, I haven't done anything, it's this btch who framed me."
John screamed in shock as his heart plummeted to its lowest point.
He attempted to argue, but the police officers were having none of it and quickly restrained him, handcuffed him, and arrested him.
"If you want to say anything, say it at the police station."
With that last sentence, they forcefully dragged John with them as he continued to scream in agony.
It was impossible to contain my laughter as I watched this scene unfold on my home computer, which was linked to the spy camera I had placed in the room.
"HAHAHAHA... Just wait, my dear John, this is just the beginning of your hell. I will make sure to thoroughly trample on you and get that S rating."
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[A/N: We are in the top hundred ranks of power stones, let's reach the top, support the book with power stones, and show your love. I will upload a bonus chapter for you all, soon.]
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