Olga Marie: Now That Things Have Come to This, Father, Do You Have Anything to Say? 1W3 (Continued)

But... a gentleman does not accept food handed to him in insult! Much less from that old bastard!

Bang!

Chen Li mercilessly punched chibi Marisbury right on the bridge of his tiny nose.

Taking advantage of his pained grip loosening, Chen Li snatched the basket away and flipped it upside down, shaking it violently.

Only after dumping out a small mountain of candy and confirming that not a single piece remained did he toss the empty basket back to Marisbury.

A gentleman did not accept food handed to him in insult... but spoils seized by force were another matter!

Bang!

As a cloud of pink smoke dispersed, Marisbury returned to normal.

This time, the madness was gone from his eyes, as was his previous arrogance.

Marisbury looked blankly at everyone before him, his gaze finally settling on Olga Marie, who stood at the front with a Guan Dao in hand.

Marisbury seemed to understand something.

A trace of complicated emotion also showed on Olga Marie's face.

"My daughter... why?" Marisbury's voice carried a long-lost warmth and sorrow.

"Why? Father, you truly do not know? We have come by decree of Human Order to punish a traitor! Will you not surrender?"

Olga Marie tightly gripped her halberd, her knuckles white, her voice cold yet trembling.

"Punish a traitor... Olga Marie, I did not treat you poorly. To give you a place in this cruel world of magecraft, I paved every road for you. How could you betray me? Do you truly remember none of what came before?"

Marisbury gave a bitter smile as he looked at that familiar face.

"What came before..."

Olga Marie repeated those words. Tears finally slipped from her eyes, yet her gaze only grew firmer.

"Father, by 'what came before,' do you mean the days when you