"Run?"
"Thought you were pretty good at running?"
"Go on, run some more. Let me see?"
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In a certain alley, Ul watched Jericho, whom he had cornered, as a twisted, perverse grin slowly spread across his face.
Ul hadn't expected the guy to be such a good runner. If Jericho hadn't finally run into this dead end, Ul still might not have managed to catch up with him.
But it didn't matter!
The longer the chase took, the more justified Ul felt in roughing him up····, apprehending him.
"Y-you'd better not come any closer. If you do, I'm going to call for help."
Apparently frightened by Ul's smile, Jericho, the deformed-looking thief, stumbled backward a few steps until he was pressed against the wall. He looked panicked, like a young wife about to be bullied by some burly man.
"Heh heh heh····· Go on, call out! Even if you scream yourself hoarse·····!" Hearing a line that had been all too familiar in his previous life suddenly come out of Jericho's mouth, Ul nearly let a lewd remark slip.
Luckily!
At the last moment, Ul's eyes fell on Jericho's face, and he came to his senses, stopping himself before he could finish.
"Good grief!"
"That was close, that was close. Thank goodness I didn't finish that line. If I'd said the whole thing, wouldn't my good name be ruined?"
Ul was seized by a wave of lingering fear.
Even if he was going to say something lewd, he had to consider who he was saying it to. If he'd said that to some young woman, it wouldn't have been much of a problem.
But if he said it to Jericho, well, never mind whether Ul himself could stomach it.
If someone happened to overhear and decided Ul had some peculiar fetish, that would be a real problem!
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"What exactly are you?"
Watching the increasingly "perverted" smile on Ul's face, Jericho finally couldn't help asking.
"I'm a Mage from Fairy Tail. Jericho····· No, I should call you Jeris. Are you going to surrender and come with me, or are you going to put up a fight first and then come with me?" Ul said with a smile tugging at his lips.
"You're a Mage?" Jeris looked shocked, as if he hadn't expected his theft to bring a Mage after him.
"Of course. You should be grateful to the wealthy man whose Heart of the Blue Ocean you stole. Otherwise, you'd never have experienced what it's like to be hunted by a Mage."
"The Heart of the Blue Ocean? I don't care about that thing. What that guy really cares about is probably······"
"What did you say?" Ul asked when Jeris's voice grew quieter and quieter.
"Nothing!" Jeris snapped back to attention and hurriedly replied.
"Fine!" Ul shrugged, unconcerned. "In that case, Mr. Jeris, what's your choice? To be honest, I'd recommend the second option."
"???"
Jeris's eyes flew open at Ul's words, and he looked at him as if he'd seen a devil!
Were all Mages this terrifying?
Jeris was trembling even harder, like he had a vibrator inside him. His voice shook as he said, "I····· I won't resist. I'll come with you right now."
"What a shame!" Ul sighed, not even trying to hide how disappointed he was.
Jeris: [!!!∑(°Д°ノ)ノ]
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Perhaps it was because Ul was a Mage that Jeris had completely given up.
Head lowered, Jeris began walking toward Ul one step at a time, looking ready to surrender.
Ul stood still, quietly waiting for Jeris to approach·······
At last!
Jeris came within three meters of Ul.
Just then, Jeris suddenly looked up and gave Ul an incredibly bright smile. "Goodbye, you foolish Mage."
Buzz!
A flash of green light suddenly burst from beneath Jeris's feet. It was a Magic Circle, and judging by its glow, it was a wind-element spell.
Even Wei Yi hadn't expected this sudden turn of events.
They'd all been fooled by Jeris!
He wasn't an ordinary thief at all, but a thief who was also a Mage capable of using magic.
The Magic Circle beneath Jeris's feet was a wind-element acceleration spell. As soon as he quietly activated it, his speed surged, and before Ul could react, he darted behind him and made for the mouth of the alley·······
Ul was slightly taken aback by the sight!
But then, a brilliant smile spread across his face.
Resisting?
That was great!
He loved it when people resisted.
If Jeris didn't fight back, Ul really wouldn't have a good excuse to hit him!
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After using magic, Jeris's speed increased by roughly fifty percent.
But clearly, that still wasn't enough to impress Ul. With his powerful physique and the techniques of the Guga Combat Arts, Ul could unleash a terrifying burst of speed like a cheetah, even without using magic······
Jeris had only just cast his spell and hadn't even made it out of the alley when he suddenly heard a rushing sound behind him!
He instinctively looked back!
And then!
He nearly jumped out of his skin.
Because the person behind him was none other than Ul, wearing a "perverted" grin. They were less than two meters apart.
Jeris couldn't understand how Ul had caught up with him, but when faced with Ul bearing down on him, he immediately reacted as a Mage would in battle······
Lesser Ma······
Bam!!!
Jeris had just slowed down a little to construct a Magic Circle and cast a spell. But he never expected that after pausing for just an instant, a massive fist would slam into his face with the force of a beast.
The powerful blow sent Jeris flying several meters and rolling across the ground several times.
"Pfft·····"
Once he came to a stop, Jeris spat out a mouthful of blood, along with several broken front teeth.
Jeris was completely dumbfounded.
Especially when he saw Ul walking toward him, cracking the knuckles of his clenched fist. Jeris's mind was even more muddled!
"Wasn't he a Mage?"
"Since when do Mages have fists this powerful?"
"There's something seriously wrong with this fight!"
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