Keep clinging to life, you parasite.
Blaze's heart was pounding, his breath came in gasps, and cold sweat poured off him. He looked awful.
Was I dreaming just now? Was it a hallucination?
But that strange child's disappearance couldn't have been fake. Too many people had seen it.
No! Maybe I'm still dreaming!
"Jim, punch me!"
"Huh?"
Everyone was still shaken by the strange child who had vanished into thin air, and now their boss was asking someone to hit him?
That immediately drew everyone's attention.
"Cut the crap! I told you to hit me, so hit me!"
Blaze roared viciously at the underling standing nearest to him.
"B-but where?"
"Wherever it'll hurt! Hurry up!"
Seeing the savage look on his boss's face, Jim steeled himself, gritted his teeth, and punched Blaze in the stomach.
Thud!
"Oh... shit!"
Blaze doubled over like a cooked shrimp, his face twitching with pain. Jim certainly hadn't held back!
He drew a ragged breath. Five seconds later, Blaze straightened up and punched Jim in the chin, knocking him straight to the floor.
"Thanks, Jim. Don't take it personally. I'm not taking my anger out on you. I'm just not used to taking a punch without hitting back!"
Fuck, it wasn't a dream!
At least the strange child's disappearance hadn't been a dream.
The underlings at the doorway stared inside in shock, unsure what had happened. Why were they fighting? Hadn't they just been teaching Mackey a lesson?
"This has nothing to do with you. Close the door and stand guard outside."
Blaze gave the men at the door their orders. They didn't dare protest and closed it as instructed.
Sitting back down on the couch, Blaze tried to calm his unease, while the underlings around him stood at a loss.
"Boss, I told you