As the smoke cleared, Tir Anders slowly lowered his leg. Scalding heat vented from the gaps in the armor covering his body, and the Antimatter Engine inside him steadily ramped up.
As the most decisive of the Knights who had come to Penacony, he was fully prepared to annihilate the blue-haired gentleman before him.
Tir Anders's exterior transformed in an instant. As sections of his armor opened, vast numbers of Nanobots assembled, turning him into a walking fortress. Imaginary Missiles, an Antimatter Beam Cannon, a Pulse Submachine Gun, and various other weapons locked onto Sampo's raised backside, as though ready to blast him to smithereens in the next second.
"Wait, Anders." Noticing that Anders was about to annihilate him, Jiang Yu hurriedly called out.
The boy had nothing against Sampo, and this Savage Factory Manager still had to look after his business. To Jiang Yu, Sampo had always been a "useful adult."
Besides, although the man had stooped to launching a sneak attack, Jiang Yu didn't consider his actions much of a threat-at least not to their group.
Given the Fools' style, this might only be a very convincing prank. If Sampo ended up getting himself sent to the afterlife over it, he would probably regret it, even as a Fool.
Some Fools might not mind sacrificing themselves for a bit of fun, but Jiang Yu didn't think Sampo was the sort to cash in his own life. Back in Belobog, the guy had done everything he could to keep himself out of trouble at every step.
At Jiang Yu's request, Tir Anders's eyes flickered twice as he stood there. Then the agitated roar of the engine inside him gradually subsided. The numerous weapons that had "grown" around his body disintegrated, either being reabsorbed by Tir Anders or becoming part