The Most Arbitrary Wizard

"Make Siracle State great again!"

"It has to be great again, damn it!"

Amidst the chaotic and tearful slogans from the crowd, Pulente was forcibly carried away by his bodyguards for emergency medical treatment.

But even though he was gone, the image of him fearlessly defying the assassination attempt, struggling to raise his arm, was forever immortalized in the reporters' photographs.

The Eleanor Sisters were dumbfounded.

'Wait, is everyone in this world this ruthless?'

'He even exploited the bullet meant to assassinate him?!'

'This was a path they had never even imagined.'

Pulente clearly knew the Truth Technique—Eleanor and Elise trusted their own judgment; they would never be wrong about sensing it. If Pulente had wanted to, he had numerous ways to dodge the bullet, as simple as avoiding a slow-moving vintage car. He could have even deflected it back to kill the assassin.

But Pulente deliberately chose not to. He only used the Truth Technique to slightly alter the bullet's trajectory, letting it graze past his ear... And it was an Armor-Piercing Bullet!

Even a slight graze was enough to shear off half of Pulente's ear.

Having spent their lives in Blake City and False Heaven, the two sisters rarely dealt with politicians and knew little about them. After all, just a month ago, they were only Tier Six, unable to reach the true echelons of power. At most, they were considered "Elite Soldiers."

But now, they were getting a taste of what politics truly was, what it meant to be a cunning old fox, and just how treacherous the human heart could be...

This had nothing to do with Magic Power; it was a pure, unforeseeable stratagem.

And then there was his shockingly realistic acting...

The man was simply a born politician!

「Hillco Hotel.」

Being too far away, Elise and Yisha didn't know the full story and thought the shot had simply missed.

Yisha was both annoyed and relieved.

Annoyed because she couldn't even handle such a small task—it was humiliating, especially after she had practiced so hard for so long...

'How could she ask her teacher for a reward now?'

Relieved because although the bullet had gone astray, it wasn't by much—just a hair's breadth—and she hadn't accidentally injured any of the innocent citizens who had come to watch Pulente's speech. Otherwise, her conscience would have tormented her...

"Let's go. We need to get out of here," Elise said, not in the mood for idle chat with Yisha.

'In any case, it didn't matter to Sean's plan whether Pulente lived or died. Their mission was complete. The priority now was to evacuate the hotel as quickly as possible to avoid being surrounded by the police.'

'They weren't afraid of the police, but they didn't want any unnecessary trouble either.'

"Okay." Yisha nodded, understanding that they couldn't linger.

The moment she fired the shot, their position had been exposed. Yisha could even faintly hear the sound of distant police sirens.

She quickly packed up the sniper rifle, placed it back in its cello case, and followed Elise out of the hotel through a pre-planned escape route.

「Meanwhile, at Romeo Park.」

The police who had been patrolling the perimeter quickly rushed in.

"Everyone on the ground, now!"

"Stop! Don't take another step, or I have the right to shoot you on sight!"

The chaotic scene was quickly brought under control.

After all, no one wanted to be mistaken for an accomplice in the attack on Pulente and be gunned down on the spot.

In Siracle State, the police had broad enforcement powers. Most of the time, it was best to just do what they said.

The attempted assassination of the former governor was a major incident. To put it bluntly, everyone here was a suspect, so being temporarily detained was to be expected. Because of this, everyone was very cooperative.

The police, for their part, enforced the law impartially.

After asking the necessary questions, confirming there was no suspicion, and taking down statements, they let people go as appropriate.

And so, in the end, only one person was injured during the campaign speech that had captured the attention of all of Siracle State.

Pulente didn't count.

He brought it on himself.

The one who got a real beating was the man who had carried the basket and thrown the bomb at Pulente.

The police department wouldn't go easy on someone like that.

If he were merely a "suspect," beating him would be considered coercing a confession, which was against procedure.

But this guy had tried to blow up Pulente in front of everyone. With eyewitnesses, physical evidence, and the perpetrator caught red-handed, his guilt could be established without even going through the formal indictment process. It didn't matter how hard they beat him; as long as he didn't die, the worst that would happen afterward was a chewing out from their superiors.

"Talk!"

"Who sent you!"

In the interrogation room, the furious police chief was personally questioning the man.

If he couldn't handle a case like this, happening on his turf, his higher-ups would handle him.

But the man was tight-lipped.

Not only did he clench his jaw and refuse to say a word, he even gave the chief a devilishly charming smile.

As if he had everything under control.

The police chief: "?"

"Do you fucking think you look handsome when you smile like that?"

'You've already been fucking arrested for a crime, and you're still here playing the part of some domineering CEO?'

The police chief was so pissed his fists were clenched hard.

"Keep hitting him!"

"Beat him until he talks!"

"Yes, sir!"

...

「Biggs Apartments.」

Sean, who was revisiting a familiar place with Elvire, soon received the news.

"Teacher, I'm sorry. I didn't kill Pulente. It looks like I only shot off one of his ears..."

Yisha's ashamed voice came from the phone.

After getting the full story, Sean said, "No, no, you did very well. The degree was perfect. It's just right to teach him a lesson."

'It hadn't actually killed Pulente, but it had made him pay a price for his previous actions. Sean felt this was a much better outcome than simply killing him, or missing him entirely.'

Until Elise also called.

"Master, we've made a startling discovery!"

"That Governor, Mr. Pulente—he knows the Truth Technique!"

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