(29) Yagren's mother kidnapped

'Compared to how Yagren was in my memory, he has grown frightening a lot. Both his personality and strength have matured to a degree, I can't look down upon. If the other protagonists are also on the same level, I have severely looked down upon them.' 

Lucas slightly turned back and made eye contact with Syuzia, who had hidden behind him. 

Syuzia nodded her head seriously, putting away the phone in her hands. 

Internally, Syuzia felt a little amazed by Lucas: 'He predicted such a thing would happen and prepared for it...' 

Ring~

Almost instantly, Yagren's mobile began ringing, stopping him on his track. 

Picking up the call from an unknown number, Yagren's face immediately grew pale. 

Lucas keenly heard the voice through his superhuman senses: "Little bitch. What are you doing leaving your beutiful mother all alone like this? Do you not care about her anymore? No need to worry! We will take care of her for you!" 

A thorny voice filled with deceit left the phone. The muffled sound of a woman just played like background music in it. 

Bam!

Cracks formed on the floor starting from where Yagren stood. 

The suppressed presence within Yagren was set free, causing the air to be pushed back, forming into a miniature hurricane. 

"Bastard! Lay a hand on my mother and it won't just end as a turf war." Yagren threatened with a cold voice, stopping himself from losing his calm. 

"Haha, lay a hand on your mother? Why don't you come and see what is touching your mother, right now?! Hahaha!!!" The voice on the other side of the phone almost choked himself by laughing so hard. 

Lucas frowned lightly and tightly clenched his fist. He knew how Yagren's mother would be treated other than being used as a hostage. There was no kind of restriction stopping them in the Halmen district. 

At this point, Yagren's mother had been transported to the Halmen district, no doubt. 

Lucas was serious about becoming a villain, and to achieve that goal, he had to get used to any kind of vicious method. Only by doing this could he remove a major weakness from himself and win against the protagonist. 

A while ago, when Lucas had asked his father about the situation in Halmen district, he had received an instant answer. This gave rise to suspicions and as expected, his father was in control of one of the five rulers. 

Not just his father, but many other tycoons had connections to Halmen district too. It could be used as an illegal trading place or any other illegal activity. They wouldn't just let this place go unused. 

With such a connection before him, Lucas would of course not hesitate to make use of it. 

'I have another hostage called Katlyn too, so Yagren, what will you do?' Lucas gazed towards Yagren with interest. 

"Hyung! We need to quickly head back to Halmen! My mother was taken hostage!" 

Not breaking past the scene Lucas imagined, Yagren totally ignored Lucas and the bully. 

It was common for most of the protagonists to prioritize the people nearer to their hearts. There were protagonists, who had indifferent personalities, but they were rare. From Lucas's understanding of Yagren's personality, he was not one of them. 

Especially now, in Yagren's mind, Lucas and the other bully were just someone he could take revenge on whenever he deemed necessary. Lucas considered this point before making plans.

Lucas didn't reveal his attachment to this hostage situation at all. He wanted to stay hidden as long as possible, especially when there was Jekret right before him. 

Without any further ado, the whole gang began retreating to the Halmen district. Dozens of bikes move out making a roaring sound. 

'Hmm...I should consider buying a superbike.' Lucas thought while hearing Yagren's gang move away. 

[The protagonist suffered a huge setback due to the host. Protagonist aura -2,000. Host's villain aura +2,000. Obtained 12,000 villain points.]

[Supportive character aura -5,000. Villain aura +2,500. Obtained 10,000 villain points.] 

[Calculating....The host's villain aura has surpassed 10,000.]

[Ding! The host can choose any one trait from the protagonists you met.]

[Would you like to choose now?]

Selecting 'no', Lucas began walking out of the farewell party hall. 

"H-Hey, where are you going?" Feeling as if a storm had gone by, the bully carefully called out to Lucas. 

"To meet the president." Answering nonchalantly, Lucas didn't wait for a response. 

A sense of urgency rose within Lucas. 

'I need to take care of Yagren within a week. After a week, I will have no time thanks to the anti-academy rank test. There is my birthday tomorrow to consider too.' 

'I would most likely lose to Yagren if we fought now. His experience in real-life fights is the real deal, I have to quickly begin gathering experience too. My initial plan was to beat some villain points out of Lucas, but reality seems to tell a different story.'

Now, Lucas had a certain idea about Yagren's influence and the protagonist's aura's power. 

Lucas didn't know whether the CCTV camera on the party hall was working, so he made sure to come with a hidden camera on Syuzia. 

"Papa, can you tell me beforehand if such a thing is going to happen?" Syuzia asked, feeling a little sad.

"Alright. I didn't inform you as I was doubtful whether such a thing would happen or not." Lucas patted Syuzia's head. 

The cardinal officer and the whole academy didn't try to stop Yagren. It showed which side they decided to stand on. 

'Did Yagren have a connection with the cardinal officers? Or is someone helping him knowing what the bullies did to him and Katlyn? Either way, the protagonist's aura is mysterious.' 

Thankfully, Lucas was not affected mentally by the protagonist's aura, or else his ending would have been disastrous. 

The students on the field were speaking to each other in a hushed voice, having the scene of Yagren's group entering and exiting. They had already called the local law-keepers. 

'However, even after that, there is no sign of them anywhere. Just what kind of backer does Yagren have? Their influence is very high, at the level of an executive. This might be a lead to find them..' 

Lucas was determined to find who it was, hidden variables were the most dangerous. 

Walking past the students shaken up by the sudden event, Lucas arrived at the main office of the school. 

"It's empty..." Lucas's brows rose in wonder. 

The tables were neatly stationed and no sign of brokerage was visible either. A clear sign of them not being abducted. 

This led to the question — Where the hell did they all go?