405 Saving the Little Fairy Part Eigh (2/2)
Public discussion was plentiful even before the start of the second battle.
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Sherlock sat in the VIP stand while observing the gamers who were talking below. The Poison Toadman was befuddled, not understanding why Sherlock requested to broadcast the video. He didn't mind, though, as long as Sherlock was happy.
”Lord Sherlock, I'm impressed. The video exposed the misdeeds of Changan City's chairman, who has no idea how the video was recorded. Hahaha!”
Bru laughed in Sherlock's mind. Then he said, ”Once we remove these rumormongers and clear Raintea's name, she won't think of quitting the game.”
”Remove? I had no intention of doing that from the beginning. Their purchasing power is strong. In this mission, MysteryMan donated hundreds of Magic Stones. I feel that they are still useful. After all, the factory needs this kind of worker,” Sherlock explained to Bru.
”But Lord Sherlock, if we don't take them out, will Raintea's case come to an end?” Bru asked with concern.
”It wasn't easy for you to prepare everything to expose the truth. Aren't you going to punish those evildoers? If you don't take them out, I'm sure you know what's going to happen.”
”Of course. They'll continue with their smearing campaign and accuse Arthur of scheming or creating fake pieces of evidence.”
”They almost damaged your interests and will continue to do so. This doesn't seem like your usual style of handling things,” Bru said confidently.
”My style? You must be mistaken. I'm not a righteous hero who protects the crying and weak. I'm not doing all of this to clear Raintea's name or punish the perpetrators. I only need Raintea to remain in the game and perform to her potential.”
Sherlock looked at the screen that showed the Pioneer Alliance's resting room. Within it, a gamer was using her Healing Mana Skills and motivating Arthur's 5-member team.
”My goal is complete. A broken vase can never return to its original state, so it's better not to be a vase. There's no point moaning over a damaged reputation since it can be rebuilt. Though I'm unwilling to admit it, I'm in awe of the power of friendship.”
”Lord Sherlock… are you a Devil?”
”Of course.” Sherlock smiled and said, ”I'm a superior Devil.”
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The drama of saving the Little Fairy ended after three days. The Pioneer Alliance defeated Changan City after winning two battles, and they released the Little Fairy.
MysteryMan, who was depicted in the leaked video, was subjected to questioning by gamers. Some hot-tempered gamers swore to kill all members of Changan City in the wilderness. A lot of angry members also left Changan City, and they wouldn't return the benefits that they had enjoyed.
The smearing campaign on Raintea had toned down. Due to Arthur's intervention, the number of rumormongers was reduced drastically. The gamers were now focusing on the evil deeds of MysteryMan.
After Raintea rejoined the Pioneer Alliance, she joined other gamers to explore the Spiders' Lair. She was howling in fear when she witnessed the jumping Spiders. However, Raintea was having a richer gaming experience and forming closer ties with her friends.
After releasing the Little Fairy, Lord Sherlock didn't pay attention to this incident. He took Polio, Brainiac, and Eggface to Nicholas' office.
He was going to handle the Black Volcano incident.