Chapter 115 Billy’s Grand Plan
After the events of that fateful night—the night that he witnessed Alicia's betrayal—Billy only had one thought.
… To make Alicia his no matter what?
He threw away his noble code and whatever vestiges of pride that were left within him.
The self control that held him back snapped, and now that he was unhinged, he could see the light.
Billy knew what had to be done.
He reached out to Evals Redart, and they both reached an agreement.
He would lure Alicia to the agreed-upon location, and that was where the deed would take place.
The only reason he was successful was due to the effects of the ring he had in his right finger—The Ring of Deceit.
All he had to do was touch Alicia with it once, and he would be able to turn into whoever she trusted most.
Earlier that day, he took the first step and brushed past her, using the ring to touch her skin.
She noticed it instantly and shot him a disgusted look, but Billy knew it was only because she was confused.
She misunderstood his intentions.
'This is all for your own good. For the good of both of us…' Was what he thought of anytime he remembered her reaction to him.
She was simply confused—too confused to see that he was the perfect guy for her.
But soon… that would all change.
The entire shop was occupied by his allies—subordinates of Evals Redart. Their purpose was to act as mere enjoyers of the shop and also to act if anything went wrong.
The shop owner had already been 'settled' according to Evals, so Billy figured he already had the guy's permission to use his place of business.
With everything going well—all according to plan—Billy didn't expect his plans to nearly be ruined by an incompetent waitress.
He would have hit her if Alicia wasn't present. However, since she was around, Billy thought he would just let her go by saying a few words.
Apparently, that was too much for Alicia.
He still remembered the look of disgust that she shot at him. It tore him inside.
However, if he had any consolation, it was this;
'She thinks I'm Rey, so it's Rey she looked at like that. There's no way she'd look at me that way once this is all over!'
Billy was secretly happy about how everything went down. Why?
"Once I'm done rescuing her, she'll despise Rey so much and she'll love only me."
Yes…
"We'll be a power couple!
… That was the plan.
Evals Redart had proposed a kidnapping scheme; where Alicia would be the damsel in distress, and he would be her Hero.
'I'll have to let her endure a bit of torture, though. Nothing to severe…'
Once she reached the brink of despair and desperately needed someone, that was when he would appear.
Billy was going to save her from her horrible kidnappers and become her savior!
'… And no one can say 'NO' to their savior.' He grinned.
She would love him as a man, and she would see his mighty power as he got rid of her torturers.
"Hehehe… hehehe…" He laughed silently, raising Alicia so she could sit on the table that she so abruptly stood from.
"Hate Rey. Love me. That's all I—"
"Looks like it's done. I was worried there for a second."
"Me too… whew!"
"Nice work, Sir Billy."
Billy was approached by the men who had played their part well as the extras in the shop.
Thanks to them, Alicia didn't really suspect anything.
"It was nothing…" Billy grinned, noticing that each man was still holding their jug of juice.
"Let's celebrate!" One yelled out, jugging down the liquid contents of his massive cup.
"YEAH!" Everyone followed and did the same.
Billy felt it was all weird, but he figured this was how the locals behaved.
"Yeah!" He also raised his cup of juice and drank of its contents.
It tasted like plain juice—not too bad and not too good.
'Alicia's juice had to be sweetened so she couldn't notice the bitter taste of the sedative they gave her.'
However, his juice wasn't so great either.
'Well, I guess that whole lie about this place being the best will also be pinned on Rey.'
Billy chuckled more to himself as he saw the ring that gleaned on Alicia's finger.
A wave of envy rushed into him as he felt hot within his stomach.
He felt his head pounding and he took it as a sign of rage.
"That ring… you don't need it!" Billy staggered as he rushed to where he placed Alicia.
He yanked off the ring and threw it on the floor, almost as if it was nothing but a mere pebble.
Billy didn't know how much the ring was worth, but since it came from Rey, he knew it couldn't have been worth very much.
"I'll buy you a better one! I'll… give y-you a… proper… ri..ng…?"
Billy felt nauseated, and everything around him began to turn blurry.
His heart pounded heavily within his chest as he watched the men around close in on him.
They seemed to have smiles wrapped around their faces—
facades that seemed to be masks of malevolence.
"Y-you…" He slowly began to realize what was happening.
"… W-what do you guys… think you're… doing…?"
His warrior body was trying its hardest to resist the effects of whatever they fed him, but it was too late for him.
He couldn't even feel his body any longer.
"Hehehe! What an idiot!" He heard one man say.
"Look at the stupid expression on his face!" Another said in a loud cackle.
'Y-you can't talk to me like that!' Billy wanted to tell, but his lips felt sluggish.
"A gullible buffoon! He has no idea that he and his lady are gonna be sold off."
"Hahaha! He doomed himself and the poor girl. All so he could play the hero!"
"Looks like the Boss was right. He's nothing but a naive sucker!"
As Billy felt his eyes forcefully close, feelings of betrayal and fear tugged at his racing heart.
'B-but… we had a deal…' His thoughts trailed pathetically.
'… I even gave them… a Gold Coin… for their… services…'
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[A/N]
Looks like Billy's masterplan didn't work.
That sucks for real.
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And yeah… Thanks for reading!