Flashy Adventurer System : Show Off to Get Stronger! - Chapter 770

Chapter 770: Poisoned
“Don’t worry, Mom, Dad. I’m not angry. I’m just happy that we’re together now…” she said, further triggering tears to stream down their parents’ faces.

“Sigh… if only your big brother could forgive us as well…” Maverick murmured, causing Maia to momentarily let go and glance at Shye.

It seemed her brother still resented their parents for abandoning them.

However, in the next moment, her gaze dropped to the ground, a hint of sadness in her expression.

She knew she had no right to demand that her big brother forgive their parents.

After all, he was the one who had worked tirelessly to raise her into a capable young adventurer, despite having nothing.

Even so, she resolved to at least make an effort to help mend the relationship between her mom, dad, and big brother.

Hence, the next moment, she looked at Shye with a determined look.

“B-Big brother…” She said upon mustering her courage.

However, before she could continue, her big brother stopped her.

Shye then walked towards his parents.

“Mom, Dad,” he started, “I want to apologize for making things difficult for you and for my disrespect. While I can’t say I’ve fully forgiven you yet, I’m ready to start letting go of the past. I’ll give you both a chance to make things right with us.”

Hearing Shye’s words, Alicia and Maverick broke into even harder sobs, stepping closer to their son and wrapping him in a tight embrace.

Shye still felt a bit uneasy, but he didn’t push them away and allowed the hug.

After all, with Hadean Varsa’s operations about to begin, there was no telling if any of them would make it out alive.

A few moments later, the Crowley family gathered around the table once again, prepared to reveal the truth about the world’s crisis to Maia.

Since Shye was the most skilled of the three in recruiting people, he took the lead in explaining everything to Maia, starting with the mana dungeon crisis the world was facing.

He then played the recording of the two divinities preventing a new mana dungeon from forming.

As Maia was rather average in terms of intellect, Shye had to further clarify that freeing the Black Dragon of Destruction was necessary for the world to stand a chance at mitigating the mana dungeon problem.

Everything went smoothly up to that point

However, when he mentioned Dweezel Hawkins and pinned the blame for everything on him…

“N-No, brother. There must be some mistake! S-Sir Dweezel could never be such an evil person…” she stuttered, cold sweat trickling down her neck and back in utter discomfort.

Shye frowned upon hearing her words, immediately sensing that something was wrong.

‘Was this why that damned Leffen so confident?’ he pondered with narrowed eyes.

This all but confirmed his suspicion that the blonde young man had been sent by Dweezel Hawkins to monitor his little sister, possibly intending to use her as a bargaining chip if capturing him proved difficult in the future.

Dweezel was already targeting him for his talents, and whether he was affiliated with Hadean Varsa or not, Shye was certain the old snake would eventually make a move to try and capture him.

Poisoning Maia’s mind and Turning her against him was likely their backup plan if their primary strategy failed.

Shye clenched his fists and gritted his teeth in pure rage.

The thought of Leffen and Dweezel daring to involve his beloved little sister made him want to tear them apart into ten thousand pieces.

“No, Maia. There’s no mistake. This is proof that Dweezel is behind it all,” Shye replied firmly, pulling out the recording crystal and playing its contents for his little sister.

Alicia and Maverick had seen the recording before, but they hadn’t expected their son to have it, especially since it was the old man’s trump card for swaying the WAA to his side.

The couple suddenly became anxious and worried upon witnessing their daughter’s initial reaction to Shye telling her that Dweezel was the culprit.

However, presented with such solid proof, the doubts on their mind that Maia would believe them vanished into thin smoke.

Unfortunately, the three could never have expected what would happen next.

After watching the recording, Maia’s head suddenly throbbed in pain, and she yelled:

“No! This is probably fake! Big brother, how could you frame someone like this?!” she exclaimed, covering her ears with her hands. “I’ve mistrusted you!”

Maia then tried to sprint out of the room as fast as she could in an attempt to escape.

Luckily, the Crowley couple had long locked the door using Hadean Varsa’s special method by reflex, preventing their daughter from going anywhere.

Shye watched everything unfold with a dark look on his face.

He desperately wished he could kill the bastards responsible for this to his beloved younger sister right now.

“M-Maia! What’s happening to you?!” Maverick cried out in alarm, while Alicia covered her mouth in utter shock, disbelief, and worry for her beloved daughter.

It was then that Shye slowly stepped in front of them and explained what was going on to his parents.

“It’s a good thing I was able to come and pick her up today at the Balkrow branch… Otherwise, who knows what that bastard hawkling might have done to her…” he said coldly.

“S-Son, what happened to her at the Balkrow branch?” Maverick asked worriedly.

“She introduced me to her boyfriend, Leffen Suntale, as soon as I arrived. I then interviewed this so-called boyfriend to make sure Maia was in good hands. But who would have thought that the bastard was one of Dweezel’s agents? That wicked old snake likely sent Leffen to poison Maia’s mind, just in case they failed to capture me…” Shye patiently explained.

Upon hearing her boyfriend’s name, Maia instinctively glanced at her big brother, her mind clearly not in its right state.

“T-That’s right! Leffen! What did you do to my beloved Leffen?!” She exclaimed.

Naturally, Shye took the question as a chance to further explain how he dealt with the guy for daring to lay his hands on his beloved little sister.

“Heh, of course, I beat that bastard to a pulp, broke his bones, and nearly choked him to death multiple times. He was just playing with your emotions. He was sent by Dweezel to poison your mind, probably hoping to use you as leverage to force me into surrendering,” he replied coldly.

He knew that no matter what he said now, Maia wouldn’t listen—and only drastic actions would get through to her.

Shye silently thanked his lucky stars for taking Maia straight to the old man’s main headquarters.

If he hadn’t, who knew how things would have escalated, given her rather crazed state of mind and irrational reactions.