Perfect Avatar
Chapter 161: Domesticated Monster

Chapter 161: Domesticated Monster

Dora wiped the tear with the back of his hand, raising his eyebrows with a smile.

"Ah, again with that... if only there were just a way to shut him up completely."

Candace looked at him with trembling eyes and slowly looked down.

Noticing this, Dora patted her on the shoulder.

"Don’t worry, he can only manifest through things like this, and all he does is cry. Just ignore him, the real Dora would never cry."

"... But he’s also a Dora, isn’t he? You shouldn’t be too hard on him."

Dora rolled his eyes and waved his hand.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever... We’re hungry, do you want to go on a date?"

Candace flinched in surprise.

Meanwhile, Marie sat alone at the top of the building, a puppet in her hand, observing the cloudy sky.

"What you looking at?" Lilith joined her.

Marie glanced at her and looked at the sky.

"I’m just looking for something that hasn’t changed."

"Oh? Great, I was bored anyway."

She also sat on the border, both searching for non-existent moonlight.

"What a waste, isn’t it?"

Marie nodded in response, clutching the stuffed animal to her chest.

The wind offered them a gentle caress.

Lilith bit her lip and turned her gaze to Marie.

"Say... What if we did it too?"

"Hmm?"

"I mean... Sacrifice someone who knows us... so that he remembers us too."

Marie turned to her in shock.

"Are you crazy? You want Dora to kill someone, what’s wrong with you?!"

Lilith hugged her knees together.

"I was just suggesting! Dora must be the old Dora anyway, so what’s wrong? He’s already killed a lot of people..."

Marie stood up, facing her, her fists trembling.

"I was just suggesting..."

"Dora was never a murderer. How can you side with those who make him a monster and support him?!"

Lilith stood up, facing her.

"I’m not siding with anyone! I hate them all for that! I trained so hard, for so long... I wanted so much to see him again, to get that welcome back... why did they have to do it just a day before? It’s unfair."

Marie observed her for a moment, Lilith kept her gaze on the ground, trembling.

She sighed and put her hands in her pockets, looking up at the cloudy sky.

"It’s unfair, yes. What’s the point of growing up if I can’t be recognized?... Who would you sacrifice anyway? Erick and Leon are missing, so Sana?"

"Puh! No, I prefer that she stays in this orphanage far away from Dora!"

Marie laughed, lightly followed soon by Lilith.

***

Later that night, in a park in the middle of town, Dora and Candace walked near a bridge over a stream.

The dean scratched her chin and gave a doubtful look at the young man.

"So... It’s getting really late, where are you planning to eat? You’re not planning to take me to one of those restaurants for young people, are you?"

"Hm? Oh no, it’s the perfect place, We were just waiting for the right moment."

He snapped his fingers and in the blink of an eye, the environment changed all around them.

The dean watched in astonishment as the park transformed into a circus.

With rides, disguised characters, clowns, animals, and multi-colored stands, the park was transformed into a gigantic party.

The dean looked on in disbelief, she knew Dora was a master of illusion but what was happening now was beyond a simple trick.

A lady dressed as a joker offered her a candy floss and invited her inside and as she entered, everyone applauded.

The interior of the marquee was unusually oversized with floors filled with euphoric foul proclaiming the dean.

In the middle of the room, a clown holding a microphone announced the dean who was lost in the anomaly that surrounded her.

"Ladies and gentlemen, a round of applause for our benefactor, our Queen, the Sloth Avatar!"

The audience exploded with joy and confetti fell to the floor.

Candace was petrified by this whole spectacle, but her surprise wasn’t close to an end.

She looked down as she felt a change in her and discovered a beautiful white dress covered in pearls on her.

"And now ladies and gentlemen let’s begin the show in honor of our Queen!"

A troupe of dancers appeared around Candace and the show began.

It was a dream situation a true paradise; but in this world, the more beautiful a situation was, the more doubtful its concept.

In the same park, this time without any entertainment of any kind, Dora was sitting on the edges of the bridge with a yellow sphere in his hand.

With a small smile, he observed the sphere.

"Well, isn’t it better than just a restaurant? Enjoy it, it’s our world and we decide the rules."

The sphere rose slightly into the air and the boy sniffed the sweet scent carried by the wind.

"So? Are you planning to stay hidden forever? We’ve made all the preparations so that no one will intervene. Don’t be shy."

He turned his head to the back where a shadow was emerging from the bushes.

Step by step, a mechanical noise approached him.

Dora opened his eyes wide with a small laugh.

"Oh my god, what is that?"

Behind him stood a being with metal arms and legs, a metal jaw, and a head covered in a bandage.

He breathed slowly, looking with one eye at Dora who was staring at him.

"What kind of creature are you? You look like a broken doll."

The thing kept staring at him and then opened its jaws.

"... Don’t... remember me?"

"Hm...that’s something we’ve heard too much. Are you someone we met in a circus?"

The thing was silent for a moment then shook its head.

"Something... like that... I’m... a friend... but I’m in... bad situation now... my name is Erick."

Dora tilted his head with a smile.

"Oh, so you have a name, little thing. Hello, Erick, nice to meet you. We’re Greed."

"... Hi... Greed... nice to... meet you... hey... I heard... you had no memories... of the past... is this true ?"

Dora nodded.

"Yeah, we don’t remember a lot, but we’re on the right track."

"... I see... I want to help... you... but first... could you... do... me... a favor?"

"Tell us, ambiguously shaped human."

"... Heal me."

"Hmm?"

Erick moved his metal arms attached to his body.

"Heal... me... my arms... my face... my... heal my body... you don’t know... me, right?... I was an old friend... but someone... a bastard... hurt me... so help me... you’re a hero... aren’t you?

Dora looked him up and down and scratched his chin.

"... So that’s why you’ve been following us for days? We noticed your energy from the beginning, but we didn’t expect you to ask for help..."

"... ah... it must be... because I was afraid... of scaring someone... because my appearance... Heal me first... then I’ll explain."

Dora turned his back on him, a smile on his lips.

"My, my, what should we do? He looks very beaten up... but he has such killing intent... let’s be fair then. Cyborg, tell us, how about we show you to everyone and ask them who you are to us? If you were a friend, we would heal you, otherwise..."

Erick trembled for a moment then fell to his metal knees.

"... I... I have bad relationships... with them... I... can’t... talk with them..."

The wind picked up and Dora slowly got up.

Stretching out his arms, He glanced at the sphere above.

"So it’s a no? It’s really a shame but... we don’t appreciate such a killing intent so close to our benefac-"

A red dagger stuck into Dora’s forehead.

Erick, his eye red with anger, trembled, pushing the dagger to Dora’s forehead but unable to pierce it.

"You bastard... shit... damn... you and your family..."

Dora’s smile widened.

"Aw... you make it so much easier... thanks."

He took the dagger from the hands of Erick who could not offer any resistance and continued to insult him.

Suddenly, black, blue, green, and red particles formed on Dora’s right hand, causing Erick to freeze as it reminded him of their previous encounter.

"Aah... No... not that..." He started to walk backward, but just after a few steps, he lost control of his legs.

Dora gave him a sinister smile as the energy converged into a sphere in the palm of his hand.

"We need to get rid of you, but our benefactor forbids us to kill outside the arena, so any other effective measure should be acceptable. We’ve been thinking for a while about an experiment to make her infinitely stronger, but we have yet to test it, so be our guinea pig."

He slowly walked towards Erick who was shaking more and more, unable to even speak. The energy became a small bubble of energy.

"This little thing is a new form of law, it involves merging an energy particle with your body and increasing its power exponentially while regenerating your body and increasing its resistance proportionally so you don’t get crushed by the power. Basically, it makes you stronger, second after second, and your body will always adapt to bear this power... well, if it really works, that is."

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