Reborn as the Genius Son of the Richest Family

Chapter 1434: Ruse

Through all of the chaos and destruction, there was one single person who remained calm.

Lucy stood up and gathered everyone’s attention.

Even through the heat of the billowing flames, even through the blinding flashes of explosion, it seemed as if Lucy’s face was forever illuminated with a brightness that couldn’t be ignored.

Everyone was forced to look and stare at him, as if he was some kind of savior.

"Everyone, please calm down! I am here to help," he said, voice booming throughout the entire racing track.

And it was at this moment that he raised his hand. A magic circle made out of white light immediately emerged from the ground and began to engulf everyone around him.

This magic circle induced a sense of calm and serenity. Everyone who was illuminated with Lucy’s light felt as if no harm could do them. Even with the explosions and the flames, they felt as if they wouldn’t get hurt by it as long as they stayed by Lucy’s side.

"The Guild of Arcana will make sure that everyone is safe!" Lucy proclaimed.

Suddenly, more magic circles emerged from the ground. Each one was made out of a different color and manifested as different elements of reality.

Those that were panicking were immediately raised up and become protected with an invisible shield.

The Five Mystic Masters all floated up into the air, allowing themselves to be seen by everyone.

All of them were very powerful. They exuded a strength that could only be described as godlike. The royals were mostly mortal, so when they saw a show of power this strong, they could only attribute it to something that was the same as the heavens.

The four Mystic Masters were still covering their faces with dark hoods. Only Lucy’s face was visible, allowing for all the adoration and the applause to be directed towards him.

"Begone, Ersatz!" Lucy exclaimed.

And with a single swipe of his hands, a new magic circle appeared in the skies.

Then, spears of pure light began to emerge from them. Each one, pointed downwards as if the goddess was about to smite down anyone who didn’t follow her ways.

The ’Ersatz’ assassins looked up and looked truly fearful of Lucy’s power.

They tried to send out their own Aubility Powers to attack him. Flaming spear. Mountain punch. Glacial Storm.

However, every single Aubility Power was rebuffed by the light shield that surrounded Lucy at all times. He didn’t even seem bothered by the attacks.

And seeing that their attacks weren’t doing anything, the ’Ersatz’ assassins then chose to escape. They immediately turned into shadows and fled away from the scene.

But it was at this point that the light spears from the skies above shot down into the ground.

In an instant, these ’Ersatz’ assassins were pinned to the ground. Their chests were punctured with the light pillar, causing them immense pain.

Just less than a minute after the explosion, Lucy and the Mystic Masters have already settled the situation.

Soon, the flames on the ground were extinguished. Lucy seemingly used his light to deprive the flames of its needed oxygen, putting it out completely.

Even the smoke was not left alone. Lucy also made the grey ashes and smoke produced by the fire disappear, leaving the entire racing track as bright as the skies themselves.

The people looked up at Lucy with adoration in their eyes.

"Our new Mystic Master has saved us!"

"How amazing! With just a few moves, he was able to neutralize those terrorists!"

"He has prevented another tragedy! I shudder at the thought that this could have been another ’New Sparta’ situation!"

They have all been told about what happened in New Sparta. So, it was very easy to think that this was just another attack by the Ersatz to disrupt the natural flow of the world.

But Michael knew better.

He knew that this was all a ploy by both Lucy and Worcester to turn the attention back on them instead of Reborn.

As soon as the explosion happened, they were the first ones to move. Lucy immediately took everyone’s attention and took charge.

And now, he was being credited as the ones who saved the racing track from a tragedy.

In truth, the defensive measures of Reborn were already active even before Lucy had ’protected’ the racing track.

No one was hurt from the explosions. Everyone was safe. Michael’s Nascent Influence along with the Shadow Orcs’ timely interference had allowed them to save the drivers who were affected by the explosions.

"Sir Michael!" Lucy called out to him. "You need not worry. Those vile creatures of the Ersatz will not make a tragedy of today. Everyone, let us keep ourselves in great mood. This is the Reborn company’s momentous welcoming event to the Elite Society!"

And soon, everyone began to clap their hands. But they were nothing more than pity claps.

Meanwhile, Michael just stood there, watching everything with no expression on his face.

As the famous adage said, never interrupt your opponent when they were making a mistake.

"Thank you," Michael said to Lucy.

Immediately, Lucy smiled, seeing as his ruse has succeeded.

"But," Michael continued. "We must thoroughly investigate this matter. We shall interrogate these Ersatz assassins in public and find out the reasons for this attack."

And for a second, Lucy staggered, before that charismatic smile reappeared. "There is no reason. These Ersatz assassins do not work on logical reasoning. They wreak havoc simply because they can."

"Still. I think everyone here will be satisfied if we were to find more information about these assassins, correct?"

It was at this point that a few of the viscounts and barons stood up and agreed with Michael.

"Yes! We must torture them for information. We may even find out where they are hiding. And then, we can finally exterminate them for good!"

"Hear! Hear!"

Seeing the public starting to turn against them, Lucy’s smile began to curve downwards.

"Unfortunately, these assassins have already killed themselves to prevent us from knowing anything."