Chapter 13: Cursed Mobs - Part 2
Mahito: Oh? So are you angry now?
Nanami rushes towards him and swings his sword at him.
Mahito: (His speed increased. Did he get serious?)
Mahito continues to dodge his attacks.
Nanami looks up and notices something. He again rushes towards Mahito and swings his sword which Mahito barely dodges.
Mahito: (That was clos…)
Mahito gets impaled by the sword as he realizes Nanami didn't swing the sword but threw it at him. Nanami quickly grabs his sword, kicks Mahito down, and slashes him 2 times in succession. Mahito takes out a potion, but Nanami jumps away. Mahito throws the potion at Nanami, who deflects it upwards with his sword.
Nanami: I don't have time now so I'll be leaving. We will meet soon.
Nanami starts running away. Confused, Mahito looks up and sees Gravel falling on him from above. He gets buried by the gravel, as Nanami runs away.
Player takes the baby villager to his house.
Player: Don't go out there causing any more trouble ok?
Mother-villager: Why don't you come inside?
Player: It's fine. I should be going now.
Mother-villager: You helped my son get home. It's been dangerous out there recently. I was worried about him. But you brought him home safe. I made dinner. I would like you to have dinner with us.
Player: It's really not necessary. I was just doing my job.
Mother-villager: Please. I insist.
Player: Alright.
Player has dinner with the baby villager and his mother.
Mother-villager: It's really dangerous nowadays. Many villages have noted mob attacks. Some of them have villagers turning into zombies. How gruesome.
Baby-villager: Mom. Don't talk about that stuff. He is a player. I'm sure he has to deal with stuff like that. Let's not talk about that while eating.
Mother-villager: I'm sorry. Player…right? Have some more stew.
Player: Thanks. But it's fine. I like fighting mobs. It's fun but it makes me feel better when I know I'm saving people.
Baby-villager: Even if you're saving the wrong people?
Player: It's not my job to decide whom to save. But I can stop those who try to hurt others, be it mobs or players.
Baby-villager: What if mobs only hurt bad people? Like bad villagers and players.
Player: Well then if that happened, I guess we can work with the mobs together.
Baby-villager: …
Player: That does happen in some cases you know. I have a friend, who uses mobs of his own, and they listen to him and they help us fight other mobs. I'm sure if there existed mobs that were on our side, we could work together.
Baby-villager: (He should meet Mahito. I'm sure someone like him will understand that mobs aren't bad actually. They can work together then and make this world a better place.)
Player: Thanks for the dinner. I'll be going now.
Mother-villager: Please, feel free to come back here anytime.
Player leaves and returns to Jujutsu Pros HQ.
The next day, Player and Nanami get a report that the village was attacked again at night and the house he visited was attacked as well. The mother villager was killed.
Nanami: It looks like the work of that mob only. I'll be going there alone. Player. You stay out of this one.
Player: Why?
Nanami: You still value the lives of the villagers that he converts into zombies. Your emotions might come in the way and it can compromise the mission. It's better if I handle this alone.
Nanami leaves and soon after that Player leaves as well.
Player: Sorry Nanami, but I can't just sit back and do nothing.
Player reaches the village and finds it empty.
He tries to look for villagers but can't find any.
He then sees a villager running, being followed by the baby villager he met that day. He follows them.
Villager: Please, leave me, I didn't do anything.
Baby-villager: I won't forgive you. Any of you.
He takes out a potion and readies it to throw it towards the villager.
Player: Hey, stop!
Baby-villager: Player? You stay out of it.
Player: What do you think you are doing? Wait… Are you the one responsible for this? Where are all the villagers?
Baby-villager: Gone. They were punished.
Player: Punished for what?
Baby-villager: They killed my mother. All of them. The villagers hated me. They always bullied me. And when I would complain to my mother, my mother would scold them and they all hated that. So they killed her.
Player: Listen to me. Your mother was killed by a mob.
Baby-villager: Don't be ridiculous. Mobs only kill bad people. Why would a mob attack my mom?
Player: Huh? Wait. Who gave you the potions?
Baby-villager: You players don't know anything. You protect these villagers who don't deserve to be saved. And you kill mobs who try to save the good people and kill all bad people. Just stay out of my way.
Player: (He has been manipulated by that Mob.) Listen to me. Whoever told you this has lied to you. Mobs don't protect people. They kill people. Your mom was attacked by a mob. It's known to use potions. Tell me, who gave you that potion?
Baby-villager: Stop lying. Mahito would never harm my mom. He doesn't kill innocents. Why didn't he kill me then?
Player: Mahito?
Baby-villager: He helped me. He took care of villagers who bullied me. Those who hurt others or stole other's belongings. Those who deserved to die. Mahito took care of them. And now he is helping me take care of these villagers.
Player: (So he was involved in all those attacks.) Your mother was killed by poison. All the villagers that died yesterday, all died from some kind of potion effect. Some were turned into zombies. Who do you know who turns villagers into zombies?
Baby-villager: …
Player: All the villages that you attacked. Were only those you know were bad were killed? Or were more villagers killed?
Baby-villager: …
Player: This Mahito, lied to you. He doesn't kill bad villagers. He is just using you.
Baby-villager: But why didn't he kill me?
Mahito: Because it was fun.
Mahito appears behind him and kills the villager that was present there.
Mahito: Herobrine's vessel. Nice to meet you.
Player: (A slime-witch. It must be Mahito.)
Mahito: I wanted to do something fun. How about an entire village being killed by a baby villager? Hahaha.
Baby-villager: What?
Mahito: I'm sorry. But you did entertain me. Let's see how much more use I can get out of you.
Mahito takes out a potion and throws it at the baby villager, turning him into a zombie.
Player: No.
The baby zombie villager attacks Player who blocks him with his sword.
Player: Please stop.
It continues to attack Player. Unable to hit him, he shuts down his anti-virus.
Player: Herobrine. Please do something. Please.
Herobrine: No.
Player: Please.
Herobrine: Look at yourself brat. You think you can just ask for my help whenever you feel convenient? Now let me enjoy this moment. Hahaha
Mahito: Hahahaha.
Mahito and Herobrine both start laughing at Player.
Player: Ple…please.
Mahito takes a potion and throws it at the zombie baby villager, killing it.
Mahito: Here. I ended its suffering. I did not expect to meet you so soon, Herobrine's vessel, but I'm glad. Now le…
Mahito gets hit by Player who attacks him with his sword.
Mahito: Oh? You're angry now? It was just a villager. Surely you as a player didn't care about him. Did you?
Player: Mahito…I will kill you.
Player starts hitting Mahito, who tries to dodge the strikes but gets hit by most of them.
Mahito: (He is pissed. I should try to damage him until he is so low he has no choice but to let Herobrine take control. Then, I will try to convince him to get to our side. He is not giving me any chance to throw potions. In that case…)
Mahito takes out a sword and blocks Player's hit, surprising Player.
Mahito: Surprised? Took it from one of the players I killed.
He starts swinging the sword in all directions, forcing Player to dodge, unable to get an opening for attacking him. Then Mahito takes out potions and starts throwing them at Player.
Player: (Nanami got hit by one. He said he only survived because he had milk. I don't have milk with me, which means a single potion will be fatal. I need to dodge them at any cost.)
Player dodges all the potion attacks but Mahito's successive attacks don't give Player any chance to attack.
Player then runs around Mahito in a circle, slowly closing in the distance between them. Mahito slows the rate of throwing potions, allowing Player to sprint towards him but before he could attack him, he is stabbed by Mahito.
Mahito: Switch with Herobrine.
Mahito takes out a potion and hits Player with it.
Suddenly Player's eyes turn White.
Herobrine: Did you just try to give me an effect?
Mahito: …
Herobrine: I do not feel any physical damage done to this brat, but the potion effects, affect me. We were laughing at him from the bottom of our heart so I am letting you go. But only once. Repeat it and I will kill you.
Mahito: …
Herobrine: Know your place…mob.
His eyes turn back to normal.
Player: I wont switch. I will kill you.
Player stabs Mahito as he was in shock from Herobrine's threat. Player continuously stabs Mahito. Suddenly Mahito splits himself into 2 like a slime. The second Mahito attacks the player with his sword, but Nanami arrives and blocks the strike.
The first Mahito dissolves.
Mahito: Glad to see you are doing well.
Nanami: Report the situation, Player.
Player: I…I couldn't save them.
Nanami: (He is still thinking about others.) Prepare yourself. We will kill him here.