Nothingville

"How? Do you agree?" Bryan asked, among the four boys, he was the one who looked the most excited.

"I- I'm confused, but Lucia would, if she found out we were doing this, she would be mad." Chris answered doubtfully. It seemed that only he didn't agree with this kind of ridiculous bet.

"Why? Are you scared? We're already in middle school, so it doesn't matter. This is the best we can do for her anyway!" Leo said with an unserious face that was holding back laughter.

While Pierre? He was silent and was forced to plunge into this strange bet. Like Chris said, if Lucia found out they were doing this, she would definitely go on a rampage and beat them up one by one.

"Pierre, what do you think?" Asked Bryan who needed the opinion of the cool and most calm person in the group.

"For me, it's up to you. After all we do this for her too, if in the end she finds out and gets angry. Yes, let's just give up!"

"That's right, it wasn't once or twice that we were beaten. Our bodies must have gotten used to receiving that deadly blow!" Said Leo, the idiot who happily took the beatings of Lucia the 'Monster'

"I don't want to get hit." Wailed Chris, the only normal person in the group who would complain of being hit.

"Hahaha... what are we really doing?" Leo laughed finally broke seeing the ridiculousness they were doing "If Lucia beat us, how about we put up a fight? We are boys and four too, should be able to easily beat her!" Continued Leo.

"You're stupid, huh? Even though the four of us can't necessarily beat her. You don't remember what happened during the summer vacation two years ago? What happened when we fought Lucia? My face was battered and you? Your nose is bleeding, right?" Bryan said, recalling the bad and painful memories they had at that time.

After remembering that terrible incident, the four of them sighed while thinking the same thing, "Why is that monster girl so strong?" Let alone fighting with her, just looking at her eyes can frighten her opponent. It seems, the rumors that Lucia is a descendant of the Yakuza are true.

"When her mom was pregnant, what did her mom eat? Why was her daughter so strong?" Murmured Bryan with a gaze, while the three of them simply nodded in agreement.

"All right, it's decided, we'll make the bet now. The loser will marry Lucia when she grows up," Bryan said.

"Hopefully I'm not the one who loses. I don't want to marry such a rude and fierce woman!" Leo said.

"All right, here we go!" Bryan started rolling the dice.

They bet by playing the legendary game of snakes and ladders. For 30 tense minutes, filled with prayer and hope. Finally, the deciding round was successfully carried out, the winner was Pierre, while the loser was Chris.

"I don't want to, I don't want to-" Chris whined knowing the harsh reality that would befall him in the future. Why did the most timid and weakest figure like himself have to marry a harsh and rude girl like Lucia?

"Hahaha... I survived, yeah!" Leo cheered with joy because despite the threat that risked his life.

"Hahaha... then, congrats for Chris, you will be Lucia's husband one day. Don't forget to invite us to your wedding, okay?" Bryan mocked, his heart feeling immensely relieved.

"I don't want to! Why should I?" Chris was crying, he really didn't want this. Even though at first he was strongly against this bet because he knew from the start that he would lose.