I Became The Novel's Biggest Antagonist Chapter 122 James Being A Hero

"What a drag," Jas muttered under his breath, shaking his head as he took a step forward.

Jas darted ahead with astonishing speed, heading straight for the towering Ferris wheel. Without hesitation, he began climbing it.

"What in the world…?" Soone muttered, voicing the collective disbelief of the group watching below.

They could only stare in amazent as Jas scaled the wheel. Climbing itself wasn't unheard of—there were plenty of skilled climbers out there—but Jas? He was sothing else entirely. The way he moved was surreal. Every motion was smooth, efficient, and almost animalistic. If monkeys were masters of climbing, Jas was their superior, leaping and gripping with precision that defied logic.

In re seconds—ten, to be exact—he had reached the highest cabin.

Cattleya, startled by his sudden appearance, barely had ti to react before Jas grabbed her arm.

"What—?!"

"Hold on," Jas said, pulling her into his arms without a mont's pause.

Before she could process what was happening, Jas leapt off the cabin with her.

"...!" Cattleya instinctively buried her face into his chest, her eyes squeezed shut. She clung tightly to his shoulders as they plumted toward the ground.

The fall, however, was over in a flash. Barely two seconds later, Jas landed smoothly.

"Alright, off you go," he said flatly, setting her down.

"I–I know!" Cattleya stuttered, quickly stepping away, though her face was flushed with embarrassnt.

She froze, though, as the scent of him lingered on her—fresh and clean, like a blend of sea breeze and citrus. That was really nicest scent she had ever slled, more than her own perfus in which she spent dozen of Lux or Gold Coins.

"Kyaa—!"

Her thoughts were interrupted by the sight of the other cabins. They were swaying dangerously, and the people inside were screaming for help.

"Y–You have to save them too!" Cattleya shouted, turning toward Jas.

Jas didn't even glance back. "No. Let them deal with their fate," he said dismissively, grabbing her arm. "Now co on, let's find your parents."

"L-Let go!" Cattleya glared, thrashing in his grasp, but it was useless.

"Lady Cattleya!"

"Help us!"

"Please save us!"

She turned and saw her friends, her classmates, even families with children, their faces pale with fear and tears streaming down. The Ferris wheel was on the verge of collapsing, and if it did, it would be a disaster. Few would survive, and those who did would be scarred forever.

"Hey!! They are going to die!"

Though she had never been particularly close to her peers, they had been there in her monts of loneliness. They'd stuck around, even if it was shallow. And the families... the children...

Jas laughed in response. "No way. I don't waste my ti on aningless things."

Cattleya stared at him, utterly speechless.

People were going to die. Families torn apart. Innocent children crushed in the chaos. And he... he was laughing? Laughing without a shred of concern for anyone but himself?

Sure, Cattleya was self-centered—she knew that much about herself—but the man in front of her was in a league of his own. Jas was the most heartless, gold-obsessed individual she had ever t. It was as though nothing stirred him except the clink of coins.

Her gaze flicked back to the crowd. People below were screaming, their cries desperate and full of panic. Even the high-rank hunters present could barely do anything. What could anyone do against hundreds of tons of steel about to co crashing down?

Cattleya felt the sa helplessness gnawing at her. Yet, a part of her clung to the hope that Jas could act—would act. She had seen what he was capable of. She'd watched him kill an army of demons, bend others to his will, and even face off against a priest of the Holy Church, leaving him dead. His arrogance was maddening, but it wasn't baseless. And he had saved her just now, hadn't he?

But no. Instead of helping, he was laughing. Laughing exactly like so despicable pirate.

Cattleya's blue eyes turned cold as ice.

"Let go, I said!" She snapped.

This ti, she summoned her mana. If Jas wasn't going to do anything, she would. A surge of power shot through her, bursting forth in a radiant pillar of light that illuminated the area.

The force was strong enough that anyone nearby would have been thrown back, but as the light faded, she realized her attack had done nothing.

Jas didn't have so much as a scratch on him. He stood unscathed, calm and unimpressed.

His Stigma must have acted automatically, absorbing the energy of her light. He didn't even need to lift a finger or use his lightning.

"Don't waste my ti, lass," Jas said, his narrowed eyes showing the faintest flicker of irritation.

Before she could respond, he continued dragging her along.

"Lady Cattleya!"

"Release her at once!"

"Stop right now!"

Her bodyguards, who had been scrambling for a way to stop the falling Ferris wheel, turned their attention to their Lady. Protecting her was their main mission, after all.

They rushed toward Jas, weapons drawn.

Jas, however, barely spared them a glance. "Now, now," he said with a exasperated sigh. "I held back the first ti. But if you show your faces again, I'll make sure to break every one of your limbs."

As he spoke, his body crackled with red lightning. The air around him seed to vibrate with a dangerous energy.

Was it mana? Or sothing far darker?

Whatever it was, the aura he unleashed sent a wave of fear through the bodyguards. Their legs shook, and their determination faltered, but they didn't back down entirely. Despite their terror, they stood their ground—though barely.

Jas's crimson eyes glowed with a nacing gleam. Until now, he'd held back out of as they were Cattleya's followers, and he still needed her cooperation. But they were pushing their luck.

Cattleya shivered involuntarily as her eyes locked onto Jas' eyes.

Jas reached for one of his sabers. "Anyone bold enough to point steel should be ready to die by it." A smirk tugged at his lips as he took a step forward, still dragging Cattleya with his other hand.

"W–Wait I'll pay you in gold!"

Jas froze mid-step.

Cattleya blinked in surprise at his sudden pause. He said nothing, standing completely still, as if waiting for her to continue.

"I—I'll pay you one gold coin for every person you save," she trailed off.

For a mont, there was silence. Then Jas glanced over his shoulder at her, his expression unreadable.

"Five gold coins," he said finally. "Five for each head."

"I'm not asking you to kill them!"

"Then let's keep moving," Jas replied, resuming his pace, dragging her along like she was a re inconvenience.

"W–Wait! Fine! Five gold coins for each person you save! Now hurry—!"

Before she could finish her sentence, Jas released her arm. In the sa instant, he vanished, leaving nothing but a faint crackle of red lightning in his wake.

Cattleya barely had ti to process his disappearance before she spotted him—his figure a blur, surging toward the falling Ferris wheel at incredible speed. The air seed to thrum with power as lightning danced across his form, crimson sparks crackling like fireworks.

Jas's glowing eyes locked onto the wheel. He raised his saber high, a grin spreading across his face. "May the seas boil and the ground quake before the great Captain Grayling!"

With a swift downswing, he slashed his saber through the air.

-CRACKLE!

A deafening explosion of lightning erupted, crimson crackles surging in an arc. But instead of scattering wildly, the lightning ford a do around the Ferris wheel, encasing it in a glowing, electrified field.

The air buzzed with energy as crimson lightning danced and shimred, freezing the wheel mid-collapse. It hovered in place, suspended as though gravity itself had been overpowered by Jas's will.

The crowd below fell silent, their mouths agape at the surreal sight before them.

But Jas wasn't done.

His form blurred once again, a streak of red lightning racing upward. In an instant, he reached the top of the wheel, standing atop the highest cabin—the sa one where he had rescued Cattleya monts ago.

Securing his saber at his waist, Jas clenched his fists tightly.

"This might hurt a little," he muttered, waiting for the massive Ferris wheel to straighten itself out under the influence of his lightning field. Sparks danced across his fingers, and the air around him buzzed.

When the towering structure finally shifted back into its original upright position, Jas smirked, rolling his shoulders.

"This can't be…" Cattleya murmured from the ground, staring at him with wide, disbelieving eyes. The thought forming in her mind was so absurd, so impossible, she didn't want to acknowledge it.

But he was going to do it.

Lightning crackled fiercely along Jas's right arm, sending waves of electricity rippling through the air. When he was ready, he drew back his fist and struck.

-BAM!

-CLANG!

The sound was a deafening blend of an explosion and a tallic shriek that forced the bystanders below to cover their ears. Jas's punch drove straight into the wheel, which hovered barely thirty centiters above the ground.

The Ferris wheel crashed down with imnse force, a cloud of dust erupting on impact. But instead of toppling over, it sank deep into the earth. Jas had aid precisely, searching for minerals beneath the surface that could react to his lightning. Using the steel of the wheel as a conductor, he created an electromagnetic field to stabilize it.

When the dust finally settled, the wheel stood perfectly upright, its base embedded firmly in the ground. It was completely inert, save for faint residual crackles of electricity along its fra.

Satisfied, Jas deactivated his field, letting the energy fade away, and leapt down from his position. He landed hard, grimacing slightly as he glanced at his bruised knuckles.

If he was Rufus Quintus Flamma he would have certainly not a single bruise.

Ignoring the stunned faces around him, Jas walked to the wheel's cabins and began counting the passengers inside. His eyes darted from one cabin to the next, tallying with a casual flick of his injured hand.

When he finished, he turned toward Cattleya with a smile. "Perfect round number—one hundred. That ans you owe five hundred gold coins, Cattleya Starlight."

But Cattleya didn't react. Like her guards, she was frozen in place, staring at him as if he'd just summoned a god.

"What's up?" Jas asked, raising an eyebrow before glancing at a nearby staff mber. "Make sure they get everyone down safely when the fire departnt—or whoever's in charge—shows up."

The staff mber gawked at him, too stunned to speak, but Jas figured the ssage had landed.

Turning back to Cattleya, he let out an exaggerated sigh. "Let's go. You can pay when we get to your estate."

Still, she didn't move. Her gaze was locked on the Ferris wheel, now buried firmly in the ground, faint sparks still flickering along its steel fra.

"What's with the staring contest?" Jas muttered under his breath before shaking his head. "Won are such a hassle," he grumbled, turning to her guards. They too were frozen, their eyes filled with awe as if Jas had just perford so divine miracle.

Jas grimaced at the attention, brushing off the thought. He grabbed Cattleya's arm and began walking. "Co on already. Your friends will be fine."

Cattleya still didn't answer letting herself getting dragged by Jas.