<div style="text-align: justify;">Shadow Mari knew it wouldn't take much more of that taunting to make Dumas lose control. She knew he could do something stupid, but what she also knew was that he <span style="font-style: italic">probably</span> wouldn't hurt her too badly. Being hurt, just a little, was a fair price to pay, after all.<br/><br/>Despite those thoughts, and the fact that she had expected Dumas to lose it at some point, Shadow Mari was taken by surprise by the slap on her face. Touching her burning cheek, she shot Dumas a dirty look. <br/><br/>"Yes, I think it is hila...". Shadow Mari's word was cut in half when Dumas wrapped his hand around her throat. Her hands gripped his arm, as he lifted her off the ground. The girl kept silent while he spoke. After he stopped, she resumed her talking. "Do it! Have me erased away from your precious Bunny Girl's brain. Your only problem is that you will be erasing everything that has ever happened to her in the last twenty years. She has no memory, she has no life, she has no family, she is <span style="font-style: italic">nobody</span>!"<br/><br/>As it usually happened when Shadow Mari relaxed her control for a moment or two, the expression on the girl's face changed slowly into a confused and scared one. And that girl Dumas was holding had no idea what had happened, and why the one person she trusted to touch her had her by the neck and off her feet. Mari pointed at his hand with a soft "please", indicating she needed Dumas to let go of her neck.</div>