Three days later...
Saturo had come to a horrifying realization.His grandmother was not joking.
The insurance money had actually arrived.The old rocking chair.The floating couch.The frozen welcome mat.even the damm fake jordans
A/n : hey you dare call my jordans fake
Saturo: shut it
Everything.
All of it had somehow been approved.
Saturo sat at the kitchen table staring blankly at the paperwork while Granny happily drank tea nearby.
"..."
Even the poke officer's were probably
Sick of her that they didn't even bother to show up.
"..."
Saturo looked up."How."
Granny took a sip."Experience."
"NO."
Saturo slammed the table."HOW."
Granny smiled.and said
"How do you think we are this rich even after we gave most our business "
The smile of a scammer.
The smile of someone who had probaly committed tax fraud in Monopoly."Sit down, brat."
"Today I shall teach you..."
She pointed dramatically toward the heavens."...The Art of Scamming."
A/n immediately appeared.
"No. You will have me thrown in jail ".
Saturo ignored him.
"Lesson One." "If the situation is in your favor .."
She raised a finger."...it was your plan."
"If reality does not benefit you..."
She raised a second finger.
"...it was a scapegoat's fault."
Saturo blinked. " Bs...Why would someone take a fall for me ."
Granny nodded.
"Yet here we are ."
.Meanwhile, Pop's walked into the room carrying a newspaper.
"Oh hey.""The insurance money came?"
Granny smiled proudly."It did."
Pop's looked impressed."Nice."
Saturo immediately pointed.
"WHY ARE YOU ENCOURAGING THIS?"
Pop's blinked."Because she got away with it."
Saturo stared.
Then he stared harder.
" This is a crimee...."
Pop's
"No one is a criminal until it is backed by evidence".
The silence lasted several seconds.
"That explains so much about this family."."Thank you."
Pop's nodded proudly.
"You're welcome."
Granny opened a notebook.
Across the front was written:
THE ART OF SCAMMING
Volume 1
Beginner Lessons
Saturo immediately became concerned.
"There are multiple volumes?""There are twelve."
Granny flipped to the first page. "Observe."
She pointed toward Pop's."Old man."
"What?""Do you love me?"
Pop's immediately answered.
"Of course honey while putting a rose In his mouth out of nowhere ."
( a/n: truly James pop's.)
Granny nodded."Excellent."
Then she held up a jewelry catalog.
Five minutes later—
Pop's was buying her jewelry.
Saturo looked horrified."What just happened?"
Granny pointed toward the notebook.
"Emotional damage."
She wrote something down.
Chapter 3: Guilt Manipulation.
Saturo slowly backed away.
"No." "This is evil."
Granny gasped dramatically.
"Evil?"
You are the one taking notes. And i
She pointed toward herself.
"I am a sweet old woman."
A/n immediately appeared.
"Objection."
"Sustained."
"Overruled."
"Denied."
"Nuh uh."
"Hollow purple. "
The courtroom collapsed.
Nobody knew why.
Meanwhile, Escanor floated into the room.
He looked at the notebook.Then looked at Granny.Then looked at Saturo.
Then sighed.
A very tired sigh.
"...Dad."
"Why are you learning from her?"
Saturo pointed at the notebook.
"I'M NOT."
Granny immediately pointed at him.
"He is literally taking notes ."
Everyone turned.
Saturo froze.A notebook slowly slid off the table.Written across the front cover were the words:
Advanced Psychological Warfare for Cynthia .
Escanor stared.
"..."
Saturo stared.
"..."
Granny smiled.
"My grandson learns quickly ohh wait you are learning emotional damage to use against a girl, I am proud to say you are truly my grandson that James would probably be fighting me rn ."
Escanor immediately floated toward the door. In his poke voice.
"Nope." "Nope."
"I refuse."
"I'm going to call Cynthia."
"Mom needs to know."
Saturo instantly stood up."WAIT."
Escanor accelerated.
The Metang reached escape velocity.The window exploded.Glass flew everywhere.Silence filled the room.
Pop's looked outside.
"Huh.""He's getting faster."
Granny nodded proudly.
"Good survival instincts."
Saturo slowly lowered his head into his hands.
Somewhere in the distance—
a metallic voice could be heard.
"MOOOOOOOM pick the damm phone for Arceus's sake ."
The cry echoed across the region.Even Arceus probably heard it.Granny sipped her tea.
"Lesson Two."
Saturo looked up."No."
Granny ignored him."If witnesses exist..."
She smiled."...remove the witnesses."
Escanor's distant screaming immediately became louder.