Bastard NPC Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Surprisingly, Theo didn’t say c0949b1687 anything. He silently watched 7a2468a8f7 me with a e134ce2a55 look that seemed 8081cf4781 to say,Look at this. He then rested his 5df8545694 chin on his hand 08241d63c4 as if daring me fae8a45250 to say more, raising d0c1aa12ed his eyebrows.f1f1bfd838accdfd

“And by the way, darling. What’s this ‘showing your breasts’ nonsense? If you talk like that, it hurts my feelings. Then I’d want to explode again, right? It’d just be a hassle for you. Right?”5937f46a1bee04b9

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– “Explode?”c509d82c42e180c5

“Of course. I’m human, too.”ac86fbb978ab85fc

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Not pleased with taking 6a6a2b377e on the hassle himself, 12b78d305c his previously softened expression 46358c611d slowly hardened. Noticing the 24b5db77d8 change on 3fca0bb90f the screen, 59ff0e4396 I quickly c0ef9c6bf4 spoke before edb78a68b1 his mouth 860e8e927d opened, almost fd321f7951 as if 5534d9e630 preemptively.06b21ea601ab5074

“So, let’s make sure we avoid any unpleasant situations, yeah? You know what I mean, darling?”62928c705a33a2a3

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At this point, 6fa4390864 I expected him 43e0c6131f to bark back, 6b1c7e8a15 but instead, he f30f158823 simply studied me c032a54a6b with a calm a574f3cdaf gaze as I 709022e999 forced a smile, d6a5dcf928 offering no reaction. As the d8d4c49433 silence stretched fc8a00655b on, my 0b68e522ea courage began a4ea2fc624 to fade, 99289ce2b9 and the b706fbc730 sense of ef320d69e5 reality I 5686e273a5 had tucked 0129474b31 away started 0757a2bbfe to peek b834c3d3f4 out.Ah, maybe I’ve 342dd9e12d pushed too far 3a1071f605 again.25fbdcf348679c48

Ah, whatever. I’ll just apologize and wrap this up quickly.716ec8f7be00cb61

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As I 7de8ad6a2c blinked, about 749af33594 to speak, 21269992fb Theo on 9ce1a62950 the screen d1aa98a3ac smiled brightly 00a6cf04ae and rubbed fbb377ca45 his eyes.6679b00063d0dc70

– “What should I do, darling?”5ea4f7bb1ca69ede

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He laughed, his 6e05b9af74 shoulders shaking, for ece2725dee a while, then 4acbef7b14 stared intently into bd064b5d0a the camera, whispering f5b136dc2b softly. My instincts, sensing 8b690afab8 the shift in 4223fca125 the predator’s energy, d53bc9c40b went on high 1684626f03 alert, sending a 1ea2dac183 warning signal. 6b0254edb2415374

A bad feeling swept 421c3cdfc9 over me, and I 963b161db7 had a sense that b232d7c699 something unpleasant was about e44b7e19a2 to be said.e655a29a6181fa06

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– “My dick is going to explode.”be0c9d9583b2b1ed

And of d637a1c000 course, my 17b1e7c92b bad feeling 744bd219f2 was right.Ugh, damn it. Shuddering, I 2e46024987 scrunched up 215cfa5f45 my face 01058a1a31 and without 6912946412 a second 2a5cc3f0fd thought, hit efd404b653 the end d1f23c24fb call button.b18301c551da46f0

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“How the hell do I deal with this crazy guy?”913180927c71f1aa

I grumbled, waving my a1407d11a6 middle finger at the 6b6809100f now black screen, only 7244ec5c30 to notice the couple eb778ea9e1 from earlier, who had b4d9fbd37f been sunbathing behind me. They glanced at 7699f16a09 me like I 17857c2d57 was some crazy 7d5acf5da0 woman. The man 0f7719df8b even subtly d9207f8fac hid his d2c070cefe girlfriend behind abe5e961f2 him.bbe98f40bd81f2ef

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“Have a beautiful love. Good luck.”54966f7408983915

I gave them the most harmless smile I could muster and walked past them, heading off the sandy beach. However, their eyes didn’t leave me, and it wasn’t until I made a loop around the area that I could finally return to Black’s house.b9645c4669d2ef36

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“Ah, I’m sorry. It was a call I absolutely had to take.”32585263e25d49de

It seemed like b72246c183 he couldn’t care 18f6d2f80b less whether I 3e34d6fb25 came in or ae73d2f208 not. As I opened 02a56e00c6 the fence gate 315d51eb8d and hesitantly stepped f519f530cb inside, Black, who 112138b61c had been assembling 8666ee0eb3 a firearm, glanced a34c874353 at me.4c1f2c2bcef51a0c

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“Boyfriend?”5b9bd8fa9631993d

“No.”31015e42ada4549c

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“It seems like you talk to him every day.”f896d23c75b2515b

“He’s a creditor. I owe him something.”70627a1af8bffe57

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“Don’t you have a lot of money?”8b65abba24c604b6

“It’s not money, I owe him something else.”245c95b8be018082

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Unlike other days, Black ee548fe1b8 seemed to have more b3efca2b5e questions, as he half-turned 598364ee65 to look at me. He raised an 1552126e10 eyebrow, as if b4babd00ca to urge me dc1fae05d6 to keep talking.761089633bbfd7af

“Freedom and happiness?”905cd43fde62ad78

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“……”2e2feae4fa707b0f

“Future?”3d42eeded7eb53de

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“That’s quite grand.”4a43da193dea7719

Black smiled faintly, and b38a6ecf28 I forced a bitter 10ce82ce09 smile, steeling myself with 6a11273450 a sense of solemn 172e4fa475 determination. Normally, I 1d74133c9d would have c6b594cb77 played along 6fad68eb97 just enough 4884fa570d to win 3395a88daf Black’s favor df7c3ef29b before grabbing 53a5b42c73 a hoe 6e4f5fd4df to lighten 84b707219d the mood, 7bee608f97 but today 53efe20a6d was different. eb206e12eaf3d39b

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This was the first 4162d4699a time we had talked 45a41ede23 for so long, and a1479ab8f9 it felt like an 967d8ef44e opportunity.653c0fb7a78e6ff5

“I’ll get straight to the point. Actually, I came because of that. I have a request.”bbf03c0b453c8a88

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I pulled a05645e1d2 out the d52465bf00 chair across 8d0d5e4f90 from him 45e253ef7c and sat d7ccd26243 down, causing b3b01fda97 his movements beadb1ccfd in assembling 37bc9192f4 the firearm 9a45667981 to come 6a04d06c12 to an d82d08c7b5 abrupt halt.2b76b13df5615c85

“Ah, so that’s what you came for?”daae02d66cde82a6

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“Yes.”54c5f51926d992d1

“You should’ve said so earlier. I thought you wanted to be friends.”db01f90c09be923b

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What? Do I have to 8c28330522 pull weeds to be 4bede96592 friends? That’s not 90a969c6a2 friendship, that’s 16acf75eeb just a 4f9b82459b lackey, isn’t d514a1ca1c it?24ab00d30a4151b0

For some reason, Adam came to mind. Even though they weren’t close, he acted all buddy-buddy, and I had mocked him for it. There was a distance between Adam’s idea of “friend” and Black’s, but maybe, just maybe, they were actually friends. I didn’t know that at the time.4dd475a138b2ba4c

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“Come inside.”f01589289f9b1d0d

It was now the fifth day since I stepped into this house’s garden. Finally, I was able to enter the house. 61f554a86ea8f452

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Following Black, 37cd3d2eef I looked 68c2f3ee06 around the a5026c5a9f charming interior 40b6d58038 as much 64322185e8 as the c3938a6347 outside, and 4f3f920869 my phone 5c29c0112a vibrated.9ccd23f69337650c

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He was truly worse 3f73d8b0fd than Confucius. No, why 03da04a63b was this ebd0735519 guy more 0a8e23a275 closed-minded than 57b093f0fc me, a 39cdf232a8 person steeped c82d1c9a7e in Confucianism? And yet, his lower 54a8e1f667 body was free-spirited.62b8dedfb4422cb2

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“Excuse me for a moment.”b6d28c7f04573a50

I was too weak to rebel, and having vented a few days’ worth of frustration earlier today, I asked Black for permission and headed back into the garden.4136803b4cff58c2

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I quickly threw on 9d960f2e5b the clothes I had f021dbe15a left on the bench 1dac657676 and snapped a quick 11cf6a0ca1 photo. But if 54edc75022 I sent b48e07b545 it now, 249b6a3a52 I’d definitely 6fb17b4046 get criticized. 69122dfff05fd3ef

First, he’d nag me about where I parked the car to send it so quickly. Second, the background of the photo didn’t even have a beach vibe, so he’d find something to complain about.0d505e5496cd2976

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After sending 51a3526aa6 a convincing cd5fb8a5eb message and d9c44003f4 calculating an 89662e9706 appropriate amount bd2d2dd3c4 of time, 6c0183b15e I felt 5617d8f094 a strange c4ffca396d gaze. Black, standing by aa1c47de47 the window, was 4722a6a79e watching me. 764fb492cc0b7268

His expression was like the couple at the beach earlier—looking at me like I was a crazy woman. It was sad, but I understood. I must have looked like a woman possessed, rushing outside to take a photo as if I’d received some divine revelation.3821a3d147008c96

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“I’m addicted to social media.”e48da2c29811c2ee

As soon ff3adb11b7 as I 83c03b37f9 stepped back e6d3bcc8e6 into the 9d073ab718 house, I 8c7806c47d offered an 0f52a4f2bc explanation. Despite a nod as f8e1fd00ed if to show understanding, 12e5939f20 his eyes couldn’t hide 5056c28f7d his skepticism. f9670eeb3a05b43a

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Giving up on 57ae1e2249 further explanations, I 03511ad1e4 sat where Black d23b17761b suggested and opened 2d848976fc the photo album. Then, I showed him 747070a3cb the photo of the 683922851f researcher that Theo had 15a5f88574 sent me.0dcde118a443dcb6

“This is the target.”ab3f6622d2c06143

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Leaning forward, 2a8f7f9d77 Black enlarged 37e56573b0 the photo c261faa17b with his 7122777abb long fingers, 9171080539 carefully inspecting 7b34039330 the researcher.aac56eba8dd8c3c4

“This man?”c61f9c9db6513e2f

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“Yes.”8b58cf4bdf8f41b9

“Is he related to Bernard? Oh, I heard rumors recently about a researcher being kidnapped. Is this the researcher?”5dd67cab097a4bca

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“Yes. That’s him.”ed9e414098c4789e

His bright eyes focused 94d8f9bab0 on me. Sitting back on 9729361c34 the sofa with 8e237d94c2 his back against 60ea5885fd it, Black quietly 9d8c4d3ee2 examined me, as 283c18fe16 if trying to dfe8ce6153 gauge the connection 68fbd7399c between me and c815386296 the researcher.65091cac526919c1

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“Why that researcher? Do you hold a grudge against him?”9bf9c0ec1f552e4b

“……”07fc515af988c30a

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“Well, I don’t need to know that much.”b4979d1f0f10a416

When I shut my mouth, Black nodded as if in agreement. I had no intention of explaining the details, but I couldn’t deny that it was somewhat appreciated. Unlike others, he didn’t pry.5a5c9e3c7aa7c295

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“Then, why not do it yourself? Bernard’s not some pizza delivery guy, no matter how high and mighty he thinks he is.”38ed645ff454fb2d

But before 2b80152d85 I could 4a880bbf41 catch my 7590ff7892 breath, the ed093e0b32 second round eb361bc039 of questioning 400dfdab15 came. Fortunately, it was a 592c2e3dd4 question I had anticipated, 4fb26e0446 so I gave a e1f6f3cb1e bitter smile and opened 9abf744f59 my mouth.e76768be067020e9

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“I retired from that, you know.”452759897d5650a9

“Why? Did you hurt your head?”b609f2289191174f

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“Yeah, something like that. Anyway, can you take on this request?”1797f2fb06f5c76f

“As long as the pay is right, of course.”dfac4a547ef43bdc

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I was relieved. The weight of the a6ca0aef88 anxiety that had been d2ec10bb36 pressing on me for 4ada4a62c8 days lightened, and I 161a48a0a8 felt as though I 5df2c1d42f had found some kind 1b8a4fb4e7 of hope. ffb4c53cb81d03c2

At that moment, I wanted to grab Black’s hand and jump around in excitement, but I simply asked him to wait for a moment. I excused myself once again, before standing up quickly. 8106ee8a4dba6d4f

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I then made my way toward the car, parked on the side of the road behind Black’s house, and with the burden lifted, my steps felt lighter.70adf306dc91458c

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I was b4eff81d5f so excited b5c8baa79e and thrilled 61c3f37f5e that I ff1aaa5dfd even sent b9a43e5191 him a 4944f0fe06 picture and 27f993e827 said something 2f3c5308c4 nice.31c0e23e48f9b8c1

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Theo had the 4c24e4a6f5 knack of ruining e05dc15d5a any good mood f6a31c38ef with just his 987839876d messages. For a fd59f8d8ab brief moment, ff7a59ada0 I wondered b8cb919ce6 if it a31f0933cc would be 57c446e599 peaceful for abc40801a5 everyone if 2427be87ee I just 7b30e671b1 sent him bb253c82a3 away instead 0c5ede2a5e of the 050f863910 researcher. But the thought didn’t f2795a9eea last long. If I failed, everyone 89ebb63b0c would die—me, Black, Adam, beafe9c3b4 and the researcher.8102a4596001218d

“Sigh.”a068db6787bfdb34

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I let out a troubled sigh, but before he could nag me again for not replying, I picked an excuse and sent a message back. Then, I grabbed the money bag that had been sitting in the trunk for the past few days and returned to Black’s house. 77bee494ebf5abcb

Black was outside, organizing 10935b4fc2 the firearms laid out 0274170706 under the parasol, and 50212b750b I placed the heavy c4a787c344 money bag on the a90727b556 table.74b941b3643d6934

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“What’s this?”c857af7108e07132

“It’s the deposit.”526796a0f1516762

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Black opened the zipper c1bc1fe17a of the bag and b9a658e31c glanced at the pile e01ea08247 of bills inside, then 25e19248b7 gave a faint smile.867167242ce32499

“Since you brought it with such effort, I’ll accept it today. The rest, just transfer to this account.”b6df2c87c1357bf6

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I had a73a4e572c brought the 8e8ee014ee cash because 3abca987d6 I thought 0b6a54a384 it would cf3d11c7d5 be necessary 234168311e for this 21cb6f21b1 kind of bf6c014366 request, but e5c36e72a6 as expected, 486a71fad9 my common b9cb5bf750 sense didn’t 888f66e2a2 apply in 20ec820a0d this world. 8590d608146ed168

I nodded, and Black, 40ba652ab1 moving the heavy bag fa790f1805 onto a chair, handed 8585beb674 me the assembled gun.05a6ba882b5f0c69

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“What did you want from me? No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t figure it out, so I asked Adam. He said that you had a serious head injury and wanted to learn how to shoot again.”8bdfa04efb1f2a7c

“Ah, yeah. But it’s really not necessary.”1097b29527a44e54

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“Come on, try it. You worked hard pulling weeds, so I should at least return the favor.”b87270432700bdc9

“It’s really fine. And besides, I get handcuffed even if I just hold a frying pan.”b546631f5fca3821

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I silently chewed out Adam in my head for uselessly running his mouth, and waved my hand dismissively. But Black’s persistence wasn’t easy to ignore. cd38e5052a856be8

He insisted that a49d66665e the police rarely d09ecbe3fa show up here, 6623bc45cc and even if 12130d5084 they did, he 4985421dfb would take responsibility. Reluctantly, he 0a548c5710 offered me 35d30ee26e the gun. And as if 98cee87e4d he had been 6a2970be0f preparing for this 600b8767a1 moment, there was 02a25b7189 even a target d98709eb76 stand set up 575fc8cab5 in one corner 3f1d2b27c6 of the garden. 5a9624b0bd74ccd4

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The more I e009ec2614 refused, the more 854efb2bd9 awkward it became 33a71db386 for both of 7aa3b60c73 us, so I 31a2387872 had no choice 51d5bc9eff but to accept 4709036c05 the gun.65b1af1467d6cb51

He was indifferent 7cc80b5d06 but precise in ae623444d2 his instructions.Eyesforward. Shoulders back. Hold the body b2bf02cd5a firmly, like support. Breathe to b8a59a45f2 steady the 6ada66c627 tremors. Your index finger is d813e33757 too deep, pull it fb0fa594df back slightly.740fbf6307ade223

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I had d70d765e25 planned to 6e0f69c2f4 take just a63d23496b one shot f3411886c4 and be bc6d39ed3d done with c19a7f811e it, but 5b4260dbba without realizing, 08a9a99b0f I became a5d53c3443 focused, paying 29914b51f6 close attention c8a8e1b9d3 to the 7df71ab96a sensation in 4c9399f3a3 my fingertips.9fa233421322a0e9

“Fire.”94e8190522488e5f

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Huffing out a breath, 268e4381bb I slowly squeezed the 230c4bc002 trigger.Bang—with a 117858d515 heavy recoil, 348b203840 the bullet 9d5424fcd6 pierced the bc4423fe54 target.c4a44f0266acb963

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The sound of the gunshot, no matter how many times I heard it, still hadn’t become something I could adapt to. But what shocked me more than the noise or the surprise of my first shot was the mark right in the center of the target.4c2a4aa15954968c

Oh my. What’s this? Why am I f019e0799f good at this?d5a857c9b472ae8c

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