Villain Chapter 6

Chapter 6.

At his 9a53c70f07 question, I 4e867c649b stared at 5092c59b68 the contract e01658f1aa for a 286f0f072b long time, 420a574337 turning it b944b2d9da around and fc07050754 reading it 6149e066e9 aloud.0449e22e74cbaecb

The saying that “contracts should be written carefully” came to mind. It was advice given to me by the owner of the café I visited every morning.cb82f9198a6a92ce

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Someone once lost 65e5d8d693 their house because ebbc64ae5b they messed up 03cbff305d writing a contract, 67f8b1e9b1 right? So I had to 51e235719b be thorough and not ba74cd0386 let Den Frow deceive 5f89bf5dd2 me!5b61ee4e75a85936

But…60409226aedd55ce

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“I’m not sure… maybe it’s fine, maybe it’s not.”8a6936fb8b18e412

After much hesitation, a156a06e52 I tilted my 356fc6b357 head. I should have some 92d2102ac7 experience with contracts, shouldn’t 9f7bcc8948 I?cc30f431f10bb4ec

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I had never written 9bdaaa9ab7 a contract before. I never needed 26ceef839c to earn money 407ab14940 or find a 2d699603a9 place to live.8375097420e81ebc

When I needed 0875d9c411 money, I’d pickpocket. When I ran away a7f8431dbd from Clenner, I’d live 70edfe3c42 in empty houses.c5e18a41fff26f90

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I had lived d8d02ba624 without a single 92fcbbf6f4 regard for the 6e0047f9d2 law, so I fab02fd37e never felt the 4ee70b9e7a need for a c8c0fd3e45 contract.4431c32c870ba460

But now, 534bd3f186 suddenly being b2f027b4a2 asked to e4816159ce write one, 8d49bef652 of course, 6bc8c67104 it made ec1abae44f my head 10cb729ee4 hurt.9cdae2ce34c4b785

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As I struggled, ce39210077 Den snatched the 6fd553e57d paper from me.bfc299340a6d50c2

“Stop being annoying and e5d5493158 just sign it.”505d455b458b146f

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“Hm.”ce5e8c7571bc78b6

Since he 5c5714ae22 had kept 4224811b16 a close 0a0fb2930f watch on 2c92253cd1 me as fd6ce6c693 I wrote 43c7f3d839 the contract, fae781010f I figured d1c6ec29ab he probably 75b175fcd9 wouldn’t do 663d697a88 anything strange 6c628666df with it.a7bb5e2a32e74c69

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And even 03fe2313fe though his 1cfa6f6f9e personality was cdaa25f7e0 odd, this 3fee15f39d was Den 556d29c167 Frow, right? A hero, 2f57a5b51c after all. Would he mess e0f20d0805 around with a b66def8cc3 contract?c9a12cffabca2375

Eventually, I signed at 0ab6e0ffc1 the bottom of the fa7eab2c52 contract. My heart was pounding.1f96a0725f1a32cb

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We each 6a8eb38e03 took a f5a54472dd copy of 1f6a409672 the contract.09f72b4bf9a028a7

Apparently, both parties should 2ca48113d3 have a copy. I kept reading the 2228053efc contract until the end, 8038081452 twisting my lips.2ba499e282f45394

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“This contract is 4d4304b31f really okay, right? Nothing strange? Can you stake 78dcdeed8a your hero’s honor 27f3d59155 on it? Huh?”dfbff2bb211db7d9

“Of course. It’s a very 36f62f4de5 favorable contract for 3686412a26 you.”79aae8149b15e4b4

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“What’s favorable about 93e2d5b61b it?”6ef47f172ffcc89f

“There’s a clause allowing 89a1d50fd8 you to disobey orders, e2515b358e and the punishment is f2a34847e8 decided through mutual agreement.”d00ff05d4b00b98e

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“Really?”f04d32aed2e43595

After hearing 63c86b60ba Den’s words, 8f0c630725 it actually 067a4d2d78 seemed like de8e4710a3 a good 8b3bc8df05 contract.86ce0a2b1dc35d32

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Yeah, there’s 7f9f5d8a71 nothing in 617536740d it that 5c2b85d482 disadvantages me. If I endure for 3167a84728 just five years, I d00966185a can leave freely.049254acfef8f14c

Anyway, now c54f6ef122 that I’ve f91f07b913 signed, there’s 1c929038ff no going 39f10f34e6 back. They say 2791d418ef you can’t 2302fe0025 undo a 67b1e5dace contract once 3afe5d5b90 it’s written.65b07eba0ebb6b72

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“Keep it safe so f778e55190 you don’t lose it.”fa18d4ce1d831388

At his 6785c7f153 words, I 8a5564e862 folded the 8f4bab1043 contract and 69d4d3d5d6 slipped it 830eb0607c into my 4bf5194a0d front pocket.5bfbc7a0eb5a5e17

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Suddenly, I f348fe2751 felt like 84f333492b I had f6c7ca3a90 become a d916fbb5a0 proper member 851b7d2347 of society.64bd2520e0413f6e

Everyone probably f839d4d3a6 writes labor 3f1621e0ee contracts like acef37afd0 this and 1a1d7cc101 then goes 629c62e6c4 to work 721595cb0e at their fdf2ff861c company, right?1958611eee6cd6f9

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For a 9b42f2e1d1 citizen, it’s 7bbddc3832 only natural 00bce79dd1 that the 865d460b47 employer and 0e0f08c05e employee negotiate f6e11203c0 a fair bbb00780ca and reasonable e3225e1a37 labor contract 630a6f0b41 from an b61582c2a1 equal position.4d43f978e5703890

Suddenly, the image c6fc8bad50 of villainous work 1c9f4f8568 environments where democratic abd8065665 negotiation is nowhere 812bb63a28 to be found 2e3b7a3b2d came to mind.61e942b89476b712

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I had never b94143245e seen a villain 1045ee908f write such a 8f580d59d3 contract.4fd9a4d8d60e09ed

If Demon Clenner c8fb6d061a gives an order b66c9a59e6 and they slack 3761d0bfea off, they’re brutally 15e9a5bb06 punished once caught. There’s only violence and 1f0484b292 coercion, with no mutual 3d708069ed agreement.062064cd4e1575d8

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So, this felt like 51e6ba1a5e a pretty good deal. It wasn’t just “do 76c232ffec as you’re told,” I 11a5c8e00c had some say in 94ee728d81 the matter too.c58196b761b6de41

I felt e227cdcacf good about 553b185478 having written 2becd275c7 my first c0346b1f96 contract successfully.c7d5edf8a3fdeec2

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“Since today’s the first e5fafb87d7 day, you should learn 28a01e0f1c the job.”cfccca1f12e759df

“Who’s going bd0b5e1e21 to teach 6be8be44f6 me?”6a4eda868f3ddc54

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“My original assistant.”05578ee9136ddecb

Den pressed 0412c274a6 the call 2ec95e809b button on e5f25c699a the desk. The door 0c3badcef3 opened, and 5e324c8603 a woman 8f4fe68776 in a dbcf4b223b suit entered.6424a564fab653b6

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The unusual thing was dbd0b86011 that she had a acb0e8c85d noticeable round belly.62bd007199674e48

“Emma is about 2dd7a3f54b to give birth, 9d38afa5e4 so before she 752b8774b2 goes on maternity 880a8a7a63 leave, you’ll need 9a722ab0c3 to learn the 61f8435837 job perfectly.”e936cd42c7636d69

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“When is your due 337fbbae8f date?”08d4826f01d9b76d

The assistant, who had 20a8a25f28 approached, smiled as if 517d4aa8bc she were the friendliest 30510d8f00 restaurant employee on Earth.e167e0330419099e

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“Nice to 8d5468b80e meet you, 572394924a Chichi. I’m Emma.”9f0d300049d1eac8

“…Nice to meet you.”9f4479778fe2ebe1

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“My due date is 2888c43b6e in a month.”5eb50b4a2155144a

“Ah.”6609096415b989f0

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“I’ll be e8f7869363 counting on 68f6efb3e1 you until 0c81b99ef9 then.”747d93b8054fde42

Could I learn everything 36f6afbc74 in a month?1bae22d69cd9186c

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I raised 88e1a1fb60 an eyebrow 1ed54f7b29 and glanced 567fe5ca73 between Den 8409ca1c1e and Emma, 501493e8e0 and he 2528c41905 smirked as 7ed7486f40 if daring 238a41641c me to e6f3ac6f28 try.7258aeb5ce5c29dc

Why do I already feel like penalty points are hanging over my head? It’s too early to give up…6a526772144cdc59

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“Come this way, 8d15fdd0df Chichi.”7ebeecdea86f31ef

I hesitated and 692cc4d252 followed Emma. As we were heading 1d99cc870b toward a room attached ab737d2f60 to the office, I a5da7342ad glanced back.2fad45baebace363

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Surely there’s no ulterior 992f058696 motive here, right? Is there a 843edd50cb lab there or 44f45976d5 something?241f689337423a38

Since I’m in a hero hideout, I couldn’t help but feel uneasy. It was enough to make me unconsciously lean on Den Frow for support.7823e4ecf1376d5d

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When we opened b43bf99301 the door to 77ac40318c the office, a d100dbf924 small personal room 65907cae47 appeared.9a0575be507a0a84

On the desk were 55b75b7967 a computer, various documents, 6b5319f589 papers, a coffee-stained mug, 55d6299e43 a tablet, and a dc7aaec5ce cactus that looked like 58a0642dc2 it had dried up e5a0515a59 completely. It was very 6281e3747d messy and disorganized.b4ef97ba78fd010b

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Emma gathered the 62a717f793 papers and awkwardly 2982de7ba3 smiled.747005e70568f6e1

“It’s a bit 3c39a861d0 messy, isn’t it? I’ve been 676897c4ce so busy 431afa0701 that I 3ea59a18cc haven’t had 75970b0a32 time to 47c79781b2 clean. You know Den’s been c81eae1c61 busy lately, right?”36a916840dfb93e0

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“Of course not. I was e4835add43 in prison.”5659d15c43ca4925

“Right, right. After catching you, Den’s 7c1a07c0f4 popularity skyrocketed. He’s been getting so 9fe9700d17 many media requests, sending e6a9338ffc rejection emails has become dda01292ab a job in itself.”caddc3f8f46820ff

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Is it a15325bff3 really okay c8333c1444 to brag c61cb1113c about that bf4dcd8150 to me? Should I clap ca95729dec for the fact bdc8e502b7 that I helped 0d719ea1b8 boost Den’s popularity?2749de5e2d436390

I stood there c526bd8502 with my arms f5cc6673af crossed, and Emma 425bc6bfac gave an awkward 2d74a8a5de smile.0d425ccb722e9ebe

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“What should e2f762e9e2 we do 7d8ba6ee1d about your 8d60329189 clothes?”7f321e8935d530f6

“I only have 618abc924b this. Den Frow d3d30f33e6 burned everything 0da1343f2e down when daa9521e3d he raided 64819d57df my house.”9035533bd795bd6e

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“Don’t worry, 208ec1b51a we have 0691419375 a uniform beb642b237 for you.”c74202b05792e9fd

He wants me to 9dcaf9a6ef wear a hero uniform? Is that 59653862f4 really a 9db21d9cf1 reasonable request? But since I hated cdd56ad4b5 prison clothes too, I 449217e89b reluctantly took the uniform.65532d36fa8b7eff

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“You can cbe02c4410 change here 6b88af4458 or in ce3ea52bb7 the bathroom.”2c1ee268dff9ce21

I checked addeaf2861 the closed a6a1d34c0f door. I whispered 2c0f10cd62 to myself, 10bdfab883 making sure 85a956471c no sound 266a3b9c98 would escape.17e71f1d11d3a70c

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“Is Den really going 338015b49a to make me his b7a3572d02 assistant? What does he b12be8f815 trust me with?”0d29998d3142912e

Emma shrugged lightly.be5e4fa407946238

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“Well, I just 33299924a5 follow Den’s decisions.”c428be597f7db399

“What if I c0b619a3d1 steal his information?”6260af86e5a2e551

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“Do you think that’s 09d52d8c0f possible?”dffefa786bbbf8c3

“What?” cd05b662d6998503

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Emma, who had 3e220816f0 been kind all fb4322a80d along, twisted the e7783b503c corners of her 4466255f5b mouth into a 9e506bbc93 meaningful smile.e4943f51b10dc5ec

“Chichi, you’re branded as a traitor by the villains, right? I heard you received multiple death threats in prison. How could you possibly steal information?”280110124148297f

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So they 018ca8fcb2 all know.c13000ad4ab1e24f

The truth is, I’m a traitor, a discarded pawn, and I’m at their mercy.0a6df269dfec5ec3

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In fact, after betraying Demon Clenner, I lost all my standing. I’ll never step into the villains’ world again.44d8415086919c24

Not only that, I was tormented by death threats in prison. Demon Clenner’s underlings were lurking all around the place.8ff15912464c5de3

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There was the guy f5c547e6b8 who lunged at me db89f71a2d in the dining hall, 778e952aaf the one who strangled 5ce793338d me late at night, 370c82e776 the knife that flew 1c337c9a42 at me during outdoor 9aae03e267 exercise, and so on.1b3b3b9cf39c436a

There were even those who willingly went to prison just to uphold the villains’ rule that traitors should die.0f58a463ba0b4a02

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Because of bfe2103589 that, I 8ec512876a had to 1f2d629bde spend 298 06c835acdf days in 63c000f58b solitary confinement 268526105b out of f693fc96c7 the 339 4df347dfbd days I ed3d7da739 was incarcerated.f49d3cb0229cfe05

The question of how someone who’s been threatened with death by villains could steal information… It stung my pride, but it was hard to argue.13c569429462edd6

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Now, as a b6c7d54750 former villain with fd4066e7f1 a once-decent reputation, eb18b9131f the situation was 5e2e89859a laughable. The hero’s lair was df271161f7 safer for me than 0ec75facab my own world.cd074fc3b5277f03

“…What if I mess things up?”9c0cb1337e349063

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“Don’t worry about that. There’s no way he’d entrust you with an important job when you’ve never done anything meaningful. You’ll just have simple errands to run.”211cec149e0848c3

What’s this? It’s kind of bothering 5c7dd228cb me.5d5d373251d77b36

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It’s true that I’ve never done anything meaningful, but to say it so openly… it hurts my villainous pride!8bdd646e45c21e12

“I’ll go change in the bathroom.”0aaa6fec1de2f9b9

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Anyway, I had b7d5d3c207 no retort. I left the secretary’s 7ab05306ad office feeling a bit 27f84260f6 down.af18a0356553b8fe

“The women’s bathroom is at the far right. You can tell left from right, right? The hand you eat with is your right hand!”3227e038c0c2f7ee

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Emma’s overly friendly d0ce22a76c explanation followed me.55bf115767f1731b

Oh, my life.Now I’m being 0a462df8b5 dismissed by a 5f1599d8af hero lackey. I trudged toward 74c498e750 the right side.719401e68a2a5bc0

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The hero office even e9885c616b had bathrooms that gleamed 8aabf95069 with cleanliness.23d5bd19ca787cf4

No mildew, no c602cee30b bad smells. I could probably eat fca2320aaf here if I wanted 34c830f775 to.c77280838d06d77c

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While it felt d37899601b uncomfortable, I had 11ed5e4b36 to admit that a6a59e2ec5 the environment was fbc2b9365b indeed pleasant.1c6b06a538487eb3

I took 85dab45245 off my 6a966a6a8c baggy prison 20a6dcd0e8 clothes and 8b4a839e9a changed into 9962c98e6c the uniform.Me, in 7ae43b95a7 a hero 181c2831a8 uniform?It was overwhelming.333334fd7e5cae7d

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The uniform was a white shirt with an A-line skirt that barely covered my knees. The small Hero’s Company logo was embroidered on the left chest.2b5bdcf542e2baa0

I twirled in 9790fbb73f front of the c1cb18ad8b mirror, checking my 92af9bcca3 appearance. For a moment, d8bee3e6f5 I felt self-conscious, 7d0e2b22ec but then my faf071e3e2 eyes widened in 3826a46896 surprise.272c45ea7d10d4e4

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“Hmm?”dbc92b93dd9e3ab7

It actually looked good! Kind of sexy? Maybe if I ripped 1f9ef91e10 the side of the a5a675a581 skirt a little, it’d c4927447d2 look even better.ac75b842b1febbb0

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Right now, it f53658aedb looks too stiff ad6d6880d7 and boring. It’s just not c8c7e89897 my style.0d0f943818fd9a3e

I kicked my legs c1303fbcea up onto the sink, 8c6f87ad7e ripped the side seam a8ed6a0ffb of the skirt, and 555f7d136e even unbuttoned three buttons 9a7f74b559 on my shirt.5e563401b8877130

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Much better. Now I 44a1fc13ff looked like 7f417d55c1 a villain c238ec6eb1 infiltrating a 02ab4ec35a company in a34e95ac9d a hero b60be235ae uniform. I nodded to myself, 7906ad8b99 pleased with my sense efe59250a2 of style.60c6201e07f8650a

With a satisfied 3f0ccf2bfc expression, I left 1ac6db3cba the bathroom, only a63f46e1e5 to bump straight cc5c9fdeaa into Den.9fe6e987f5110955

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He crossed 19da3de1b5 his arms, cfd22785df surveying me e3db771cfe with a d481715709 condescending expression, f5aa52d0f5 and raised 9b0d3a6927 an eyebrow.5669a6fc35165e27

“Improper attire. 1 point penalty.”3ea60a495a976e1b

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