Bastard NPC Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Surprisingly, Theo didn’t 14a3e1dc67 say anything. He silently watched ce0db05af1 me with a a7a2d1ad27 look that seemed 270606a429 to say,Look at this. He then rested his 1bef3c16e3 chin on his hand 7ea85491d5 as if daring me 5da7d662f1 to say more, raising 74cb73f8cb his eyebrows.9895bd3e8efd8f7d

“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?”c5ac2e8cbd71ba0d

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– “Explode?”1e2fa63ee30d3cf8

“Of course. I’m human, too.”3d5383441868edf8

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Not pleased with taking 2a988226a6 on the hassle himself, f38b98b424 his previously softened expression 18d6c566b6 slowly hardened. Noticing the change 91a6956285 on the screen, 50217e06ca I quickly spoke 03ff2449af before his mouth 47e52de8c7 opened, almost as 6311e41d88 if preemptively.feb92827db807dc2

“So, let’s make sure we avoid any unpleasant situations, yeah? You know what I mean, darling?”47fe5ba93b0a3b95

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At this point, bde8dd7018 I expected him 075a68795f to bark back, 58b2d89d1a but instead, he ffc6979753 simply studied me 02abed4c5c with a calm 9da4eb0b99 gaze as I 93863469c7 forced a smile, ff954825f6 offering no reaction. As the silence stretched 01746ff561 on, my courage began 611c8021e3 to fade, and the 09e2d0d113 sense of reality I 344865bf82 had tucked away started 7ff3cba9fe to peek out.Ah, maybe I’ve pushed 5ffc2c0207 too far again.0e585c97d86c021b

Ah, whatever. I’ll just apologize and wrap this up quickly.922ee78950167079

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As I blinked, about a72ead9be1 to speak, Theo on a35f6966b2 the screen smiled brightly e944d88ff1 and rubbed his eyes.8fb5e7ecb35a0b81

– “What should I do, darling?”495f031a03ba8aa8

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He laughed, his ec0be6dc14 shoulders shaking, for 432a7f5899 a while, then ce7a76c9c7 stared intently into fa81dc4397 the camera, whispering bc2b456d05 softly. My instincts, 24230b1c0a sensing the 4dc9eb3174 shift in 92d895fdd7 the predator’s f18848a71a energy, went b59f607f83 on high 138b811b9f alert, sending 6a7c2405da a warning e1dfbba522 signal. a0a893fb9a32efc3

A bad feeling swept e4b5298b82 over me, and I 4a53b4de09 had a sense that 24acbd553a something unpleasant was about 79672c9351 to be said.3f65373a29dcdb91

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– “My dick is going to explode.”25fa2b7672b85ea0

And of course, my eac3394a99 bad feeling was right.Ugh, damn it. Shuddering, I scrunched 18d602982b up my face dbfd472b89 and without a 616060ac98 second thought, hit a6fc7804bd the end call 9eb8746b25 button.b0876b48e1f01399

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“How the hell do I deal with this crazy guy?”07fea94b0afbb4f8

I grumbled, waving 6ea86b4b5c my middle finger 13ddbc4538 at the now 0d900b4be9 black screen, only 2338448aeb to notice the d371431cf7 couple from earlier, 0d91552233 who had been 7d8bdd413a sunbathing behind me. They glanced 5a85e63003 at me d80876c6e8 like I 2b61294db5 was some 555a662efd crazy woman. The man even eed4cd5896 subtly hid his 02933f9a6f girlfriend behind him.6f2299b29c5b6222

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“Have a beautiful love. Good luck.”134ad2f3070c5f79

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.837095ea69984918

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“Ah, I’m sorry. It was a call I absolutely had to take.”6bd06c6b54b22929

It seemed e13f846508 like he 82bfab0a11 couldn’t care e3201ffaf8 less whether 15cab132cb I came 4961f470ab in or 79f03bc071 not. As I 58700ab286 opened the 468a2c395b fence gate d3464d3907 and hesitantly 506789c8cd stepped inside, 22f006da31 Black, who 4e6eddeb63 had been b438a059b4 assembling a da256b3498 firearm, glanced 6b8b345528 at me.783e3328c6b2baee

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“Boyfriend?”f7ebea90e6eb9aaf

“No.”758649e97a070cbc

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“It seems like you talk to him every day.”9e92814b167abbbf

“He’s a creditor. I owe him something.”fd1660486c5cc0d9

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“Don’t you have a lot of money?”53b972f7fc482869

“It’s not money, I owe him something else.”61c9d6c16e8ed21a

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Unlike other days, 9f8d76a93e Black seemed to 4f59afe767 have more questions, 7c5fef5fb8 as he half-turned 729c9e31cb to look at 5f78b2fdeb me. He raised an 0d34147c43 eyebrow, as if 9dad2ea2da to urge me 6193ebd135 to keep talking.bbdbe4fe72f77d82

“Freedom and happiness?”6f676ae9d1cc8962

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“……”3d0602aff2ae8caf

“Future?”2135c2277d7d853f

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“That’s quite grand.”37f948880c62cfd0

Black smiled faintly, and 6a118ced6d I forced a bitter a52b2c6e55 smile, steeling myself with d2a7fb9a96 a sense of solemn e4f40910ad determination. Normally, I would have 947876cf23 played along just enough b8f5c0ff0b to win Black’s favor 501814a1ed before grabbing a hoe 16dae1e634 to lighten the mood, 1b786a5d98 but today was different. 52b8647d6200afe8

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This was the f3c817d749 first time we 24ab264a2f had talked for 25dd587e81 so long, and f8f205fbc3 it felt like cb917fbf60 an opportunity.25d1d094cf828ac5

“I’ll get straight to the point. Actually, I came because of that. I have a request.”55ec11d2ddfb6b27

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I pulled 2232b3c195 out the 044cbb31e4 chair across 96c2addd59 from him 8c7f0726db and sat ae4f59fb8f down, causing 78acdd7c52 his movements 0dbf61e268 in assembling c0ad8c518b the firearm 87021d7954 to come bbc09543b2 to an 1a3a17767c abrupt halt.8cf27a89c877a5b6

“Ah, so that’s what you came for?”eae34a6d33947bab

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“Yes.”364ae9e28c175055

“You should’ve said so earlier. I thought you wanted to be friends.”5fc7a120d9d6fd4f

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What? Do I have to ab7c30948b pull weeds to be 64fb588ca7 friends? That’s not friendship, that’s dffa739273 just a lackey, isn’t 79f1eb8077 it?116ff9ff72166cbe

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.9e929d35b79d7612

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“Come inside.”bad3ebc3820cf253

It was now the fifth day since I stepped into this house’s garden. Finally, I was able to enter the house. 277000d3b1389db8

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Following Black, I looked 0dd19e446d around the charming interior e629be0220 as much as the 5e7ab59210 outside, and my phone d497072585 vibrated.ed544877f49da850

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He was 7c1ec14366 truly worse 29eea3070c than Confucius. No, why 3106feec1a was this 6bcc979bb7 guy more caf4b73464 closed-minded than f946bdf417 me, a 7b3cebb3c5 person steeped f77bb10e06 in Confucianism? And yet, his 4aeb82f379 lower body was ba5bfae785 free-spirited.841a7b73d7fe05af

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“Excuse me for a moment.”0347004e73c5f4a5

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.c5bd4a4232b8778e

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I quickly 5343de3907 threw on ceb885d4b6 the clothes 1daa6f8aaf I had de2a3dfe14 left on 3517003e65 the bench dc1308e9a1 and snapped 783fa2d2c4 a quick beee07b755 photo. But if I 8e3bc6dffd sent it now, a12d3358f1 I’d definitely get e09f9604f3 criticized. b3cdf7d0cc576033

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.912fc1acfafb89b1

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After sending 005c9b04ac a convincing a978394670 message and 875b13a91d calculating an 6c3cdb325a appropriate amount 559e427847 of time, c71f77b514 I felt 3ad7d9f3d2 a strange edd7161f65 gaze. Black, standing 6bd18c5947 by the 0171f68121 window, was 813b3d6b6f watching me. 0226ab5f7c1b78e4

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.4cb35b3011ec6a2a

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“I’m addicted to social media.”3042ce293aed2757

As soon as I 954d9b373b stepped back into the b3bb7694d7 house, I offered an 0b3a840511 explanation. Despite a 9caef4fc11 nod as 15f2880e62 if to fa4d0923f9 show understanding, a3cd4fa8ea his eyes 5ee2c0ba83 couldn’t hide 219e7fbb28 his skepticism. e64da226de5baa47

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Giving up on further 3801cea6c1 explanations, I sat where 4b57a69965 Black suggested and opened 8fc7c417f0 the photo album. Then, I showed 2a37570c9f him the photo 78b79ddfa4 of the researcher 6d1e2724d1 that Theo had 104bad5ef2 sent me.a61eb401ce8bbae8

“This is the target.”66c3c521809fba82

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Leaning forward, a5a239c15d Black enlarged 23eddd8db6 the photo 8c347a5335 with his 483bbbd62c long fingers, aa4fe2069a carefully inspecting d0757aba9b the researcher.ddabc93ba81f96f9

“This man?”be1b4ca37f9d3736

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“Yes.”c74850df5f83b6d1

“Is he related to Bernard? Oh, I heard rumors recently about a researcher being kidnapped. Is this the researcher?”6ce55980e57fbb5b

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“Yes. That’s him.”c539ec409b34810f

His bright eyes focused d83b82bda6 on me. Sitting back on the 176bad9b96 sofa with his back 76b8b35464 against it, Black quietly 4e5715bb64 examined me, as if 64d1112d5b trying to gauge the 3201de007a connection between me and fed1fbe07b the researcher.846b06793082c8eb

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“Why that researcher? Do you hold a grudge against him?”f60e1881c0ec4240

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“Well, I don’t need to know that much.”04ec7a788aab80c5

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.58c99ee89ecd3de8

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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.”12fff6f3fc4d6c9b

But before I c60ba13a79 could catch my a31428ead0 breath, the second 68b862874a round of questioning 934a60f624 came. Fortunately, it 9dd6224df4 was a 72ea6e2c88 question I ab0cc9444f had anticipated, bf9c42dbe6 so I bd1b1cb87a gave a 8b558670df bitter smile 1ef3d4cde2 and opened 7db4f55af9 my mouth.af5f55ff4b9d8b2a

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“I retired from that, you know.”5ad3c24ea1ae0402

“Why? Did you hurt your head?”c3cd3a2ed8d392d0

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“Yeah, something like that. Anyway, can you take on this request?”aaaee4dd64a76624

“As long as the pay is right, of course.”e0143db926751b03

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I was relieved. The weight of 0eb181fe49 the anxiety that 771680d57c had been pressing b82308bb54 on me for 071a97f861 days lightened, and 6c9c8aa1b8 I felt as 722670d568 though I had 4fac70f06d found some kind 3f7a56fb32 of hope. cb8dd7be381073fa

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. 6839d7ea557ae912

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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.59d69f577ea06e03

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I was 8909f775cb so excited cf35b530cc and thrilled 455a188a56 that I 7e610823b9 even sent 5f3cac7d97 him a 684b1bb163 picture and ade7604c58 said something 9abee5f788 nice.e2a82e7e7a9942cd

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Theo had the 6e551af4e3 knack of ruining fca9b4062a any good mood fa6a9efed7 with just his b55d513be7 messages. For a brief 1a43842f33 moment, I wondered 48b99794f6 if it would fc5aa5c736 be peaceful for e9458f1573 everyone if I 9325b0ac6f just sent him a019c6ca14 away instead of f902452ff3 the researcher. But the thought didn’t 8a5f75b8fd last long. If I 399a18bf99 failed, everyone 77ad63f0e5 would die—me, 60a6e38158 Black, Adam, fc884ac1a0 and the e707a22ad4 researcher.3bbec67cb0568d10

“Sigh.”5ab5f8d8d9f150d5

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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. ee01a135a8167377

Black was outside, organizing 301b064f09 the firearms laid out cbcef83b75 under the parasol, and 3bb64d4107 I placed the heavy bb91cc5192 money bag on the 11c362e0c7 table.db3cf13be9093b5a

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“What’s this?”fe031ce6065ead12

“It’s the deposit.”eb667dde6ec81601

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Black opened the 91ca0bf39e zipper of the 3ee2d37c8c bag and glanced 245a5cfc94 at the pile 79328e7d09 of bills inside, 7c49bd3cec then gave a 3403561921 faint smile.ef22c992c89c4f95

“Since you brought it with such effort, I’ll accept it today. The rest, just transfer to this account.”c01947dad7a0ef33

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I had brought 21615578c5 the cash because 82b60665bb I thought it d7b4d7c1e8 would be necessary 5c6fe6b6a4 for this kind 4d96101fea of request, but 67987da94d as expected, my 2d5cd77fa3 common sense didn’t 1982f1163a apply in this 2ad3ebc2cc world. e8a2f6d4d31b5202

I nodded, and 0ae7d7c478 Black, moving the c125de2760 heavy bag onto f9cea36563 a chair, handed 8e43a7d567 me the assembled 0b3393671b gun.ddd0f4301a5671bc

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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.”718ef0cbc2f74d3f

“Ah, yeah. But it’s really not necessary.”f31c22000bb1f1c8

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“Come on, try it. You worked hard pulling weeds, so I should at least return the favor.”dac0bb8977d55df6

“It’s really fine. And besides, I get handcuffed even if I just hold a frying pan.”03d51ae594d8c4d3

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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. eb8a0275be1a6280

He insisted 13c2a092d7 that the 85d3cc952e police rarely a772ed3e2b show up fdc36529c8 here, and e9bcdcdd02 even if acf7d52868 they did, 5874100d64 he would a40040f07f take responsibility. Reluctantly, he offered 07d9322c46 me the gun. And as if he a70eb582b4 had been preparing for dc547380e9 this moment, there was ce777ec28c even a target stand f8414cfbef set up in one e40e8f5815 corner of the garden. af64c7b80a9a9118

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The more I f48349f40f refused, the more 0b96061540 awkward it became e571722e37 for both of dfb8222c92 us, so I abcaa45cb7 had no choice 7233d3a18d but to accept 3d33c1ccf4 the gun.a776237e451d1f70

He was d79c254054 indifferent but 124d6ec2aa precise in 1ac288cf9e his instructions.Eyesforward. Shoulders back. Hold the body firmly, 628df93dda like support. Breathe to 2685bd367e steady the 1d46ffaa90 tremors. Your index finger is 0d454b3ebf too deep, pull it dfbca51b82 back slightly.a6f55454efdb9143

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I had planned 35da4689be to take just c71ae8a976 one shot and a015dea0c0 be done with 1da3a396be it, but without 892d07b24e realizing, I became 98ef359316 focused, paying close c3f12d539f attention to the 86ff206bdb sensation in my eac6424b73 fingertips.f6d0c6702d0124bf

“Fire.”87f7e9c205607623

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Huffing out 88e9355a4c a breath, b6f66b7ecb I slowly 0ee410855f squeezed the 73f35ad880 trigger.Bang—with a heavy e087d2821c recoil, the bullet 484fe501c6 pierced the target.81cbeb744e87ab5c

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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.ce867069de2cbd30

Oh my. What’s this? Why am I 267d0d17ec good at this?a4fa8e3ee2e19b66

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