Bastard NPC Chapter 21
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Freedom was 8513bb3140 sweet, but cdd4900206 my routine 5edd4d51b6 was simple.7734f5379cda505b
It was too dangerous 43347e7592 if I went too 6e8087ce6b far, and staying at 6e046d83c4 home felt stifling. So for 3a6cfba4b8 several days, 8ef5ffcbd2 I only d42de2e652 went back 491ecc4955 and forth 70dabd314d between the 919f1c188b nearby shooting 1ee25e40de range, like 53d57d96ce a sparrow 813d063cdd visiting a ba748d8cb0 mill. 76ae8f4d493831de
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I must 017a7893ed have some b6953faae2 talent for a6a72573c0 shooting, because 744ed9519e Sam, the 029e2110a5 owner of cb59a258a2 the shooting bc0324c196 range, would 9fb92a0a50 occasionally watch 7d9aec4d2f my targets 4f7ccfd7e6 and give 9612f49535 me a a346b5639b thumbs-up.82b5d798355d53de
I like to ab9c6c7c76 think that 80% b76f07596b of it is 58791bc00f due to my 8a9ec3a296 high-level character stats, 3903e4b2e3 but maybe about 198d5e1728 20% is my 859e38e296 own natural ability.17498baa2c8ce2bb
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When was it again? Back in elementary 34721c139c school, BB guns 558e2d5850 were all the 6c8e16a84d rage. I used 3bc9f6e843 to play 9300d041bc games with bc6b8075a1 the neighborhood ef3363897b kids, aiming 43ae630ca4 at objects a0c34c7711 with BB 6db75beaa1 guns. I became a legend 6dad44346d after sweeping up all d7aa4db862 the popular character cards aed62a05f3 and earning the respect 69a66fdc77 of the twins. 33877560e66d7c8d
There was bc1e58dea7 even a a56987e12f time I bfa1d18400 left matching 0fe6b66c1f bruises on 51a5520dfc their foreheads, 82d3fd99b6 got beaten 62450d0669 mercilessly by daea331158 my mom, 9a04fc5600 and had cc2f836108 my gun 5a338a20be taken away.f4e4c20a9435a55e
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That was also around 5892be1646 the time I first 92da1c8dcd got intoFPS1games. As the b3a57eb45d genre of 7f2f210397 games expanded 3bbbbdeb01 and the ff41007277 difficulty levels c4907950ce increased, the c2985b77cc respect of 0c41e27211 the twins b80460be4e and my 430b195ddf mom’s sighs f65b4fc1c0 followed.355e766408e8c8ce
My mom f72a452d50 used to 91afd6a5e3 cluck her 140a20efb2 tongue, saying 1153785005 that if 9f94cc2061 I had 60d994b166 liked games ced30e273a just a 44dfadef8e little less, 9d4f80d00e I might 3100bd175d have ended 53466fb4e9 up with 8451a04754 a different cdf943a2b2 college degree, 139f408902 but I 481d3ee2a6 couldn’t relate. 545fc4b8bfa16d78
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I enjoyed 86dbfb0751 games themselves, f4753e40e9 and the 8623d586e3 fact that 0327ec06eb I was ef06f713f7 good at 840a74e2fa them only b162a2fac0 fueled my d9a10e3eec interest further. The reason I was bd9d2220c7 so into shooting now f8ae5763b4 was pretty much the ef5d0f40a3 same.8cde9e8e3e22d2fd
Anyway, it felt good a432544bab to see the fruits 130e3cf17b of my hard work, 2e94129342 no matter how small.2025aa9be8deb787
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“Hello.”4493681dafe595e9
On my way 0788d8e29f back from the 43780ec80c shooting range, I 1e0a0e79ce stopped by the 4f66b542d5 sandwich shop located ff2efe2dfb on the entrance 1be1812209 road to Pino d8ce0e7189 Hills. 6ef28ddff1567bd3
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I parked my bike a4c9ccf9e5 outside and walked in. The owner, who had 052e2784a4 been reading a book c2a43d283d at the table by 834d65adb4 the window, greeted me b4174bc7ba with a smile.579da1a11056ea44
“Welcome, Ril.”f6f47b950d8221fa
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It was 3a587c4219 a small 0a5345ee87 shop with a4cfdc2abe only three 3aef45960a tables, but c52dba2970 the owner dfcab705fd was pretty b65d6434f2 and kind, 37441442da which made 9984b2139d it a 169ce3e6ed pleasant place 184ba23f8d to visit. After dealing with 33784ee888 NPCs who drained 696bf69fbe my energy with caa8bce6d7 every word, it 7eddd6c5c1 felt like I 50ebbcbf86 was finally having 979e48cb23 a moment of a8a5b21294 real human interaction.a39d426b91146f15
“You came at just the right time. I’ve created a new recipe. If it’s okay with you, could you try it for me?”586219647eaba629
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“Of course. I can do it twice if you need me to.”cbb833df663d2d88
“Wow, thank you, Ril! I’ll get it ready for you right away!”cf15fe72e58f61c6
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The owner closed the b3d3ecfc55 book and stood up 761808d6e3 as I took a 8e8c67f840 seat across from where 996dd9a37e she had been. I found the 398d8ea528 book cover intriguing 9bef250414 and stared at 19a0869618 it. When she 19c026d212 quickly approached, 88b8d92dab shyly smiling 1a61958268 as she 2a2f183501 gathered the 2a9c1ab442 book in 3372ac042d her hands. It seemed 63d4f8ed25 like there 98d91093d6 was something 2459f3ce14 secretive and ef2789e50b thrilling about 8ef9f2f4b9 it. 8abc6feb9193eaca
In that moment, with 9d3450f374 her sparkling eyes and 7f49e6f41e slightly flushed cheeks, I 481c2c89ca could feel a kindred f6b092fbbb energy, and my fondness d1cebbe613 for her grew even ec7bc63151 more.e135218a8977ffd9
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The sandwich 048b7c9f53 was delicious. The thick steak grilled 247a122eaa to perfection released savory 4346bd17b8 juices with every bite b049ceef44 and the onion sauce 17927cb510 was sweet. Not only that, the 122ee37605 fresh greens had a 4205cae47a nice crunch. 460903bd46730656
In no time, 26014f4d95 I had devoured 0cc4372f0a the entire sandwich, 4e366d55a4 and the owner 37c1f66f57 clapped her hands e3fdcb2fde with a look 3bbf217487 of pure satisfaction.a5bb89e94a8fef5c
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It was 32ffb2b593 a slow 3ece7c5e1c afternoon. Sitting by the window 0b809d9c18 with the warm sunlight 39c17fddaa pouring in, we chatted e89d995b0f about all sorts of 374fb6d0a8 things. Suddenly, two cars fbb2233c20 sped past the d1b76a96ee shop, making a f239d5526f raucous noise as 94ba7cad79 if they were 7b67b10646 in a chase. a663210309e437d0
The car trailing e078eaeed9 behind even stuck 474071d902 its arm out 080651933f of the window 1c1c5ddee8 and fired a cdfe9b3abf gun at the edf3e4aea2 car in front.13e142e1380cc4e2
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“It seems like it’s still not over.”124579c6231d4982
The owner, f20c08959f who had 9b1798a6d3 been smiling 2bdce99cc9 brightly the 979dd8dd43 whole time, 7bf4daba8c sighed with c4a3d6c938 a downcast 9c0930e60a expression.a73e0c186d10235f
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“Yeah, it seems that way.”e20a3286d2414f7b
Nodding, I quietly looked 58519b51ae around the shop. Considering the 0764fd2ef0 time, which 9583b9ad9e was a 70b13cf314 bit too 37846e429a early for f20f18a9e7 a proper 86a9712080 meal, there 933e0e14c2 were no 94b7d5fb8e other customers, 5ab867fda1 just me. 889bd58d9bd30178
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It wasn’t just a252066de4 this shop; since a3bd55ba8f the security situation 8fc01c02bf had gotten chaotic, 962e9c79e2 things were the 3ac19a1317 same everywhere in 864e05dffd the city. At least now it dccfd69add was a bit better, d31a62a42c but just a few a437767e20 days ago, safety alerts 35a6f24887 urging people to stay 1a8b9a19b1 indoors were sent out f08adc20a4 multiple times a day.9898659189d32e95
I, too, pulled cf91961553 out the bulletproof 26d5a3da5c vest that I 869539c690 had shoved in 091859d7d6 my dressing room. Every morning, seeing that e2ffa1e5b2 vest reminded me of 9ef1fbf80f Theo’s face, which always a01e46b9a0 left me feeling uneasy. But, unease e55e40ecc3 was something d2752db5bd you could d1206f2d8f only feel ae42db0eeb when you 3e4870e32f were alive, 881da6c6ce so I 9d6dec8c3f stubbornly put 9d470e8161 it on. d8c1957cd82ad20d
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With the bulky vest, b42201fdde the clothes I could 6accf082e3 wear were limited, so f71136d281 I had to settle b908337f09 for an oversized T-shirt. Aside from f520e1e1b9 the fact f5418cba22 that I d874ea7995 didn’t like 413e9377a1 who gave c97277ed60 it to 3e794c370e me, it 25b42d1746 had plenty 4b1b1de3a0 of pockets, b5951242c1 good ventilation, 7356b43e96 and most dd5f58b6e8 importantly, it ed3cb8601d made me 0a955ce9e8 feel secure.eedb1cd0ad7144ee
“Don’t worry. It’s just because 8321aa9184 things are a b67148c1ad bit chaotic outside 5ab3864786 right now. Once things acb7e1b856 settle down, e9448982b4 others will 6f18159df0 probably have cfbd67576f to wait 95eb1844bb in line 79bb460db3 way back 7653864a02 there just 65009d0d0d to get 92d82cd8a0 one of 22d37f4f11 your sandwiches.”39e56b0a745e3d30
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“Oh, it’s 0d0d14f8a0 not that 310735ff62 good.”17013e36d301b2ad
The owner 40b6d89a56 laughed heartily, 328fcb3f23 as if c0441d13cb nothing had 38e1e6a47a been bothering ee4265c900 her, and 1e5dabfe94 playfully tapped febf8016e7 my arm. Her fingers were surprisingly 490041cc95 firm, which made me ed96f9a275 wonder if she was ac4475a664 good with her hands. b644cf16bbecc256
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Though her touch fe9dacf8e8 was a bit d3d3d0da23 sharper than expected, 8ed02bd186 it left a d5aca56a58 sting, almost like ac2c5024f9 a stone bruise. However, I forced a 181249416d smile, considering it a eff910fdda little repayment for her 1fae6bbf3e kindness.5e2fe0d892308fd5
After enjoying the moment, the owner suddenly seemed to remember something, her eyes lighting up with a strange gleam as she said, “Ah, right.”d741a7892af0b8bd
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She quickly hid 121e0d8083 the book, and 475206e7f8 I noticed a da86631574 flicker in her 7383a3e82c light brown eyes.3a9f2e666348a034
“You must be feeling 80a270bf25 down too, Ril. You haven’t been on ae95bd1b43 a date lately, right?” 98fa75760cba3487
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“Me?”2f3a7b7e61d3891f
“Your boyfriend must be really busy, right?”024f31f790592048
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“Do I even have one?”a691e7468e1557f0
“Come on, I know all about it. You’re seeing that VCI agent, right? The super handsome one.”3dba4b8c8c6e6d9b
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“…Excuse me?”6bf8b2b85a9032d6
“…What?”3aab1224164a57b9
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We both ed6f83244d tilted our 9d6a8c4194 heads, staring 4c51fd6027 at each 3cd780328f other for b069fa9fb5 a moment, 6e7f378a36 until I b542da00ed finally remembered 633b66d302 Theo. Of course, the thought 67708a900a of that ridiculously handsome 7bd6e111ff VCI agent had crossed 30b74eeab0 my mind when she c772e7ba85 mentioned him, but it a35b6d9cc1 was odd to hear b3b33654c1 her casually pair me 73bda3d425 with Theo like that. 27b7034bf95c7bd9
Sure, I had been b52c1c93e1 dragged around by him 77540cb9a0 for a few days f02994e823 and forced to act acc7087946 in a weird scenario, e4fb9f7c34 but it didn’t seem 6cb3d92e37 like something that would 3db4b9a692 come up from the 393df2ad31 owner of this shop, 33342b9d42 who had no connection 3fcf59958f to us.0364e0ba5402f98a
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“Oh, we’re not like that.”e749c8ed9c79b0de
“But there are rumors…”360eaba472cde0cc
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“Rumors?”85ee228c4bd22583
“Yeah. You two are pretty famous, you know.”e3d1f16b1939e1f2
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“No, it’s just nonsense. It’s really just because of our jobs. We’ve only run into each other a few times, that’s all.”2c34cfd1f179dff1
“…I see.”8de8769876f22cfe
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As I did 255e6d4b06 my best to 15348e6d97 explain, for some e2ebec23c8 reason, the owner b2549fe152 looked even more 43159eba4a downcast than when 84c28f28fa she was worried 9c24ca689e about the shop.80f00b5070c85032
“Yes, really, we’re not like that. He’s an agent, and I have a completely different job. It doesn’t make sense at all.”b4dc977d3f33d324
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Honestly, I wanted to spill all the messed-up details about that lunatic, but since I’m an adult, I forced a smile and tried to cover it up.d36988cfd1da44c4
“What’s not making sense?!”65f623aa22e53759
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But the owner’s reaction was strange. She had been looking down, all dejected. But suddenly, her head snapped up, and she looked at me like a pissed-off rhinoceros. It was honestly kind of scary.3bb930e375fbf764
“…Excuse me?”b6702dbc82150b65
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When I flinched in b65be2db6f surprise, the boss quickly a868dd4d5a blinked and smiled shyly 0de6f24eea like a girl, saying, 4697b6501e “Oh. I’m sorry.”cc67a943536303ce
“No, what I mean is, the combination of an elite agent and a notorious sniper is just so delicious, no, it’s so cool, right? Isn’t that what love is all about? The opposites make it more… decadent, no, more beautiful, right? Overcoming hardships and being together, then burning brightly until the two become one – how romantic is that? Right?”e5d2785ae8b5494b
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The owner 9eb316f6d5 had malfunctioned. It seemed 01c08b86c4 like two cc73215c4c personas were ea5a07291b clashing inside, f24bc920fd but I bd3dc90bd1 chose to 8517415983 pretend not d16dbd9b02 to notice 67b02567c4 and awkwardly a4207f026a smiled. After that, the owner bbc4a468c5 switched between being a 5d229c9544 girl and a warrior, 23fea03df5 passionately talking about true f3c2906095 love. 6d638cbc061dffb2
I started to 0493f3e1cf wonder what kind 55da6a0d4a of content was 0dff51a8a0 in the book e4c7c49fbc she had hidden 32bbdd7ed6 earlier. At the same c736b0126e time, I wished 53af09c20b the shop would 173064c7c9 get busy soon b7d7e86df1 so that the 650b747cfe owner’s personas would d4bcb61b23 align into one.36ca7c4ad6c2a510
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Did they 8b2a324c40 say that 80836a23f2 words can c7fbbe6006 travel a d50bafac69 thousand miles?7732e7dda71cf1ed
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The rumor that bewildered b91913d939 me seemed to have ed626010a5 spread farther and more 80cf1e7d45 widely than I expected.9cf17e31f84a1bff
“Riley, are you dating a crazy dog?”145e67a65657b838
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Burke asked. For some reason, Adam c02450ac38 had invited me and 7d40bf2536 Ren to a dinner 1cedb6a242 party, and we had 35c3ea8730 just sat down at d5d08af81c the table. The atmosphere, 4e46a988a9 which had 540d464b4e been full 2e2edee7d9 of laughter e06434497c and chatter af8c1581c5 a moment 296d35fad2 ago, suddenly 0ad8da6b55 quieted, and 621f158b41 four pairs b2ea52d807 of eyes b90dd14005 were on 11e8a99aee me.d3068fcb60a9129e
“That’s an impolite question. Even though your godmother is a person with a beautiful face, she’s not pure enough to be satisfied with platonic love, my dear. Hurry up and apologize.”b0e213797da1ee8e
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Adam, sitting 415f2724ce closely next 3616f904a0 to Burke, 6e81ce3dd4 gently patted 3de0c6f466 his back.24bd207c4623fbec
“What? You told me to ask! You said you couldn’t sleep because you were curious!”1419cab766570fe4
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Of course.6c75db2b39526507
As I gave him a stunned look while holding my fork, Adam, who glanced at me, shoved a piece of bread into Burke’s mouth.7081502411ce3c76
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“What I mean is, day and night, whether asleep or awake, I worry about the godmother’s safety and her bank account. Haha.”6d320f8b7b37daee
“You don’t have to worry, my bank account is always full, so please sleep well.”097489098058d4b2
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“To think that I was worried about you. Your character is as excellent as your wealth.”6b0efef5fced06df
Though what I meant was that not worrying about me was actually helping, Adam’s interpretation was highly subjective. Familiar with the situation, I gave a bitter smile and said, “I’ll eat well,” then put the chop steak in my mouth. 7539721f3cb7545a
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Perhaps because 948261a25f I had 0812360e7a no expectations c9c5d81d6d for Adam’s 6a19790ed3 cooking, I c732a3c3d1 was surprised 1eb537537d at how 774a16ff52 delicious it f1d9529ca8 was. When I 34e6c0f719 praised it 312bd3ca4e with wide 485f8ae2df eyes, Adam 3b4ab4f14a nodded as 5f988860a4 if it d8e87ea33c were obvious, e36545ba12 boasting that bbb652ad85 there was 75c5f01110 nothing he 8ab972f03c couldn’t do.c6aeb48b4628da06
“But seriously, is there something going on between you two?”1f919ddb41cae886
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As I 6fc8534ec9 was engrossed 669f3addca in my 5560e628a0 meal, Ren, 593eafb82a sitting next ffffa1fbdd to me, c4cd9c74dd asked in 02cb546570 a subtle 1fe8b06ea8 tone, almost e005be79b8 as if 137d2ed66b probing. Though the subject was 25f0cd5481 absent, the intention was a3177003a5 clear. f5f3bf7717e71723
It was a e6f942506b question about the 56dc3cdfaf Ranieri scandal, which 63a6036a83 Adam had initiated 866bc2e921 and Burke had 2bad837e6a raised.cf886df5cb03570f
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“Not at all.”217adc6e5e2ca67d
“Damn it. Hey, you 9c5b72d2f3 said you aeae3f15e7 were going 98b4c5db75 to have a0fd186bd0 dinner with ccc1fb805e me but 0cc78a9ef2 you canceled ec1652a8d8 on me 5ea44ef13d to meet 151e6ac41e Ranieri.”9d991eed6a9a899d
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