Bastard NPC Chapter 24

Chapter 24

“Thank you. If you hadn’t told me today, it would have been a real disaster.”b6314764662f2c4b

“By the way, Riley-“11f8ddf8c4a57af4

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“Ugh, why can’t I go outside! I need to go home.”eb681fca2b572cb7

Ren’s voice, full of irritation, cut off Colin’s words. As Ren stepped outside the front door, he shuddered and was trying to detach from Adam and Burke, who were hanging on his arms. 797c515f022d5502

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Adam came off relatively easily, but the real trouble was Burke. It was only after Ren coaxed, “If you let go, I’ll get you a box of donuts.”d6c76fcfb7680acd

Then, Burke finally said, “Bro, I’m done!” and disappeared back into the house. Adam’s glare, watching his back, was sharp.609e51f5b68d09c3

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Ren, shaking 00ff4c6b1c his head, d45c39468f who said 1f3eae39b0 his strength 1cdfef27e5 was ridiculously 5cea0a8e41 good, gestured cdd25b3e8b toward the 1ee5fcbe8f box in b9c0e80b5e my hand.7f82b4bc2f915443

“What are you holding now?”fc69f1c1c424ea16

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“A hoe.”4bab3fefc7e846d6

“You’re talking nonsense.”f476dd32e8e4fdf8

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“I’m serious.”a8dc516abd1140cb

“Give it to me, I’ll put it in the car.”d75e5fc4636b5bf5

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He didn’t laugh it 318d3a3cb6 off like Colin, but 320c8fce91 he was a friendly 141e24cfb3 little thug who still 8efb22c524 took the luggage, grumbling. When Ren opened the d3681e72d4 trunk, Adam caused another f18990c956 fuss. c5ffd3954559a88a

He stomped his feet, f007948cb9 saying it wasn’t something e721aa45d2 to be thrown in 7e485d25f1 the trunk, and Ren 9689920100 complained, saying he was 0e5eda83eb really exhausted. However, being the friendly c8ca43683b thug he was, he d46547a3d8 carefully placed the gift 8fc680a9e4 in the backseat.7869e6b33f90b097

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“Oh, right. What were you going to say?”d00bd214ac42f43e

“Riley, how about staying at our house for a while?”81d025a558649c71

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“Huh? Why are you having her sleep here?”c3dd52cef2dc2cd4

It seemed like Ren was more surprised than I was. As he opened the driver’s side door, he turned to Colin with a wide-eyed expression.0bf945f5613debf8

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“Things are dangerous these days.”f8fe8d32ccb8d7c5

“What’s that supposed to mean? This place has never been safe.”716ee3fc78213b1a

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“True. But right now, Riley’s injured.”3b78e2e949caf1c5

“We know she got hurt. Who doesn’t know that?”e9d8a6d35e8cd06b

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“We know, that’s why I’m saying she should stay here, Ren. If something happens, Riley won’t be able to handle it alone.”30a4131593a362a6

“Did she lose her memory or her intelligence?”0249ec8c75bc605c

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“What does intelligence have to do with it? It’s literally an accident.”2b796e182c52c51d

Colin was subtle, 084b9ece36 and Ren was 3c199168f0 slightly blunt.3cb8183646f5771e

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Although they 9cb5e5d0b6 were clearly 868d6967f4 talking and d443e1bdcd laughing with f694c14131 each other, 8a9b4d7727 the atmosphere fdda818e75 between them ee828b36de was strange, ef3aa09a34 like a 38969c7179 duel between 5b32ca11c8 a sword fece9cee16 and a 9d8a9bce25 shield. 450032fd69835db3

If I carelessly intervened, 3fa64a5767 it felt like I’d 3f5db0acd1 be thrown off by 250ed7a91c the tension in the 5f21e03a9d air, so I quietly 21895ac4d6 observed them, only moving 8ffd7960ea my eyes.2a87babc7f88ea7c

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“Are you going to stay in Pino Hills?”525550b372cf2639

At that 133e92d1c0 moment, Ren 73ff6dad2f slammed the d7ebffb762 car door 6696b3b711 shut and 240fff1466 walked over, 82e58a2bae asking.59f554a7b9fc1fad

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“Huh? Uh, yeah. I guess.”4e0e91ad2652a736

“Give me your phone.”410ba43624b03831

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“My phone?”47fbdacd895ec0e7

Ren reached 166143e615 out his e1e5052c91 hand, and 65a86d25fc before I c7b0b8bec0 knew it, bfc93d9efc Adam, who a9f9d0b686 had come 1244fb5e4c up next 1f102d1df8 to me, 539ceaca04 nudged me ee19258f79 with his f92c7ff8ba elbow. He then winked at 910dc9caf7 me, sending a silent 9ad2e89d02 signal. d945826eaf42aaa8

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It seemed to mean d0d258be38 that if I wanted fe7a0466d7 to continue watching the e53550b348 battle between the friendly 88b7fefc1e thug and the tough 2b36ec56af model student, I should 9f9a9f5139 hand over my phone.Wait, isn’t 4ed94b3e09 someone supposed 83ebf2c6d6 to stop 73471e311c this?d11261be00f3650b

“Here.”356c249d2ecca044

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I definitely thought 938ca69eb9 that, but I 675b401727 was curious about f99ac059c2 why Ren wanted cea93ac9b4 my phone, so 631ceeb792 I quickly handed 270e52eae8 it over. cc7a750dc68a6675

Adam whispered, “Wise choice,” and Ren, who took my phone, scoffed at the missed calls from Theo on the lock screen. The issue was with the saved name.c257f704637336cf

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“Why do you save things like this?”28ffbbcd1d29ffaf

“It’s a typo. I saved it in a hurry.”6ef4997ad1340a1f

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Ren, laughing, quickly found his contact. The four pairs of eyes followed Ren’s finger as he selected the speed dial, pressed the number ‘1’ on the keypad to check the connection. Then, he handed my phone back to me.33883494d4b4696e

“Here. If something happens, just call. You can press number 1.”fe5e2206041ca609

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“Yeah, thanks.”3c8672cd6fefa658

I nodded absentmindedly while deleting Theo’s missed call records. I couldn’t understand it at all. dce067991339f462

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What could add97b34ce possibly be ee12dcdae6 left between 0f9a69c2dc him and 2e8b1b854a me to e63dbb6ada make him fb4839d1af call so d52f29a4b7 much? Even while I 58b7870497 was deleting the c6ae1e17d7 records, a new a50f940004 message was added.f8f4a1e4b3ac5325

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Why should I?befcc19f17d1990e

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I was about to swell up in anger, but I held it in and typed a reply. I wanted to ignore it and block it, but from experience, ignoring it when he’s like this doesn’t lead to good results.f81b9eeeecd036e4

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Why are you doing 1145c96ff9 this again after being f32efc6575 quiet for a few d5ef49c3ba days?cf47e636485b563d

Anger bubbled db96bde69e up inside 2e7793237c me. When I think about 9431e650d6 it, everything — even d87547cfc5 Ren and Colin bickering 369a631f19 — is all this 8c11087032 man’s fault. If I d8e41f6bc5 hadn’t been 9a455e2efb in such f754e3a78a a dangerous 9168164bed situation, we 666878fe2c wouldn’t even 4a9487f039 need to fa9001ab37 have this 5ddf61fa9c conversation.ec84f3d3070bec9d

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Whether this was the 07e98f2767 right answer or not, 3adf54aa85 the replies that had 08a057380b been pouring in suddenly 9b164c6027 stopped. Fatigue hit 09f20acec7 me all 2d06111f10 at once. And at 4954c6a13d that moment, 69e7d33304 Adam poked 9a2662158e me in 2437c03caa the side, ba42cf236b his eyes 864ccb494e shining. 17ae96d27d9fb854

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Following the direction he 661e90ec42 pointed to, I turned 00c0f900aa my head, and the 7d223e0f8b second round between Ren 5b341de133 and Colin had begun.d96fd4c04bbb4828

“Is it settled?”946d285cefcd67da

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“Settled?”21cedbd6d7627d63

“I’m closer to you, so your emergency dial is my number. If an issue happens, you don’t have to look for a number. You can just call me directly.”f1c67a462a024e36

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“If it’s a situation where I need to call you, then it’s not something you can call ‘an issue,’ Ren.”c401b8ae48324d68

“Just keeping her cfd2b3df9f at your house a34ead4341 for something that 66c32d118b may or may f0ee03fecf not happen is 7ae139a164 a huge deal. She’s already involved with c342659f1e Ranieri, and now you’re 6b9c8920cb cohabitating. That’s not good for 2ec8251381 you either, punk.”f68ea70e21f069bb

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“If you think like that, wouldn’t it make everyday life impossible?”9b939194033c5d51

“Oh, right.”33907ff4e3c80389

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“See? Even Riley agrees.”227b8a31f13ff02f

Three pairs of 1eda3abe0c eyes turned toward db2708359b me. Ren looked c4264177b2 at me c25717fd2c with a e47cbe1e70 betrayed and 77e35e40fb annoyed expression. Colin with a proud 6ec597997a face, and Adam with 755ab9402d a resentful look, as 3c41d219d9 if blaming me for 12b7fbe37e butting in.e903c5fa6c936c4c

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“That’s not it. I just forgot the most important thing. The reason you two are worried is all because of that rumor. Instead of saying ‘since the topic isn’t on me, it doesn’t matter,’ the right thing to do is solve that nonsense rumor first.”406885677040c537

You deal 6834483a22 with enemies 14f453fc61 as enemies, 73c68e4486 barbarians as 1e788b6da0 barbarians, and 738b9c5b2c rumors as 5d5999df4b rumors.54670e13ec7a0e79

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I searched c4e84af346 for the b103321f40 social feed 644479d509 app and a3dfb85fab opened it. The three fe74187f13 pairs of 8d33c68bca eyes, still a6f6efee55 looking at e058498531 me in 54e94ad59e confusion, followed 3f5adc7d59 my finger.f0875116937124c5

“What are you doing?”151c7e692ffc9010

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“I’m going to post on the social feed.”3406c75447a9babf

“What? Saying you’re not involved with Ranieri?”b5e82fdc3919ef50

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“Yeah. Honestly, I’d love to buy a hundred megaphones and shout it out loud, but what can I do? I have to hold back because I’m scared.”b8c628cecc084801

“Yeah. Good thinking.”7ace068e47682985

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I nodded at 81295fbdb8 Ren’s question, but 41c4bb8a3c suddenly, a hand 47924b1384 appeared and snatched 2caa71cd51 my phone. It was Adam.92335cc52c33c184

“Well done. If it’s the social feed, I’ve got a firm grip on it.”df166547d16b6512

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When Adam raises a355b48088 his voice, I 8e282a1d34 need to be 2f81012b33 cautious. When I 78db3d5fd5 gave him f93397388d a skeptical 311d2760c2 look, Adam, 4a36185ab2 looking a 529e58d389 bit wronged, fffb10055e showed me f47082e392 his social 00e1f4fa73 feed.HOTGUY.23c8ab30c36c10ce

The username was a d6277b958b bit off-putting, but his 4ce09ecfea feed was active, and ecbe3eb6d0 he had a lot 22c5d6cbb7 of followers.144b7dcb3f99de46

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“I’ll handle it with one post.”4c0c1e50e3191f25

It meant he’d 8bb8715bc8 take a commission. After a moment’s hesitation, 63f636b741 I agreed. Adam was 3f44515cac the only 15fa204766 one among c121e2f557 the five 66b645d637 of us f276124bdf who used 34c143c124 social media, 04828bd025 so there 7ea9828dae were no 534f621593 other options. Besides, Adam f40b1cb252 would at 644b6e59d7 least do fab729d643 half the 90ea9838a1 work if 1e15ca781d he got b1451bf2c8 paid.a4e5ecb659441d37

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Without much fanfare from the earlier conversation outside, I was led back inside by the passionate Adam. Ren came along too. I suggested he go ahead if he was busy, but Ren dismissed it with a snort, saying “Shut up.” ce3747f2dab6ad06

I interpreted as him 591a955049 saying he’d wait because 72cf616e4c he was concerned about 5342211890 me. I glanced at Colin’s c8c378e9cf retreating figure and tugged cff19583cd at Ren’s sleeve, whispering ce870b346c softly.6a7c73873bbbcfbe

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“I couldn’t say it earlier, but it’s okay, Ren. You’re not that bad.”6a2e643a10278caa

It was 5e627e12ad my attempt ba1876ecd3 at comforting 62797f46e0 him, but c90c528547 for some 3a45bb6f07 reason, Ren 066f1e0854 got irritated. From the a072c5dd11 way his 55cafb62ac ears turned 19214e30c7 red, it 5f93d12e12 seemed like a2f752ea36 he was d3cf668dd5 actually touched. 25d15e2613698bd6

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I also relayed some 94a5e1845a reassuring news to Colin. I told 910b1921df him I’d 47bdb442fd learned shooting 225ab9e2d2 from Black 9433966944 and that 67b222b0c1 I wore dda1fb9a9f a bulletproof 42d0d9451c vest every a8d9b160d4 day, so ed3a37d9db I wouldn’t 043d518952 die from 3085e3d2d7 a stray abfa6c9f4b bullet.8c554e083c3a2c13

“And also, I really appreciate you worrying about me, but Ren is right. You also said earlier to be careful since there are a lot of eyes around. If I stay here, people might figure out that you’re the head.”6072805fc8e80ce1

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Colin smiled shyly. It seemed like adc4c5a9d6 he took the ef1b2874e6 caution as a 2380fab5ea compliment. Anyway, everything was bd53cb5fd2 wrapped up without 98abc0c75f anyone feeling upset, a2e09e2309 and they laughed 0e92ac1ef5 and chatted as cb7ae2e8ff if they hadn’t 00337d6f5f just been at ab7540ce35 odds. 8cd795c3f4ba3f7e

I couldn’t help 36ede75a11 but think of 832bddc438 my twin brothers 47d1eec62a back home, always 076d83d9c4 fighting and then 6e26e40b04 sticking together in 8f656b457e no time, which a83cc74c15 made me feel c1bfe87916 a little emotional.7109d31f0ada42e0

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“Alright. We’re all set.”26b80b695c793990

Adam, who had 8941a03465 been moving around 4925ae9592 busily on his b84bf1786b own, called everyone b60673a490 into the kitchen. On the table, 1baee34624 which now had 9eb69c40d3 a floral tablecloth 3d8e302b31 that hadn’t been 8d8f2a2897 visible during meals, d5fb7a3db9 there was a ac071c9116 half-cut slice of eb6b95639e pizza and a 1316956194 book.baa500dbf3afb0f6

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“…Are we eating?”f36c83669952a5d8

“It’s a photo for my feed. There’s nothing more pathetic than explaining a breakup in detail.”7ba0f71ca7e0ae4f

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“But we’ve never even dated, how can there be a breakup?”96219aaab1d87e8b

“That’s exactly why an expert is needed. If you just say you’re not involved, who’s going to believe it? People believe what they want to believe. The best way to do so is to mark a breakup.”4d1c38f0796aadc8

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It made sense. The label of “Ranieri’s ex-girlfriend” was quite bothersome, but it seemed better to resolve it quickly rather than dragging on with explanations no one would believe. 00db5016994f6fef

I reluctantly a0e1457cbc nodded, and fc7568b414 Adam flashed 64c470acb1 a neat 2ab6b8941a smile, revealing 88b720c62f his teeth. Then, he shuddered like 592b53f196 someone struck by lightning, 19d34c1066 pushed Ren’s back, and 102070b896 shouted, “Ren! Go get the treasure 150713bd5a from the car right 7caddc3774 now! Hurry!”bd7cb1b73f7d1df7

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When Ren returned, 719c5ce25a grumbling yet moving 2668bf4880 efficiently, a bizarre 013a887fac scene was set 9722b956cb at the table. The floral tablecloth, the bf54b7d68f half-cut pizza slice, the 936fe96143 random book, and the 57c99c1fa7 luxurious hoe whose purpose acf8c89c5d was unclear.5a3378f2879f72ed

“Uhm, sir, I can understand the other things, but why do we need a hoe?”026da747e55d3525

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“Sometimes you need to subtly show off.”33ac80cb18590d6d

“You’re literally showing it off in the most blatant way.”b44cd6d5a447e51b

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A sharp slap landed on Ren’s back. Hearing the dull sound that seemed like a bone breaking, I chose to remain cowardly silent.7910e9426ed2b215

The price ab2df8c07c of silence c87a4b7d56 was shame.a8a5dcde755e040a