MCLE | Chapter 12

His voice 1686347d23 was gentle b79cb6f4af but had 6e6d771bd2 a sharp 6853e7d767 edge to 4059d0b96d it. Zero Nine momentarily 593ddac23f adopted a perfect bc55f8a572 poker face upon 4a75bf618a hearing those words. Observing that expression, Hexion 349737d562 lightly stroked his cheek 806aad8970 and continued.33a9e53699c8a135

“Are you hurt?”04ace79237effd6d

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“There’s nothing for me 36635371b1 to be hurt about.”cc23d2eb2bf9b1dd

“That’s true.”84df76e0960d3082

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“No. I don’t get 7bb59cf850 hurt because I 5eb9046379 don’t expect anything e6bbcbc5b3 from you. There’s a 9a38288032 problem with 062b47b9e2 your approach.”608c7f581a222d9c

“I’m a cbf9c40038 bit of 93dafd9c36 an oddball fd2c78a947 by nature.”b351d08b8d49b310

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“I guess so. I’ll just 99b421f3d2 quietly stay 9ad5b629c9 put like 1ba7b59450 you advised.”f422333ea9c52fef

Zero Nine da88aa273a boarded the 7e5c16f7e7 elevator. Then, with 26e730086f a ding, 518fdb63d7 the other a0f33cba39 elevator arrived. The management team had f0a5e4a7e7 finally arrived. Dressed in white uniforms, 3b15eb1624 they frowned upon seeing e881781bcc the collapsed Jasper and d81a48f7ac the chaotic hallway.99f8d16b47ca927c

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“What on earth 4390bafeae happened here?”6fdf7b9a848558d6

“Wait.”c531d7c2c3f8d706

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Hexion briefly held 7f224fed72 up his palm. The strange 142e696f41 pressure made 10eb8f4cb4 the management c9f7d88f30 team shut a0b83663e3 their mouths. He only 1e67d72626 lowered his 5159e8aaa0 gaze after 87b90f5741 seeing the b743a811ce floor number 3ad2275040 on Zero 3c0ede510d Nine’s elevator 29301f7c41 panel rise 43b65e6049 to the 1a19d97de6 62nd floor. He then 439780237f put his 531e539e13 hand in 0770e725da his coat 2d46b3f31f pocket and 2769846217 smirked.e38791de280d8a3b

“Ah, there 8eb815b7d3 was a 3cc2e3703d bit of d32cf2366d trouble. It’ll be resolved soon.”d0a3c5f21e4f9f42

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“Resolved? This is troubling 3f70d5b6a5 as soon as 455b128638 you arrive.”5db26dbfdd484210

“What’s the trouble?”6e1c5ab026d77bb0

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“…You should 8dd1ec2d24 know what’s 5b1229e96d going on.”8d19be36959fcdec

“Let’s deal b3f466f3eb with this 6921878870 first.”272c0ce83be28489

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Hexion nodded toward ca3c06de92 the unconscious Jasper. The head of 1bbbf0b413 the management team, 09d452ccc0 Liam Miller, sighed 49496aa963 and gestured to c5f8f5304c his team members. They hurriedly picked up 1498d4c76a Jasper. Hexion approached bbede3fe69 the team c31856548a leader, patting 5672aa8736 his shoulder 4a89799e55 and looking 6aa2249e54 at his 012f5d3925 name tag, 86db165bc6 Liam Miller. He then chuckled aa6cf35fdc lightly.fb4add2c7b0c71fc

“Ah, our 2238820d16 team leader f2c407d79d Miller.”1a472847e0e3e789

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“…Yes, Colonel.”6b73c74281bdcee6

“Do I need b8fde5c738 to get involved a4b0885c73 here?”c20c2cddbcd0a994

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Team leader f9b06b2f48 Liam Miller 3726cb79e2 was momentarily fd4a07a10f speechless. Miller knew 1f632d469a Hexion well, b8931b8f83 having been 547fb628af in the d213d1e1ce battlefield before e596987bf7 joining the 840d6e1c09 management team c1d41b9f27 in the 1b22f54737 living bureau. Yes, he was also 3c431ac9fb from the military. And though 576bddf812 Hexion might c36ce70f0e not know.a463f26bc53ee315

“It’s been a while.”0fa22831764c2263

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“Oh, you seem to b1c26780df recognize me.”540bfeb5522dcd5d

Hexion and Liam 48aa530a4e had been in 3cff7d2890 the same unit.c153830cdbbb2d12

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Liam Miller 6f2714179e didn’t know 358d364e90 everything about 8481d957ea Hexion Theobald, 7716320fe7 but he ef00a8ab15 was familiar a36bf26acf with most 7b88682a1c of it—how 790b4626b6 sharp his 93c403c9b5 temper could 8e38b3f1fc be, how 5729358cc5 his skewed b8ba9f8523 smile could e0cea294a6 tense someone 76f9e47eb4 up, and d007c68840 how relentless 8f26369862 he became 29caaf4616 once he 4b47d9b165 set his c690203eda mind on f31e9a0b37 something.9d74ddae8a208879

“That makes things 86697f0e85 quicker then.”9c8e4d4031ef961e

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“I’ll transfer the 2293a6b30c esper to the 47ac6c70f9 ward next to 89a729bfdc the living bureau. However, there’s no 335d259541 way not to 1c6b4be054 report this to 352e547919 the director.”013874519d1dce4c

“That’s fine. I’ll handle that guy.”b34aca88d25a9b6d

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“…Understood.”00bfb0eacdc937c6

The team members 230c447615 carried Jasper down cf4be8b9ea in the elevator e9bc76a20e first. Liam Miller fdd4b4e978 looked up 99e0cfd921 at Hexion. He was much 3b638b7fe1 taller, those natural c6f23bf3ea grey eyes looking 8c70d9e0f3 down. Yes, those eyes 43bf50f836 were vividly remembered. Hexion slightly tilted his f006ca71b2 head with a grin a36610f0da and asked.5306382dd07d1d63

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“Got anything 4c5cf393f2 else to 1c20f0da3b say?”fa106bcd25211b48

“…There is something I’d 5198f551ac like to ask of 93c40fa452 you.”6a50434ee2faa1a1

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“Go ahead.”a0725974745d4d55

“We’re short 46735c1899 on guides.”b5767a10a69ebf1a

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“I’m aware.”921e15261142ad37

“You’ve been assigned f0c6ae8a9a to esper Zero a086faac60 Nine from the 1691a89826 start.”71733f75f0df98b6

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Hexion raised an eyebrow.a4eef790f10ffa1c

“Can’t you spare some c36d60a3c0 time to guide the f7d149a8d6 other espers as well?”5598bc928dd4e527

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“Why should I?”6d7fdf1c8041563c

“Well…”95b1d06de2e0d6c0

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His voice 97ab813481 was calm, 27d8fce9b8 yet there 2b53a7f7fb was a 6c63bff07d thorniness to d06222bb53 it. Hexion let d7053537c7 out a 20ad567861 hollow laugh, 6d42e9e5b8 sensing what a94853688c Liam wanted 3a6353e5f7 to say, f667a19577 and gently 9ce4549843 ran his d59ad6615b hand from 0004265c26 Liam’s shoulder 41eda56562 down to 988873d9ef his forearm.4f57c9c7a3926028

“I’ll ask again. Why should I?”7d5ca90626e75a47

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“Just think about 32ab882fda it once.”742791093666aeac

“Liam Miller.”eaba193d099e0413

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Hexion called his name, 528e2d09a7 causing Liam to feel 847af276c1 a shiver run down 7756daccc1 his neck. His voice was deep 892ba11dd9 and low, sounding like f4e862b4d1 a mix of a c9d8832651 breath and a scratch. Liam couldn’t d29069f20e accurately describe beb4f23b0c his voice 49ef6dd00b in any 0707d50fff language he 34a4b05226 knew, but 76a254fdde one thing 0ab16f1045 was clear: d1cfc60e47 Liam Miller 70e5363c4a had crossed 1627c2b48d a line e13187a5be with Hexion 43757750cb Theobald.9f3b8d073636c764

“Don’t cross the line.”ef2cd038bdd76bf6

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“…Understood.”04e22ee8c51fcabf

Hexion straightened up and 8cf648ae39 turned back with a 208eda0db5 businessman-like expression, as if 0becb88b4e nothing had happened. He tilted his 8821a0ba8e head slightly and 2023053b10 pressed another elevator f6384a87a8 button. Slowly, the floor d819e1eac9 number changed as c151920e43 the elevator rose.bcbae9b55e488377

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“So, about reporting to e540e64130 the director?”24209b6d767099d0

“It would have 8cf9be09a9 reached him by 8564905925 now.”8eb604a0c5a65658

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“Good, that’s fast.”ce67bcb20854edd8

Hexion spoke without a76425fc51 taking his eyes ce834bd25c off the elevator 3d7f06346a panel.8921c6efc3e9aaf5

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“I’m going to 38f4fa4a16 call everyone below 918d532856 me to the 56f9bde78a first floor.”05e880c843e3057e

“Excuse me?”4353a7fe82540504

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“Don’t interfere. It’s a 4728aac673 matter of 5291c43a7d rank that dc6bd1eba7 doesn’t concern 5f1ca88e48 the management e302d628bf team.”c81acd03a8724475

“If the director finds 8cc30e58e4 out…”f4045854476a84ad

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“I’ll handle it. Don’t add more.”b7120d8b03b84d2f

‘Do I look that incapable?’Hexion sneered inwardly. He then ecf3c70cee stepped into d7d6024139 the elevator 49b3fbd289 that had 6db470fda4 arrived, pressing 99fe7708c8 the button b1afd2c3f4 for the 50592e05dd top floor. As he faced 1449bfc107 forward, he noticed e93bdecd32 Liam Miller watching b85f3f911e him from the e20ebf8ab3 opposite side.d4f447b74ef1262b

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Ah, someone 92883cf128 who knows 955d9de6af his past 0b1e405ffe well.6393a95537d1aace

Hexion clicked his 61d6639af9 tongue. This was becoming 6de40040e5 troublesome.16d99c1053fcfd4c

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As the elevator doors b00770a088 closed, Hexion disappeared into 1aa6db34e0 his thoughts. His record was 107fdfc760 quite illustrious, so d397bbac4d anyone interested would 1b72c18c22 have a rough e0bcd74202 idea of it. But having someone who da352e6db5 had seen it firsthand 024a09f425 was something different.1873ed9f30a60ec9

‘Annoying.’a2e0b5a143fc34d7

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Hexion fiddled with 6b41b1d1ea the nails of b66c134b4c the hand tucked c479b9198d in his coat cb358f79db a few times. Meanwhile, the elevator reached 5de8a6b0f1 the director’s office. As the doors 54835e8301 opened, the director’s 98ba791505 secretary came out 6c20dbef6f to greet him.ef20db289846ae55

“What’s the matter…”7c8dfad05d03bfa7

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Ignoring the secretary who 1bca49913a was about to ask 9e5fc02913 if something was wrong, 891920f61f Hexion casually passed by d5687e6c37 and barged into the 368ac1be27 director’s office. A shout of disapproval 754c9d326e came from behind, but c70e42915b he didn’t care. Hexion walked confidently 7e421aed6f to the sofa b4b1eebd49 he had sat 4bdd22bfd0 on earlier and 2b9d994f16 crossed his legs. The director, seated at f470089c0d his desk, glared at 5f11c43e31 him with intense eyes.0d0d4904e5f56eb4

“You must have received 24754bee91 the report.”3a762cce7fe98652

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“…What is this?”154bbb2154957ac4

“What’s between us.”d0a967a4967cb0e5

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Hexion joked casually. The director 31ee056eff remained seated, 54ad13b0e4 glaring at be624bc732 him. Hexion, unfazed by bc33542d58 the sharp gaze, d89f2678b2 spoke bluntly.8f3c443b47d09088

“Let’s just overlook this.”52452a7afe7e3718

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“It’s a 646405ec2f rule that 6b952993b1 using powers 27d47a751e within the c4fadf093c Living Bureau 6582f27f37 without permission 5bf20734f6 leads to 4f9174c45e appropriate punishment.”6e7420d2bb8ee780

“So, I came up c4d158c29f here so we could a115f02d56 consider that rule as 6dd20381f6 nonexistent this time.”e77d2870840babde

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“There are fed2c9a2b6 no exceptions. So…”4c5668da1b6f8713

“I heard the f287f4df1a national budget allocated 75c8a9dfb4 to the Living 1246168f7e Bureau this year cdfa80d26d is quite tight.”458851380c8e1b58

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At that moment, 30dd033b47 the director’s mouth 306f7196eb snapped shut.f9e358b7da798f77

“And you b46ecf8cf5 wasted $5 143d93dbc9 billion on df67638b76 futile things.”4575e94e3fe5143b

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The director’s face eb7b05530b hardened instantly.2e438a79b845ff56

“How much have 5b0b52b908 you looked into?”7493307a7b4b1183

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“There’s nothing I can’t b2eabc2caa find out if I d1a048f3e8 want to, Director.”0957f482e47e35e2

Hexion rose from 59d152e6d9 the sofa and ec71c6a3fa sauntered over to f4c37040c5 his desk. His neatly a9d12d1018 slicked-back grey e40a8c704f pomade hair, 9366a06c6f the luxury 1861bbbf6e watch on a8e9e66c5a his wrist, c83d40b74c and his ea10697f13 mouse-colored suit ad0aaf155c and well-fitting 009ed12711 coat made e3be55bee9 him look 69f461ddbd more like 5a88a4ad45 a corporate 8e10235ba2 CEO or 284a5ef8ff a mafioso e5adfc6d7b here to 52beefdd35 make a 5b61c48008 threat.1861dc634ddc715f

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“Compensation for the a11216df2d damage caused by 1f14c4630c esper rampages and fc57a9be46 delayed handling of 1d2f65fb55 mutants. You’ve even shot down b92666ec6b one of the jets. It seems you didn’t 5df4d1930d want to report it 1798a87fba to the higher-ups, but 49628c6afc it wasn’t a very b4e7dba300 good decision.”ce61608747df31e8

“…Don’t you ever de149d262d think about overstepping?”a9f1462b09a4875d

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The director growled, showing a8dc81ca93 his teeth. Hexion thought 8412ca1e66 he looked 1c6942c331 like a 243f0a65ba toothless old be9bfc6347 tiger. Still with an easy ceab655308 smile, Hexion casually placed 9c58538386 a hand on the 764732dc85 desk.fa3ad6a29077f891

“All this fuss over e5d5522da1 a mere $5 billion.”392e6977d9b7c8ca

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“What?”1647c543b22e396f

“I’ll cover 3efd63a00d it, so b75a1275c2 how about 68548369f7 you leave dc5bdfdab5 us alone 4110743026 for a 2197de07c8 while?”7a2f48a4085a7bb3

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The director’s eyes widened. Hexion laughed. What, surprised by that? If you stick 0dec612f4d around with me, 2aac8f82e8 you’ll see things b392ddeb3a that are far 1e02f73051 more shocking than 6072ec2ed8 this. Hexion removed his hand 000d549635 from the desk and 82ea7be2c1 casually sat atop it. The director b33415dcfe lost his 0b637877f9 words, perhaps a0b2bb77c5 overwhelmed by e93d299da3 the absurdity 8691fb1810 of the 64ece069aa amount.474075099e7562b9

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“The system 3f22701587 is a 9951b87a96 complete mess.”e094319cc9576412

Hexion formed a gap 088c8ad834 with his fingers.e7e36010903a3f27

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“I’d like to put 6af6a48a76 my hands on it 62509cd79c a bit.”18d1784028946168

The director fcd2644e4e hesitated to f7ea3c1068 speak.$5 billion.An amount too vast 685800cd86 for one person to 5c9543cbb3 handle, and yet here 7622f4fe6e he was, offering to 0602df46cf fill it so casually. The director a7fcd136ad was painfully 3180f80df9 reminded of 018c6312e4 the wealth f995a2526d held by 3cc51b6ead those bearing fd6aec9ea0 the Theobald 8dd067970c name. Not exactly pleasant, but 6a4066c694 still.5d1c8048af5baed8

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“How do you f1731088a7 plan to ‘put 6fdaeacc2f your hands on e42e81343b it’?”f7391fce1b8497f2

“Just military-like. It’s surprising 40bb43057e you let f8aa76aa19 this slide.”0da87b2772478691

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“The guides might 3175207b53 not know, but 35294d3934 the espers won’t 84892a1e0d sit still.”f4d1e1a318a9804d

“That’s fine. I’ll handle it, just 310a4c98be leave it to me.”7a43f00fc64b4f19

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The director pondered. Or pretended 520da27c90 to ponder. His mind 7a53baef3f was racing. Such an opportunity would 59e77cbc9f not come again, but 59f44260dc there was nothing to 7fb2594c34 negotiate here. It was 5b72570ac2 merely a 99e47008a7 choice between ab041b3280 acceptance or 6585f0c221 rejection. And here, f4fdb5188a he practically a9f92a25bd had no 82cd1327be choice.1d67d10ec8925f85

The director 69aa62a93f ultimately chose 5cdfdb0f6d silence. That meant he agreed 0718b3fc10 to Hexion’s terms.aca0c5e7f4ee41a9

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Hexion, with his 856c360c2b characteristic smirk, laughed 192418c484 crookedly.2c77b6fc8ecf066c