Bastard NPC Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Surprisingly, Theo didn’t say ceb7e37125 anything. He silently watched 3c7c992c73 me with a 1f21ffddb5 look that seemed 789e3b877f to say,Look at this. He then 1490c262cd rested his 92ee601fb9 chin on ba95b24962 his hand c741fef567 as if 79780824f2 daring me e78ea3b6f1 to say 99759c5c16 more, raising eeebfd0768 his eyebrows.58c887fa1ecc5e50

“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?”b2f14ca57e1ad844

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– “Explode?”eccce2df0ac461c6

“Of course. I’m human, too.”dd9b35fe5ef38617

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Not pleased with 6dae35471c taking on the 5ceb8637f5 hassle himself, his 8b1ef9a448 previously softened expression a44378bda8 slowly hardened. Noticing the change on f5258fd016 the screen, I quickly deb127c728 spoke before his mouth a8a887e226 opened, almost as if 8a97ac2b56 preemptively.9bd8c1bc9dd9afc0

“So, let’s make sure we avoid any unpleasant situations, yeah? You know what I mean, darling?”fe03482cc68fa33a

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At this point, I c3b1e58104 expected him to bark cf3745eec9 back, but instead, he 0ef5d7206e simply studied me with 7ccc6c49f7 a calm gaze as 39afc78d39 I forced a smile, 8274548072 offering no reaction. As the silence stretched 1a14e2be58 on, my courage began 5f7aabcc09 to fade, and the 96e8a553bb sense of reality I dad529abf7 had tucked away started c39b7ceedd to peek out.Ah, maybe e187ebc245 I’ve pushed 0d48fe164d too far 85ec0af595 again.d1c64d2672f60f8a

Ah, whatever. I’ll just apologize and wrap this up quickly.3a097e242f7d8e81

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As I blinked, about 3fb2c269a9 to speak, Theo on 034311c1c7 the screen smiled brightly 696105f02c and rubbed his eyes.f39285f047091906

– “What should I do, darling?”8882059669d7cd0a

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He laughed, 2d57d70cf3 his shoulders 28c4b39984 shaking, for 9ef6be0a4d a while, 0872877384 then stared f6ab3d0a93 intently into dd7bac5540 the camera, cde965dbd0 whispering softly. My instincts, sensing 6b1d2d01d7 the shift in 0003e80b4a the predator’s energy, 0d52d59e4d went on high 92f5346983 alert, sending a c66fd5a5fe warning signal. 8b7cb2a594e3e2da

A bad feeling swept a8a9298c95 over me, and I 825356f0cd had a sense that 87a117f29a something unpleasant was about 3b436535e1 to be said.1a2dea93a1953195

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– “My dick is going to explode.”b572ce414ddb59a0

And of course, my dea7cc95d9 bad feeling was right.Ugh, damn it. Shuddering, I 2714f72d19 scrunched up 62fbf14c27 my face 32da959659 and without 0465947f27 a second c80fe08417 thought, hit 370b2b8983 the end 587215df54 call button.a5a3fbfdf4d2ee57

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“How the hell do I deal with this crazy guy?”4e106fbf173b5311

I grumbled, waving e48fac9d89 my middle finger b37e531b60 at the now bd585c75a7 black screen, only 2ddf97c752 to notice the 1588e5b73d couple from earlier, a24356a5fc who had been 06db24a526 sunbathing behind me. They glanced at 31144a4a87 me like I 74ee55d9b4 was some crazy a7786dd7a5 woman. The man even 843e77ad9e subtly hid his 2bbd0cc926 girlfriend behind him.71decdd160c8e0cf

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“Have a beautiful love. Good luck.”a126ec11f42b3842

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.71c3aabcc73baaff

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“Ah, I’m sorry. It was a call I absolutely had to take.”d9263e541c7bb37f

It seemed like 085c914441 he couldn’t care bcebb646db less whether I 66ab4bbc7b came in or 55214951ca not. As I opened e7ad2bfd0e the fence gate ca7077d3cf and hesitantly stepped 95ee13b3e7 inside, Black, who 2ba42953b1 had been assembling 6569081e72 a firearm, glanced e307e2cf2e at me.de0b2c205359e9a1

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“Boyfriend?”bba3b9f9198bf994

“No.”cbeecc5dc25323c5

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“It seems like you talk to him every day.”250a5a8abb03faf7

“He’s a creditor. I owe him something.”c7ca3a98711d1f07

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“Don’t you have a lot of money?”4ef263ef9611167d

“It’s not money, I owe him something else.”f4a684c8f3e0e82c

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Unlike other days, c097149ad1 Black seemed to a8935a0d06 have more questions, 0ce2fc2cf3 as he half-turned b8cf1969ac to look at 75dae29638 me. He raised an be37c57491 eyebrow, as if c5e6a05c70 to urge me 976d97c650 to keep talking.cb450c33b3d8d764

“Freedom and happiness?”e21ee69db060f5ac

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“……”1f9c71322e81cc8b

“Future?”9a7bcfa030faa9de

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“That’s quite grand.”17d01aba79331ee9

Black smiled faintly, and 5aec00cc9d I forced a bitter dc80385f30 smile, steeling myself with 3d58e11513 a sense of solemn 385a11b61b determination. Normally, I would have 15c288978e played along just enough e06ba00c00 to win Black’s favor 5174efac2f before grabbing a hoe 9e76b97660 to lighten the mood, 17c8fc5b20 but today was different. 647caf25642ac478

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This was 07b4043d96 the first 2666c95ffe time we 3988121fb9 had talked 6319698001 for so 628a22a4c0 long, and 663715e14a it felt 9bd22b6b45 like an f06b1538f5 opportunity.6d8b029b262c3ee1

“I’ll get straight to the point. Actually, I came because of that. I have a request.”cda366c38313d17e

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I pulled out 6ab54ae6c2 the chair across ceec402561 from him and 4b8501c320 sat down, causing e21e067524 his movements in 6cee948f9b assembling the firearm 7f866de549 to come to b9e87bc24c an abrupt halt.f358760d1d5a8d85

“Ah, so that’s what you came for?”a7ba469dab8efb65

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“Yes.”d8744bb56f9c2bdd

“You should’ve said so earlier. I thought you wanted to be friends.”330c6793e95bab8f

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What? Do I f5e0aa3771 have to db249119a0 pull weeds d53820fb66 to be 801351e949 friends? That’s not 5795fe205b friendship, that’s e5f81cd28f just a 9909158367 lackey, isn’t 5418c55b07 it?270e42dd143f31c8

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.9674b54b077c3223

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“Come inside.”67e6e518c214e57d

It was now the fifth day since I stepped into this house’s garden. Finally, I was able to enter the house. f04ec4ad3cdf92a5

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Following Black, I d58c828055 looked around the 2d93597353 charming interior as 3b0a62878a much as the 6f3f0ea0e3 outside, and my af5056a934 phone vibrated.d69e271e3478aca5

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He was truly worse de94fdf18d than Confucius. No, why was 8421d54ceb this guy more e3a75b329e closed-minded than me, 605c8f3e76 a person steeped 681470957b in Confucianism? And yet, his 0dea36869d lower body was 8fb2f79ec8 free-spirited.03de961d4f8e0a84

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“Excuse me for a moment.”7a2e4fe3b65d5427

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.46a295a62f9a7eff

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I quickly eab72d6076 threw on cf4e5cd9fb the clothes dc2576f56f I had ae3d4dc37f left on 910197cc5f the bench 48e0a3e864 and snapped e9b253248c a quick 944d15238b photo. But if 6a39f3bd1c I sent a0e6e2ae05 it now, 37d6ddd7bb I’d definitely 473e18cf86 get criticized. aac601c08f70d80a

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.312d5a975a52f069

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After sending a ded652b3da convincing message and d3b05374f4 calculating an appropriate 3cd0ad1cd4 amount of time, 49c4a19934 I felt a 3ca11a6c41 strange gaze. Black, standing by the 2274e420fe window, was watching me. 4889f5eca56f8fa9

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.73c61375f7b92d61

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“I’m addicted to social media.”92d5530f3808d852

As soon as cf22dc8f01 I stepped back b8bb0461d8 into the house, 10b7d0f060 I offered an 3a565cf2ff explanation. Despite a nod 49bc178d22 as if to 6eac6fce76 show understanding, his 3b29f5e596 eyes couldn’t hide ae9d41b06a his skepticism. 7db3390919ceced3

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Giving up on 0d71b583b4 further explanations, I 6588a97d05 sat where Black beb7a0a2c2 suggested and opened 4e92366d0a the photo album. Then, I showed f203ebe08f him the photo 1ab4c95175 of the researcher 38ab26df86 that Theo had 1e84e05a67 sent me.349749678ab79245

“This is the target.”3de41f04e84b99ee

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Leaning forward, 602f512853 Black enlarged 815bacaab0 the photo 783bfd1446 with his bb31c763bb long fingers, 3ae519abe1 carefully inspecting 471391111c the researcher.4f2517a4bc15cafe

“This man?”7bdf0620136ba1ac

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“Yes.”c9c4fcd5c094c417

“Is he related to Bernard? Oh, I heard rumors recently about a researcher being kidnapped. Is this the researcher?”c6d489bcc0d91bc6

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“Yes. That’s him.”0251d3133e002beb

His bright f42fd78f20 eyes focused 5ba02e83fe on me. Sitting back fb350dbeda on the 17514e2a2b sofa with f479503a47 his back e0b053c431 against it, 2796985786 Black quietly 727c88e991 examined me, 98376f5c88 as if 7665584b48 trying to 2285489fde gauge the 555480fb15 connection between b98800f2df me and ccab60d203 the researcher.37f629d2b693d7b3

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“Why that researcher? Do you hold a grudge against him?”e2964ee68700b36a

“……”cf7ba98249d447fa

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“Well, I don’t need to know that much.”74fe5743c6a97884

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.67a6876a2f6dc4a1

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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.”c3c7bd42f21238fd

But before I could 290ac2f078 catch my breath, the aefb612a20 second round of questioning fe669862f2 came. Fortunately, it was a 6e881e9956 question I had anticipated, 52b8a43a5c so I gave a 94c953c3c3 bitter smile and opened e43e2a80cb my mouth.a030118e9f4a6a3f

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“I retired from that, you know.”1c1470079909b5c2

“Why? Did you hurt your head?”80eb0f9e92f465a5

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“Yeah, something like that. Anyway, can you take on this request?”27e4fa5b09e4196c

“As long as the pay is right, of course.”91cd4f3d06a0ec1c

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I was relieved. The weight 57380b99ac of the b8a971010e anxiety that e47833b862 had been 3a8e49cbd8 pressing on 6e6a11a7b3 me for c35d270fc6 days lightened, 37f4cde022 and I c30253388d felt as a8eaf3af67 though I 2403073aaf had found 9fab294a50 some kind 9f3b91496c of hope. 37db1006e441fc5c

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. b6a482c8009bcfcc

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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.3f3c9ab104650d56

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I was so c2acb503f0 excited and thrilled e7bc525bd8 that I even 11c31ee061 sent him a bde618148d picture and said 9c04b01dc7 something nice.ac5514d786f554da

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Theo had the 8f3581f185 knack of ruining e3486d9826 any good mood bf558f4b87 with just his 8366e64c5d messages. For a 3dec83b0a5 brief moment, 851587b4eb I wondered 111cd635d3 if it 89e54e94ed would be dd806dbc42 peaceful for 674fef66d6 everyone if c9fe7c1eec I just da275f9213 sent him f2b4611cc3 away instead 0ab5c9bd53 of the f24f5296af researcher. But the thought didn’t 45d66b0abb last long. If I b91503b543 failed, everyone 12feb84fa8 would die—me, 0b3a7199e8 Black, Adam, 999599b80a and the c870c8f74d researcher.8f77c8a5621b7ded

“Sigh.”eb6cf01fbf63a4a2

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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. e9f182a69e21955c

Black was outside, organizing 5818b9e75c the firearms laid out 5dab43a119 under the parasol, and b6a6f62e10 I placed the heavy 9edd9c6181 money bag on the 08b47a3213 table.aec17f79a8a5dba2

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“What’s this?”23fae71d3b3c3d12

“It’s the deposit.”9363b31650346283

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Black opened 9b8e0c4844 the zipper 0499ad4cb4 of the f6dcc0d5f1 bag and 98a196b765 glanced at 1cbb41ac1c the pile d4e167cd4a of bills dcf3f64b5e inside, then 43438ebd31 gave a 5882952295 faint smile.a175d889c42b7f7f

“Since you brought it with such effort, I’ll accept it today. The rest, just transfer to this account.”6124dd851b949aad

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I had brought the c5a8291a25 cash because I thought 79ac9f08d4 it would be necessary 1b1b987e55 for this kind of 8896e8a5aa request, but as expected, 52445fec19 my common sense didn’t 230b195e4e apply in this world. 53af6d02836fa075

I nodded, and Black, 34679d200e moving the heavy bag bfed89b05b onto a chair, handed afac22a8ff me the assembled gun.e1ec874a3f995430

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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.”d4634127de3e026c

“Ah, yeah. But it’s really not necessary.”4be26a7d1421f6a7

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“Come on, try it. You worked hard pulling weeds, so I should at least return the favor.”68dfbd2b739a5862

“It’s really fine. And besides, I get handcuffed even if I just hold a frying pan.”71ab11b44bacc9bc

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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. cd44099f978e3e04

He insisted 16500eed5c that the 4d752f1de3 police rarely a27eabeca3 show up 34c0f78fb9 here, and ab133bc35d even if e48ef4fbef they did, b5f6fa1e2d he would b85a42322b take responsibility. Reluctantly, he 3e776cd2a4 offered me 3d90913fa7 the gun. And as if 7c266abe72 he had been 479bf2506e preparing for this 902a53b833 moment, there was 7fbe6149ea even a target c10bf5f1d6 stand set up f41171c018 in one corner eaa810cefa of the garden. 3d6211d7f9b3f50b

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The more I refused, f5463eb3d0 the more awkward it b78eabd435 became for both of 766e8ac14f us, so I had 235c3eb405 no choice but to 20467a2af4 accept the gun.15e3512960e2754a

He was indifferent but f2e328019e precise in his instructions.Eyesforward. Shoulders back. Hold the body 38f35b3cc9 firmly, like support. Breathe to steady 57761d70a9 the tremors. Your index finger c2d8e63de4 is too deep, b31a133bdb pull it back 5bd4d963a8 slightly.8dbbd8e93803ca13

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I had planned 19c88d0403 to take just 49d878b16e one shot and 1ce28f22d3 be done with cfe3dc50a5 it, but without 7bf38166fb realizing, I became 1b8ed4578c focused, paying close 7a48156d78 attention to the 7cb08a39f9 sensation in my 434842e89b fingertips.9ca99ed600de7a1d

“Fire.”f33c03713bf4aa3b

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Huffing out a 3d6d8e6a83 breath, I slowly 4cc4520f04 squeezed the trigger.Bang—with a c4b95ba890 heavy recoil, 9a5cb74cad the bullet b21cb733f2 pierced the 0382450624 target.b1224e2b4658315c

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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.e805bf645d809161

Oh my. What’s this? Why am I 217e645cd7 good at this?e8595207198d7fbc

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