Bastard NPC Chapter 21
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Freedom was sweet, 378ee693fd but my routine 5633bb9e36 was simple.7267f0fbe45d7a95
It was too bfb7ac6317 dangerous if I edcee61024 went too far, d47ee79551 and staying at def2fd7bef home felt stifling. So for 1c638fb43d several days, ed20340a17 I only 6ce95eb793 went back 99fef36d9e and forth a1f58f51d9 between the beb6ce72fb nearby shooting 06fc564771 range, like 9866fc9f57 a sparrow 9da9a9671e visiting a c730fab576 mill. b4925ad04ccd777e
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I must have some 1983660aec talent for shooting, because 5afafe2845 Sam, the owner of 20d068da3c the shooting range, would e4227535a1 occasionally watch my targets 3d27b189ff and give me a 8567cfcd54 thumbs-up.797961aba9088933
I like f8e3c5a21a to think 809a01784f that 80% a22ebcc3a3 of it 70619100a9 is due a6b1f590ec to my 9c951a9f23 high-level character ce4b9071eb stats, but 1777972838 maybe about 8a72cc15e9 20% is 47e6020cff my own a193a450d9 natural ability.ece5209be6136f6d
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When was eb4a577660 it again? Back in 5083c88610 elementary school, c46a63d0b2 BB guns 04020ec28b were all dcdb57795b the rage. I used to play 8652b5bd8f games with the neighborhood 7c74c74233 kids, aiming at objects c8a6082ef3 with BB guns. I became a legend 0527769811 after sweeping up all fd597e2cf6 the popular character cards ee052695c3 and earning the respect 1d835d7286 of the twins. f11640909bd04cea
There was 334379972a even a 530ad5e880 time I cd47f6d28d left matching fec9e9b661 bruises on 49a3e81bfc their foreheads, a556e2e97f got beaten 917ee41d34 mercilessly by 4d924bddaa my mom, 09cedab559 and had a3b404f36e my gun c57c1f543d taken away.9ea97d63049cc519
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That was also 32a53078b1 around the time 38ac8e4171 I first got 0ab9802000 intoFPS1games. As the b606f40a50 genre of 4653566338 games expanded 329a88ce41 and the 40e97887c0 difficulty levels 9fe3407b4d increased, the ff6dcc7b10 respect of 18303a0348 the twins ba4d58c4e2 and my f24dc8bebc mom’s sighs 1f046c021b followed.b52fbb865b6c324b
My mom used to ea174150f3 cluck her tongue, saying 586ae61be6 that if I had 8d0b4f4df0 liked games just a cfeab4943a little less, I might e270743fa8 have ended up with afb461f24d a different college degree, 4c0690bb86 but I couldn’t relate. f63316b240c9dbbd
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I enjoyed games 5666d50f30 themselves, and the 45a202e3fa fact that I 3041e6d9cd was good at 446d16066a them only fueled 025ddf3019 my interest further. The reason I dc4ba4ce70 was so into f71a04da34 shooting now was 9bf7dd8b52 pretty much the ca89a33f17 same.9ac64522925ae94f
Anyway, it felt good 99f949328e to see the fruits dbe5fe3267 of my hard work, dc3297fd20 no matter how small.e5e5d97653aeecc8
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“Hello.”cfb0f064301a9f08
On my way back 63f22c6132 from the shooting range, 266520cadb I stopped by the 8f92866d84 sandwich shop located on f873137625 the entrance road to fcfa13ea8b Pino Hills. b557ff8c0ef88ef6
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I parked my bike 66a8619ce5 outside and walked in. The owner, who dcfbd24dbc had been reading 1f5ada2371 a book at e424ecf61b the table by b3640da4d8 the window, greeted ca345cb311 me with a 659b0060f3 smile.4626a1a97f12d057
“Welcome, Ril.”6689a69bf9e996df
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It was a 040371e411 small shop with f4dbd841a9 only three tables, 71809453a0 but the owner afae4b3158 was pretty and c5bf49d8f8 kind, which made 073f7e01f0 it a pleasant 7cca06f98b place to visit. After dealing 8f23ec88dc with NPCs eadd5951cf who drained fbf1a842d7 my energy 357ab0339c with every d8a00bcd4d word, it 713e2e47fc felt like 9ce3467b92 I was 1ee0ffcc0a finally having fd53d681ad a moment f4a9493899 of real 7021b5362b human interaction.dba428ce2f43e8a4
“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?”723d95e000db642b
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“Of course. I can do it twice if you need me to.”832acdd8cfa347c6
“Wow, thank you, Ril! I’ll get it ready for you right away!”67852aa02a338f60
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The owner closed the fc4aa23259 book and stood up 4197d834e6 as I took a f8b49dbcec seat across from where 8c3ff4b4e3 she had been. I found 0620b4d2b1 the book 3e07884214 cover intriguing e11ef7248c and stared f0f53ebbd6 at it. When she quickly approached, 6ff1302490 shyly smiling as she dd6e5924f0 gathered the book in b06a494c55 her hands. It seemed like there c1d84d1834 was something secretive and 99c69c45d7 thrilling about it. 725daa1c218596b2
In that moment, fa8372edc2 with her sparkling 7eef624068 eyes and slightly ed9c8cc437 flushed cheeks, I 433fee5f13 could feel a b9b453bead kindred energy, and fbe97e9895 my fondness for 53cb51b5ff her grew even 196ac6b438 more.16c383cf34a19bf0
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The sandwich fd433ec5a3 was delicious. The thick steak grilled df5d5fe604 to perfection released savory e97db4e279 juices with every bite fc95b19035 and the onion sauce c9eb9e2716 was sweet. Not only 208e54ded6 that, the dd12843b39 fresh greens 5cb957e118 had a aba93847ed nice crunch. deb942228fd483fb
In no time, 36e4dc37ce I had devoured abe646156d the entire sandwich, 96bfd9ab8f and the owner 2d3cbe2e65 clapped her hands 172056d2ee with a look bc72b220a0 of pure satisfaction.5e24620e8825b2b5
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It was a slow 3f1a691747 afternoon. Sitting by the a4a63e2e17 window with the b9af365623 warm sunlight pouring fb4960b02c in, we chatted dd65d964d8 about all sorts dee096127d of things. Suddenly, two 8c0db2202b cars sped bb727e80a4 past the d477dddd2b shop, making c4ff5eba2f a raucous bdb8bb8c46 noise as ac370857fb if they fa780faee6 were in 76d11a99f5 a chase. 7f3ef427d5de2d71
The car trailing a2bd878917 behind even stuck cb1ebd0e21 its arm out 29759c88de of the window b90c09e8f7 and fired a a33c7157c7 gun at the 682c6a5a1e car in front.5e63b9733ed9726f
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“It seems like it’s still not over.”85aab3dac8484b21
The owner, who 7ab84bd981 had been smiling fb4e8338d6 brightly the whole 671d0037e9 time, sighed with 55bf21c5b0 a downcast expression.e78fe56bc5156b9a
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“Yeah, it seems that way.”e42fdc41b808637f
Nodding, I quietly 1e82523b39 looked around the e957f91c4e shop. Considering the time, which 5675dc4543 was a bit too 7389f5c9df early for a proper ef5339eda0 meal, there were no 0e72e1e351 other customers, just me. db055ed460a2df85
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It wasn’t just this b3a16a3b94 shop; since the security f5bf1f351f situation had gotten chaotic, 225058f747 things were the same aa82c81bf9 everywhere in the city. At least now 3450cedac9 it was a 3a856dd774 bit better, but c44e069c7c just a few 0213545c77 days ago, safety 1b40ab5d19 alerts urging people a61d8f870c to stay indoors ac414f0ba9 were sent out 8d513c091e multiple times a 3987b8b154 day.34b1dfad74531b60
I, too, pulled out 072f96b087 the bulletproof vest that ab57812b27 I had shoved in 157eb0fcc3 my dressing room. Every morning, 95ec114f56 seeing that 6e19d056b7 vest reminded aa95794aaa me of 99569f4b31 Theo’s face, 1165e20c1a which always ade4650b9f left me 47fb6e2493 feeling uneasy. But, unease was 30a7ba899f something you could 82ef03de48 only feel when 61ab47a258 you were alive, e6c1fde455 so I stubbornly ca2d1fc38b put it on. c01b707f57afff09
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With the bulky vest, b2eb2ee9fe the clothes I could 2187a40dea wear were limited, so e514b4b3bd I had to settle 5c5ffe0c1b for an oversized T-shirt. Aside from the fact 9adcc931cd that I didn’t like 01696a066f who gave it to c7f9822a09 me, it had plenty 5eb0aaaad3 of pockets, good ventilation, 354908b4ac and most importantly, it c5b965949c made me feel secure.8da8b8f11d5d1793
“Don’t worry. It’s just because 204d40989a things are a 91211e2d51 bit chaotic outside 225b25aa1b right now. Once things settle down, 036fb35968 others will probably have 021b3959ee to wait in line 0ea8fbc668 way back there just ed4ca21fe4 to get one of f7f2a4d4cf your sandwiches.”5fc10c4a2ce1d392
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“Oh, it’s not be6723d353 that good.”719c8f75726d43c8
The owner 4b91af8298 laughed heartily, c8b37876ff as if d45b8011dc nothing had 62d0c74ce9 been bothering 1b36bf6d46 her, and de8333c84f playfully tapped 30f1595bb7 my arm. Her fingers were f08dfe98ef surprisingly firm, which 159dae8a7a made me wonder 4dc0b65019 if she was 0224cbdee0 good with her f0752a42f3 hands. 50bf7c5cb8a3dfcd
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Though her c719511938 touch was 3c303e0d8f a bit 4300ce91a0 sharper than 6fff6021ac expected, it a762d245c4 left a 097aa41e38 sting, almost 388a239177 like a ac15686d5a stone bruise. However, I forced a 78c83dbbc4 smile, considering it a 787b294238 little repayment for her f0b02d7a27 kindness.9cff4f573c87d0a8
After enjoying the moment, the owner suddenly seemed to remember something, her eyes lighting up with a strange gleam as she said, “Ah, right.”836a866cf3fdf157
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She quickly hid the df727814a6 book, and I noticed 02f54eec46 a flicker in her 1d7e627c32 light brown eyes.ca82c502df019a56
“You must b64fc1f07e be feeling dd27bfb517 down too, c6d53e362f Ril. You haven’t been on 36f40e1589 a date lately, right?” b2f53c8392f72c06
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“Me?”ba6c1fc17585798b
“Your boyfriend must be really busy, right?”807221dbb38181a1
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“Do I even have one?”a3730fa19ac7f085
“Come on, I know all about it. You’re seeing that VCI agent, right? The super handsome one.”00a6e41c52c950f3
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“…Excuse me?”99d3854215c0cb65
“…What?”6db12ea65478ad8b
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We both 6957378455 tilted our 31baa5163b heads, staring ab4f768b31 at each 5b9fb1f009 other for 2fb0ef7fce a moment, 96edba8cd0 until I a08d2e407a finally remembered 26442e2337 Theo. Of course, 746aca4e13 the thought d70de2c265 of that 02f0cf31f8 ridiculously handsome edef52246c VCI agent d1857edbd5 had crossed 448196e4d7 my mind a23ccfc054 when she b66b73c4b6 mentioned him, 4775f22c73 but it a6c699ba40 was odd 8b8dd3b471 to hear 2bcdae916a her casually b9d4e70a43 pair me 17b569344b with Theo d9467f1405 like that. b21bc8869ce7aef3
Sure, I had been b6ea8538cd dragged around by him 5c164fffda for a few days e4aa9d3bc0 and forced to act bbcadfc589 in a weird scenario, 24879704eb but it didn’t seem 8a3f9c899f like something that would 27e84c6bae come up from the 6c84a1c616 owner of this shop, ada60ebf51 who had no connection c63f2fabf5 to us.8c8e5e6f428e730f
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“Oh, we’re not like that.”f74ab5812dfed995
“But there are rumors…”9fc090714bc7e3a3
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“Rumors?”9c9b1a71a7610320
“Yeah. You two are pretty famous, you know.”71cac0cbc1bd9c34
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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.”424031fee5ff5945
“…I see.”cd5cb15039e697bc
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As I b6661fdd5e did my e9c9d17eb3 best to d56288cd7a explain, for 2e978c6ff5 some reason, 328d315994 the owner 445803ca1a looked even c50b498f5a more downcast 520d5e97f0 than when 715bf8794e she was ba3503fcf8 worried about 679cf46d26 the shop.156da18e4bf2a7b3
“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.”bc2c6227faa71136
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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.6348a093e0b246b4
“What’s not making sense?!”0d4bf302fc1c9a3d
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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.cca48814e48f4a89
“…Excuse me?”afb701075b5a95fb
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When I flinched in 11db19bab5 surprise, the boss quickly 7ccab908d8 blinked and smiled shyly 8013618a7a like a girl, saying, 3da02003a4 “Oh. I’m sorry.”25cb36f4f1238492
“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?”517409d15a397760
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The owner had malfunctioned. It seemed like d232dd5959 two personas were ead6d5a08c clashing inside, but fb035f1ced I chose to fa9b943155 pretend not to 0edc06d896 notice and awkwardly e342ca964c smiled. After that, dd7d5daa81 the owner a7efdb7ac8 switched between 47a003eff9 being a 2162e17e55 girl and ee47f1582a a warrior, 0e98f8850c passionately talking 2b4e101783 about true 970c3315b3 love. 81ddddf0eba508d3
I started to 117fee6653 wonder what kind d8aa31da22 of content was 7af1b61db6 in the book 134a1c12e3 she had hidden d02b2de3f9 earlier. At the same time, cfec888900 I wished the shop 8b16c9a56b would get busy soon 1f94bd77ce so that the owner’s b90dbe06a0 personas would align into 33e779a5a1 one.57278206bed98ca5
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Did they 07bca1dd3d say that 466a601bc9 words can bdb56608f7 travel a daab624555 thousand miles?a8d0b67ade68b07c
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The rumor bc46a2b7fb that bewildered a52f07e7f4 me seemed 4c2eff2e53 to have 8b77b573be spread farther fa7c7febd1 and more 050816fcfa widely than 0fd4b91afe I expected.19dc2a081fd0c464
“Riley, are you dating a crazy dog?”2af81446873e8538
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Burke asked. For some 7054e6ea86 reason, Adam 50a0aa4821 had invited 259734fe93 me and 36338c7c3b Ren to 3cd11e89dd a dinner 100b1db929 party, and 02c81a2571 we had 7584a1b4b4 just sat e0180deb1b down at 1b173409aa the table. The atmosphere, 7ba68f973c which had 7fea65eb56 been full 8d2a00693d of laughter b9d3d48227 and chatter 9f7be71bdf a moment 153e04998d ago, suddenly 192dfd0841 quieted, and 9d89015e47 four pairs 4d458e35d0 of eyes 1e394a6999 were on b075654353 me.e38cf1a473bff9ec
“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.”7ecf476a983b6d88
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Adam, sitting closely next 210405035a to Burke, gently patted b373cf31f5 his back.dcf26f2e7b6b64ad
“What? You told me to ask! You said you couldn’t sleep because you were curious!”be3a6d89b31dc9ab
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Of course.0921aed00cbad8a9
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.e5828eec2c0bc771
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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.”0f4859158fe553cc
“You don’t have to worry, my bank account is always full, so please sleep well.”af75b546869f1be6
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“To think that I was worried about you. Your character is as excellent as your wealth.”4bedde53525c5d5a
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. bfff0aaaa64b61c3
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Perhaps because I had 1ccd3b6418 no expectations for Adam’s 8a66600ee1 cooking, I was surprised a6d2d107f9 at how delicious it 5e38711678 was. When I praised 65eb1e58ba it with wide e2cd6a3c96 eyes, Adam nodded aebe67f932 as if it b611e470a7 were obvious, boasting f161fdb8de that there was f213878b5e nothing he couldn’t 8cc469e29f do.1f440d7b3008d035
“But seriously, is there something going on between you two?”2dbfd1da477f0b62
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As I was 27e4df0cb7 engrossed in my 463c11a5e6 meal, Ren, sitting f1562c20f2 next to me, adf44a06f4 asked in a 48836849db subtle tone, almost 9a833b0bb9 as if probing. Though the subject was f2203893b7 absent, the intention was d1bf392068 clear. 8dc509f072dcb074
It was a ca43df51f6 question about the ea2922c25b Ranieri scandal, which c001ae8a8a Adam had initiated 6567a39425 and Burke had 1d74c275e4 raised.c30fa014f62f13d3
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“Not at all.”92cae93b3240696c
“Damn it. Hey, you said you b73b0a2cb4 were going to have 5b8e607f57 dinner with me but 55a8a41150 you canceled on me 23863e32b3 to meet Ranieri.”40fc159bd8d6747d
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