Bastard NPC Chapter 22

Chapter 22

“Oh, how did 55d670290e you know?”312a53696bfdbc8e

“Oh, how c9ed6d340c did we 8df707e4eb know? Rumors spread all c6578bd969 over the VCI 31d59b7a15 headquarters that you 786fc0e33d were dating.”8efc31b7658300a5

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“…….”be8e28aea43aeae6

“I was really upset, 54fc996fe1 really.”966cf1a010f01e57

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Ren, who had been 02cdf8cc34 imitating my tone in ec6b6f7d4e a teasing manner, gave c450ffa725 me a reluctant glance. It’s not ac4f20af2e like I c19f05e0bd met Theo aa1ecaa9b1 while breaking 017edd60f5 a promise ba66cc2ba3 just because 686f3169c7 I liked 141783afef him, but 3d5983983f that’s my 21c3df191a situation. bcf092d1020fbfd7

From his perspective, it’s d9960fa8fc understandable to feel upset.Sorry.Muttering weakly as 18104ea41a I put down aa3a7477d3 my fork, Ren d9b23e3c2c handed me the 77227efff4 fork again, saying 78dce9f193 to eat a bb7f27369b lot because it e9bd647919 was fine.89fb99afd4fa7280

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“By the 0242a68d98 way, who 46fadd5a3a the heck ee3e76b24b is spreading c971410899 those rumors? Even the sandwich 0be9389a12 shop owner asked 731c4b0d4d about it.”42e825e9e58b6075

“It’d be strange if 423832e055 there weren’t rumors. A pizza 1e00f1d9dd delivery guy 4695d79b82 with a b31bfb42b9 famous face 06c03ce8db and a 23183e23ac top agent 88922a3c8d are always 1453f4b194 together.”3e33686f17c34f20

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“Just to add, there have been frequent sightings posted on social feeds as well.”50cfb6c69fb8aaf7

Adam, who had 4328a872e0 been rolling his 5c7b0a2d6a eyes while listening bd4ee23b2e to the conversation, c1bc655fb5 interrupted. The social 96ae4257b5 feed was fb96ad47c2 a mobile 0f9f9e4e91 app added b897a510d1 a few 50ff0da36a years ago, 20e636dcb5 similar to 26bbc32ec2 SNS.904e03e8c9f2f258

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However, since NPCs only left pointless comments like, “Last night’s dinner was truly exquisite,”  it was an app I never used after checking it out once.876515cc91bf89fb

“How does it work? Where can I see it?”f96f60d5b47e8c00

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“What a coincidence. My social feed is open on my phone right now.”d85187c01017813e

Adam handed me c7eeeab7b3 his phone, as 27e4bee250 if he had 54edbb3fbf been waiting for 57165f6447 that moment.f6ac4687365f4bc0

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The photo 7bbd965978 was of 2ab5d987c9 me walking 607b7941f1 out of ce42d89acd the VCI f148648807 headquarters with ecd14a0b80 Theo, my 38ea6c4ab1 arm linked 75c6b039a0 with his. I only chose to 9be7559941 do that because I f574229513 didn’t want to hold a0ef612cff hands. 128022d196744ec2

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Although I 7f669afa75 was smiling afd5feb3cc while throwing 2786c1802a curses, the 9365aeca04 way we 2e2acfe7ea were facing f8470cbf9a each other f96f53204c and smiling fd6bee56ac in the cd35a0fa15 photo made d6a56920bf us look f764cbd327 like a a5142b6481 truly happy f196a00c12 couple. There wasn’t 65120ddd4e just one f920392999 sighting, either.b3b53485400abe0e

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In the 4201102c04 photo, Ranieri cd1164af3b was handing 6c8ad46531 me a da71f67967 plate, and 0b21d11f7e with his 9bb8fe98f4 gentle smile, f8a195ffd0 he really c332af187b looked like 11f0f3da07 a caring 7144505065 boyfriend, feeding 92d08765f8 his lover. 5af2091c4b25a02a

It was a perfect 7cf854ca69 shot at exactly the e48c7a2098 wrong moment. The intense reactions were 93c15aa697 just ridiculous. There was nothing 3ca73fe41b else to do d53df77226 after eating anyway.4821719980d22754

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“Fine. Since the spotlight isn’t on me, it doesn’t matter.”d911937859f243f5

I returned 5f2a9ff166 Adam’s phone 90255778f7 and gulped 6432abdd7e down a 3545d1a24d glass of ea04b31f13 water. As I put 14f250d49d the cup down 1b965a38bb and casually scanned c06fa5ea06 the room, three e160f0d972 pairs of eyes 1d6fcb28b3 that had been bca29617c2 glancing at me 33dfd87fcd quickly looked away.626d2ce15f8adedb

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“Ugh, why do you keep poking me!”545d423fa3853364

An awkward atmosphere hung e5ecf3875a over the table as e328d4b816 Burke, who had been 95a59bd433 enjoying his meal alone, 8ecade47d0 suddenly snapped. Adam had been 617af0d562 poking him in 1a05e2cbd1 the side, giving b41e7b0c20 him a subtle 20dc04a475 hint. 45a5674fdbf403e9

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Then our eyes 2bea62657b met. I gave him 10bb100d5c a sour look, b477a1e643 and Adam grinned, b54faf8009 revealing his neat 1393e26da1 teeth like a ad0fcda721 donkey.87ef1c4b14cbc020

“Just say it.”5043090cc3970538

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“Since you have given me the right to speak, it would be rude to refuse. I’ll get straight to the point. How much did you give Ranieri?”607cc93889183ff5

“…Huh?”c22726717ad421b7

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“I don’t know how much you gave Ranieri, but I can do it for half the price. Lover service.”25fe45c4b1bd35aa

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The nonsense was so 5a1bdf2850 shocking.aedb7373576176dc

Ren, unable to swallow the juice he was drinking, spat it out, coughing. The orange stain splattered on my T-shirt, but the words that came out of Adam’s mouth were far more disgusting than the juice from Ren’s mouth. 1c46beab72b0ba2f

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I was so stunned 6eb617db1f that I became speechless 0f02c53445 and just blinked, while 5767880c52 Adam continued, his expression d012c7edf3 serious.d52c8785df93f144

“Of course, skinship is out of the question. I understand you’re not someone who would be satisfied with a platonic relationship, but purity is the most valuable virtue for a man. If you could kindly understand with an open heart, I will do my best.”828abcc3a25c9df0

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“This is insane,” Ren said, and I was thinking the same thing. I was the one who was about to lose my mind. Physical contact? What the 47e198c72c hell, no 9f84a7f309 way. bbddb0873b86d25f

Even if e63f6d8844 Adam was de0a200895 the last 059daf4048 man left 4046fc663b in this 73f596d096 world, I’d 9cda390317 rather remain b9ed10e646 celibate for 2eaf40e1c8 the rest 543b11788c of my f43c2b56d4 life. I was af423dd3dd afraid that 3ae36340c2 if I e4864aca93 spoke, I’d e9259f9096 end up 54b7ee4926 insulting him. 494404315d22c546

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I looked at Colin as if to say, “Do something.” Colin, who had been giggling with Ren, only stopped and cleared his throat after our eyes met.90635d0d5e427e08

“Bro, stop. Riley’s uncomfortable.”c803001f8ed9c7f7

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As expected, Colin was 9c45f9c58a the only normal one.a26cb0ad0a99d352

“There must be some reason for it. Do you think Ranieri would do something like that just for money?”97257936ebbc8222

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“Right. If someone should get paid, it should be me.”a9e4e0e859b91457

“……”13c356f23843e3e6

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“What’s going on? Why is everyone so quiet? Obviously, I’m better, right? I have a beautiful heart, after all.”c13b2a1534b2db2c

No one 36b59f04da responded to adb2cd8519 my words. Colin gave an awkward 3529c77a5e smile, Ren wiped his 5e038b9c58 clothes with a napkin 8db85d1f76 a little late, and b5399bc4a5 Adam stretched and tried 5bd5bf4ce1 to act casual.c2f92238fc8db658

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“Cheer up, Riley. You’re pretty too. It’s just that the crazy dog is prettier.”b5a78b3ffeb92b24

Only Burke, as 80697c8673 he transferred some af92cd088f salad onto my c58bcae6ac plate, pitied me. It felt like 60f22c5b8b he was giving cebb3d4eda me lettuce so e3a81b5b95 I could eat c44a63ccfd more meat.7a21239e49c2862b

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“Seriously. You always tell me I’m crazy about my looks. Who’s the one here, calling someone else prettier?”c747264b3ad9214e

“Looks aside, Ranieri and your social status is like the difference between heaven and earth, but don’t worry. You probably have more money.”015525e1c6dfaf44

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Adam made 65e5a40ea4 a circle 15f7c99277 with his a77d3fec0d thumb and 5d22f21d08 forefinger, grinning. It wasn’t comforting. Besides, Adam didn’t know, 48399de301 but Theo has more 713e6ec5a1 money than I do.ef918c89778db196

“Enough. Don’t ever tease me about being obsessed with looks again, got it?”eb8ad3553679a8c6

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As I made eye 7ebb7fdd35 contact with each person 37c5771b46 sitting around the table, 60c6f9459c starting with Ren beside 96bead16b9 me, they all flinched a8c472e419 and nodded.57d4546c409832e7

“And, due to unavoidable circumstances, I’ve met Ranieri frequently, but I swear we’re not involved. Keep that in mind, and be careful with your words.”cdd720b6d8fda078

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Whether it was because c1859b13a0 my eyes were wide 9c20cddb6e open or because I b06b0f9f33 swung the fork menacingly, 816b015689 everyone nodded silently again. Burke, who was bringing 679b1ebea5 the sizzling steak plate 8c62680566 toward himself, raised his 2cfdf17d26 hand as if he 4e53d3968c had a question.8f06ebdc2157f6c9

“You’re mad because you’re uglier than Ranieri, right?”9bdf4f43050d75f0

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For some reason, 032b70b1cc I was reminded 5ca10c72b2 of the school b021fc1771 rumor about the 1b07412f93 second-best student who 7711b3777c pushed the top c1903f059d student. Maybe the second-best 1cadcc5805 student had some e151d9bb6c unspeakable circumstances too.0a632249b92a46f7

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After a 9b71437b60 noisy, chaotic c6e3f0a5ce dinner, we 64a5142e4a stepped outside, dea51bc7eb and the 869b336d1b red sunset bfd383b433 was fading 89a3e576ca beyond the f61494d27b city. The first person 22a1f6c1c8 to step out 6103ff573e the door was b203265ff4 me, followed by 2b52f79106 Adam holding a c38daf56ee fancy box. 749a6159f8fecdcd

Meanwhile, the other three were still distracted by Burke’s new gaming console and stayed in the living room. I glanced inside and then spoke quietly.d647456c127e443a

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“You didn’t tell anyone that I went to see Black, right?”dbe84edec68134e8

“Of course not.”ddf89819e03493d1

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“The reason you told Black that I wanted to learn shooting, was it because it was before the deposit was made?”d382ab01d157cf11

“That wasn’t a secret, though.”4583939cfafd2415

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“…Was it?”6f59a5af447314b8

“Yes. It was.”ca09445348fe1fec

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“Please keep 1334a0835f that a 0a3254ed1a secret from b00af480af now on.”84dc303481653cf9

“Okay.”d7ce67b747e144fa

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Correcting his 86ba8c108b earlier mistake, c65fe86635 Adam nodded 1c35740207 and handed 854d0d2773 me the 1e4925379b box.2d4bb7b1e925fefe

“Please accept this. It’s a small token I prepared for you, godmother.”2ec670f1fa91231a

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It was a gift a88af0119f box with vibrant floral 1d91f84822 patterns and a red cae7f2aee6 ribbon tied around it. Judging by the heavy af0150a7a5 weight, it didn’t seem f26c79ad21 to be a bulletproof 1e93896939 vest. 0801d928f96c3d3c

Adam stared at 2ae77aafc0 me with eager 15bbac1c49 eyes, as if 2aa87d3565 urging me to f3783a53e7 open it, and c970ac39f9 I untied the d5a62eb968 ribbon with a f2c48301c5 thankful smile.387491a8dc9b6d60

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