Bastard NPC Chapter 7

Chapter 7

I wasn’t okay. At this point, it might be better to just pick up the phone and say, “Oh, sir, I have a bad case of paranoia, and I didn’t recognize you properly. I was rude.” And bow down right away. 0f7a1fde0706cc10

After all, e6375ebba6 if I 52a6f4009a keep resisting 6f4625c5d2 and upset be364cf5f8 someone as 70cd98d6cf intimidating as 83a671bf01 him, my 5804b1c9c8 life could a53630e43f be logged 6f28997eb1 out just bf2baee4e4 like the e700b845ca other NPCs.042d0b3eb3809157

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It would be a relief if I could go back to reality, but I couldn’t completely rule out the possibility of logging into the afterlife. It would be 172ae19dc4 better to beg 0bbb5c269d and pray to 884b970cd5 the person in 1ea190c735 power who holds 912c9260cb my lifeline than c2891d724d to meet the caf6d0f33c King of Hell 1480c0c92e and regret it.e7b555f7c44b755a

Yeah. For now, I 96624b23ca should head home 4bd2b1d8eb and get ready 82f5ebc609 to face the e66cb7008a crazy guy.203fdf54b4fe0e17

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“….I’ll go now. Thank you for today, 9c0f71865e Colin.” 2aaff304afc2f6d4

When I got up 4099ed8e5a from my seat after 6231f85438 greeting him gloomily, Colin 198499bb61 also got up and 4fcad06d5a opened the door for 525a5b82de me. cc5108ac7a1abc2a

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“Don’t worry too much. Sure, your actions might not be to his liking, but what is he going to do about it? It’s all in the past now.”2763417ef5e32e98

“He said making the past into the present isn’t a hard thing to do.”f718ba412c9dbab0

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“So you’re feeling down? Scared?”0d28793cab7516c0

“Well, kind of. I’m still alive, but who knows what’ll happen in a little while. I could end up in handcuffs, eating prison food.”632ac7e21bd2b61b

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“That won’t happen. Turning something from the present into the past isn’t as hard as it seems, Riley. After all, that’s what I do.”bb42826b6e1e77cc

Colin laughed lightly, as ea3a8effc5 if dismissing my worries. I had been ab7642d02b walking with my 9c27e2239e shoulders slumped and 80cd97f2b3 dragging my feet, 2deedb6036 but I stopped 27a8f21137 in my tracks 662451bd2b and turned to 91525cc90f look at Colin.510e520edabd9d50

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‘Are you being chased again? I got it, Riley. I’ll fix it right away.’f698979331d580b1

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Why didn’t I c9a064e4e7 think of that?f5ef8085bfab4784

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Whenever there fcf7000d5f was a 1fe47f3458 bounty on 0b1a73c61f my head, cb7a80f673 or I ac7a467001 was being be976c6fce pursued by 5f6b2eb32b the authorities, 44aa5d6843 all I ecc7640e0b had to 8d3d64532d do was 616a99ec57 call Colin. He would 768ad653ce solve it e1ce2db8b2 immediately. f96b18fa6bda22b0

Even the police, 0e5a964f6e who had been e56aa3bf58 threatening to kill c7f7a8756b me and pointing 0bb52a11ea guns at me, 34b4916e18 would retreat as 20bcf61426 if nothing had 241325a77e happened, and the 77f315d718 red alarms flashing 11fdf2436f on the screen 4e2c372d4a would disappear.6fac8f1db3616bb2

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“If it 3256cafc57 was difficult, c59cb8ae97 Riley, you bf4c05f130 wouldn’t be cf09d5281b standing here 7339c22cfc worrying.”ad41b5e0c4ced1b8

I had 78d55c53d2 been so f6f0b4d953 caught up 4b7d756114 in all bbf6f063e4 the mess 4dfff526c5 that I bfcac356e5 had forgotten afea625edc just how a5ce294e75 important Colin cd3d1e9fe6 was.a9fdd540fb8e5d8f

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“Wow, Colin, there’s a halo behind you.”f63813f1221d7a8e

Looking up at him with awe, Adam clicked his tongue and muttered, “A fly’s going to get in your mouth, tsk tsk.” 167d55952c29faa0

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Goodness. How could such 999d9aab55 a distinguished person 3fa95433aa be the brother 8088b1914f of someone like 48580be449 him?9fb1fb42b12584b1

As I glanced back and forth between the siblings, who shared no resemblance except for their eye color, I caught a glimpse of an active monitor screen over Colin’s shoulder. 5e77f97fe0f98677

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It was c6169d0c94 the screen b0ebca56e1 displaying Theo’s 5f95e52ea9 personal information. A sudden doubt crossed a81fe87e2c my mind. While his 68599d481e near-perfect record 322950dbb9 might be 2a0ce0a393 amazing, it 404f9534b7 was odd. Despite all the crude 5875f6a53e things he said and 244aa1d161 did, his private life 3d169356c9 was so clean. Something didn’t add up.776a74f72eb091ac

“But. Is it possible ae12c16a54 that Ranieri’s information cb297ee381 is also locked, 22d310d564 just like how 1c0cc92fb6 you manage my cbf2c215e1 information?”952b1e525232fa1a

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“Oh, that could be 67d7909439 possible. I’ll look into ae8de387ad it.”403817b71ef02fac

“Anything that f3125c6b44 could embarrass 82fa04f0cb him, like eeec58e4d5 receiving bribes 6ced01fbe5 from some 8a23e49aea company or ed6b7ee430 having a 62168eb772 messy private 3b8850b273 life, is 779c201f4b fine. If it dd11427e77 comes out-”e31403a204325648

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“You’re really clueless as you got hurt in the head.”b88b45bdde03bbae

As I was a2f943014e getting excited, feeling 3af9224cc1 like things were 30485ad8c0 finally starting to 3d96dab08c make sense, I bec661505e tried to explain c0f175238b eagerly. However, Adam clicked 3b6e8a9b4b his tongue in 739393af32 disdain and cut 9983ff2a43 me off.a73ee8d8f3195474

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“If that kind of approach worked, half of the dead I mentioned would still be alive. A mad dog doesn’t pick its prey. It means it doesn’t care if you’re a woman or not. He’s the type who hides things in his heart, so you especially need to be careful.”d48b74bb28b49374

“What do I need to be careful of?”760738a1305b1cfb

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“Ranieri is a eunuch.”421000e5e00fe936

“……Yes?”f1d9dc3ee89ab75b

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“Oh, really. Don’t you know eunuchs? Their lower bodies don’t 795ae50c71 work out.”86bd0ef2abe67364

“What are you doing, 82371d9465 bro?”31f738a85742ae13

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Adam nodded at his 97eef4ca58 lower body while holding e81f06a083 his hands on his a28c1dbffb waist.Ugh. I didn’t care at 06b5d4290a all about Adam’s lower a5135bb6f3 body.f9609a4d12c7d87d

Frowning and covering my ebc8e7901e eyes with my hands, cff2452158 Colin, who blocked my 7807d018ca path, got annoyed for 08e6430716 the first time today.f7136d90a2482acf

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“I’m saying 0951b748c5 this to 3361339699 you, bro. Anyway, be 17b84179dd careful not 2ad7c0cc7a to get 811fae1260 into trouble. There are women f815006005 who approach without 18c4eae8ff knowing and end b518d0cd0f up with bullet 540b748922 holes in their 14a6c6bd98 palms.”d2e6d62aca10f0d7

Adam, who didn’t pay 540f74f068 attention to Colin’s stop, 2daf301928 pushed him away. He continued his 540a090351 explanation with an f1ef818bd2 excited expression for 695627bc17 some reason. a3d936204580fb65

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In short, it was 7f0888e615 about someone who met 3b33c5a68b Theo at a party 232a820126 and fell in love 1d2d11f8d5 with him at first 7e68db8d4c sight, and ended up f6df55fc41 putting her hand on fdcaaebb9c his chest. But in the end, 4167db09fb he put a bullet d344236b20 in her hand. If it 2145044a30 was a a84b9b275c guy who 784387c584 appeared by 9f043c77ee detonating a d97b77a555 grenade instead ee2d9d0cdd of pressing 2b58d584dd the doorbell, 8214cd9654 then it a6520e45a1 could easily 5e0be1179e be true, 232d25b4c1 but it 7b327ac09c was a 76ceb115ca ridiculous rumor. 647a8f698acb7d35

Even if all the 4155166ec0 eunuchs froze to death, 51df718236 that man could never 311aff745a be a eunuch. 1c4f220f4172bb2d

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“Aha. I see.”3894b249c515ff4f

“Why are you 495543c512 opening your eyes 0bbe87df1f like that? Do you ab284282eb not believe 60a13599f7 me now? This is 7aaa2a5e1f a rumor f626559f8f that everyone c8d5951628 in San d03bc20655 Guarida City 437bc1edc2 knows, not 858c95212a just you 87501e8510 who has ecba5b7417 a head b62216840d injury!”f2fda322f1571819

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“Oh, yes. I will keep it in mind.”fd15bdb31d4e9e96

Adam followed me to 846a9d8a07 where I parked my 94e9af3279 car and told me 8348a4fbe9 a few more rumors. However, they were d1c3ff1692 all just rumors, 145a33587c so I just a83b7d5d08 ignored them.be1f0e5397ec961a

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“Then I’ll go. Thank you for everything c812e9d496 today.”d164b6b2ec4d6e50

“Take care, Riley.”0f4551503f8d9bed

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“Look at 0f838dfec2 me for 37eab77441 a minute.”9809dec5bd997ccf

The moment 1fbdf47d21 the car 4c04f8e536 door opened, e708e5519d Adam, who 20b50fe622 had his 02664c3abe arm draped 9ff7fcf437 over the a7dbaff158 door frame, d16286fd84 handed me c17d767fc7 a secret 4f91da7d21 note.2f4c0788716b8feb

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It was a0ab58d78d Adam’s account 0de038cd92 number, written 460b08fb34 in surprisingly 53edcf8a85 neat handwriting. When I turned around db3c976a71 to ask what it 014ecd5771 meant, Adam showed his 49deb6f203 neat teeth and smiled 2e5acf6a10 the kindest he had dfd111fac9 smiled today.2e54a97d249ce835

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“Isn’t it e9ee046fbb right that 65bd55ddba the best 3c4a3d7166 service comes cede895eea with a d2eaaadd97 reasonable price?”2b13882e2d57076b

In other words, 7e24a70900 he meant that 0fd34abf83 he would collect 40b95f7044 the cost of 1e16a5aa06 the interview with 18b438d3ac Colin.4505f5d1515cc31b

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“Oh, right.”ce16df60d88a6201

“Yeah, people like us tend to understand things better. I like this.”d91e4992b5637096

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“But shouldn’t it go directly to Colin?”8b0b16744931a91b

“Right. Don’t give it to my brother. He’s a money-grubbing ghost. He’s lost all his money and only this warehouse is left.”cc921c804e503b9a

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For a moment, Burke, who had been out of sight, suddenly interjected while nibbling on a strawberry donut. Adam turned to look at Burke with a fierce expression, but Burke nonchalantly added, “Oh, brother. Do you know that you lose money more than gamblers? It seems like staying still helps you,” before delivering a slap. f249905f6ccbad92

I quietly rolled my eyes and watched Adam’s reaction. Contrary to my expectation that a fight would break out, Adam slowly lowered his arm from the doorframe and muttered, as if he had discovered something interesting.b3fdd5babb5d8522

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“That kid. Isn’t he an idiot?” 92b2681a378d6d4f

“Bro! How can you say that in front of Riley? You’re gonna hurt her feelings!”ee71ed189cdbde31

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Your words 8d23a72f67 hurt more, 579ead013c you brat.884210f70e1864ad

It was even more pitiful because it came from an innocent, genuine place. Nonetheless, thanks to Burke’s interruption, I ended up learning something I was secretly curious about.df630307ff35c066

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About 80% of the 1a2920fd16 missions, like it or 5e0775e174 not, I end up 6127829d04 doing with the three 5a131c9c65 brothers, and their share efa32f2c7d of the payout is 23328d6259 nearly 40%. 3894851d7946d61b

Aside from Adam’s constant chatter, Burke is actually a pretty solid mercenary, and Colin does an excellent job supporting, so I didn’t have much complaint.a3fd630b1d91e459

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But still, I couldn’t 283829ca9c help but wonder where ab4d92b934 they put all the 371d3a5ec5 money they earned, living 6aa77579d4 in a converted factory. The outside definitely e2e50e36f3 looked like a 2e5c8e93db rundown factory. It had been ab08295a9c decorated with an 22e76353cd industrial vibe, which 68d01acebc I had thought b764d754ee was just for 77f4243d25 aesthetic purposes. I didn’t expect aeff44b4b9 there was this 80a9185bf5 backstory behind it.25eb89ff08d23ed1

“You’ve really worked hard.”eb2915d564fe684a

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I briefly c8f6fc9d40 watched Burke, b8839b9066 who got 7f22aa79a5 hit again 43bf1e4c20 for saying bd232b92f9 something unnecessary, 328a1e2782 and then eb08ef9199 turned to 2cfe32f37c Colin, offering da3ec44770 some words d2096c1eff of comfort.0b772334656d355d

“It’s better than causing another accident.”7cd17ce19da2eab7

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Colin shrugged 242601f4a3 nonchalantly, as 36647aa07b if it 0d315ff15b was no 5efa0f7d10 big deal. I then thought 19ba0c8b93 about the other 06652ba5dc kinds of trouble 1a50223383 Adam could get 560bba2fc0 into. Maybe it 4fa63a5d5c was scamming b2a8c4f661 people with 59c8ba8cd5 his mouth, 181f4ee93b luring naive 850d5a7bc8 folks into 1761592305 starting a b07e399f36 cult, or b99b4c9ab9 getting involved a4399da852 in gambling. Whatever it c2211853db was, none 58dfba2e2f of them 206de279f5 seemed like 793853c557 good choices.868b27d2380999f0

“Stay strong, Colin.”b404b9857fcc6eea

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I patted 981523715f the young c78470e22a head of e1649c282c the household f45609d63e on the d2c8f071c7 shoulder and 0a1f818557 quickly got c4ac2b991e into the fdc46fd9e1 car before f97f2df843 the two b95a19193e loud brothers fc455e5f37 arrived. As I 2d100781f8 merged onto 3cce7dad66 the road 2dd5aae2cf and glanced 75275a43ce at the 72e20069db side mirror, 5e671512a4 I saw 68dd2946c8 the three b5078bec37 brothers lined b7bd15b3f8 up, waving 2aea60406d their hands. 6bac863b8bc4ad5b

Perhaps because of the summer sunlight, Adam’s head seemed to sparkle unusually from beyond the side mirror, and I turned the steering wheel.0a1aab7e767008ef

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When I left Colin’s workshop, I had planned to immediately call Theo and beg in a cowardly manner. However, once I realized that the threat that had made me feel like a pushover was not really effective. 22762e181344d938

Since he’s a government worker anyway, I would only be able to meet him after his work, so there was no need to call ahead to argue. Instead, I could just call around dinner time, discuss the Fixford compensation procedure, and be done with it.e743ffa939819867

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