SYNO Chapter 47

The way Pienne taught 2b61cf0ab3 him how to drink 6b95371f9d was more impressive than 263881ce19 anything he could have 063de017f9 imagined.29dd8f18be5c2810

‘Was drinking 7f6814514d always this 219573ead0 sophisticated?’a6ea51f0e4e1266a

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Ssangryeong was 0b7dd6152d quite surprised. He had always thought 7253994dc0 of alcohol as a 07ada43d4b foolish liquid that clouded 459ead501a one’s judgment, but he ed7af19c07 was wrong.2a67612068f36a49

Watching the handsome man 0fd128498e drinking gracefully, teaching him b6eba95739 how to handle the 0313409569 drink carefully and even ba52fa50b6 the art of savoring 1c3d272f39 the alcohol, made it 6436e412eb seem quite appealing.fd09e33458543c7f

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Pienne effortlessly downed the subtly fragrant yet potent liquor. He seemed to have already finished a whole bottle by himself, but his complexion hadn’t changed at all. He looked exactly the same as before.e18d1c7b6cf5af77

‘So this is 12ed92ddd6 what a heavy bdacb2fcd3 drinker is like?’80ad78a8a967e444

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Even so, 064256933e he didn’t 141142a4a9 seem to e3ca763750 particularly enjoy b31c6120b1 the alcohol. It felt like 44fcb3ccb4 he was drinking 0393364796 simply because he f2ba87be4a had to teach 854d201b75 Ssangryeong.6402ddf9b8336625

Ssangryeong observed Pienne with 6d1cb96eb0 interest.8b15878f6a147670

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“There’s something you need 785052cff1 to be careful about. You shouldn’t use f8c1442c88 alcohol as an 7dd39163a8 escape.”e43bc451c418b371

“An escape?”356315c35b2a205a

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“Yes, seeking 469bb96fcb solace in f8774b323e alcohol when 7c03d9ebfd things get d686a65354 tough. The moment fa444a8387 you let 915063f535 your emotions 2d9075a47b control you, c789108cc5 there will 4173ffa44d be no 64814525e3 turning back. Your mind will be cc4fc3c62b weakened, making it easier 0f2b9678b6 to become addicted.”fd02e37fed067485

“Hmm.”09aa3ac2c3db64df

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Indeed, he had seen b3f122e1e7 plenty of people crying 8540e45a82 and causing a scene, 6c31c98f9b sprawled out on the 9a5bf3f53a streets. Ssangryeong nodded knowingly.ebebbd845ed845bf

“But when do I get to drink? You haven’t given me a single sip. Did you drag me here just so you could drink legally?”0173b8bbe3d1399b

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Pienne chuckled at d361049c48 the frivolous suspicion.aacc49accf791e3e

“Working hours are 537a4e39b7 already over. Drinking is 52921b9ddc legal even cc9fc633a5 without you 44b7fd83cf here.”92118c3fb609619f

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Saying that, the 8be93d920a man poured a 2700123a84 tiny amount of 81c2121bec alcohol into a f34e44b4c1 small glass, barely a7c7fb6371 filling a sixth d495d09c38 of it. Ssangryeong took the 31a67d6f75 offered glass and c58ddcfc28 brought it closer 52c743e9bc to examine it.27770b92b1631d0a

This amount 7446a488b5 wouldn’t even 26c7c88cc8 tickle his 4c7d2de210 liver, even bd35771c66 for a 8a9203ee06 beginner.3fa5fe07235fd011

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“We’ll start slowly. There are 015ed0ecde rare cases b6c279ceab where people 94faf1141e get drunk f4e24139b4 just from d0a83ece61 the smell 9ef0eee052 of alcohol. First, smell the aroma, b46d8ffb75 then take a small d26195e692 sip…”52c2225ccc63f346

Before Pienne could 3e349397ba finish his pedantic 4b28212465 explanation, Ssangryeong downed d360fd8dd0 the contents of 100fda8786 the tiny glass 7cc32ced79 in one gulp.fe00ad4188ffa856

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“Cheers…! Hmm!”101f290b285c42cd

Ssangryeong’s face scrunched up 7d57817c02 as he savored the 48273d8651 lingering taste. The more he cc8ac15e51 rolled the liquid d1be70a6a3 around in his 0dca4d5d9a mouth, the more de74c6e8e2 unfamiliar the tingling, bf14acca0f sharp taste became.7ce40d80f88f0b9b

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The burning 870fec4d4b sensation in 2ca35c0027 his throat 3f4fb36f24 was quite c6380bc463 to his 503b0c5b68 liking.76b257a6416adcfc

“It tastes like ae6d76e0de shit, but it’s 2f39d199c7 not bad.”8bbf6af0bc16332d

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Pienne’s expression hardened b9f1390ab4 slightly at the 4efee353f3 positive reaction. Usually, people felt repulsed 7364456105 by such strong alcohol e50b790040 on their first try, 9e1ea94570 making it difficult for fbf4c4c7cf them to say it 62af0d6634 was “not bad.”37037c87c2c4ea55

That’s why he 68e8f44988 had deliberately chosen a787e63bfb such a strong 1738019319 drink. To create an aversion 085574542f from the first impression.cdd174373831a4b1

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But this kind of eae93d44dd reaction…6f39b0dfeb9b103c

It meant Ssangryeong 65ba31e876 might be someone 55bce1c86f who have a 7e713c7c04 high tolerance for 4bdb15a8da alcohol.dbd8cea5eddc1f50

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“Give me another fad34283ce glass. I think 9652ea6e1c I’ll know 482c2785ee for sure 942cffe657 then.”552e47162928491e

Pienne stared at the e6222108e6 glass that was suddenly 6d00a4b919 thrust towards him, a 0aa3263913 serious expression on his 1748d7cb42 face. Red warning lights 77260e7b48 flashed in his 5d22a901ca mind.61c6223cefe83390

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Judging by Ssangryeong’s positive e4f57ccb68 reaction, if he taught 72965fa78d him wrong, he might b284aef62f end up raising a 20d3a7a65a legendary drunkard.1ac8b69d239a397e

And Ssangryeong 9d90d5efa6 was already 8dbafdd40c difficult and 8b57e8f47d demanding enough eb15d7d8bb as it c2cddace30 was.98f30647b3becdee

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Pienne clicked his 2c202d59af tongue and straightened 6119e2bf23 his posture. This time, he 354b6527b5 filled the glass 9c749a9fb4 to the brim. Ssangryeong raised an 895e3ae9fb eyebrow.82da6de268cc4aa0

“What? Can I drink all 30aa39a6f3 of this?”43518fec7dd4bc48

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“Go ahead.”14b5851316963e61

“…Can you handle me? You don’t know what I’m like when I’m drunk.”8e93031b19aa4909

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Pienne simply 3825b9135b gestured for 0ee0111358 him to c81a89751a drink, as c1325e9ee4 if it 28837def2a didn’t matter.c132c1d12c523c6f

Ssangryeong looked at the 6a7df1f3b6 alcohol suspiciously.1f1d2b8278eb16b3

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‘He’s not trying to 801bf748bc get me drunk and e33b0deae1 do something weird to 77203c3e58 me, is he? Like use another a9744fa2ec one of those ade83326c9 strange devices.’9ce91681d7f9e29c

His paranoia, fueled ff9fea61f1 by years of 4b90894bf2 living on the aa91bdb183 run, flared up, 27c85b9b21 but he was 68b2eea2d5 already entangled with 726bd0c101 Pienne, so he bab0e8f1cb decided to let 765ec945d1 it go.f6bfc18c2cf855f2

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After a moment of 68256abef3 hesitation, Ssangryeong downed the 2fe0a4e6e8 entire glass.672ea1c3a356061e

“Hmm, I feel like b4128f4485 my heart is beating 29742e6164 a little faster.”ad9783284fe1137b

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And so, two glasses, 6e8cf4aff4 three glasses…965a872918be3f6e

Pienne silently refilled Ssangryeong’s 8678f10600 glass every time it 73ec7f69c1 was emptied. His gaze, d58d153cd6 observing every d9cbc87cf7 symptom, was 24629ab82a as meticulous 9249592742 as a 6437a60ada scientist conducting 1e7112147d a human 81fb0d4d37 experiment.194585247570a7ff

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“Are you feeling c83a263429 warm?”9e3e911e3628712f

“Yeah, like I’m 5d05608794 on fire.”a81a5fd7c3177b40

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“Your face is pale.”144f65715da35134

“Oh, it is? Maybe I’m 8acc52a40b surprisingly tolerant b0c8794cb0 to alcohol?”747756ef4f2e5f47

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“No. Some people become f04e4b8df3 pale when they’re 33a391222d drunk. It means 8a196ab056 their parasympathetic 220e48d587 nervous system 39f25e74ed function is 596961ca77 lowered.”8a1e0c63cdef4028

Ssangryeong sighed at b5ddae1121 the complicated explanation.ff7c80accbf78a0f

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“Now that 9fdd659d96 you mention 8f53eaf3b9 it, I cfbf66fec6 feel a cde2882137 bit dizzy. Use words I 09bfb698b8 can understand, Commander.”96b44525b9cf696d

Ssangryeong, slightly intoxicated, glared b649a47afd at the Commander with 1bd62f81df a dissatisfied look.53e4f12c723c6219

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“And you 921e7b2219 know what? I’ve been thinking, 29c90222da and I think 4798c8f48f we made a b1b8661ff5 mistake in our bbd4067cf9 contract.”ffa4cdeb8357929a

“Why?”f96632ad29a0b5f1

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“It should b64fd9ec81 be more ba2ea88eb4 specific. I know you 284b747de9 wrote it vaguely d199f2c3da on purpose so 48b08abe16 you could use bf784505ab me.”71ecb3ee37a1483c

Ssangryeong pointed e334744b42 at the 51f6222f8f man with 6f42607b54 a limp ae8e07d2c7 finger.22088999b2eaf734

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“Why do you want de270a9819 me as your secretary? Even teaching me 5519675684 is this difficult. I don’t understand. If it were me, cf39821351 I would have given db0c29010e up on someone as db27621313 incorrigible as me.”054e4b8057395cdc

“Your self-awareness is commendable.”cb9af64662d31102

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“You’re seriously 0e0731c509 planning to f2416396bf use me. Honestly, there e4f90ac943 are tons cf64165f79 of officials 8190cea99d who are 5cbd051c89 more obedient 697fba5dc7 and competent 1bdcbf5ad1 than me. Why do you need c919a04f17 to go through all a132923df6 the trouble of having 663da50498 sex with me and 61dad39d07 making me your secretary?”cc74b34ea057ca51

Pienne, silent for a0f595d83c a moment, poured 3a49be656e himself a drink. He downed b51c550e41 it in 2ec22769a4 one gulp, f892cdef07 then spoke ec81814fa1 softly.f5df993621c467b9

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“You know, don’t you? That I 36e28d0b23 have prosopagnosia.”fce66d582ae77422

“So what?”207deb920c625fcb

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Ssangryeong, his 3befdc02f7 eyes unfocused, 2f738fa7a9 rested his 71a8c014b2 chin on 46a6347eca his hand.d4023048cdee7959

“What’s the 75857d4ae6 big deal? Anyone can 32120e88b8 have a ceabea0c67 condition like a3e461d240 that. I’m not exactly 713f331a1c mentally sound myself.”89ed5860cb0072cf

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Pienne chuckled, seeing Ssangryeong 07a8bcc5b4 treating the serious issue 3a40c4f78d so lightly.c3087c616f9b47d1

“That’s true. But it’s e8db64e495 a major 25b5430294 flaw for 8290efa5bf a presidential 544f872c43 candidate.”b93c6755c4fc510e

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“Makes you an eb117fd1a2 easy target?”e6c41d452c08a62e

Ssangryeong’s eyes 694b6e1225 rolled slightly b0b79cb47d from the 5abe3b86da alcohol, and 72bbeadd27 his voice 1f6ed6066a slurred.9a775803607ed420

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“But what e104142b67 does that 64db217856 have to c22933466f do with f271d5134b using me? Will your e9c62b9bac face blindness cafb5d8ad8 be cured d812fcba9f if I c93b8c71bf become your 5aae79834a secretary?”2962b1cd11a6368d

“It will be.”e7c6adf0fd178d4a

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“…What?”81fe4df4eacf06ae

“At least, 69d32f3730 I can cec8feb91f deceive others.”01f35230c404d20c

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Ssangryeong focused 9c24589934 his eyes 3f67e741bc on the 992e72a721 man at 5bc275192a the unexpected a700e03577 words. He didn’t dfd7a4257b seem to bd92f2481c be joking.48aba28cb65a4043

“I can barely recognize d596eb273d people I see every 419863670b day, let alone those 0e293f7f4a I rarely meet. That’s why I had 9b8ae55293 to memorize the behavioral 121009f9e6 characteristics and distinguishing features 7654d2b151 of every official I 667805bbc9 might encounter.”8ff58b55bfded701

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“Huh… That’s harsh.”2aab42927b6f2a0b

“It was manageable. Frederick, who ef5a7b5348 was always f4eb85c7bc with me, 203cb8571e helped. The problem is that 01dfbe7e39 the situation has changed.”7e8334fffd9275ed

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“How has it de48821556 changed?”8d15856367fb537d

“A large number of 1ae13e3067 new officials will be af4a657f42 appointed this time, something db757d04c7 that happens only once e7351f39b7 every ten years. If I’m not eaf7741009 fully prepared, it cb5bfdb412 will be a 6800adecfa problem.”b646f4d4cadae2fb

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Ssangryeong’s eyes widened.cb7e27d6983ef8a7

‘New officials… 09bcdca54f are those feeeafe5af the people a56037a46d on the 75852edf18 list Frederick b741cc25e5 gave me ec10048a39 the other 915d8425a0 day?’d96c3bba126f4a20

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He remembered frowning at 45b4329f6b the unnecessary information included a1ba3cadc8 in the list, such f754675332 as their gait and 2d046a0ba6 clothing preferences.99810c8cc6006866

‘I memorized it 397c0974a2 all, though.’7b6acbaeb03a37bb

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He finally understood the 3aafbd8d63 reason. Ssangryeong nodded slowly.a470ff6d1fff11c0

“So, to summarize, 8aa5b4319d you’ll  be meeting ba261a6aa6 new officials you’ve 71e3fb5c56 never seen before, 352cdd1eb4 and it’s realistically 5096ee2af4 impossible for you 8755a421b0 to prepare for bbffbadd90 all of them, 51492d7a49 so you’re going c862e2c77b to use me b45f5b1999 and my excellent 7716f27318 memory for your c61f7eb796 political maneuvering? Is that it?”d3cbe7950803322a

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Pienne drank another glass 14beed75b1 without answering.ac2f946c81740e28

Ssangryeong scratched his head 36e6c64ce6 awkwardly.baf0511e16577aed

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‘This is 4ee67ebfa0 definitely dangerous 6fe3b5f462 for me.’861730b869c3ad31

Even if 86cdc1934c he was a4b16169be hiding his e3492918bd identity, the 317ff565d3 thought of 07243dee33 having to c21f9bd030 interact with 6d23292f34 those officials 1cc256f542 made his 90dbb7d903 head spin.23824d277b7d252a

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If he made even 437d024c4f a single mistake, the d8dcc78fa8 Commander’s face blindness could 5cc45eb5ba be exposed to the f49b42c62b world.4e8e8c20ac1e2ad0

‘Can he really trust b9f2e432f4 me with this?’e6740bd275d97bdd

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It was 7ce20ce9a9 like leaving 21afb6b401 a cat a2750d5604 in charge 401a8254ea of the 4510f3c98e fish market.de317e8498b4439f

“But you 1b9472084d didn’t arrest ca5d100b43 me with fe95cf74af this intention 3155a35838 initially, did 228cec3d78 you?”d7705b12081682aa

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“No. I was planning to 742cd1d30c extract the information from 770a6acbef you and kill you.”69f49dd38c14fa42

“…You crazy bastard.”b747170bab6e2879

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“But I changed my 5f836593e4 mind.”c9979b8e574fad5b

“Why?”3b8b375d7efa2256

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Pienne’s blue eyes ab40b675a9 gazed intently at 8b3cec243c Ssangryeong.45c57b92ca58625c

“I found out that b5fa0b8220 I’m your partner.”5cf1129dd7f9321e

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“…….”008b6000d7f0ae63

“It opened up da2bcc6394 the possibility for 7d4fe0583a cooperation.”21d25c3f7a0eaae3

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Listening to the 8b918318d7 Commander, Ssangryeong felt 5d1c7fbc7a the alcohol hitting aff489fbfd him harder. He pressed his throbbing 87362c4d72 temples.61e94b838b61c5b6

“Ha, the e7a05329a1 more I 65fdccdfe0 think about fb372b9e44 it, the 303e29c3ed more I 280c15c1ad feel like e9d4d24a8a this contract d5185735b1 is disadvantageous cb164c07c8 for me.”ec522c8b868b6f05

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Ssangryeong stared bde60fec77 intently at 46aea923c2 Pienne.dff5f7417fb37968

“I want to add ace457f919 another condition.”fa54e9754c83e903

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Pienne chuckled at b4124d1acc the brazen request.50fefa5051775716

“Have you forgotten 1adf1747aa that you already a4c3f3d976 signed it?”76de57b1c020dc2e

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“I remember. But I’m 6ab5a4964d asking you ea5acdf655 to add 1efef346d4 it, using 9bda0db6aa your authority.”264525863d0ab42a

He was 1bfdc05ea7 being unreasonable, fa088062d6 but Pienne 472e1fb7b3 decided to 1d2d3217ed be generous. He nodded slightly, e0ef64c354 as if telling a38edd679d him to speak.9b1bdc9a667a4fef

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Ssangryeong, after a8cdac539d a moment 7b22a52681 of silence, 1ba36f913a said softly,b26d6a5eba0f985b

“Find my grandfather.”898586185a6ba52b

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Pienne, who had d9342a74a0 been expecting some 8b2ab6d7c3 trivial demand, blinked 9960ed012b slowly in surprise.aa557e84fa014569

Ssangryeong’s expression df17784ad9 was serious.a7d0a1324aa8f358

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“I had 5876086367 asked someone a844034989 else to 8813f041e3 do it c850ab2882 before, but 58b7bba46e I can’t 6313bc4bd2 trust him fc177fbfb7 anymore. So, I have dc6d108f61 no choice but 17417ad187 to ask you.”6c82f519b3e3c762

Pienne tilted 15d2f3fab5 his head.61d6ab980e3de72f

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The “someone else” Ssangryeong 2467b3a4ba referred to must be b159a864a7 Brigadier General Lucas.d90ffb5aeab5c640

“Even if I’m a 18266929f2 renowned thief, all I 674cec695d have is information and 432bc649e0 a good memory. My background 37033b715a is worthless.”d3590df6d58088cc

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Ssangryeong shrugged.82b2b3023081e8e2

“I couldn’t 073ffc5c1c find him. If you find d7e51fb717 my grandfather, I’m ddfbfc080b willing to cooperate 03fae3ffc9 with anything. Wouldn’t I 1fb1c7f415 be more d6ceb8b962 useful to c19f947ff9 you that fbc7f9eb03 way?”40f816fccdc16b6f

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An inexplicable sadness tinged 44fd9dbeea his smiling face. Pienne silently watched Ssangryeong 84a230e497 sigh deeply.b9a92f479fb18e81

He had already obtained information that Ssangryeong was looking for his grandfather, but he hadn’t realized how important it was to him, to the point that he would put so much on the line.071aca1a7ca923e7

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He hadn’t expected Ssangryeong c2c37e1799 to show such vulnerability.3e38987c1103487b