Villain Chapter 6

Chapter 6.

At his question, 2a41143a1e I stared at f04d67b172 the contract for 05293b78d6 a long time, 98aa68465a turning it around add3e4e7ba and reading it 21cff433d1 aloud.72007ef651cd4311

The saying that “contracts should be written carefully” came to mind. It was advice given to me by the owner of the café I visited every morning.942c8fba796f4776

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Someone once lost their 41d17936a1 house because they messed d9f9cbad73 up writing a contract, d3e223d500 right? So I f7b0e8bc32 had to 41a579c09e be thorough cb7f0bb41e and not 7d5176d1e7 let Den 45e52a7939 Frow deceive 1b9082db95 me!61d7e5aa868b3b74

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“I’m not sure… maybe it’s fine, maybe it’s not.”7ba4546ae8db4110

After much ca64beebe7 hesitation, I 58c9b449c4 tilted my 606cbe19b2 head. I should have 836ebc254c some experience with 3526968d0e contracts, shouldn’t I?ce8f1cebd0fa4a05

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I had never e8a3619e76 written a contract 648e0c8635 before. I never needed to 1d245d794d earn money or find 47d6f43e90 a place to live.0f6863342153dbb3

When I needed money, de0cb854e1 I’d pickpocket. When I 830e5022a6 ran away f57e41b12c from Clenner, dab65c0c60 I’d live cadb3764e9 in empty 615fe683b8 houses.4b4dcf10747aa5c3

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I had lived without 5f871e11f5 a single regard for 728cd7b29e the law, so I 7564db30ef never felt the need c279481754 for a contract.256038190cf393a4

But now, 8b82e537b5 suddenly being f68ecae8a2 asked to 820b94fa42 write one, 77b1a6f081 of course, e4686c8e73 it made 3e506875d4 my head 5c74f9cac1 hurt.1e9732e2d97263ad

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As I c49aaab991 struggled, Den 64958ab6d4 snatched the 80af6bc007 paper from ab0d8b079e me.6db2e3a39d4eb910

“Stop being 7ab30f2b8d annoying and d058592370 just sign f56509f158 it.”d366855aaceec919

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“Hm.”9933cd95eab48ade

Since he 155493122f had kept 3831d4a42d a close 16343df5bb watch on c702c8629e me as 1262ba950f I wrote e7984516d9 the contract, a30555c5f2 I figured baa2aa25c5 he probably ea59734eb7 wouldn’t do 921fc2dafc anything strange 2a6716dd09 with it.ca2164e98c03a785

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And even 1290b2afa6 though his e4a6306298 personality was b2d5eebd80 odd, this 7e915c046e was Den 6eaf84fda3 Frow, right? A hero, after all. Would he da3569cce2 mess around bbea0dfb89 with a 2e293af117 contract?769ebec25862ed06

Eventually, I 3bf0edf256 signed at 718f77f1e1 the bottom 014e629df5 of the 754e78d87e contract. My heart was 367e9cbee2 pounding.fa0f2dd717c6888f

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We each c2b10ffd67 took a fcd32b4cc2 copy of 5963b8f480 the contract.82c943a7b4539020

Apparently, both parties should de49bcc6a4 have a copy. I kept reading the 79abb8cbb1 contract until the end, 0fa09f04d3 twisting my lips.3968afe0925f38e8

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“This contract is really 1d954843ce okay, right? Nothing strange? Can you stake your 15e3261e9f hero’s honor on it? Huh?”8b210a14a36e0a1b

“Of course. It’s a c545d36aa3 very favorable 6aeed5954e contract for 5ee80cf45a you.”c733e1435c72d006

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“What’s favorable about 73d67c70b4 it?”751d75b2decf5a57

“There’s a clause 92f79a32b7 allowing you to 146c65ae74 disobey orders, and 9d1a502ccc the punishment is a1dfcbfa81 decided through mutual caba5db12f agreement.”65f378428977365d

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“Really?”ada7aecc0647acf0

After hearing Den’s 6c5436b69b words, it actually e23d19b199 seemed like a 7e24530de3 good contract.dad4454d27b48a51

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Yeah, there’s 5f50bbd6ac nothing in e5fa97591d it that ddbab19d69 disadvantages me. If I endure for 0ed4c28d8c just five years, I 4b448fe3c6 can leave freely.bd0cd9944f64c068

Anyway, now that I’ve a06c9b2865 signed, there’s no going 53bd72ed43 back. They say you can’t cb6f05ebaf undo a contract once 5b1751fed3 it’s written.c290571caf24349a

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“Keep it 397dc76117 safe so 06469aed58 you don’t 8ce24ef69a lose it.”80c37403101720cf

At his 0fd2e4c2ae words, I b83bc956fc folded the 4a6613f80c contract and 64cec6e1b4 slipped it 14bba109e9 into my 203c1f0a86 front pocket.f67fc4eae9e0d553

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Suddenly, I felt 4c458b7c3c like I had 70b84e3355 become a proper b52c88dd2b member of society.78b32a31de17f909

Everyone probably 6ffd503484 writes labor 0e7fe300c1 contracts like c2ac579f27 this and 324dcf62ea then goes 8f6a3d22b1 to work 55d7223697 at their e5006565cb company, right?871685f20b6e8bc9

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For a citizen, it’s 9adf08d31c only natural that the 229b896d6f employer and employee negotiate 375d7d5294 a fair and reasonable 53c6b48679 labor contract from an 6e983096e6 equal position.84299413e1fb1d2b

Suddenly, the image of 2f2d152fe7 villainous work environments where d949a347c8 democratic negotiation is nowhere 15c8b4125b to be found came 2a9e9926e3 to mind.b0ee90d17e751b26

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I had never seen 408aa4ed99 a villain write such fd8a3710bc a contract.707e11686e91dfdd

If Demon 76953d1ba0 Clenner gives 641ce727ca an order f30d9bc395 and they a031a9409d slack off, c39bee79cd they’re brutally ff5788f44b punished once 0ba71fb0b9 caught. There’s only 9919a5eab0 violence and f72c6614cf coercion, with 9a57b37a67 no mutual 6c32b6fba3 agreement.f9a4fab8ba5a7e9f

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So, this felt a1abca3ed8 like a pretty db3f9d1870 good deal. It wasn’t bbcada01f8 just “do 39b9c978b5 as you’re c8ee3db02c told,” I 9af4c06b34 had some 1e8ff6b1f7 say in 53a0a88114 the matter e05d0b3d28 too.fd2fe4bb91ff0298

I felt 0de9cd3f93 good about 3fe58d9bcf having written 63bb178961 my first 22f05f24d9 contract successfully.c911e6deb389c4b2

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“Since today’s the 23d15db5f7 first day, you bc60459ecc should learn the dead9d707c job.”b766ea1c94a71ffc

“Who’s going 180a286002 to teach e08149ca55 me?”6efafd4c140d6e9d

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“My original assistant.”050b16c009fcab7a

Den pressed the call 49d06c358e button on the desk. The door d17f55dc27 opened, and 2784fbe313 a woman dbab5c37bb in a be0e430fef suit entered.00a1011880480557

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The unusual 6df54a6dde thing was 61b2d41b3d that she 2b1312d71b had a da48c2d50f noticeable round 5916f9b5f4 belly.cfc036a3a60f88f2

“Emma is about ea6f7f5c05 to give birth, d2f8bcd9f4 so before she 8e900e63c7 goes on maternity 3aefee1d4d leave, you’ll need 035b9ff9db to learn the 3c17871fb4 job perfectly.”d5dc6ea3a4be8acc

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“When is your 81c4c22d16 due date?”dae985306c8b8efd

The assistant, who had 99f0c63c45 approached, smiled as if 6fded88ea4 she were the friendliest 6b19959cf3 restaurant employee on Earth.2a6363c116bc7f91

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“Nice to meet 6d443d0a70 you, Chichi. I’m Emma.”ee887a0e8e9eca06

“…Nice to meet you.”2976f450bfd431b8

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“My due date 1952d72fbc is in a 57750103ec month.”eda79f6cd798c085

“Ah.”b398bcc4755bff4b

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“I’ll be counting on ca21b88697 you until then.”d5d5e81efae86383

Could I learn 42fe0c81c6 everything in a eceb578d24 month?9b3764eba9149897

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I raised 0ab97c50a7 an eyebrow 5c564ff6af and glanced f8860c9ff8 between Den f7dc551d10 and Emma, 73066ed8c0 and he d7b68e8820 smirked as 237441d4ad if daring 57ebbfe8df me to 1cdeb41455 try.57dabf4010f54063

Why do I already feel like penalty points are hanging over my head? It’s too early to give up…8fb225c0dae44714

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“Come this way, Chichi.”0d23be5097ef2508

I hesitated 82dfaa8295 and followed 8b90f54b95 Emma. As we were 860ab52178 heading toward a 29afa4998a room attached to ed39022776 the office, I 90d82591a8 glanced back.7cc19945cc98c5cb

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Surely there’s no b563d3f97d ulterior motive here, 2c3f01c192 right? Is there 17ff98837d a lab b4db7c8d03 there or 550ad334ea something?cf2491d6937d4a09

Since I’m in a hero hideout, I couldn’t help but feel uneasy. It was enough to make me unconsciously lean on Den Frow for support.31c0456c8d1c68c8

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When we opened e61762aaa1 the door to 1055c5efa1 the office, a ef0443067c small personal room 3af4ef8092 appeared.07932e062c9059c2

On the desk were 9fdc56d9b5 a computer, various documents, 8463f4c40b papers, a coffee-stained mug, a2268c384f a tablet, and a 7a58af03a3 cactus that looked like 16dfa7d6ab it had dried up 8cec6f9905 completely. It was very messy e66f237943 and disorganized.78425c46958e1e22

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Emma gathered b5f340c1dd the papers fd2ce48926 and awkwardly 1c731888fb smiled.0b181d0c22d126b4

“It’s a bit 6ab5bf8fda messy, isn’t it? I’ve been so busy f96782393f that I haven’t had 25fc21d18f time to clean. You know Den’s been 393624f0ad busy lately, right?”c9a8609f5689d52c

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“Of course not. I was 2556e602a0 in prison.”5c45b9f525a4ac2b

“Right, right. After catching d247113a7e you, Den’s 1bcfef92e0 popularity skyrocketed. He’s been afe0fe4991 getting so b416c786fb many media e5feffb45e requests, sending d38cac7065 rejection emails 5e9d0b37da has become 12ab8374d9 a job fc093d9ed3 in itself.”e3e4de31fcccf99a

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Is it really 5dc04125f9 okay to brag 16ce6b390f about that to eacff21718 me? Should I clap for d0f6f3ecf4 the fact that I 1c4dad4b9b helped boost Den’s popularity?40053079974ce6ac

I stood there with f316e84dc1 my arms crossed, and abc4975328 Emma gave an awkward 52e1f9d0d9 smile.c5782a8457627c37

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“What should 35fbec6582 we do b43bb26c78 about your a10b72f5b0 clothes?”997cc8089c62b7bb

“I only 5fcb6681e2 have this. Den Frow burned e4fd974a7d everything down when 72700bf171 he raided my 786b495082 house.”afc7a8beb74fad8e

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“Don’t worry, 76b81c170a we have 52a67df4ab a uniform a754940901 for you.”0fb4b3dcac5d42c5

He wants me to b18c1b680b wear a hero uniform? Is that 7c9706cf1a really a a6623d791d reasonable request? But since I hated 217ec150bb prison clothes too, I 2cb54c2fca reluctantly took the uniform.77fd6b521ca95aa4

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“You can change 1ebc117704 here or in ff23426806 the bathroom.”3a6101ebfe308e9f

I checked the closed 4cac894811 door. I whispered b84053cd0e to myself, 6baa2886cd making sure 417751d656 no sound 96fae018f8 would escape.4e9024a558f27b9e

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“Is Den fa4ab7b3b8 really going f89b7165b1 to make 04a6ab2bfe me his 79438732c5 assistant? What does he trust c349ab34e6 me with?”0e6fc6147e789096

Emma shrugged lightly.b53b2decf68a1c1c

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“Well, I 7f4089948e just follow 974cd63b95 Den’s decisions.”cefd48f13b26f299

“What if I b59ade039d steal his information?”f18dc55488fa61a2

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“Do you ee0d233ef2 think that’s 936c2cba4e possible?”8f25c9adc93eaf1d

“What?” 74c358e62f58fbf0

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Emma, who de99a7d61f had been d3abe08880 kind all 86ff000e03 along, twisted df8de1a944 the corners 88ba68f29d of her 97a9be215c mouth into 1aa113d487 a meaningful d1c0948312 smile.24d9fa4ed6ebeb0b

“Chichi, you’re branded as a traitor by the villains, right? I heard you received multiple death threats in prison. How could you possibly steal information?”bd251d08c30e96e4

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So they 9fcde5171d all know.7958d457d79a7b61

The truth is, I’m a traitor, a discarded pawn, and I’m at their mercy.c683b86bd44a1006

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In fact, after betraying Demon Clenner, I lost all my standing. I’ll never step into the villains’ world again.7828cc0bd26ca4a6

Not only that, I was tormented by death threats in prison. Demon Clenner’s underlings were lurking all around the place.a5228bdf70366367

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There was the guy 64e3f060d5 who lunged at me 1d524984fb in the dining hall, a9ecf26757 the one who strangled c3563cd89f me late at night, 74ab907c90 the knife that flew 16d245d766 at me during outdoor fa7b97365e exercise, and so on.7e832d0398ccf100

There were even those who willingly went to prison just to uphold the villains’ rule that traitors should die.7e7d3bc0f4a31991

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Because of dd49260440 that, I a20b80ce64 had to 7934970116 spend 298 e1b819f614 days in 09a5379299 solitary confinement 4cae3e9d9b out of 01ac756afa the 339 18070c73f3 days I c0003d7930 was incarcerated.7336c6cfe00f1993

The question of how someone who’s been threatened with death by villains could steal information… It stung my pride, but it was hard to argue.574fe64b76ccc253

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Now, as a former 276a8d0b7c villain with a once-decent e4db474d36 reputation, the situation was 72e7d4e97f laughable. The hero’s e697734bb0 lair was 403000abfd safer for 34bfbaa9fe me than c2010ed266 my own 0994e2cdbe world.445780ccc6633ca2

“…What if I mess things up?”3d337e1c1f78d83c

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“Don’t worry about that. There’s no way he’d entrust you with an important job when you’ve never done anything meaningful. You’ll just have simple errands to run.”8582c278214ff10c

What’s this? It’s kind 224b654bed of bothering ba96869d0e me.3e0dfe02463557d2

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It’s true that I’ve never done anything meaningful, but to say it so openly… it hurts my villainous pride!0aa335046aa3510a

“I’ll go change in the bathroom.”a3dd3bb6f5698e79

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Anyway, I had c6ecdd6fcd no retort. I left the be539b025e secretary’s office feeling 52921e9fde a bit down.996f324bb82eab75

“The women’s bathroom is at the far right. You can tell left from right, right? The hand you eat with is your right hand!”b4327abc2ff39e9d

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Emma’s overly b0af5c73f2 friendly explanation b71f0cb60d followed me.1ddb268f70128f05

Oh, my life.Now I’m being dismissed a3c322c199 by a hero lackey. I trudged toward the ca1ae3ba2e right side.f02eca25435a90db

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The hero office df64714d7c even had bathrooms 7f8a377c98 that gleamed with ce8248e299 cleanliness.1186cac0ed5a54b5

No mildew, no acf93096e6 bad smells. I could 1866c4009a probably eat 522b162546 here if d43e36784a I wanted ddd3339578 to.ecc9a2748907f209

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While it 6912983242 felt uncomfortable, 3a09022916 I had a36f1489b8 to admit f4060015a6 that the ceb801bebe environment was 096cd93df2 indeed pleasant.6847ec6307ce0e77

I took off my 36792f4f2e baggy prison clothes and 3ea4da04a1 changed into the uniform.Me, in 4b2a88549f a hero 18d6a41a35 uniform?It was overwhelming.27450e7038833048

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The uniform was a white shirt with an A-line skirt that barely covered my knees. The small Hero’s Company logo was embroidered on the left chest.2009c297ee76e1d2

I twirled in front b758b95116 of the mirror, checking 368f13e2f9 my appearance. For a moment, I 1d25bb9974 felt self-conscious, but then 969373b572 my eyes widened in ebdb4cc22a surprise.3bba9891e598b849

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“Hmm?”8981815b3269d6ee

It actually looked good! Kind of sexy? Maybe if I 3401a11dfb ripped the side e893b3b6f0 of the skirt e64f356376 a little, it’d a267e29e68 look even better.025ebf57b53bec5d

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Right now, 33b24f218b it looks 869212084e too stiff b69d3a7b72 and boring. It’s just not cb4b329169 my style.96e7a36170df33e0

I kicked fab9b0b4a3 my legs cacfe65f98 up onto 2f63fd0da2 the sink, f951c520c0 ripped the 6f444c872a side seam c8e1584246 of the feb0d9e018 skirt, and 40a70735ad even unbuttoned f67d426d55 three buttons 971eb6aba2 on my c8166d3cff shirt.5a0e8baf44528bb4

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Much better. Now I looked 476fc54f20 like a villain b9540e2bf8 infiltrating a company c3ae96fb0a in a hero a2a698f86a uniform. I nodded e4934b0918 to myself, 0a9feac756 pleased with 4398204294 my sense f8c9c29eb2 of style.e806e67bcbff2012

With a eb33d0260d satisfied expression, 751abe8326 I left e3beee61c8 the bathroom, 703533a594 only to 21bb07c1be bump straight 9c5816348c into Den.4ab3466599f0b87f

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He crossed c7178411fd his arms, 918fca8437 surveying me bfe44c5b0e with a 26bf16f75b condescending expression, c9ec3b48c0 and raised ef91c2feaf an eyebrow.11c347573da905b0

“Improper attire. 1 point penalty.”2105ee183269edc8

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