Black Badger - Chapter 440



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440. Emergency (1)

I looked at him with terrified eyes.

“Just knock and come in.”

“Haha. Sorry.”

The man who said something he didn’t mean closed the door and came inside.

He was holding a first aid kit in his hand. It seemed like he had come into the room with a purpose.

I let out a long sigh.

“Why don’t you listen to people?”

I muttered, but the other person pretended not to hear me.

The man in question approached me as I sat on the bed covered with a raincoat and placed a first aid kit next to me.

“Help me.”

“it’s okay.”

I rejected it outright.

“I can’t believe your skills.”

“It’s not like I have no knowledge or experience at all.”

Kairos sat down next to me, against the wall, opened the first aid kit, and put on latex gloves.

Then he took out the tweezers and started to sterilize them.

Did you even listen to me?

Kairos raised the corners of his mouth as he looked at me with a bewildered look while pressing the wound on his shoulder with his right hand.

“And from this angle, you can’t even see the wound properly. Why are you trying to solve this on your own? Are we that bad?”

“I’ve been on the battlefield for a while. I can pull it out on my own. I have a lot of work to do for you guys.”

“I didn’t even know there was a raincoat.”

Kairos made a strange sound.

“How many times have I spread it out like this and handled it by myself? The stain here looks like dried blood from before.”

No matter how much I refuse, it won’t work.

I realized it intuitively. At the same time, the time when I was in the zodiac and was dealing with his accident came to mind like a nightmare. Thinking about it, he had no answer even before we became close. He was so stubborn that he could rival Kyle, and I and the other nobles always failed to prevent his accidents in advance.

Let’s finish this quickly… .

I sighed in exhaustion.

“Okay. Let’s just finish this quickly.”

Kairos did not answer and did not point out that I had changed my subject.

Instead, he smiled broadly and came over to sit down.

“I didn’t tell anyone else, including the scribe.”

“Ah. You did really well.”

I praised him sincerely.

“Don’t tell Rose in particular. She’ll probably roll her eyes. I’m going to take this one step at a time.”

“You just have to order him to calm down.”

“That doesn’t work when I’m not there.”

“Is that so?”

Kairos set about removing the bullet with sterilized forceps.

I gritted my teeth and answered.

“Yeah. You tried to strangle me at the cabin last time, too.”

The minister let out a small laugh.

“I see.”

Normally I would keep my mouth shut at this point.

He started asking me questions without any answers, probably to divert my attention from the pain.

I kept my eyes tightly shut and tried to concentrate on the question Kairos was asking.

When asked if Chairman Heath disapproved of Rose’s extended absences, the boy said he had no objection to being treated that way.

Rose grumbled that even though it was her intended reaction, she still felt bad when she thought about how he had treated her before.

I still remember the way he blatantly humiliated me in front of me.

I don’t treat Rose like that either, but I don’t know what the hell he was thinking. The moment I said that, the bullet came out.

“Thank you for your hard work. I’ll disinfect and close the wound quickly.”

“I’m talking about your account.”

I muttered, ignoring the cold sweat forming on my eyebrows.

Kairos made an indifferent sound, “Hmm,” while disinfecting the wound.

“It seems like there was a strange article about what the tax attorney is defending.”

I heard it from a journalist at the party today.

There are other disturbing stories, too. That’s why I was deep in thought when I left the party a few hours ago.

Kairos listened intently to the words I had barely managed to utter, as he was busy stitching up the wound with a medical stapler.

“That’s a common article. It’s over. Is the pain bad? There’s a painkiller, too.”

“I even saw a fan-made site that said you turned into the Black Badger.”

The man in red, who was closing the first aid kit, only then turned to look at me.

I couldn’t meet his eyes.

As I was looking at the corner of the room, Kairos turned his body.

“I told you not to worry about it. I just do whatever I want. Like I did just now.”

“I think it would be better for you to go back to your home and live there instead of staying at Anga.”

He said something that was sure to be overheard.

“It would be better if you moved into the new recruits’ dormitory instead of staying in a house near the hut. For now, this place won’t do. There’s snow nearby too.”

The cyber-malice displayed by media figures toward Kairos was shocking.

The stage was set for such a drive, but I had many concerns about what to do if the head of the intelligence agency decided to attack Kairos. I didn’t want to imagine the backlash that would come if he brought up the issue of Black Badger’s employment or our friendship in a distorted way.

So it would be better for Kairos to distance himself from us more than he does now.

“I’m thinking of going back to the cabin alone, too.”

It seems like the target of the money is me and not someone else, so it’s much safer.

“I’m going to live in the cabin until I pay off the interest.”

But I was concerned that I had to order Kairos to return to his home while the rest of my people were all in Anga.

It wasn’t easy to bring up the subject because it seemed like I was the only one pushing it away.

He was even the one who suggested that we take down the throne together in the game… .

“Okay.”

I raise my head at the cool answer.

Kairos smiled broadly as he blinked and looked into the orange eyes.

“If that’s your judgment.”

“… I’m sorry. It’s just that you’re not usually famous… .”

“What do you have to be sorry about? It’s not like you’re not going to see me for a while. I told you that I’d be showing up at Badger Headquarters periodically anyway.”

“huh.”

Still, I felt sorry for kicking him out, so I added quietly.

“I’m going to take the promotion test too.”

“good.”

Kairos smiled brightly.

“You’ll stay in the headquarters house for a while, just like you said. You’ll feel more comfortable there than in the house next door. I don’t really care. But come to headquarters often. Milk will miss you.”

I let out a sigh of relief mixed with regret.

“Okay. Thank you.”

Instead of answering, Kairos got up and cleaned up.

After removing the raincoat covering the bed, he wiped away the drops of blood that had fallen around it. After forcibly putting antibiotics in my hand, he told me to wash up and go to sleep quickly.

It was also said that superstars originally had a way of stimulating people in various ways.

Finally, Kairos added that he would help them move their luggage from the guest house to the cabin, then picked up the first aid kit and disappeared out of the room.

***

The next day I called the bookkeeper and declared:

“I guess I’ll have to live in the cabin alone for a while.”

He pretended not to notice the scribe raising the corners of his eyes and continued speaking.

“And there’s a drug that erases the sound. I should take that too.”

You remained silent for a moment.

The silence didn’t last long. When he got angry or excited, I tried to calm him down, but instead, the scribe spoke in a sinister tone.

“I knew it had to happen someday.”

It was an answer that covered both the first and second words I brought up.

“I expected you to say something like this.”

Thank you.

Thank you for quickly understanding why I made the decision.

You called your men together, and I conveyed my decision once again in the living room.

Igor, Rose, and Deltay, as expected, did not like my decision to return to the cabin alone. Still, they accepted my decision without raising a strong complaint. This was because I explained that I was not returning to the cabin to try to force myself, but to respond efficiently.

“We’ll keep in touch.”

“Is it just a contact? I’ll keep making you work even when you’re apart.”

I saw Igor asking questions in a rude manner and smiled.

“You’re going to the cabin alone to work under the surface while pretending to live without any problems. Get ready to move quickly from now on.”

The compatriots were not taken by surprise.

However, Deltay found out that Walker had been visited by intelligence agents yesterday. They didn’t raid him, they just went there to ask about me.

“I don’t think Walker knows he’s a mixed-blood. He said he went to your other seniors too.”

“Did you hear what he asked?”

“I don’t know the details, but I don’t think the atmosphere has become tense. But I would say it feels like they’ve started preparations for an arrest.”

“I want to kill you.”

The bookseller grumbled ominously.

“Don’t you think you’d just send me and Rose away? It’s not a big deal to kill one arrogant person like this.”

“no.”

He answered right away.

Of course, it should be possible if you put in the effort to plan the assassination.

It would be a hundred times easier than assassinating Colton, and I wouldn’t have to bother with it.

But I wanted to join the intelligence agency. You never know what kind of secret agent is hiding inside the agency. If I could get caught up in anything, whether it was the spy case, Colton’s case, or the portal device case, it would be a jackpot.

If the author had intended to take others hostage, he would have quickly gotten rid of them, but since he didn’t, there’s no need to do anything right away.

“I guess I won’t be seeing that kid Walker for a while either… .”

Deltey let out a sigh of relief and covered one cheek with her hand.

“I wonder if you are doing well….”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be a thousand times healthier than you.”

Igor chuckled at my answer.

Instead of laughing, You spoke seriously.

“Don’t make it too obvious, just check in every now and then. There’s nothing good to be gained from being involved with us right now. She didn’t even know we existed until a few months ago… .”

“But you’ll show me your face sometimes, right, Captain?”

Rose made a voice that said she didn’t care about Walker’s well-being.

“If I get rid of him, will you come back to Anga?”

Lin seemed to feel somewhat relieved.

I couldn’t help but feel relieved that I wasn’t being questioned about drugs, that there was one less person to nag at, and that the risk of being attacked was reduced.

It wasn’t a group life that I started out with the intention of doing in the first place.

The person in question tried hard to hide the fact by pretending to be sorry.

“I can help you carry your luggage to the cabin!”

“Since Kai lives right next door, there’s no need for you to move.”

I also didn’t want to walk around often wearing Rin, who didn’t have outstanding fighting skills.

He was not particularly good at fighting, but he was good at buying pistols with erased serial numbers and getting safe car license plates without any problems.

It’s a pistol, but it shoots well.

Because he is a person who has overcome crises through his mouth and conduct.

It may seem strong among civilians, but in this situation, it’s a bit.

Anyway, after sorting out the situation, I prepared to return to the cabin with Kairos’ help (‘Your shoulders aren’t strong, so I’ll carry your luggage to the car.’).

Just before departure, I received a potion from You that would erase my presence.

A medicine that the bookkeeper received in large quantities from Colton a long time ago.

A stealth device made by grinding reenactments.

“Thank you. Can I just drink it after eating?”

“Yes. It takes about 30 minutes for it to take effect. During that time, your mastoid process and the back of your neck will feel tingly, but it’s not unbearable. Please take it after you unpack at the cabin and have dinner.”

I guess so.

I took the medicine with a word of thanks.

After greeting his subordinates who came out to see him off, he got into Kairos’ car and headed to the cabin.

A place I haven’t visited in a long time.

A quiet, quiet neighborhood with few people. As soon as the car entered the neighborhood, I sent a message to my superiors asking if they had been visited by the intelligence agency.

Because it seemed like a good idea to use the base station near the cabin to send messages.

And before checking the reply to the message, he enters the cabin.

hut.

My small and cozy space.

Tig is diligently cleaning up…

… ?

I blinked at the Tig lying in the middle of the stairs.

“Tig?”

How did you get up there?

“How did you get up there?”

Could it be that someone had broken into the cabin?

Weowong

The moment I tensed my body, the back of the robot vacuum cleaner opened.

Then two propellers emerged from there.

Like a beetle.

Woohoo

The propeller turned.

Bububububububooong!

Tig took flight in style.