Black Badger - Chapter 451



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451. Backfire (1)

“Are you talking about the presumed death news?”

Kyle said in a lazy voice.

The magician stopped in his tracks when he saw the man with an indifferent expression.

“Yes. I see you heard that.”

“I heard. You’re going to be busy now.”

Kyle answered in a mocking voice, putting the long end of the bear stick in his mouth again.

His gaze drifted into the air again. The magician stared intently at the man in front of him. Born with immense magical powers, but never wishing to become a magician, he had never doubted Kyle for a single moment.

“Do you think he’s alive?”

“Don’t think, just live.”

Kyle answered.

“How could humans who didn’t even have a reinforced body kill Hildebert? They must have been bothered by the fame they didn’t want. It’s a plan that Hilde and her strategist would come up with.”

“okay.”

Smoke flowing between black hair.

The magician carefully observed the Sword Master’s profile and spoke carefully.

“The people around the traitor seemed quite shocked.”

Kyle gave a short laugh.

It was a cool and sharp laugh.

“They still don’t know anything.”

The knight turned his head and blew out white smoke.

Then, he remained motionless for a while, as if lost in thought, and only changed his posture after hearing footsteps running from afar.

Kyle pushed aside a bear cub as long as a grown man’s arm.

The magician also used his magical power to disperse the smoke around him.

The knight nodded his head in thanks and looked away.

A missionary who is still in the growth stage is running hard in this direction.

Mou had been longing for Kyle. After facing the enemy properly, the size of his longing grew. If he behaved as he did last time, this time, the punishment would not end with just standing there with his hands raised.

“If things go horribly wrong and he dies at the hands of a human, it won’t be at the hands of such a lowly creature, it will be at the hands of Colton.”

Kyle trailed off as he watched Mou running towards him.

The magician was about to ask how likely it was that he would be, but his words were cut off. Suddenly, a fire broke out on the bare ground, and Myerbold and Valdez, who had been captured by him, appeared.

Of the two wizards, Valdez was the first to grasp the situation.

Valdez sighed as he looked back and forth between the magician and Kyle, who was lying there leisurely with no change in expression.

“I was hoping the rumors coming from Core were true, but it seems they aren’t.”

“Unfortunately not. And I’m sorry to break your hopes, but there’s a very high chance that you’ll be able to cut Colton’s neck and survive. It won’t take long.”

Kyle answered without even looking away.

Valdez’s voice grew deeper.

“It’s really unfortunate. It doesn’t really change our plans, but I really wish he was dead.”

“Hmm. By the way, how do you know where that guy is?”

Myerbold asked, scratching his chin.

“It’ll be hard to figure out the destination for the time being.”

“All I have to do is hear that Colton’s head is blown off.”

Kyle answered calmly and stood up from his seat.

Her black hair swayed in the night breeze. The gold earring on one ear also swayed back and forth in the wind.

The man who had been walking around in a very depressed state on the days when Hildebert’s sixth sense had disappeared now seemed simply calm.

That day, I obsessively checked the flower and material situation and the situation around the center core.

The moment the Sword Master leisurely put his hands in his pockets, the young servant arrived.

Mou gasped and shouted.

“Kyle!”

Instead of answering, the opponent raises his eyebrows and places a hand on Mou’s head.

Mou furrowed his brow and pushed away his calloused hand.

“Spar with me and watch me do my work!”

“Take it easy.”

Kyle answered calmly.

“I can’t rest because of you.”

As he said that, the man walked towards where the monsters were gathered.

Mou laughed heartily and then galloped to where the servant horses were gathered.

Myerbold, who was watching the scene, let out a snicker and turned into flames. Valdez, who was standing next to the archmage, flinched at the sudden surge of heat.

I stopped complaining because the hem of my clothes was only slightly scorched.

Valdez quickly adjusted his clothes and ran behind Kyle.

He stood behind the reporter and asked questions as usual.

“He was needlessly devoted to humans. Isn’t it possible that he had no choice but to give in because of the hostage?”

“If he had to choose between the hostage and his life, Hildebert would have given up the hostage.”

Kyle answered nonchalantly.

“There’s no way he doesn’t know that it’s more profitable to give up the hostage and survive to stop me than to save the hostage and die.”

“Are you sure?”

“okay.”

“Then what are the chances that he will succeed in his revenge? Do you think it is high?”

“What do you know about that? They say enemies are fighting each other. Whatever the outcome, it’s good for us.”

But the truth is, you want Hildebert to win against Colton.

That wasn’t mentioned.

Instead, he walked with his mouth shut for a moment and then broke the silence.

“So, are we going to move as planned right after Colton’s assassination?”

“Yes. The moment I got a call from inside.”

Kyle answered with a soft laugh.

“He’ll definitely show up with his hair cut.”

The golden eyes staring into the descending darkness shone sharply.

The knight smiled, revealing his sharp teeth.

“You will stand before me as if you were telling me not to hesitate.”

But I wish things didn’t turn out that way.

I wish you, not me, would forget about revenge and look forward.

Valdez followed behind Kyle gloomily, unable to utter the words that were on his mind again.

***

The badgers returned to the office.

Kairos was burning Hilde’s will with his lighter. The servant who was staring at the will turning to ashes raised his head and greeted the incoming seniors.

He was much calmer than when he first entered the office.

But where there used to be impatience, there is now anger.

Even Ami had a look on her face as if she was in a bad mood.

She walked towards him with her cold gaze fixed on the floor, and soon discovered Kairos.

“jack!”

Kairos faced Army.

“Did you read the letter? Hilde said she was sorry?”

“yes.”

Kairos answered.

The people who were sitting down sighed and turned their gazes towards the pastor.

Ami asked a question while observing the deputy’s expression.

“Did you write well enough to vent your anger? If I were Jack, I think I would be so upset and angry….”

“I’m not completely relieved of my anger.”

The minister spoke in a kind voice and smiled.

However, he did not look as if he was on the verge of exploding as before he read the will.

“Actually, I was completely relieved of my anger right after reading it, but the more I think about it, the more I start to feel angry again.”

“Jack too.”

“I’m sure my seniors feel the same way.”

“I think I was too picky about Hilde.”

Ami replied in a dull voice.

“I understand now why you did that, but I’m still angry and scared. Even now, I can’t guarantee that Hilde is 100% alive.”

“Yes. I have no way of knowing.”

“Besides, there was talk of torture in the media. What does that mean?”

“On the CIS side…?”

Finally, Ricardo, who had closed the door and entered, asked Scar a question while he was looking at his laptop.

Ye-hyeon, who was calling Seung-hyun Lee on Yoon’s phone, and Yoon, who was staring blankly into space, turned their heads.

Sophia, who was pressing her forehead, and Jonathan, who was looking at the will that had turned to black ash and had his hands on the hilt of his sword, also turned their heads towards Scar.

Boom, bang, bang!

But no one heard an answer.

Just before Scar could answer, someone knocked urgently on the door.

“Aide!”

It was Lee Ho who forced open the door and came in.

“I’m sorry, sir. Hilde… .”

“Lee Ho.”

Scar called out his name heavily.

“Calm down. Take a deep breath. Hilde’s whereabouts are still unknown. Since her body hasn’t been found, we won’t assume she’s dead.”

“Is that body part really Hilde’s?”

“When I saw your fingerprints, that’s what they said, so I’ll have to check with my own person, so I’ll send someone to CIS headquarters soon. I was planning on contacting you soon, too.”

“…okay.”

“You have no need to blame yourself. You know that very well.”

“… I said I would get it out right away.”

Lee Ho muttered darkly.

Scar answered coolly.

“What power do you have to take out Hildebert who was taken away? You were only a member of that organization for a short time. And that was a long time ago.”

“If I had come to you sooner and told you more, things might have been different.”

“When Hilde was taken away, you came straight to me and told me as much as I could about the CIS.”

“There are things I worry about that I don’t say.”

“If I had known that in advance, things wouldn’t have been different….”

“Do you know what the CIS uses to interrogate terrorists and others?”

The weary-faced Black Badger spoke in a trembling voice.

Silence falls on the conference room.

Lee Ho chewed his lips and spat out the words.

“I wear an ashen cloak.”

Jonathan pushed his chair away and stood up.

Ricardo instinctively grabbed his comrade’s arm, but he didn’t have the presence of mind to scold Jonathan either.

“Capturing creatures is illegal!”

Amy was shocked.

“Everything related to creatures is our responsibility!”

“What other method of interrogation is more effective than an ashen cloak?”

Lee Ho answered in a complicated voice.

“Where is the agency that monitors whether the CIS breeds creatures? It’s one of the biggest secrets in the current intelligence agency, so I foolishly didn’t mention it yesterday. As you know, mental attacks are a direct hit even on those with enhanced bodies with high resilience…”

“Are you saying that you interrogated Hilde about that?”

Sophia asked.

Lee Ho nodded his head while looking at his senior with a depressed look.

“I saw the place on the news. I’m sure of it.”

“You didn’t know either, did you?”

Carl asked softly.

“How many people know that intelligence agencies interrogate people using psychic creatures?”

“Neither the advisor nor the aide knew.”

Lee Ho muttered as he looked at Ye Hyun, who had turned pale, and Scar, who was washing his face.

“If you two don’t know, then there are very few people outside of the CIS who know the truth.”

“Commander.”

It was Yehyun who sang the song.

Scar lifted his head from his hands.

“Wait a minute, I’ll send you to the CIS headquarters, so get some shut-eye.”

The superior who gave the order jumped up from his seat and walked out of the conference room.

“Stay on this floor until the order is given.”

With those last words, Scar Owen opened the conference room door and disappeared into thin air.

***

“Captain!”

Rose ran towards Hildebert.

“Now we’re the only ones left!”

She knelt down next to Hildebert, who was searching through Don Child’s hard drive in the middle of the night.

“I’m glad. You’re so popular that I couldn’t see you often because I was busy taking care of the humans… Now I’ll be able to see you more often, Captain. You don’t have to go back. I’ll make sure you have a good time!”

“Thank you for just saying that.”

Hildebert answered, pressing his right hand hard.

His gaze was fixed on the laptop screen.

“I’m going to stay in Lin’s third flat for the time being and do some hard work. Give me a situation briefing right after you finish inspecting the Green Dream factory.”

“Yes, Captain! I’ll give you a briefing within 3 days!”

“yes?”

Lin made a foolish sound.

“My house?”