Bad Born Blood - Chapter 53



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053

The climate of the Accresia Empire is harsh. It does not rain often.

I looked out the window at Gilda’s garage. The murky rain was pounding against the window.

Swish.

Sometimes it rains like this. It is not pleasant weather. When the rainwater dries, it leaves a blackish stain like mold. It is toxic rain mixed with foreign substances to that extent.

“When it rains, your body aches for no reason.”

Gabriel grumbled as he sat on the maintenance chair. It wasn’t his mood. The rain in the capital city of Akbaran was lukewarm. It had a bad effect on machines and prosthetics.

Machines and bodies that are not properly waterproofed will break down if exposed to rain for a long time. In fact, the number of people visiting repair shops increases significantly after it rains.

“Gabriel, it’s been a while since you waterproofed it?”

Gilda, dressed in overalls, spoke as she worked on Gabriel’s body. Gabriel’s limbs were spread open enough to reveal the internal parts.

Gilda, whom I hadn’t seen in a long time, greeted me warmly as if I were meeting her real younger sibling. I almost forgot Gilda’s face.

Yes, let’s go back to Gilda. She’s the woman I rescued from the gang’s office. She had an unfortunate experience of being locked up by bad guys for months. Thanks to her bright and strong personality, she’s overcoming it now and running a repair shop.

“Waterproofing? My arms and legs are waterproof. Do I really need to pay extra for waterproofing?”

When Gilda heard that, she slapped Gabriel on the chest.

“Of course, they all have waterproofing functions. The problem is the grade. And no matter how meticulously the manufacturer makes them, foreign substances will get in over time. This is especially true when exposed to rain from Akbaran. It’s better to re-waterproof them once every six months at least. That is, if you don’t want to end up in debt due to repair costs later.”

“But it’s expensive. I’ve never had a problem doing that before.”

“It doesn’t break down overnight. However, if you don’t manage it properly, its function will gradually deteriorate.”

“It’s only natural that performance deteriorates as it ages.”

“It’s not a given; it’s a matter of maintenance. If you maintain it well, it will be as good as new even after ten years!”

Gilda then hit Gabriel in the chest once more.

As I listened to the story, I took out my credit chip and threw it on the table.

“I’ll overhaul Gabriel’s body with this. I’ll even waterproof it.”

“Oh my, Luca really is a talker.”

Gilda smiled as she collected the credit chips one by one. She regularly receives money from me, her benefactor. It was nice to see her looking confident rather than annoying.

“Luka, you were scammed by this woman! You could have used that money to upgrade… … .”

“Shut up, idiot. If you don’t know how to do it, leave it to the experts.”

It’s not that I don’t understand Gabriel’s feelings.

In the lower-level areas, if you believe the mechanic’s words at face value, you will lose the foundation of your house. If it looks easy, they will add unnecessary maintenance and options to increase the cost.

But Gilda won’t put the blame on me and Gabriel. If she does, Gilda’s arms and legs will be broken by my hands.

Ugh.

I took a bite of the cookie Gilda had put out.

“It’s delicious. I baked it myself. It was made in an industrial oven, but you won’t die from eating it.”

Gilda was looking at me with a happy expression as if she was looking at a child. But cookies are innocent and delicious. It would be a shame not to eat them just because it makes me feel like a child.

“Give me a cookie too.”

Gabriel said with his mouth open. His arms were in repair.

“Gabi is an adult.”

Gilda called Gabriel by his nickname. It was quite bold of him to call that ugly lump of flesh Gabi.

“Whether I’m an adult or a child, I know how to eat cookies.”

I flicked the cookie with my finger and threw it into Gabriel’s mouth. He bit the cookie into his wide mouth and jerked his jaw roughly.

Beep.

I drank my milk and wiped my mouth. A message came to my terminal.

Talk.

I tapped the terminal to bring up the hologram. I saw the information sent by Aleph. I had to flip the hologram sideways four times to see all the contents, as I had to examine it quite thoroughly.

‘I am the Arena Manager Tora.’

This was the information about Torah I was looking for.

The black market’s arena is a business with big interests. To become a arena manager, you need to maintain good relationships with other gangs. You won’t be able to survive with mediocre skills.

‘As Aleph took over the arena, all of Torah’s entourage were killed.’

It was a change of pace. I looked for survivors among Tora’s closest associates. Most of them were dead or missing because they had been cleaned up so neatly.

… … There was one person alive, but the problem was that he was in a mental hospital.

It seemed that Aleph had tortured him to find out the Torah’s vault. He probably wouldn’t have been spared since he was going to die anyway.

‘Is this a level where conversation is possible?’

It wasn’t what I expected, but it was worth a try.

“It’s long. Can you finish it in an hour?”

She didn’t even look back while working and just gave me a thumbs up. She’s a trustworthy woman.

* * *

Boom!

There was an explosion and the taxi was flipping over. This is not the time to talk like someone else. Because I was in it! We were attacked.

In my eyes, the taxi was moving slowly. The objects inside the taxi were floating in the air and scattering irregularly.

The driver’s seat driver was bleeding from the head. His eyes were shut tightly due to the shock. I looked to the side. Gabriel was grimacing with his head on the roof of the taxi.

… … Let’s calmly organize and organize the current situation.

I was going with Gabriel to the mental hospital where Torah’s entourage was admitted. I don’t think I need explain the name of the hospital.

It was too far to walk and it was raining, so I called a taxi. A four-seater aerial vehicle came out to pick us up. In the lower areas, taxis are a pretty high-end service.

The taxi was passing an abandoned development area. It had been over four years since construction stopped and had become a shelter for homeless people.

‘Grenade.’

At that moment, a grenade flew from the ground. No matter how much I was in the airborne vehicle, there was no way to stop it. I quickly stretched my arm to the driver’s seat and tried to control it, but I couldn’t completely avoid the explosion.

Anyway, at the end of that process, the taxi was falling. The driver came to his senses and shouted at us.

“Hands, customers! Don’t worry! Our company has a contract with the security company. A rescue team will be dispatched within 3 minutes.”

The driver tried to calm us down even as he was falling. It was a rare professionalism in the lower levels. I like it. I have to give it a full score.

Kuung!

The taxi crashed. The air pockets inside the taxi expanded in all directions, absorbing the impact.

“Ugh, I’m not even healed from the gunshot wound yet, you fucking bastards!”

Gabriel screamed as he was crushed by the air pocket.

“Gabriel, you’re not lying to me, are you?”

As I spoke, I looked around. The air in the air pocket was deflating. I stretched out my leg and kicked the taxi door. The metal door flew twenty meters.

“Why did I lie to you!”

Gabriel followed me out and said.

“This attack seems to be aimed at you.”

“I wasn’t targeting you?”

“The guy who fired the grenade was dressed like a gangster. Isn’t that related to the guy who got shot a while ago?”

“Did you see that in the meantime? But I really don’t get it. Did I live so miserably that I resented it?”

Gabriel didn’t seem to know either. Well, if Gabriel had lied, I would have noticed it a long time ago. He’s not the type to lie.

Thud, thud.

I heard the sound of raindrops hitting my shoulders. I finally got into a taxi and got soaked.

“Gabriel, do you have any spare guns?”

“Huh? You have a gun too.”

“My gun is not for capturing people.”

“How strong is the firepower of a pistol?”

I motioned for the gun, wagging my fingers silently. My pistol could blow Gabriel’s head off without a trace.

Gabriel grumbled and handed me a pistol. I grabbed the pistol and checked the model.

It was the automatic pistol Kaze 48 from Kaitana. Although it lacked firepower, it was a gun with excellent accuracy. And it was reliable and did not break down, so it was widely used by ordinary people for self-defense.

“Hey! Gabriel! Are you finally going to join forces with Aleph? Are you ignoring our warnings?”

The gangsters shouted from behind the rebar pillar. They were definitely targeting Gabriel.

“I’ve never been with Aleph!”

“You know we made a deal at the Aleph office right after we got shot! Do we look like idiots?”

“That’s, fuck, really… … .”

The veins on Gabriel’s flushed face stood out. It would be difficult to explain things logically in this situation.

The gang misunderstood. To some extent, it was my fault. I took Gabriel. To others, it would seem that Gabriel, who was shot, joined Aleph for his own safety.

“What does it matter to you whether I join Aleph or not!”

Gabriel shouted in anger.

“You’ve chosen the wrong side, Gabriel! Your sister wants me to say hello to you.”

“Sister? No way?”

Gabriel frowned, thinking that something was finally dawning on him. But now was not the time to think about it.

The gangster who came out from behind the steel frame aimed a grenade launcher. It’s not hard to dodge, but if you do, the taxi will explode. And the driver will die.

I like the taxi driver’s professionalism. There should be people like this in the lower-class areas too.

Toodoodoo!

I fired the pistol repeatedly to check the impact group. The bullets were straying to the upper left.

“Hey, your skills are terrible!”

The gangster with the grenade launcher is laughing at me. He’s only laughing now. I’ll tear his mouth open later.

After I finished adjusting my aim, I took a deep breath. I focused. My shoulders and elbows, which had assumed a shooting stance, were rigid as a fixed gun.

Boom!

The grenade launcher fired.

I moved my aiming point by moving only my upper body. Shooting is not my specialty. However, at the gang level, I am a top-notch marksman.

Kwa- Ang!

As I pulled the trigger, the flying grenade exploded in the air. Gabriel and the gang had no idea what was happening.

“misfire?”

It sounded like a dud and I fell over. I pulled the trigger again.

“Ugh, ugh!”

With every shot I fired, the gangsters’ knees and elbows cracked. They dropped their weapons and slumped down like puppets with their strings cut.

There was not even a tremble in my shoulders or elbows. The recoil of this pistol was so strong that I could not even move. The precise shooting was repeated.

“Ugh, ugh, ugh.”

“Hey, what’s that kid!”

“Gabriel! Who the hell are you hanging out with!”

The seven gang members screamed. Their limbs were mangled and they couldn’t move.

I threw the pistol at Gabriel and walked towards the taxi.

“It’s already been three minutes. I think it would be best to terminate my contract with that security company.”

“Thank you, sir. Oh, please wait a moment, and another article will come.”

While I was talking to the taxi driver, Gabriel ran towards the fallen gang.

“I have never been in a relationship with Aleph! Why don’t you believe me?”

Gabriel grabbed the gangster by the collar and lifted him up.

“My sister was really angry. I, I couldn’t help it.”

“When you say sister, are you talking about Martina from La Vie en Rose? Just because she refused to join a gang? And you’re targeting me like this?”

The gang opened their eyes wide and grimaced viciously.

“Just joining a gang? Are you a total idiot?”

“What, you idiot? You want to get laid? You want to get a hole in your stomach?”

Gabriel put his gun into the gang’s belly button.

“Hey, I like you! That’s why I asked you to live together!”

“Uh, huh? Weren’t you told to become a dedicated bodyguard?”

“That’s what it says! How can you be angry when a kid who doesn’t like being tied down immediately grabs Aleph’s hand right after getting shot? Or not?”

Gabriel tilted his head slightly and answered stupidly.

“Take it, take it, okay?”

“Yeah, you idiot! If my sister really wanted to kill you, she would have shot you in the head a long time ago. The truth is, my sister was planning to save you and treat you on the condition that you join the gang. My sister likes you so much that she gives you medicine and plans a plan… … Ugh!”

I approached the gang while listening to their story from behind. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that the gang had rose tattoos on their shoulders and wrists. It seemed to be the symbol of the La Vie en Rose gang.

I stood in front of the gang. They swallowed their saliva because they had experienced my marksmanship firsthand. I could feel their fear.

“Tell Martina that Gabriel will be there soon.”

“Hey, Luca. Who decides what to do?”

“It’ll be annoying if there’s another attack. I don’t know much about it, but they say that a woman’s grudge is sometimes more persistent than a man’s.”

This is what I heard from Ilay.

A series of events led me to wonder. If a normal woman were to approach Gabriel, it would make sense that she would have some sort of motive, such as money. However, if she were a female boss of a gang, she would not be in need of money.

‘You fell in love with Gabriel?’

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t curious about what kind of woman she was.