Bad Born Blood - Chapter 85



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The rock jutted out like a mountain.

Beneath them lay two broken arachnes, entangled here: one was Giselle’s, the other was Enrico’s.

Arachne’s legs were twisted and broken, as if she had been hit hard, and lay sprawled in a mess.

“Going down, one, two… … .”

The paramedics jumped out before they could even land. They landed lightly on the rope and first checked on Giselle and Enrico.

I too held onto the rope with one hand and slid down, landing on the ground with my feet.

Ilay refused to be treated by the paramedic. He approached me, shaking off his palms and clothes. Upon closer inspection, I could see faint signs of combat on his body. Others would have thought it was a sign of an accident.

Ilay came to me and explained the situation.

“Our Arachne suddenly lost control and flipped over on its own. As soon as it fell under the rock and created a blind spot, it attacked me from the other side. I was hit by three or four electric shock bullets and almost died.”

Contrary to what he said, Illei smiled leisurely. He forcibly pulled out the electric anesthesia bullet embedded in his arm and leg and put it in his pocket. He must have been hit instead while protecting Giselle.

Our high-performance combat body will not be incapacitated by one or two electric anesthesia rounds to the limbs. It will only dull them. To be effective, it must hit the central nervous system.

A sudden accident, unarmed, and a body dulled by electric shock bullets.

Illei must have had a hard time too.

‘It was good that I brought Ilay. If others had witnessed the battle, it would have been difficult to handle.’

Giselle and I are on an unofficial private mission. What happened here should be treated as a simple accident.

Giselle and I quickly disguised the attack as an accident. Ilay also took the time to hide and dispose of the evidence by kissing us.

The only ones left were Enrico Lagan and Barbara, disguised as Nether Alone. They were lying unconscious in the corner. Ilay’s neat skills stood out.

“I didn’t kill him. Giselle told me to capture him alive. It was quite difficult not to kill him.”

Illai said, nodding to Nether Along.

“Illei, if you go to the rest stop building, there is a wanted criminal of the Empire named ‘Barbara’. Use the authority of the Royal Guard to obtain her identity and bring her in. I will explain the situation later.”

To be exact, he is Nether Along, trapped in Barbara’s body.

Even a high-ranking official from Autonovas came to the scene of the accident. As soon as he got off the aerial vehicle, he ran over and wiped away the cold sweat.

“I’m truly sorry. I need to find out where the problem occurred and immediately… … .”

High-ranking executives apologized one after another. I felt sorry for no reason.

Arachne would have been fine. Barbara must have caused the accident by manipulating her through some means. It seems like there will be many people who will take off their clothes because of Barbara’s pranks.

The paramedics were coming to escort Enrico Lagan and Nether Allong.

“Oh, just a moment. I’ll take Enrico Lagan and his bodyguard over here.”

Ilay said, stopping the paramedics from unfolding the stretcher. They looked at Ilay with puzzled eyes.

“First of all, our medical staff… … .”

“The accident happened in the first place because of your company’s mistake, so I’m reluctant to leave it to you. Do you have another purpose? I’ve also heard rumors that there are groups all over the empire that target nobles and kidnap them.”

Ilay’s words were cold.

“We are medical experts from Autonovas, whose identities are confirmed. We will conduct a thorough examination and then hand you over to them.”

The one who seemed to be the leader of the paramedics did not back down easily. Ilay’s expression became even more hardened.

Just as the atmosphere was about to turn tense, a high-ranking official came running in, out of breath, and intervened.

“Wait, wait! Let them do whatever they want. We can do a quick checkup here anyway. Since they just seem to have passed out, I don’t think anything will happen.”

“And then later on, something happened… … .”

The paramedic kept asking questions. I liked his sense of duty and responsibility. But now he’s a nuisance.

“If anything happens to the safety or health of Enrico Lagan and his bodyguards, we will take responsibility. You may record it for our records.”

Giselle stepped forward. At those words, the senior officer’s face lit up and he urged the paramedic captain on.

“Didn’t you say you would take responsibility! Stop it!”

A thorough sense of responsibility was buried in dull self-preservation. That’s how it ended.

We secured Enrico Lagan and Nether Allong from Autonovas. Then Ilay left and went to secure Barbara.

* * *

Autonova’s prototype exhibition ended in disaster. Arachne continued to be tested immediately after the accident, but few people wanted to ride it.

Arachne, who had an accident, was taken to the research lab as a whole. Autonovas will examine the records inside the vehicle, but if Barbara had tampered with them, all the data would have disappeared. She also must not leave any traces of herself behind.

We boarded the air vehicle with Enrico Lagan, Nether Allong, and Barbara. They were all unconscious.

“The Lagann family is coming to collect information on Enrico. They’ll be here in an hour. If there’s anything you want me to keep quiet about, do it.”

Illei spoke as he manipulated the terminal. He was reporting on the current situation from various angles. Among them was the Royal Guard.

“Illei doesn’t ask us anything, even though we already know this isn’t a simple security mission.”

Giselle stared blankly at Ilay. Ilay shrugged and threw a glance at me.

“I owe Luca a lot. I don’t know what the circumstances are, but as Luca’s friend, I will keep my mouth shut. For my own advancement in the future.”

Illei promised to keep the secret. He would not reveal anything about the private mission of the Custoria family.

“Giselle, how much of Enrico’s involvement do you remember?”

I asked calmly. It was time to sort things out, and talking to Enrico was the priority.

“I’ll take care of that. Enrico will be the first to pass out, so he’ll barely remember anything. And really… … Barbara’s here, looking like a mess.”

Giselle looked at the bound Barbara with a look of anxiety. Barbara was unconscious with her ankles and fingers broken. It was evidence of the torture I had inflicted.

‘That fake Barbara’s insides are Nether Along, but… … .’

The one I was really keeping an eye on was ‘Barbara, who uses Nether Along’s full-body prosthesis’. She is the mastermind and mastermind behind this incident.

“First, Enrico.”

I lifted Enrico and moved him out of the airship. Giselle followed him out.

Giselle took out a syringe of psychoactive drug and injected it into the back of Enrico’s neck. It’s called a psychoactive drug, but it’s actually a mixture of a stimulant and a cardiac stimulant.

Chiik.

The drug seeped into Enrico’s body as it rippled.

Enrico’s hands and feet seemed to be twitching, and his eyebrows trembled rapidly.

“Enrico, wake up. I am Giselle Custoria.”

Giselle said in a soft voice.

“Ugh! Gasp, haa, haa.”

Enrico woke up and gasped for breath. He looked around, holding his pounding heart.

“I’m leaving, Enrico.”

“G, Giselle? Uh, what happened?”

“During the test drive, an accident occurred. How much do you remember? I’m asking because I’m worried.”

“Are you, worried, worried about me? What about my bodyguard?”

Enrico was confused and couldn’t come to his senses. Giselle’s lively attitude may have also contributed to his confusion.

“Nether Along has unfortunately just passed away. Was he someone you knew?”

“No, we’re not really close. We only met for a short time. I hired him because he said he’d protect me for a cheap price. I think he was trying to flatter me, because he wanted me to be his servant… … .”

When I heard the circumstances, I realized that Enrico’s actions were extremely careless. He seemed to be unaware of how dangerous the world was. If someone with evil intentions kidnapped him, he would disappear without a trace.

“We’ll take care of the rest, so you can return to the Lagann family. It was an unfortunate accident, but I’m glad you weren’t seriously hurt. Let’s have a meal together next time.”

“Water, of course! Giselle! I’m fine.”

Enrico stood up, his spirits rising. He looked startled, as if he had just noticed me.

“She is my maid.”

Giselle spoke quickly.

“Oh, I see. It looks strangely familiar, I thought I’d seen it somewhere.”

Enrico’s eyes did not seem to be decorative.

“He’s a kid who just came up from the lower level. You probably haven’t seen him.”

“Well, that’s true. I don’t know anything about the people in the lower levels, haha.”

He’s still the kind of person you want to punch.

Anyway, not long after, the Lagann family’s air vehicle arrived. The door opened and two Lagann family vassals got out.

The vassals of House Lagan approached us. They seemed to have something to ask us, but they wisely kept their mouths shut and just bowed their heads.

“Ah, Giselle. As you mentioned earlier, when will we have meals…?”

“I will contact you shortly.”

Giselle answered with a fake smile. That smile alone made Enrico nod in satisfaction.

Enrico and his men climbed into their air vehicle.

“You have become a sinful woman, Giselle.”

I blurted out a word. I had Barbara, so there was no need to act.

“You too, Luca.”

Giselle said gruffly and entered the air vehicle. Now it was time to interrogate Barbara and Nether Along.

Squeak.

The doors of the air vehicle closed.

“What are you going to do now, Luca? Just tell me, and I’ll help you.”

Illei, who had been watching Nether Along and Barbara, spoke while leaning against the wall.

“… … First of all, I have something to say.”

I approached Barbara’s body, lifting her blond hair to reveal a faint surgical scar.

“Brain surgery?”

Illai said, tilting her head slightly.

“Surgery is surgery… … .”

Even I was reluctant to explain it. It was something that would be hard to do in my right mind. I took a deep breath and paused before continuing.

“… … Barbara took out her brain and put it into Nether Along’s full-body body. And Nether Along’s brain went into Barbara’s biological body. They switched bodies to deceive us. Do you understand?”

As soon as the explanation was over, Ilay’s expression hardened. Then, Giselle opened her eyes wide and covered her mouth.

Beatle.

Giselle, who had grasped the situation, swayed as if she was going to fall. I reached out and supported her.

“This guy, this guy is, uh, Barbara?”

“I’m sure. I changed my body to meet you in person. I’m going to wake you up now, but if it’s difficult to face you, you can leave for a moment.”

Giselle has a deep trauma towards Barbara. Barbara has changed her body in a bizarre way.

To Giselle, Barbara must have been a monster in her nightmares.

“I… … am okay. You are here with me now.”

Giselle squeezed my hand tightly. I could feel her trembling.

“From now on, I will awaken Barbara, the full body of Nether Along.”

As I said that, I stroked the back of Barbara’s neck. Since she was a full-body transplant, the drugs had to be administered in a somewhat forceful manner.

I took out a syringe like a weapon and injected the drug.

Kwajik!

A long, hard syringe like an awl penetrated deep into the back of the head of the entire body.

LOL.

The drug entered Barbara’s brain.

Buzz.

Barbara’s eyelids fluttered open slowly. Her pupils spun around as if something had gone wrong, then finally stopped. However, like strabismus, the focus of her left and right pupils was different.

“Ah, ah, hello, hello. Hey, you guys.”

Barbara spoke. It was a man’s voice, but Giselle and I could see Barbara beyond it.