Black Badger - Chapter 315



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315. Top Creatures (3)

The minister’s gaze did not seem to leave the ordinary-looking ceiling.

I followed him and looked up at the ceiling, feeling creepy.

I felt the presence of a monster.

But the presence was so faint. If Kairos hadn’t raised his head, he would never have been able to detect it. Even now, he was confused as to whether it was an illusion caused by confusion of the senses.

Chalrang

“You mustn’t make any noise.”

Kairos looked up at the seemingly empty ceiling and comforted her.

The sound of the bell suddenly stopped.

“Are you embarrassed to come down?”

How do you talk?

“Okay. Then stay quiet.”

Everyone looked at Kairos in astonishment.

The man withdrew his gaze, full of affection. Then, as if nothing had happened, he turned his gaze to the people sitting in the conference room.

Orange eyes that shine like the sun.

Kairos declared with his characteristically bright smile.

“It’ll be quiet now, so don’t worry about it!”

The conference room exploded.

Questions poured out as if something had exploded. Only those who were part of the TF team and the leadership remained silent.

Voices erupted from all over.

What do you mean by ministry? Then is that not in the subway right now? Where is it now? What does it look like? Is the creature that ate our comrades right now above our heads? Could it be another entity? Why are you telling me all this now? How is this possible?

The reason no one stormed out of the conference room in anger was probably because of the Commander-in-Chief and the Director of Personnel.

That’s probably why these two are here.

Kairos gave a clean explanation of the demons and the ministry even in the midst of the commotion.

After he finished explaining, Ye-Hyeon said.

“Is this a creature that lures living things with sound and then sucks their moisture?”

As soon as the husky voice rang out, the commotion died down.

Kairos answered politely.

“Yes. You won’t be able to see it very well because it can blend in with its surroundings like a chameleon.”

“You’re going to deal with the ruins with this?”

“It is a deadly enemy for creatures with low intelligence. If you sing and try to avoid hearing the sound, you can escape the temptation of the sound. However, most creatures are lured by the bell before they even think about it.”

“I reported in advance that there were more creatures that had been sent.”

“There are two or three more. I left them here for fear of startling others.”

I’m already a little scared of what I might have tamed.

With a troubled mind, he put his clasped hands to his mouth and tried to suppress the faint presence of the monster.

I didn’t even know it was a monster until now. I knew how to escape, but even in the empire, it was considered a strange entity that couldn’t be explained by magic. So they even made up a scary nursery rhyme to warn children about it… .

How did you accomplish your mission?

“Hwa-ryong-ju.”

As I was thinking about it, You’s growling voice pulled me back to my senses.

I suddenly raised my head and looked at my subordinates.

“This isn’t the end of your plans, is it?”

You was on the verge of strangling Kairos.

I regretted having you sit next to the minister.

However, Kairos, who had been nicknamed ‘Fire Dragon Lord’ in the empire since he had brought the Fire Dragon to power, was not flustered.

“I was going to explain the details now.”

“It seems like it’s worse than a child’s play, but it’s the main thing.”

Because of this blunt tone, Youu always lost points with the nobles.

Of course, the librarian had no intention or will to fix it.

“If you’re going to save me with a strategy worse than showing catnip to a cat, I’d rather have you come right in front of Kyle. That’ll keep Kyle around longer than successfully luring the spirit out! I don’t care about your life, but what’s at stake in this operation right now is Hildebert’s balls!”

“Hey. Lower your voice.”

“I know very well.”

The moment I frowned and said a word, Kairos responded calmly without changing his expression.

Then, before You could get any more excited, he quickly began explaining the operation.

The gist was this.

While negotiations take place, the remaining demonic creatures, including Kairos – yet to be determined – wait in front of the demonic pit.

If I get kidnapped, I’ll wake up the spirit immediately.

After that, he uses the bell creature to charm the spirit and then runs towards the portal device he had installed in advance. (He said he plans to use a car.)

Pass through the portal device.

Arrived in front of the enemy’s base.

The energy cannon of the ruins tears apart the main base’s defenses.

The Black Badgers infiltrate the enemy camp through the torn gap. Meanwhile, the spirit decoys lure the spirits back into the pit.

By the way, if I don’t get kidnapped, I won’t wake up the spirit.

In that case, after returning, we will figure out a way to infiltrate the enemy lines without taking the risk of being abandoned… .

It was a simple and intuitive operation.

You was angry.

“Your head is full of muscles!”

This is too much.

“Are you so caught up in the demons that you’ve forgotten what common sense is? Don’t you see the potential disasters that abound at every step of that operation? If the Empire had called this an operation, you wouldn’t have had a neck on your shoulders! Do you think that the kidnapped Hildebert will be enjoying a peaceful time until you reach the enemy camp!? Do you think that Kyle will be happily drinking tea with Hildebert and venting his grievances as a knight commander until he hears that the Remnants have attacked the main camp?”

“Well, there’s nothing I can do. There’s no alternative and there’s no way to stop Hilde.”

Kairos looked up at You, who had once again jumped up from her seat, calmly.

The orange eyes of the minister with his arms crossed stared straight at the bookseller.

“Of course I don’t think Hilde would be okay after she was kidnapped. Didn’t you put a seal on Hilde’s body as soon as you kidnapped her?”

crazy.

The bookshelf froze in place.

Igor blinks next to him, and Rose covers her mouth with her palm.

The conference room became cold.

While the conversation was cut off, everyone looked at You and Kairos. The seniors who didn’t know the situation were muttering, “What is that?”, and whether they knew the situation or not, Ro showed interest and said, “Oh, are you fighting?”, and Yoon, who knew the situation, was happy and said, “What? Is this an internal strife?”

Ignoring all that, I rolled my eyes.

Stop this?

Or just let it pass naturally?

Before making a decision, Kairos added one more word.

“Haven’t I often told you to keep your mouth shut if there’s no alternative?”

The missionary had a smiling face the whole time.

“If you have any suggestions, I’ll be happy to hear them. Since I personally planned the kidnapping, I’m sure I can easily spot any flaws in the plan.”

oh my god.

If we leave it like this, we’re really going to fight.

Of course, the outcome was already clear. All color had disappeared from You’s face.

I have to stop this quickly. Igor and Rose seem to be enjoying this situation without any worries.

“jack….”

As I was trying to gently persuade her, Ye-Hyeon suddenly spoke.

“You must have heard the general outline of the operation.”

Everyone in the conference room turned their attention to the Commander-in-Chief.

The sound of words suddenly stopping.

The boss quickly refreshed the atmosphere that was flowing towards watching a fight and spoke calmly.

“It’s a big gamble, but if you succeed, you’ll get a lot out of it. However, the biggest problem is Hilde’s life, which has been kidnapped…”

“Do we really have to send him away?”

Another voice was heard.

It was the voice of someone who had kept his mouth shut until now. I opened my eyes wide and looked back at Jonathan Kudo.

I wasn’t the only one who was surprised. Everyone except for my aides, Scar and Ricardo, were surprised.

Even Richard Greene was wide-eyed. It was quite a sight.

Of course I understood his feelings.

Jonathan has probably never spoken on a stage like this before, and he probably never will.

“Can’t we lure him out of the closet without sending him to the negotiating table?”

The senior who surprised everyone looked at Ye-Hyeon and continued speaking.

“I don’t understand why you’re sending Hildebert to the negotiating table, almost as if you were taking it for granted that he’d be kidnapped.”

“Nothing will be resolved unless he comes to the negotiating table.”

Ye-Hyeon answered absentmindedly.

“We won’t be able to get the hostage back and the current situation won’t be resolved. However, the moment he goes to the negotiating table, the best case scenario is that the hostage will be returned safely and Hilde will be safe. Even if things don’t go smoothly and Hilde is kidnapped, the hostage will be returned. After that, we might be able to rescue Hilde and destroy the enemy’s defenses.”

“We could lose all the hostages and even Hilde could be kidnapped.”

“Yes. But if Hilde doesn’t show up at the negotiating table, nothing will change.”

Yehyun explained while looking into the empty space.

The emotion was so absent that you could almost hear a chill in his voice.

“We can’t just wait for them to launch a new attack without taking any risks.”

The commander rolled his eyes at Jonathan.

“It is currently unknown who will lose their lives in that attack.”

“… … .”

“Civilians could die.”

The boss spoke in a tone that seemed like he was explaining how to operate an electronic device.

“Shouldn’t we make sure that situation doesn’t arise?”

Jonathan gritted his teeth and looked down.

A heavy silence descends upon the conference room.

In the space where the sound of voices disappeared, Ye-Hyeon let out a heavy sigh.

“Kyle will probably kidnap Hilde somewhere other than the main base?”

I nodded.

“Yes. They will never drag me to the main camp. They know full well that if I were to be released even once, a catastrophe would occur. They will lock me up in a place prepared in advance.”

“Are you saying you can’t even guess where you’re going to be taken? You can’t even guess how long it’ll take to be rescued when you don’t even know when your head might be blown off?”

“Just hold on. If he successfully kidnaps me, I don’t think he’ll cut off my head right away. That’s his personality.”

He answered Asil’s questioning calmly.

There was no way he would let me go comfortably.

And above all, there was no way they would kill me without interrogating me, someone so close to the leadership. They would try to extract various memories from my head.

Kyle has magicians on his side. He has ministers. They’ll either cast spells on me or push me into the voice of my dreams before they cut off my throat.

Keep going until you have no more memories to vomit out.

Let’s explain this in an easy-to-understand way. Some people nodded as if they understood.

However, Jonathan Kudo did not frown.

Yehyun lightened the mood.

“This is just the outline of the plan.”

It was a strangely emotionless voice.

“Start revising and supplementing the plan now and submit it by midnight tomorrow.”

tomorrow?

“And, before we wrap up the meeting, there’s one more thing I’d like to ask you.”

You narrowed your eyes at Yehyun’s question.

The transition was quick but natural. The boss simply ignored the bookkeeper’s ‘What are you going to talk about again?’ look.

He asked.

“Some parts of my body are turning gray and calcified. Do you know any treatment?”

ah.

I barely managed to hold back the screams that were about to burst out.

Shu’s leg, rehabilitation is not as smooth as she said.

The air was settling gloomily.

The murderous look on You’s face disappeared.

“There is no way to cure calcification without the healing spell of a great archmage.”

The bookseller answered gloomily.

“The Empire has not discovered any other treatment. However, you will be pain-free, and as long as your joints are not stiff, you will be able to move them without assistance.”

“Is it impossible to move on one’s own will?”

Shu’s voice echoed through the conference room.

“Are you saying that even if I continue rehabilitation, it won’t get better?”

Everyone saw Shu.

A small badger sitting next to Ami. My direct superior, and a being with a singularity that has very low portal suitability.

Because of this peculiarity, she was kidnapped by Kyle’s side, and for unknown reasons, she received excessive transfers from Kyle.

Both legs had turned ashen from the thighs to the ankles.

A senior staring at You with calm blue eyes.

You replied with a complicated expression.

“That’s what I know. The important thing is that I know that. My opinion may not be true.”

“thank you.”

Sugar greeted me politely.

“It helped me a lot.”

“Let’s take a long look, Shu. We can keep giving you sick leave. If you want to take a leave of absence, you can take one. We would prefer that you don’t resign, if possible… But if you do, we will provide you with a rehabilitation program until you can adapt to a normal human body after discarding your enhanced body…”

“no.”

Sugar cut off what the stock was saying.

Her face was calm, expressionless as usual, and showed no great emotion.

The senior sitting in the wheelchair spoke calmly under the gaze of the people.

“I’m not thinking about retirement.”

Then he added:

“If you don’t keep moving, I’ll cut off your stiff leg.”

My jaw dropped.

Others also looked at the young Badger in astonishment.

Shu looks at Ye-Hyeon with unwavering eyes.

“And I plan to get an artificial leg transplant.”

It was a calm, yet not timid voice as usual.

“Then you can run again.”