Black Badger - Chapter 316



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316. Preparing for negotiation

Several badgers frowned.

I understood their feelings, because I too had been holding back the urge to tell them to stop talking nonsense.

What absurd thing to do to amputate both legs without even looking for a cure….

“Let’s not be impatient.”

The calm voice of the Commander-in-Chief brought my mind back to the present.

“I can’t say for sure that there is no cure yet. I can give you as much time off as you want. Don’t rush things and just focus on rehabilitation.”

“Don’t people with frostbite have their nerves cut off?”

Sugar listened calmly.

“I think it’s something similar. I’m confident that I can adapt well to the artificial leg. I asked Senior Winter a lot.”

“I don’t think you won’t be able to adapt.”

Ye-Hyeon quietly looked into Shu’s eyes without getting excited.

“But unless it’s absolutely certain that there’s no hope, it’s not wise to choose to cut off the leg. I understand that you can’t help but be impatient. Even Ami took a full year to walk properly after waking up from a coma. Let’s wait and see without making a hasty decision.”

“…yes.”

Only then did Shu’s voice waver slightly.

She lowered her eyes and answered in a small voice.

“I’ll try.”

A mixture of regret and admiration filled Ye-Hyeon’s eyes.

He smiled sadly as he looked at Shu. The other badgers let out their long-held breaths, relieved that Shu had been defeated.

A space that becomes strangely quiet.

Ami, who was staring at Shu with her mouth wide open, muttered.

“Were you thinking about that?”

For some reason, Ami looked terribly hurt.

“Why didn’t you tell me? I had no idea!”

“It’s definitely not because I don’t have enough help from my seniors. It’s just because I think it’s right to think realistically…”

“Kids these days are so reckless….”

Ricardo muttered, looking at the tip of his shoe.

“Your determination is admirable. Do your rehabilitation with that determination.”

Richard Green, on the other hand, said:

The man sitting next to Walker, who was snorting, crossed his arms and stared at Shu with glaring eyes.

“If you have that kind of mindset, you can accomplish anything.”

I wanted to say something too, but I held back. It seemed like everyone else felt the same way. Judging from the way they all couldn’t take their eyes off Shu.

Even the head of human resources lets out a small sigh.

This time again, it was Ye-Hyeon who changed the quiet atmosphere.

“Let’s finish.”

The boss looked at Richard Green.

“Contact me after you’ve prepared the plan.”

Richard nodded.

“All right.”

“Get some rest and let Green make the plan.”

The commander in chief stands up, pushing his chair away.

“And Mr. You, if it’s possible, would you like to talk to me privately right now? I have something to ask you.”

“yes?”

It wasn’t You who asked in surprise, it was me.

Are you going to the office alone with the person who tried to shoot you with a bullet filled with Green Dreams?

Actually, I wasn’t keen on bringing You here from the beginning. I just knew he could provide quality information, and the leadership requested it, so I brought him here without hesitation.

I don’t think Yehyun would be inferior to You in one-on-one fighting skills, but I still don’t want to leave the two of them alone.

But Yehyun pretended not to hear my reflexive question.

The two aides also straightened up and slowly pulled back their chairs.

They’re going together too.

I looked up at Ye-Hyeon with a little relief, and the child’s large eyes lingered on me for a moment before looking away.

It was such a fleeting moment that I couldn’t fathom the emotions in their eyes.

The leadership turns around and leaves the conference room with You.

“great job.”

With those words, the meeting came to a close.

***

What did the leaders and You talk about last night?

I was curious, so I caught up with You, who had returned around midnight, and asked him, but You didn’t give me a clear answer. I just said that I had answered the questions that would help me plan the operation.

The scribe went to wash up, ignoring Igor and Deltey’s gazes.

Even when I asked if I had been rude, I was told rudely, “Go to sleep.”

At least I felt a little better this morning when Yehyun sent me a message saying that she was a great help… .

“Hildebert.”

Richard Green’s voice brought me out of my reverie.

“Swallow the Eternal Chaser?”

I raised my upper body.

We were gathered again in the same conference room as yesterday.

It’s 9:30 in the morning. But the space doesn’t have windows, so you can’t feel the morning sunlight.

The faces I saw yesterday came into view. They were the badgers carefully selected by the head of personnel. There were still members who were not necessarily needed to be here. Excluding those who were to be announced later on as the head of personnel or pilots.

Those who were going to be on the scene that day sat at the table and looked at me.

I answered honestly.

“What is that?”

“A biometric tracker.”

“ah.”

The name of the tracker that told me to come get it was Eternal Chaser.

He nodded.

“I have to go pick it up at 2 o’clock. Its name is Eternal Chaser.”

That’s quite a grand name.

Fisker, whose thoughts were evident on his face, explained.

“It’s a tracker that’s only attached to heinous criminals. It can’t be removed unless you take a drug that melts the tracker inside your body. That’s why it’s rarely used. It’s also not easy to get approval for purchase. There was a suggestion that all Badgers should be implanted with Eternal Chasers before, but it was rejected because it was too human rights-violating.”

What the heck?

So, doesn’t that mean that no matter where I’m taken, the Badgers will be able to immediately locate me?

Asil looked at me in amazement and made a dumbfounded expression.

“Don’t you feel any discomfort? I heard it was extremely painful when you took the dissolving drug.”

“Because it’s better than dying.”

“I’ll ask for a beacon and a regular tracker, just in case.”

Yoon interjected himself into the conversation dryly.

We were currently planning a rescue plan for my kidnapping that would occur in the future.

The fighters were divided into four main groups.

The first group. Three of my kind who came to reclaim me after I was kidnapped. Igor, Rose, and You.

The second group. Badgers who came to recapture me through another route. Ricardo, Yun, Sophia, etc.

The third group. Those who will enter the gap torn by the spirit and attack the main camp. Yehyeon, William Walker, Jonathan, and Tvein, etc.

And the last group.

In charge of the closed room.

“Taleb. Who would be the hardest person to kill when you face them one-on-one?”

Richard Green asked:

I was wondering who else to assign to Kairos. If the one in charge of the ruins is unlucky, he’ll have to face Kyle who returned to the main base.

It wasn’t difficult to answer.

“This is Army.”

Ami opened her eyes wide and straightened her back.

A small smile spread across my lips as I looked at my senior’s face, which seemed to be about to say “Oing!”

“me?!”

“Yes. Because Ami has great mobility and good sense.”

Ouch. The sound of breathing.

“Of all the people here, am I the best?”

To be more precise, I was confident that I could kill all of them without missing a beat if I faced them one-on-one, except for Ami.

This was something I said, including Seunghyun Lee and the people in the core. I was constantly regaining my skills. Every day that I diligently accumulates does not betray my body.

Of course, I couldn’t say that in front of my seniors, so I just smiled and nodded.

Badgers and subordinates staring at me with blank faces.

Only Ami’s face brightened.

“really?!”

Her cheeks turned red like an apple.

“Really?!”

“yes.”

“wow.”

Ami let out a soft exclamation and looked down at the desk.

“Wow… .”

Why do you like it so much?

The edge of the desk she was holding was slightly dented. Ami, realizing that she had slightly broken the desk, balled her fist and shook it slightly.

Trying not to get too excited.

But it’s failing miserably.

Ami, who had been quietly happy, suddenly turned her head and looked at Igor.

Igor raised one eyebrow.

“Did you hear that?”

Ami raised her head proudly and said.

“I’m very strong.”

Igor retorted.

“You must have chosen one from among the badgers.”

“No. I was talking about you all as well.”

“Look!”

When I responded nonchalantly, Ami slammed the table!

Was it because she had heard earlier that he was a guy with a wet head? She looked at Igor instead of anyone else and smiled proudly.

“I am the best player recognized by Hilde! It’s been a long time since the blood dried on my head!”

“I think they’re just saying that you’re running too fast so they won’t be able to catch you.”

“He who survives wins.”

The little senior replied proudly.

Then he narrowed his eyes with a meaningful expression.

Seriously… the kind of expression a child would make when they found out they were going to be teased… .

She blurted out a word.

“Shoddy.”

Igor looked at Ami with a dumbfounded expression, speechless.

“What makes you feel bad?”

Yoon, who was next to her, muttered indifferently.

Ami ignored her older brother’s reaction.

“My efforts to quit escape rooms and focus on training are paying off.”

She laughed hehehe.

“Now I’m scarier than you and Rick.”

“A guy who got stabbed while drinking a Frappuccino talks well.”

“The me back then and the me now are different!”

“Oh~. That’s scary~. From now on, I have to treat you more respectfully as my senior~.”

“What the heck, peanut? Why did you break the desk? Are you still not good at controlling your strength?”

“You keep quiet, Komoza.”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

Richard Green cut him off.

People simply kept their mouths shut. I ignored Igor’s eyes, which were telling me to explain myself, and You’s eyes, which were asking if this was really the right choice, and turned my gaze to Green.

Green looked at Kairos, who was smiling broadly.

“Are you going to go with ARMY?”

Kairos answered carefully.

“Then it would be a great help. Senior Army, you are more than capable of escaping from the prison of the ruined spirits. Even if something happens to me, you are capable of completing the mission.”

My stomach is in a twisted state.

Although he didn’t show it, it was right to plan a strategy considering all possible scenarios. Kairos dying while luring the spirits. Dying while facing Kyle. All the possible options.

I know you need all of this.

As soon as the meeting ended yesterday, I dragged the servant to a corner and robbed him of everything. Do you know that even Kisis avoided the ruins? What kind of servant horse did you tame? What do you plan on doing when you meet Kyle? Have you ever faced a ruin in the Empire?

Kairos, who was answering the questions one by one, smiled subtly at one point and added this.

‘As you might have guessed, the ones forming the defensive line are Navarrate and Meyerbold. Do you remember? The two archmages that the people brought in while they were on the verge of death.’

I nodded complicatedly.

They were the only Archmages who survived. Honestly, I couldn’t believe they survived. They were sick for as long as I could remember. Even though they didn’t burst to death like the other Mages, they continued to suffer from the aftereffects of opening the dimensional portal, and they didn’t recover until the start of the First War.

I thought he died in the flames of war.

‘Maybe not. There might be a magical genius among the newly born children. Anyway, the point is that the magic circle won’t be easily broken unless a nuke is planted.’

‘… Yes. However, they won’t use nuclear weapons if possible. That area has been one of the breadbaskets of mankind since ancient times.’

And so far there haven’t been any major problems.

However, if Kyle’s side expands its influence or deals a significant blow to the core.

But if humanity comes to realize that there is no way to attack them by any reasonable means.

Eventually, only a last resort will be left.

Social consensus will also be reached quickly.

‘But if we tear down their defenses this time, we’ll be able to plant a means of counterattack inside, and then they’ll never use nuclear weapons.’

The man who always seemed to be able to please the nobles like a ghost smiled brightly.

‘Then, when we win the war, wouldn’t we be able to bring our civilian compatriots and incorporate them into the core?’

Sharp orange eyes shone brightly.

‘You want to do that too, right?’

that’s right.

I wanted to do that.

I really wanted to do that.