Black Badger - Chapter 349



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349. Return home (2)

Who is doing what?

For a moment, the thinking stopped.

Then I came to my senses.

“Amiya, didn’t you go out to play with this person and that person because they play well together?”

[I think so too…]

There was a note of displeasure in his voice.

[Because the opponent is the opponent…]

That can’t be true.

I denied reality.

My light and salt have nothing to do with the salty HR manager.

Maybe the two of you wanted to see the same movie!

No, I know the HR manager isn’t a bad person.

I was going to contact him anyway, to ask about the story of Baek Byung-baek and Jin Silver.

I knew he was a good person who would answer my questions sincerely.

I know he’s talented and a good person, but…

“if….”

He muttered, pressing his eyebrows together.

“Choi Yun-eun… . This news… .”

[That’s the scariest part…]

I guess so.

[He said he’s quietly in the lab right now, so I guess he doesn’t know yet…]

What happens if you know?

For a moment, I was gripped by a fear whose source I couldn’t quite pinpoint.

How the hell does it work?

And why the head of the personnel department?

Not someone else?

[But as you know, Choi Yoon really dislikes the head of the personnel department.]

“I heard it in one sentence. The head of the personnel department admitted Yoon.”

I don’t know how on earth this happened.

Yehyun let out a small sigh.

[Yes. This happened when I was an aide. I guess it was because the Badgers who went out with Yoon around that area often died in suspicious accidents and returned, or rather, did not return…]

“no.”

By any chance, is this something that happened during a time when you were constantly making mistakes?

So the head of HR pushed Yoon into a mental hospital to tell him not to do that?

Is that possible?

As I kept opening and closing my mouth, Ye-Hyeon let out a small sigh on the other end of the phone.

[It must be a rumor.]

I was hoping so too.

[If you hear anything when you get back, please let me know. I don’t really hear rumors because of where I am.]

“huh.”

Actually, I wanted to contact ARMY right away.

But I need to go back to the reference center and contact them.

But that’s not true. The first person to tell me about the HR manager’s incredible love story was Ami.

Someone you know well wouldn’t do that.

The light and salt of my life can’t be like that!

Aside from that, I hope Yoon doesn’t know about this situation until the rumors die down… .

With that thought in mind, I ended the call and walked out of the bathroom.

And then I ran into Samuel Hahn, who was waiting for me.

A doctor leaning against the wall, frowning.

“hey.”

He said.

“You have bad habits.”

“yes?”

I blinked and looked at Samuel.

“What kind of habit are you talking about?”

There were so many things that Samuel didn’t like that it was hard to tell exactly what they were.

So I kept my mouth shut and waited for the person in question to respond, and Samuel pushed himself away from the wall.

The doctor folded his arms and faced me.

“You raise your hand often. You hit that driver too.”

ah.

That’s why.

Even without that, Samuel followed me out while I was dragging Seunghyun out, and he kept nagging me. He said that no matter what, you shouldn’t raise your hand to someone.

By the standards of this place, that’s probably true.

“But he has never been punished for child abuse.”

“What does that have to do with this?”

Samuel rolled his eyes.

“You’re not a judge.”

“That’s true, but Seunghyun Lee is a person who doesn’t exist in society, so we can’t bring him to court. We do need to punish him for his wrongdoings.”

“Why are you the one punishing him? Hitting him won’t change anything.”

Samuel tried to stop me until the very end.

Lee Seung-hyun waved his hand in the end and said it was okay, but the doctor pretended not to see it.

Eventually, I moved.

“Violence has no corrective effect.”

“Is that so? It’s an immature way of dealing with those idiot knights who have done wrong.”

But I feel a bit impatient if I just mention it in words.

“When Seunghyun Lee opened up about his past, I thought, belatedly, that I should do something.”

I decided that I needed to separate Seunghyun Lee and take a closer look.

Not one of those human soldiers who are taught and talked to appropriately.

Of course, it was all my own idea. Seunghyun Lee also came out to the garden and made a dumbfounded expression when he saw me rolling up my sleeves and saying, “I was wrong, so I’ll take it.”

Even though he had that kind of expression on his face, he got hit quietly.

“It may sound arrogant, but for some reason, you seem to listen to me very well.”

Although when I asked, “Are you by any chance acting coy in front of me?” Seunghyun Lee just rolled his eyes and asked back, “Did that little sociopath say something like that?”

There was no answer.

I don’t think he’ll answer until the end.

“I did it because I thought it might be effective if I punished him.”

“You have great self-awareness.”

“sorry.”

“Punishment with violence?”

“In the Empire… Ah, I guess I lack this kind of sensitivity.”

But this was the best I could do.

Because I hoped the day would never come when I would really kill Seunghyun Lee.

As I listened to Sajid’s story, I thought that if someone resembled Bingje, there would be a high chance that they would turn their guns on their own kind when they reached the top.

The problem is that Ekaterina’s first step is Seunghyun.

If the elders are ever to be defeated, Seunghyun Lee will also have to make a choice. However, if this situation remains unchanged, there is a very high probability that Seunghyun will follow Yekaterina’s instructions.

It takes time for things to change.

If when the time comes he hasn’t changed at all.

Then the sword again… .

I hate this kind of thing so much now.

People who, after hesitating, turn around and aim their guns.

I hated myself for eventually cutting off their necks, and I hated being in a situation where I only had one choice.

I want to finish what I have to do quickly and feel better, but I can’t turn my eyes away from what I have to do just because I’m tired.

So, a bit urgent… .

“hey.”

Samuel tapped me on the chest with the corner of his tablet.

“Can you say for sure that no emotions were involved in the punishment process?”

hmm?

“Emotional punishment is nothing more than venting one’s anger.”

As I stood there at a loss for words, Samuel continued.

“Even though everyone has their own way… this isn’t it.”

ah.

“Think about it carefully. Look up some related papers.”

That may make sense.

Certainly, I may not have been able to clearly separate my position as Seunghyun Lee’s teacher from my position as Yehyun’s godfather.

So, it may have actually made the situation worse.

First, I need to receive a report on the counseling situation and observe Seunghyun Lee closely.

Don’t forget Samuel’s criticism.

He bowed his head.

“Thank you. I will think carefully about the points you pointed out.”

Samuel stood silently, watching me for a long time.

***

Tvein came to see us.

“Where the hell are you wandering around?”

He looked very upset, obviously having just woken up.

That’s right. I thought I was dispatched to a honey-like core, but that core disappeared.

“Aren’t you ready to go back quickly?”

But I couldn’t afford to care about his feelings.

I strode toward the man carrying a duffel bag.

And then he stood in front of his senior, who was raising his eyebrows as if asking what was going on, and threw a fastball.

“Senior.”

“what?”

“Have you heard that Ami is dating Joo?”

Tvein’s mouth fell open.

I’ve never seen Jason Teveen this surprised before.

He looked at me with a shocked face and shouted.

“What the hell are you talking about?!”

“Right? That’s bullshit, right?”

“What is this….”

He was unable to continue speaking.

“Who says something like that?!”

“I guess there are rumors about that at headquarters.”

“That guy from the HR department… .”

I always think about it, but Tvein was really weak to Ami.

I’m weak towards women though.

I often felt like Ami was treated like a younger sister.

Tvein opened his mouth and finally regained his voice.

“I got it! This is fucking wrong!”

“It must be a rumor. ARMYs are so friendly. Maybe they just happened to have movies they wanted to see?”

“That kid may be like that, but is the HR manager the kind of person who would pick people to watch a movie with without any selfish motives? And just the two of them?”

… I suddenly feel anxious again.

I could hear the sound of the circuit of hope in my head, which had been spinning diligently, burning out.

I stared blankly at Tvein.

“Don’t you think Amy still has some sense?”

“How many people have dated the head of HR, even though they said they would never make that kind of mistake?”

no!

I was shocked and Tvein took out his cell phone.

The senior started tapping the screen of his cell phone like crazy with his fingers.

I couldn’t stand it anymore and went into the message box.

The piled up messages.

At the top of them was Army’s reply.

[Army: Hilde, how’s your body? (leaning magpie emoji)]

I want to ask if the rumor is true… .

But I held it in and said I was okay for now, and asked if I could see her face when I returned to Center Core.

And I read the messages below.

[Rick: As long as you do your job well, it doesn’t matter.]

[Rick: So what the hell were you doing in that core?]

[Yoon: I think it’ll grow out because it’s a hassle to cut it again, so I’ll just leave it.]

[Yoon: Or, you could use the hair clipper that Mullen uses periodically.]

[Kai: How are you feeling?]

[Kai: Milk wants to see you, so come back quickly.]

[Kai: I heard there’s a physical test coming up soon, and I’m worried if you’ll be able to take it in your current physical condition.]

[You: I don’t know what happened, but it looks like we can recover the core device.]

[Yow: However, they say that they can’t be used right away because they are full of really badly corroded things. It seems like the leadership is feeling anxious because of the ominous things they saw inside the defense line.]

[You: You probably didn’t receive a report about the flowers inside the defense line. I’ll organize it and report back to you when you come in.]

There was a lot of information, but I focused on the shooter’s message.

I got a reply from Yoon 10 minutes ago.

I guess you don’t know.

I looked at my phone and felt relieved.

And then I quickly went into Yoon’s message window and replied.

[What kind of hair clipper does Mullen use?]

The reply came right away.

[Literally. There’s even a shower machine.]

I guess I didn’t really want to know this.

Anyway, judging from the calm reply, it seems like you still don’t know about the rumor.

I walked to the portal zone with Tvein, my head buried in my phone.

I kept holding my phone while waiting for the portal to start up.

Next, I replied to Rick.

[Have you heard the rumor?]

The answer came quickly.

[What rumor?]

When I replied, “It’s an ARMY rumor,” there was no reply for a moment.

Then, after a while, a ‘?’ message came back.

It seems like Ricardo doesn’t know either?

Didn’t Yehyun hear a rumor?

The moment I thought that, a message arrived from Bobby.

A message accompanied by a photo.

[Barbie: What the heck!!!!!]

[Barbie: (Image)]

[Barbie: What did you hear?!]

My mouth dropped open as soon as I saw the image.

There was an image of Ami and Joo.

Ami is eating popcorn with her eyes wide open, and Joo is looking down at her with eyes that seem to be in love.

***

As soon as I got home, I ran to Ricardo at Cafe Senavi.

“Rick!”