Black Badger - Chapter 351



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351. Physical Test (2)

Before I could run in and get in between, Yoon grabbed the shoulder of HR Manager Tuck.

“Let’s talk for a moment.”

Yoon whispered ominously.

It was a voice so ominous that it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.

But the Lord just smiled brightly.

“Anytime Mr. Yoon wants it.”

A vein bulges on the shooter’s temple.

Blue veins also appeared on the wrist of the person who had grabbed his shoulder. For a moment, I was worried about the safety of the head of the personnel department’s shoulder.

Now the cafe staff weren’t even making coffee.

A gaze focused on one place.

“Did you have something to say to Mr. Joo, oppa?”

Ami’s strange question echoed through the cafe.

Yoon ignored Ami’s question.

“Do it in moderation.”

The shooter muttered, looking straight into the eyes of the lord.

A scratchy sound was mixed in with the low voice, as if he was holding back his anger.

But she didn’t break her smile or push Yoon’s hand away.

“What?”

“Don’t be a jerk.”

Yoon answered right away.

“If there’s a movie you want to see, take a number and choose one from the people waiting.”

“It’s a number tag.”

The head of the personnel department smiled brightly.

“Just kidding.”

Yoon also smiled with his eyes wide open.

Phew!

A café customer spit out his drink upon seeing Yoon’s smile.

I froze in my seat with my mouth wide open.

radish….

I’m so scared… .

“Senior… .”

Ricardo, realizing the gravity of the situation, let out a weary voice.

“This is a public place, so please calm down….”

“Has it been two hours since your last relationship ended?”

Yoon asked back, without erasing that creepy smile.

“You have to be careful about the person you’re joking with.”

“You’re just kidding.”

Suddenly, the cheerful smile disappeared from the head of the personnel department’s face.

The faint smile that seemed like a habit did not disappear, but the flowers that seemed to welcome her behind her also disappeared without a trace.

Joo-yoon looked straight into his eyes.

“I’m serious.”

I grabbed Yoon’s left hand, which was about to rise into the air.

“Yun!”

This guy didn’t control his strength at all!

“Public ethics… no, military law! Four rules! Ye-Hyeon’s nagging!”

“What are you doing, oppa?”

Ami realized the situation belatedly.

She came towards us in surprise.

“You’re not fighting with Mr. Joo, are you?”

“no.”

The answering week.

He looked down at Ami, who was standing next to him, past Ricardo, and smiled.

“You wore the cardigan you bought last time today? It suits you well.”

Bam!

The fist flew.

“Whoa!”

“Brother!”

“Yun!”

“Where are you talking?”

The café customers were screaming, Ami was shouting, and I was urgently pushing myself between Yoon and Joo, while Yoon grabbed Joo by the collar and murmured.

In an instant, he hit her chin with his right hand that had been holding her shoulder, and then grabbed her by the collar again.

One side of the Lord’s face was red as he returned.

I was impressed by the fact that the smile never left the HR manager’s face as he blocked Yoon’s left fist with Ricardo.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

“I’m serious.”

Real price.

“It has never been light.”

“Then let me lighten your load.”

“Brother!”

Ami got angry and grabbed the hem of Yoon’s clothes.

“stop!”

She started pulling at Yoon’s clothes as if she was going to tear them.

“Stop it!”

But Yoon didn’t even glance at Ami. He didn’t release his grip on the HR manager’s collar, nor did he release the grip on his left hand that Ricardo and I were desperately holding onto.

“Violence between badgers is a matter of accountability.”

“I know.”

As Joo-ga spoke with a smile, Yoon also smiled awkwardly and responded with a smile.

It was so creepy, my eyes actually looked like they were rolling around.

“I learned a lot while being hospitalized.”

“Oppa!”

Ami was now completely embracing Yoon.

“Brother! This is not right! Stop it!”

“Don’t worry, Choi Ami, you’re not getting hit.”

“Youngest brother!”

My eyes are completely turned off.

To be honest, it was more understandable violence than other times, but if I didn’t stop him, I felt like he would really beat the HR manager until he passed out.

I rolled my eyes and quickly assessed the situation.

Right now, my body is stuck like a sandwich ingredient between Yoon, who is looking down at me, and Ju, who is standing at an angle with his collar held.

I guess I’ll have to make a joke.

I made up my mind as I pushed away Yoon’s fist, which seemed to be gaining strength.

Sorry, HR Manager!

“ah.”

I released the strength I had been giving my legs and poured it towards the main body.

“Huh?”

The HR manager accepted my body in embarrassment.

“Hilde?”

thud!

The note falls to the floor with a heavy sound.

Suddenly, the weight of two adult males was lifted from Yoon’s collar, causing his body to break free.

I turned my gaze while lying on the ground.

I feel like all eyes have suddenly turned to me.

I was quietly satisfied with the fact that Yoon was looking down at me with his eyes blinking.

“sorry.”

I made you laugh on purpose.

“I’ve been having orthostatic hypotension a lot lately.”

“Hilde, are you dizzy again?”

Amy ran to me in horror.

“What should I do? I don’t think this is orthostatic hypotension! Please go to the hospital!”

“I really don’t feel well.”

The head of the personnel department leaned over to me as I hurriedly moved aside.

“Can you stand up? You seem to have a fever.”

The atmosphere was completely ventilated.

Eyes focused on me. I didn’t refuse his offer to take me to the hospital. I smiled apologetically and pretended to reluctantly accept his offer.

Ami’s question, “Of course I should follow too?” was immediately rejected.

He raised his palm and said it was okay, then looked at the seniors around him.

“Then I will go in first.”

Ricardo turned his head and snorted softly.

Meanwhile, Yoon, who hadn’t taken his eyes off me since I collapsed on top of him, snorted.

oh.

Please pass it on.

“The effort is worth it.”

I never thought I’d be fooled in the first place.

I smiled as I watched the shooter lower his hand with a deep sigh.

“Yes. I will go and get a good examination.”

“Get a real checkup.”

Yoon said as he saw me pushing open the cafe door.

“Because I’m giving in on that condition.”

The military is in a position to actually check whether or not they have been examined.

I had no intention of actually going to the hospital ward, so I quickly changed my mind.

After greeting my seniors politely, I headed to the hospital ward with the head of the personnel department.

***

“That’s good. I was planning on coming to see you anyway.”

It was something he said as he walked to the hospital ward.

“I should say thank you too. Your condition doesn’t look too good either.”

Warm sunshine.

Even after I told him I was okay, he didn’t stop supporting me lightly. But since I stubbornly refused to touch him, he walked with me at an unusually close distance as we left the science building and headed toward the hospital building.

In the meantime, so many people came to greet the Lord.

Some of them even blushed as soon as they saw the Lord.

He’s a true talent for greeting people, but I wish ARMY would keep building an iron wall until the end.

I answered, thinking that I could understand Yoon’s feelings.

“I was going to contact you too.”

“Oh? That’s good. But can I say something first?”

“sure.”

The giver smiled sweetly.

“First of all, let me say thank you.”

“yes?”

Are you saying thank you for stopping Yoon?

“Thank you for bringing Jin.”

“ah.”

It was only then that I realized why I had said I wanted to say hello.

At the same time, memories that I had been trying not to recall came flooding back.

Kyle shouting, “How dare you miss me?”. Jean being dragged by their hands and forced to sit down. Clyde holding a scalpel. Blood dripping into a puddle.

That overwhelming sense of loss.

I knew it wasn’t completely broken, but the hollow feeling didn’t go away.

I feel like an ant that can’t sense pheromones.

I smiled faintly, trying not to get carried away by the emotions brought about by the absence of intuition.

“no.”

It wasn’t me who brought Jin in the first place.

“My seniors did it. I didn’t do anything.”

“No, but I thought you might think so.”

I was speechless at your words.

The HR manager looked at me with my mouth shut and smiled sadly.

“But you were the one who brought it. Jin said the same thing.”

“The seniors came at a good time before I could absorb him.”

“I thought you said you didn’t absorb it on purpose?”

The Lord spoke softly.

“Jin said that to me.”

Was it like that?

I have no memory of that time at all.

I didn’t even want to remember the details.

What difference would it make if I looked back on that memory? All I have to do is be careful not to let the same thing happen again.

“So you’re avoiding contact because of that incident?”

I laughed bitterly.

“Yes. It will get less and less as time goes by. How is Jin? I bet he can’t move his arms very well.”

“Let’s get your examination done first.”

He dragged me to the hospital while keeping an exact distance.

And I stayed there until I got checked out by a different doctor, not Samuel. It made me wonder what I was going to do at Cafe Senabi in the first place.

Did you really come across it by chance?

I was wondering until I left the hospital.

Of course, I didn’t forget to express my opinion during the examination.

“But I really don’t think that’s the case.”

The Lord did not listen.

“That’s for the Army to decide.”

“Please don’t let me regret drying up Yoon.”

“That’s right. Thanks for stopping me. If Yoon had hit me hard, I could have talked to Ami more.”

“Please don’t be so stubborn.”

As I spoke with a serious expression, the master smiled brightly.

I should’ve just let him lose.

I continued to regret it even after I moved out of the hospital ward and into the office of the head of the hospital. Of course, I trusted Ami’s discernment, but I still felt that Ami had a strange side.

And then one day, you’ll say something like, “It’s okay because we just met casually!” and give me a thumbs up, right?

Just imagining it gave me goosebumps all over my body.

I’m so scared because it seems like something that could happen.

“It would be better to postpone the physical examination, Hilde.”

As I was entering the office, wondering what would happen if that happened, the head of HR spoke up.

“Most Badgers postpone their physical tests due to injuries sustained during missions, so don’t worry too much, okay?”

“Yes. But do we really have to put it off?”

Even though I get dizzy often, I killed all the creatures in Core 15.

“I think it would be okay to just look at it….”

He sat down across from me and looked at me for a while with an inexplicable smile.

Then he spoke slowly.

“Then let’s check the situation next week and decide.”

It was a tone that sounded like a warning.

“When you’re sick, many things that were normal become difficult.”

that’s right.

I kept thinking that I should treat Deltay better. How did she participate in the purification work with the physical strength to catch a cold every time the season changed? Deltay was also willing to go to the remote areas, and now I think I can understand a tenth of how hard it must have been for her.

I sighed.

“If it doesn’t look like it will be possible to make a decision after seeing the status report next week, I will postpone it.”

“Yeah. Let’s do that.”

A boss who answers gently, as if he were coaxing a kindergartener.

He tilted his head and closed his eyes.

“Jin is undergoing rehabilitation with Shurang.”

thank god.

The person who answered my questions without me even asking smoothly continued with his explanation.

“But we’re not blending in very well. The Badgers are very cold to the Deserter Badgers.”

I was worried about that anyway.

It’s not that I didn’t expect that kind of reaction.

“It’s okay up to Sophia. Even if she couldn’t stand it and raised her gun, she endured it and served well. But desertion is a different story. She can’t trust you with her back.”

“Yes… I understand. I thought so.”

In the Empire, in principle, no excuses were accepted for desertion from the battlefield.

It didn’t matter who the son was. There was no mercy unless he was the Emperor’s son. It wasn’t easy to be knighted, and it didn’t happen often, but when it did, I would catch the deserter and cut off his head.

“But I don’t want to give up hope yet. That’s why I’ve separated myself from the other Badgers for the time being. I’m currently hospitalized in a rehabilitation facility with Shurang. Please come visit me when you have time.”

“Yes… but you might find it terrifying to see me.”

“It’s the opposite, Hilde.”

The HR manager’s voice became firm.

“He’s grateful to you and sorry. So when you feel better and have some free time, go see him.”

no.

What do you have to be sorry about?

I blinked in bewilderment.

What on earth does Jin have to feel sorry about towards me?

But before I could ask again, the stock changed the subject.

“I think it would be appreciated if you also visited Shuhan.”

“Of course. You’re not still saying that ridiculous thing about cutting off both legs, are you?”

“We’re trying hard to talk him out of it. He’s quite a stubborn kid.”

I guess I’ll have to go see your face sometime soon.

The topic changed again. He started talking about the rumors about me that were going around among the Black Badgers. There was no new news, though. In the first place, I was aware of the situation because I kept getting messages on my phone from unknown seniors.

When I said I would be moderately careful, a sadness appeared on the Lord’s face.

“I’m sorry. I couldn’t stop the rumors.”

“Don’t worry, I don’t care at all.”

“Are you going to use the headquarters training grounds next week? Can I ask when you’ll be visiting headquarters?”

Is it really necessary to go this far?

Although I was puzzled, I promised to contact them before going to the headquarters training center.

I was curious as to how far the rumor had spread for it to become like this.

Well, we’ll find out if we wait and see… .

***

next week.

After contacting the Lord as promised, I headed to the headquarters training center.

Today, I’m going to work out with Tom and Hesi for the first time in a while. They must be busy with their missions, but they’ve worked hard to make time for me to work out.

It was clear from the message that you were concerned about me.

You don’t have to worry so much.

I won’t just take the beatings and go around… .

The moment I opened the door and entered the training ground, I felt the noise from the noisy training ground suddenly stop.

I blinked and raised my head.

I felt the gazes flying in and piercing through the open door.

Seniors who stopped moving.

“…uh.”

You’re more surprising than I expected.

Why like this?

When I walked down the hallway or went in and out of the research building and hospital building, you didn’t say much… .

“Excuse me… I came here to train because I heard there’s a physical test.”

“What is it, Giacomo?”

Huh?

One of the seniors, who I thought was watching me, looked behind me and spoke.

Giacomo?

I blinked a couple of times and slowly turned my head.

Is Giacomo behind you?

I turn around in puzzlement and find a huge man.

To be exact, one huge person and one relatively small-looking person.

…genius and fool… .

“Why did you bring John Mullen to the training ground?”