Black Badger - Chapter 369



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369. Memories of that day (1)

After finishing his cigarette, Ricardo came down to the year-end party hall.

Places that aren’t usually used were empty.

There were chairs set up. At first glance, it looked like there were a little less than 100.

There was nothing where the leadership table usually sat.

I guess you mean you’ll have to stand and take questions?

I overheard Scar. The leadership has set aside this entire time. All of the leadership, including Gilbert, will be present, and they said they won’t answer questions during this time unless it’s a very serious matter, like the appearance of a high-level creature.

That’s worth it.

Because it is important to prevent internal division.

He sat down in the corner chair closest to the entrance.

And then I leaned back lazily on the iron chair and looked up into space.

While I was doing that, someone came in.

“What is it?”

It was Jason Tvein.

“Have you come to defend Banpun?”

Ricardo didn’t answer right away.

He nodded and greeted him silently. Like most of his male successors, he didn’t like Jason Tvein very much.

I know you’re good at it.

“It’s been a while, senior… .”

He showed his sincerity by getting up from his chair.

“It looks like you came to ask questions in person… .”

“I thought I was a parachute.”

Tvein didn’t care that Ricardo avoided answering.

You probably wouldn’t have waited for an answer anyway.

He said what he wanted to say as usual.

“I knew it when you called the Badgers to the auditorium. Anyway, that bastard Ye-Hyeon is a hotbed of corruption. When on earth will your friend push Ye-Hyeon out?”

Scar really didn’t want to sit in the position of Commander-in-Chief.

Ricardo knew that fact all too well. Scar’s biggest fear right now was the impending retirement of Ye-Hyeon.

Every now and then, whenever I had time to drink, I would reveal that I was scared, and the pressure seemed enormous.

Sometimes, to the point where I seriously worry.

Of course, I didn’t speak honestly.

Ricardo grinned, wondering when on earth this man would ever get over his ridiculous jealousy of the Commander-in-Chief – and by the looks of it, he probably never will.

“I’ll do it when the time comes~… .”

“I wish it would change now. Damn it. How can you get away with such a shallow Q&A after hiring Black Badger through corruption?”

Ricardo arched an eyebrow.

You don’t intend to spill it outside, do you?

That foolish successor is already receiving so much unfair criticism.

Even though I don’t care, and it actually looks like I don’t care, the way it’s reported in the media is different.

Fortunately, it is now famous for its good aspects.

Hildebert didn’t know that he had become a star overnight with a Mario video, and that just when he was about to be forgotten, a live poker video emerged and rode the algorithm.

He may not care much about his own reputation, so he may have completely forgotten that the footage was ever filmed.

The white-haired badger who is receiving rave reviews.

But if the issue of unfair employment comes up, public opinion will change rapidly.

People loved to see someone fall from the top.

So, we need to stop the word from spreading through the media… .

Ami came in.

“hi.”

The men turned their heads.

A black crown appears when you look down.

The black-eyed Badger muttered in a listless voice.

“They say you can’t see Adélie penguins in Antarctica in winter….”

The two badgers stared intently at Amy.

Tvein raised an eyebrow.

“What penguin?”

A blonde man saw a woman walking in with a limp.

“Are you going to Antarctica?”

“huh.”

“Why? There’s something there.”

“Ice Dragon.”

Ami answered witheredly.

And then he walked inside, sobbing.

After stopping in a suitable place, I looked down at the floor.

“Adelie penguins… I wanted to see them.”

“I heard there’s an emperor penguin?”

Ricardo snickered.

The old TF teams were training to go to Antarctica. Hildebert doesn’t know, but the Badgers who will go to Antarctica have already been decided.

The coldest place on Earth.

It is currently winter in Antarctica, so access and living there are not easy.

They were sending out drones to do preliminary work, but several of them are already said to be incapacitated.

There was a reason Gilbert sighed that Everest might have been easier.

Of course, now that there are no Sherpas on Everest, it would be a tough journey.

Ricardo observed Ami’s sad face.

“Why do you like Adelie penguins~?”

“I have an emoticon. It’s small and cute.”

“Oh, the emperor penguin is big… .”

“1.1 meters.”

Ami answered.

Tvein burst into laughter.

“Hey, you don’t like it. It’s not two-thirds of yours!”

Ami looked up at Tvein with a shocked expression on her face.

She closed her jaw, which had dropped a little too late.

“I never said I didn’t like emperor penguins!”

“Aren’t you going to get hit if you hang around nearby?”

“no!”

Ami shouted firmly.

“Emperor penguins are kind!”

I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to afford to go see the penguins.

Ricardo sat back down in his chair, thinking. He had never been there, but he knew for sure that the sun didn’t shine in Antarctica in winter.

It’s also usually considered crazy to go to Antarctica during winter.

The helicopter pilot is an army.

When asked if it was okay, Ami nodded.

“I’ve been there once.”

I didn’t know that.

“But I think Bingryong went to sleep there.”

“Didn’t Blackjack tell you not to go near Bingryong last time?”

“That’s right.”

“But why would you go to the South Pole in winter to wake it up?”

Amy nodded.

“That kind of thing happens.”

“Is that half a penny related again?”

“Don’t call Hilde a half-penny.”

Ami looked up at Tvein with a blank expression.

“Jason, did you come here to tell me to kick Hilde out?”

Ricardo was surprised that Tvein didn’t answer right away.

I thought you were going to scream, “Isn’t that fucking obvious?!?”

To his surprise, the blonde badger was looking down at Amy with an incomprehensible face.

He looked down at the little badger and said.

“We should listen to what excuses that bastard Yehyun has. He’s a corrupt bastard.”

Ami smiled faintly.

“Jason hates Yehyun oppa so much. Yehyun oppa thinks Jason is his savior.”

“Put it away.”

“Of course, I don’t think I’ll think about Jason for even a minute in a month.”

A blood vessel protruding between Tvein’s eyebrows.

He seemed to be holding back a curse. Ricardo snorted as he watched Ami spout off the last sentence that didn’t really need to be added.

Ami pretended not to notice their reactions and continued telling her story.

“But that’s okay. Emperor penguin chicks are really cute.”

She sat down on the chair next to Ricardo and started showing him pictures of penguins on her phone.

As we were roughly keeping up with the rhythm, people started coming in one by one.

People who come in whispering and take seats here and there.

Those who glance at the faces of the people who come here.

Naturally, all of the group members except Yoon arrived at the year-end party.

“The head of human resources is here.”

As I exchanged greetings with them, hushed whispers began to spread.

“It’s the leadership.”

The door opens and four men enter the year-end party hall.

The commander-in-chief and two aides.

And the head of human resources.

Kang-ju rolled his eyes and smiled brightly.

“How has everyone been?”

The Q&A session has begun.

***

“Did you see Kisis dead?”

While I was asking questions, I regained my composure.

I was surprised that my composure returned faster than I expected.

Maybe it’s because I now think of him and death as one.

It could be because Jae-yeon’s cries lack credibility.

I quietly looked down at Jae-yeon as he struggled and swore.

A being that has been torn apart and exposed to the world in a humiliating manner.

It did not answer my questions about where it had seen the Emperor and how it was certain of Kisis’s death.

Instead, he shouted and cursed for a long time.

“You ungrateful bastard!”

This is another novel idea.

“You shameless brat! Do you know who you owe it to to be able to blend in safely? Do you know who gave you credit for completely eradicating the presence of a wizard when there isn’t even a single one?”

oh?

“Fuck, you don’t even appreciate my dedication!”

I figured out the situation.

Memories from a few years ago suddenly come flooding back.

It was the day I met Colton again. The day he was furious at the fact that I had gone under Ye-Hyeon when I returned.

Jae-yeon gave me an injection that I didn’t know about.

Since then, my dormant sixth sense has awakened.

I thought it was good, so I didn’t pay much attention to it.

It was true that I often thought about that injection. I wondered how Colton had made it. I even asked You later. Did someone get on the experimental table or something during the process of making the medicine?

You said no, absolutely not.

I felt relieved, but I also wondered how it was possible… .

I was wondering if they had dragged in some of their lost compatriots.

“Colton experimented with you and came up with that.”

Because it seemed like Jaeyeon could somewhat imitate the sixth sense.

“Thank you, Jae-yeon. I owe you more than I thought.”

“Shut up you piece of shit! Lick my feet like you did before!”

“If you help me one last time.”

I subdued the struggling arms.

I laughed while watching the person standing with his nails raised.

“There’s no need to hide it anymore. Where did you meet? Tell me. Didn’t Colton instruct you to provide information that would help win the war?”

Jae-yeon did evil.

I listened to the bits of information that were interspersed between the curses.

The real emperor would be disappointed in you, he knew you were being mean since your previous actions, you are a fool who kept being loyal to the one who summoned you every time, the emperor would support Kyle, because Kyle is in the middle of a noble resistance movement. Blah blah blah…

As expected, since it’s been re-enacted, it’s hard to tell how much is true and how much is false.

I thought while riding on top of my struggling opponent.

Later, I’ll have to have Kairos use the voice of dreams to shake off the memories.

There’s no point in trying to induce someone now.

I was lost in thought.

Should we sort things out?

Judging by the timing of Jaeyeon’s transformation into the emperor, Colton seems to know that I have recently decided to return to the old days.

Back in the days when we would ram our trucks into each other’s cars.

Now I know that I want to go back to the old days when I would go to the opera together in the evening while praying for the death of the other person.

So, it seems like I took out a card that I had been hiding… .

From Colton’s perspective, it was a gamble that he had nothing to lose.

If I had not known the Emperor’s true identity until the end, I would have been indirectly placed under Colton.

Even if I found out his identity like this, it wouldn’t be a disadvantage to Colton.

Rather, I think that with all the information I’ve gathered, I’ll focus on the impending war with Kyle rather than attacking the elders.

That wasn’t a wrong statement.

But now I have a problem to solve.

When and where did Jae-yeon meet the emperor?

If we know that exactly, we can solve the rest of the puzzle. The Emperor’s ring, and the whereabouts of the rest, including Kisis.

[How long are you going to do this?]

ah.

The shooter’s voice brought me out of my thoughts.

[He’s going to sleep.]

He lowered his head.

You’ve calmed down a bit now.

I looked down at Jae-yeon lying on the floor with an expression that said I had no idea what was going on.

I laughed as I watched the reenactment of the man lying down with his head turned away.

“See you later.”

How does Colton control this chaotic mass?

“Call me when you’re bored.”

Today is not my day, so I’ll have to catch up next time and squeeze out some information.

Came down from above in reenactment.

After I got up, I tried to tell him to take off his clothes and go. He was wearing the clothes I had gotten from You.

It’s a type of clothing that was worn in the empire, but it wouldn’t be that noticeable if worn now.

Anyway, it belongs to the empire, so I have to take it.

So I reached out to get it back, but Jae-yeon ran away.

what?!

“hey!”

I jumped up from my seat and ran after him.

“Give me your clothes!”

Our clothes!

“clothes!”

“Get out, you pervert! You fucking pervert!”

“I’ll give you a change of clothes!”

Youga brought it!

“Take off your uniform! Just take that off and go!”

Jaeyeon running out of the portal zone.

I chased after him hard.

I ran down the hallway and down the stairs three at a time, chasing after my opponent.

But Jae-yeon, who was excited, was quick. I barely managed to grab him by the scruff of his neck when the male Jae-yeon slammed open the stairwell door and jumped into the open space.

Jae-yeon is dragged towards me while spitting out curses.

I held him tightly and took a deep breath.

“I told you to give me some clothes….”

I’m not telling you to go to Jeolla Province.

“What’s wrong with giving me my clothes back…?”

And I recognize the problem.

It was a problem that I was suddenly faced with.

The place I jumped into was incredibly crowded with people.

And they were all looking at me with their eyes wide open.

A silence that came with shock.

“…hello.”

I tried in vain to appear calm even as I felt the blood rushing to my face.

“that….”

“… … .”

“uh….”

“… … .”

“Um… I’m really sorry for disturbing you… .”

The executives, the HR director, and the badgers stared at me.