Black Badger - Chapter 434



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434. 63rd (1)

Black Badger 63rd generation Nana Dol has been suffering from stress-related insomnia recently.

It was because the promotion exam was approaching. It was said that almost no one would fail the promotion exam. She didn’t like any of the nicknames given to her during the exam.

‘Stop grade discrimination test’, ‘personnel request discrimination test’, ‘new employee long-term bragging time’… .

Rather than being congratulated for passing the test, the atmosphere was scary as if my enhanced body would be confiscated if I didn’t pass.

It was fortunate that she had been getting passing grades on her exams recently. Otherwise, even her strengthened stomach would not have been able to withstand the stress.

Statements like, “A normal badger will never fail,” or, “If you fail the promotion test, you will never be sent out to the field,” were of course of no help.

no!

People can fall!

If you’re nervous and make a mistake, you might fall!

What would the seniors think of her if she failed!

Nana Dol couldn’t sleep properly for the past few days because of this thought.

The other two students felt more pressure because they were the ones who would pass even if the world was torn apart.

First of all, Luke Lyle grew up in a military family and didn’t have to prepare for any exams. He was said to have entered Black Badger with a score that placed him in the top 10 among all recruits.

Even his own brother was already a Black Badger. His immediate senior, Hesh Lyle.

She doesn’t even know anyone who is a Black Badger.

Of course, compared to her other motivation, Jack, Luke was relatively human.

Jack Black.

Nickname: Blackjack.

The undisputed superstar of the center core.

A former F1 driver who has accumulated tens of thousands of anti-fans since joining Black Badger, but still has an overwhelming number of fans.

It seemed like Jack was already deployed on some operation or another.

Every time he came to the training ground, he would say something ridiculous like, “I’m far behind you guys,” but Nana thought that his words were a lie.

How could someone who is inferior to you go on a mission!

Besides, he was already adept at controlling his strength.

Far from breaking anything, he would often help Luke and Nana with the fine-tuning tasks they found difficult.

I don’t think you made any subtle power adjustments while driving… .

Nana felt intimidated whenever she saw her colleagues who had joined the company at the same time but seemed to be on a different level from her.

The skill gap alone was dizzying, but Nana had another worry these days.

“Will a lot of people come to take the promotion test…?”

As she asked the question in a low voice, the shooter raised his head and stared at her.

“You won’t be able to accommodate everyone who wants to see it?”

no!

“Because of him, my seniors came to me to ask about the promotion test schedule.”

“Can’t I just see it on a different day?”

“Absolutely impossible.”

The senior answered without hesitation.

“Hildebert even went to take the promotion exam as soon as he was released from kidnapping so as not to miss it.”

Nana clutched her head in frustration.

She really hated standing in front of people. I don’t know how nervous she was when she had to introduce herself to her seniors at the year-end party. But at that time, all she had to do was drink with the commander.

Because Jack Black is my classmate, I have to take the promotion test in front of countless seniors.

And the senior employee who was Jack’s friend before joining the company passed the test even though he was injured, which further highlighted the stupidity of those who failed!

“I feel like throwing up just thinking about it….”

“It’s not that I don’t understand.”

Her second shooter said.

It was because the shooter changed along the way. The shooter who was initially assigned to her got really sick during the epidemic. Nana thought her first shooter would really get sick and die.

Fortunately, however, the first shooter who had even been fitted with ECMO made a dramatic recovery.

However, the aftereffects left her with no choice but to apply for sick leave, so the head of the personnel department called her in and personally assigned her a second shooter.

The shooter is Lee Ho-chang, who is in front of her right now.

A senior who suffers from PTSD due to some incident, but accepted the role of a shooter to overcome it.

Nana was good at first shooter, but she was also good at second shooter.

It’s still a secret that I cried a lot when the first shooter went on sick leave.

“But let’s think positively. People will be so focused on Jack that they won’t even notice what you’re doing.”

“What if I fall over during the test?”

“I need to get up quickly and finish the test.”

“I hope it doesn’t fall… .”

As she muttered darkly, Lee Ho strode over to her and lightly patted her shoulder.

Having worked for an intelligence agency, he had a knack for putting people at ease.

“Don’t worry, you’re doing well.”

And give me these empty consolations… .

“I’m not just talking nonsense, so straighten up. You’re really good. You’re much better than I was when I was a rookie. You get really nervous when there are a lot of people around.”

That’s the problem… .

Nana Dol tried not to look too sad.

He realized that he was now a former special forces soldier and tried hard to act accordingly, but it wasn’t as easy as he thought.

I guess I failed to control my facial expressions this time too.

Lee Ho sighed and put his hands in his pockets.

“I told you it’s true, but you don’t believe me… If you just focus well, you’ll show skills that would surprise even the first-generation seniors. You just don’t know because you don’t recognize yourself when you’re in a state of immersion.”

“Hey, seniors from the first generation?! How could I dare…?”

“Besides, I don’t have a good eye for it, but from what I can see, you seem to have quite a talent for kendo… .”

The shooter who had been talking up to that point suddenly let out an “Ah!” sound.

Nana, who was startled, widened her eyes after hearing the following words.

“Hilde said she was coming to headquarters today.”

Nana’s jaw dropped.

“When I have time, I should ask him to take a look.”

“it’s okay!”

Nana suddenly shouted.

And then he realized belatedly that he had answered too quickly.

Lee Ho blinked.

“The reaction is intense?”

ah….

It’s ruined.

“Do you hate Hildebert? Well, that could be possible. There are quite a few Badgers who just find it physiologically repulsive…”

“Oh, no!”

Nana hurriedly corrected Lee Ho’s misunderstanding.

She never hated Hildebert.

Of course, I was aware that opinions on Hildebert were fiercely divided even within the headquarters. After the rampage of the stage 10 creature that occurred in Center Core two months ago, Nana, along with others, learned that Hildebert was also a creature, not a human.

Public opinion was divided.

At first, public opinion was overwhelmingly favorable, but when Hildebert took a sick leave and stayed out of the house for two months, some began to question whether it was right to make Kreacher the Black Badger.

Some people openly expressed their disgust, saying they felt bad, while others argued that they should be placed under surveillance.

Of course, there were still more people who defended Hildebert… .

Anyway, Nana didn’t hate Hildebert.

He was just uncomfortable.

“You’re so handsome….”

As he muttered, Lee Ho’s eyes widened.

The shooter let out a hollow laugh.

“What is this?”

“It’s true.”

She mumbled.

Although she had never had a proper conversation with Hildebert, she had always thought that he was too handsome and burdensome.

“Isn’t Jack Black a burden?”

The shooter asked back, as if he found it funny.

“He’s pretty good at it, and more than anything, he’s a superstar.”

“Isn’t Jack as exotically handsome as Mr. Taleb? Mr. Taleb has eyes that are….”

“It’s quite intense.”

“Yes. And Jack isn’t really interested in people.”

He showed equal indifference to all.

It wasn’t a bad feeling. Nana felt more comfortable with him because of that. No matter what mistakes she made, Jack wouldn’t judge her.

Lee Ho blinked.

“Really? I already memorized all the names of my seniors.”

That’s because Jack has good observation skills.

But Nana couldn’t say that Jack seemed to watch and remember people as if he were observing animals, that he was quick to identify the individual’s personality and traits, but showed no interest in how each individual lived.

So I just talked around a bit and left the training ground.

I was afraid that my shooter would call the real Hildebert.

How can I show off my poor skills to someone who can destroy buildings by swinging a sword?

After taking a shower, she came out exhausted and entered the cafe on the 10th floor of a corner building in the headquarters.

I used to use Senabi, but Senabi was temporarily closed due to construction on the science building.

So, I had no choice but to go to the cafe on the 10th floor.

A place not often used by people because the leaders occasionally visit.

Rather, that’s why she really liked that aspect of Cafe Cello… .

“Oh, Nana.”

Ugh.

“Are you on your way back from training?”

Why is Jack Black here?

Nana was terrified.

But if he had only been with Luke Lyle, he wouldn’t have been this scared.

But to his shock, Hildebert was next to Luke.

No, all three of the 62nd class seniors were there!

The heads of the three seniors who were looking up at the cafe menu hanging from the ceiling as if they were going to order drinks suddenly lowered.

“hello!”

Nana instinctively gave a curt greeting.

“Senior!”

And then, feeling that my little evening alone was ruined, I shed tears inside.

Luke and Jack, who knew her temperament well, smiled apologetically at her.

You don’t have to do that.

What power do you have? As long as Senior Hesi Lail is here, there is no way I can escape from here… .

“rock!”

As expected, Hesh Lile welcomed her very warmly.

“The timing is amazing. Let me introduce you to my junior. Hilde, you and I are the only juniors who haven’t shared our names. Let’s say hello to each other now! If we leave today, I don’t know when you’ll be back.”

“okay.”

Nana Dol screamed inwardly at Hildebert’s answer.

Her internal screams grew louder as a senior, who was as famous as Jack Black within the current center core, cast his gaze on her.

Hildebert said softly.

“Hello. I’m Hildebert Taleb. Feel free to call me Hilde.”

“This is Nana Stone.”

Nana was extremely relieved that she had answered without swearing.

The senior in the golden eye smiled faintly.

“I’m sorry for being late. I’ve been putting off meeting you in person for some reason.”

“no!”

In fact, she was so happy that the face-to-face meeting was canceled.

But since I couldn’t say that out loud, I just answered like this in the stiff, rookie manner.

And, hoping that the conversation would end quickly, I stood upright with my hands quietly placed next to my thighs.

Luke chuckled.

“You don’t have to stand so stiffly.”

“Are you here for dinner?”

Jack also joined the conversation gently.

It seems like he feels bad about calling his own name.

“What do you want to eat? Choose the menu, I’ll buy it for you.”

“Huh? No, it’s okay. I…”

“No, I’ll buy it for you. I should’ve bought it for you a long time ago, but I never got around to it…”

“Hilde, I’ll pay.”

Just as Jack was about to decline his offer, Hildebert intervened, followed by Tom speaking urgently.

Senior Tom bought it for me last time… .

The moment he thought that, Hesi tapped Hildebert on the shoulder.

And then he said.

“Yeah. You said all your cards were canceled?”

Nana opened her mouth, then quickly closed it again.

I also saw Hildebert looking for his wallet in his pocket and expressing his discomfort.

“right.”

The senior rubbed his neck with an embarrassed expression on his face.

“I forgot for a moment. Sorry. I should have brought cash… .”

“Okay. But when will the account that’s tied up with those ridiculous charges be released? This is really inconvenient.”

Nana stared dumbfounded at Hesi, who couldn’t hide her bewilderment, Tom, who seemed to be hesitating whether it was okay to say something like that, and Hildebert, who let out an awkward laugh.

In the meantime, Jack suddenly handed Hildebert his card, and pushed his arm away, sending Hesi and Tom towards the checkout counter.

There was a brief back and forth, but in the end, it was Hessie and Tom who emerged victorious.

Despite their appearance, the two seniors were quite assertive.

Luke, who knew that very well, didn’t even bother to calculate it in the first place.

Jack’s small effort to get his card into Hildebert’s hands also failed… .

People are moving around to find seats after finishing their orders.

As they peered around, Tom asked in a puzzled voice, looking at the paper bag in Hildebert’s hand.

“What did you bring?”

“Ah, a game console.”

Hildebert answered.

“To sell it used.”

Hessie and Tom’s mouths dropped open.