299 – [5] Seohye and Taerin
#299
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It seems like things have been particularly strange since this summer.
The weather in Arecibo that day was still not good.
The weather was clearly clear until the day before.
But the next day, it rained like crap without end.
I thought there might be another flood, but it wasn’t raining at an extreme level.
Moreover, during that short period of time, the city prepared measures to prepare for flooding.
For this reason, the cheerful rebellion of the cadets who used the flood as an excuse to call for ‘cyber lectures’ or ‘class cancellations’ ended in vain.
If you want to graduate, tell your friends to come to the classroom through the rain.
“Wow, you’re really working even in this weather.”
“That’s right, fuck.”
And this was applied even more harshly to office workers, not cadets.
Every office worker’s dream, a corporate world where monthly salary is not allowed.
The two women standing in front of the warehouse cursed such a world.
The expenses were already difficult, and this weather made it even more difficult, so I let out a deep sigh.
It was clear that their leadership was a sadist.
One of the women shook her head at this reality and checked the black guard uniform and equipment she was wearing.
Put on your hat right away.
Turning around with the bulletproof vest.
Check the magazine attached to the pouch.
Touching the gun he was carrying.
I took out the tonfa from my waist again.
Gently touch the back of her head.
“Ah, I told you not to mess with the cyberware here.”
A metal device mounted on the cervical spine.
I quickly took my hand away from the device, which was clearly having some kind of effect on my brain.
“What? Taerin, the doctor told you not to mess with that. “Problems may arise from damaged nerves and parts of the brain that have lost function.”
“Okay. Ah, but there’s something stuck to the back of my neck, so I keep reaching for it.”
“This is already the first place to work after training. “Don’t accidentally touch me and end up calling in sick.”
The woman called ‘Taerin’ wiped her face as if blaming herself for her mistake.
It was a ridiculous mistake, considering that there was a large company label called Nartica on her forearm.
“We must prevent that from happening. “It’s the Donga line that I caught the best with you, Seo-hye.”
The woman referred to as ‘Seohye’ nodded her head.
She then patted her on the shoulder as if telling her not to make the same mistake.
“My hair was already damaged. “I managed to fix it thanks to ‘Dear Lady,’ but I can’t fix it again with difficulty.”
“That’s right. The ‘Great Lady’ healed us. “I can’t cause another nuisance that needs to be fixed.”
Her hair was fixed.
The two smiled as if they were so happy about that one fact that they even shed tears.
“Of course, there were some memory problems while editing, but it didn’t cause too many problems.”
“Some friends say they have completely forgotten their past, but we’re not like that, right? “I still have the memories of growing up under good and poor parents.”
“That’s right. But were our parents poor?”
“… ….”
There was silence.
The two women’s eyes were filled with emptiness.
“If you look at it on average, wouldn’t it be poor?”
“I guess so? “I guess that’s why neither of us have parents.”
“Well.”
The conclusion is that it was probably so.
A clear conclusion that there was once, but no longer.
But even the conclusion was the same.
The two nodded without feeling any sense of difference.
“And, well, they say we sinned against someone. “Wouldn’t it be better if those memories disappeared?”
“That too.”
I looked around.
It was quiet, and there was no sign of popularity.
“Anyway, how on earth did you acquire this warehouse?”
“Really? “Seeing as the location is quite good, I would have bought it at a high price.”
“Our lady is a good person overall, but she’s not a very good person when it comes to business, right?”
“Aside from being a good person, he has a somewhat sordid personality.”
Good review earlier.
Now, an ambiguous evaluation.
“Anyway, you are a very thorough person when it comes to business, but I guess you didn’t take a very generous approach. “He probably took over in a ruthless manner.”
“…… But I thought of it when you said it was ruthless. Why does he lose his coldness whenever he sees his boyfriend?”
“Uh huh. “That’s not what I’m saying.”
Seohye shook her hand as if she had heard something profane.
However, Taerin wore an innocent expression, perhaps because her curiosity was piqued.
“Hey, you know. “When you first set foot in the branch, how did you treat your male friend?”
“It wasn’t a sharp tone of voice, but rather a conversational yet foolish attitude.”
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“Yes! So, I’m curious! What kind of being do you have that kind of attitude? Moreover, other employees are also curious about this, right?”
“…… You have so many questions. “That’s not a very good attitude.”
Curiosity about the leadership.
It may be a good attitude, but given that it was a private matter, it was not a very good curiosity.
“And all the employees who knew it knew it. “He said he was your childhood friend.”
“Childhood friend? And! It’s so romantic! But why don’t we have friends like that?”
“You? “I am there.”
“Axis. “But you are a woman.”
“Ugh.”
I was saying something a little more rational.
Not just a close same-sex friend, but an opposite-sex friend who can look further into the future.
“Anyway, they say they are childhood friends. “According to rumors, there are even rumors that he is my fiancé.”
“Wow! My childhood friend’s fiancé! It’s a more romantic relationship! Well, you have a really nice face. Well, it’s not that strange. Lol.”
“…… Hey, was it really good?”
“Huh? “What do you like?”
“That guy called my childhood friend.”
They looked at me with suspicion.
There was also a fear that my friend might be going down the wrong path.
“Hehe.”
“Ugh…… The company is full of kids like you. “Do you know what happened the other day when a hunter hit his tail?”
“Oh, what happened?”
“They said he was punished like a dog. Also, he said he was still 20 years old. Thanks to that, it became a big subject of ridicule.”
“We’re 20 years old too, right?”
“Then they will criticize me for another reason. Well, it looks like you have no interest in dating at all.”
“Oh, but Seohye. “You told me not to be curious, but you actually know a lot of things?”
“… ….”
She told me not to be curious, but she actually knew a lot more than that curiosity.
It was indeed the correct appearance of Nartica Temple.
“Well, looks are appearance, status within Nartica is status, and skills are skills~”
“Hmm.”
“People like us who have physical problems, are equipped with cyberware, and have given up on being hunters cannot even dream of being a hunter.”
Due to the nature of cyberware, hunters rarely equipped it.
To be precise, it was because cyberware rarely worked due to the nature of Sharellethea.
“Anyway, it’s clear that the young lady cares…… “When will you two get married?”
“We’re not dating yet. Isn’t it too early to get married?”
“You can do it earlier. “We go to the academy together in the first place, so wouldn’t speeding be worth it?”
“Not at all. “It’s even more unconvincing when you consider that they are both of elf descent.”
A male elf who is aloof from the perspective of love.
A female elf who is more picky about pregnancy than other races.
If the appearance is closer to a pure-blooded human than an elf, it may be less so.
Unfortunately, both were beings closer to elves.
In particular, even though Kang Xian was a quarter, it was not even possible to tell whether it was pure, half, or quarter.
This means that although only 1/4 is mixed, the blood comes out thickly.
Therefore, Taerin’s delusion was vain.
It could not be achieved, and we would not be able to approach that future.
If you only look at the external aspect, it was like that.
“We are even childhood friends. Have you heard of the Westermark effect? “The theory is that people who have been together since childhood are like family and are not viewed as sexual objects.”
“Do you want to say that you are incestuous pure love?”
“I don’t know why the term ‘pure love’ is added to it, but there is a good possibility that the people involved are perceived as close relatives.”
“Uh huh, there is no limit to pure love. And no one knows what’s going on in the world. As luck would have it, a sudden opportunity arose…….”
Booooong─
It was then.
A car approached the entrance to the warehouse site where they were.
The car stopped in the middle of the road.
The doors of the front and back seats opened slowly.
Then, several people walked out into the wind and rain.
“There you two! It seems like there are expenses that weren’t there before. “Why are you blocking the entrance?”
“Hang? “What are these bastards?”
“Huh? This bastard? That’s what I want to say. “What on earth are you guys doing?”
I approached them with profanity.
However, as if he hadn’t expected something like this, he was only wearing a piece of cloth.
Crash.
Roughly meaning defenseless.
The two women took out firearms.
“You all stand back.”
“Don’t put your hands behind your back, just put your hands up and step away!”
Then the people quickly backed away.
It’s as if I didn’t know it would come out this way.
“Uh, what? “What are these bastards?”
“This is the Nartica Guard. “What are you guys doing?”
“Me, Nartica? What kind of organization is that…… “No, wait, are you a company?”
“It’s a company. So what are you doing? “Answer me quickly!”
A puzzled look was exchanged between them.
I felt something was wrong and started making moves to get back into the car.
I felt like I couldn’t miss it like this.
So Seohye quickly activated the walkie-talkie.
“This is the warehouse entrance guard. “An unidentified group approaches the entrance and complains why they are blocking the entrance.”
– “This is the Puerto Rico branch of Nartica. Confirmed. “I’m sending support staff, so can we take a moment?”
“I will try to drag it. “The situation is a bit strange, so I ask for assistance as quickly as possible.”
An order given after an urgent report.
The two women took a few steps forward and waved their guns as if to tell them not to get into the car.
“Oh, no! “Get back!”
“That didn’t mean I was told to go.”
“More than that, what on earth are you doing?”
Don’t go, stay here.
And say who you are.
It was a difficult question to refuse because the gun was pointed at him.
“…… That’s what we’d like to ask. “Why are you occupying our warehouse?”
“Because Nartica took over.”
“Acquisition? What is that…… “Our organization has not heard a single word about such news.”
“We haven’t heard about you either. And organization? “Are you really a gang?”
Why on earth are gangs here?
Rather than that, a gangster was the owner of this place?
While doubts were increasing.
Several more vehicles approached from afar.
Tae-rin and Seo-hye smiled, thinking they were reinforcements.
But such thoughts did not last long.
“Huh?”
“Wait, aren’t these our company cars?”
“Huh? “Why is everyone doing this?”
“What are you guys? “Why are our younger brothers raising their hands?”
Unfortunately, the vehicles were not the reinforcements the two women had hoped for.
To be more precise, it was a support force, but it was the support force that the gang members wanted.
“Hey, this guy…” … !”
“Hey! “Why don’t you all step back?!”
Gradually pushed out.
We had to take a step back due to numerical pressure.
The good news was that I was not under endless pressure.
Just as the gang members came, Nartica’s employees also came late.
“What is this…?” ….”
“What the fuck?”
“Hey, don’t even one person move!”
“You guys, don’t move!”
In front of the warehouse, which was immediately on the verge of explosion.
There was no such thing as the calm before the storm.
‘I think the young lady or her childhood friend should come here.’
‘Should I contact the master? ‘If I don’t call you, I think I’ll be in big trouble, right?’
These are external and internal factors.
Both were the same.