The Author's POV

Chapter 603

"Did you get the files?"

"Yes, I've got them."

Hemlock smiled back at Brian as he flashed a card in his direction. The card was in fact a small USB stick in disguise.

"Excellent."

As he looked around, he expressed his heartfelt praise. Observing the surroundings, his eyes were filled with vigilance and alertness.

"It would be a bit troublesome if the others caught us…not that it would be any problem for me, but I don't necessarily want the others to know of me yet..."

He murmured in a low voice.

Catching his whisper, Smallsnake asked.

"Did you say something?"

"No."

Hemlock shook his head while he continued to look around.

As of now, they were in a nice lobby filled with a lot of people who were walking around, each of whom was wearing a nice suit with hair that was neatly combed. In order to blend with them, Brian and Hemlock were also wearing similar attires, but Hemlock's looks were too much of a problem as they attracted everyone's attention wherever he went.

"Let's leave for now."

Hemlock rose from the sofa and headed toward the elevator, much to Brian's confusion.

"Why are we leaving right now? Don't we have to hand this USB stick?"

"Not yet."

Hemlock pressed the elevator button and a small circular yellow light flashed around the button.

Turning around, he looked at Brian.

"Brian, don't say anything for now. Let's find a quieter spot so I can talk to you."

"…Okay?"

Though confused, Brian nodded his head.

Though the situation looked sketchy, he trusted Hemlock and followed his instructions. It showed how much he trusted him.

"I knew you would understand…"

Hemlock quietly murmured with a smile.

Ding—!

With a low chime, the elevator door slowly opened and he took a step in. Brian followed him from behind.

After that, the elevator doors slowly began to close.

*

"So, what did you want to say to me?"

Taking Hemlock's gaze, Brian looked down at his glass cup filled with whiskey and ice before lowering it.

As Hemlock sipped his drink, which was the same as Brian's, he slowly put it on the wooden counter before him.

A tranquil atmosphere permeated the area they were in as dim light covered the area they were in.

"Brian.."

He muttered in a low tone while shaking the glass in his hand.

"Yes?"

Tilting his head a little, Brian was taken aback by his behavior.

'Is there something wrong with him?'

His current state…

How could Brian explain it? He seemed different from the usual person he knew.

"Did something happen, Hemlock?"

He asked, his voice tinged with a little worry.

to stare at

"No…"

the drink from the top with all four fingers. Twirling it

"…Everything is just fine."

you

that the impression

eyes and taking note of his expression, Brian

"Yes, yes you do."

fake at the moment, and his expression

definitely something

from your sight. As expected

"Have a look."

until a sheet of paper appeared in front of him, which he then slid

"What's this?"

the piece of

he trying to

way Hemlock was behaving

me see what's on

shoulders, he looked

"Eh..."

from his mouth

pounding sound erupted from nowhere as Smallsnake felt it

"Wha..what's this?"

to read the page. Then, after reading for the next couple of seconds, Brian's neck robotically twisted to look at Hemlock, who was facing him with

"It..can't be, right?"

a very close friend and his only friend...started to look foreign

expression and aura…he no longer looked like the same person

"What's with that look?"

of reflex, Brian dropped the paper in his hand

"Y..you…"

voice began to

Brian without showing any signs of being

Brian couldn't say anything that he started to

"Brian."

by calling out

stopped stuttering and proceeded to stare at him. The expression on his face was completely

the glass in his hand, Hemlock

not too long ago, in

immediately shook his

a tilt of his

to not remember in a way. You were pretty drunk

hand, Hemlock smacked his lips and

are fated to go extinct, and that's the truth. No matter how hard we try, we will never succeed in winning this war. It's

to Hemlock's words, Brian swallowed a mouthful of

wild inside

he considered very important, suddenly seemed like a total stranger to

because of

glimpse of the paper from beside him,

'Why?'

to keep you from going extinct like all the other people of this world once 'he'

bit, Hemlock

are the one...You are the one that can help me save humanity and prevent them from going extinct. With your

out his hand toward Brian,

favors. It wasn't easy, but I understood just how important your skills are. Please take my hand. Take my hand and help

"No."

pushed the hand away before Hemlock could finish

expression froze

"Eh?"

that I

face. His face filled with anger and

contract? Don't you lose sight of yourself when you're overwhelmed by all of your emotions which become more prominent as a result of your signature? If you lose the things

and more

to calm

agree with me? Didn't you also say

"When?!"

Brian's voice raised.

ever say such nonsense

here, a couple of weeks back! I thought that you of all people would understand what

as he smacked his cup against

Bang!

broke in two, and Brian

"I..."

on Hemlock's face soon turned completely expressionless, and he sat back down on

"Haa.."

the paper back to Hemlock, Brian smiled

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