"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…"
and grabbed the drink from the top with all four fingers. Twirling it around,
"…Everything is just fine."
you seem so
the impression you're getting
note of his expression, Brian nodded his
"Yes, yes you do."
his expression wasn't as relaxed as it was in the
was definitely something
from your sight. As expected of someone
"Have a look."
in front of him, which he then slid across
"What's this?"
grabbed the piece of
he trying to show
was behaving seemed
whatever, let me see what's
shoulders, he
"Eh..."
sound escaped from his mouth as he looked
sound erupted from nowhere as Smallsnake felt it powerfully
"Wha..what's this?"
shake and his face began to crumble as he continued to read the page. Then, after reading for the next couple of seconds, Brian's neck robotically twisted
"It..can't be, right?"
moment, Hemlock, whom Brian thought of as a very close friend and
to his expression and aura…he no longer looked like the same person Brain
"What's with that look?"
his thoughts was his voice. Out of reflex, Brian dropped the paper in his hand and he moved
"Y..you…"
voice began to
word, Hemlock stared at Brian without showing any signs of being
was only after he realized that Brian couldn't say
"Brian."
off by calling
stopped stuttering and proceeded to stare at him. The expression on his face was completely
hand, Hemlock
we had not too long
immediately shook
a tilt of his head,
it makes sense for you to not remember in a
smacked his lips and raised
verge of extinction. We are fated to go extinct, and that's
Brian swallowed a mouthful
running wild inside
whom he considered very important, suddenly seemed like a total stranger
because of this
a glimpse of the paper from beside him,
'Why?'
you from going extinct like all the other people of this world once 'he' arrives." It's only
Hemlock brought the
you for the amount of time that we have, I realized that you are the one...You are the one that can help me save humanity and prevent them from going extinct. With your skills and my skills together, we
his hand toward
lot of 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
expression froze at
"Eh?"
you seriously think that I would accept
a face. His face filled with
sight of yourself when you're overwhelmed by all of your emotions which become more
more and more with each word Brain
a deep breath to calm himself down,
say
"When?!"
Brian's voice raised.
ever say such
that you of all people would understand what I'm trying
he
Bang!
in two, and Brian looked
"I..."
gaze between Brian and the table, the expression on Hemlock's face soon turned completely expressionless, and he sat back down on the
"Haa.."
back to Hemlock, Brian smiled
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