"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 him, Hemlock
"No…"
his head and grabbed the drink from the top with all four fingers.
"…Everything is just fine."
do you seem so
the impression you're getting
eyes and taking note of his expression, Brian nodded his
"Yes, yes you do."
the moment, and his expression wasn't as relaxed as it
definitely
like anything can escape from your sight. As expected of someone like
"Have a look."
until a sheet of paper appeared in front
"What's this?"
Brian grabbed the piece of
trying to show
himself. The way Hemlock was behaving
me see what's on
he looked
"Eh..."
his mouth as he looked at the
loud pounding sound erupted from nowhere as Smallsnake felt it powerfully ring
"Wha..what's this?"
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 to look at Hemlock, who
"It..can't be, right?"
a very close
smile to his expression and aura…he no longer looked like
"What's with that look?"
his voice. Out of reflex, Brian dropped
"Y..you…"
began to
Hemlock stared at Brian without showing any
only after he realized that Brian
"Brian."
by
of his words, Brian stopped stuttering and proceeded to
glass in his hand, Hemlock looked toward
had not too long
immediately shook his
a tilt of his
guess it makes sense for you to not remember in a way. You were pretty
his lips and raised his head to stare at
the fact that mankind is on the verge of extinction. We are fated to go extinct, and that's the truth. No matter how hard we try,
Hemlock's words, Brian
were running wild inside of his
considered very important, suddenly seemed like
all because
of the paper from beside
'Why?'
Brian. I'm doing this to keep you from going extinct like all the other people of this world once 'he' arrives." It's only natural that you're confused about why
forward a bit, Hemlock brought the
working with you for the amount of time that we have, I realized that you are the one...You are the one that can help me
toward Brian, Hemlock smiled at
but I understood just
"No."
hand away before Hemlock could finish
froze at
"Eh?"
that I would accept your
face. His face
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 that
and more with each
breath to calm himself down, he
agree with me? Didn't you also say that this was the only
"When?!"
Brian's voice raised.
did I ever say such nonsense
I thought that you of all
his voice as he smacked
Bang!
broke in two, and Brian looked at
"I..."
gaze between Brian and the table, the expression on Hemlock's face soon turned completely expressionless, and he sat back down on
"Haa.."
Hemlock,
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