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

"No…"

from the top with all four fingers. Twirling it

"…Everything is just fine."

why do you seem so

the impression you're

note of his expression, Brian nodded

"Yes, yes you do."

moment, and his expression wasn't as relaxed as it was in

was definitely

like anything can escape from your sight.

"Have a look."

air until a sheet of paper appeared in front

"What's this?"

the piece

is he trying to

The way Hemlock was behaving seemed a little too

whatever, let me see what's on this

shoulders, he

"Eh..."

sound escaped from his mouth as he looked at

pounding sound erupted from nowhere as Smallsnake felt it powerfully ring

"Wha..what's this?"

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

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

whom Brian thought of as a very close friend and his only friend...started

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

"What's with that look?"

of reflex, Brian dropped the paper in his hand and he moved back a

"Y..you…"

began

word, Hemlock stared at Brian without showing any signs of

realized that Brian couldn't

"Brian."

started off by

to stare at him. The expression on

the glass in his hand, Hemlock looked toward

not too

shook

of his

to not remember

a sip of the drink in his hand, Hemlock smacked his lips and raised his head to stare at the dim lights coming from

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

Brian swallowed a

running wild inside

surroundings felt numb, and Hemlock, whom he considered very important, suddenly seemed like

because

the paper from beside him,

'Why?'

all the other people of this world once 'he' arrives."

his body forward a bit, Hemlock

too much of you, but after working with you for the amount of time that we have, I realized that you are the one...You are the one

his hand toward Brian, Hemlock smiled

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

"No."

pushed the hand away before

froze at the

"Eh?"

seriously think that I would accept your

Hemlock with a 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

more with each word Brain

to calm himself down,

agree with me? Didn't you also say that this was

"When?!"

Brian's voice raised.

I ever say

of weeks back! I thought that you

raised his voice as he smacked his cup against

Bang!

and Brian looked

"I..."

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

"Haa.."

to Hemlock,

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