Captured (9) Negotiation
The buckwheat noodle soup Jeon Jungkook made looked quite nice. It tasted really good, too.It's a snake, but it's useful....Jeon Jungkook was surprised to see me eating so well, so he stared at me with wide eyes for a long time.
"You eat small things really well."
"Ah... It's been so long since I had a decent meal... I remember."
Without realizing it, I patted my stomach with satisfaction and burped.
"Are you crazy..?
Even though I don't look like a man, this is too much."
"Shut up, you snake who knows how to cook delicious food.
If you really couldn't even cook, I would have called the chief today."
"Anyway, it's good that you ate well."
At my words, Jeon Jungkook made a proud expression.I guess I like compliments as a human being...Oh, by the way, the food was delicious. I'm so satisfied with the food I just had. Since I have to stay here for a week, I needed to negotiate something to get along with this guy. If I stay with this kid, I think I'll have to live on drugs for a week. Badgers, even if exposed to the strong venom of the king cobra, will wake up after a short sleep without any ill effects, but.... I have a bad feeling about this.
""Hey, Jeon Jungkook. You have to spend a week with me anyway, so let's coordinate."
"Oh, you called my name for the first time...? Miss Badger?"
"Oh my... Call me Haejoo too."
"Then don't call me Jeon Jungkook, call me Jungkook."
What? This Jeon Jungkook bastard...
"Okay. Jungkook... I will not externalize and will be quiet while I am here, so don't give me that injection.
I'll do the dishes while you cook. I don't know how to cook... so just cook the food yourself...
And each of you should do your own laundry. We should each clean our own rooms, and take turns cleaning the common areas. Call?"
"Really... Is that all?"
"Oh, that's it...?"
"Hey, usually you don't take out all your negotiation cards at once...
"I have to take them out one by one..."
Aha? It's too late to regret it... Aww... I guess I'm not cut out to be a good spy.
"The latter is Cole, I cook, you wash the dishes, and we take turns cleaning the common areas. It's only for a week, but it's good to keep it clean."
"Okay, good. And the former...?"
"I don't like that...?"
"what?"
""I don't want to see a single badger hair in my house. How am I supposed to know if you externalize while I sleep? I don't like that. Can you guarantee that you won't externalize until you sleep?"
Yes.. there are some people who can't maintain their human form well. Especially when they sleep, they have to sleep comfortably.. I try not to externalize when I sleep.... under...but we're all going to sleep separately in our own rooms, so what does it matter if I externalize it or not..!!!!
"What does it matter until I sleep? Of course, I don't mind...
You can't see it anyway..!"
"I don't know what to do when you can't see me...
I don't want even a single badger hair flying around my house...?"
“Hey, you weak snake...!!!!
I'm reporting you to the Suin Human Rights Association...?"
"Try it...?!
It's legal to use drugs if it interferes with official duties, right?
crab"And now you are officially under investigation."
"Oh, what the... Your negotiations are really broken off..!
"Just let me go out... I'm done, you evil snake!!"
Coordination is a failure. Lady, that snake bastard is so fucking pissed.
I was sitting there with my head turned away, frowning, when Jeon Jungkook approached me.
"Okay. Actually, you're right... Then let's take that injection out."
"Oh, shit... It's obvious, really...
"I just need to avoid seeing you like a badger."
"And you stop swearing.
"I don't like the idea of it being a pharmacist or a snake."
"Uh... oh, okay."
"Stop talking about double-faced people...
He has a really pretty face, but his words are really rude.
"When you curse, it's secretly hurtful to the person listening."
"Okay. I won't externalize or curse,
Don't even show me the tip of your syringe needle.."
I feel a bit bitter because it seems like Jeon Jungkook won, and I admit that I spoke harshly... But somehow, not swearing made me feel less angry.
"Honestly, I wonder if he looks like he didn't curse when we first met...
I went into an alley to avoid being followed by someone.
"I had the bad luck of meeting that snake cub..."
"Hey, snake...? You swore again..?"
"Oh, sorry... I took that back... Anyway, I was trying to run away, but I ended up locked in some kind of underground prison...
"Do you think I look like I'm not good enough?"
"But, there was someone following you..?"
"Uh... wasn't that a police officer?"
"What kind of person was he...?"
"Well... wearing a black hat and a jumper...
Redhead...
"I could see the red hair under the hat."
"Redhead? We don't have anyone like that in our book."
Jeon Jungkook started listening to my story quite seriously.
"And of course, they're following you.
"Isn't it a bit odd for red hair to go there...?"
"Oh... that's true..."
"Ah.. the guy following me isn't a police officer, so... what is it..?"
When I think of red hair, I finally remember someone. The person that Director Kim Nam-joon brought along this time... I hadn't thought of that person because he had nothing to do with hunting, but he was the youngest in our lab... a deer man.
But why me...? First of all, I'm not even sure if that's the right person... I think I need to check first.
""Does anyone have any idea?"
That deer-man's name is Jeong Ho-seok. But did he chase me thinking I was going to a badger hunting ground...? Or just? I don't know.
""Was there anyone who followed me into the alley after I entered?"
"No, you weren't there? I brought you out for questioning as soon as you collapsed. Do you have any clue?"
"There's a redhead around here, but I don't know what she's doing... She's not related to us..."
I was lost in thought for a moment.
Now that I have a week to spare, I think I should check in on the people around me.
First of all, I should call and tell you that I can't come to the lab today...?
What should I say...? Should I take sick leave...
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