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humming…
I woke up to the sound of singing coming from somewhere. Beyond my blurry vision, I saw an agile, handsome man humming a light rhythm. His toned body, visible through his thin T-shirt, was covered in tattoos beneath his rolled-up sleeves.
Where am I? I'm sure I was in an alleyway.
Ah, my head hurts...
The more I thought about it, the more my head throbbed. I was in so much pain that I instinctively tried to put my hand to my forehead, but... my hand wouldn't move.
Crash, crash...
My consciousness gradually became clearer and I realized that my hands were still in chains and I was sitting on the floor on my knees.
Black walls, cold concrete floors, damp air...
My vision gradually became clearer and I was able to grasp the situation around me.
I was trapped somewhere...
How did he get caught...? Let's jog our memories...
That's right... I was on my way to the mission site a while ago. I was supposed to be there to take out some crazy people from my clan, but they must have gotten the information first, because someone started tailing me. So I purposely went down a busy road and blended in with the crowd.
Then, while the person in question was distracted in the crowd, I hurried into a nearby alley. There was someone standing there, and in my haste to slip past them, I felt a sharp pain in the back of my neck. Then I seemed to lose consciousness. Just before I closed my eyes, I saw someone smiling at me... Yes, that was the exact face.
The man sitting on the high chair rested his chin on his hand and looked down at me, who was sitting on the floor. The man looking down at me winked and smiled faintly.
"Hey...cute girl, are you finally awake?
I've been waiting a long time..."
The voice that came from his beautiful lips was laced with a faint hint of ridicule.
"You bastard! Who the hell are you?! Quickly solve this!!"
I yelled loudly, trying not to sound frightened, but in reality, I was powerless in my position. The chains clanged silently with every yell. I was fairly resistant to all kinds of poison, yet I still lost consciousness... something was wrong.
_"So, who exactly is my cute little girl?
If you were to ingest my poison, you would normally die or be left in a near-death state, but...
How are you even alive?
The man got off his chair and walked slowly towards me.
"There's no way I could know that! Quickly solve this before I report you!"
As I screamed for help, the man came towards me and grabbed my chin with his large hand.
"Kyaa...!"
I tried to manifest with all my might, but my body didn't change. What on earth was going on? Realizing I couldn't manifest, I was overcome with extreme anxiety.
Externalization: The transformation of beastmen into animal forms.
"Are you yelling at me right now? You still don't seem to understand the situation...?"
The man's voice was calm and cold.
"Stop doing useless things. I've injected you with a drug that prevents externalization.
You won't be able to transform for a few hours."
The man's round, black eyes stared intently at me. Then, *gripping!* I heard the sound of his molars clenching, and in an instant his round, black pupils split vertically, then quickly went back to normal.
Ah... is this guy a snake beastman...?
Damn, it's over...
I don't get along with the snake beastmen...
If they find out who I am, I don't think they'll let me go that easily.
The snake beastmen consider us their natural enemies... What should I do... My mind went blank. Desperately suppressing my trembling, I glared at the man.
Knock knock…
After a while, a knock was heard from the other side of the iron door.
The man stood up and quietly opened the heavy iron door.
A pale-faced man in a suit could be seen through the gap in the door.
"Oh? Yoongi hyung..."
"How is it...? Has the woman regained consciousness...?"
"Yeah... as you can see."
The man stepped aside slightly, as if to say, "Look at me!", so that the man in the suit could see me.
"Have you confirmed your identity?
Are you sure you're the person I'm looking for?"
_"Look, here are... the results of this woman's blood test.
The DNA is still being analyzed...
I'll bring it to you as soon as I can verify your identity."
The man called Yoongi hyung glanced at me, handed the yellow file to the man, and quickly closed the door before leaving.
The man sat back down in his chair and opened the file as if for an interrogation.
"Now then... I see, so that's why my poison didn't work...?"
A nasty smile appeared on the man's lips.
"Thank you, little honey badger lady... for letting me catch you...
Once I've confirmed your identity, I'm not going to let you go quietly...
I have some business to take care of with the honey badger..."