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"Uhh..."
When I regained consciousness, the man was already in front of me with his chin resting on his hand, staring intently at me as if he had been waiting for me to wake up.
"Miss Honey Badger, if you say something unnecessary again..."
"I'll let you sleep again as much as you want."
"Oh, shit..."
I gritted my teeth and glared at the man.
"Shit? What?"
"Should I have let you sleep more deeply?"
The man grinned, showing his fangs.
Apparently, I had only been asleep for a short while.
The bitten area on my neck was still stinging and painful, and the sensation was still very clear.
I quietly shook my head while observing the man's reaction.
"Okay, okay. I'll shut up... Stop it..."
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The awkward silence returned again.
I hate silence.
That "Yoongi hyung" guy hasn't come yet?
Does DNA analysis take that long?
Please confirm my identity quickly!!
Having been chained the whole time, my arms and shoulders were beginning to ache, even though I had dozed off a few times along the way.
"Um... King Cobra's brother?"
"Don't talk to me."
"No, just a little..."
"Hmm? I told you not to talk to me, right?"
"No, just one word...please..."
I begged desperately.
"What is it?"
"My arm is so numb... can you ease me up a bit?"
"I don't like it."
"I can't transform right now anyway, and there's no way I can beat you with my human strength, right? So, please... be quiet for a little while..."
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The man stared at me in silence, seemingly lost in thought.
"...Hmm. Okay. But just one more shot."
"teeth??"
The man rolled over and pulled a trolley that had been parked in the corner of the room.
Inside were numerous bottles of medicine and syringes.
"The drug that suppresses transformation... It's about time for its effects to wear off."
"I really hate honey badger. If I ever see one..."
Huh? What are you talking about...?
"Uh, I don't like that either!"
"Then choose. Take the injection and get off the chains, or stay where you are."
Damn... this guy is a genius at annoying me!
That was just when it happened.
Screeeech...
The heavy iron door opened and the white-faced man from before... Yoongi came in.
"Oh! White brother!!! Have you finally figured something out?"
I was so happy that the man I had been waiting for had finally appeared that I couldn't help but scream.
Yoongi saw me like that, frowned as if to say, "Shut up," lightly rubbed his ear, and said in a low voice,
"Release me."
What? I don't even have the file, and now it's suddenly released?!
"Yoongi hyung? Wait, are you seriously going to let him go?"
The man seemed quite surprised.
"Just take off the handcuffs."
"Well, you don't even know who this thing is, do you? It's definitely a honey badger, and then..."
"Take it off first. I'll explain once you've removed it."
The man who was talking to Yoongi turned to me.
I grinned and licked my upper lip with my tongue.
See, I told you so.
It was the smile of a winner.