episode_0044

“How dare you interrupt our captain’s nap… … .”

The special agent guarding the door enters the room, tilting the spear he was holding.

“No, no, that’s enough! You just go out and stand there. I’ll see what they say.”

Remili waves her hand at her and shoos her out. Then, after scratching her head, she quickly throws off the blanket covering her and sits up.

“Ahju, you’re on good terms with your subordinates, aren’t you? Why don’t you try to do half that for us?”

Mila glanced at the commando who was glaring at her and backing out of the room, then spoke curtly to Remilie.

“Shut up. Tell me what’s wrong. If you don’t like it, I’ll kill you.”

Remili’s auburn bangs, which had become tangled in her sleep, were pushed aside to reveal a wide forehead that looked like it could be used for playing tic-tac-toe. Remili tried to use one knee as an armrest, sniffing and looking at Ray’s expression, then quietly brought her legs together.

Ray was mentally replaying Remili’s inner thigh, exposed for a split second and then disappearing immediately. However, he tried hard to rationalize that it was just some kind of animalistic reflex, and decided to look around the room, assuming that no one had noticed his gaze. In contrast to the unpleasant symbolism he had heard about, the interior was quite neat and tidy, and the thing in the cloth bag hanging from the ceiling was clearly some kind of air freshener, like dried flower petals. Ray sniffed once, discovering the identity of the flowery scent faintly lingering in the room.

“I heard all about how your kids were harassing the scouts so much.”

Mila stands with one hand on her side, leaning on her knees.

“Oh, your friend has been nagging you again.”

“That’s not why I came. And Sarah has never been particularly kind to me just because I’m her friend. Why are you doing this when you’re not even a kid? What are you trying to do when we’re not on good terms?”

“Don’t act like you care about everyone when you don’t know anything. It reminds me of that hypocritical bastard’s daughter.”

“Are you talking about Ailee?”

Ray asks, tilting his head.

“Yeah, who else would there be besides that bitch? She’s a bitch with dark insides, so you’d better stay away from her.… Especially you.”

Ray flinches and looks surprised when Remili turns her gaze towards him. She giggles at the sight.

“Sisters’ fights are none of my business, I came here to talk about your kids stealing scout supplies.”

Mila takes a big step forward and stands in the middle of Remili and Ray.

“Stealing? Speak clearly. We only moved the location for a little while. Don’t you think we’ll be compensated for that much? We’re the ones who have it the hardest, and we can’t get supplies, so don’t you think that’s the only way?”

“What are you talking about? On paper, there seems to be no problem with the supplies you are receiving. Is there something else I don’t know about?”

“Look at this, look at this. The problem is that they don’t consider the difference in ability at all. Our kids obviously do more work, so they need more supplies. How can you run an operation without a special force? How about we change it to something similar to a performance-based system. We get better treatment for every thief we bring home. It doesn’t seem like there are any guys who can beat us.”

Remili chuckles as she says this. Then, as if her throat is burning, she picks up a water bottle that was lying next to the bed and gulps it down.

“Well, as long as they’re members of the vigilantes, I think they’re all doing their jobs diligently, no matter who they are. The scouts you look down on also have their own struggles. It’s not just you guys, if one of them is missing, the vigilantes won’t be able to function properly. Then you wouldn’t even look at the map they drew for you, right?”

“Aying… Shut up! This conversation is over. I said everything I wanted to say, and I’m so sleepy right now. When you were whining and saying you wouldn’t do it, why are you meddling here and there now… Everyone get out now. Phew~.”

Remili said, grabbing the map that was rolling around next to the water bottle with her heel and pulling it under the bed.

“Anyway. Compared to my sister, she’s incredibly childish.”

Mila muttered with a sigh.

“… … What did you say?”

Remili’s brow furrows.

“Why, are you upset? Should I hit you? Let me see how much you’ve grown?”

Mila also confronts him crookedly and glares at him fiercely.

“This is… … … .”

“No, no! What kind of conversation is this?”

As Remili leapt out of bed, Ray stepped between them, spreading his arms.

“Tsk… .”

Remili loosens her fist and leaves.

“You’re always being weird.”

Mila mutters.

“Milla, you’re like that too! You came here to have a nice talk, but you’re just complaining. Do you think you can reconcile like that?”

Ray shouted. It was so childish that I wondered how they could be so childish. Of course, the fact that these two were a little over twenty years old was not an issue. Remili seemed surprised by Ray’s bloodshot eyes in various ways, and she looked down at him, who was sandwiched between two women who were taller than her, with an interested look in her eyes.

“I came not to reconcile, but to educate as a leader… … .”

“Old man.”

Remili nods at Ray’s words. Mila freezes in place as if something has crashed down in her chest.

“Since you do a lot of direct fighting, it can get damaged and ruined quickly. You should see it with your own eyes and then blame it.”

“That… …Yeah. If you’re that interested, why don’t you take a look around? Our kids are your subordinates too. Right?”

“Only in times like this do I get a load.”

“Stop nagging me! It’s really noisy.”

Mila mutters something again, but closes her mouth at Ray’s scolding. Remili just laughs at that.

After deciding to tour the special forces barracks herself, Remili put on some clothes and followed along as a guide. Remili walked with her hands on her waist and her sandals dragged on the floor with the laces only half-tied, while Mila and Ray walked beside her.

“… … But why are you suffering in a place like this?”

Remili looks down at Ray and asks.

“Milla, you followed me.”

Ray responds.

“Tsk tsk tsk, I was fooled and dragged here. I could have lived without getting a single drop of water on me.”

Remili clicked her tongue and glared at Mila with a cynical look in her eyes. Mila, who had been mumbling countless times about how old she was, didn’t seem to hear her.

“Ms. Remili, if you just speak a little more nicely, you’ll soon find a lover. It’s probably because you’re lonely, but try hard.”

Remili stood tall at Ray’s words, her face turning bright red.

“Who, who is lonely?”

“You can tell just by looking at it.… …Be careful. And if you miss your chance without any dating experience, you’ll become a loser adult. Maybe if you had a lot of money.”

Ray said, thinking of Algaet, a rich, lonely, and ignorant adult who might be hundreds of kilometers away. Who knows, she might have sneezed or scratched her ear.

“… … You’re talking like that when you’re not even going to meet me.”

“Huh?”

“I didn’t say anything. Okay. This is the biggest special forces barracks. Everyone might still be asleep, so come in quietly so our kids don’t get tired.”

Remili pushed the tent aside with one hand and let them inside.

“Heeek… … … ?!”

Remili sighs at the sound of Ray’s screams coming from inside.

“I just told you to be quiet… … .”

“Ugh… . Huh… … . Ahh… .”

“Aesong, back to your original position. Don’t shrink again. Stay still, okay? ”

“Sorry… I’m sorry… … .”

The sight that greeted them was a hammock hanging closest to the barracks entrance, and two women who appeared to be special forces rolling around on it. Judging from the fact that something was moving inside the clothes worn by the woman who kept apologizing, it was assumed that the woman who was hugging her from behind was putting her hand inside it.

“What the…. Why is a man stepping into the sacred special forces barracks?”

“Scratching like that with your fingernails… … … !”

The woman looked up at Ray, who had his mouth covered, and spoke bluntly.

Unlike Ray, who reflexively and animalistically began to ‘inevitably’ beat his heart in the strange atmosphere, Mila turned around and retched.

“Oh, the captain is here. But what are those things next to you? Don’t they find the holy unity activity unpleasant?”

“This is weird… … . The special forces stream is overflowing… … … !”

Remili, shaking with shame and anger, flew through the air and kicked the men rolling around in their hammocks.

“Hmm, as you said, the wear on the equipment is a bit more severe compared to other units. I’ll talk to them about it and take action.”

Mila said, lifting her worn-out boots. Ray glanced at the commandos hanging upside down from the barracks ceiling, then when the other operatives woke up and started glaring at him with disapproving eyes, he felt a little scared and decided to stick close to Mila.

“So now tell the kids not to steal. Those who fight against thieves are doing the same thing… … .”

“It’s not stealing, it’s moving locations!”

“It’s not stealing, it’s moving locations!”

“It’s not stealing, it’s moving locations!”

Remili picked up an axe that was rolling on the floor of the barracks and hurled it in the direction of the chorus. The woman hanging from the ceiling ducked to avoid it, but it hit a tent in a corner of the barracks and fell back to the floor.

“Haa… , Okay. I’ll tell you, so get out now… … .”