Bab 24: Mission Failure
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Aiden was secretly delighted, but before he could heave a sigh of relief, Sophia added, "However, if this fellow shows any abnormalities in the future, I will kill him without hesitation!"
"Of course." Aiden knew the severity of the matter. Once Eddie went berserk, he would have to kill him if he didn't want to die.
After they reached a consensus, Sophia no longer paid attention to Eddie on the ground. She only looked at the half-eaten, messy cake on the table and frowned deeply.
"This way, our mission will be considered a failure."
The potion was already on the cake. Now that the cake was destroyed, they no longer had any means to quietly kill the target.
Sophia's expression was a little ugly. She looked at Eddie with a colder gaze. If this bastard hadn't suddenly come to cause trouble, the mission wouldn't have failed.
Seeing this, Aiden quickly laughed and changed the topic. "Well, it doesn't matter, even if the mission fails. We can find another opportunity next time. I remember you said that you wanted to ask Professor Martin two questions… Is it convenient for you to tell me?"
Sophia was silent, as if hesitating.
"It's fine if you don't want to say…"
"No, nothing," Sophia interrupted. She looked out the window, her eyes filled with nostalgia.
"What I want to ask is about the organization."
"Organization?" Aiden was taken aback. "You mean the Awakened organization?"
"Yes." Sophia nodded, her voice sad. "Before my father left, he said that when I have enough strength to protect myself and trustworthy companions, I can go to the Awakened organization to look for him. But after so many years, it's not that I haven't had companions, but all of them…"
Sophia choked and bowed her head, unable to speak. Aiden remained silent beside her. He wanted to comfort her but didn't know what to say.
He suddenly realized that he seemed to have misunderstood Sophia. No matter how indifferent and heartless she seemed, she was still a little girl, not even 20 years old.
He had only awakened less than a week, but he was already on the verge of collapse. Just think about it, Sophia had realized the cruelty of this world since she was young. The people closest to her had also left, one after another. She was the only one fighting with countless terrifying ferocious beasts around her, desperately trying to survive. How cruel was this?
Thinking about it again, her former companions who trusted and relied on each other were all cruelly killed by ferocious beasts. When they died in front of her, how devastated would she be?
Aiden couldn't help but feel a trace of sympathy when he thought of this, but more than that, he felt helpless.
Living in such a world, one could either be muddle-headed for the rest of their life or awaken and work hard to survive. That was all Awakened could do, wasn't it?
Under the moonlight, Aiden could clearly see tears falling from Sophia's eyes. She looked so pitiful and helpless at that moment.
Aiden stepped forward without realizing it. After a moment's hesitation, he reached out and gently pulled her into his arms. Sophia trembled slightly, but she didn't pull away. Instead, she leaned her head gently against Aiden's chest and sobbed softly.
"Aiden, can we really survive?"
Aiden's hand trembled slightly.
Yes, although he had made it sound simple earlier, it was just so that Sophia would not kill Eddie. As for whether he could survive, he did not have any confidence.
But when Sophia looked up at him with tear-filled eyes, Aiden felt a sudden surge of courage and nodded heavily.
"You can do it, trust me!"
Sophia stared at him blankly for a long time before she burst out laughing.
"Sure enough, you're still as silly as when you were young."
Aiden also smiled. He raised his hand to wipe away her tears and pinched her tall nose.
"You cry just like you did when you were little."
"No, I don't."
Sophia dried her tears and gently pushed Aiden away as if nothing had happened.
However, at this moment, a small flower quietly bloomed between the two of them.
"Let's think about how to deal with this guy first." Sophia looked at Eddie, her expression cold again.
Aiden sighed. Honestly, there wasn't much he could do about Eddie's accident. Even when he sobered up, explaining it would be a problem.
"It's a pity that my ability hasn't recovered yet. Otherwise, I could try to modify his memory." Sophia frowned slightly. Although her ability was convenient, its disadvantage was that every time she used it, the aftereffects were especially serious. It would even put her in a daze. If she forcefully used her ability in this state, it was very likely that she would become an idiot.
Dong dong dong!
Right at this moment, someone knocked on the door again.
Aiden wrapped Eddie up in a blanket and threw him on the bed immediately. The blood stains couldn't be seen because of the red carpet.
Sophia went to the door and spoke carefully. "Who is this?"
"It's me, Professor Martin."
Professor Martin's voice came from outside. Sophia opened the door a crack and confirmed that it was Professor Martin standing outside before opening it.
Professor Martin walked in and looked around. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's nothing…" Aiden was a little embarrassed. After all, the mission had failed, and he felt a little guilty facing his employer.
"There's no need to be so nervous. I'm not here to cause trouble for you." Professor Martin seemed to have read his mind and waved his hand.
"When I was on the other side, I already heard the commotion here. The mission failed, as I expected."
"We can do it again!" Sophia stepped forward. "Next time, it'll definitely work."
"Hehe, I believe in your ability." Professor Martin smiled. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it. He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.
"It's just that I don't want to continue."
-- Hadiah diterima