I took a deep breath. Ignoring his comments...
I really didn't want to end up killing him, not after he had fought so hard to survive.
Besides, he has to give me more details...
So... Just ignore it.
Sigh...
"Get dressed."
I said as I left the tent.
What a disgusting sight...
How could Theo hug that naked bastard so naturally?
He doesn't even look like the same guy who almost killed him a few hours ago...
That strange psychopath.
Anyway... Is it going to take long?
I peeked inside the tent after neither of them answered...
Oh?
At least down there, that bastard isn't so bad...
Bianca, shut up.
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It ended up taking longer than expected because of their incompetence. Seriously, almost twenty minutes to get dressed? I thought that with Theo helping, it would take less time, but I ended up having to call André too...
Our cook — and even so, that piece of trash still had the nerve to ask for Lydia...
I really don't know if I feel disgust or respect. Still.
We've all fought for our lives at some point since awakening, so at least we respect that in each other. Regardless of anything else...
But he's so annoying...
At no point did he bother to hide the way he looked at me — before, during, or after telling his story.
I thought about killing him more than once, but I ended up getting caught up in his story.
But, as if that weren't enough, he keeps asking about Lydia every few words.
Annoying bastard...
Even now, he was winking, with that ugly face, at the girls in the squad we passed as we walked through the camp.
I even thought that this was his way of defending himself—to appear more than he is, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
He wasn't the least bit bothered by their giggles or even their apparent disgust.
I have to admit. I liked that...
Even though he kept filling my ears with increasingly random questions...
Like my favorite food. If I had any hobbies...
Why did he want to know these things? Weird guy.
Anyway, when we got to my tent, I closed it as soon as we went in...
And it didn't take long for him to come up with another one of his stupid ideas.
"If you want, I want..."
I looked at him, not really believing he said that, but also believing it...
One punch was enough to shut him up, although he smiled irritatingly. Apparently, he wasn't affected at all...
Of course, the blood on his lip said otherwise. I didn't bother with it and went to my desk, turning it on.
Here it was. Everything we had gathered about this event...
Lots and lots of data...
And now I would have to rewrite most of it.
Sigh...
I hope I get promoted.
"Lucca. Please tell me everything in detail this time, and no jokes."
"I guess this is the real interrogation, right?"
"Yes. And don't worry, I won't record anything; just your statement is enough."
"I see..."
He seemed to want to ask something but ended up letting it go and began to recount his experience in detail over the past month.
His achievements were truly remarkable for someone so weak. Perhaps those who had never fought for their lives would not believe him or would think he was exaggerating, but I myself had met my share of awakened ones who had survived and endured similar or even worse things.
I myself was included in that...
But of course, none of them were Rank F, so he had every right to be proud of that.
Of course, what interested me most was not that, but the information that the cause of this event was a constellation...
Sigh.
At least she was dead.
I don't even want to think about what could happen if she were alive...
Well, there's no point in thinking about it; now it's just a cluster of resources.
The higher-ups and the government aren't going to be so petty as to not share anything, right? Thanks to my work and Lucca, our Rankers won't get the credit.
And maybe with that, it won't be so hard to reach Rank S in the next two years instead of just reaching Rank A.
I'm glad I insisted on staying here and trying to find out more instead of just acknowledging it and then leaving everything in the hands of my superiors....
This whole situation turned out to be a good thing for me, but I really shouldn't be so happy about such an opportunity. I was very lucky that a rift with the maritime world opened in the Atlantic shortly before it happened here in the Amazon.
"Thanks for your cooperation, Lucca."
I thanked him. I was truly grateful and ready to fulfill any request he had.
Nothing was free in this world.
Of course, before his statement, I thought he might just leave it at that and not ask for anything in return, but now it was different.
It was certain that he would ask for something in return. I would also love to have bought some of those lilies if he still had any.
And I could also see it as an investment for my future guild. He might be missing an arm and an eye for now, but it wasn't something difficult to solve, just as it wasn't difficult to solve his mana quantity, and I'm sure he wouldn't die so easily, so it was worth it.
And just as I thought, he asked.
The ambition in his eyes was unmistakable.
"An arm and an eye. Preferably of demonic origin or from the Asuras."