Bad Born Blood Chapter 294

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The universe is so vast that it cannot be perceived by our senses, and the planets are so large that it is difficult to see them all in a lifetime’s journey.

In fact, there is no need to even mention the universe and the planets. I cannot even read the flow of a single city, let alone a country.

The tree of foresight that I planted with Archie’s Victima had a narrow shade. I could only infer the situation superficially through the knowledge and events that I knew.

Every time I encountered an event outside my cognition, I felt keenly my own limitations.

‘You can’t create something out of nothing.’

The Axis Victory is not a panacea. It is merely a technique for the weak, a struggle to avoid being swept away by the rapids.

‘I considered Anguise Regina a figure outside the great stream.’

I thought that Anguise Regina’s involvement would not change the flow, and at best, she would only have a passive influence.

In my opinion, there were more important people and events than Anguise Regina. So I took my eyes off Anguise Regina.

‘While I was looking away, Angus Regina was rapidly transformed.’

Anguish Regina grew up somewhere I couldn’t see.

‘Anguis Regina, who was under Jafar… …began to think that she had to protect Jafar.’

In some ways, it is a natural flow.

Jafar and Anguis Regina are of different races and bloodlines, but they are ‘mother and daughter’.

In the relationship between parents and children, there comes a day when the roles of guardian and ward are reversed.

For Jaffa and Anguise Regina, now was the time.

‘Jafar has become weak, and the only one who can protect him now is Anguise Regina.’

The once unstable girl became a woman and tried to stand up for her mother on her own. It was still awkward and full of mistakes, but it was the first step toward independence.

I closed my eyes and opened them, sending countless thoughts through my mind in a split second.

A cold, frozen reality appears.

Crunch!

Lapis Lazuli aims her gun at Anguis Regina.

Could you have imagined what this scene would look like a few months ago?

How on earth can things go wrong for Lapis to point a gun at Anguish Regina!

But the world was so unpredictable that it was hard to see even an inch ahead, and Lapis was venting her resentment towards Anguis Regina.

The two people’s actions flow slowly. The voices shouting something are endlessly long.

I continued to accelerate my thinking with my eyes still half-open.

‘While I was away, Anguise Regina… … .’

Let’s put the pieces of the story together.

I went outside of Border City to lure Kinuan. I was accompanied by the elite of the Equsian mercenary force.

In the meantime, Jafar’s company became vulnerable and was attacked by rival companies. Soon, even Handcraft Industries joined in, and the conflict grew into a corporate war due to Son Seok-jae’s machinations.

‘Anguis Regina must have tried to protect Jafar somehow.’

At first, Anguis Regina would have simply run away with Jafar. However, Jafar was in critical condition, and no matter how thoroughly he prepared, it would be difficult to receive medical support while on the run.

‘Jafar must have died.’

The fear and confusion that Anguise Regina must have felt at that time must have been enormous.

Jafar is a capable leader. He pretends to be relaxed in any situation and somehow finds a solution. That pillar called Jafar collapsed overnight.

When a parent they depend on suddenly collapses, the child changes, either for better or for worse.

The direction usually goes one of two ways.

Become frustrated and defeated by the storms of the world… … .

‘… … Or, instead of your parents, you push the falling pillar back with your own body, feeling the weight of the world.’

Anguise Regina seems to have been the latter. She did not run away from the world.

It is not time that changes people. The growth and change of people depend on the density of their experiences.

Anguise Regina experienced events that changed her outlook on life in a short period of time. It was a condensation of experiences.

“Yen is… … .”

Anguis Regina moved her red lips like a doll. She stood up and walked towards Lapis.

“… … I was punished for failing to protect Japha.”

Anguise Regina said indifferently. But I could see Anguise Regina’s agitation keenly. No matter how hard she tried to control it, the emotional signals in her entire body were fluctuating.

‘Anguise Regina did not deliberately push Anne into a corner.’

Lapis doesn’t have the same abilities as me. She took Anguis Regina’s words at face value.

“You know that Yen did his best! Yen… …!”

Lapis’s eyes are moist. Her vision is blurred and mottled.

‘Lapis can’t shoot.’

That’s a fact known to everyone here.

“Lapis, calm down. It seems that Anguish Regina wants to become a villainess. Anne’s death… was probably a mistake.”

At the word mistake, Angus Regina flinched and smiled sadly.

Swish.

I slowly reached out and gently pressed down on Lapis’s gun barrel.

Kirick.

Lapis also lowered her gun obediently.

“I have no intention of making excuses for En’s death. You can hate me.”

Lapis’s face became even more sad at Anguis Regina’s words.

“… …Speak straight, Anguish Regina. I don’t want to hate you because of a misunderstanding.”

Anguish Regina also moved her lips with difficulty before speaking.

“I just got word that Ragnata has completed my request. And here’s the proof. If Ragnata had assassinated Son Seok-jae before En and Luca met… En would have survived.”

I understood it at once. It was a common operational confusion in groups and organizations.

There are many variables in a real mission. Things often don’t go as planned. Even a small error can determine the success or failure of a great undertaking.

‘I am a variable that suddenly intervened in Anguise Regina’s plan. Of course, En’s death was not part of Anguise Regina’s plan.’

If you think about it carefully, you will understand. Angus Regina probably had no intention of killing Anne.

… … It’s the detective’s turn to step forward. Let’s try to revive this gloomy atmosphere. I don’t know if we can do it though.

“It’s a problem of double mission and chain of command. The fact that En and the Equsian mercenaries came under Son Seok-jae’s command must have been because of your influence. The Equsian mercenaries must have known that you had some kind of plan, and they must have willingly made a contract with Son Seok-jae to help Jafar, even if indirectly.”

I stared at Anguise Regina to make sure I was right.

Anguish Regina shrugged her shoulders as if she had no other choice.

“… … But I couldn’t explain the details to the Equsian mercenaries. In particular, I couldn’t tell them that I was hiring Ragnata to assassinate Son Seok-jae. According to the principle of good faith, the Equsian mercenaries cannot ignore Son Seok-jae’s danger if they are aware of it. If I had told them the plan in advance, they would have desperately protected their employer, Son Seok-jae. That’s what Equsian mercenaries are.”

I squinted my eyes.

“Since your employer is Seokjae Son, Seokjae Son would have been the top priority in the chain of command. Until now, the Equsian mercenaries would not have had a way to communicate directly with you.”

Yen might not have known that Son Seok-jae would soon be assassinated. He had to make judgments based on limited information, and his position as a mercenary in the Unshin mob was limited.

‘Endo must have thought a lot when he faced me. But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t just let me go.’

I thought of Heilas. He would have made a better decision if he had been in the same situation as En.

‘This is greed. We can’t expect En to have the judgment and insight of Heilas.’

Angus Regina was looking at her terminal. Messages were busily passing through her terminal. It must be because of Son Seok-jae’s death.

Swish.

Anguish Regina raised her head.

“Intentions don’t matter. En’s death is my responsibility. If someone holds me responsible, I won’t make any excuses.”

Upon hearing that, Lapis sat down.

“This is… … horrible. If only things had gone a little better, En could have lived! En wasn’t the kind of person to die like this.”

… … That’s not true.

I tried to respond coldly, but held back. If the other person hadn’t been Lapis, I would have spoken coldly, pretending to be well-versed in the world.

‘A mercenary is someone who dies suddenly. Not only mercenaries, but also soldiers and warriors are like that.’

The battlefield is full of meaningless deaths. These people are not extras in the world. Each and every one of them is the main character in their own life. They have their own history and story.

But countless lives have been lost to a single cheap bullet. There are countless more even at this very moment.

Not everyone’s life can have a satisfying ending. This is especially true for warriors. They can die in vain at any time. Endo lived that kind of life.

That’s why battlefields make people cynical.

‘The same goes for Son Seok-jae.’

I know Son Seok-jae’s ambition. He dreamed of great evil while spouting evil sophistry. Sometimes he called himself a necessary evil, and he volunteered to be a representative of humans who were discriminated against by other races. However, he realized the limits of being a discriminator and allowed his family to mingle with alien races.

‘Son Seok-jae, who seemed like he would achieve something with that persistence, also died at the hands of Ragnata.’

Everyone dreams, whether good or bad. Only a very small number of people make those dreams come true.

The chaos of Border City was swallowing people up. Even Endo Son Seok-jae was caught up in the rapids of chaos and was left behind.

There is no right or wrong here. It is just a phenomenon.

“What are you going to do now?”

I asked in a somewhat weary voice.

“Son Seok-jae has children and a wife… … but the children are young and the wife doesn’t know the ways of the world, so it won’t be difficult to deal with them.”

“and?”

“There’s no reason for me to report everything to Luca. You’re not my boyfriend.”

Well, it leaves a strange aftertaste.

“Well, that’s true.”

“And I will let go of Kinuan. The more I cling to Kinuan, the more miserable my life and Japha’s will become. Because of our cling to Kinuan, we cannot move forward.”

“… … You’re smart. You’re better than me.”

I said with self-mockery. I couldn’t shake off my obsession with Kinouane like Anguise Regina.

“Luka, you continue to obsess over Kinuan. Jafar and I will escape the vicious cycle of hatred and eating our own tails.”

I thought back to my past choices.

‘If I had accepted Anguise Regina… … .’

A different reality would have come to me. But I stubbornly refused Anguise Regina.

As a result, Angus Regina escaped from Kinouan. This would be a better life for her. It could be my rationalization, but… … . Well, rationalization or whatever, it doesn’t matter.

“Then… … I will ask you just one thing, Anguise Regina.”

“If you can answer.”

“What are the other Equsian mercenaries doing now, except for En?”

The Equusian mercenaries are moving under the orders of the dead Son Seok-jae. Even if Son Seok-jae is dead, they will still be carrying out their mission.

Anguis Regina’s eyes trembled. She knew the whereabouts of the remaining mercenaries.

“… … They’re probably attacking Vice Minister Ismael Ra. That’s the person Seokjae Son wanted to eliminate during the chaos in Border City.”

That was Son Seok-jae’s real purpose. He doesn’t hate Jafar or the alien race. He just hates those who stand in his way.