Bad Born Blood Chapter 349

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Kinuan is my teacher.

If Kinuan hadn’t been in my life, I would have lived a completely different life.

Of course, Kinuan is not the only person who has influenced my life. Giselle, Ilay, Heilas… … If any of them had not been there, the trajectory of my life would have been very different.

But no matter how much I think about it, the person who influenced me the most is Kinuan.

‘But it wasn’t a free teaching. They exacted a heavy price from me.’

The collection of the price, that was also the reason Kinuan chose Luca over Ilay.

Let’s go back in time, Luca.

Kinuan threw me into various situations and tested me. It must have been because he wanted to know about the human Luca.

‘Aggression and violence, morality and ethics, values ​​and beliefs.’

Kinuan and Ilay are patient opportunists who wait until a situation arises that will benefit them.

On the other hand, I am proactive. I jump in even though I know it is dangerous, and I am not afraid to sacrifice myself. I get hurt and sometimes break down in order to maintain short interactions and small bonds.

Because of that, I was someone who created chaos and confusion rather than exploited them. That was the kind of talent Kinuan needed.

‘Kinuan predicted that I would become a variable in the storm.’

The variables of the storm, I thought, were why Kinuan taught and raised me.

‘But this was not Kinuan’s only purpose.’

It is second-rate to cover up the truth with a thin lie. The truth will be immediately revealed the moment the lie is uncovered.

The first class covers up the truth by covering it up with another truth. The truth is most effectively covered up with the truth.

‘It’s true that Kinuan tried to use me to prepare for the storm.’

So there was no need to have any further doubts about why he taught me.

Kinuan set his sights on the blind spots of my vision, and scattered many truths and lies.

So that the truth that is revealed by destroying the lie is believed to be the real goal.

‘When my Archie’s Victory was immature… … .’

I looked back at the past. As my insight grew, Kinuan would have been more cautious in his actions. At first, he was lax, but gradually he would have become more cautious in front of me.

Kinuan’s mistake must have occurred when my Archetype Victory level was low.

‘Kinuan doesn’t do favors without a reason. There’s always a reason for his actions.’

My thoughts flowed smoothly. There was no stopping, like a smoothly paved road. Every time my thoughts flashed, a new path appeared, allowing me to see the situation from various angles.

It had been a long time since I had seen such clean, high-speed polygonal inference. I felt like I was intoxicated with a temporary sense of omnipotence.

Towering.

I stopped walking as I was thinking.

The high-rise building in front of me stood tall. Even if I raised my head for a long time, I could only vaguely see its end, and there was a neat, gold sign at the entrance.

‘G&G Cybernetics.’

The headquarters of G&G Cybernetics was tall and pointed. It was a building with clean, straight lines and no unnecessary decorations, as befitting the imperial architectural style.

However, as if to symbolize that it was started by two founders, the building was shaped like two buildings on either side meeting in the middle.

I saw people coming and going in front of the office building.

Compared to the businesses in Border City, the atmosphere was calm. There was no sense of commotion even at the entrance. People’s faces were expressionless, and the guards were so mechanical that it almost seemed like they were androids.

An atmosphere of restraint, as if desires and wants had been castrated. This was generally the case among the upper classes of the empire.

But suppressed desires will twist and rot, and unexpressed desires will turn black and stagnant like putrid blood.

I entered the entrance and headed to the information desk on the first floor of the building. There were three guides waiting for visitors.

“Welcome. This is G&G Cybernetics. Have you made an appointment to visit us?”

The guide in the center looked at me with a fake smile. Behind that smile, there was a hint of discomfort towards me.

‘Of course I’ll be on guard.’

I’m far from the classy upper class. In fact, the guards on patrol were walking around slackly and looking at me.

‘hmm.’

I habitually have a fantasy simulation where I handle all the security. My initial response is always violence.

‘I didn’t come here to fight, Luca. Calm down.’

My head was clear and my body was also aching. I wanted to test my recovered skills.

I’m desperately waiting for an excuse to commit violence against others.

‘I’m going crazy because I’m ashamed of myself.’

In a corner of my mind, a beast raises its head, baring its fangs and claws. It is hoping that someone will pick a fight with it and attack it.

‘Suppress senseless aggression.’

This is an instinct that I will have to suppress for the rest of my life. I know it is difficult.

But I also want to end my life of violence and stimulation. I really mean it. Don’t drug addicts all want to get off drugs?

I took a deep breath and spoke calmly.

“I’ve come to see Mr. Gilda. Oh, the CEO. If you tell me my name is Luca, I’ll give you permission.”

The guide showed his embarrassment. Anyone would do that if they were suddenly told that they were going to visit the CEO.

“… … Oh, I see.”

After an awkward silence, the guide answered.

Thud, thud.

I felt the guards taking steps closer to me.

I rolled my eyes and scanned the guards through the reflections of the metal and mirrors. Their fingers were already on the triggers.

The guide put a finger to his ear and tried to communicate with his superiors. It must be Gilda’s secretary.

“We have a visitor. Yes, yes. His name is Luca.”

Everyone will assume that my visit will be rejected and will be wondering how to get me out.

I waited calmly. Soon the guide’s eyes grew wide.

“Oh, yes, I understand. I will treat you as a distinguished guest.”

The guide quickly hid his surprised expression and looked at me with a bright smile. He looked as if his guard had been lowered.

The guards who had been watching me also stepped back and returned to their patrol route.

Crack, crack.

The guide left the seat and guided me. The elevator that the guide and I were in quickly rose.

Woohoo.

The elevator stopped on an uninhabited floor. It seemed almost at the top.

After passing through a hallway with a carpet that muffled the sound of footsteps, a room that took up more than half of a floor appeared.

The room’s interior was a reception room and a corporate museum. G&G Cybernetics’ history and main products lined the walls.

The guide offered me some refreshments, but I declined and sat down on a nearby sofa.

“… … I’m in a meeting, so please wait a moment. If you need anything, please call me at any time.”

The guide pointed to the call button on the table and then quickly left the seat so as not to inconvenience me.

I entered the G&G Cybernetics building.

‘You can infiltrate the building on your own or meet Gilda secretly through various routes.’

However, I intentionally visited Gilda through the formal procedures starting from the first floor entrance.

While I was waiting, I took in my surroundings in my head.

Looking at the grand headquarters and well-appointed reception room, I could feel the scale of G&G Cybernetics.

‘You’ve gone into great detail about the history of G&G Cybernetics.’

My gaze stopped at the wall. The history from the days of G&G Industrial Complex to the days of large corporations was organized, and photos were attached for each period. In the photos from the days of the small industrial complex, I saw a nostalgic sight.

As the company expanded, most of the photos were taken with Gilda and Giselle in the background of the building and factory, and Gabriel was occasionally seen in group photos.

I saw Giselle’s transformation in the photos. The girl who was as unstable as I was quickly becoming an adult. In the photos of the current building, a cold woman stood there in a uniform.

I also saw the company’s flagship products. I’m not interested in that, but my brain was sucking in all the information it could sense. That’s how people go crazy.

G&G Cybernetics mainly sells equipment and chips that optimize prosthetics. It does not manufacture prosthetics itself.

‘That’s a wise decision.’

Giselle and Gilda did not directly touch the businesses and markets that existing large corporations were involved in. They created a niche market and targeted it, which allowed them to grow with less pressure than a start-up.

Since then, G&G has dabbled in the prosthetics business by collaborating with other cybernetic prosthetics companies.

G&G Cybernetics continued to build its reputation by not manufacturing prosthetics, but rather by collaborating with other companies to produce and tune prosthetics.

Ssuk.

I stood up and looked back at Gilda’s photos. As I went back in time, her attire became more rustic, but her smile became more beautiful.

It was entirely Giselle’s fault that Gilda had a confrontation with Giselle. Gilda did her best to protect the company and its employees.

Gilda is a good person. She is humane and kind. In the first place, it was her friend’s fault that she was kidnapped by a gang and put in danger.

These days, it’s rare to find someone in the world who becomes a warm light just by existing. Gilda was that kind of woman.

Swish.

I slowly closed my eyelids. My thoughts deepened as my vision was blocked.

Jin Ga-woo’s words came to mind first.

‘For someone like me… … the more precious something is, the more I have to pretend it isn’t. Family, lovers, and friends are my weaknesses. There are many people in the empire who are dazzling me trying to find my weaknesses.’

Kinuando was the same as Jingaou. Everyone must have been persistent in trying to find his weaknesses.

Emperor Yuri Kratzia would have tried to find Kinuan’s weakness if he had one. The countless allies and enemies who had passed through Kinuan were the same, and Heilas would have tried to find Kinuan’s weakness.

Kinuan used and cut down anyone he needed to, and he was so ruthless that it made you wonder if he really cared about anyone.

‘But he is the only one who has avoided trouble even after becoming entangled with Kinuan.’

That’s ‘long’.

I bit my lower lip as if I was flicking it. My emotions were turbulent. I also had constant doubts about whether this was right.

‘Gilda, like me, came from an orphanage.’

I wandered through the reconstructed library of my mind and came to a stand in front of books classified as Kinuan. The bookshelf containing only Kinuan was long both horizontally and vertically.

I picked one out and unfolded it. His words came to my ears clearly.

‘He also came from an orphanage. He had a talent for mechanical engineering since he was young, so I even sponsored his studies. It’s a secret, since he probably doesn’t know that I’m the sponsor.’

That’s what Kinuan said.

Kinuan always mixes lies and truth in his speech, so important truths sometimes sound unimportant or false.

‘Kinuen sponsored the orphanage periodically. There must be other children who received individual sponsorship like Gilda. Gilda doesn’t seem special.’

There are probably more than a few people from orphanages who got involved with gangs or got into trouble.

‘He was kidnapped by a gang and suffered a terrible fate.’

Would someone who cherishes Gilda be able to know that and endure it? Would they be able to endure that fact even though they know it so well?

‘… … I can’t. But Kinuan can.’

I understand it in my head. But if I were to actually face that situation, I wouldn’t be able to bear it and would run away. That’s why I’m not qualified to accomplish great things.

‘Kinuan didn’t step forward himself, but used training as an excuse to have me rescue Gilda.’

At that time, Kinuan rarely showed his emotions several times. At that time, I thought he was caring for the child he sponsored. And later, I thought Kinuan was acting to look like a good person.

‘Kinuan doesn’t waste time pointlessly. He may look like a leisurely retired soldier on the outside, but he’s actually a gentleman who couldn’t do without two bodies.’

I know better than anyone else the desperate backroom maneuvers of Kinuan.

‘That Kinuan took me to Gilda’s workshop several times.’

Now that I think about it, it was clearly an unusual behavior.

Kinuan tied Gilda and Gabriel together and called them ‘Luca’s Lower Zone Assistants’.

‘I naturally placed Gilda and Gabriel under my protection and protection, without a single doubt.’

I became attached to Gilda. I cared about her safety and entrusted Gabriel with her protection.

That damn Kinuan must have been amazed to see me guarding Gilda.

He really is a ‘good boy’.