A snack is what I'm munching on right now while waiting for that girl to talk to her sister on the phone. I wonder what she fears that she's keeping her distance from me, even though I've returned her gun to her.
I keep watching that girl, she's been talking to her sister for quite a while now. Waiting for her is making me hungry, so I grab the snack I bought a few hours ago and eat it.
There's a bit of peaceful time for me to enjoy my snack. But my vibrating phone ruins that peaceful moment. It turns out it's a message from my little sister.
[Hey, my dear brother, what's wrong?]
[It's not important.]
[Do you need help?]
[No, I can handle it on my own. Thank you, Maria, for being concerned about me.]
[No need to thank me, it's normal for family to worry. And also, don't forget our promise, brother.]
[Yeah, I understand.]
[Remember, my beloved brother, if something happens to you, it won't be just me seeking revenge.]
[You're still young, don't talk about revenge for me.]
[But our ages are not that far apart.]
[You're right, but I'm 1 year older than you.]
[Oh well, I just wanted to convey that. And I won't retract the promise I made to you. If you go to hell, I'll go to that hell to find you.]
[My beloved little sister, your love is so heavy, I can't resist it.]
[No need to resist it, just accept my love!]
[Alright then, it's late now, you should go to sleep first. I'll be home shortly.]
[No, I'll wait for you in front of the door until you come back.]
[You're so stubborn...]
[But if I don't do this, you won't try to come back faster.]
[Alright, I understand, so please don't do that.]
[Ehehe, I'm waiting for you, my the one and only brother, come back soon, i love you.]
After chatting with my little sister, I realize that I need to head home quickly. I have no choice but to approach the strange girl who always wears a mask and ask to borrow her phone.
"Hey, hurry up, I have to go home after this. Give me your phone so I can talk to your sister right now."
"But..."
"...," Feeling annoyed, I snatch her phone directly.
"Oi! What are you doing!" She looks upset about it.
"Taking your phone directly," I reply, making her even more irritated.
But after that, I can immediately hear a mature woman's voice speaking gently to me from the phone.
"Hey, young boy, what's your name?"
"Isn't asking someone's name first something impolite?"
"Enough with the jokes, you're not that foolish to ask for my real name, are you?"
"Of course... So, what's your codename?"
"Night butterfly... Despite that... you can call me Victoria."
"Then you can also call me Amon."
"Isn't your name William Harrington? Why are you giving me a fake name?"
"Isn't that what you're doing to me too, Miss Victoria?"
"Ehehe... You... are quite interesting."
"Being considered interesting by a professional assassin like you makes me a bit proud."
"Enough with the jokes... Just tell me, what do you want from me that you have to call me directly? You're not dumb enough to give me warnings and threats by calling the police, right?"
"Why would I do something futile? Even if I did, you could shoot me in the head right before I could call the police. Although I doubt you would do that."
"Oh? So you think I won't kill you?"
"I don't think like that, it's just that my life is very peaceful and I have no criminal record at all. You who have checked my background must know, right? I'm just an ordinary person with no criminal history."
"I'll overlook the 'ordinary person' you mentioned. But it's true that you have no criminal record."
"Ehehe... I'm proud of that."
"As I suspected, you're different."
"Can we stop the small talk and get to the main discussion now? I apologize, but I have family waiting for me at home. I also understand that you have no intention of killing me if I don't do anything to your little sister. Although I have to apologize, I did hit her stomach a while ago. But I don't feel guilty, in fact, I feel like I should do it again if necessary."
She laughs after that, "Ahahaha... You're really interesting, you're not even afraid of me. It's like you're not hesitant about what you've said."
"If I don't trust myself, how can I make others trust me?"
"You have a point, alright, just tell me... What do you want from me?"
"Simple enough, give me your little sister."
"Ha?"
"Actually, my side job is short of members. I want your little sister to join me to work there and live a normal life without thinking about the morality of killing someone."
"You want to make my little sister to be a normal person?"
"From the beginning, she was a normal person, that's why I want to pull her out of this cruel industry."
"Calling my job cruel, that's a bit painful for me. Well... But you're not wrong, I've thought about it too after repeatedly thinking about it."
"In that case, do you agree?"
"If I don't agree, what will you do?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing?"
"If you don't want it, and your sister doesn't want it either, I'll have to give up and leave. I will pretend not to know you, I will even pretend to forget even if the CCTV around here gets me into trouble in the future. From the beginning, I am the one offering the deal, if the person I offer it to doesn't accept it, then as the bidder, I can only stay silent and leave."
"Hmm... Can I talk to my sister for a moment? Give the phone back to her."
"Alright..."
"And also... Don't worry about the cctv..."
"Thanks..."
I hand over the phone I'm holding to the girl who's been next to me all this time, looking displeased with my presence. As I return her phone, she continues to glare at me with a look full of hatred.
I don't understand why she's so angry with me. All I wanted to do was help her.
Not long after I return her phone, she moves away from me and seems to scold her sister through the phone.
"Ah... It seems I've caused those two sisters to argue...," I think to myself.
But I don't regret it, family arguments are sometimes necessary. If the argument can solve the issues on both sides, then it's not a pointless argument.
"Forgive me, can we discuss this first? We'll give your answer after that," her sister says on the speakerphone.
Meanwhile, her little sister, holding the phone at the time, stares at me with her sharp eyes and says, "No way!"
Then she walks away from me, holding back tears that almost came out as she looked at me a few moments ago.
I'm not too concerned about their decision. From the start, I only offered the best solution for her little sister because she's not cut out to be a killer. Beyond that, I don't care because I understand that the two of them will never bother Beatrice again in the future.
I don't care what their decision is, as long as it doesn't bother my life.