In front of New Life Base...
"Is that necessary? We've co in peace. Look, we aren't even ard" Muku tried to reason with them. Using a reason that wasn't reasonable anymore.
The guards just looked at him like he was an idiot. Wtf did he an that they weren't ard? Who didn't know that modern weapons didn't work anymore? Hell, even if they still worked at that point, many humans would still be a lot more dangerous than the weapons.
So, for Muku, who had "walked" there with two girls through an unknown number of beasts, to say they weren't ard. Trying to hint at their harmlessness, was super shaless. Who in their right mind would believe such a thing?
For that reason, the guards rolled their eyes at him without budging. Their silence says, "They take their veils off, or you aren't entering".
On Muku's side, it couldn't be helped. Audrey's looks were just too dangerous. Even the most upright man might lose himself and turn into a beast after seeing her. She had kept on getting better looking after the st incident. So, even their old male associate might be starstruck despite having seen her before.
As for why he brought her on such an important mission? Simple really, he didn't think anyone would ask for such a thing. Especially when Jeff that bastard!, said the base was actively looking for people.
Would soone actively looking for people be so guarded? No! Such behaviour might scare off so people who didn't want to review too much away, which wouldn't be good for their agenda.
"If this is how you're going to treat us, then we're leaving. I can't believe I trusted Jeff, that bastard when he said this was the place to go if one sought refuge. I should have known" Muku tried a different approach.
While it seed like he was furiously cursing Jeff for being a liar. In truth, he was indirectly ntioning to them that it was Jeff who told them to co.
As for whether it would work on such vigilant guards or not. He wasn't certain. However, it was worth a try. Otherwise, they might have to give up or break in... And there was no way he was going to give up after going all the way there.
"So it was that idiot... Cough... I an, Leader Jeff, who directed you here? Well, big that's the case. I guess we can compromise. Only one of them has to take off their veil. We can't compromise more than that. You must understand that last night, so rebels tried to break in. So, security has to be a bit tight right now" After hearing Jeff's na, one of the guards finally spoke.
It wasn't that he was scared of Jeff or anything. He was afraid of the person behind Jeff. As one might guess, people like Jeff have a tendency to be quite narrow-minded. Jeff happened to be one of the most narrow-minded people in the whole base.
So, it was almost certain that he would ask about Muku upon his return. If he doesn't get a clear answer, he definitely will cause problems for the guards. While the person behind Jeff wasn't bad, they were quite indulgent when it ca to Jeff. So, no matter what Jeff did, they would back him even if they didn't like it. After all, Jeff was their only remaining family mber.
"Fine, I'll take mine off. Be sure to keep your word though. Otherwise, we'll go back and complain about you to Jeff" Chloe spoke before Muku.
She might be really beautiful. However, it was still within a tolerable range, unlike Audrey. So, it was fine for her to take off her veil. The guards didn't seem like the lecherous type anyway. To make sure that they didn't try anything after seeing her, she ntioned Jeff again.
"Sure, we're just doing our job after all. You do that, and we're good," The guard from before replied.
Chloe then proceeded to remove her veil. Seeing the beautiful face behind the veil. The two guards couldn't help but hold their breath as they appreciated the beauty. However, they didn't do anything more than that. They didn't even look at her lustfully.
Either they were good guys who didn't lose themselves over beauty. They could tell that she was a minor and weren't into that. Or they were into rainbows... Well, whatever the reason, it worked in the favour of Muku's group.
"Chloe?!" Just before the guards could say anything, a surprised female voice sounded from the side.
Everyone's attention imdiately shifted as they all looked in that direction. There, a pretty and well-dressed lady in her early thirties stood with her mouth wide open. Her beauty didn't lose out to Chloe's. She even looked a bit better due to her mature age.
"Auntie Tilda?! Ahh! Auntie!" Chloe called out the lady's na surprise and shock. Then she scread as she ran toward the lady. She was overflowing with happiness.
How could she not be happy when the lady was her father's secretary who had taken care of her for years? While Tilda hadn't always been present since she had to follow Chloe's busy father everywhere. She still tried her best to make Chloe not feel alone despite all that.
Which she did by video calling her every ti she had the ti in between her busy schedule. She also visited Chloe whenever she had so days off. The lady had been more of a parent to Chloe after her mother's death than Chloe's father, who basically disengaged from interacting with Chloe altogether.
"You girl! Where have you been? Do you know how worried I was? I went to look for you at the school but it was destroyed. Then at the mansion but it was gone!" Tilda wept as she spoke.
She had been distressed for the longest ti after not finding Chloe. Especially after the exaggerated scenes she saw at the places she expected to find Chloe. She didn't know where the local safe zones were, so she couldn't go there to check.
"Why are you still crying? I'm here right now right"? Chloe tried to console her while also crying.
Muku and Audrey just looked on with slight smiles on their faces. It was always good to co across people you knew in the current world. Especially close ones like Tilda and Chloe.
The guards on the other hand. Their mouths were wide open with shock. How could they not be when the lady was Wind Goddess. One of their base's commanders. She was one of the strongest as well. Not to ntion being the leader's trusted right-hand woman.
Thinking that they were just troubling soone who had such a close tie to her made them break down in cold sweat. What if she decided to slice them up for their actions in anger? While she wasn't a bad person, who knows what she would do when she was emotional?
"Let's go inside and talk. There's also a surprise for you there. Your friends can co with us" Tilda spoke while wiping her tears away and glancing at Muku and Audrey for a bit.
Muku felt the slight hostility she had toward him when her eyes passed by him. He didn't know why, however. So, he just ignored it. Maybe she thought that he must have done sothing to Chloe at so point after staying with her for so long. Well, whatever, if that was the case. It would be cleared up soon enough anyway.
With that, the group of four went inside. The two guards and the three ladies that were with Tilda looked on. The guards were sweating even more after Tilda gave them a dirty look as she passed them by. It was certain that, at the very least, they were going to face so kind of punishnt for their actions.
Even though they were just honestly doing their job. It was really unfair, they were not wrong in any way. Their only sin in the matter was signing up for a side character position in the novel...
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Inside the mall...
Tilda took the trio to her room for a talk before she showed Chloe the surprise she ntioned before.
"So, are you going to introduce us?" Tilda asked Chloe to introduce everyone.
"Oh, right, I almost forgot. This man here is Muku, my forr teacher. The sa Muku I ntioned to you a few tis before the apocalypse. I wouldn't be here without him. I would have died a long ti ago. Now he is my group's leader. This lady here is Ms Audrey, she is the mother of one of my classmates. She's an angel we don't deserve...." Chloe imdiately introduced the two parties.
She finished by introducing Tilda to Muku and Audrey. The three parties then beca acquainted.
"So, tell , what have you been through since the first day of the apocalypse? I want to know everything" Tilda moved on to the next topic. She had been controlling the tempo of the conversation from the start. A true professional office worker.
Muku couldn't help but raise a brow when she looked at him at the end of her question she was obviously asking Chloe. It was clear to see that she didn't like him very much. Despite knowing that Chloe only survived because of him, she still looked at him with a little hostility in her voice.
He could tell that it was going to be a rather troubleso conversation...
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