So... I planned to have Gin-san charge into the horde, then use Tuanzi to strap me to Gin-san's head before activating this abili-
ty. That way, even if the New Human Organization wanted to stab me in the back, they'd have to see whether they could get close first.
Just as I was about to tell Gin-san to charge, I saw people rushing in from both sides. Most of the ones on the right were mercenaries, led by Wild Wolf, with Little White beside him. The group on the left belonged to the authorities and was led by Juanjuan. Both groups reached my sides almost simultaneously.
As soon as Wild Wolf arrived, he tossed me a walkie-talkie.
I didn't put on the earpiece. Instead, I had Little Black mimic its signal, then casually tossed the walkie-talkie back.
Then... I put on Little Black, lowered my goggles, and looked down at Wild Wolf.
"Can you hear me?"
Wild Wolf caught the earpiece and froze for a moment. Then he heard my voice. His brows drew together, and after a long pause, he finally said three words.
"You're not dead..."
"Mm."
I nodded and looked at Wild Wolf. He fell silent again for a long while.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I'm sorry... Wild Wolf. I had my reasons."
My reason, of course, was that I didn't want to be exposed to the organization. But I hadn't expected Gin-san to catch me.
"..."
Wild Wolf tilted his head back to look up at me. His eyes held a jumble of complicated emotions, but in the end, he said nothing.
Juanjuan arrived on the left just then. She looked at me, then at Gin-san. I lowered my head to look at her, too. Even from so far away, I could make out the