AGENT: The Agent of Mutants

12. Before the Day

[Claire’s POV]

"Later tonight we'll meet to discuss a plan." Said Jack suddenly.

By the way, his tone of voice this time was quite serious.

The plans? What plan?

"I've expected.” Kim muttered next to me.

About what, huh?

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After about twenty minutes I lay down on my bed (I don't know where Nancy was, if Val, she was still talking to Kim), the door to my room was knocked from the outside, I immediately replied, "Comein, Val".

Of course, who else?

And Valerie appeared with a friendly smile that she used to show. "Hi!" he put his bag next to his study table.

"Hi too, Val."

I was thinking about what Jack said earlier, discussing a plan? Wh-wh-what for? Usually do not discuss the plan is only done early in the morning before going to school? Is anything important? Maybe I'll ask Val.

"First, I don't know for sure about that, but it looks like tonight we're going to put together a plan for the school's HUT later." Val.

I haven't asked him yet he answered. No need to ask why.

Why does it seem like making plans for the HUT event is so important? Isn't it just a regular event?

"Secondly, if it's going to be true, it means the importance of the plan is even more important than my graduation.it might be your graduation" he said, taking a casual dress to replace his uniform.

Well, that means it's important. Because Val meant, not graduation at IHS, but at AOM.

"Okee." I said understand.

"I took a shower, yes" she said with a smile, then went into the bathroom.

I forgot to ask 'what the hell is going on with the show?'

But unfortunately my eyes felt heavy, it seemed like I was too tired today.

Oh God! Don't tell me just because healing only takes about 5 minutes!

Damn my strength! Slightly weakened.. huh, suck!

Busy arguing with my lousy strength, until Val had gotten out of the bathroom.

Unfortunately, when I wanted to ask, my eyes had already refused to, when Val turned to look at me, I just felt dark.

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"Hey! Claire wake!"

Val's Voice.

I think someone patted my shoulder gently. But want anything soft still interfere with my sleep.

"Yoo!!"

"Brah!" I jumped in shock when Val (looks like) pinched my cheek.

"Finally get up too." said someone sitting on the bed next to me, hm.

Well I guess I did, I saw the guy

"Well, Nancy!? How come you're here?" kataku shocked.

"Claire, you've slept six hours!” Val clucked, then shook his head.

Nancy still doesn't answer my questions.

"Hi Princess Aurora! Already awake? Haha." Nancy says.

Eh?

If it's been six hours…

By the time I got home from school it was already 2pm…

Means now..

At 20:00 p.m?!

I immediately turned to look at Val who had apparently been glaring at me earlier, giving me a code to quickly walk and go straight to the 'nigh

AH YES!

I ran as fast as a cheetah (which was still a lot worse than Rylan's run) into the bathroom and finished the shower in 5 minutes.

I ran straight to the door.

"Claire.." Val was still in the same spot 5 minutes ago, standing next to my bed rolling her eyes.

Why is he slow now?

At that moment also he who was tidy with a suit that suited him, immediately rushed after me.

"Nancy, I'll go first." I said to Val at the same time before he closed the door to our room that would automatically lock itself.

Then we ran towards the elevator.

In between the sound of our shoes which I thought were a little noisy (because we ran) Val glanced at me, "I'm not slow, yes." narrowing his eyes pretending to be cynical.

I chuckled, he read my mind at the right time earlier, and I got caught, hahaha.

When I got to the elevator, I pressed the button and we were both silent, only we heard the sound of tired breathing after running.

"Val, what did you say to Nancy when you woke me up?"

"This child sleeps soundly , ck ck ck.." said Val while practicing his style of speech.

I stared at him flatly, "Not that."

"About the meeting." I continued.

"Hahaha.” He saw the floor numbers on this elevator, “I told him we were going to the minimarket near IHS to buy personal things."

A little heart to use that excuse but do not invite him, what can be done.

"Then what did he say?"

"She wants to come, she wants to replace you who are asleep, but I said ‘nothing, Claire will soon wake’, and a minute after you wake up."

"Okee, by the way, I'm sorry I woke up late, what time was the meeting? Hehe."

"It's okay, 7 o'clock earlier."

I was shocked.

"SORRY VAL, WE'RE LATE!" I immediately pulled his hand and ran as hard as I could, the cheetah might lose to me (but still worse than Rylan).

"Claire."

What if we were scolded by Kim and the others (Kim could turn out to be resolute without foreseen!).

"Claire.."

I can't imagine what if I got fired - I mean, dropped out of AOM because of this?

"Claire!!"

I stopped my run.

"E-uh? Wh why? Again sorry, yaa."

He tried fake smile but it became like this :")

"Claire, that's not the case.."

I waited for Val to continue.

"We've run for a hundred meters. But do you know where it is?" he said with a fake smile that is very wide.

It seems like, if I wasn't her friend now, she would have messed up my memory and my mind, so that when she came back, Nancy would be surprised to hear me speak strangely and behave like a madman.

"Eumm. hehe, don't know.."

"Zav please come here, I need your help" Val said, which sounded more like a whisper. But I knew from then on he didn't turn on the earzoom in his earrings.

Oi! That's telepathy, right?

Then what's the point of earzoom like this?

Uh! If it's true that it's telepathy, only Val can deliver the message, others can't reply. Well, I guess now I see more of the useful side of the earzoom even though a second ago I thought this thing in my earlobe was useless.

"In the AOM boardroom." Val suddenly spoke to me.

Oh..

"Are you telepathic tad-WHAT!? AOM!?"

The distance from AOM to the city here is quite far, it can even take 3 hours! And nights like this Val and I would spend 3 hours there!?

How bis

"Hhh. Claire, that's why I called Zav here." He said in a tired tone (was he tired of facing me?).

Ah yes! Aye! That's why Zav was called, right? Val is smart.

"Hey." Someone said from behind me and Val.

Oh, Zav apparently.

Val grabbed her body with Zav, they held hands. Uh! They fit well when juxtaposed!

Val took my hand and pulled it slightly to get closer to them.

I accidentally saw Val's reddened face, but covered it with a plain pretentious face, when in fact it was flowery.

Hahaha I'm sorry Val, I know you were so for reading my thoughts earlier, right? You guys are a good fit!

"Zav hurry." He said with his head bowed (which I believe was embarrassed, because he kept reading my mind).

There was no reply from Zav, but honestly I was very enthusiastic to see the teleportation process, because I had never tried this! But when I blinked, unfortunately my fate.we have arrived outside the AOM meeting room. What's clear is that we're inside the AOM building now. Uh! I shouldn't have blinked just now, I really want to know what happened!

"Thank you." Val said flatly to Zav.

Instead of putting on a flat face as well, Zav answered her with a warm smile.

Woah.the smile of a Zav who has always had a flat face, 11/12 like Jack.

If I could read Val's mind now, it must be the words of someone who had won the lottery, because Zav's smile that was only shown to Val, plus Val's face that had been blushing explained everything.

"Claire, let's go in." Val's words should have been conveyed if he asked me to go inside together, but he went in first (maybe his face was like a boiled crab if it didn't go inside).

"Hey,” I turned towards this Korean man, “I support you with him, you guys fit in." I told Zav whose smile had turned into a grin, it was as if he had secretly learned that Val was blushing in shame.

"Yes, I know." He said with a faint smile looking at Val who was walking in.

What an unexpected answer from a Zav.

He looked at me, "Would you wait here until Jack picks you up?" he said with a strange grin.

"Huh? Meanin?"

Why is it Jack? That shitty flat guy?

Zav pointed at the meeting room door in front of us right now with his eyes on it, as if telling me to quickly enter without much thought.

Alright, alright. I'm in.

When I came in, the first thing I saw was Kim, he was propping up his chin with a flat face towards me.

Then my gaze turned to his side, there was Val who still lowered his head with a smile that he held. And next to him

"Ruby!?"

I ran straight towards him. "I'm sorry Ruby, it always hurts you."

"Ahahaha, it's okay, just relax. Let's sit down." he said, chuckling and patting the chair next to him.

"I'm sorry it's too late.." I said with a grin, not tasty to everyone here.

Then I sat next to Ruby stiffly.

Wanna know why? Opposite me was Jack who had been looking at me with an intimidating look. Want to know what is more horrible? He was the leader of this team of agents.

God, I don't feel good about an hour late like this..

"Okay, let's start the meeting" said Jack.

"Yup, first, it looks like Claire should know something.” Kim looked at me flat.

I looked at Kim. "What's that?"

"On the show, the criminal will take a lot of casualties, so, we have to protect everyone who is there, if possible, find the criminal" said Kim.

That chip thief ate people!? Is he a cannibal!?

Oh God! Why am I suddenly so scared!?

All I know is that my nerve is strong enough to deal with two or three armed men, but not with a cannibal.

The dug dug dug dug

Table voice?

"Geez Val!? Why!?"

I was shocked to see Val poking his head at the table.

"Kim please, I want to cry now.."

"Ehh?? You why Val?" Kim said in shock. He holds Val's shoulder intending to stop his strange actions.

Val suddenly turned to me with a smile.

"Not so Claire, that is, the villain will absorb the energy of the crowd later. So, there's gonna be a lot of casualties." Val explained.

Oh, that's what it means..

Uh, Val read my mind, huh?

"Oohh. I see, yes." I said with original grin.

Then Ruby asked Val about what happened through the whisper, then Val said what was in my mind earlier, maybe(?) Because I only guessed from the style of his lips and the look of his face that seemed resigned to me. Haha, sorry.

"OK, now you understand, right?" Ask Rylan.

"Who is." I answered steadily.

All right, so that's the thing, the chip thief - I think the name is too long, from now on I'm going to call Kancil (because both like to steal) absorb human energy, and let me guess, I'm going to call it Kancil (because it's equally stealing) absorb human energy, and let me guess, it was to awaken his energy and speed up the healing of any wounds on his body, right?

Cih, very selfish.

"Back to the topic, so, we're going to split up, right?" Zav asked, turning to Jack with the intention that he explain more.

"Yes, we're going to split up from different directions" Jack said as he turned on the hologram tablet placed on the table in front of him, and then the hologram beam appeared.

Yup, this is technology. Cool, make things easier.

In the hologram, there is a clear image of the entire HIS building and its rooms.

"We're going to split from 4 directions." His word.

"Because our total number is 7 people, each direction, there are two people, except one person, but he will bring more weapons."

I nodded in understanding, who is that person?

"This partner is determined from the side of mutual symbiosis." Further.

Honestly, it is a new thing for me to practice carrying weapons just in case, in the past, AOM was just a simulation using weapons.

"At the north, Claire partnered with me, In the east, Ruby partnered with Rylan, because if anything happened to her, Rylan could act immediately. To the west, Zav partners with Val, because if you two work together, you can surround a lot of people, and to the south, Kim with his daggers and extra weapons."

WHAT'S!? Is it not seen from the symbiosis of mutualism!? Then what are the advantages of partnering with him!?

"Earzoom on the right will be re-set to only connect to their respective partners, and earzoom left in a special setting to connect with Kimberly."

I can be stressed from talking to myself from my right earzoom, because no matter how wide I want to say, there will be no answer.

"Where? Anyone want nanya? Kimberly's okay?" Ask.

"Okay, no problem." replied Kim, Obviously no problem for him, with his bare hands he might have been able to take out two or three people.

"It seems, all agree." said Ruby accompanied by a nod from the others.

"Wait, I want to ask" I said, raising my hand.

"What?" Said Jack.

"If it's based on mutual symbiosis, then what good is it that I'm partnering with you?"

Oops..

Am I too sniffy?

"I mean, please explain the symbiosis of mutualism" I said regretfully.

I'm afraid I'm fired to be honest. Moreover, I was already an hour late.

"Oh yeah! Your decision to split our partners with excuses, but why is there no reason to partner with Claire?" Val asked looked at Jack with a strange grin, why him?

But I agree with the question.

Jack returned Val's gaze with a flat face. Huh! flat, flat and always flat!

When I looked at Kim, her face seemed to be remembering something. Suddenly he looked at Jack, as if knowing why Jack had not answered until now.

[Kimberly’s POV]

"Oh yeah! The decision to share our partners comes with a reason, but why is there no reason to partner with Claire?" Ask Val.

Haha!

I think Jack set that up for no reason to want to get close to Clai-

Eh-Wait.

Oh my goodness! I know why!

Because, when Claire gets out of control because of her telekinesis, the only person who can ease her anger is Jack.

I don't think Jack answered because he didn't want Claire to know that when he got out of control, he could hurt people, like a past-time thing.

Actually I think, as bad as it is, inevitably, Claire will have to know it, so that she is more guarding her anger and knowing the impact of her telekinesis which she still cannot control.

But I know, I mean Jack just wanted to keep Claire's feelings. I myself cannot imagine how shocked and sad he would be if he knew his power was beyond measure and could hurt that person.

In fact, telekinesis can be an amazingly useful force if it can control it.

Okay, back to the conversation.

"Hey, by the way I want to ask" I said breaking the silence as well as shifting the topic.

And all the directions were on me.

"If Ruby weakens again, then Rylan takes her to AOM, who will replace the two of them on the east side?"

"Zav took his place." replied Jack briefly.

"It's good that you take care of your partner as best you can, Jack." Rylan said firmly.

I know, indirectly Rylan as if saying 'Take care of Claire, because if she's sick, Ruby will feel more pain from her'.

What a nice talk.

"Huh?" Said Claire confused because she felt called. ( 'partner Jack' )

"I mean, guys should take good care of their partners" I said so Claire wouldn't get confused.

Momentary silence.

"If the show is still three days away, I'll give you the equipment now" Jack said.

"Please take it." Further.

Not long after, I put my five fingerprints on the table in front of me. Shortly thereafter appeared a drawer measuring 30×30 cm below the side of the table that I pasted my fingerprints.

The drawer was made of iron (which is for nothing) and contained a pistol, dagger, watch that contained his surveillance camera, a sound recording pen and-

HOLY JEEZ!!

JAGDKOMMANDO!

Oh my goodness I am moved…

The most terrifying sharp weapon of this era!

I turned towards Jack who was sitting in his chair, intending to thank him, but he was smiling looking at Claire who was amazed at the equipment.

I saw Jack's warm smile that he rarely showed, and he just showed it to Claire.

I looked next to me, Val. I saw the equipment, and everything was pretty much the same as me, just no gun and no jagdkommando.

I looked next to her again and saw Ruby and her equipment, there was a gun but no dagger and no jagdkommando.

I think Jack just gave Ruby a gun (and me, but because it's a substitute partner for me, right?) Because Ruby can disguise the sound of gunfire with her supersonic if she has to shoot.

I myself do not seem to be using a gun, because by stopping time, I still can not hide the sound of firing it later when time goes back. Understood, right?

"OK, thank you." I said followed by a thank you from the others.

"More careful and remain vigilant because the criminal may not be alone later" said Zav.

[Author’s POV]

Elsewhere

00:00

They sit in a quiet situation.

Waiting for someone to talk.

“Good.” Finally he opened his voice. “I'll let you postpone it, but remember our agreement..”.

“... Therefore, when we meet again in the place I have determined, you must be ready.”

The man silently gritted his teeth. His bead of eyes hinted hatred at that person.

He did not know for sure why he was upset, for sure, he felt there was something in him that refused.