AGENT: The Agent of Mutants

31. Apestae

[Author’s POV]

"Claire's up.." Valerie said lazily. It was the tenth time he woke Claire, until it froze his mouth, "This is the tenth time I woke you, Claire.." he said as he combed his straight hair in front of the glass.

Valerie Kasen's. The woman with a face as sweet as sugar was staring at the reflection of her face from the mirror. He thought how much he would love himself if this curse were not on him. Yes, this power was a curse to him. This fate is a curse. His life is a curse.

Not many people know that behind every smile and sparkling beautiful manic someone, there is a despair that is rooted in him.

Val turned her eyes to the reflection of Claire who was still asleep. The Russian girl squirms, a sign that she will wake up soon.

Val is rethinking his destiny. Should he sacrifice others? Moreover, that person was already his own best friend...

He faded his daydreams, "Gosh, Claire!"

"Tumben he's so hard to get up, isn't he Val?" nancy, who just came out of the bathroom.

"Five more minutes.." muttered Claire softly.

Not until lying down again, his hands have been held by Val to stay awake.

"Oh, Val. ya already.." murmured still with his eyes closed, then forced, he got up from his bed, and walked to the bathroom.

BRUKK

"Gosh, Claire.. Your life hasn't been collected yet, has it?" nancy said, she approached Claire to check her face hit by the closet.

"Well, scuffed his forehead." he continued while rubbing Claire's forehead.

"I'm okay." said Claire who was still not fully aware, then she walked back into the bathroom.

Nancy came up to Val, "Looks like last night she didn't sleep very late."

Valerie smiled faintly, "Yes, she's exhausted..."

What Val really meant was that Claire's energy must have run out because it helped Alexa yesterday. I don't know where Val knows about that.

‘Claire, we will gather first in the garden behind the dorm,

haven't you been together for a long time?’ Val telepathically enters Claire's mind.

‘Iyaa long time ago, alright!’ Claire answered through her own thoughts.

Claire immediately sped up her bath, for a long time she became reliable in this matter. Duck bath.

When he finished, he put on his uniform in the bathroom. When he came out, he did not bother to put on his face, do not need anything even his face was too beautiful. Black hair with its violet highlights decompose freely, rarely tied if there is no activity that makes him sweat. The brown bead is clear and pretty, so clear, maybe you can look in his eyes.

At the same time, Nancy had finished putting up her contact lenses. All this time he was

never showed the original bead. Makes Claire think that maybe

just that contact lens helped him see more clearly, so he always wore it.

After everything was ready, the three of them went downstairs in an elevator.

Val was secretly astonished, since waking up, Claire did not mind anything at all. Meanwhile, he knows humans at least discuss as many as 30 different things in an hour in their minds each.

And if he looks around, Claire's face is also not as excited as usual. Like... There's something stuck, but what? Val couldn't guess at all.

When they reached the lobby, Nancy stopped her steps, “Val, Claire, you guys

just go ahead. I have a need.” He said with a thin smile. This was the first time Nancy had left the two of them just in time of need.

“Alright!” val said to Nancy who was returned a wave of hands. Claire just smiled.

Right after Nancy left, suddenly, Kim patted Val's shoulder from behind. “A-eh

dislodged!” val's talk made Kim's laughter break.

Val furrowed his brows, “Review yes! I made it crazy to know you!” his gerrick.

“Eitss, pardon dong Val, hehe.” Kim showed me a row of neat teeth. Val tak

responding, he put on a sullen face.

“Yah, how dong not to be angry.”

Said Kim to Claire, which made Claire chuckle.

“Yes, I brought Kim Taehyung with me when I was a baby, huh? So that you who

outpatient.” Said Kim in a soft tone.

Val raises both eyebrows, “Kim Taehyung is the real name of Zav, why I take care of the baby, hiih, lazy.”

Kim clucked, “Ck ck ck, what kind of girlfriend are you.” He narrowed his eyes, pretending to judge Val.

“Eh, yes! You've been better, Kim?” ask Val. He almost forgot that this woman in front of him, the last time he saw, was already like a beautiful woman who was insane, with an orange iris. That's right, orange!

Kim nodded, “Never been better.” He said with a smile. Of course his eyes had now returned to normal, his amber iris had returned.

A few seconds later, Kim turned to Claire. He saw clearly the look of Claire's face that was not as usual.

To be honest, he couldn't see Claire's face like that.

“Take it easy, Claire. You can get through this.” He muttered without being heard by anyone.

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"So, most likely the Traitor

or the Chip Thief is also in American AOM, right?" Zav asks after Claire and Jack express their opinions, according to

information Claire got on the targets.

"Yes right." Claire nodded.

"Guy." Ruby opened the voice, "Over this time we use the pseudonym 'The Villain' or the

other that... too complicated, no? Sorry out of topic, but this really annoyed me actually.” He said with his Canadian accent.

"Yes changed first yuk, so that later discussing it becomes easier." Said Kim

agree. He only realized that all this time they really used a long and difficult pseudonym.

"Who? A rose? Is beautiful? Prativist?" Said Jack origin.

"Bodo is very, very unlucky." said Zav while chuckling.

"It could be like you Jack, usually like a plywood" Kim said with a soft sneer.

Jack looked towards Claire who was also chuckling, he smiled faintly.

"Seriously, ah."

"What's cooler can be a little..." Claire says.

Rylan flicked his finger, he got an idea. "Take it from what language, huh? We have Russians, Koreans, Taiwanese, and Canadians here. Come propose!”

“’Traitor’ in Korean, so ‘Baesinja’”

Zav turned to Jack, “You are my country. But why do I think it's ugly, huh?” he then chuckled, so did Rylan who agreed that ‘Baesinja’ was a less cool designation.

“Well,” Ruby shrugged her shoulders indifferently, “Canadian speaks french and english, but i’m

pretty sure you all won’t like the french one, so imma say it in english, 'traitor’.”

“It doesen’t sounds good either, hahaha.”

“I know right!” Ruby let out a sigh.

“In Mandarin, so 'Part'. I know, that’s ugly.” Val smiled wryly.

“If in Russia, so ‘Predater’.” Claire half a cringe.

This time it was the same, got a sleigh from the agents, a sign that they still had not found the perfect call.

“Come, later late.”

"It's okay, it's smart all this." Said Kim with a proud smile, making Claire and Ruby chuckle. It is true, the knowledge they get here can be said to be free. The knowledge they had obtained from Agent High School had far exceeded that at this school. So, they used the student status here, purely to disguise themselves.

“’Apesta’, want?” jack said, making them all round their eyes for a moment.

“Well yes, good tuh!”

Kim furrowed his brows, “You speak Spanish?”

“Iya.” Said Jack.

Secretly, Claire was stunned. But he did not let long, Claire again put on her face as usual.

Kim chuckled, he also understood the meaning. Apesta if interpreted in Indonesian is ‘bau’, but what Jack means in this context is ‘Si Sucks’.

"May also."

"That's it, it's it."

"Okay, let's get back to the topic!"

"So if the chip is in America, with.

another meaning, we have to go there dong?" Ask Ruby.

"Yes.that's it." Val.

Secretly, Kim glanced at Claire. He knew Claire was sad to see this, she must be sick.

"Well, where is AOM in the USA?"

"Los Angeles, California." replied Jack. He obviously got that information easily.