AGENT: The Agent of Mutants

79. Here's your perfect

[Author's POV]

The clock showed at nine o'clock in the evening. Hera was already in the living room as Jack had told her to be this afternoon.

The two beads of the girl looked at the night sky full of twinkling stars. There are even some planets visible from here, although far away, but clearly visible and fascinating.

"It's been a while?" the heavy voice of a man sounded from behind.

Hera turned her head in shock, then after realizing who it was, she immediately smiled faintly. "No.." she said.

Jack came with a black t-shirt top, and the casual trousers were black as well. He brought two drinks with one hand. "Don't lie, you were here half an hour ago, right?" he said without looking at Hera. Then, he sat down next to the girl, they were sitting on the long chair that was outside the room.

Hera jerks. "D-where did you know?" asked Hera doubtfully. He's been here since half-nine nights. But he was very sure, when he came here earlier, no one saw him. No one.

Jack turned to Hera, then gave the girl one of the canned drinks she was carrying without saying anything.

Hera who was treated to the canned drink was confused, had to accept it or say 'no need, thank you' only, but if he refused, wouldn't it be rude, not disrespectful, because Jack already bothered to bring her here?

Hera received the canned drink at last, "Thank you" he said, then smiled faintly.

Jack nodded.

Right after that, the man fell silent. Likewise with Hera who does not know what to raise the topic of conversation.

Since this afternoon, Hera had been half-dead confused.

Why would Jack tell her to go to the living room at nine o'clock? Does he want to be scolded for continuing to cause trouble? It seems most likely because of that. If not for that, then what?

Obviously, the problem is that they are not close at all.

If Hera, he is actually an ambivert who can easily get along, but there is a time to be quiet too. Like now, for example...

The atmosphere between them was awkward. The real Hera was afraid of Jack because of his cold face, so she could not open the subject. Jack, however, was drowning in his own thoughts.

"You don't have to be afraid of me." said Jack calmly. Although without looking at the interlocutor, but he radiated a more relaxed atmosphere than before, calming the tension of Hera than before.

Hera raised both of her eyebrows, slightly confused. "Where do you know I'm afraid of you?" ask her lightly.

Hearing that, Jack immediately turned to her in shock. "So you're really scared of me?" ask him with his eyebrows linked.

Still have to be asked, right?

You hardly ever smile, sir.

Hera flinched, "Loh who was just kidding?" tanyanya panic. "If that's not the case, I'm not afraid of you anyway" he said feeling guilty.

Jack remained silent. He scrunched his brows in astonishment. "So which one is right?" tanyanya, make Hera confused want to answer what.

"E-eee, I mean, I was just kidding, really! Not real! You're not scary anyway-" he hasn't been able to continue his sentence, the laughter of the man next to him immediately makes Hera speechless.

Hera ended her time of surprise, then immediately laughed even though awkwardly. He didn't even know what was funny, but he was too afraid not to laugh.

"No need to pretend like that." said Jack who had normalized his expression. "I don't care if you're afraid of me." she said without the usual cold tone.

"But even though we are afraid, we all have to take advantage of the time to be closer and solid" Jack said without looking at Hera. "That's why I brought you here" he said.

Hera nodded in understanding. "It turns out so yes.." he heaved a sigh of relief, "I guess you want to scold me.." he said blatantly, making Jack turn to him in confusion.

'He's why so frontal yes from earlier.' he asked in his heart. But subconsciously, the corner of the man's lips lifted. He smiles.

"I won't scold you just for not being able to control the power." Jack opened the lid of his canned drink, then casually drank it. After finishing with a few gulps, he rubbed his mouth. "So just calm down."

Seeing the girl next to him who had trouble opening the canned drink, Jack took the drink from Hera's grasp, then opened the cover, after which, he gave it to Hera again.

As Hera accepted, Jack opened his voice. "What is it that makes it so difficult for you to control those lightning bolts?" tanyakanya.

"I'm always nervous." Hera looked down, again feeling guilty because Jack was talking about it, "I'm afraid that this lightning bolt will hurt people." he said softly.

Jack breathed out. "So it turned out.." he muttered very slowly. "If I think that if you are too easily afraid, your strength will hurt people later" he said calmly.

Hera looked over, looking at Jack from the side. A little surprised at what he just heard. The man next to him who had just given a calm and thoughtful suggestion was the same person who had frozen both his hands with a cold face earlier that afternoon.

"The key is confidence. Get rid of negative thoughts that say 'you can't do this' or 'you can't do that'. Rest assured you can." Jack continued, sipping his drink again.

Hera focused on the man next to her. "Oohhh.. Did you??" said Hera with a serious face. Somehow he felt like he had just received advice from a very experienced chairman.

Hera nodded in understanding. "I'll try to be confident then!" he told himself with passion.

Seeing that, Jack smiled knot*. 'He's very motivated, huh?' * he thought in his heart.

"By the way," Hera turned to the man next to her, "have you ever led like this, huh?" ask Hera curiously.

Hearing that, Jack involuntarily smiled, then a split second later he turned his gaze to the night sky that had thousands of beautiful stars. This kind of sight he knew someone who liked him very much.

How funny is this destiny.

Questions like this are like they don't know each other.

But the fact is, it is not...

But.. Should it be like this?

Jack still maintained his smile, but that sweet smile had somehow become a bitter smile. The man looked at Hera. Staring at the blue sea bead the girl fixedly.

*'Why did you use Claire's physique to ask me that?' * said Jack, inwardly.

The man smiled forcefully, "Yes. I used to have a team too."

'And in that team is you.'

'nope.'

'Only someone who looks alike.'

The pitch-black bead of the man stared at the deep blue sea bead of Hera.

He realized something.

'It turns out they are different.'

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Sure you still ship Jack-Claire nihh?? 🤭