Successor part1

 

Flack entered the room as if swapping places with Jialing and Yutong.

Kou put strength into his core, telling himself this was necessary.

「Good of you to come, Flack.」

He gestured for Flack to sit, then took the seat across from him.

Watching Kou brew two cups of black tea, Flack braced himself for a long talk.

「I’ve got nothing but a bad feeling about this.」

He could tell from Kou’s expression.

「Come on, don’t say that. We’ve confirmed you’ve obtained A-Rank Development Engineer certification. Congratulations.」

「Even though I don’t want it…… I’m not allowed to say that, am I?」

「You’re not. That’s Asia speaking through you, word for word.」

「That’s heavy!」

Kou laughed at Flack’s yelp.

Back when Flack had first been transferred here, he hadn’t understood the weight of it at all.

「Looks like I finally have a successor.」

Reality had been forced upon him by the deaths of two A-Rank Development Engineers.

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