Tiny Terror

4 Hit K.O.

  "I didn't mean to hide anything from you.... That I belong to Hostel.... I just couldn't say it because we're the worst criminal organization you know." The girl's eyes were tearing up, and I sighed before pushing the bowl of noodles in front of her. After getting off the train, we had gone to a restaurant for lunch.

  "Just eat."

  "But-"

  "Stop it. We weren't meant to see each other after we get off the train anyway." Jace stated. "If I knew you were a Hostel member, I wouldn't have made friends with you in the first place."

  "Hostel?" A man questioned, standing behind Jace while giving a firm look. "You know about Hostel? I'm here to take my sample. Follow me."

  "Ugh, please! Stop it! I said no!" The girl was suddenly shouting and pushed up from the table. "You're here to pick me up, right? That guy's a pervert! He keeps asking me to go to a hotel together!"

  "....A hotel? Perhaps I was too paranoid with all the work stress." The man hummed as she wrapped her arm around his.

  "Th-These candies, I'm not eating them. Take them back!" She shoved some lollipops into Jace's hands.

  "Let's go. We have a lot to do."

  "I....don't feel so well." And the two of them left the restaurant. Looking from the door to Jace and back, I awkwardly slurped up the noodles hanging from my mouth.

  "....Mia."

  "Hmm?"

  "We have to do something."

  "Mm." Grabbing the bowl of noodles the girl didn't even touch, I picked it up along with my bowl and plopped down at the next table over. Sliding the noodles across the wooden surface, I locked eyes with Johan- the former God Dog head- and he narrowed his eyes back at me. I knew Jace was aware of Johan watching us since we got off the train, but he had tried ignoring him as much as possible.

  Grabbing a pair of chopsticks, I held them out to the brunet and waited for him to take them. Jace wanted to do something about Hostel, well, this wild boy would be perfect. Just let him loose on the branch, and no one would even know Jace and I were here.

  Johan snatched the chopsticks from me and started chowing down like I was.

  "Johan! I didn't get to say hi back there, haha! It's the first time we met after the God Dog battle, right? Haha!" Jace slid into the seat next to me, and Johan reflexively pulled his bowl away. "Relax. I'm not gonna take it from you. It's nothing more than just a casual lunch together, haha! It turns out we were on the same train. What made you travel to Cheonliang?" Jace asked but Johan's attention went to the TV.

  "The CEO of HNH Group is scheduled to visit Cheonliang tomorrow on Wednesday. The CEO will make his visit for the development of the region, and Steve Hog CEO of H Group, will also be visiting Cheonliang." The news reporter voiced over the footage of an older man in a fancy suit walking with an entourage of other well-dressed men.

  "Actually, Johan. You wanna do some workout? Could you take care of the Hostel branch for-" Jace was cut off by the water thrown in his face.

  "Don't you mess with me. I'm not even talking with people like you."

  "How about this then...." I swallowed and pointed at Johan with my chopsticks while Jace grabbed some napkins to dry his face off. "We make a deal."

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  "Conditions accepted!" Jace yelled as the group of guys with pipes and bats were closing in. "Johan Seong!!" And the brunet came flying over Jace's shoulder, driving his knee into the nearest guy's face.