Chapter 178: The Korean Interpreter (2)
“Professor…” “Why, what’s the matter?”
It was the morning of the next day. We left Cornwall, setting out to check out a request that gave a sense of ominous foreboding.
“Do we really need to walk down the street like this…?”
“Let me ask you a counter-question. Is there a reason I shouldn’t maintain such security for an impudent assistant who could disappear any moment, whether willingly or otherwise?”
“Uh, um…”
Gauging the professor’s expression, I finally muttered my complaint in a low voice after much deliberation.
“Still, carrying a minor in your arms under your coat while walking down a busy street in broad daylight… it seems somewhat problematic, doesn’t it?”
“Why would you be a minor? You are clearly an adult.”
“But I am…”