Chapter 23: The Temporary Troubleshooter Office Worker (2)
A scruffy mop of black hair that looked like it hadn’t seen a comb in ages, paired with a crumpled suit that hadn’t been washed in who knows how long.
The man was tall, with sharp features that might have qualified him as handsome if not for his perpetually lazy expression and half-closed eyes. His appearance screamed of someone who had either given up after endless job rejections or had been loafing around after being fired.
Sitting across from him, I couldn’t help but inwardly sigh and tightly shut my eyes.
‘Great. I just met the protagonist.’
It was frustrating. After all the effort I put into avoiding him, ducking through the underworld and dodging all manner of trouble, I still ended up here. Worse, the hand that led me here was none other than Greg’s.
It felt like the time someone lured me in with promises of a pork cutlet and I ended up at the dentist’s office instead. And now, somehow, I found myself sitting on the guest couch of Crowley’s detective agency, facing the very protagonist, Raven, and his lively companion, Alice.
Greg sat next to me, calm as ever, as if this situation wasn’t making my stomach churn with anxiety.
“So, you’re asking me to take care of this kid?” Raven scratched his head, his tone already steeped in reluctance.
“In summary, yes,” Greg replied matter-of-factly.
Greg laid out the situation: due to the chaos caused by the "Night of Blood" incident, he needed to leave the city for a while. During his absence, he wanted Raven to employ me at his agency so I wouldn’t be left wandering the streets.
It was touching, really. After only a week of working together, Greg was going out of his way to make sure I wasn’t abandoned. He might not have been acting out of affection, but his sense of responsibility and care were more than enough to move me.
Too bad his choice of “safe hands” just had to belong to the protagonist.