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Cap 126 - Negotiation.
🕑 Added 2020-07-21 19:02:14 +0000 UTC
"What are you doing here?" Gwen asked Felicia who was leaning against a wall while following Adrian and Jean.
Felicia looked at Gwen and answered, "The same as you."
"What do you mean?"
"Don't try to play innocent. I know you're curious about what they’re doing, right?" Felicia smiled like a Cheshire cat.
"Ugh!" Gwen made a difficult expression.
"How about we make a temporary truce?" Felicia proposed.
"Temporary truce?"
"Yes," Felicia nodded, “I know that you like Adrian and so do I, and we both don’t like this situation. So, let’s make a temporary truce.”
Gwen's face turned red and stuttered, "I-I don’t…”
"I don't like Adrian," Gwen whispered as she turned her face away.
"Can't you be any less obvious?" Felicia laughed, as Gwen’s face managed to get hotter and redder than it already was.
Felicia looked back at Adrian and said to the tomato, “Come on! We will lose sight of them.”
“W-Wait! Felicia!”
…
Adrian accompanied Jean to an isolated area where the two could talk without any distractions or eavesdroppers.
Arriving in an alley near the school, Jean turned around and focused on Adrian.
"What do you want?" Jean wasted no time and immediately asked what Adrian wanted.
"Straight to the point, eh?" Adrian joked.
Jean just looked at Adrian seriously.
Adrian stopped smiling and with the same seriousness asked, "Do you know what I am?"
Knowing that there was no point in lying, Jean nodded in agreement.
"You are a mutant, right?"
Adrian's expression didn't change, but inside he was smiling.
"Yes, I am like you. I am a telepath."
Jean's expression didn't change, but she would be lying if she said she wasn’t a bit surprised. "How do you know that I’m a telepath?"
Jean questioned in doubt. After all, there was no known way for Adrian to know about this information.
Adrian smiled a little and answered, "I have my methods."
“…”
Jean stared at Adrian's face, looking for answers. It was at these times that she would like her powers to work. Unfortunately, this wasn’t one of those times.
Seeing Jean's scowl, Adrian continued, "You know that only telepaths can defend themselves against other telepaths, right?"
Jean nodded. She knew that this was not the only method to defend against a telepath, but she would not go around telling everyone this information.
"So, what do you want?" Jean asked.
"I want your help."
"… You want my help?" Jean didn't think she heard that right.
Adrian nodded and decided to remain honest. "Recently, I destroyed a gang of human traffickers."
Jean slightly opened her eyes, but just for a moment, going back to her stoic expression swiftly.
Adrian caught this reaction with his acute senses. 'It seems that she somehow already knew of this information.'
"… And?"
Adrian continued, "I need your help to erase a few hundred girls’ traumas."
Adrian started to explain how he destroyed Kilgrave’s gang and recovered the females from illegal custody. Of course, he hid a lot of important information.
Jean only knew that Adrian was irritated by the gang Kilgrave and decided to destroy it himself.
Jean was moved by Adrian's actions, she was willing to help the girls, but she is not the same fool she was when she was younger, she knows that someone always has a hidden reason when approaching her.
“… Aren't you a telepath? Why do you need my help?” Jean asked doubtfully.
Adrian's request doesn't make sense, if he is a telepath why doesn't he help the girls himself?
"Yes, you are right." Adrian did not deny it. "I'm a very strong telepath, and because of that, I can't control my powers. I'm afraid to destroy the girls' minds in the process, as you probably know, this is a delicate task and best suited for a more precise touch," He lied easily.
Again, he didn’t like to lie to people he slightly approved of, but he knew it was necessary for now, after all, he can't just tell them these sensitive bits of information and secrets that could be used against him and his family, right?
Jean narrowed her eyes in suspicion, "What are you planning?"
Adrian acted offended, saying almost believably, unbelievably, "I just want your help to heal the trauma of some girls who have had a horrible experience."
"I want the truth," Jean spoke in distrust.
"But that is the truth." Adrian crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, a smirk flashing across his lips.
“…”
Jean did not know how to answer without sounding suspicious. She never thought that first contact with her target was for a request for help.
Adrian continued looking at Jean, but this time a bit more earnestly, seeing that he had failed to convince her, settled on using his last resort. "If you help me, I can help you."
“Huh?
"You can't control your powers, right?"
!!! {EN: *Gasp*}
Not caring about Jean's shocked face, Adrian continued, "With each passing day you feel your powers growing stronger and you don't know why or how to control them, right?"
"…… How do you know that?"
“How could I not know? Even without complete control, I am still a high-level telepath and one of my abilities is to feel a certain type of energy,” Adrian replied.
"What kind of energy?"
"Psionic energy."
Jean didn't understand.
Adrian smiled inside, knowing he caught her attention. "Your body is overflowing with this energy, and thanks to that type of energy, I could know that you are just like me, with only telepaths having access to it."
"…"
Jean was silent as she thought about Adrian's words.
“Your body is not only overflowing with psionic energy, but it’s also creating a new type of energy. With you being overfilled with it, if it’s not taken care of soon, well…”
Jean swallowed, already guessing the answer.
“… You will explode."
!!!!
This news made Jean afraid, but she was suspicious that this was some lie from Adrian.
[The sight of this exploding girl must be incredible.] Venom commented with emotion.
Lasher: [It's like that man said, “Art is an explosion!”]
Scream, Riot, Agony, Phage: [Agreed.]
Adrian was left speechless hearing his symbiotes conversation,
Adrian doesn't know what to say when he overhears the symbiotes' conversation.
