There's No Love In the Deathzone (BL) novel Chapter 135

Chapter 135: Chapter 130. The Thrill of Reprimand

"Did I not tell you about what I would do if I catch you not resting?"

What greeted Zein and Bassena once they stepped into the Chairman’s office was a reprimand. The crimson eyes stared at them sharply while they sat on the couch like two naughty kids having been caught playing out while they were sick.

"You said if you ’catch me in the guild’," Zein shrugged. "This is not the guild."

Technically, that was true, and Bassena grinned at that response.

"Wow, and here I thought you’re the sensible one, Luzein."

Oh...Zein blinked. So that was what it felt when someone berated you using your full name.

The guildmaster, sitting with crossed legs in front of them, cocked his index finger to beckon the guide, and Zein somehow felt it was thrilling to be scolded. So he uncharacteristically leaned forward over the table, until Radia could snatch his jaw and stared hard into the blue eyes.

"Hmm, this is..." Bassena rubbed his lips, somehow feeling anxious but also...excited.

"You, shut up."

Radia narrowed his eyes, and after observing the pair of sapphires for a while, he finally released the guide. "At least you’re better than yesterday."

Zein scooted back to his seat with a rare grin. "In my defense, it’s Bas who asked me out."

"Of course, it’s him," Radia clicked his tongue. "But it’s your job to reject him, Luzein."

"Wow, you’re really in a bad mood," Bassena chuckled slightly, before pressing his lips tight when the piercing crimson gaze landed on him.

"You--" Radia started, seemingly about to scold the esper this time, but decided that it was too exhausting dealing with the unruly kid. "You should know that you give me the most headache."

The man exhaled long then, leaning back and closing his eyes like an enervated man. Zein recognized this mood though, and dared himself to ask. "Did you two fight agai--okay," and immediately closed his mouth at the aggressive glare.

So Zein and Bassena ended up just sitting there quietly, sipping on the drink the summoned secretary gave them. Zein was certain that Radia and Joon were somehow arguing again, since there was nothing that could rile this man to this extent but the Mobius Captain.

Although Bassena had another idea. "Is the stock failing?"

Rather than answering himself, Radia snapped his hand, and one of the summoned secretaries--a woman with a short bob cut--stepped forward with a tablet in her hand.

"On the second day of the dungeon anomaly, October 17th, the stock prices started to go down significantly. It saw a downward trend and plummeted deep by more than fifteen percent during the hour the gate started to break,"

Zein leaned back and crossed his arms. He had no clue about the significance of those numbers, so he just thought about how the way she talked reminded him of Alice. By the way, he hadn’t talked with Alice after he woke up, how were the kids doing these days...

"...it slowly rose again after the successful raid, and climbing steadily after the news about no-casualty was released. It climbed over the original line after the press release about the role of the guides during the raid was out on the twenty-first, and as of this morning, it reached the highest point with the news of Sir Vaski’s record-breaking trial clear," the woman ended her deliberation by closing her tablet and stepped back.

Zein, whose mind was somewhere else, just kept his mouth closed. But Bassena immediately remarked with a protesting tone. "What? So we’re actually bringing you profit then!"

"It’s your shares too, Bas..."

"But why did you berate me so much, then?" the esper pursed his lips, feeling wronged from all the sharp glare he received since he stepped into this room.

Radia, still half laying on the couch, answered exasperatedly. "In the ten years I took over this Group, I had never been in so many meetings within a week. And I have to deal with government pressure too. And the fucking military. And your sudden disappearance right after the trial ended. And then you appeared here when you should have stayed put. My patience is so thin right now so you better not try me."

At Bassena’s flabbergasted expression, Zein leaned closer and whispered quietly. "He probably met Han Joon too,"

"Aah..."

"You too, Luzein."

Since it was for the Bassena Vaski and his guide, the staff work more efficiently, even though the place wasn’t really their store. It didn’t take long for Zein to pick two toolbelts with storage magic about two meters cubic each--enough for the equipment which he ordered too; from winter coats to camping devices and survival tools.