The villain knight doesn't want to be a hero

There was a cup of cold coffee placed in front of them each - but no one wanted to drink it.

"mom....."

"David! This matter is not negotiable!"

Before he could speak, Gloria interrupted him with a tone of rejection.

And the latter also became visibly depressed.

Seemingly realizing that her words were a bit too harsh, Gloria also sighed helplessly.

"I know it's not easy for you during this time, but the principal has already sent me a message. The school will no longer hold you responsible for hitting and damaging you, and will also apply for a scholarship for you..."

He persuaded David with earnest words, trying to get him to return to Arasaka Academy.

In fact, when she woke up and learned that David not only beat his classmates but also dropped out of school to become a cyberpunk after he was injured and comatose, Gloria felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Not to mention, she also knew that David had her stolen military-grade Sianwestein pressed into his body...

That kind of thing is simply not something that normal people should touch!

"Anyway, as long as you apologize to the classmate who was beaten..."

"I do not want."

"!?"

As if she thought she had heard wrongly, Gloria looked at her son in disbelief in front of her, wearing her corpse transporter uniform.

"I said I don't want it!"

As if he had really made up his mind, David raised his head and looked at Gloria with unprecedented seriousness.

"Sorry mom, but I will not apologize to Katsuo, nor will I return to Arasaka Academy!"

"You...what are you talking about?" Gloria's voice was trembling, and her whole body felt as cold as falling into an ice cave.

"...If you don't go back, how can you join Arasaka? If you can't join Arasaka, how can you become an elite? With your talent, you can climb to the top of Arasaka Tower..."

Although she tried her best to stabilize her mentality, everyone could hear her collapse at this time.

"Then don't go!"

"Anyway, I am incompatible with them. No matter how hard I try, I have never been looked down upon by them. I might as well..."

Snapped!

Before he finished speaking, a slap fell on David's face.

As tears fell from Gloria's eyes, a clear voice sounded in the living room of the clinic.

But this move did not change David's mind.

He still looked at his mother unyieldingly.

“…”

Gloria, who belatedly realized what she had done, froze her hands in mid-air, feeling a little at a loss.

But when she met David's persistent eyes, her heart trembled again.

"Well, let me tell you something, Gloria... ugh!"

Main seemed to want to say something, but was given a gentle elbow by Dolio...

This time is not suitable for them to get involved.

"I'm sorry Manin, David used your Sianwistan without authorization. I will ask him to dismantle it and return it to you..."

"mom!"

After hearing this, David's mood couldn't help but change a little, and he stood up from his seat.

"After all, why do I have to go back to Arasaka Academy? I can already make money now, and Mann also said that I am very talented. I can take care of you in the future, and you don't have to be so tired!"

"No! I'm asking you instead! David, do you know what you are doing? What money do you make?"

Seeing that he still looked stubborn, Gloria's tears dripped from her cheeks and she couldn't help but increase her tone.

"Have you never thought about what I would do if you died? Your talent shouldn't be doing these things..."

"Mother....."

Looking at his mother biting her lower lip, David seemed a little shaken.

As a corpse mover, Gloria works with corpses almost every day.

This is also the reason why she can easily get some prosthetic bodies to supplement her family income... To put it bluntly, this kind of behavior is not much different from that of a scavenger.

Among the corpses she had seen, apart from those who were gang members, the most numerous were mercenaries and cyberpunks of all kinds.

Moreover, each death was more miserable than the last. Sometimes the rotten and smelly flesh and blood stuck to the ground and could not be removed with a shovel.

A fool who wanted to become a legend in Night City but ended up too dead to fight. She was guaranteed to receive thousands of people a year.

Gloria couldn't help but shudder when she thought that her son might become like that one day in the future.

It's not that she doesn't know David's situation at Arasaka Academy...but that's at least better than death.

No one can blame Gloria for this, and no one is qualified to blame the mother.

——It’s a pity that although I understand, Dolio finds it difficult to agree.

After all, if David dismantles Si'an Westan, not to mention the subsequent commission, then the person who has to pretend will definitely be Man Yin...

And given his condition, he would turn into a cyber madman if he put it on.

Just as Gloria has her own obsessions, she also has her own reasons.

In this case, there is only one way -

"I said, Gloria, since you want David to join Arasaka, why not ask the guy over there?"

He raised his hand and pointed at Lin Qiao, who was watching the show while holding a cup of coffee.

"Even though he doesn't even have a medical license, he is more or less a former high-level associate of Arasaka."

"When it comes to understanding the company, I'm afraid no one here can compare to him."

Although in Dolio's opinion, this is indeed a bit exaggerated.

After all, in their eyes, Lin Qiao was just a powerful second-generation rich man in the past.

It is completely unknown how much she knows about the company's specific affairs, and it may not even be as well known as outsiders like them...but that doesn't stop her from saying so.

To a certain extent, this is similar to the inherent impression that children from a teacher’s family must be top academics.

Chapter 349: Now that you have chosen, don’t regret it

Due to Dolio's words, everyone present turned their attention to the figure sitting on the stairs.

Dolio gave Lin Qiao a "leave it to you" look.

And someone who was having a good time eating melon, but was suddenly called out and pulled out also made some kind of exaggerated sound of shock.

"Eh~~ Me? You want to ask me, who doesn't have a medical license, but still has to occupy the clinic to provide home adjustment for people?"

"Obviously you don't even want to drink the coffee I brewed."

“…”

Dolio and Manin's fists clenched.

How should I put it, although I have gradually become accustomed to this guy over the past two years, I still feel that I am still inexplicably angry!

And as for his coffee, he doesn’t even give it to dogs!

The former Pila was so mean-spirited that she took a bite...and then nothing happened.

According to what he said afterwards, it was as if he had been thrown into a gravityless space. He even saw his long-dead parents in countless dazzling starlights...

Should we congratulate the Victims Alliance on the +1?

But although I wanted to punch this guy twice on his innocent face, it was obviously not that time.

Lin Qiao smiled slightly

"Anyway, I listened to the conversation just now. Your point of disagreement is how to give David a better future... Is it okay for me to summarize like this?"

"Almost..."

"Then let me ask you in turn -"

Lin Qiao walked down the stairs slowly and handed a pack of tissues to Gloria, whose eyes were still red.

Then he glanced at the mother and son, a little playfully: "Madam, why do you think David can get ahead after entering Arasaka?"

His words gave Gloria, who was still sobbing, pause.

"Does that need to be said? Naturally, it's because he is good enough and his grades in school have always been among the best..."

The voice was raised twice unconsciously. Although she was so angry at her son's rebellion that she cried, it was undeniable that David was still her pride.

"So what? Will excellence always be reused?"

"....Is not it?"

"I can't completely deny it, but...it's still hard to explain clearly with just words. I'd better demonstrate it in practice."

Lin Qiao pinched her chin, turned to look at David aside, and said, "Let me tell you in advance that the upcoming demonstration will not be very friendly to you. Is that okay?"

"Uh...ah, it doesn't matter, just do as you say..."

Because he couldn't figure out what Lin Qiao wanted to do, David scratched his head.

Lin Qiao clapped her hands: "Then let's assume, David, that you have entered Arasaka Company, and I am your superior, okay?"

"can."

"Very well, then—"

Snapped!

An unexpected slap hit David on the face, knocking him down on the sofa.

Although she has restrained her intensity, this is not the way Gloria used to care about the relationship between mother and son.

"Yes? Just 'yes'? Without even a basic honorific, is that your answer, David Martinez?"

It's like suddenly becoming a different person.

If Lin Qiao was just a happy young man who liked to evade taxes before, now his attitude is extremely indifferent.

Or rather inhumane.

The burning pain quickly spread across David's face.

Lin Qiao's sudden move also stunned everyone present.

"What are you doing!?"

The first person to react was Gloria as a mother.

He glared at Lin Qiao angrily. If he hadn't been stopped by Dolio, he would have come up to fight the former.

But even so, it took a lot of effort for Dolio to suppress her...it was clear that there was such a huge disparity between the two sides in terms of size and strength.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just simulating the situation David will encounter when he enters Arasaka in the future."

Glancing at Gloria, Lin Qiao explained casually, then looked back at David who stood up from the ground.

"I am your boss, and you are just a team leader with no power and no background. Do you have any objections to what I just did?"

"No....no."

David rubbed the left side of his face where he had been beaten.

hiss!

The pain made him take a breath. It only took two days after he recovered, but he was beaten and swollen again.

Although he knew it was an act and someone K across from him had already said hello, the question was, it didn't have to be so real, right?

"Can't hear it, can't hear it at all."

"No."