"Call accepted"

An angry middle-aged man...no scratch that, an extremely angry middle-aged man immediately cried out after Simon answered the call.

"You bastard!!"

Yes. These were the first words Team Leader Cho said...

"How many times do I have to tell you not to sleep in the middle of the day!"

"It's evening, you old fart." Nei replied while mocking him. It was obvious from the way he talked that this basta- no it was obvious Nei had been messing with Team Leader Cho all his life.

"Oh, yeah it's all good then." Team leader Cho replied sarcastically.

"Sarcasm isn't for you, old fart. I will be there in a minute so you can stop whining."

"It's evening, you bastard. Why would you come to the office when the other trainees aren't here? Tch." The frustrated Team leader Cho clicked his tongue. "You were summoned to the tower by Director Myung. Haha, seems like you fucked up big while I wasn't looking. I am not gonna cover your ass this time around."

'Director Myung? who the hell is that? Let's just pretend like we know for now so this old fart can stop bothering me.'

"Wear something nice and fix your hair, oh and live the drone at home. It's disrespectful to carry a weapon to a meeting with your boss"

'Boss? Is it that Myung guy that Mr.Lee always talked about?'

"Hey, brat are you listening!?"

"Yeah, Yeah I heard it, wear nice hair and fix up my clothes."

"It's the other way around, you bastard."

"You are laying an example, calling a kid 'you bastard'"

"Kid, my ass. Just go up there and don't do anything stupid."

'Wow, this old fart just keeps cursing. though I am not one to talk.'

"By the way, what floor in the tower is this Myung's office?"

"What do you mean it's the first fl-- Ahhh, this bastard doesn't even know who Director Myung is!!" Team leader realized Nei didn't even know who he was talking about and couldn't take it anymore and cried out in anger.

"....."

"Sigh, how could you know, when all you do is watch Anime? He is on the first floor, ask Secretary Ki-"

Nei raised his arms and brought them back down, thereby ending the call while Team Leader Cho was still talking. Nei imagined the expression Team Leader Cho would have on his face right now and couldn't help but giggle.

Nei entered his bathroom to shower, he fixed his hair and threw on some clothes. He wore a stylish multicolored-white cardigan, light jean shorts, a bucket hat and he also wore his vans shoe halfway, making it look like a slide. He topped it off with his silver earrings. They were nice clothes like Team Leader Cho said but not the kind you wear to go meet your boss for a formal meeting.

But to Nei, he thought he had listened to his elder's advice, even if he was just an old fart. Nei was genuinely proud of himself for this act.

***

War drones in 2096 are as vital and common as guns, to guards and soldiers. The original design was revealed by Japan during the 'Subjugation of Asia' war that occurred in WWIV. Exactly 1245 war drones were deployed to the enemy's base on the day of its debut. The delusional invaders who wanted to conquer a whole continent were almost wiped out in a single night. Enforced with AI that could receive direct vocal orders, read the brain waves of their owners to communicate subconsciously, and act on their own to defend or attack, War drones were certainly more portable and efficient than the early era drones. These war drones that have been continuously developed over the years are now as common as guns and exclusive to no one.

Scary, right?

Most of the War drones had the Military implemented AI(MAI) that was exclusive to soldiers and guards. So, Individuals or groups who didn't have access to MAI implemented their personal AI into the War drones. The same was true for Nei.

Northwest Pro recruitment branch tower....

"Simon, stay behind" Nei spoke to Simon who acted as the mind of the Square shaped War drone floating above Nei's head.

"Ohh, Nei is finally listening to others for once although not fully. This is every Personal AI's dream, the growth and healthy change of their owners."

"Dream on, Sucker but If this myung is the one Mr. Lee always talked about there is nothing to gain from getting on his bad side."

"Ah, I almost forgot what type of person you are. A coward."

"You know, you scolding me in an AI-like voice is very irritating, should I do a voice change? You know, make you sound like a cute Noona." Nei threatened.

"..." Simon was flustered, he knew this wicked bastard would do it.

"Haha. Who's the coward now?". Nei laughed while mocking Simon as he threw the juice box he had been sucking on into a bin and walked into the large office that looked like a penthouse.

"Evil Bastard." Simon cursed silently.

.....

'...I somehow ended up as a broke 15-year-old boy in the city of Las Vegas, United States. The still most powerful Nation in the world, note that I said Nation, there are now figures and individuals with matchless continental authority but the USA still can't be ruled out from the top brass. What was I doing there?...you don't need to know. Just think of me as a very free and open-minded young boy. I met Mr. Lee on one of my open-minded nights in the Bellagio Casino. So I won about 100 million dollars from the dumb Mr.Lee and before I knew it I was about to be thrown off a cliff. From then on, I piqued his interest before being thrown to my death, he recruited me, and the usual stuff happened afterward.

Turns out Beliago was a subordinate group of Northwest Pro and the 'Money Mercenaries' were there due to a rising conflict. After a year, I ran away. What? What did you expect? Do you think this is some kind of novel where I develop a bond with the man who almost killed me? The only reason I piqued his interest was my change in attitude, from a seemingly normal swindler to a guy begging for his dear life. He thought I was the perfect bait in dangerous situations and was a brute who pushed me to my death several times. Ahh those were delish days...

The wicked brute that didn't blink an eye when he killed a 13-year-old child told me this 'If you think I am bad, meet Director Myung''

The same Director Myung in Nei's memory that Mr. Lee used to justify his actions as 'minimal' was in the office he was about to step into.

As the office came into view, he saw the smiling Director Myung and the angry-faced Secretary Kim. He remembered Secretary Kim as the always angry ahjussi that had been to the team's office for a couple of weeks now. He walked into the office and what he met was a silent atmosphere. He felt like he was going to get whacked.

"Ohh, is that your drone outside?" Director Myung asked while staring outside the glass walls, Simon wasn't there, the office had multiple rooms and was as large as a penthouse. Simon was outside this large office. There was no way he could have seen him from in here except he had been watching from a CCTV.

Nei was confused when Director Myung spoke up again.

"You brought your plaything into my tower? Secretary Kim, SHOOT HIM".

It was an immediate response.

Secretary Kim pulled out his gun and it's cold tip faced Nei's head. The only thought Nei had at this point was...

'Fuck, I should have listened to the old fart'

BANG.

The trigger was pulled and blood dripped