Part 7: Taking care of the Baka !
Rustle... Rustle...
"W-What the...?!"
Koja was completely stunned by what he was seeing.
His reaction could mean only one thing:There really was someone inside.
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A girl?
Wait a second—
A girl in traditional Mysterious Land clothing?
Sleeping peacefully on the kitchen floor...After drinking every single bottle of milk in his fridge?
There was only one idiot in the world who would do something so ridiculous.
The facial features were unmistakable.
Maya.
WHY IS SHE HERE?!Breaking into a Deadly Character's house?!Did she lose her mind?!Does she want to die?!
And after he had just sworn never to hesitate again with his targets.
Maya was still out cold, snoring slightly, face puffed up from milk overload.Her expression screamed: "I'm full and I regret nothing."
Koja's fury hit boiling point.
"Y-You're...!! You're Naitkor?!?How did you even get in here?!"
She didn't respond.
Still lost in her nap, completely unaware of the world.
Which only made Koja angrier.
"WAKE UP!!!"
His roar shook the kitchen.
Maya shot up like a startled cat, sleep still clinging to her eyes.She rubbed them slowly… and then blinked up at Koja.
He was aiming his gun—Moon Soul—directly at her head.
She looked at the barrel, then at him, squinting.
And then, completely unfazed, she mumbled:
"Huh...? Oh hey, it's you, Agent.What are you doing in my house...?Wait... where am I again?"
Koja's voice dropped into a cold, dangerous tone.
"Talk. Now.How did you get in here?How did you even find this place?"
"Hmm? This place…?Oh right! I was at your house and...then I fainted, I think."
"THAT'S BECAUSE YOU DRANK ALL THE MILK IN MY FRIDGE, YOU IDIOT!!Do you have a bottomless stomach or something?!"
"Ohhh, so that's what happened!Haha... thanks for the milk!"
Koja clenched his jaw, his mind spiraling.
"What am I doing…?She's my target. She's right in front of me.All I have to do is pull the trigger and it's over.Do it. Just do it…"
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But he didn't.
Instead, he stormed off and started checking every room—every hallway.What if she had been followed? What if she led someone here?
But the house was secure.
Still, how had she gotten in?
This wasn't just a home—it was one of the most secret locations on the continent. Not even other agents knew where he lived.
If Maya could break in that easily...
It was a huge problem.
And now—he needed answers.
A few moments later...
Koja sat at the kitchen table, gripping his leg under the table, doing everything he could to stay calm.
Maya sat on the floor beside the fridge, legs tucked under her like a kid waiting to be scolded.
She tried to look serious...but ended up looking even more ridiculous.
"Tell me.How did you find my house?And what do you want from me?"
He tensed as he looked down at his injury.
"If I fought her now… I'd lose."
Then he asked her quietly:
"Did you come here to finish the job? Is that it?"
PANIC.
"Wow—this fish is amazing!! I've never tasted anything like this!!"
...
Koja blinked.
The fridge.
His secret stash.
His rare fish.
The one worth 3 million TA.
"A-A-A-AH!!!MY FISH!!!YOU IDIOT!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!THAT'S A THREE MILLION TA FISH YOU'RE EATING!!!I WENT TO AN AUCTION IN PUBLIC FOR THAT!!"
Has Koja's personality changed completely?
Is this really the same deadly assassin—panicking over fish?
Apparently so.
He leapt across the kitchen to stop her.
"GIVE IT BACK!!GIVE IT BACK RIGHT NOW!!OR I SWEAR I'LL KILL YOU FOR REAL THIS TIME!!"
Maya's face contorted into something wild and feral.
Like a wildcat defending her prey.
She slapped Koja so hard that he flew across the room and into the wall.
Roar… Roar…
She devoured three more fish at once while Koja scrambled back up.
"W-WHY DID YOU SLAP—?!"
He stopped mid-sentence.
Maya was pointing at him now.
He blinked.
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"Fish maniac."
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"W-WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!You brainless brat!!That fish was rare!It took me a year to even find it—and you devoured it in under a minute!!"
Maya just stared at him, clearly not understanding a word he was saying.
Koja groaned.
"Whatever… I really could kill you now after what you've done.So talk. How did you get here?Did you follow me?"
"Follow you? Of course not.I just called my friend—NETD0G!He's one of the top... uh... top… top... umm...Anyway! He's a genius hacker.I asked him to find your location—and he did!"
Koja nearly collapsed again from sheer disbelief.
Maya continued—rubbing the back of her head sheepishly.
"Actually, I just came to help.I wanted to treat the injury I gave you...and stay with you until you recover."
She sounded like she was joking—but her words were completely sincere.
Even if she was an idiot... she was telling the truth.
Koja's pride had made him hide the severity of his injury from the Organization.He hadn't cleaned the wound. The bullet was still lodged inside.
And now…
"W-WHAT DID YOU SAY?!I don't need any mercy from—"
He didn't finish.
Pain surged through him, sharp and blinding.
His legs gave out.
His vision blurred.
He collapsed—barely conscious—as the blood loss caught up with him.
Just before he hit the floor, Maya darted forward and caught him.
She whispered:
"This idiot…The bleeding still hasn't stopped.If I don't treat this now…It's going to get worse."