(BL) Hunting The Field Guide - Chapter 115

Chapter 115: No one would ever find you Chapter 115: No one would ever find you “Did you idiots think that being a Field Guide would potentially mean you would get more power in the Guild?

More seniority?

I’m fucking disgusted by you.” Kellen took a small, calming breath.

“As a C Class Guide, I spent seven years on the front lines.

Do you know why that’s impressive?” Kellen asked the group, but none of them answered.

Kellen gestured to Brent behind him.

“He’s an A Class Guide and he spent three years there, do you know why that’s impressive?” Again, silence, until Bree’s tentative voice spoke up behind him.  “Aren’t the front lines dangerous?” Her voice was weak, but Kellen appreciated her answer.

He snapped his fingers.  “Why yes it is Bree.

Thank you for answering what was such an obvious question that none of these idiots could.” The medic finished healing the sobbing mess of a Guide and stood up.

They glanced at the other one, who was still breathing, but clearly in pain.  “Should I heal it?” They asked him, and Kellen sighed heavily.  “Do whatever you want.” He told them.

They scoffed, spitting on the ground, and turned away from the other injured Guide.

The Guides, who had never seen a healer behave that way, stared with wide eyes.

Kellen smirked.

Maybe now it was becoming clear what exactly they had done.  “The front lines are very dangerous.

This is a fact even children know.

I’ve lost count of how many people I’ve seen go into gates and never could back out alive.

I also can’t count how many body recovery missions I’ve been on.” The next bit wasn’t just for the monsters in front of him, but for all of the Guides in the room.  “Out there, your ego and ideals have to take a back seat.

You have to check it, otherwise you will die.

I understand why the Captain didn’t enforce this as a policy for Guides, since some of you are fucking weak little shits, but I don’t think we can let this stand anymore.

You lack respect for others, and you have put in jeopardy the trust Espers have in us.

Did you forget that the healers are also Espers?

Did you forget that Espers make up just as many of the positions you take advantage of day to day?” Kellen bent down, staring a few of the monsters in their eyes.  “What do you think would happen if word were to get out that you didn’t do your job and let some Espers die because you thought you were better than them?

Do you think other Espers would stand by?

Especially Espers of the Classes you so quickly dismissed?” Dawning horror crossed their faces.

“No one would come to save you if you got into trouble.

Half of the police force these days are made up of lower Class Espers.

You would be abandoned.

You would die, here, in the city you love so much.

You would lose all of your privileges that you benefited from by being in the Saturn Guild.

By being a Guide.”  Kellen glanced around at their sick, pale, and drawn faces.

The grin that crossed his face was absolutely evil.

“If we were on the front lines, and I took you into a gate and you just so happened to get lost inside that gate while I went to gather supplies, no one would care, you feel me?

They might not even put your name on the missing persons register, and just declare you dead.” That would never happen, but these idiots didn’t know that.  The situation became too much for one of them, and they threw up.

Kellen stared at them in disgust.

“What you’ve done is unforgivable, and to do it under everyone’s nose is even worse.

You have made a mockery of all Guides, and I will make sure that each and every one of your names will be remembered for the worst reasons possible.” The ring leader who had their arm broken scoffed.

Their whole body shook, but she still opened her dumb mouth.  “S-So you’re going to wave the power of your parents and Captain Thatcher around to make us look bad?

That’s why I fucking hate guys like you.

Always up on your high horse.

Sooo much better than the rest of us.

You’re disgusting.” Kellen laughed.

He genuinely couldn’t believe this idiot.

Did I need to break their arm again?

“Alright, let’s say I am using my power from my parents last name to get the results I want.

Sure.

That’s an option but that wouldn’t change the results.

Without my parents, I happen to know several powerful people in this city.

That has to do with the trust I’ve gained through saving their lives, and the lives of their people.

Something Guides are supposed to do.

What we were born to do.

Even kept Guides are saving at least one person, and you fucking lot couldn’t even do that.” Kellen sniffed.

“But, that doesn’t fully answer your question, does it?

All these powerful people I know, doesn’t matter.

What matters is the simple fact that they all happen to be Espers and Guides.

I don’t know if you know this, but Espers have a tendency to be a little crazy, and most Espers view their Guilds and the people in them as their found family.

When someone messes with said family, they tend to lose their cool, even if they have others who hold them back.  So, let’s say I mention that some Guides haven’t been doing their jobs and putting others at risk.

No biggy, someone will look into it.” Kellen narrowed his eyes at the idiot Guide who had spoken up after he had broken her arm.

“But let’s say that I tell them that a group of Guides purposefully went out of their way to force Espers to surge so that they would die horrible, painful deaths because they didn’t want to Guide them.

What do you think would happen?” He shrugged.

“I’m not lying, in either case, but the weight of those words changed everything, right?  The likelihood of sympathy for someone who is a potential murderer versus someone who just isn’t good at their job is very different, and there are some wonderful lawyers out there who know exactly how to twist the hearts of others with just that.” Kellen glanced behind him as he noticed that the Espers were being gurneyed out of the room.  “Needless to say, anyone who was supposed to be in my class no longer is, and I would venture, you probably aren’t even in the Guild anymore.

Your names are going to be added to the international Guide warning list, and you are never going to be able to find a job in this field ever again without people knowing you almost killed several people because of your bigotry.

I’m actually quite upset that we couldn’t continue our lessons.

It would have been very therapeutic for me to take you out for training in a D Class gate only for there to be an ‘accident’ where only I managed to make it out alive.” Another of the Guides threw up as Kellen shrugged.  “Sure, it would have been a small mark on my record, but your screams of horror and fear as you were chased down and eaten would have been worth it.” They started sobbing again and Kellen turned, his anger still not appeased.

He made his way towards the others as Casper put down his phone and sighed, staring at the recording he now possessed.

Kellen headed for Brent.  “How are the Espers?” He asked and he scratched the back of his head.

His gelled hair was already flopping into his face, and Kellen resisted the urge to push it out of his face.  “They’ll be okay, but the trauma…” Kellen frowned deeply.

He already knew what that kind of trauma did to an Esper.

The Esper who was staying with Sakura was a classic example.  Kellen glanced at the Guides who had done their job.

They were exhausted, thin, and also clearly afraid.

Bree had a neutral look on her face, but her eyes gave her away.

She was terrified.

Despite that, Kellen needed to know just how fucking deep this went.

He knelt down in front of them.  “Did they approach any of you?” He asked, and several nodded.

He sighed, running his hand over his face.  “I’m messaging my secretary as we speak.

I will cleanse my department of this rot, even if it means I nearly die.” Casper’s tone was grim behind Kellen.

Brent cleared his throat.  “Kellen can’t help, since he’s a pair, but I haven’t been assigned any guiding duties.

I’m happy to help, plus my pool is a little bigger than average.” Brent offered and Casper let out a relieved sigh.  “Thank you.

I will take you up on that.” Casper already looked exhausted, and Kellen looked over the Guides in front of him.

It was becoming clear that they were terrified of him, and thinking back on what he had done, it made sense.  “I’m sorry you had to witness this, but at the same time, Espers do worse to each other.

We are only protected because we help them, and if we don’t we’re dead weight if we can’t fend for ourselves.

Keep that in mind.” Bree gave her head a small jerk, and Kellen glanced back at Casper.

“Do we have a prison?” He asked him, and his mouth firmed into a straight line.

The redheaded Esper from before came forward.

Her eyes were still silver, and it was clear she was upset.

“I’ll get help from the Espers not keeping on eye on the injured ones.

Does Captain Thatcher know what happened?” She asked and Casper sighed again.  “I informed Gunther that something was happening, plus the alarm should have sounded throughout the whole building, and on their phones.

I also sent the video to the group chat.

They should be here shortly.” Brent and Kellen shared a look.

Both of us wanted to continue to help here, but they knew they had other places to be.  “Casper, we need to go meet up with the other half of our class that is supposed to be waiting for us in the Guiding Division.

Did you want to join us, or are you going to stay here?” He seemed torn.

He was going to say something when three of the five Guides stood up, including Bree.

“We’ll come with you.

We were supposed to be in your classes too.” One of the trio giggled nervously.

“I was supposed to be in the afternoon, but I think I would like to join the morning class.” She said.

Casper sighed again.  “That’s not a big concern right now, and I won’t stop you from changing your times.” He told the Guide.

He put his head in his hands.

“Fuck.

I am not looking forward to how many people I am going to have to fire or lay off.” Brent patted him on the shoulder.  “You’ll get through it.” That’s all he said.

Casper gave him a disgusted look, and Brent laughed.

“You will!” He insisted and Casper shook his head.  “Get out of here.

I have to deal with the Captain when he gets here.” With that reminder, the five of them scuttled out of there before he arrived.

Kellen in particular had a feeling that if he was spotted by the Captain right now, getting to his lesson would be the least of his worries.  CREATORS’ THOUGHTS CalyB Well, Kellen was a little angry at the whole situation.

Can’t really blame him.

Six Espers almost surged in the Guild tower.

But it’s over now, right?