Chapter-17

"You are somewhat like a celebrity then." Namjoon chuckled.

"I guess so." Jungkook shrugged.

"So these people are called Socrates?" Jin asked.

"Yes. This is a sick joke. Socrates was a very brilliant philosopher. He was very wise. These people become very intellegent too when impulse is given to their brains. I think that's where the name Socrates comes from."

"And, Otherwise they are unstable?" Jin asked.

"Otherwise they are unstable." Namjoon repeated.

"This is absolutely cruel." Jungkook looked at namjoon as he noticed his lips form into a line.

"This is indeed cruel." Namjoon sighed.

"If you know this is cruel then why are you doing this? Why don't you go away?" Jungkook asked trying to control his anger.

Namjoon looked at Jungkook. And then he started laughing. But the laugh didn't contain any humour.

He stopped laughing and then said in a low voice, "I would have left if I could. I would. But I can't."

"Why not?" Jin raised an eyebrow.

"Will these people who caught me let me go?"

Jin looked at Namjoon carefully. He just realized something. He thought Namjoon was one of the people of the company. Actually, he was also bought here after being captured.

"Oh....Um.....Iam sorry. I thought you were one of them." Jungkook slowly said. He also thought the same thing.

"Iam not one of those people." Namjoon shaked his head. He pointed at the Socrates' around the room, "Iam one of them."

"They kept me to take care of these kids. They need to be taken care of. They need affection too." Namjoon's eyes softened.

"You know what?" Namjoon crossed his arms.

"Yea?" Jungkook said.

"Even if they let me leave, I don't think I will be able to leave by leaving these guys behind. I have formed a bond with them."

"They have electrodes in their head, and I will have a bullet." Jungkook spat out without realizing what he was saying.

"What?" Namjoon got confused.

"I am pretty sure I will die at my first match." Jungkook tried to make it sound like a joke.

"Say that again and I will kill you here and now. No need to wait till the match." Jin smacked Jungkook's head.

"Hyung c'mon." Jungkook rubbed his head.

"Anyways, We seem to be of the same age right? Looks like SYZYGY guys only capture young people." Namjoon grinned.

"Syzy- What?" Jin tilted his head.

"You guys don't know the name of the organization you were sold to? One of you is a player?" Namjoon said in disbelief.

"No one told us?" Jungkook shrugged.

"SYZYGY is the name of this organization. This place is called the central office."

"Yea we know this is the central office." Jin narrowed his eyes.

"What does SYZYGY even mean?" Jungkook shrugged.

"Well, in astronomy, a syzygy is a roughly straight-line configuration of three or more celestial bodies in the gravitational system." Namjoon scratched his chin.

"Well, you seem smart. Why didn't they make you a Socrates?" Jin laughed.

"Well if you are smart they make you a Socrates. But if you are really smart, you know how to avoid becoming a Socrates." Namjoon looked a little proud.

"Did you cheat on the intellegence test?" Jungkook asked.

"Yes."

"Me too."

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