Episode 69. Let’s even share the unfinished conversation with the adults.

The previous explosion was just to pass the time.

The full-fledged start will begin when that weapon gets out of one’s hands and falls into the hands of those who want terrorism.

The butterfly effect that will happen the moment that weapon turns this place into a mess.

It is the purpose of the person in front of me to take advantage of the demand for weapons derived from it.

“…Yes, as you said, this is an era when everyone cries for peace.”

Even so, he had no sense of guilt.

“I am the one who got kicked out of it all.”

“What… ….”

“Wayden. With the help of this relationship, let me ask you a question.”

No, even more so, I can feel the politeness.

As if you truly claim to be right.

“A child who grew up receiving the love of her parents loses her hometown in a bombing one day……. Let’s say I found out that the author who swept it was an officer of the enemy country. If the child was vengeful, he would of course enlist and take up arms in the army of the opposing faction, right?”

“…… What are you talking about?”

“Calm down is always the group’s responsibility. No matter how much the war was ended to end the chain of hatred, how can individual emotions be controlled with such a calculation?”

A sneer drawn on the corner of his mouth gradually.

“Someone still grieves and rages over the loss of their hometown and family and longs for revenge. The grudge that came from that, that absurdity!! Their ideals, longing for what they had already lost, were buried with the end of the war!”

It is said that it has already passed, but there are bound to be people who cannot forget it.

Everything is ruined by unwanted events, and there are those who live only for revenge.

In such a yard, should those who do not have a one-sided relationship with themselves declare that it is ‘the end’, put all those feelings aside and step back?

How is that different from living under the pressure of a foreign power?

“And what I do is to revive the unfulfilled wishes of those people and receive a certain amount of ‘remuneration’… ….”

Of course, he’s just a merchant, not a spokesman for justice.

“Don’t you think that in itself is a human thing?”

“Crazy sounds…!”

“It was your father who collaborated with that madman.”

The same goes for Waden’s father, who points a weapon at him.

I don’t know now, but in the past, I had the same ideals as you.

“The school uniform you are wearing right now, and the fact that you were able to rise to the position of leader.”

A bitter smile is drawn on Renold’s lips as he wears Waden’s outfit.

“If that father hadn’t gotten his hands dirty, he couldn’t have worn them. And the reason why your father invested in you is because he is also a person who is not free from his own emotions. He’s come back too far to make atonement, so I hope you’ll do it instead…….”

-Taang!!

The trigger pulled, unable to withstand that emotion.

The mana filled in the cartridge case expanded, and the loaded bullet was ejected forward.

Exactly towards Renold’s head.

-Kaang!

However, the lead bullets fired did not penetrate his head and were stopped with sparks.

“… Ha ha! This is really urgent. You shouldn’t get excited during negotiations. Didn’t your father teach you?”

Soon after, Renold removed his hand from his head and began to brag in front of Waden.

It was a completely unexpected result for Waden.

What he shot was a lethal blow with penetrating power that pierced not only flesh but also a shield that formed a circle.

“What is that… ….”

“Did I tell you? A weapon made with ancient technology.”

-Kirilik, click.

A metallic sound began to emanate from Renold’s arm, who blocked the attack.

The moment the bullet was revealed hidden under the torn glove. But it’s not an ordinary hand.

A mechanical device made of metal imitating the human body.

“A product of ancient technology that replaces the human body, its technology is incomparable to the firearm you hold in your hand. Of course, since it is impossible to analyze with our own eyes, mass production itself is impossible.”

At last, a metal arm was revealed along with a completely torn sleeve.

When the internal parts were activated by mana, bloody noises and vibrating noises erupted one after another.

Yes, as the saying goes, it is a product of excessive skill that cannot be compared to the gun in my hand.

Although its size is much smaller than the clock tower they are in, it was said that it could not be made with modern engineering technology.

“Why did this amazing technology exist hundreds of years ago, and why has it only been discovered now? Wade, can you guess why?”

“Profit!!”

Waden pulls the trigger in quick succession with the gun pointed at him again.

The gunfire rang out again within the clock tower, but Nerod deflected it all with his metal limbs, closing the distance.

“That’s because the world has always run in the hands of the vested interests.”

Eventually, Lenold pushed his body toward the wall, holding him by the neck.

“This ancient technology, and the gun you have……. Even without talent, anyone with skills and knowledge can make it, and the result can be enjoyed by anyone. Such convenience would have been regarded as an abomination by those who have amassed wealth and talent!”

I tried to resist, but it was in vain.

The young strength in my grasp could break my neck at any moment. The opponent had enough power.

“So you know what they did? They brought in the most influential denomination at the time, defined everything that threatened their position as heresy, and buried it in the back of history. Damn anti-intellectualists who fell for the instigation of the powerful have buried and weeded out all the crystals of progress!”

The explanations you give yourself only teach you that in the end you have enough room.

No, beyond that, Reynolds was inducing sympathy for Waden.

“And it still happens. Wayden, you would know. In Maris……. How different is equality in this city!!”

“Cool!”

Waden sat down, out of breath before long.

Afterwards, Reynolds met with Weyden at eye level and whispered to him.

“I bet you understand that tangible violence is what it takes to destroy such an unlikely ideal.”

Took.

The moment a mechanical hand was placed on my shoulder.

Even though it boasts enormous weight, it doesn’t feel heavy.

That’s all I could tell. That the other person has a heart that wants to respect and care for himself.

“So, Wayden. I will take this opportunity to give you an offer. Go back ignoring what happened here, and cooperate with me when you meet me again someday.”

A city collapsed by chaos.

The political confusion and quarrels that resulted from it.

We realize that the peace that everyone insists on is achieved by force in a state of unrest, and finally, an era in which everyone longs for violence is unfolding.

“If you use your family’s skills and trade network, and the ancient technology I unearthed…

You can rise even higher if you use the enormous demand that comes from it as a base.

If their existence becomes impossible to replace with anything, they will be able to be reborn as beings that control virtually everything on this continent.

“All you have to do is hold my hand. Ruler.”

Saying that, Renold stretched out his hand in front of Weyden.

Waden, who had been staring at it with cloudy eyes, swung his free hand and slashed it away.

“…… Refuse.”

The eyes exposed under the removed hat are in the same condition as before.

“Wayden?”

“I refuse.”

Weyden again vomits denial towards Renold who calls that name.

At that, Renold began to look sad.

“I said I only looked at it once, but in this short conversation, it’s already been twice… ….”

“No matter how many times I say it, it’s the same.”

Even if given an infinite opportunity, I would refuse it infinitely.

If the persuasion itself is to insist on the ‘justification of weapons’, absolutely.

“I… ….”

Didn’t he say that too?

My father wants a time when weapons are no longer needed.

He said that he belatedly made atonement, so it wouldn’t be like he hadn’t committed anything before, but he must be sincere in not wanting to make the child the same.

“I will never be like my father.”

I don’t want to be like that father.

He couldn’t help but be like that himself.

He’s the only one who can’t do that.

“…… The father or the son.”

The moment when persuasion failed.

Soon after, Renold abandoned his lingering feelings, picked up the revolver that had fallen on the floor, and pointed the gun at it.

“Then, I should just die here.”

I want to sentence the end with something prepared for my son by an old relationship.

Staring at the empty muzzle, Weyden thought as he lifted his bleeding head.

‘Teacher.’

Seine Velvet.

If he was the one who taught me, he would have made the same choice as me.

‘…… That’s all it takes, right?’

Even though I haven’t achieved anything, I will carry that conviction until the end.

Just after I was about to close my eyes with such a resolution.

“No, it’s a bakery.”

A low voice came from behind.

-Quaang!!

A blast rang out with him, and the gun barrel pointed at Weyden bounced into the air.

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The moment the stone struck his body pushed him away.

“At that time, you should have prayed for life like a dog, even with a lie, you bastard.”

With those words, a woman in a white coat burst into the scene.

The cigarette in her mouth was something she had never lit while teaching the leader.

***

A school district city is different from an academy in its management system itself.

Unlike places where only students gather, academic cities are full of people with various purposes, including not only research, but also commerce, politics, tourism, and residence.

Everything that wasn’t really mixed is gathered in one place.

Because even the slightest chaos can turn into a great danger there, Kariel Aries, the former director of Maris, asked the guards to know one thing.

‘Take care of what happens here without anyone knowing.’

In other words, no matter what incident happens, it is not to be revealed externally, and even if it is revealed, it is to be reported as a light incident to reassure the residents.

Such a policy has been maintained even after Mariel took over the position of chairman. That also applied to the explosion in the sewer this time.

Outside, dirt was piled up too much in one place, and as a result of gas pooling, it exploded.

But they all had a hunch.

It was too weak to be a targeting explosion, and that meant that this explosion was just a distraction.

‘A big incident may happen here soon.’

Now that I have come to that conclusion, each member is searching all over the city, and I also started a personal search to help them a little.

Of course, the first place to search is the place where the culprits may be hiding.

A place where people are likely to lose interest in where I am right now…….

Among them, a very good place to work, located not far from the place where you broke up with the lead manager.

“Stop, sir.”

Yes, I came because I was worried that the child might get caught up in the old woman’s heart.

I can’t believe the worst thing I’ve ever imagined will happen.

“Teacher, I… ….”

“Were you scared?”

I quietly picked up the hat that had fallen to the ground and put it on the boy who had fallen against the wall.

Worry in the eyes looking at me.

It was the eyes that made me feel fear until now, but now the target was directed at me, not them.

Hey, since he ignored the warning not to care and came to punish the villains by himself, he must have been worried about what if he got scolded.

“Stay out. I’ll finish it soon.”

But how can you blame a child who is only a victim?

Even if it’s reckless, it’s also for the sake of righteousness.

A person who has been taught should not be scolded for the act itself, even though it may give room for reflection on reaching out for reckless things.

“……Yes.”

Wayden turns his back in silence at the opportunity I gave him.

In the same way, I looked away from the exit, and before long, I looked at those who remained on the scene and said.

“Well then, the child will also step back. Let’s even share the unfinished conversation with the adults.”

“You bastard.”

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