Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 223



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The Regressor’s Notepad 223

Eat and Fry (2)

I’m walking down the stairs of the casino. Jahanna is next to me. It’s just the two of us.

The escape route is… …uncertain.

Escaping a casino full of hitmen is quite dangerous for me, but I have to protect Jahanna.

Because if she were to die, the repercussions would be too great. Libra’s balance would collapse immediately.

If the triangle of Jedric, Jahanna, and Jade, the one-man army, were to collapse, then there would be no room for the youngest, Zia, to exploit the gap.

Either way, it’s a problem for me.

“Do you have a rough idea of ​​the size of this casino?”

Emergency stairs, 37th floor.

I asked Jahanna. Jahanna answered in a dry tone.

“It has 53 floors. It has an area of ​​15,000 pyeong.”

“[Golden Casino] must be much bigger than this place.”

“The land itself is exactly 26 times. This Brahms Casino is also included in the [Golden Casino] land. You can think of it as being on the right hand side.”

The casino is only 390,000 pyeong. It’s an absurdly large area, and of course, most of that space is a no-mana zone.

“Do you happen to have any drawings of the Brahms Casino?”

“… … It’s on my laptop in my hotel room.”

“I guess we can assume there isn’t any. Let’s continue down.”

For now, this emergency staircase is the safest. It’s brightly lit and has open top and bottom, so you can see when the enemy is approaching.

Jahanna said.

“There is a car in the underground parking lot.”

I shook my head.

“The hitman will already be waiting.”

“No. We have a vehicle positioned in advance for such emergencies. It’s a bulletproof SUV.”

She handed me the car keys from her arms. I took them and asked.

“… … Have you ever shared the existence of that vehicle with your subordinates?”

“No. It’s my personal vehicle.”

If so, that’s good. It prevents any internal manipulation-

“But, it seems like you are also suspicious of the inside?”

Jahanna stopped walking abruptly. I looked up at her, who was three seats above me, and nodded.

“Yes. Since it was rigged starting with the dealer, it was reasonable to suspect that it could have been rigged with other things as well.”

“… … Did you know about the manipulation?”

“I found out too late. It’s not common to have a four of a kind and a straight flush.”

“You probably haven’t seen Eva’s pattern.”

“I knew it from the dealer and Eva’s expressions.”

I laughed softly.

“The dealer couldn’t keep his composure. He already had a look on his face that said, ‘I’m dead.’”

“… … .”

Jahanna frowned slightly as if she was reluctant, but there was an expression on her lips that was somewhat like a smile.

“First, let’s set the route underground. What kind of underground parking lot is it?”

This casino also has ample underground parking.

“AOB area on the 3rd basement floor. Since this is an area where the general public parks, there will be plenty of places to hide. Set your destination to the Libra official residence.”

“Do you know the distance to the embassy?”

“50km. You’ll get there in just one hour.”

“… … .”

I looked at Jahanna in silence. Jahanna had a dry expression and raised one eyebrow.

“Your Majesty, how about the opposite?”

“……the opposite?”

“yes.”

He nodded.

“If such a blatant raid were to take place inside a casino, the remaining mafia would have at least tacitly agreed to it. In such a situation, driving on the road leading to the official residence would be too risky.”

“… … .”

Then Jahanna looked quietly into my eyes.

Perhaps, he is trying to figure it out.

The eldest daughter, Jahanna, does not trust people easily. She is the complete opposite of Jedrick.

Unlike Jedrick, who trusts people too much by his own standards, but then suddenly abandons them for the slightest reason.

Jahanna doesn’t want to trust anyone, but once she trusts someone, she doesn’t easily kick them out.

“What do you want to say?”

“Drive the car in the opposite direction, deep into [Golden Casino]. It’s an unpredictable route, and there are a lot of people, so the risk of getting caught is actually lower.”

“Hiding in the crowd?”

Jahanna moved her feet again, but her expression was a little displeased.

“That’s not right. If you don’t come to the waiting area, they’ll know right away. You can’t just hide until they come.”

“I have no intention of just hiding.”

There was a method I used at the College Board once.

“There is a tower not far away.”

If crossing the ground is difficult, use the sky.

Jahanna frowned.

“Are you talking about the Bergon Tower?”

“Yes. You can fly from the roof there. To the Libra Residence, or beyond.”

“… … This area is a no mana zone.”

“There is a machine called a hang glider.”

This might be unfamiliar to Jahanna, since most extreme sports use mana.

However, even in the No Mana Zone, there are plenty of ways to fly.

“You can just fly on it.”

“… … .”

Jahanna closed her mouth for a moment. She looked at me without saying a word. Her gaze soon landed on my blood-stained collarbone.

“… … Will the treatment be okay?”

“Yes, that’s fine.”

Of course, the bleeding continues, but for a very different reason than Jahanna thought.

The bullet that failed to penetrate the bone is still embedded in my body, and as the muscles recover in real time, the bullet inside is pushed out, and because of that, the wound on my skin is slightly opened up, and that is the healing process.

“My route is merely a suggestion. The rest will be as per the will of the Lord Jahanna.”

I just took out the weapons of the hitman who attacked Jahanna. Five knives and a pistol.

Jahanna, who had been watching, asked.

“A pistol. Have you ever used one?”

“yes.”

It was the main weapon before the regression.

There is no weapon better for someone who is not good at handling magic.

This gun will also develop tremendously in the future. Surprisingly, Jia is very interested in the military industry.

Clank─

I opened the magazine. I checked the number of bullets inside. Seventeen. I liked the professional look of him checking the cartridge and the chamber.

“Okay. I’ll bet on your route.”

Jahanna left the escape to me.

In casinos that are too large, a ‘black market’ occurs. It is a black market where items that cannot be brought into the casino are sold inside the casino. The items being bought and sold are diverse, but most of them are for fraudulent gambling.

I found one of them.

“Receiver and radio set 300,000 ren. Accepted only with chips.”

In a corner bathroom of a casino, a bald pig was showing off his stuff and talking.

It’s a huge profit, hundreds of times more expensive than the original price, but there’s nothing we can do about it.

I handed the chip to the bald pig.

“How does it work?”

“embrace.”

I put it in my pocket and was about to turn around when suddenly.

“Do you have a bulletproof vest?”

“… … Bulletproof vest?”

“If you don’t have it, then don’t worry.”

“What a coincidence. It exists.”

A bald pig exposed the bathroom ceiling tiles. Things were falling down onto them.

“Two bulletproof vests. And this… … there was a grenade too?”

“Did the soldier come and go?”

“Mom, how did you know? I also run a pawn shop. Anyway, this is 300,000 Ren. I only accept chips.”

I held out thirty more chips. The bald pig grinned and accepted them.

“Thank you for using it~”

I was about to turn around, but again.

I handed the chip to the guy.

“What now?”

“Can you buy me a hamburger?”

… … .

33rd floor, emergency stairs.

I handed Jahanna a receiver that looked like an earphone and a walkie-talkie.

“I’ll go down first to check and relay it to you via radio, so you can come down then.”

Moving together is dangerous. I can survive even if I get shot, but Jahanna can’t.

“and.”

I took off Jahanna’s coat for a moment. I put a bulletproof vest on her. Jahanna asked with a frown.

“Is it bulletproof?”

“Yes. It’s a bulletproof vest.”

“It smells musty.”

“You will have to endure a little discomfort.”

Since it was on the bathroom ceiling tiles, it might be a little difficult for Jahanna to bear.

“Would you like a hamburger?”

“……later.”

“Then let’s get moving.”

I went downstairs. I walked up the stairs, keeping an eye on the four pillars. It was quiet on the outside, as if no one was there, but at some point.

A very faint sound of a collar rustling seeps into my ears.

A sound that can be detected with hearing comparable to that of a bird of prey.

I stopped on the 30th floor.

There’s a person down here. I don’t know how he’s waiting.

“… … .”

He raised his gun quietly.

-Brother, just wait a minute.

There was a voice. A groan of excitement was mixed in. I stretched my head and looked in that direction. There was a man and a woman entangled together.

Ttukbuk.

I took a step forward on purpose.

-uh?

The man and woman looked up as if they had noticed the presence. I hid the gun behind my back. I bowed my head, pretending to be embarrassed.

“……sorry.”

“No. What… … Go down.”

Then, he picked up the gun and pulled the trigger.

──! ──!

Two bullets pierced the heads of a man and a woman. The arms of those who fell with their foreheads pierced were filled with all kinds of weapons.

In the man’s hand was a very small pistol, and in the woman’s hand was a throwing knife.

“Did you get the shot?”

It was Jahanna. She asked as she came down the stairs.

“No. The woman’s face was heavily made up, but there wasn’t even a speck of makeup on the man’s clothes.”

It’s a hitman’s occupational disease. Whatever it is, they don’t want to leave any trace of themselves anywhere.

“I will go.”

We went downstairs. Hitmen occasionally appeared on the emergency stairs, but we were able to subdue them without much difficulty.

You have one shot in front of a gun, I have one shot, not two.

It was a pretty selfish exchange rate for me.

“It feels like the hitmen are very dispersed.”

Plus, there were fewer hitmen than expected.

“It would have split into several routes. I knew this would happen, so I intentionally split up the escape routes.”

At that moment, Jahanna’s face turned cold. It was probably anger at the betrayal.

The underlying meaning of ‘I knew this would happen’ is not much different from ‘I hoped it wouldn’t happen’.

People who don’t trust anyone, paradoxically, want someone they can trust unconditionally.

“Thanks to you, I got there.”

Coming down the emergency stairs, 3rd basement level.

“I’ll go first. Please wait here.”

“Okay.”

I came out to the 3rd basement floor.

It was late at night, but there were many people. There were also many cars coming and going.

There might be a hitman among these.

I looked for the car, moving as much as possible like a normal person.

“… … 53AOM3.”

I found it right away.

An SUV with an inconspicuous design. However, the windows and body definitely feel bulletproof. The most important ‘tires’ are also properly prepared.

I looked inside. There was no problem with the front seats, back seats, or trunk.

I opened the door with the car key, got into the driver’s seat and started the car.

Vroom-

The roar of an internal combustion engine. The sound of an engine without any horsepower mixed in.

I spoke into the radio.

“I will be at the door shortly. Please come out when I give you the signal.”

─Okay, I understand.

Turning the steering wheel, I stopped in front of the exit of the emergency stairs, keeping an eye out for any possible hitman.

Just then, Jahanna came out and got into the passenger seat.

“I’ll leave right away.”

I stepped on the accelerator and climbed up the parking lot aisle as if I was driving a normal car.

From B3 to B2.

From B2 to B1.

Suddenly, Jahanna felt a small thump in her heart.

She is nervous, as she is a human being.

“… … Please keep your head down just in case.”

Jahanna bowed her head as I said.

Then finally, the exit from the basement to the ground level.

There was only one space left, but it was blocked by the barrier there.

dripping-

The parking attendant knocked on the door. I opened the window.

“Do you have a parking ticket?”

“doesn’t exist.”

“Hmm. 3 days, 12 hours, 2,520 yen. Is that okay?”

Jahanna took cash out of her wallet.

“here.”

“Yes, I checked.”

I closed the window. Then the breaker bar opened.

Just then, I grabbed the steering wheel again and was about to leave the casino.

──Suddenly.

It felt like time had slowed down.

In the grass on either side of the casino road, I saw the shining muzzle of a gun.

Those guys are hiding, armed with all sorts of machine guns, and are eyeing this car.

I laughed without realizing it and stomped on the accelerator. With my other hand, I grabbed the back of Jahanna’s head and pushed her to the floor.

A startled Jahanna let out a tiny scream, which was soon drowned out by the loud noise.

Kwa────────!

All sorts of bullets poured in. The sound of dozens and hundreds of thunders shook my eardrums.

Kkwadadadada────!

There was a huge vibration in the body. The sound of steel striking each other erupted in succession. The bulletproof vest was able to absorb some of the impact, but it could not withstand anything beyond the critical point.

Chaeng──!

The side window was breached. A bullet flew in and hit my shoulder. It hit my ribs.

However, he did not let go of the hand that was protecting Jahanna and the hand that was holding the steering wheel.

I kept pressing the accelerator. I forced myself to push through.

The pain felt like every bone in my body was being torn apart, but it was bearable.

To be honest, it wasn’t bearable, but it was enough to keep me from dying.

… … .

The road became quiet without me knowing.

The silence after their bullets are exhausted.

CHEOKEODUK – The ominous sound of reloading.

I quickly turned the steering wheel. Fortunately, the tire was undamaged, and the sudden gunfire caused a roadblock and chaos, giving me time to escape.

I looked at the seat next to me as I sped down the road. Jahanna had cold sweat on her forehead.

“… …Are you okay?”

She closed her eyes tightly and then opened them.

“Bulletproof vest… … You did a good job wearing it.”

Her bulletproof vest, with a faint smile on her face, had a bullet lodged in its chest.

I also tried to laugh a little more leisurely.

handful.

Blood flowed from his mouth first.

“……you.”

Jahanna’s expression as she looked at me became serious.