Rust - Chapter 119
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RUST -119
Maru muttered as he watched the ships disappear into the distance.
“Should I have broken his leg secretly and made him unable to go?”
Ms. Kim and the nurse next to her were startled.
“How can you break a leg without telling anyone?” Ms. Kim flinched but was curious, and the nurse’s expression hardened as if to say, “Oh, that wasn’t it?”
Regardless of what the two women said, Maru was scratching his head, holding the letter Gi-sun had given him just before leaving in one hand.
‘Ah- kid, you have so much to say that you’re giving me this much.’
I haven’t received a letter from a girl since middle school, but if I had something to say, I would have sent it via text or email. Why is it so embarrassing? I kept cutting it off in the middle because I thought it would be too much, but did you end up sending it as a letter?
“I hope nothing happens.”
The course was to join a rescue team comprised of US Marines in Guam, go near Donan Hospital, then go south to the Ogasawara Islands to avoid volcanic ash and smoke, then move west toward Taiwan, and then head north into the West Sea to Incheon Port.
There should be no problem until the hospital where the rescue team and staff were dropped off, as the US Marines and warships will accompany them, and they will return to Guam with the warship and then head west toward Taiwan, so there seemed to be no problem with safety.
‘As long as you don’t do stupid things like going to Tokyo with me or trying to be my guide.’
Since I decided not to do it, I won’t do it.
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The port was getting further and further away.
Ki-soon took a deep breath. Why did he talk about something that wasn’t certain? He put the USB containing Manager Hong’s data and various interpretations of the data in an envelope and handed it over. He wrote down the story step by step so that it wouldn’t be passed around again.
‘I’m saying there will be eyes.’
It was comfortable to think that phone calls, emails, and texts would be censored for the time being.
‘Damn. I can see the story clearly, what should I do?’
Sometimes the best way is to just take it.
“Are you nervous?”
The Marine lieutenant, who was the leader of the rescue team, spoke with his white teeth exposed. He looked like a poster of a soldier smiling brightly brought to life. His blue eyes and neat teeth were burdensome.
“Ah- yes.”
“The Marines are with you. Don’t be nervous.”
“Ah- yeah.”
Ki-soon realized in real time that one man with a knife was more trustworthy than 20 to 30 Marines.
‘I wasn’t anxious when Maru was by my side…’
Looking at the lieutenant who was now slicing in front, there were signs that the bullies were going to get angry. Before sparks or some shit could fly, Ki-soon tried to get out of the way. It was a little early, but he was about to go into the cabin and get ready to sleep, but the lieutenant struck first.
“So. What are the enemies we should be wary of in Tokyo?”
“entire.”
“······.”
“······.”
The lieutenant’s face, which had been smiling and laughing, gradually hardened. Ki-soon opened her mouth, furrowing the corners of her eyes.
“The volcanoes in the Kyushu area are erupting in a chain reaction, and air support is impossible due to the volcanic ash and smoke. However, if there is anything flying in the sky, it is definitely an enemy. Whether it is a bird, a bug, or rain…”
“The aftermath of the earthquake left roads cut off, so we had to walk. And this was in an area that had been turned into mud by two tsunamis. Tokyo is no longer a city. It is the enemy itself.”
“In the filthy mud mixed with all kinds of waste and corpses, there will be monster cockroaches that are probably 10 to 15 centimeters in size, eyeing human flesh.”
“There are also hordes of rats the size of your forearm and crazy crows. There is no place to get drinking water and no food. Since all the people who were managing Fukushima have fled, the radiation levels must have increased.”
“There are even hyenas that will rush to tear apart the flesh and devour the entrails of the fallen great nation of Japan. China, Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, South American cartels, mafia, and even the yakuza that will threaten to kill anyone from outside without fail. Do you have a shortage of enemies?”
The lieutenant’s earlobes turned red.
“I’ll excuse myself first.”
Ki-sun gave a quick greeting and went down to the cabin.
The lieutenant, who had been glaring at the cabin where Ki-sun had descended with his glowing blue eyes, smiled sinisterly.
The Virginia staff member, leaning awkwardly in the hallway of the cabin, spoke to Ki-sun, who was about to grab the doorknob and turn it.
“Did you really have to say it that way?”
“What are you talking about?”
Ki-soon pretended not to know. They had decided to go together only to the vicinity of the stolen hospital. Whether they got off and supported him or not, it was up to the Marines or the rescue team to decide. He didn’t want to rub up against someone who kept talking long and hard when he had nothing to do with them.
“Isn’t that so? It seems a bit foolish to speak like that to the person who is supposed to protect Mr. Bernard.”
“Doesn’t it feel a bit foolish to approach someone you need to protect in that way? More than anything, I find it difficult to nitpick when you know everything.”
Ki-soon imitated the employee’s words.
“You know everything?”
“The information I gave you has been going around and around, hasn’t it? The situation in Tokyo is swarming with cockroaches, swarms of rats, unidentified monsters, special forces from each country, mafia, cartels, and gangs. I knew that, so I just reviewed it for you.”
The staff member laughed silently. The word review really hit the mark.
“Soldiers are a bit like that. But rather than reviewing, I would say they have a tendency to like ‘repetitive learning.’”
“Why did you try to do that ‘repetitive learning’ to me? I was the kind of person who would only go to the burglary hospital anyway.”
Ki-sun also laughed silently.
‘this.’
The employee who blurted out the words as if talking to himself straightened his awkward posture.
“Mr. Bernard, as you said, Tokyo is currently in chaos.”
Ki-soon cut off the employee’s words.
“Let’s stop there. I think that will answer why I did that to the lieutenant who likes to repeat things. As I said at the beginning, only up to the harbor near the stolen hospital. After that, there was nothing planned.”
“······.”
“No? Then let me be clear again. I’m not going to Tokyo. So, it’s annoying and upsetting to see you go while saying you’re going to protect me. Is that okay?”
The staff laughed bitterly at Ki-sun’s words. She was a different type from the guy with the knife in his waistband who exuded a lively vibe, the nurse with a dazed look, or the stupid gun-wielding woman.
I first tried to get to know the good-looking lieutenant and then gradually draw him in, but he read it right away. What was he doing in Japan?
Age: Early to mid 20s. Literally, it wouldn’t have been something a college student, or at best, a freshman in society, could read. What if friendliness and friendliness don’t work? Should I just press the button? The employee lowered his voice.
“Mr. Bernard.”
“I think it would have been helpful enough for the national interest. I hope we don’t blush and fall out of sync.”
Whether he lowered his voice or not, he was the type who would immediately reject me. Haha- The employee who was hiding his laughter seemed to be wondering if I would really regret hanging up like this. I checked again.
“Are you okay?”
“Wouldn’t it be okay as long as we don’t have to embarrass each other?”
The employee who judged it wrong nodded and turned around. Gi-sun, who didn’t even glance at the employee, opened the cabin door and went inside. The empty hallway shook with the waves.
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A large SUV followed the trailer truck.
“It’s really really noisy. Are we changing shifts at the next rest stop?”
“Okay.”
The nurse turned her gaze outside the window as Maru and Kim Yang talked.
“When the nurse arrives, the first thing to do is get a driver’s license.”
“Hi···okay.”
It was a voice that sounded like a dead mosquito. Why did you add ‘yo’ at the end? Is it a Korean word? Maru glanced at Ms. Kim. Ms. Kim, who met Maru’s eyes, opened and closed her mouth to give a signal.
[this.]
[Room.]
E-ROOM?
Oh? Your name?
What’s the point of calling out someone’s name? If you want to make them independent right away, you have to tease them. If they’re going to stick together, they’ll stick together even if you burn them. If you tease them, they’ll stick together anyway, so what’s the point of calling out someone’s name?
Tsk-
Maru clicked his tongue.
If a nurse were in Japan, it would be hard to see her in a good light. It was like that when you look at her actions. She seemed a bit 18% ambiguous. It was admirable that she cared about her patients, but when she was flustered and startled, the people next to her got nervous.
But didn’t the nurse get a piece of the action? She even obtained American citizenship while she was with him, and it was quite expensive to buy American citizenship. So didn’t she do everything she could?
“Why do you want to come with us? It wouldn’t be a problem if you just asked for three months’ salary in one go and went your own way.”
Her already gloomy face turned miserable. Kim Yang glared at Maru, then suddenly changed her posture and smiled brightly as if she had been thinking about something.
Why is it like that again?
“Come to think of it, isn’t that the case for you too, Miss Kim? Now that you’ve come to America, are you both going your separate ways?”
At that moment, Kim Yang’s expression changed to one of bewilderment. When I thought about it, that was it. I had planned to come to the U.S., change my status, escape the pursuit of the World Group, rent a room, do some fandom, visit restaurants, and occasionally do a side job to live a comfortable and affluent life. Why am I doing this with Baekjeong?
An expression that seemed to alternate between exclamation and question marks floating over Kim Yang’s head.
“Take your time and think about what you’re going to do until you get there. I won’t kick out anyone who wants to go with me, and I won’t hold back anyone who wants to go alone.”
[-Chick–We’ll start after a rest stop 38 miles away.–]
“Yes, I have confirmed it.”
Maru, who had answered the radio of the preceding trailer truck, looked at Ms. Kim and the nurse in the rearview mirror. They both looked lost in thought.
Well. I guess you guys will figure it out.
In the silence, the same scenery flashed by as if copied and pasted.
I thought I would arrive at the rest area in about 5 to 10 minutes, but it took almost 30 minutes more to arrive. Maru pushed the car into the large, drawn parking line and turned off the engine.
“We’ve arrived at the rest area.”
The nurse who had been looking out the window with a serious expression 20-30 minutes ago suddenly lifted her head as if she had fallen asleep, and Miss Kim also pretended not to have fallen asleep as she wiped her lips.
The trailer truck driver and his employee approached the SUV. The truck driver, who appeared to be of mixed black and Hispanic descent, wiped his hands on his pants. His palms seemed to sweat a lot, and there were moisture marks on his jeans where he had rubbed his palms.
He had dark brown skin, slightly thick lips, a style similar to dreadlocks, was about 190cm tall, and weighed at least 120-130kg. He looked even bigger because he was between the slender staff and the slender Maru.
Swish swish-
The truck driver, who had wiped his hands again, met Ms. Kim’s eyes and smiled.
“Let’s eat together···.”
As soon as the truck driver opened his mouth, Ms. Kim opened her jacket slightly and showed it. She seemed to be responding with the pistol and grenade in her holster.
When Ms. Kim showed off her gun and grenade, the truck driver turned his head with an expression like, ‘What kind of crazy woman is this?’ and then saw a nurse with a sleepy look. Something about her was pure and made him want to tease her and stimulate that kind of desire.
“Miss. Go…”
The nurse hid behind the floor without even saying a word. The truck driver glared and said, “What the hell.”
Even though these people ignored me and didn’t say anything, I heard a knocking sound as I turned my head from side to side.
“Hey- Get out of the way.”
“······.”
The truck driver started to overreact, seemingly frightened by Ms. Kim’s display of a gun.
“Did you stick a dick in my ear? Can’t you hear me?”
Maru looked at the employee standing a little distance away with a bewildered expression. The employee was watching the fire across the river. What was it? A secret camera? Or a test?
“Get out of my way so I can talk to that girl.”
The truck driver, who had been talking to himself, started to get angry and grabbed Maru by the collar. But the employee just watched quietly.
If that’s the case, then yes.
Maru gently twisted the wrist of the truck driver who was holding his collar. Then, a shrimp cracking sound came from his thick wrist.
Drumroll
Kkaaaak!
“This old man has severe osteoporosis. Is this self-defense?”
In America, it would be considered self-defense. Maru smiled faintly at the employee. Kim Yang, who had been diligently filming with her phone, nodded.
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