Rust - Chapter 385



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RUST -385

Maru thought that the Homeland Security Agency’s airship that had suddenly arrived was in trouble. If it hadn’t been for something serious, they wouldn’t have come looking for him.

The PD said as he watched the slowly descending airship.

“Sending it all the way to an airship? I guess there’s a serious problem.”

“If we take it seriously, it’s probably a cannibal problem. Well.”

If you were to waste time and complicate things that could have been resolved in one go, then you reaped what you sowed.

“What are you going to do?”

“The cannibals must have conquered the stronghold and are probably trying to track down the ones that escaped, but I’m not sure. I’ll have to listen to what they have to say first.”

In order to exterminate the escaped cannibals, it was highly likely that they would require psychometry specialized in tracking. Considering the shitty weather and communication failure, they might even require telepathy as a set.

“It’s amazing that an airship can fly without even a crow.”

“It must be because we travel at night. There’s almost no noise.”

Most birds are diurnal. The thing they are most sensitive to is noise, so it is not impossible for an airship to fly around.

Even so, it is still dangerous, and if they are rushing to send a few airships right away, it seems like they are in a desperate situation.

People got off the airship that had landed on the roof. It was nice to see them unloading things that looked like gifts. If you were going to ask for something, it was essential to do so with both hands.

Certainly, Director Den Brown had a basic sense of humor. A neat-looking man greeted Maru, who nodded slightly. A cool, neat smile.

“Thank you for welcoming me this early in the morning.”

He had a handsome face that looked like it was chosen based on a ranking of handsome men, but he was an agent who got straight to the point, contrary to his appearance.

“···The cannibals are acting strangely. We need the help of psychometry to determine what they are thinking and what they are trying to do.”

“Is that so?”

The agent begins to explain the seriousness of the situation again to Maru’s indifferent reaction.

“···Communication failures are very serious due to anomalies in the ionosphere. Wide-area telepathy is absolutely necessary to carry out operations organically.”

“So, you’re saying you want to borrow my psychometry and telepathy?”

The agent took a slight step back at Maru’s somewhat shaky expression.

“There was word from the Department of Homeland Security that anything was possible.”

“First, let me think about it.”

It’s like a blank check, so you have to think about it? It was a bad reaction. We’ve had a good relationship with the Department of Homeland Security so far, so why are you suddenly coming out like this?

The agent had a calm expression, but it wasn’t natural enough to hide the wavering eyes. Maru, who caught that subtle reaction, sighed inwardly.

‘You sent a handsome man with a clean appearance? This is really-.’

He was a man who could be influenced by telepathy and psychometry. He felt a lot like a white pop singer who was popular among the ladies.

So Maru felt a little resentful. It was because he thought that the agent had been sent with the two women in mind, under the premise that the negotiation with him would be successful.

To be honest, now we had nukes. We had missiles galore, whether bunker busters or just cruise missiles. What else do we need?

As the mines began to operate, there was no shortage of salt, coal, or iron. As the thermal power plants began to operate, there was no shortage of general power supply. It was enough to heat the house with electric heaters and electric boilers.

‘Come to think of it, there’s nothing you really need?’

“Since I’ll probably be back late in the afternoon anyway, let’s talk again after lunch.”

Think about it.

Maru called a meeting on the topic of psychometry and telepathy.

“I don’t think it’s good.”

Hood objected to sending out two people, a psychometric and a telepath.

“Why?”

“Because of our relationship with the Department of Homeland Security, it’s difficult to respond when something unexpected happens.”

So. What if the Department of Homeland Security stalls and doesn’t send them back? Are we going to fight after losing face after face after face after face?

“Besides, both psychometry and telepathy are mentally unstable. If someone in New York suffers mental damage while working, it will only be a loss for us.”

They are already unstable people, so what if they are sent there and are mentally shocked and can’t use their abilities? They’ve been recuperating here so far, but when they get better, they end up working in New York and ruining themselves? Wouldn’t that be ridiculous?

Hood’s explanation certainly made sense. Maru first checked the status of psyche and telepathy.

“So how are you two? Are you still feeling uneasy?”

“Huh? Iee- Ah- No. I like Erica a lot, but I don’t talk much with that Julia.”

“If we go to New York, we’ll have to track down cannibals. Do you think Erica can do it?”

“That. That. I think it might be a bit difficult.”

I almost went crazy reading Cannibalism, and now you want me to do it again? The nurse’s eyes widened.

“Why? I thought you got a lot better?”

“Neither of them originally intended to be mercenaries. I don’t know about telepathy, but Erica had a hard time because of her abilities.”

When he first developed his power, he said it was just fun and enjoyable. The ability to read other people’s minds. However, he soon realized that the ability was a curse.

A family that was different on the outside than on the inside. Friends who laughed but thought she was unlucky on the inside, and even neighbors who harbored terrible thoughts inside, made it hard for Erica.

Erica’s personality gradually became rougher and more selfish. Her relationships with her friends were ruined, and her family was becoming estranged. At that moment, the Riser Group heard rumors about Erica and approached her to scout her.

The story goes that he suddenly joined a mercenary group under the Riser Group and became mentally unstable while using his abilities.

Banban Hood looked dumbfounded at the nurse’s words. The PD also frowned. That’s why psychometry made people hate psychometry.

It’s not a time of storm and stress, so even if people are thinking this way and that way, aren’t they just thoughts?

If I got involved with a person who drives like a lunatic, I would want to get rid of them. Anyone could imagine stabbing a bully in the stomach with a knife.

But looking at it, it seemed like there was a mental problem with him talking about human nature and abilities and then sneaking a peek when he wanted to see something.

Above all, it was troublesome in many ways that he reacted like that even though the ability of psychometry was an ability that he could use whenever he wanted.

“So. Are you saying you won’t use psychometry anymore?”

“I didn’t say anything like that, but···.”

“So, are you saying that you write when you are curious or when you want to write, but won’t write because it is difficult to write for a strategy?”

“Ah. That is···.”

That was the sound.

“Okay. Let’s leave aside the psychometry. Let’s talk about telepathy. If you’re right, they barely talk at all. Is there a reason you can think of?”

“······.”

The nurse clasped her hands together in front of her, seeming nervous.

In an instant, the surroundings became solemn and majestic.

Ahem- The nurse glanced up at the floor at the sound of a cough and opened her mouth with a slightly trembling voice.

“Uh… It’s because of that necklace.”

“A necklace? Why is that?”

The nurse glanced at Maru again at Banban Hood’s question. Maru nodded coolly at the look in his eyes that seemed to be asking, ‘Can I say this?’

“It’s not just any necklace. It’s a necklace that will explode if you make a mistake.”

“Explosion necklace?”

“······.”

Hood looked at Maru with a surprised face, and PD nodded silently as if he understood.

“Telepathy is the one who attacked me and Ms. Kim. In fact, I should have killed him, but I took him prisoner. I think I took the minimum measures to prevent him from betraying me.”

“Still. If you wear something like that around your neck, you’ll become mentally unstable.”

“What are you talking about? It’s something that can be done without changing your mind.”

“···That’s not true. On the contrary, it might make you think differently.”

“E-too- Erica said the same thing too. She said she was having a hard time because of the necklace.”

“Even so, taking off the necklace might be dangerous.”

When the PD, who had been quiet, opened his mouth, the two women glared at him.

“It may be an extreme thought, but what if you could use telepathy to motivate people?”

“What are you talking about?”

In response to the question from Banban Hood, the PD briefly raised his head and looked at the ceiling before explaining.

“Use your powers cleverly to kill the woman with the half-mask on her face. The woman with the half-mask is the devil. What would happen if you directly implanted these words into people’s brains?”

“······.”

“I know that not only is long-distance telepathy possible, but it can also transmit telepathy over a wide area. I don’t think it’s realistic to let someone with such abilities run wild.”

‘Yes. Good job.’

That was what Maru wanted to say. Still, it was not good to unconditionally reject the Department of Homeland Security’s request.

“First, let’s call Erica. If she says she’ll come help, we’ll send her.”

This method seemed better than not sending it out at all, since it was a matter of the free will of the person involved.

‘Have you taken this into consideration?’

I didn’t know that it might be so. Seeing that the negotiator was a handsome man with a clean face, it seemed possible. If it was left to the free will of the parties, the agent would use his face to persuade them.

“However, if psychometry is to be used, there will be a time limit for the dispatch, and after a certain period of time, they will be sent back unconditionally, regardless of the success or failure of the operation.”

“What do you plan to do with telepathy?”

“Let me just tell you the problem with telepathy. If Homeland Security is willing to take the risk and take him, I’ll untie him before I send him away.”

“Huh? You said it was dangerous?”

“······.”

“Communication is down anyway, so there’s no way to stop them from doing anything in New York. I think it’s better to just let them go and watch.”

“Why don’t you just hand over the detonator to the Department of Homeland Security? It seems like it would work well enough, as the signal would be transmitted over a short distance.”

Maru’s answer was negative, even though he nodded to the PD’s words.

“If we go into the operation, there will be a moment when they go into the sewer or the environment changes so much that the signal doesn’t work. If they react and become attached to the cannibals or deviate in any way? It will be unmanageable. It will be hard to control them once they get to New York anyway. The choice we have to make is, do we dispose of them? Or do we let them off the leash? It’s one of the two.”

“······.”

“······.”

“······.”

The expressions on the faces of the three people were all different.

The half-and-half hood had a bad half-expression, and the nurse brightened up a little. Anyway, it seemed like it was a good thing for psychometry and telepathy. The PD had his eyes closed with an expression that made it hard to know what he was thinking.

“If you send those two, they will pay you in return. Tell me what we need most.”

The requirement thus decided was an airship. If it had specifications higher than those of the airships currently operating in Vladivostok, one was requested, and if it had specifications lower than those, two were requested.

“Then let’s decide on an airship.”

It was a large request for a temporary assignment, but the agent readily accepted.

“Even so, if the parties involved refuse to go, I have no intention of forcing them.”

“That won’t happen, so don’t worry.”

Psychometry and telepathy chose New York.

Julia Burton, telepathy, said she wanted to go no matter what because she was told she could get off the leash. Erica Lisbon, psychometry, because she was just stupid.

“Huh? Me? You want me to go too?”

“I have to manage the two of them. I don’t know what will happen, so I’ll assign the Crow Company to you for now, so I want you to do some reconnaissance and support.”

And a nurse, Ono Nana, was also dispatched as a bonus.

Maru was quite serious about the airship. It was just a transport airship on the other side, but if it came this way, it was an air carrier. If things went well, the air carrier would be copied.

The Homeland Security blimp carrying the three women arrived in New York.

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Despite the fact that they could have escaped New York at any time by entering the harbor, the Baden family refused to leave the sewers.

Ssak- Ssak Ssak Ssak-

Following the orders of the head of the household who had awakened the ability to control cockroaches, the Baden family began helping the cockroaches, but they complained of communication failure.

“It’s strange. I can’t get through.”

“The radio is dead.”

Even if it was an underground water supply, it was normal for short-range radio to work. But the radio stopped working.

Sasa sasa sak- Sasa sak-

“It doesn’t matter.”

Brett Vaden commanded the cockroaches with glowing blue eyes.

“Find the human in the sewer.”

Shasasasasasak-

Brown waves covered the rippling underground water.