Rust - Chapter 526



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RUST [RUST]-526

“So. You’re sending a crow?”

“I decided to do that.”

Ki-soon, who was tied up tightly at Maru’s answer, laughed in vain.

“Hahaha- Just tell Na Ju-yeon from the Ohjin Group to come out? Do you think that will work? Seriously?”

“You’ll know when you check. Whether it works or not.”

“There’s nothing to check and do. Even if Na Ju-yeon wants to come out, the Southern Army and Virginia Langley kids will stop her.”

“···That could be the case.”

More than half of Ojin’s power was invested in Seattle. The Confederacy must have sent the Ojin group to Seattle to reduce its power, which was unusual for a company.

Even knowing that, she had no choice but to go, and Na Ju-yeon’s prediction turned out to be right. After all, she had finally made contact with Maru, whom she had been waiting and hoping for.

If he doesn’t come, then why don’t we make him come? Ki-soon had half guessed, but it wasn’t a bad story.

Even if it wasn’t Maru, it was a chance to experience the Holy Kingdom Army, including Kim Yang. As a bonus, he would be able to find out why Naru rejected him.

“The Confederacy may look loose on the outside, but it is very united. It may seem conservative, but it will bite if it sees a clear advantage.”

“You asked about the Ojin group, so you won’t let them go?”

“Of course. After escaping from Ulleungdo, the moment we arrived in the Confederacy, they immediately ordered us to disarm. This is in America, where guns are free.”

“That makes sense. They’re bringing in an outside force, so they might demand disarmament.”

“In a world like this? Disarming someone means grabbing their leash and shaking them? They showed their true colors as soon as they arrived. They were targeting Na Ju-yeon’s restraining abilities from the beginning.”

“Your information power is amazing. You’re saying that you found out that the core of the Ojin Group is Na Ju-yeon.”

“Yeah. I thought it was okay to kill everyone except Na Ju-yeon.”

“When we first arrived in the US, we switched to the Department of Homeland Security because of their hate. If we were going to run away, we should have thought of the East Coast, where the Department of Homeland Security is. Dan Brown would have been a good fit.”

“I heard that you broke away from the Department of Homeland Security and created your own kingdom. You must have felt a sense of pride at having to go under the Department of Homeland Security… You must have also been curious about the numerous secret experiments that Virginia Langley conducted.”

“······.”

The fate of not only himself but also the entire Ojin Group was at stake, so it was not something a normal person would think of, considering his pride and curiosity.

What was more surprising than anything was that the object of his pride was Maru himself. It was also surprising that he risked his life to satisfy that pride and curiosity.

“That’s ridiculous. What kind of hybrid is this, trying to build up your pride while being obsessed?”

“How would I know what’s on the inside? That’s just what it looked like from the outside.”

If I think about it, she was a girl who couldn’t tell where she was going. If it’s obsession, it’s obsession, if it’s pride, it’s pride. It’s not a secret relationship, so what kind of mental world is this?

“Anyway, even if the crow succeeds in getting in, it will be difficult for Na Ju-yeon to get out.”

Ki-soon was the first to change the subject.

“Because Virginia Langley and the Southern Army are monitoring Najuyeon 24 hours a day. And I’m here too.”

Ki-soon said, wriggling like a caterpillar. Ki-soon, who was tied up tightly, was quite shaken.

“Even though I look like this, I was in charge of the military department in the Ojin Group.”

“It wasn’t you who was in charge, it was the tentacles.”

Ki-soon said as if she was frustrated by Maru’s answer.

“Oh. Even if that’s not the case, you know since you looked into it. If I wear a bulletproof vest here, one of the mats will be finished.”

“So you want me to let you go?”

“Yes. It’s better for me to go than for the crow to go. If I go, I can deliver the letter to Na Ju-yeon without getting lost along the way.”

“······.”

“Even if we send a crow, it won’t be able to enter the lab, and even if it does, it will be caught right away. Would we just let a crow fly around?”

“······.”

“In the South, they kill all the birds they see. They say it’s preparations for normalizing the airfield, but why kill birds that have nothing to do with the airfield? They do it because the rumor about the Kingdom dealing with birds has spread. Are you just going to send a crow to the ground?”

“So if I let you go, you’ll figure it out?”

“Yeah… You saw my memories. I’m not the same as before. You know because you really saw it. Let’s say the crow succeeded in delivering the letter. What are you going to do when you escape?”

“If it were Na Ju-yeon, she would have made at least one hole to escape through.”

“But what if Najuyeon escapes alone? What if she gets caught? What if they take the rest of us hostage and threaten us? And what about Naru?”

“Naru? Why is Naru suddenly here?”

Ki-sun’s eyes sparkled.

“Fuck- So you’re just going to leave Naru there? If Najuyeon runs away, who knows what’s going to happen to the rest of us? Are they just going to leave us there?”

“Whew… Where are you going? Just grow up a little more.”

Maru swung his fist stealthily.

Pokkak-

Ki-soon, who had been tied up tightly and fluttering about, suddenly became quiet.

After being beaten so many times, Maru had a feel for how and where to hit in order to safely knock him out.

‘I thought you had come to your senses.’

No. Maybe it wasn’t something I could come to my senses about. My mouth felt bitter as I recalled the researchers’ story that the detailed examination results showed a reaction similar to a brain that was in a state of addiction.

‘It’s not like it’s some kind of withdrawal symptom.’

If I let go a little, my obsession with Naru would start to emerge like a habit or instinct.

Watching Ki-soon, who seemed to be thinking and judging normally but then suddenly went wild, I could understand Na Ju-yeon’s strange behavior.

“Huh- but that’s not wrong. If Na Ju-yeon comes out alone, the ginseng left behind might be treated as an ownerless ginseng.”

“Ginseng?”

Maru’s eyebrows rose slightly.

“Honestly, that’s not true. If Na Ju-yeon hadn’t existed, what would have happened to Korean ginseng? Isn’t it true that Na Ju-yeon and Gi-sun were safe because they were by my side?”

“······.”

I didn’t like it at all, but Kim Yang was right.

“When I see Ki-soon looking for ginseng as if she was having a seizure, it definitely seems like it’s medicine, but it doesn’t seem like it was Na-ju-yeon who took the medicine. Right?”

So it tasted more bitter.

“If Sansam worked as a medicine for Gisun, what are you going to do?”

“Let’s think about it.”

But should I bring him back, even though he’s my younger sibling? What if he acts like a dog after I bring him back? Or should I just abandon him like I said I would? Now, my only remaining blood relative was my younger sibling.

“Without overcomplicate things, why don’t we just bring him here and send him to a corner of Canada?”

“Canada?”

“Yeah. It’ll be safe if you send it to the northeastern tip of Canada. What’s going to happen if you dig a hole with ginseng there? They’ll just keep digging.”

“I wonder?”

Kim Yang smiled faintly at Maru’s harsh reaction.

“If you send a few crows and guards, I’ll go and come back myself. Since I’m sitting next to you, I have to go, so if things go wrong, they won’t be able to treat you carelessly.”

Just trust me. Yeah.

Maru nodded at Kim Yang’s bright reaction.

“···Okay. Okay.”

Kim Yang shrugged her shoulders after receiving Maru’s confirmation.

Look at this. When times are tough, the only person you can trust is the person next to you.

Hehehehe-

For some reason, Ms. Kim felt better.

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Director Yu Mark 2 was not in a good mood.

The maximum time for linking with a clone was about 8 hours, after which time he was bounced back to the little body. If it was long, it was a long time, and if it was short, it was a short time.

“It’s a shame.” (Experimentation is needed.)

What if the little body dies?

What happens to the spirit(?) or soul(?) that bounces off the link?

Should we go into the other clone next to it?

Or will he be treated as dead since he can’t return to being a dead kid?

Anyway, I couldn’t just die in vain.

‘I found something that makes my heart beat, so I can’t die in vain.’

I needed to experiment, but I wanted to vent my frustration right away.

There was no need for a previous life or anything like that.

I know what it is. I’m so suffocated right now.

Thinking about it that way, Director Yu Mark 2’s breathing became rougher without him realizing it.

Hehe-hehe-

Director Yu Mark 2’s body, which had been panting as if hyperventilating, froze stiffly. Then, in the next room, a slender clone of Director Yu opened the door and went out.

‘I’m just checking. Just checking.’

I thought I could tell just by looking at it now.

Director Yu Mark 2 rushed into Maru’s room and opened the door without even knocking.

The scene that caught her eye was Maru and Kim Yang chatting away.

Miss Kim turned her head toward the suddenly open door.

“who?”

“What are you? Why are you here at this hour?”

Kim Yang’s face, which had been filling up with an inexplicable sense of happiness while talking to Maru, suddenly crumpled. Director Yu Mark 2’s earlobes, which had been red, also began to cool down.

Come to think of it, didn’t these often stick together?

“Are you two like that?”

At Director Yu’s Mark 2 words, Maru was embarrassed.

Kim Yang felt somehow uncomfortable with such embarrassment. What was there to be embarrassed about? It wasn’t like she did anything wrong.

“···What does a diaper have to do with that kind of relationship or whatever?”

“I’m asking because it matters. Why would I ask if it doesn’t matter?”

Two women who suddenly set the mood.

“If someone speaks, you should respond. I think you need to learn manners.”

“Who educated whom after changing a poopy diaper? Just cover your poop and pee and talk.”

The momentum of the two grew sharper and sharper. As if to kill that momentum, a green light flashed. The voice of the artificial intelligence Diana rang out through the speaker.

[We got a call from the Newport News Shipyard. They said the seagull eggs were about to hatch.]

“Okay. Then I guess I should go right away.”

Kim Yang and Director Yoo Mark 2, who had been glaring at each other, simultaneously turned their heads and spoke toward Maru.

“I will take care of the Ohjin Group, Na Ju-yeon, and her younger sibling.”

“I want to secure more clones made by the Empire···.”

As the two spoke at the same time, Maru nodded while standing up awkwardly.

“Be careful.”

The conversation with Mr. Kim was over, but not with Director Yu Mark 2.

“Is there a reason we need more clones?”

“Right now I can only move three at a time, but if I could move more, it would be a strength. Isn’t that enough of a reason?”

I remembered the battle footage of the three clones moving around Mark 2. It wasn’t bad, considering that they weren’t pushed back by Director Kim, who had turned into an amorphous monster. However, it would have been a problem if they had gotten caught.

“Can you make it so that it doesn’t get caught?”

“So we have to do it quickly, because it’s meaningless if they find a way to respond or just discard the clones.”

Kim Yang received Director Yu Mark 2’s words that seemed to urge her to make a decision.

“It wouldn’t be a bad thing if there were clones, but considering my relationship with Dan Brown, is it really necessary to risk making each other uncomfortable? Above all. The original diaper isn’t that crazy bitch.”

So is it really necessary to overdo it? Even with the crazy bitch clones increasing, is it manageable? Maru stopped Mark 2 from getting angry at Kim Yang’s words.

“I’ll allow it if you promise not to go out of your way to secure the clones.”

“I promise.”

“And if we are captured by the Empire or the Confederacy, we will deny everything.”

“That’s obvious. You don’t have to worry about that.”

Maru left the two women who were glaring at each other behind and headed towards the airship.

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Somewhere in the middle of the Confederacy, in Texas.

Na Ju-yeon checked the calendar. It had already been two weeks since Kim Ki-sun went to Seattle.

‘I told you to get out immediately if it seemed dangerous, so you’re doing well, right? I’m a little frustrated because I haven’t heard from you since we met there.’

As expected, it would be nice if there were no problems… She went out for a walk, frustrated because she couldn’t find out the details of how the situation was going.

“Where are you going?”

“Let’s go for a walk.”

“Please wait a moment.”

“······.”

The positions vacated by the Ki-sun, Security, and Bodyguard teams departing for Seattle were filled by men from the Virginia Company and the military.

It was as expected. Na Ju-yeon waited while lightly spraying perfume.

“Are you planning to take a long walk?”

“No. I have complicated thoughts, so I’ll just wait.”

A sweet smell rises as she walks ahead.

The agent’s voice, which had been responding stiffly, suddenly relaxed.

“Hmm-hmm- If there’s anything you need, just let me know.”

“Oh. Thank you. Then, would it be okay if I looked around that area alone for a bit?”

“If you don’t go too far, I’ll wait here.”

“Yes, I will.”

As Na Ju-yeon entered the forest, squirrels gathered around her, smelling her scent.

“Have you been waiting? Here.”

As she took the food out of her pocket, the squirrels climbed up her legs and headed toward her palm.

“There’s plenty, so eat slowly.”

The squirrels, who had been eating absentmindedly, suddenly sat up and started to look around cautiously.

Kaaaaaaah-

Caw?

Kaaaak-

A few crows landed on her.

chuck-

Na Ju-yeon’s eyes grew wide at the sight of the crow spreading one wing and bowing its head in greeting.