Rust - Chapter 655



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RUST -655

The little girl looked confused, with an expression like a baby raccoon.

“He. Are you just going to send it (Yon)?”

“I’m not just sending it away.”

Ki-soon glared at her with dark, squinty eyes and let out a laugh.

“Before the military intervenes, ask everyone to report voluntarily.”

“Are you telling me to turn myself in?”

“If you commit a crime, you should be punished. It’s not a situation where we can just throw away our valuable manpower, so you should be prepared to spend a few years in the disciplinary unit. However, if you do business within the legal scope after serving your sentence, I will allow you to do so.”

The little girl turned her head toward the floor.

Maru shrugged his shoulders at the look in his eyes that said, “Your Majesty, is this a story you can believe?”

“The Governor says so, so I don’t think it’s something I should necessarily oppose.”

“Uh. Uh. What if I object or run away?”

A small woman collapses as a light murderous feeling rises in her eyes.

“You can do whatever you want.”

“Heh-heh- Okay, I understand (ㅇ).”

A woman, with tears and a runny nose running down her face, got up and went out.

“Should I follow the woman who just left?”

“Do you think it’s useless?”

Despite Maru’s words that it might be useless, Ki-sun called the crow working at the Governor-General’s Office.

“Tailor the little woman who left a little while ago.”

Caw? There’s no little girl! Aaaah!

“It’s a cognitive impairment ability. My prediction was right.”

“How about tracking with a drone?”

Maru shook his head.

“What if there is someone with the ability to disable electronic devices? There are people with that ability in the cult, so why can’t there be someone like that there too?”

“That’s right. The CCTV was out of order. It wasn’t just broken, but destroyed to hide the ability? This is really- the kids working at the establishment are no joke.”

Since they were fighting against the cult, it seemed like there would be a lot of people with various abilities. And it seemed like there would be some fairly powerful ones.

Even the raccoon woman who was just sent back had abilities optimized for assassins. It seems that she was gathering information using cognitive impairment, but what would have happened if she hadn’t been holding a mechanical camera?

The moment that woman picked up a knife or a gun, she was an assassin herself. The target would have died without knowing anything.

“It’s scary. If you think about it, that woman is dead.”

“Well. If you think about it that way, then yes. The victim is unaware of anything and is just suddenly hit.”

“There must be a lot of people with that kind of ability, right?”

“At least you can socialize with the socialites. Why? Are you scared?”

Ki-soon picked it up and laughed,

“Oh my, how could I be afraid when the King is here? When I say ‘Death,’ it means the King. When I say ‘The King,’ it means death.”

“You’ve been pooping a lot lately.”

“Every day is a good day.”

“Shit.”

The giggling eyes of Maru and Gisun suddenly calmed down.

“What if you run away?”

“Then it’s over.”

If there was any chance of causing trouble, it was right to cut it out. I had no intention of just letting the back alley women run wild.

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The woman in the dress frowned.

“You got caught?”

A small woman resembling a raccoon nodded. Her eyes were filled with moisture.

“Who caught you? In the Holy Kingdom, there are only two people with proper abilities: a nurse and a psychometrist. Ah- If King Vladimir Kalin has the ability, then there are three.”

The nurse who mentioned psychometry and the saintess story couldn’t overcome the cognitive impairment. So is it the power of the King of the Holy Kingdom?

“···Old. I was caught by Guk-ang.”

“Oh. Seriously! Can’t you stop making that snotty noise?”

The woman in the leather jacket slammed the table as if she was frustrated. The woman in the dress’s cold eyes turned to the woman in the jacket.

“No. It’s frustrating. When, where, what, how, why. Just tell me the main points quickly. Bye!”

“Yeah. That’s what I’m saying.”

“Hey, really-”

“Stop it. Be quiet.”

The woman in the dress who silenced the jacket girl said while stroking the raccoon girl’s head.

“Slowly. Tell me what happened.”

The story ends with the fact that the cultists have been completely eradicated, and that the Holy Kingdom has discovered the realm of murder, and that if you don’t turn yourself in and seek the light, you’ll likely be dealt with.

“It doesn’t look good.”

“You want me to turn myself in? Ah-you bastard! You’re saying you’re going to swallow me raw without even pulling out my hair!”

He was openly saying that he would operate the capable people as a disciplinary unit. He was saying that he would take away their freedom.

“It’s even dangerous.”

“Let’s capture the governor. No, since there is a king, let’s capture the king. If capturing him alive is difficult, kill him. If we deal with the king, there will be internal strife. In the meantime, we can hide for a while.”

The woman in the dress, who would have been asked if she was crazy, kept her mouth shut. Raccoon was scared of King Vladimir Kalin. He was really scared.

The word “social saint” was a dirty word, but King Vladimir Kalin was not like that. Just doing whatever he was told was the way to survive.

They didn’t give her a chance because she was a woman or because she was a young woman. When they stabbed her in the shoulder with a knife, if she had resisted? They would have definitely cut off her arm.

“That. The perception-impairing ability didn’t work. That king is real.”

‘And it seems like the King of the Cults caught them all by himself.’ The little woman added in a small mumble.

“Jasura. You’re talking about something difficult. What do you think we’re going to get in return?”

It wasn’t just that they were running a business. They were fighting with cult members, and many people died as a result.

He also lured soldiers and mercenaries to steal supplies. He also used drugs in the process. There was nothing more effective than drugs to increase pleasure.

“Murder, corpse abandonment, forming a criminal organization, leaking military information, smuggling supplies, and even drugs. What do you think the sentence will be?”

“Byeung! How much is it? Until I die of old age.”

“Yeah, that’s the problem.”

“But still. You’ll survive if you go to the military.”

The woman in the dress shook her head.

“Haven’t you heard the story about the French prostitutes? How long would you live if you went to the punitive force while there were monsters running wild that ate people?”

“······.”

“Bbeung-”

“Honestly, how many months do you think you can last? Most of our children were normal people. If you live under such control, not knowing when you’ll die, is that really living?”

“Yes. I agree. If he had been induced to turn himself in, he would have been pardoned or given a specific number of years of service. If you look at the crime vaguely, it would have been different depending on the sentence.”

Two women who didn’t get along very well were expressing the same opinion. The younger woman shook her head.

‘No, I’m really saying I’m going to die right now.’

The Church of St. Endur’s was nothing to see. It was a brutal scene with the second floor collapsed. No one was captured, dead or alive. For some reason, the sight of heads being harvested and preserved seemed to linger before my eyes.

“I. I just want to turn myself in.”

The jacket girl suddenly stood up.

“What? You’re going to betray me?”

A chill began to flow from the eyes and body of the woman in the dress.

“That would be difficult.”

A sigh escaped the raccoon girl’s mouth as she listened to the two women’s reactions.

ah-

At the same time, the little woman disappeared from before the two women’s eyes.

“Ah, V-boy!!! Close the door! Close all the doors!”

“CCTV! Did you find it? Find it now! Right now!”

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Montreal City Hall. An AI assisting the Governor’s Office presents the agenda.

[Governor, how about we stop the rescue operation in France?]

“why?”

[The results showed that the effect was small compared to the investment cost.]

“Rescue operations are not simply calculated based on cost-effectiveness.”

In response to Ki-sun’s answer, the assistant AI presented the results of the analysis.

[Looking at the human resources structured in France, 89% were women of childbearing age, 9% were men, and 2% were middle-aged or older···]

[···It was predicted that this would help resolve the gender imbalance and increase population, but precise calculations have revealed that this is not the case.]

In the US, where gun control was liberal, there were many people who managed to protect themselves and their families even in lawless conditions, but this was not the case in France.

While criminals successfully armed themselves with firearms, whether by smuggling weapons or looting police stations, law-abiding citizens were left bare-handed.

So what happened? In short, the men were killed and the women were raped. Given the collapse of the infrastructure and the fact that proper contraception and treatment were virtually impossible, most of those rescued in France were presumed to be infertile.

[···Actually, the majority of test results are diagnosed as infertile. In addition, many have mental problems such as PTSD, depression, panic disorder, and insomnia.]

“······.”

[Also, considering that their crime rate is rapidly increasing, continuing rescue operations is an unreasonable choice.]

“I’m saying that it’s not just about structuring with data.”

The assistant AI was unable to compute Gi-sun’s claims.

Shouldn’t policies be based on data?

If we don’t use data as a criterion, what should we use as a criterion?

Is it okay if we expend resources and it doesn’t produce any results?

The assistant AI drew up a plan for further learning. Just before sending the document to the governor for confirmation, something foreign was caught on the sensor.

[Confirmation of cognitive impairment.]

The auxiliary AI that analyzed the CCTV footage has entered a state of alert.

[The person with the ability to control perception has returned.]

“alone?”

[Yes. It is captured alone by sensors and video.]

“Prepare the automatic turret.”

[Automatic turret ready to start.]

“Until I give the order, do not shoot unless there is a direct threat.”

[Understood. Standby for autoturret.]

Knock knock- Ki-soon answered calmly at the knock.

“Come in.”

Even though the door was open, I couldn’t see or hear anything. I turned my head and looked at the monitor, and there was a raccoon girl opening the door and coming in.

It was there on the monitor, but it wasn’t there when I saw it with my eyes. What kind of stupid ability is this? It was an ability that I couldn’t help but admire even when I saw it again.

“Wow, that’s great. I guess the conversation didn’t go well since you brought cognitive impairment.”

“······.”

The fact that he came in using his perception control ability meant that there was a mole in the Governor-General’s Office from that organization. The story is that he came in secretly to avoid being caught by them.

Kiiing- The automatic turrets aimed into the air. For a moment, a small raccoon-like woman appeared in front of Kisun’s eyes.

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The nurse bent down and looked down.

It was because I couldn’t look down when I lowered my head.

Squeak! Squeak!

“You still haven’t found it?”

Sizzle!

“He told me to mobilize all the rats underground in Montreal.”

“Tick. Tick!!!”

“You don’t have to worry about starving, because the storehouses are well stocked with food. And our god is a God who is sure to reward and punish.”

Maru didn’t care whether it was a crow or a rat. If they did something good, they would be rewarded, and if they failed, they would be held accountable. That’s why the nurse could be proud.

Jjiik? (God himself rewards you?)

“yes.”

The rampaging rats were able to find the hidden hideout of the problem.

The woman in the leather jacket crumpled her impression.

“If you don’t have the ability to block perception, it’s only a matter of time before you get caught.”

“What happened to the person with the ability to interfere with electronic devices?”

“That girl caught me right when I was trying to sneak away and run away.”

“That’s good. Good job···.”

The pupils of the woman who was watching the CCTV monitor began to shake. The video of a man approaching the main entrance of the hideout with only a knife soon began to turn into a dismantling documentary.

The first thing that was dismantled was the steel door panel.

The door, made from smuggled military supplies, was designed to buy time for any attack, but it was impervious to the man.

When I looked at the monitor image, it looked like just a black line passing by, but it was actually a steel door being cut into eight pieces.

Wasn’t that a reinforced gate?

“······.”

“Ah, Byun-”