Rust - Chapter 88



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RUST-88

It needed some organizing.

Couldn’t the hospital officials have known that the Yamatsuki Shinyaku researchers and security guards were making a fuss on the first floor? Considering that the second and third floors were mostly occupied by medical staff and researchers, and the first floor was mostly occupied by hospital staff and the general public, it was clear that the hospital leaders knew.

‘If I just leave it, it’ll be another mess, right?’

The scale of the excuse was also large. As expected, the guy who tried to make a joke said, “The people above decided that.” Is that the end of it? And he even brought up vaccinations? Even if it is possible in a certain region, isn’t it physically and realistically impossible to make a fuss about the whole country? And yet he cleverly spoke as if the whole of Japan was like that.

However, it seemed true that large Japanese companies were involved. The Charlotte Group story was the same. In Japan, a company that was busy being criticized here and there could not have handled something of this scale on its own. What if they were squeezed out as financial managers and later used for ‘savings’?

What should I say? I just want to live a little more comfortably with the money I’ve earned by washing my status and swindling, but why are there so many things that get in the way of that?

‘Oh. Really.’

As I shook the knife repeatedly like a metronome, my irritation subsided a bit. If I hadn’t started, I wouldn’t have noticed, but if I had started, it would have been better to finish it.

If we don’t get rid of the shit-pooping bastards who say things like “it’s good here and there”, it’s obvious that the whole place will become a shit field. I don’t know what will happen in the future, but wouldn’t it be better if one hospital could run properly?

‘good.’

This isn’t something I’m suited for, but what can I do? I’ve already started.

“Stop being a jerk and just look at everything. Where are you kidding me?”

You know what I mean, if I don’t reveal everything openly, right?

“You idiot. I told you everything I know. What more do you want me to say? Chick-sho!”

He said things that didn’t make sense and yet he still acted like this. He’s really amazing.

“Really? Really? No… That’s weird.”

“What’s wrong? What’s strange? There’s nothing strange! I told you everything! It’s true!”

Is that how it comes out?

“That’s how I feel right now. It’s just a feeling, you know.”

“Chicks! How can that idiot catch someone? I told you everything I know!”

“If that’s how it turns out, then fine. Then, if we continue doing what we were doing before, we’ll understand···.”

The sharp knife slowly headed towards the half-dismembered calf.

“Stop! Please. Stop it. What the hell? What do you want to hear?”

“truth.”

As expected, it was as expected.

It didn’t make sense in the first place. If what he said were true, then something like Berserker Fall, a tactical drug, should have been under development. The same goes for something like the rapid cure that Charlotte’s direct descendants use. But don’t those two drugs already exist?

That means that even if the mutant virus spread later, something was made using the mutant virus before that. That means that research had been underway for at least 6 months, maybe even a year, and results were coming out.

The excuses he made while grunting like a pig were, ‘Didn’t you show me the rapid cure?’, ‘That’s why it was easy to recruit the researchers’, ‘It’s your fault’, and other incoherent statements.

So? People who have seen the rapid cure have come down here, and the medical staff who have heard the rumors have come down here to participate in their experiments, so it’s not like they’re going to suffer because they’re going to hear things like, ‘You’re responsible for everything.’

The woman who had fainted woke up without a sound, and fainted again after seeing the man’s calf that had become unhealthy. The man whose jawbone and temporomandibular joint were crushed woke up after a long time. Whether it was because the medicine had worn off or because of the pain, he was not fully conscious, and because his temporomandibular joint was out of joint, he could not speak, so they gave him sleeping pills and painkillers.

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Maru firmly fixed the shaking barricade, gathered all the materials and medicine that the poops had hidden here and there, and after cleaning up the first floor, he headed to the third floor.

Ki-soon let out a sigh as if the ground was sinking, saying that the people who went up to the 15th floor were having a seizure by turning on the walkie-talkie all the time.

“They were saying all sorts of things on the radio.”

“But then, when you really need it and you can’t contact someone because your radio battery is dead, it’ll be worth a look.

It must be frustrating to send someone up to the 15th floor and then cut off the elevator. What can you do? That’s the best solution.

“Anyway, it’s resolved, right?”

“Yeah. There were some casualties, but there’s nothing we can do.”

There were six people in total, including three Yamatsuki Shinyak security guards and three people who seemed to be related. I thought the one whose jaw was turned was only slightly injured, but they said that the jaw was shattered and the brain was also shocked, so it was a serious injury. The people who Kim Yang had shot here and there were also seriously injured. The woman Maru had initially caught was the only one who had all her limbs intact.

“What should we do? Should we ask the people on the 15th floor to come down?”

“No, that’s fine. Let’s just let the kids we caught treat each other in order.”

“Will that work? You said it was a serious injury?”

“What’s wrong? I’ll figure it out.”

They were the ones who used ordinary people as test subjects. They would do whatever they wanted, whether it was using them as test subjects or conducting research.

“······.”

“······.”

“Hey, I told you before, if you’re going to kill me, don’t hesitate and just kill me cleanly and end it.”

“···okay.”

A ghostly fellow. Can you tell by his face?

“I’ve come close to dying this time, so I think I might just die in vain. It’s kind of like that.”

“···What was it that made it like that?”

Ki-sun hesitated at Maru’s question.

“Hey. Are you against it too?”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“Your mother hated me, didn’t she?”

“I don’t like it, but is there anyone who catches Mrs. Oh’s eye?”

Why are you doing this again?

“Before the surgery, the doctor told me to prepare myself mentally because there was a high risk of multiple organ failure, but a million thoughts just ran through my head.”

“······.”

“What if I had done it with courage? What if I had done it without regrets? What if I had done it then? I was lying alone in the operating room, and at first I was in a daze, not thinking about anything, but as time went by, what if it had been like that? Those thoughts really came to me.”

“······.”

“Hey, you were a high school student when you were in middle school.”

“No, then are you just going to let a kid who finished his high school entrance exam be flirting with an elementary school girl? You should just change the table.”

“No, that’s why I really made a face. The result was a good agreement, but you were really scary back then.”

“I get so mad when I think about that crazy kid. He made a face, and he laughed at me saying that he had money for plastic surgery, but I was shaking as I hit him. Wow, now that I think about it, it makes sense. Didn’t he do that to Naru in front of me on purpose to get beaten up by me?”

Ki-soon made a ‘Huh?’ expression. Now that I think about it, it made sense. At the time, Maru’s family was also doing well. Anyway, the rumor about Maru’s high school graduation face-shaming incident spread like wildfire, and there was a rumor that if you touched the little hippopotamus in the magic circle, your face would change.

“Huh? Now that I think about it, there have been more people who want to confront you since then, right?”

I remembered all the times when I rushed in with my no-guard and face guard and just hit the target’s forehead. Ki-soon and Maru burst out laughing.

The fact that he rushed into Nogard with a face guard for free face replacement costs, and that he didn’t know about it and sent him to Myeongjongse to receive a proper education.

That’s what it was.

Hey, why does it feel like such a long time ago?

It happened about 8 or 9 years ago, so isn’t that old?

“Hey. Seriously. Are you against it too?”

“What else can I do but object?”

“That’s right. Your mother said that I was an illegitimate child when I was in middle school. When I was in high school, she didn’t even want to come near the house.”

“Hey, you knew that my mother was like that all along, so why did you do that?”

Ki-sun glanced at Maru’s expression and let out a small sigh.

“I really like Naru.”

“···know.”

“Really. I thought I might die. I regret not having the courage.”

“What the hell. A kid like that would risk his life by hugging Miss Kim?”

“That’s just a reflex.”

“Well, if it’s pretty, it becomes a reflex. How could you not know that?”

Ki-soon made a very aggrieved expression at Maru’s commotion.

“Ah. Really- no.”

“No, that’s not true… Even though I say it myself, this isn’t the house you remember. You know that too.”

When a house changes, people change. No, when a house is ruined and weathered, people gradually change.

“I know. It’s different than when we were kids. If everything had changed, it would have, but I realized that some things don’t change. I just don’t want to regret it again.”

“Ha- I don’t know. Talk to the person involved.”

Ki-soon nodded at those words.

“thanks.”

“Thank you, but I’m not the person involved, so what are you going to do?”

“I’m going to create a new identity and drop you guys off in Canada and go straight to Korea.”

“Why don’t we go together? Wouldn’t it be better if we went together?”

“Yeah. I don’t think I can give up on Naru. No, I can’t give up like this.”

“···If you say that, then I, your older brother, would be considered the one who gave up on you?”

Sigh- Maru, who had been laughing, turned slightly towards the door. Ki-sun continued talking excitedly.

‘Is that true? You told me to take care of the younger sibling you abandoned.’

‘This is fucking crazy. You have to see this hot little bastard.’

‘Are you bragging? By telling your little brother?’

‘I put up with it because it was me. If it were someone else, I’d have thrown up a wall. Damn it.’

‘Why are you drilling a hole in the wall? Drilling a hole and reflecting?’

‘Ah- Just thinking about it···. Hey. This won’t do. This isn’t it. I told you, this isn’t the old Naru.’

‘Why are you changing your story again? You said the parties involved should figure it out among themselves, but next year Maru will be a college student too.’

‘Oh, I really don’t know anymore. You recorded this? If I complain about my life later, you’ll know?’

‘I, King Ki-soon, have no regrets in life. So record this and listen carefully. I am coming. Naru, mother, from now on, I, King Ki-soon, will take full responsibility.’

‘This is crazy!’

‘No, what do you mean? I said I’d take care of it.’

‘You fucking punk- you crazy bastard.’

Miss Kim paused for a moment at the sound of water leaking out as she was about to enter the sickroom, then turned around.

As Maru’s expression changed, Ki-sun spoke in a low voice.

“Did you go?”

“Oh. He’s gone.”

“Wow, what. The feeling. I’m shivering. How did you know there was someone outside?”

“just.”

“I’m so jealous.”

“I’m jealous. Are you okay? Do you have any regrets?”

“I told you that I have no feelings for Kim Yang, whether it’s regret or shame. I’m truly single-minded. Do you think I would have gotten involved if it weren’t for Naru?”

“Huh? So now you’re allowed to talk? You’re talking nonsense. Okay, then call me Tsuna Brother-in-law. Or should I call you Mr. Kim?”

“Shut up. I haven’t even confessed yet. What kind of brother-in-law are you? What kind of husband are you?”

“Okay, to celebrate us becoming a family···.”

A loud noise came from the walkie-talkie next to Ki-sun.

[Chijik- Doctor, an emergency surgery standby request has arrived from the helicopter-beep-ne.]

[2nd and 3rd floor examination rooms and operating rooms are needed – Chijik-ne]

‘What are you going to do?’

‘what.’

Maru exchanged glances and said with a smile.

“What? Great. It’s called a helicopter.”

You’re always welcome.

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I took the elevator and went straight through the 15th floor and up to the 16th floor. The medical staff who had come up the stairs from the 15th floor were crowded together at the helipad. It was strange to see the medical staff, including the hospital director, vice director, and department heads, standing there, as if someone special was coming.

Maru, who ignored the stares people were sending him, locked the elevator with the master key. The whispering behind him grew louder. Whatever. He calmly sat down in a corner. The passionate doctor approached him.

“What are you doing now?”

“Yes? Waiting for the helicopter?”

What was this gentleman’s name? I glanced at the name tag, but it was a Chinese character that I had no idea how to read.

“Why is the elevator locked? I have to prepare the examination room and operating room on the 2nd and 3rd floors right now. What are we going to do if the elevator is locked?”

“Ah- That’s it. Let’s talk about it after seeing the patient first.”

“The patient is in critical condition. Is this really the case?”

“If I wasn’t there, you would have treated them with the emergency supplies on the 15th floor anyway. Just think of it as that and don’t get excited.”

“Is that something a person should say?!”

“Ah- Don’t scream. There are a lot of people here who don’t seem human. I can’t send them down.”

“What are you talking about! Give me the master key right now!”

“Teacher, please don’t do this. Didn’t you hear about the incident on the first floor?”

“That’s what crazy people do.”

“The people who let those crazy guys run wild are here, so if they send them down again and something like that happens, who will take responsibility? Will you take responsibility, sir?”

The middle-aged doctor, with his eyes wide open, spoke softly.

“I’ll take responsibility. Give me the keys.”

“No. I was going to do it after the helicopter landed, but I guess I should do it now.”

“What? What did you do?”

Maru walked briskly without answering. He passed the middle-aged doctor and went to where the people were gathered.

“Where is the director? The vice director? And the people working in the collaborative research labs on the 2nd and 3rd floors?”

The eyes of the medical staff standing behind were focused on one side.

Fortunately, they were all gathered in one place.