I Will Take a Break at Academy - Chapter 293



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How to Live Immortally Episode 293

They say they found 293 children

“Shit.”

Owen let out a hollow laugh, as if the air had been let out of a balloon, and took out his cigar.

“Instead of talking nonsense, get down to business.”

“Isn’t it strange that the incident that happened at Isabella Public University has reached the Lucesia family?”

Gaon added softly, his arms resting on the sofa.

“It’s as if someone was controlling me from behind.”

Of course there is no such thing.

It was simply the result of lighting a fire to the heart of Paulo at Sari’s request.

It was purely a coincidence that the scale of the incident was larger than expected, but it seems that this is not the only answer. The information I received from Professor Ray coincidentally also matched the situation.

It is a shame for a problem solver to have all the cards in hand but not use them.

“So, it was a pre-planned conspiracy?”

He scratches his forehead with the hand holding the cigar. Owen was also suspicious. It was unusual for the board of directors to come out and inspect.

The speed at which the issue spread like wildfire was also extraordinary. It was a situation that could only be described as being thoroughly prepared.

As expected, the words that came out of Gaon’s mouth were ones that took that idea to the next level.

“Well, would you believe me if I told you that Miyauchi-gumi was involved?”

“The Miyauchi-gumi?”

It is said that the four major dark forces cannot be ranked in order of superiority, but if you were to choose a weaker force, it would definitely be the first to be counted. Therefore, it is an organization where complacency is rampant.

Moreover, the Miyauchi-gumi did not overlap with the Lucesia Family in terms of its area of ​​activity or type of business. But―

“These guys are after us, not Ryongyoung? Why on earth?”

“You probably know about the incident about 50 years ago when the Miyauchi-gumi was suspected of killing the Yongdu of Ryongyeong and fought against them, greatly reducing their power.”

“okay.”

“At that time, Miyauchi-gumi had to look for a new business model to find a way out.”

“Could that be the black market?”

“Isn’t it refreshing?”

Owen frowned at the news that one of the organization’s core businesses was being used to fill other guys’ pockets.

“I don’t understand it even more. Even if what you say is true, it would be a loss for them, right?”

No one will break the water barrier with their own hands.

“The relationship changed after the war. It’s not that he exposed himself and suffered great damage, but rather that he had no choice but to expose himself even if he suffered great damage.”

“Why?”

“If not, it will soon be revealed that you have colluded with the executives of the Lucesia Family. You could say that you have struck first.”

In short, it was said that the Miyauchi-gumi, which had been growing in power in the black market for the past several decades by joining hands with executives of the Lucesia Family, was about to be caught, so they turned the tables.

“What’s the evidence?”

“If you cooperate with me, I will give you evidence for it.”

“Ah, so that’s what it was about.”

Owen smirked and rested his chin on his hand. Since information is information, there must be a price to pay. Soon, a playful expression appeared on his lips.

“But what should I do? If I didn’t know, I would have wandered around for a long time, but I don’t think I need to deal with you. I should be grateful. Thanks to you, I think I can find the traitor.”

Polite refusal.

In reality, it was a timid act of just taking the kernels and throwing them away, but Owen was infinitely confident. That’s just how outlaws are.

However, it is not the case that Gaon went into detail to seek Owen’s kindness.

“Or, because he is someone you will never find within the Lucesia family.”

“… … .”

Owen instinctively felt that his thoughts were wrong when he saw Gaon, who seemed ready to get up from his seat at any moment. After all, what he didn’t know until now was that the other person was one of the boss’ trusted seniors―

“Fuck. That’s why I said I didn’t want to hear it. So, what do you want?”

“It’s nothing. All I have to do is take care of orphans who have nowhere to go. Isn’t that amazing? Just by showing goodwill, I can deal a blow to the Miyauchi-gumi and even find out who the traitor is. Isn’t that killing two birds with one stone?”

* * *

“… … An unidentified group broke into the facility where the reserve loners were being monitored? And they took them all away?”

The moment Hoya stomped his feet in anger at the absurd report, the entire mountain fortress shook.

Area 28 is where the Miyauchi-gumi has its enemies.

It was their territory and headquarters.

Since Hoya reigns like a king here, he also places the children under his watch according to Jin Geon’s wishes.

However, such contrast is colorless―

“It disappeared.”

It was truly shocking news.

“Dozens of people rushed at me at once and I was at a loss as to what to do. I am sorry.”

The chairman of the Yorunokai, Bonno Hagei, bows his head. It was not Hoya who did not know the hard work of the young swordsman who worked day and night under the shadow of the Miyauchi-gumi.

Moreover, in the recorded video, a group of people were repeatedly playing aggressively as if they had a grudge.

Although it was unclear whether it was due to the influence of the Noise Worm, it seemed clear that they were a group skilled in organized action.

This means that it is also Hoya’s fault for not considering the situation.

“Okay, then get up.”

“thank you.”

The moment Hae-gae wakes up, a murmur is heard.

The one who came in without hesitation, shaking off the crew’s attempts to stop him, was the special agent, Jin Geon.

Hoya glared at him for sitting down without permission and waved him off.

“What kind of rudeness is this without even contacting me?”

“It seems like our team leader is good at talking nonsense without anyone knowing.”

“what?”

“You must have heard the news already. Honestly, I’m surprised. I didn’t know they would act so boldly. They destroyed evidence while I was glaring at them. Do you think they’re so shameless?”

“Destruction of evidence? Be careful with your words.”

Although he pretended to growl, Hoya’s mind was in turmoil. He had been paying close attention to the situation because he was worried that it would develop into this situation, but all of those measures were in vain.

No, looking back―

“I suspect you. Only a public servant would be willing to do such a play for the sake of performance.”

Yes, it wasn’t just the crew members guarding the facility at the time. There were also security guards dispatched by the special agent.

“If you can say that in front of seriously injured and hospitalized people, then I will accept it.”

For a moment, a calm silence fell over the room.

The first one to break the silence was Jin Geon.

“In any case, the tangled knot must be untied.”

“We didn’t do it.”

“Then it just means that someone is trying to sow discord.”

“… … .”

Information was tightly controlled. From both the Miyauchi-gumi and the Public Prosecution Service headquarters. It had to be considered watertight. The Mars Defense Force was a variable, but they would not have intervened in such a complicated way.

“Maybe it was an insider.”

“Are you suspicious of my subordinates?”

“I expected it to come out of your mouth rather than mine. Don’t you know?”

Hoya had no choice but to react to that honest question.

“What on earth?”

“The chairman of Shinkoukai, Ryoichi Murakami. I looked into it and found out that he’s quite an interesting person. I thought that since you’re the leader, you might be aware of it and cooperating, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.”

“Did you find something from Ryoichi?”

“This person is believed to be a priest of Dogma.”

“A member of Dogma? Are you asking me to believe that?”

Murakami Ryoichi, he was someone Hoya had appointed as a member of the executive staff decades ago. Of course, he had also completed his ideological verification. Moreover, he had not approached him until he had found out that he had no ties to any power.

“Oh, you haven’t seen the stone statue installed under the secret base?”

Hoya’s gaze was stolen by the hologram floating above Jin Geon’s palm.

Headless god.

It was also the object of worship of a new religion called Dogma.

“What is this… … .”

There was no way it was a manipulated video. The slot built into his body proved that. Come to think of it, Hoya had only gone down to the secret base once. And that was when Taku, not Ryoichi, was in charge of Shinkoukai.

I tried to avoid contact as much as possible, in case it got involved with the Insanity Project.

This incident was also easily resolved because of such foresight. However, there are pros and cons to everything.

Thorough defense actually resulted in neglecting the tumor.

“So you’re saying that you took the risk because you were afraid that your connection to Dogma would be revealed?”

Hoya asked, but Jin-Geon kept his expression ambiguous as if he knew something or not, and his eyes were wide open.

“Come to think of it, the one who set up the secret base was none other than the assassin, Bruno. He could be a priest. Oh, he’s already dead, so I can’t give him orders.”

“… … .”

Hoya’s hand went up and down following Jin-geon’s shoulder, who was shrugging in a cheeky manner, but he was unable to get out.

“Isn’t this interesting? Hoya, situations that contradict your statement are happening one after another.”

There was a world of difference between a suspect being an executive and a mid-level figure. Furthermore, the target was the chairman of Shinkoukai, which supported the Miyauchi-gumi.

If we admit it, how far will the repercussions go?

Hoya couldn’t even dare to guess. He only wanted to think carefully, but unfortunately, the situation didn’t wait for him.

Jin-Geon paused for a moment, seemed to be talking to someone, and then suddenly got up.

“They found the children.”

* * *

A port located on the outskirts of District 27.

Perhaps because it was a hub in charge of transportation and logistics, large warehouses were lined up nearby. Since it was a place where civilians rarely entered, several of them were managed separately by the organization and operated secretly.

But the stronghold that was so well hidden was pointed out by the police.

It was too coincidental to be dismissed as a coincidence.

Following Jin-geon, Hoya arrived at the scene and had no choice but to admit it.

[A3T―66]

There were children in the warehouse managed by Miyauchi-gumi.

Even within the organization, only a few people knew of its existence. Unfortunately, Ryoichi was on that list.

The question of why they had moved the reserve solitudes to a place where they might be discovered was foolish. There was a route from Area 27 to any colony.

What better place to sneak unidentified children than here?

Jin-Geon, who had been controlling the scene from afar, approaches and spreads his arms as if to show off.

“Would you admit it now?”