I Will Take a Break at Academy - Chapter 311



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How to Live Immortally Episode 311

311 Yeah, that’s what happened

Esteria couldn’t help but pause at the chill that felt like it was touching her bones. She knew without even asking that she had crossed a river from which she could not return, as a result of overconfidence and abuse of the oath.

Of course, Kenji’s feelings were different.

“This place is not worth helping.”

It was almost an accident that I ended up relying on Paradise. Since I have to manage the Miyauchi-gumi by Alice’s side for the time being, it might be a good idea to distance myself from her now.

“I can only say that I am sorry. Can you forgive me?”

“no.”

After finishing the calculations in his head, Kenji left the cathedral without thinking.

* * *

A cold chill wafts through the room.

He was a mechanic who took out a pipe and smoked, but he could not bring himself to light a fire. It was he who urged Esteria to strictly use the oath.

“I’m sorry, I think I looked at the matter with preconceptions without realizing it.”

Should we call this a trap of confirmation bias?

Once Gaon thought of Yang-hu, he seemed to be enthusiastic about it without thinking about the consequences.

It’s not that I haven’t looked at it from various angles.

Since I first heard the news that the Demon Lord Yang-hu had come to Mars, I have been deeply analyzing all incidents and accidents and applying reality to the results.

The simulation results show that the probability that Gaon is not Yang-hu is less than 2.3 percent.

So I pushed hard, but―

“I can’t touch it rashly… … .”

“Stop blaming yourself for the past. You won’t be able to come back even if you regret it. What’s more important is what you do going forward.”

Is today the only failure you’ve experienced before reaching the position of representing paradise?

“Judging from your reaction, it seems like Kenji doesn’t know much.”

In other words, it means that the plan established by Dogma was ruined before it could even sprout.

“It might have been better if it had ended in failure, because if it had succeeded, it might have led Dogma into paradise.”

That’s while he’s at odds with Kenji. Considering his abilities, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that he’s just another headache.

“He was a leader in the Jeonjeondae Swordsmanship, so maybe he raised a tiger.”

“There will never be a paradise revealed. What is at the forefront is nothing but dogma.”

Isn’t that why I listened to the nonsense of my guests? Above all else―

“It seems like Ryoichi has become a meta former.”

An area that metahumans must be wary of. Would he have had time to reveal information when he lost his reason? The only questionable aspect was the process.

“If you’re a Stage 4 metahuman, you must have known your limits. Why did you cross the last line?”

“I can’t even guess. But you can tell just by looking at how thoroughly the events that followed were controlled. This wasn’t the work of the Mars Defense Forces.”

Esteria spoke softly in place of the silent mechanic.

“Emergency Disaster Response Team.”

It is generally accepted that the appearance of a metaformer is followed by confusion, but for some reason, this time, not even a trace of it could be found.

It only means that Ryoichi was dispatched at the moment he escaped―

“Were you waiting in advance?”

“Even we have to figure out the priest of Dogma first. No matter how paranoid they are, they seem to be going too far.”

Where on earth did it go wrong?

The mechanic who was reviving suddenly remembered the face of the opponent he had clashed with at Stern Stadium.

It was so natural that it was passed over as nothing serious, but at the time, Gaon was working together with the emergency disaster response team.

“Perhaps, Baek Ga-on might be part of the emergency disaster response team.”

Since he would have been there at the scene after receiving Alice’s call, he would have been able to notice Ryoichi’s change faster than anyone else.

“If you were a special agent for the city government, you wouldn’t use an identity like the illegitimate child of Megacorp.”

“Rather, that might have been the point.”

“… … .”

Knock, knock.

Esteria taps the table with her index finger.

The more I tried to get to the core, the more I felt like I was falling into a tangled mess.

It is an undeniable fact that Yang-hu came to Mars. This is intelligence that his kind risked their lives to obtain.

So what would be his course of action? His course of action, carrying numerous knives behind his back.

Are you working an ordinary job?

No, then Yang Hu will know that it is just a repetition of the humiliation he experienced on Earth.

He must have come up with a number. A bold number that a normal person would not even dare to think of.

‘perhaps…….’

He may have infiltrated the emergency disaster response team, hiding his past.

It was around the same time that Gaon emerged as a problem solver and Yanghu disappeared.

It can be inferred that her contact with the Mars Defense Force’s Aris is an extension of this. Her power will be essential to keeping the Emergency Disaster Response Team in check.

Looking back, the two groups always followed Gaon’s path.

Footprints that paradoxically appear because they were cleanly erased.

If you look closely, you will see that it leads to one path.

“Do you know, Andrei? You can hide footprints, but you can’t hide the fact that you’ve hidden footprints.”

It exists because it was made in real life.

As far as observed, it was meaningless to judge whether it existed or not. Just believe. There will be an answer at the end.

“What does that mean?”

“Because of this situation, there is something to see.”

A strong negative is a strong positive, and just like that, there is no test paper with all the answers wrong. Unless there is ‘someone’s’ ‘intention’.

It may be a logical leap, but the circumstances are so clear that it would be ridiculous to deny it.

But it is not without its obstacles.

A strange incident that happened just a moment ago.

How do you explain Kenji’s safety from the oath?

Knock, knock.

Esteria tapped the table with her index finger again and soon let out an exclamation.

Yes, just look at it as it is.

There is only one way he can get away with signing.

If this absurd assumption is true, then—

“Haha.”

For the first time in her life, a line is drawn at the corner of Esteria’s mouth.

* * *

Kenji, who entered the room with a sigh of relief, touched the window frame, which was free of dust. Even though he had been away for a long time, it was still clean because Psi had taken care of it.

Although he was grateful for her consideration in preparing to return at any time, Kenji was on his way back with a heavy heart from Esteria.

To become a righteous thief today.

Swish―

Use stealth to pass through walls. Then run through the streets at night without anyone noticing. Your target is the solitary confinement cell where Henry is imprisoned.

Although it was not a space that could be entered without permission, it was like an open plaza to Kenji who had displayed his abilities.

“I don’t hold any grudges, but I was also hired to do the job.”

Kenji looks down at Henry’s face as he sleeps soundly and takes out a package from his arms.

3, 2, 1.

As Gaon explained in advance, it was retrieved immediately after 3 seconds of plugging it into the device.

They say that this will install an electronic poison, but we will only be able to confirm this after Henry uses his powers.

Kenji, who returned to his room like that, closed his eyes as if he had done nothing.

* * *

The success or failure could easily be inferred from the chaotic atmosphere that enveloped Paradise the next day.

As I pass through the intimidating streets and enter the ward, I see some menacingly large figures exchanging opinions. They are the kind of people that Kenji has talked to several times; they are Caliban’s colleagues who maintain the peace in Paradise.

After finishing the explanation, he approaches Psi, who crawled out of the gap, and asks her.

“What’s going on?”

“The old cat died.”

“Has a murder occurred?”

“That’s why there’s this commotion. On the surface, it looks like a natural death. It happened in a closed room.”

Was it a sudden accident or an intentional crime?

Since the importance of the work varies depending on which side you take, I had no choice but to approach it conservatively.

It is only natural that Psi, who was on Henry’s probation, is in an awkward position.

“Are you okay? I think you might be a suspect.”

“That was once the case. Since I have no authority, I have less responsibility. Ha, but what can I do? I thought I could become a good colleague after finishing my training.”

Almost at the same time that Psi grabbed her pigtails and pulled them together, the mechanic entered with heavy steps.

“I will take over the site. Everyone, keep your mouths shut and get back to work.”

There was no way there could be any disagreement about the charisma that overwhelmed the crowd. It was no problem at all for the metahumans to disappear in unison.

Kenji shrugged as he looked up at the approaching mechanic.

“Why? Am I the culprit again?”

The timing was coincidental. It happened right after Kenji returned. But the mechanic didn’t brand him so rashly. Didn’t he suffer a great loss yesterday because of his reckless actions?

“No, that’s not it. It’s just that I found it strange that you came here.”

As the mechanic hesitated, Kenji smiled in satisfaction. This was also his plan.

“Where I used to be, this kind of thing happened all the time. I thought I’d take a look.”

“So, is there anything you can point out?”

“I was going to check anyway.”

As we go down to the solitary cell, we see someone who has entered eternal sleep. His face is so calm, as if he doesn’t even realize that he is dead.

Psi rattles the scissors hanging from her waist as if she’s looking at them.

“I used scissors because it wouldn’t wake up even after waking it up. Since it can ‘cut,’ it’s clear that some kind of supernatural power was involved.”

“But none of the inhabitants of Paradise has such a secret effect.”

Psi and Mechanic exchanging opinions.

Kenji looked back and forth between the two men, examining Henry’s face seriously. Of course, it was obvious what the real culprit would say.

“I heard this guy has a younger brother. I think it was Henson.”

“Yeah, I heard that was the name. But why?”

“I heard that guy was a metahuman too. If the brothers had awakened at the same time, I think they would have done some pretty spectacular things. Am I right?”

“… …What do you want to say?”

“I wanted to say that it’s not strange for them to hold each other’s necks. Even if they’re related by blood, they’re still strangers. If one of them tells, both of them will be ruined.”

“So, you must have taken some kind of action?”

“I guess those are the only variables we can consider right now.”

He recited the excuses that Gaon had given him. Kenji didn’t know exactly what he was saying. However, he had said that if he said this, people would understand and misunderstand.

As expected, Henson’s talent came to the mechanic’s mind.

Preparation.

“Yeah, that’s what happened.”

For Henson, a genius in drug synthesis, developing a poison that would make people immortal if they did not take the antidote within a limited time would be a piece of cake.