Chapter 294 – #3-7 Villains and Villains and Heroes, Dark War (2)
It rattles!
Yi yi yi profit—
“Come this way, boss.”
“To call them this far, shouldn’t they have called them to the hideout?”
“Just in case. You don’t know where there are eyes to see, and above all, if you do something wrong, you could damage your hideout.
Moreover, killing people in the hideout where we live, how do we live there because we are afraid later? It looks like a ghost will appear.”
“Because you are a coward.”
Temporary hideout of the villain organization [Abyss].
Boss Violet, who had just arrived here, went inside, being guided by No. 13, who had been waiting for her.
“… Still in use here It was our former hideout.”
“It’s a waste to just play around with something useful like this. More than that, it was written really well here.”
“I see. Good luck then.”
Violet narrowed his eyes and said with emotion in her eyes.
Because this was one of her family’s factories.
In the past, it was called [Great Disaster] And started by the villains in the dark period.
Around the end of the dark period, along with the indiscriminate villain terror, the entire area was designated as a “Closed area.”
Due to being included in the district, this factory too is no longer in use and is abandoned.
In addition to this factory, it seems that there are many companies and factories that are managed by Violet’s family.
However, it seems that this place has special memories for Violet.
‘… It’s worn out because I haven’t used it, but the space is large and I know that a lot of money was spent on the facilities.’
It must have cost a lot of money, and there might be a lot of memories like that.
In the end, it was no longer used due to the indiscriminate terror of the villains.
Although that period has already passed several years ago.
Nevertheless, it will still take another ten years for the scar to fully heal.
And it’s not just the physical things you can see.
Like Violet, it is not known when the wounds in her heart will heal.
In this country, the treatment towards the Awoken is too much.
In particular, if the opponent becomes a villain, or a person with the potential to become a villain, the treatment becomes even more severe.
But until that happens, there is a reason for that.
As much as that, it is because the wounds in people’s hearts caused by the villains are great.
So, it is unavoidable.
Human beings are different from computer programs, so it is impossible for everyone to choose a rational outcome.
To put it the other way around.
The current policy and treatment of Awakeners is largely driven by emotion, and if only that part could be done, many things would be improved.
That’s how No. 13 believes.
Thump… Thump…
“Where is that woman?”
“Inside, they were put in solitary cells designed as laboratories. She won’t be able to break it, even with her brute strength.”
“Are you awake? Didn’t I say her brainwashing didn’t work?”
“As I wrote in the previous report, brainwashing does not work. Instead, I stunned him with drugs and restrained him.”
“When we entered, the woman was already awake, and she destroyed her restraints with her brute strength… Is there such a possibility?”
“Doesn’t exist. Her medicine was newly administered a while ago, and the restraining sphere that restrained the woman is Dorothy’s special. Because she figured out the woman’s maximum strength, and it’s a custom-made item to match her strength.”
Unlike his usual flirtatious appearance, No. 13 answered with a serious face.
“… Okay.”
Violet said quietly, and continued to follow Unit 13’s guide through the abandoned factory…
* * *
Rurrrr.
Clap—
After unlocking the unnecessarily heavy lock, Room 13 opened the door.
A solitary room of about 6 pyeong, not very wide, appeared.
And inside, a red-haired woman is sitting on an iron chair.
It was an iron chair from the outside, but it was also connected to the floor below with a special alloy made by Dorothy, so it could not be lifted with simple force.
Spade’s arms were wrapped around his back, and he was restrained with restraints integrated with the chair.
Her hair hangs limply so that the top of her head is visible, and her face cannot be seen properly from this side.
“If possible, keep a little distance——no, wait!”
Ignoring No. 13’s warning, Violet strode towards Spade, who was restrained in a chair.
Then he grabbed the red hair and pulled it straight up.
“… Hmm.”
Thin eyebrows, a face with distinct features.
Jewel-like red eyes peeked out from under her half-closed eyelids, and even in the current, insane situation, there seemed to be something graceful and lively about her face.
The face was clearly Spade’s. She matched what she remembered.
He was just stunned, as if drunk, and saliva dripped from his gaping lips.
Eyelids tremble, but eyes do not blink.
“… Didn’t it just knock you out?”
“Dorothy modified the brainwashing pills a bit. Even if it’s not brainwashing, it serves as a confession. Bosses aren’t meant to just stick a knife into the heart of an unresisting opponent and end it. Rather, just in case you don’t know, I think it would be better to get away.”
At No. 13’s suggestion, Violet took a few steps back with her eyes narrowed.
Instead, Number 13 stood by Spade’s side, and she pulled her body towards him and then turned her head towards Violet.
However, that gaze was still out of focus, and it was unclear whether she was properly conscious of Violet.
Violet asked Spade.
“Then ask… What is your name?”
At first, even Spade didn’t respond.
But when No. 13 whispered in his ear again, her eyebrows fluttered and her lips moved slightly.
“Spey, de… “, Answered in a slightly cracked voice.
“Age is? Where do you belong?”
Violet’s question continued, and when Spade’s reaction seemed to be delayed, No. 13 whispered in his ear as if to make up for it.
Then, whether it’s Violet’s question or No. 13’s words, Spade will answer anyway.
Although his tone was slow, and words that required complicated thinking were not pronounced as if his tongue was loose, he never refused to ask questions anyway.
In its own way, the answer was clear, and there was no reason why Violet’s question could not be understood.
Violet also doesn’t have much knowledge, but I know that there is no confession that can elicit a reaction from the other person this well.
If this was made by Dorothy, I can only say it’s amazing.
Asking a few questions, making sure the opponent is a spade, and checking her status.
And, as she was, she judged that she would be fine with any questions she might ask.
“Okay, I know you’re the hero of the 7th division, and you’re Spade.”
“Spade, I will ask you.”
With her Violet looking down at her, and not hiding her anger, she asked.
“My brother——seven years ago at a department store, I once killed a girl around middle school age?”
“I killed people, I didn’t kill them?Answer me.”
To Violet’s question.
Spade, who had been looking at Violet with blank, unfocused eyes for a while,
Soon she followed, her lips quivering, “Yes… I killed… “She replied.
* * *
Spade told her own story.
Then she tells how she killed the child.
How did she feel about her own feelings at that time?
How did she die and how did she die?
She explained the entire process and how it all happened.
It’s a story she wouldn’t have known if it wasn’t for the person present.
The vivid impression she must have felt at that moment was also conveyed without hesitation.
And what a painful choice it was for him at that time.
At that time, she remembered the child she had killed and how much she regretted and hurt her heart.
Confessions and apologies filled with such remorse and pain are also muttered over and over again.
It must have been a big deal for Spade too, the story that was told sparsely at first, but later flowed like a cascade of water.
About 40% of the contents were meaningless apologies repeated over and over again.
“… Stop.”
And.
“Now, you can stop… Shut up…”
Violet, who had been quietly listening to Spade’s confession and penitence all along, said so in a deep voice.
Her eyes were red with tears, and tears filled them and dripped down.
She thought she had already cried enough for these two days.
However, I still can’t hold back the tears that come up as if I’m not enough.
Listening to Spade’s story, the situation at the time her brother died and all of that are vividly played back in my head, making it even more unbearable…
Took, do.
Violet, who was backing away, leaned her back against the door and covered his eyes with her hands.
No. 13 watched Violet like that, carefully lowered Spade’s head and approached Violet.
“… Boss. Now, what are you going to do?”
Violet was intent on killing her brother’s enemies.
For No. 13, if it was her request, she wanted to do everything she could, but at least this, if possible, wanted her to change her words.
At least after hearing Spade’s own story, she hoped that after hearing her regretful confession, her mind would change a bit.
However, if she does, it doesn’t change.
Then… Can not help it.
At that time, everyone should accept it.
Thinking so, at that moment when No. 13 firmly set her mind to accept any outcome.
“… No. 13.”
Violet, who had been drowning in sadness with her eyes closed for a long time, finally sang number 13.
“Yes, boss.”
Number 13 answered, and Violet lowered her hand that was covering her eyes.
She thought she was crying a lot, but the tears seemed to have stopped long ago.
And as if instead, his eyes were filled with anger and intent to kill.
Those eyes were towards the number 13 of spades, not her sister’s enemy.
“You——Am I funny?”
In a cold and calm voice that makes goosebumps rise.
Number 13’s body froze for an instant.
