Chapter 586 – Survival
“… Are you going to report Fallon to the police?”
“Yes, I decided to leave it to the justice of the law. I plan to inform the families of the missing people and spread the crazy horrors of this villa online. Then, even if Quinter Corporation has influence, the Trancon Public Security Agency will not be able to carelessly bury this case. You can’t think.”
Jenny said in a clear voice.
It seems that they have also thought of countermeasures against Quinter Corporation’s interference.
Even if it is the power of a large corporation, the idea seems to be to create a situation that cannot be hidden and to ensure that Fallon is properly judged by the law.
Their eyes, unlike yesterday, had a slightly harder look.
It seemed like the conclusion was reached after the two talked a lot together all night.
“This case will probably attract a lot of public attention. Then, not only reporters but all kinds of strange people might bother you. Does it still matter?”
“On the contrary, it’s good. It means that as more people become interested, there will be less and less room for Fallon to escape.”
To me, it seemed like they were trying to take a difficult path. But their will seems firm.
Then I had no intention of saying anything more.
“Mister…”
Jenny calls me carefully.
“By any chance, what do you plan to do with Unas’ link terminal?”
“How can I…”
I didn’t think much of it.
The meaning of Unas’ link terminal has greatly faded since it came here.
Even if it was not a video in the terminal, evidence of Fallon’s crime remained intact in this villa.
In very well-preserved condition.
“Do you need Unas’ terminal? I’ll give it to you if you need it.”
It’s not a huge treasure… I don’t have a hobby of collecting dirty videos.
“No… Can you please dispose of it?”
“Jeez, Jenny…”
Sarah looks at Jenny with a puzzled look on her face.
Jenny’s request meant asking about Sarah’s crime.
Jenny seemed to have made up her mind to protect Sarah.
“Then… I’ll edit the video and only give it to the part where Fallon appears.”
That level of editing could have been done easily by asking Suni.
Editing is not difficult.
If only the first part of the video was cut, only Fallon’s obscene behavior remained. Then, naturally, it was Fallon who murdered Carol.
And in the first place, there has to be a provocative video for people to rush to it.
Sarah heard the good news that the evidence of her crime was gone, but her face looked a little more complicated than joy.
It was probably her first time with murder.
If she were a normal human being, she would have no choice but to feel guilty.
“Sera.”
When I call Sarah, she looks at me.
“Carol was also a transfer student like you. She was involved in school violence at Rustan City Academy, so she transferred to Pron Academy about three years before you.”
“If it’s school violence…”
“He bullied a classmate into committing suicide? He also arranged for the child he was bullying to engage in prostitution. He did a lot of pretty heinous things.”
“Is that true?”
Jenny asked, her eyes wide.
“I have lawyer parents, and I have a cunning side, so I was acquitted because there was no clear evidence. Still, I couldn’t help but look at people, so I moved to Pron and transferred.”
It’s different from Earth. Zephyria is a planet itself. It’s a city, so moving to another city was like immigrating.
“Well, how did you do that…”
“Well, I did some research.”
Of course, I didn’t do it.
I asked Sunni to do a little research about Carol.
Is it surprising that I researched it in such a short time? Mildred looks at me with a slightly strange look.
The reason I bothered to tell Sarah about Carol’s evil deeds was because the feelings of guilt for killing an innocent person and killing a villain are quite different.
I don’t know if Sarah’s guilt will completely disappear with this. But it would be a little help.
“Ah… And I think it would be a good idea for you to join the military if you can.”
“Military… Enlistment?”
Jenny asked curiously.
“It may be okay when people’s attention is focused, but if things quiet down, you never know what harm Quinter Corporation will do, right? If you join the military, no matter how bad they are, you won’t be able to mess with them, right?”
“That’s right…?”
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“Then, please take care of it later.”
“Don’t worry!”
Mildred answered brightly as she saw off the large man getting into the camping car.
And he waved his hand until his arm ached until the large camper he was riding in disappeared into the horizon.
When the camping car was out of sight, Mildred finally sighed.
“Whew… Did he go?”
It was a sigh of relief that the danger of death had been overcome.
Mildred had the ability to sense the threat of death… Unknown to anyone.
Mildred called his magnetic ability a survival sensor.
Suddenly, I stopped because I had a bad feeling.
A large, broken-down transport truck passing by in front of you.
Or, it was an ability close to intuition, like when a heavy building material falls right in front of you.
At first, I thought, ‘Is this a coincidence?’ I went on and on for a long time.
But there was a decisive incident that made her trust her own survival sensors.
Perche train disaster.
The train accident that occurred in the Perche Tunnel was one of the largest disasters in the history of Zephyria, causing hundreds of casualties due to a malfunction in the driving system.
Mildred was also on that train.
I got off at the station right before the accident due to an inexplicable feeling of anxiety.
Even though it is not the destination.
And not long after the train departed, a major disaster occurred.
After that incident, Mildred began to have almost blind faith in his survival sensors.
The downside was that he couldn’t prove his amazing ability.
It was an ability of incredible value, so if you could prove it, you could be treated quite well… But for some reason, it couldn’t be figured out with the existing device.
The survival sensor does not activate unless it is a matter of life or death.
The crisis of death does not come often. How many people are like that?
Of course, Mildred’s survival sensor was a superpower that could not be activated even once a decade.
The story that the Perche train disaster was avoided with supernatural powers did not work.
I don’t know if Mildred is the only lucky survivor…
Depending on the day, for some reason, I overslept and couldn’t get on the train… Or I didn’t get on the train because my dream was disturbed… A person who lost his way while going to the bathroom and missed the train, saving his life… Etc. People who say things like that. Because there was this one truck.
Mildred gave up on proving her superpowers. He decided to be satisfied with having the ability to avoid death.
Even without her survival sensors, she had a pretty good magical aptitude, and she was able to join the military.
Eventually, due to a disagreement with her superiors, she was discharged from the military in disgrace…
Her mission in Fallon happened to be in Tran Cone, so she had to take on it.
According to Fallon, she was being accused of being a murderer by her academy friends… She was talking strange gibberish and wanted to deal with the big guy who was with them.
Mildred also had a mercenary sidekick, so she didn’t take Fallon’s words at face value.
What she believed was the reward given by Fallon.
And for this mission, the pay was considerable for dealing with just one person.
‘I should have thought that was strange…’
Mildred had the highest level of skill in the world of mercenaries… And was judged to be at a level that could be handled even if there were variables.
Mildred could feel her survival sensor beeping like crazy for the first time in a long time since Marvin’s first shot failed.
Mildred warned Ozark, who was hiding with her.
『Don’t move, let’s just let it go.』
『… Why?』
Ozark didn’t seem to understand.
『I’ll explain later. Please stay still.』
However, unlike Mildred’s efforts, a human named Unho accurately identified the location where they were hiding and attacked.
『Mildred! I got caught! Attack!』
The gun didn’t work, and Ozark, who rushed in first, was literally crushed in an instant.
Mildred even thought about running away. But he felt an unprecedented crisis in his life.
As he thought about surrender, he felt his anxiety lessen slightly. So he immediately surrendered and actively cooperated with the man named Unho.
I don’t know the fate of Marvin, who shot her, but it’s correct to think she’s dead.
Mildred thought that Unho might be a military officer on leave.
But even during her military career, she had never seen a combat officer with that level of ability.
‘If not an officer… Surely… Warrant officer level?’
The rank of lieutenant in her military was something she had never seen before.
And it was only after Mildred spent the night with a human called Unho that she finally realized that she had escaped the crossroads of life and death.
-Beep beep.
The signal from the link terminal worn on my wrist rings.
Mildred confirmed who the person had been contacting.
It’s a familiar name.
It hasn’t been long since Sarah and Jenny put their plan into action.
“Your reaction speed is faster than I thought?”
It’s a face I don’t really want to face. But she had no choice but to press the call button.
A hologram screen appeared and a man with a strict look appeared.
He was a man named Frank, the chief secretary of Quinter Corporation.
“What’s going on?”
『… Are you asking because you don’t know that?』
Frank’s eyebrows twitch.
