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[117] Palladine's Complaint (3)

Considering that the usual Gangjun, kindness was a little too much.

The value of utilization has disappeared completely from Jinyuna. She was a criminal and was being tracked by a national agency, and her abilities were extraordinary, making it impossible to secretly recruit her to Hero Management. Jin Yuna knew that, so it was not so hard to know that this stranger's kindness is close to compassion.

Kang Jun now had to make a bitter smile looking at the blue vein that came up to his neck. She seems to know why Mary tried to expel her immediately.

Jinyuna told Kang Jun a lot of things almost all night. I didn't know that Gangjun was going to go to time to listen to the stories of the broadcast system that I had never known.

Crisis is still not over. How many times have their positions been overrun in the middle of the conversation? And Jinyuna hurriedly entered the subspace and tore the monster apart and returned.

After talking for a long time, around dawn, Jinyuna suddenly became dazed.

“I feel really weird. ”

“What?”

She suddenly became stupid and said that. Without any sign of boredom, Kang Jun continued to smile at Juna. Jin Yuna smiled at Gangjun.

“I only met Kang Jun the first time, and the second time, right? ”

“That's right.”

“But…. Why so, why.... Is this familiar? I feel like I've known for a long time. ”

Jinyuna felt like Kang Jun was a very old friend who was sitting opposite her and listening quietly. Kang Jun shrugged.

“Everyone knows my specialty is talking. ”

“Hmmm... Really?"

“But actually, I'm better at listening. ”

I'm just saying, but it's hard to listen well. Although Kang Jun said that without hesitation, Jin Yuna knew that Kang Jun was very good at listening to him all night. If you lose the word, you say it for yourself, and if you forget the word, you say it for me. Gangjun, who stood up to me, was a great listener.

That's why she felt like she had been talking to Kang Jun for a very long time.

“I wish Kang Jun could have started a little earlier. ”

“Haha…. ”

She mutters as if she doesn't want to see Gangjun. If she did, she might not have to be addicted to Ethel. She needed someone to trust, someone to listen to her rather than watch and interfere.

A corner of her smile said that was filled with deep sadness. She was eager to have this conversation.

So, Kang Jun had no choice but to become even more intrigued by what she said.

And that's when Kang Jun's phone started ringing. She didn't know her contact details, and Jin Yuna sent me a sign that she was okay to take it.

“Hello."

[Is this Kang Joon's phone?]

“Yes, it is. Who are you?”

[I'm President Seo Gyeong-jun from Cloud.]

As soon as he heard that, Kang Jun sent a sign telling him to be quiet, and Jinyuna also nodded with a stiff expression.

“Yes, what can I do for you? ”

[Jin Yuna asked for Choi Jun's contact information not long ago. Have you seen or contacted him recently?]

“Jin Yuna? Did he ask you for my contact information? ”

[…… I don't know if you're pretending not to know, but it's not a good situation.]

You have to explain what's going on, and you're going to do whatever it takes to cooperate. ”

Gangjun was perfectly consistent with Morse. Seeing Kang Jun, who was lying without changing his face, Jinyuna looked admired. Chief also did not tell Kang Jun what he was doing anymore. Now was not the time to argue whether it was true or not.

[…… but I'll only tell you what's important, because Jin Yuna might contact us later.]

“No, what if I don't explain what's going on and say it first? ”

Rather, Choi Jun was picking up on the other person. The last clue left for the dean was Kang Jun.

[Once back, VIP will take responsibility and cover everything up. So once you get back, tell him that. Cases are sensitive, so I can't discuss the details. But I'll make it up to you. No, I'll give you an example in the cloud.]

“…… something must have happened. Yes, I'll let you know ”

[Thank you very, very much. You must deliver it. This is not just about us, it's about national dignity.]

“Oh, I get it. ”

After saying that, Gangjun hung up the phone. It wasn't that small, so Jin Yuna in front of me was about to hear all the phone calls.

“They say so.”

“I'm sorry."

“Sorry for what? ”

“I…. I asked Chief Kang to search for Kang Jun's number. So... I think I got stepped on. ”

Kang Jun said that it was okay, but the situation was not so good even for him to think. It was not just Cloud who was looking for Jin Yuna, but the president's direct order. If there was any doubt that Choi Jun was hiding something, it was possible that troops could be deployed to this area right now and rob Kang Jun's house.

Jinyuna fled to another place, but it wasn't uncomfortable to find so many weapons in the basement. Hunters can be armed by default, but this many weapons necessarily arouse suspicion. Plus, all the equipment levels were top notch and there were a lot of unsold weapons.

Catching the rat with the hind paw of a cow was a situation where the Union Hunter would be found out. Jinyu-na also knew the seriousness of the situation, so she looked at Kang Jun and looked like she had committed a death sentence.

“I knew it…. I have to go back.”

Jinyuna woke up. If you return now, there is no reason to investigate the Junction. Before information about Choi Jun reached the president, he had to return. It was the only thing she could do for Choi Joon who helped her.

Gangjun also knew why she stood up in a hurry. Kang Jun called her up and talked for a while. The story wasn't that long.

Eventually, Jinyuna left, and Kang Jun had to give her a few antidotes and then let her go.

Day seven of chrysis, morning.

For the last time today, or perhaps even longer, people vaguely believed that this non-boring war would end today. And the signs were clearly everywhere. Detection centers reported seeing the anomaly on the radar.

“The average level of subspace that is emerging has increased. ”

“Somehow I feel like last Sputt. ”

The frequency at which S rank subspaces appear has increased considerably. In return for giving up the three spheres of Seoul, there was no room for action. People were still tired because they were resting, but they were doing well.

Everyone was earnestly praying that today would be the last day. Soldiers, hunters, and civilians were eager to see this through.

Jin Yuna, who returned, sat tied to her restraining clothes. The President did not confront Jin Yuna in person. In the interrogation room of the liver, there was only two, Director Yoona Jinyu-na, and the executive director. The phantom limb was in the same Awakening position, and he was a S rank psychic.

Upon her return, she was overwhelmed by the Constitution and began to be interrogated by a full-time warden, bound in restraining clothes.

He was wearing sunglasses in the interrogation room, biting his cigarette tightly and smoking heavily. Jinyuna sighed, sniffing a smoky cigarette.

‘I heard it was very last time. ’

She also heard rumor that Heo Sang-gyun, the general head of the Constitution, was a smoker, but he really didn't let go of the cigarette.

“Welcome back. ”

Heo Sang-gyun did not appear rough to Jin Yuna. Rather, it was an adult and soothing argument.

“You know, it's an emergency country now, and the addiction is serious, but you are a very strong force. As of today, Crisis may or may not end. I'm too tired to be on multiple missions right now. ”

In fact, there was a sight of fatigue on the face of the phantom muscle colon.

“Persons who are naturally prone to an energy crystal addiction should be immediately arrested, and your condition is severe. But since the city is the city, I have a proposition. ”

He stared down at Jinyuna with a firm expression.

“Let's just pretend this never happened. There aren't that many witnesses, so I've already kept my mouth shut. And cooperate until Krissis is finished. Then, even after Chrysis is completely terminated, it will be completely incinerated on this case. I can get you out of the country if you want. ”

“I thought you said you weren't gonna ask me anything when I got back. ”

“Yes. But now, as you know, one hand is a waste. Even if you don't know when the bomb will go off, you have to use it. ”

The situation was severe enough to forgive criminals and offer them comfort. After all, she was treated as an SS-rank Awakener. Jin Yuna slowly replied, lowering her head to the top of her mouth.

“Yes.”

“There's gonna be a lookout station. You know, in this situation, you're gonna need someone to deal with if you go crazy. ”

She was an SS-rank Awakener, and there was only one person in the Constitution that she could handle if she ran off. He untied her restraining clothes, rubbed her cigarette into an ashtray, and reached out her hand.

“I'll do my best until this is over. Partner.”

Jinyuna gripped the hand of the gluteus maximus with a slight expression.

By the seventh day, the incidence of subspace above the A rank increased explosively. S-rank, beyond SSrank to SSS rank subspace. The overall number of occurrences has drastically decreased. However, the overall level has changed from time to time, including a team of as few as five to as many as a dozen upper-level hunters.

The relatively low level Awakenings turned to the intermittent C-rank subspace and core and dungeon suppression.

And increasingly, casualties occurred.

“A rank flamethrower crews and two people died during Incheon's SSrank subspace subjugation, with 3 seriously injured and 10 injured. ”

“We managed to wipe out Bucheon's S-rank subspace, but two B rank electrostatic suspension and international support teams died. ”

The deceased was only recorded at this time, but was unable to perform any follow-up assessments or actions. In fact, it was a miracle that there were no deaths until the seventh day. As the situation escalated to extremes and rumors of fatalities began spreading, there was also a commotion at the outpost.

“We're going back! ”

“The situation isn't over yet! Wait!”

“We have no reason to risk our lives over it! ”

“Do you have the right to risk my life for it? ”

The domestic team had a riot, and the most serious was the overseas dispatch team. They had no ointment in Korea, and literally came to make money. I was once under the control of the Korean military as part of a freelance team, but I literally had no means of imposing force on them.

They even took out the automatic translator that was paid and used their own words to insult them. The U.N. tried to mediate them, but the threat of life began on its own, and there was no way to stop them.

Now there may be a force collision inside, not in subspace.

“Fighting in this situation is urgent enough to resolve this situation! Everyone's out of their minds! ”

“They don't go out to fight, they just swing the baton! ”

“Never leave the next operation! ”

Under extreme circumstances, even the unwell wounded seem to be forced into action, the healthy begin to refuse the operation. Representatives of foreign freelance hunter teams have declared that they will renounce operations entirely unless there is one demand placed on the battalion.

‘The complete abandonment of Seoul. ’

It was an insistence that people would almost leave Seoul. But, of course, the President did not accept the request.

“You're crazy! Even if people get out, there might still be people there! Why can't you just hang on for one day? ”

But he could only shout it from the inside, not from the outside. I didn't want to become the president who finished Seoul, and now the voice of the Holy Land was getting louder and louder about Joo Won Gate.

When the freelance teams escaped, the power loss was more than 10%. The catastrophe was inevitable when Hall escaped from this situation.

The freelance hunter teams at each outpost refused to enter the operation, demanding that they abandon Seoul and remained motionless for a short period of time. Finally, according to the president's opinion, let's turn on the radio one by one and persuade everyone.

The speaker was not the president, but Ark Templar Arslan, the U.N. 's mediator.

[Chris only has a day left. No, there's not a day left. If we retreat from this situation, we will remain criminals of history! Many people's lives are in our hands! Protect your place and follow the instructions to become a hero to save a country! How long are you going to live like a romantic with a penny! A man of honor and pride should not leave this place!]

“Fuck you. ”

“Who knows how low the templates' operation level is! ”

“Who preaches to a guy who sleeps and takes a break? ”

However, Arc Templar's words had an adverse effect. In fact, the Awakening Team, brought in by Arc Templers from Operation Crisis, was at the lowest level of operational participation to maintain maximum power at all times. When others couldn't sleep well, they rested as much as they did. With honor and pride on the subject, it was also natural for them to explode.

The freelance Hunter team that listened to broadcasts at Paju Garrison, as well as other garrisons, was on the verge of rioting because of the harsh swearing of templates. After all, even at the encampment, Arslan was forced to stop broadcasting.

“What the fuck? ”

Maria tilts her head as she sees Arslan rushing out of the communications station and fleeing somewhere.

She's just returned from clearing two S-rank subspaces, one SSrank subspace with a cyclone team.

Hunters at the Garrison were screaming at the fleeing Arslan, and the atmosphere was dire because everyone was superpowered. It was a long subjugation, so she couldn't figure out what was going on. After informing the embarrassed military official about the situation, Maria nodded her head firmly.

The freelance hunter team was out of the picture. The final hurdle is internal division, not subspace. She's absurd, and the freelance Hunter team understands. Maria laughs at what Arslan has said.

“A poop man preaches, so of course he insults. ”

It was a difficult situation to put into operation right now, but the upper subspace has that long waiting time to destroy sequence. Therefore, there was little time. Maria ponders for a moment. This was a precursor to a great crisis, and if we don't deliver it safely, the defeat of Chrysis will end in failure. For some crazy reason, internal division.

The station's broadcast channel is still on, and Maria considers for a moment and talks to the frozen people.

“Can I say something? ”

The communicator smiled when Maria suddenly said so. Like Arslan, she was a non-clieutenant, so she had ample right to speak.

“Ha, but…. Maybe it just backfires like before.... ”

“Don't worry about it. ”

Around her were soldiers and other hunters who came to protest. Hopefully, they're still wearing automatic translators, and Maria opens her mouth slowly.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I am Knight of Kristen, Maria. ”

Maria was a famous hunter. Not just civilians, especially in the hunter industry. As people knew Arc Templar Arslan, Palladine Maria was also famous. Especially when it comes to freelance hunters. Since she joined Kristen and began her foreign activities, she has literally been making a name for herself as a world-class hunter.

“I haven't slept a wink so far. I think I have a little right to speak, and I want you to listen to what I have to say in front of Mike. ”

Mary lets out a steady expression, clearing out what she wants to say slowly.

“I know that many people come from many countries. Brazil, the United States, maybe even busy Europe, and they're here because of this mission, or money, in South America, in Australia, in China, in Russia, all over the world. ”

“Some people know me, some people don't. ”

“Not long ago, I was a freelance hunter. I lived like a romantic for about a decade before Kristen. ”

“As a freelancer, I preached many battlefields. As you know, I was a GR participant, I was a participant in the Mexican Crisis, I participated in a former British seizure operation, and I contributed to many events that you did not know or know about. Even when the British takeover failed, I remained on the defensive line in the last place. First and foremost, I fought in the most dangerous, unsafe places in the world, where people died. ”

“When I woke up, people called me Paladin. ”

“I don't like the colorful behavior of enumerating accomplishments. Those little pricks of Arslan over there are doing all kinds of shit. ”

She boldly denounced Arslan, leader of the Templars, from the position of her lieutenant. And the freelancers who were listening to the broadcast empathized with Maria's words because they knew the hypocrisy of the group called the Templar.

“But I have to do it today. ”

“I said I didn't like the colorful crap, but I apologize. I want to be colorful this time. I hate to say it, but I hope you forgive me. Let me tell you something. ”

“I don't hate that I fought for justice, I fought for people. You know, where there's danger and death, there's always a lot of money. But nevertheless, I don't say I'm a money-grubbing maniac. That's the worst part. ”

“I don't think I'm a righteous man. I don't think I'm Susan. I just survived. The way I believe, the way I want. I've acted under the right kind of justice and the right kind of water. ”

“If I was a righteous man, I wouldn't have thought of a word to say. I'm just one of those average, ugly people. ”

“I dived into the most dangerous place in the country, the most dangerous thing, and the battlefield that everyone was reluctant to fight over. You've come from many countries. I can boast that all the many countries you have come to, once I have fought for them. ”

“I was the one who fought the Great Catastrophe of Grand Ragnarok and was one of the twenty survivors there. ”

“I dare say. You all owe me. ”

I participated in the world crisis you turned away from, and it was a bold and violent thing to say that you all owe me your lives.

“Gentlemen, this is my home country. Many people don't know, but in fact I am Korean. ”

“Childish, isn't it? I don't think I have anything to do with my country or my country, and I'm not a nationalist. I don't think Korea is the most precious country in the world. ”

“However, whether it's a country or a foreign country. The most important thing. ”

“There are people there. ”

“There is a man who dies helplessly, sacrificed recklessly, trampled down like a leaf without doing anything. These people are everywhere. There were people like this in my country, in your country, in some countries that had already been forgotten. Not just since the disappearance 21 years ago, but ever since man stepped foot on the ground, this has always been there. ”

“Those people were in the past, now and always will be. ”

“That's the saddest thing I've ever seen. I argued in such a place because I couldn't stand the grief, not justice. ”

“We can't change the world, but we can kill just as many monsters. We can deal with just one of the many absurdities that we have dignity in the world. ”

“I'm not a righteous man, and I'm not an angry man, and I'm not a terrible humanist. It's just someone who has a little bit of all the attributes. ”

“I said you owe me. ”

“The debt! Pay up now!"

“Don't run away! Don't leave! I want you to fight here! ”

“If you think a country owes a man a debt, fight it here. ”

“You don't have to die for someone. No one has the right to order someone to die. ”

“You don't have to fight for someone. But."

“We are also turning away from a lot of grief at this moment. ”

“I want you to remember that. ”