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#285. Hat under the tree (5)
Ray re-entered the hallway inside Tenenbaum and ran without stopping.
“Over there! Shoot!”
“What a little kid!”
Enemies appeared around the corner of the hallway and aimed their guns.
Boom!
“Ahhh! My, my hand!”
“Ugh, hand, my hand…!”
But at the same time as the shot was fired, the gun barrel exploded and their hands were blown off, and the lightning that flew in without giving them even a moment to breathe strangled their bodies and burned them from the inside out.
Thud! Thud!
Ray quickly runs past the bodies that have collapsed.
Leon ran after her with all his might, unable to contain his admiration.
'This is an absurd level of magic usage. At such a young age, how on earth did he do it?'
In normal magic, there is a delay before the elements fully combine and manifest into a phenomenon.
This tendency was more evident in natural magic that was more powerful.
Phagec!
“Ugh!”
But the boy's lightning strike was almost instantaneous.
The power was so strong that it was hard to believe it was just low-grade magic.
What was most incomprehensible was that every time the boy's gaze met the enemy's gun barrels would explode.
'When a mana bullet is fired, it momentarily shakes the elemental bond and causes a collision?'
It was just so absurd.
Of course, it is theoretically possible, but it is only a theory.
Whether there could be a human being in the world capable of such a transcendent thing was a completely separate question.
But it is also true that the scene unfolding before our eyes right now is a stark reality.
Because of this, Leon could not help but feel a sense of awe along with great confusion.
“Which way to go next?”
“Huh? Ah! Over there!”
Leon came to his senses and answered at the boy's voice that he heard at that moment.
Now, all the elevators in Tenenbaum's were closed, and the two were going through several rooms and staircases to get to the top floor.
Crunch!
As I opened one of the doors, a large space containing various items was revealed.
Nearly twenty second-class auction houses located in the middle of Tenenbaum.
It was a preparation room where all the auction items going out there were stored.
“If you go out the door on the other side, you can use the shortcut.”
“How long will it take to get to the top-floor control room?”
“At this rate… I don’t think it’ll take more than a few minutes.”
"all right."
It was at that moment that Ray's steps, which had been following the instructions, suddenly stopped.
“Why are you doing that?”
“… … .”
Ray's gaze was fixed on a large structure wrapped in cloth.
Swish!
As I moved my arms and lowered the curtain, I could see the children sleeping inside us, hugging each other.
You could tell that they were children who had been caught outside the walls by their shabby behavior.
Ray, who had been staring at the face that was breathing heavily, suddenly asked.
“What do you think about people outside the walls?”
"yes?"
“Don’t you think we’re the worst? Dirty, inferior, and uncivilized. So it’s only right that we be captured and sold as test subjects.”
A sudden question with unknown intention.
Leon was very embarrassed, but he answered according to his conviction.
“… I don’t think so. People are all the same.”
“Are you saying that I am the same person as these dirty kids?”
The tremendous murderous intent that burst out in an instant.
Leon couldn't breathe properly due to the sensation that was squeezing his entire body.
‘Did I… say something wrong?’
No, that's not true.
Even though I was overcome with fear, I could never compromise on my values.
“No… these children too… if they had been born in a good environment… they would have been different, not as dirty as they are now.”
The intense emotions caused by the extreme situation caused other words to pour out.
He ascended to the position of manager and made sure that Tenenbaum would no longer treat slaves.
Furthermore, his goal was to abolish slavery within the city.
Ray, who was staring intently at Leon's heart, spoke in a flat tone.
“Is that so?”
It was at that moment that the will to live was taken away.
Leon took a sharp breath.
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“Ugh… Ugh… .”
“Let’s go. We don’t have much time.”
Leon couldn't understand as he watched Ray moving away.
What on earth happened just a moment ago?
From then on, progress was rapid.
“Stop it! Stop it!”
“Group 3! Group 3! We need help!”
The enemies, realizing that guns were not working, tried to attack with magic.
But before manifestation, the bonds of the elements were completely torn apart, and no magic could manifest as a phenomenon.
Kwung! Clang!
Sometimes, it seemed like the control room was manipulating something, and something like a thick iron door would fall.
Kwaaaaang───!!
Ray just pierced through it.
“Bill me later.”
Then Philip came to mind.
Ray nodded and added.
“I will definitely compensate you.”
Leon, who had been staring blankly at the melted iron door and the hot air, came to his senses and answered.
“Oh, no. Compensation is out of the question in this situation.”
For some reason, I felt like if I asked for compensation, it would melt like that iron gate.
The two hurried to the top floor and went around the complicated passageway until they arrived in front of the control room.
A number of rings visible beyond the door.
“Please step aside.”
Boom!
As soon as we broke down the door and rushed in, gunfire poured out from the thick smoke.
“Shoot! Shoot!”
“Never allow them to approach! Turn your body into a beehive!”
Ray ran through the seemingly large space inside, dodging the hail of bullets.
Judging by the fact that the gunfire was relatively accurate, the enemies seemed to be wearing some kind of special equipment that allowed them to see their opponents through the smoke.
It didn't matter.
This was also the case because it was possible to determine the relative location.
'Three in front, four on the left, and two on the right diagonal.'
Ray, who had identified the location through the brightly shining rings on the other side of the smokescreen, retrieved the wind that had been wrapped around his body into his hand.
widely.
A fleeting moment of pause.
He shaped it into the shape of a giant sword and swung it horizontally in a large motion.
Support support support support───!!
A strong wind blew in with a ripping sound, and all the smoke inside was swept away.
A field of vision that suddenly becomes brighter.
The enemies were seen lying in half, split in half.
Behind it, beyond the transparent wall, was a space filled with intricate panels.
─Who are you?
The man beyond the wall asked.
The voice sounded dull.
One hand was gripping the detonator switch as if ready to press it at any moment.
The other hand was wrapped around the neck of an old man in neat attire, holding a knife there.
“Manager!”
Leon, who came in after him, shouted.
The man immediately growled.
─Both of you should stop there. The moment you take a single step, I'll press the switch and cut off this old man's head. White hair, answer my questions first. What is your identity? What kind of guy is it that single-handedly took down our best resistance members? And not just one or two, but three-digit numbers!
Ray thought about it for a moment.
I don't think they're asking for things like your name.
“Head of the Imaginary School.”
─Imagineers? I've never heard of such a school.
“I think it’s possible. It hasn’t been that long since it was created.”
Bam!
The man ground his teeth.
─No matter what…! You ruined everything. The plans we had worked so hard to prepare for years went down the drain. Because of you, we lost the chance to break down that solid wall…!
“That’s not possible.”
─You detestable man…! You, a resident of the inside of the wall, don’t know how much humiliation and contempt we, who were dragged in from outside the wall, endured.
"know."
─What?
“Not completely, but to some extent. Because I also come from outside the walls.”
─What is that… .
“I have experienced a lot of discrimination, although it is a different kind of discrimination.”
There were several stories that proved that they came from outside the walls.
The man, greatly embarrassed, shouted in an agitated voice.
─Then I can't understand you even more. Why are you interfering with us? You must have felt it too. How disgusting the sense of superiority these guys have. It's not too late. Help us. If you have that level of power, the leader will welcome it.
Leon, who was watching the situation from behind, felt very anxious.
The boy came from outside the wall.
It was something I could never have imagined.
If I changed my mind here, the situation would have spiraled out of control into the worst possible situation.
At that moment, when everyone in the room was holding their breath in tension, Ray opened his mouth.
“If we blow up the bomb and bring down Tenenbaum.”
─What?
“Children caught outside the walls will also have no choice but to be crushed to death.
─That is inevitable. It is a sacrifice of the cow for the sake of the generation.
“That’s your answer.”
The man wouldn't know.
Those words just now made the boy completely make a choice.
Ray strode towards the wall, observing the emotions contained in the man's bowl.
─Everyone, stop right now! If you come any closer, I'll press the detonator switch!
“Try it, if you have the courage.”
Extreme fear of death.
The man would never have pressed the switch unless it was the last moment.
As Ray stopped in front of the wall, the man raised the corners of his mouth in relief.
─That, that's right. No matter how much you look at it, it's no use. This wall is a special item made by processing mithril, so no matter what kind of powerful magic…
The man who had been speaking with regained confidence could not help but be astonished.
Because the transparent wall that touched the boy's palm was turning into black particles like ash and scattering in all directions.
“Wh…! Ugh!”
“I can hear you well now.”
Ray's hand, which had moved without even giving him time to react, grabbed the man's neck and lifted him up.
The detonator fell to the ground and the manager was released.
“Ugh…! Ugh…!”
“There’s no particular reason why I bothered you. There are beings in this building that I need to protect. That’s all.”
“Ugh…!”
The man with a red face hit Ray's hand with all his might.
But the white, delicate-looking hand didn't move at all.
“And I think there must be a resistance behind it. They must be an unusual organization to have taken over Tenenbaum, the largest auction house in the city, all at once. The equipment they’re using probably isn’t cheap either.”
“Ugh…! There’s no such thing…!”
“The scientist who released those guns onto the black market?”
“Behind the scenes…! Ugh…!”
“I guess that’s right.”
Ray confirmed his guess through the emotions of the other person's bowl.
A gun that uses mana as bullets.
It was not something that could be made with human technology.
'There is a very high probability that the character called Scientist is a dwarf.'
And maybe it was Rael, the guardian of the yellow jewel.
Since the Doctor, the Red Guardian, was alive, there was no way the other Guardians wouldn't have survived.
After asking a few more questions, Ray released the man's neck.
There would be no need to kill Tenenbaum, who would want to get information from him too.
At that moment, Leon, who had been looking after the manager who had fallen, straightened up from his bent position and approached me.
And he nodded and said.
"thank you."
Thank you for not changing your mind.
“Once the situation is sorted out, Tenebaum will discuss formal compensation, so please come back. No, if it is inconvenient for you to visit, we will come to you. It’s late, but here is my business card.”
Ray stared blankly at the business card he was handed and put it in his bosom.
Meanwhile, Leon broadcast to the entire Tenenbaum that the terror attack had been suppressed.
“… … .”
Ray briefly looked around the room that had become a mess, then approached the glass window that had been shattered by the gunfire.
Crack, crack.
The place I arrived at after stepping on shards of glass.
Far below, I could see countless crowds of people moving busily.
Some people used magic to clear debris from the building, others rescued the injured, and there were also bystanders watching and reporters taking pictures.
────!
Then someone who spotted Ray raised a finger and shouted.
Everyone looked up to see Ray on the top floor of Tenenbaum.
────?
──────!
As the shouting continued, some emotion began to spread through their bowl.
A vivid purple emotion.
It was awe-inspiring.
Because no one has failed to see the sight of a white-haired boy stopping a falling star with thousands of vines.
“… … .”
So, the boy from the lowest sector watched from the high peak.
Beyond the view, down there.
Countless swaying lights of emotion.