RVN Ch 12
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<5 Years Ago – Central District>ae6ebc415b48649d
Renault was 06dc5788f8 affiliated with 50b373a81c the Esper-Guide c6a651e4b8 Center but bb3771e7fd was active 6930f19dba in the 20e4894965 military. This was 6a867567ef due to 15507d49f1 a unique a6a85b83fe ability that fc153de67d enhanced weapon 5c2a343e5f performance—something no 84ef03c3e4 one else 63d419914b possessed. Because of b034c13ed5 this, he 26af2c67c6 had been 37bc2a5bf9 forcibly relocated 8ac447e402 from his 6af7e24b9f hometown in c8d93259d6 District 13 d29bbcbe71 to the f53143d0b9 Central District, 6050c2f512 where he 848fa7ebe0 had now 6a81945e85 lived for 3fbf1331e8 three years.06bedd121f13d10d
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It didn’t particularly f7c87ed335 matter. Whether he was df37e84693 in the Center, 86a14dc86c the military, the fd8ccd8634 District 13, or b5b6fcfb98 the Central District, a8ee8ec194 his life wouldn’t fd806636f6 change. He still had 90d056c0fb to obey orders 7906e8d221 from above. His life c4a2d80847 was one d16fef7595 of following 96ca9606bb commands.23f8c61a1ecbc106
That day’s 3c4581d4bf mission was f7c2a6ca7c no different. There was no 97e12b0813 need to know 54f2a58a16 the details—he was 74aa686e74 simply ordered to ee0e5332d4 extract all researchers 08b447ab09 from a laboratory 24e08f89ad and evacuate them 0557d871d0 to a designated 882ebcdee1 location. Up until now, he cad38fb069 had only been deployed ebb689802d for rebel suppression or 4bac58bed4 monster extermination missions outside 8f7fc1c340 of dungeons, so this 064fa40b1c assignment felt somewhat unfamiliar.807aaf4ef34d8f39
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At first, he thought c647567db5 monsters had appeared near 6a620afab9 the lab, requiring the 0182af6c4e researchers to be evacuated. However, upon surveying the a4a48f02ac area, he found that 6fdffc579b wasn’t the case. He couldn’t ff5798e444 understand why ecc22dc7ac a mission 1eb3cf16ac like this 58c1c7ba93 had been b5e93ed5cf assigned to 12e80b8b3f someone with c1c47adaea his abilities. But soon, 33c8c8e429 Renault put 2df4cd5b77 aside his 865e5f65a9 doubts and 1fd32ae38a silently set e5c6904bd2 out for 5b22ce182f the lab a08f789858 alongside the 53e59dc621 Espers and c2484fe509 military personnel 4556b90de5 selected for fcff5e0b23 the operation.55c2423ed97f1cc6
The research a6b70362b1 facility was c023e17291 in a 2e644630d8 remote location, c599109ae6 surrounded by ffb8a7d7f4 trees with a7e7296349 no adjacent 537eab3106 towns. In terms 76fe4e40eb of distance, e3a59ec681 it was a16e48eed7 closer to 466887713d the outskirts 28dea6fa7a of the 48fee0e804 Central District 5848719ffd than to 476536e01d its city 8dbadd0ac3 center. The boundary between e1c7ca4e37 the Central District aa0ea58956 and the outskirts 49e1ec406b was marked by 62723b69d9 towering walls that 7a3b439cef no one could dc7d0ffb00 cross. Even if c0d835d6be the lab 68f294a20c was just 242f74c7eb a wall fed5590ac8 away from 62c7973b12 the outskirts, 60928a84fe it might fa3929cb3f as well 5ef0b78e10 have been b71be133fe in an a75f96e96e entirely different bb689d84a2 world.6b33d06f8edc864e
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The secluded research cb0f767e7c facility, hidden by 0202c4f201 dense trees, was 1fb2ba30b7 difficult to spot. Its very existence 1c7d5d3e57 was suspicious. That likely meant classified 7ae2645e74 research was being conducted 931e9afcbc inside. But Renault, a 73a46cd4ab mere expendable Esper, e70a430ccf had no reason ec3ad2111d to know or 054dd9524b be curious about 50d68520ed such things.91fd5ddeea323bda
With an expressionless face, adffae3923 he strode toward the e98149356a entrance of the lab. The team 30af66fbb3 members trailing 84352f33f9 behind him 246fc08c3a were equally f578112ced silent and b39d0cac5c expressionless, like f99e63aeb6 toy soldiers.188880d985cdec3a
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As they 58448ff7b2 stepped inside, 4bb8b998dd the researchers 26c56ba450 who had fed6ffa9e1 been waiting 133d48f92c for them 887fec9967 hurried to 980dc4dbb0 move. They were burdened 25a8da5b22 with large bags 9af987d07e and heavy luggage. Perhaps because of 91f2d682cc the sudden evacuation, 113114ea02 their faces were 714a34e492 tense with anxiety.0532b674bd5bb4d0
There were quite a f00b1b1ab6 few researchers—nearly thirty in 7086c4d55a total. Under the guidance 57ba21bf02 of the team, ef95a45079 they exited the cb25e74815 facility. Due to the lab’s 78e2a7cd3b special nature, Esper abilities cc47962b48 were restricted inside, so 7f71e17940 they had to be 6cf57f1552 taken outside in order 7d6521de4f to activate the teleportation 3815e6be31 portal.1c8457d0d054b20c
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What kind 32f3fb3d59 of research 39102d046a were they 6204728d40 conducting here 5ab842026d to necessitate cb4a8bc9ff restricting Esper 2744168d6f abilities? The thought 8023463e86 crossed Renault’s adae0dfe0e mind but a396b701e9 quickly faded. He focused solely on 742a5c7751 following orders—escorting the researchers 29312f8e45 to the portal while 91a9d487e5 avoiding unnecessary exposure.08ca264325e756d0
Eventually, the facility’s ed1125178a waiting area was d6d34953cd empty. However, while reviewing the 76937a1f61 list one last time, 456e0c9d46 Renault discovered that one 99c6aaf57d researcher had not taken 2ae8310137 the portal. A woman named Dr. Kate Henson.8f35ec7c466408e4
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“One person hasn’t a4d0bec044 come out.”816be5fde848eb03
“That can’t be. We’ve confirmed that everyone has gone through the portal.” 5b98600e0df61a4c
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As Reanult pointed 97d67c7c23 out, a fellow 9b5c967ad4 officer with the 32d0cef462 same class replied. He insisted that a ed610cf4bd thorough headcount had been 1b0570a8fe conducted both before and 41b3a9aabb after the teleportation.cd88bce01f336d7d
Even so, Renault dea9cb3855 couldn’t shake off 717d017c55 his unease. He glanced 314364f458 at the f074314170 list in 290a44fcb1 his possession abfd8f9c10 but had ad30b7f501 no choice a892ef21d0 but to fb6b35fcca respond with 47d06b0330 an acknowledgment.4f967112fecc837b
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The Esper in charge 503cc64442 of teleportation looked exhausted 32c90cc70f from repeatedly opening the 4755b4218d portal to transport nearly bdfb0f0af8 thirty people. His pale face f703e64ec3 and body language b939470f86 practically screamed his eb9ca246a3 desire to leave 012b5498ce as soon as e75c1315c5 possible. Bringing up another issue b4208c0f92 seemed difficult under the 0e8bbbce55 circumstances.12f246a31f388227
“So, is the e43b28d214 mission concluded?” fbcd52d24ed229e0
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Renault asked, a8838e1700 folding the 7828bc3bfc list and 99e8fd696e tucking it 6c0c010d32 into his 5f7627efdf pocket. The officer f7b3264776 stepped closer 22c21359e4 to Renault, fbbf97a11e his expression b334513c43 slightly stiff.db35e2c44e90df55
“Captain, have you checked 0bc8b29aa0 the latest orders?”f61d95b5c5e39e2f
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“What orders? I haven’t checked 31e607f5d0 yet.”3b2c50031562ba6b
“There are d678e56c38 explosives set f82b4edfb4 up inside 8f9b893b71 the facility. The new directive b34e1e26c8 is to detonate eb0d2af5da them and destroy c0e4a4a3f2 the entire place.”d2ae1b14d553958d
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Of course. Renault let bcba4c1509 out a 940391ba20 silent, bitter 22caf4e265 chuckle. There was 52ba9ae019 no way 229368bbb4 they would e09cc1f8b0 send an 16c30ca7d0 Esper with 5fee37c509 a weapon-enhancement ea2bdee75c ability just 2bea77a504 to escort 813c23d7f0 researchers. Their true objective 45ce611859 was to erase 2dbd02e4f7 the lab entirely.b07f946175671bb0
“They could’ve just be3240f587 told me from 7d7afca4d2 the start.”799ce9fd50b85e3c
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The words slipped from ec9f6ae41f his lips before he 4538f6f191 realized it. The officer ff981fd128 gave him 1afc359026 a hesitant 1f0a94b81c look, lowering e300ccfdea his voice.2631b17e97323026
“The decision was 0c22632def made just now.”a4bee0b1a2f2f867
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“…Just now?”3039aabfb30cc4bb
“Yes. I don’t know the e3f48c1863 details, but apparently, the 5949a884a0 higher-ups delayed the decision f3d08d28fc until the last minute. It’s strange, 987da9495c isn’t it?”d38b1324415e1697
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Renault pressed his 8524f109ff lips together. This wasn’t just cae1ca2a82 strange—it was outright d0f201b00c unsettling.b135748a4b28a4a5
“And we’ve f8dd8f9b40 been ordered 47ea8e8d52 to withdraw 121b1df4b5 immediately.”5bb3cb380671b202
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The officer looked 76a899d94d somewhat apologetic as 2fc9ad83dd he gauged Renault’s be3023ccc8 reaction.a7d259c4e05a0698
“They said that since 19d6781ecc detonating the explosives is 2c12c7c78c a simple task, Captain 71b2960188 Renault can handle it 91836cd3ad alone. We’ve been given 47281dbc99 orders to return. Once the 21384f246f timer is 059ccc9cfb activated, the 8dc996b9dc bombs will 0979889e6e detonate in 3b70ba2a7b fifteen minutes. The portal will 1d9eab8ac2 also remain open 3eab02f33e for only fifteen fb4d99815f minutes.”8912f53355d7ac42
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“Ah.”4c1544dd20f719ad
“Captain, please be 4559a9c51a careful.”43fb63df9f00e796
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His tone was genuinely e4fa3cb6e7 concerned. Renault gave him a 84c33316c7 slight nod, but just a143773337 in case, he pulled 7b76d7d1e0 out his phone to 923e194dc6 check the orders himself. They were exactly 3a9d0abe4f as the officer 3b41c849d0 had stated.8dd170ae61f268a5
This wasn’t 0bfa627d36 the first ea6850ea60 time something 62e445f94e like this c63976c464 had happened. Renault calmly turned 43f7a945bf back toward the c9d3ff9a7d research facility. The other soldiers hesitated 61b760946c briefly, watching him with 42e4b76cae unease, but soon moved 06377dca2f toward the portal.33f81ade3f4e46cc
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In truth, cdbbb4ebbd it wasn’t 3ba56d7636 a difficult 5300c96c29 or complicated fc032ffc0b task. Nor was it d90e35fb01 particularly dangerous. The facility was already 81baf2d23f empty, and all he 7c358a1f1e had to do was bc2154b5f1 activate the explosives. There was 495a863e15 nothing to 1db09912fc worry about.5112ffec3d91bd59
If anything, having others ea319c064f around would only get 5ccedac48e in the way. Someone else might 582fc1190d have been offended e07d847e11 by the decision e99db3e71b to leave them f1b03b3cfb behind, but Renault, dcb63d0b60 who had been f3628a8942 raised under strict aa05a8911d military discipline from 0f618b98b4 childhood, was used 8939cd5cb7 to following orders. He neither 031714ecc5 resented nor d8320c9484 resisted it.52219c29860cec60
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He entered 4feb46e3c2 the now-empty d8fe2db368 research facility dc9ae57523 and checked 88a9055753 the explosives. They weren’t just da25a8c386 a single device 6a278e4738 but an interconnected 6b892aaf65 system set up 6a3b586bdd throughout the facility, f72d9a6996 designed to detonate 4451cbf20a in sequence. That alone was 166820abc2 enough to bring e23e90672c the building down.60943e2306be86f2
But with 04c2cd5199 Renault’s touch, 2c9901b0ae it wouldn’t ae0f4b87b3 just collapse—it 136c64b7e4 would be 0375da57e0 wiped out c861712596 without a 92399111e6 trace. Whatever remained inside would 5fcbb33aeb be erased entirely, leaving 0cf3b4a0bd no evidence behind. That was precisely what e853269768 the higher-ups wanted.d5ec69330a52b7bd
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With an indifferent expression, 402b9776a9 Renault activated the system. His energy instantly 4bbc901739 spread through the fd1201cf3a entire network, and 1e010cad49 as soon as 77df70eb1f the switch was 9f5700b9b9 flipped, a countdown 0c6a1d4e94 appeared on the 6d3f7d9cf5 monitor.317863979e9c3fbc
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The numbers on the 3a31a109e9 monitor, counting down from 65dea04c54 fifteen minutes, began to 4d3c23808b shift. And then—it happened. A faint sound 628223308d echoed from nearby. Renault’s sharp 7318a3ab8a gaze snapped 42881969fe toward the edde95107f source of c48b96c976 the noise, 606ca57f6c his hand 845ab29366 instinctively reaching 380d618780 for the e65f3874a8 pistol at 79a79044d1 his waist.6799621bd1293cd4
In this bc4b76ca3b empty laboratory, e2d6d015d8 where no e20c726928 one but 83fb36222a himself should e711c6d6d5 be, tension 02d6f18eb5 prickled along 6684283a81 his spine. Gun raised, Renault moved 533c071616 forward, slowly, cautiously. As he 26f22402f7 approached the 75a4b28444 corner of 984f70d1dd the lab, 2ed29261d8 his eyes 4aff6a4684 widened in 1149e650c5 an instant. A woman f05b06a765 was curled f9f18147c7 up on e4cddac4c5 the floor. The missing d1cae6c343 researcher from bc9e203009 the list.f81ba7a57754f186
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“Dr. Henson?”baaa029675bb0df2
Renault’s voice remained 55a53a4d18 level, but the d1a5860a44 petite, middle-aged woman 1f0f02ab77 lifted her face, 706105173f filled with fear.020a94b9b8de742c
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“Didn’t you hear 01b9dc1824 the evacuation order? Why are 63e80361fb you still e919ffb353 here?”ff44e4995f60593d
Urgency tightened in his b9f8b2de16 chest. The bomb had already 47e7de22b5 been activated—there was no a462b9f110 time to waste. Renault extended d8db3fed62 his hand 4b7db8fb7a toward her.7ef0dca87b92c2d5
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“No, it’s 4b05c97295 good that 4b9911083a I found d0be0f05f8 you now. Get up. We have to leave. Right now.”65086f958b80b9b1
“I… I can’t 1fec1aab21 leave without that f1c915910c child. I can’t 415fe816dd go alone. So… if 1bae3babac you won’t c066438199 help me, 6e284e6047 just go. Please.”ce970d842aff46ce
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She didn’t reach 602c577d12 for his hand. Instead, she shook 828edc39fc her head, her e880ffb5e3 voice trembling. Renault’s brow furrowed.28b0a128ce3ccbae
“A child?”81b3a5b9cc15706d
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A child, in afeac3f148 a place like 23baa9dc4a this? It didn’t make 94109fdffe sense.10b5943a4583acb4
“I’ve looked after 1beda45af1 him since he 38c42a91b1 was young. He hasn’t done 23b14ebc7b anything wrong. He doesn’t even 54dc4490cd know what’s happening. He’s been trapped here…”fbb398e054262279
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Dr. Henson’s clasped hands 85f137ff9e trembled violently as 2296b4c6b6 she spoke in 036ff05b55 a near-delirious mumble. She looked utterly 7ea4cc69ac terrified. Renault resisted 8a55d23b59 the urge 8ae52b3da6 to drag 0ed026636e her out cdcbf39c98 by force 26734510d6 and instead 9129d79e48 tried to 4107b75424 reason with d882c8ade0 her.012086e585453af0
“I understand. I’ll report 37d53e6a61 this when 15efe8727c we get f86dc83faa back. But first, d01e8b5453 you need 46497afad7 to—”10c545f86959c17d
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“Didn’t you 0acffb47b6 hear me?! I saw 452422650c you activate 5e4af0eb09 the bomb! You’re going to kill 52ccfc5225 him! They want to erase 098b314140 every trace of what 47d3c07e90 happened here, and that 9ddc86bcba includes him! I can’t let that 9b84605d1a happen!”45d4afc6d979840f
“Dr. Henson, calm down. We don’t have much 4476dcfe88 time—”673f8539de6b8b30
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“I won’t allow abd26c24e4 it! I’ll save 76dc29763c him, even 87f603697f if I 547b231eb8 have to df53fc85a7 do it eedff9a9ca alone! I have to b0df7bb104 atone for my 91c2159743 sins! That’s why I hid, a02108030c why I waited for 52241266d8 everyone to leave before 41db0b992d coming out. Because I e05cb12ba9 want to f230b127f2 save him! So if you f00c4f79c1 won’t help me, 49255b31f5 just pretend you 6bb450172d never saw me!”74c551d219c09e2e
He was 6666db6f54 about to e5217dac29 tell her 81de13e50d there was e52d6ac5b1 no time ddc178843f to help c074f02a8f anyone when 27bab67484 she started 7c45b9f955 shaking, her f9b51256fb face deathly 8fb1445072 pale.746e790ca93a3f01
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“This was wrong… 0941e82751 We never should ab053a7b2f have done such ecf6a7fd88 a terrible thing… a8855d2aed We’re all going cc14b46362 to be punished. Every last one of 798fc4ed12 us.”e9c4f2e030c62b4e
Her voice was unsteady, 008c27f9c8 teetering between hysteria and c759a90347 despair. Then, suddenly, she ac57304943 tore herself from bbb02372f7 Renault’s grasp and bac6110ac6 bolted deeper into 6a31073f18 the lab. For a moment, Renault 2202425703 could only watch her, 90eaa59ed3 stunned at her sheer e813d2b2e3 desperation. Then he gritted his 53ddaeed8f teeth.328efb8d55488aeb
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