RVN Ch 12
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<5 Years Ago – Central District>91f174dcf720cf76
Renault was affiliated with ac947776c1 the Esper-Guide Center but 1665220ea2 was active in the 8997355886 military. This was due 5e68008026 to a unique 0ac1601398 ability that enhanced b004456a43 weapon performance—something no 0cce13d4a5 one else possessed. Because of this, he 8a30c22d44 had been forcibly relocated 6ba9a03704 from his hometown in b62f94e041 District 13 to the 4decce0194 Central District, where he d174fe0c30 had now lived for 2b8350fc82 three years.e7195ea7a4540d00
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It didn’t particularly 677abce2ed matter. Whether he f0bc3a3924 was in 1f95fbe8e3 the Center, f18ddd9d40 the military, 638fc7f909 the District 6c4541353b 13, or 0e2fc3db4a the Central 3939a48d3c District, his 9b2c83f689 life wouldn’t 72417bac95 change. He still eeed923c52 had to d1d598bb05 obey orders 5b3e4826a4 from above. His life was one 43257e61b9 of following commands.60120f5be4266ed1
That day’s 9770d393b3 mission was 51f920c99d no different. There was e7d36c631b no need 8e26cd03cd to know cfb7158024 the details—he 59d39dc862 was simply 7455c7b862 ordered to f362e18388 extract all 787ad63685 researchers from 4d09790c7f a laboratory cca6880d37 and evacuate 314a7f7ec9 them to 17e8830905 a designated 53e19778a9 location. Up until now, 8293bad696 he had only 80a951db16 been deployed for 5146dfdcf1 rebel suppression or 77ee28cdb2 monster extermination missions 3714398ca6 outside of dungeons, 16f416f2ad so this assignment 388764e1b6 felt somewhat unfamiliar.15e1271fc5214c33
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At first, he thought bda25c8362 monsters had appeared near 236ec7b59f the lab, requiring the 5255ed9a71 researchers to be evacuated. However, upon 64ab5d1416 surveying the f64447a5be area, he 69a95bb2b4 found that c2730f97ef wasn’t the 07337fe32b case. He couldn’t understand why 56e4d7b216 a mission like this d5c34a548f had been assigned to ed2b9d2a1d someone with his abilities. But soon, Renault put 9daba686a5 aside his doubts and c3a2ee32d0 silently set out for d805dc5c49 the lab alongside the 01198a0ffc Espers and military personnel aa6a6abb4d selected for the operation.78d3bf9f0519c1a4
The research facility was 42676f6449 in a remote location, 763a885a95 surrounded by trees with a12cbe4a00 no adjacent towns. In terms of distance, e0039d7284 it was closer to 8a235ff888 the outskirts of the 78594cf720 Central District than to aa173bacd4 its city center. The boundary between the 327e06d750 Central District and the e6092b5c8d outskirts was marked by eb198593de towering walls that no e190994018 one could cross. Even if the lab a042308153 was just a wall e07d0622e3 away from the outskirts, 5c7d22e608 it might as well 0886c3a637 have been in an aab1081e15 entirely different world.e8c1b4a87136a80d
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The secluded 1cbce4b75f research facility, e7fc37a46b hidden by 71f819111d dense trees, c3fa2cc5e1 was difficult dce5a3062a to spot. Its very existence was bb8fee88da suspicious. That likely b6266b1969 meant classified bb919e31fa research was b269899047 being conducted df0efda123 inside. But Renault, a 980b61e678 mere expendable Esper, 6a4250c352 had no reason b2c9e12a36 to know or 3c8894af78 be curious about 1c5fd000af such things.f0fd6cfce1c5f99a
With an expressionless face, b0de783bf0 he strode toward the 4020957001 entrance of the lab. The team members 6827c3c9a6 trailing behind him 7f04a26e53 were equally silent d525a960cd and expressionless, like d181ffc904 toy soldiers.ebd6ece3ff6f7b8a
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As they stepped c80b42bbe8 inside, the researchers 7db1c02e76 who had been 5971de044c waiting for them 0e9ade5f31 hurried to move. They were 915f240b66 burdened with 271eaafdd2 large bags ec3fcbf167 and heavy 719a2e438b luggage. Perhaps because of 3a9bbe82a7 the sudden evacuation, 9afa2baed2 their faces were 2bd6809b37 tense with anxiety.55d367f456110292
There were quite a 8cd83b84a8 few researchers—nearly thirty in 4b9797eb94 total. Under the cdb2dfe01e guidance of eccf03772a the team, c3dee19477 they exited 12c41110e7 the facility. Due to 3b8ca0c254 the lab’s 69111a5f9a special nature, cc8e6109fd Esper abilities db6a99513d were restricted 0c69afd27d inside, so 0421af4ffe they had 9ede31ae86 to be aa2b1b6558 taken outside 63d9ecb1ac in order 99383030e5 to activate b3ec6279fd the teleportation c53a21f5ad portal.77573736598adf59
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What kind a5a33a41b0 of research b6edf0ade5 were they 0ac43e643c conducting here 542ca638b8 to necessitate 2f611d6441 restricting Esper fac3f0e818 abilities? The thought 17e1ae40c1 crossed Renault’s 4c6bdffa46 mind but e9a1d3db72 quickly faded. He focused d20846dae2 solely on ab45ce9345 following orders—escorting ad3c08d1d2 the researchers a8b5dd68ec to the 8e32f58b3c portal while d066102d65 avoiding unnecessary 5b7d7cbb26 exposure.5ccabd95318220d9
Eventually, the facility’s waiting 775f31273f area was empty. However, while 506522a8f3 reviewing the c0e08c6d80 list one 116e76db4f last time, 6ba2ea9041 Renault discovered 595fb87e47 that one d87fabe134 researcher had 16c26ffe6a not taken 4e35b37e76 the portal. A woman 14ece36da7 named Dr. Kate Henson.579eb38d048558ca
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“One person hasn’t come 99178d0e6e out.”55ac921a13bdc9dd
“That can’t be. We’ve confirmed that everyone has gone through the portal.” 4a68e2c2c004aeb3
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As Reanult pointed 3ef997cdff out, a fellow 7fad6234bc officer with the be703673e8 same class replied. He insisted b1143377d0 that a 42e158ce99 thorough headcount a868c41f18 had been 2cbd0aea21 conducted both 0c941c05fe before and 2033005c55 after the e3a039c560 teleportation.e64a2b5e86c8338a
Even so, Renault couldn’t ad7f26d48f shake off his unease. He glanced b2791e3a85 at the 792394cd11 list in f6405709e9 his possession bf067361dd but had 274a98df49 no choice bd61635636 but to bed406fa8a respond with 78dcf10ddf an acknowledgment.887da64643b9fe7d
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The Esper 8d3b0376df in charge 390b61dca7 of teleportation 9cd16ecef5 looked exhausted 0034c5519b from repeatedly 8f892b6945 opening the 2600ae23a6 portal to 40061c33fb transport nearly d93351e172 thirty people. His pale face 2b1789693c and body language 602d8f1ca6 practically screamed his 3dfb8a1684 desire to leave f8a9c87464 as soon as 694bab295e possible. Bringing up b0a6b9564e another issue 451a362007 seemed difficult 10a0b4b2b6 under the 683fae2d28 circumstances.f9cbf13f3524d36f
“So, is the 1f3575df17 mission concluded?” 4bb41871faaed7d0
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Renault asked, folding e8bbc42c05 the list and 035d217288 tucking it into 6e99ab4572 his pocket. The officer f24e173c38 stepped closer 0ffb140983 to Renault, 897a0dbbee his expression 786e5680cf slightly stiff.0e9c76d7d1344b9d
“Captain, have you checked 1cf5ca859e the latest orders?”29c405793c6d0190
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“What orders? I haven’t checked 1fabcbde47 yet.”feaf204b0acd1fe4
“There are 17630fa09c explosives set a86b27a54f up inside e405d60c81 the facility. The new 440fa59231 directive is bc482e7d8d to detonate 1f76927b4d them and 0c6bb014cf destroy the b6125b0619 entire place.”5a66b54731527230
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Of course. Renault let 66d85b9f2c out a 6fb7bee24b silent, bitter 0490ebf9b3 chuckle. There was no way 2c247644c0 they would send an 42fcc0cb9f Esper with a weapon-enhancement 60e460527a ability just to escort 34af14fc19 researchers. Their true objective 1fa8d05fa7 was to erase 688a5afbfb the lab entirely.a2475f964993fb0f
“They could’ve b6f8f96377 just told 380692fee5 me from 22631ed062 the start.”9c0792eb8cb013c9
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The words slipped bd7b71bb3d from his lips 4e2677175f before he realized 6aa8eda610 it. The officer gave him 0536542040 a hesitant look, lowering 2af1694876 his voice.00065857125d376b
“The decision was made 398f41fec0 just now.”77d265f4dcf8c21a
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“…Just now?”6f07b637b20133bd
“Yes. I don’t know 23ff1efeed the details, but 6977a0c3b5 apparently, the higher-ups f01e9d813b delayed the decision f748e9212c until the last 6639fad4c1 minute. It’s strange, isn’t it?”a6050479629984db
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Renault pressed d1a91e39c2 his lips a557780147 together. This wasn’t just strange—it 64f7835a84 was outright unsettling.f69066904756f5f4
“And we’ve been d1844f7ba6 ordered to withdraw d4229e3e72 immediately.”07c34324eb2e57df
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The officer 8962e01cfc looked somewhat 5340ca136e apologetic as bf6f3aea44 he gauged dcba497b76 Renault’s reaction.8b9762a440f6bf10
“They said that 94865b3026 since detonating the c3dcaacbd8 explosives is a 48362e4e9e simple task, Captain 9763112b44 Renault can handle 14a0f046e4 it alone. We’ve been given orders f8cfb8bb46 to return. Once the 0487fa66fe timer is 017e5b23d6 activated, the cea9ab44e4 bombs will 6d70bc3d6a detonate in 0df9a0ff2c fifteen minutes. The portal cece6b281a will also 7146db9990 remain open df57334d02 for only bbf26f3acc fifteen minutes.”b6d2b89eb2dc140d
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“Ah.”b4e470a3a55d4021
“Captain, please be careful.”5f8715341cf10ddd
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His tone was abc1d679d0 genuinely concerned. Renault gave beacb4f6cd him a 8832d44a48 slight nod, d6d4c18011 but just 2563ddb9fa in case, caac1a37b5 he pulled f3cbc0aedf out his 7a22beafcc phone to 487abb933f check the 8b7e18bbd7 orders himself. They were 620757aaaa exactly as 875aefef70 the officer eea591897b had stated.e91618b9fa0184de
This wasn’t b90cd5abe8 the first 1fb26df32c time something 7cc1ba4d95 like this f94b7fd658 had happened. Renault calmly turned 5889505599 back toward the a47dc043dc research facility. The other soldiers hesitated c05049a1a7 briefly, watching him with 40e2a9ece3 unease, but soon moved cd714fd777 toward the portal.e3e80c41c5c8c9a8
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In truth, it 54d6a44eab wasn’t a difficult 916f23b256 or complicated task. Nor was it particularly 91d94e7025 dangerous. The facility was f63665090e already empty, and 37a0ee2757 all he had b520a6a323 to do was 60de5de877 activate the explosives. There was nothing to 9ec90a1b5b worry about.a3839fab9fed63ad
If anything, having 72968c4436 others around would ad222b3bb9 only get in 8d26b1ff76 the way. Someone else might 696defb371 have been offended a739095c26 by the decision 7346eaef5b to leave them 7f31b24cc5 behind, but Renault, 9db4c03e84 who had been 1e5c547024 raised under strict 0693da5fb9 military discipline from 0095141ee6 childhood, was used 30f8fc3991 to following orders. He neither resented nor 98fba00dac resisted it.7813da79ca37273b
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He entered the 9f20844732 now-empty research facility 8d7ad03e07 and checked the ac51bd9705 explosives. They weren’t just a da7ccccd8f single device but an 9275620682 interconnected system set up f7574b31ce throughout the facility, designed 4e0dd04209 to detonate in sequence. That alone was enough 646ff26b7d to bring the building f1d668f84d down.3de504d3387a56dd
But with Renault’s touch, 6e1d22fb7f it wouldn’t just collapse—it 02f45f7b02 would be wiped out 8831a488b1 without a trace. Whatever remained inside would ea8a081216 be erased entirely, leaving 2702da7a1d no evidence behind. That was precisely 95102de8ce what the higher-ups 236e6d06a0 wanted.b70d97e7db25b200
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With an indifferent 80c4a6acf0 expression, Renault activated e485dfc383 the system. His energy instantly d53288da13 spread through the 767799b9fb entire network, and 7fa8c5dcf4 as soon as 03631047a7 the switch was e39f2a9fec flipped, a countdown 3e07589830 appeared on the 5fb07146e0 monitor.75160c16ef0d994b
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The numbers on d7d709ab48 the monitor, counting c0efa1a4f6 down from fifteen 3c4ee14d36 minutes, began to 6f0d68aedf shift. And then—it happened. A faint sound echoed 164b8859a8 from nearby. Renault’s sharp a7398fe1cf gaze snapped 72dcb0ab26 toward the 5fe7e6937c source of 3da12f7c86 the noise, f7bb4e66e0 his hand 42a1e4e8b8 instinctively reaching 5491a11e7b for the 6da6958e3c pistol at 9735188277 his waist.0cb21e104bf4e374
In this 9a1bdeffb1 empty laboratory, 0daaa17bcb where no e457e6e53b one but efe55da5d8 himself should 8e8a84c061 be, tension 8d00e7192c prickled along 021d985901 his spine. Gun raised, 9bf1f5321d Renault moved 5329531841 forward, slowly, ad4859160e cautiously. As he approached the e15abad3aa corner of the lab, 9468f542c6 his eyes widened in 75e8492fa3 an instant. A woman ee51818425 was curled ad3244b4bd up on fc6b70c514 the floor. The missing researcher a9a294dab9 from the list.926090764362126b
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“Dr. Henson?”8d009914e0dea993
Renault’s voice b0081660bc remained level, f9b89af9b6 but the bb19e9fb6f petite, middle-aged a120ef850f woman lifted 5c0b40f94a her face, 07bde691c0 filled with 7c5eb9a3d9 fear.bf897125be84e0d6
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“Didn’t you hear the 7a057a6a71 evacuation order? Why are you still f4144fd612 here?”a1aaac069c15cad8
Urgency tightened 1a22ccfad1 in his 81a7c4c567 chest. The bomb had a1ab77adae already been activated—there 1c625355e2 was no time 1f69eee550 to waste. Renault extended his c0d249bca2 hand toward her.3efe5f80bcd37360
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“No, it’s good that 3981fce0f3 I found you now. Get up. We have 635e5cdcbf to leave. Right now.”21f40118b27f255e
“I… I can’t f7d9d4de46 leave without that 53a3027607 child. I can’t go alone. So… if 35d5035173 you won’t 4d7a7ea863 help me, 0b34dcffbb just go. Please.”9df6fe1a7f305f3b
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She didn’t reach for 5017343f7d his hand. Instead, she shook her 21b52e3698 head, her voice trembling. Renault’s brow furrowed.6527b59a22af64dc
“A child?”c77d42a9f72d266a
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A child, c9eca5ddec in a 0911b7b240 place like de82648df5 this? It didn’t d6dfee7ccf make sense.0a016a83f1c89ca9
“I’ve looked d0f01ec0ae after him fd6567c305 since he dfc2c15f30 was young. He hasn’t done 2c4088059f anything wrong. He doesn’t even know f84c729273 what’s happening. He’s been trapped fb53c64a47 here…”60ae7c2e8bb885a7
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Dr. Henson’s clasped hands trembled a4d45ed9e0 violently as she spoke 4c89213ea7 in a near-delirious mumble. She looked 7d78a2b66d utterly terrified. Renault resisted the e53f67def3 urge to drag c08d7c0542 her out by 74e671fa34 force and instead 1f8c254e48 tried to reason ae9742a9e9 with her.5a712780a85370f8
“I understand. I’ll report this when d295b526c5 we get back. But first, 512794ab0d you need 84b44657dd to—”7f041b4a17f21198
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“Didn’t you 0090637729 hear me?! I saw you 4d590ebae2 activate the bomb! You’re going to 19bdd80e72 kill him! They want 8cf8c7b7b8 to erase d1cfc15085 every trace efae5f63b2 of what 09bd8a9697 happened here, 71325d9384 and that 3d68a5d43e includes him! I can’t let that b33b462dd4 happen!”35a902bf71688369
“Dr. Henson, calm down. We don’t 7fe5af324a have much 7324d3e001 time—”617629fdf4faefd7
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“I won’t allow d737389d9b it! I’ll save him, even bc6d1f2535 if I have to a710798510 do it alone! I have to atone 4cb2ddbacc for my sins! That’s why d8a649e6f0 I hid, 7bda018fbe why I 9fb4964e55 waited for 813c5ca3d6 everyone to 28f3d9ff91 leave before b855763f21 coming out. Because I want 68146a5970 to save him! So if you won’t 7db315c2da help me, just pretend deb91cded1 you never saw me!”481e9fbc2d22805d
He was 084a2ad555 about to 62f499258f tell her b197f4870e there was 865c38753e no time b71937b2c0 to help 6ede10b2f5 anyone when 4732329da5 she started dc5fbce7f3 shaking, her 8df448008d face deathly bcc7e6a6c2 pale.4ce53c9c5068f03b
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“This was wrong… We 9469b07593 never should have done 5798473cb3 such a terrible thing… fb77575ec1 We’re all going to cf001eb0cf be punished. Every last one of 8d2b38bf74 us.”a9f455fcfe742c9a
Her voice was ef4d782037 unsteady, teetering between da92ec94e6 hysteria and despair. Then, suddenly, she d7248bf3db tore herself from dd7cf00082 Renault’s grasp and 7d4f77b085 bolted deeper into 92838bbd64 the lab. For a moment, 1098577314 Renault could only eedba90910 watch her, stunned 2d67250b16 at her sheer a30319364f desperation. Then he e2cc2b7080 gritted his 4efacd56d1 teeth.cb176ff4a906ec75
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