Became a Human Rights Advocate

87 – Extraversion. Los Zetas.

＜8＞

One day, not long after the death of a girl named Miho.

At dinner time, the principal called Ross.

“Take it.”

“… This?”

“Directions from above, Ross. It has to be resolved by tomorrow morning.”

The principal’s expression hardened when he said that.

‘Of course, at a time like this.’

The progress of the second phase couldn’t be said to be fast, even jokingly, but it’s still producing some results.

Maybe we can enter the third phase before the end of this season.

But I was out of luck.

‘The United Nations, of course.’

United Nations.

Since the advent of the Irregular, the United Nations has largely lost its influence, but it still has the power to create global issues.

It is said that such an international coalition will visit the academia tomorrow afternoon.

If it’s just a visit, there won’t be any problem, but intelligence has just come in that there will be a massive audit.

What Kabbalah is doing is still too radical for the world to understand.

If what the Kabbalah has done now becomes known to the world, all of their plans may be disrupted.

Before that happens, all traces must be erased.

It was obviously heartbreaking for the principal, who is in charge of this facility, but-

‘Well, it can’t be helped.’

The principal was already mentally prepared to endure trials and tribulations.

For the noble purpose of leading humanity to a new stage, this level of persecution is acceptable.

Just when the headmaster felt such a religious uplift in his heart, after reviewing the data, Ross opened his mouth.

“The operation seems to be already underway.”

“Yes. Except for some guards and researchers, all troops are already on the 6th basement level. I even thought about using gas for a while… , It’s because it’s a poorly ventilated basement. I quit because I thought it would take too much time to clean up.”

“Is that so?”

“You look kind of dark, Ross? Is it not easy even for Ross?”

The principal laughed like he was telling a joke.

The mission given to him is to kill all the mercenaries and researchers who went down earlier.

I’m not the kind of guy who would say anything bad about this.

Ross is the man the principal points out.

He was a legendary South American mercenary who made up his mind to meet him in person once he saw his resume.

A taciturn hound that is more capable than anyone else and at the same time loyal to its owner.

‘Now I need a hunting dog too.’

The plan failed due to sudden bad luck, but I succeeded in almost establishing the process of the first phase.

Maybe we can take this opportunity to go a little higher.

And in order to survive ‘above’, she needed someone like Ross.

“The only weapon is a pistol with a silencer… “

“Isn’t that the same for the other person?”

“The guard guarding the entrance to the basement was quite heavily armed.”

“They are both reliable. They are volunteers from Qingming.”

“Because it is Cheongmyeong….”

Ross paused for a moment, then nodded.

“Okay. Let’s get started right away before it’s too late.”

With that said, Ross returned his materials to the principal.

The moment the principal receives the data with a smile as usual-

“-Kyaa—eup..Eup… !”

Ross pulled the headmaster’s arm forward and lifted him up onto the desk, then pressed his neck in an instant to stop him from making a sound.

“You mean a contract, principal.”

Ross’ voice was the same as usual, but when the honorifics were omitted, his tone quickly changed to that of a rough mercenary.

As Ross’ unfocused pupil looked at him, the headmaster felt a cold sensation behind his back.

“It cannot be established at the cost of life. I know?”

“uuu——.”

The headmaster said what he was talking about.

But that’s all, it doesn’t make a proper sound.

“If the mercenaries who descended were to spend and throw away their lives, my life would not be much different.”

That’s not true. The headmaster intended to keep Ross by his side forever.

That’s why he was entrusted with such an important task—.

“I don’t want to get involved in that kind of sh*t.”

That was the end.

Ross puts his hand on the principal’s slender neck.

The sound of something hard breaking was heard, and soon the light disappeared from the ugly old man’s eyes.

Ross only let go of the headmaster’s hand once he had completely stopped breathing.

After temporarily moving his body to a room behind the principal’s office, we moved to the location indicated in his file and took his handgun.

Now that you’re armed, it’s time to get out of Academia.

I’ve already prepared a few ways to get out of this filthy big island.

No matter how strong the forces running this school are, their hands will not reach South America.

It was like going back to hell, but Ross felt relieved.

Every day spent here was painful.

A world filled with the smell of blood and gunpowder is home to a man named Ross.

Now it’s time to go home.

Ross was walking down the hallway with such thoughts in his eyes, and a classroom caught his eye.

“…… “

Though he thought it was useless, Ross stopped blankly in front of the classroom and opened the door.

Dust piles up in classrooms that have not been used for weeks.

On the wall by the window with the iron bars, there are one or two pieces of colored paper that have not yet been removed.

And Ross-

＜9＞

A boy runs away with a face terrified, and falls to the ground without strength.

“Enma!”

Leah called out the child’s name.

Leah, who is about to jump out at once, is immediately stopped by Paulo.

“What are you doing, sister Leia!”

“That… But, Enma.”

“She’s already dead! Wake!”

When Paulo shouted, Leah pulled her back, and then she began to sob silently.

“Leah, we’re not dead yet. If you’re going to cry, cry after I die.”

“… Huh… sister.”

Pick.Pick from the pistols held by the mercenaries. Every time I hear the sound of the silencer, the children fall one by one.

Thanks to Yan’s psychokinetic powers, the three of them were barely holding on.

But judging by the look on Yan’s face, it seemed that it would soon reach its limit.

The children outside also used their abilities to fight against the mercenaries who tried to kill them, but…

No matter how psychic they are, they have no actual combat experience.

The intermittent noise of battle has almost completely disappeared.

“What are you going to do now, sister Yan?”

“If you use Paulo’s ability, you will be able to block most attacks. Leah, you also cover the other person’s view somehow with water.”

“… So who is your sister?”

“Your sister will draw your attention here.”

Yan said with uncharacteristic resolve.

Anyway, of all the children here, Yan is the eldest.

It was impossible to protect everyone, but at least these two.

“Okay.”

“… Is it an immediate answer?”

“Those who live must live. I will definitely live and die of old age, like a tropical island, with beauties on either side of me.”

“Paulo… Shameless.”

“Huh. All men do.”

At Leah’s words, Paulo lifted her nose and carried her Leah on his back.

“I will hold on to the front, so block the back somehow. Can you do it, sister Leia?”

“… Huh.”

Now it’s time to run.

The moment the three children make their final resolution and are about to act.

Bang bang bang bang bang!

“Turn off… aaagh!”

“What is it, from behind!”

“Damn why you-!”

The screams of the mercenaries were heard along with the loud sound of rifles.

In a sudden turn of events, the three huddled behind cover.

“… What?”

“For now, bow down, Sister Yan! With a rifle, if you get hit, you die!”

“In the first place, if you get hit with a pistol, you die. You’re the only one who’s been fine after being hit by a pistol.”

“Hey hey hey!”

Leah covered her ears and was trembling.

Yan placed his hand on Leah’s hand, which was holding her ear.

“… It seems that things have changed. What do you think, Paulo?.”

“For now, let’s wait until this sound subsides. It would be unfair to die from a blind bullet.”

Yan nodded his head.

And after a while, when the thunderous gunshots finally stopped, Yan peeked over cover to check the situation.

“… They are all dead.”

“What?”

“It looks like they have an infighting with each other? Hey Leah. Look at you too!”

As Yan tapped Leah’s hand, which was covering her ears, Leah hesitated and stood up.

“… That one.”

Under the dim lighting, I see a tall man looking around.

“… Miss Ross?”

“Why is that man here?”

“Teacher!”

Lea, who saw Ross’ face, immediately ran out, shouting, without Paulo having time to stop.

‘It’s not good.’

It is still unclear whether Ross is a friend or foe.

Maybe it’s a trap-

But Ross didn’t take any action until Leia approached.

Instead, he just stared at Leia.

Leah, who moved first, exchanged a few words with Ross, then looked this way and waved her hand.

“Can I trust you?”

“You are smart, but sometimes I see you being too suspicious.”

“… Okay?”

“Let’s live a little simpler. You will live longer that way.”

Jan said that and stroked Paulo’s hair.

Contrary to his resolute tone, his hand was trembling with fear.

… Probably the same for himself.

Paulo thought so and walked over to Ross.

Ross had blood all over his body.

Unlike other mercenaries, he is heavily armed all over his body.

It was the equipment obtained after assassinating the guards of the Cheongmyeong Foundation guarding the entrance.

“Did you get the vaccine?”

“You must have already noticed that it was a lie.”

“Well, it is.”

Paulo nodded his head calmly.

“What?”

“Was it a lie?”

On the other hand, Yan and Leah opened their eyes wide in surprise.

“What about the other children?”

“Maybe they are all dead.”

“I see.”

After a moment of silence, Ross motioned for the three to follow.

Some of the security devices were already open, but the roads were full of corpses of mercenaries.

“… Hee… “

Lea made a terrified noise and grabbed the hem of Ross’s clothes with her hand.

Paulo stared blankly at the horror, then looked at Ross and opened his mouth.

“Did the teacher do it?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

Ross, like other adults, was fooling himself.

But why did he suddenly come to rescue them?

“That….”

The moment Ross lost his horse.

The entire building shook with a tremendous roar.

“… You came too.”

“Stand… Sir, bar… Just that?”

“It’s a booby trap.”

It’s a simple trap made with grenades, but luckily it seems to have worked.

‘… Is it as expected?’

There was a contradiction in the principal’s words.

He said he didn’t use gas to make cleanup easier, but he didn’t say what to do with the many corpses and signs of battle that would appear in the basement.

That method should be descending from above, the disposal team.

The principal cheated on Ross.

Or, he wasn’t aware that he was being dealt with.

“Who else is coming from above?”

Yan said with a concerned look.

“Yes. They must be trying to kill us.”

“… Why?”

Tears welled up on Yan’s face as if she were relieved when she saw Ross.

“We didn’t do anything wrong, why!”

“…… I mean.”

Ross muttered in a barely audible voice.

The disposal team descending from above is probably all heavily armed.

Now that most of the ammunition has been consumed in the battle with the mercenaries, there is no way to escape with the straight attack method.

… Why did I come down here?

If he had just run away, at least he would have been able to survive.

I feel like I’ve become sentimental inappropriately because I think it’s the last time.

With that in mind, Ross rummaged through his pockets and pulled out a cigar and lighter.

‘… Come to think of it, I haven’t returned this yet.’

Ross fiddled with Dimas’s lighter for a while, then put the cigar back into his pocket.

Do not smoke in front of children.

Even when I was in South America, I always lived by this principle.

The reason was that even Ross himself did not know.

Maybe it’s because he hated the cigarette smoke he smelled next to him when he was a kid.

Ross glanced at the children’s faces.

He looks exhausted and exhausted from his stress, but there is a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

Yes, that child.

Like Miho.

At least this time, he felt that he wanted to live up to that expectation.

And why, Ross himself does not know.

‘… For a moment.’

Ross recalls his memory.

Surely, something the principal cherished, called a ‘seed’, exists at the end of the basement.

He’s not sure if he’ll still be there.

But if you secure that first, there might be room for at least negotiations.

“Let’s go down.”

“Down?”

“I don’t have time to explain. Follow me.”

Ross said that and immediately took his stride.

There is a risk of power outage to use the elevator.

When I opened the door to the stairwell, I felt someone slowly descending from above.

Because I was booby-trapped once, my progress seemed to be slow.

“Jump!”

As I heard Ross and his children running, my stomach felt visibly busy.

From here on, it’s a race against time.

Before the disposal team descends, we must secure the ‘seed’ somehow.

Ross and his three children ran frantically up and down the stairs.

And finally, we arrived at the last floor.

It wasn’t long after Ross arrived, and the children followed him out of breath.

“… Teacher.”

Paulo spoke to Ross with a frightened look.

The fear of death… It won’t be because

Because it was Paulo who showed the most resolute appearance when fighting the mercenaries a while ago.

“More… I don’t think I can go any further.”

“Why?”

“That… I just don’t have a good feeling.”

The other two were in worse condition than Paulo.

I can’t even stand properly, my whole body is shaking.

‘Is this the effect of seeds?’

The principal definitely said something like a seal.

However, unlike the 6th basement floor, there is no plausible security device in sight.

Perhaps those strange occult patterns all over the room are the seal.

But why is he himself not affected?

A question flashed through my mind for a moment, but it was not the time for such extravagant concerns.

“Stay here.”

Ross said that and strode forward.

After tearing off the antique lock with the butt of a rifle, go deeper.

Only the faint light of a candle is all there is to lighting.

In a situation where you couldn’t see an inch ahead, Ross continued to advance.

＞

I walked like that for a month.

No, it took a long time.

Perhaps it was just one step.

The candle flickers.

He walked in the depths of the sea where he was not permitted.

Or, I walked towards the entrance to the high heaven.

‘… What the hell is this?’

My thoughts are not connected properly.

Boundaries are collapsing.

But Ross kept walking.

Only one thought ran through Ross’s mind.

We shouldn’t stop here.

Ross has been living a life that will die the moment he stops his life.

It will be the same this time.

So I have to walk.

Ross continued to walk forward.

But for some reason, the speed isn’t what it used to be.

Ross glanced down and saw white bones grabbing his ankles.

So far, the weight of life that Ross has stepped on to move forward.

The dead block Ross’ progress.

Nevertheless, Ross walked.

As he dragged his white bone, he moaned and walked.

I know why.

Because I was born.

Because once you are born, you cannot die.

Because there was no choice.

Because there is no such thing as a contract that can be concluded at the cost of life.

That’s why Ross walks.

He walks with all his might, even though he has a hunch that his steps will stop someday.

And just before that power stopped.

‘Teacher.’

I saw the face of an unknown girl.

In the child’s hand is a bright red fruit.

Chesed, Gedullah, and Zadkiel.

＜10＞

“… Sir”

“Teacher..!”

“Miss Ross!”

Ross barely opened his eyes at the impact of his own cheek being slapped on his hand.

“… This is it.”

“Teacher! We’re almost there from above!”

Paulo, who had regained his composure before he knew it, shouted.

Ross listened, and sure enough, the sound of boots tapping on the floor came very close by.

“… Okay.”

Ross knew exactly what he could do now.

He runs a few circuits.

The circuit makes contact with the soldiers who are slowly choking up there.

The hand of the soldier holding the gun moves.

The direction the muzzle is facing is none other than each other’s head.

Bang Bang Bang!

A loud gunshot echoes from the stairs.

“Quaaa!”

“What are you-!”

The screams didn’t last long.

In the building where the gunfire and screaming stopped, only quiet silence remained.