Chapter 127 – [Raccoon Man Beginning]

A heavy explosion hit my ears. But the shock didn’t break through my force field, but the shock didn’t go away.

The huge three-story casino building collapses at once. Even if you use demolition explosives, it won’t be this much.

“Such a plague!!!”

I cleared the smoke in the explosion and fire and ran outside. There was an oxygen supply in the mask, so even if I had to give up breathing, I could see the surrounding scenery only after I got out of the explosion site.

It was not the only place where the explosion occurred.

“What…….”

Wow! Kwaaang!!!

Wooooong!!!

Kurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

A high-rise building collapses not far from here. Not only there. There was an explosion that could only be heard, but could be heard further afield.

The vibrations from the ground are transmitted all the way here. How many times do you feel this vibration?

I spread my senses and checked all of the city of London. Then it was felt that about six buildings were collapsing.

“Weren’t these bastards going to Buckingham Palace?!”

[That’s the purpose of these guys! This is a simple diversion operation!]

“Is it a bucket to explode everything on this scale?! You know what kind of blockbuster movie you’re filming! Hollywood is coming to scout you!”

No matter how good the performance of modern bombs is, it is difficult to obtain such a bomb. In particular, how much money and time did it take to obtain enough explosives to explode not one, but six skyscrapers?

It is not possible to prepare for only 1 or 2 years. These bastards must have been preparing for this longer than expected.

How long have you been waiting? I honestly can’t even imagine.

[It’s been 20 years. They waited 20 years to prepare for this one shot of terror!]

“They say that a gentleman’s revenge is not too late even if it takes 10 years. Are these bastards wise?

[The explosions occurring in various places have casualties, but they are all just diversionary operations. Due to this terrorism, I plan to target the main factors to evacuate urgently!]

“Isn’t there a bunker at Buckingham Palace! In the US, there are bunkers in the basement of universities!”

[That’s all calculated and committed! Wouldn’t you have thought of something like that in the terror prepared for 20 years! And today is the day that Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Minister are to have breakfast together at Buckingham Palace. Their purpose is those two!]

“It’s just chewy!”

If you want to find a way, there is a way to anything. It’s like that in Interstellar too, we’ll find a way, as always!

There was no way he couldn’t think of a way to get out a queen hidden in a bunker in a terror prepared for 20 years. Traditionally, it is more advantageous to commit terrorism than to prevent it.

[We must go to Buckingham Palace right now!]

“What about the master user? Why……Ah, I can’t remember the name all of a sudden!

[This is the way back from overseas dispatch! There’s no way they’ll be targeting when there’s a Master User! Eliminate all obstacles and make a plan! So, we are the only ones left as the last variable!]

The streets are full of chaos. Acrid black smoke and flames spread everywhere and people screamed and ran away.

Disasters caused by disasters created by humans, not hostile species, emit a thicker smell of blood. A familiar sense of fear and pain touches the skin.

If it wasn’t for Yejin, I wouldn’t have even dreamed that this would happen. No matter how prepared you are, there is no way to stop people who have read the future directly. That’s why I’m the only one who can move right now.

“Anything like terrorism, but if the target is the queen and the prime minister, the common people won’t touch it! These bastards don’t even know morality!”

[What if I discuss commercial morality with a terrorist!]

I quickly headed to Buckingham Palace. It’s embarrassing that he cheated on me, but seeing him do such a thing burns inside me.

William Lovett, I won’t pick that bastard’s head myself.

*        *    *

Friday the 4th of September. It was a day that was supposed to be quite busy at Buckingham Palace.

Of course, this morning, the British Prime Minister, Alex Blair, was present and had breakfast with Queen Elizabeth II and was scheduled to present a report.

Even if the caste system remains, the support of the British people, which comes from the name of the British King, cannot be ignored. Furthermore, important matters of national importance, such as war, must be approved by the Queen, so they are not entirely powerless.

Above all, a British Prime Minister’s most important political task is to report to her Queen. Considering such a symbolic meaning, it is obvious that the Queen of England is in an important position.

Despite being her queen, Elizabeth II, who was chatting with Prime Minister Alex Blair over her unpretentious, plain meal, shuddered at the roar that broke her morning silence.

Kwaaaaang!!!

“What…..!!”

The bewildered Prime Minister hurriedly looked out the window. It’s far away, but you can clearly see black smoke billowing up from where you can see. In addition, there is a terrifying vibration that reaches Buckingham Palace.

Black smoke was also seen rising from not only the visible area, but also from farther away. In other words, it’s not just one place, and this means it’s not an accident.

Then the head of the bodyguard hurriedly entered the room.

“Your Majesty! Prime Minister!”

“What the hell is going on?”

“This is terrorism! You must evacuate to an air-raid shelter as soon as possible!!”

Since the Great Depression 20 years ago, major facilities around the world have prepared shelters for evacuation in case of invasion by hostile species.

In the first place, in the case of Buckingham Palace, it is a place where the Queen, one of the main figures of England, resides, so of course, but since the Great Depression, more strengthened air defense shelters have been prepared.

“Are you planning a sit-in? If it’s safe, I’ll have to take command of the scene!”

“You will have to stay until the other guards are added! I’m only responsible for the safety of the Prime Minister and His Majesty first! Take command of the scene after you evacuate to the Safe House!”

In the event of a national disaster, the prime minister should take command of the troops and command them. Constitutional Monarch Jenny Elizabeth II might have to, but that’s the way it is.

But that is possible only after safety is secured. There is a high possibility that you will be caught up in the terrorism if you go out recklessly when a terrorism occurred nearby.

First of all, they took refuge in an air-raid shelter and decided to wait until additional security personnel were attached.

As the situation was, it didn’t take that long. As it was an emergency, procedures were omitted to a minimum and personnel were quickly supported.

“What about William? Has William arrived yet?”

“Knight Gawain is just returning from France. Don’t worry too much, Your Majesty, we’ll be there in half an hour at the earliest.”

Buckingham Palace’s underground air defense shelter is limited to people who can open it as much as it is used by important factors, and its security and protection are excellent. Thanks to the life support facilities installed inside, it is possible to endure for some time even if the entire palace collapses.

Nevertheless, after they are about to leave the palace, it is to deal with the incident.

If those in power only take care of themselves and ignore the citizens, they will never be able to set foot in politics again. It is the same when you consider that President George W. Bush was greatly criticized for delaying about 7 minutes during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The president of one country remained silent for hours even when the boat the students were on sank. Oh, I’m the president.

“Ah! Additional security personnel have arrived. Please evacuate to the safe house quickly.”

The head of the bodyguard received a call from outside. This means that the personnel to be escorted to the safe house are ready.

When I opened the door of the shelter and went up to the ground, a heavily armed bodyguard was waiting. As it was a suspected terrorist situation, they were all the best bodyguards made up of force users.

“This is Gary Drake. We will take over the protection of Her Majesty and the Prime Minister from now on.”

“I’m busy at 1:00. Please move with the safety of the two of you as a priority.”

“All right”

Most of the steps were omitted. I didn’t have time to do that in the yard that was urgent. What is needed now is quick processing and escort, not unrefined procedures.

The head of the bodyguard, who had thought there was no problem until then, looked at Gary Drake’s face and felt an ominous feeling pass by.

As much as escorting an important factor, he was also a force user. That’s why the sixth sense, which is not bound by common sense, made him withdraw.

“Where have the other guards gone? There must have been personnel stationed at Buckingham Palace?”

“……Chet”

Taang!!

A short gunshot rang out. The shooter was Gary Drake, and the other was the chief of security.

The head of the bodyguard, who was shot out of nowhere, collapsed, covering his stomach with a gunshot wound. An ordinary person would have been able to get through the bullets, but thanks to being a force user, his life was still attached.

“If I had gone quietly, I wouldn’t have died.

“You……?”

Gary Drake kicked the chief constable in the stomach and knocked him out. And this time he shot him right in the head, killing him with certainty.

Elizabeth II, who was watching the whole thing, let out her screams. The Prime Minister tried to maintain a relatively calm appearance, but his already pale face was unconvincing.

[This is Alpha Team. All bodyguards have been killed.]

[This is the beta team. Other than the security personnel, other employees inside the palace were confined in the main hall]

“This is Omega. We’ve secured the Queen and Prime Minister. Let each team do their duty.”

Gary Drake, who took off his cumbersome mask and bulletproof hat to reveal his face, glared directly at the Queen and Prime Minister and greeted them by revealing his original name this time.

“Hello, Her Majesty the Queen. And the Prime Minister. My name is William Lovett. Well, I’ll confuse you with Night Gawain, so please call me Lovett rather than William.”

“……Who are you?”

“Didn’t I just introduce myself? Are you sure you’re deaf? Well, you must be deaf because you’re so old.”

They were a little surprised by William Lovett’s face, which was more common than expected. But what matters is not what he did.

Moreover, there was an unknown hostility in his tone.

“Are you a terrorist?”

“If you’re talking about the bombings happening right now, let’s say yes. Oh, you can just tell me. You’re going to die anyway, so shouldn’t you know why you die on the way? So if you have any questions, ask them now.”

“……What is the purpose?”

“Your Death”

It was an extremely simple and clear task, but with an explicit purpose.

And it is easy to realize that the word ‘you guys’ he says is based on a terrible hatred.

The Prime Minister’s eyes narrowed.

“Are you republicans?”

“Republicans? To the Prime Minister, do you think we are the kind to commit terrorism for such noble reasons? Or have you mistaken us for Scots?”

Republicanism is an ideology that has good intentions but produces side effects such as dictatorship. However, in the case of a monarchy with a queen, such as the United Kingdom, the story is different.

The republicans they now refer to have the ideology of abolishing the king and replacing it with a republic with a non-hereditary head of state.

As each person has a different opinion, there are people who are dissatisfied with the current society with the King of England. It is convincing to say that the radicals among them led this kind of terrorism, but… That was not their purpose in the first place.

“We are not republicans. We are avengers.”

It was a very simple and primitive reason.

William Lovett glared at the two of them and began talking quietly.

“Twenty years ago. It was during the Great Depression. I was just a normal teenager with parents and a younger sister.”

Anyone living in the present era, big or small, has painful memories of those days. People who have lost family, people who have lost friends, even people who have lost everything but themselves.

He was one of them. He lost his parents and only his sister was left.

“I don’t know the prime minister, but she will remember the good-looking queen. She’s over 90 years old, she’s tenacious, she’s been sitting in the queen’s seat.”

“That…….”

“At that time, all other countries were a mess. Among them, England did more, but not less.”

England is an island country. That said, if trade was blocked, it would be like having limbs cut off.

At that time, all countries were struggling to cope with the sudden appearance of hostile species. I couldn’t deal with my own country, much less could I care about other countries.

People hoarded things, and the economy was paralyzed by the cut off food supply. Furthermore, there have been cases where children who have lost their families are not protected.

He too was such a victim.

“We’ve been digging through the wreckage of the collapsed Paddington Street. My parents were torn to death by the enemy while the proud royals were taking refuge in a safe place. They were born into royalty, and in such a hell they ate their fill with taxpayers’ money. My sister starved to death when I was there, but what did you guys do in the meantime?”

“Even back then, I tried to save those people! First…”

“After all the high-ranking people have safely evacuated?”

“Create a temporary shelter…”

“Yeah, after my parents were torn apart”

“Create a relief organization and distribute free meals…”

“After my sister starved to death?

His words left the Prime Minister speechless.

Naturally, he didn’t have that much trauma during the Great Depression. Because the tall people had already fled to a safe place.

“At that time, all the high-ranking officials in this country guaranteed their own safety and tried to save the people only after that. Even though it was already too late for me. “

“…I’m sorry about that, but what I’m doing right now shouldn’t be done.”

“We know that well. We do it knowingly. Since the country has abandoned us, we should at least let our hearts know in this way.”

Apart from Queen Elizabeth II, who was also queen at the time, Alex Blair, who became prime minister relatively recently, had a reason for being in this position.

He was the son of then Prime Minister Tommy Blair.

“Originally, the queen was the main target, but after you became prime minister, you changed your plan, so the revenge drama became a bit longer. As we lost our family, I’m really curious what the prime minister would look like if he lost his family.”

One arrow shot by a wolf cub hurts more than dozens of arrows shot at a mother wolf.

The pain of parents who let their children go first is painful enough to break their hearts. The same goes for those who have lost a family member.

“The queen who did nothing, the prime minister who turned away from us and only took care of herself. It’s an opportunity for both of them to take revenge. Besides that, Night Gawain too”

“Even that child?!”

“I don’t know what the UK will look like after losing even the Master User…Well, that’s not something I care about anyway. You guys are the targets of my revenge anyway.”

Before long, the Alpha and Beta teams, who had gone to do other things, returned. All of them are made up of Force users, and all of them are avengers who have prepared for revenge for 20 years.

In reality, there were more people. There were those who left in the middle, and there were brothers who had to deal with them with their own hands.

But that revenge bears fruit today.

“How about planting a bomb?”

“I’m done”

“Okay, take these two to the main hall and confine them. Assign the Alpha team and contact them if anything happens.”

“All right”

“Oh, and do you have any bomb vests left? Dress these two politely.”

“Hey, wait a minute!!!”

The Prime Minister shouted at William Lovett’s words.

“Weren’t you holding us hostage! But you’re going to put us on something like that?”

“What did you hear until now? Didn’t you say you would kill me? Are you deaf as well as the Queen?”

He paid no heed to the Prime Minister’s words, and rather hand-made bomb vests for him and Elizabeth II.

No matter how many Master Users came, it would be impossible to safely rescue the two without stealing the detonator.

“If Night Gawain comes, he will definitely participate in the hostage rescue operation.”

That was what he was aiming for.

What will happen to the UK that lost both the Prime Minister and the Master User along with the Queen? Even if I could recover from the shock, it wouldn’t be the same as before.

“If he comes, I will blow up the whole palace along with it.”

That said, the same would be true of those occupying Buckingham Palace now.

“It’s good if you want to drop out even now. If you’re going abroad with your family, like the brothers who quit halfway, now is the last time.”

What he said was clearly heard by all of the close to 70 people.

But no one was left out.