Chapter 257 – 16.11 News

Since then, the academy classes have been in disarray.
An assailant with a gun broke into the academy, and it was impossible to continue classes casually.

The students all left early and went home. Police, soldiers, and the Self-Defense Forces were all over the academy, so there was nothing dangerous to happen anymore.

“It’s a big deal.”
“I know.”

Perhaps the most carefree were me and Yuuki.
We, who can be said to be the parties to the incident, went home without much trouble.

“It’s not ‘us’. Knives did everything this time.”

Yuuki said so, but Yuuki and I were serial births.
It is together when we live, when we die, and when we go to the army.
Never miss

“I’m not going to join the army!”
“Ugh! Serial birth!”

While talking like that, when I returned home, Akane was watching TV in the living room.

“Knives!”
“Ah.”

In the news, there were still reports of the shooting of the incoming prime minister and the attempted terrorism at the academy.

Akane quickly approaches me and asks.

“Nives, what happened?”
“I don’t know either.”
“I don’t know! Wasn’t that what Knives did?”

The TV that Akane pointed to was reporting scenes of academy terrorists being arrested one after another.

“Ok? What, how did you know what I did?”
“How do you know? The video is all over the internet.”
“On the Internet?”

When I asked back, Akane brought out her phone and showed me a YouTube video of her.
There, the video of me arguing with the terrorists was filmed from the beginning to the end at an angle that seemed to have been taken in a classroom on the first floor.

“Oops!”

I didn’t even think of it. In this day and age, when there is such a loud incident, it is only natural to point at the cell phone camera first. I never thought an academy student would take a video and post it on YouTube!

“Uh, what? Will you drop me off if I ask you to?”
“It’s not just one or two videos. The number of views has already exceeded 1 million.”
“Oh my god!”

A million views in just a few minutes?!
The world seems crazy.

“Akane! What?!”
“What?”
“I’ve been filmed beating up civilians!”

It was. Even though the video was blurry because it was far away, it was recorded so that it was clear that I was beating one-sidedly.

“Hey! Akane. Even if I get caught, you can’t cheat on me. Promise me!”
“What are you talking about? You idiot?”

Akane looks at her incredulously, but I wasn’t joking.

A rune holder beat up 8 civilians. How long will I live
1 year? 2 years?
Will Akane be able to hold out until then? Can’t you come and visit me?
Or should it not be replaced with a punishment like the electric chair instead of imprisonment? I think she can handle it lightly now.

Akane said to me, who was shaking her head in frustration.

“Fool. There’s no way the police can catch a brave student who caught a terrorist.”
“Yeah, but…”
“Look. The comments are all praise.”
“I, really… ?”

When Akane uploaded the video, an indication was displayed that she had 3,133 comments.
I read the comments with a sense of nervousness.

[Amazing! He’s a real-life superhero. I respect you. (1.3 million likes)]

[While Mr. Mizuki suffered from a single culprit due to the negligence of his bodyguards, a single hero defeated many terrorists at that school. Why don’t you use that person as your bodyguard? (8 thousand likes)]

[Thank you for protecting the students. You are a true hero (7 thousand likes)]

[I applaud you for your courageous action. But is it really desirable for the students who need to be protected to fight and protect the school? We need to protect our students more. Japan is too loose. (4 thousand likes)]

[An incident that occurred at the same time as Mr. Mizuki was shot. It can never be seen as a coincidence. Organized terrorism is clear. The ringleader must be clearly identified. (4 thousand likes)]

“Oh… Oh oh…”
“Did you see it? No matter how big it is, there’s no way you’ll be punished for beating a terrorist.”
“That, though. Legally speaking…”
“What! Even the next prime minister was shot. That’s not just robbery, it’s terrorism against the state. Terrorism. Even if you receive a medal, it’s not enough.”
“That… Is it run?”
“Because it is.”

With Akane’s repeated encouragement, I was finally able to put my mind at ease.

If you think about it, I prevented a major accident in advance. They might not have intended to simply take hostages, but rather killed all the students. Just like it did for Governor Mizuki.

Then I could be called a hero who stopped a mass shooting that might have killed 10 or 100 people!

“Huhahaha! Akane! Did you see My heroic performance!”
“Yes, yes. That’s great.”
“Huhahahaha!”
“Anyway. Simple.”

Oh dear. Conquest may run out of space for medals.
Seeing me laughing out loud, Akane shook her head.

“Rather than that, Knives. I heard that Satomi was shot.”
“Whoa… Ok? How else did you know that?”
“You fool. You just showed me. These days, when something like that happens, the video is uploaded first.”

It was. It wasn’t just me who was filmed.
Satomi, who was shot in the arm, was also captured on video and posted on YouTube. It was also a video taken by a student in our class.

Next, the video that Akane played also started right after I ran out.
I ran to the truck and fought the terrorists, and the rest of the children gathered at the window to cheer me on (?).

『Knives! Cheer up!”
『Get rid of it!』
『Our hero Knives Windsor is running amok. Let’s meet Reporter Nanami, who is out on the field. Reporter Nanami?』
“Yes. This is Nanami at the scene.”
“The atmosphere there is… Oh!”
“Why? What’s the matter?”
『Oh! Satomi! Are you okay?!”
“Oh my god!”
『Satomi got shot by her!』
“What?!”
『Ouch, Ouch.』
“Are you okay?”
“Look at the blood!”
“What do we do?”
『Satomi! You can’t die!”
“Ambulance! Ambulance!”

… The video cut off there.
In a word, it was an uproar.

“So, what happened to Satomi?”
“I took the ambulance and went to the hospital with my sister. She says she’s okay, but I don’t know.”
“Huh.”

Hmm.
Come to think of it, Akane also tried to bully Satomi.

“… What?”

I looked at her blankly and Akane frowned.

“No. Nothing.”

I turned my head to the TV pretending not to know.
Tonight, I thought that I would have to torment Akane, even Satomi’s share.

“Uh. He is the chairman.”

The TV showed President Mizuki, who was at the scene of the shooting.

『Ichiro Mizuki’s wife, Ryoko Mizuki, and his daughter Kyoko Mizuki were also present at the scene. Shocked by the sudden situation, the two mothers and daughters could not hide their tears. In particular, the sight of Kyoko Mizuki weeping over her father who had collapsed while bleeding—”

Then, the photos of the scene pass like a panorama.

The governor who was shot down. The chairman of the board covered his mouth as if in shock. The chairman runs to his fallen father and weeps.
An assailant who is arrested and taken away from the chaotic surroundings and scene. Bodyguards roaming around dejectedly, and so on.

“Tooth.”

I was annoyed. What the hell did those bodyguards do? I only grow in size.
No Now is not the time to blame the bodyguards. The problem is the culprit.

What was it that you were aiming for? Why did you shoot the governor? Why did you make our president cry? Why was the academy raided?

“Also… Is it an anti-rune holder?”

President Ichiro Mizuki, who can be said to be the leader of the pro-run holder faction.
And Rune Academy, which can be said to be the headquarters of rune holders.

The purpose of aiming for both at the same time was obvious.
An act of terror against the rune holder.
It could only be seen as an organized conspiracy organized by a group that hated rune holders.

“But… To do so…”

I didn’t understand.
Even if it was obvious, it was too obvious. To hate rune holders and attack President Mizuki and the academy.

These actions may cause immediate damage, but eventually public opinion will move against them. Already, the news is criticizing it as an act of terrorism that cannot be forgiven. President Mizuki’s approval rating, which was shaken by pushing the rune holder, will also rise further with this incident.

… Did they really think they could gain support for this kind of terrorism?

“No way. Unless you’re an idiot.”
“What are you muttering to yourself?”

If an innocent student had also been killed in the terror, an uncontrollable situation would have occurred.
The academy has not only our high school students, but also elementary and middle school students. If only 10 or 100 children had been killed in a mass shooting by the rune holder haters–

Creepy.
I got goosebumps on my back.

“No way… President Mizuki?”

Possibly the whole thing was self-made.
To protect the shaking approval rating?

It was hard to think that the Anti Rune Holder had done this. It is because it is obvious that the headwind of this situation will not be normal. There was no way there was an idiot who couldn’t think what I was thinking.

But, what if all of this was a self-made drama created by President Mizuki?

The governor collapsed bleeding. Shocked wife (beauty). Sobbing daughter (beautiful girl).

All of those factors will help increase the president’s approval rating. If a student had died at the academy, the effect would have been even greater. The Van Loon Holder faction would have lost all justification and been completely buried.

That means…

“… I cannot forgive you.”

Even if it was to lay the groundwork for Rune Holder support, shooting at Satomi would not be justified.

If all of this is really a self-made show by the president. Even if he was the chairman’s father, I had no intention of forgiving him.

– Wiing.

It’s not a vibrator sound.
It was the sound of a message arriving.

“Satomi’s operation went well. I am on my way home after taking turns with my parents!”

“Ha.”

It was a message from my sister.
It was a moment when one more worry was raised.

But…
At the same time, another concern arose.

『President Ichiro Mizuki, currently in cardiac arrest.』

Because such new news subtitles appeared on the screen.