There Is No Salvation for Extras chapter 19

19 – Living in a false peace.

“Huh, boss? “All your anger has gone away, right?”

“Yes.”

A conference room located in Repentance’s hideout. There, as always, the five villains were sitting around a table.

“Then can I finally take a vacation this time?”

“Do you really want to die?”

“I might die if I try that plan anyway. You always call me a crazy b*tch, but no matter how much I think about it, I think the boss is even crazier?”

Eunji expresses her dissatisfaction at the meeting as always. Hyunwoo glared at her, making her irritated, but she was glaring at him with a serious expression, as if she was sincere this time.

Except for her, no one expresses her dissatisfaction. Sang-hoon and Yu-jin were smiling bitterly but did not show any dissatisfaction, Zero was still nodding his head and looking at Hyun-woo, and the man, who would have returned to the base by now, was probably already preparing a plan, so it didn’t matter if he didn’t listen.

A plan that everyone agrees on except for one person. Compared to the meetings we’ve had so far, this first meeting went really smoothly.

But Hyunwoo instead smiled bitterly and looked down at the documents. Even if he thought about it, this was nothing short of crazy.

What they have to do in the future is crazier than they thought. There would be nothing more crazy than directly attacking a police station with nothing to gain. It would probably have been even more crazy if they had taken over that place and prepared to behead the villain Weather. Perhaps it would not be that easy to commit terrorism and escape.

Of course, there are villains in the headquarters of the evil brigade disguised as a police station, and the heroes who are watching them will be thrown into chaos by the villains who suddenly appear. If you just watch the whales fight after escaping, it may seem like there is no problem, but if you are not careful, you could become a shrimp caught between the whales’ backs.

Commit a terrorist attack on a police station and run away from the villains and heroes of the evil brigade. Even up to this point, the probability of success is actually not very high –

“In one day, two strongholds of the evil brigade were attacked. If this isn’t crazy, what is? “Who but a crazy person would plan something like this?!”

If you have to attack another base immediately after escaping, the probability of success will be even lower. But what can they do? This plan will be an important stepping stone for them.

“But you still have to do it.”

“So, I’m going to take a vacation.”

“If you’re going to write, write.”

“Oh, really-!”

Hyunwoo looked around at the table they were sitting at, ignoring Eunji, who was shaking her head and expressing her anger.

“Isn’t it time to give up?”

“It’s really crazy this time.”

“But it will work out somehow. Actually, I thought it was crazy when we attacked the academy, but it ended better than I thought, right? “If no one had made a mistake, it would have ended perfectly.”

Sang-hoon, who opposed the plan every time he heard about it, instead accepted the plan positively, and Eugene clenched his fists with a determined expression.

Why do they approve of this plan?

“Ha… Damn. “There are three victims here, so there is no one who can agree.”

“Shouldn’t there be victims like us?”

The place they were going to attack after attacking the police station was the laboratory where the evil brigade conducted human testing, and three of the five people gathered here were related to this place.

“You just shut up. “In some ways, the subject is no different from the perpetrator.”

“-Hey! Eunji Kim! “Are you done?!”

“Let the fanatics keep their mouths shut. “You have Stockholm’s Syndrome.”

“It’s Stockholm Syndrome.”

“I told you to shut up, you clueless bastard. Quit smoking! “In a place with three minors-“

Eu-jin gets angry at Eun-ji’s words and stands up, slamming the desk, and Sang-hoon smokes cigarettes casually and makes fun of Eun-ji’s words without denying or affirming them.

“I’m in a meeting.”

“Ha… Yes. Anyway, when did that happen?”

“One month later.”

Eugene sat down without giving up his glare at Hyunwoo, who mediated their fight, and Eunji eventually sighed and nodded.

“Ugh… I’m really going crazy.”

“So, are you going to do it? “I could use some vacation.”

“Of course I should do it. “What should I do if I am left out of the most important terrorist attack?”

Eunji, who was grumbling, raised her hands in frustration, and the others did the same.

“Ash. “I am joining the war.”

“Jewel. “I am joining the war.”

“Priest. This is my first time participating in the war. I look forward to.”

Hyeonwoo looked at the four villains who had raised their hands and then stood up with a chuckle.

“Even if you say preparation, there is still time before making a plan. “In the meantime, get some rest.”

“…Now that I think about it, that gloomy guy isn’t there this time?”

“Because I already heard that guy. Anyway, this is the end of the meeting. Disband now.”

When I waved my left hand and gave the order to congratulate the guests, only then did they leave the place with their expressions brightened. One by one, they began to leave the conference room, and Hyunwoo, who remained, sighed and looked out his window.

The scene outside the window is still peaceful.

The trees that lined the street were fluttering their autumn leaves in the cool breeze, and people were walking down the street under the shade. Smiles were blooming on the faces of those who moved around for various daily activities – shopping, eating, viewing autumn leaves.

It’s been less than two weeks since the mourning procession for the students continued, and they are truly peaceful. Those who criticized the heroes and police officers who tried to protect them, asking why they could not protect the students and not doing their jobs properly, must be walking down the street smiling. Even though they didn’t do anything.

In a world full of villains, they believe that heroes will protect them, but paradoxically, those who curse those heroes walk the streets wearing smiling masks.

Do they know? The peace they enjoy was created by piling up countless blood and corpses. And the fact that even this false peace does not last that long.

“I guess I’m doing that because I don’t know. “No, even if you knew, would you still do that?”

Hyunwoo, who was looking at the scene, immediately looked away, leaned against the back of the chair and closed his eyes.

“Because humans are inherently selfish beings – no, no.”

People laugh even when they are dead, and criticize the heroes who protect them. That fact makes me sick. Should heroes and even villains themselves die to protect those people? He felt annoyance welling up inside him, but he tried to suppress his anger and muttered quietly.

“It can’t be helped because they are just extras who were made to do that.”

Don’t remember that they are humans. Don’t forget that this is reality.

This is the world in the game, and it is just a stage where the fight between the main characters and the villains takes place. They are just pieces of data moving around on this stage – they are just extras, and he is just a new villain who is slightly different from an extra and has a few lines added. You have to think like that. If you don’t think so-

“-I feel like I’m going to throw up.”

Because we can’t keep doing crazy things like this in this crazy place where people are dying.

Hyunwoo closed his eyes and stopped thinking. If you think more about it, if you think about it the way he accepts this world – in the end, you will only run into contradictions and go crazy.

If this world is a game world and they are just pieces of data –

“Shall we eat something?”

Even those who gave him kindness that he could not experience in real life would ultimately be nothing more than pieces of data.

He quietly opened his eyes, got up and headed out of the conference room.

He pretends nothing is wrong, and he even deceives himself. He put an expressionless mask on his face and-

“Why are you coming out now?”

“I was making a plan. “More than that, what are you eating today?”

“Sundae Gukbap. “I just ordered it!”

“Good.”

I blended into this false, peaceful world.

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“-Come on! Everyone! Are you ready!”

“I’m ready. More than that, sir, you have a lot of passion…”

“Isn’t that natural? “It’s been a while since I met people who I enjoy teaching!”

The hero department students sighed when they saw the principal looking at them.

“You acted like that yesterday too…”

“Thanks to you, there are four who have already reached ‘10,000’ blooms.”

“That’s right. “It makes sense right away.”

Now that fall is over and winter will come, students are looking forward to entering fourth grade soon. They immediately nodded in understanding at the principal’s words proving their achievements, and smiled bitterly as they remembered the four students who were not present.

“But why are they excluded?”

“Because those who have reached 10,000 lack strength control in the beginning. If you’re not careful, there could be a real accident… Those guys are in personal training. Well, even if it’s personal training, it’s free time to take care of your mind and body.”

“It’s unreasonable!”

“It’s noisy! “If you guys are wronged, you’ll get there quickly!”

Both the teacher and the students seem angry and screaming, but their expressions are very bright. Seok-Hoon was satisfied with the growth of the golden generation students, which was better than expected, and the students were satisfied with the fact that their skills were improving.

“Come on! Well, let’s start by running ten laps today! Last place is also one-on-one training today, so be prepared!”

“aaah!”

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The students run forward, screaming at Seok-Hoon’s words. Seokhun looked at the scene and smiled happily.

They are students who still have over a year to graduate. However, there are three people who have already reached full bloom, and we can be confident that they will also be able to reach that stage soon. If they were only talented and arrogant, their faces would have been frowned upon, but they have perfect personalities as well, which is the icing on the cake.

Seokhun was satisfied with that fact and pledged to make sure they have the power to create the peaceful world they want –

“The speed is slow! “Do you want to do personal training for second place from the back?”

“No!”

He shouted at the students like that, and then looked with satisfied eyes at the students who were struggling and running.

Students running under a clear sky without a single cloud. A lunch scene on an autumn day like no other.

“I don’t know what those guys are doing right now.”

He thought of the students who were temporarily excluded from the hell training after reaching 10,000, and then yawned and chuckled.

It was obvious even without seeing him in person. Kwon So-ah and Seong Hyun-ah, who clearly like Seong Han-gyeol, would be taking him around school and enjoying a moment of peace, and the person caught in the middle would be being dragged around without knowing why.

And Choi Ji-hyun-

“…Hmm.”

I’m not sure. I wonder if they are training secretly somewhere again. Thinking like that, Seokhun turned his gaze towards the students again-

“What? I see the guy walking again. “Personal training is also confirmed for second place!”

“Who are you?”

I immediately erased my thoughts about them and just screamed.

His predictions were half right and half wrong. The two girls who were hanging out with Hangyeol were walking around school and looking at the autumn leaves. But-

“-Ha.”

Instead of training, I was sitting on a bench, sighing, and staring blankly at the academy where I could hear laughter.

“…Everyone looks happy.”

At Justice Academy, laughter never ends.

The school, which had been ruined by the villains’ attack, was rebuilt and completely transformed into a new one, and the students who had been enjoying school life by wandering around the school were also casually walking around the school and looking at the new scenery with admiration.

The academy is back to normal again, and those who come and go there enjoy the return of peace. I would be lying if I said this scene wasn’t peaceful. But if you think about it a little, it might seem strange.

Laughter never ends at Justice Academy. Even though people and classmates who were with them are clearly dying, laughter never stops.

Even if the academy returned to its original state and was much better than the existing facilities, it did not change the fact that the place was eventually attacked, and before they could enjoy their school days as students, many of the people they had laughed with were gone. Despite this – aren’t they smiling?

Jihyeon felt the gap between them and herself and clenched her teeth.

“I know.”

In fact, she knew. They are trying to pretend to be bright.

This world is not a game where you are resurrected when you die. It’s reality. This is the world in which they have continued to live and must continue to live in.

No matter how much the villain threatens their lives and no matter how close those they are close to die or get injured – in the end, living in this world is the only option given to them.

Quitting the academy? Unfortunately, except for this one, other ordinary schools are also frequently caught up in terrorist attacks by villains. The same applies even if you drop out of school itself. The current reality is that the streets are littered with villains, and heroes cannot see the future, so they only deal with things after the fact.

No matter where they go, they are not safe. If there was any safe place, it was here, and the students who had been attacked would feel that fact keenly. Even when we were attacked this time, the damage was reduced because the heroes were there.

That is why they are walking around the school smiling. I was holding those who disappeared from my side in my heart, trying to hide my resentment toward this world, and trying to pretend to be bright.

Because nothing will change even if you cry and vent your resentment here, because there are friends nearby who are in the same situation as you, and because you don’t know how long this momentary peace will last – they are smiling and building memories that may be their last. –

“I know, there is…!”

I understand. But I don’t understand.

Has it been said that a person’s life is a comedy when viewed from afar, and a tragedy when viewed up close? So, how do we explain the lives of those who are experiencing tragedy even if we only hear about it from afar, or those who cannot even see it up close? How should we accept that the perpetrators who made him live like that are laughing and talking here?

Even if her childhood friend is living a tragic life because of them, aren’t they still smiling?

I feel anger rising. Superpowers in response to her emotions leak out, and her surroundings begin to turn pure white.

Their happiness is ultimately hypocrisy. She feels anger whispering in her ear.

However, that did not change the path she had to take. Her reason cooled her head and made her resigned.

“…In the end, it was the villain’s fault.”

Jihyun muttered, wiping her face. In the end, Hyunwoo is living a tragic life because there is a villain.

If the villain hadn’t attacked, her childhood friend would still be going to school smiling. No, if there had been no villains in the first place, they would not have become heroes, and everyone, including the students attending here and their friends, would have been able to live happy lives.

“Yes, in the end – the villain did something wrong.”

She quietly closed her eyes, gathering herself. She blames the villains, and she fuels her hatred of them. If you don’t do this-

“…I’m hungry.”

The boy who gave her kindness in her life without a family will end up hating this very sight that she tried to protect even while being treated like that.

She quietly got up from her seat and walked towards her dining room.

She pretends nothing is wrong, and she is even deceiving herself. She put a mask on her face and-

“Oh, is that Jihyun over there? Jihyun!”

“Uh… What were you all doing?”

“Us? “I was looking at the autumn leaves… Oh, the restaurant isn’t finished construction yet, so I bought this. Do you want to eat together?”

“Is that so?”

I blended into this false, peaceful world.