Chapter 41 If we can't even save the people on the ground
There is nothing wrong with this statement, and it is even true. The problem lies in the person who said it and their intentions. At the very least, the person that Dazai Osamu identified definitely did not have any good intentions.
"What do you mean by rewriting reality? What does this mean? How far can they go?" In extreme disbelief, the people in the audience didn't even care about the so-called key words such as "Clocktower Sergeants", "Britain", and "Attack the City". It was as if they had just come to know this world today. They thought they had understood a little bit of the cruelty of this world, but then, an even more fantastic hammer came down.
They were in a mess, and some of them didn't even know what they were talking about.
"Why not?" Isabel asked sadly, "I said, 'I will eliminate them with what they came from.' Yes, was the disaster in Mortuary Street really caused by explosives?"
The people in the audience immediately stopped talking and no longer looked at her strangely because they already had a premonition in their hearts. Nanako Kojima showed off her sword skills to her heart's content. She stood next to Isabel, and her inhuman limbs showed an absurd power.
"They are caused by unlimited and cruel research on superpowers." Isabel said it without hesitation. Someone lowered his head even lower. He stood at the high entrance of the conference hall, his expression hidden by the brim of his hat. He was wearing a black suit worn by mafia cadres, with the two sleeves draped behind him, looking at the scene below.
"She is talking about you now, Chuuya." The companion who passed by spoke with a strange smile in his tone. He knows that this person has a treacherous mind. He will not keep silent just because something touches on your scar. On the contrary, he will keep poking at you, because isn't "worrying" about using a person's past to control his future?
"It seems that she has indeed done a lot of work. She was able to get such top-secret information out of the government and also cooperated with an extremely dangerous intelligence organization like the Dead Rat House. How much intelligence fee did she pay to that dead rat?" Dazai Osamu ignored the restless people below and fell into deep thought.
He didn't speak.
"Everyone here is the most special person in this city," Isabel said quietly, "You see more than the people outside, so most of you should know what 'superpowers' are."
Some people started discussing with each other. Isabel continued, "It is the ability to make people do things that they cannot do. It can make bullets and missiles ineffective. It is beyond the ability of ordinary people and beyond the norm. The best among them have another name. They are the 'transcendents' among the superpowers."
"If you still doubt their power, I only need to say one thing and you will no longer have any doubts," she whispered, but everyone present could hear: "The last world war was actually ended by seven special people. They kidnapped the heads of all countries and forced them to stop the war. And now you see, they succeeded. Although they were blamed, no one was executed by a country." She smiled and said with longing: "They are the most powerful in the entire superpower group."
"Time, space, gravity, gravitation... and many other incredible abilities are at their disposal," Isabel said loudly, "Since there are so many incomprehensible people in this world, why can't there be things like 'resurrection' or 'rewriting reality'?"
A louder discussion broke out, and the audience felt that their concepts were being refreshed again and again. They had never known that there were such "supernormal" things in the world. Some people who knew a little bit said, "I think what she said is true. I saw the Central Plains cadre exert his power with my own eyes. I didn't think much about it at the time, but now I think he manipulated gravity to make people fly in the air."
"Really?" someone exclaimed.
"There is also old man Guangjin of the Black Lizard. He can repel people and things that approach him." He has a lot of contact with combat troops.
"And Akutagawa-senpai, his clothes can turn into a black tiger in an instant..."
"What tiger? That's a black beast!"
"That is to say, can a miracle like 'resurrection' really exist?" This person did not dare to say "rewrite reality". He felt that it was not something that people like him should discuss.
"Is it really possible... to bring people from the past back into this world?" someone asked cautiously with a trembling voice.
"Won't this offend some gods?" Some people hesitated and doubted, not daring to move forward.
"Where are the gods? Where are the gods?" Someone immediately said angrily, "They dared to cause such a huge explosion in the city. They didn't worry about angering the gods. We want to see our innocent relatives who died again, and we angered the gods?!"
“If that’s the case,” the young man, who was no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, said with red eyes and gritted teeth, “then I will rush towards the God and cut Him with a blow even if I die.”
"If she can really do these, she is my god." Someone else said after a moment of silence.
"Is what she said true?" In the upper part of the conference hall, the orange-haired young man finally asked the people around him. The people around him were stunned: "What are you talking about?"
“Can that thing whose name has been erased,” he asked, “really do these things?”
Dazai Osamu tilted his head and stared at the person he had found. He realized something and said slowly, "Chu Ye, you should know why I wanted to find you, right?"
Nakahara Chuuya stood still. He said, "I know. You said someone kidnapped the leader and intended to disturb the port mafia and use them to do things that are detrimental to Yokohama."
Dazai Osamu smiled and said, "Chu Ye, it's not that simple. You can indeed do a lot of things with that thing, but it involves many aspects..."
"This thing is in Yokohama now, somewhere in Yokohama City," Isabel no longer allowed the people present to continue talking. She raised her fist and shouted loudly: "It is in the hands of someone in this area!"
There was an uproar among the people. "They hid it tightly and said that they would not allow anyone to use it because it involves many aspects and using it lightly would only bring disaster to people!"
Dazai Osamu paused, and then he smiled: "Okay, I've said everything I wanted to say."
"But, if they really need to use it, can they really remember 'Mellow Bowl Street'?" Isabel suddenly lowered her voice: "What do they want? What do they see, and what do they think?"
"Can they really not help Leibo Street?" Isabel seemed to be asking someone, "Supplies, aid, money, construction, it's been fourteen years. If they wanted to do it, they should have finished it long ago, right? In fourteen years, they haven't even been able to take a look at this place. Do you believe that when it's their turn to use this wonder, they will suddenly remember this street?"
"Obviously, to save so many people, a miracle is not necessary!" Isabel asked with a sincere heart.
Nakahara Chuuya looked at Dazai Osamu, who remained silent. "Okay, I admit it," he had no choice but to spread his hands and said, "The group of people up there are just like that."
"Sir, are we going to stop her?" the bespectacled clerk asked calmly, seemingly unaffected.
"How do we stop her?" The bald officer sighed. He said, "This crazy woman dares to say anything. Some top-secret things are like 'nothing can be hidden from others' to her. She said them easily, and we have to bear the consequences. How should we deal with the thousands of people who heard it on the spot? Moreover, how can we stop it now?" He pointed to the scenes that were secretly filmed: "Do you really think that all these people present are just listeners?"
The man with glasses had a thoughtful look in his eyes: "She is not afraid of us secretly filming because everyone at this scene is her hostage!"
The commander nodded: "Unless we don't care about all these people... Even so, there is still one last line of defense." He pointed at Kojima Nanako: "This esper should be a high-level esper specializing in combat. Such people are often the most difficult to deal with."
"Yeah," the man nodded, "This is definitely not the right time."
Isabel said bluntly: "The people of this country can never see the bottom. They would rather wish for 'world peace' or 'world war' than let people redeem their loved ones. Because they can't see this from their hearts. They are high and mighty, talking big, and they care about the people of the world. Even if they are ambitious, they want to make achievements and be powerful. In their hearts, Leibo Street, where more than 200,000 people died, can't even enter their eyes."
"They cannot relate to you because they are great and you are just one of many...
"But if we can't even save the people on the ground, then what's the meaning of the world?" Isabel asked doubtfully.
"Is that so, Dazai?" Nakahara Chuuya asked his "friend" again.
Dazai finally fell silent. After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, they are like this."
"What about you, Dazai," Nakahara Chuuya's eyes were inexplicable: "You have known about this thing for a long time, right? Have you ever thought about making a wish to bring so many people back? I didn't ask you to do it, but, have you ever thought about it?"
Dazai Osamu lowered his eyes, and suddenly, he sneered: "How could it be possible? What do they have to do with me?"
"Neither do I." Nakahara Chuuya did not blame him. He just said, "It's so strange, Dazai, why don't we have the desire to save so many people? Even if I knew that there was that thing, my first thought was just to prevent bad people from using it, but I never thought of bringing back those people in the past. Is it because they have never had anything to do with us?"
He suddenly walked downstairs. The wind blew from the side, making his clothes and sleeves fly up. He lowered his hat and walked into the crowd.
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