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    Ch.86Chapter 86. Mass Shooting (2)

    “What? I’m being accelerated to 7th grade?”

    “Surprising, right? I was shocked too.”

    A dramatic voice came through the phone.

    Just hearing that voice made me feel better, and I sat on the stairs grinning like an idiot.

    “Wow… Woooow… That’s amazing. I thought she’d only make it to 3rd grade at best.”

    “I know, right?”

    “So she’s basically been accelerated to match her actual age. 7th grade means she’s 13 or 14 years old.”

    “…”

    Almost the same as her actual age.

    I had thought Cuss was nearly an adult.

    I was so taken aback that I kept my mouth shut.

    “Jinsoo?”

    “Yes, yes?”

    “Why are you so surprised?”

    “Oh, no… I just thought Westerners tend to estimate ages much younger.”

    “Ah… Jinsoo.”

    “Yes?”

    I unconsciously sat up straight with my knees together in a respectful posture.

    Even when Juliane was openly monitoring me, I never felt scared.

    This was strange.

    “Don’t satisfy your sexual urges in inappropriate places while I’m gone.”

    “What?”

    “Hold back. Until I return.”

    “But surely self-pleasure is—”

    “That’s forbidden too. I’m holding back as well, you know?”

    “…”

    Oh shit. I’m getting hard.

    This is driving me crazy.

    How can someone telling me to hold back make me this aroused?

    “But how am I supposed to know when you’ll be back…”

    “I’ll be back soon. Very soon. Just hold on a little longer. So let’s hang in there together, Jinsoo.”

    “…”

    Damn it…

    Now she’s started whispering in that sweet voice of hers.

    The old scumbag Jinsoo Kim would have lost control and masturbated right here, but I’m different now.

    I’m a civilized human being named Kim Jinsoo.

    I could definitely hold back.

    “Masturbation is forbidden.”

    “Yes.”

    “Touching Cuss’s breasts is also forbidden.”

    “What?”

    “Why is your voice going up at the end?”

    “Yes…”

    But I should at least be able to do that much. It’s part of my daily routine.

    This protest only lingered on the tip of my tongue, unable to actually come out.

    “Promise me.”

    “I… promise…”

    “You don’t sound very enthusiastic.”

    “…”

    “I’ll give you a reward when I get back, then.”

    This feels like training a dog.

    Is Kim Jinsoo really going to be controlled by a woman?

    With my temperament, I couldn’t possibly abstain without knowing the deadline.

    I should just tell her straight that I can’t promise.

    “No, I’m not some puppy that—”

    “I’ll do any play you want.”

    “I’ll wait patiently until you return.”

    I’m officially a dog from today. Woof woof.

    “Anything? Really? I’m recording this call. No taking it back.”

    “Ah… hahaha… I’m starting to get a little scared…”

    “Don’t worry. I’ll keep it within normal boundaries. I won’t start with anything extreme like naked walks.”

    “Naked what?!”

    “Look forward to it. I’m a man of my word. A Korean man.”

    “Um… th-that… c-can I cancel…?”

    “No, you cannot.”

    Juliane’s voice was trembling.

    She seemed unable to string words together properly because she was too excited.

    Maybe I should buy some costumes before Juliane returns.

    It was going to be a happy shopping trip.

    “Ah, I think I need to go now.”

    “Hang up then.”

    “Wait! Before you hang up!”

    “What is it?”

    “I love you. Tell Cuss I love her too.”

    “I will.”

    “And… your response…?”

    I couldn’t help but smile.

    My dead wife used to tell me before we got married that I was too stiff and should say “I love you” more often.

    Back then, I refused to say it even if it killed me, thinking it was embarrassing.

    Whether it was pride or something else, I don’t remember clearly anymore.

    What I do know for certain is that I deeply regret those times now.

    And I don’t want to create any more regrets.

    “I love you, Juliane. Though I say it playfully, I always love you.”

    “How much?”

    “As much as the sky and earth.”

    “Pfft… What’s that? Put more sincerity into it.”

    “I love you so much that I can’t imagine life without you. You’ve given me a reason to live.”

    “Come on. Cuss is the one who gave you a reason to live.”

    No way.

    How many times have I wanted to die because of that little brat?

    If I hadn’t met Juliane, I would have either abandoned Cuss long ago or reported her to the Space Agency.

    “Anyway, I understand. So remember your promise to hold back until I return?”

    “Yes, master.”

    “Ugh, what’s that about? Hanging up now.”

    With a giggle, the call ended.

    I just hung up but I already miss her voice.

    Maybe I should masturbate while listening to the recorded call.

    What if I just do it once and then hold back from then on? I was seriously considering this when—

    Ring ring ring…

    The phone rang again immediately.

    I thought Juliane might have something more to say.

    But when I checked the screen, the caller was none other than Bob.

    My dear friend Bob who sold me out for one breast squeeze. What could he want?

    “Hey! Who were you talking to on the phone for so long?!”

    “Whoa, you scared me.”

    I thought my eardrum would burst, man.

    What’s wrong with him now?

    It’s probably something trivial again.

    “What? What’s the matter?”

    “Shit, there’s a serious situation! A serious situation!”

    “What serious situation?”

    “Didn’t you get a call from your daughter?”

    “Uh…”

    I did.

    There were 2 missed calls from Cuss.

    But how did Bob know about that?

    “Yeah, I did. What about it?”

    “Shit, there was a shooting at Saint Catalina! My subordinate heard it clearly! It’s chaos in there! Some kid armed with an automatic rifle and even body armor is going wild…”

    “Bob. How do you know the suspect’s armament level?”

    “…”

    An awkward silence followed.

    Son of a bitch.

    This fucking guy.

    I should have told Juliane everything and turned him in long ago.

    “Bob, you fucking…!”

    “Yes! Shit, I’m partly responsible! That’s why I called you first! Jinsoo? Jinsoo? Are you listen—”

    I immediately hung up and ran toward the elevator.

    But why isn’t Cuss answering?

    Answer quickly, you little brat.

    “Ah.”

    If she’s hiding right now…

    If that’s the case, the ringtone might reveal her location to the shooter.

    I felt a chill run down my spine and immediately ended the call.

    “Whoa! Whoa, whoa! Jinsoo! Where are you going?”

    “It’s an emergency. Please let me go, Manager.”

    “When have your emergencies ever been new? Just help me organize the ledger today. You hardly do any work anyway…”

    “Fuck, my daughter might be dying!”

    “…”

    I didn’t have time to explain the situation to the manager.

    I unconsciously burst out in anger and got into the elevator that had just stopped.

    The manager just stared at my face blankly without trying to stop me or asking for reasons.

    He seemed more shocked than understanding.

    “Haa… haa… haa…”

    The numbers on the elevator display were going down.

    At a pace like a slug crawling.

    Damn, I should have taken the stairs.

    “Son of a bitch, really.”

    It had to be a lie.

    It was an April Fool’s joke that was way too late and crossed too many lines, but I was still willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

    “Hello. LAPD. How can I help you?”

    “My daughter… no, at school… gun…”

    “Please speak slowly. Stay calm.”

    “I heard there was a shooting at Saint Catalina. I think it’s probably just a prank from my friend, but if possible, could you please check it out? I would really appreciate it.”

    “Sir, we’ve already received reports about the shooting at Saint Catalina and are responding to the situation. Is your daughter a student there? If you give me her name, I can immediately contact the school to check if she’s been evacuated… Sir? Sir?”

    “…”

    Oh fuck.

    My vision is blurring.

    ***

    Bang!

    The moment gunshots rang out at Saint Catalina.

    The staff in the control room was startled and immediately checked the surveillance cameras.

    A sturdy man was holding a large rifle in the parking lot.

    Ratatata!

    “Gasp!”

    The moment that rifle spewed fire again.

    The staff member urgently pressed the red button under the table.

    It was a button designed to simultaneously alert the police, lock down the school, and issue evacuation instructions.

    Waaaaaang…!

    In an instant, the entire school was filled with the sound of sirens.

    “Armed with an automatic rifle, a handgun, and body armor! Yes!”

    A quick report was also made.

    By now, all doors in the school would be automatically closing and locking.

    This would automatically isolate students who hadn’t evacuated from the perpetrator.

    “It’s okay. It’s okay. No one is going to die here…”

    The staff member clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly.

    This school had security on a completely different level from public schools in Ohio.

    Within 10 minutes, the police would arrive and subdue the perpetrator.

    There was no problem.

    The concern now was that the shooter might leave the school and start firing in residential areas.

    “Hmm…?”

    The staff member’s eyes narrowed.

    The surveillance camera signals were being cut off one by one.

    With cracking, popping sounds.

    The shooter was shooting and destroying the cameras.

    “He’s coming this way…”

    But the path created by the broken cameras led straight from the parking lot to this control room.

    That couldn’t be.

    There should be a locked door in between.

    There’s no way he could break that lock with just a gun…

    Crack!

    “What?!”

    Startled by the terrifying sound from behind, the staff member fell over.

    The perpetrator had reached the door.

    His mind went blank with the urgency to respond.

    Finally remembering the gun in the safe, the staff member ran over and frantically punched the keypad, but…

    Crack!

    “Ahhh! Why isn’t it working!”

    With trembling hands, he couldn’t enter the correct password no matter how many times he tried.

    Bang!

    At that moment, the door was violently opened.

    A man holding a crowbar in one hand and an assault rifle in the other was standing there.

    Unable to open the safe, the staff member’s legs gave out and he collapsed.

    But the man didn’t even glance at the staff member and instead started touching the control panel.

    Just as the staff member was trying to slip away by sticking close to the wall—

    “Hey. How do I rewind this CCTV footage?”

    “Turn that toggle switch… yes, that one. Yes.”

    “And the display at the bottom shows the CCTV location?”

    “Yes, yes, yes, yes. That’s right. Yes, yes.”

    The man leaned his rifle against the wall and began focusing on reviewing the CCTV footage.

    Watching his back and gulping nervously, the staff member looked around cautiously before quietly escaping outside.

    “Weiss. Weiss. Where the fuck are you, Weiss.”

    Peter’s hand stopped as he was scrolling through the footage.

    He had found Teacher Weiss.

    “Staff dining room…”

    He was trapped in the cafeteria with a female teacher.

    It was amusing to see him repeatedly trying to open the door.

    That door would never open.

    Not without a large crowbar like this one.

    So once he identified the location, the target couldn’t escape—essentially a rat in a trap.

    The system designed to protect students was actually helping Peter.

    “And Jake. Jake, you cute little bastard…”

    Found him.

    Jake’s face was unforgettable.

    He was in a small supply room…

    “What?”

    He was being pinned down by a silver-haired girl…

    No, he was pinning her down.

    Thinking he might have seen wrong, Peter rubbed his eyes repeatedly and looked again.


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