Our Violets realized that silence could have mass.
“Ah, I made a mistake.”
After a brief sigh and a cough, everyone’s gaze was fixed on .
The area in front of the makeshift presentation stage was filled with silence.
If we could asure the amount of silence, it would probably be enough to crush and kill the Violets.
As I explained what I was specifically going to do, everyone in the room froze as if turned to stone. Was our declaration that shocking?
Even Daphne, who was sitting by the laptop on one side of the presentation hall, seed frozen in shock. We scratched our heads.
The bold plan of the Violets seed to be suspended in mid-air and then stopped. On the screen behind us, the death list we had shown earlier was still flaunting its existence.
Suddenly, the silence was broken.
“Ah… er… um? Did I hear that right? Are you saying you’re going to kill them all?”
Irene, who had been staring at the death list, was the first to break the silence.
After that, people started raising their voices, as if a dam had burst.
“Th-this crazy terrorist…! I knew it! You’re part of a secret organization, aren’t you?! Where are you from? Tell right now!”
Lucian was the first to jump up and shout.
“Hey! Are you out of your mind? Are you planning to commit a massacre?”
“Ugh!”
Kalia, who had been stunned, snapped back to reality and grabbed one of the Violets nearby, shaking her in every direction.
“Violet, what are you saying? There’s definitely sothing wrong with you, you must’ve gone crazy at the lab. We need to take you to a hospital. You need counseling. Now!”
“No! I’m perfectly fine!”
On the other side of the monitor, Daphne, who was in the dorm, alternated between the Violet next to her and the cara, shaking her in the sa manner.
Violet No. 35 swayed like a reed.
Levi was quietly shrinking, looking around nervously, and Granite remained motionless like a marble statue.
“U-um, Violet? No, what should I even call you?”
Professor Ulric trembled as he stood up.
“Violet No. 1!”
“Violet No. 1, I have one question. What exactly is the criteria for this list?”
I answered.
“All individuals directly involved in the secret human experints and various inhumane acts conducted by the Polaris Academy Board of Directors.”
“So that ans, all the researchers at that facility?”
I nodded.
Suddenly, Ulric’s face turned pale. He slumped into his seat weakly.
I looked at him, wondering what was going on, and noticed he was muttering to himself.
“Ah… ah… then, if I hadn’t been caught here…”
It was only then that I understood Ulric’s emotions.
It seed like he had realized that he too might have been on that list.
While it was a hypothetical scenario, if he had been researching there, his na might have been on the list.
However, the atmosphere right now was too chaotic.
It wasn’t the right ti to correct people’s misunderstandings about the Violets and reveal the truth.
Above all, our Violets are not emotionless killing machines! We need to correct people’s misunderstandings. I tapped the microphone in front of .
“Hey, listen to …”
After a few dull noises from the speaker, everyone stopped talking and focused their gaze on .
“First of all, this list isn’t finished yet. It’s still under investigation. Most of the people on it will be filtered out. So of the people on that list include the school janitor, dormitory supervisor, parking attendants… People like that have no reason to be killed, right?” 𝘙𝓪ＮO͍ВÊ𝓢
Irene looked at with sharp eyes. Her golden eyes today reminded of a predator’s gaze.
“So, you’re saying the actual death list will be much smaller than that, right?”
I clapped my hands in joy.
Finally, soone understood!
“Exactly! We just need to take one zero off the number of people listed.”
The total number of people on the list was in the hundreds, so in reality, it would probably only be a few dozen.
“I understand that those Polaris Academy people are insane. And the clan mbers too. The clans are full of trash anyway. But, why assassination?”
Next, Kalia asked.
Irene also seed curious, and Daphne, on the other side of the monitor, nodded in agreent with a look of confusion.
“Hey, Kalia, it’s not just assassinations.”
“Then what else?”
“We’re going to blow up bombs too. Boom!”
Kalia, upon hearing my words, beca angry.
“Ah, jeez… Seriously! That’s not the point! If what you’re saying is true, the other side isn’t just so random academy people. The Four Major Clans are backing them!”
While Kalia was ranting in frustration, she suddenly seed to lose all strength and slumped.
“An individual can’t defeat a clan… I’ve seen it myself. No matter how hard you fight, no matter how strong your cause or truth is, it’s not enough. Why are you doing this? Why…”
Irene also stepped in with a calm tone to back up Kalia’s words.
“Kalia, right? I agree with you. Violet, do you even know what you’re doing? You’re about to wage war against a giant clan!”
“Exactly.”
“What?”
“Yep, we’re going to start a war! We’ll crush anyone who gets in our way and kill everyone.”
Lucian muttered with disbelief.
“Seriously, what kind of crazy bastard are you…”
I took a deep breath, and the screen changed.
Up until now, I had been speaking casually, but now it was ti to get serious.
On the screen appeared data about the size and corporate structure of the Magna Nabis Clan. Everyone’s eyes were glued to the graphic material.
“Can you all see this? This is the organizational structure of the Magna Nabis Clan, also known as the Magna Nabis Group. I don’t know much about finance or economics, but you can tell just by looking that they’re huge! They’re involved in everything, from rcenary activities to finance, military, ether industry, and pharmaceuticals. They spend credits like water.”
When I changed the screen again, a spiderweb of companies, research institutes, and sub-clans connected under the Magna Nabis logo was displayed.
So lines connected to dia companies, others to the federal governnt’s logo, and so even to institutions in Academy City.
“They’ve donated significant political funds to the federal congress and hold shares in dia companies in Academy City. Rumor has it that the larger clans are the ones behind online public opinion manipulation. These guys are probably even worse. How could we stop their evil deeds just by reporting them? Irene already tried that.”
I looked at Irene, and she seed to be lost in thought, her mood darkening as she recalled past events.
“Do you rember what happened during the opening ceremony? They all kept quiet. But if you report a suspicious underground research facility under the academy, do you think anyone will listen? Not a chance!”
I changed the screen once again.
It displayed a photo of the gate to the Chloris Great Forest that had been taken a while ago.
The area was sealed off with walls and barbed wire, and agents from the Magna Nabis Vanguard wearing sealed fishbowl-like helts were stationed around it.
“The massacre that happened inside? The school just handled it as a simple accident followed by disappearances.”
Hearing this for the first ti today, Kalia and Ulric’s eyes widened, and the expressions of Lucian’s group darkened.
“So, our Violet thought about it. Against a powerful organization adept at manipulation and control, how could we reveal the truth to the people?”
I tilted my head briefly, then shouted loudly.
“The solution is simple. Just make it so they can’t focus on anything else! dia manipulation and political lobbying are only possible when there’s room for it.”
I raised my voice even further.
“First, I’ll knock down those Polaris Academy punks. Naturally, we’ll have to destroy the research facilities too. All the suspicious faculty mbers, including the principal and vice principal, will be dealt with. The student council president and their gang too! The chairman is out of reach—he seems way too strong.”
The surrounding Violets raised their fists high into the air.
“Eliminate! Eliminate! Eliminate!”
“We’ll crush their company and ruin their businesses. Kalia, rember how you burned down the server room when you escaped the lab?”
“Huh? Oh, yeah, I did…”
“We’ll do it just like that. Burn it down and blow it up! If we cut off all their limbs, they’ll just crumble helplessly. And at the sa ti, we can draw the attention of other factions.”
“Burn it! Destroy it! Blow it up!”
The Violets shouted again and swung their fists.
From the start, while drafting this plan, Violet had been pondering.
How could we mobilize the Inspection Bureau and get the Federation involved?
In the established setting, there are almost no organizations on the planet Triste capable of standing directly against the Four Great Clans.
Among those, the only entity truly antagonistic toward the clans is the planetary world governnt, the Federation.
If chaos erupts in Academy City, the Inspection Bureau will act.
A human tactical weapon from the future would intervene.
If the Saiges I know is indeed the one, they would definitely move the mont they witness this act of terror and exposure.
The chancellor, who cannot tolerate injustice, will take proactive asures. And the Federation will step in as well.
They might even bring in an aerial carrier fleet.
When all eyes are on them, while the clans—half-paralyzed from the blow—are collapsed, we’ll expose the evidence.
The risk of my identity being exposed will increase significantly, but it’s a risk worth taking.
This reckless gambit is insane, but it’s worth it!
“Violet, I understand what you’re thinking.”
Before I could even finish speaking, Irene, who had been listening calmly, opened her mouth.
“But as grand as you make it sound, it’s just… terrorism. Regardless of whether it succeeds, you’ll be treated as a terrorist. Like the Obsidian Legion.”
I shook my head fiercely.
“Thanks for worrying. But I’ve already prepared myself for that. And Irene! I am not a terrorist.”
Lucian interjected.
“From start to finish, it’s all nonsense. And you still haven’t answered my question. So, which secret organization do you belong to?”
Hmm, co to think of it, I haven’t clarified that yet.
“Violet belongs to Violet. I’m not affiliated with anyone! I act solely for myself. And as for a secret organization… I guess I’ll just create one from now on.”
“What did you just say?”
“Let’s call it the Violet Organization. Ariel Group! That sounds nice.”
Irene let out a sigh.
Lucian pressed again.
“Fine, whatever. But isn’t it ridiculous to claim you’re not a terrorist? If what you’re planning isn’t terrorism, then what is it?”
“That’s such a harsh term.”
Violet is a passionate existence. So, there’s a more fitting word for this.
“Hmm, would you call it… a ‘revolution’?”
I recalled the bald-headed revolutionary from the largest nation in a world that no longer exists.
A bearded revolutionary wearing a beret from the Caribbean also crossed my mind.
Their ideologies might not align with ours, but as role models, they’re the best!
Before my friends could say more, I snapped my fingers.
“…!”
The shutter on one side of Violet’s barracks began to rise.
The sound of heavy boots echoed through the light spilling in from outside.
The interior of the building reverberated.
Step by step, two companies of heavily ard Violets marched in.
This was the first ti we awakened and mobilized dormant bodies.
I could sense the unease among the people.
It didn’t matter.
To reassure my friends, we needed to demonstrate our true power.
“Reckless and extre, but all of this is for the sake of truth and freedom! For that day, we’re preparing thoroughly, so don’t worry!”
“That day? The plan?”
Soone asked.
Was it Kalia?
“I even thought of a na for it! It’s…”
I paused for a mont before savoring the word.
It was the first ti a word tasted so sweet.
“…Operation Witch’s Hamr.”
Standing in front of the assembly, I spread my arms wide.
“For the revolution. Are you willing to join?”
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