Chapter 192: "Trust"

Chapter 192: "Trust"

"It's getting heated, isn't it?"

As I watched the scene in front of me, which was more on the level of an argument than a sterile debate, Aspizal called out to me.

"Do you think they'll be able to come to an agreement?"

"From the looks of it, it's going to take a while."

"Well, you'd have to be insane to go all the way out there to get eaten by that thing, so it's bound to happen."

"I don't blame them for being reluctant, but considering the travel time, the sooner they move, the better, don't you think?"

Yonomori says this in the face of those who are ranting and raving.

She is consciously trying to appear calm, but there is a faint hint of impatience in her voice.

It is plausible. It is unclear what they are trying to do, but if the more time we give them, the more disadvantageous it will be for us, it is only natural that the burden will ultimately be on us.

I thought the debate was going to heat up even more - but.

"It's time for us to calm down."

--Hie slams his arm down on the desk, and things quieten down.

"What we're going to do is think about what we're going to do to prevent further damage, and ultimately what we're going to do for our country and our people."

Hieda looks round and says: 'Right?' He adds.

"Roe there has already given us the answer. All that remains is to do it or not."

"But there's no guarantee that we'll be safe once we're inside them..."

"Of course you don't. Then give me an alternative. I'm sorry to say this, but even an idiot can complain. We both know that we can't just say we can't do it because it's too dangerous."

The beastman, who tried to argue with Hieda, grunted softly and swallowed his words when he was told so.

"I hear it's foolish to waste time, Mr Henrik. It's a matter of urgency. Let's ask for volunteers instead of forcing them. Would you mind if I asked the guys outside to talk to them?"

"Uh-huh. You're right, Mr. Hieda. I'll go and talk to them."

Driven by momentum, Henrik left the tent with Dayne and a few others.

"Roe. That big thing - it's hard to call it that if you don't give it a good name. I'll give it a tentative name, including the small fry with it. Anyone have any ideas?"

Naturally, there are no opinions.

Don't be reckless.

It's not like they're just going to come out of the blue.

"Then, Roe, give it a good name."

Hieda looked me straight in the eye and started saying irresponsible things.

Hey.

Don't throw it this way. There's a limit to how reckless you can be.

In the meantime, let's think about it, shall we?

I fished around in my memory for a name - I hit on a reasonable one.

"Well, how about Deep One? The little fish are its dependents."

And that's why they were actually at the bottom of the sea. It's a reasonable name.

The original story is Kut - well, okay.

Hearing this, Hieda nodded broadly.

"It's good, isn't it? I don't... have any objections. All right, then I'd like to attack the Deep One - it's almost more of a perfunctory thing, but I'd like to fill it up to the point where I can get inside the body."

Hieda moves the discussion forward at a stretch, but this is Uzbekanimos, isn't it?

Is that what the execs here are doing?

When I look at them, the big guys have a regretful look on their faces, but they don't seem to be interrupting.

They seem to be satisfied with the situation.

No, are you sure about that? It's your country, isn't it?

"That's the downside of having more than one head. Slow to make decisions... or rather, slow to sit down?"

I heard Aspizal whisper softly behind me.

Ah, come to think of it, this place makes a lot of decisions in meetings and so on, doesn't it?

I remember the discussion we had earlier.

If they keep going like that, they'll never get a decision.

Hieda must have known that, and that's why he's forcing his way in.

"The first thing to do is to check the troops. I thought it was bad, so I brought in as many as I could. All the 2,000 under my direct command are forced to participate. There are about 500 mercenaries, but we can't force them, so we'll have to ask for volunteers. Well, the expected number is around three to four hundred, so what we can prepare is about two thousand four hundred. Mr Topias. How many Uzbek animos can you prepare?"

"We can't prepare that much because there have been quite a few casualties, but we can manage to prepare close to two or three thousand..."

"It's still some distance away, but it's such a big body. It won't be long before they get to us."

Apparently, they can't take their time to get ready.

Behind me, I heard Hieda clucking his tongue loudly.

"I can't afford to think about it anymore. We're going with the plan we just came up with, so get the boats out! Everyone who can get out, head for the harbour!"

As if pulled along by Hieda, who started running after saying that, the others also headed towards the harbour.

I can't ignore the quandary, so I make a small run for it, urging Yonomori and Aspizal to head towards the harbour with my eyes.

"You moved faster than I thought you would. I guess this was a bit of a mistake?"

Are you talking about pulling up?

There's nothing wrong with that.

"I don't know. Either way, we were going to have a fight with him. As long as it doesn't change what we're doing, it's the difference between late and early, isn't it?"

"Ha-ha-ha. But isn't it also true that it's going to be tough without their help?"

I snigger.

"I'm sorry for you, but I didn't rely on you that much from the beginning. I brought it up because it would be better than not, but if i don't have it, i'll be able to do something about it."

As I say this, Aspizal's expression changes unexpectedly.

What can I say, it's a hard face to describe. If I had to guess, pity?

"...... I've been thinking for a while now, but you're really alone."

Alone? What are you talking about?

"You don't accept other people on a subconscious level rather than being stubborn ....... I can tell, even though I've only known you for a short time. From the outside it looks like you're just a bit of a poor communicator, but to me it seems like you're constantly putting up walls between yourself and the rest of the world."

"So what?"

What is this guy talking about?

I couldn't understand what Aspizal was saying at the moment.

Well, he's got a point when he says i doesn't accept other people.

What good is it to have someone you don't trust by your side?

There's only risk in keeping a potential danger by your side.

In my opinion, there's nothing more shady than weak trust.

I always think that I don't understand the guy who jokes with a straight face like "I believe in someone!" which I often see in fiction.

The criterion for trusting someone is always a weighing of merits and demerits.

If they are inclined towards the advantages, they believe in them and invest their efforts and assets in the name of trust.

Conversely, if you are inclined towards the disadvantages, you smile and ask them to leave.

It's common sense, isn't it?

In fact, I believe in Aspizal and Yonomori, but I don't trust them.

The reason I believe in them is because they are useful to each other.

I need their strength to finish off the Deep One, and they need mine too.

...So I can believe in them to a certain extent.

This is just a form of trust for me. There must be other forms.

To give an example, it is common to talk about being attracted to a person's attractiveness, saying that they are comfortable or calm, but from my current point of view, this is a different form of thinking. I don't understand it.

"I don't know if I can say this myself, but we are not what people call good people. But I believe in Azusa and I believe she believes in me. Does Roe have anyone to say that to?"

Aspizal looks straight at me, and Yonomori next to him looks a little embarrassed.

Can't you do that kind of good friendship appeal somewhere else?

Well, you seem to be saying it seriously, so I'll take it seriously too, shall I?

...a partner who is believed and believed in ...... hey.

I've thought about it, but there's no one at all. ...What? I feel like I'm forgetting something, but ...... well, that's OK.

No, it is more correct to say that I don't need them than to say that I don't have them.

I don't need them because I can trust them and I don't need to rely on them, because they are more in control of my life and death than potential threats like Savage and others.

"Unfortunately, I don't have anyone to say that to."

"I see... But -"

"Sorry, we'll talk later. I can see them now."

As we speak, it seems we have arrived.

The view opens up, the sea stretches out in front of us and we can see the huge body of the Deep One approaching ahead of us.