Rebirth of an Idle Noblewoman || LK Adaptation

𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑪𝑿𝑳𝑽

Looking at Town W’s topography, the claim that a natural disaster was about to occur really did sound quite absurd.

But… what if it was a man-made one?

With a defeated look on his face, Donghyuk left the room. Hoseok patted him on the shoulder but he had no idea what he could say to help the situation. There was only bleakness in his eyes.

Donghyuk sensed the dejection his friend was going through but in the end, he allowed Hoseok to lead him away.

“According to Young Master Hanbin’s prediction, it’ll strike Town W first, then Japan, America and lastly…” Donghyuk slowly made his way back to the squad’s gathering spot. Jeno was currently analyzing the 3D map on his computer, which showed a rendering of the ongoing tsunami.

The entire town was covered in an ominous red glow.

The countdown timer at the bottom-right corner of the screen continued ticking away.

01:36:27

The ones responsible for drawing up the 3D map was a research team from the State Geological Bureau, led by a senior female researcher. This was a fairly well-known scientific research team hired by Hoseok. Using the basic data Hanbin had provided, they were able to run a simulation of the tsunami waves on their system. However, even after they had projected the footage to the people of Town W, most of the civilians thought it was just a foolish prank.

Hoseok’s expression darkened. He had no idea why this was happening. The provided data had helped them to pinpoint the time at which disaster would strike before it was too late. And yet, they still had to clear the final hurdle. What excuse could they use to convince the people of Town W to evacuate safely?

Jaehyun, who had a semi-neurotic personality, stared at the 3D map. The responsibility he swore to shoulder, which was to protect innocent civilians kept cycling through his mind.

The digits on the countdown clock were reducing. The sky was a drab grey color and the blowing wind was gradually growing stronger.

Donghyuk and his men understood very well that Town W would turn into hell on earth the moment the timer struck zero.

Silently, they stood there watching as time ran out.

“Mister Yi Hoseok, why don’t you all issue a direct order for the people of Town W to evacuate?” The leader of a research team was a lady. She knew that Hoseok and his team was well-respected so why were they facing objection?

Jaehyun laughed when he heard the team leader’s suggestion. “Listen, Russell, do you think that can be easily done? Directly issuing orders are easy but that doesn’t necessarily mean the town officials would agree to our decision. How could the people, who have been living here for generations possibly agree to leave their hometowns? There’s the possibility that riots would break out afterward. In any case, this issue isn’t as simple as you set it out to be.” They weren’t sure that apart from this place, which part of the country would be affected by disasters such as this one.

Jaehyun’s words killed whatever hope that was left on their faces.

Russell pursed her lips. To be honest, she knew next to nothing about these people but she could imagine how hard it must be to leave one’s homeland for some vague reason provided by some outsider.

Suddenly, someone came running in with a jubilant expression. He yelled out the moment the door of the room was pushed open. “Miss Lalisa has arrived!”

To Russell’s surprise, the solemn atmosphere faded away the moment they heard the announcement. The flame of hope returned to their eyes and they sprinted outside uncontrollably.