Fourteen 76

FOURTEEN #76

tl by molokidan

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Chapter Three
The Blood of Immortality[24]

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1: Phew!!
2: America's hair is still green!!
3: Watching all those trees turn brown, I got really worried!!
4: I thought his hair would turn that withered color as well...

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1: I'm so glad he's still the same!!
2: Just what was America doing earlier, though?!
3: He said that his cactus Bobby came to say goodbye to him?!
4: That reminds me, where is that cactus?!
5: Ahh?!

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1: It's just as America said!! The cactus is withered!!
2: So it was true that Bobby came to say goodbye to him!!
3: America...
4: I'm sorry for doubting you!!
5: As thanks for you taking such good care of him until now,
6: the cactus probably came to tell you he was leaving!!
7: Once America wakes up in the morning and sees this, he's sure to be devastated!!
8: What should I do?!

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1: What if I made an identical copy,
2: and put it in here...
3: Yes, that's it!!
4: I should just make a copy and switch them!!
5: Ridiculous!!
6: How could I have thought up such a ridiculous idea?!
7: America could be facing its biggest crisis ever right now,
8: and I'm thinking of nothing but my son's cactus!!

264)
1: How can I call myself a President?!
2: I'm ashamed!!
3: My idea then was not simply a rash thought, however.
4: And I never expected it to really happen and attack me like that.
5: Wait a minute! If all the plants really are withering around the world,
6: then all other living things will die!!
7: No, before that,

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1: once the people learn of this...
2: they'll be thrown into the most chaotic panic this world has ever seen!!
3: Murder, pillaging, all sorts of violence will happen!!
4: And before we actually die out, we will end up destroying ourselves!!
5: I have to avoid this panic at all costs!!
6: But how?

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1: Maybe I should use the same trick on all of America...
2: No, no! What is wrong with me today?!
3: How could I think up such stupid ideas?!
4: Staring the truth straight in the eye is what it means to be just, isn't it?
5: I'll have the SOS (Sector of Science) check up on them!!
6: Perhaps the SOS has already
7: discovered the truth about this!!
8: creak

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1: boom
2: Mr. President!!
3: We got a call from the SOS. They want to tell you something very important!!
4: I knew it!!
5: It is a matter where every second is of the utmost importance! Please hurry!!
6: kan kan
7-8: kan
9: creak

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1: Mr. President, I have been waiting!!
2: We have a horrifying report to make!!
3: All of the plants in America have begun to wither!!
4: Trees, grass, underground forests, above-ground forests, they've all lost their green color and died!!

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1: We are merely reporting this, and have no idea about how to handle the matter!!
2: We have tried various things, but nothing has had any effect!!
3: Not only that, but this phenomenon is simultaneously happening all over the earth!!
4: i know!! Chairman Parker, please continue trying to counteract this any way you can!!
5: Yes sir!!
6: snap
7: So Prime Minister Misaki was right after all!!
8: And our SOS has realized that this is a worldwide phenomenon!!
9: We have to deal this before the public starts to panic...
10: Before dawn, something must be done...

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1: There's hardly any time left, though!!
2: Once the panic begins, everything will be lost!!
3: Carolus!!
4: Call for an emergency meeting at once. The senate, congress, call all legislative bodies here at once!!
5: Yes sir!!
6-7: clack
8-10: snap

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1: What's going on, Mr. President?!
2: I am sorry to have called you all here at such short notice, but this is an emergency!!
3: All of the plants have started to wither!!
4: Ehh?!
5: Is that the truth?!
6: The SOS reported it, so it must be true!!
7: We must enact measures to prevent a panic at once!!
8: This isn't something we'll be able to hide from the public's eyes, though! We're far more cornered this time!!

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1: I think it would be better to calmly explain the truth to the people, what do you think?!
2: I object!!
3: We must hide it from their eyes, no matter what!!
4: I think we will eventually find a way to counteract this, so we must hide it from them until then!!
5: We have no time, so I want to hurry and decide!!
6: If you agree with me, push the blue button, and if you agree with the Vice-President, push the red button!!
7-8: snap
9: Everyone pushed the red button!!

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1: Fine!!
2: This was something decided by everyone, so I will support you as best I can!!
3: However, I would like to hear how you plan to hide this from everyone!!
4: If a panic happens, then it'll be too late!!
5: We have to counteract this ASAP!!
6: snap
7: Mr. President, you're always so close-minded!!
8: There are tons of measures we can take here!!
9: Hijacking, bank robbery, arson, earthquakes!!
10: If a series of shocking events happen, then the eyes of our citizens will stay glued to their televisions!!
11: Alright, but there's one condition. It has to be no more than an act, just to distract the citizens!!
12: It can not lead to anything tragic!! I want everything to end on a positive note!!

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1: Hahah!! You think that old-fashioned humanism is applicable here?!
2: But fine, as you wish!!
3: I'll start up some stories at once!!
4: click
5: There exists a certain man, the grandson of the man who became famous for creating numerous panic/action movies such as "Die Hard." I'm sure you're familiar with him, Mr. President!!
6: If we can get him to write up some stories, then I'm sure we will be able to keep the people's eyes glued to their televisions!! And in the meantime, we can build up artificial greenery!!