35. Struggle Year 1

 

 

 

She hadn’t spoken in a loud voice, and the microphone’s volume wasn’t cranked up either, so naturally, the only people who heard her words were a very small number of dignitaries on the platform.

 

 

The rest of the Japanese people in the square, and even the maids, couldn’t hear her.

 

 

 

 

But that didn’t mean anything to her.

 

 

What mattered was that those guys weren’t following her orders, the orders of the ‘Governor-General’ recognized by Yu-eun, and were still jabbering away in Japanese.

 

 

And that, in other words, was ignoring her authority, and even Yu-eun’s authority.

 

 

 

 

From the start, she was already deeply pissed off that they were pulling this kind of shit today, when she was supposed to be taking her first steps as Governor-General in a place where Yu-eun was present, so she had no qualms about what she would do next.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seo-hyun sent a look to the emcee, and she used her phone to relay orders to the maids and Bojinia in the square, and to the maids scattered throughout the Kōkyo in case of an emergency.

 

 

 

 

 

-Seureung!

 

 

 

 

The swords that are standard issue to the maids dispatched to Japan.

 

 

The reason they’re swords is because Yu-eun said, “They look cool.”

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, swords were drawn here and there with hearty sounds, and the gleaming blades reflected the sunlight.

 

 

 

 

 

A warning that anyone could understand.

 

 

People hesitated for a moment, but the atmosphere didn’t die down, thanks to the members of the Patriotic Revival Society still shouting Banzai.

 

 

 

 

Rather, they became elated as they watched the drones and reporters focusing on filming the maids who had drawn their swords.

 

 

 

 

“Those bitches drew their swords!!”

“Are they trying to kill us?!”

“Kill them!”

“Try and kill us!!”

 

 

 

 

Provocations erupted here and there.

 

 

The ‘Governor-General Inauguration Ceremony’ had already turned into a disaster, and the square was a mess, about to explode.

 

 

 

 

“Hit me! I said hit meee!!!”

 

 

 

 

One young man, excessively filled with emotion, came right up to a maid and acted like a fool, even sticking his face out, telling her to chop his neck.

 

 

 

 

 

“You can’t, can you? You can’t, can you??”

 

 

 

He was provoking the maid with some kind of confidence.

 

 

The people around him joined in, mocking the women and shouting Banzai.

 

 

 

 

“If you can’t, then step aside!! This is our-,”

 

 

 

 

But that was only for a moment.

 

 

The sword the maid was holding flashed, and red liquid burst out with a *puwak* sound.

 

 

The young man who had been constantly provoking her had his neck cut off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“…?”

 

 

“…Eh?”

 

 

 

 

The surroundings became quiet for a moment.

 

 

Of course, the square as a whole was still very noisy.

 

 

There were people waving the Rising Sun Flag without understanding the situation,

 

 

And there were idiots shouting Banzai while naked.

 

 

 

 

But how long would that last?

 

 

 

 

The maids’ swords began to gleam at the dumbfounded Japanese people.

 

 

Every time they were swung, necks or arms were cut off, and some had their bellies split open and their insides spilled out.

 

 

 

 

“Kyaaaaaaah!!!!”

 

 

 

 

A chilling scream began to spread.

 

 

Only then did the Japanese people realize the situation, looking around and going, “Huh? Huh?” At that moment, the maids and Bojinia who had been scattered all over rushed towards them all at once.

 

 

 

 

“Y-you bitches…!!”

 

 

“Get away!!”

 

 

 

 

Pandemonium.

 

 

People began to die at an incredible rate.

 

 

Blood splattered everywhere, and body parts flew into the sky.

 

 

 

 

“Wow.”

 

 

 

 

Typical Seo-hyun.

 

 

Yu-eun nodded at this horrific and absurd sight.

 

 

 

 

Seo-hyun glanced back at him for a moment, then looked back at the scene of the massacre and tapped the microphone.

 

 

 

 

“Ah, ah, this is Lim Seo-hyun, who has been appointed as the first Governor-General of the Mount Fuji Autonomous Territory. From now on, I will issue the first Governor-General’s order to the entire Autonomous Territory. This is very important, so I want all citizens to listen carefully without exception. The citizens in the square won’t be able to hear because the situation is too chaotic, but it doesn’t matter. Because you’re all going to die anyway.”

 

 

 

 

With that terrible opening, she looked down at the square, which was gradually being filled with blood, and swept her hair back with an elegant gesture.

 

 

 

 

“From today, the use of Japanese will be completely prohibited. The languages used are limited to languages other than Japanese, and the official language is Korean.

 

 

Since the use of Japanese may be essential to learn Korean, the use of Japanese will be permitted on a limited basis during the time spent learning Korean as a special exception. Otherwise, if you are caught using Japanese, I will have your limbs cut off one by one.”

 

 

 

 

It’s a ridiculous order.

 

 

Suddenly telling people not to use Japanese without a grace period?

 

 

 

 

 

No, more than that, there’s a bloodbath going on in the square right now, and she’s continuing to speak so calmly? Is she even human?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“…Oh my god…”

 

 

 

 

The world’s reporters, who were watching this situation, were speechless and horrified.

 

 

Even though this horrific situation was being broadcast live around the world, no one could think of stopping it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Iyaiiiiiaaaaeueueueuk!!!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the middle of the massacre, someone in the center of the crowd screamed, took a pistol out of his chest, and pulled the trigger at Seo-hyun.

 

 

 

 

“Shine (Die)!!!”

 

 

The bullet flew, ringing in people’s eardrums.

 

 

It reached Seo-hyun’s forehead in an instant, but it didn’t achieve its purpose.

 

 

 

 

It was just a human body, but it couldn’t penetrate that thin layer of skin and bounced off in vain.

 

 

 

 

“Tennō Heika Banzai!!!”

 

 

Starting with him, weapons began to pop out here and there.

 

 

I don’t know where they brought them in from, but even though it was a square with tens of thousands of people gathered, security seemed to be too lax.

 

 

Or, to be precise, could it be said that they didn’t do it on purpose?

 

 

They ignored it because there was no element that would be a threat anyway.

 

 

 

 

Anyway, the members of the Patriotic Revival Society who had brought weapons took out various weapons from their chests, some fought the maids and others rushed to the platform where the dignitaries were.

 

 

But, of course, they were all blocked too easily. Nothing reached the platform.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tok tok.

 

 

 

 

Yu-eun, who was standing behind Seo-hyun, tapped her on the shoulder and nodded as if to say, “I believe in you.”

 

 

 

 

“I’ll go inside first, so take it easy.”

 

 

“Yes, Master-nim. I will handle it neatly.”

 

 

 

 

As Yu-eun went inside the residence under the guidance of the secretaries, Seo-hyun looked at the square and made a phone call somewhere.

 

 

She gave some kind of order with an extremely expressionless face.

 

 

Then, as if they had received some kind of message, the maids and Bojinia who had been slaughtering people in the square quickly retreated to the outskirts.

 

 

 

 

“Keueuk….”

 

 

 

 

The peace(?) that came for a moment showed the horrific scene in all its glory.

 

 

Corpses were lying everywhere, and blood flowed like a river.

 

 

The number of people groaning was countless.

 

 

 

 

In the midst of all this, the sound of cannons firing came from inside the Kōkyo.

 

 

It was a sound like the naval guns used in World War II.

 

 

 

 

 

Everyone had a look on their face that said, “Could it be?”

 

 

And that became a reality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tukwang!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An explosion occurred in the middle of the square.

 

 

The instantaneous flames rose at least 30m, and then a mushroom cloud formed and rose to hundreds of meters.

 

 

 

 

“Moo-,”

 

 

 

 

And that wasn’t the end of it.

 

 

Indiscriminate shelling.

 

 

 

 

 

People screamed, expressing despair and fear.

 

 

It sounded similar to the Banzai shouts, but its nature was completely different.

 

 

 

 

 

There were no brave men shouting Tennō Heika Banzai.

 

 

 

 

They were just screaming to survive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After shelling for about 5 minutes, the situation was roughly sorted out.

 

 

The square was riddled with craters like the surface of the moon, and dozens of corpses were scattered in each pit.

 

 

 

 

 

There were survivors in the midst of all this, but none of them were in good shape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ttokak ttokak.

 

 

 

 

Seo-hyun came down from the platform and walked into the square.

 

 

And a camera drone carefully followed her.

 

 

 

 

“Why…why…this is too…much….”

 

 

 

 

One person, whose lower body had been blown away and couldn’t even speak properly, looked up at her with bloodshot eyes and shouted.

 

 

 

 

“There was no need…to go this far…!”

 

 

 

 

Everyone has a sense of compassion.

 

 

But Seo-hyun doesn’t.

 

 

Because it had been a long time since she had ceased to be human.

 

 

 

 

That’s why there was no emotion on her face either.

 

 

Only a sneer hung on her lips.

 

 

 

 

“Too much?”

 

 

 

 

Psh.

 

 

 

 

“This is all what you guys did.”

 

 

“….”

“Isn’t it? This is all what you guys did.”

 

 

 

 

She sneered like that and then kicked his head lightly with her foot.

 

 

A human who would die if left alone anyway.

 

 

It was a very wicked scheme to at least make him suffer until the end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“T-this is…!!”

 

 

 

 

Tremble tremble.

 

 

 

 

Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Yaren, who received the report of the results, trembled with anger.

 

 

How dare those bug-like things not only damage the residence of the great Emperor, but also massacre the Imperial subjects!

 

 

This great sin will never be erased and cannot be forgiven!

 

 

 

 

“Such a terrible…!”

 

 

 

 

The other executives were just as angry.

 

 

The situation in the square was broadcast live around the world, so it was easy to get the video at the time, which was enough to unleash their anger.

 

 

 

 

In fact, the entire Autonomous Territory is currently ablaze due to this incident, and movements for the restoration of national sovereignty have sprung up here and there.

 

 

Of course, every time that happens, they are all caught or killed.

 

 

 

 

It was truly the worst dark age in the history of the Autonomous Territory.

 

 

 

 

“That’s what I told you!!!