19. It

19. It

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Dear citizens of Japan, we are currently experiencing a clear violation of our sovereignty under the guise of ‘protection.’ The perpetrator of this violation is the military of our neighbor, South Korea. We have repeatedly requested their withdrawal through diplomatic channels, but they simply refuse to listen, continuing their stationing in Tokyo under various pretexts.

So many people are unable to sleep, filled with anxiety. And that’s not all. Our Ground Self-Defense Force is confronting them in preparation for any possible situation. Their numbers amount to a whopping 50,000. Approximately 60,000 South Korean troops and 50,000 GSDF troops. Adding in the 20,000 US Forces Japan, a total of over 130,000, nearing 140,000 troops are pointing their guns at each other.

 

 

We are now being destroyed not by a dungeon, but by Korea. Physically! And economically!”

 

The Prime Minister shouted.

In front of the people.

 

 

The appearance of a B-grade dungeon and the stationing of South Korean troops.

 

 

The Japanese stock market, having experienced these two incidents, is truly in a freefall.

 

 

Usually, when a high-level dungeon appears, the stock market temporarily plummets, but it starts to rebound after a successful defense. However, the stock market in Japan, especially related to Tokyo, showed no signs of recovery at all.

Meanwhile, the Japanese Yen, which had been considered a safe asset, was turning into mere scraps of paper.

 

 

Why on earth is this happening?

It’s because of Korea’s outrage, using its nuclear weapons and overwhelmingly powerful army as a shield.

 

Stationing troops without the permission of another country is a serious matter, almost like a declaration of war, and similarly, ignoring requests for withdrawal is an equally grave discourtesy.

 

Korea has been ignoring Japan’s requests for withdrawal for months. They brazenly established garrisons and bases in Tokyo, secured supply routes through Tokyo and nearby ports, and even freely entered and exited the airspace under that pretext.

 

At first, it was unpleasant, but I let it slide.

After all, a military force of 60,000 would have had various consumptions in the process of fighting the dungeon defense, and the use of airspace, territorial waters, and land was essential for resupply.

But it doesn’t stop.

 

Even now, South Korean military helicopters and transport planes are flying through Japanese airspace so naturally. If the elite troops weren’t stationed in Tokyo, the heart of Japan, they would have declared war immediately.

 

 

 

 

“This is the limit. We can no longer condone such outrages. If the troops are not withdrawn within one week! We will regard it as a declaration of war and take appropriate action. Furthermore, the world must know. Our Japan will not stand idly by while being subjected to this unilateral assault. No one can stop us. From today, our nation of Japan will allocate active and full support to the development of strategic weapons to protect the nation and its people, and we will begin mass production within two months.”

 

 

In other words, they were saying they would develop nuclear weapons because of Korea.

 

 

Naturally, the world was turned upside down.

 

Yeah.

Korea could still be considered an extreme exception.

Because there’s North Korea to the north.

 

 

Just right now, a skirmish started by North Korea’s provocation has begun, and both sides have used tens of thousands of shells. In particular, Korea’s response this time was unusually strong, completely devastating North Korean military units located north of the armistice line. In response, North Korea raised a white flag in just three days, apologizing with bullshit like, ‘There was an error in the chain of command-.’

 

 

Anyway, given this situation, Korea can be forcibly understood.

But if Japan gets nuclear weapons on top of that, things will get out of control.

 

 

First, Taiwan will develop nuclear weapons after Japan, which will trigger a chain reaction of opposition from China and Russia, sparking an arms race throughout East Asia.

 

 

If the arms race in East Asia intensifies, the United States, which needs to check China, and Europe, which needs to check Russia, will inevitably enter a state of alert, which will make an already brutal era due to the dungeons even colder.

 

 

If humanity’s productivity goes into weapons of war, it’s only natural that human lives will become more impoverished.

 

 

People wanted the withdrawal of South Korean troops.

The whole world pressured Korea.

Now that the defense was successful, they told them to withdraw.

Even the United States came forward with persuasion, offering to fully bear the cost of stationing USFK for the next five years.

 

But the President of Korea,

 

 

 

 

“The reason why Korean troops are still stationed in Tokyo is because the Japanese Self-Defense Forces alone cannot ensure complete safety. US Forces Japan is also insufficient.

Certainly, the Tokyo Dungeon has entered a stabilization phase. It’s rare for monsters to come out. But will that be the case in the future? Where is the guarantee that another B-grade dungeon, or even higher, won’t appear in another city or prefecture in Japan? The Japanese government should not distort reality. As a friendly nation, though not an ally, we are inevitably stationing the core forces of the Korean military to prevent the destruction of Japan, and this is purely out of goodwill. We are also fully bearing the cost of stationing.”

 

 

Under this pretext, he still did not respond to the request for withdrawal. Rather, he countered, provoking them by saying, ‘Can you stop it with your own strength when another dungeon appears?’

Most of the Japanese people were greatly angered by this, but some agreed, saying, ‘That’s true?’

 

A dungeon of a certain grade that has appeared once can reappear at any time.

This B-grade dungeon was able to be stopped due to the overwhelming firepower of the Korean military, hundreds of teams of adventurers gathered from all over the world, and, decisively, the existence of someone insurmountable named Yoo Eun.

 

 

But what if another B-grade dungeon appears somewhere else after the Korean military withdraws? What if it appears unexpectedly?

 

 

The GSDF alone would have a hard time. As seen in this defense, the GSDF and US Forces Japan had to devote all their efforts just to evacuate the residents. In the end, it means that external force is needed, but it’s too late to hurriedly request support from neighboring countries and try to get cooperation from D10 at that time.

 

 

In the first place, there is no guarantee that they will agree to cooperate again. In that case, it might be a way to allow the stationing of Korean troops, even if it’s unpleasant.

 

 

Although that thought was a minority opinion, it began to attract a definite aggro online. This soon led to a division of public opinion, which was enough to further worsen Japan’s already bad situation.

 

 

 

 

 

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“Are you really continuing to station them with that intention?”

“Of course not.”

 

The President in front of me answered so confidently.

I really feel like I was the fool for asking.

 

 

“Would I have dispatched 60,000 young people to Japan for the ridiculous reason of protecting another country?”

“I don’t think there’s any reason to mock it that much… isn’t it kind of cool?”

 

President-ssi smiled slyly. It’s kind of creepy.

 

 

“Yoo Eun-ssi, diplomacy is hunting. You must bite those weaker than you. Only then will you have the strength to run away or fight when a strongman appears before you.”

“Heh….”

 

He’s still a crazy person.

 

 

“So, President-nim, what is it that you want to commission? Like last time, is it something like taking over Tokyo-, or something like a nuke?”

“Ah, that’s already in the past. What I’m going to tell you today is something new.”

 

President-ssi’s secretary rummaged and took something out.

 

 

“You have beautiful lovers, shouldn’t you go on a trip soon?”

“A trip out of the blue?”

“How about going to Japan for your honeymoon?”

“…Japan again?”

“Yoo Eun-ssi doesn’t necessarily have to do anything. What I need is Yoo Eun-ssi’s ‘pet.'”

“Pet? Ah-heuk-i??”

“Yes.”

 

….

What is it. Why does he need our Ah-heuk-i. Don’t tell me this guy is a metal fetishist.

 

 

“I’ve thrown a question to Japan. Can they stop it when another B-grade dungeon or something higher appears again?”

“You did.”

“But it just so happens that Yoo Eun-ssi has a pet that looks exactly like a B-grade monster. And it can also multiply.”

“Ah-ha. I think I know what you’re talking about.”

 

 

So, whether it’s pretending that a new dungeon has appeared, or pretending that a monster has escaped from the dungeon, I’m supposed to infinitely multiply Ah-heuk-i and then have it run wild in Japan?

 

 

“To make it natural, it would be good to go into the Tokyo Dungeon, multiply your pets, and have them run out of the dungeon. Of course, Yoo Eun-ssi shouldn’t be in Tokyo during that time. Fortunately, there are many things to see in Japan, so how about a hot spring trip?”

 

 

Hmm…

That’s a tempting plan.

 

 

“Four days from now, we will start withdrawing troops. When the troops leave Tokyo and move north, have Yoo Eun-ssi’s pet run wild.”

“But how did you know that information? About Ah-heuk-i.”

“You’ve been using it so openly, do you think I, the President of this country, wouldn’t know?”

“Um… no.”

 

That’s right. I’ve been doing it too openly. I haven’t hidden it at all….

 

 

“So, what are you going to do?”

“I have something I’m curious about before that.”

“Yes.”

“Didn’t you say you were going to detonate a nuke in Japan before? What happened to that? And you’re almost on the verge of war with North Korea right now, do you have the leeway to do this?”

“I’ll tell you because it’s you, Yoo Eun-ssi.”

 

The President lowered his voice.

But this is my room, so there shouldn’t be any eavesdropping.

 

 

“This is all for that nuke.”

“…Huh?”

“The stationing of Korean troops, North Korea’s provocations, and even Yoo Eun-ssi running wild. All of it. It’s all for that one thing.”

“…I can understand the other two, but North Korea’s provocations are also for that?”

“Yes.”

 

 

Did he deliberately make them provoke? Is that why North Korea withdrew so easily even after getting beaten so badly? Because it’s all a setup anyway?

 

This guy is seriously crazy;

 

 

“Then what do I get? I don’t need support in the trillions of won like last time. I have a lot of money too-,”

“How about changing all the Gangnam garrison troops to female soldiers?”

“Uh….”

 

Ah. I almost got tempted for a moment.

 

 

“Hmph. Just that much-.”

“I can move all the beautiful female police officers in the country to Gangnam.”

“Heu, heumm..j,just that much-.”

“I can also relocate the surrounding women’s universities and high schools. To Gangnam.”

“….”

“Ah! Come to think of it, I need to build a national training center exclusively for female athletes….”

“No, wait a minute; do you know me too well?”