25.NTL Fantasy

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– Bbeep. Bbeep.

 

 

“What’s this.”

 

 

Aheuk, who had been lazing around, opened her eyes at the sudden signal.

Her eyes, like her beautiful silver hair, were also silver, and sparkled like jewels when you looked closely.

 

“Aheuk.”

 

 

Heukheuk also received the signal and appeared next to Aheuk.

 

 

“Did you get it too?”

 

 

He quietly nods. Aheuk sighs, “Eyyu,” gets up from her seat, and pats her butt.

 

 

“That you fucking idiot. You must have only half-listened to the explanation.”

 

 

Of course, the person she called an idiot was Yu-eun.

 

 

 

 

 

The Harem Palace’s sacred artifact, the ‘Maid Seal,’ created through the collaboration of Eun-ju, Aheuk, and Heukheuk.

 

 

This is definitely not just some ordinary item.

And they definitely explained it.

 

 

That anyone made a maid using this seal can be located by Aheuk and Heukheuk, no matter where they are.

 

There are many other functions, but the most representative one is this ‘location tracking’ function.

 

 

Originally, it was a function added to prevent maids who were newly appointed and had low loyalty and affection from running away, and to find them if such a situation occurred, but in cases like now, where Yu-eun himself is missing, it can also be used as a clue to find him.

 

 

If Yu-eun had listened to the explanation properly, he would have used this Maid Seal as soon as he jumped to another world and found a woman he could make a maid.

 

 

But the fact that he didn’t means that he either fell into a place with no women around, or he forgot about the function (…), one of the two.

 

 

The fact that he used the ‘Maid Seal’ even now means that he at least fell into a place where women exist, and it doesn’t make sense that ‘that’ Yu-eun couldn’t find a woman in such a place for nearly two months. He’s the kind of guy who would find one even with sheer willpower.

 

 

In other words, Yu-eun just forgot about it.

 

 

“He’s probably just thinking of it as a convenient item to make maids.”

“That’s true though.”

“Even so, shouldn’t it come to mind when such a situation occurs? Even vaguely.”

“Who knows.”

“Well, since that guy’s intelligence is so low, this might be normal. He probably doesn’t even know he used it right now?”

“I think you’re misunderstanding something. Once you cross over to another dimension, time dilation can happen. Even if he used it as soon as he arrived in the other world, the signal could be caught months later, or even years later, like now.”

“Hmph. I don’t know. He’s just stupid.”

 

 

Aheuk grumbled like that, but immediately relayed the message to Seo-hyun and the other executives.

 

 

Whatever the reason, finding Yu-eun’s location is very important news.

Especially now, when countless incidents are happening around the Harem Palace, it’s a major event that will boost the morale of the tired palace people. Especially for the executives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Ah.”

 

 

The message Aheuk spread was naturally delivered to Sonya and Eun-ju as well.

 

 

The two women, who were waiting for the President in the office of the Blue House’s main building, picked up their phones at the same time and received the news.

 

 

“Sonya-nim!”

 

 

Eun-ju calls Sonya with an urgent, but radiant face, and Sonya nods with a smile as well.

 

 

They haven’t found Yu-eun yet, but it’s still something that they’ve caught a signal.

 

 

Besides, it’s before the negotiation.

The fact that they’ve at least confirmed Yu-eun’s life or death before his location is found will definitely be a very important factor.

 

 

No matter how powerful the Harem Palace itself is, there was a very big difference between having Yu-eun, who is both a symbol, and not having him.

 

 

 

“I thought that would be the case, but I’m even happier now that I know for sure.”

“I’m so glad.”

 

 

Of course, there’s still a long way to go before they actually see him, but their hearts were filled with joy.

 

Now, all they have to do is properly build the facility, track the coordinates, and follow them to meet Yu-eun again!

 

 

 

 

-The President is entering.

 

 

 

 

At that moment, the door opened and the President of South Korea and his Chief of Staff entered.

They stood up out of courtesy to greet him and shake hands.

The Korean government had been approaching the Palace in a friendly manner so far, so there was no need to pick a fight.

 

 

“It must have been a long way, you must have had a hard time coming.”

“It’s just Seoul though.”

“Still, Gangbuk and Gangnam are quite far apart. Please, have a seat.”

 

 

Sonya sat down and looked around.

 

 

“That’s true. More than that… I didn’t know the Blue House was this big. I just thought it was a blue-tiled house.”

“It’s three times bigger than the White House, even though the territory is only 1/100th of the size.”

“I should tell him to build a Korean-style palace when he comes back. I like it.”

“Is that so? I’m glad to hear that. You can come again anytime you want later. You can also refer to it when you build your palace, as long as you don’t copy it exactly.”

 

The President accepted it well, even though it was half a joke.

 

 

“By the way, I heard you were in the Blue House, but where were you? Isn’t this the main office?”

 

Unusually, the President had Sonya wait in the office.

And that was the main office.

Normally, you would think that the President works in the main office, but he had a guest sit in that office.

 

 

Regardless of the intention, then where and what was the President doing all this time?

 

 

“As you can see, the main building is too unnecessarily large. In peacetime, I set up an office in Yeomin-gwan to work. It’s also easier to communicate because the staff, including the secretaries, are all there.”

“Ah… so the main building is just… abandoned?”

“It’s not that bad. We also use it to host important guests like now.”

“I see.”

 

Sonya nodded and sipped her tea.

Thanks to that, the conversation that had been going on stopped for a moment, and the topic naturally changed.

 

“I heard you’re reorganizing your office. Are you thinking of coming to Yeouido?”

“I only decided a few hours ago, but you already know.”

“I have many eyes in Korea.”

 

Sonya smiled slightly.

 

 

“I have no intention of doing politics. I’m done with such a busy job.”

“I thought you’d be quite a good fit, but it’s a shame.”

“Don’t mention it.”

“Many members of the opposition party, as well as members of our party, are moving, so maybe it’s a good fit for you.”

 

It was quite a barbed remark.

 

 

Sonya, who was holding the weaknesses of the lawmakers and moving them behind the scenes, was behind the fact that the Korean government had been showing only friendly stances towards the Palace from the UN Security Council decision until now.

 

 

Even as President, he had no way of knowing what she was holding, but the fact that the National Assembly was being moved by someone was not a pleasant thing.

Even if that path was in the same direction as his thoughts.

 

 

“Rather than that, let’s get down to business.”

 

Sonya didn’t bother to respond, and the President didn’t dwell on it either.

 

“Let’s do that. As you already know, the pressure from foreign countries is very strong thanks to what you’ve done in the Palace recently. I’d like to hear the Palace’s opinion on this. What do you think?”

“I’m very sorry about that. We were just doing what we could and should do, but it’s truly unfortunate that we’re being persecuted worldwide just for helping us.”

“I wonder if the act of terrorizing a nuclear reactor can simply be dismissed as ‘something that should be done’.”

 

The President was speaking with a slightly dumbfounded smile, but Sonya responded to his smile with the same smile.

 

 

“I heard that a certain precious person in front of me asked ‘him’ to blow up the nukes in Japan.”

“Hehe… that’s certainly true, but the important thing is whether it was executed or not.”

“Didn’t you secretly deploy special forces to Japan regarding that execution? It’s clear that you took action, even if it failed, so I wonder if it’s not a bit of a ‘do as I say, not as I do’ mentality for the President to criticize the Palace in relation to that matter.”

 

The President shrugged his shoulders.

 

 

“I wonder where Ms. Lee’s information comes from. I heard that you’ve had excellent information skills since before, so it can’t be the Palace’s power.”

“It’s a lawyer’s basic skill.”

“Hearing that makes me look forward to the future of our country’s legal profession.”

 

He paused for a moment with a faint smile and continued.

 

 

“I’d like to keep joking around if I could, but unfortunately, our country’s situation is not so easy. Pressure is mounting not only from foreign countries, but also from within Korea.”

“You’re saying you want something to break through that pressure.”

“Don’t you think I’d turn my back on you? This seat is just for notification, and I may have already made up my mind to turn away. The Harem Palace is doing enough.”

“I don’t think a President who specializes in situational judgment would make such a bad move.”

“You’re very confident.”

“Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. Isn’t that basic for a lawyer? I already know what kind of person the President is.”

 

Sonya crossed her legs and clasped her hands on top of them.

 

“So here’s my proposal, show us the completed nuclear warhead.”

“…?”

 

The President frowned for a moment, wondering what she was talking about.

But he soon realized what she meant.

 

 

“…Are you perhaps saying you’re going to copy the nuclear warhead?”

 

The Harem Palace has a being called ‘Aheuk,’ which can be called a decisive weapon.

 

If it’s a machine, she can copy anything and make it into a clone.

Then it should be possible to copy a nuke as well.

 

 

At least, that was the extent of the knowledge that ordinary people who were not members of the Palace knew.

 

 

 

 

‘The Harem Palace has a pet that copies anything if it’s a machine.’

 

 

 

That was the answer that came out because the President also knew that.

 

 

‘The Harem Palace secretly copies nuclear warheads and transfers them to our government… If we disclose some of the expanded nuclear power under the pretext of military training and publicity, even the world won’t be able to easily sanction us.’

 

 

“I think that alone would be enough to make a first breakthrough.”