29. Back to Earth.

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“Now is the time. There is no other time!!”

 

 

‘Healer’ Yu Sora, who showed monstrous combat power, and Lim Seo-hyun’s group, who are increasingly making a name for themselves as the worst humans, have left.

They left to find their husbands and their master, riding the essence of technology called the Space Battleship to another world.

 

 

This meant that the core power of the Harem Palace was completely gone.

At least, that’s how the people of the world saw it.

 

 

Perhaps that’s why, some were appealing that now was the perfect opportunity to bring down the Palace, and even in diplomatic venues where the heads of each country gathered, such discussions were taking place.

 

 

Of course, the South Korean leader was not there.

 

 

 

“But they are within the territories of Korea, Japan, and China. To strike them by any means, we must cross the borders of these countries, but is that possible? And it’s not just passing through. There is a high possibility that the land will be severely damaged.”

“Korea is already at odds with the world. There’s nothing to hold back now. Also, in the case of China, the country has virtually disintegrated, and the era of warlords has begun, like the Warring States period, and Japan has no national power to resist in the first place.”

 

Korea chose to side with the Palace. And China was in a state where tens of thousands of People’s Liberation Army soldiers were massacred in the previous Bojinia incident and split into all directions, opening a new Warring States period.

 

 

And Japan’s problem is not only the decline of national power, but the biggest thing is that the Japanese people have lost the will to resist the Palace.

 

 

Having experienced the worst crime of ‘nuclear reactor terrorism’, they trembled and were deeply afraid at just one word of the Harem Palace and Yu Sora.

In this situation, it is very difficult for the Japanese cabinet to choose to oppose the Palace.

 

 

Moreover, they have already signed a treaty to cooperate with the Palace through official documents.

 

 

 

“Of course, we can’t take the lead.”

“Then?”

“China is now in the era of warlords, isn’t it? We can use this.”

 

 

Choose a warlord among the countless warlords who is ambitious and close to the Korean peninsula, and give them international power to strike Korea and the Palace. It’s a rudimentary diplomatic skill, but it’s not a bad method.

 

 

If successful…

 

 

“…Have you forgotten? It was only a few months ago that even the Chinese People’s Liberation Army was massacred because they couldn’t handle the Palace’s power! Now they even have ridiculous technology to cross dimensions to other worlds. Are you saying we should preemptively strike them in this situation? How are you going to handle the aftermath?”

“That’s why we’re using the Chinese warlords. They’ll take all the shit.”

“Do you think things will be that easy? What if that damn ‘warlord’ tells everything and sticks with the Palace? What will you do then?”

 

 

A heated discussion ensued.

As the fate of the world was at stake, the meeting began to clash with emotions, and eventually became a complete mess.

 

 

In the midst of this, the person who first proposed the attack on the Harem Palace stood up and slammed the table hard.

 

 

Eyes focused on the sudden noise.

He looked around at them and opened his mouth.

 

 

 

 

“Yes. That’s right. It will definitely be a very dangerous choice. The power of the Palace will be beyond our imagination. We may end up as nutrients for terrible monsters like the People’s Liberation Army, and the whole world may live a life worse than the Stone Age. We may even end up living as his slaves.

 

 

But leaving it as it is is also nonsense. As long as they, who completely ignore the norms, laws, and universal values that humanity has built up, have power, we will inevitably clash for our freedom and values someday, and there will be no better opportunity than now in all those cases.

 

 

The woman who caused the nuclear reactor terror is gone, and the woman who massacred the People’s Liberation Army is gone. All the executives of the Palace, except for a very few, have left this place to meet their master. If we can occupy their base, especially the casino building, we will be able to lead this war to victory.

 

 

Some will say, ‘The Palace isn’t stupid, why would they take all their main forces? There must be a trap.’

 

 

That may be the case. No, that’s more likely. But that doesn’t negate the fact that this situation is the best opportunity among all the moments that will open up to us in the future.

 

Afraid of the aftermath? How are you going to handle it? What if we can’t win?

 

At this moment! If you hesitate and can’t move even with such an opportunity in front of you! When on earth should humanity start acting! If you are still hesitating even though God is trying to feed you the fruit!

 

 

Live like that for the rest of your life.

 

 

Pay the price for your indecision, lose everything you have achieved, and finally become a slave bound by self-justification and live a miserable life, lamenting.

Regret seeing my beloved family and dear friends crumble in his hands.

 

 

There is no place for cowards in the history of mankind.”

 

 

 

 

He, who spewed out such harsh words that even silence lingered, glared at the people one last time and left the hall.

 

 

 

 

 

He grumbled as he walked down the wide hallway with angry steps.

 

 

“It’s really absurd. Those who are supposed to be leaders are such cowards. That’s why the world is in this state.”

The secretary, who was keeping pace with him, suddenly blurted out a thought.

 

 

“Why don’t you talk to the Dungeon Cooperation Organization? Aren’t they in a hostile relationship with the Palace?”

“Well. They’ve been too lukewarm to be called a hostile relationship. I wonder if that’s really the case. There’s even suspicion that Agnes, the new chairman, had some kind of backroom deal with the Palace.”

“But D10 is the only place that can actually stand against them, isn’t it?”

“That’s true. It would be best if the countries moved, but… the impact of the past incidents was too great.”

Although he stormed out of the hall spewing harsh words, he couldn’t help but understand.

 

 

The fact that the People’s Liberation Army was massacred in the most gruesome way has already been uploaded as a video and spread around the world, and the fact that Japan suffered a nuclear reactor terror attack is also widely known.

 

 

In this state, it would not be easy to make a decision to oppose Yu-eun.

 

 

“Where can I find someone with similar skills and talent who is righteous?”

“Well… aren’t humans usually intoxicated with power?”

“That’s the problem. Those who know justice have no power, and those who have power don’t know justice, so the world is in this shape. It’s a truly unfortunate thing.”

“But even if such a person appears, can they beat him, who has already established an overwhelming position?”

“He also overtook D10, who had an overwhelming position, and made the whole world talk about him in less than a year, so there’s no reason why he can’t.”

 

 

He said that, but the secretary who heard it shook his head inwardly.

 

No matter what, can an adventurer like Yu-eun appear again? He’s not even alone. He has hundreds of thousands of monsters – called Bojinia – that he obtained in the process of destroying China. But really?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Swaeak!

Kwajik.

 

 

 

 

“I will punish Yu-eun.”

 

 

A dungeon in Japan.

It’s not a very high place, but a D-class dungeon where mid-level adventurers mainly operate.

 

A man leading a party there said that as he finally cut off the monster’s breath.

 

 

“…Are you saying that again?”

 

A man wiping sweat and collecting bones shook his head from side to side and approached.

 

 

“You don’t even have 10,000 attack and defense yet, what are you going to do to catch Yu-eun? Even if all of Japan rushes at him, it won’t work.”

“That’s not true!”

 

 

A man with the appearance of a shonen manga protagonist strongly clashed with the opposing opinion.

 

 

“I can’t just stand still! My country! Our country is being oppressed like this?! As a citizen of Great Japan, I can never just let it go!!”

“…Yeah, sure.”

He clicked his tongue at the always strong reaction and turned his eyes to the woman who was diligently organizing her inventory.

 

 

“Haruna, say something to him.”

“Say what?”

“He listens to you well.”

“Leave him alone. He just wants to fantasize.”

“Fa, fantasize!!”

 

The man reacted noticeably to the woman’s words and jumped up.

 

 

“It’s not a fantasy! I will definitely defeat Yu-eun and restore peace to this country and the world!!”

“Whatever.”

 

 

She, who had been consistent in her tone of not caring what the man said, patted her thigh area and got up from her seat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“I’ve organized it as much as I can, but it’s the limit. We have to go up now.”

“Hmm… well, we’ve been hunting all week, so it’s about time to go up.”

“N, no! We’re already going up! We have to level up as soon as possible and punish Yu-eun!”

“Haa… Aoki, to level up quickly, our equipment has to be upgraded, and to upgrade the equipment, we have to empty the inventory quickly.”

 

She presses her temples and tries to explain to Aoki, but he doesn’t budge.

 

 

“No!”

“Are you a kid?”

“J, just one more day…!”

 

Aoki begs with desperate eyes, but this time Haruna answers.

 

 

“No. The wet wipes are also at their limit.”

“Ugh… Haruna….”

 

 

A completely different attitude from when dealing with men.

He whines, but not strongly.

 

 

Haruna is not the leader of the party – the leader is that stupid Aoki – but she turns her eyes to ‘Majime Kaku’, who actually leads this party.

 

 

“Let’s tell the others too.”

“Okay.”

“N, no….”

 

 

The leader Aoki’s words are ignored.

 

 

 

Soon, the party members who were looting here and there gathered one by one.

 

 

“We’re going up.”

“Oh. Is it finally settlement time?”

“Haa~. I wanted to take a bath~.”

 

Three men and two women.

A total of five party members.

 

 

‘Itaru Aoki’, the leader and main dealer.

‘Majime Kaku’, the healer who actually leads the party.

‘Dondon Ooku’, who plays the role of tanker.

‘Hanasaki Haruna’, the sub-tank and dealer.

‘Ueno Karen’, the buffer and debuffer.

 

They were warm-hearted adventurers with an average attack and defense of less than 10,000, and they were just a so-so party that couldn’t even dream of defeating Yu-eun or driving out the Harem Palace.

 

 

The only difference is the female adventurers’ glamorous beauty.