34. Struggle.

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Sonia’s public conference became a hot topic.

Her insistence that Japan was a colony of the Empire, and her subtle threats while demanding they offer tribute, were impressive, but the fact that she was Yu-Eun’s third prospective bride also caused a lot of gossip.

 

 

Dating three people with marriage in mind.

Almost everyone in the world had secretly guessed it, but they never expected her to reveal it so openly.

 

 

Especially in Korea, where there are still many conservatives, it was a complete uproar.

 

Thinking about marrying three women was already a problem, but to make matters worse, two of them were mother and daughter.

It was no exaggeration to say that almost no ordinary people could accept this in reality.

 

 

Immediately, all the media became the eyes of the public and began to dig into what they were curious about.

That Sonia was a lawyer, that she had a husband until a few months ago, that her husband was arrested for attempted rape and murder, and so on.

 

 

In an instant, her entire past was exposed.

Of course, the Palace had 20 times more Bojinias than the population of South Korea, so they could have stopped it if they wanted to, but Sonia didn’t particularly want that.

Rather, she wanted to be at the center of controversy and be constantly mentioned.

 

 

Meanwhile, in Japan, they were sweating bullets at her unwavering, even strong, attitude.

The maids dispatched from the Palace were still occupying the Kōkyo (Imperial Palace), and were facing off against the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. A battle could break out at any moment, and in the process, the symbol of Japan could disappear.

 

 

Therefore, the Japanese government continued to contact the Palace while also attempting close dialogue with the governments of various countries.

However, the Palace only responded with “the authority of the Minister of Justice,” and the governments of various countries also expressed reluctance to intervene.

 

 

Putting everything else aside, with the person who caused the incident already mentioning ‘China,’ there was no country on Earth that could ignore that and interfere.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kwang!

 

 

“So, are you telling me to offer up my daughter! Prime Minister!!”

“….”

 

 

Although he couldn’t see his face because it was covered by a tent and a screen, he could fully guess his anger through the sound of something being struck and his agitated voice.

The Prime Minister bowed his head even lower.

 

“Tenno Heika (Your Majesty the Emperor).”

“I don’t want to hear it! Prime Minister, you must know too, right? That if that child goes to Gangnam for whatever this tribute thing is, she won’t be able to come back!”

 

The Emperor was only thinking from his and his daughter’s perspective.

Ishida, the Prime Minister, didn’t like that at all.

 

 

“However, Tenno Heika, it is unavoidable for the future of Japan.”

“What about the Self-Defense Forces? Are they not doing anything? Tell them to rescue us quickly!!”

“The Self-Defense Forces are currently facing off against the Palace maids. The reason I was able to enter here was because I had the justification to persuade Tenno Heika.”

“Then tell the Korean army to come! Why are they stationed here until now? Aren’t they borrowing land under the pretext of ensuring the peace of our Japan! Then they should naturally contribute to overcoming the national crisis at times like this!”

 

 

Perhaps because his daughter’s fate was at stake, he was almost reckless.

Ishida wanted to replace the Emperor and everything else if he could, but that was impossible in Japan, where the symbolism of the Emperor was still greatly revered.

 

 

In the end, all he could do was persuade him.

 

 

 

Of course, he wasn’t doing this because he liked it either. He was a person who had a strong desire to revive Japan more than anyone else, so he even shed tears at this desperate reality.

But the person who created this mess even mentioned ‘China.’

China, where over 90% of the population became Bojinias and the country was completely taken over.

 

If they continued to reject their will and didn’t offer tribute, Japan could also become like China, and the Prime Minister’s dream of reviving Japan would be gone.

 

 

Here, he must first bow deeply, offer tribute, and plan for the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ishida shook his head from side to side and opened his mouth.

 

 

“Currently, the whole world is watching the Palace. If we get on their bad side, we could be massacred like China.”

“Hmph! Cowardly petty people! They’re just standing still even though thugs are right in front of them!”

 

 

The Emperor seemed to be in a state of extreme anger, devoid of reason.

He wouldn’t usually be so clueless.

 

“That’s-,”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Do you want to send me away that much?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just as he was about to say something, a resentful woman’s voice was heard.

It was the Princess of Japan.

 

 

Whether no one stopped her or she came in recklessly, she strode forward.

 

 

“You’re going too far, Prime Minister.”

 

 

At her appearance, he sighed deeply inside.

 

 

He expected it, but persuading the Imperial Family wouldn’t be easy at all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 days later.

 

 

The Prime Minister still went in and out of the Kōkyo every day, persuading the Emperor.

Sometimes, he met the Princess (Naishinno) instead of the Emperor and talked to her directly.

 

 

But to no avail.

 

 

They didn’t seem to have any intention of sacrificing themselves.

 

 

“In the first place! Why should we submit to them! Tribute? Are you out of your mind! The Great Empire of Japan is not America, why should we prostrate ourselves before some strange things that we don’t even know where they came from and offer tribute!”

“….”

 

 

A conversation going around in circles like a hamster wheel.

The Prime Minister felt despair.

 

He still doesn’t understand the situation even now that the Kōkyo has been illegally occupied.

Of course, offering his daughter wouldn’t be an easy decision.

 

 

But the Emperor has lived as a symbol of Japan until now.

Then he should naturally take responsibility for that too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“You can’t come in! This is too much!!”

“Stop them!”

“Kyaa!”

 

 

At that time, a commotion broke out outside.

As the Prime Minister got up from his seat to see what was going on, the door flew off with a loud noise, and a group of people appeared.

 

 

“What…!”

“Tenno Heika, Prime Minister, I’m sorry! These people are being reckless!”

 

The people who appeared were wearing black suits.

Perhaps the only characteristic was that they were all women.

 

“…!!”

 

 

The Prime Minister’s body stiffened as he recognized their identities.

 

 

Women who swarm around in such outfits are usually harem palace maids, and if they’ve pushed their way in this recklessly, they must have a plan that’s just as reckless.

Moreover, the woman in the middle was a very famous person for being headstrong.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“My master told me to bring you within a week. But that week is already on its fourth day. I can’t stand it anymore.”

 

 

Seo-hyun, who appeared with a cold face, didn’t even pay attention to the Prime Minister and started walking towards where the Emperor was.

 

“Wh-what’s going on!”

 

A voice full of fear.

Seo-hyun looked at him pitifully but didn’t stop her steps.

 

“Please wait a moment!”

 

 

The Prime Minister blocked her.

 

 

“No matter what, this isn’t right!!”

 

 

He was arguing in a strong tone, but she, who had openly threatened the Chinese President, wouldn’t care about the words of a mere Japanese Prime Minister.

 

 

“Manners are for humans to argue about. Prime Minister. If you can’t understand, you’re not human.”

“That’s….”

“It’s been several days since I told you to offer tribute. But you haven’t even persuaded him properly.”

“….”

 

 

He was being called ‘you’ by a woman who was half his age. A sense of self-disgust washed over him, but he couldn’t think about that anymore because of what she said next.

 

 

“I’ll show you an example, so do it properly from now on.”

“An example…?”

 

 

Seo-hyun forcibly tore down the screen that was hiding the Emperor.

 

“Hieeek!”

 

There, a frightened middle-aged man was trembling, and that was the current Emperor.

 

 

A disgusting sight that didn’t match his title.

Seo-hyun, who already hated men other than Yu-Eun, couldn’t help but sneer at how pathetic he looked.

 

“To think this is the Emperor.”

 

Blatant criticism.

But the Emperor couldn’t say anything when he stood in front of Seo-hyun.

Rather, the Prime Minister, who had tried to persuade him to offer the Princess, pointed out her words and asked her to be polite.

 

 

“I don’t want to waste time unnecessarily, so I’ll get straight to the point. It just so happens that the Prime Minister and the Emperor are here.”

 

 

Seo-hyun neatly ignored his words and gestured to the maids behind her.

Then, the maids grabbed one of the guards who had been blocking the entrance, and Seo-hyun injected her seed into his body in front of the Prime Minister and the Emperor.

 

 

“Kkeuaaaaaaak!!!”

 

 

The man who received Seo-hyun’s seed struggled painfully for about 30 seconds.

 

 

Soon, his stomach swelled up to an impossible size and burst with a ppujik.

 

 

 

 

“Heuaaaak!!”

 

 

The Emperor staggered back and trembled at the gruesome sight.

 

 

Pyuk.

Pyubyuk.

 

 

Blood splattered everywhere, and finally, a Bojinia was born.

She grew in an instant and became a woman covered in blood.

 

 

“Ugh… ugh…!”

 

The Emperor couldn’t stand the horror and vomited.

The Prime Minister didn’t have a good expression either.

 

 

 

Seo-hyun took out a document file from the bag that the maid was holding.

She had just brutally murdered a person and had an indifferent look on her face.

 

 

 

 

“Okay. Both of you read this and sign.”