Chapter 271

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Supernatural Liberation Front.

Commonly known as, The Family.

Terror and crime committed over a long period.

Extremely dogmatic discrimination against non-Supernaturals.

A narrow view that only defines Supernaturals as ‘human’.

A twisted ideology that ‘New Humans’ should lead the ‘Old Humans’ who have fallen behind in evolution.

A criminal organization that has earned the worst reputation since the birth of the United Nations.

That was the Family.

But their origin.

The origin of how Family was born.

It originated from the oppression committed by non-Supernaturals.

Rights follow duties.

If you have rights, you perform duties.

If you bear responsibility, proper respect follows.

Forgetting such obvious facts led to the birth of the social evil known as the Family.

The Celestial Corps uses a conscription system.

If you awakened Supernatural abilities, the duty of military service was mandatory.

It was an inevitable measure because only Supernaturals could fight monsters.

After the era of war, a stable society and system were established.

To guard against ‘mental corruption’, information about the battlefield is controlled from the public.

The war with monsters became a spectator sport for the citizens who were being protected.

Kindness becomes a right if it continues.

Good deeds become routines if they persist.

The sacrifice of Supernaturals became a matter of course.

Indiscriminate conscription greatly lowered their status.

Supernaturals were also strictly controlled legally. Their abilities were dangerous. If they wielded that power indiscriminately, non-Supernaturals would have no way to resist.

As a result, crimes committed by Supernaturals were punished more severely than those committed by non-Supernaturals. If a dispute occurred between a non-Supernatural and a Supernatural, self-defense was not recognized. Just being involved in an incident would put the Supernatural at a disadvantage.

These laws led to a tendency to treat Supernaturals with contempt, and eventually, unfortunate incidents occurred where non-Supernaturals deliberately provoked Supernaturals. Taking advantage of the fact that Supernaturals could not easily fight back against non-Supernaturals, there were constant cases of blackmail and extortion. This became an opportunity for small and large grievances to accumulate.

We risk our lives every day on the front lines.

But why should we be treated like this?

We are protecting you.

But instead of respect, you only show contempt and jealousy?

Is this the treatment we’ve been sacrificing our lives for?

What were our fallen comrades fighting for?

If it weren’t for us, you weaklings would have been trampled and torn to pieces by monsters long ago!

It was a natural question, and that question spurred action.

It was the birth of the so-called [Supernatural Liberation Front].

“God of War, we despise you.”

The last executive of the Family shouted with the passion drawn from the bottom of his heart.

“Why do you choose to be a slave when you have such power? Why did you create such a contradictory society?”

The last executive captured by Karma, the captain of the 4th unit.

The remaining executives were all killed by Belial’s seed.

Looking at the only surviving executive, the God of War half-opened his blue eyes.

The blue eyes, tilted like a crescent moon, scattered a chillingly cold light.

“If it was you, who laid the foundation for the country, you could have been king. No, you could purge the incompetent pigs and ascend to the throne right now. You have the power, the force, to do so.”

It was not an empty compliment.

The God of War is the undisputed strongest Supernatural.

The captains, called the pinnacle of humanity, had to look up to him from afar.

If he tried to overthrow the country, no one could stop him.

No, no one would dare to even think about stopping him.

Power comes from the barrel of a gun.

Force is the most primitive power.

If there was someone no one could stop.

He was as good as the master of the world.

It wasn’t even a coup.

It was closer to taking back the position that had been entrusted to him.

“Yet you did nothing. You did nothing at all! Because you did nothing, we were created! The Family was born from your faults!”

“…”

“You condoned the oppression of Supernaturals. You tolerated the tyranny of non-Supernaturals. You could have stopped it, you could have corrected it, but you didn’t.”

The Celestial Corps does not interfere in politics.

That was the most important principle the God of War put forward.

Considering that most Supernaturals are conscripted into the Celestial Corps, the operation of the state was led by non-Supernaturals.

“Our birth was inevitable. Your arrogance created the inevitability. Because you ignored the disgruntled voices of Supernaturals, we had no choice but to be born!”

When the Supernatural Liberation Front was first created.

When they spoke out against the oppression of Supernaturals with one voice.

The Celestial Corps subtly welcomed their actions. It is, after all, a group made up of Supernaturals. Considering where most Supernaturals are affiliated, the answer quickly came out. The Family was created within the Celestial Corps.

The captains who were in charge of the Celestial Corps at the time tolerated their departure, and the Family, backed by the Celestial Corps’ tacit permission, became even more motivated.

“It was because of us that the treatment of Supernaturals changed. It is thanks to our efforts that you can receive the treatment you do now. You and the Celestial Corps may not admit it… but, well, you probably already know. Don’t you?”

This was not wrong either.

Humility comes from fear.

After the birth of the Family.

To prevent the expansion of the Family.

To prevent the creation of a second Family.

Various welfare policies were established.

Because non-Supernaturals realized what kind of disaster would occur when the tip of a Supernatural’s blade was directed at humans instead of monsters.

“We solved your negligence for you, but you don’t even say thank you?”

“…”

“Our actions were justified. It was truly destiny. To break down injustice is a duty that New Humans like us must fulfill. Therefore…”

“Oh, geez, I was going to listen quietly.”

At the God of War’s words, the executive’s lips closed. It was not a conscious action. As soon as his eyes met the crescent-like blue light, a chilling chill ran down his spine. The God of War scratched his bangs and said as if he was pathetic.

“Okay, I admit some of what you said. I was negligent at that time, and I provided an opportunity for you to be born. So?”

“So what? Are you going to ignore your mistake? We…”

“You were gleefully committing heinous crimes.”

The origin of the Family may have been pure.

It may have been a righteous heart to help Supernaturals.

But that was already a thing of the past.

Still water is bound to rot.

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

“You should have stopped at protesting. You should have ended it by asserting the rights of Supernaturals. If you had risen up for that purpose, you should have been satisfied with just that. Did you do that? Did you stop there? You tasted the sweetness of power and the pleasure of strength and crossed the line.”

The organization for the promotion of human rights for Supernaturals, at some point, degenerated into a criminal organization filled with Supernatural supremacism.

They filled their bellies with various illegal activities and crimes, committed terrorism in the name of Supernaturals, murdered non-Supernaturals, and even killed fellow Supernaturals in the name of the cause. That was the Family. That was the true face of the Supernatural Liberation Front.

They wielded Supernatural abilities without any restrictions.

Without bearing the responsibility for it.

They were consumed by a sense of omnipotence and addicted to pleasure.

“Don’t try to sugarcoat it. If you’re going to point out my mistakes, you should be able to face your own mistakes as well.”

No matter what they say and rationalize, the Family is evil.

A criminal organization that deserves to be eradicated.

Nothing more, nothing less.

“You’ve said enough nonsense, haven’t you? Now it’s your turn to answer my questions.”

The lights in the interrogation room flickered.

The God of War frowned, tapping the table with his fingernails.

Golden light flickered in his blue eyes.

“My patience has its limits. I won’t stop you if you want to experience ‘rough methods’.”

Even criminals are human.

Everyone has human rights.

That’s why I try to respect their dignity and value as much as possible.

I avoid using ‘methods’ that violate human rights as much as possible.

I just don’t use them, it’s not that I can’t.

If it’s related to the Family, or even the devils, there’s a limit to how much warmth I can give.

The current situation where the God of War is directly interrogating him is already being very lenient.

If the executive refused to answer, continuing to talk nonsense until the end, the God of War was going to take away his mercy.

The executive would have to pay the price for that entirely.

“Family’s ‘boss’.”

Belial.

The devil who swallowed Family and rose to become the new boss.

It had been at least a few years since he had reunited the fallen Family.

“What was that guy’s goal?”

At the God of War’s question, the executive let out a hollow laugh.

‘I guess it’s not working after all.’

He had been thinking of trying to win over the God of War as a last resort, but he failed after all. He wasn’t particularly disappointed. He didn’t think it was possible from the start. It was just a last-ditch effort.

It was a perfect checkmate.

Family had already collapsed.

The ‘boss’ was missing and his life was unknown.

If he kept his mouth shut and resisted, they would rummage through his brain to extract information.

Whether he spoke or not, the result was the same.

He felt like laughing.

Despair and futility naturally made him sneer.

Was he going to protect his loyalty to the fallen organization and die?

Or was he going to cooperate now and look for a way to survive?

There was no need to even think about it.

“I’ll talk.”

The executive chose the latter.

In the first place, the boss had planted a bomb called ‘seed’ in his body.

If the God of War hadn’t taken it out, he would have died already.

He had trusted and followed him so much, but he was planning to just kill him if things went wrong.

A great sense of betrayal dilutes the guilt.

The executive hesitated for a moment, moving his lips, and finally sighed and spoke.

“We were planning to mass-produce Supernaturals.”

“What?”

“To be more precise…”

Perhaps he liked the God of War’s dumbfounded expression.

The executive said with a smile.

“To turn the entire human race into Supernaturals.”

That was our Family’s grand goal.

Author Note

A/N (Author’s note):
By the way, some of you may have forgotten, but the executive that was captured in this chapter appeared during chapter 246.

Well, it doesn’t matter if you didn’t know!

Translator Note

T/N (Translator’s note):
Give him some slack too, he basically witnessed Lucille’s sacrifice being turned into rotten poison in front of him.

He is still stupid and dumb though.

Has-been hero~