episode_0026

day. Just one day was enough for the world to go back and forth between heaven and hell.

“… We will now begin an emergency ministerial meeting.”

All the ministers who were at the center of the imperial administration gathered together. This means that it is truly an unprecedented situation.

It was the first time that so many ministers had gathered since the Gate incident occurred decades ago.

“First, there will be a moment of silence for the seventeen heroes who met a noble end due to this large-scale Gate incident.”

A large number of gate manifestations began yesterday afternoon and continued until this morning.

There are more than eight hundred officially reported cases.

If you add the unofficial gates there, there could be a thousand!

Therefore, all the capable people of the empire had to be mobilized.

Even those who had withdrawn from the field were deployed again.

Blood battles broke out everywhere, and many people were killed.

“Current damage is a person with this ability killed during 17 missions. Thirty seriously injured. Minor injury, seventy-two. Among the misfortunes, fortunately, civilian casualties have not yet been counted.”

“Still, I heard that a lot of property damage occurred.”

“Yes. Due to the gate risk level, there were many who chose to wait rather than enter.”

The ministers, who were exchanging various details about the situation, cupped their foreheads as if they had made a promise.

What on earth is going on? This is the first time I have seen this in my life.

The gate appears and monsters pop out. I’m used to people with abilities fighting them.

The problem is so simultaneous. There has never been more than a few hundred gates.

“What does the gate investigation department say?”

“I have no idea about that either.”

“I was looking forward to it since it was a place that even made a grade measuring device. It’s a shame.”

The decades-long Gate incident brought a lot of development to the empire.

Raising the proficiency of special abilities and systematizing the training of talented people. And even gate and monster research.

So, it is true that we now believe that we have clearly won this war.

But not anymore. A counterattack was properly allowed.

If this is just the beginning, we may have to pay in blood all over again.

“That’s not the only problem.”

The Minister of Home Affairs continued speaking while pressing his temples.

“In the midst of this unprecedented situation, radicals committed another crime. To date, six seal stones have been damaged by their hands.”

Six seal stones account for about 6% of all stones.

In front of that terrible situation, shots of bullets are flowing out from all over.

“… What is the situation?”

“As short as one to two days. Operation stopped for as long as 10 to 15 days.”

The most important sealstone that prevents the gate from appearing was broken.

It wasn’t a monster or some kind of accident, but by the hands of the same human being.

“These are mine! We must immediately mobilize the regular army and blow off the heads of those traitors!”

“Calm down. Minister of Defense. The opponents are not only radicals, but most of them also have supernatural abilities. Even if you are a regular army, you can suffer great damage.”

“But you can’t just ignore this! Just now, seventeen of our young talents gave up their precious lives! Aren’t they failing to fulfill their duties and ruining the empire?”

The Minister of Defense is furious. Others tried to stop him, but in fact, everyone felt the same way.

Even though they have the same power. Some people shoulder their duties and make sacrifices.

It’s only natural that others end up causing harm to others instead of doing their duty.

“How do you deal with them?”

“Originally, the special task force would have moved as soon as movement was detected, but the response was too late as the special task force was mobilized in this incident. They quickly gave chase, but it is said that they cut off the tail and threw it away.”

Shit from everywhere. Damn it. That sucks. All kinds of abusive language is erupted.

Some say that the Sealstone, which is in charge of one of the pillars of the empire’s defense, was damaged.

Next to that, my head hurts thinking about the taxes and resources that will go into that seal stone.

The other side just hates radicals so much. The reasons are also varied.

“Anyway. This further broadened the scope of responsibility of Imperial talents. Especially since several cities are included, there is a high probability that the number of people will be very limited at the moment.”

“Right now, there are vacancies of about 100 people.”

It is said that those with minor injuries can return within a week, but those with serious injuries. And the fallen soldiers.

In just one night, over 50 powerful people were killed or seriously injured.

‘It would be nice if this was just a simple incident… .’

‘If this continues in the future, how much damage will accumulate?’

‘… It may not be a simple level of damage accumulation. ‘Can the empire endure?’

The first thing that comes to mind is decades ago, when the word destruction was in the air.

The moment when hell descended everywhere because there was no powerful weapon called supernatural ability like now.

The reason the Empire is currently able to respond resolutely to the appearance of the Gate is because of its strength.

And that power ultimately means having more and stronger people.

Are we going to keep losing those talented people like we did yesterday? Hell is opening again.

“… Hmm. Let’s not be too saggy. If we only think about the worst, doesn’t that make us change drastically? I think it would be right to take a little more time.”

“That is correct. Fortunately, all the gates disappeared, and no mass apparitions like yesterday were reported after that.”

You can worry about the future that hasn’t arrived yet tomorrow.

Now is the time to discuss today’s consequences of what happened yesterday.

“Now that I think about it. They say a completely different monster came out of the cradle.”

“Huh? no. for a moment. Did the Gate manifest from the cradle? Isn’t that a place perfectly protected by the Seal Stone? This is the place where I received as many as ten doses?!”

“Ah. It looks like the Minister hasn’t heard the news yet. It is said that the seal stone was damaged due to internal circumstances of the cradle before what happened yesterday. In the meantime, a gate appeared.”

Afterwards, the ministers talked about the so-called ‘monster they had never seen before’.

It’s at least one level stronger than the previous monsters.

They had extremely powerful weapons rather than crude tools.

Definitely. He was the type of person who could speak this language.

“An investigation team has currently been dispatched there. They’ll probably dig through the monster’s corpse to find at least some of the cause of this incident.”

“I see. iced coffee. Isn’t there one more thing?”

Times of chaos ultimately bring about new heroes.

And this time, it is said that there is a student who got that name from the cradle!

“I heard that Her Majesty the Third Princess even mentioned it directly to the imperial family.”

“Is it that much? Huh! What kind of student are you?”

“Even though this is a deliberate tactic, I am very curious about that young man!”

*

Meanwhile.

“Ah, the smell. Hey, Jojo. Have you ever eaten poop? Is it a bit harsh today?”

A new hero emerged from the cradle who was mentioned in ministerial meetings.

“Oh my. He’s just a miner digging for coal. Miner.”

I was in the process of filtering out the cat litter box that I had made myself.

*

―Nyaaa!!

“What are you dissatisfied with? Then tell me that poop smells like flowers?”

You should try it. Is it possible? Hold the strainer forward.

Then JoJo quickly pushed away with his front paw and swung! I turned around.

Look at me. This is a topic that I avoid as well.

Deus clicked his tongue and washed his hands thoroughly after finishing.

[To all Cradle students. ]

[All classes are closed today! ]

[See you again with a lively appearance tomorrow! ]

This was the reason why I stayed in my room instead of the classroom on weekdays.

I was about to throw myself on the bed, but I was afraid that the bed might collapse.

So Deus lay down on the floor and quietly thought.

‘Nationwide gate appears. But the devil only comes from the cradle.’

In a place called the cradle, it was much easier to gather information than expected.

Just listening to the students whispering in passing was enough.

While multiple gates were created in the cradle, the same situation continued throughout the empire.

As usual, the risk level is measured and competent people form a team to enter. Or waiting.

But something has changed. If you go beyond the gate, you won’t be able to find the entrance.

Monsters that were once easy-going are especially damn good these days.

It is said that it was a moment when decades of actual data accumulated were rendered meaningless in just one day.

If the demon that was attached to him had come out somewhere else, the damage would have been more terrible.

“Um.”

Lying on the floor with your arms crossed, try to roughly guess the situation.

Academy stuff. Therefore, it is natural that important events occur in the cradle.

At the same time, it is different from before in order to clearly recognize the ‘change’.

And, as a matter of probability, they dug a trap and the main force, the teachers, deserted.

‘Finally, the first boss, the demon. The name… Is it Jagalchi or something? anyway.’

Thinking back on what he said, all of this seemed like preparations for an invasion.

A trap was set. A vanguard. Don’t you get the feeling just from the words?

‘It was disappointing, though. Still, he wasn’t exactly weak.’

I reminisce about the fierce battle that took place.

To be exact, it was a fierce fight only for demons.

“Cluck, cough! You guy. Now I see that you are immune to weapons… !”

The moment the devil, who was resisting while holding the broken spear, said that.

Still, I could tell that even though he was the boss, he was quick to notice.

What he lacked was inaction, not tact or intelligence.

So, even for a moment, Deus was shocked.

Since I’ve already figured out this much about the boss topic in Chapter 1.

Doesn’t this mean that future bosses will be even more perceptive?

‘Is this the balance? I don’t think other students can cover that much.’

Called. Tushin, who pierced the devil’s heart with a single blow, grumbled.

-Nyaang.

JoJo was looking at that as if he felt pitiful.