episode_0318

Gyeongbu Expressway.

On the way from Seoul to Busan, a black luxury sedan is driving on the highway at dawn.

“Taejo.”

The person sitting in the back seat is the president, Tae Chae-jin.

He looked at Taejo in the driver’s seat, ‘holding’ the steering wheel, in the rearview mirror, and carefully opened his mouth.

“I turned off Taegeuk Watch.”

“…….”

Taejo reached for the black box, turned it off, and then put his hand on the air conditioning inside the car to create magical power.

Fazizik.

“Emergency situation occurs, emergency situation occurs. Emergency….”

As soon as there was a sound of electricity popping, King Taejo started talking about the emergency and immediately closed his mouth.

The cars running on the road and the escort vehicles following the presidential vehicle showed no special abnormalities.

“…If you don’t turn it on quickly, a national emergency will occur within 5 minutes.”

Hearing Taejo’s words while holding the steering wheel, Taechaejin chuckled and leaned forward.

“Then you can say everything you want to say within 5 minutes. What happened to you?”

“Well, I heard that story when I went up this time. What would it be like to live as you now?”

“Are you serious?”

“I’m thinking about it.”

“Ha.”

Tae Chae-jin laughed at the sight of Tae-jo concentrating on driving, looking only at the dashboard and the front, even during the conversation.

“Okay. It seems like just worrying about it is enough. I am very welcome. No, maybe I should have done that a long time ago.”

“I will continue to keep this a secret from Irene.”

“People have suddenly changed?”

“…If you say you have some maturity, you can probably say something.”

“Well. There is no set time for a man to grow up. Still…”

Tae Chae-jin looked at Taejo with a pitiful face.

“You can’t keep it a secret forever.”

“Aren’t there some secrets in this world that must be kept secret for life?”

“Are you planning to live with it for the rest of your life?”

“I just have to live with that one person. Of course, I’m sorry, but while your grandfather is still alive…”

“I feel like I want to take it all on myself and go. Tsk.”

Although the atmosphere gradually calmed down and time passed quickly, the two remained silent for a while.

“Your position will be very difficult. You must have had a lot of accidents before.”

“That’s okay. The past is just the past, I just need to come up with a new concept.”

“Have you decided on anything?”

“That’s a secret. I’ll show you later. Rather.”

Beep, beep, beep.

As soon as the speed signal sounded, Taejo slowed down and drove the car at a constant speed.

“When I return to Busan, I will confess to my sister. I decided to live as myself.”

“Are you going to get married?”

“If you want.”

“…I really want to see my grandchildren.”

“Great-grandson.”

“Although he is your biological father and my biological son, he just never existed. Think of yourself as my son and me as your father.”

“…Then.”

Taejo smiled bitterly and put his foot on the pedal again.

“I don’t know if it will be my grandson or granddaughter, but I will ask my grandfather to name the child.”

“…Okay.”

“Sigh, I think there’s about 1 minute left…”

Taejo glanced at the window, showing anxiety, and Tae Chae-jin put his hand back on the turned off Taegeuk watch.

“Anyway, this guy’s position as president is…”

“Before you turn it on, let me tell you one more thing.”

Taejo tapped his fingers on the steering wheel and cleared his voice.

“I try to be patriotic.”

“…Huh?”

“I think others will be able to hear what I’m saying from now on…uh, hmm.”

Taejo blushed and began to gradually raise his voice.

“……Grandpa.”

The young man who had politely referred to me as my grandfather just a moment ago disappeared, and a young man with a brighter voice cautiously opened his mouth.

“I had that thought this time.”

“…What are you thinking?”

“The saying that a hero is a man with three wives and four concubines.”

“What?”

“I thought that choosing only one person would be committing a sin in this world. I thought he might be a traitor to this country.”

The voice is serious and still focused on driving, but the content gradually begins to become lighter and more frivolous.

“I was with four girls from a girl group in Gaeseong this time?”

“…….”

“If all four of us have to retire and go to an obstetrician/gynecologist within a year, I can’t just pretend it was something I never did.”

“You….”

“If you take responsibility, is it okay?”

Taejo briefly made eye contact with Tae Chae-jin through the rearview mirror.

“I’m not saying that you will just give birth to a child and throw it away if it is not S-class, but wouldn’t it be okay to raise the born child with love?”

“Did you come to think that way after hearing Snow White’s story?”

“Because men are more comfortable than women. As for hero activities.”

“That’s right…sigh.”

Tae Chae-jin looked out the window.

Beep beep.

Taegeuk watch rang.

A security vehicle followed immediately in the next lane, the heavily tinted window opened, and a middle-aged man with black hair pointed to the Taegeuk Watch.

[Mr. President. Is there anything wrong?]

“Nothing much. I just had a quick family meeting.”

[…All right. If there are no major problems, Taegeuk Watch is-]

“I know.”

[What did you talk about?]

“Should I report to you there? Damn it, still… hang up!”

Tae Chae-jin got angry and covered the Taegeuk Watch.

The car next to him slowly slowed down, and at the same time, Taejo slightly pressed the pedal to speed up.

“They say that being angry like that is bad for your blood pressure.”

“The thing that raises my blood pressure is…ugh, it’s you, you guy.”

Tae Chae-jin answered in a resigned voice, as if she was deliberately suppressing her anger.

“Okay. You have been a devoted traitor box until now, but now what made you decide to become a patriot? Huh?”

“Because patriotism is national strength.”

“It’s not just because you want to meet this girl or that girl, right?”

“It’s not like that.”

Taejo shook his head resolutely.

“If this is a woman that I trust and feel like I can continue my generation, I want to take responsibility.”

“He said he was a concubine of three wives.”

“It may increase even more than that.”

“Oh my….”

“Isn’t it enough to just take responsibility?”

Tae Chae-jin almost burst out in sincere anger for a moment, but Taejo continued to speak without changing his expression.

“I have no intention of working hard for a goal without responsibility. I just want to share love with a woman I like purely because she likes me without any other purpose, and if the fruit of that love comes to life, I want to raise it.”

“It doesn’t end with just one woman, right?”

“Over there in the US, they say that it is the duty of a capable male alpha hero to spread his genes to many women.”

“That’s…! Ha, no. Yes, they say they will take responsibility, but what can I say?”

Tae Chae-jin raised both hands and fiddled with the Taegeuk watch again.

Although he didn’t touch the cover, he quietly cleared his throat, twisting the corners of his mouth as if he didn’t like it.

“…So, is there anything you need?”

“Yes. There is nothing else… Is it possible to enact a law?”

“The president cannot legislate due to separation of powers.”

“Don’t you always say that the ruling and opposition parties should join forces and do something better?”

“Does that have anything to do with national interest, S-class hero Armored Taejo?”

Tae Chae-jin chuckled and treated the president with respect. Taejo smiled awkwardly at the president’s actions and held on tightly to the steering wheel.

” As the number of people with special abilities increases, isn’t it possible that we may be able to form a baseball team with only our grandchildren? ”

“…You bastard, how many people are there…kegh.”

Tae Chae-jin cleared his throat and swallowed his words.

“Okay. What law do we need?”

“Please legalize bigamy only for S-class heroes.”

“…Some people ask for recognition of adultery, while others ask for legalization of bigamy. No, if you get bigamous, how many wives will you take?”

“Um.”

Taejo clasped his hand tightly and then lowered his gaze for a moment.

“As much as I can take responsibility for…?”

“Ha, haha. If this continues, all S-class people will become patriotic.”

“The decision to lower the age of majority for people with special abilities to 17 was also passed, right?”

“It’s about the legal age, but social ethics still say 20 years old.”

“Anyway, isn’t he an adult?”

Taejo took a quick look at his own black hair reflected in the rearview mirror and very carefully opened his mouth.

“Grandpa. If Irin is patriotic-”

“What are you, you idiot?!”

“…….”

“You’re talking like nothing! That young thing is already talking about patriotism! Irene thinks it’s you?!”

“……So, if Irin is patriotic, and there is someone with S-class superpowers as her opponent, what do you think?”

“Who?”

“A man who can take responsibility for Irin more clearly than anyone else.”

“So who?”

“Um….”

Taejo took a moment to taste his food and then immediately opened his mouth.

“If you were a man like the Knights of Sephiroth, what would you think?”

“……Hmm.”

Tae Chae-jin, who got angry for a moment, crossed her arms and tilted her head.

“……Since you are my older brother, I may not say anything directly first.”

Tae Chae-jin opened his eyes wide and glared ahead.

“Until dirt gets in my eyes, until Irin herself brings me to live with this man for the rest of my life, this can never happen.”

“……..”

The path of a patriot is long and arduous.

* * *

It was time to take a break after a meeting in the middle of a meeting.

“Phew.”

I returned to the hot springs with the three of us.

Rather than taking a hot spring bath, it is to restore magical energy.

however.

“Sister. So, there is a teacher, and he taught King Taejo how to deal with many people.”

“I guess so. Because I dealt with him in real life.”

“I miss you. Would it be possible to get together again like that time at the end-of-year party?”

Ymir, Yoon Hye-ra, and Hyun Se-rin talked about the multiplayer match, making my ears hurt.

“I tried to recover some mana by filling up Yeouiju’s mana for a moment…”

“Originally, we talk while taking a break. Isn’t that right, Lee Seon?”

“…….”

ah.

“Over there.”

To the pension.

” I came because it was a patriotic party, and what is this…”

Yoon I-seon came to visit.