episode_0410

First of all, if I were to express my feelings, the current situation in Korea is like the calm before the storm.

Should I say that it feels like something big will explode if there is even a small trigger?

And the moment it explodes… the place that will suffer the most damage is, of course, the Hunter Association.

During the large-scale exodus of the awakened people that took place about ten years ago, the government, which was literally hit by heavy fire, chose to take a step back. Since then, it has taken over the role that the government was in charge of and is fully responsible for the management of the awakened people. Because it was none other than the association that did it.

However, even though it could not fulfill its role, it caused another talented person to be leaked out to a foreign country… Even if most people stayed quiet, the politicians who would look at this first as an awakened person would not leave the association alone.

I don’t know, but I wonder if they might try to take away some of the authority the association has at this point.

They’re just holding hearings and things like that.

‘Hearing…’

Although I haven’t actually met him yet, I suddenly felt a little dizzy as I remembered the sight of a man who was presumed to be Rahee’s father being called to a hearing or something and being subjected to all kinds of humiliation.

“If you don’t have anything else in mind, how about giving it a try?”

“···How?”

“Rahee, you know that I have no intention of leaving Korea anyway, right?”

“That’s right.”

Have you ever thought about leaving Korea?

Originally, I had no intention of becoming an American.

While I was trying to figure out how much my value was evaluated by the United States, I deliberately accepted Amelia’s invitation in front of Eugene in front of Eugene so that I could have a little fun with the association’s bastards.

What was originally like that was brought to this point largely due to the role of Rahee, who suddenly joined the team and began leading my transfer negotiations herself.

As Rahee said, it seemed like it would be beneficial to me, and to be honest, I didn’t think it was necessary when Rahee was so enthusiastic about working on it.

And as a result of leaving Rahee to negotiate in that way, I was able to be allowed to stay in Korea even though I was a black-haired foreigner who held both Korean and American citizenship (the number of foreign visits was 0).

“So, we are using it in reverse.”

” Conversely, are you going to say that your father persuaded you to stay in Korea? ”

If you pretend, it’s convenient because you don’t have to explain everything one by one.

Feeling somehow satisfied, I nodded firmly while muttering those words to myself.

“Uhmmm…”

“Honestly, there’s nothing bad about it, right?”

Since time immemorial, difficult times require heroes.

‘huh···? anarchy···? Dongtak…? Three Kingdoms···?’

Ugh, suddenly my head…

Is it because the memory of being unable to do this or that in the world of Romance of the Three Kingdoms and just being dragged along by the man called history suddenly came to mind?

For a moment, my head felt a little dizzy, but I didn’t show it too much, just looked at Rahee and waited for her to answer.

“Hmm… It’s definitely a good method, but…”

“Why? Is there anything that bothers you?”

Is it too contrived?

Well, it doesn’t feel like it’s being squeezed a bit.

I always thought that Rahee was worried because of that reason.

“Uh.”

“What is it?”

“I feel a bit sad about finishing it already.”

“Are you sad? What?”

“I think everyone is starting to regret what happened in the past, but ending it already is a bit…”

As it turned out, that wasn’t the case.

No, why is Rahee so serious about this?

…Well, of course it’s because he likes me that much, but I couldn’t help but feel weird because of it.

Because of that, I was rubbing my finger under my nose without realizing it… Ari, who was sitting with his arms crossed and listening to the conversation between Rahee and me and trying to understand the situation between us, suddenly expressed an opinion.

“Then how about giving it a try?”

“Did you have any good ideas?”

“Anyway, you still need to prove your abilities at least once in order to get the U.S. to cooperate more fully, right?”

“That’s true.”

“So… to get rid of that, I’m teaching martial arts to that Amelia or something.”

“A martial arts tribute to Amelia?”

“Yes, and then… the moment you succeed in proving it, you slightly leak the facts related to it, if not all of it, to the media.”

Who said that?

It is said that children learn by observing the behavior of adults around them.

As the saying goes, is it because I watched Rahee right next to me as she manipulated the media to advance this matter?

I internally laughed bitterly at Ari’s actions of casually bringing up the idea of using the media, something I would have never imagined before.

From my perspective, I had no choice but to do so because I wasn’t sure if it would really be a good change.

While I was thinking those thoughts, it was none other than Rahee who bit into the rice cake instead of me.

“If you spill it, how far are you thinking about spilling it?”

“Hmm… I think it would be too dangerous for my brother to open it up too much, so how about telling him that there is a way to power up the existing awakened people by one level?◦@ ◦

“In short, let’s give it the concept of a buffer, right?”

“Buffer···? What is it?”

“···Have you ever played a game or something?”

“Ah… I’m not really interested in that kind of thing…”

“To explain it simply, it would be easier to understand if you think of it as a being with the ability to have beneficial effects on others.”

“Aha.”

While Ari, who heard Rahee’s words, was shaking her head with an expression of ‘Okay, I understand perfectly,’ Rahee was busy thinking about the topic that Ari had raised.

“Hmm… I think it might be a bit scary… But I don’t think it would be bad as a trick, right?”

“Really?”

“Yeah, well, I guess I’ll have to talk to them first.”

“Then let’s see… In order, will teaching Amelia martial arts be the first thing I do?”

“First of all?”

“The next step is to inflame public opinion once more by leaking related facts to the media?”

“That’s right.”

And finally, what if the narrative that Rahee’s father persuaded me with all his heart and forced me to stay in Korea when I was originally planning to leave Korea and go to the United States would explode?

I get to make my own profit, Ra-hee is happy to be able to make people worry as she wants, and Ra-hee’s father literally becomes a hero in difficult times… Isn’t this the plan that can make everyone happy?

“Okay, let’s do it right now.”

“Then I guess I should contact them first and ask for their cooperation.”

“You won’t reject it or anything like that, right?”

“Oh, in a way, it is an opportunity for the United States, so why would they refuse it?”

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Rahee’s prediction that the United States would not refuse was exactly correct.

As soon as Rahee called as the representative and told him about the new work he was planning to do, an emergency meeting was held in the office of the U.S. Ambassador to Korea, which had been transformed into a temporary office for the Vice President.

“···Miss Oh, I mean. Do you have any feelings of resentment against the country called Korea?”

“Well, we haven’t investigated that far, so we don’t know. What is certain, however, is that this proposal will be a tremendous opportunity for our United States as well.”

Honestly, this is inevitable. What if just one person learns martial arts or something from Suhyun?

Because you will be able to understand in more detail how it works.

And if I applied the information I had obtained like that well… I might be able to make the awakened people of the United States learn the martial arts or something else without Su-hyeon’s help.

Oh, of course, even if that happens, I have no intention of abandoning the contract I made with Su-hyeon like a devoted partner… but wouldn’t it be better if there were more cards that could be handed out in a difficult situation?

In addition, if the structure were to be completely dependent on an individual named Yoon Soo-hyun, as it is now, things like handling work would have to be done in a relatively methodical manner.

In contrast, what if they build their own ‘system’?

It will be possible to handle work more systematically.

…and it will be easier to manage.

That’s because even though an individual named Soo-Hyun Yoon can be capricious, an already established system cannot be capricious.

“In that sense, Amelia?”

“Yes, yes!”

“Your role is important. It would be fair to say that whether or not the United States of America can once again maintain its status as the world’s most powerful nation rests on your shoulders.”

“Ah…”

“Do you feel burdened?”

If it becomes a burden, I will try to change the actor, even if it means giving something more to Yoon Soo-hyun.

A stern expression appeared on Amelia’s face at Joseph’s remark, which seemed to be exactly what he was saying.

“No, I’ll give it a try.”

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“Are you here? Amelia?”

“Yes.”

“Then, could you take a look at this first?”

“Hmm? Is that…?”