episode_0586

300 million.

300,000,000.

A huge number that takes your breath away no matter where you put it.

Since the creation of the rift, many people have lost their lives to the monster.

As a result, according to recent statistics, the Earth’s population is approximately 6 billion people.

Among them, 300 million people are equivalent to 5% in proportion.

But this is just a simple number.

If you exclude newborn babies and young children, the ratio becomes even larger.

10%, maybe 15%.

This enormous number is the number of followers that only one hunter named Kim Do-jin has.

He is on par with world-famous pop stars and soccer players.

A SNS account with such an enormous number of followers is nothing short of a strategic weapon.

I can attract public opinion towards me, which exerts great power both then and now.

To this end, Kim Do-jin conducted a public opinion campaign using SNS for the first time.

300 million people.

Among them, there are 100 or 200 million people, not including those who only follow and attract attention.

They read his post.

That’s not all.

Some of his followers who read his post and understood the current situation shared the post with their own followers.

From as small as a few dozen people to as large as hundreds of thousands or even millions.

It spread and spread again and it became a story that everyone who knew about it knew.

【Kim Do-jin Hunter, a world-renowned Korean player, is having a conflict with the government… .】

Finally, it was reported on by famous news broadcasters around the world.

And this situation presented an opportunity to someone.

“Tell me calmly. What are the chances that Kim Do-jin Hunter will be naturalized?”

“It is difficult to convert accurate numbers… , I don’t think the possibility is small.”

“Why?”

“I have been publicly sniping through poorly managed social media accounts for several years. This is interpreted to mean that they are angry at the country’s neglect of them and are so isolated that they have no place to complain except through social media.”

Countries around the world were constantly waging a silent war behind the scenes.

A battle to secure peace for one’s own country by recruiting talent.

Talent with a strong possibility of rising to S-level or S-level.

Because everyone knows how much the national security is strengthened just by their presence.

So each country secretly reaches out to talented people from other countries.

Money, fame, women, or something else.

Attract them to your country by promising them value or more than what you set through accurate information.

Someone must be like that.

Do we have to go through the safety of a foreign country during difficult times for everyone?

It had to be that way.

Isn’t everyone like that?

I value the people inside my fence more than the people outside my fence.

To them, their own citizens are the people inside the fence.

And among them are family, friends, and colleagues.

Even though I knew that I would be criticized if I was caught, it was enough of a reason to raise my enthusiasm.

Those who do their best to keep their country safe in the dark.

“Try to contact him secretly. If it’s now, you won’t be beaten at the door.”

To them, the discord between Kim Do-jin and the Korean government seemed like a very tempting opportunity.

His skill, which has been spread secretly, is already no match for most S-class players.

Even now, he is only in his mid-20s.

If there was a chance to get him, as we can’t even guess how far he would go, wouldn’t we have to jump into the fire?

High-ranking people in each country give orders.

“They say they’ll give you anything you want.”

“Give me whatever you ask for!”

“Let’s start by handing over a blank check.”

Their voices merge into one.

“Bring me back no matter what!”

After receiving the order, the scouts boarded the fastest plane heading to Korea.

* * *

The anger caused by a single incident swells like a snowball going down a slope.

Maeng Ki-yong was embarrassed to see reporters who had been friendly to him immediately turn into enemies in the face of a scoop, so he ran away and locked himself in the minister’s office.

But even for a moment.

An irresistible order has arrived from the President’s Office.

dripping!

“… This is Maeng Ki-yong.”

“Please come in.”

An old, gray voice tinged with anger.

As I opened the door and entered, the owner of the room began to get angry, hitting my desk.

Bang bang!

“How on earth do you get things done!”

He immediately lowered his head.

“Sorry. No shame.”

The sincere apology calmed my anger for a moment.

The man, the president, huffed and urged him, as if he was still angry.

“I pushed you to reform, do you think I pushed you to become an S-class hunter and pretender?”

“No.”

“Why did you make a big deal out of it by refusing to let me interrogate you!”

He lowers his head and chews his lower lip.

“For reform, it was necessary to withdraw some of the preferential treatment given to the S class.”

“Who doesn’t know that?!”

This was a fact that the President also agreed to.

That’s why they went so far as to carry out an unprecedented personnel change, appointing Maeng Ki-yong to the position of minister.

But it wasn’t the time.

“Isn’t this an organization that is just starting to gain momentum? If we had taken a little more time and slowly recovered, this wouldn’t have happened, I mean!”

“… Sorry.”

He also had nothing to say about that part.

I thought about this constantly while coming here.

‘It would have been better if I had let them interrogate me.’

Nothing would have changed much.

Even if he used cruel words to torture Jincheon, he would never have opened his mouth.

Even though he knew that, why did he make that choice?

The camaraderie that had been engraved in our bones since ancient times played a part, but there was another reason.

‘I thought it didn’t go over… , it wasn’t.’

He was more cocky and arrogant than what you see on TV.

It seemed like he was running wild with youthful energy, and it also seemed like humans themselves were like that.

I tried to control my emotions so as not to get caught up in it, and I thought I did a good job.

Now that I’ve reached this point, everything is starting to look different.

‘I played in the palm of his hand from start to finish.’

Also arrogant.

Just to enjoy watching videos of old hunters, I messed with my temper.

Even the warning he gave me before leaving.

Although it was clearly my space, it was only a stage for his play.

I realized it only after it exploded, like repairing a barn after losing a cow.

It was when he was bending over, brooding over his self-reproach and regret.

“So.”

The President, who regained his senses to some extent after pouring out his anger by shouting, asked:

“What are you going to do now?”

Come up with a solution.

Otherwise, I won’t push you any further.

That’s how the President’s question sounded to Meng Ki-yong.

okay.

For him, resolving this situation was of the utmost importance.

So then what and how should we do it?

“I will catch the escaped criminal first, and then I will personally go to Hunter Kim Do-jin and apologize.”

First, we have to change Kim Do-jin’s mind.

Either kneel or put your head on the ground.

Whatever it takes.

It was probably the biggest humiliation of his life, but it didn’t matter.

If it’s for the sake of one’s own ideals, the humiliation of just one person is okay.

He became even more angry at the determined answer and spoke grumblingly.

“Kuhm… , let’s do well, let’s do well.”

“Yes, I will do better in the future.”

“Just leave now.”

The president turns his chair around.

Maeng Ki-yong bowed his head politely towards the back of the chair and then walked out of the President’s office.

“Phew.”

Deep sigh.

Favorable public opinion is boiling over, and the president who had been pushing him is drawing a line.

As a result, the Department of Homeland Security, which had been thriving until yesterday, is now in danger of extinction.

“… You hit it right.”

I couldn’t believe it.

All of this is the result of a move by a young man in his 20s.

He gazed up at the sky with his hazy eyes and chanted.

“But it’s not the end yet.”

It’s the worst, but it’s not over yet.

My chin was shaken by an uppercut that came out of nowhere and I fell into a groggy state, but I was able to get up.

No, it has to happen.

For this, I needed someone’s help.

Someone who is as desperate as you, but also deeply interested in this matter.

call her

“Hunter Joohee Han, please help me.”

Scarlet Witch.

Although his ideals were slightly different from hers, his deeper essence was the same.

A person who can do anything for a goal.

Even if that wasn’t the case, she wouldn’t be able to refuse my help this time.

“Please investigate how the security installed at the Ministry of Homeland Security building was breached.”

The security design installed in the National Investigation Department building was all derived from Han Joo-hee.

She is a woman with strong self-esteem.

Especially in magic.

She’s probably just as curious as he is.

Who is the culprit who easily broke through my security?

Maybe he was waiting for his own phone call.

The answer she would receive was predetermined.

-“Let’s leave right now.”

It was finally the moment to take the first step toward resolving the situation.