episode_0732

“Wow!!”

[There are more people in Aoji than I thought.]

I glanced at the number of people who were happy to see the bomb necklace around their necks removed.

About 300.

There are 23,000 people who can be seen in this narrow underground tunnel, so there are probably more people in other tunnels.

“Wow, finally a life where my head doesn’t get blown off with just a switch…!”

“Thank you for saving my life!!”

The workers in the mine bowed to their waists and expressed their gratitude to us.

And between the words of gratitude, a look in the eyes that seemed to want something more passed by.

‘I understand.’

For them, we are their saviors.

With their own strength, they had no way to resist an organization made up of people with supernormal abilities, and they lived as slaves in this underground workhouse for as long as a dozen years.

At least being able to enjoy this freedom now is a great thing.

Every case is different, but somewhere else-

“If we keep going like this, we’ll all die…! They all die…!”

In that way, there are people who are steeped in the fear of future violence and death rather than the freedom they have regained.

“These guys are crazy…! They are crazy dogs united in the name of Joseon! I don’t know who you are, but these guys have been underground for over a dozen years…!”

[I created an empire. In this way, people with supernormal abilities are brainwashed from a young age, and then made into beings who are loyal to the empire.]

The woman we subdued is still unconscious.

Not only was it a blow to the back of the head, but after being suppressed, we quickly entered a ‘temporary zen loss’ state, making it impossible to use this ability to resist.

But my mind is still intact.

They weren’t even brainwashed.

As soon as she comes to her senses, this woman will act according to the ‘justice’ she believes in.

“Ugh, this is….”

[Are you coming to your senses?]

“……!!”

Even when she was lying face down on the floor, with her wrists and ankles stuck in the ground, the woman immediately noticed the situation.

“Bisaaangㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ!”

He raised his voice so loud that it resonated throughout the tunnel.

“Ugh, ugh! Oh, that…!”

“Bisaaang ㅡㅡㅡ!! Intruder Balsaeaeang ㅡㅡㅡ!! 5 intruders in area 13ㅡ”

[Barrier.]

The sound did not spread beyond the mine shaft.

Hyeon Se-rin has already placed a barrier here to prevent the sound from spreading to other areas, and the sound only echoes within the barrier.

“Ugh, then-”

[Taegeuk Watch, or even Chosun Watch, was disbanded. Regular signals are being sent normally, but you can’t send an emergency signal with that.]

“…….”

There is no way for the woman to convey the news to other managers or superiors.

[Name, what is it?]

“…Jeomrye Kim.”

[…….]

No matter how many times you look at her, she looks like she’s about 17 years old.

The name of the young girl, who has just graduated from middle school and is about to enter high school for the first semester, is Kim Jeom-rye.

[This is serious.]

“What, what…!”

[This is the actual state of your Joseon Union. No matter how much they emphasize Joseon, I don’t think it’s good at all to insist on and follow only the old times.]

Kim Jeom-rye is not the only case.

[What did you call the people here? Under its original name? Probably not. They must have been stripped of their names on earth and called by the new names they were given here. Like dog dung or cow dung.]

What is the easiest way to deprive a person of his or her personality?

It is a denial of existence.

The most common method is to erase names and call them by numbers, but in Aoji, Western Joseon, a different method was chosen.

[What is your name?]

“I, I….”

[Do you remember your name before you were brought here?]

“…I forgot. I remembered it, but if I was called by that name for no reason, I would get hit. Until I forget, until I forget your name…”

[What is your name now?]

“…I’m old man Park. Everyone calls me that.”

The bent old man trembled and answered my question.

Denying one’s own name.

It means erasing one’s past self, but it is a situation that was not done by one’s own choice but through coercion.

[good. I’ll leave this to you. We have work to do on our own.]

“Do you have to do it? What…?”

[What a villain.]

I lightly raised my thumb and pretended to slit my own throat.

[Kim Jo-seon came to pick up some branches.]

The association is an organization that can do anything for peace in a world dominated by the association.

[Just because we don’t kill people these days doesn’t mean we don’t kill villains who pose a threat to world peace.]

If there is something worth killing, it is a desperate decision to kill it without mercy.

“Ha, but…! The leader has a ‘God’…!”

[God.]

I slung the goblin bat over my shoulder and turned toward the hole that chaos had created in one of the walls.

[Tonight, God dies.]

* * *

At that time, somewhere underground.

“…….”

A large, middle-aged man with his hair parted 5:5 was sitting on a chair, sipping a glass of red liquid filled with liquor.

The chair was a luxurious chair reminiscent of a throne, and the table in front of him was also a luxury item made of the highest quality wood.

What was unique was the clothes the middle-aged man was wearing. The clothes were blue dragon robes, similar to those worn by ‘kings’ of the Joseon Dynasty.

Such as the portrait of King Taejo Lee Seong-gye or the portrait of King Taejong Lee Bang-won.

He was wearing clothes that seemed to be identical to those in the picture, but he was just wearing a dragon robe.

“Has the semifinals been played yet?… It’s a shame we have to wait so long.”

“His Royal Highness King Taesang. Do Seung-ji Baek Seup-jeong requests an audience.”

A middle-aged woman’s voice was heard outside the door.

She called the middle-aged man ‘King Taesang’.

“Go ahead.”

Sigh.

The door opened.

And the man who soon came in was wearing a purple official uniform and bowed his head in front of the office desk with his hands in front of him.

“Shin Do Seung-ji, Baek Seup-jeong, I have come to you because I have something important to report to you.”

“What are you doing in the middle of the night?”

“Now… regarding the semi-final match in two days, His Majesty the King…”

“That is impossible.”

King Taesang shook his head resolutely.

“Watching on TV in hotels on the ground is permitted. But you can’t go to Korea and see it in person. Smuggled entry is also impossible.”

“But Your Majesty’s will is so stubborn that there is no way for us, let alone Nain, to persuade him.”

“Then I have to persuade you until it works.”

“Well, I don’t know where you heard it, but…”

Do Seung-ji barely opened his mouth with a perplexed face and an expression that made him feel embarrassed to speak.

“He said he would act ‘as he feels’…”

Kwa-euang!

King Taesang slammed his fist heavily on the table.

“Where!! How could a so-called king of a country act so rashly? How can you tease my ass so lightly!”

“Ah, it looks like you gained some insight after watching the World Cup game on earth…”

“What’s more important than that kind of realization is that you still need to develop your strength underground! Does he still not know! If we don’t become stronger than Gwangyukgong, we will never be able to go out!!”

King Taesang made a blood clot in his neck and gave an impassioned speech.

“What action would Gwangikkong take if he found out about its existence? Ah, a new S-class superpower! It’s a sign of new magical power. I don’t recognize your face, who are you?! My heart is pounding! And then they say let’s fight!”

“I don’t think Gwangikong will do that…”

“That’s what they say, right! Aren’t they going to try to figure out their identity that way? Then their identity will be revealed, and then we’ll all get caught too!”

King Taesang shouted, his fists shaking.

“The secret to why we have been able to stay here without being detected is because no one has climbed up! Even me! It’s been 3 years since I came to earth…!!”

“…….”

“How have you been hiding your identity until now, and are you going to the Korean Peninsula just to watch the World Cup game? Don’t be funny…! At least if you’re going to enter the Korean Peninsula, if you enter the Korean Peninsula now, you have to become strong enough to defeat not only Gwangikong, but even that guy named Doblin!!”

King Taesang’s eyes were bloodshot.

“You have to see how far the Cheonma can climb and make a decision, and where will you go in first? I’ve been preparing for 17 years, 17 years! It is not too late to wait 10 years for a gentleman’s revenge, and if necessary, you can wait longer!”

“Then….”

“You can wait another 17 years! If we, ‘Joseon’, want to become the continent that dominates the world, no, the center of the Earth!”

“Of course, His Royal Highness King Taesang.”

Everything, for the victory of Joseon.

“Where is he? Tell them to come down. If you are awake now, I will go and tell it to you personally.”

“You are now sleeping after watching the World Cup quarterfinals. It took some time because strange people came in…”

“What time is it now? Isn’t it 1 o’clock! It’s already been more than 6 hours since it ended!”

“…I think he fell asleep while watching a rerun.”

bang!

“…Ha. Anyone rebroadcast?”

“I am watching all of Cheonma’s games. He said he would later share his impressions of the game when he returned to the continent….”

“Tsk.”

King Taesang lay down on his chair as if he was lamenting, but then twitched the corners of his mouth and raised his glass again.

“Still, as a man, he tries to do his best for the woman who will be his companion.”

* * *

Joseon, which had kept its identity hidden until now, made one mistake.

A mistake made by trying to breed S-classes in order to defeat Gwangyukgong.

It was their mistake to marry a woman who was S-level and Baekdu bloodline to S+ level and try to give birth to SS+-level offspring.

[Cheonma’s daughter-in-law, I can’t stand it.]

Kim Joseon committed the mistake of inviting Cheonma to Hell Joseon to make her his daughter-in-law.

[Anyway, the problem is the lower part, the lower part.]