episode_0758

At that time, the President’s office in Busan.

The president’s office, where several officials are huddled together on the sofa.

A golden barrier is spread across the door and window, and at the center of the barrier is a young man with brilliant blonde hair – Gwangikgong – standing quietly in a suit.

“K, hmm.”

It is definitely an awkward situation for the ruling and opposition party leaders, the National Assembly Speaker, and even the Constitutional Court Chief Justice to be sitting together in a small office.

The president was sitting at his desk, the president of the Hero Association was standing next to him like a secretary, and Gwangikkong, who had been absent for nearly a year, also made a proud appearance.

“Has it started?”

“Yes.”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on the large TV hanging on the wall across from the president.

Kwaaeng, bang!!

A violent roaring sound.

Flames and winds swirl, water bursts out from the ground, and attacks strange beings.

“As you can see, America’s heroes, the ‘Four Horsemen’, are currently fighting against demons at Sokcho Beach.”

“The barrier is spread out. Thanks to this, it is not known to the world right now.”

Officials from all walks of life quietly swallowed their saliva at the explanations of the president and the president of the association.

There are many questions and many things they want to ask, but all they are allowed to do is look.

“You all know this, but they were once betrayed by this country. If there is someone who says that he betrayed them first, it would be people like the former regime or Choi Ho-jeong.”

“Keu, keuhm….”

Who can say that they were not traitors?

That is the logic of the sunshade.

“Those people returned from America to Korea and are fighting like this. Without informing anyone, we set up a barrier and fight in the dark without harming the civilian population.”

“The reason for showing it like this is…”

“Cheonma and White Rider abstain. The reason.”

“!!”

To those who did not know, the reason for the two’s abstention was completely incomprehensible.

“That’s what the person fighting the devil in the lead over there said. It is said that the devil of pandemonium can be caught only by creating a situation where the World Cup semi-finals are forfeited.”

“Well, like that….”

“They are the second, no, the third, and they are preventing the situation.”

“!!”

Two hundred million people.

Although the incident occurred half a year ago, the memory of that horrendous disaster sent goosebumps down everyone’s backs.

A massacre that occurred in an unspecified number of locations, not a disaster that occurred only in a specific location.

To the extent that there were opinions that this might be the downfall of the Republic of Korea –

“The incident was so terrible that it was even joked about whether one of you would have to emigrate. They have been working behind the scenes to prevent similar incidents from happening.”

“…….”

“How long will we have to call them ‘villains’?”

The officials began to look at each other at the president’s meaningful words.

“From the previous regime to the present, we have called them ‘the desperate Lee Mae-mang-ryang’. They called me by the nickname of the Chinese ‘four evils’ and denied my existence because I wasn’t from Korea.”

“That too….”

“So, I wanted to show it to you too. Their reality. And now, their actions.”

Demons pouring in.

Those who talk all kinds of obscenities, wave something hideous at women, and try to infect them with the energy of the devil.

Even in the midst of such demons, these people never back down and steadfastly fight against evil.

“But Mr. President. Even if they fight evil now, their past does not disappear.”

“Of course, their past cannot be denied. Isn’t that why they also took a new step? Like the Four Horsemen of America.”

“Ah.”

The officials looked a little unconvinced, but they kept their mouths shut as they watched the battle continue.

Kwaaah!

Once again, the earth explodes.

Demons randomly turn the ground and destroy the surrounding area, causing the terrain to collapse and dust to rise in all directions.

“What if that battle took place in the city, or in Busan?”

“……!!”

“There have already been more than one case like that. And yet, should we continue to look at them as they were in the past and as villains?”

“Mr. President.”

The Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court cautiously opened his mouth.

“Legally, the Supreme Court ruling cannot be overturned. ‘They’ are S-class heroes who committed the serious crime of defecting to another country.”

“The law is….”

“Of course, I know that it has already been 10 years. The ruling and opposition parties have not yet been able to amend it, and a constitutional appeal has been filed, but no results have yet been obtained. Not only them, but also the Heavenly Demon.”

“…….”

It is impossible to resurrect those who have already been branded as traitors and whose existence has been erased.

Because they are already dead in this country.

“But if you are a foreigner, if you are a completely separate entity, there is nothing you can do.”

“You…!”

“There are ‘heroes’ who fight so hard for Korea even though they are foreigners. How can they be called criminals for not committing crimes but exorcising evil?”

“……!!”

The person who was supposed to be in such a neutral and objective position, who seemed to be the most old-fashioned and would advocate principles, made the ruling.

“Mr. President. I am also human. I am Korean. Of course, the ‘goblin’ who goes around killing people indiscriminately must be judged by the law…”

“Isn’t the reason they were defined as villains because they were ‘unregistered people with special abilities’?”

The Speaker of the National Assembly raised his hand.

“If the law is wrong, you can change it. Since the representatives of each party are here, we will be able to sufficiently change the old law to suit the present.”

“But that goblin kills people…”

“Of course, the goblin is a villain.”

For the first time, Gwangyukgong opened his mouth.

“Whether the target is a villain to be torn to death, the fact that a goblin kills a person remains unchanged. But.”

Gwangikkong, who had a cold expression, smiled slightly for the first time.

“Didn’t the goblin die on Osaka Airlines?”

“Then what’s over there is…”

“America’s hero, Doblin, also has a really bad personality. His motif is the same as that of a villain operating abroad.”

“Ha….”

The officials sighed and looked at the masked young man engaged in a fierce battle against the Red Devil.

“You cover your eyes and fight back. Will the world believe that?”

“It’s okay if you don’t believe it. The important thing is…”

Gwangikkong clenched his fists as he looked at the four women defeating the demons one by one.

“They formed a relationship with a patriotic general.”

“……?!”

The officials’ expressions changed in an instant.

“Patriotic general Do Ji-hwan, a Korean made four American heroes pregnant.”

“?!?!!?”

“No, Gwangikgong, you…!”

“There were a lot of stories like that in the media. A story about having an S-class man in Korea meet a talented S-class woman in a foreign country, and having two children, one of whom lives in each country.”

“K, keuhm…!”

Are the words that Gwangikgong says his own thoughts?

Or is this something that those in this office once heard years ago while watching the process of issuing something like a patriotic warrant?

“Those words from your mouth…”

“Good is good, isn’t that what adults like to say? Although I am still a young child in your eyes, I can say that I have now reached the level of an ‘adult’.”

“……?”

“I have become a person who knows how to compromise appropriately. Of course, I have no intention of compromising with evil.”

The officials who saw words pouring out of Gwangikgong’s mouth that they did not expect to come out of his mouth were astonished with their mouths wide open.

“Cancellation of the World Cup semifinals? abstention? Issues like that will soon be buried. In the world, bigger issues are going to break out one after another every day.”

“Issue…covered up as an issue?”

“Isn’t this the basis of politics in this country?”

“Keu, keung…!”

“Of course, the issue will not be an issue that will shock and dismay everyone, but an issue that will make everyone happy and rejoice.”

As Gwangikkong glanced at the President, the President lightly tapped his Taegeuk watch.

“It seems like their battle has reached its end, and the public opinion of those who criticized abstention is subsiding.”

“It is….”

“The results of the meeting from the World Cup Steering Committee have just arrived. Will we play in the semifinals?”

“Of course, at least two people will not be on the field. One to protect the lives of 10 million people, and one to ‘protect the possibilities of the future’.”

“……!!”

There was something everyone overlooked.

“As you all know, you probably know it since you got married.”

An unwritten rule in Korea, and indeed around the world.

“Isn’t it a national rule not to touch a menstruating woman? What if I say something about it for no reason and end up with a ‘body that can’t get pregnant’?”

At Gwangikkong’s warning, everyone remained silent.

“Would it be right to go straight to the finals, or would it be more appropriate for Doblin and I to go on the field for both semifinal games and then come down with a forfeit?”

It’s still chaos, but if that actually happens, there will be riots.

“So, I promise. Me, Gwangikgong.”

Gwangikkong made eye contact with the President and smiled broadly.

“After that fight is over, after I win the finals, I will marry my lover and have children. President?”

“Well, I can’t help it.”

The President took out a seal.

“Our Gwangikgong says he wants to get married and have a child as soon as the World Cup ends, but should it be delayed because of the semifinal match?”

thud!

No one could stop the President’s stamp.

* * *

[Devil of victory.]

I narrowed the distance again towards the demon who was starting to panic.

[We have already won. Except you who want the devil to increase.]

“Well, like that…?”

Since it is breaking through the barrier and absorbing thoughts from the entire Korean Peninsula and the entire world, the devil must have been aware of the ‘public opinion’ that is currently flowing throughout the world.

“Oh my…!”

[Now no one wants to watch the semifinals.]

If the public anger over abandoning the semi-final match was the driving force that made the Demon of Victory even stronger.

[What I want to see is the final match between Doblin and Gwangyukgong, and the victory celebration.]

We have set the stage for victory by making the people of this world no longer desire what the demon of victory has preoccupied with.

[Won’t you die quickly?]

The fundamental reason why the devil can never win.

[Only when you die and the finals end will we be able to have a patriotic party. The same goes for Gwangikong.]

What people want is not a bloody showdown between talented people.

[We have already seen so many fights in the quarterfinals, but will people like to see it again, or will people like to see the fruits of patriotism created by Gwangikkong as soon as possible?]

It must be patriotism and its results.

[You, who were menopausal from birth, were unable to defeat humanity from the beginning.]

All of humanity is crying out.

[True victory lies in patriotism.]

Patriots are winners.