Chapter Index

    January 1, 2026.

    The new year has arrived.

    Just like last year, when all the leaders and executives of the organization gathered together in one place to watch the morning sun, even now, a year later, I am watching the sun rise over the sea with them again this year.

    A lot has changed.

    Among those who are right next to me, not only the executives, but also Korea’s heroes including Ymir, Baek Seol-hee, Yun I-seon, Kim Yun-ji, and Tae-irin are also with me.

    If I had to list all the changes in Korea over the past year, it would be endless.

    If I were to sum it up in one line…

    “The goblin ate the most.”

    “Suddenly, what kind of old-fashioned thing is that?”

    Ymir asks as he lifts his mouth from the straw while drinking his morning coffee.

    Her expression had a look in her eyes as if she was looking at a fossil returning student.

    “3040 It’s a word that has been appropriately modified to make it easier for seniors to understand.”

    “Elderly….”

    “Well, should I tell you another word?”

    “No. Suddenly, you feel like you have to call me ‘uncle’ instead of ‘oppa’, so don’t do that.”

    “Um.”

    Maybe it’s because I’m a year older, but I feel like I’ve changed a bit.

    There may be some reasons for that because he becomes the father of a child, and it may also be due to the fact that he is the father of children who will be born in the future.

    “A year has passed, but don’t you feel like you’ve gotten older?”

    “Um, not yet?”

    Ymir scratched his cheek and looked at the sun.

    “So many things happened last year. Maybe that’s why, for a moment, I thought I wanted to rest a bit.”

    “I think I’ve already had enough rest.”

    “Yes?”

    “In terms of feeling, it’s almost a month and a few days.”

    It’s just a feeling, though.

    “The real change starts now, so you can’t say you’re going to take a break already. It’s going to get busier from now on, right?”

    “Eek. Haven’t you worked really hard so far? Isn’t it time for us to take a break now?”

    “You can rest as much as you want, even when you die.”

    “Wow, that’s a crazy statement.”

    Ymir frowned once more, looking at me like I was looking at some kind of monster.

    “You were such a physical monster even at night, but now you are trying to become a monster in all aspects? What on earth are you trying to do?”

    “A lot of ideas came to mind in many ways. Dreaming.”

    “Dream?”

    “Yes.”

    I briefly mentioned to Ymir the details of the dream I had.

    “So, in the future world, your brother loses his memory in virtual reality and goes around doing cyber patriotism with girls?”

    “Most important parts are missing, but the framework remains, so I’ll skip ahead.”

    “So, what do you want to create? Augmented reality? Avatar? Virtual reality world?”

    “It would be nice to create a metaverse, but first, we need to create a few things that can be done right away.”

    I pointed to the front of my arm.

    “We will recruit as many people with the ability to manipulate metal as possible, and then ask them to create a reinforced exoskeleton.”

    “…….”

    “We attach prosthetic hands to people such as those with amputated arms and those without legs.”

    “How?”

    “Hmm, would it be okay to connect a neural network made of Managold to the head?”

    “Hmm….”

    Ymir looked at the sun with his arms crossed with a serious face.

    He’s probably mentally examining whether that’s possible.

    “The idea is good, but this may have side effects, so we need to review its safety in many ways.”

    “Thank you for your answer.”

    “But how are you going to raise the money? If it’s targeting people who don’t have at least one of their limbs, I think it’ll be difficult to sell it at a high price.”

    Ymir came in after stabbing the part that hurt the most.

    “Making money by taking advantage of the pain of the weak is a field that I don’t like very much. Even if the prosthetic hand part is cast from something like steel, it seems like it would cost a lot of money to make the Managold neural network.”

    “So I have to go make money.”

    Just then, a direction that could lead to money-making emerged.

    “Ymir. You may be a little disappointed, but an official announcement was made around the world 10 minutes ago.”

    “What is it?”

    “Tier list of people with special abilities. To be exact, a grade table.”

    “…….”

    Ymir’s eyes half sink.

    Even though the coffee is Americano, it doesn’t contain that much caffeine, but Ymir reached for his Taegeuk watch with a sour expression.

    “Did I come out too?”

    “Uh. Ymir came out.”

    “…is it separate from platinum sun?”

    “…….”

    Instead of answering, I pointed to the Taegeuk Watch.

    “Ah.”

    last year.

    It can be said that Ymir did as much as me, or even more than me.

    First of all, she fulfilled her role sufficiently by not being shocked even after seeing the actions of the ‘hell-gangers’ taking place all over the Earth.

    However, that is not ‘Ymir’, a student at Sejong Academy.

    “Platinum Sun is SS level, but why is Ymir in C level?!”

    “Congratulations.”

    Ymir screamed, but I just clapped my hands to praise her level.

    “I was also in class C two years ago. Only after accumulating performance for half a year was it reclassified as S class.”

    “Should we just reveal that Platinum Sun is Ymir?”

    Ymir asks carefully.

    “This is what happened anyway-”

    “Uh, then.”

    “…Yes?”

    Ymir, who was wiggling his fingers, looks at me and his expression hardens.

    “Let’s clearly announce that Platinum Taeyang is Ymir. I think I mentioned it once in passing last time, but no one seemed to believe it.”

    “W-Have you ever been like that…?”

    “There was a time when reporters asked, “There is such a story,” and passed over silence as an affirmation.”

    “That’s a way to make people feel uncomfortable, and it’s not a proper answer. No, if you reveal more, won’t the teacher get in trouble?”

    “Me?”

    “Yes.”

    Where has the person who was talking with a worried face just a moment ago gone?

    “People will now be debating who will win if Goblin and Platinum Taeyang fight~”

    “First of all, I win on the bed, so I win 1.”

    “Oh, cowardly…?”

    “I win outdoors, on the stairs, in the elevator, in my own room, and on the rooftop, so I win after victory.”

    “…….”

    “Other people may not know, but it is impossible for patriotic teacher Ymir to beat me.”

    “I think it will just attack me.”

    “If you attack like that and the moment comes when the rough edges meet, you will be defeated like a dog.”

    “……I’m a little annoyed, oppa.”

    Ymir pouted his lips and looked at the sun.

    “I’m afraid they’ll suddenly attack me for pregnancy.”

    “You must not use cheat keys.”

    “Why?”

    “You said you would take charge of the planet’s deterrent until the other sisters got pregnant?”

    “Are pregnancies always planned? There are many cases around the world where children are born while drunk without planning.”

    “That’s right, but you…”

    “Hatnim, Haetnim.”

    Ymir ignored me and politely put his hands together toward the sun.

    “Please let the pregnancy attack be successful and a second and third Gwang-ikgong emerge to protect the Earth in my place. So that I can safely make my brother a father.”

    “You’ve been saying scary things very calmly since the New Year.”

    “Are you dissatisfied?”

    “No.”

    Not at all.

    “Anyway, I decided to live as a no-con.”

    “……Yes?”

    “No, concept. You must listen to Korean until the end. Don’t you know?”

    “Who says something like that?”

    “It’s my heart.”

    goblin.

    “Goblin has decided to live as he wants starting this year. Above.”

    Do whatever you want.

    “What do you want to do?”

    “Nothing much.”

    I pointed to the clear sky.

    “World peace.”

    * * *

    After saying “, I will do it for world peace…”

    “Overthrow Sejong Academy.”

    “You mean it’s a scam?”

    “Yes.”

    In Goblin’s live broadcast, Ymir casts ‘Platinum Sun, that’s me’, sending shock and fear around the world from the first day of the new year.

    “Did Sejong Academy run properly while you were a professor for about half a year last year?”

    “Um….”

    “The president is dead, but I believe the rest of the professors are still there.”

    “Umm….”

    Baek Seol-hee touched her stomach as if just thinking about it made her irritated.

    “My child, don’t listen. If you don’t know anything else, you should listen to the story about college. It’s a useless place.”

    “Why should I put a barrier on the ship?”

    “There is a barrier called the uterus, so what are you doing?”

    “…….”

    “Why. Is it strange that your mother says something like this?”

    “Um.”

    I was a little taken aback by Baek Seol-hee’s choice of words, which were more explicit than I expected.

    “We are in the safest barrier in the world, so we should talk with confidence. I had a dream, right?”

    “Ah. Sex with Lee Rin”

    “Patriotic dream.”

    “Yes, yes. A dream of having sex in a dream.”

    “…….”

    Baek Seol-hee poked my side with her finger with a sly smile.

    “Are you going to wait for the fruit to ripen for the next two years before picking it and eating it, Mr. Goblin?”

    “Just a lady, that’s it, ajumma.”

    “Hey, Do Ji-hwan. Do you want to die?”

    “That was a mistake.”

    In some worlds, these are dangerous words that can lead to murder.

    At least, this is not something a hero who dreams of world peace would say, and such remarks should not be made in this great and magnificent country, King God.

    “Still, you admit that the level of the remarks was quite strong, right? Be careful.”

    “Specifically, to what extent?”

    “It’s barely around 17 gold right now, so I hope they lower it to 15 gold.”

    “Umm….”

    Baek Seol-hee touched her mouth with a complicated face.

    “These days, I just live my life for the fun of showing it off as it is, but I don’t think it would be fun if I lived with self-censorship like I used to do…”

    “But there are degrees, degrees. Anyway, listen. I got an idea while I was dreaming?”

    The president died.

    Now, Sejong Academy is mine.

    “What do you think about creating a hero graduate school at the academy?”

    Baek Seol-hee covered her ears with both hands.

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