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“Oh, oh…!”

After receiving good information on a tablet from association president Jeong Ki-jo.

“You mean there was such a thing…?! I had no idea! By any chance, is this a cartoon drawn by a Korean author?”

Paper Master held on tightly to the tablet as if he would not give it up and approached Association President Jeong Ki-jo.

“No. I’m a Taiwanese writer. When I was young, I thought he was a Korean writer.”

Association President Jeong Ki-jo smiled bitterly as he glanced at the origami warriors on his tablet, as if ruminating on memories.

“But what is the importance of nationality? Even in Korea, there are people who do not hesitate to check out Arabic content if it helps their abilities.”

“…That’s right. How important is the source of this ability when a hero saves people? No, it’s important. To later reveal where I saw and learned this skill.”

Origami warrior.

Paper Master repeated the title several times and stretched out his hand to the side.

“Come, food spirit.”

When Paper Master stretched out his hand to the side, a human figure as if cut out of paper unfolded from his arms.

“Is that…?”

“Abeno Seimei. It is a type of shikigami practiced by the legendary Onmyoji.”

“Ah, that’s right. Onmyoji. It’s famous. But wasn’t this used during the World Cup games?”

“That.”

Paper Master scratched the back of his neck with a humble smile.

“This time, we had to promote corrugated cardboard on a large scale, so there was a request from the government to use this ability only for corrugated cardboard.”

“What?”

“Well, that. It’s a friendly match anyway, and I also expended quite a bit of mental energy building the stadium…”

I don’t quite understand why he is making excuses to the president of the Korean association, but Paper Master has begun to reveal his true feelings little by little without realizing it.

“Corrugated cardboard is my personal favorite paper. But you can’t always have cardboard ready. So, my personal main focus is thin A4 paper, and my preferred paper is double-sided paper.”

“…Because of recycling?”

“Ah, as expected! The president of the association knows very well why heroes choose this type of weapon.”

Paper Master was thrilled.

No one in Japan has ever asked whether they use this ability with regular paper, backing paper, or even cardboard.

Corrugated cardboard is used by pressing.

Paper before compression, whether it was backing paper or anything else, could be used as corrugated cardboard once it was pressed, no matter what the material was.

“Isn’t it a waste to just burn it down? These are all resources and taxes.”

“…It’s a shame. If I had been born in Korea, it would have been a great help in many ways.”

“Haha, then should I exchange it for a goblin?”

“He knows how to tell jokes. Write it. The more I talk about it, the more I regret it.”

“I feel sorry too. But what can you do? I was born Japanese, and I am proud of this country. Just as the goblin and the president of the association are proud of Korea, this country is my homeland.”

“…….”

The president of the association nodded his head loudly.

“Then let’s stop talking about public things, and let me calm down and talk comfortably.”

“Yes?”

“I’m not old enough to talk like a middle-aged old man yet.”

Paper Master swallowed his saliva at Jeong Ki-jo’s suddenly relaxed attitude.

“I’m not as crazy as you think.”

“Frame…what?”

“It’s not the old man. You may be tempted to give in a hundred times to the old man, but he is not that old.”

“…….”

Paper Master thought.

This man is secretly concerned about his age.

“There’s an association president in his late 40s or mid 50s in the neighborhood over there, right? Compared to those people, I’m still young. Young.”

Considering his age and the fact that he became the president of the Korean Hero Association, his abilities are definitely outstanding and amazing.

Although the presidents of the Japanese association were all elderly men with bald heads in the middle and barely holding on to the roots of their hair on either side, they were selected.

“I just know a lot of old content and classics. So, it’s not because I’m old that I discovered this. Got it?”

“…Yes.”

No matter how many times he thought about it, it was just an old man’s self-excuse, but as a young person, Paper Master decided to ignore it and ignore it.

I just feel a little sorry for our first meeting.

I thought to myself, “Someday, I won’t be that old.”

“Keuhumhum. That’s why I came to you today for nothing else. I came here to solve that problem.”

“Ah, somehow. You had some business to do.”

“Yes.”

Association President Jeong Ki-jo pointed to Tokyo Tower.

“Why don’t you try fixing it?”

“…Um, the way you talk is suddenly…”

“Adapt. Or would you like to call me hyung?”

“Okay. What should I do?”

“It’s simple.”

Jeong Ki-jo stretched out his hands towards the split Tokyo Tower and united them into one.

“Connect the cracked frame with corrugated cardboard. How about it?”

“……That’s right, you can do it.”

Paper Master stretched out his hand towards Tokyo Tower.

“Even if Armored King Taejo does not come, Tokyo Tower can be restored by inserting corrugated cardboard instead of rebar. The stadium was also made of corrugated cardboard, so there’s no way Tokyo Tower couldn’t be restored with corrugated cardboard. However…”

“Why are you hesitating?”

“I feel like if I try to fix it like this, it will break again.”

He put his hands together like Jeong Ki-jo did, but then shook his head and lowered his hands.

“The same goes for Tokyo Tower and other places. If the devil suddenly appears one day and conquers Tokyo Tower, we won’t be able to deal with it right away. Because we are not goblins.”

“The same goes for goblins. There can’t be goblins all over the world.”

“…Do goblins also worry like this?”

“Of course.”

Jeong Ki-jo stood next to Paper Master.

“He has this ability to intervene in the entire world at any time. However, we cannot intervene in each and every religious conflict or gun accident occurring in Southwest Asia right now. Because that is realistically impossible.”

“…….”

“But it is possible to the best of your ability. No matter how much a person with this ability hones it, there is a limit to his or her ability.”

“That’s….”

Jo Ki-jeong’s advice was a natural statement.

But that naturalness dispelled Paper Master’s delusion.

“The Japanese association asked you to ‘fortify the entire country’?”

“…….”

“Seeing that the stadium was safe even though it was made solidly out of corrugated cardboard, they probably suggested building everything out of corrugated cardboard to ensure earthquake resistance.”

“It doesn’t end there. However…”

“Just?”

“…They said to cover all the exterior walls with corrugated cardboard. From Tokyo.”

“Tsk.”

Jeong Ki-jo openly clicked his tongue.

“You can talk about these things better than me. Would you like to talk on the phone?”

“Yes?”

“There is no one better than ‘Black Winggong’ to solve problems.”

“Blackwing…!”

It’s slang, but Paper Master knows it.

“Ji, can I really call you once?”

“Maybe. As long as I’m not doing that…I’ll answer the phone. Wait a minute.”

Beep beep beep.

After a brief call connection tone.

[What is happening?]

“Are you patriotic?”

[no. preparing. I went in to take a shower.]

“Write it.”

Jeong Ki-jo frowned at the words he heard from the other side of Taegeuk Watch.

“Can you spare a few minutes of your time? This is a call to Black Wing Gong.”

[Depending on the opponent.]

“Paper Master.”

[……Would 5 minutes be enough?]

“Thank goodness.”

Jeong Ki-jo handed over the Taegeuk Watch to Paper Master.

“If you have any concerns, please tell me. Shortly.”

“Oh, it’s an honor! Even though I lost in Daejeon, I was able to face the goblin…”

[iced coffee. It was nice to compete against someone I had my eye on.]

“……!!”

Paper Master stamped his feet and shook his head.

It was like a fan talking on the phone with a celebrity, and the corner of Jeong Ki-jo’s mouth twitched for no reason.

[If you’re calling from Black Wing, it means you’re worried. What’s your problem?]

“Well, that.”

[You can ask anything. Providing a solution is the first step, but the process of sharing concerns and finding solutions together is also important.]

“…After this incident, the Japanese association requested that the entire country be made of cardboard.”

[Hmm.]

For a moment, silence.

[That is to establish a safety system that can respond to all of Japan, right?]

“…Yes.”

[If that’s the case, I have a suggestion.]

“!!”

[It is probably impossible for other people, and only you are a possible safety device among Japan’s S-class.]

“Just me…!”

Paper Master clenched his fists.

“What is it?”

[I’m watching a live video of the scene right now, and the little kid over there happens to have the answer.]

“…that is.”

[A kid with pigtails carrying a Randosell on his back.]

“!!”

Paper Master saw what was being held by the little child designated by the goblin in the scene.

“…Hey, kid?”

Even though he was on the phone with the goblin, Paper Master turned to the child.

“What is this?”

“This? A paper crane!”

In the girl’s hands were several very neatly folded paper cranes.

“When an earthquake occurred in Tokyo, my mom folded a thousand origami cranes and sent them as cheers, right? Just like that, I folded paper cranes to make Tokyo Tower safe this time too!”

“……!”

At that moment, a shiver ran down Paper Master’s back.

[Ah, that’s it. Regardless of what the association says or not, the true love of peace is the strength of heroes.]

“…The power to love peace.”

Paper Master clenched his fist, then knelt down on one knee in front of the young child and made eye contact.

“Could it be okay for you to use this paper crane?”

“Yes, uncle!”

“…….”

Chairman Jeong Ki-jo of the Association grinned behind him, but Paper Master did not see it.

“…Okay, it doesn’t matter whether it’s cardboard or cotton paper. The important thing is…”

[The heart embedded in an object.]

Flashing.

In Paper Master’s eyes, light slowly began to twinkle.

“…Love for peace and security, to all of Japan.”

fluttering.

After a while.

Hundreds of thousands of paper cranes gathered under Tokyo Tower began to flap their wings and fly toward the sky.