Episode 329 Choi
Jun-ho went outside. Daniel, who was sweating profusely from the constant flow of authority, shouted at Herbert.
“Herbert! What if I join in there?”
“why? “I’m satisfied because you said what I wanted.”
The guy who brought about this situation looks rather shameless. And then one more drink comes to mind.
“Knowing how much I’ve been urging you on, did you expect me to reject you there?”
“Headbreaker was not suggested with pure intention.”
“Of course, you chose someone you know well and are comfortable with. “But what’s wrong with that?”
“….”
“This president of Korea is actually a head breaker pick. But no words come out anywhere. Because that’s the essence of headbreakers. He doesn’t covet power. Because there is a strength that you don’t have to wish for. “Do you react like that even though you know why he chose you?”
There’s no way Daniel doesn’t know why Choi Jun-ho chose him.
They have been investigating Choi Jun-ho for a long time. I have been thinking about how to reduce conflict by following his personality, preferences, and even frequently used words.
It is natural that political inclinations are also included.
For Choi Jun-ho, there is no such thing as political inclination. He has close friends regardless of the ruling or opposition party, and all of them are politicians with the ability to see through the essence.
People who can talk to each other and communicate with each other.
The politicians known to be close to Choi Jun-ho are just such people.
Herbert grinned.
“Rather, be happy that you were chosen, bro.”
“Because of your instigation, I’ve become more and more troublesome. Do you really think that’s the case?”
“Is that because you like it?”
“not good. “I’ve watched you all suffer from the sidelines, but do you think I would accept that as a good thing?”
“Are you going to refuse that? A head breaker like no other. “He is the world’s strongest awakened person and a walking disaster that even a divine beast can hunt.”
“….”
“More than anything, if Leviathan is hunted, the path to the Atlantic Ocean will be opened. That means the party will become stronger than it is now. Do you think he can escape the temptation of the party if he becomes someone other than you?”
Of course there’s no way it could hold up. Even now, the wish of politicians who have not been chosen by the party is to be chosen by the party and to engage in politics comfortably.
“In the worst case, both the ruling and opposition parties will become candidates chosen by their parties.”
“I know what you want to say, but I need time.”
“No, this is not a matter to decide over time.”
“Are you doing that again?”
“Do you think I’m lying?”
Herbert looked at Daniel with a serious expression.
Daniel sighed inwardly.
This is the guy who is the problem. Normally, I am extremely light-hearted, but when I make a serious expression like this, I get sucked in without being able to escape.
“I have three years left, but it is still too late to prepare for the presidential election in earnest. Daniel, I know you don’t have a great will for power. But if things continue like this, this country will fall under the party’s control again. “Now that the league is weakened, we are the only ones who can keep the party in check.”
There was nowhere else to retreat.
If I think about it, I refused for a really long time. I remembered the moment when Herbert was running for president, saying he would take the position of president in his stead. At the time, they thought they would revive the United States, which was a childish idea, but the enemy ahead of them was powerful.
Time passed quickly as we achieved some success against that enemy and sought a path for the United States.
Nevertheless, Daniel could not shake off the sparkling eyes of his friend, which had not changed since then.
“Okay, okay. “I’ll do as you suggest, so stop looking serious.”
“Someone had a serious expression on their face. I helped my friend make a big decision. Hahaha!”
And the road leading to Royal Road, where streams flow one after another.
The thought that he had been deceived ran through Daniel’s mind as he heard words that seemed to have been prepared from the beginning.
* * *
At first, the eyes toward Jeong Da-hyun, who specially participated in the villain eradication operation, were not kind.
Although she is a strong candidate for superhuman talent and is famous for her outstanding talent, her beautiful appearance, reminiscent of an actress, has led her to be evaluated as a flower in a greenhouse.
Although they were called hunting addicts in their own country and raised many concerns due to excessive suppression, it was a time when even the Awakened needed individuality.
Since the character setting of Son-sok, who is beautiful and aggressive, is highly preferred, the awakeners involved in the sweep operation treated Jeong Da-hyun’s joining crookedly, seeing it as an attempt to add another line to her resume.
Until the operation begins.
It is translated into English as Black Princess, but its nickname in Korean is Nachalnyeo.
People working on the operation together realized why it was called that way.
It was literally a storm.
The moment he faced a villain, he had no hesitation in not only cutting off a limb, but also taking his life if he did not surrender and showed his will to die.
All who participated were fascinated by the process of tracking down the villain’s hideout and subduing them based on overwhelming practical experience.
The media also rushed to praise this. It’s a compliment to a new hero, but to those who know it well, it’s an intentional creation of a hero.
“It’s not a big deal, but I feel like I’m being revered more than necessary.”
“Catching more than 500 villains in one day is an achievement that deserves full praise.”
“I did it often.”
“but.”
Jeong Da-hyeon’s performance in the National Defense Bureau remained legendary.
In my case, it was more of a ghost story than a legend.
I don’t know what the difference is, but in any case, Jeong Da-hyun’s skills in arresting the villain were at the level of a master.
“So are you satisfied with your life here?”
“Yes, I am satisfied. But I don’t think it’s a place to stay for long.”
“okay?”
“Do you want me to decide whether to come to America or stay?”
Actually, if it has reached this point, it would be even stranger not to notice.
“I have no intention of forcing you to make a choice. “It’s up to you to experience everything and decide.”
“I’m going back. “I like America, but I like Korea.”
It was a much more decisive answer than I expected. I think those who put in the effort to recruit Jeong Da-hyun will be quite disappointed.
“You make decisions faster than you think?”
I thought Dahyun Jeong would experience more before making a decision.
Dahyun Jeong laughed bitterly at my answer.
“I got the feeling that what the United States wants is an ornamental Jeong Da-hyun who can rally the people for propaganda purposes, rather than a superhuman Jeong Da-hyun who protects national security.”
Throughout her time in the United States, Da-Hyun Jeong was treated very warmly. She seemed friendly enough to ask her to do whatever she wanted, but that wasn’t what she wanted.
“I want to stay in a more competitive place. “I don’t want to live there and enjoy the treatment I will receive by becoming a superhuman, because I want to use all my capabilities and hit hard and break things and put things back together to get better.”
Above all, the inability to be free in the United States was what made Jeong Da-hyun refuse.
“If you ask for that, I might be able to give it to you.”
“Since it was brought in at a high price, they will probably interfere to prevent it from breaking. “I haven’t lived long, but I know very well that nothing is free in this world.”
If your resolve is this firm, persuading Jeong Da-hyun will be impossible. I thought the American government and the guilds that had worked hard to bring in Jeong Da-hyun were disappointed.
It has nothing to do with me anyway.
“Then I’ll see you again in Korea.”
“Yes, please tell me a lot. “It’s okay to just handle it.”
“okay.”
That’s the end of the conversation with Jeong Da-hyun. Since I didn’t say anything, America will take care of the rest.
“Go back first.”
“What about my brother?”
“There is still work left to do.”
Now that you’ve taken care of all the annoying things, it’s time to go hunting for Leviathan.
* * *
Since I accepted the Leviathan hunting request, the party handed over the data they had accumulated.
There was so much resentment that there were all kinds of comments about the possibility of hunting, and the helplessness of humans in front of a huge monster was clearly conveyed.
In fact, once the size of the monster grows beyond its limit, there are not many ways for humans to attack it.
Of course, weapons such as missiles and self-propelled guns do not work, and even if the awakened ones focus their force to attack, from the giant monster’s perspective, it is nothing more than a small wound.
The most efficient method recommended is to hit the brain directly.
“Everyone is watching properly.”
The problem is how to keep up with the speed of a monster in the sea, which is also believed to be at the fighting stage, and hit it directly on the head, but no solution was provided.
What I felt after reading the comment was that there must have been a lot of concerns. It doesn’t mean much to me.
“I’ll have to look for Leviathan first.”
[Are you going to join right away?]
“I don’t know.”
I accepted the hunting request, but I was still not sure if I should go hunting.
I was quite interested in the story that Yongyong told me about a monster who took the essence of a divine beast.
[Monsters are basically evil beings.]
“If it were a guy who couldn’t tell back and forth, he would have jumped out right away and started wandering around everywhere. But doesn’t being confined to the Atlantic mean that there is still reason left?”
[That’s right. But you never know when you might go crazy.]
“That’s something you just have to see and decide for yourself.”
[….]
Yongyong showed a disapproving look, but my priority was to quench my curiosity.
In the first place, Shinsu is not unconditionally good.
[It seems better to get rid of it quickly…]
It looked like it was getting impatient because it couldn’t put up a fight earlier.
It’s a secret that you wouldn’t have felt if you weren’t aware of it.
The more I did, the more the tree frog’s evil spirit was activated, and I didn’t want to listen to his wishes.
While bickering with Yongyong, we headed to the Atlantic Ocean.
Finding Leviathan in the vast ocean was like finding a needle in the desert. But that’s only when I find it. If this whole place is its territory, all it has to do is detect me and make it come find me.
[How?]
“Like this.”
Without hesitation, I opened up the momentum. Yongyong was astonished by my growing presence.
[You’re going to fight openly?]
“You say you have reason left? Then they will come to see me because they are curious.”
[I agree with that method, but I think it might actually lead to hiding.]
“Probably not.”
It’s not that I’m overly self-conscious. If a two-horned or three-horned guy was going to stay in the Atlantic Ocean and take care of himself, he would be watching all around.
And there’s no way you wouldn’t notice the reason for opening up the momentum like this.
If you don’t know that, just treat it as a monster that has lost its mind and get rid of it.
My expectations were exactly right.
Gooooo!
The air has changed. As the color of the air changed and the smell of the air changed, a secret presence spread. The presence is faint, but the momentum is strong.
These two conflicting forces properly explain the existence of Leviathan.
[I’m here. [It’s a guy.]
Now, his presence has grown more and more as if he has no intention of hiding it. And when a ray of force soared and took shape, it was a sea serpent that appeared.
Just looking at his appearance, it was easy to think that Yongyong was a relative.
[This is a customer who has been waiting for a long time.]
“You waited for me?”
It was something completely unexpected.
[That’s right, human. I want to invite you to my territory.]
“Invitation?”
[That’s right.]
Since it was such a sudden invitation, I thought at best we would have a conversation here.
One thing was clear: I had more reason left than I thought.
I suddenly feel curious.
Yongyong quickly stopped me.
[You can’t listen to that. It’s a trap.]
[The decision is made by mortals.]
[There must be another intention. Don’t go.]
That’s my opinion.
Yongyong stopped me, but my heart went in a different direction.
“I will accept the invitation.”
[It’s a good choice. instead. We are the two who are moving.]
Yongyong, who had been sitting still, jumped up.
[What are you talking about now?]
[Uninvited guests are not invited.]
With those words, the light shot from Leviathan hit Yongyong.
[Hey, you really said that!]
Yongyong disappeared, leaving behind an empty voice.
[The divine beast does not disappear to that extent. It will return here soon.]
“I wonder what they will talk about.”
[This may be quite interesting for you as well.]
Soon, I moved to where Leviathan was.