Episode 470: A new beginning (3)
That time.
Incheon Government.
At a time when people were going about their daily lives, strong voices were being exchanged from the Incheon government.
“… … The president is still unwavering. “The safety of the shelter is our top priority, and we have drawn the line that dispatching troops to each government is impossible.”
“Damn you bastard.”
A man in a black suit.
Incheon Mayor Kim Jun-hyuk showed a nervous reaction.
“Yeah, it’s the same pattern every time. Dispersing troops is dangerous. I am not unaware of the difficulties in other regions except Seoul, but if Seoul collapses, there will be no future for Korea. Bastards. It is obvious that they are only looking out for their own safety, yet they shamelessly bring up the future of the Republic of Korea. To those people, people from other regions except Seoul do not seem like the same people.”
After the apocalypse.
South Korea has experienced change.
The president formed a central government centered in Seoul, and each region outside Seoul was given its own independent command system.
It was a measure to immediately deal with a confusing situation. At first glance, it seems like a wise decision considering people’s safety, but people who knew the reality did not think otherwise.
Passing responsibility.
It meant surviving on your own.
When necessary, they had to join forces in the name of the central government, but when a great disaster struck, they were forced to survive independently until the safety of the shelter was secured.
For that reason, it was called Incheon Government. Kim Jun-hyuk, the mayor here, had the whole of Incheon in his hands, but no one thought of it as power.
A position where responsibility must be assumed.
Thinking about the future ahead, Kim Jun-hyuk could hardly calm his emotions.
“Years have passed since the end of the Fifth Apocalypse. As the cycle went on, the apocalypse always seemed to exceed our expectations. This time will be no different. “If we prepare at a level that is not much different from a few years ago, people living in Incheon will not be able to avoid death.”
“Even an omen phenomenon has been occurring recently. “The sixth apocalypse will strike in the near future.”
“… … There is no one who does not know that fact. Not only we, but the entire world knows that a sixth apocalypse is coming. But we don’t have a choice. The central government of the Republic of Korea is gathering talented people around Seoul, and local governments such as Incheon have long been out of their sight. “Only after many people die will the president belatedly try to take care of the people’s livelihood.”
My head hurt.
The coming storm.
I didn’t have the confidence to stop it.
When a great disaster swept through Incheon a few years ago, Kim Jun-hyuk witnessed countless people who followed him die.
He turned his head and looked out the window. The city full of buildings seemed to have returned to normal, but it was only an illusion.
“Every time a disaster struck, the city was devastated. The white-robed wizard used restoration magic to make it look like nothing had happened, but the scene we are looking at right now is actually nothing more than a cemetery made up of numerous corpses piled one on top of the other. So, it can’t go on like this. We must find a way. “We cannot face the sixth apocalypse in the same way as the last five.”
Mayor’s seat.
What he wants is not great power.
I wanted to create a space for people to live in this confusing world.
It was then.
smart.
“Can I come in?”
“come in.”
It was a secretary.
Unlike the attendant who had just reported, the secretary spoke with a blunt expression.
“I have a report to make about an unknown person entering the city today. According to the person who vouched for his identity, he is an independent pinnacle hunter.”
Peak Hunter.
The expression changed.
Kim Jun-hyuk looked at the secretary and said.
“An independent pinnacle hunter? Call a guarantor right now. “I will verify that fact myself.”
* * *
A private meeting with the mayor.
It was a rare opportunity.
Kang Min-ho, who faced the mayor of Incheon for the first time, briefly introduced himself and then talked about the situation he experienced.
“Meeting him was by chance. She was wandering around an E-class hunting ground… … .”
From beginning to end.
There was no need to hide the fact.
Since Roman Dmitry gave permission, the fact had to be highlighted in order to increase his value.
“Actually, I’m still in a daze. Since it wasn’t confirmed by the mana meter, I was sure it was an ordinary person, but I slaughtered five soldier ants in an instant with just a single twig. Only then did I know that he was a peak-level or higher hunter. “It seems like he has special circumstances, given his ignorance of Korean culture, but his skills are genuine.”
“… … Killing a colony of soldier ants with just one twig. “Are you sure it was really done with tree branches?”
“I’m sure.”
Kim Jun-hyuk was impressed.
Soldier ants.
It is a fairly difficult monster.
It is known that their habit of using tunnels in their hard shells is even more destructive when they form groups.
But how can you handle such soldier ants with just a twig? I couldn’t understand it with common sense.
‘If what the guarantor says is true… … .’
I swallowed dry saliva.
A person with skills that goes beyond common sense.
There was no other way to explain it.
Junhyuk Kim said.
“As you know, top-tier talent are the talents that each government wants to recruit. Of course, if this fact is known, the central government will approach, but the Incheon government also definitely needs a peak hunter. So, if it’s not too much to ask, could you build a bridge with him in the middle?”
“It’s impossible now.”
“Does ‘for now’ mean that later is possible?”
“yes. He said he warned me not to have anyone contact him for the next month. This does not mean that we will block dialogue with the government. However, it seemed like I needed some time to get used to this place. They said that if there is someone who violates the warning and approaches, what happens next cannot be guaranteed, so if the Incheon government intends to recruit that person, it would be better to keep the line for now.”
It was heartfelt advice.
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the problem is.
One month was too long for the Incheon government.
‘From the moment you came to me and mentioned the peak hunter, it is clear that information about the peak hunter will be leaked in some way.
The central government and various hunter guilds will approach peak hunters. Still, is it right for me to wait a month?’
It was a dilemma.
There was nothing more funny than waiting to be considerate of the opponent, only for another force to snatch the pinnacle hunter first.
but.
“All right. “I won’t approach you for a month.”
Kim Jun-hyuk took a step back.
The ability to take down a colony of soldier ants with just one twig.
An attitude that anticipates the reporting system and draws a line.
It was instinct.
I had an instinctive feeling that if my relationship with him went sour, things wouldn’t go well in the future.
However, I had no intention of staying still.
Okay.
“This is my personal contact information. If you need help from the Incheon government or need to contact me personally, please contact us here at any time. And the Incheon government will provide all supplies to ensure that he does not experience any inconvenience while living in Incheon. There is no need to feel burdened. “If you can arrange a meeting just once a month from now, I will definitely reward you greatly.”
Just one meeting.
It was the minimum requirement.
Even as Kang Min-ho, I thought it was reasonable enough.
“All right. “I will.”
“thank you. however… … “Could you possibly know his name?”
Moment.
Kang Min-ho’s eyes widened.
Now that he thought about it, he didn’t know Roman Dmitry’s name yet.
* * *
It was just as Kim Jun-hyuk expected.
Barely 10 minutes after receiving the information, information about Roman Dmitry was leaked out.
Government building stairs.
A man called somewhere.
“I just got a scoop. An unidentified person came into Incheon today, and he is said to be a peak hunter. “And an independent person too!”
[An independent pinnacle hunter. Are you sure?]
“I’m sure. When have I ever lied about this information? A call was made from the Incheon government, and the guarantor and Kim Jun-hyuk are meeting alone to confirm the fact. “If the mayor of Incheon moves directly, it is clear that he is not an ordinary person.”
[i get it. If that information is true, our Red Moon guild will not forget that credit.]
“thank you! thank you!”
The man’s expression brightened.
He is one of the many subordinates belonging to the Incheon government.
In the midst of the coming chaos, opening a relationship with a major guild in Incheon like Red Moon was a tremendous achievement.
but.
There was a fact that he overlooked.
Kang Min-ho’s warning.
Since it was not possible to directly hear the private conversation between Incheon Mayor and Kang Min-ho, he could not report on Roman Dmitry’s warning not to approach him for a month.
Actually, even if I had known, it wouldn’t have been a problem.
It was a simple problem.
In the process of acquiring a powerful person, no power will ever wait even a month.
* * *
A few days after that.
Roman Dmitry spent time alone.
one month.
The reason for notifying Kang Min-ho of that time was to fully understand the world he would live in in the future.
‘You can’t always solve the problem of language with magic. Clearly, there will come an inevitable situation where language is not communicated, and it is incompetent to shift responsibility to environmental factors each time. Understanding a new world. In order to live in the future, we must accept a new reality.’
The first stage of adaptation.
It was learning.
It was different from my previous life.
At that time, many problems were solved with memories imprinted on the body, but now greater effort was needed than then.
of course.
Unlike then, we had strong military power from the start.
Although he was confident that he would defeat any enemy he encountered, Roman Dmitry did not allow himself to let down his guard under any circumstances.
The boundary of the dimension has been crossed. If you cannot predict the future in an unknown world, you need to prepare as fully as you can.
that’s the.
It was Roman Dmitry.
After asking Kang Min-ho for various materials needed for study, he did not take a single step outside the villa.
Knowledge accumulated quickly.
A body with an open upper front.
The brain has developed dramatically.
Although it was only a few days, I frantically absorbed an amount of knowledge that ordinary people could not even imagine.
Meanwhile.
Roman Dmitry had doubts.
‘God said he would send me back to the original world. Since it is the only way for my soul to no longer cause problems, it must mean that the world I exist in now is the distant future of my past life. However, there are no records related to martial arts anywhere in the world. The fact that that world is mentioned as a fantasy existence can be taken to mean that they have been destroyed since I disappeared.’
The fall of Murim.
It was a shocking future.
In the past, the imperial family carried out a policy of exterminating the martial people, but their plan was foiled due to the presence of Baek Jung-hyuk.
It was a problem that we would have to slowly figure out in the future.
Although he didn’t have any regrets about the past, he at least needed to find out why the demonic religion he had built collapsed.
Absurdly, martial arts existed in this world.
It did not originate from the martial arts in the central plains, but was a branch derived from a system that made people strong.
People called it skill.
Roman Dmitri had no experience with the system, but he planned to study them gradually, just as he had learned the methods of the Salamander Continent.
This life.
It hasn’t been sorted out yet.
How to live, what is your goal in life?
In the unstable flow of life, Roman Dmitry maintained his balance by accumulating knowledge.
It was the same that day.
While he was reading the books he received from Kang Min-ho one by one, he heard an unfamiliar visitor knocking on the door.
smart.
“Are you there?”
voice.
footfall.
It wasn’t Kang Min-ho.
uninvited guest.
The other person knocked on the door once more, as if to force his presence.
smart.
“I’m from the Red Moon Guild. “I heard you are here, so let’s talk face to face.”
Just hearing his voice didn’t seem like he would just leave.
A tone of voice announcing a meeting.
It was annoying.
Roman Dmitry stood up.
Roman Dmitry opened the front door with a cold face, tearing up the preliminary interpretation scroll that Kang Min-ho had given him.
fantasy,
