Chapter 209
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Even though the Masters’ responses weren’t what he expected, Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo continued talking. Either he didn’t care whether the others paid attention to him or not or he just didn’t notice from the first place.
“From now on, you’ll belong to the special military unit and possess the official status of second lieutenants. However, since you all don’t have military experience and knowledge, you’ll have to go through basic training at the training center.”
Based on the tone and context of his message, it seemed as though it was already confirmed that the Masters would agree to join the special military unit. After finishing up his brief speech, a secretary next to the minister continued.
“From now on, as Korean Masters, you will receive an annual salary of 1 billion won and various benefits. All facilities will be of the highest quality, and you will work as Grade 5 civil servants.”
For most ordinary people, such an offer would probably be highly tempting. 1 billion won was a lot of money; most ordinary people would never see such an amount in their lifetime.
However, the individuals in front of the secretary weren’t ordinary people, so they didn’t bat an eye. They were one of the 200 Masters out of the 4 billion total users in DIO.
“That’s not enough. I’m sorry, but I make 200 million won just from filming one advertisement, and I even received an annual salary offer of 5 billion won from a research institute, so there’s no way 1 billion won would sound enticing to me.”
“Our country no longer operates a conscription system, so why are you forcibly placing us into the military? Furthermore…”
Yongno organized his thoughts. He didn’t want to provoke the Korean government as much as possible, but their approach was completely careless, and their offer was underwhelming. Based on the atmosphere, if Yongno didn’t voice out his opinion, it seemed as though the Korean government was going to press forward without regard.
“Furthermore?”
“Furthermore, I might go abroad.”
“… What?”
Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo’s face hardened into a deep frown. It seemed that the situation he was most concerned about was unfolding. The minister wouldn’t have dragged and virtually kidnapped someone, whose cooperation he desperately needed, unless he had his concerns; the Korean government’s actions in rounding up the Masters was unprecedented in a nation that operated under a rule of law. However, regardless of the minister’s or the Korean government’s concerns, Yongno had no intention of being considerate.
“I was offered naturalization in the United States. They said they would give me a 100 billion a year salary and exempt me from all taxes. To be honest, I said I would think about it because I felt like their offer was shortchanging me, but after hearing your offer of 1 billion won, I don’t think I need to consider your offer further.”
“Eh? Incredible. As one of the Heaven above the Heavens, you deserve such an amount and additional considerations. They only offered me 20 billion won.”
When Hanma came to Yongno’s aid, Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo urgently spoke out.
“It seems my secretary’s explanation was too short. 1 billion is just a basic salary. Depending on the work handled, the payments can increase astronomically.”
“Oh~ It seems like you’re saying that, with the payment increases, we’ll be able to exceed 100 billion won in payments. Are you able to give me a trillion?”
“You’re very rude. I’m here to negotiate.”
“Which country’s law allows good faith negotiations to occur after kidnapping the other party? As far as I know, in Korean law, no such allowances are given.”
Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo broke out into a cold sweat. All of the Masters before him were young people in their early to late 20s, so he thought he could wield his political power and age to sway them to accept a certain position and amount of money, but he was completely mistaken. Masters were basically modern possessors with a high level of intelligence and tempered minds like steel. Having spent a long time in a virtual world, where they were always leading other users in the position of a leader, and not bound by anything or anyone above them, the Masters were essentially free thinkers who were not easily oppressed through coercion.
“Let’s see… Yoon Yongno? I heard that you’re the son of Chief of Staff, Yoon Seokwoo, but unlike your father, who is devoted to his country, you seem to be very selfish and self-centered.”
At Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo’s words, Hanma, rather than Yongno, responded in a sarcastic tone.
“Aha. Finally, now you’re dragging our families into it. Are you trying to hold us hostage?”
“… Be careful with your words. I can declare you criminals right now.”
“Ooh, so scary.”
It was a playful voice, but Hanma backed off, as he didn’t want to be labeled a criminal. After the exchange, Yongno spoke up.
“Although I’m curious what crime you’d pin on me to declare me as a criminal… I won’t ask. I guess you can fabricate and pin whatever you want on me if you so desire. Instead, shall we try the negotiations once more?”
“Oh, then…”
“The basic salary should be 300 billion won and have an add-on fee of 5 billion won for each executed action. In addition, it would be nice to have immunity from any and all criminal offenses. This was an offer presented by the United States.”
“An annual base salary of 300 billion won? 5 billion per executed activity?”
Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo laughed out loud in part amazement and exasperation. 300 billion won was an amount of money that even he couldn’t easily access. In addition, 5 billion won per executed activity was an add-on amount that couldn’t be overlooked.
“Are you stating that you can’t do it?”
“This is nonsense! Just because you’re good at a video game doesn’t mean you can extort as much money as you can! Are you trying to extort money from the state and its people right now? Are you playing around with the Korean people’s lives?”
“Settle down. If you don’t like the terms, just release us and that’ll be that. However, keep in mind that, if those aliens appear and destroy just a few buildings, the damage will easily be over 1 trillion won.”
“I can’t give you that much money! Anyway, we have second lieutenant Kim Seyoung. He’s the strongest among you, right? Even with just one person, I can entrust that he’ll keep us safe from quite a few aliens!”
The minister’s words were right enough, but at the same time, therein lay the problem. If Arthur hadn’t promptly appeared in the area where the Grotesque and Legion appeared and dealt with them swiftly, the Korean government wouldn’t have taken such a foolhardy approach in rounding up the Masters and making such a complacent offer.
The reality was different for many other countries. Russia was trying to block the attacks with its army, so many of its military soldiers were dying, and in the case of China’s Shandong Province, the Grotesque had already been messing around in the area for more than 5 days, causing unimaginable damage. If there were more than tens of thousands of casualties and dozens of collapsed buildings, the property damage and hit to the economy would go far beyond the hundreds of billions of won.
“Then we’ll leave. That’s that.”
“Are you going to leave your country for money? This is an act of betrayal!”
Ohje, who had been silent until now, spoke after hearing the minister’s screaming words.
“Then may I go?”
“… What?”
“I have no intention of going to America. I don’t fit the actions or image of a traitor or whatever that you’re describing. Honestly, if you asked for my help and assistance formally and explained the need, I may have considered joining… but it’s unpleasant to be forced into a role without any input.”
The general mood around the cafeteria table was dark. From the start, the minister had employed a stick and carrot tactic; for normal people, after scaring them a little, if one offered them a carrot, they’d jump at the chance to come over. However, creating this sort of coercive atmosphere was itself a failure for the minister.
“Phew. Don’t do this. Think again. Think about what the state has provided and protected you from so far.”
“If that’s the case, I’ll make up for it by blocking a few attacks. Are you willing to accept that?”
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Saying this, Yongno got up from his seat, but before he stood up, he heard a clacking sound.
“I really didn’t want to do this,” the minister stated.
“Oh really, are we living in a dictatorship?”
Hanma grumbled his dissatisfaction, but he didn’t put up a resistance. Yongno didn’t put up a resistance either. Even if he didn’t manifest, he could easily subdue everyone within the cafeteria, but he didn’t feel the need to do so.
With cool, sharp eyes, Yongno looked at Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo.
“This decision. You’ll regret making this decision before you even have a chance of getting up from your seat.”
“You’re so cheeky! Lock everyone in the interrogation room right now! You all need to taste some bitter reality to come to your senses!”
It was ferocious response from the minster, but Yongno responded without a change in his expression.
“Then let me tell you in advance. Whatever you ask, I will refuse.”
“Gibberish! Why aren’t you dragging these cheeky bastards away! Away with them!”
At Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo’s order, the men, who were stationed all around the cafeteria, slammed the Masters’ bodies against the cafeteria table! The Masters were slammed so hard that an audible thumping sound rang out. Once they were put in that position, they were handcuffed.
Right at that moment, a man ran into the cafeteria from the outside.
“Minister!”
“What is it?!”
“The aliens have invaded Incheon! A nearby military unit was mobilized, but it wasn’t enough…!”
“Tell Lieutenant Seyoung to stop them!”
It was a line that seemed to come out naturally from the minister’s mouth; something he had stated many times in the past. This was because Seyoung, or Arthur, had been blocking all the attacks so far. Then, why did the man come all the way here if Seyoung could block the aliens’ attack?
“He said he’s no longer able to manifest because he’s consumed all the gem points that he has!”
“What?!”
Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo’s complexion changed. The pressure was already mounting on the Department of Defense due to the damned aliens tearing down buildings and killing people. Of course, the damage to buildings and lives had been minimized because Seyoung immediately eliminated the threats, but the act of terrorism taking place in Korea itself, where there was no war, kicked up a media storm and made it raucous and chaotic in the National Assembly.
“Didn’t I tell you you’d regret your decision before you even got up?”
At Yongno’s words, Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo’s face turned red. It was an expression of wanting to throw all the Masters into the interrogation room, regardless of whatever was happening, but Yongno pushed away the hands of the men who were suppressing him and spoke calmly to the point of sounding cruel.
“Call the president.”
This was the beginning of a true [negotiation].
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Even though the Masters’ responses weren’t what he expected, Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo continued talking. Either he didn’t care whether the others paid attention to him or not or he just didn’t notice from the first place.
“From now on, you’ll belong to the special military unit and possess the official status of second lieutenants. However, since you all don’t have military experience and knowledge, you’ll have to go through basic training at the training center.”
Based on the tone and context of his message, it seemed as though it was already confirmed that the Masters would agree to join the special military unit. After finishing up his brief speech, a secretary next to the minister continued.
“From now on, as Korean Masters, you will receive an annual salary of 1 billion won and various benefits. All facilities will be of the highest quality, and you will work as Grade 5 civil servants.”
For most ordinary people, such an offer would probably be highly tempting. 1 billion won was a lot of money; most ordinary people would never see such an amount in their lifetime.
However, the individuals in front of the secretary weren’t ordinary people, so they didn’t bat an eye. They were one of the 200 Masters out of the 4 billion total users in DIO.
“That’s not enough. I’m sorry, but I make 200 million won just from filming one advertisement, and I even received an annual salary offer of 5 billion won from a research institute, so there’s no way 1 billion won would sound enticing to me.”
“Our country no longer operates a conscription system, so why are you forcibly placing us into the military? Furthermore…”
Yongno organized his thoughts. He didn’t want to provoke the Korean government as much as possible, but their approach was completely careless, and their offer was underwhelming. Based on the atmosphere, if Yongno didn’t voice out his opinion, it seemed as though the Korean government was going to press forward without regard.
“Furthermore?”
“Furthermore, I might go abroad.”
“… What?”
Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo’s face hardened into a deep frown. It seemed that the situation he was most concerned about was unfolding. The minister wouldn’t have dragged and virtually kidnapped someone, whose cooperation he desperately needed, unless he had his concerns; the Korean government’s actions in rounding up the Masters was unprecedented in a nation that operated under a rule of law. However, regardless of the minister’s or the Korean government’s concerns, Yongno had no intention of being considerate.
“I was offered naturalization in the United States. They said they would give me a 100 billion a year salary and exempt me from all taxes. To be honest, I said I would think about it because I felt like their offer was shortchanging me, but after hearing your offer of 1 billion won, I don’t think I need to consider your offer further.”
“Eh? Incredible. As one of the Heaven above the Heavens, you deserve such an amount and additional considerations. They only offered me 20 billion won.”
When Hanma came to Yongno’s aid, Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo urgently spoke out.
“It seems my secretary’s explanation was too short. 1 billion is just a basic salary. Depending on the work handled, the payments can increase astronomically.”
“Oh~ It seems like you’re saying that, with the payment increases, we’ll be able to exceed 100 billion won in payments. Are you able to give me a trillion?”
“You’re very rude. I’m here to negotiate.”
“Which country’s law allows good faith negotiations to occur after kidnapping the other party? As far as I know, in Korean law, no such allowances are given.”
Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo broke out into a cold sweat. All of the Masters before him were young people in their early to late 20s, so he thought he could wield his political power and age to sway them to accept a certain position and amount of money, but he was completely mistaken. Masters were basically modern possessors with a high level of intelligence and tempered minds like steel. Having spent a long time in a virtual world, where they were always leading other users in the position of a leader, and not bound by anything or anyone above them, the Masters were essentially free thinkers who were not easily oppressed through coercion.
“Let’s see… Yoon Yongno? I heard that you’re the son of Chief of Staff, Yoon Seokwoo, but unlike your father, who is devoted to his country, you seem to be very selfish and self-centered.”
At Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo’s words, Hanma, rather than Yongno, responded in a sarcastic tone.
“Aha. Finally, now you’re dragging our families into it. Are you trying to hold us hostage?”
“… Be careful with your words. I can declare you criminals right now.”
“Ooh, so scary.”
It was a playful voice, but Hanma backed off, as he didn’t want to be labeled a criminal. After the exchange, Yongno spoke up.
“Although I’m curious what crime you’d pin on me to declare me as a criminal… I won’t ask. I guess you can fabricate and pin whatever you want on me if you so desire. Instead, shall we try the negotiations once more?”
“Oh, then…”
“The basic salary should be 300 billion won and have an add-on fee of 5 billion won for each executed action. In addition, it would be nice to have immunity from any and all criminal offenses. This was an offer presented by the United States.”
“An annual base salary of 300 billion won? 5 billion per executed activity?”
Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo laughed out loud in part amazement and exasperation. 300 billion won was an amount of money that even he couldn’t easily access. In addition, 5 billion won per executed activity was an add-on amount that couldn’t be overlooked.
“Are you stating that you can’t do it?”
“This is nonsense! Just because you’re good at a video game doesn’t mean you can extort as much money as you can! Are you trying to extort money from the state and its people right now? Are you playing around with the Korean people’s lives?”
“Settle down. If you don’t like the terms, just release us and that’ll be that. However, keep in mind that, if those aliens appear and destroy just a few buildings, the damage will easily be over 1 trillion won.”
“I can’t give you that much money! Anyway, we have second lieutenant Kim Seyoung. He’s the strongest among you, right? Even with just one person, I can entrust that he’ll keep us safe from quite a few aliens!”
The minister’s words were right enough, but at the same time, therein lay the problem. If Arthur hadn’t promptly appeared in the area where the Grotesque and Legion appeared and dealt with them swiftly, the Korean government wouldn’t have taken such a foolhardy approach in rounding up the Masters and making such a complacent offer.
The reality was different for many other countries. Russia was trying to block the attacks with its army, so many of its military soldiers were dying, and in the case of China’s Shandong Province, the Grotesque had already been messing around in the area for more than 5 days, causing unimaginable damage. If there were more than tens of thousands of casualties and dozens of collapsed buildings, the property damage and hit to the economy would go far beyond the hundreds of billions of won.
“Then we’ll leave. That’s that.”
“Are you going to leave your country for money? This is an act of betrayal!”
Ohje, who had been silent until now, spoke after hearing the minister’s screaming words.
“Then may I go?”
“… What?”
“I have no intention of going to America. I don’t fit the actions or image of a traitor or whatever that you’re describing. Honestly, if you asked for my help and assistance formally and explained the need, I may have considered joining… but it’s unpleasant to be forced into a role without any input.”
The general mood around the cafeteria table was dark. From the start, the minister had employed a stick and carrot tactic; for normal people, after scaring them a little, if one offered them a carrot, they’d jump at the chance to come over. However, creating this sort of coercive atmosphere was itself a failure for the minister.
“Phew. Don’t do this. Think again. Think about what the state has provided and protected you from so far.”
“If that’s the case, I’ll make up for it by blocking a few attacks. Are you willing to accept that?”
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Saying this, Yongno got up from his seat, but before he stood up, he heard a clacking sound.
“I really didn’t want to do this,” the minister stated.
“Oh really, are we living in a dictatorship?”
Hanma grumbled his dissatisfaction, but he didn’t put up a resistance. Yongno didn’t put up a resistance either. Even if he didn’t manifest, he could easily subdue everyone within the cafeteria, but he didn’t feel the need to do so.
With cool, sharp eyes, Yongno looked at Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo.
“This decision. You’ll regret making this decision before you even have a chance of getting up from your seat.”
“You’re so cheeky! Lock everyone in the interrogation room right now! You all need to taste some bitter reality to come to your senses!”
It was ferocious response from the minster, but Yongno responded without a change in his expression.
“Then let me tell you in advance. Whatever you ask, I will refuse.”
“Gibberish! Why aren’t you dragging these cheeky bastards away! Away with them!”
At Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo’s order, the men, who were stationed all around the cafeteria, slammed the Masters’ bodies against the cafeteria table! The Masters were slammed so hard that an audible thumping sound rang out. Once they were put in that position, they were handcuffed.
Right at that moment, a man ran into the cafeteria from the outside.
“Minister!”
“What is it?!”
“The aliens have invaded Incheon! A nearby military unit was mobilized, but it wasn’t enough…!”
“Tell Lieutenant Seyoung to stop them!”
It was a line that seemed to come out naturally from the minister’s mouth; something he had stated many times in the past. This was because Seyoung, or Arthur, had been blocking all the attacks so far. Then, why did the man come all the way here if Seyoung could block the aliens’ attack?
“He said he’s no longer able to manifest because he’s consumed all the gem points that he has!”
“What?!”
Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo’s complexion changed. The pressure was already mounting on the Department of Defense due to the damned aliens tearing down buildings and killing people. Of course, the damage to buildings and lives had been minimized because Seyoung immediately eliminated the threats, but the act of terrorism taking place in Korea itself, where there was no war, kicked up a media storm and made it raucous and chaotic in the National Assembly.
“Didn’t I tell you you’d regret your decision before you even got up?”
At Yongno’s words, Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo’s face turned red. It was an expression of wanting to throw all the Masters into the interrogation room, regardless of whatever was happening, but Yongno pushed away the hands of the men who were suppressing him and spoke calmly to the point of sounding cruel.
“Call the president.”
This was the beginning of a true [negotiation].
Even though the Masters' responses weren't what he expected, Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo continued talking. Either he didn't care whether the others paid attention to him or not or he just didn't notice from the first place.From now on, you'll belong to the special military unit and possess the official status of second lieutenants. However, since you all don't have military experience and knowledge, you'll have to go through basic training at the training center.Based on the tone and context of his message, it seemed as though it was already confirmed that the Masters would agree to join the special military unit. After finishing up his brief speech, a secretary next to the minister continued.From now on, as Korean Masters, you will receive an annual salary of 1 billion won and various benefits. All facilities will be of the highest quality, and you will work as Grade 5 civil servants.For most ordinary people, such an offer would probably be highly tempting. 1 billion won was a lot of money; most ordinary people would never see such an amount in their lifetime.However, the individuals in front of the secretary weren't ordinary people, so they didn't bat an eye. They were one of the 200 Masters out of the 4 billion total users in DIO.That's not enough. I'm sorry, but I make 200 million won just from filming one advertisement, and I even received an annual salary offer of 5 billion won from a research institute, so there's no way 1 billion won would sound enticing to me.Our country no longer operates a conscription system, so why are you forcibly placing us into the military? FurthermoreYongno organized his thoughts. He didn't want to provoke the Korean government as much as possible, but their approach was completely careless, and their offer was underwhelming. Based on the atmosphere, if Yongno didn't voice out his opinion, it seemed as though the Korean government was going to press forward without regard.Furthermore?Furthermore, I might go abroad. What?Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo's face hardened into a deep frown. It seemed that the situation he was most concerned about was unfolding. The minister wouldn't have dragged and virtually kidnapped someone, whose cooperation he desperately needed, unless he had his concerns; the Korean government's actions in rounding up the Masters was unprecedented in a nation that operated under a rule of law. However, regardless of the minister's or the Korean government's concerns, Yongno had no intention of being considerate.I was offered naturalization in the United States. They said they would give me a 100 billion a year salary and exempt me from all taxes. To be honest, I said I would think about it because I felt like their offer was shortchanging me, but after hearing your offer of 1 billion won, I don't think I need to consider your offer further.Eh? Incredible. As one of the Heaven above the Heavens, you deserve such an amount and additional considerations. They only offered me 20 billion won.When Hanma came to Yongno's aid, Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo urgently spoke out.It seems my secretary's explanation was too short. 1 billion is just a basic salary. Depending on the work handled, the payments can increase astronomically.Oh~ It seems like you're saying that, with the payment increases, we'll be able to exceed 100 billion won in payments. Are you able to give me a trillion?You're very rude. I'm here to negotiate.Which country's law allows good faith negotiations to occur after kidnapping the other party? As far as I know, in Korean law, no such allowances are given.Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo broke out into a cold sweat. All of the Masters before him were young people in their early to late 20s, so he thought he could wield his political power and age to sway them to accept a certain position and amount of money, but he was completely mistaken. Masters were basically modern possessors with a high level of intelligence and tempered minds like steel. Having spent a long time in a virtual world, where they were always leading other users in the position of a leader, and not bound by anything or anyone above them, the Masters were essentially free thinkers who were not easily oppressed through coercion.Let's see Yoon Yongno? I heard that you're the son of Chief of Staff, Yoon Seokwoo, but unlike your father, who is devoted to his country, you seem to be very selfish and self-centered.At Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo's words, Hanma, rather than Yongno, responded in a sarcastic tone.Aha. Finally, now you're dragging our families into it. Are you trying to hold us hostage? Be careful with your words. I can declare you criminals right now.Ooh, so scary.It was a playful voice, but Hanma backed off, as he didn't want to be labeled a criminal. After the exchange, Yongno spoke up.Although I'm curious what crime you'd pin on me to declare me as a criminal I won't ask. I guess you can fabricate and pin whatever you want on me if you so desire. Instead, shall we try the negotiations once more?Oh, thenThe basic salary should be 300 billion won and have an add-on fee of 5 billion won for each executed action. In addition, it would be nice to have immunity from any and all criminal offenses. This was an offer presented by the United States.An annual base salary of 300 billion won? 5 billion per executed activity?Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo laughed out loud in part amazement and exasperation. 300 billion won was an amount of money that even he couldn't easily access. In addition, 5 billion won per executed activity was an add-on amount that couldn't be overlooked.Are you stating that you can't do it?This is nonsense! Just because you're good at a video game doesn't mean you can extort as much money as you can! Are you trying to extort money from the state and its people right now? Are you playing around with the Korean people's lives?Settle down. If you don't like the terms, just release us and that'll be that. However, keep in mind that, if those aliens appear and destroy just a few buildings, the damage will easily be over 1 trillion won.I can't give you that much money! Anyway, we have second lieutenant Kim Seyoung. He's the strongest among you, right? Even with just one person, I can entrust that he'll keep us safe from quite a few aliens!The minister's words were right enough, but at the same time, therein lay the problem. If Arthur hadn't promptly appeared in the area where the Grotesque and Legion appeared and dealt with them swiftly, the Korean government wouldn't have taken such a foolhardy approach in rounding up the Masters and making such a complacent offer.The reality was different for many other countries. Russia was trying to block the attacks with its army, so many of its military soldiers were dying, and in the case of China's Shandong Province, the Grotesque had already been messing around in the area for more than 5 days, causing unimaginable damage. If there were more than tens of thousands of casualties and dozens of collapsed buildings, the property damage and hit to the economy would go far beyond the hundreds of billions of won.Then we'll leave. That's that.Are you going to leave your country for money? This is an act of betrayal!Ohje, who had been silent until now, spoke after hearing the minister's screaming words.Then may I go? What?I have no intention of going to America. I don't fit the actions or image of a traitor or whatever that you're describing. Honestly, if you asked for my help and assistance formally and explained the need, I may have considered joining but it's unpleasant to be forced into a role without any input.The general mood around the cafeteria table was dark. From the start, the minister had employed a stick and carrot tactic; for normal people, after scaring them a little, if one offered them a carrot, they'd jump at the chance to come over. However, creating this sort of coercive atmosphere was itself a failure for the minister.Phew. Don't do this. Think again. Think about what the state has provided and protected you from so far.If that's the case, I'll make up for it by blocking a few attacks. Are you willing to accept that?Search tinyurl.com/2p9emv8w for the original.Saying this, Yongno got up from his seat, but before he stood up, he heard a clacking sound.I really didn't want to do this, the minister stated.Oh really, are we living in a dictatorship?Hanma grumbled his dissatisfaction, but he didn't put up a resistance. Yongno didn't put up a resistance either. Even if he didn't manifest, he could easily subdue everyone within the cafeteria, but he didn't feel the need to do so.With cool, sharp eyes, Yongno looked at Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo.This decision. You'll regret making this decision before you even have a chance of getting up from your seat.You're so cheeky! Lock everyone in the interrogation room right now! You all need to taste some bitter reality to come to your senses!It was ferocious response from the minster, but Yongno responded without a change in his expression.Then let me tell you in advance. Whatever you ask, I will refuse.Gibberish! Why aren't you dragging these cheeky bastards away! Away with them!At Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo's order, the men, who were stationed all around the cafeteria, slammed the Masters' bodies against the cafeteria table! The Masters were slammed so hard that an audible thumping sound rang out. Once they were put in that position, they were handcuffed.Right at that moment, a man ran into the cafeteria from the outside.Minister!What is it?!The aliens have invaded Incheon! A nearby military unit was mobilized, but it wasn't enough!Tell Lieutenant Seyoung to stop them!It was a line that seemed to come out naturally from the minister's mouth; something he had stated many times in the past. This was because Seyoung, or Arthur, had been blocking all the attacks so far. Then, why did the man come all the way here if Seyoung could block the aliens' attack?He said he's no longer able to manifest because he's consumed all the gem points that he has!What?!Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo's complexion changed. The pressure was already mounting on the Department of Defense due to the damned aliens tearing down buildings and killing people. Of course, the damage to buildings and lives had been minimized because Seyoung immediately eliminated the threats, but the act of terrorism taking place in Korea itself, where there was no war, kicked up a media storm and made it raucous and chaotic in the National Assembly.Didn't I tell you you'd regret your decision before you even got up?At Yongno's words, Minister Oh Hyeon-Jo's face turned red. It was an expression of wanting to throw all the Masters into the interrogation room, regardless of whatever was happening, but Yongno pushed away the hands of the men who were suppressing him and spoke calmly to the point of sounding cruel.Call the president.This was the beginning of a true negotiation.
