Chapter 119
119create public opinion
Cheon Ji-ho, a promising genius swordsman and S-class hunter who is the next successor to the Shingeom Guild, the No. 1 hunter guild in Korea. And Han A-ra, a semi-S level hunter who was considered a genius not to be outdone..
Parents I respected and was proud of.
Cheon So-yeon's parents, who often traveled to rural areas to attack gates, took So-yeon with the attack team whenever school was off..
To complete the walkthrough and spend time with my daughter..
Cheon So-yeon was a cute girl in Cheon Ji-ho's raid team, and So-yeon also liked her parents and the raid team's hunter uncles and aunts..
But 4 years ago in Ulsan.
As usual, a 'demon sword' appeared in front of Cheon So-yeon, who was welcoming her parents who came out of the gate..
[It's quite a vessel. There is talent.]
Grab your sword. I will make you the strongest swordsman.
Although she was only fourteen years old, she instinctively recognized the ominous energy of the magic sword. but… she stretched out her hand.
It wasn't her will. This is because the energy and temptation emitted by the magic sword is something that cannot be resisted by the will of an ordinary human being..
"Soyeon…!"
The moment Cheon So-yeon tried to hold the sword, it was her father Cheon Ji-ho who held the hilt of the magic sword..
"It's because of me. Because I lost to the temptation of the magic sword……."
My father took the magic sword in his stead and became the 6th generation magic swordsman..
His mother, uncles and aunts of the raiding party who were at the scene all died by his hands..
"Do you know what? The magic sword... It is said that they wander in search of people with the temperament of the most outstanding swordsman. The reason the demon sword came to Ulsan... It was all because of me."
From that day on, she was given her long-cherished wish..
He kills his father, who became a magic swordsman, and takes revenge on himself, who was the culprit of everything..
Therefore, there were two targets of her revenge..
"stupid sound."
"……."
While listening to that heartbreaking story, Leon categorically denied her revenge..
"How can the target of revenge be the victim rather than the perpetrator? You are even setting the target of revenge incorrectly.."
"……Are you saying that the true target of my revenge is the Demon Archduke??"
"That's right."
Cheon So-yeon did not know that the Wandering Demon Sword was a single living organism. This is a fact that no one on Earth knew.
"Make right the contract with the god of darkness and vengeance, and get the revenge you deserve. That will be the path to becoming a proper avenger.."
"But I… I can't even compete with that guy.."
"Recall what kind of miracle is in front of you.."
Leon grinned and placed his hand on Cheon So-yeon’s shoulder. After a while... He declared in front of numerous government officials, reporters, and hunters who visited the banquet hall..
"I declare it here. Jim will open the gate. So, I will put an end to that evil bastard.."
* * * *
I will open the gate and subdue the demon prince..
Leon's remarks shocked the hunters and people involved in the banquet hall..
"The gate… Are you opening it? Is that possible??"
"possible. Bice and……."
Beatrice climbs the stage upon hearing Leon's name. And she wasn't the only one on the podium..
"Sir Spinner."
-Clap clap clap!
A minimal-sized mechanical spider that climbs stairs. Yacht Spinner was the first Holy Grail Knight of the pantheon..
-Kikluk!
Speaking machine language, Yapi displayed a huge holographic image in the middle of the banquet hall..
-what is that?
-It looks like a hologram.
-that… Was it a practical technology??"
-Until such a precise video…….
The video Yapi showed was the moment the pantheon formed a fake gate and entered it..
"omg… ! They say they created a gate?!"
"Her Majesty the Queen! Is that video real??"
The fact that the magic sword created the gate is well known among hunters, but has not yet spread to the general public..
Beatrice quietly explained to the shocked reporters..
"Gates can be created artificially. This is close to a phenomenon. The question is ‘which’ gate do you head to?."
A reporter raised his hand.
"then… Are you saying you can artificially select the gate you want??"
"100%No, but is there anything that can be helpful in selecting coordinates?."
Reporters buzzing. And the hunters and upper-class people, including Association President Oh Kang-hyuk and Association President Kamiya, as well as high-ranking government officials..
And they came to one conclusion.
"Your Majesty, then you are going to open the gate and subdue the demon archduke.……."
"We will follow the traces of him running away and open the gate. This time, we will put an end to that evil bastard.."
Chasing the runaway demon sword.
And subdue it. There was no one here who knew what it meant..
* * * *
"That's stupid."
Chairman Kamiya found Leon’s declaration outrageous..
"Chairman……."
Takeda, who came to the banquet hall to assist President Kamiya, swallowed what he wanted to say..
In his opinion, Leon's declaration was unrealistic..
As far as opening the gate, it's good. It is surprising that such an ability exists..
But apart from that, the problem is that the person they are trying to subdue by opening the gate is the demon archduke..
"We, Japan, have already suffered great losses. There is no reason to make an unreasonable decision to attack the black gate here.."
The black gate is a gate of unmeasurable difficulty that must be conquered with the survival of the nation at stake..
Are you going to create something like that and attack it? Chairman Kamiya's personal position aside, this is a story that any country would hate..
"But Mr. President. this might be an opportunity."
"opportunity?"
"Yes, we didn't do anything in this raid. Moreover, with the Lionheart King, you can subdue even that damn devil. It won't be revived like Skajacari in Shanghai.."
What is the devil? It is a being that does not die even if you kill it..
Even though Skajacaria, the great evil that caused the Shanghai disaster, was subdued several times, didn't he come back to life and turn Shanghai into hell?.
But with Leon, you don't have to worry about the demons' resurrection due to their immortality..
This is because the power of Leon’s ‘holy law’ destroys the soul of the devil itself..
"That's the problem!"
"yes?"
"Even if you work hard to subdue the demon archduke, the pantheon will take all the results. The hunters of the Jeonilhyup are nothing more than accessories to decorate the guy.."
"……."
But Takeda thought that he should put all that aside and subdue the Demon Prince now..
Demons have an unreasonable characteristic of being resurrected and coming back even if they are defeated..
What if the wandering magic sword returns with its strength restored? Is there any guarantee that the Lionheart King will be with you even then??
Above all…….
"Nishimori, Asada, Miyamura, Kanae... They were all great hunters. Even for their revenge──"
"Those weak guys can be replaced at any time! There are still more than 30 S-class hunters in Japan.!"
"……."
Takeda's frown narrows. He was fed up with Chairman Kamiya, who treated even S-class hunters as expendables..
President Kamiya continues speaking without seeing Takeda’s expression..
"Moreover, there is no way the people will accept it. Who would watch a black gate being built in front of their house?."
Chairman Kamiya usually doesn't care about public opinion, but he weighs public opinion when it is advantageous for him..
But public opinion also began to flow strangely..
* * * *
Of course, Leon's public declaration of defeating the Great Demon Duke became a hot issue throughout Japan..
First, a new gate must be opened in the waters off Shikoku Island to follow the traces left behind by Akasha..
And the fact that they requested from the Japanese government a huge amount of magic stones needed to open the gate..
Above all, he urged large-scale participation of Japanese hunters in the subjugation..
-Why are you trying to capture the Demon Archduke in Japan?.
-If we fail and a dungeon break occurs in Japan, won't we all be at fault?.
-We, Japan, have already lost many hunters..
"Umm… Of course this is the reaction."
Hari looked helpless as he read the Internet reactions translated in real time by Yakt Spinner..
Of course, when it is possible to defeat the Demon Archduke, defeating him is the most beneficial for humanity as a whole..
Since the demons will soon recover and invade the Earth again anyway, letting go of the demons that supply large-scale supplies out of fear of damage to the country is a short-sighted and selfish choice for the country..
Rationally speaking, yes. Logically, it is wisest to follow Leon's argument..
But apart from that, people don't like to suffer losses..
They shudder and show resistance to national gains and sacrifices for the whole..
'If it were the Lionheart Kingdom, there wouldn't have been this controversy..'
Those deep-seated devil haters will stand at the forefront, saying, ‘I’m willing to give up my life if it means plaguing the devil!’.
"Sir Yappy… Wouldn’t this be difficult? It looks like the Jeonilhyup Association will not cooperate, worrying about public opinion.."
-Kikluk?
In response to Hari's question, Yapi looked at a barbarian who discovered fire and could only cook meat..
"How is it possible to express such diverse emotions with Camera Eye??!"
-uncivilized organism. Public opinion is not formed. It is ‘something that is made’.
"Yes?"
-Invoke appropriate protocol. Until the start of Japanese network control. 3…2….
"Sir Yappy?"
-……1. Takeover complete.
It was that moment. Dislikes and objections poured in on the Internet comments that Hari had been reading just now, and new comments began to appear..
-Can you say something like that in front of people who were killed by demons? Let's let the devil go, aren't they the devil's followers??
-Japan's proud hunters were killed. I must take revenge.
- Running away from here is the same as surrendering to the devils. Those who say we shouldn't attack the gate now are all followers of the devil..
Not just comments.
In an effort to bury articles that were skeptical or negative about the Gate strategy, articles supporting the Gate strategy and discussing its benefits began to pour in..
-Will Japan succumb to its devils?!
-Korea Hunter Association promises full support. Nevertheless, Jeonilhyup hesitates.
-The Lionheart King of another world who stepped forward for Japan. I promise I'm willing to take the lead.
-The transcendent man who overpowered the Demon Grand Duke takes Japan's side..
"Uh, huh? Sir Yappy! Sir Yappy! Suddenly, public opinion on the Internet began to change drastically? Knights are no joke! After all, people’s good will……."
-Kikluk. Jeonilhyup's attempt to manipulate public opinion was discovered. block. block. block. Work begins to expose scandals targeting opponents.
"Sir Yappy?"
Hari saw additional articles being posted as breaking news..
-Shocking remarks by Jeonilhyup Chairman Kamiya were leaked. One S-class hunter is worth more than a million citizens.
-Traces of shocking slush fund discovered for 4-term Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker. The source of funds is Jeonilhyup?
- Japanese S-class hunters. He refuses to attack because he fears his life. Since when did the samurai of Yamato become such cowards?.
Articles that would normally never appear due to the Jeonilhyup's perception.
There was a truly unfair situation behind those media companies..
「Hey you crazy bastard! What are you doing? What are these articles?!」
「Ugh, ugh! It's unfair! We have never published an article like this before.!」
「Shut up and get down right away!」
「Well, the server is down so I can’t access the internet.──!」
As a result, only each media company blocks communication using pinpoints. As even the Jeonilhyup was hacked, there was no way to show opposition anywhere..
-There is no need for our great country, Japan, to be swayed by those who degrade Koreans.──
-We must take revenge on those who sacrificed Japanese hunters through all-out war.──
Some far-right sites had their entire community servers blown up without any time to properly respond. It was an EMP attack.
-Control completed. Gate attack public opinion approval rating maintained in the 80% range.
Hari, who watched the series of processes, thought:.
"……Is it okay??"
Are you currently watching the birth of a media-controlled dystopian dictatorship??
Apart from that, various circles in Japan also began to show movement thanks to the power of public opinion..
「Prime Minister Fujisawa! The chairman of the Jeonilhyup Association is dismissed! Order to open a government-affiliated temporary hunter organization! Announcement of unlimited supply of blessed crops and ‘reconnaissance drone that can be operated at the gate’!」
「Takeda Hunter, the second-in-command of Jeonilhyup. Declared that he would repay ‘the price of the lives of his comrades’! Are you breaking up with Chairman Kamiya??」
「Chairman Kamiya, whose illegal political funds were exposed. Prosecutor's investigation begins.」
「Pantheon Japan branch expansion! Recognized as an official religion and began activities.」
Ten days since the defeat of the Demon Sword.
This was the time it took for the pantheon to take over all of Japan..
* * * *
With public opinion controlled and the government and the New Hunter Association, which came from the Jeonilhyup, fully cooperating, the gate attack was prepared in an instant..
First, the government warehouse was opened and a huge amount of magic stones were prepared, and as Chairman Kamiya's remarks and scandal were exposed, Japanese hunters who left the Japan-Japan Association participated in the joint Korea-Japan attack..
"Twelve Korean S-class hunters! Twenty-one people in Japan! There are over 500 A-level hunters including both countries! This is the largest attack force ever.!"
Is that all? A large number of B-class hunters, including Leon's Pantheon, have been mobilized, and the number is over 3,000..
Even though more than a thousand people were mobilized in the Pantheon alone, even Japan's B-class hunters did not hide their indignation at this incident..
-If you work with the Lionheart King, you will be strengthened by at least 1 level, right? Then it will be of great help to us..
-This is one of the few opportunities to attack the Demon Gate. If you do well, you can turn your life around..
- Prime Minister Fujisawa decided to provide gate-operated scout drones and a large quantity of blessed crops to the attack force participating in this attack.!
Although public opinion turned against them, hunters from both Korea and Japan had significant profits at stake in this attack..
It was famous before, but it was a blessed crop that even large guilds could barely afford due to lack of crop supply..
The Pantheon, which has the authority to supply, promised to supply crops first..
The blessed crop, which is at the level of a decent buff potion and lasts a long time and also takes care of your health, is a top-quality supply coveted by hunters around the world..
It's worth participating just because it gives you priority to buy things you can't afford. and──
「Pantheon. Announcement of a reconnaissance drone operating at the gate. A revolution in gate strategy that allows you to observe the entire field.」
Electronic products do not work properly inside the gate. This is due to mechanical failure due to dense magical power and magic energy..
At best, small electronic devices such as filming equipment cost a lot of money and are barely functional..
Of course, we can't even think about using reconnaissance drones, and satellites? In the first place, there is not even a simple satellite technology that can be launched on an individual basis..
Yapi has already developed a combat satellite armed platform that operates at the gate, but while hiding this fact, he provided the necessary supplies to the hunter attack team in the field..
Would you say it is a miniaturization of technology? We also created a simple satellite, and we were able to create a reconnaissance drone that was not hindered by magic and energy..
In fact, in small fields, reconnaissance drones will be much more cost-effective than grand tools such as satellites..
"Why is the Japanese government so cooperative??"
Hari expressed his surprise at the strangely cooperative Japanese government. And that was quietly answered by Beatrice, who led these negotiations..
"It's politics."
"Politics?"
"Until now, the Japanese government has been swayed by the Japan-Japanese Association, a private organization. His Majesty helped break up the All-Japanese Association and create an independent hunter association affiliated with the Japanese government.."
"ah… oh! Then provide blessed crops and drones.…?"
"This is the first gift given in return for cooperation.."
The blessed crops and drones are provided to the Japanese government and the government then distributes them..
Naturally, Japanese hunters need to look good to the government..
Crops and drones are powerful items that can save the lives of the raiding party..
It is the same in Korea, where people are swayed by teenage guilds and all, but the Jeonilhyup, which is not even a government institution due to privatization, was a blight on Japanese society..
It was just hidden by heroizing the hunter and manipulating public opinion. Since the manipulation of public opinion did not work, it collapsed in an instant..
"Biche. It starts slowly."
Leon approached. Hari looks at him unable to hide his surprise..
Leon designed all of this. In just 10 days, the stronghold of the Japan-Japanese Alliance, which was like an impregnable fortress of Japan, was destroyed..
"What is it?"
"no. Your Majesty is more than you think... You're smart."
You're not just a gangster with an extremely strong knife... Although the impure thoughts are not expressed in words, they are revealed in the facial expression..
"This is?"
I asked him if he was coming these days..
It was Beatrice who saved Hari from danger..
"Your Majesty, then I will open the gate.."
A large joint attack force of as many as 3,500 people from Korea and Japan. They crossed the gate opened by Beatrice..
'The pantheon is together. There is a Lionheart King who overwhelms even the Demon Prince, so the Demon Sword is of no use.!'
'I'm curious. How will the Lionheart King and the Pantheon fight?.'
'I'm reluctant to deal with demons, but only if I have the Lionheart King.…….'
A battle of subjugation of the Great Duke of Slaughter where each individual's thoughts intersect. Beyond the gate, they face a culture shock that far exceeds their common sense..
"Catch them all! Even death is a waste!"
They followed Leon's orders but couldn't hide their dumbfounded faces..
'Something… Something doesn't seem right.?'
Leon's solemn voice is heard by all 3,500 people..
His voice, filled with endless hatred and infinite anger, had the force to bend even the common sense they took for granted..
"These scum will be reduced to serfs and suffer! catch as many as you can!"
This was the first thing done by the combined punitive force that entered the Demon Grand Duke's territory. that──
Burning the Village.
massacre civilians.
hunting slaves.
""Is this right??""
they had forgotten.
This Lionheart King is a super cocking racecist from medieval fantasy..
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