The Crazy Demigod Returns

Neutral Zone

Ha Yeon-woo’s attitude in dealing with potential threats has changed quite a bit over the past few weeks.

The criterion was, of course, that I had been to South America.

“All right.”

After a while, Jang Won-woo added carefully.

“… You seem to have changed a bit since you went to South America.”

“I?”

“Yes, it’s a big problem that you would have been thinking about after asking for a lot of opinions normally, but I don’t think you have any worries.”

To Jang Won-woo, the usual Ha Yeon-woo was all he had been for about a year after coming to Earth.

The word “usually” also basically meant the half Ha Yeon-woo.

“Was it?”

“Originally, I think you would have thought about this and that and sought answers from me, thinking that it might harm your place of residence or your father.”

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Looking back, it certainly was.

The work of the Korea-Japan group, and the work between China and the Chinese Revolutionary Party.

It was a proof that the things obtained from the cubes in South America were not mere memories. It was a car that Ha Yeon-woo himself felt to some extent.

Now, little by little assimilation with the memories and thoughts of the Pan continent. As Jang Won-woo, who had been by his side for a year, he noticed the change right away.

“Now is better.”

“Singy… . How was it before?”

I stared at Jang Won-woo, who was saying strange things with a blunt expression.

“hmm… . He was like an old rich man who couldn’t even leave the house because of a treasure he couldn’t use. I have a lot of money, but I don’t know how to spend it.”

I forgot.

That he was the one who had been threatened with death by himself and a few days later casually tried to crack a joke.

* * *

“Neutral Zone?”

“Yes, I think so for now, but… .”

Na Sang-gi returns from work in the provinces.

This was the gist of his words when he came to report before leaving for China.

“Anyway, the teacher said something, and isn’t the current situation optimistic?”

It was true.

Cubes still exist. Starting with the 6th tier monsters, several countries were suffering big and small damage.

Since the cubes Ha Yeon-woo processed accounted for only 10% of the total, this meant that the world would not be free from monsters for a while.

South America, the only continent without a cube, was now entering a period of chaos.

It is difficult to predict the consequences so that the eyes of the powers are focused.

It was everyone’s prediction that somehow the Awoken would make a move. Of course, 99 out of 100 predictions were negative.

Unbeknownst to you, the countries that have been contacted to coordinate the date of the Cube processing may be making future plans using South America as a test subject.

In Korea, the story that the rate of increase in awakening crimes has reached a dangerous level is flowing through reports every day.

It is already known to everyone that there have been more than 10 cases in the world where the Awakened have paralyzed government functions by plotting rebellion or terrorism.

In addition, Jang Won-woo and Na Sang-gi had heard that after the cube disappeared, a threat similar to or even greater than that of the monsters could come.

“monster. Awakener. public. In the present situation, which is a big three-way battle, if the cube disappears. Literally, the conflict between the Awoken and the common people will reach its peak. Now that they have a common enemy called monsters, they seem to be cooperating.”

In particular, it wasn’t that Na Sang-gi had a deep insight and was good at penetrating current trends, so he expressed such opinions.

It was one of the stories shared by experts who have mastered anthropology and sociology, and it was something that had emerged as a social issue a few years ago.

Why isn’t the press or media covering this extreme future?

Right now, the government and the Great Awoken forces are working together. It’s a hushed up so as not to create unnecessary discomfort.

that that wouldn’t happen It means that there will be no fight between humans and humans.

It was something anyone could think of, but no one wanted.

Na Sang-gi was thinking about the future and presenting his opinions.

“In such a situation, as the teacher said, if something bigger than the gate happens, I think the well-being of this place should be given priority in order to respond.”

“so. You want to make this all neutral ground?”

“yes. Should we call it an extension of Cougar and Black Market? I drew a picture like that.”

It was the sound of making a kind of rule based on the overwhelming power that is oneself. like the black market.

“Government data is showing signs of mass immigration from South America right now. They say that applications are growing exponentially. The number of Awoken has also increased, but most of them are ordinary people.”

It was Na Sang-gi, who was still in charge of the work here, paralleling the work of the Commissioner.

The Returnee Management Agency had very little work, and since he was in charge of the work in a dedicated format, he was able to work without being noticed.

For the time being, it was planned to belong to the government, obtain necessary information as it is now, and resign in a few months in time for the first phase of completion.

“If you consider illegal immigration and refugees, that’s a pretty big shame.”

“A few times will suffice. Originally, South America is not a country where people live very well.”

There is a saying that it is a comedy when seen from a distance, and a tragedy when seen from close up.

It means that the more detailed the point of view and perspective, the different the way things work.

It’s not just South America.

Right now, South Korea has traditionally shown a very low crime rate compared to advanced countries.

However, after the cube disappeared, the awakening crime rate steadily increased. Next year’s statistics are expected to be almost the same as those of developing countries.

Apart from Cube, in China, the second largest power in the world, the Awakened forces actually rebelled.

Apart from being a dictatorship and the size of the country, it had a great meaning as it was the first rebellion of an awakened group in a democratic country.

And even the immigration trend in South America that I was talking about a while ago.

Where the Cube is disappearing or completely disappearing, peace has never come.

Bad news was unfolding in a different form from the monster, or it was showing signs of doing so.

Na Sang-gi is worried that such a future will have an aftermath on this place.

“So how?”

“For now, here… So there must be absolute rules for the teacher’s zone. Everyone in the world recognizes it.”

“Are you trying to make a law unique to this place?”

At the short words that came out of Ha Yeon-woo’s mouth, Na Sang-gi nodded as if he was correct.

“The role of laws and institutions is not to punish.”

That was right.

In any form, when a community arises, there are bound to be rules among them.

The beginning is a form that relies solely on individual conscience, such as morality or implicit rules.

A little more advanced, rules, commandments, minimum discipline.

The form of such things being completed over time was the modern law and system.

And these things were certainly not made for punishment or condemnation.

An unpredictable negative situation. It was a kind of preemptive measure to prevent, for instance, modern crime.

Conflict in the black market was a taboo among taboos, both for Awakeners and ordinary people.

Does the law and system work properly only there, like magic, so that crimes large and small do not occur? A place where all dangerous people from all over the country gather?

“You’re asking me to take over the cougar’s role.”

It was in the same context that Na Sang-gi brought up the relationship between the black market and the cougar.

The crime rate there has converged to zero. Well, there are big and small conflicts covered up by the cougar, so it’s not zero, but anyway, the cougar’s backstory was bigger than the policy of restricting trade.

“you’re right. Of course, the size and nature of this place are completely different from the black market. There remains a process of making the rules known to the rest of the world… .”

It’s something that should be done well enough.

Even if you look at what is happening now. Even in preparation for bad news that even Ha Yeon-woo could not anticipate in the future.

“Find a way.”

“All right.”

The landscape of the plain, starting with a single floor and gradually becoming more diverse, was reflected through the window of the temporary building.

A place where peace can be maintained in any turmoil under absolute rules. A place that can be someone’s resting place.

“… Sarah.”

“yes?”

Na Sang-gi asked at the sudden remark. Jang Won-woo also had a suspicious look on his face.

“My land. You haven’t named it yet.”

“Ah, yes. Are you going to name her Sarah?”

A look as if wondering what it meant.

“I had to keep it, but I couldn’t. And a promise to myself.”

One detailed explanation did not bother to say Katabuta.

Talking proudly of shame only faded the meaning.

I didn’t want to receive sympathetic consolation or petty forgiveness on behalf of others.

“Sarah Borough. otherwise just buy it Are you feeling okay?”

“I will inform the people here first.”

The world’s only neutral region and the city of peace. It was the beginning of Sara Autonomous District.

* * *

The path Ha Yeon-woo is walking now would be the path of defeat, if I had to express it.

A word as it is in the dictionary, not something that is firm and courageous like a commonly used expression.

It means that benevolence and justice are taken lightly for the sake of public interest.

The method would be Ha Yeon-woo’s own strength.

“Is that your choice?”

“You are not very surprised.”

A conversation with my father, the final gateway before leaving for China.

I put aside things like padoni, public interest, and benevolence and said it directly. to make it as easy to understand as possible.

The cube was created by himself, and its purpose is to stop monsters, not humans, and if all the cubes disappear, something bigger could happen from then on, to the point where it could be said to be the real beginning.

So, even if it means killing and eliminating everyone who gets in the way, he will do what he believes in.

The response was calmer than expected.

“Just a few weeks ago, the news all over the country was blaring that my son might have killed over three hundred innocent people. Compared to the murder notice, wouldn’t this one be much less shocking?”

“That too.”

As much as Ha Yeon-woo’s calm answer, his father Ha Seong-cheol’s expression was also very calm.

Just like the inside of Ha Yeon-woo, who absorbs memories and thoughts and becomes assimilated.

“Let’s just live a normal life… . It seems like what you’ve lost on your back now is too big to say. Your dishes have already gone beyond the ordinary.”

From a small perspective, it was to find comfort for himself, but as his father said, from a distance, it was part of his struggle to lead the world somehow.

It was a process of maintaining the status quo as much as possible with as little damage as possible.

Took-

A thick hand rested on his shoulder. Lightly, but with a heavy meaning.

“Maybe in my heart I didn’t admit it. Looking back, I thought of everything by the standard of an ordinary person, and moreover, I am your parent.”

No matter how honorable and public work is, it was the family who would stop it if it was dangerous or contrary to social norms.

Moreover, in the eyes of the father, such a series of actions has no honor or reward, and is even dangerous internally and externally.

so it wasn’t frustrating. Because I could understand your heart.

My body was in my early twenties, and the time I spent properly as a human being and parent was extremely short compared to the days I had lived. There was a time when he was also a parent.

“Now that I am a soldier, I understand. Why, as you said, there is no choice but to have a dispute. Even if cubes and monsters disappear from the world, can a greater threat come?”

When I first talk about the values that have changed while saving my father, if you block me blindly, I will kill you. I could only speak on the level.

that was already a year ago.

‘If I block it, it will kill me.’

Certainly, at that time, he did not have the slightest amount of room.

So, without explaining the reason or the situation, I spit out psycho-like words to my father that if it bothers me, I will kill it, and I made halfway and stupid choices.

The reason why I didn’t have hallucinations wasn’t because my mental illness suddenly got better after seeing my father.

Another Ha Yeon-woo of Pan Continent peeped at the cube was still suffering from hallucinations.

I could tell without seeing it. How can I not know how to walk among the corpses and talk nonsense in the air.

and with high probability. The unstable mind would have perished along with the body there.

If you have awakened the ability to cut your thoughts and memories into pieces and transmit them across dimensions, and you are definitely not needed. Things that got in the way would have been discarded.

Retrieving the remnants from the cube allowed me to explain a bit more, and although I didn’t want to, I came up with clear and specific reasons for my actions one by one.

Nevertheless, if the cube disappears, other forms of enemies may appear, and the threat of humanity may come. I didn’t say the same difficult and abstract words.

As far as my father can understand.

For example, after the disappearance of the Cube, only things such as the inevitable confrontation between Awakened and ordinary people were mentioned.

However, the father, who had lived the life of an ordinary person and a high-ranking awakener from an instant, had a deep sympathy for the danger more than anyone else.

“I didn’t show it, but it was scary. Because I can draw a detailed picture of the consequences of doing the wrong thing with this power.”

As if he was used to it now, his father raised the mana in his hand.

“Those who have it and those who don’t… It is not an exaggeration to say that the races are literally different because there are differences. There were times when I experienced it myself and sometimes had goosebumps thoughts.”