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“I heard something from the Thunderbird that I couldn’t pass up.”
[What?]
“They said they could be resurrected.”
I twisted his neck for sure. Because I confirmed that my neck turned 360 degrees. It didn’t stop there, he took out his heart and even the essence of the divine beast.
The source of life and the source of power have been taken away, but can you be resurrected? It’s unbelievable, but since the target is a divine beast, I thought it might be the case.
It’s the first time I’ve ever killed a Shinsu.
Unsurprisingly, Yong-yong, who heard my words, looked startled.
You’re reacting like you’ve been stabbed in the corner.
[Oh, what? Hmm, how should I explain it?]
“Tell me if you can resurrect.”
[In conclusion, resurrection is possible.]
It was never a good story.
[But will it take a long time to resurrect?]
“How much?”
[Perhaps you won’t be resurrected until your grandson’s grandson’s grandson’s grandson sees his great-grandson.]
“Then it’s meaningless.”
In fact, it was supposed to be resurrected. I screamed so horribly that I wondered if there was a hidden trick, but it was. The worries that had been blooming in every corner of my heart were gone.
“I didn’t know that the divine water could be resurrected.”
[It is possible. If you do that instead, you won’t be able to use your full power. Perhaps the thunderbird only left a small seed. So it will take a long time to resurrect, and it will take a long time to regain strength.]
By then, he said, humans might be extinct or have left Earth.
[And I have no intention of leaving Nana or Hyuna standing still.]
“Are you going to come and say something like that after having me get rid of it?”
[You know because you’ve been dealing with it too. Would it be difficult to deal with the aftermath if the gods are facing each other? Perhaps all the other gods will come and try to stop or target us.]
The divine beasts were like a kind of nucleus. If they collide with each other, they affect the entire planet, so there was a tendency to refrain from clashes with each other as much as possible.
It seemed like an overabundance of self-consciousness, but it was also true.
Even though the place where I and Thunderbird collided was a mountainous area, it had changed to a hilly terrain right after the confrontation.
Normally, all the surprised monsters would run out, but the Thunderbird doesn’t have a hobby of arranging monsters around, so it won’t be a big deal.
[So you got the power of the thunderbird?]
Yong-yong was curious about that.
I had no intention of hiding it, so I meekly agreed.
“okay.”
[Can I use that? If it is the power of a divine beast, it would be difficult for a human body to handle it.]
Yong-yong knew it too.
“Still, most of my body was broken. A human body can’t stand it.”
[Also.]
“Is there any way to get over it?”
[It is an ability that was originally tailored to the divine beast. Not suitable for human use.]
“Is there no way?”
[Is there no choice but to reconstruct the body?]
Am I supposed to be like a god?
It’s crazy.
As I was silent, Yongyong said cautiously.
[Isn’t it better to just throw it away?]
“why me?”
[Are you going to use it? Because it hurts the body. You’ll get sick too!]
“That’s why I got super rebirth. Now, we need to find a physical gift that can withstand the gift.”
If there was no awakening, I was going to find it through a demon. It will be a long process, but since the distance constraint is a gift that can disappear, supplementation was not an option but a matter of necessity.
[It’s really great. Normally, you would think that it is a feeling that I cannot eat.]
“It would be the other way around. I would have challenged myself even though I knew I was going to die.”
[Well, that’s because humans are the strengths and weaknesses of animals.]
Reckless challenges made the humans we are today, and sometimes those with infinite possibilities disappeared in vain.
It doesn’t matter because I’m not me anyway.
And if the infinite possibility is a villain, you have to step on it from the beginning.
Still, it’s better if you do it because you can survive. If you dig up to the root, you can definitely remove it.
[So how did you do it?]
“What?”
[essence. Is it possible that I can come here because you control it?]
He’s a very stubborn guy. Yong-yong was not in the mood to back down until I answered it.
It’s not a matter to keep it a secret, so why are you so curious?
“I killed his qi and put it under my control.”
[You yourself?]
“Uh, why?”
[Wow… … .]
Yong-yong looked more surprised than ever. I have no idea where the surprise point is.
[That’s huge. You have now put the source of the divine power under your control! This means that your Force control has transcended the limits of human beings and has reached our level!]
I don’t know how great it is.
I was just stepping on the climber, so what’s going to happen?
Yong-yong suddenly hovered around me and started to rustle.
I feel like the airflow towards me has changed.
[Isn’t there anything that made me feel sad?]
There are so many that it is difficult to list them all.
Yongyong flinched.
[why not. I helped you a lot by my side.]
Others might think so.
But seeing Yong-yong doing this made me realize that I had reached a level that threatened Shin-soo.
[If something upsets you, I apologize. Let’s do well in the future. We are close.]
Aside from that, Yong-yong looked like a bastard.
The reason why I decided to fight with Shinsoo was largely because of you making me think of Shinsoo as trivial.
[Hehe.]
If he had been born as a human, he might have sold off a country with ease.
Should I consider myself lucky to be born as a divine beast?
* * *
The next day, I headed to the Blue House. The president’s face was in full bloom like a flower.
“Come on. I’m glad you’re safe.”
“The president looks good too.”
On the other hand, Cheon Myeong-guk’s face was darkened. I thought it was overwork, so my physical condition seemed better. If so, maybe there is something to be concerned about.
Should you catch me once so I can use my vacation?
“It’s thanks to you. The oil you brought in has made people a better place.”
“Is it because of that? I don’t know.”
“Oil has changed the world a lot. It may not feel real, but it is a matter of changing the quality of life that oil can go to those in need.”
It was a problem I didn’t realize when I went to America.
The United States is still a country with a lot of oil. I brought oil to strengthen my influence, and if it helps, it has played a positive role.
Of course, the president will like the rise in the government’s approval rating.
“If oil continues to come in, people will know. The future of our country depends on you.”
“Are you treated so well?”
It’s the end of the government, so it feels like the president is also rustling.
Yong-yong and the people around him are treated differently.
Is this power?
“Heh heh, isn’t he a superman who can even hunt a divine beast? My term of office is slowly coming to an end, so I have to show myself well. Then it will remind you of me, who will become the old man in the back room, so why not come and visit me once in a while?”
“I will visit you often. I also miss the First Lady’s miso soup.”
Now that I think about it, the soybean paste stew served by the Thunderbird was okay, but the regular one was the best.
“Nobody will like it.”
“I was just stating the truth. It is the most delicious soybean paste stew I have ever eaten.”
“haha.”
A happy smile appeared on the face of the president.
“It’s good to see that the political power is growing more and more. It was also impressive that the opposition was resolved over this oil problem.”
“It was nothing. If the seat arrangement can make you shut your mouth, I asked you to bring in someone who suits your aptitude. It doesn’t matter as long as the company develops.”
Just as I consider Lee Se-hee and Shinsung Group to be reliable partners, I thought that it would be okay for me to be recommended by the political circles if anyone would further strengthen my influence.
If you don’t like it, you can kick it out right away.
“The scariest thing for those with overwhelming power is to act according to the norm. Anomalies are methods made by the weak to deal with the strong. If an overwhelmingly strong person like you does not waver and moves according to the norm, the weak are bound to tremble in fear.”
Well, the president’s words were quite impressive.
The reason the strong are afraid is because they act according to the norm.
It was a similar process when I competed with the Thunderbird. The reason I struggled against the Thunderbird was because I was engaged in a confrontation with a standard that put my own advantage thoroughly, and I gained the victory by using anomalies to create a gap.
If so, you should stick to the rules, but be prepared for anomalies.
Even though it wasn’t a fight where each other killed each other, we learned a few things.
“I will keep that in mind. Thanks for the advice.”
“Thanks to you, I was able to run the government comfortably even in my later years without a lame duck.”
“Is that tidy?”
“It’s because the politicians are crazy.”
The current political flow is a situation in which the government alone is victorious while both the ruling and opposition parties are showing disastrous movements.
Therefore, it is said that the presidential candidate produced by the government has a high probability of becoming president, and it is said that it has absolute power even though the presidential term is coming to an end.
A president without a lame duck.
It’s an unprecedented thing.
“And Director Cheon appeared as a strong candidate.”
The president is proud of what he said, but his content was never light.
At present, Chun Myung-guk has not declared his candidacy, but is said to have maintained over 40% approval rating as the next presidential candidate.
What is surprising is that Chun Myeong-guk is a political rookie who served as a thorough advisor in the Blue House. Even though he was not the second-in-command chief of staff and belonged to a group below him, he was receiving positive evaluations in terms of image, preference, and ability.
Usually, when it appears in public opinion polls, the pods peel off and the approval ratings drop, but Cheon Myeong-guk did not have that.
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Maybe it wasn’t politics.
“That’s great.”
“It’s all thanks to the President and Choin-nim’s halo.”
“Our Chief Chun is even humble. People are looking at it well.”
In fact, the really scary thing about Cheon Myeong-guk is that he knows how to paint the big picture. By having the gift of simulation here, he doesn’t make mistakes under any circumstances.
This applies to what the president said about the strong man. It would be impossible to reverse this structure, as the strong candidate, Cheon Myeong-guk, would not make a mistake.
“Congratulations. I want you to be president.”
“Heh heh heh. Still, I haven’t been elected yet, so I can’t be vigilant.”
“It is.”
“I mean, it seems like it will. haha!”
“… … .”
Amidst my congratulations and the president’s heartwarming laughter, Chun Myeong-guk quietly bowed his head.
* * *
As the date of declaration of candidacy gradually approached, Cheon Myeong-guk’s complexion changed for the worse.
In the eyes of others, his future was bright. He is in the spotlight of the media as a strong candidate for the next president, and is living a completely different life under the spotlight of his achievements so far, but he is… He suffered from chronic bloody stools.
“It’s good shit. is this good? If it’s good, they’re crazy.”
Chun Myeong-guk has nightmares every day.
His future is broken in the hands of Choi Jun-ho, who is wrong.
Isn’t it okay to be close with Choi Jun-ho?
That’s just a vain hope.
Even if we have a good relationship today, if our relationship is twisted tomorrow, the person who will always use our hands is Choi Jun-ho.
His strength was so great that the youngest superman alone managed to catch a relic level 8 monster, and finally reached the plus stage and the plus stage, and even hunted down the divine beast.
It’s like having a monster you can’t control.
You never know when it will explode.
It was his responsibility to bear it all.
You cannot entrust this to someone else.
Jung Joo-ho was also trained to become a superman, and it was seen that he heard his complaints with one ear and spilled it with the other.
“Bad guy. I thought it was a comradeship.”
The shrewd guy managed to escape by taking advantage of the atmosphere, and he goes under Choi Jun-ho and is doing his best.
I thought we could share the pain together.
The best revenge he can get is to amend the constitution after being elected, change it to a two-term system, and make Jung Joo-ho suffer for eight years.
It was the last effort of Cheon Myeong-guk, who gave up on being freed from suffering.
“Yeah, it’s better to have a comrade than to die alone.”
Chun Myeong-guk looked at the declaration of candidacy with wide eyes.
I wanted to run away now.
But if he disappears, can the next president deal with Choi Jun-ho?
I have already drawn the future through simulation.
The results were disastrous.
The president from the opposition party had his head exploded in a month.
The president from the ruling party waits for about a week more, then his limbs are crushed and his neck turns 360 degrees.
What follows is Choi Jun-ho’s runaway.
The biggest problem is that it is impossible to predict how the runaway will happen even with simulation.
That made Cheon Myeong-guk more afraid.
Even now, Choi Jun-ho was getting stronger, and he was strengthening his influence faster than that.
In Korea where Choi Jun-ho was like that, he was the only person who could fill his term.
“… Can you last five years?”
Is it not true that Jung Joo-ho is also trying to become a superhuman in order to withstand Choi Jun-ho’s strife? Probably not.
Chun Myeong-guk began writing his candidacy declaration, feeling the blur in front of him.