124 episodes
-About 7pm yesterday, a drunken hunter assaulted a passerby.
The screen switched with the announcer’s comment.
On the screen, a hunter was beating the man.
Truly indiscriminate assault.
The hunter, who had been assaulting for a long time, smashed the electric pole with his fist, making it crack, and engraved it so that he could confirm that he was a hunter in the video.
After the video of the indiscriminate assault went out, the mosaic-processed interview of a passerby.
-I just asked Hunter where he was doing this and that… Ugh. I just cracked the concrete wall and I was so scared.
When the interview was over, the screen switched back to the announcer.
– The police, who arrived after receiving a report from a passerby, are tracking the assailant and the victim, but the quality of the CCTV is poor, so the identity of the assailant and the victim cannot be identified, making tracking difficult. The victim is presumed not to appear for fear of retaliation from the assailant, and the police are waiting for the victim’s report… .
I saw the news and said with a satisfied expression.
“You’re good at acting.”
Of course, they are all actors.
Even the man who interviewed me after reporting it to the police as a passerby.
I deliberately selected the optimal location so that only the hunter’s assault was highlighted and not caught.
And the news that focused on Hunter’s assault itself as if meeting my expectations.
I muttered as I looked at the list I had prepared in advance.
“What are we going to do after this… .”
pub riot?
Is this a bit common?
Or revenge on an acquaintance is fine.
After making the Hunter family deliberately quarrel, when the angry Hunter takes revenge, the scene is recorded and uploaded.
“It’s not a bad thing either.”
Even if you don’t have to use an actor, just closely observing the hunters who suddenly touched the money through awakening will bring out a good image.
“At least it’s a downgraded version.”
If I do exactly what the Hunters did in my real past life, the fact that I intervened in the investigation may come to light.
So, only to the level where Hunters can be criticized.
Even if it was a customer, the representative image of the Yong-Pal, it was later revealed that the video was filmed after a reporter deliberately quarreled.
The same goes for this.
Even if the image of a hunter who harasses the general public is continuously injected, the general public who has the qualifications for the hunter without knowing it can only be outraged.
Then an idea flashed.
“Well? Wait a minute. If I do this well, wouldn’t I be able to f*ck Kim Woong?”
None of the teleport skills I gave to Kim Woong have been circulated in the market yet.
Of course, the guilds whose contract period has now ended are collecting skill stones, but they also haven’t leaked a single skill stone to the outside.
“If you make people aware that he uses a teleport skill and then commit a crime using this teleport skill… .”
He will also be charged with a crime.
After imagining it for a while, I opened my mouth again and said.
“Zeep, this must be a little difficult.”
Even if there is only one known teleport skill holder, Kim Woong, if there is no evidence, he will eventually be acquitted.
Also, I have to pass on the teleport skill to the actors, but this is a bit of a waste.
In order to definitively feed Kim Woong, he has to commit a really plausible crime, but then it would be difficult if Kim Woong was cleared of the charges and the actor I put in was rather caught.
The gain is a small sense of satisfaction that I f*cked Kim Woong, but I have to bear the same amount of loss instead.
“This is a pass.”
Anyway, for the time being, the image of Hunter continues to be downgraded.
Of course, the government will not be able to respond properly in the process.
That’s how I lowered the approval rating and led me to the future I know.
I said with a smile.
“Think of what you will be getting vaccinated because of me.”
* * *
“How was the poll?”
At Kim Kang-gyun’s words, his entourage spoke with an expression of anger.
“After a recent incident, the approval rating is on the rise again thanks to the public opinion criticizing Hunter.”
“Well, that’s good.”
From the beginning, Kang-Gyun Kim was not aware of the power of the Hunters.
He had a power strong enough to be called a new human being, but that power was beyond the physical limits of humans and was not at the level that could overcome modern culture.
Therefore, for Kang-Gyun Kim, the Hunter was nothing more than a being who created new opportunities for mankind through mystical powers.
However, as new dungeons appeared one after another and the number and power of the hunters grew stronger over the years, Kim Kang-gyun felt fear.
What if I get stronger here?
If an individual’s armed force exceeds the state, how should the state deal with them?
At that moment, when the ability called skill appeared, Kim Kang-gyun’s alertness reached its peak.
“I will bet everything in this election. There is no next time.”
You are still strong now, but how much stronger will you be in the future?
If you don’t take control right now, it will be too late.
Kim Kang-gyun’s idea that the state needs a sure way to manage them.
And Kim Kang-gyun thought that the people would agree with his thoughts.
However, the result was a turnaround in approval ratings.
Fortunately, the recent Hunter-related accidents have taken place one after another, and the approval rating has gradually returned to recovery, but the situation is not yet reassuring.
“You will definitely win. candidate.”
But at that time, Kim Kang-gyun’s public relations manager and his most trusted aide, Jo Man-cheol, shook his head and said:
“I don’t think it’s going to be that optimistic.”
Kim Kang-gyun said with a firm expression.
“What do you mean?”
“Now, fortunately, there have been a series of accidents and we are recovering, but the impact will be limited. The reason people support the current government is not because of how strong the Hunters are and whether or not they ignore ordinary people, but because the people trust the government’s ability to manage.”
“Management skills.”
“Yes. Honestly, how many times have Hunters crashed? However, the government took care of everything relatively neatly. Overseas guilds that were causing violence stopped fighting, and most of the hunters who committed crimes were also caught.”
Then another entourage shouted loudly.
“Are you going to hold on to the current government?!”
“It’s not that we need to be blunt, but we need to look at it objectively. Crime happens everywhere, even if you’re not a hunter. Even a country with good security cannot eradicate crime itself. So, the key is how well you reacted in the initial response after the crime happened… Let me be honest. Now the government has done it pretty well. It can even be compared with the response of other governments.”
Kim Kang-gyun, who had been silent for a while at Jo Man-cheol’s words, nodded and said.
“It is not wrong. You have to admit it.”
“That’s why I said that there may be temporary effects from accidents, but the effect will be limited.”
“Then what should we do?”
“To ensure that we win the election now, we need to go beyond the hunters’ thinking and highlight the government’s mistakes. They need to expose the illusion of management skills they trust.”
Then, Kim Kang-gyun’s aide said with a raised eyebrow.
“That’s what you can say even if you take a third-year-old and sit him down. The problem is not how. Way.”
The solution is clear.
But there is no way to get to that solution.
“There is a way. That’s right development.”
“Development of Jeongin?”
“I mentioned that the government’s response was good, but to be precise, it was not the current government, but rather the response of Jeongin Development. Both slime slime, an achievement the government is proud of, and invitations to overseas guilds were all led by Jeongin Guild. The government just put a spoon on it.”
A fact known to all high-ranking people.
“Development of Jeong In also brought the conflicts of overseas guilds to the surface. It was also Jeongin development that led the dungeon goods market. In other words, most of the government’s achievements are related to the development of people. But Jeongin Development is not a very clean company.”
The development of Jung In is more difficult to touch as it has both positive and negative aspects.
“Are you sure you want to develop Jeongin?”
“Because no one knows the government’s wealth as well as Jeong In-soo, CEO of Jeong-in Development. This is the surest way to win the election.”
Then, the aide said with a puzzled expression.
“But if you touch it carelessly, you will have a backlash… .”
“you’re right. This is the surest way, but also the worst.”
Jo Man-cheol looked at Kim Kang-gyun and said.
“Because not only the aftermath, but also the cooperation of the development of Jeong-in is essential in carrying out government affairs in the future and in managing and controlling Hunters.”
“Please explain in detail.”
“In my opinion, Jung-in development is something we should take as a role model. Jung is a public figure. But none of the Hunters ignore him. The reason is simple. Because the Jeongin Guild has the force and at the same time there is a certain control method called information.”
“controls… .”
“Yes. For regulation and control to work, you need the power to mace them and a compelling reason for them to follow them. And Jung In-soo has it all. Of course, the side effects are not too bad in return.”
Kim Kang-gyun closed his eyes and muttered.
“In order to win the election, you have to develop your personality. However, in order to maintain regulation and control over Hunters in the future government operation, cooperation in development of Jeongin is essential. It really is the egg or the chicken that comes first.”
Jo Man-cheol nodded and said.
“you’re right. But there is a way to satisfy all these conditions. That’s what brings CEO Jung to us.”
“Is that possible? President Chung maintains a fairly close relationship with the current government, and to reveal the current government’s secrets means that he must also reveal his own.”
“Of course it is not easy. But this is the best option.”
Kim Kang-gyun, who was silent for a moment, said that.
“Let me see you in person.”
* * *
The sudden increase in Hunter’s hate crimes against the public.
Kim Kang-gyun, like a fish in the water, aimed at this moment and started shooting like crazy.
To prevent such incidents, certain controls and regulations are necessary.
Anyway, thanks to this, the approval rating reversed again and the government, embarrassed when it turned to Kim Kang-gyun, made an effort to rectify the situation, such as announcing that it would punish the damage caused by the deviation of ‘some’ hunters.
At that time, when the guilds and hunters who were worried about Kim Kang-gyun’s hard-line measures came to the fore, Kim Kang-gyun’s upward trend stopped to some extent.
“The reaction is not as good as I thought. Was it too weak?”
Obviously, the public’s anger against Hunter has increased, but that doesn’t all lead to Kim Kang-gyun’s approval rating.
“This is true. Is it a problem to be too good?”
The government’s support is stronger than expected.
“Hmm. Do I really need to make a big accident?”
Although it has turned around, the difference is small, and there are still four months left until the next presidential election.
In other words, it is still too early to be reassured.
While I was thinking about it for a while, I heard the bewildered voice of Secretary Kim from outside.
“Oh, sir. Now a guest has arrived… .”
“Guest?”
Secretary Kim is such a bewildered guest?
“Tell me to come in.”
“Hey, come in.”
It was the person who opened the office door and appeared.
“Nice to meet you. Representative Jung.”
It was Kim Kang-gyun speaking on the TV I had on.
“My name is Kang-Gyun Kim.”
I said with a smile.
“Isn’t this candidate Kim? come in Secretary Kim. Two cups of coffee, please.”
“no. I have been drinking coffee.”
“All right.”
taken from noblemt l
Me and Kim Kang-gyun who came to sit face to face like that.
‘Why did you come to me?’
I don’t think there’s any chance that the work I did was caught.
While there was silence for a while, Kim Kang-gyun said.
“I am a person who believes that strong regulations on hunters are necessary. There’s nothing more terrifying than sprinting without brakes. What do you think, President Jung?”
As soon as you sit down, go straight.
I thought for a while and said.
“I think some degree of regulation is necessary. But in reality, it is not easy.”
“Isn’t it easy to say?”
“Because there is no means to enforce the power of the Hunter.”
Because the Hunters don’t suddenly become weak just because they hit the regulations.
“you’re right. Realistically, it’s difficult. So more regulation is needed. In order to attract hunters to national positions rather than civilians.”
huh?
What does this mean?
What does regulation have to do with state hunters?
“To control power, you need a corresponding power. Just as the police exist to protect people and keep them from committing crimes, hunters need something similar. But in reality it is difficult. A hunter in a desperate situation because of a lack of doctors at the public health center? The government created a Korean Hunter Training School, but it is not a fundamental measure.”
Kim Kang-gyun said with a determined expression.
“There is nothing better about national hunters than private hunters when it comes to money or money growth. A national hunter cannot focus solely on hunting. If so, you need to find that balance, at least by force. The first step is regulation.”
for a moment.
So, you said that in your previous life, you imposed various restrictions on hunters in order to mass-produce national hunters?
“If we reduce the merits of private hunters through regulation, raise national hunters to secure adequate manpower, and then gradually find a balance, we can correct the order of hunters just like ordinary people.”
On the surface, this seems like an ideal idea.
In the private sector, it reduces the merits by hitting various regulations, and then makes the merits of a stable national hunter stand out.
When national hunters gather like that, they control the hunters through them.
“Isn’t such a world the ideal world for a businessman like Mr. Jung?”
Kim Kang-gyun implicitly asks me for consent.
Like in my previous life, I thought he was a stage-eater politician because he had a strong image of passion, but he didn’t go ahead with the regulation without any plan at all.
But at the same time, I knew for sure why this method failed in my previous life.
Just because I took the police as an example.
Considering the mention of growth, it seems that he did not consider it at all, but Kim Kang-gyun misunderstood the gap.
No matter how hard an ordinary person trains, he cannot overcome a large number of opponents.
Therefore, an appropriate balance between the police and the general public is possible.
But Hunter is completely different.
Now, Jaejin Lee, who has become a monster with active skill stones and a thousand passives, can in theory slaughter infinitely lower level hunters if he only supports his physical strength.
There is nothing they can do if they run away at an unmatched speed and keep shooting skills.
In other words, it is said that the number of national hunters is meaningless to top-level hunters, even if it is a low-level hunter.
But what… You don’t have to tell me this.
“Yes. Stability is what every entrepreneur wants, isn’t it?”
After agreeing moderately, Kim Kang-gyun said with a bright smile.
“haha. You speak. In that sense, I would like to make a suggestion.”
“You tell me.”
“I believe that cooperation in the development of Jeong-in is absolutely necessary in the future operation of state affairs. Can you cooperate with me?”
I said with a casual expression.
“Of course, as a citizen of the Republic of Korea, I must follow the will of the President.”
“It’s not at that level. partners for each other. I am well aware that President Chung has been cooperative with the current government in many ways. But there is no permanent government. In a recent opinion poll, I even surpassed Lee Nam-gil.”
So are you on your side?
From the beginning, I was going to push you, but it is detrimental in many ways to take your side outright.
The saying that there is no permanent government applies to Kim Kang-gyun himself as well.
“Is there anything you want from me?”
Then, after thinking about it for a while, Kang-gyun Kim said.
“… It’s an unofficial visit anyway, so I’ll be honest. I need something that will lead to a sure win in the presidential election. Maybe that’s what CEO Jung has.”
In the meantime, Kim Kang-gyun speaks again like a serpent.
“Hmm.”
“I will give you enough price. more than anyone else. After I was elected.”
To be honest, there are many things that come to mind.
The chief of the secretary who lost his temper under the pressure of China and other requests for mediation were all recorded.
But if I reveal this, I will become an eternal enemy of the ruling party.
I thought for a while and said.
“Is what you need now to solidify your victory?”
“Yes.”
“Are you ready to do anything for it?”
“of course. If it’s not now, it’s too late. We must win this time.”
Even if I didn’t, I was thinking about whether I should have a big accident, but you came to me on my own feet like this.
The reason I was hesitant to have a big accident was because I could be dangerous.
But there’s no pressure whatsoever on the back.
“Have you never imagined this? Imagine a hunter doing terrorism against the candidate.”
Then Kim Kang-gyun said with a firm expression.
“What do you mean?”
Did it sound like a threat?
“It’s just that. Anyway, you said you needed something, right? I will consider it well and then contact you.”
I said raising the corners of my lips.
“Maybe there will be good news soon. candidate.”