65. Even "Living Nuclear Weapon" Is an Underestimation of This Asset [Live Best Gallery]

"…Suppress them."

"Will that be okay? The backlash…."

"Right now, resentment scares me more than backlash."

South Korea's President Jo Yu-hyeon shoved the documents away with an irritated scowl.

Normally, this wouldn't even reach the president's desk—a minor protest report. But things were different now.

Ha Seol-hee. Magical girl Elise Calamity.

Even the label "living nuclear weapon" turned out to be a massive underestimation—some transcendent entity.

Her mere existence guaranteed "safety," the most precious thing in this chaotic world.

Needless to say, any group provoking her demanded extreme sensitivity.

"Damn fool. Told him not to act so recklessly."

Especially since they'd already pissed her off. Jo Yu-hyeon ground his teeth toward his longtime friend, now former Prime Minister Lee Dong-su.

They'd been close since childhood; after entering politics, he'd been his strongest supporter and partner, even landing the PM spot.

Who'd have thought he'd pull something that stupid?

Of course, he'd heard from the Defense Minister that it happened before the announcement. Still, she was a walking nuke back then too.

If Jo Yu-hyeon had been there himself, he'd have been too scared to try it.

The law is distant; the blade is near.

'Even China should've been a lesson.'

"How's the investigation?"

"Yes. The former PM's clean. Digging deeper with prosecutors might uncover something, but no evidence now."

"I see."

No wonder he'd suspected foreign meddling. Japan especially had been brazen, flaunting the favors they'd received.

Hard not to suspect.

…Luckily or unluckily, he was clean on that front.

'Knew he was ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠impulsive, but this bad at reading the room?'

It'd put Jo Yu-hyeon in a tough spot.

Originally, his policy toward Elise Calamity was near-noninterference.

Politicians hate losses. No desire to poke an uncontrollable nuke.

She handled things fine on her own. No real demands anyway.

Minor admin help or deals hardly counted as meddling.

But now? Impossible—even if Seol-hee wanted it.

Her value had skyrocketed. And word was out that a key faction figure had "clashed" with her.

He had to prove innocence, for his own sake.

"Don't touch the media too overtly, but don't let it linger. Avoid any situation where she loses faith in the nation."

"Yes."

"Gate Response HQ overstepped on land last time? Brilliant foresight—whoever thought of it. Review to avoid backlash, fix issues."

"Got it."

"And… what was it? Innocent Lily? Fast-track procedures—no, not privileges; speed it up only. Absolute priority one."

"I'll pass it on."

After instructing his secretary, he dove into the character analysis report.

Basic perks weren't enough "proof."

What offers was she getting abroad right now?

Radius ~220km safety zone. Price tag from gate-plagued nations?

Made his hands shake just thinking. South Korea couldn't match it, for sure.

'Must pinpoint exactly what she wants.'

Analysis was the only way.

Hard for him to swallow, but people's values aren't always cold logic.

Choosing loyalty over billions. Investing in rundown hometowns over opportunity lands.

"Warm" calls even without crime risks.

Or dodging massive honors as "too annoying."

Tossing godlike potential like trash.

Just "unique" judgments abound.

He ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠couldn't understand but could exploit them—for country or self.

The president felt an odd thrill as national and personal interests aligned, focusing intently.

"I was really shocked."

"Home. Such a hassle…."

"Tenri~ has no idea why~ her YouTube subs jumped 100k~"

Back home, the juniors were in chaos.

They didn't know either? It was an Aris surprise.

I hadn't asked, so yeah, they were clueless.

"Hehehe. Senpai's fame finally…."

Incidentally, the culprit Aris had been like this since nailing her academy presentation.

Something bugged me lately.

She's weirdly into my rep.

Guess some folks have that hobby.

Prioritized the urgent stuff first.

"Penguin junior. Calm down. Can't do that transformed."

"Exactly. Stealing Lily's speech is theft! Right~?"

"That's the issue?"

Stream wasn't on, but still.

Unless you're like me and gave up, be careful.

"Hoo, hoo. Too shocked, lost it."

"That bad?"

"You calling that normal?"

Eh, just joking. They knew it wasn't serious.

"Kinda worried tho."

"…Huh?"

Didn't wanna leave it hanging, so I spilled.

After all the fallout…

"Already get tons of 'So strong, why not hunt monsters instead of streaming?' Now it'll explode."

"Who worries about that in this situation…?"

"It's a power reversal world?"

"Stream vibes are serious business."

Hmm. They don't stream, so maybe clueless.

Clips aside, too much negativity kills momentum.

Under Tenri and Rose's baffled stares, I turned to sympathetic Su-yeon.

"Sis too. Normally you'd plot power trips first~?"

"Eh?"

Our pure Su-yeon, what?

Power trips are fun, sure!

"Sis… didn't you play the jerk at that last party~?"

"That had reasons."

No shields for the tank taking hits, while hoarding their treasure.

Whole squad wiped; got pissed.

Then Northern Duke protests….

Bzzz-

Mid-chat, phone vibrated—a text.

Not family or juniors… this contact.

"Hm?"

"What's this now."

Tournament registration back then?

Teammate streamer (no contact since)—random outreach.

And apologize? Did we even beef?

I unwittingly tilted my head.