ch 238
Became a Swordsmanship Instructor at the Academy
Chapter 238
"What is it?"
"Does the President know how many countries are participating in tomorrow's world summit?"
"I heard it's about 80 countries."
"You know well. Exactly 82 countries, not even 1/3 by international law standards and not even half by UN standards are participating."
"I also find that part regrettable. If everyone had understood Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok's heart, they wouldn't have done so. I think when the results of tomorrow's summit are announced, the countries that didn't participate will also understand Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok's sincerity...."
"Ah, that's not what I'm trying to talk about."
"Then what...?"
"I announced at the last press conference, didn't I? That I would exclude without exception anything that interferes or doesn't cooperate, whether it's a country, organization, or individual."
"Are you planning to impose sanctions on the countries that didn't participate?"
"I don't tell lies. First of all, as I mentioned earlier, I'm planning not to allow the countries that don't participate tomorrow to join the new academy I'll be operating."
At first, when I said exclude, he had a quite tense expression, but unexpectedly his reaction was indifferent.
"Hmm, didn't Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok say a little while ago that you would share the fortuitous encounter you possess with the whole world? Anyway, once those who learn the skill return to their countries and spread it, it will spread to the countries that didn't participate too, won't it?"
"I'm aware of that part. But the timing will be quite delayed."
The characteristic of the Wudang basic mental cultivation method is that instead of poor efficiency, it has relatively excellent stability and easy to learn.
Even so, an internal energy cultivation method is still an internal energy cultivation method.
Would it be easy to learn the concept of internal energy cultivation methods that haven't existed until now without properly learning them?
I absolutely don't think so.
In the first place, what I'm teaching is only the internal energy cultivation method, and I don't plan to teach in detail the foundational knowledge of mental cultivation methods like blood method.
Even if they try to steal and learn by watching from the side, it absolutely won't be easy.
Perhaps there might be those who fall into cultivation deviation.
Even if they're lucky enough not to experience such side effects, in this world where the number of Hunters directly translates to national power, if the number of Hunters increases less compared to other countries, it would be a big loss.
"The number of Hunters is national power, isn't it? Even just delaying the timing would be a considerable blow."
"That might be the case immediately, but won't it become equal again after a little time passes?"
Of course, the President's words are also correct.
"That's right. But Mr. President, as I mentioned, this is just the first sanction."
If I was going to let it pass with just this much, I wouldn't have used words like 'exclude' at the last press conference.
"For the second sanction, I'm planning to step forward myself."
"By stepping forward yourself, you don't mean war or anything...."
"Well. Just as clapping requires hands to meet to make sound, war also needs to be at a certain level to be called war, doesn't it?"
"What? What does that mean...."
"It's a bit awkward for me to say this myself, but there's nothing in this world that can stop me."
Looking at the President's expression, he seems to think it's a delusional statement.
But it's not a lie.
Realistically, there's no existence in this world that can stop me.
The Ten Stars? The Ten Strong? Even if all of them including a thousand S-rank Hunters came rushing, I have the ability to subdue them all in an instant.
Even if they fired nuclear missiles or something, I could instantly teleport to space... no, if I had a slightly bad mind, I could even send them back to where they were fired from.
In the first place, if such a situation occurred, I wouldn't give them time to launch nuclear missiles and would thoroughly crush them.
"Haha, I know Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok's abilities well, but still that statement just now...."
"You don't seem to understand well, but I can go to the White House or the Kremlin Palace at any time I want to any place I want."
The President's expression becomes quite serious in an instant.
Unless he's a fool, even though I didn't mention it, he would know that the Blue House is no exception either.
"You don't mean the leaders of non-participating countries...."
"No. As I said earlier, I really hate bothersome things. I'm not a psychopath, and I think if I just show an example, the rest will cooperate well... What do you think, Mr. President?"
"An example.... Then which country...."
"Although most of the countries that didn't participate criticized and denounced me, among them there's one that crossed the line most severely... no, it's not even a country but a puppet group, isn't there?"
"A puppet group? Wait, are... are you talking about North Korea?"
"Correct. I'm planning to clean up North Korea as an example. I came here today to discuss matters related to that."
"Wait a moment. Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok, by clean up, do you mean you'll eliminate North Korea's leader?"
"It's not wrong, but to express it a bit more accurately, it should be said that it's included in the process of cleaning up."
"Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok, North Korea being a dictatorship is correct, but simply eliminating just the leader won't change their thinking. You know North Korea has nuclear weapons, right? The close associates under him might carry out provocations to seize power after the leader's death."
It's a voice full of concern.
Well, it's not incomprehensible.
Even without nuclear weapons, the 'Seoul sea of fire' that North Korea used to spout whenever they were provoked would be sufficient just by operating their long-range artillery.
Of course, such a thing won't happen.
"I understand that you don't like North Korea, but if you act like that unilaterally, the damage might return directly to our citizens...."
"There will be no damage."
"No... Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok, it's not such a simple problem."
"It's simple for me. I will...."
"Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok!"
I was about to continue explaining, but he cuts me off by shouting loudly.
I got slightly annoyed and glared at him while raising my presence.
"Well, just now was... I'm sorry. I got a little excited...."
"Yes. Please calm down your excitement and listen to the explanation first. If you think it's unrealistic even after hearing the explanation, I won't put it into action either."
"Ah... I understand."
"You received reports on how I handled the terrorism that occurred at the Hunter School last time, right?"
"Are you talking about restoration magic? That was really amazing. Even hearing the report, I couldn't easily believe it. But Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok, even if you restore the damage caused by war with magic, you can't revive the dead, can you?"
This fellow is misunderstanding again.
What I was trying to say wasn't restoration magic.
"You seem to be confused because I said handling, but I'm not trying to talk about restoration magic. Let me correct handling to suppression."
"If it's suppression...."
"Se-jin."
"Yes."
"Take out the materials you prepared and give them to him."
Se-jin took out a thick brown envelope from her bag and handed it to the President.
"Materials, what kind of materials?"
"Please check them directly."
The President who was examining the documents after opening the envelope is startled.
"This, this is... military intelligence, isn't it?"
The materials Se-jin handed to the President contain information about the locations of major weapons from nuclear weapons to submarines, the bases of the units operating them, and additionally the locations of all North Korean military units and information about key figures.
"How did Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok get such materials.... Where on earth did this come from?"
Where did it come from. The source of information is naturally North Korea.
"Besides what's known to the world, I have a few more abilities."
"Is this reliable?"
"Although the materials you're looking at now were compiled three days ago, there shouldn't be big changes. You can cross-check and verify with the materials the government has."
It's materials I made three days ago when I went to North Korea with Luciel to meet Kim Jeong-dong, North Korea's dictator, and read his memories.
"But why is this...."
"I told you earlier that I would correct it from handling to suppression, didn't I?"
"Then are you perhaps talking about sleep magic?"
Now we're finally communicating.
"Correct. At midnight today, all existence in North Korea will fall into deep sleep."
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"Mr. President, where on earth did you get these materials?"
"Does it differ from the information we've grasped?"
"There are some slightly different parts, but it matches more than 90% with the information we had grasped previously."
"The remaining 10% are also parts we hadn't grasped or had only speculated about... How on earth did you obtain such materials...."
Immediately after meeting with Kang Shin-hyeok, I convened the NSC, the National Security Council.
Everyone attending the NSC, especially these three - the Minister of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the National Security Advisor - seem completely shocked.
"The materials you're looking at now were provided by Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok."
"What? Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok?"
"How did that person get such information...."
"Mr. President, this information can only be known by considerably high-ranking figures within North Korea."
"Even high-ranking figures couldn't know such detailed and extensive military information unless they were the supreme leader... He must have contacted multiple high-ranking figures."
"So?"
Are they suggesting we arrest him as a spy?
Are they talking sense?
"No, I was just saying it seems like that...."
"Since the information seems to be somewhat confirmed, I'll explain the purpose of convening today's NSC. Tonight at midnight, our Republic of Korea is scheduled to recapture North Korea."
"P-President?"
"Well... Mr. President, no matter how much this information has come into our hands, going to war is never the right decision...."
"There will be no war."
"What?"
"You said you would recapture North Korea, but no war, I don't quite understand what that means."
"Before the meeting, I met with Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok and received the materials you're looking at now while hearing his story. The exclusion of entities that interfere with or don't cooperate with his plan announced at the last press conference, he said he would choose North Korea as an example of that."
"Is an individual going to sanction North Korea or something? Mr. President, did you just listen to that?"
"Mr. President, I also think this is not right. No matter how capable Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok is, he's still an individual, and to make an example of a country...."
It's the Minister of Unification and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
These two people were lenient toward North Korea.
I've been thinking of replacing them from before, but since they were selected through party recommendation, I just left them thinking it might unnecessarily create conflict, but now it won't do.
"Is North Korea a country? According to what the Constitution of the Republic of Korea stipulates, North Korea is not a country but a puppet group illegally occupying our Republic of Korea's territory, isn't it?"
"Constitutionally that's true, but realistically it's a country, isn't it. They even joined the UN."
"Mr. President, North Korea possesses nuclear weapons. Even if it's not nuclear weapons, just operating long-range artillery would turn Seoul into a sea of fire."
"Such a thing won't happen."
"How can you guarantee that?"
"Do you all remember the terrorism that occurred at the First Hunter School last time?"
"Why suddenly bring up the past terrorism...."
"How did Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok suppress that terrorism?"
"Wide-range sleep magic...."
"That's right. Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok said that tonight at midnight, just like when he suppressed the last terrorism, he would put to sleep all life forms not only throughout North Korea but also in North Korean territorial waters."
"What?"
"What kind of nonsense is that?"
"Mr. President, when the Hunter School terrorism occurred last time, the range of magic was only about a district. On the other hand, North Korea alone exceeds 12 million hectares. If you add territorial waters to that, how could magic cover that entire range...."
"He says it's possible."
Everyone seemed not to believe it, but as Kang Shin-hyeok told me, I said we would confirm information through surveillance assets before starting the operation and then conduct the operation.
"Republic of Korea military personnel will be deployed throughout the entire range, but there will be no war and no combat. We'll secure all military weapons including nuclear weapons and arrest all high-ranking officials."
"Well... Mr. President, I understand the operation, but if we occupy North Korea like that, shouldn't we also consider the possibility of China and Russia, who have been eyeing North Korea, intervening?"
"If things proceed as planned, our Korea will also possess nuclear weapons, so there's a possibility that the US and other Western countries won't just sit and watch either."
"The justification is on our side. And there will be no intervention from other countries, whether Russia, China, the US, or others."
"How can you...."
"Didn't I say Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok said so? That North Korea is an example. Would there be any country that wants to become a second North Korea?"
Of course, they might not judge with common sense and intervene anyway, but it doesn't matter.
Whatever country intervenes, I received a promise that Hunter Kang Shin-hyeok would handle it.