Chapter 104
Chapter 104
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 104
Chapter Title: The Plan
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“Plan?”
Park Kyung-ho’s eyes gleamed as he asked.
That was when it happened.
“Come in.”
At Kwon Mun Cheol’s word, the door opened.
“…What is this!”
Park Kyung-ho shouted, his face flushed with anger.
Today’s meeting required utmost secrecy.
He couldn’t trust anyone, not even his aides, and he had rented out the entire Japanese restaurant—yet here was an unmentioned outsider.
“I’m Jin Ei, Vice Guild Master of Kishin Guild.”
“……!”
The newcomer was far more prominent than expected.
“Jin Ei…!”
Vice Guild Master of Kishin, one of Japan’s top five guilds.
Jin Ei in particular was deeply connected to Japan’s political circles.
“Pleased to meet you.”
He was also infamous as an extreme right-wing guild and figure—no one expected to see him here.
“…….”
Park Kyung-ho’s face twisted uncomfortably.
“No need to be like that.”
Kwon Mun Cheol said.
“Vice Guild Master Jin Ei is just like us.”
“……?”
“You’re mistaken if you think it’s only Korea’s situation.”
Jin Ei said as he sat down.
His Korean was remarkably fluent.
“Japan’s circumstances are just as dire.”
“What do you mean?”
“You know the Takeda Group, right?”
Takeda had held major positions in politics for generations.
“Of course. Japan’s number one guild.”
Takeda boasted the top spot in Japan’s guild rankings, a massive organization.
“You must know the head and Guild Master changed recently.”
“Naturally.”
He remembered.
“Sakamoto.”
Takeda Sakamoto.
One of the heirs who had vanished after contracting an incurable disease.
About five years ago, he had miraculously recovered and returned to the group.
It was a story hard to believe, but after all verifications, it proved true.
And that was just the beginning.
Upon his return, he succeeded in numerous ventures, earning merits, and solidified his position as heir about two years ago.
Recently, he had taken over the group.
“We’ve confirmed he’s deeply linked to Go Yohan’s side.”
“……!”
Insane!
It was the kind of thing that made you blurt it out.
“During Go Yohan’s arrest incident, they were among the first to act. Do you know what they tried to do?”
Jin Ei said.
“They even tried to move the Prime Minister, willing to concede deep grudges between Japan and Korea just to free him.”
“…Hah.”
Words failed him.
“We plan to eliminate even national traitors. For that, that monster must die first.”
The monster was obvious.
‘Go Yohan.’
The power and abilities he displayed were utterly despairing.
“We have reports that such an unfathomable alliance exists solely because of Go Yohan. And it’s likely true.”
Nods.
Everyone agreed.
In this modern era, people had grown more sensitive to their interests and power.
Forming alliances easily was impossible, let alone absolute concessions.
Yet this shadowy force seemed utterly unified, fixated on one thing alone.
“Go Yohan.”
Go Yohan.
Touch that one, and they swarmed like bees.
That he was their focal point was an evident truth, no deeper digging needed.
“We must kill him.”
“How?”
“We’ll need a scapegoat.”
Jin Ei said with a sly smile.
“Your president, Shinseong’s Guild Master, Sanctuary Alliance’s Holy White—was that it?”
Each name carried immense weight.
“We’ll use them as bait.”
“Are you insane? You expect me to be part of that? Why not just tell me to sell out the country!”
A scoff.
Jin Ei sneered at Park Kyung-ho.
“Does this look like politics to you?”
“…Then what is it.”
“This.”
Jin Ei said, standing up.
“Is survival.”
“……!”
“Prepare the bait. We’ll handle the deed. Unlike them, we’ll have to make concessions to each other.”
Demons and such were irrelevant.
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“There will be an announcement celebrating the warp gate’s success.”
Min Jun-hyuk, the current President of Korea, was meeting privately with Go Jaehan.
“I hope Shinseong and the Sanctuary Alliance will join us.”
Go Jaehan looked at Min Jun-hyuk.
“The National Assembly earnestly requested it. Even though it’s not our doing, they say we should make full use of it. Opposition and ruling parties have united.”
Min Jun-hyuk looked exhausted yet relieved.
“I…”
Min Jun-hyuk said.
“Honestly still don’t understand.”
He was a politician who had devoted his life to becoming president.
If asked if he was clean, he couldn’t claim it unequivocally.
But sitting in the seat he dreamed of, he had tried to achieve something—confident he had done fairly well.
Lately, however, events were beyond him.
“Too much power concentrated in one place.”
Just a fraction surfacing had shocked Min Jun-hyuk.
“…What kind of person is the Guild Master’s son?”
“….….”
Go Jaehan’s eyes briefly drifted to the table.
“An important question. My political career’s already hit rock bottom, but this is as one human to another.”
“Do you know?”
Finally, Go Jaehan spoke.
“A child I can’t read with my own eyes.”
“…Even in the Guild Master’s eyes?”
Min Jun-hyuk was among those who respected Go Jaehan most.
Especially his knack for judging people.
Shinseong’s growth owed much to Go Jaehan being called the true king, and the power in the Shinseong name itself.
“…….”
Those eyes.
His eye for people was key, he thought.
He had swept up talented players first and raised them properly.
“The moment I saw that newborn child, I thought for the first time.”
Go Jaehan said.
“He’s beyond my vessel to contain.”
“……!”
“An extraordinary child. Incomprehensible, and heartbreaking too.”
“Heartbreaking? Why?”
Min Jun-hyuk genuinely couldn’t understand.
Even what had surfaced made Go Yohan unique in Korean history.
His player abilities aside—who could move Russia to arm nukes?
“His endurance.”
“……?”
“That child is holding back.”
Go Jaehan said something hard for Min Jun-hyuk to grasp.
“He knows there’s an easier path than anyone, could take it, yet restrains himself. That’s the most heartbreaking part. He’s devoted his entire life to something.”
Incomprehensible.
“…….”
But there was one thing to trust.
“Guild Master Go, I’ll trust you.”
Having watched Go Jaehan for so long, he had no choice.
“Terror is being planned.”
The enemies underestimated him far too much.
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“Crazy bastards.”
Kim Si-on said, drawing his dagger.
Even before Min Jun-hyuk met Go Jaehan, they already knew.
“A nuke in the heart of Seoul?”
“Not a nuke.”
Lee Ha-yeon said, resting her chin.
“A mana bomb.”
“Same difference!”
“How is it the same? Mana bombs are objectively more powerful.”
Lee Ha-yeon said.
“It could erase all of Seoul in an instant. Not our tech— theirs.”
She didn’t mean Earth.
‘Dvergr.’
Those lunatics had secretly developed mana bombs and sold some to certain factions.
Naturally, those had long been recovered.
Japan apparently bought unrecovered ones through black markets, but it was futile.
“Playing with duds!”
Neutralization methods were already prepared.
“Is that the point?”
Lee Ha-yeon shook her head at Kim Si-on.
“The point is…”
Her eyes darkened to a deep golden hue.
Rumble.
A fierce aura surged, dominating the space.
An ordinary person would have lost consciousness and died instantly.
But none here were weak enough to falter.
“They’re targeting the Captain. And…”
Grip.
“Even the Captain’s family.”
Whoooosh.
The Apostles’ auras boiled over.
“Let’s kill them.”
“We will.”
That was when.
“What’s going on?”
Go Yohan appeared through the open door.
He had been holed up training with his newly acquired power.
He looked like he had just finished training and showered, towel around him.
To Go Yohan and the Apostles…
“We have a report.”
The terror plot with Jin Ei and the congressmen was minor.
“Jin Ei of Kishin Guild, opposition leader Park Kyung-ho, ruling party leader Kwon Mun Cheol—they plan to unleash terror in Seoul.”
It was Yoon Seung-ah.
The calmest.
Rustle.
But the most enraged.
“The targets are naturally the Captain, Sanctuary Alliance’s Holy White, Shinseong’s…”
Thud.
An incomparable aura.
Crunch.
A pressure requiring full strength to withstand.
Amid it, Yoon Seung-ah said.
“Even the Captain’s family.”
“…….”
Go Yohan removed his towel and sat.
“The weapon is a mana bomb.”
“Weren’t those rigged not to detonate?”
“Correct. But the problem is they acquired one and planned terror with it.”
Nod.
“Jin Ei aims to bundle in Japan’s current Prime Minister and Sakamoto too. Perfect excuse with the warp gate celebration.”
Go Yohan just listened.
“Then frame it as Korean terror to unite and implicate all Japan, pushing us out.”
“Push us out? Please.”
Lee Ha-yeon snorted.
They knew only a sliver of the church’s extent.
Japan had been cultivated over as much time as Korea.
Economy, players, politics—they were at least as entrenched, if not more.
“Even if the terror succeeds, they can’t push us out. We’d only dig deeper.”
Lee Ha-yeon said.
“Should we just expose it all?”