Let’s Think About It
Let me ponder about it.
“Hmm… the nation’s situation is really bad.”
Before being forcibly abducted to Barzena after being hit by an isekai truck, I used to think about SNS or YouTube.
It was that soldiers should always be treated as the top priority, no matter which country.
Like in the United States.
How cool is that? When you fight for the country and die, they give you medals and appropriate treatment.
No matter where you go, people say things like 'thank you for your sacrifice to the soldiers.'
No, thinking about it, Barzena was the same.
The more a country treats soldiers well, the longer they resisted the tens of thousands of undead army with their lives.
Only with the belief to protect their own country, family, and friends.
But at some point, our country stopped properly treating soldiers.
Even in the great upheaval era, the mindset hasn't changed.
“Sigh… it’s really concerning, very concerning.”
“What are you concerned about?”
“What am I concerned about?”
I looked at Kim Gunwoo, who was still kneeling in front of me and tilting his head curiously.
“I just said, whether to flip the country upside down or something.”
“Oh, that’s what you meant. But is it possible? It’s not ignoring the master, but the other party is the nation… and it’s South Korea, the 5th strongest military in the world?”
“Well? It might not be impossible.”
I shouted to Mark One, who was having some important conversation with Mark Two beside me.
“Hey! Mark One, come here.”
「What is the command, Master?」
“Hey, there’s something I want to ask… about that Dimitri? How was your impression after meeting him directly?”
「If it’s Dimitri… the hunter you met in Russia, right? Hmm…」
Mark One, pondering for about 5 seconds while recalling the situation at that time.
Then, looking at Alkerniman, who had come out of the research lab and was watching TV.
「If we only use the weapons they have to confirm the power of modern firearms, it seems that even sending Alkerniman alone to Russia could occupy the country in a day.」
“Really? That’s what I thought.”
After hearing Mark One’s answer, I looked at Kim Gunwoo, who was blankly opening his mouth beside me.
And, pointing to Alkerniman, who was watching TV with a really stupid, village uncle-like laugh.
“See, even this geezer alone can do it with a country much stronger than Korea, and even if he dies, I can revive him, right? So, is it impossible?”
“Bu… but Russia has nuclear weapons…”
“Yeah, nuclear! That’s what I’m saying? At first I was worried too.”
I shrugged my shoulders.
“But when I asked Mordane, it seems it’s not that dangerous.”
When that was said, Mordane naturally continued as if he had been waiting.
「Nuclear bombs are basically created through nuclear fission or fusion reactions.」
「For fission bombs, by gathering Uranium-235 or Plutonium-239 beyond critical mass, it triggers chain reactions.」
「In this process, huge heat and pressure, and gamma rays and neutron rays are released.」
“Got it.”
“……”
The atmosphere in the living room quickly became a physics class.
Mordane drew precise and neat magic circles and formulas in the air.
「The destructive range of a nuclear explosion is at most within a few kilometers radius. It can blow up a city, but it can't turn the terrain itself upside down.」
「Also, to cause the explosion, external ignition, i.e., systematic device operation is necessary…」
Mordane slightly lifted his staff.
「Meteors are summoning meteors of hundreds of meters to kilometers in diameter falling from the sky in real time, a cataclysmic destructive magic that directly hits the planet's surface.」
「It breaks the terrain, shakes the plates, and redraws the regional map.」
“Yeah, I saw it once! That self-proclaimed guardian old dragon in Barzena summoned meteors because he thought the world would be completely eaten. I really thought I was going to die back then?”
“……”
With my explanation, I waved my arms excitedly and recalled memories, and Kim Gunwoo couldn't close his mouth beside me and remained silent.
Mordane swept over us once, then calmly concluded.
「Even if you pour a thousand nuclear bombs, it would be weaker than one 9-circle meteor.」
Kim Gunwoo opened his mouth blankly.
“… Nuclear bombs… are weaker than 9 circles…? Really…? But before that, do 9-circle magic exist in reality?”
Mordane nodded.
「Precisely, the quality is different. Nuclear is a tool made by humans. Meteor is, as the name suggests, a natural disaster that pulls the celestial body itself.」
I propped my chin and looked down at Kim Gunwoo and said.
“So, do you understand now?”
“… Yes, it's a bit messy, but… I understand… Turning South Korea into a mess… is really… just by deciding, it's possible.”
He looked up at me with eyes mixed with fear and awe.
I playfully raised my eyebrows slightly.
“So— really flipping it over?”
“Master… that’s national subversion… treason… no, before that, the whole world—”
“Joke.”
I waved my hand.
“Honestly, it's troublesome. And if I start a war, only innocent people will die.”
I sighed weakly.
“After trying it a few times, I realized that war is not that 'unnecessary people' die first, but 'unwanted people' die first.”
A moment.
Real quiet silence.
Mordane nodded in agreement beside me.
Kim Gunwoo couldn't say anything.
I stared at Kim Gunwoo for a moment, then turned my gaze to the ceiling.
“… What I want to do is, just live normally, originally Barzena itself… no.”
And again, with a playful expression.
“But if the country acts like shit? Then I should send a messenger! Our worst messenger, Mark One!”
「Yes. I am always ready to fight for my master, so just give the order.」
“Oh… I see. From now on, everyone has to be careful. To not go against the master's mood…”
Kim Gunwoo could clearly realize at that moment.
The little woman in front of him was not a cute appearance, but a crazy woman.
Right now, he was listening well and surviving by waking up late, but if he made even a small mistake, he would have been sent to the afterlife ticket in an instant.
After solving the question of whether to formally register as a hunter by calling Kim Gunwoo, I sent him home energetically and immediately connected to the community.
“Hmm… it seems more serious than I thought.”
The lament of our precious Korean hunters is right next to me.
With this, I might really have to take some action?
What is the minimum I can do?
Send Mark One to catch all of them and clean up neatly? But if the upper water is clear, the lower water is clear, but does it mean anything?
Or make all the gold badge wearers puppets by sending Lily?
No, this is canceled.
If I give that power to that psycho doll manipulator, I don't know what mischief he will do in secret.
“Hmm, what should I do.”
Although I have lived over 210 years in Barzena, as a man who loved Korea more than anyone, Ha Yuna…
I couldn't just watch this situation.
So, after pondering deeply while staring at the community for a long time, I decided to summon all the undead I had summoned and discuss this issue.
“Come here!!!”