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[ Shinjuku Ranger (1) ]
The next day.
“Vice President!”
Daein, who was waking up and eating brunch only after lunch, turned his head when he heard a voice calling him.
Joo Sang-wook was walking with a very flushed expression.
Daein guessed what was going on and asked, mumbling the toast in his mouth.
“I guess the meeting went well?”
Joo Sang-wook nodded with a bright expression.
“yes! Tamashi, the permanent representative here, will write a letter of introduction to the Japanese government!”
I could tell how happy he was just by looking at his expression.
You don’t know how anxious Joo Sang-wook was when Tamashi asked to meet him early in the morning.
“Actually, I thought they were trying to keep us here, but that wasn’t the case. Contrary to appearances, Tamashi-sama is a very alert person.”
“You’re awake? how?”
Even though he was the one who made Tamashi (who was in reality Genji who transformed into Tamashi) like that, he let Joo Sang-wook explain it himself.
“This is off the record.”
Joo Sang-wook lowered his voice and sat opposite Daein.
Joo Sang-wook glanced at Lily, who was inhaling a sandwich on Daein’s left, and Kurodama Shin, who was crunching on chopsticks on his right, and then spoke in Korean.
“Tamashi-sama was seriously concerned about the current situation in Japan, where an armed organization called Tribe is replacing the functions of the government.”
“really? “Wow, my God.”
Contrary to his surprised tone, Daein nodded half-heartedly and chewed his bread.
However, Joo Sang-wook, who was intoxicated by the positive results of the meeting, did not pay much attention to that part.
“There is no way such an anachronistic system can be maintained for long in the first place. “They say they are lords and warriors, but in reality, it is no different from a group of Yakuza taking over the city.”
“Well, that’s right.”
As a civil servant in a democratic country, Joo Sang-wook strongly criticized the Tribe system.
“But Tamashi-sama was a person who could communicate well. “The more we talked, the more I felt like we were communicating better.”
‘That’s because I told you to do it.’
From the chase that took place the night before, information gathering and education continued until dawn.
There was a reason why Daein didn’t wake up until almost lunch today.
“Hmm-.”
Joo Sang-wook looked at Dae-in with a disapproving expression for a moment, unable to suppress a yawn.
However, even for a moment, Joo Sang-wook’s expression brightened again.
That’s how good the outcome of today’s meeting was.
“What I’m going to tell you now is the main point…”
Before the story could get any longer, Daein cut off at an appropriate point.
“I guess they made a secret agreement with this tribe?”
“How do you do that…?”
Daein offered coffee to Joo Sang-wook, who was surprised.
“For some reason, I think that’s the case.”
‘I ordered it.’
Joo Sang-wook took a sip of coffee and apologized to Daein.
“It’s an important matter, but I’m sorry for not discussing it with you in advance. Since you are sleeping so soundly… I will tell you everything about the meeting. First, we revealed to them that we were from Korea…”
“Team Leader Joo. “You don’t need to report everything to me.”
The great man had no intention of hearing again what he already knew.
[Himura-san. I will report the details of the meeting.]
Before Joo Sang-wook arrived, Genji had already delivered the results telepathically.
In fact, Joo Sang-wook had entered into an agreement with Daein.
“You don’t need to report to me in detail from now on.”
“…All right.”
Daein, who had already finished eating, leaned back against the backrest and yawned profusely.
“Anyway, it’s good. “Then can we go to Shinjuku now?”
“yes. “Orochi says they will provide us with a vehicle.”
“Then we’ll arrive in about half a day.”
After roughly estimating the distance to his destination, Daein stood up.
Since I overworked myself the night before, I planned to rest a little more today and take it easy.
“Hmm. “Then let’s take a nap and leave in the afternoon.”
“…yes? “Weren’t you asleep until just now?”
“It’s because I feel less tired. “I think the kids are like that too.”
The great man said that and looked to both sides once.
“I’m sleepy…”
“…”
Lily was dozing off while still eating, and Shin was glaring at the salad seriously with a face with deep dark circles.
Joo Sang-wook, who was full of energy after sleeping well alone, looked like he couldn’t understand. It was already past 1pm.
‘The landlord’s vice-president was at the party until late last night, so even if that’s the case, why are the kids…’
Last night, Joo Sang-wook had a good night’s sleep because he was told about the blood transfusion by the landlord.
While Daein instilled loneliness in the Tribe’s executives, chased Genji, made him one of his subordinates, and trained him until dawn, digging up various information.
‘Now that I think about it, my memory seems to have stopped midway… Did I drink that much?’
“Vice President. “Did anything happen yesterday?”
Daein yawned widely and waved his hand at Joo Sang-wook, who asked with a puzzled look.
“Hwaam-. “Nothing happened.”
***
“Then, please be careful on your way to your destination.”
Orochi’s executives, including Tamashi, saw off the Daein group.
Joo Sang-wook politely bowed his head as the representative of the group.
“I will not forget the warm hospitality you showed me.”
“…….”
Tribe executives smiled awkwardly.
They were not looking at Joo Sang-wook, but at Dae-in, who was standing one step behind him.
‘Write it. ‘Why are you looking at me without notice?’
As soon as the man frowned, the executives’ expressions turned pale. It was counterproductive.
Joo Sang-wook, who was caught in the middle of them, asked with a puzzled expression.
“What’s behind it? Why are their expressions suddenly…?”
The moment Joo Sang-wook looked back, he
said, “Haha. “I think it’s because everyone is sad that you’re leaving in just one day.”
Tamashi shook hands with Joo Sang-wook and made up for the awkward situation with a smile.
At the same time, he sent a telepathic message to Daein.
[Himura-san. Be careful.]
On the forehead of Genji, who had transformed into Tamashi, a complex six-pointed star was shining.
It was a ‘seal of subordination’ visible only to the eyes of great people.
The night before, Genji completely surrendered to Daein and became his servant.
[I will prepare everything Himura-san asked for. Don’t worry about this.]
However, Genji treated Daein like a friend, not a master.
The great man was impressed by the power of [Star of Transcendence].
‘You brainwashed him without even knowing that he was one of my servants…’
Genji was brainwashed into thinking of Daein as his closest friend and lifesaver.
Unlike other executives who were threatened by loneliness, Genji truly followed the great man, so there was no possibility of betrayal.
[Don’t forget to practice the martial arts I taught you every day.]
So the great man taught him Surama, the greatest assassin of the Heavenly Demon Church.
Genji smiled at the great man’s telepathy.
[of course. Next time we meet, I will be much stronger than now.]
Of course it should be that way.
Because there are more than one demon commander he needs to slit on the battlefield.
“Then we’ll just leave.”
The group got into the car.
The steering wheel was taken by Joo Sang-wook. Daein sat in the passenger seat, and Lily and Shin sat in the back seat.
Jiyiing.
Opening the window, Lily stuck her head out of the car. The girl said as she glanced at the Tribe executives.
“If you do something bad, it will come again. “You know what I mean?”
gulp. gulp.
The sound of swallowing could be heard from all directions. The executives broke into a cold sweat and smiled awkwardly.
“Haha…”
After a while, after Daein’s group had completely left, swear words broke out here and there.
“shit!”
“What happened to our situation…”
“Tamashi-san! Are you going to suffer like this?”
The executives’ dissatisfied gaze all turned towards Tamashi.
“Of course not.”
Tamashi said, looking around at the executives with a stiff expression.
“As long as I find a way to get the bug out of the body, I plan to kill it by any means necessary.”
The executives were satisfied with the answer. Tamashi continued.
“So, everyone, please stay calm and not cause trouble until then. Did you understand?”
“All right.”
The executives sighed and nodded as if they had no choice. They thought they would only have to wait a few months at most.
Kenji Tamashii looked around at them and snorted to himself.
‘You idiots. You are Himura-san’s slaves for life.’
A few months later, Tribe Orochi officially changed its name to Tribe Heavenly Demon Church.
“But why can’t I see Genji? “I was following them all day yesterday…”
“What do you know?”
And after a few years, that area becomes the most expensive and livable land in Tokyo.
***
A jeep was driving on a dirt road.
“It’s miserable.”
Joo Sang-wook, who was behind the wheel, looked around and said.
As we got closer to our destination, Shinjuku, the scenery outside the car window became more desolate.
“There is still a lot of land in Korea that has not yet been recovered…”
Japan was much more serious than that.
As we escaped the territory controlled by the Tribe, we found ruined cities, rotting monster corpses and human remains lying around haphazardly.
Crrrrr….
The beasts that discovered the jeep in the gap of the collapsed building bared their teeth and growled.
The group found a sign that said Shinjuku (しんじゅく) on a collapsed building on the side of the road.
“I think I’ve found the right path…”
Joo Sang-wook’s expression hardened before he spoke. It was because of the bodies lying in front of the road.
The only way to pass the road was to step on the corpses.
“…I’ll stop for a moment.”
Joo Sang-wook stopped the car and got out. Daein followed him and got off.
Joo Sang-wook said with a bitter expression after checking the corpses.
“These are bodies that have just died. “It appears to be a family… but it looks like they were robbed.”
Joo Sang-wook removed the four bodies off the road by himself without even asking anyone to help him.
“Hmm…”
After thinking for a moment, he took out a shovel from the trunk of the Jeep and started digging.
The great man who was watching this asked.
“Can I help?”
“it’s okay. “I can’t help but give the Vice President trouble for something like this…”
Whiik.
When the great man lightly swung his sword, four holes were dug on the sides of the corpse.
“…thank you.”
Joo Sang-wook buried the bodies in a pit and covered them with dirt. Lily and Shin got out of the back seat of the car and helped him.
After a while, four people stood side by side in front of the four small burial mounds that had been completed.
“I’m not religious, so I don’t know what to say. … I hope you’re in a good place.”
When Joo Sang-wook bowed at the grave, Lily and Shin followed suit. The great man turned his head and looked across the road.
“Vice President. “Let’s get in the car.”
The four people got back into the car.
And not long after, they found a body on the road again.
This time too, they were corpses that had been robbed.
“…I’ll stop for a moment.”
The group got out of the car again. The body was moved off the road and a grave was made.
“Things like this are common in Shinjuku.”
God said as he buried a child his age in the grave and covered it with dirt. The boy looked calm, as if he was used to this kind of thing.
“This is neutral territory, so warriors do not protect people. “You have to survive on your own.”
Shin was originally from Shinjuku.
The boy who was wandering the streets could not bear the fear of being killed and hunger, so he entered the tribe.
But subhuman life was the same in Tribe.
There was almost no chance of being killed by monsters, but instead, they had their freedom taken away and were exploited and abused by their fellow humans.
In the end, Shin escaped from Tribe after a year.
All the friends I had been with since the streets of Shinjuku died and I was alone.
It was natural for the boy to develop distrust and hatred towards adults.
‘I never thought I’d come back here again. That too…’
Shin glanced at the great man’s face. Fear and curiosity coexisted in the boy’s gaze.
‘…monster.’
At that time, Joo Sang-wook asked with an expression of incomprehension.
“What on earth is the government doing? “What about the police or military?”
“There is, but they don’t pay attention to these outskirts. “I have no expectations.”
“So…”
Joo Sang-wook was greatly shocked by Shin’s resigned tone.
What kind of world do we live in that a boy so young looks at the world with such eyes?
On the other hand, Daein had been looking around since earlier. He had seen this city many times before.
‘There are usually looters in cities like this.’
just as expected.
After a while, about 10 modified bikes were seen coming from afar, emitting smoke.
Buaaaaang!
Rough-looking men with many sharp metal objects attached to their bikes and tattoos all over their bodies.
They were armed with rifles and Japanese swords.
The great man stepped forward, bending his neck left and right.
“It just so happened. “There were a lot of things I wanted to ask the locals.”
Shin returned to Shinjuku after a year, and neither Genji nor Orochi’s executives knew much about the neutral zone.
Neutral zone Shinjuku.
As the saying goes, it was a neutral area, but it was just land that was intentionally left neglected by the four major tribes to keep each other in check.
And the Japanese government remained here.
‘If one force occupies Shinjuku, it will be under intensive control by other forces. ‘It is the delicate balance of power that turned Shinjuku into such a slum.’
Soon about 10 bikes surrounded the group.
A man with a shaved bald head and a lot of tattoos got off his bike and said.
“You guys, do you like your car? “They even take women with them.”
The men giggled as they looked at Daein’s group’s outfits and vehicles. Some people licked their lips with their tongues when they saw Lily and Shin.
It was a typical villain appearance pattern, but Daein decided to welcome them with a willing heart.
‘Let’s first kill a few people and figure out the local situation.’
It was when the great man rolled up his sleeves and was about to step forward.
Buaaaaang!
With a completely different engine sound, a red, blue and yellow bike came running from the opposite direction from where the bikers had come.
The bikers’ complexions turned white when they saw that. It looked like he had seen a ghost.
“Holy shit! “Bounce!”
“Those concept-obsessed bastards again!”
The bikers left about three times faster than when they appeared.
And after a while, a three-colored bike arrived where they had disappeared.
Good!
The red bike that was running in front stopped to the side, leaving marks.
At the same time, the man on the bike lifted his body like a gymnast.
Whirling!
The man spun his body several times in the air and landed beautifully on the floor.
“everyone! “Are you hurt anywhere?”
A voice like a male voice actor in a dubbed movie.
A bright red helmet that covers the entire face.
The Shinjuku City logo was embedded in the center of the chest.
“Don’t worry! Our Shinjuku Rangers will take responsibility for your safety from now on!”
The two people who followed suit and jumped off the bike in aerial acrobatics were also wearing the same clothes, except for the different colors (blue and yellow).
“What is this…”
Himura Kenshin of the Three Swords Ryu also found this a bit burdensome.
[ Shinjuku Ranger (1) ] End
ⓒ Ganjjajang
