Episode 116
[Open the gift box given by the Clown Lord!]
[“Hihi surprise!”]
[… has been obtained.]
[Open the gift box given by the Blood Lord!]
[Waaaaaa! Golden legendary equipment!]
[《High-ranking vampire’s business suit “Vampir”》 has been acquired!]
[Gift box given by the Shadow Lord
[Wayyu Legendary Artifact!]
KHeart of Darkness｝ Obtained!]
Soon after, in New York, USA.
A waiting room in the UN building on the East River.
Two heroes met there ahead of several important events that day.
“Oh my, your attire has changed?”
said Saint Maria Jaeger, who was armed with pure white heavy armor. As a guild master of the Knights Templar, the largest guild in France and renowned as the ‘Guild of Saints.’
“Hmm, aren’t there some manners one should have in a fancy place?”
Yoosung, who was already crossing his legs in the waiting room, answered those words. Instead of wearing the black ceremonial coat and heavy armor of an immortal emperor, he was wearing a black business suit.
However, it was not specifically to be conscious of the occasion or to maintain formality. Because he was so stubborn that whenever there was an international issue such as the end of a season, he would drag his t-shirt and slippers along.
“I don’t know where I got it, but I’m very fortunate that it’s suit-type equipment. “How is it normal for the King of Heroes of the world to even care about formalities?”
“This is why there is nothing to gain from living a good life.”
Yoosung shrugged his shoulders and answered Maria’s words.
“Imagine if a saint happened to catch a cigarette and light it, what would the world be like? The paparazzi will be flocking to see the saint’s corruption, and the people of the world will be crying and saying, “Oh my gosh, our saint can’t do that
.”
“And the gangster who attends the UN General Assembly in a T-shirt and dragging slippers every day suddenly wears a suit one day? Wow, our hero king has changed. So wouldn’t it be better to behave like a beggar?”
Maria closed her mouth in bewilderment, and then her face turned red.
“…How did you know?”
“What?”
“No, that’s it…
Yoosung asked back calmly, and Maria hesitated and blurted out her words.
“Home Come to think of it, I forgot to tell you who I am. Actually, I am not an ordinary person, but a high-ranking vampire. And they say vampires have a good sense of smell. Hmm, a saint and a vampire. “When I think about it, our group is quite major in terms of genre.”
Maria was even more dumbfounded and closed her mouth, and there was a brief moment of silence.
After a moment of silence, she disarmed the pure white heavy armor she was wearing, and a neat business suit appeared underneath. It was not a player’s equipment, but rather formal attire.
“Wow, you’re wearing a suit under your armor and it’s not even hot’?”
“Is there anything else you can do? “Because I’m different from you, you idiot.”
While saying that, Maria took something out of her pocket.
It was a cigarette pack.
“What are you looking at?”
“No, seeing it in person gave me a strange sense of reality.”
Yooseong answered.
“Wouldn’t it be a loss to live a good and sincere life?”
“Really, that’s true.”
Maria smiled bitterly, then put a cigarette in her mouth and lit it.
“She’s a saint, but it’s just a name that people gave her arbitrarily. It was n’t even me who gave my name,
it was my parents. Plus, my home country is France…
“Because in a world like this, there is always a need for idols. So, how do you feel about being stuffed into an idol?”
“I think I might get cancer.”
Maria answered.
“I just don’t want people in the world to suffer because of this game. And that’s a mission that’s nothing particularly special for a player, right?”
“That’s normal. “Anyway, surprisingly, among all the players, the only ‘normal’ person who thinks that way is the saint, so she must be the saint.”
“Oh my, you’re talking like it’s someone else’s business. “The king of our heroes.”
Maria smiled brightly after hearing that.
“I am proud to see that the spoiled brat from that day has already grown so well.”
“I don’t cry anymore.”
At those words, Yooseong remained silent for a moment.
And after silence, Yoosung answered.
“Vampires don’t know how to be possessed by tears.”
Not long after that, the Norway Room where the members of the UN Peace Security Council gathered.
“Oh, excuse me. “I’m late because I was smoking a bit.”
As the shooting star appeared, a chilling silence fell everywhere. Additionally, the expression of the saint who was protecting the French representative turned slightly red.
“…Player Kang Yoo-seong, the king of heroes.”
And the heroes there weren’t just Yoosung and Maria. In addition, many of the remaining heroes, top players, and even the ‘deep sea powerhouses’ that each country secretly cherished filled the conference room.
There was literally no need to tell them how they were looking at the shooting star.
“Hey, I came here to talk about the guild, and I heard there were so many shabby people here?”
Yoosung said as he glanced around.
“Hmm, I have some time as a player, so I vaguely remember the faces of the rankers, but why is it that the faces of all the kids here are so unfamiliar to me? “Did you do something about joint purchasing?”
The faces of the players protecting the permanent members of each country are all unfamiliar.
However, there was one player who was the only one I remembered. He wasn’t a hero. He was a person who fell in love with a hero.
“Wow, you’re still alive.”
“…Nice to see you again, King of Heroes.
An assassin with a sword that once faced Yooseong at the top of the Hokuryong Fortress and fell towards the bottom.
The contractor, Unknown, bowed and smiled.
As the saint said, the world has become a game, and players have the power to protect it. It is a completely normal mission for a player, nothing special.
However, none of the people here are ‘normal’ who think that way.
A world where normal is accepted as abnormal.
Therefore, each country is secretly training its players to become powerful players in the deep sea and preparing for a new war that will be waged by players in this world in the future.
It’s as if they weren’t considering from the beginning that the world would be destroyed by the tower.
Developing deep-sea powerhouses under the leadership of the state is already nothing new. Just like the assassination department of the National Intelligence Service is doing right now.
“He who desires peace prepare for war. “I don’t know which idiot said that.”
In response to Yoo Seong’s sarcasm, a representative of the permanent members opened his mouth.
“Hero King, what we are talking about right now is only about your proposal.”
“Oh, I know. Then just put a stamp on it, call people like this, and so on.”
A guild that has an independent status as an international organization and is guaranteed 100% autonomy from the UN Peace Security Council. That was Yoo Seong’s offer.
And they all clearly remembered the threat Yoosung showed that day if they did not accept the offer.
“But considering the status and formality of an international organization, about the guild name…
“What’s wrong with the King of Heroes and the Beggars? “Then, should I change it to SS Hero King’s Guard?”
At Yoo Seong’s words, the faces of Germany, one of the non-permanent members, darkened coldly. Including the hero gravekeeper there, Crab 9.R.K.
“There are a few other things that need to be resolved, player Kang Yoo-seong.”
The British representative cleared his throat and continued speaking.
“I don’t want to object to your establishment of a guild, but as an international organization, it is not easy to reasonably control an organization of that scale. Especially since, as a player, you spend the majority of your time in the tower…
“So, are you asking us to make you puppets who will possess internal information at all times?”
Yoosung spoke and that was right then.
“We will fulfill that role.”
Just then the French responded. It wasn’t the politicians sitting there.
………
It was the French hero who had to protect them, and at the same time, the guild master of the Knights Templar Order, Saint Mary.
“Following the Hero King’s suggestion, our guild of the Ancient Order of Old Masters went through the merger process and promised to cooperate in the management of the guild.”
“What?! “What the hell is that…!”
“Why didn’t you tell me that before!”
Confusion erupted everywhere.
However, Saint Mary paid no heed and walked away from the place where the French representative was. Toward the side of the central meteor they surround.
“Players are not tools of the state. Even if it’s my country.”
“As expected, he comes from a country of freedom, equality and fraternity.”
“And the majority of the players in our Guild of Relief Knights already agreed to my wishes and decided to join in the cause when the ‘guild’ as an international organization was established according to Mr. Yoosung’s suggestion.”
“Do you know what those words mean, Saint Mary!”
“Player, are you going to make those monsters with asymmetrical power exist as independent organizations without the supervision or control of the state or organization?!”
“Oh, please be careful what you say. “The monsters of asymmetrical power behind you will be hurt.”
One of the representatives raised his voice, and belatedly realizing the meaning of his words, he hurriedly swallowed his breath.
“Well, that’s actually true. Aren’t the players there the country’s hounds? “They are loyal dogs who wear dog collars and leashes, bark eagerly, eat the food given occasionally, and are loyal.”
A shooting star sneered at the heroes who were silent behind the permanent members and the strong powers of the deep sea. Their expressions distorted, but nothing changed.
“Can I tell you why I don’t blow up all the people here?”
Yoosung opened his mouth.
Then, the high-ranking vampire’s business suit he was wearing, as well as the golden legendary grade equipment ‘Vampir’, began to emit an unknown ghost energy.
At first, the players there were on alert, but that was all.
“You think you rule the world. Anyway, isn’t it funny? Is this a place where those who claim to be the rulers of the world can resign and resign one after another just because something is exposed, and they can vote and all that? No way.”
Yoosung looked at the people there and mocked them.
“You are not the real rulers of the world. “It’s the ‘seat’ where you sit.”
“Do you still think you are the rulers of the world? no. “You are all just hosts to a parasite.”
“How dare you…
“So what difference will it make if I kill everyone here? The spot will soon decide on a new host, stick a straw in its ass, climb up to the brain, and become a parasite. And you will live under the illusion that you have truly become the ruler of the world, not knowing that you are dancing as a puppet. “You have no idea how ridiculous this is.”
Yoosung shrugged his shoulders and said.
“All of you are disposable items that will be discarded when you no longer need them, and if they are useful, they will continue to parasitize and manipulate you. That’s it. Do they still feel like they are the rulers of the world?”
The players surrounded the 15 countries, and a cold and murderous atmosphere descended between them.
But no one could move easily.
No matter how powerful the deep sea is fostered under the leadership of the state, even if its name is a hero at the top of the ranking board, it will have no meaning in front of the beings there.
“Now then, would you like to talk about business?”
That is why the King of Heroes spoke, not to the puppets there but to the seats where the hosts of the 15 members of the Peace Security Council were sitting.
