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[No]
Shinjuku citizens saw a strange sight in broad daylight. I was witnessing it.
“You’re a Shinjuku Ranger, right? But why…”
One of the onlookers muttered, tilting his head as if he couldn’t understand what was being seen in front of him.
Shinjuku Rangers were patrolling the streets in their usual attire. There was nothing particularly special about that appearance.
If only it weren’t for the fact that dozens of men with shaved heads were following behind them, tied together like oysters.
“Peace today too! “Shinjuku Rangers protect the peace of Shinjuku!”
Red opened his chest and shouted a slogan.
It wasn’t just a ridiculous and exaggerated action and voice like usual, but a voice full of confidence.
Citizens who saw this were even more confused.
The appearance of Red, who was so confident, and the sight of the criminals following him with their heads down were so unfamiliar.
“…Those bastards. “It’s Ken’s gang!”
one person shouted. He recognized the faces of the men who were following the Shinjuku Rangers, tied together like oysters.
“uh? That’s right!”
“Those bad guys?”
Ken’s gang was a notorious group of marauders operating in the outskirts of Shinjuku.
Robbery is basic, and murder and human trafficking are the worst of evil things.
Therefore, the government sent armed forces several times to catch them.
But I don’t know how they knew, but it was a group that always vacated the base one step ahead and ran away…
“…Surely the Shinjuku Rangers caught them?”
“Look over there. “There’s also Ken, the boss.”
“What on earth is going on?”
Murmur.
Word spread so quickly that half of the citizens of Shinjuku came out to see the amazing sight.
Ken’s gang walked with their heads down in shame.
“Damn it…”
On the other hand, the Shinjuku Ranger walked with his chest proudly stretched out.
Red, the leader, looked around at the people gathered around him and shouted in a loud voice.
“you’re right! ‘We’ caught these guys!”
Strictly speaking, it wasn’t wrong.
That is, if we include the new member who joined yesterday.
Red dragged Ken, the leader of Ken’s gang, and stood next to him.
“This bastard has committed robbery, murder, and countless other unspeakable crimes. “We plan to take this bastard and his gang to the Central Police Station and bring them to justice!”
Red’s clear voice spread throughout the streets of Shinjuku.
Citizens who had been quiet now had no choice but to believe Red’s words.
Because there was clear evidence in front of my eyes.
Everyone looked at the Shinjuku Ranger with a surprised expression. The murmur grew louder.
“I thought they were always doing funny things…”
“Now that I see it, it’s pretty cool, right?”
One by one, people began to applaud and cheer for the Shinjuku Ranger.
“awesome! “Now I feel like a real hero!”
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
When someone whistled and shouted, many people burst into laughter. But there was no malice in that laugh.
The Shinjuku Ranger was always popular with the general public.
However, if until now its popularity was due to the comical costumes and childish slogans and friendly image, now people’s eyes seemed to be looking at a trustworthy guardian deity.
At that moment, Red’s heart swelled.
‘This is what it feels like.’
It was nice to entertain people with funny poses and slogans, but this was closer to the true hero he dreamed of being.
“brother. “Isn’t this a dream?”
Yellow asked in a dazed voice. Blue, who was so moved, silently shook her shoulders.
“okay. “It’s not a dream.”
Red nodded. Then he turned his head and looked at Black following behind him.
‘Thanks to Black. I don’t know who it is, but…’
Other people’s eyes moved in the direction Red’s eyes moved.
Even so, there were quite a few people who were curious about his existence.
“But who is that black person behind you?”
“who?”
“That guy over there in armor.”
Red Blue Yellow.
Behind the three primary colored Shinjuku Rangers, another ranger was walking.
A heterogeneous being dressed in black armor that tightly covers the entire body.
““Who is it?””
Red personally answered the questions of many people.
“Let me introduce you. “I’m Black, the new member of Shinjuku Rangers!”
Black Ranger stepped forward and introduced himself in a low voice.
[Ranger Black. I came here to punish the evil in the city.]
‘…I think the concept is a bit strange.’
Anyway, Shinjuku Ranger confidently headed to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, receiving cheers and applause from the people.
However, mixed in with the cheers were criticism and ridicule.
“It’s okay to show off after being caught once.”
“Do you think that catching a few gangsters will do anything?”
“They’re weaklings who can’t even hunt monsters properly…”
Some people said that it was just luck that the Shinjuku Rangers apprehended a group of marauders.
“You’ll never have that kind of luck again, right?”
The great man agreed with that opinion.
‘It would have happened that way if I hadn’t been there.’
However, as Daein decided to make them the main characters of the stage, the legend of the Shinjuku Rangers was just beginning.
***
Black spoke to the rangers in front of the police station.
[Let’s part ways here.]
“Black. “I survived last night thanks to you.”
The three people bowed to Black.
If it weren’t for Black who appeared at the right time, they would have died fighting the marauders or been captured and sold into slavery.
[I just did what I had to do.]
“But… you’re not going to show your face until the end?”
Black shook his head in response to Yellow’s question.
[It’s not time yet.]
Whiik!
Black jumped in place. Black, who quickly climbed up the five-story building, looked down at the Shinjuku Ranger and said.
[Then next time.]
“Black! Wait! “You have to give us your contact information so we can contact you…!”
[I will contact you.]
At that moment, Black’s appearance dispersed like a mirage.
***
That afternoon.
“Huh!”
Lily, who had come to visit Daein’s room with Shin, gasped in surprise.
“Man, are you crazy?!”
With a pale expression, Lily looked alternately at the great man and the terrifying creature he was creating.
Burrr….
He clenched the girl’s two fists with all his might. The small body was shaking so much that the god next to him was startled.
“Why on earth are you doing this to me?”
“hmm?”
Daein, who was humming and stirring the spatula, looked back at Lily and frowned.
“Why is this kid suddenly treating people like crazy?”
“You’re making that!”
Lily pointed to a large boiling pot.
Inside, there was a scene where a dark green monster seemed to be dying painfully.
I felt like I could hear a “gwaaaa” sound coming from inside the pot.
Lily exclaimed with a horrified expression.
“Dish from hell!”
“Is it mana nutrition?”
It was the great mana nutrition food that the two of them once ate until they got sick of it.
Scribble.
The great man roughly stirred the inside of the pot with a spatula. Materials of unidentifiable shapes were floating around inside.
“I’m not giving it to you, kid, so don’t worry.”
“Phew…”
Lily finally breathed a sigh of relief. The great man was secretly in a bad mood, but remained calm.
“Is that not that tasty?”
Shin asked as if he was surprised to see Lily react like that to food for the first time.
“huh!”
Lily grabbed Shin’s shoulder and spoke firmly.
“I’d rather die than eat that.”
“…me too.”
The great man shook his head as if it were absurd. Because it was never that bad.
“My cooking skills have improved considerably over the years.”
The great man was so proud that he scooped up the contents with a ladle and tasted it a little.
“…hmm.”
After a while, the great man called out to Lily with a fake smile on his face.
In a soft and caring voice.
“Lily? “This is delicious. Would you like to try it?”
“joy!”
Anyway, just be quick-witted. The great man grumbled and rinsed his mouth with water.
When Joo Sang-wook came to Dae-in’s room, Dae-in was rinsing his mouth for the seventh time.
As soon as he came in, he covered his nose with his hand and said.
“Were you experimenting with something? “It smells really bad.”
“…….”
The great man quietly turned off the fire and closed the lid of the pot. And I asked Joo Sang-wook.
“What brings you here?”
“The vice president said it was okay, but I still felt like I needed to tell you about the progress, so I came here.”
Joo Sang-wook was meeting with Japanese government officials every day to promote a Korea-Japan military alliance.
He said, showing Daein some documents.
“There are still differences of opinion on the details, but an agreement has been reached on the grand scheme of things.”
“I think the scope of support for the Japanese government will be roughly this amount.”
“Permission to install fixed gates between the two countries is likely to be granted soon.”
“If you look here for information about the establishment of the Japanese branch of the White House Guild…”
Joo Sang-wook checked all the details carefully.
The great man nodded after only checking the information related to his guild.
“It’s good. After all, he is an expert.”
“…Do you have any special advice?”
“Can I just ask you to hurry up? “The sooner we form an alliance, the better.”
In a situation where an alliance was not concluded between the two countries, there were restrictions on the movement of Daein.
First of all, it was not possible to install a fixed gate connecting [Seoul-Tokyo] in Tokyo without permission.
“It would be a headache if we connected this side arbitrarily and got caught later.”
“All right.”
Joo Sang-wook took out a notebook and wrote down a few things. Then, I suddenly stopped taking notes and looked at Daein.
“…The Japanese government is afraid of the Tribe forces.”
The four major tribes that dominate Tokyo.
Izanami in the east
, Orochi in the west,
Musashi in the south, Mandala
in the north, and
the current Japanese government had no choice but to keep an eye on them.
“All Tribes except Orochi do not want an alliance between Korea and Japan. “The Minister of Foreign Affairs mentioned it today.”
“Well, of course it is.”
From the perspective of the lords of Tribe, there was no way they wanted the power of the government to be strengthened in any way.
Because they enjoy king-like power in each region.
Joo Sang-wook said with an expression of concern.
“Even if an alliance is concluded, they will not be willing to give up their power easily.”
“……”
Daein knew that fact better than anyone else. He also knew how Japan unified the Warring States Period.
The great man said.
“They might try to sabotage our alliance.”
Daein was confident that the probability of that happening was 100%.
“Do you have any ideas in mind?”
“We have to solve it with strength.”
At that answer, Joo Sang-wook’s expression hardened.
“If we do that, we will face backlash from the Japanese people. If our military or superhumans step forward, the Japanese may view it as an infringement of their national sovereignty…”
Daein cut Joo Sang-wook off mid-sentence.
“Strength is strength.”
It’s not that I haven’t thought about it.
Promotion of alliance with Japan.
The tribes will obviously be against it.
If the resistance is suppressed by force, the tension between the two countries will be like a powder keg.
‘This is why politics is such a pain in the ass.’
Daein thought about this before leaving Busan for Tokyo and found the answer when he came to Tokyo.
“We can solve this problem with the power of local people, not us.”
The great man pointed to the pot containing the mana nutrition and said.
“That’s why I prepared this.”
That was the reason Daein chose Shinjuku Ranger.
A good-natured and friendly image.
The justification for belonging to the government.
Although he is weak now, on the contrary, he has the potential to become much stronger than anyone else.
They had the conditions to become heroes in difficult times.
‘Because we’re a team, it’s easy to sneak in.’
“Huh? No way…”
Joo Sang-wook looked at the person and the pot in turn and muttered with a serious expression.
“But poisoning is a bit…”
“No.”
At that moment, Daein almost hit Joo Sang-wook with a spatula.
[No] End
ⓒ Ganjjajang
