Chapter 48 – Preliminary Preparation (2)

They left Min-seo and Kwon Ju-ha at the hunting ground where soldiers and civilians were hunting together and headed to the building where Korean-American James Lee, US soldiers and their families were stationed.
It is not a building originally used by the ROK-US Combined Forces Command, but it is decorated very well as if it were the original building with the Stars and Stripes hanging on it.
By the way, is it different here?

“Did you hear anything?”
“Nothing. Things aren’t getting any better..”

Americans exchanging easy conversations that are vaguely understandable.
No, to be precise, a little reddish brunette beauty and a blonde beauty.

“Wow, you kill me?”

Legs stretched out under hot pants.
The reddish brown-haired beauty seems to be taller than Kwon Joo-ha, who is 169 cm, and, to exaggerate a little, resembles the foreign actress Kaya Something.
Also, she seems to be a bit taller than Minseo, but the blonde beauty with really great breasts looks like a baby and resembles the actress who said something like Chloe in her childhood.
Fuck, if you put your face aside, you won’t get tired of kneading all day with that sucker.

“This way.”
“Can’t we look around a little longer?”
“Looking at a woman with those eyes is sexual harassment.”
“Shit… Isn’t America tolerant of such gazes?”
“There is no woman in any country who would not be offended by such blatant stares.”
“… I know what my eyes are like.. Let’s go.”

I’m honestly attracted to oriental looks, but those two are a bit of an exception.
No, I really want to eat it, but what should I do?
Should I secretly kidnap at night?
No, the first step is to find out the background of those bitches.
If it’s a family of a really high-ranking person, they’ll rush to kill me and make me a beehive.
If it’s really a high-ranking person’s family, you should kill that high-ranking person first and get rid of the background to protect them, and then eat it.
Of course, I’m a guy with outstanding abilities in this world, so I think I’ll have a chance even if I try to seduce him in a normal way, but the language barrier is too high for that.
It’s best to just eat and throw it away until you get tired of it for about 3 days, regardless of means and methods.
It would be too stressful if you keep talking in English that you don’t understand well enough to take with you.

“Come in.”
“Ah yes.”

As I thought about the two years I had just seen by myself, I arrived at a place where someone asked to see me.
As soon as I enter the open door, an American sitting on the sofa jumps up and approaches me with a smile.

“Good to see you. I’m Curtis Wilson.”
“Nice to meet you. I’m Hajin Kang.”

The commander of the U.S. Army Command, who introduced himself as Curtis Wilson, began to tell me various things through James Lee.
How is the current situation, what will we do in the future, Korean soldiers are interested in other places than the people, so we need more Koreans’ cooperation and help, including me, and so on.
Of course, I’m not interested in that at all.

“So our Commander and the US Army hope that Mr. Kang Ha-jin will stand by our side. Because that is the way to save Korea.”
“I will.”
“… Is that true..?”

Perhaps because of my answer that came out too readily, I nodded my head as if it were natural for James Lee to question me while looking at me suspiciously.

“There’s no reason why I shouldn’t accept the offer to save our country and protect our people.”
“Then… “
“Instead, there are some conditions.”
“Conditions?”
“When I say that I will cooperate with the US military, I mean that I will be hired as a mercenary.

James Lee interpreted my words, and Commander Curtis Wilson accepted one offer and rejected another.
Of course.
Because the US military doesn’t want me to have greater personal power.

“Safety is guaranteed by the US military, but it is difficult to pay for it.”
“What if I don’t want coins?”
“… Then what do you want?”
“I want to be paid for these. Exactly 942 coins excluding shipping costs.”

I handed over the paper I had prepared in advance, and James Lee, who checked the contents, translated it to Curtis Wilson, and after a while, approval was given.

“But where are you going to use them?”
“It’s going to be used to keep the peace on Earth.”
“… “

Having decided to get my safety and some preparations from the US military, I was taken to the Joint Chiefs of Staff as if I was kidnapped while I was about to leave the US military headquarters building and go back to the hunting ground.
And Lee Hyun-geun, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Seriously, after living there, you meet Postar all the time.
By the way, there is no force than I thought? Do you just feel like a nice neighborhood uncle?
By the way, haven’t you told these cubs what I am?
Why are you talking nonsense?!

“What did you talk about with the American soldiers?”
“We didn’t talk much.”
“… “
“Sah, it’s the commander!”
“Whatever. Would you kill me if I twisted it?”
“This bastard..!!”

Brigadier General Seo Jin-wook, who had already been hit by me once, gave a signal to the soldiers who had brought me here, and five guns surrounding me were pointed at me.

“Be polite, if you don’t want to die!”
“Wow, people called soldiers aiming guns at the people for talking rudely? Are you guys soldiers?”
“A young bastard lives only in his mouth until the end..!”
“For a moment! Know this before you kill. If you kill me, you will have to fight the Americans.”
“Do you think the U.S. Army will go to war with us just because you killed one of those guys? I don’t know what they promised, but killing you alone won’t change anything!”
“I guess so. Because the relationship between the U.S. Army and me is not deep enough to go to war to avenge me. But you know what? The U.S. Army was looking for it. A very trivial cause.”
“Justification?”
“Uh, a great justification to wipe you out. Seriously, what is the importance of justification in a situation like this… If it were me, I would have just swept it away.”

Chairman Lee Hyeon-geun, slightly frowning at my words, gestured to the soldiers to lower their guns and then asked me.

“Tell me in detail. What are the U.S. Army thinking?”
“For free?”
“Don’t test my patience. Aren’t you a very patient person?”
“Shit… Yes, what It’s not really important information. Even though the proud American soldiers are on the same side on the surface, why did they keep you alive until now when you don’t know when they’ll shoot you? Because you’re scared no. It’s because there was no representative cause. There are more civilians here than soldiers, and war can’t be waged without a great cause in order to rule peacefully after you’ve been wiped out without losing their people’s heart. But if you kill me, now a member of the U.S. Army, that justification will be created.”
“These nosy bastards..!”

Bang!!!

Chairman Lee Hyeong-geun smashes the table with his clenched fist.
You believe my words so easily? I still have a lot of comments prepared…
But how could such a fool who fell for such a simple lie become the commander-in-chief of our country’s Armed Forces?
Now that the president is dead, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces in Korea is Chairman Lee Hyeong-geun no matter what anyone says.
The Minister of National Defense may rather be a senior to Lee Hyeong-geun, but he is just a retired soldier and politician who left active duty.

“You think that American soldier over there can beat us? Is that why you betrayed your country and joined the U.S. Army?!”
“Uh.”
“Don’t be mistaken. Our military forces currently stationed in shelters outnumber those of the US. Both numerically and qualitatively.”
“No. The 1st Airborne Special Forces Brigade is not on your side.”
“Anyway, the moment the US forces attack us, our forces will fight as one.”
“Oh, then you can just kill me here. I’m dead, American soldiers are dead, you’re half dead too. Plus, we’ll run out of ammo, so we’ll all die together. Wow, bravo~ That’s a great operation, Commander.”
“… “

Chairman Lee Hyeong-geun barely suppresses his anger with a flushed face at my sarcasm.
It could be really behind this, so shall we go into negotiations soon?

“I entrusted my body to the US Army to protect me, not even my heart turned to the US Army.”
“What do you mean?”
“That means we can get any information you want from the US Army. Of course it’s not free.”
“Information… “

The power of information is very great.
If you know what the US military thinks, when and how to move, you can move and respond accordingly.
And that small difference leads to a huge difference in results, which is the power of information.

“What do you want?”
“For now, you just have to pay the down payment. Information will be charged per case based on its importance.”
“Good night. Then how much do you want as a down payment?”
“Lightly 500 coins. It’s enough to raise one or two stats and finish, so it’s not burdensome, right?”
“Do that.”

I received 500 coins on the spot and exited the Joint Chiefs of Staff building. This time, the Ministry of Defense kids are waiting for me.
What is this guy’s popularity?

“Please talk to us for a minute.”
“No.”
“This cheeky bastard…!”

Snap!!

I slowly turned my head toward Brigadier General Jeong In-beom of the Ministry of National Defense, who was passing by and grabbed my shoulder.

“Aren’t you going to let this go? Do you want to break your fingernails?”
“Do you really want to die? Be kind enough.”
“Do you die first or do I die first? Are you confident?”
“… “

Seeing my eyes full of sincerity, Jeong In-beom lowered his hand that was holding onto his shoulder.
You won’t have confidence, and it’s embarrassing to eat as you age and fight a 27-year-old.

“I know that we have already talked to some extent with the US Army and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But shouldn’t we also listen to our proposal?”
“If that’s the case, either come quietly or openly, what are you doing? Even now, you must be watching what I’m doing with you. Come quietly later.”
“… I will.”

My safety has already been secured with the US Army and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but if the Ministry of Defense can omit it, then it should be omitted.
I returned to the hunting grounds, showing the appearance of resolutely rejecting the Ministry of National Defense’s proposal, and as soon as I appeared, I walked to the place where Min-seo and Kwon Ju-ha were surrounded by soldiers scattering like flocks of birds flying away from falling stones. .

“Are you popular?”
“Hehe~ I’m pretty, right?”
“Juha is prettier than you.”
“Chi..! I know?!”
“Did you talk well?”
“Good job. All of them are good talkers. But didn’t Captain Kim come?”
“Stay there. He asked me to let him know when he comes.”

I approached Hyeon-jun Kim, who was busy hunting with the soldiers who went to the memorial from a little distance, and asked what happened. .

“I heard that the US Army and the Joint Chiefs of Staff stopped by.”
“The news is fast. How did you know?”
“It’s strange not knowing in this small shelter.”
“It is true. I just made some safeguards. It’s not a big deal, so you don’t have to worry about it. You don’t have to worry about anything.”
“Be not interested in.”
“Then why did you ask?!”
“I never asked. I just said I heard it.”
“That’s it!”
“I’m not interested in what you’re doing, but don’t create a fuss.”
“Do I create trouble? It’s what they make. By the way, are you satisfied with the current shelter situation?”
“… What do you mean by asking?”
“It doesn’t mean anything. I’m just asking if you’re satisfied.”
“If this operation is successful, the shelter will regain stability.”
“After that? From then on, a full-fledged power struggle will begin.”
“… “

Kim Hyun-joon doesn’t respond to my words.
His face hardened, as if he knew that it was the powerless soldiers and civilians who suffered the most from the high-ranking power struggle, but he did not respond until the end.
Political neutrality.
It’s just that this guy is a soldier who is only interested in protecting the people as a soldier.
He thought about killing him for a second, but now he’ll have to put that aside.
Because he’s a good guy
Of course, if you interfere with my plans later, I will have no choice but to kill you.

“Why are you looking at me like that? I feel pretty bad.”
“Don’t worry. I’m also in a bad mood because I’m facing a man.”

The moment we turned around, frowning at each other, a soldier who had jumped over the fence without barbed wire came running screaming.

“Captain Kim!! I found it!!”
“It’s strong.”
“No, what the fuck are you looking for so quickly?”

The subject is missing, but I and Kim Hyeon-joon know what that soldier was looking for.
Queen Zombie.
I jumped inside the fence again along with the soldiers who were hunting with Kim Hyun-jun, and after a while, I and Kim Hyun-jun arrived on the roof of the building closest to the memorial hall in the shelter and checked the screen showing the video transmitted from the drone.

“It’s pretty big, isn’t it?”
“It’s definitely different from zombies.”

Even the eggs that were still were glowing red, but one that moved slowly boasted two or three times its size.

“A guy like that roamed the hallways of the apartment building? It looks like it would be narrow… Well, each object may have a different size. By the way, what floor is this?”
“… “
“This is the kind of guy you are, so don’t worry and answer.”
“Ah, yes… It’s on the second floor.”
“It’s the second floor… Go into the roof, kill it, and run back to the roof… Would this be too much?”
“There is no need to infiltrate the rooftop. You can go straight to the second floor.”
“I’m not a special forces unit like you guys. I’ve never done anything like that… Oh, yes.”
“Then let’s start right away.”

I did it once while hanging from a rope in my apartment.
It wasn’t that difficult.
But, are you going right now?

“Hey! You decided to make sure you had a safe plan and go!”
“The target has been found, there are no other zombies around, and the infiltration location is not bad. If we miss this opportunity, we may have to carry out our mission under more difficult conditions.”
“Oh, Mr..! Then wait a minute!”

Before we depart, we must meet James Lee.
I need to make sure my request is ready.