Chapter 1721 – 203. American Pride

Kwaaaaang

The door opens loudly with a harsh kick.

A handsome old man with white hair and a suit appears.

“Did you find it?”

Soon, a roar like a thunderbolt comes from the man’s mouth.

“Hey?!”

“Excellent… Excellency!?.”

At that shout, everyone inside is startled and trembles.

As if immersed in fear

“..Well…I haven’t found it yet..”

And then a middle-aged man in a black suit barely answers while sweating profusely.

“You still mean it?”

The old man frowns.

As if you don’t like the answer

“…I have no shame.”

“…Yes, it may be difficult to find the headquarters right now…I understand…But I think they’ve found traces of it. It’s none other than the best intelligence agency in the United States. Wasn’t it? Hehe”

The old man tries to calm his irritation and begins to speak.

“Please leave at least a trace of it, and I will speak directly to America’s eternal ally, Mr. Jang.”

The old man smiles kindly and shares his words.

“…”

But there was no answer.

There was only silence.

Warlock

At that moment, the old man’s face crumbled.

“Could it be… That we couldn’t even find a trace?”

“There is no shame.”

The middle-aged man just lowers his head

“These slugs!!!!!!!!”

At that moment, a tremendous shout begins to echo again.

The old man, unable to hold back his anger, burst it out.

“It’s already been a full day! That means almost 24 hours have passed! But what? They haven’t even found a trace!? And that’s from the CIA, America’s best intelligence agency!? What kind of nonsense is that?”

“…I’m sorry.”

In response to the scolding, CIA Director William Bintz apologizes with an expression of shame.

It was an undeniable fact that the reputation of the CIA was tarnished

“There is no need for an apology! Bring results! Results! Do you think this matter is easy now? Aang?”

“Is that possible!?”

William responds with a thoughtful look on his face.

Wasn’t this a request made by none other than the unofficial Emperor of Humanity himself?

How can you take such an important matter lightly?

It was something that could never have happened.

“No, why! Why can’t you find it? Use a satellite! Hack it! Use a submarine! I told you to use everything you need. But why can’t you find it? Why! Why!”

“…Because the target I’m looking for is so broad…”

In response to the continued beatings, William comes up with his own excuse.

“What!? So you’re saying Mr. Jang did something wrong?! Huh?!”

“No! That’s not what I mean… I’m just saying that because there aren’t enough things to specify… It’s hard… To narrow down the scope…”

He started by the question and continued speaking urgently.

“How difficult is it to find an anti-social terrorist organization with religious characteristics?”

“…There are quite a few terrorist organizations that meet those conditions…”

“Don’t make excuses! If there are many organizations that meet those conditions, you can just research them all!”

“In many ways, it would be difficult to investigate all of those organizations within 24 hours.”

“Because it was too much work, wasn’t it entrusted to the CIA, America’s best intelligence agency? But how can you handle things like this?! What are you going to do? You shouted out loud that one day would be enough! Now, how dare you face Mr. Jang!! Because of these people, the prestige of the American president and the prestige of America have fallen to the ground!”

Indescribable anger rises.

America’s information power is the best in the world

It was a situation where he boasted that one day was enough.

But you couldn’t even find a clue?

With what kind of face do you mean you face Jang Seon-woo?

At that time when those angry shouts were ringing out in full force

Suddenly

“…Your Excellency! We’re in big trouble!”

The closed door opens and a stocky black man hurriedly comes inside.

US Secretary of Defense

Lazy Austin

The highest authority in the Department of Defense, responsible for America’s security, has revealed himself.

“What’s going on?”

“Well… Well… I think you should come out separately first!”

Lazy Austin looked around and then spoke.

Gesture of many seeing eyes

“…I understand.”

In the end, Donald Biden had no choice but to agree.

It was clear that if the U.S. Secretary of Defense made a fuss, it must have been something out of the ordinary

“I will come back. Until then, let’s achieve meaningful results.”

Whiik

Donald Biden just turns and follows Austin.

“…Whoaaaaa.”

“Haaaaa..”

“Huh…”

And the moment he left

Sighs like sighs are exhaled everywhere.

*******

“So what’s going on? Austin.”

After confirming that he has no pretense of popularity, Donald Biden looks at the back of the head of Austin, a leading U.S. Defense minister and his old friend his his his, and asks :

What on earth is going on?

Why did he call me so urgently?

“Nothing happened.”

Austin answers that question calmly.

“What!?”

Warlock

Donald Biden’s face crumples mercilessly.

“He was being too aggressive, so I moderated appropriately.”

“You’re going too far! It was just a proper admonishment to those who haven’t achieved any results even after 24 hours!”

“Let me tell you right away, it’s only 24 hours. What are you looking for in that short time?”

“If the CIA can’t do that, then what else can it be used for?”

“Do you think the CIA is an all-purpose solution? Even though it is America’s best intelligence agency, it has its limitations.”

Lazy Austin frowns and continues his sentence.

“Do you know that there are just one or two terrorist groups with religious overtones? Even if you estimate, there are thousands. We don’t have enough manpower or budget to investigate them all at once.”

As a national agency, the CIA also has a limited budget and manpower to spend throughout the year.

It is close to impossible to go beyond that range.

“Then wouldn’t it be enough to just fill up the staff?”

“What?”

“It means that we will supplement all the insufficient budget and manpower! Then, wouldn’t we be able to shorten the time?”

“With what kind of money?”

He asks as if it is absurd.

Even if he is the President of the United States

It was not possible to arbitrarily allocate budget to one ministry without a good reason.

Unlike Korea, in the United States, the Congress had the authority to prepare and deliberate the budget

Even though it can give you strength

They do not have the authority to make decisions arbitrarily.

That’s why I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

How can they so confidently promise an increase?

“You don’t know, but after I found out about Mr. Jang’s existence, I secretly set aside a special budget related to Mr. Jang.”

“Special budget?!”

“Yes, it is a special budget set aside to continue our friendly relationship with Mr. Jang.”

“…This is my first time hearing this?”

“I guess so, because only I know the story.”

“Hey, you crazy bastard!” You’re saying you created a slush fund!”

In response, Austin raised his voice and shouted.

Although it has the grandiose title of a special budget,

The essence was nothing more or less than a slush fund.

If you are caught, you have committed a serious crime that has nothing to say even if you are impeached.

“Shh! Shhh! Who will hear!”

Donald Trump urgently puts his finger to his mouth and makes a gesture as if telling him to be quiet.

Why do you raise your voice like that if someone hears it?

“If you get caught, you could be impeached!

“It’s okay! There are still a few years left until lame duck, so if we can get Mr. Jang settled in America before then, we will be able to completely defeat him!”

“What if I can’t settle down?”

“…”

Donald Biden avoids answering.

It was because I had never thought about it until then.

“What a fool!!”

Austin had no choice but to raise his voice again.

“Hey, Austin, don’t get so worked up, can’t we just settle it down?”

“If you can’t settle it, you will be impeached so you can’t even gamble!”

“I guess that wouldn’t be so bad, wouldn’t it be being America’s first impeached president? Haha.”

“Don’t joke around! I’m serious!”

“…I’m half serious too.”

“Be serious! What on earth were you thinking when you did such a thing!”

“…I couldn’t help it, there was no way.”

“There is no way! Isn’t it just a matter of formally requesting a budget from Congress? How can they do something so crazy instead of taking the easy way out?”

“It’s an easy task! Don’t make it easy! How on earth are you supposed to ask me to deposit a friend’s fee into the council?”

“What!? Friend rain!?”

Austin asks with a puzzled expression.

Friend rain?

What on earth does that mean?

“I’m giving you this money, so please be friendly with me. Please, don’t be hostile to me. I’m a friend. I’m a friend with a lot of money, so please put it to good use. . … Please… A budget with this meaning in mind. Isn’t this!”

“If we package it as a special budget to maintain friendly relations with each other…”

“Mutual is two-way, not one-way, Austin.”

“…”

“It’s enough for me to suffer shame. Isn’t there a need to make the people suffer this shame and humiliation?”

When a budget is officially prepared

It will be known that a huge amount of budget is being spent on Jang Seon-woo as an individual.

To be a friend

The whole country will know that they are giving money and wagging their tails.

That’s why I couldn’t wait.

Because we could not shake off our pride as the most powerful country in name and reality

“…No matter what, risking your political life…”

It won’t be a problem since I’m currently working hard during my term

In a lame duck situation where a power leak occurs as the term of office expires, it could act as a fatal tactic..

He may become the first president to be impeached right before the end of his term.

“It’s worth it.”

Donald Biden continued speaking in a calm tone.

“If I can protect the national reputation of America with my political life, if I can protect the pride and self-esteem of the people, wouldn’t that be okay?”

Soon a smile appears on his lips.

A firm smile that conveys the dignity of a head of a nation

“…You..Really..”

Austin can’t bear to say anything

Rough

Arrogant, arrogant, and violent

Rolling my head and being reckless

Although he is a damn guy who tells lies like a meal

Love for one’s country is sincere.

What can we say about this?

“Don’t make such an expression on your face, I may have risked my political career, but I have no intention of retiring obediently! Haha”

Donald Biden continued speaking with a pretentious smile.

“I’m just saying, I think now is the perfect opportunity! America can do what Korea can’t! America is so capable! They’re incredibly cooperative with capable subjects! If they appeal! Let’s move Mr. Jang to America. It’s not just impossible!”

Donald Biden’s eyes sparkle like starlight.

I started to picture a rosy future with Jang Sun-woo in my head.

“So, you too, do your best to cooperate! This is an order as the president and a request as a long-time friend!”

“…I’ll try my best.”

In the end, Austin had no choice but to agree.

You’re a damn idiot

He was a man whose love for his country was genuine.

We cannot allow our political lives to end like this.

‘…It’s going to be a pain in the ass for a while.’

Soon Austin shakes his head.

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“Movements have begun to hunt down the religious sect.”

“It seems like the U.S. Government is interfering.”

“Not only the United States, but also Japan, Greece, Italy, and South Korea

“Access to ancient artifacts is extremely limited.”

“It seems like the fact that Advent requires a sacrifice has leaked out.”

“…It looks like it will take quite some time to gather the necessary sacrifices…”

Priests wearing black robes kneel down and begin to pray.

Front

Towards the one absolute person sitting on a large throne

“It’s faster than expected. So the impact is beyond my expectations? Interesting.”

At those words, the leader opened his mouth in a dry tone.

As if there was no inspiration

“How many artifacts have we secured so far?”

“…A madman who craves war, a man who holds in his hands the beginning, end and middle of all things, and a destroyer who shatters frost and the earth. There are three in total.”

“It’s not enough.”

“However, each of them are the highest-ranking gods who cannot even be compared to the gods who have descended before… No matter how much Jang Seon-woo is, he cannot handle these three…”

“You have to strive for perfection, you can’t reach 100 with just three.”

The leader decisively cuts off the conversation.

Jang Seon-woo’s power was still unknown.

Therefore, we must be careful.

Hasty judgment will only lead to destruction

“It doesn’t matter if the time is delayed, secure as many artifacts as possible until you reach 100!”

“I will follow your orders!”

“I will follow your orders!”

Soon, a loud shout begins to echo throughout the temple.

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‘…Your life line has become longer unintentionally, Jang Seon-woo.’

But it didn’t really matter.

The only future he will reach in the end will be eternal destruction

‘You may want to enjoy this brief moment of leisure, but it will be the last rest given to you.’

A sinister smile appears on the lips of the religious leader.