Chapter 178 – [Raccoon Man Beginning]

Once I set up my schedule for this month, I have to attend the birthday party for the president of Daesung Group next week, and I have to leave for China the week after that.

Seeing how long it’s been since I came back from Russia after working in England, it seems like I’m a trouble maker even if I try to live a quiet life.

“Well, if you go to China, I will go with you.”

“Why? To eat something delicious? I’d rather do it myself. China is dirtier than you think.”

“I already know. I haven’t been to China once or twice. I know how to live there since the days of Moorim.”

“But why?”

“Well, wouldn’t it stand out if you went alone? An adult male heading to Beijing after Empress Kwonryong’s visit to Korea… It’s striking enough. I thought that was Raccoon Man #1, or #2.”

“Wouldn’t it be time to calm down a little by then?”

“Even so, I don’t think it will subside in a week or two. Besides, isn’t it China?”

“Yes, China”

China showed the end of whatever it was doing. Is it continental weather?

Anyway, the meaning of Zion is to pretend to be a newlywed couple and go on a honeymoon.

I went to Japan for my honeymoon last time… But this time it’s almost like I’m going there for work, so I’m a little awake. But well, it’s not bad to go and enjoy the trip.

You can think of it as an overseas trip with a bit of business. If you think so, it’s fine again.

Can you go there and make things bigger? At best, I’d go to the Atlas branch in China, meet with Empress Kwonryong… At worst, Empress Kwonryong would apply for sparring, fight back and forth, and save face with a draw.

But Atlas, these bastards are going to be scared, Prometheus said he was preparing for it, but didn’t Russia set that shit up? No matter how prepared you are, it’s difficult to stop a Transcendentalist, so no matter how much you prepare, there you go!

Shiba, so far I’ve been bothered by it, so I moved moderately, but I don’t intend to cosplay as a master user after making a fuss in Russia. It’s better to just be serious and finish it soon.

“Then, the Daesung group party next week… When is the exact date?”

“It’s next Saturday”

“Yeah, almost. Then you can attend on Saturday and leave on Monday. Oh, I need to get a visa.”

“If that’s the case, it’s fast. China is China, so you just need to poke some money.”

“If you say that, you’ll know which country doesn’t work with bribery.”

“Nowhere is as mobile as a dictatorship”

I see society, but long live democracy! And don’t go around If that were the case, the country that runs the dictatorship system would have been ruined a long time ago.

Even if I was born in North Korea, if there was no Zion, I would have just farmed there and died of starvation or something else. I affirm all human right and wrong, and I am careful not to have a biased gaze to see only what is right.

Russia is also a dictatorship. As a country that came out of the Soviet Union in the first place, it will be difficult to escape from its shadow, but Russia is still a great power in the world, not a country like North Korea.

Even a dictatorship will give you respect if you do well. If it wasn’t for that, I’d have been an idiot running around the necks of royalty. Do you think it would be nice to have a democratic society? Even if you look at Korea now?

Any political system is ultimately run by people. So the standard should be different every time.

“Where is the suit I’m going to wear on Saturday?”

“When are you going to wear a suit? Let’s get a new one.”

“No, with a suit that’s barely a few months old, why?”

“Fashion is sensitive, so it can change completely in one or two weeks, not in one or two months. Besides, you wash your clothes a lot, so if it’s not for work but for a party, you need a light, yet serious, sophisticated and antique-looking suit.”

“Hey, there are conflicting words in it.”

“Who’s going to tackle it from the door, in case it’s not the door?”

“Anyway, it’s not like I don’t understand…”

In a democratic society, there is no status, but it is not without class. There are rich and powerful people who are often called the upper class.

Even if it doesn’t seem like me, Shion is definitely that way. Even though I hate those kinds of people. Not ironic

The party we are going to is, of course, an upper-class party. If you dress poorly, there is a high chance that you will be ignored.

I don’t care if I’m being ignored, but if Zion is being ignored because of me, it’s rare to feel as bad as that. Even if it’s annoying, let’s get a new suit.

“Okay. I have some time anyway…”

“What kind of piece is it? It’s not a ready-made product, it’s a suit, so there’s no way it can be completed in one day? Let’s go get it right now.”

“Ugh! The schedule is fucking tight!!”

I’m in the mood to go get a suit tailored out of nowhere. I had no cause or reason to refuse, so I had no choice but to be dragged along by Zion’s opinion.

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Traditionally, it has been said that the completion of fashion is the face. In other words, if the face is ugly, it means that there is a limit to the level of coverage with clothes.

To be honest, I don’t like the looks. If you ask me if it’s a plus or minus, it’s okay to say it’s a minus. His appearance itself is normal, but his eyes are dirty, so he is usually a bully or a bully, and at best he looks like the number two of an organization.

It’s a little different when reincarnated as a woman… But when you’re a man, this is almost the default. Even if there are handsome siblings under good-looking parents, they change only slightly to the extent that they can be seen, but not greatly.

Even if you wear clothes that fit well, you won’t be ignored anywhere. Some say clothes are wings, but my clothes are no different from mugwort and garlic. Must be human

“I like your appearance. To be honest, I don’t like your good looks because it makes me feel weak. I like that you have a personality.”

“What’s your heart?”

“If you’re handsome, it’s annoying to have to get rid of a girl who gets twisted by looking at your face”

“I don’t like women like that either.”

Even if I see only one woman in my life, it is not once in my life, so there have been quite a few people who have been married so far. Shion admits that too, so he understands that she sometimes has multiple wives. In recent years, it is only Zion.

However, the original wife is Zion. Zion is like an inviolable sanctuary to me. If anyone touches Zion, I will not stop him until he is destroyed. If it is an individual, it rips off its limbs and puts its breath on display on the street, if it is an organization, it dissolves (physicalizes) the organization in the air, and if it is a nation, it erases the name of the nation from the world.

“How many countries were killed because of that…”

“Hey, at least that’s because I restrained myself. I didn’t incinerate the civilization itself, so what’s wrong?”

“…Well, once you’ve done that, it’s comfortable because no one will touch you.”

While having a not-so-hot conversation, we head to her shop that Shion told us about. I don’t know if it’s famous because I don’t know this side, but you can just think of it as something similar to the tailor shop in John Wick. Of course, it won’t make the fabric bulletproof.

I’m thinking of making it handmade, not ready-made. To be honest, if I made it that way, I would love it. No matter how much I don’t pay attention to my clothes, I like to look good in a suit.

They say that manners make a man… On the contrary, it means that a man without manners is not even a man.

“Finally, I also have to match my clothes. I have to go in an adult form, but it’s rare to wear clothes to attend a party like that. I’m thinking of matching it this time.”

“Originally, only you should go, but it’s annoying, so you’re taking me too?”

“……No”

“Look me in the eye and tell me!”

“Oh, you have to look straight ahead when driving!”

“With excuses!”

That was the point! Well, if I was being honest, I would have gone, but it was a smirk… But it seems that the store custom-made both men’s and women’s costumes. It has a fairly wide range.

While driving on the road, a familiar street suddenly caught my eye.

Nearby, I see kids celebrating the last holiday of the week walking around in a PC room or snacking on snacks. Its appearance stands out at a glance because schools are concentrated around it, and a commercial district was formed for such children.

More than anything, it’s a neighborhood I frequented.

“Here is……”

“Do you know where?”

“There must be a facility I used to attend and a school I used to go to during my school days.”

There are many children because it is an area where schools are concentrated across one or two bus stops, regardless of elementary, middle, and high schools. People say that the birth rate is declining these days, but if there are schools this close together, there are many children in the neighborhood.

In the past, there were 40 people in one class, but that was the case….. These days, 2 or 30 people barely filled it up. It’s because the world is so tight that you can’t have children.

“On the way back, shall we visit the facility where I used to live?”

“Does anyone know?”

“Kids like to be judged by their appearance. I didn’t get along with anyone in the facility. I only had 3 friends in school.”

If you only know their faces, there are a few people you can remember, but are you still in touch after leaving the facility? If you ask, the answer is no. Then you know a little bit about each other.

But there are people I want to meet more than those kids.

Director of the facility where I was. I want to meet that man with a dirty personality.

“Why do you want to meet such a person? Doesn’t it only bring back bad memories?”

“I didn’t really pay attention anyway and forgot about it.”

The director of the facility where I’ve taken care of since childhood was a poor person. But what if you’re just a bad person?

I often scolded the kids, but I didn’t touch them. I say it, but he’s like a little villain. It’s such a personality that I can’t commit a big thing because the wall is small, so even though it’s annoying, it’s enough to get over it now.

Even though the support budget given by the state was siphoned off, the damage that occurred there was less than expected. I made meals for the kids with little money, but even though they were poor, I didn’t make them uneatable. Thanks to that, not a single case of food poisoning occurred, so there was no special appreciation.

If I had been playing with food, would I have stayed still? I shaved off the collar and shattered one of the limbs.

And although she gave me a small amount of pocket money to bring on school trips, she didn’t give it away at all. I heard about it while talking with Yejin before, but I think I stole about 10,000-20,000 won.

Even the sick children who had to go to the hospital complained, but they sent them to the hospital and paid the hospital bills. Combining all of them eventually leads to the conclusion that the bowl is a small pear.

“I’m not the kind of person who thinks I should be punished just because I’ve committed a crime.”

Of course, if you committed a felony, the story is different. If he commits murder, tears of blood come out of other people’s eyes, even if he searches for such a guy, he will kill him without hesitation.

However, a criminal who has not crossed the line can repent and atone. Salvation is partial, so if you cross the line, you are relentless, but if you don’t, anyone will give you a hand.

“That ledger didn’t cross the line, so if he wants to atone, he can. Then I don’t intend to touch him either.”

“What would you do if it stayed the same?”

“Are you afraid I’ll beat you to death? I didn’t do that before, but now I don’t. I should just brag and say that I’ve succeeded like this.”

“Hmm, it was good that I came out with a growth form. I’m sure he would be jealous if I boasted that I got such a pretty wife.”

“That’s right. If it was the default form, I would have called the police right away.”

Ugh, if it had been around the Middle Ages, there would have been early marriages, so I wouldn’t have heard anything about it!

However, if there is a problem, at that time, security is bad and there is no women’s rights, and since Zion is legal, it becomes a target of rape. Those guys like George, if someone of a higher rank is involved, that’s also George… In the end, voila, a country has been abandoned!

In the end, civilizations and times have both sides. It’s not good to develop, and it’s not bad even if it was in the past.

“Ah, we have arrived. Is this here?”

In no time, we arrived at our destination. The large building that occupied the entire first and second floors was used as a clothing store, and various clothes were displayed on mannequins in the show window on the first floor.

It may be a more upscale store than you think. No matter how much I don’t care about clothes, the effort I put in is noticeable.

In addition, the lighting and decorations inside the store seen from the outside also gave off a feeling of having spent money. It feels like it’s made as an ornament rather than being worn. It doesn’t seem like a shop that just does it for money.

“I have to go in to get my clothes tailored, but I feel like I have to go in with my clothes tailored.”

“It’s not a fancy restaurant and there’s no dress code.”

“Fine restaurant? Chios?”

“Construction is a dwelling…!”

Giggling at each other, Shion and I went into the store.