Chapter 1966 – [Kimjang-Cheol Comes to the Zombie Apocalypse World as Well]

I have little patriotism for the country called Korea. Because I was a reincarnation, my patriotism, which I thought was soft, disappeared as if I had been hit by a slaying dragon when I returned to the military.

He is still the President of the Republic of Korea even though he has a little time left in his term, but he is working out of responsibility as a President chosen by the people and not specifically for the Republic of Korea. He would have done the same thing if he had been elected president of another country.

In other words, the president is chosen by the people and serves with that responsibility. In a democratic country, all power lies with the people, and the president and government only wield the sovereignty of the people.

But do those bastards abandon the people and run away just to live for themselves with the power they received from the people? It is no different from Jugaekjeondo.

“As for the vaccine…”

“We are willing to supply it as well. The reason we visited in person this time is to provide full-scale support.”

“Oh, I see!!!! That’s good news!!!!”

“However, from my position, I am here as the president of a unified Republic of Korea, but the support is a use of my own money. As if private property is separate even for the president, supporting various resources, including vaccines, is not support from the Republic of Korea, but my personal support.”

“It means that an equivalent price is required. I heard from CEO Yu Han-sol that they receive Korean art as compensation…”

No, did you even say that? It’s good that the story is moving quickly now, but I still have to hide the cards that can be used in political issues.

Looking at it, it seems that even though he has grown a lot, Yu Hansol’s political skills are still lacking. However, in the case of this negotiation, we were the absolute best, so there was no particular problem.

“They say we will receive it in return, but if we rebuild civilization in the future, we plan to return most of the artwork. Honestly, in this situation, isn’t it a waste of resources to preserve and manage the artwork? But we can’t throw it away… So we will keep it. If you do it and give only a portion of the work later, even if you look at the ratio, you only need to give 1 piece out of 100.”

“Yes? But aren’t the conditions too unequal? ​​Keeping it wouldn’t be free…”

“Civilizations beyond the dimension, dimensional civilizations, strictly interfere with non-dimensional civilizations. On the other hand, trading art works by an overwhelming position on Earth is ultimately tantamount to plundering cultural assets, so they are strictly managed. Therefore, there is more loss than gain. By setting even greater conditions, we encourage applicants to apply with pure good will.”

“I see. But why bring art pieces? If it’s valuable, there’s gold and other things there too.”

“My wife likes works of art. I especially like Van Gogh’s works.”

“It’s Van Gogh’s work… One of his representative works, ‘Starry Night’, is stored at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Even after the incident, New York was preserved, so it remains intact.”

Uh? Was it in America? And are you keeping it intact?

Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ was such a dreamy and beautiful work of color and expression that even I, who didn’t know much about art, thought it was amazing. He probably just doesn’t own it, but I’m sure Sion would really like that work. Maybe if I take it…

When I showed a slight hesitation, he asked me with a serious expression.

“What kind of support can you provide if you give the work in its entirety rather than return it later?”

“Full support. First, we will provide enough vaccines for all Americans. Also, there are some technologies that are necessary for the current situation and can be quickly applied to the field. If you need anything else, please request it separately. Blank check. You may think so.”

My attitude shows that I am extremely interested in Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ and that I want it. I just looked at Yu Hansol and said that it is important to hide one’s cards when doing politics, but I actually don’t do that, which seems inconsistent with my words and actions.

No, but Shion will be really happy if I take that work, so can you put up with this? Perhaps Sion will tell you to do anything if you can obtain that work legally? It’s politics, it’s nabal, and Zion comes first. You’re a political bastard.

Sion would probably like that one work more than 100 works of art by other famous artists. Even if you return all the art pieces you received, if you only receive one, it’s a huge gain.

“But do you have the authority to hand over such a famous and valuable work?”

“I will have to contact the home country and ask for permission, but I will hand it over. It is definitely a work of great artistic value, but it can buy America of the present and the future, so of course I will.”

“Then I look forward to good news. First, since you cannot leave empty-handed when you return, I will fill you with as many vaccines as can be loaded onto the transport helicopter.”

“Haha!!! Thank you if you say so!!!”

If you load the vaccine on a transport helicopter, you will probably only be able to transport a few tens of thousands of vaccines, but in a situation where supply has been low so far, that alone will be useful.

Moreover, in the United States, if the government functions, there will be rich conglomerates and such people, so they will be able to raise budget by offering vaccinations to them. Then, the people’s order will be pushed back… But honestly, it would be funny if they survived the zombie outbreak but failed due to economic problems.

It can’t be helped because that’s what politics is like. However, if negotiations with the United States are made quickly and Starry Night is handed over, the vaccine will be supplied immediately, so there is no need to worry.

“While you’re here, why don’t you eat and leave? I just happened to make kimchi.”

“If you say kimchi… Are you talking about Korean kimchi?”

“Yes, by supplying food ingredients and other things. In a world like this, an event with an atmosphere that returns to normal life will be more special.”

I never thought that in the zombie apocalypse world, I would be asking Americans, ‘Do you not have kimchi?’, But I still have to treat my guests nice.

Oh, of course, that doesn’t mean they just serve raw kimchi and rice just because they’re crazy. To begin with, there are some Koreans who just don’t like kimchi, but it would be rude to just give it to a foreigner, so cook it for them. As much as possible, there are no likes or dislikes… For example, bacon kimchi fried rice or pork belly with kimchi.

It’s a combination that you can’t dislike unless you’re vegan. Rather, CEO James may have been familiar with Korea as much as he was fluent in Korean, so much so that he even put kimchi on top of kimchi fried rice and enjoyed it.

“Ha, how long has it been since I’ve had such delicious kimchi? In fact, it’s even more delicious than the one I ate before the destruction!!!”

“They used good ingredients… But you eat kimchi better than I thought.”

“That’s why I came here as a representative. Before the world became like this, I worked at the U.S. Embassy in Korea. That’s how I got to know the taste of kimchi while living in Korea.”

“Oh, I see.”

In the first place, they sent someone who had a good understanding of Korea and was fluent in the language.

What kind of crazy person would send a person who hates Asians to a negotiation like this out of frustration? Rather, send someone who can win points in small details.

Representative James, who had been treated well to some extent, returned with a bright face. First, as an achievement, tens of thousands of vaccines will be taken home, so that side will also save face.

“Let’s leave it alone for a while… The important thing is the Korean government.”

“It looks like the information has leaked. We need to hold an executive meeting first.”

“You seem to have an inkling, but you’re probably wrong.”

“Yes? Why?”

“Perhaps they think that Rep. Jang Hae-joon, a pro-government figure, leaked the information? That’s probably not true.”

“Isn’t he the only one worth spilling?”

“People like that are good at walking a tightrope. The situation is obvious, but what would you do if you did something that would make it obvious that you were the culprit? Especially in this day and age?”

“Uh… First, we’ll either chase them out or kill them.”

“But where is the Korean government now?”

“On Jeju Island… Ah!!!!”

“Yes, the Korean government is far away, and the Mayor’s Association is here. And Representative Jang Hae-joon and his base are also here.”

There are people who give up what they have and move for the conditions given by the other side, but once they have established a certain level of base, it would be a waste to throw it away.

Moreover, now I have come. The mayor’s union will develop further under our full support, but you’re abandoning the mayor’s union and running away to Jeju Island, far away, where you have no foundation?

If you’re a stupid person, you might not notice, but if you’re good at tightrope walking, you don’t do that because you have a sense of humor. Rather, they would have benefited from gently scratching the Korean government in Jeju Island, which was desperate for the current situation, and would not have committed such a blatant atrocity.

The fact that Rep. Jang Hae-joon remains in the mayor’s union is proof of this. If you did something like that, you should have been kicked out right away.

“Maybe he will catch the real culprit even if he gets stabbed. It may be true that the information was leaked within the mayor’s union, but at least he will be innocent.”

“Hmm… I’ll just wait and see.”

And as I expected, Rep. Jang Hae-joon caught the real culprit and brought him before us. The culprit was no one else but a human who served as Rep. Jang Hae-joon’s secretary.

“I have no shame. I’m just sorry that I caused trouble by not being able to manage even one secretary.”

“I’m sorry!!! I’m really sorry!!! Furthermore, I have family on Jeju Island. They said they would help my family if I give them the information…”

Rep. Jang Hae-joon’s secretary apologizes profusely in the middle of the conference room. Likewise, Rep. Jang Hae-joon was also bowing his head and apologizing next to the secretary.

However, Rep. Jang Hae-joon’s actions were not simply because his subordinates made mistakes, but seemed to be intended to create the image of a superior who takes the subordinate’s side. It is inevitable that I will suffer losses in the current situation anyway, so I do this to take care of my own image in such a situation.

If someone who didn’t know him saw him, he would have seen him as an ideal boss who also apologizes for his subordinates’ mistakes. In the end, it’s for one’s own comfort.

“First, as far as punishment… First, we will dismiss the secretary from her position and revert her to a regular worker. However, there has been no major damage, so let’s end with that.”

“Thank you, CEO Yu!!!!”

“What? If I don’t work now, I won’t be able to eat. Anyway, let’s talk about the future.”

Yes, the important thing now is not what has already happened, but how to deal with it.

The Korean government moved its location to Jeju Island, but its legitimacy still remains there. They may be bastards who abandoned the people, but the President and National Assembly members are also there, so we cannot ignore them. They came here because vaccines are important in the United States, but in the meantime, they had enough influence to try to interfere here.

It has to end somehow. Otherwise, the market union will continue to be manipulated as part of the Korean government.

“Just in case, I’d like to ask in advance. Is there anyone who would like to be under the current Korean government?”

When Yu Hansol asked openly, none of the executives of the Mayor’s Association agreed. Considering what they did, it is a natural reaction.

“What good are those bastards who abandoned us!!!!!”

“These are people who think that members of the National Assembly or others can die. We do not consider them representatives of the people.”

“Me too.”

Rep. Jang Hae-joon would normally have taken one side and spoke, but because of the current situation, he clearly took our side. If you rebel now, you will become an outright traitor. It would be terrible.

Therefore, we had to make the Korean government withdraw from Korea, or more precisely, lose its justification and position and be unable to wield power. Otherwise, they will continue to become obstacles to us.

“Mister, don’t you have any good ideas?”

“Oh, there is one. Would you like to hear it?”

“Please tell me. I think it will be helpful.”

“It’s simple. If there are any problems that arise because that is the Korean government, you can become the new Korean government.”

“Yes??”

I am inheriting the throne, father.

To be honest, if you’re a shitty father, it’s not strange to disown him and become independent. Moreover, if the father had abandoned his child because he thought it was so dangerous, it wouldn’t be surprising if he had been disowned a long time ago.

It just has to happen now. And there were methods and means of their own.

“But you can’t get legitimacy, right? The president, existing members of the National Assembly, as well as key figures in the government are now on Jeju Island.”

“The only people there are people. And those are only fugitives who abandoned their people in times of crisis. So, we, the surviving citizens of this country, still have a cause to gain legitimacy.”

“What is that?”

Suddenly I brought a map. It was not a world map or a map of Korea, but just a map of the area around Yeongdeungpo taken from a real estate agent.

But… Yeongdeungpo, and next to Yeongdeungpo Station, there is Yeouido just across a bridge. And in Yeouido, there was a place so famous and politically important that few Koreans knew about it.

“National Assembly Building.”

“…!!!!”

“The idea is to recapture the National Assembly Building, the center of Korean politics, from zombies. Then, announce it on a large scale and gain support from the United States. What will happen if that happens?”

The existing government that abandoned the people and fled to Jeju Island + incompetent politicians VS A group of survivors who survived on the mainland, established power, and even took back the National Assembly building.

Who has the justification? No, even if the cause is slim, at least whose side will the countless survivors in Korea take?

If more survivors join and support them later, it is obvious where public opinion will turn. And getting support from the US? Even if it does not collapse, the existing Korean government on Jeju Island will be practically in a vegetative state.

It’s like removing a stone that got stuck in a rolled stone, but what can you do? No, it’s not a stone that was stuck, it’s a stone that escaped, but who sympathizes with that?

Everyone thought seriously about my opinion, but it still seemed positive. After thinking for a while, Yu Hansol asked the executives to raise their hands.

“This is a rough estimate. If you are in favor of recapturing the National Assembly Building, please raise your hand.”

If you don’t raise your hand here, you will become a traitor. In response, all mayoral union executives raised their hands.

With him, the mayor’s coalition’s operation to recapture the National Assembly building began to be implemented.