Chapter 2090 – [China’s Doomsday Season 4]

Soon after, election season arrived, and I went on vacation. Even though dimensional travel is not possible due to work on the Gate Earth, the administration itself is not suspended. Korma and other people run the government.

Of course, all seats in the National Assembly are still vacant…

“If you are not clean enough to disqualify yourself, you should not even think about becoming a member of the National Assembly. I will tell you everything from the moment you declare your candidacy.”

“That’s what a country does right. But I’m also a criminal, so I wonder if I’m kicking ladders while I’m president.”

“My father is spotless except for murder and assault, so it’s okay. And he didn’t even hide it in the first place, so he’s much better than shameless people.”

“I would appreciate it if you said that, but…”

When on earth will the vacancies in the National Assembly be filled!!!! Even if I fill 200 seats with one person during my term, I would have to be president for 1,000 years!!!!

Still, if there is someone who surpasses Eve’s standards and runs for election to the National Assembly, he is someone to watch carefully just for that alone. If you get elected there… Ah!!!! I hope someone becomes a member of the National Assembly and spends some time!!!!

And wouldn’t a politician with that level of integrity and the support of the people become a presidential candidate to succeed me in the future? It must be a strange feeling because it feels like you are just waiting for someone to take your place.

“When will someone like that come out…”

“It may not come out in your lifetime.”

“Eden you!!! You can’t say things like that!!!!!”

During this presidential election vacation, I didn’t go on a dimensional trip and just spent it with my family. I spent time in the Garden of Eden, and even though I call it home… Now it’s the President’s residence, I still have barbecue parties and spend time leisurely.

Meanwhile, public opinion regarding the gate district is ripening. First, public opinion on our side in Korea was tilted in favor, but when our side of the story was spread through a promotional site, the reaction there was also fierce.

Like President Choi In-seok, who recognized my level and looked in awe at my ability to forcibly destroy the Gate rather than using force to destroy the planet, the attention was focused on the humans on the Gate Earth side, perhaps because they suffered so much from the Gate disaster that they suffered from PTSD.

=The gate can be forcibly destroyed…?

=Isn’t it Gura? The evil emperor is not even a hunter.

= Jeongbu and Hanul Guild Officials are out!!!!!

=ㄹㅇ?

= When the hunter attacks the gate, the gate is destroyed thanks to magic power, but even if the evil emperor is not attacked, it is forcibly destroyed outside the gate with an overwhelming amount and quality of magic power.

=No, what is that…

=There are also experiment records. It is said that there are no large-sized ones yet, and medium-sized and small ones were destroyed in minutes at most.

=For the medium size alone, it takes a hundred hunters to attack for several days at most, but it only takes a few minutes to disappear?

=If this is the case, it might actually be possible to sort out North Korea and unify it?

Thanks to this, the response is positive. After the election, I will probably start working on unification aid projects over there as my first task.

At the same time, if North Korea is unified, a separate factory is planned to be built over there to produce products related to dimensional technology. Since the technology itself is from there, it is easy to find human resources and the tax benefits are strong, so we plan to make a profit.

I would like to build a factory in Korea if possible, but no matter how much unification has occurred, Korea is a small country… Don’t domestic companies only build factories in Korea? Then it would be better to build it in a place where there is no choice but to give sweet benefits.

Moreover, if there is a two-way gate, it is virtually no different from the one built in Korea. There may be things like moving and doing things on the other side, but at least when you come over here, you will come out of Gwanghwamun.

“Now that I think about it, what is the two-way gate at Gwanghwamun Square? Isn’t it going to disappear even if I put magical power into it?”

“It is an artificial gate created by Gaia to help, so it will not disappear without the consent of both our Earth and Gaia of the Gate Earth.”

“That’s good. The gate won’t disappear due to one-sided opinions from either side.”

On the other hand, in the worst case scenario… That is, we received confirmation that the two-way gate would not be caught up in a terrorist attack in the name of an attack and disappear while the exchange was in full swing. As it is the only passage connecting the two districts, its importance is great. If it explodes, it will be a big problem, so safety must be guaranteed.

Even if it explodes when you go over it, you can just call Horizon or Cherub and go back, but it’s better to avoid that if possible. Moreover, it takes a while because of China.

They couldn’t help but notice that they were trying to hack this site, so they kept quiet about the Chinese data that was given as a warning, and when they said they were opening a promotional site, they tried to hack it and blow up the site itself, thinking they would tackle it. Since they couldn’t do that, they just blocked access for their own citizens.

They keep acting so brazenly like this. Can’t they just commit a terrorist attack on the two-way gate? There is a possibility that they will think that if that area is cut off, they will be left alone and can do whatever they want as before.

Anyway, the election season passed quickly and without incident. On the other hand, it felt like the eve of a storm, so an ominous feeling began to creep in, but I did my best to ignore it.

“Oh, I smell blood.”

“If Eden says that, he’s seen all the balls…”

“When I think about the hardships my father and I go through to save people from the dead, I get a strange feeling, like, ‘Kill them just as much as you saved them!!!!'”

“What is this? It’s a piece of humiliation… Oh, was it ‘Give birth as much as you kill!!!'”

And the results of the presidential election were not as expected. I was elected with a similar number of votes as before and will be serving my fourth term as president. Perhaps by the end of this term, the president will have been president for 20 years.

… Wow, 20 years. They say I am a reincarnation, but 20 years is not a short period of time; it was the time from when a child was born until he or she became an adult. When I think about the period from when Eden was born until she entered society, I think it took a very long time.

“A fourth consecutive term sucks…”

“If you really want to hit the president, you can just abandon work and play like you did before the Japanese invasions of Korea.”

“No, that’s a bit much. Is there something that could ruin the country?”

“You get elected because you work with that spirit!!!!!”

“I know this, but I can’t do what I want?!?!”

Anyway, now that I have been elected, it is my turn to work as president again. Now, I didn’t even prepare for the handover at the end of my term, so I just had to get to work right away.

Regarding unification aid, Eden and I prepare various materials and personnel to provide support. In the case of manpower, we prepared specialized positions, which were once part of the Northern Advance Army that was formed when we were unified.

Of course, after it was downsized and unification was almost complete, the name of the unit was changed, but since troops had to be deployed in North Korea, they served there and are quite familiar with North Korea. Although there has been a generational change among soldiers, the executives are trustworthy.

In case of emergency, there is also remote support through magic enhanced clothing. They weren’t deployed to the military for nothing.

“Since I was sent out with support in the name of dispatch, the salary and treatment are good, and once I return, I will get a lump sum of money.”

“I’m a little worried because it’s the military, but they didn’t force you here, right?”

“On the contrary, the problem was that there were too many applicants. There was a rush of applicants even from the rear units, so you know how much it is worth.”

“No, I am working outside of Korea, so why is it so popular… Is it also money?”

“You have money, but you also have curiosity. It’s risky, but Eve will save your life if you get into trouble, and it’s an opportunity to move to the Gate District and work legally.”

When we were fully prepared to provide unification aid, only then did countries other than Korea finish preparing to contact their countries in the Gate Earth.

No, only now? You may think, but our government has extraordinary ability to act and execute, but this is normal in the case of national administration. Of course, on the other hand, it was also for me to get information and visit while I was crossing.

It is a naive way to figure out whether there is something to be gained from interacting with one’s own country beyond the gate, and then move on, but it is impossible to run a country based on emotions without calculation, so there is nothing to say.

Eden and me, who prepared large-scale support and crossed over to the Gate district, were greeted by a large crowd just like when we returned before. When I first came to the gate district, I was just interested. When I returned, my interest was mainly in Eden, who was performing the resuscitation procedure, but this time, it was both me and Eden.

“A disfigurement!!! A disgrace!!! A disgrace!!!!”

“Please destroy the North Korean gates!!!! Our wish is unification!!!!!”

“Eden is your sister!!!!!”

“Are you here to perform resuscitation?! Please take care of my son!!! Please!!!!!!!”

It would have been nice to respond to their request, but it was easier for me later if I moved right away and got the job done. First, I plan to meet with President Choi In-seok and begin unification work right away.

After the interview, I go to North Korea and Eden performs resuscitation procedures. After the story is over, various support and our troops will soon arrive at the two-way gate and advance north, so proceed with the South Korea gate.

And the meeting place. I alone can destroy the North Korean gate, and as we came prepared to provide unification aid for the unified Republic of Korea, one of the most powerful countries on Earth, President Choi In-seok welcomed us with a bright smile and offered to shake our hands.

“Welcome your return visit, President Choi. Thank you very much for coming here to provide unification assistance.”

“No. Public opinion has been positive for us, and we are simply providing support by calculating the merits that can be gained as the Republic of Korea develops in the Gate District. So, I hope that it will be a relationship in which we can coexist and develop together.”

Let’s exchange some well-wishes… Ah, but I know that the presidential election was held, but since I didn’t mention it on purpose, it seems like he remembers well that I don’t like being president. Small details like this can make people like you, and it’s a good way to talk about politics. He also seems to be a president with a sense of politics.

President Choi In-seok and I meet again and shake hands, announcing external unification aid and the North Korea expansion project. Of course, that’s all we have to say externally, and more detailed discussions are held in a place where no one can see.

However, when they see others doing well, there are those who are like flies who either tackle them, try to get a spoon, or both. Of course, it was obvious who it would be.

The only neighboring country that would tackle Korea’s unification is Russia… Oh, this side was destroyed a long time ago, the United States is on good terms with each other, and Japan was sad because of Fukushima, so if you thought about doing it in moderation, there was only one left.

“To be honest, there is a separate story coming from China.”

“Oh, yes.”

“We started taking action in earnest when President Choi spread the word that the Gate could be forcibly destroyed. Thanks to this, many requests poured in to Korea, which is the only channel of communication with the President, but China was the most vulnerable among them. It was like that.”

“I thought so. But what did you say?”

“They said they were willing to support this unification project. Instead, they wanted to receive a portion of North Korean territory in return…”

“No, I really lost my conscience.”

I’ve seen that before. If the Chinese unify, they will eat up two-thirds of North Korea’s land, distribute the rest to other countries, and even rule Pyongyang among themselves.

But is that necessary? From this point of view, we could unify North Korea with our own strength.

In any case, such division and rule would be difficult with the power of one country, so this is a story about unification by borrowing the power of another country. Even if we benefit from business or something else, at least we won’t have to claim territory in this part of Korea, so that’s just a shitty proposition.

President Choi In-seok responded to my harsh words with a hollow laugh. It’s hard to be positive, but it seems like what I said scratched that itch.

“Then what will you do? For now, we are withholding an answer…”

“Anyway, now China will be nothing more than a scarecrow. Other independent Chinese countries will come over from the other side. Some of them may raise the banner of the existing China, but no one will risk their national fortunes to help, and the rest will all split with China. It is a country.”

“There will be an uproar.”

“Let me ask you in advance. Would you rather be on the side of China? Or would you be on the side of the other Earth? Of course, if you side with the other Earth, you can receive support not only from the unified Republic of Korea but also from countries that are friendly to us.”

“… One thing, what happens to the two-way gate? Since it is a gate, it can be closed at some point.”

“Ah, because it is an agreement between the will of the Gate Earth and our Earth, it will not be destroyed by a general attack. If you wish, it will remain.”

“Huh? Earth…? How do you know that?”

“It’s just that we lack civilizational technology, but personally, we are beyond the technology of civilization. My daughter, Eden, also performs procedures that are difficult to perform with resuscitation technology, so what can be worse than that?”

“…”

“Now you can clearly decide which side you should be on.”

President Choi In-seok is a president with considerable ability and political sense. He was able to decide whether to board a sinking ship or transfer to another ship in such a critical situation.

No, it’s obvious just by looking at it. If it were ‘support from China, which is equally affected by the Gate incident, vs. Support from ordinary global powers that did not,’ I would naturally choose the latter.

“I look forward to your continued support, President Choi.”

“Unlike me, he will come down in a few years.”

“Even if it’s not me, I’m asking you a favor. I hope that our two countries will have a deep relationship for a long time.”

And I shook his hand. This is an indication of the intention to proceed without China in this unification project.

The ominous feeling became even closer. I am very curious about when and how it will explode.