I Alone Resurrect Chapter 146

I Alone Resurrect Chapter 146

Princess of another world (3)

“What? Why is this?”

Kang Hyeon frowned as he checked the smartphone Shin Seong-a handed him.

-Kang Hyeon of Hyunshin-dong, live.

The screen showed a post from a famous SNS, with photos of Kang Hyeon taken just moments ago when he was outside.

“Isn’t this always happening?”

Kang Hyeon’s photos are floating around on the internet. Strictly speaking, it could be considered unauthorized photography, but it had become a familiar occurrence by now.

“It doesn’t seem to be much of a problem.”

“I think the issue might be because you were with those people.”

Shin Seong-a moved the screen to another post.

-I met Kang Hyeon in front of a cafe in Hyunshin-dong.

-Anyone else see Kang Hyeon walking around with foreigners today?

-A woman with short gray hair wearing a fancy cape. She was incredibly beautiful, is she a foreign actress?

-Not gray, silver short hair.

-Could she be a famous ability user from Europe?

-I followed them briefly out of curiosity, but the language was unfamiliar. Doesn’t seem to be from Europe.

There was a heated discussion going on about who the foreigners accompanying Kang Hyeon today were.

“Is this going to be a problem?”

“We’ll have to hear the details from Shin Tae-gil.”

Kang Hyeon nodded with a gloomy expression.

“Kang Hyeon. Is there a problem?”

Sensing the unusual atmosphere, Olien asked.

“It’s nothing. Someone will be coming soon, just say hello.”

“Who’s coming?”

“Well, not exactly a noble… How should I put it? Just a high-ranking civil servant working for the country.”

“An official in charge of internal affairs, I see.”

“You could say that.”

Olien’s face lit up with anticipation at Kang Hyeon’s words.

“So Kang Hyeon knows such people too? That’s amazing!”

“Well, I am pretty amazing! Hahaha!”

Kang Hyeon exchanged small talk with Olien while waiting for Shin Tae-gil to arrive.

A little while later.

“Kang Hyeon!”

Shin Tae-gil, looking quite haggard, appeared as he opened the door.

“You’re here?”

Kang Hyeon raised his hand in a light greeting.

“Sigh, what have you done this time?”

“Done what? I haven’t done anything.”

“Hah… You always say that.”

Shin Tae-gil shook his head.

“So these are the people.”

Shin Tae-gil looked at Olien and her companions.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Shin Tae-gil.”

As Shin Tae-gil greeted them, Olien nodded awkwardly with a smile.

“Kang Hyeon. What is this person saying?”

The unfamiliar language coming from Olien’s mouth.

Realizing his mistake, Shin Tae-gil apologized.

“Ah! I’m sorry. My apologies.”

Shin Tae-gil took out a translation device from his pocket.

“Kang Hyeon. If you could give this to them…”

Just as Shin Tae-gil was about to hand over the translation device,

“That won’t be necessary.”

Galiu, the magician next to Olien, spoke.

“Princess. I’ve used a translation spell.”

“Thank you, Galiu.”

As Galiu’s magic made communication possible for everyone, Shin Tae-gil marveled.

“As expected, people from the other world are different.”

“What? Shin Tae-gil, you knew?”

“I just found out. That there are people coming over from another world.”

“Then why did you act like it was such a big deal?”

Shin Tae-gil’s expression darkened at Kang Hyeon’s words.

“Well… Sigh…”

“Why? Did something happen?”

“Kang Hyeon.”

“Yes.”

“The United States is asking for them to be sent over.”

“What?”

***

Ippotranslation

***

“What do you mean, the United States? What are you talking about?”

Kang Hyeon frowned at the sudden mention of the United States.

“It’s exactly as I said. The United States has requested for these people to be sent over.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know that either.”

Kang Hyeon furrowed his brow at Shin Tae-gil’s answer.

“They want to send people without a reason? Tell them no.”

“Kang Hyeon. It’s not as simple as you make it sound.”

“What if it’s not simple?”

“Kang Hyeon! This is no time for jokes…!”

As Shin Tae-gil’s voice started to rise, Kang Hyeon held out his hand to stop him.

“Who do they think they are to demand people be sent or not? This isn’t a joke. Tell them we have no intention of doing so and to get lost.”

“If we could just refuse like that, I wouldn’t have bothered coming to you, Kang Hyeon.”

As the conversation between Kang Hyeon and Shin Tae-gil grew tense, Olien’s expression turned worried.

“It seems we’ve caused a problem.”

“It’s nothing. Don’t worry about it.”

“Is this United States a different country from here?”

“That’s right.”

“And probably the strongest country here, I assume.”

Kang Hyeon looked surprised at Olien’s words.

“Hmm? That’s not wrong, but… How did you know?”

Olien’s attitude suggested she had known about the United States all along.

Sensing something odd, Shin Tae-gil waited for Olien’s next words.

“Among the reports from spies sent to the Empire, there was mention of the word ‘United States.’ I couldn’t know the details, but it was clear that this United States was a country in contact with the Empire.”

Shin Tae-gil’s brows furrowed at Olien’s explanation.

“What is this Empire you speak of?”

“Shin Tae-gil. Let’s sit down and talk first. We need to understand how the situation is unfolding before we can decide whether to talk or not.”

“Sigh… Alright.”

At Kang Hyeon’s words, Shin Tae-gil sat down, and explanations continued for a while.

“To summarize, of the three remaining countries on the Harken continent, the largest, the Agran Empire, has likely been in contact with the United States for some time. Is that correct?”

“Yes.”

“Do you know exactly when this began?”

“I don’t know the exact timing, but it’s been at least over two months, that’s for certain.”

Finally understanding everything, Shin Tae-gil nodded.

“Hah… I don’t know why the United States has been hiding this until now. However, it’s clear they want to prevent this information from spreading.”

“That’s right. Otherwise, there’d be no reason for them to try to take Olien.”

“Hmm…”

Everyone nodded in agreement with Shin Tae-gil and Kang Hyeon’s conversation.

“Kang Hyeon. Even if that’s the case, we don’t have a choice.”

“What do you mean we don’t have a choice?”

“We’re dealing with the United States.”

Although dungeons had appeared and the world had changed dramatically, the position of the United States remained unchanged.

If anything, it was becoming more solidified as time passed.

Even in the research of the newly established industry of magic stones, the United States was producing unrivaled results.

“Unless the world ends, the status of the United States won’t fall. And South Korea is an important ally of the United States.”

“So?”

“You know what I’m saying…”

Kang Hyeon nodded at Shin Tae-gil’s words.

“You’re saying we should wag our tails at the US and pick up whatever scraps fall, right?”

Shin Tae-gil’s face hardened at Kang Hyeon’s blunt words.

“I’m not really interested in that. Shouldn’t we respect the person’s own wishes in this matter?”

“If it’s their own wish…”

“We should ask Olien.”

At Kang Hyeon’s words, everyone’s gaze turned to Olien.

“Olien. You understand roughly what we’re talking about, right?”

“Yes.”

“What do you want to do?”

Olien shook her head at Kang Hyeon’s question.

“I’m sorry to everyone, but I can’t go to this place called the United States.”

Shin Tae-gil’s sigh further dampened the atmosphere in the reception room.

“I have things I need to do here. If I go to the United States, I’ll probably be captured by the Empire, and then the Kingdom of Heigran will no longer send people here. Everyone will probably wait for the coming doom in despair.”

Olien’s eyes shone with determination.

“I must inform the kingdom about the situation here and call for an official delegation.”

As Olien finished speaking, Kang Hyeon grinned.

“The princess has spoken! Then there’s nothing we can do, right?”

Shin Tae-gil hung his head low.

“Sigh… I don’t know what to tell the President…”

“Olien doesn’t want to go, and I have no intention of sending her. Tell them to figure it out themselves.”

“Kang Hyeon. We don’t know what will happen because of this incident.”

“We’ll think about that when the time comes. Something will work out, won’t it?”

“Sigh, alright…”

A thoroughly deflated Shin Tae-gil stood up.

“Leaving already?”

“Thanks to you, Kang Hyeon, it looks like I’ll be busy. I need to move quickly to handle this.”

“I’m sorry.”

Shin Tae-gil chuckled at Kang Hyeon’s casual apology.

“It’s alright. I’m starting to think that your choice might bring about a better future. We’ll have to find a way to turn this crisis into an opportunity from now on.”

“How unusually cool of you to say that.”

“I’m just speaking my mind. Well then, I’ll be going.”

Shin Tae-gil bowed his head in farewell and promptly left the reception room.

“I’m sorry for causing trouble for you.”

Olien said with a worried face.

Kang Hyeon shook his head.

“What trouble? Don’t worry about it. It’s just that I can’t stand weird orders, that’s all.”

He didn’t know what the United States would do because of this.

But Kang Hyeon had no intention of just sitting back and taking it.

‘This should be interesting.’

Kang Hyeon smiled, looking forward to what would unfold next.

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Ippotranslation

***

The President’s office.

President Han Seung-hoon held his heavily wrinkled forehead.

“I’m sorry. He’s not someone we can control.”

-Is that the best you can do?

The person he was talking to was none other than the President of the United States, Howard.

“It’s beyond our control.”

After receiving the report from Shin Tae-gil, Han Seung-hoon decided to refuse Howard’s request after careful consideration and made the call.

-Then the United States will come to take them directly.

“That’s…”

-If the Korean government can’t do it, we have no choice but to step in ourselves.

Han Seung-hoon’s wrinkles deepened even more at that moment.

“Sigh… I understand.”

-Well then, goodbye.

Just as the call was about to end,

“Wait a moment.”

Han Seung-hoon held Howard back.

-What is it?

“What is the United States hiding?”

-Hiding? I don’t understand.

“It’s exactly as I said. At a time when the world should be working together. What is the United States dreaming of…”

-Haha. Isn’t that obvious? The future of humanity.

“The future of humanity…”

-By the way, for Korea to ask us such a question. How amusing.

“Pardon?”

Han Seung-hoon was taken aback by Howard’s sudden words.

-I should be the one asking Korea. Republic of Korea. What are you dreaming of?

“What do you mean…”

-We both seem to have a lot we want to keep hidden. Let’s try to avoid such awkward questions.

“…”

-Until now, the United States has provided a lot of information to its ally Korea free of charge. I hope our relationship doesn’t sour.

“I understand.”

With those final words, Howard ended the call.

Han Seung-hoon pondered Howard’s last words for a while.

‘Has information leaked…’

Of course, it could have been just a probe.

But this was the United States.

It wouldn’t be strange if they had noticed the things Korea was doing in secret.

“Everyday is like walking on thin ice…”

Han Seung-hoon let out a deep sigh.

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