I Alone Resurrect Chapter 197

I Alone Resurrect Chapter 197

Prologue (2)

The one who calls himself ‘Administrator’.

‘Re-Dehera’ was very excited these days.

This was because interesting things were happening in the dimension he managed.

Although he was so busy that he couldn’t afford to be distracted even for a moment.

Today too, Re-Dehera carefully observed what was happening in the dimension he managed.

“Dehera.”

At the sound of someone calling, the administrator turned his head.

“Hedges. It’s been a while.”

It was a familiar figure.

Le-Hedges.

He was one of those who, like himself, managed dimensions.

“You’ve been up to strange things again.”

Dehera smiled brightly at Hedges’s words.

“What do you mean by strange things?”

“We are dimension managers.”

“I know that very well.”

“Then what’s with your current behavior?”

“Is there a problem?”

Hedges frowned at Dehera’s shamelessness.

“Are you trying to destroy the dimension?”

At Hedges’s words, Dehera shook his head.

“Oh my, Hedges… When have I ever damaged a dimension? I’m a specialist in my work! A professional!”

Dehera opened his eyes wide and grinned.

Hedges felt anger rising but had nothing particular to say.

This was because Dehera had always protected the dimensions.

Although Dehera’s methods were wrong and deviated from the norm, the dimensions he managed always survived.

That’s why Hedges was even more displeased.

“Do you think your luck will last forever? Dimensions aren’t toys. If you keep handling work as if it’s just for fun, you’ll eventually meet your end.”

Dehera smiled at Hedges’s warning.

“Well, we’ll see about that, won’t we? If you’re done, would you please disappear now?”

“…”

“I’m very busy these days because of someone who’s aspiring to godhood.”

“You’ll regret this.”

It was like a curse filled with the wish that it would certainly come true.

Then Dehera, who had been absorbed in something, suddenly turned around.

“Hedges.”

“What?”

“Get lost.”

Dehera snapped his fingers.

With a crisp snap-! sound, Hedges disappeared.

Once again, Dehera was left alone in the pure white space.

He brought up a huge screen to continue his work.

“Hmm, what should I do?”

Dehera had already completely forgotten about the uninvited guest and focused on his work.

“Agon. If you’re going to act like that… How about this?”

Thinking about what would happen next, Dehera smiled innocently.

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Ippotranslation

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Which is the safest country in the world?

Before the dungeon crisis, there were many differing opinions.

Some said Switzerland, while others mentioned The Vatican.

Some people pointed to Singapore or Japan with their excellent public security.

Or some even said the United States, being the world’s greatest superpower, was the safest country.

However, now in the third year since the dungeon crisis began.

When asked which country is the safest in the world, everyone gives the same answer.

The Republic of Korea.

“You look busy.”

Shin Tae-gil, whom he hadn’t seen in a while, somehow seemed busier than usual.

“Yes. I’m swamped these days with immigration issues.”

“Why are you handling that, Mr. Shin Tae-gil?”

“I’m currently managing the ability users among immigrants, not the civilians.”

These days, Korea was having headaches due to overflowing immigrants.

“Are that many people coming?”

“We receive tens of thousands of immigration requests every day. Even when we filter out just the high-level ability users, it’s still a considerable number.”

“Then that means tens of thousands of people are entering our country every day. Is there even room for more people in our already cramped country?”

Shin Tae-gil shook his head at Kang Hyeon’s question.

“We have sufficient land.”

“Sufficient land? How come?”

“We have North Korean and Chinese territory, don’t we?”

“Ah…”

China had essentially collapsed.

Meanwhile, South Korea had annexed North Korea and was even expanding its territory into parts of Manchuria.

“The problem is that most of them want to settle below the former military demarcation line. In other words, in what used to be called South Korea.”

“That certainly is a problem.”

Although the Republic of Korea’s territory had expanded significantly, only the former South Korean region had established public security.

North Korea had stabilized considerably, but wild monsters still remained scattered throughout its mountains and forests.

The situation in Manchuria was even more serious.

Not only were there monsters, but the threat of undead could emerge at any time.

That’s why everyone requesting immigration wanted to move further south.

“We’re trying to accommodate civilians in the southern regions as much as possible, and assigning ability users to the northern and Manchurian areas.”

“There must be considerable resistance.”

“But we can’t just refuse them either. Sigh…”

In a situation where the whole world is in crisis, closing doors to protect only one’s own country won’t solve anything.

They might maintain a better life for a short while, but that alone won’t solve the fundamental problems.

Eventually, it was time for the world to unite to solve these problems.

“Ah, come to think of it, what about that man Kang Hyeon encountered in China?”

“The one who stopped the meteor?”

The man who stopped a massive rock in mid-air.

Even now, thinking about it gave Kang Hyeon goosebumps.

“Yes. It’s not certain, but he seems to be on the undead’s side.”

“Even though he’s human?”

“From what we’ve found out, if one’s magical abilities are exceptional, it’s possible to change appearance to look human. If what you said is true, there’s a high possibility that person changed his appearance to look human.”

“That could be possible. He was too extraordinarily strong to be just human. But how did you find that out?”

“That person appeared in Russia.”

Fortunately, the one he met in Beijing didn’t come closer but moved northward.

They would eventually have to face each other, but Kang Hyeon was grateful for buying time for now.

“Then the defense line in Shenyang, Manchuria? It won’t fall, right?”

“Yes. It’s essentially our last line of defense, and as long as no extraordinary beings like that show up, we should be able to hold it.”

“That’s a relief.”

Kang Hyeon had been thinking about whether he needed to go back to China, but it seemed that wouldn’t be necessary for a while.

“So about that… Kang Hyeon.”

Shin Tae-gil put away his documents and looked straight at Kang Hyeon.

Seeing him suddenly become serious, Kang Hyeon sighed.

“What is it now?”

“Your intuition has improved a lot.”

“Just tell me what it is.”

Shin Tae-gil smirked at Kang Hyeon’s resigned response.

“Would you consider going to Japan?”

“Why Japan?”

“Until now, Japan has been holding out on its own without requesting help from other countries.”

Shin Tae-gil lit a cigarette and continued.

“But this time, they’ve requested our help for the first time.”

“From what I know, aren’t there fewer countries that haven’t asked for our help?”

Though indirectly stated, he meant to ask if there was really any need to go to Japan specifically.

“According to our analysis, if you step in, we believe you could drive out the undead from Japan. This would secure us a defensible safe territory at our back. It could also help address our growing immigration issues.”

“Hmm… So in simple terms, you’re saying we should stabilize that land and colonize it?”

At Kang Hyeon’s question, Shin Tae-gil scratched his head.

“I wouldn’t exactly call it colonization… But the context is similar. While complete absorption like North Korea is almost impossible, it’s certain that the benefits we can gain from helping Japan now are far greater than helping other countries.”

There were many constraints to swallowing Japan whole like North Korea.

But if they took it piece by piece, they might be able to digest it completely someday.

This support for Japan was a kind of investment made with the distant future in mind.

“Think about it without pressure. Even if you don’t step up, the government was planning to send someone anyway.”

“I’ll go.”

When Kang Hyeon agreed without a moment’s hesitation, Shin Tae-gil narrowed his eyes and looked at him.

“Aren’t you being too agreeable to my requests lately?”

“Come on, you’re making a fuss even when I help. Am I not allowed to be cooperative?”

“I apologize. It just doesn’t seem like you…”

Kang Hyeon smirked.

“Just… I’ve decided that now we need to think about survival rather than calculating gains and losses.”

At Kang Hyeon’s answer, Shin Tae-gil’s eyes grew round.

“Are you really Kang Hyeon? Did something happen to the real Kang Hyeon in China and an undead is wearing his skin…?”

“I’m leaving if you’re going to talk nonsense.”

Kang Hyeon grabbed his jacket with a flaming skull and ‘BADASS’ written under it.

“Mr. Kang Hyeon. Would one week from now work for the schedule?”

Shin Tae-gil asked while watching Kang Hyeon’s departing back.

“Do whatever you want. I’m going to rest.”

Kang Hyeon waved his hand once and left the office.

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Ippotranslation

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Kang Hyeon frowned upon returning to the guild office.

“Hey.”

“What?”

It was because he saw Ahn Yu-seong naturally sitting in his seat playing games.

“What are you doing?”

“Playing games.”

“Do you think that’s what I’m asking about?”

“Brother. This is the best computer. It’s a sin to only watch WeTube on such a good computer.”

“That’s not the issue right now!”

Kang Hyeon tried to strike his head with his palm, but Ahn Yu-seong dodged it lightly as if he had eyes on the back of his head.

“Oh? You’re dodging?”

“Is violence the first thing you do when seeing me after so long?”

“I’m doing this because I’m glad to see you, punk. I thought you’d died somewhere since there was no contact for a month. Where have you been!?”

One month ago.

When Kang Hyeon left for North Korea, Ahn Yu-seong, who had missed it saying he had something to do, couldn’t be contacted afterward.

So they didn’t even know if he was alive or dead, but seeing him suddenly appear and casually playing games made Kang Hyeon’s blood boil.

“I’m sorry. I had some family business.”

“If you’re going to apologize, at least turn off the game first as a matter of courtesy!”

Kang Hyeon swung his hand again, but Ahn Yu-seong quickly moved his body to dodge once more.

Yet his eyes remained fixed on the monitor.

“You want to go at it, huh?”

“I told you I was busy.”

Kang Hyeon smiled fiercely while grinding his molars.

“Today I need to restore discipline in the guild.”

“Come on. You might unnecessarily lose your guild leader position. Instead of regretting it later, let’s just have beer like usual.”

Ahn Yu-seong said with a bright smile.

“Follow me to the training ground. Punk.”

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Ippotranslation

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An hour later.

In the Badass Guild’s free training ground.

Kang Hyeon, spitting out bloody saliva on the floor, breathed roughly.

“Ptui! Now do you understand the greatness of this guild leader? Whew…”

Kang Hyeon smiled victoriously looking at Ahn Yu-seong sprawled out on the floor.

“Isn’t it too much to rely on stat advantage? Kekek.”

Ahn Yu-seong, covered in blood, muttered with a grin.

“Someone might think you didn’t do the same before.”

Kang Hyeon, proudly admitting he relied on stats, plopped down next to Ahn Yu-seong.

“So what were you doing for a month?”

Kang Hyeon felt like his head had cleared after a good fight after a long time.

Ahn Yu-seong seemed to feel the same way, looking more refreshed than before.

“There was an issue with company management rights.”

“I thought you weren’t interested in that stuff.”

“We can’t always live doing only what we want, right?”

“Is this the hardship of a diamond spoon? Is that it?”

“Something like that.”

“You insufferable bastard.”

Despite Kang Hyeon’s curse, Ahn Yu-seong grinned as if something was so amusing.

“So is everything resolved now?”

“Almost finished.”

“Want me to help?”

Ahn Yu-seong turned his head and stared intently at Kang Hyeon.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“You’re offering to help?”

“Yeah. Quickly wrap up your business and let’s go on a trip to Japan together.”

“Pfft. A trip in these times? You’re really not in your right mind.”

“What’s new about that?”

A real  succession power struggle.

‘This should be better than most dramas.’

It was perfect as a warm-up before heading overseas.

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