## Chapter 197 – Conspiracy of Rebellion (1)
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The attack on the Alliance headquarters began with a large-scale bombing of unknown origin.
After the initial explosion, which barely went off, a second, massive bombing occurred,
and the Alliance headquarters was quickly seized by a mysterious villain organization.
They wielded abilities strong enough to make even A-class heroes look weak,
and even brainwashed the heroes who attacked them, turning them against the citizens.
Thousands of Hero Alliance members and guards died in the incident,
and hundreds of citizens were injured by the brainwashed heroes.
They began attacking the National Defense Headquarters and the Police Headquarters,
but the incident was brought to a close a few hours later after the Alliance’s President directly negotiated with the villain leader.
And now, the President who successfully negotiated the settlement is finally revealing herself to the public.
“Hello. I am Jung Sua, the second President of the Hero Alliance.”
Her appearance is being broadcast live on streaming platforms and public broadcasting.
Her youthful, feminine, and somewhat delicate appearance is a major topic of conversation, in stark contrast to the strong and masculine image of the previous President.
“My father, the former President, continued to work tirelessly despite suffering from complications and aftereffects until recently, unable to relinquish his position.”
“What… what? That strong man…”
Citizens are reacting with surprise.
Hearing about the lonely end of such a steadfast and great figure,
they feel surprised and saddened.
“His condition deteriorated to the point where he was unable to perform his duties even before this villain incident,
and I temporarily took over as President to conduct the negotiations.”
In reality, he has been hospitalized for years due to the aftereffects of alcohol addiction,
but she can’t tell the truth.
The important thing is that she made the villains retreat through negotiation,
demonstrating her ability to work as the President of the Alliance.
“However, he deeply regrets his responsibility for this incident,
and according to my father’s wishes, I, his daughter, have inherited the position of President of the Hero Alliance.”
She also explains to the citizens the process by which she became President,
thereby proving the legitimacy of her becoming the President of the Hero Alliance.
“I pledge before you to dedicate my life as the President who leads the Hero Alliance,
fighting against the villains who disrupt social order and threaten lives.”
Then, she comes forward to the simple platform and bows to those watching,
vowing to be faithful to the role and responsibility she must fulfill as President.
By clearly stating the legitimacy and responsibility of becoming the President of the Hero Alliance,
she is impressing upon the citizens that she is the one leading the Alliance.
“Tsk… what a pointless thing to do.”
The Executive Director is also watching the broadcast.
Despite the busy schedule of rebuilding the headquarters after the terrorist attack on the Alliance was halted,
he and the executives who followed him were leisurely drinking coffee, sitting in the branch’s conference room.
“To make such a declaration in such a shabby place, really.”
“Indeed. There’s no sense of dignity at all… she’s just a kid, isn’t she?”
No matter how much Sua tells the public that she is the President,
in their eyes, filled with power and greed, she is still just a clueless child.
“Wouldn’t it be better to just humor her… set her up as a puppet and calm public opinion?”
“It seems we’ll definitely need time to rebuild the headquarters and find stability.”
The executives, toeing the line of not offending the Executive Director too much,
offered their most realistic opinions.
“Humor her? That’s out of the question.
A greenhorn who’s never worked as a hero is the President?”
However, the Executive Director still had no intention of changing his mind.
If it weren’t for that greenhorn, he would have been in that position,
because he was confident that he had the ability to be there.
So, he had to quickly remove Sua, who was an eyesore, using any means necessary,
and tell the public that he truly had the ability and qualifications to be President.
If that day was even a day late, the public would completely recognize her as President,
and he might not have a chance once the headquarters was completely rebuilt.
“Solving things through dialogue instead of defeating villains.
Isn’t that precisely what disqualifies her as a hero?”
“That’s right! Villains are inherently the evil of society.
It’s absurd to compromise with the evil of society through dialogue!”
The executives had been supporting the Executive Director since before the previous President disappeared,
and they couldn’t possibly like Sua either.
“Haha… there’s no need to rush so much, everyone.
Don’t we have that secret weapon I mentioned before?”
The Executive Director smiled slyly, seemingly pleased with the executives’ support,
and brought up the story about the test subjects at the secret laboratory that he had mentioned in the previous meeting.
“Of course, it would be nice to make her disappear quietly without using them…
but looking at the current atmosphere, it will be difficult to do so right now.”
If an executive other than the President bothered him,
it was common to dig up dirt on them and forcibly remove them from their position.
In the case of political rivals who checked him, he had even quietly buried them in places where no one knew.
However, she was the President, who was definitely in the highest position,
and he had just announced that to the entire nation.
If he assassinated her and removed her from her position right away,
a shady story might leak out.
“Then… how about we disguise it as if those guys broke their promise and invaded again?”
One executive suggested a dangerous idea to the Executive Director.
The proposal was to disguise the test subjects and agents as villains and have them attack the rebuilding headquarters,
and then eliminate Sua and the neutral forces inside.
“Isn’t that too dangerous? And the cost would be considerable.”
“That’s right. Right now, we should focus on rebuilding…”
The executives expressed concern about the unrealistic and radical idea.
The Executive Director also tilted his head slightly, expressing an ambiguous stance.
– Creakㅡ
As they were discussing how to oust the President,
the door to the conference room opened and a young woman walked into the conference room.
She clearly had the appearance of a very young girl,
but charisma and dignity could be felt in every step and expression.
The executives were surprised by the sudden intrusion of an outsider and tried to shout,
but they were overwhelmed by her charisma and intimidation and couldn’t say anything.
“I’ve been listening to all of your opinions…
Especially the idea of using the test subjects… it’s a pretty good idea.”
Pink hair and bright red eyes, resembling Sua.
But a strange sense of intimidation and a strong aura of charisma that could not be felt from Sua.
“Were you surprised by my sudden appearance? Executives of the Hero Alliance.”
With a strange expression that made it impossible to know what she was thinking,
she lightly lifted her skirt with her fingertips and greeted the executives.
“W-Who are you… how did you get in here?”
The conference room was clearly guarded by personnel to prevent anyone from entering,
and they were professional bodyguards that one woman could not easily break through.
However, no commotion had been heard from outside,
and there were no signs that she had struggled.
“I am Kaiser, the president of Shadow Company.
I would like to make a proposal to you, so I have committed this rudeness.”
“K-Kaiser…? Kaiser…? Hmm…”
“That name sounds familiar…?”
At the woman’s words introducing herself as Kaiser,
some of the executives frowned, as if the name was familiar.
However, they couldn’t remember well,
and they didn’t recall that she was the leader of the villain organization ‘Dark Knights’ in the past.
“So… what is it that you want to propose?”
Despite the executives sweating from the unknown intimidation emanating from Kaiser,
the Executive Director did not seem nervous at all, with his unique experience.
Rather, he asked her, an outsider who had broken into the conference room, what her proposal was.
“Our company… is conducting research that transcends the limits of ordinary humans.
That includes creating heroes to be used for war.”
Kaiser explained with a slightly chilling smile to the Executive Director’s question.
Something like light leaked from the small cube on her hand,
and a video reminiscent of a factory or laboratory interior began to play.
“W-What is this…?”
“What makes humans the weakest is emotion and desire.
After removing all of that… these are beings with only strong power and tenacious regenerative ability.”
A physique and muscle mass that far exceeded that of an ordinary adult male at a glance.
A monstrous regenerative ability that allowed them to stand up quickly no matter how injured.
It felt like watching hundreds of zombies.
“What do you think? These amazing children… are to be used for a great purpose.”
