Chapter 314 – 27. Commander.
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“We need a new ground, a new order.”
“Yes?”
It was the first words of the president who invited Han Sarang to the Blue House.
When Han Sarang asked back at the completely unexpected words, he continued his words with eyes that contrasted with his relaxed body.
“Modern people often assume that democracy and human rights are natural and will last forever.”
“?”
It’s still nonsense.
“But that’s a scary idea. Everything that mankind has achieved has a price. Starting lightly with money, even the lives of individuals and communities.”
Perhaps he was about to say something quite heavy, he sipped the prepared coffee and paused for a while.
“It’s been quite a while since democracy and human rights appeared. And they paid the price. Maybe that’s why… It seems difficult to maintain them now.”
“What do you mean?”
A question that came out almost as a reflex.
However, the president did not answer, but rather asked another question.
“How long do you think the present order will last, Colonel?”
“…I’m not sure what your question is about.”
“No, I know. He’s a smart guy.”
“…”
“Five years…No, it’s been six years now. The concept of dungeons has appeared, and countless communities and societies have collapsed. If it’s not an advanced country like us, and even an advanced country, unless it’s a country supported by national power, this situation can be solved. It collapsed without being able to do it.”
“Do you want to talk about the dangers of dungeons? If that’s the case…”
“If it was something like that, I wouldn’t have talked to Colonel Han. The dungeon is just a skirmish.”
He continued to explain.
“After the dungeon appeared, individuals with strong power appeared, and they united and established a guild. People showed up.”
“You’re talking about Yueun.”
“Yes. In fact, with his appearance his, everything before that has become meaningless.”
He looked a little scared.
Shaking eyes hidden in a relaxed expression.
However, it was not the expression of a person running away.
“Actually, I thought I knew about him to some extent, but over the past few months, he’s been very harsh on me for that. He’s a much stronger and more dangerous person than I thought, even without him.”
Apparently, he thought of the harem palace conquering China independently.
Hundreds of thousands of people’s troops were massacred, so it has to be.
In addition, the Borganias obtained as a result of this and the women who were kidnapped and turned into handmaidens are firmly established as belonging to the palace.
“It’s not even a movie… A monstrous creature born from humans and breeding. I can’t sleep thinking that something like that will be released in the middle of Seoul.”
“I guess so.”
“As long as the Chinese army is powerless and annihilated, it will be impossible for the South Korean army to deal with him.”
Han Sarang also nodded.
Even when she sees her being in the military, she is no match for her.
“Anyway…That’s the situation. It’s an era where it’s impossible to say for sure whether the nation, let alone mankind, will be able to subdue him. And maybe sooner or later…”
He quenched his throat for a moment.
Again and again he smacked his lips.
“The current order is going to collapse. He doesn’t fit in with a world with democracy or human rights. He wants to own everything, he wants to do as he pleases, but he doesn’t want to take responsibility. It’s like watching an adolescent boy with 2nd grade disease.”
“…”
“It would be nice if there was someone who could control him…But I don’t think there is anyone like that.”
“…I agree.”
“If things go wrong, even this country will not be able to guarantee its survival. As long as I’m here, I can do my best to suit him, but… Well, it’s not a monarchy, it’s a country where the president changes every five years, so there’s a new order. I don’t know how long I can hold out at this point where it’s being established.”
After that, there was silence for a while.
The president was thinking as he was, and Han Sa-rang was also having his own concerns.
In the few months without Yoo Eun, the world has changed drastically, and the order itself has been shaken.
And when he comes back it will only get worse, not less.
“Do you remember what I said earlier?”
“Are you saying that everything mankind has accomplished has a price?”
“Yes. Establishing a new order, of course, comes at a cost. Usually… It’s extreme chaos. Let’s take an example. Yu-eun captures an innocent woman passing by and makes her his own, and all the people know about it. What if it were?”
“That…”
The president shrugged his shoulders and spread his palms out.
“Either way you choose is ruin. It’s a dilemma. If you issue a warrant to arrest him in defense of democracy and the rule of law, the people might cheer. And that would be in accordance with current justice. But the palace will rebel Murder It is a reaction from a group that is insensitive to social distancing and does not feel any remorse for dissolving the community. Perhaps, a nuclear reactor terrorism in Japan or a biochemical terrorism in China may be carried out in Seoul Plaza, just like Colombia or Mexico when drug lords installed it.It might be, because we don’t have the means to fend off their backlash.
However, if you pretend not to know his crime, this time the people will rise up. It is a world where the punishment of various heinous crimes is blurred and various corruptions are rampant, but people will not tolerate it. It’s a matter of pride for the community to which you belong. A nation cannot live as a citizen if it succumbs to a single criminal.
So I can’t choose both.”
What a bleak future.
The problem is that it is not a scenario for a movie, but something that will come true with a very high probability.
“So… What do you want to say to me?”
“It’s simple. Let’s solve this dilemma in advance.”
“?”
“You got a hidden job? I heard about its function. You can summon soldiers.”
“Yes. It may be a little awkward from the state’s point of view, but I think you can see it as simple training of soldiers.”
“That’s why I’m talking about this with a colonel.”
“What is it?”
“I don’t know how long it will take… But we need to raise it to at least 5 divisions.”
“Five divisions? So many? Of course, when my stats go up, I’ll be summoned against my will… But then I can’t keep them alone. They also eat, drink, and have fun.”
“Of course. But, if you seize the power of the country, you can clothe and feed as many divisions as you like, don’t you?”
“Yes?”
He sounded a bit squeamish.
It has to be. Anyone who suddenly hears the grandiose sound of ‘the power of the state’ will say this.
“What do you think could be the solution to that dilemma?”
“Didn’t you say no?”
“Yes. Of course, it’s like a sophistry that destroys the prerequisites.”
He tapped his own head with his index finger.
“You just have to make sure you don’t know what happened in the first place.”
“?”
“You don’t have to know whether that person kidnaps a woman or a man. Then the choice of the state becomes simpler.”
“…Do you think that makes sense?”
He seemed to be talking about press control.
It would have been possible in the past, and it was actually controlled, but now? Well.
“No. That’s why we need the power of a colonel. A huge power that can destroy this current order in an instant and build a new one.”
“Ha…No way…You’re telling me to stage a coup…Are you saying that?”
She has a slightly exasperated tone.
“No.”
“Then what the hell!”
“Coup d’etaranyo. It’s just a revolution to survive.”
“…Isn’t that a pun!”
“Then do you think this country will be able to control all the media with the current system? This country that claims to be a democracy?”
“Why do you think that’s the only way?”
“Then Colonel Han, I ask you. If he did commit a crime, what would you like him to do?”
“…Why are you asking that question?”
“You are both his lover his and a utilitarian. Either way, you would n’t want him arrested or pretending to be with the state, right?”
“…”
She didn’t answer, just bit her lip.
“Then, how should the state and institutions respond in that situation? Spread this fact widely to the people, and although he has committed a crime, he is so strong that we dare not arrest or prosecute him. Are you afraid?”
“That…”
“The country collapses! Only once or twice! Does the country only collapse? What about its people? What will become of our Korean people? When the state fails to resist, it is the Korean people who always stand up and point their swords at him. Can you be sure that you won’t end up as the mother of a monster with your whole body exploding horribly? Can you be certain that you won’t die in agony and melt away for the rest of your life covered with radioactivity from a nuclear reactor attack?”
“…Even if I start a revolution or a coup, it will be the same anyway. The public’s ill feelings toward the military dictatorship have not cooled down even now.”
“Of course there will be protests. There will be protests. But that’s it! You’ll deal with it, won’t you and the soldiers deal with it? There’s no need to kill, and there’s no reason to torture or beat an unnecessarily high sentence..Because the purpose is to protect them.
But what if the harem clashes with protesters? Still don’t know the difference? Don’t you know why I’m offering you this?”
“…”
“Because you are a man who is loyal to his country, has his people in his heart and has the will to serve the people, and has power, and because you want to face the protesters and violent revolutionary movements that are about to happen, instead of the harem. That’s why I’m telling you this.”
Excited, he took a deep breath and cleared his throat.
“…The order has already changed. At the point when a monster like that appeared. You can’t fight it. Then at least you have to survive.”
“Let me ask you a question. Even if there is a military dictatorship, information will leak out anyway. Don’t you know that it cannot be completely blocked? And even though this country claims to be a democracy, there are still many areas that are controlled. Do we have to resort to extreme measures?”
“As I said earlier, this country changes its leader every five years. Among them, there might be an apostle of justice with a firm will and conviction. It could be someone who hates crime and especially hates that person. That’s how it is. If you collide with him, this country itself may be erased.”
“…You must be very afraid.”
“Because I’ve seen the power.”
If you keep going like this, you will definitely bump into the harem palace. So, before that, start a revolution, establish a new order in a new country, and create a country that does not confront the palace. And by controlling the people, they also do not collide with the palace. As a result, damage is minimized.
That is the President’s plan.
Han Sarang found herself nodding her head on the other hand while feeling uncomfortable with it.
They can’t resist, so they bend from the beginning and even establish a new order.
Isn’t this like a traitor? Isn’t it like them in history who chose to surrender instead of fighting against a foreign enemy that they dare not confront, and defended and defended their people with it?
Of course, there is no other way than that.
Already, not only Yueun, but even the palace without him has power that the world can’t handle. The Varkana, which made Incheon a mess as soon as it appeared, and treated all modern weapons as toys, collapsed with only two intruders, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers were swept away with only Aheuki’s alter ego.
An opponent that is qualitatively and quantitatively different from other powerful countries or foreign enemies that appear in history.
Perhaps surrender is the real answer.
“As a side note, technology is getting better. As long as the relevant laws are properly formulated, controlling the country is not a big deal. Of course, this country can’t do it now, because it’s already too democratic.”
He tapped his desk with his fingers and pushed his upper body forward.
Unlike before, he had a resolute eye that did not tremble.
“Destroy the world, create the world. That’s what you’re supposed to do, Colonel Hansarang.”
