Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 117:
Chapter 117 - Alandal's State of Affair (2)
[This is a breaking news . Fifty seven Korean Politicians with ties to the missile terrorist attack in the US has been identified . The Roused Kahng-woojin has suppressed and eliminated these individuals . The fact that these politicians had intentionally caused the Dungeon Breaks, and the extent of damage caused by them was revealed . The anger of the people . . . . ]
Jung-minchan let out a sigh as he looked at the news .
“When's the president arriving?”
“He'll be here in 30 minutes . ”
Seoul station wasn't too far away from the National Assembly . The news was all about the killing . . . They were listing all the corruption charges and wrongdoings the politicians had committed . It was exactly the information brought by Melody .
[Through the press conference, the President thanked the Alandal's guild master Kahng-woojin . As soon as the crippled congress is reformed, they will convene to discuss whether Alandal guild should be given independence as a separate country . It will be put up for national referendum . . . ]
Minchan asked Haemin a question .
“What's the chatter on the internet like, director Kim?”
“It's not as chaotic as I thought it would be . The stories are all about our president, but the actions of the politicians was too dirty . There is a growing sentiment that our president had done the right thing . ”
“This is despite how he acted on the news?”
Kahng-woojin had seized the congress, and it was shown through the live broadcast . Still, public sentiment wasn't too bad right now .
“Yes . Well, the footage of him actually killing them wasn't released . . . ”
It wasn't as if Kahng-woojin had carried out some ghoulish show where he murdered people . He just pierced the heart of politicians, who deserved death . The fact that such an act was carried out against congress members at the National Assembly was shocking, but the causality of his actions was quite clear .
It was as if this had been orchestrated by someone . . .
“Ha-ah . The president is really . . . ”
He was none other than the president . Favorable words were pouring out in the media regarding Kahng-woojin that it made Minchan wonder how this could be .
If one looked at the news, one would think Kahng-woojin was a hero . They made it seem as if Woojin had known beforehand that South Korea was in enormous danger . He was being touted as a savior, who had found and killed 58 politicians, who had deep connections with terrorists . He had saved Korea .
“Isn't this quite fortunate for us?”
“Yes . However, I don't know what this independence is about . . . ”
Minchan shook his head from side to side .
Alandal had gained its independence . . . How was such a thing possible?
“Isn't the Vatican a good example?”
Minchan let out a sight at Kim-haemin's words .
The Vatican existed as a city state, but the special status of the religion was the main reason why it was established as an independent state . No one had expected such an independent state to form in Korea .
“Hoo-ooh . I guess it's possible . ”
“He already negotiated it with the President . ”
Haemin's words didn't comfort Minchan at all . Unless Kahng-woojin had negotiated all of this beforehand, the President wouldn't have mentioned it in his press conference .
“Jeez . ”
He thought Kahng-woojin was peerless in terms of causing trouble that was beyond one's imagination . Everyone was taken aback and shocked as they waited for the president to arrive .
After a brief moment, the car containing the president arrived at the office .
Woo-soonghoon had a haggard face, and Lee-kahngjin's face was somewhat flushed . Kahng-woojin got off the car, and he looked the same as ever . He just looked a little bit drowsy .
“What? Why are you guys all doing out here?”
Woojin spoke as he saw the people, who had gathered in the parking lot . Minchan stepped forward and he spoke .
“President . How can you cause such a big accident?”
“The floor of the National assembly building didn't see any blood . ”
How can you say that . . . . Ah, if you were going to go through with this, it would have been better to do it inside the National Assembly building . When the seizure of congress was shown live on broadcast, do you realize how hard my heart was beat? Fortunately, the people killed has been very bad people . It was a weird situation where Woojin was being treated as a hero . . . .
“When did you make a deal with the President . . . Let's speak inside . ”
Minchan was about to pour out all the questions he had, but there were too many employees gathered in the surrounding . First, he guided Woojin to the president's room . As they were moving, Minchan saw someone he didn't recognize, so he asked a question .
“Who are you… . ”
“Ah, I'm Lee-kahngjin . I work at the Seoul District Public Prosecutor's office . . ”
“Ah ah! Judge Lee-kahngjin . ”
This young judge Lee-kahngjin was famous for being fearless . Anyone with a bit of interest in politics had heard of his name . Minchan shook his hand .
“I'm Alandal's vice president Jung-minchan . ”
“I've heard a lot about you . ”
Jung-minchan was someone, who received as much public attention as Kahng-woojin . Alandal itself had rocketed into relevance in such a short amount of time, and Jung-minchan was in charge of taking care of the daily operation . Of course, he would become famous, and he was rated fairly well by the public eye .
He wasn't a Roused . He was a normal person, and his personal stock was increasing right now . He was considered to be one of the best individuals at allocating resources to support the guild . Many companies coveted him .
Woojin, Minchan and the rest of the group gathered inside the president's room .
Sunggoo had returned from the Dungeon, so all of Alandal's founding members was present . The Holy Maiden, Holy Knight James, and Lee-kahngjin was also present in the room .
“President . What is up with this declaration of independence?”
“Uh? How did you know about that?”
The lines on Jung-minchan's face deepened when he heard Kahng-woojin's answer .
“There isn't anyone, who doesn't know about it . The President of Korea made the announcement . ”
“Ah . I guess he finally made his decision . ”
Woojin nodded his head as he thought about President Kim-byungmahn, who had heeded his warning and advice .
“Recently, I've been a little bit unfair to you guys . Since I have a lot of business at the Dungeon, I couldn't manage you guys properly . . . You, Minchan, probably had the hardest time . . ”
“I'm thankful, since you acknowledged that fact . Still, why would you declare independence . . . ”
If he already knew Minchan was having a hard time, didn't he have to stop himself from causing such big accidents?
“If I don’t, won't the government continue to bother us? I decided to make a country where we won't be disturbed . This will make things a bit easier for you . ”
“…… . ”
Jung-minchan was struck dumb . He was building a nation based on such a simple reason? He was taken aback . However, he was more surprised at Woojin's ability to implement and drive a plan forward .
“What the heck did you talk with the president?”
“I just gave him a proposal . I told him I'll kill him if he blocked me from raising my country . ”
“…… . ”
“If he left me alone, I told him I'll form an alliance with him . ”
Ha-ah . Should this be how a 21st century intellect should think? Michan's face became haggard, but the Holy Maiden praised Woojin .
“I am impressed by your benevolence . ”
“Isn't it? I could have killed everyone . ”
“…… . ”
Minchan was barely able to gather his thoughts, and he asked a question .
“It isn't as if you can just make a country just by wishing it . So what did you agree to in this negotiation?”
Woojin thought about the conversation he had with the President .
“He want to form a treaty with me . . ”
“So what's the content of that treaty?”
“You’ll have to make one up . ”
“…… . ”
“Let's see . What do we need to do if we want to make a country, Mr . Kahngjin?”
On Alphen, he just had to declare he was the king, and that was it . However, the modern society didn't work like that . Well, it was possible to do that, but if they they were really going to do it, it would be better to do it properly .
“You have to at least have a judicial, administrative and legislative branch . ”
“Mmmm . ”
Woojin had been summoned during his 3rd year of high school .
Alphen was basically divided into rulers and subjects . He had been the only one to survive living as a ruler for 20 years on Alphen . However, the only subjects he had under him were the Death Knights and Lich . . .
“Minchan . ”
“Yes . ”
“You are the Prime minister now . ”
“Ha-ah… . ”
President . I don't want such a fast promotion .
Dear god, how can you put me in such a position? I think you overestimated my ambitions .
“You can come up with the rest as you consult with Mr . Lee-kahngjin . ”
“…… . ”
Lee-kahngjin had a confused expression on his face .
‘Why am I… . ’
He had come at the request of the President . He was told to find Kahng-woojin and give him counsel, but he never expected . . . .
Not everyone inside the president's room was shocked . Sunggoo had a wide smile on his face .
“Heh heh, hyung-nim . So what am I going to be doing?”
“What do you want to do?”
“Mmm . If hyung-nim is the king, then should I be part of the royal guards?”
“Ok . Sunggoo can be the commander of the royal guards . ”
“Ooh-heh heh . I gotta go boast on the SNS . ”
Did the rise in Roused Rank inversely lower Sunggoo's social intellect? Sunggoo spoke with such a bright voice that the atmosphere within the president's room improved .
“Excuse me, president . ”
“Uh . What role do you want?”
Soonghoon's eyes twinkled at Woojin's reply .
This was it . This was the once in a lifetime opportunity that will never come again .
Anything he said here will be granted .
“Doesn't a country need an ambassador? I think . . . You know I'm quite eloquent with my words . . . ”
“All right . The Secretary of Foreign Affairs? The Minister? Do whatever you want . ”
“I will move heaven and earth to do my job . ”
Soonghoon's face became heroic .
'I did it, mother . The Woo family name can be proud of me now . ’
Jung-minchan shook his head from side to side .
If they were playing house, then Minchan would have been happy .
Woojin followed up on whatever he said . His words became reality . This was what scared him . This conversation itself was the cornerstone in building a nation… .
“At least, give me a direction I can work towards . ”
Minchan decided to stop resisting . He requested more information .
Since the President had already given his pledge, it would be hard to go back on this . Moreover, if one thought about the Vatican City, it wasn't impossible to think that a small city state could form within South Korea .
The size and the structure of the state was basically the Guild itself . They were just getting acknowledged as being an independent nation .
As Woojin intended, he would own his own country where he didn't have to be ruled over by anyone .
“What kind of direction?”
“Yes, what is the purpose of our existence? What will the Alandal Kingdom work toward to?”
Woojin answered without hesitation .
“World peace . ”
“…… . ”
Was he joking, or was he being serious?
At the very least, the Holy Maiden decided to accepted it as truth .
“I don't know what to say at the monarch's choice . ”
The Immortal had just considered world peace as a worthy cause .
He was the champion of the **** of destruction . . . Wherever he went, death and despair had followed . However, he now was choosing to protect .
This was a drastic change .
Moreover, this was a blessing for the Planet Alphen . Kahng-woojin will be working towards world peace .
Wooji glanced at the Holy Maiden, who was overwhelmed by her emotions, then he spoke to Minchan .
“You take care of the rest . Don't think in too large of a scale . ”
“Understood . ”
No matter how one thought about it, it would be impossible not to think in large scales . However, Minchan obediently gave his answer .
‘He probably can't get into a bigger accident now . ’
He was already a king now, so how could there be anything bigger? Minchan really thought there wouldn't be any big accidents in the future .
‘I just have to get through this business . ’
He had to establish the foundation of a nation . It was a very hard task, but it wasn't as if they were stirring up a revolution inside Korea . A small entity called a guild was being given independence, and the guild would be transformed into another form called a country .
The problem was the peace treaty they would be entering into with Korea . It was up to Minchan to come up with it .
“Well, you'll have to work hard Prime minister Jung . . . ”
“Prime minister Jung… . ”
He repeated back Woojin's words, and Jung-minchan's face became flushed as his cheeks slightly reddened . His heart was beating faster, and it wasn't caused by his worries . It caused his heart to flutter .
The building of a nation and the treaty would be taken care by Minchan and the guild employees . If Minchan did a poor job, he would just have to go get someone who would do a good job .
Woojin had the other Alandal to deal with . His plate was full from merely ruling his Dimensional Domain .
“I want to see you for a brief moment”
Woojin looked at the Holy Maiden . Melody had a confused expression on her face .
“Yes . My king . . . ”
Woojin and Melody got up from the sofa .
He was very curious . The Holy Maiden had been the first person to be found inside a Dungeon . So how did she use a Dungeon to arrive on Earth?
Woojin had always been curious about that point after he became a Dimensional Lord .
Woojin opened a Return Portal in an empty location inside his office .
Zzeeeng .
“Follow me . ”
“Yes… . ”
Woojin disappeared into the portal, and the Holy Maiden followed after him .
Every single one of the Holy Knights of the Aria church was originally from the Titan Guild .
The protection of the Holy Maiden was important to them, but they were also given the task of keeping track of Roused Kahng-woojin .
“Shit . Notify the Titan immediately . ”
At the Holy Knight James' words, a member quickly formed a message and it was sent to Titan's guild master Deacon .
[Kahng-woojin has established the country of Alandal . ]