Solo Swordmaster

#880. I’m asking because I’m curious

* * *

I want to die.

no i don’t want to die

Of course I don’t want to die.

But wouldn’t it be easier to die?

Repeating the agony that he had repeated several times a day, he watched TV with shadowy eyes.

[Urgent news. After Baek Soo-man, a member of the Korea National Party, proposed the impeachment of the president…]

[The impeachment prosecution is still in the process of being voted on, but as a result of public opinion polls so far, more than 80% of the people support it, so it is highly likely to pass… .]

[It is unprecedented in the world to impeach a president twice in a row, and with this, the Republic of Korea as a politically advanced country…]

Beep!

Is it because I can’t stand it?

He turned his back to turn off the TV by holding up the remote control.

Then I went to the window and peeked at the blinds.

“The president must step down!”

“Haya hara ha ya hara!”

“What’s the point of raising taxes!”

“What do you mean, what do you mean!”

“We do not need an incompetent and dictatorial president!”

“No need, no need!”

“…her.”

This is probably why when frustration reaches its peak, it is not even despair.

Listening to the slogans of the protesters shouting loud enough to leave the city using high-performance speakers and even amplification skills.

President of the Republic of Korea.

Shin Myung-woon let out a laugh.

Then, with a sigh, I sat down on my chair and looked up at the ceiling.

‘…That’s not even funny.’

To be honest.

It was not incomprehensible.

It was a country that was already at risk as it was excluded from various projects of the Seven Dragons Association.

In addition, the impact of the economic collapse that began with the collapse of Midas was hit directly.

As a result.

The economy of the Republic of Korea collapsed.

All kinds of large and small companies collapsed every day, and the people who lost their jobs formed a sea of people.

Real estate plummeted as people who could not repay their loans gave up their homes and shops one after another, and many people were forced to sit on the streets.

Fortunately, the Republic of Korea was a player powerhouse with an infinity guild.

Therefore, Shin Myung-woon opened the national treasury and tried to somehow manage the economy with the players’ huge taxes.

It was like spending money on water, but thanks to that, the confusion seemed to subside to some extent.

…until the World Federation collapsed.

‘I shouldn’t have believed what the experts said that the World Federation couldn’t collapse this quickly…’ The

World Federation, which was created by combining the 7 guilds, was the largest player group and an organization that competed for supremacy in the world.

the moment they collapse.

Players’ income was also smashed.

It was unavoidable.

The amount of items the World Federation had collected in preparation for the fight against the Seven Dragons was enormous.

Most of them ended up in the hands of the Seven Dragons, but the guilds that were scattered after the World Federation fell were by no means small.

They urgently disposed of the item to seek funds for escape or to give it as a bribe to the Seven Dragons.

A large number of items are released.

There is a massive oversupply.

The overall market price declines.

Doing dungeons to make up for your income.

That’s how the supply of dungeon by-products is overrun again.

The endless vicious cycle caused players’ income to plummet in just a few months.

Even so, in other countries, the market price fell slightly thanks to the seven dragons buying back items in an appropriate way to prevent economic confusion.

But it was not the Republic of Korea.

After becoming Limon’s bride.

The seven princesses, who kept their distance from the Republic of Goryeo, did not bother to rescue the country.

Instead, only minimal measures were taken so that even if the item market in the Republic of Korea collapsed, other countries would not be affected.

…by isolating the economy altogether.

And the results were devastating.

The prices of dungeon by-products plummeted.

Even the guilds went bankrupt as a result.

Even mid-level players are in a position to worry about their livelihood.

The chaos that had been prevented by money returned several times more seriously, causing protests and riots across the country.

‘Should I say that it’s fortunate that there are no high-level players among me?’

Shin Myung-woon was cynical.

There are two reasons why they are silent.

Those with personal connections overcame difficulties by clinging to the Infinity Guild, which had a cooperative relationship with the Seven Dragons.

Those who failed to do so knew that they were escaping abroad by organizing all their property.

Each high-level player is a symbol of national power in that each player is a one-man company and at the same time an asymmetric force.

So I tried everything to prevent their escape, but to no avail.

Threaten with some kind of whip.

Whatever carrots you present.

Because they haven’t changed their minds.

Some even hired people with the ability to move through space and smuggled them into the country.

‘Is it a matter of course?’

How even a rat can escape from a sinking ship.

There was no reason for talented and smart people like high-level players to remain in this country whose future had already disappeared.

That is why Shin Myung-woon did not resent them.

Instead, I just thought.

‘…why?’

why did it happen like this

It wasn’t that I didn’t know.

Swordsmith Limon Aspelder.

From the moment they vomited him, the guardian deity of mankind…

No, from the moment they forgot the achievements of the hero who had defended the Republic of Goryeo many times, this country had thrown its future on its own.

Still, he had to ask again and again.

‘why?’

This is something that has been ordained.

whoever else became president.

The fall of this country could not have been prevented.

But why do people hold themselves accountable and resent them?

Are you protesting believing that if you bring yourself down, all the chaos will end and your previous life will return?

And…

‘Why did I become the president?’

can change the country.

I believed that it was possible for me.

At least he was confident that he would become a better president than Han Jeong-guk,

but he couldn’t save the country in the end and was criticized for being the worst president ever.

What is the reason.

after much thought.

he thought

“…it wasn’t like being president.”

lust for power, lust for honor, ambition.

Patriotism Sense of duty Responsibility.

Feeling all the emotions that burned in my heart until a few months ago are sinking like leftover garbage.

It was when he muttered involuntarily.

One voice was heard.

“Do you think so?”

startled

After raising my head.

Shin Myung-woon was taken aback.

The existence of an intruder who appeared without any signs in the Blue House, where President Han Jeong-guk, who was kidnapped twice, reinforced security to the point of being paranoid.

And the appearance of the opponent did not allow him to hide his embarrassment.

“you are…!”

“It’s just fine.”

doubt doubt doubt.

To him with a face full of emotions.

she said with a smile.

“What if there was a way to undo that regret?”

* * *

After the collapse of the World Federation.

It was not only the Republic of Korea that was in turmoil.

Although there is only a slight difference.

The absolute monarch and the 10th guild died one after another, and the influence of the downfall was that great.

In the first place, the territory of the Seven Dragons was better, but the more closely related to the World Federation, the more chaos had to be swept away.

One way to get out of that mess.

It was only the intervention of the Seven Dragons.

by all means and efforts.

Or through the power of connections.

or just luck.

On the other hand, the country that received the relief of the Seven Dragons Relatively quickly got out of chaos and regained stability.

Countries that actively supported the World Federation, faced complicated circumstances, or delayed intervention due to unlucky circumstances had to suffer enormous damage.

From politicians to business people.

Or even ordinary people.

People tried to look good to the Seven Dragons somehow.

It was to the point of even paying attention to the part-timers who worked for their affiliates, which were not part of the clan.

And through those changes.

everyone found out

―The long and fierce war is now over, and the hegemony of the world has passed to the Seven Dragons.

someone said

The iron age is over.

that a new era has begun.

No one knew if it would be the Return of the Bronze Age or the Age of Heroes.

What is clear is that in order to adapt to this changing era, we need to act quickly.

But even in the midst of such chaotic whole world.

Because there was a particularly peaceful place.

That’s the center of this confusion.

It was the headquarters of Quetzalcoatl.

No matter how rough the typhoon is, the eye of the typhoon is calm.

No matter how chaotic the rest of the place was, there was nothing to be swept away by the aftermath here, where the princesses of the Seven Dragons gathered.

So that the princesses who suffered internal and external injuries from the fierce battles can recuperate comfortably.

All the more so because other members of the clan, including his aides, volunteered to do all the work, prepared to die from overwork.

…Of course, the princesses were more enthusiastic about going on a date with Limon, abandoning their recuperation.

The clans were not dismayed.

Don’t lose to other princesses.

Rather, they raised their fever and cheered for their princess.

“Because it is our pharaoh who captures Mrs. Heung’s heart?”

“No matter how hard you try, it doesn’t change the fact that our princess is the most perfect companion.”

“It’s just a pity that Tata doesn’t know that the swordsmith’s cutest thing is our princess.”

“That’s right. It’s a 100% sure fact that the one who treats her father the most shamelessly is our princess.”

“There is no need to fight.”

“After all, it was our princess who received the ring first.”

The fierce battleground of our princess pride, so fierce that even the atmosphere of the cheering squad she encountered in the World Cup final seemed calm.

In any case, thanks to the efforts of those around them, the princesses were able to concentrate on flirting with Limon.

Except for one person.

“Huh.”

So it was.

A silver-haired girl resting her chin on her desk.

The reason why Yekathrice made such a strange expression.

Was it because the gaze was concerned?

Li Qingyu, a black-haired girl sitting at the desk, stopped her hand from handling paperwork and asked with a smile.

“Do you have any business, Yekathrice?”

“What?”

The subject who had suddenly burst into someone else’s room and had been watching himself with his chin resting on the desk for more than a few minutes.

Li Qingyu did not get angry even when Yekathrice said that there was no business.

Originally, there is no reason for the actions of a crazy bitch.

That’s why I smiled and smiled.

Li Qingyu asked again.

“Then may I know what you are doing here?”

“I mean, are you watching?”

“I didn’t know my work could be so much fun.”

“It’s not that it’s funny, it’s that it’s amazing.”

It’s literally like a pun.

However, Li Qingyu did not ask if she was making fun of her, nor did she force Yekathrice out.

I just asked with a slightly deeper smile.

“…You mean I refuse to go on a date with a swordsman and focus only on work?”

“Including that, of course.”

Destroy the World Federation.

As long as you have the hegemony of the world in your hands.

The only remaining task is to prosper the Balaur.

In that sense, winning Limon’s love was now the most important thing for the seven princesses.

Is it because of the dragon’s monopoly?

Either to lay more eggs.

Whether it’s because of personal love.

“I’m asking because I’m really curious.”

So with a meaningful face.

Yekathrice asked in a whisper.

“Li Qingyu, what the hell are you plotting?”