I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 257

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Chapter 257
257: Inquiries About Joining? Contact Association President Han Muyeol! (2)
The moment Dohyun heard Han Muyeol’s teeth grinding, he knew bringing Hezeway along had been an absolutely brilliant decision.
Without the aid of Analysis, this much was simple deduction even I could manage! No matter how furious Han Muyeol became, what could he possibly say to me with Hezeway present?
A truly inspired evasive maneuver!
‘If it weren’t for Hezeway, this could have gone very badly.’
Even so, I wiped away the cold sweat forming on my brow.
Of course, judging purely by results, I had delivered an enormous windfall to South Korea and the Dohyun Party—so one could argue I’d acted wisely. Yet I’d also saddled Han Muyeol with a burden that could reasonably be called excessive, so honestly, I felt considerable guilt about it.
But what could be done?
‘Who else in South Korea could I trust besides the Association President?’
There was no one but Han Muyeol I could rely on.
This was essentially a fact Han Muyeol himself had told me. And entrusting this to some ordinary civilian friend outside the Hunter community would only make things even more chaotic, wouldn’t it?
Besides, I had thought through everything.
Certainly, Han Muyeol would grow exhausted—that was inevitable. But as a result, the political leverage he’d gain would become extraordinarily powerful.
Having orchestrated it all, I gazed at Han Muyeol with satisfaction, and just as our eyes were about to meet—his expression one of utter defeat—Hezeway’s delicate, refined voice reached us.
“It is a pleasure to meet you. I am Hezeway Paraksarl, from Draxion.”
“…The pleasure is mine. I am Han Muyeol.”
Though unresolved tension still twitched through him, Han Muyeol endured it with patience—one could hardly behave shamefully before a dignitary from another dimension.
Of course, it wasn’t merely anger he felt.
In truth, just as I had deduced, this situation wasn’t entirely unfavorable for Han Muyeol.
His political standing would rise significantly, and if he leveraged this skillfully, he could establish even better Hunter welfare policies than before.
But.
‘That means I’ll have to do all that extra work!’
At an age when one should be contemplating retirement, having more responsibilities piled on wasn’t something to accept with cheerful laughter.
Still, this elevated not just Han Muyeol’s position but South Korea’s standing on the world stage—that much deserved praise. Though it did feel somewhat like extortion, but wasn’t that simply how international politics worked?
Having reasoned through all this, Han Muyeol suppressed his anger and addressed the Dohyun Party—now bearing the title Overseer—with measured words.
“Well then, since we have a guest, we ought to show them around the city.”
“Ha, yes, that’s what I was thinking. Hezeway mentioned being curious about this place.”
“I appreciate your consideration.”
“…” “…”
As I laughed and spoke, and Hezeway bowed her head in gratitude, Hanalin and Jiyuchan—where I couldn’t see them—were carefully gauging Han Muyeol’s mood.
In any case, Han Muyeol simply nodded at me with an exasperated expression, as if to say he had no choice but to let us go.
However.
“But come see me when you’re done.”
His tone was considerably sharper than his usual gentleness, and I flinched slightly—though there was nothing I could do about it.
So I simply nodded in agreement.
“Of course. We need to hold a strategy meeting anyway.”
“…You create the mess and then… fine, go.”
Han Muyeol started to say more but couldn’t, not with the dignitary Hezeway present, so he gestured for us to leave.
I smiled wryly and departed, while Han Muyeol watched the Overseer Party disappear, shaking his head.
While things ended there, the Stone Tablet’s contents had already spread across the entire world, and since they’d reached the upper echelons of South Korea, it was certain that I would be swamped with work from this point forward.
As expected, even now, after my call with Lee Jaeho ended, my phone was vibrating incessantly like it was on fire.
Seeing calls coming in from high-ranking officials who would normally never contact me, Han Muyeol steeled himself.
It seemed retirement in this lifetime was out of the question.
Since it had come to this.
‘I’ll have to give it my all.’
I intended to elevate the status of Korean Hunters with everything I had.
In any case, this was a significant opportunity. It was a chance to raise the standing of Hunters within South Korea, but it would be no exaggeration to say it was also the catalyst for South Korea to become deeply involved in international affairs.
Therefore.
‘Other nations will likely move cautiously at first.’
It would be quite burdensome for other countries to make aggressive moves in a situation where the public hadn’t yet been informed.
Since it was still unclear what benefits joining this agreement would bring and how substantial those benefits truly were, they would certainly proceed with extreme caution.
In the meantime, I had bought time.
Before other nations began acting aggressively, I had to prepare most of what was needed.
And.
‘Dohyun, you’ll have to play your part in this too.’
Han Muyeol thought this with sharp, piercing eyes.
The protection of the Dohyun Party’s family—my greatest concern—as well as other matters, had all been safeguarded by the clauses of the Dimensional Peace Agreement.
With this arrangement, Dohyun’s information was no longer classified as confidential.
In fact, revealing Dohyun would be beneficial for morale early on.
Of course.
‘Let’s fall into this work hell together.’
There was also a hint of vengeance in my heart.
Actually, quite a bit of it.
* * *
Just as Han Muyeol had anticipated, the entire world began paying attention because of this incident.
Of the two closest nations, China descended into chaos.
A massive assembly was convened in the secret chamber of Zhongnanhai where China’s leadership gathered, and the Chairman’s reaction there was nothing but cold.
“How many people have seen this treaty document?”
“Well, at minimum, over fifty people including the Hunters who’ve obtained information and members of the Hunter Management Bureau. We’ve dealt with all of them.”
At those words, Liu Weidong, China’s Chairman, looked around the assembly with evident unease and spoke.
“If even a single character of this fact leaks outside the Party, you will handle it. The moment this leaks, the Party’s authority will crumble to dust. We must prepare as much as possible before other nations make their announcements.”
At Liu Weidong’s words, everyone gathered in the secret chamber nodded.
There was no choice in the matter.
It wounded their pride to have to bow their heads to a small nation, but they were well aware of just how powerful that treaty document was, so there was no alternative.
They were not ignorant of how powerful the Superior Races were. In reality, Earth’s Hunters were being pushed back by mid-tier races and forced to occupy the Outer Region.
But an agreement with the Dragon-kin, a Superior Race? It was absurd.
The thought that South Korea could potentially erase an entire nation with just a request to the Dragon-kin sent chills down their spines.
Of course, it might not go that far, but then again, who knows.
‘A race that has seized a position among the Superior Races of the Black Gate, filled with violence and savagery. Anything could happen.’
Currently, South Korea is the only nation that has signed an agreement with the Yongin Clan and Draxion.
In other words.
‘Even if Draxion invades Earth, they can refrain from attacking only South Korea.’
Upon reaching this realization, Liu Weidong, the Chinese President, despite his insatiable greed and his belief that his authority reached the heavens, was not so foolish as to misunderstand the current situation.
Had he been, he would never have ascended to his present position—it was only natural.
The cruelty of potentially having to bow before South Korea, a nation he had dismissed as merely a minor country, was undeniable, yet there was no alternative now.
“Prioritize joining the agreement above all else.”
As the President spoke, the National Security Bureau Director fidgeted anxiously and asked.
“Then, sir, what about the economic retaliation measures we imposed on South Korea not long ago…?”
At the National Security Bureau Director’s words, Liu Weidong’s complexion drained of color in an instant, and he cried out.
“Have we lost our minds! Withdraw them immediately!!!”
And it was not merely China’s reaction.
Japan, a nation as close to South Korea as China, was equally thrown into emergency status.
Of course, unlike China’s political structure where a single president orchestrated everything, considerable chaos erupted.
“I’d rather die than bow my head to those barbarians!”
“Agreed!”
“Better to die than be manipulated by such an agreement and cower in fear!”
Watching the far-right politicians speak thus, the Japanese Prime Minister felt his head spinning.
What could possibly fill their heads to make them so obstinate to the bone? He felt such ignorance that he wondered if they had even read the same treaty document.
Thus, the Japanese Prime Minister regarded them with considerable exasperation.
It revealed how little attention they ordinarily paid to Hunters. All the more so because Matsuda Kenshi, the Japanese Prime Minister himself, had been handling Hunter-related affairs regularly, and now he spoke in indignation.
“You’re out of your minds! Can’t you feel it just from reading that treaty? How long do you think it would take for the Yongin Clan’s army to come and sweep our archipelago if we don’t join the agreement?”
“What, what did you say? Even if the Yongin Clan were to invade like that, our archipelago’s valiant Hunters….”
“Hunter Association President?”
At Matsuda Kenshi’s words, Japan’s Hunter Association President, Kurosawa Ryu, answered immediately.
“In my assessment, we could hold out for perhaps one hour. Ah, of course, I’m speaking in terms of a single A-Grade party, not the entire Yongin Clan army.”
At Kurosawa Ryu’s words, the faces of the Council Members gathered in this room paled in an instant. The far-right politicians were no exception.
They had never imagined the Yongin Clan could be this formidable.
Thus, Japanese Prime Minister Matsuda Kenshi, observing those who had finally grasped the situation, spoke.
“Among the other guilds that have received this information, there will likely be far-right faction guilds. Immediately deploy Hunter Association personnel to first prevent their movements, and we must visit South Korea as quickly as possible to meet with Association President Han Muyeol. Are there any other matters we must address?”
“…Well, regarding South Korea, there are various economic retaliatory measures we’ve implemented….”
As one Council Member spoke thus, Matsuda Kenshi replied.
“Withdraw them immediately and adopt the most favorable gestures possible. South Korea is now equivalent to a nuclear power possessing the sole nuclear deterrent.”
At Matsuda Kenshi’s final words, everyone nodded unconsciously, as if the reality had struck home.
If even Japan, which had been arrogant toward South Korea, was in this state, other nations had nothing to say.
The United States’ reaction was particularly intense.
In the underground bunker of the White House, Richard Vance, the American President, examined the documents with an incredulous expression before hurling them onto his desk and asking.
“You’re asking me to believe this now?”
At Richard Vance’s words, the Conference Room fell into an icy chill.
Yet even though the President’s mood was disturbed, this was fact; therefore, CIA Director Marcus Weaver spoke quietly to Richard Vance.
“Unfortunately, it is the truth.”
“Hah. You’re telling me that just one A-Grade Dragon-kin Party could destroy the entire Eastern United States in a single day? And that it wouldn’t even take a week to destroy all of America? Are you saying this is actually true?”
“Yes, sir. Currently, even if we combine all Hunters in America—not just our strongest—we cannot stop a single A-Grade Dragon-kin Party.”
“Pendleton, do you share this assessment?”
When President Richard Vance spoke the name Pendleton, Michael Pendleton—who served as both America’s Hunter Association President and the International Hunter Association President—nodded in agreement with the President.
“Yes, sir, it is fact. Personally, I believe even a single member of the Dragon-kin Party alone could accomplish the same.”
“Damn.”
Richard Vance cursed, his displeasure evident, yet he understood precisely what needed to be done. Had he been ignorant enough to miss this, he would never have risen to his current position.
Still, he could not bring himself to speak immediately.
Perhaps pride played a role, or perhaps it was the sensation of watching global hegemony slip away in an instant.
Of course, depending on how America responded now, that could change.
If America joined the Draxion Dimensional Peace Agreement after South Korea, the nation’s authority in its current position would diminish somewhat, but it could preserve American power to the maximum extent possible.
Certainly, America could plummet after South Korea, but securing the best possible outcome was the absolute priority.
Thus, CIA Director Marcus Weaver spoke.
“Based on intelligence we’ve gathered, this Lee Suhyun appears to be using a false identity. We could dig deeper to reach his true identity, but I believe we must cease operations here. We need to stand down all agents who were pursuing Lee Suhyun.”
Secretary of State Robert Caldwell then added his perspective.
“We must persuade Association President Han Muyeol, listed in Article 8, to the greatest extent possible. Using the Korea-United States Mutual Defense Treaty—though its relevance now seems questionable—as justification, we should negotiate as much as we can. Beyond any formal compensation, I believe our priority should be offering various benefits to him as an ‘ally’ beforehand.”
“….”
Richard Vance pondered briefly, then nodded as if in agreement and spoke.
“First, lower all tariffs. Beyond that, let’s consider what other benefits we can offer.”
With Richard Vance’s words, everyone present could sense it: with that single decision, global hegemony had nearly shifted entirely to South Korea.
Even America had surrendered completely.
And so South Korea had become the center of the world.
Of course, South Korea’s upper echelon was still struggling to fully comprehend the situation.
It was no minor commotion—in a single day, no, in merely a few hours, the nation had become Earth’s number one power.
An emergency state council was convened, bringing together Han Muyeol, all National Assembly members, the President, ministers, and vice-ministers without exception.
This phenomenon was not limited to South Korea alone.
China, Japan, and America all moved accordingly, and the European Union, along with Britain and Russia, were equally swift in their responses.
And.
The very person who had caused this global upheaval.
“What do you think?”
“Oh!? The scenery is certainly completely different from Draxion.”
I was giving Hezway a tour of Seoul.
The mana here was not particularly abundant despite the advanced science, which made the civilization they had built shocking to Hezway. Yet amid this, Hanalin seemed anxious and asked me a question.
“Will it be alright? The whole world seems like it’s going to be in chaos….”
Just as I was about to answer Hanalin’s concern, Hezway spoke.
“Hmm? Not just Earth, but probably all dimensions will be in an uproar.”
“What?”
Hanalin looked at Hezway as if asking what she meant, and Hezway looked back at Hanalin as if she didn’t know.
“The Dimensional Peace Agreement is announced to all other dimensions. That these two have formed an agreement.”
“That… you mean…?”
“Most likely, they’ve all learned that we’ve entered into an agreement with Earth.”
Upon hearing this, Hanalin realized it wasn’t merely Earth’s problem, and a sense of vertigo washed over her—yet there was another whose pupils trembled far more violently than hers.
The moment Ines, who had relinquished her captain’s position and been promoted to B-Rank, entered the Celestial Royal Palace, she heard the news and couldn’t help but feel her eyes quiver intensely.
‘Ah…! I’m one step too late…!’
Ines too had intended to forge the Dimensional Peace Agreement with Dohyun, but she had fallen short by a single step, and her pupils trembled with that realization.

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