The Swords I Raised Are Too Strong - Chapter 36

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Chapter 36. The Patriot (2)
【To welcome the Patriot, who has dealt with the mysterious Black Gate, South Korea’s second Transcendent, Shin Si-woo, has personally headed to Yongsan!】
Under the Patriot Special Law, all hunters in South Korea must transparently disclose their Gate conquest rewards.
And the Patriot publicly broadcasts all his Gate conquest achievements live.
Since it was the Patriot himself who declared he would regulate hunters, he leads by example, standing at the forefront of all others.
‘Please….’
President Lee Seok-hyun and Chief Prosecutor Kang Mu-jin watched the broadcast with tense expressions.
A black shimmer appeared above the Underground Bunker that the American military had used in Yongsan.
The Gate was being conquered, releasing the hunters inside to the outside.
But….
【W-wait? The P-Patriot is—.】
The reporter on-site lost his words.
Emerging before the Gate was Sword Master Cheok Jun-kyung, but unlike usual, he was drawing a light saber that gleamed with an eerie brilliance.
And what followed was even more astonishing.
Kuuuuuuuuung———!!!
The black shimmer grew larger and larger, eventually stretching to the distant sky.
It meant that the entity emerging from within the Gate was so immense, and the implication was clear.
【South Korea’s pride, the Patriot Carrier———!!!】
Even on screen, overwhelmingly impressive.
Twelve massive and magnificent aircraft carriers appeared in the sky above Yongsan, South Korea.
Under normal circumstances, one would have thought the Patriot was simply in a good mood and holding a parade….
“So it comes to this.”
President Lee Seok-hyun laughed bitterly.
A few strands of hair fell from his crown, where down had grown from Shin Si-woo’s miracle.
Everyone could tell the Patriot’s carriers were different from usual.
【The Patriot has opened all the gun ports of the aircraft carrier and is launching fighter jets…..】
Even when eliminating drunk drivers, the Patriot had cloaked the aircraft carrier and quietly handled it with transparent drones.
It was to prevent public confusion.
Yet he suddenly projected the overwhelming symbol of violence above his own capital’s sky.
Whiiiiing———.
The reporter was left speechless by the cascade of fighter jets.
The citizens watching this also frantically tapped on WorldNet with bewildered expressions.
No, actually, everyone understood the meaning well enough.
—Could it be? Helping Japan….
—What happens if that terrible Demon and the carrier collide?
—Aren’t we going to end up like Vietnam?
What would a battle between SSS-rank Transcendents look like?
The answer could be found in Vietnam, where half the nation had become ruins.
Even a Transcendent who had endured trials, as long as they lived on Earth, possessed a system and ideology.
Moreover, such ideologies became extreme as they underwent prolonged trials.
Vietnam’s Transcendents refused to compromise with one another, and the two waged a war that laid waste to half the nation, including the capital.
—Korea being split in two is a bit….
A war that didn’t end even after millions of citizens perished.
In the end, Vietnam was divided into North and South as a result of a ceasefire agreement between the Transcendents.
Leaving behind millions of casualties.
The moment that fact surfaced, terror gripped the people of South Korea.
And for good reason….
—Why is Yulgok Yi I’s 100,000 Army appearing?
As the Gate widened laterally, ground forces emerged.
The Patriot’s elite force that had never been properly disclosed until now—Yulgok Yi I’s 100,000 Army.
Special forces operatives clad in unidentifiable military equipment fixed Shin Si-woo with cold, piercing gazes.
* * *
[Weak.]
Twelve aircraft carriers blanketing the sky.
The flagship positioned at the very center.
The Patriot in the command center tilted his head as he received the telepathic message from Cheok Jun-kyung.
‘There’s no way Cheok Jun-kyung could have misread this….’
Shin Si-woo was the one who resolved a calamity that even he could not handle.
What about the Red Sea?
“Patriot, the Red Sea was a calamity that wouldn’t disappear even with continuous bombardment from my twelve carriers for twenty-four hours straight.”
The Patriot had once infiltrated the source of the Red Sea alongside Yi Sun-sin.
Even under twenty-four hours of sustained firepower, the Red Sea did not vanish.
Because of this, the Patriot abandoned the assault on the Red Sea and focused on stabilizing the eroded exterior.
Yet Shin Si-woo resolved it.
Was this apparent weakness a deception tactic?
“Radar results coming in shortly.”
The Patriot didn’t act rashly and kept his focus on the carrier’s radar display.
He intended to verify exactly how much power this being called Shin Si-woo possessed using cutting-edge future technology.
Beep!
The results came through.
“As expected, the power we’re seeing now is merely the tip of the iceberg.”
“If that’s just the tip….”
The carrier’s [Radar] was a technology that roughly measured both the visible and hidden power of a detection target.
The section indicating Shin Si-woo’s [Current Form] on the radar display appeared extremely faint, and below it, the hidden power was—.
“It’s broken through the screen.”
The danger threshold was immeasurable.
As he was gauging the full extent of their power, a transmission came from Yulgok Yi I.
[1st Army, forward deployment complete.]
The vanguard of the 100,000 Army had begun moving beyond the Gate to encircle Shin Si-woo.
The Patriot swallowed hard, his mind troubled.
‘Help Japan and… raise the land value—.’
I suppressed my anger.
At the same time, the fact that Shin Si-woo appeared so incredibly powerful troubled me.
‘The Constellations are egging him on to be aggressive, but…’
Should I stop him now?
As I wavered, that moment arrived.
“So you’re coming at me like this?”
I heard Shin Si-woo’s question.
At that, Cheok Jun-kyung instinctively stepped forward, and every gun turret on the carrier locked onto Shin Si-woo.
Honestly, I had zero desire for a military confrontation.
But…
“Patriot, that one is a harmful Transcendent.”
The Constellations were being unusually zealous.
Even dialogue was dangerous.
So shouldn’t we resolve this immediately?
However, even the Constellations knew when to be rational.
[I see no opening to strike.]
Swordmaster Cheok Jun-kyung offered that assessment.
Furthermore…
[I have a premonition that even Yulgok Yi Yi’s 100,000 Army may prove insufficient.]
Twelve carriers.
One hundred thousand troops.
Yet Yulgok Yi I suggested we would be outnumbered.
‘How do I stop the Constellations?’
As my concern deepened.
A change occurred.
“————.”
Shin Si-woo chanted something.
It was the name of some entity.
A power so immense that calling it human would be an insult.
Yet at the same time, a sinister dread coexisted with it.
The world turned crimson.
“Wh-what in the…”
I stared out the carrier window in utter shock.
Colossal and grotesque Demons soared to the edge of the sky.
Their scale overwhelmed the 100,000 Army.
According to the radar count—.
[One million.]
And…
Yi Sun-sin’s words that followed.
“This is merely the tip of the iceberg.”
Shin Si-woo’s power remained unfathomable.
Patriot acknowledged the reality before him.
The time was not yet right.
So then—.
“Hell yeah!!! Damn good to see you. So you’re the second Transcendent?”
Patriot seized the aircraft carrier’s microphone and shouted.
Brightly, as he always did.
Never letting a hint of fear show through.
‘The entire nation is watching me.’
I smile.
I suppress the fear.
I meticulously perform the role of welcoming the arrival of a new Transcendent who will save the nation alongside me.
The Constellations supported Patriot’s performance.
The aircraft carrier’s gun turrets shifted their aim.
The muzzles of Yulgok Yi Yi’s 100,000 Army pointed skyward.
And so—.
“I imagine my sudden appearance must have startled you quite a bit—.”
Shin Si-woo ceased his actions and engaged in conversation instead.
The crimson Demons that had filled every direction by the second vanished in an instant.
At that surreal sight, Patriot exhaled a sigh of relief.
Yet outwardly, he feigned even greater delight.
“Startled? Why would I be startled? You’re our patriotic Transcendent who seized Japanese territory and stole their technology!!! Of course I’m delighted.”
Boldly and heartily.
Just as when I first revealed my Transcendent power.
Back then, I too had feared Korean military might attack me, but I never showed it and instead smoothed things over with a parade.
This carrier fleet and 100,000 Army were merely a parade.
“I’ve brought plenty of mysteries for this nation. Junior, greet the people first, then we can talk.”
Whirrrrr—.
The aircraft carrier’s cargo hold opened.
Mysteries radiating brilliant, multicolored light were revealed.
Mysteries stacked like mountains.
And simultaneously, a reporter’s voice rang out.
【Patriot has prepared a patriotic parade after quite some time! Look at that immense quantity of mysteries!!!】
The aircraft carrier that departed from Yongsan advanced toward Gwanghwamun Plaza.
Beneath it, Yulgok Yi Yi’s 100,000 Army marched, and at the very front, Cheok Jun-kyung raised his light sword high, adding to the grandeur.
To anyone watching, it was unmistakably Patriot’s triumphant homecoming parade.
And….
“It’s not a full-scale war, but something feels off.”
“Indeed it does.”
The President and Kang Mu-jin stared at the scene in bewilderment.
And Patriot, who had been waving to the citizens from atop the aircraft carrier—.
“That was a close call.”
He exhaled a breath of relief.
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Even madness could be beautiful when pursued with such devotion.
‘The epithet “Patriot” is no mere title—it’s earned.’
Patriot’s fundamental nature was ‘dedication to the nation.’
After the parade concluded, Patriot claimed he had urgent matters to attend to and postponed our conversation.
Witnessing his actions, I couldn’t bring myself to press him further.
Whoooosh——.
Fighter jets and drones streaked ceaselessly across Seoul’s airspace.
The moment Patriot returned from the Gate, he launched bombing campaigns against South Korea’s danger zones.
From the Void-shrouded Jeolla Province to the sea routes connecting Jeju Island and Busan, and the contaminated monsters appearing near the DMZ—he struck them all.
“Ten people died while I was gone?”
Afterward, Patriot met with the families of the fallen Hunters who had given their lives for the nation, expressing his gratitude for their sacrifice.
And that wasn’t all.
He provided the bereaved families of the deceased Hunters with enough wealth to sustain them for a lifetime.
I found myself bewildered by his unwavering conviction.
‘How does one even check or persuade such a righteous man?’
The Patriot I observed as a transcendent was entirely different from how I perceived him as an ordinary human.
The reason Patriot so casually manipulates real estate and stocks is that such matters are genuinely trivial to him.
‘Evil gods are proliferating, and you’re worried about real estate?’
Having become a transcendent myself, I understand this perspective well.
In any case, every action Patriot took was driven by a genuine desire to protect South Korea.
Accomplishing all those tasks within twenty-four hours—how could I not be impressed?
“Sorry, I’ve been swamped. I’m late.”
It wasn’t until a full day had passed that I finally met with Patriot.
“Listen, you know that place near the DMZ where the mines used to be? The DMZ, right? Anyway, contaminated monsters kept accumulating there. They need to be exterminated periodically, so when I’m not around, handle it for me.”
Patriot speaks casually to everyone, his language crude and unrefined.
I didn’t wish to mirror his informality, so I addressed him with formal respect.
“So why did you want to see me?”
“I thought you might be concerned about the actions I’ve been taking—.”
Monitoring Patriot was one thing.
But my immediate priority had shifted: I needed to persuade Patriot and bring him to my side.
My priorities had changed.
‘War.’
To strike at North Korea, I needed Patriot.
My Swords had clear limitations with their manifestation duration measured in seconds, so Patriot’s ability to sustain wide-scale firepower for twenty-four hours straight was indispensable.
This was why I sought to establish a peaceful relationship with Patriot.
I’m not sure if that’s even possible.
‘Housing prices and Japan…’
I’ve touched Patriot’s reverse scale in more ways than one.
But why is it?
“I eliminated the Red Sea that even I couldn’t destroy… I dealt with Gye Man-hwi, the corrupt remnant of South Korea, so what’s bothering me?”
“That, the real estate issue isn’t so much a government failure as it is a side effect of my eliminating Ghost Cry and the Red Sea.”
“Ah, real estate?”
He rubbed his rough, stubbled chin and pondered for a moment.
Then he laughed heartily.
With that laugh, he looked like a good-natured man in his mid-forties.
“Dealing with the calamity of Gates is more important than housing prices.”
Why sacrifice the small for the great?
Even if real estate affects people’s livelihoods, how could it compare to the Gates right before our eyes?
Gates are a matter of survival!
Truly, a statement worthy of Patriot.
“Countless citizens gained freedom from Ghost Cry’s screams, and Seoul residents regained safety from the Red Sea’s threat, didn’t they?”
Beyond that, Patriot praised my achievements and thanked me for doing the work he should have done long ago.
“Now people whose hometown is Goyang City have a place to return to.”
Patriot was overjoyed.
‘I wonder if there’s anyone who actually wants to return to an empty wasteland…’
I was somewhat puzzled.
The Demon consumed the Red Sea and swallowed all the terrain and features of the surrounding area.
Goyang City now was essentially a barren field, and it had long been reduced to ruins by Patriot’s bombing anyway.
There was the problem of reconstruction.
“The Black Gate—I made quite a haul there. The President’s supposedly throwing a banquet soon—”
Patriot shouted heartily again.
I’ve brought back the carrier hold full of tremendous mystical treasures.
I’ve overcome the cunning schemes of a treacherous elf and seized victory.
Bring forth wine and meat!!!
‘Wow…’
I hadn’t even broached the main topic yet, but Patriot was already carrying the conversation forward on his own.
I had so much I wanted to say—about Necribas, about evil gods, about war…
“You’re trying to talk about the Korea-US-Japan alliance, right? An alliance with those Japanese… I just came out of a Gate myself, you know? Let me look into things a bit more and I’ll come back.”
The figure of Patriot departing, leaning on Sword Master Cheok Jun-kyung.
“Oh, and don’t worry about real estate—I’ve come up with a groundbreaking solution for it!”
He waved his hand fluttering and disappeared.
I had nothing to say about his unwavering nature.
Just as Jesus was, Patriot was also remarkably generous-hearted.
This time, it seems the President and Director Kang were wrong.
“How is that supposed to be weak-strong-weak-strong?”
* * *
My breath caught in my throat.
“Playing around while I’m gone?”
Patriot tilted his head with a crooked smile.
He regarded President Lee Seok-hyun and Chief Prosecutor Kang Mu-jin with a long, measured gaze.

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