Chapter 53 (1/2)

Han Chang Jin had an unexpected visitor while he was working. Ice Queen and Boom Busker are part of the Federation that will be organized by the American government soon.

Han Chang Jin, these two, and a few others will belong to the Federation.

“Long time no see, Iron King?”

“It has been a while. You haven’t changed at all. You’re exactly the same as you were before.”

Boom Busker is the same as he was in the virtual version with his snobby tone and arrogant behavior. It is inevitable since reality is a mirror of the virtual version.

Why are they in Korea?

Travelling?

That cannot be why. It could be true for Ice Queen, but Boom Busker shows that he was forced to come here. He is engaging in an implicit protest.

“We came because of the subsumption.”

“Subsumption!”

Ice Queen threw a blow. America had made a move after it had been quiet. Which Lifer did they want to subsume that they even sent 2 rankers?

“I’ll reveal our purpose ahead of time so that we can meet Ghost Gun and Overload.”

“Kuk!”

There is a lot of land in America. The population is large as well. The powers had remained quiet until now in order to gather strength while calming their homelands.

They could not afford reach out to other nations. In this aspect, smaller countries are faster than the powers. The stronger they are, the more difficult it is to absorb.

“Are you giving me notice?”

“Because we could not go against the treaty. If you can block it, you can do so.”

How could he block it? No matter how much Lifers have become free of material matters with the increased value of points, one is bound to be seduced by the benefits that a powerful country like America could offer.

Han Chang Jin also had a basic idea that they cannot match up. They are things that cannot be offered even if a few nations like Korea were combined.

Subsumption as a Lifer of another country is left entirely up to the Lifer’s will. If the other country reveals its intention to subsume, they cannot do anything to retract it.

“Have you figured out their identities?”

“Yes.”

“How did you do it?”

“I asked Nuclear for Ghost Gun’s information, since they have always been in contact.”

Ice Queen only spoke about Lim Si Hyun. Han Chang Jin was sure that the people in the U.S. had not figured out who Cha Jun Sung is.

“I met Mr. Lim Si Hyun a few days ago. I was not able to meet Overload, Mr. Cha Jun Sung, however. Do you really think it is because I can’t meet him?”

It is easy to pressure the blog company or to track the IP address.

But he had not done it. If the 1st button is done wrong, nothing changes even if the 2nd is done properly. Human relations are not as simple as clothing.

“Will a man be such a sissy that he gets upset over a bit of hacking?”

Upset? Whose standards is this on? If all people are the same, those are robots. Boom Busker is measuring others purely on his personal standards.

Han Chang Jin ignored him and waited for Ice Queen to speak. America had sent her as a scout. Burke is just baggage.

“I don’t care.”

“You don’t care?”

“I was not part of the cause or process that created the issue. I just need to deliver the message that America wants to give them.”

Even if Cha Jun Sung seems uncomfortable, it is something that the U.S. created. Her duty is done with delivering the message.