Chapter 122 – Divine Wind

Chapter 122 – Divine Wind

While the Photon Destroyer’s artillery barrage was sublimating the water mass into a steam mass, the Nagoya Merchant Guild’s sentries were chatting as they watched.

“Oh, it’s flashing again!”

“It really is!”

The periodic flashing from the water mass in distant Tokyo was impressive, but for those who knew nothing, it was difficult to accurately identify what it was.

“It must be raining heavily in Tokyo.”

“Can there really be that much lightning, though?”

“Truly… it’s like the end of the world, seriously.”

The sight was unmistakably thunder and lightning itself. It was unimaginable for them that it could be someone’s ability.

“Should we report that to headquarters?”

“What would you say?”

“Hmm… ‘Severe thunder and lightning above Tokyo’?”

“Are you the weather agency?”

“That’s true for the man too.”

Thus, the Photon Destroyer’s Artillery Barrage was mistaken for a natural phenomenon. Until the next morning, when the Reconnaissance Team Leader noticed something strange.

***

Meanwhile, over Tokyo.

Boom! Boom!

The Photon Destroyer’s repeated Artillery Barrage.

At first, it was barely noticeable, but the water mass was bursting at an increasingly rapid pace. At the same time, the monsters roaming within the water mass were, of course, eliminated.

After reducing the size of the water droplet with such a period of firing, I gradually approached the Assault Landing Ship.

Rumble-

And I prepared the Worker Bugs in the armored transport plane-.

“It’s your turn now.”

I threw them into the water droplet.

“Ding-Ding!!?”

They seemed flustered by the sudden water, but…

Splash-splash splash splash!

Soon, they vigorously paddled their feet, quickly moving towards the center of the water droplet. Everyone watching from the Bridge exclaimed in surprise at the sight.

“What? Were they always that good at swimming?”

Sua looked down at the Worker Bug she was holding, her expression bewildered. Seongjae tilted his head with a rather serious expression.

“No matter how I look at their physical structure, it doesn’t seem like they’d be good at swimming…”

Meanwhile, Rye seemed excited for some reason.

“Little friend. You can do it!”

Perhaps thanks to that encouragement (and Swimming Essence)…

The Worker Bugs were able to quickly reach the center of the water mass.

They rushed in as if competing with each other, getting tangled until one of them snatched a small orb into its mouth. Once a winner was decided, they obediently made way.

The victor, like a triumphant general, swam nimbly towards the armored transport. Soon, he handed me the Artifact.

“Good.”

Blue Marble. This Artifact, shaped like a blue orb, glowed faintly in my hand, vibrating quietly. In the previous cycle, I hadn’t even had a chance to see what The Man looked like, it was a Water matter.

‘How do I use this?’

I quietly held the Blue Marble and channeled mana into it. But unlike other Artifacts, there was no proper reaction.

‘This reaction again…’

I had felt a similar sensation only once before. The Man’s thing was none other than… the Seed of Regression, which had regressed me to the past.

I fiddled with the orb for a while, then finally gave up.

‘Well, at least not letting the enemy get their hands on this is a win.’

Just taking this from the Villain, who knew how to use it, was a sufficient gain.

Also, considering the case of the Seed of Regression, I had a belief that this would play a big role someday.

‘Anyway, Su-a will take care of the immediate Water situation.’

The Man and the gains were not just that.

“Speaking of which… Tokyo. It was submerged the whole time.”

I looked down at Tokyo, freed from the Water Droplet, and smiled.

“This… looks like a Water paradise, doesn’t it?”

With my command, numerous armored transports carrying Worker Bugs began to move back and forth towards the ground. It was the beginning of the Tokyo looting, which no one had been able to touch until now.

***

After that, I was tied to the skies above Tokyo the whole time.

“It’s truly endless.”

An endless stream of Water came out of Tokyo.

Naturally, there were also a considerable number of Water things that had become useless after being submerged in Water, but many of them could be repaired with the Worker Bug’s repair function.

Thanks to this, I was endlessly harvesting Water in the skies above Tokyo, and the warehouses of the Factory Ship and Assault Landing Ship, which had some spare space, quickly filled up… most of the Water was even being transported back to Incheon.

Furthermore, perhaps exhausted from the long Water harvest, some guys were enthusiastically sightseeing in Tokyo at an unexpected time……

“How is it? It’s the same!”

“Wow! Magical Girl Yujina!”

The men were Water, Seoyeon, Seongjae, and Seongmin.

The men stopped by Akihabara, where they had been submerged, and freely collected the Water items they had been so eager for.

“Fix this for me.”

“Ding!!”

They even demanded repairs from the Worker Bug. Meanwhile, Sua and Rai were with the men. Rai also seemed to be interested.

The man was eyeing the Magical Girl Yujina figure, and then…

“Wow. This is really good.”

He gave a thumbs up.

“Oh… please, not even Rai…”

Sua just shook her head, looking at the men.

Meanwhile, Minju seemed to want to be with the men, but she had another task.

Whoosh- Pow!

She was responsible for quickly moving the collected Water to Incheon using Spatial Teleportation.

“Wow… are you bringing more of these?”

“Ding!!”

She was so busy that she even gave a look of annoyance to the Worker Bug bringing in the work.

‘Just a little more effort.’

It was while I was encouraging her in my heart.

“Uh… hey, Boss?”

A communication came from Rai. When I turned the Observation Ship towards him, I saw a familiar face he was confronting.

“What, it’s Yuzuki?”

I had met her before.

***

‘Yuzuki, huh… ‘

I was lost in thought for a moment.

The woman was one of the most influential people in the Last City, and unfortunately, she wasn’t my former colleague.

‘Though she probably would have been with us.’

It was a genuine regret.

Because the woman had died before we left the Last City and formed our own group.

No, perhaps the woman’s death was… the true catalyst for us, who were clinging to false hope and wavering.

Because with the woman’s assassination, we completely detached ourselves from the Last City, which we already distrusted. We decided to create our own separate group.

‘This time, I won’t let her die.’

Thinking that, I lowered the armored transport plane.

Rumble-

I was going to greet Yuzuki.

***

Yuzuki, facing me.

“Um, hello! It’s nice to meet you. I’m Tachibana Yuzuki!”

She looked at me and introduced herself spiritedly. Her demeanor seemed to be a mix of half expectation and half fear.

Seeing her like that, I felt a strange sense of nostalgia.

‘Come to think of it, in my previous life, I introduced myself first.’

In the Last City, she was the focal point that united the Japanese people into one group. Naturally, she was in a higher position than I, who had just begun to develop my abilities.

I was in a position where I had to introduce myself to her first and strive to gain her recognition.

But now, it was different.

She was dealing with me in a disciplined manner.

“Let’s stop with the introductions and get to the point, shall we?”

Four!

We chatted for a while like that…

The main agenda was to recommend the use of Worker Bug Coins to her, and furthermore, to confirm her intention to join My Faction.

Of course, it wasn’t that difficult anymore. When I subtly hinted that I was already using Worker Bug Coins in China and Vietnam, she clapped her hands and-

“Oh, really? Of course! We’ll join too.”

She expressed her willingness to cooperate.

‘She can be trusted.’

I nodded. Even in her Previous Life, she had built her position with a consistent attitude of upholding principles and trust. She would be a sufficient talent to entrust with the forces of Japan.

“Then, I’ll hand over some of Tokyo’s resources.”

In addition to that, extraordinary support was planned.

She seemed very excited. As I began to enumerate the precise resource transportation and trade conditions one by one, she nodded repeatedly. She was even on the verge of tears of joy.

“Well, is this enough?”

“Yes! Of course! It seems like more than enough. But…”

After that, she swallowed her words.

“Is there something?”

When I asked again, she hesitated and then replied.

“There are strange people living in Osaka…”

“Ah, you mean the Patriots of the Empire.”

I smirked at her words.

“Of course, I’ll take care of it before I go.”

If I put my mind to it, it wouldn’t even take half a day.

* * *

And a few days later. The leadership of the Patriots of the Empire was seething with rage over the recent rumors.

“Those bastards! They finally did it!”

Bang!

A man slams his fist on the conference table in a fit of rage.

“It seems they’ve allied with the Korean forces and even decided to use the funds of the Men. Reports are already coming in that they’re repairing roads with strange bugs.”

“The Men were indeed Zainichi!”

“Ugh… He couldn’t hide his sinister true intentions…”

“If things continue like this, it will be a disaster!”

“Lord Ryohei! Take action immediately!”

Hashimoto Ryohei, the leader of the Patriots of the Empire, quietly looked around the room at the words of the Men.

He had a hobby of secretly exploring Apoin alone. It seemed he was the only one in the room who knew how powerful the Magitech Civilization was.

‘Fighting the Men’s Fleet is nothing short of suicide.’

Ryohei trembled inwardly.

He, a villain, wanted to leave everything to the Mutants who had recently started to become active.

‘No, I have to calm everyone down first…’

Thinking this, he opened his mouth.

“Hmm… Everyone, calm down. The situation isn’t that serious…”

But at that moment, Ryohei flinched, seeing the conference room grow chillingly silent.

‘What? At this rate, I’ll die here first!’

He felt murderous intent from his loyal subordinates. Their Anti-Korean sentiment was true madness. Someone like Ryohei, who would side with whoever was convenient, was not in a position to speak out carelessly.

He ultimately had to change the ending of his sentence.

“Ahem, …it’s not that serious! Who are we, if not the very people who eliminated all the Zainichi in Osaka?”

And he added:

“We can get rid of those guys quickly if we just work together a little! Hahaha”

He knew how absurd his words were. In his heart, he was terrified that the Fleet would appear before his eyes at any moment.

But his leadership, oblivious to his true feelings, shouted in response to his assertion:

That’s right!

Wow, as expected of Sir Ryohei!

No, this is no time to just stand around! Let’s go to Nagoya right now and drive out those Zainichi bastards!

Alright! Go out and gather the kids for fire manipulation. It’s an expedition!

The situation changed rapidly.

Uh… over… over there!

Ryohei, with a pale expression, tried to stop those people, but-

Huh?

Sir Ryohei, is something wrong?

No, just leave them.

He shrank back once again.

Hey, you guys, have a good trip. Hahahahaha!

As everyone left, he wiped away a cold sweat. Ryohei, knowing that what they were doing was essentially an act of suicide, had a tearful face.

Oh… please… someone save me…

His voice was pitiful.

***

Meanwhile, the Assault Landing Ship above Tokyo.

What are these guys? They’re coming out to attack first?

I was looking at the Observation Ship and was flustered by the developments in Osaka.

Haha… how fearless.

Of course, I was flustered because it was ridiculous.

I decided to leave the Assault Landing Ship, which was still under construction, above Tokyo for now. I then gave a movement order to two Photon Destroyers.

Well, it’s convenient for me.

It was even better.