NOVEL NEXT Episode 85:
When the world first became a game, the organizers of the game... players who could make a contract with the monarch and gain supernatural powers appeared.
However, protecting the world was never the role of a player, but was always the role of a hero.
Therefore, when the ten heroes, including the saint and the sword lord, first protected the world and realized that this was by no means the end of this tragedy, the real hell began.
The following year, the season of “King of Heroes” arrived, and the world once again needed heroes amid an unprecedented threat.
— A child with a thousand faces and a thousand talents. Do you want to be a hero?
Just around that time, a monarch extended his hand to Yoosung.
Yoosung nodded, and in response, the ‘clown monarch' finally burst into laughter.
— You will become a hero among heroes. However, for the rest of your life, you will not be understood by everyone and will become the subject of their laughter and ridicule! Where else can you find such a funny joke!
At the end of that year, eight of the first heroes died while conquering the tier 12 tower, and the saint and the sword lord barely returned alive.
Everyone had no doubt that the world was ending. The world was on fire, with cries of apocalypse on every street corner and uncontrollable riots breaking out. Not in the hands of monsters or tower breaks, but in the hands of the people.
Even now, talking about the ‘three weeks of silence’ from the second season is considered taboo.
And on the last day of the third week, the King of Heroes conquered the 12th tier tower and protected this world. After that, three heroes were left behind, including the King of Heroes and the Saint Sword Lord.
Seven empty seats appeared in the seats that should have been reserved for ten heroes, and every season, new heroes appeared, took their seats, and disappeared again.
Season 6 of “Endless Labyrinth” was no exception. Even if it is somewhat far from a heroic death
——UN Peace Security Council conference room, New York, USA. Also known as the Norway Room.
The heads of the five permanent members... the United States, Britain, France, Russia, and China were there.
And with them at the center, 10 non-permanent members took their respective positions according to international dynamics.
Furthermore, there were seven heroes in the center of the table surrounded by 15 member countries.
“Yuseong hasn’t shown up yet.”
Saint Mary, one of the French heroes, spoke. In response to the saint's words, America's hero, Lieutenant General Kilgore, uttered the F word.
“Fuck... can I burn you a cigar?” Ignoring the restraints of those around him, Lieutenant General Kilgore took out a cigar case, and only after St. Mary was shocked did he put it back.
“Our king is always self-indulgent, so it is also the subordinates’ job to take care of that.”
Looking at that scene, Mistress Lydia smiled and laughed. A British hero and one of the behind-the-scenes manipulators who exerts key influence on the Western world's transnational intelligence organization CIPO.
Those from China and Russia did not hide their blatant hostility due to that extremely meaningful smile.
Coincidentally, heroes from China and Russia, among the five permanent members of the Council, have died.
Therefore, the meaning of this place was also one.
mi . It is a silent war between the East and West camps, divided by the country and ideological system, even in the face of the threat of world destruction, a battle between old and new enemies that has continued since the So (蘇) era.
“Mistress Lydia, I have obtained evidence to prove that you were aware of the Count’s ‘abnormal signs’ and yet intentionally kept silent
.”
“Oh, it was really worrying for me too. But, unfortunately, didn't Prime Minister Romanov tell us not to recklessly slander the hero of our country? “It’s very heartbreaking.”
The expressions of those on the Russian side distorted again at Mistress's mockery.
It was right then.
“Give me the King of Heroes.”
Bang
“Oops, excuse me. “I don’t know if you guys were getting into a good fight while I was away.”
“Yuseong!”
An outlaw appeared, leaving behind the former player guards who were blocking the entrance to the conference room without even knocking.
“Oh, please don’t worry about me and just fight. “Isn’t that what everyone gathered together for that purpose?”
He was the king of heroes.
“.. ...Mr. Kang.”
“I was waiting. “You are the king of heroes.”
Mistress Lydia smiled meaningfully and Yoosung turned his head.
“I don’t have time to mess around, so let’s get to work. So what did you call me to do?”
“Well, I will mourn the heroic deaths of the sword lord and the count, and then go on to talk about our ten heroes——
“I won’t talk at length.”
At that moment, the silent Chinese representative spoke up.
“The sword lord and the count… I think everyone here will at least agree that their deaths are far from ‘heroic deaths.’”
“Who can take my consent as they please?”
And Yoosung shrugged his shoulders as if it were someone else’s business.
“Anyway, the sword master committed suicide after revealing his secrets? “It’s strange, because I heard that he committed suicide at the hands of a contractor loyal to the Chinese Communist Party.”
“...
I felt embarrassed for a moment, but it only lasted a moment. At least for those here, there will be nothing new.
The representative of the Chinese side continued without even a movement. “The jokes are too harsh. No matter how powerful the deep sea is, who would dare assassinate someone who is considered one of the ‘Ten Heroes’?”
“I guess that’s because the hollow guild puts sword masters on the map and hides the truly talented ones in their closets, right?”
“It is true as it is said.”
Mistress quietly laughed at Yoosung’s words.
“Then, let’s get to the point.”
“When this game first started, all we had to rely on were the players and ‘heroes.’”
“Furthermore, we will not doubt the need for heroes in the face of unprecedented threats we are still facing.”
A representative of the Chinese government opened his mouth and the Russian side responded.
“But times have changed and the world has changed. And I realized how threatening the deviation of one hero could be to this world.”
”Hmm, let's see. Now that we've come all the way to New York, where can we find a Michelin-starred steak restaurant?
Yoosung muttered as if it were someone else's business, and the representative of the Russian government continued speaking, paying no heed to what he said.
“—The era of heroes is now over.”
“Oh right. Come to think of it, did I leave the house with the gas turned off?”
“The world saw the corruption of heroes and
began to fear their power.”
“After being corrupted, it reminds me of Blizzard. I like corruption so much that even the game company is corrupted...
“Why are you like that? Don't worry about me, just tell me. “After you’ve said everything, please give me a three-line summary.”
Yoosung shrugged his shoulders calmly, and there was silence again.
After a period of silence, one of the representatives of the permanent members spoke again.
It wasn't China or Russia. He was a representative of the French side.
“What needs to be done most urgently is to fill the empty seat of the hero.”
“And along with the addition of new heroes, we would like to renew the ‘outdated hero system’ that is currently maintained.”
.......
St. Mary, a French hero and saint, held her breath as she heard the words of one of the five permanent members and a French representative.
Even the country's hero and best player was notified in advance and was unilaterally notified. It was not a saint who did not know its meaning, and neither did the rest of the heroes.
It should have been so.
“What the Fuck...
Lieutenant General Kilgore let out a curse, but that was the end of it.
Among the eight heroes there, except for the Saint and the General, none of them objected to that fact.
“No, so what should I do?”
Kang Yu-seong, the king of heroes, opened his mouth as he looked at the scene like it was someone else's business.
“Did you call me all the way to New York just to talk about that?”
“Yoo Yooseong!”
Saint Mary opened her mouth in embarrassment, but Yooseong paid no attention and shrugged her shoulders.
“Why don’t you just invite me to review the heavenly world rankers, and as soon as I come, the era of heroes is over, so I tell you to turn yourself in and become a dog of the Peace Security Council? Do whatever you want. Because it’s none of my business;
“I think you’re misunderstanding something, Mr. Kang Yoo-seong.”
At those words, the American representative opened his mouth
. Lieutenant General Kilgore's expression darkened, and looking at her appearance, I realized that she was not much different from the saint.
Ten heroes who have been supporting the world under the spotlight so far. But everyone knows it.
Just as those strong enough to easily overpower a sword master when he becomes useless are loyal to the Chinese government, the rest of the world is no exception.
“The ten heroes and the system of heroes itself will be maintained as it has been up to now. However, considering the danger that the hero's deviation may bring, you probably understand that you cannot unilaterally pass responsibility on to each hero like you are now. In other words...
there was a brief silence, and at the end of the silence, words continued.
As if the 5 permanent members and 10 non-permanent members of the UN Peace Security Council were singing in chorus.
“We will decide to appoint a player with the name of a hero to an international organization directly under the UN Peace Security Council.”
“And the number of heroes will no longer
be limited to 10...
“In order to minimize the burden that one hero will bear, we will establish a thoroughly rational organizational decision-making structure through transnational cooperation.”
Amidst the endless words of the permanent members, the expressions of the saint and the general froze. But that was it.
Gravekeeper Mistress Shinsay Lee Per Sorcerer King. The six heroes are silent. There was no way I didn't know its meaning.
“Aha, that’s it.”
That's why Yoosung shrugged his shoulders and answered.
“You want to film Civil War so much that you don’t know what to do?”
“Player Kang Yoo-seong, don’t you understand better than anyone else?”
” what?”
“Those who are called the ten heroes are by no means heroes or anything.”
“How dare you...
Lieutenant General Kilgore raised his voice, but Yoosung opened his mouth and stretched out his arms towards him.
“Oh, I know that incredibly well.”
And when I turned my head, the tomb keeper was there, smiling silently.
“But do you think that justifies Ruth being your puppet?”
.Be careful what you write.”
“Oh, by the way, you said you would select new heroes without being tied to numbers.”
Yooseong continued speaking without paying attention.
“Then, shall we take a look at the hero candidates and then finish talking?”
As the king of heroes like no other.