Desire

“Nuclear power plant. Are you serious?” Of course I do. Do you have any idea how dangerous that is? ”“ Ajin. Aren't you forgetting? ”

Rivera bursts into laughter. Forget what? Azin narrows his eyes after Rivera's question.

“I mean, He's Japanese.”

Rivera smiles brightly. Libera is Japanese. We actually met at the boat party, and Rivera introduced her nationality. I forgot my real name, but I remember being Japanese.

“The dangers of a nuclear power plant? Very few people in the world know that as well as the Japanese do. ”

I don't think I'm gonna brag about it. Ajin thought so himself.

“And I've been hit by an atomic bomb. ”

Rivera grimaces. That wasn't something to brag about either. Azin didn't have any half-heartedness, and he didn't want to talk about the relationship between Korea and Japan.

“I know that nuclear power stations are dangerous. But it's necessary for progress.” “If things go wrong, this city could fly.” “I know. So I'll be careful.” “Careful doesn't mean accidents don't happen.” “Then there's nothing we can do. ”

You say that, but the smile doesn't go away from Rivera's face. Knowing the risks. What if the accident happens? Then there's nothing we can do. Rivera's way of thinking was simple but too simple.

The only reason such an accident is because Rivera is clearly distinguishing the world. For Rivera, this world is just a game. No matter what happens, Rivera doesn't die in real life.

“You are contradicted. ”

Azin mutters, kicking his tongue. This world is not a game. The five delegates, including Ajin, are well aware of this fact. The inhabitants of this world are all living people.

Azin doesn't care about that. He also killed a lot of people who live in this world. Even during the war on the march right now, Azin had killed more than tens of thousands of soldiers with his own hands. This world is a game and not a game. The tens of thousands of NPCs killed by Ajin were people other than NPCs. In other words, Ajin is a mass murderer with a different scale.

It was such a pain, but it seemed to him that Rivera was not normal.

“What contradiction? ”

Rivera opens her eyes and asks. She was a face that she didn't truly understand.

“Lebacore. The people of this city seem to really admire you.” “Of course you are. Do you have any idea how hard I've worked to make that happen? When I first ran this city as an independent, it was still very fragile. ”

Look, Rivera gives you white teeth with her lips tucked away. Ajin has no idea what that means for Rivera.

“It was very difficult at first. because the citizens of this city were so familiar with the imperial law. They cut ranks in the morning and want everyone to live like citizens... Phew! There was a lot of rebuttal. ”

Rivera sighs deeply. It didn't even make sense to him. Think about it. Five years ago, Lebacore wasn't like this. And in just five years, this is how Lebacore turned out.

Technology? Advancement of the city? It's understandable, somehow. Five dragons intervened and even Dwarves were involved. Build factories, lay roads, change architecture... and it will be solved somehow. Dragon magic is that great.

But what about civic consciousness? Lebacore is a city that denies the entire system of Gratia, which has so far been a natural one. The most important thing is this. You got rid of your rank.

Lebacorno was originally an ordinary city. A city this size... could have lived for hundreds of thousands. Were they all commoners and slaves? No. There must have been many nobles in Lebacore. There must have been countless knights who were rated as sub-nobles, and there must have been many wealthy merchants who were neither ordinary nor comparable to the same commoners.

By the way, were they able to adapt to Lebacore, which suddenly shut down the ranks? That's ridiculous. The privileged class can never easily accept that privilege is taken away. I don't know if it's been decades, but after five years, the city has stabilized like this.

“The repulsion was severe... The city doesn't look like it now.” Of course I do. "“ Action? ”“ Brainwashing magic. ”

Rivera smiles brightly.

For a moment, Azin thought he had heard something wrong. Brain magic. I know exactly what it is. It has a golden eye that fascinates its opponent immediately and has absolute command of the rebel title, which can be called absolute brainwashing magic. Brainwashing magic. Used to him. Ajin has been using these to ease away the distractions in front of him.

“You said you had a very strong reaction at the beginning. I mean, the coup? Honestly, I didn't want to, but I had no choice. Thankfully, Bashrodel helped me. So... the nobles, the knights, the merchants... even the peasants who were satisfied with the system... oh, and the slaves! Surprisingly, the slaves were also quite resistant. Slavery was embedded in the bone marrow. So... how many were there? There were tens of thousands of them…”

Rivera tilts her head. I couldn't remember the exact number. It was worth it. Brainwashing tens of thousands of people at once! It can't hurt.

No, for the second time, I don't. Brainwashing tens of thousands of people? I have no reason to. I never had to feel that way. There are many other ways.

Of course, the situation did not require brainwashing. When the bloodthirsty man trampled the sperm and took control of the beast. When Azin became the new emperor of Jinjin. Even back then, it would have been very convenient to use brainwashing magic.

But he didn't. He used a different approach than brainwashing tens of thousands of people. I was familiar with the system and brought new honey to those who drank enough honey from the existing system. The system changed like that and made them get used to it.

But not Libera. She chose to brainwash tens of thousands of people.

Differences in values

“That's how I defeated the coups and turned them into propaganda tools. It allowed the nobles to voluntarily return the ranks and donate enormous wealth. So did merchants. They built roads, cities, schools and factories out of their donations. The knights put down their armor and their weapons first, took a job in the factory, followed by slaves. That's what makes it so...”

Rivera is still smiling. Azin felt her smile was disgusting.

“It was really easy after that! After brainwashing the rebels, the only people left were those who naturally supported the collapse of the class. That's how they molded the city. They brought outsiders into the city. They were confused, but what can we do? That's how the whole city turned out. The only thing it said no to was leaving the city and accepting people who wanted to be citizens. ”

Rivera continues speaking with excitement as Azin is silent.

“Oh, but there were lots of accidents. A lot of criminals have come in here, so... no dog habits. I've been robbed, assaulted, murdered! So I started a rehabilitation center. Send in the criminals involved in the accident, brainwashing them will be the end of it! and become a proper citizen and worker.” “... abnormal. ”

Ajin shakes his head slowly.

“I told you. You're contradictory. You're telling me that this is how we're going to improve the city, how we're going to protect our citizens... and if there's a power outage, what are we supposed to do?” “It's true, isn't it?” “So is brainwashing.” “I couldn't help it. Ajin, look now. You saw it on the way over, didn't you? How beautiful Lebacore is today. Nobody complains. Everybody's equal, everybody's working. I don't have a job. If you need it, you can build a new factory, you can build a new construction.” With dragon support and brainwashing donations? ”“ That's not it. I told you, everybody's working. The factory automation is minimal, but it's turning into manpower. They're exported not only to Lebacore, but to other cities. Do you know how many merchants and nobles want to trade with Lebacore? ”“ Why are you doing that? ”“ For the city. And for the people living in this city. ”“ That's a contradiction. ”

Ajin said quietly. Rivera wipes a smile on her face and looks back at Azin's face.

“What?”

“For the city, for the people. You don't listen to the free will of a citizen when you talk like that. Rebels are brainwashed. Criminals are brainwashed. And you're doing it for the city?” “The brainwashing makes most people happy.” “You sound like a dictator.” Oh, that's not true. I became mayor by voting for citizens. ”“ The votes you get will also include those of your brainwashed citizens. ”But everybody wants me to be mayor? The results of the last election were overwhelming.” “That's right. You must be a superhero to the citizens.” “I just used the tools I had. I don't think that's a bad thing. He killed tens of thousands of people through the air and won the war and became the Emperor of Jinsun. Likewise, I use my friendship with Mr. Basrodel...” “... I don't know what to say. I asked Vasrodel.”

Ribera taps her lip.

“I don't understand why he's talking to me like a warning. Ajin, this world is a game. And we're players who enjoy this game.” “You know this world isn't just a game.” How many tens of thousands of people did he kill because he didn't know it? ”“ No. I knew it and I killed him. But since this world is a game, I didn't kill it with that thought. ”“ That's not like me. I certainly recognize this world as a game. ”

This is the difference between values. Ajin knows that this world is not a game. Nevertheless, Azin killed people in a heap, because that's the game and the fact that he left and went away.

But not Libera. She knows this world is not a game but is playing it thoroughly as a gamer.

“You must feel like you're playing Cheetki. ”

Azin is dying. Once upon a time, Azin was a striker for the game. Before the first game, everyone was a single game, and Azin had never played a single game and cheated. Oh, one last time. I saw Cheetki for the first time as I finished a single game before winning the first place.

“Playing Cheetki is not a bad thing, right? ”

A smile reappears from Rivera's expressionless face.

“It's a game anyway. ”