The Shaman Wants Transcendence

23 – To Japan

Patriotic Association.

The official name is the Korean People’s Patriots Association.

It is an organization that has been in existence since the days of the Korean Empire, and it is also a place full of people who are imbued with the somewhat radical idea of ‘protecting the Republic of Korea at any cost.’ Perhaps because of the nature of the group, it was a huge group with people ranging from somewhat hardline people such as retired soldiers, former NIS agents, and hawkish politicians to simply patriotic people.

Along with the Hongik Patriotic Corps (弘益愛國團), which Lee Yang-hoon belongs to, and the collectively called Patriotic Corps, it was also the organization that Park Jin-seong’s parents belonged to.

‘It’s a place where there are many fiery people.’

There were many radicals in the Hogukhoe.

From the beginning, it was an organization created for the purpose of “Recovering sovereignty through armed activities,” But the organization, which had many radicals from the beginning, suffered a lot of national sorrows such as the Japanese colonial period and the Korean War. I can’t stand up to evil, so the poison is bound to rise.

Because of that, they were at the level of hating Japan, and they were turning on the lights in their eyes to retaliate somehow if they had a chance. In fact, before Jinseong returned, he succeeded in retaliation very splendidly.

Before the return of Jinseong, when World War III broke out, four talented people were dispatched to Japan to retaliate. One was Lee Se-rin, who belonged to the Patriots Association, one belonged to the government, and the other two belonged to the Patriotic Association.

Se-Rin Lee devastated Kyoto alone, and a government-affiliated person roamed Tokyo as if it were her own home, paralyzing the chain of command by assassinating key figures.

What did the talented members of the Hogukhoe do?

One went to Hokkaido and the other to Okinawa, created and supported an anti-government group, and caused a civil war in Japan. Japan fell into shock and fear thanks to these two organizations that appeared, respectively, shouting for the independence of the Ainu people and the revival of the Ryukyu Kingdom. And in the meantime, the unified Republic of Korea dragged its military and continued to forget Japan’s power.

Thanks to that, even after the war ended, Japan continued to express hatred towards the Patriots Association. It was said that the Hogukhoe was the most stumbling block to Japan-Korea friendly relations, and they used to play the media in a way that disparaged and attacked the Hogukhoe.

‘Because I asked for the bait, contact will be easy.’

And this Hogukhoe was also the organization that could hinder Jinseong’s activities the most. A group that serves the country and is helpful may ask why they interfere with Jinseong, but their aggressiveness could act as poison to Jinseong.

A typical example is the disappearance of witchcraft.

Before returning, Jinseong did not have a chance to properly examine Japanese magic.

Because the relationship between Korea and Japan was at its worst.

The relationship with the Japanese shaman was so bad that even trade, let alone exchanges, was not done properly, and after the war, it was a mess.

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Kyoto and Tokyo, where most of the magic was stored, were razed to the ground, the Japanese royal palace disappeared without a trace due to the influence of great magic, the royal family was completely massacred, and Japanese extreme rightists did not even know where to hide the magic that was stolen from Joseon during the Japanese colonial period. It died without being able to open it.

An anti-government group that clamored for the revival of the Ainu and the Ryukyu Kingdom?

Because of the brutal Japanese government’s retaliation, all the shamans who also served as leaders died miserably.

What’s left?

Does not exist.

Even if I tried to find witchcraft in Japan, everything turned to ashes.

Naturally, Jinseong was looking for a way to go over to Japan to retrieve the magic before Japan exploded. However, illegal entry is impossible due to the iron-clad blockade, and official entry is of course impossible.. He tried to join the war as a mercenary as the next best option, but for some reason he was rejected by both Korea and Japan.

That’s why Jinseong wanted to contact the Hogukhoe.

Because I needed a chance to take away the sorcery before Japan exploded!

Because of that, after killing all the loan sharks, he deliberately wrote a lot of words that the Hogukhoe would like, and it seems that the story naturally entered the Hogukhoe, perhaps because of the heinous crime and the unusual content of the letter. If he didn’t react, he was willing to hunt a few more times, so in a way it was fortunate.

‘It’s good to get gold, but being full and overflowing is not enough.’

There was no shortage of money, as the delivery of castings allowed them to make huge profits.

Rather, it was an amount that was too much to use before registering as a mercenary.

For Jinseong now, what is more important than money is time.

It was time to bring the magic as much as possible before Japan exploded.

‘I have a good feeling, the changed future could be a blessing in disguise.’

Jinseong looked at Iarin gently.

“Since the practice was canceled, that period must have been empty.”

To that question, Arin seemed excited and answered his words.

“They say they replace it with international exchange! They come after eating foreign products. How is it? Are you envious? Are you jealous?”

“It’s foreign.”

This is it

Jin-seong realized that his premonition had told him this.

Erin continued to explain.

As the practice was canceled, the period became completely empty.

For that reason, it was decided to engage in international exchange with a high school specializing in abilities in other countries. Instead, the T.O (Table of Organization) is set for each country, and it is selected by spinning rounds using the 1st to 3rd ranks.

Those with excellent grades got the privilege of being freed from these rounds and going wherever they wanted, and Se-rin Lee was able to go where she wanted because she had excellent grades, but unfortunately she had to go round and round.

The explanation was given with the feeling of shooting words rather than talking.

“Where do you want to eat foreign food?”

“Oh, that’s definitely China!”

“China, China.”

Today’s China was not a very attractive country to Jinseong.

A country that is attractive to Jinseong is a country that has unusual magic or has developed magic, but China does not fall under either of those.

Because they rejected witchcraft, calling it cheating and supernatural power, it did not develop properly, and during the Cultural Revolution, it was destroyed once again as a remnant of the old era. There was some magic that somehow remained, but it was only at the level of breathing, and even if there were records, details were not recorded, so it had to be restored through all sorts of trial and error.

Because of that, China committed all kinds of atrocities to fill the vacancy of witchcraft. They began to steal other countries’ sorcery with the thought that if they couldn’t have their own, they could have someone else’s.

Spies are dispatched to witchcraft research facilities, and grave robbers are sent to historical sites. And the sorcery obtained in that way goes through a remodeling process to be packaged as one’s own.

It is a method in which enormous victims must be paid and an astronomical amount must be used.

However, I was able to achieve results in a short time, as if this terribly inefficient method of exchanging people and money worked in its own way.

China raised tensions by showing off its war magic to those around it, and after the outbreak of World War III, it occupied neighboring countries with a wave of force with powerful magic created for military purposes.All.

Such Chinese military sorcery was equipped with uniqueness, convenience, and strength combined with sorcery from various countries, and it was enough to be of interest to Jinseong. However, military magic has not yet been developed in China today.

‘I started bumping into the Chinese at the ruins after my 3rd year as a mercenary, so there should be only outlines, let alone magic developed yet.’

However, it would be a pretty attractive country to Iarin.

Unlike witchcraft, which almost went into a coffin, martial arts developed properly. Mu Gong was also a target of attack during the Cultural Revolution, but he was able to avoid a future in which the splendid heritage becomes kindling by the noble warriors risking their lives to protect it.

Thanks to that, China has been in the undisputed number one position in terms of martial arts.

“No. 1 is China! No. 2 is Russia! No. 3 is Japan!”

It was a country with strong martial arts.

‘No. 3, Japan?’

As if it was good to imagine this Arin, her face was slightly reminded.

Jinseong turned his head and looked at Lee Se-rin.

“You?”

“Ah, me, me? I… That…”

This Serene glanced at him and opened his mouth.

“It doesn’t matter… It doesn’t matter.”

No matter where

At those words, Jinseong smiled.

“Really? Then, how about Japan?”

“Japan?”

“Yes, Japan.”

He whispered to Celine.

“There is good information. If you go, you won’t regret it.”

“Joe, good info…”

And after hearing that, Iarin pushed her face towards the two and said.

“If you know something like that, give it to me too. It’s dishonest to know only the two of you. Aren’t you giving too much favoritism to brother and sister?”

“Of course, this will be good information for you too. Even if it’s not as good as Serene’s, you’ll be able to get something to be satisfied with as well.”

At those words, Arin’s eyes brightened slightly.

It was the light of intuition descended from the realm of instinct, and it was a radiance created by a mixture of a little ominousness and anxiety.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the intuition that comes from martial arts that imitates a beast and gains its power belongs to an animal.

“Then I’ll go to Japan first. I’ll go with Serin.”

That intuition was whispering to Iarin that she must follow Japan.