Politics for the common people.
Everyone was puzzled by Black Dragon's remarks.
It was refreshing to hear something so principled compared to the negative tactics and golden ticket elections of the past, but it was the Black Dragon who spoke.
An arrogant and arrogant race, those who didn't hide it even from the Lionheart King, who treated all other races as inferior and inferior to him, said such things.
Before anyone could say, "What are you talking about," the Black Dragon continued.
He went on to make a series of principled, straightforward statements about what politics is and what his policies are for.
There were no criticisms of other candidates, no empty promises.
He just talked about the efficacy of his policies, his sincerity, and his honesty.
There were some who looked at Black Dragon's speech with a crooked eye, thinking to themselves, "Oh, this is what politics does to people."
But,
At least one person found it refreshing.
"------"
Holy Knight Koo Dae-sung.
He is a man who has watched this election, withholding his opinion despite Vulcanus and Yappy's constant solicitations.
To him, Vulcanus and Yappy's behavior was not a good one.
Both were worldlier than the other Knights of the Lionheart, but he hadn't expected this.
So it was refreshing to see the Black Dragon speak of policy, no negatives, no bribes, just policy.
~The long-awaited election day~
Mansudae Building, where the Supreme People's Assembly was held before North Korea collapsed.
It was Koo Dae-sung's turn to speak.
"I will vote for Mr. Black Dragon."
The hall erupted with applause.
The Holy Knights, Vulcanus and Yappy, vote for themselves, and Karina, the next in line, abstains. He was the last of the Holy Knight to vote, and he voted for the Black Dragon in front of everyone.
"What the---!"
-Whoops!
The two panicked.
At first glance, Koo Dae-sung's vote was a one-hundred-votes vote, but if you look at the details, it is not at all like that.
"Oh my, Lord Koo Dae-sung voted for the Black Dragon."
"Hmm--- Lord Koo Dae-sung has been a great benefactor to the resurrection of our species. He is the next most meritorious after His Majesty, Goddess Irmin, and Goddess Demera."
"Then------"
In this election for mayor of Pyongyang, the votes of the freedmen are significantly less than those of the knights.
Fifty Knights of the Burning Sword alone have 500 votes, while the Knights of Naju, 750 votes.
The freedmen's votes, scraped together, totaled only 637.
But Koo Dae-sung vote, and the momentum it generated, made a huge difference.
"Well--- I'll vote for the Black Dragon."
-?
Starting with Chen So-yeon, the head of the First Knight Corps of Naju, several knights followed Koo Dae-sung lead and voted for the Black Dragon.
There were no traitors in the Burning Sword Knights, Vulcanus' staunch supporters, but there were some in the Knights whom Vulcanus had tried to persuade that voted for the Black Dragon.
Some were unhappy with the dirty campaigning of the two candidates.
Thus,
"In the name of the Lionheart King, Leon Dragonia Lionheart, I declare. The first mayor of Pyongyang Special Autonomous City is the first offspring of the God of Gold and Covenant, Dragonia!"
The honorable first mayor of Pyongyang that was elected was the most unexpected of all, the Black Dragon.
* * * * *
[------]
Black Dragon was overwhelmed with emotion as he surveyed the newly created office for the hulking dragonkin.
"Congratulations, Mr. Black Dragon. No, Mr. Mayor."
The Black Dragon looked at Koo Dae-sung, who had supported him and turned the tide.
[Why---support me?]
Aside from his fellow Holy Knights Vulcanus and Yappy, Black Dragon was surprised that Koo Dae-sung would support him, a being of a different race.
In response to his question, Koo Dae-sung scratched his head and opened his mouth as if embarrassed.
"I felt that you were sincere."
[Sincerity?]
"Yes. Unlike the other candidates---your speech was sincere."
The Black Dragon had simply revealed his aspirations in a straightforward manner. He didn't expect that it would bring such a big reversal.
[------]
"By the way, Mr. Mayor. What do you want to do first in your term?"
Koo Dae-sung was curious about the Black Dragon's future policies. He had said that he would do politics for the common people, but he didn't know the specifics.
[I'll have to form a cabinet first]
Black Dragon unfolded the cabinet he had prepared. The cabinet members who would decide the fate of the Pyongyang Special Autonomous Region.
It's a place where all kinds of races mingle and harmonize, so it's difficult to control the balance──
"Eh?"
Dragon.
Dragon.
Dragon.
Dragon.
Dragons from start to finish. It makes you wonder if there is such blatant racial favoritism in the world.
[Okay, okay, enough of the cabinet, I'm going to amend Special Law No. 1 as Mayor of Pyongyang!]
"Um, Mayor? Black Dragon?"
[First! The mayor of Pyongyang is a permanent position! No need for another election until I die!]
Declared permanent dictatorship upon taking office.
The expression on the face of Koo Dae-sung, a democratic citizen, was worth seeing.
The TTG Temple is a place where all sorts of scheming and conspiracies run rampant.
The foolish will not survive!
* * * * *
When China was torn apart into more than fifty countries, it was the local warlords who took over the local governments and began to play the warlord and king.
They had an army, and in times of chaos, that's power.
While each party was claiming to be the President, Chairman, and President for life of the Republic, there was a being who called himself 'Cheonma'(Heavenly Demon).
The man who had crossed over through the gate from the doomed Otherworld called himself 'Heavenly Demon'.
This martial artist from the world of martial arts appeared during a period of chaos when China was being divided.
With overwhelming force, he slayed the monsters that flooded the country, and Chinese Hunters, mesmerized by his power, sought to join his ranks.
In this way, disciples gathered to form a religion, and residents who wanted protection on behalf of the incompetent government gathered together and paid taxes, so they were called 'Church of Heavenly Demons'.
It became one of the fifty or so torn-off states of China, and was feared by the neighboring republics as the undisputed supreme power, driven by the divine will of a god who had no interest in expanding his power.
Even the absolute ruler of the continent heard news of a small peninsula country far to the east, and there was someone who implicitly compared Leon to the Heavenly Demon.
-Who would win in a fight between Cheonma and King Lionheart?
King Lionheart, the survivor of Korea, and Cheonma, the survivor of China. Discussions about who was stronger among the absolute powerhouses were common everywhere, but they did not lead to a confrontation between the two supreme beings.
That's because Cheonma, who had spent decades training disciples who had reached the peak of their powers, had gone into retirement before Leon returned to Earth.
It had been more than three years since he had entered his decade-long seclusion.
The Heavenly Demon Church, which had been practicing and awaiting the return of the First Master, had experienced an unexpected event.
-Gongong!
-Quang! Kwak!
A barrage of gunfire and warriors rushed forward without caring for their lives.
Liu Yinqin, the protector of the defensive line, cut them down with a single sword, and then cursed at the endless stream of neighboring armies.
"You bastards! You don't even dare to look up at our church!"
Liu Yinqin was furious as he watched the armies invade from all sides.
As China was torn apart in all directions, the Heavenly Demon Church home was the only place that didn't fear gates and dungeon breaks.
The neighboring republics, knowing of the Heavenly Demon Church combat prowess, cowered and sent their own unmanned forces.
On a continent already torn into dozens of pieces, everyone claimed to be the heir, but no one was willing to risk a long, drawn-out civil war, and they were desperate for a kingdom of their own and good relations with the Heavenly Demon Church.
They knew that they would be swept away at any moment if the Heavenly Demon himself called for the unity of heaven and earth.
The reason the torn continent was never sewn back together was simple.
Having had his world destroyed by demons, the Heavenly Demon had not cared about human power until he had attained the Life and Death Realm and gained the power to destroy the Demons themselves.
Once he becomes a master of life and death, even demons would be no match for him.
This was the goal of the Heavenly Demon, which is why he retreated into seclusion.
"These people---! How dare they invade our church! I will tear them limb from limb!"
"Aaaaaaah!"
Just then, the Hunters lunged at Liu Yinqin. He quickly slashed five of them, but the last one managed to cut the hem of his robe.
"This one?!"
As Liu Yinqin was about to cut him down, he felt an incomprehensible stare from the Hunter.
It was a gaze of extreme fear, consumed by terror, at the same time, as if he was in a madness to accomplish something.
This was not normal.
Liu Yinqin realized that not only the Hunter in front of him, but all the living things that had attacked had similar eyes.
The Hunters, who had absorbed the position of the most powerful military force among the Chinese warlords, and who had been attracted by the power of the Heavenly Demon, had been taught all sorts of martial arts and had become overwhelmingly powerful compared to their neighbors.
Even if the three neighboring nations combined, they would be no match for them, but they were still being pushed back because they were making mad charges, even risking their own lives.
'What kind of trick did they use?'
Liu Yinqin intuitively sensed that there must be someone behind them, and blocked their attacks.
'If the Heavenly Demon returns! If the Heavenly Demon would be here then these bastards!'
But the Heavenly Demon is not here. The Heavenly Demon Church, which was founded on the absolute majesty of the Heavenly Demon, is by no means weak, but the momentum of the attackers is unusually strong.
-Bang!
A huge roar came from the mountains and attracted everyone's attention.
"Ah, ah------"
All the members of the church, including Liu Yinqin, looked up in awe.
It was a presence that could make even the air tingle and even though it was so far away, its presence weighed down the space.
"He has come."
Even in the heat of battle, they fall to their knees in reverence. The Allies are terrified, even in the face of a defenseless enemy.
"Wow, he's here."
"He's here------"
A single monster tore through a thousand warriors and a hundred thousand soldiers.
"The Second Coming of the Heavenly Demon! Hail to the Heavenly Demon!"
""Return of the Heavenly Demon! Long live the Heavenly Demon!""
Li Huijin, the Heavenly Demon.
Suddenly, he was in the middle of the battlefield.
"What a bustle."
It was just a simple complaint from an old man, but the anger it contained made everyone tremble.
"It has been three years since I entered seclusion. There are still seven years left, but these scums are even interfering with my training."
It was a rant directed at everyone.
Anger at the attackers for interfering with his training and a rebuke to the incompetent disciples who could not deal with the enemies.
He was the one who could make them pay for their anger, and he raised his sword as punishment.
"That, that!"
He is startled by the unexpectedness of the sword. At the same time
The Breaking Heaven Sword, one of the strongest items in the world, an Epic-level item.
It had been three years since it had cut anything.
Three years is enough time for it to fade from people's memories. But no one has ever forgotten it.
"Blood, avoid------"
The Alliance Hunter who spoke those words realized how foolish he sounded.
No one can escape the tidal wave opened by the Heavenly Demon.
The next moment, the sky cracked and the sky was cut.
A terrible slash crushed the earth, splitting heaven and earth in two.
"------"
"------"
No one is angry or despairing, despite what they have seen before their eyes, despite the deaths of hundreds of their peers.
They just stare in disbelief at what has happened.
That's Heavenly Demon Lee Huijin, a demon who has reached the pinnacle of a world.
"Come out. You're disturbing my peace with your hustle and bustle."
There was an unintelligible edge to Heavenly Demon voice, and his gaze fell on the center of the heaven and earth he had just severed.
Something crawled out from where nothing should have survived.
"Creepy."
It was a man with pure white silver hair.
At first glance, one could easily mistake him for a duke. However, Li Huijin felt that there was no way he could be the scion of a proper family.
Tattoos all over his body and the wildness that oozed from his body were in no way compatible with the dignity of a noble family.
That was a wild man who grew up in the wild and conquered the wild. He was the embodiment of a beast.
The man's ferocious voice pierced through the air.
"I'm glad I came, you're a good match."
"Who are you?"
Lee Huijin's gaze flashed fiercely as he compared himself to the colored lumberjack.
But even when faced with the gaze of the Heavenly Demon, he shows no fear, only a genuine sense of struggle.
When asked for his name, the answer is the same for any warrior of any world.
"The fangs of Mazer, the legs of the White Liang, the fur of the Iron King, the claws of the Black Eagle."
He showed the utmost warrior honor to the Heavenly Demon, the "pinnacle" of the world.
"Rigardo, Warlord of the Beast Gods."
The body of the warrior who proclaimed himself Rigardo gradually changed. His once human form was now that of a white, hardy beast.
"You--you are not human!"
It was a beastification that would make even the pinnacle of Shintoism, revered in the world as a cult, turn away. The pure white wolf stared down at Heavenly Demon with a misguided gaze.
"I will destroy this planet for the weak little demonic bastards. That's the deal."
A short time passed as satellites crashed and communication between nations was delayed, and the destruction of the Heavenly Demon Cult came quickly and quietly.