[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world":3,"chapter-level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-324":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Level 4 Human in a Ruined World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1848288,2454,"Chapter 324","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-324",324,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 324: Special Planet (6)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What’s this, are we just supposed to fight every other company?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon asked, glancing at the warning sign. Yeongwoo scratched his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I can settle things with words, I’d rather do that. It’d be easier on both body and mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the adversaries were Mara and Lemu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mara had a deep-seated grudge against his brothers, and Lemu was not on good terms with Dogo, their sponsor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t think we can avoid a war with Mara,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s about avenging my brothers. It’s a contract obligation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Then I suppose it can’t be helped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon accepted the answer without further questioning since it was about contract compliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how reckless or impossible a task seemed, she had to see it through if she had agreed to it at the time of the contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was one of businesswoman Song Jiseon’s iron rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—By ‘your brothers,’ you mean them, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jiseon asked, subtly gesturing with her greatsword toward Bantubangtong in front of the war memorial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. They’re the ones I’ll keep going forward with. They even built that bridge…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—So you’ve been working them so hard based on your promise to avenge them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You’ve burdened yourself with an enormous weight, kid. Never base a business on ‘hatred.’ The same goes for revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not? After all, revenge is about exerting power for the victim’s sake, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—But isn’t hatred the driving force through both the process and outcome? Hatred is unpredictable; it can change form, nature, and direction with the slightest push.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon wasn’t just talking about how revenge breeds more revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was pointing out the instability it brings to business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Do you think anyone can bear the burden of hatred? When hopeful expectations are shattered, they end in disappointment, but when hatred is thwarted, it only breeds more hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean, if I fail in my revenge, my brothers might end up hating me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It could be even worse. Depending on the situation, they might hate you even if you succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Jiseon dispelled her ice greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shwiiing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What matters is not running a business based on hatred. If you work that way, you won’t last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jiseon gave her advice in a solemn tone, Yeongwoo’s expression shifted to one of smug defiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But weren’t you just trying to kill me a moment ago, acting like the very embodiment of hatred?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You little brat! I’m trying to calm down now, aren’t I?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well then, I’d appreciate if your actions matched your words.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, though wearing a mocking expression, actually took her words to heart because they made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So violence is acceptable, I suppose? After all, that’s a business fueled by trust and fear, not hatred.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his thoughts reached this point, Yeongwoo instinctively looked eastward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shall we relocate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—-Where to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To Mother’s wedding hall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 4:14 PM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo arrived at Gwangjin-gu, a dedicated dueling site proudly located in Metal Seoul, and immediately began the setup for the “Self-Destruction Bomb.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Self-Destruction Bomb]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|A city that has proven its value has the right to choose a grand finale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Place a bomb in a designated area to cause a powerful explosion at the desired moment. While it will result in the loss of the city, it can also eliminate the invading enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Once a city’s status reaches that of a ‘Planet Capital,’ planetary self-destruction becomes an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal, violent seed, destined to grow into a planetary self-destructor someday. Incredibly, the bomb's installation range covered the entire district.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa, is this really the size of the bomb?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo mumbled, staring at the red hologram blanketing the whole of Gwangjin-gu in construction mode, as Jiseon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—How big is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The whole of Gwangjin-gu. If it detonates, we wouldn’t even have time to escape.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I can just fly out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It won’t be so easy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo gazed past Gwangjin-gu, eyeing the other districts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he prepared to bury this gigantic bomb beneath Gwangjin-gu’s ground, he couldn’t help but feel a twinge of guilt toward the residents… or rather, the voters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But someday, this will be one of our most powerful weapons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking aloud as if rehearsing a speech for a recording, Yeongwoo’s words made Jiseon step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Are you seeing something like a vision?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground throughout Gwangjin-gu was engulfed in a bright red light as the self-destruct bomb was installed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Self-Destruction Bomb has been installed in Gwangjin-gu, Metal Seoul, Dogo Special City.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「This information has only been conveyed to the mayor.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These guys are more sneaky than I thought.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Narrowing his eyes at the notification intended only for the mayor, Yeongwoo watched Jiseon step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—They seriously only told you? About the bomb you just set up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, now you know too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo then pointed quietly at his father, standing in a corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And so does Father. This is our first family secret.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosive secret of the Yeongwoo family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan wasn’t present, as he was busy distributing wedding invitations on Earth, and Bantubangtong had already returned to Australia before the bomb installation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But everyone knows of the self-destruct bomb’s existence. They just don’t know where it’s placed or if it’s even been set up for real.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Are you sure about this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the fearless Jiseon shook her head at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how daring she was, she wasn’t bold enough to plant a bomb under her own city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just one more, and we’ll be ready for war.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo said as he tapped the ground in Gwangjin-gu with the back of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—One more? What’s that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An anti-aircraft cannon. Anything that dares fly over Seoul will be shot down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman appeared with three swords but no shield, drawing the attention of the many swordsmen moving northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in an instant, all eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Is that…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because above the opponent’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because they held the title of Sword Emperor—Master of Swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just any Sword Master, but the Miyagi Sword Emperor, Tomiko Fuyama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in both eastern and western Japan knew about the time she visited a house in Yamagata and was ambushed by six Sword Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, only the Miyagi Sword Master, Tomiko, walked out alive from that scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, Yamagata Prefecture disbanded and crumbled, having lost all of its Sword Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to this event becoming so notorious, just a few days later, even high-ranking martial artists from southern Japan were aware that the Miyagi Sword Emperor was a problematic individual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, she was known as a pro-Korean Sword Master wielding formidable power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did she really take down all of Yamagata alone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They say she’s worth at least six Sword Masters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that even possible? No matter how strong she is, six…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And they say the fight happened indoors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Masters kept a cautious distance from Tomiko, murmuring amongst themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, they mentioned a stigma—an almost infamous one—that had been attached to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what? In the end, she’s pro-Korean, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pro-Korean? She refused to cross the sea and ended up killing six people instead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She didn’t just kill six. It’s practically like she set the entire Yamagata region on fire.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Miyagi Sword Emperor, Tomiko Fuyama—a fervent pro-Korean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the position that Tomiko held within Japan now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crazy woman who, for some reason, killed all of Yamagata’s Sword Masters just because she didn’t want to invade Korea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, after the Reset, this was an unforgivable act in Japan, which had become much harsher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, challengers visited Miyagi Province one after another to hold her accountable for the Yamagata incident, yet, to date, no one had walked out alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the same time, Sword Masters and Sword Emperor from the south had gathered forces, confidently setting off to invade Korea, only to vanish without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As things unfolded like this, a massive atmosphere of fear began to spread across Japan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had previously attacked their rival, with whom they already held hostile sentiments even before the Reset, only to be mysteriously defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, what was going to happen next?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was going to be bloody vengeance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invasion from Korea, this time into Japan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since now, the land was connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Korea will soon covet Japanese territory!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though nobody loudly proclaimed this, every Japanese person harbored this fear deep in their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, this morning, people sent from Tokyo arrived in Japan’s major cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tokyo messengers, arriving on something that was clearly not of this world, handed a short note to each region’s leaders and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Come to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building immediately. The preparations are complete; we will make Japan great once again.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message sounded far-fetched, but the signature at the bottom of the note was enough to make every Swordsman and Sword Master willingly take action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The Tokyo Sword Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the sender was none other than the Tokyo Sword Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The symbolic name of what had once been the capital of Japan before the Reset, and perhaps still a de facto capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, even masters from the southwest who were preparing for a second invasion, as well as Tomiko, who had not taken a step outside Miyagi for a while, all set out for Tokyo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Making Japan great again? Seems like they got the idea from somewhere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having already experienced a similar situation once in Yamagata, Tomiko smirked as she headed toward Shinjuku’s southern side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was where the promised meeting place, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The landmark in Shinjuku, consisting of two buildings each standing 48 stories high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The buildings were so tall that before long, the fork-like structure of the Government Building appeared in everyone’s sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoooom…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, something about the sight was a little strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomiko instinctively stopped in her tracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, floating atop the Government Building, which stood 243 meters tall, was a massive, white cube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait, just how big is it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it looked to be as wide as the Government Building from this distance and height, just how gigantic could that object be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tomiko’s thoughts reached this point, a loud cheer erupted from the ground level of the Government Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, to be precise, it was the sound of chanting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Waaah! Lemu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lemu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lemu…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a deep, authoritative voice, likely belonging to the Tokyo Sword Emperor, boomed through a loudspeaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Our great Japan is officially set to become one of Earth’s three great powers! Lemu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeahaa!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lemu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lemu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intensity of the crowd was palpable, even just from the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Something’s wrong here. Maybe I should turn back now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing something amiss, Tomiko took a cautious step backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, the booming voice trapped her in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—There are two major conditions! But for greatness, any disgrace must be endured…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Disgrace?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A word she had never anticipated, making Tomiko involuntarily turn her head toward the lower part of the Government Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, she saw a tall man holding what looked like a microphone on a platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Are you… the Tokyo Sword Emperor?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomiko’s pupils dilated as she took in the sight of the Sword Master who ruled over this country’s capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, he wasn’t wearing any clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1916,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","1ca72cd756dc6fc701766be2a8e591daae6c836b6fb0d2e2ace68f55381b104f","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-325","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-323",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]