[{"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-351":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},1848315,2454,"Chapter 351","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-351",351,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>w\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 351: Supreme Armament (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Tomiko Hayama? Is she someone you know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon, noticing a ridiculous banner in Korean, asked her son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I’ve met her before. If I had to categorize her, she’d be closer to our side.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was purely Yeongwoo’s one-sided assumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only image he had of Tomiko Hayama was from the dungeon Temple of Valor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, back then, she seemed far more rational than other participants, even going out of her way to avoid unnecessary conflicts with those from countries with strained relations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Yeongwoo thought:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Tomiko’s now Japan’s leader? Maybe this can be resolved smoothly.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Jiseon had an entirely different thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—‘Our side’? There are allies in Japan, and yet we went to war?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why we fought all the way to Tsushima Island.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Then why didn’t she join the war?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because she’s smart. You only have one life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the banner hanging there, it seemed Tomiko had been preparing to surrender even before the official notification of the war’s end was issued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go. Over to that tower.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pointed toward the lower part of a violet tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon, lowering her voice slightly, asked her son again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Still, should we keep acting threatening?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Jiseon heard this, her entire body began to glow a bright blue, emitting a low, resonant roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with her wings spread to their maximum, casting a massive shadow, she descended into the middle of Tokyo, where the mysterious tower stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her landing was so forceful that it sent powerful winds surging through the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-whoa!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A d-dragon?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A dragon has come!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that there were some Japanese elites near the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, people who had been hiding among the buildings started running away frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, above their heads—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon unleashed a burst of blue breath that froze the air as it shot forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I am Song Jiseon, the guardian dragon of Metal Seoul! I have come to claim the rights granted under the war treaty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon dramatically delivered the line, unprompted by Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, however, played along by holding a treaty scroll high in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hwoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Tsushima Pact」 – Epic Certificate\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【|l||I-Earth】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【This certificate guarantees rights as stipulated in the pact.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Enforcement Level: 3】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|This document is certified by the Planetary Court and the Balance Enforcement Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap, tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swift footsteps approached rapidly from the other side of the violet tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure that emerged was none other than Tomiko herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Miyagi Sword Emperor』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A title associated with Japan’s strongest from Miyagi Prefecture, albeit with the unfortunate nickname Swordslayer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Yuto’s desperate plea at the Tokyo conference—where he even bared himself to rally participants—Tomiko had remained here to the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, don’t break things!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomiko’s voice carried an edge of frustration as she ran toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her, Jiseon slowly closed her wide-open mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—That’s her? She’s got a bit of an attitude, doesn’t she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re the one who unleashed the breath first, Mom. I didn’t ask for that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo commented as he jumped off his mother’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him descend, Tomiko, who had been charging forward with determination, hesitated and took an involuntary step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-Yeongwoo…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an unwelcome but familiar face—Jeong Yeongwoo07.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Tomiko. I bring bad news today, but I hope you’ve been doing well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo spoke, he stabbed the scroll-shaped spear into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Tomiko flinched again, her upper lip twitching slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“More importantly, why are you… still naked?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomiko was well aware of the infamous naked war that had occurred on Tsushima.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why was he still undressed here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t until this moment that Yeongwoo realized he was still naked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, my apologies. I was in a hurry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With unapologetic nonchalance, he began re-equipping his armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, Tomiko felt a wave of exhaustion wash over her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Ah.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It dawned on her that this man had grown even more formidable since the last time she had seen him in the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To top it off, a birthright brand now gleamed above Yeongwoo’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had appeared the moment he severed the head of Tokyo Sword Emperor Yuto on Tsushima Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, Tokyo would never have another Sword Emperor as long as Yeongwoo lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yuto… is dead, isn’t he?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the slim possibility, Tomiko cautiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo gestured to the silver-white spear embedded in the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. He’s gone to hell. But Yuto left behind his final will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His will?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We played a card game to decide the future of our nations. I won.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you talking about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It means Japan now owes the Korean Peninsula 300 million karma per day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And it’s legally binding on a cosmic level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo smiled brightly as he spoke, and Tomiko’s legs wavered beneath her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She instinctively understood that the absurd nonsense this madman was spouting was probably all true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-why should we pay 300 million?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can ask Yuto yourself when you see him. If you had won the war, you wouldn’t have to pay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo casually scanned the Tokyo skyline, as if inspecting property he had just won at an auction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze landed on the violet tower, about 50 meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That thing—did Lemu build it? Is it the interstellar communicator?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…As far as I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As far as you know? You haven’t used it yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo asked, confused, Tomiko made an awkward expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not the representative of Japan. I didn’t join the war; I was merely waiting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the Second Tokyo Conference.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first was to select participants, and the second will address follow-up issues. For example, dealing with those who dared not risk their lives for the sake of the nation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In simpler terms, a purge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, since Tomiko held the title of Sword Emperor, it was uncertain whether she could be so easily executed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one thing was clear: if Japan had won the Tsushima War, the mainland's atmosphere would now be feverishly intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, then if it had been Yuto visiting instead of me, you would have been in quite a predicament, wouldn't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>w\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows? Both would be problematic, though perhaps to different degrees.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even rolling in a pile of manure is better than being dead. In any case, welcome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome to my Tokyo. From now on, all of Tokyo's major landmarks are mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pulled out a certificate from the ground and pointed with it toward a violet tower. At the same time, beams of light shot down from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeeeeee-aaaaaat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the beams pierced the top of the violet tower, etching a crest onto it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, other beams descended throughout Tokyo, creating wedge-shaped sigils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even the universe has red tags?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red tags.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official name was Confiscation Marker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were essentially a type of branding used by government institutions when seizing a debtor's property for various reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just now, several of Tokyo's key facilities had been confiscated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is all this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the wedge-shaped symbols suddenly appear throughout the city, Tomiko widened her eyes in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo answered nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As of now, all cosmic infrastructure in Tokyo is under my ownership.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And from this moment on, Japan's representative is you, Tomiko.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Promoted to Japan's representative in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tomiko's expression was far from bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if I refuse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just a fancy title for someone who has to scrape up money and hand it over, isn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A perceptive one indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo nodded without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's correct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Japan's primary role right now is to gather 300 million karma daily and send it to us. Naturally, the representative's job is to oversee collections.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I'm not doing it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then who will? To my knowledge, there's no one better suited to gather money without wielding a sword than you, Tomiko.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only now that Tomiko tightly closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That scoundrel was being polite only because she was a familiar face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he'd have simply smashed everything alongside his dragon and had the conversation afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone has to take the representative position, anyway. The question is how much blood will be spilled before someone does.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo said this, he rested his hand on the hilt of his Demonic Cursed Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Tomiko looked as if she were reliving a nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew full well, having seen it herself in the dungeon, that the cursed sword was no ordinary weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't the lesser evil better than the worst? As long as the reparations are delivered daily, Japan won't face any trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Demanding 300 million a day is trouble enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think of it as a fine. After all, you struck first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way to argue against that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After Pangaea, Japan now shares a border with northern Australia, correct?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's that got to do with anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In northern Australia live my brothers, the Redfoot Orcs. Normally, war would have broken out there, too, but I'm currently preventing that from happening.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bluffing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, a perfect lie, though not entirely baseless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Yeongwoo wanted, he could ask Lord Bang to invade Japan and seize more land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you take on the role of representative, I promise you this: there will be no war with the Orcs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversely, if you refuse the position, the border with Australia will become a new source of headaches...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, that's how Tomiko interpreted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though no sword had been drawn, she was essentially being threatened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make the right choice for your people, Tomiko.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo delivered this nonsensical line with an unchanging expression, Tomiko pressed her hand to her forehead in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Collecting 300 million karma daily... Is there anything else I have to do? If there is, just say it all now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo nodded as if it were obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked around Tokyo again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empty this city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Most of the facilities here are ours anyway. My people and I will frequently visit Tokyo to use them. That'll be inconvenient and potentially dangerous for the residents, wouldn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Tomiko reflexively glanced at Jiseon, who was hovering 100 meters above with her dragon's head visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Tokyo already has so many residents...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then ask them. If they want to keep living in a city visited daily by armed Koreans. And above all—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo subtly changed his title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Tokyo Sword Emperor』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm the Sword Emperor of Tokyo now, aren't I? Just tell everyone to leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sorrow of losing the Sword Emperor title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomiko had neither the means nor the ability to stop this lunatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, it seemed the lesser evil would indeed be for her, as a familiar face, to take on the representative role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll do my best to empty the city. Is there anything else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tomiko groaned her reluctant acceptance, Yeongwoo finally tilted his head toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something else? Let's discuss that later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean there's more?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomiko gasped in horror, and Yeongwoo drew his Demon Sword, pointing it skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That depends on Mr. Yuto. I don't know exactly what he was supposed to deliver.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baffled, Tomiko followed Yeongwoo's gaze upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, a massive square-shaped ship silently broke through the clouds and descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wha—what is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lemu. They're in the cultural business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>w\u003C\u002Fp>",1918,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.907Z",1,"novelbin.me","536b06e4692f8b85cca59e82e49adba88db4b8170e045f49b733bd7c6c02179b","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-352","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-350",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]