[{"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-526":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},1848540,2454,"Chapter 526","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-526",526,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 526: Headbutt (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Headbutt rotation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of this harsh trial, the old star Golux finally dropped to his knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His trembling hand slowly rose, pointing somewhere outside the control room window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Nu… Nurpf.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nurpf? Who’s that? The name of the next star?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo asked this, faint light began to leak from the tip of Golux’s finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it drifted forward, swimming toward the universe beyond the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Huh……?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the swimming stream of light, Earth widened its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For within that light was none other than coordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golux had actually pointed out the next star to be assaulted after himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『…Ah.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth bit his lip tightly, overcome by mixed emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To come barging in, headbutt him, and then force him to pick the next star to be struck… wasn’t this truly something only a villain would do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Jeong Yeongwoo was a villain, but Earth at least had never thought of himself that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet in the end—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『My ha… hands have been tainted.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth lowered his gaze to his palms with a look of anguish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Korea’s greatest output, Jeong Yeongwoo, stepped forward and laid a hand on Earth’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oi, pirate ship. Stop spouting nonsense and pick the next route.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s sharp intuition had already caught that what Golux just sent was the next destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『…….』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Earth, with a sullen face, placed his hand on the navigation device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately a holographic universe unfolded above it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwaaat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Nurpf… it’s only two planetary jumps away from here.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they passed through an intermediate zone, it was a distance that could be covered in no time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『But this one’s body is a bit larger.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『About 15% bigger than Lord Golux……?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a difference to be taken lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“15% is quite large, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Indeed. I did reinforce the shield, but… if we’re unlucky, the cities near the impact point could be torn apart.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must not be forgotten: this whole conversation was still being broadcast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? Then it’d be best if the ones who don’t support me are the ones shredded. That way my approval rating goes up, doesn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Yeongwoo, postponing the second headbutt was not an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Jiseon, listening silently, spoke up with an even scarier suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Can’t we actually see the approval rating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Eh……?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-If we could display people’s inner lines as chat messages, pulling out the approval ratings from each region would be easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded plausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo immediately turned to Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Possible? Honestly, I think it might be.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth took a step back with a troubled expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『To speak frankly, I could issue a notice like: “Right now, please think of whether you support or not!” and then collect their inner responses. That much is possible.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then Earth shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『But would that really be the true approval rating?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Hearts and actual votes can be very different. Some may hate the lunatic called Jeong Yeongwoo, yet still cast a vote for him out of respect for his drive.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…That’s true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew humanity better than Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having watched his inhabitants his whole life, he understood perfectly how they worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『So judging and sentencing them based only on thoughts isn’t right.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, this is the point where the other party would concede.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo was not one of those “normal” beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, then we just ask for the true approval rating!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『…What?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We announce: if you don’t support me today, you’ll be caught up in the fallout of a stellar headbutt!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『No… what I meant just now was…….』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If, even with death on the line, they can’t even pretend to like me, doesn’t that mean they truly don’t support me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『…That’s…』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Earth began to waver, his eyes flickering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, let’s just ask. Even the trend alone will be informative.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s strength and weakness was his excessive drive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already he had grabbed one of the cameras, switching the angle between himself and Earth as he spoke to the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You all heard, right? This is a question your lives may depend on, so answer sincerely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he thrust Bastard in front of the lens and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As of this moment—do you genuinely support me? You have 10 seconds to decide.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『That lunatic.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth instantly flipped his pupils and began collecting the results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the moment the question was asked, every human alive would form some answer in their heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And who wouldn’t be curious about Yeongwoo’s approval rating after watching a stellar headbutt?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaaaaat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Streams of pale light began to gather over Earth’s furrowed brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What’s that, survey data or something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon stared at Earth with fascination, just as the broadcast screen’s right side displayed a world map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great “Pangaea-like” supercontinent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Borders appeared between nations, and then subdivided further into administrative regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The data was that detailed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell, it can go this far?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far more precise than expected, Yeongwoo gawked at the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at last—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep-beep-beep-beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Short signal tones sounded as the global approval map was painted in colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oooh……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without explanation, it was obvious green meant “strong support,” since the Korean peninsula was entirely green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came yellow, across North America and Eurasia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Probably “general support.”’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So orange means somewhat negative regions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few spots in Africa and Europe were orange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Those are areas with around 50% approval.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“50%? That doesn’t sound bad, why orange?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Your minimum goal is 70%. Compared to that, 50% is poor, so they’re marked orange.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Earth was wise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Yeongwoo needed 70% support to avoid mutating into a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus the statistical “floor” was set high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… what about those guys?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pointed at the one region glowing red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there it was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon closed her eyes tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For it was none other than Tokyo, Japan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-No helping that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed with resignation, and Earth added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『You collect war reparations from them daily. And you own Tokyo’s main infrastructure…….』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Tokyoites’ perspective, supporting Yeongwoo was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Surprisingly, the rest of Japan is orange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon observed, and Earth nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『They still think it’s better to back a fellow Earthling than be subjugated by aliens.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Yeongwoo asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So how low is the red zone’s approval?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『About 30%.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Higher than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True, it fell short of the 70% target, but wasn’t Tokyo supposed to hate him most of all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet 3 out of 10 Tokyoites acknowledged him as planetary leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『…Even if Tokyo vanished, global approval wouldn’t change much. Don’t get any weird ideas.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wouldn’t change much? So it would change somewhat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『…….』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pressed, Earth blinked and then replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『At present… about a 0.7% boost.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s actually significant. What’s my current global rating?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『66%.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning: erase Tokyo, and it rises to 66.7%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still short of the 70% goal, but this revealed something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So just before re-vote, erasing Tokyo could net me +0.7%.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the poll showed 69.3%, Tokyo’s erasure would push it over the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait… then in theory, if I erased all orange zones…….’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that thought, Yeongwoo reflexively covered his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Earth’s voice echoed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Hey, that’s not “crazy guy” level, that’s straight-up trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning his head, Yeongwoo saw Earth silently glaring at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I didn’t mean I would do it, just that theoretically….’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ If you destroyed cities just to gain support, wouldn’t other Earthlings withdraw their backing once they found out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Honestly, I could just cut the broadcast before doing it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Earthlings know your character too well. They’d easily guess why the stream ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…That’s true.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if such a massacre were carried out, immense karmic retribution would follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, he’d lose the support of Jiseon and Jeonggu, the family pillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Politics sure is tricky.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Politics is always like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Still, the next headbutt region has to be near Tokyo.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ …Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Because I already announced: those who don’t support me may get caught in a stellar headbutt’s fallout.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ What.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So at minimum, I should target somewhere around Tokyo. A promise to humanity is important, isn’t it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, Yeongwoo’s gaze turned to the sea east of Japan—the Pacific.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about the Pacific as the next headbutt site?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-The Pacific?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Plenty of space, and no people live there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Pacific held countless islands, as well as the Earthship’s main cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo specified—not the open ocean, but the sea east of Chiba Prefecture, across from Tokyo Bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『But wouldn’t that tear apart Chiba’s cities along with Tokyo?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a star 15% bigger than Golux colliding under current shield levels, even Earth couldn’t predict the outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, rather than dwell, went with his gut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which means they’d better evacuate fast. Effective immediately, I advise emergency evacuation of Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1502,"2026-06-09T07:04:10.527Z",1,"novelbin.me","94ea93441378d94dd2eb3287a5279caea18a53fc0b06b14b833592a16cc3aa6e","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-527","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-525",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]