Chapter 1959 – 1959. Hot
As time passed, the atmosphere in Gahashima became more vicious.
From the outside, it looked fine, but the relationship between the residents was becoming bleak. Trying not to commit even the slightest illegal act, he became cautious in his words and actions. You might make a mistake and pay a fine for insults or verbal abuse.
So was the Internet.
Emperor Gige is an excellent artificial intelligence. Managing the Internet in a limited area of Gahashima and monitoring the personal computers of residents was not a job. If you swear on the Internet or access an illegal site, a machine samurai will immediately come and pay you a fine.
Security in Gahashima has become safe. Even walking around at night, it was difficult to see crimes, people couldn’t even throw trash on the ground for fear of fines, and there was almost no corruption by public officials.
Gahashima was safe and ideal, but the lives of the residents were increasingly impoverished.
Residents felt under surveillance 24 hours a day. The family was no exception. And there were a lot of people who were stressed out because they felt in control all the time.
“I can’t stand it.”
“What’s this. It’s like life in a cage.”
“Japan is a liberal democracy. This is not democracy It is a machine dictatorship.”
There were people who wanted to leave Gahashima. It was a plan to go to mainland Japan by boat on a dark night. As the mechanical emperor was already closely monitoring the sea and ships, their escape at night was easily blocked.
“New Japan is a country independent of Japan. For New Japanese nationals to enter Japan, and for Japanese nationals to enter New Japan, passports and entry permits are required. Smuggling is three years in prison.”
Zero Tolerance!
Night runners were confined to hastily built prisons and had to serve prison sentences.
Residents had to change their ways. Since Gahashima is an island, land routes are blocked. There is no airport, so the only way to get out of the island is to take a boat. In other words, getting out of the island was impossible.
Most gave up and accepted this stuffy life. However, some did not give up.
“If you can’t run away, you have to change.”
“We need to make the machine emperor listen to us.”
There was a way The mechanical emperor advocated democracy, at least on the outside. So, when people protested, there was no reason to stop them.
The Japanese protested in front of Kagoshima City Hall after following the due process.
At first there were around 10 people. However, as time passed, the number of people increased and exceeded 300 people. The protesters were confident.
“Machine Emperor, guarantee human rights!”
“Guaranteed!”
“We are not slaves to machines!”
“No!”
“We are the Japanese of Peace! There can be no dictatorship!”
“It can’t be!”
“It makes no sense to be punished for one mistake!”
“Can not be done!”
The mechanical emperor was silent for the time being.
The protesters’ demand was Jung-gu heating. People spit out unfair things to each other, and each tried to get compensation.
And a day later, the machine emperor moved himself and stood in front of City Hall. The protesters hesitated when a huge humanoid machine over 10m stood there. I was momentarily terrified.
“I have heard and understood the complaints of the people of New Japan. As the leader of New Japan, I will listen carefully to the voices of each and every citizen. However, before that, I would like to correct your misunderstanding.”
“Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding are you talking about? My friend only coughed up saliva and had to pay a fine of 5,000 yen!”
The protest leader gritted his teeth and shouted. He had the loudspeaker in his mouth, so his voice boomed.
“If it was really a mistake, I would have to clean up the spittle right away. However, he spat and left the spot without even thinking about cleaning it up. He is no different from open pissing.”
“How saliva is like urine!”
“You shouldn’t go over it just because it’s trivial. It all starts with small things. Crime is the same. If a passer-by spat on your house and said it was a mistake, would you agree?”
“That, that…”
The protest leader was taken aback.
Either that or not, the Machine Emperor poured out his words. Right words that are hard to refute together. All of the words of the mechanical emperor were of course.
“…”
Protesters were silent.
I wanted to refute, but I couldn’t think of anything to refute. After the mechanical emperor came, his life became stuffy, but it was true that the city became safe. Corruption is gone. As the budget piled up due to fines, the city’s outdated facilities were fixed or welfare policies were improved.
Control became uncomfortable, but it was true that practical life was getting a little better.
But the protesters gritted it.
“Don’t ignore our human rights!”
“I have never been ignored. I am only upholding the law and leading New Japan in a more advanced direction.”
“Shut up! What does a machine know about humans! Machine Emperor, guarantee human rights!”
“Guaranteed!!”
“…”
The Machine Emperor shut his mouth.
I realized that no matter what I said to them, it was useless. They are not protesting. It was just like a child, struggling to get what he wanted.
The Machine Emperor decided to ignore them.
• • •
Hase was sitting in the City Hall watching the Machine Emperor’s rule over Gahashima.
“Things are going smoothly.”
Hase smiles in satisfaction. He decided that things were going well. Indeed, the situation in Gahashima was improving. The budget was sufficiently secured just by preventing corruption, large and small.
Apart from the residents’ satisfaction, all elements of Gahashima showed upward-sloping graphs.
“The landlords of Gahashima have been making too much money. I couldn’t believe that just blocking that would help the economy flow in a positive direction.”
It’s not such a huge increase that you can feel it right away. However, as time passes and people look back, they will realize it. The rule of the mechanical emperor was right.
“The Japanese on the mainland will realize the greatness of New Japan and will surrender on their own.”
Even if that wasn’t the case, Baekrim didn’t let go. Even at this moment, I was using my hands bit by bit for change in Japan. The mechanical emperor is just one of Baeklim’s plans to change Japan.
“Master.”
The mechanical emperor’s voice rang through Hase’s smartphone.
“What is going on?”
“An unidentified vessel from the Japanese mainland is approaching Gahashima.”
A video screen appeared on Hase’s computer monitor. A large ship that appeared to be a cruise ship was approaching openly.
Although Gahashima became independent, economic activities remained the same as before independence. Since Japan did not recognize New Japan, it did not take any measures. On the face of it.
“I knew that the Japanese government and the Hunter Association would move. They’re probably trying to kill me as secretly as possible and make Gahashima’s independence a thing of the past.”
“What would you like to do?”
“You are the ruler of this New Japan. You judge and act.”
“This is an attack on New Japan. We will strike preemptively to protect New Japan. Missile launch!”
Hase was taken aback by the mechanical emperor’s sudden acceleration.
“No, shouldn’t we try talking first?”
The other ship tried to break in first, but there was still quite a distance. You have at least 30 minutes to spare. It’s not like I can’t have a conversation. It was right to have a useless conversation in order to make a cause.
“Conversation is useless. If they needed to talk, they would have established communications. Its purpose is clear from the fact that it is approaching covertly.”
“… That’s right. But I still think we should have a conversation. You have to take care of the cause you can take care of.”
“You say you’re entrusting me with the work, but you doubt my judgment when it’s really important.”
“… You are still incomplete In order to completely govern New Japan, more data must be accumulated. I will have a conversation with them. Connect communications.”
“I’m sorry, but the decision has already been made and the order has been carried out.”
“What?”
“Didn’t I tell you earlier? It’s a missile launch.”
An abnormality occurred in the screen image. Ten missiles flew from the sky toward the ship.
“What crazy! Did you just fire a missile?!”
“It’s not all-and-all. This is a legitimate defense.”
Right before the missile hit the cruise ship, it suddenly exploded. Hase, who was watching the video carefully, realized that he had not been intercepted, but was blocked by a transparent barrier.
‘Is it magic? You’re a good wizard enough to cover the cruise ship itself. It could be a hunter with defense-type abilities.’
If it’s capable of defending against missiles, it’s at least Class A.
Hase’s face hardened. How many A-class hunters are on that cruise ship? Even though the Japan Hunter Association was famous for not treating hunters, the association was an association. At least 30 or more A-class hunters will gather casually.
‘Even if it’s A-class, the ranks are divided within it… It can’t be said that they are all the same, but if there are more than 30 A-rank hunters… It must be easy.’
Calculate the mechanical emperor’s power.
200 mechanical samurai, 1,500 mechanical drones, thousands of modern weapons such as missiles and mines. Things that Hase has been preparing for a long time with the help of Baek Rim.
Even if A-class hunters were superhumans outside of human limits, there were limits. They’re not comic book superheroes.
‘Hmm. Rather, it’s a good thing. The Machine Emperor can gain combat experience.’
The worst case was assumed.
That’s not going to happen, but what if there’s an S-class Hunter on that cruise ship? Still, I had to try.
“Missile launch!”
The Machine Emperor shouted.
Embarrassed, Hase opened his eyes wide, but he couldn’t stop the machine emperor. Hundreds of missiles landed on the cruise ship.
“This crazy… !”
One missile, how much is one shot? It reminds me of old memories of having to do everything to save that.
“Machine Emperor! What a fool…”
Hase stopped talking.
This is because the cruise ship could not be destroyed even after hundreds of missiles were fired at it.
It’s not like a defensive wall.
Space distortion.
The missile’s explosion was absorbed, scattered, and ignored with space distortion. As far as he knew, there were few people in Japan who could do something like this. Among them, there is only one person who is most likely to be on that cruise ship.
“Wind Miko, Koyori Amatsuka… ! Is the S-class here!”
