Villain’s Programming - Chapter 254



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Episode 254: The Morning Star’s Space

At Do-jun’s words, the taxi driver looked at Marshall and Ashley and said.

“You know a little about the US military? Oh, these guys are Americans, right? Then of course you can ask the US military for help.”

Ashley shook her head at the taxi driver’s words and answered in Japanese.

“It’s true that I’m American, but I don’t know anyone in the US military. Of course, in a disaster of this magnitude, the US military in Japan would help, but there’s no need for that.”

“Huh? What does that mean… … .”

“Didn’t Do-jun say that? He has connections in the US military. No, should I call this a connection? Anyway, if Do-jun calls, the US military will come flying in right away?”

The taxi driver looked bewildered. No matter how much he thought about it, it didn’t make sense.

“American soldiers are flying in? Is this person American too?”

“No. I’m Korean.”

“Then it must be hard. Even if you watch the radio or broadcasts, everything is in chaos. You’re coming in the middle of all this? I’m not ignoring Koreans, but it must be hard to get help from Japan.”

Ashley shrugged her shoulders in response to the taxi driver’s honest answer.

“Don’t worry about that. Dojun Hwang here has a connection with the highest person in America.”

“Yes? The tallest person?”

“Yes. We even had our wedding at his house.”

The taxi driver had been unable to understand anything for a while and didn’t know what to say.

Dojun said after seeing that.

“Ashley, stop it.”

“Okay. So, are you going to contact me now?”

“Yes. There are American troops stationed in Japan, so we will be able to receive help.”

Do-jun immediately called his father-in-law, Robert. Robert kept asking if everything was okay, saying that he had already been contacted by Sally.

“Yes, Father. It’s okay.”

– That’s good. I’ll report to my superiors first and make sure you get to a safe place.

Robert called back 15 minutes later.

“You’re going to Tokyo Yokota Airport?”

– That’s right. That’s a US military-owned airfield. I’ll send you directions to Yokota Airfield from where you are by email.

The route Robert had sent was one that was not currently closed.

Dojun told the taxi driver the route, and the taxi driver said that it would be possible to go there, although it would take a bit of a detour.

After three hours, Dojun and his group arrived at Tokyo Yokota Airport.

The commander of Yokota Air Base came out to meet Dojun, as if they had already been contacted. Dojun and his group went to the break room with the commander. While they were resting in the break room and watching TV, the commander of Yokota Air Base called and said.

“Representative Hwang, this is a call from the Minister of National Defense.”

Dojun received a phone call.

“This is Dojun Hwang.”

– Hello, Mr. Hwang.

Do-jun greeted and talked with the U.S. Secretary of Defense, who said he would arrange a flight to Korea right away.

“thank you.”

– Thank you. Mr. Hwang is a valuable guest of the United States.

‘The nuclear power plant will explode tomorrow. So we have to leave Japan right now.’

“Thank you. As soon as possible… … .”

Do-jun stopped talking because he saw the taxi driver’s face watching the news flash on the break room TV.

The taxi driver, whose name I don’t even know, was sure that he would lose his hometown tomorrow. Not only his hometown, but countless people still remaining in Fukushima would be exposed to radiation.

Dojun gritted his teeth.

‘I’m sorry, but… there’s nothing more I can do. The best I can do is save the people I know.’

Fortunately, the hotel where the workshop participants were staying reported to have suffered no major damage.

‘There is no information that can be helpful even if I think about my past life… … .’

It was then that Dojun suddenly remembered the documentary on the ‘Great East Japan Earthquake’ that he had seen in his past life.

‘Everyone was angry after watching that documentary. Because of Tokyo Electric Power Company.’

Tokyo Electric Power Company knew there was a problem with the nuclear power plant. They knew how to limit the damage. But they didn’t do it.

‘I said I felt sorry for the nuclear power plant. It was a power plant that cost a huge amount of money to build. So instead of trying to reduce the damage, I tried to find a way to save the power plant. As a result, I did nothing for 30 hours.’

Dojun thought about it for a moment.

‘If we tell this to America… will something change?’

Do-jun decided to convey this information to the U.S. Secretary of Defense. The problem was how to explain it without misunderstanding.

“Excuse me, Mr. Secretary of Defense.”

– Yes, go ahead.

“You know I’m from Fukushima, right?”

– Of course.

“This is… confidential information… … .”

The US Secretary of Defense responded cautiously to Do-jun’s words.

– This call cannot be tapped. And we have complete confidence in Mr. Hwang.

“Now that you mention it, I’ll be honest. After the earthquake, I was passing through Fukushima in a taxi, and I saw something strange. There was smoke coming out of the Fukushima power plant. And the power plant was full of water. It looked like… it had been eroded by the tsunami.”

In fact, Dojun had not seen the power plant since he left Fukushima. Naturally, he had never actually seen smoke or water filling it.

‘But… I saw it on TV in my past life.’

The US Secretary of Defense was very surprised by Do-jun’s words.

– Is that, is that real?

“Yes. But no matter how much I watch the news, I can’t find any news about this. So… I spoke to the people at the Fukushima power plant.”

Do-jun said he had heard from people at the Fukushima power plant, but the U.S. Secretary of Defense knew right away what he was talking about.

‘You hacked it!’

Of course, Do-jun didn’t actually hack, but the US Secretary of Defense believed it because he had seen Do-jun hack more than once or twice.

– What did you hear?’

“Yes. The research institute staff said that if things continued as they were, the power plant might explode. But Tokyo Electric Power Company said that they decided to maintain it.”

– Oh my goodness, this information is out of my hands. I have to report it to the President right away.

Do-jun was shocked. He had only given a piece of information about the future, and he was reporting it to the president.

‘Isn’t this making things worse?’

A while later, Do-jun spoke with Obama, and soon after, a U.S. military plane bound for Korea arrived at the airport.

“My name is Hiroki Inama. I’m telling you my name now.”

Dojun and his group all decided to go to Korea, but he was not a taxi driver.

“My name is Hwang Do-jun. I’m just now telling you my name.”

The two people smiled brightly.

“You don’t have to give me the thirty million yen you mentioned earlier. What I experienced yesterday and today is enough.”

“No, a promise is a promise. I’ll contact you.”

Dojun thought of the taxi driver as he left Japan on a plane.

‘I hope you are safe.’

After a while, Dojun’s plane took off and arrived at Seongnam Airport 40 minutes later.

* * *

“Marshall, how are you feeling?”

Dojun bought a bottle of soda and went to the hospital where Marshall was hospitalized.

Although emergency treatment was administered in Japan, a detailed examination was conducted in Korea because the injured area was the head.

“Haha. Are you okay now? The doctor said I should be discharged tomorrow.”

“That’s good. What about Ashley?”

“I went out for a walk because I liked the Han River.”

“Would you like to go out together?”

“That’s true, but I like it this way. I still think about what happened in Japan.”

Marshall could not forget the earthquake he experienced in Japan.

“Me too. I was really scared.”

“Yeah. But I survived thanks to you, right? By the way, Dojun. Did you see the news?”

“news?”

Marshall turned on his cell phone and handed it to Dojun. Dojun made a strange expression as he looked at the news on his cell phone.

‘Finally, the Fukushima nuclear power plant exploded… … . But it’s different from my previous life. It didn’t explode the day after the earthquake, but three days later. Was it because the United States intervened?’

That wasn’t the only thing that had changed. Unlike in my previous life, everyone near Fukushima had been evacuated, and the scale of the explosion seemed smaller than in my previous life.

‘The first reactor of the nuclear power plant exploded, but was the second reactor prevented from exploding?’

Dojun thought it was fortunate.

‘Fukushima nuclear power plant will only cause harm to Korea until 2022.’

Japan did not take any action or provide compensation to Korea, and only lied that they were doing well until 2022.

But no country believed that. Salt prices once soared, and Japanese seafood was sold as domestic products.

‘The damage is still severe, but since only one of the two nuclear power plants exploded, it’s at least a little better than my previous life.’

When Dojun handed the cell phone to Marshall, Marshall said,

“Dojun, you are my savior.”

“Anyone would have done it.”

“No. You’re special. Dojun, I’ve decided.”

“huh?”

Marshall said with a smile.

“I’m done talking to Ashley. She’ll come to Korea after her honeymoon.”

“what?”

“Ashley and I, can you help us get jobs?”

Dojun opened his eyes wide.

“Are you saying you want to work for our company? Aside from helping out when you have time?”

“Yeah. I’ve talked to Ashley a lot, and I think game AI is a good idea. It’s a field that other people don’t dare to try, but I’m going to give it a try.”

Dojun held Marshall’s hand tightly.

“I will make sure you never regret that choice.”

Do-jun left the hospital after talking a few more things with Marshall. Do-jun clenched his fists.

‘nice!’

An unexpected fortune rolled in.

But then, Dojun’s cell phone rang.

‘You’re the US Secretary of Defense, right?’

Dojun answered the phone right away.

“This is Dojun Hwang.”

– Haha. Mr. Hwang, how have you been?

The US Secretary of Defense smiled pleasantly and said hello. Do-jun also asked how he was doing.

– This time again, our country, the United States, received great help from Representative Hwang.

“Help?”

– The information about the Fukushima nuclear power plant you taught me last time was truly valuable information. Thanks to it, we were able to reduce the damage from the nuclear power plant.

Dojun tilted his head. It was a good thing that the damage had been done, but it was good for Japan, not for the United States.

“Have you ever had any dealings with Japan?”

– Haha. You figured it out right away. I told the Japanese government the information that Mr. Hwang had given me. They were surprised too. I guess they never thought that Tokyo Electric Power Company would do something so outrageous. Thanks to this, the damage was reduced, and Japan made major concessions to the United States. As a result, the United States gained a lot.

I don’t know what it was, but it seemed like the US and Japan had made a deal that the general public didn’t know about.

“I’m glad America benefited.”

– That’s why I contacted you. Since all the profits were made thanks to CEO Hwang, I wanted to share the profits with CEO Hwang as well.

“To me too?”

– Haha. If you come to America any time soon, please come see me. I think you’ll really like it.

The U.S. Secretary of Defense did not say what the benefit was.

‘Well, you’ll know when you go to America.’

Dojun had a lot of money, so he didn’t really care much about profit.

But later, when Do-jun heard about the ‘profit’, he was shocked.

After hanging up the phone with the U.S. Secretary of Defense, Do-jun went into the house.

“Ha. I’m more nervous than when I was in Fukushima.”

Dojun rang the doorbell.

– Ding dong.

“… Sally, it’s me. Can I come in?”

Dojun had not yet received forgiveness from the final boss.

* * *

“Wow! It’s gotten bigger!”

The sky widened when Dojun saved Marshall.

‘The Master did it!’

More than half of the sky had collapsed, but the collapsed sky was being restored.

‘It looks like the collapsed area is only about 10% of the entire sky.’

The wind blew, and flowers bloomed on the ground. The morning star walked and walked across the widened land, smelling the fragrance of the flowers.

After walking for a while, a lake appeared before Saetbyeol’s eyes.

The morning star approached the lake. The reflection of a woman in her late teens was visible in the lake.

‘This is… me?’

Saetbyul had never seen herself since she became aware of herself.

The curious Saetbyeol reached out to the water’s edge. As the water became turbulent, so did her appearance.

“Haha. You’ve become ugly!”

That sight made me laugh.

‘Okay. Master, you don’t know about this, right?’

As the Master levels up, the world expands and new things appear. At level 3, trees appear, and at level 4, birds appear.

At level 5, there were fruits on the trees, and at level 6, it started snowing and raining from the sky.

‘And this time I got to level 7.’

Saetbyeol stopped and looked up at the sky. As he closed his eyes and clasped his hands together, countless pieces of information entered his head.

‘A new level-up reward has appeared? I must hurry and tell the Master about this.’

Saetbyeol informed the Master in the message window that she had ‘leveled up’. However, the Master was busy and didn’t even bother to check.

‘Why aren’t you watching?’

Saetbyeol looked at the world through the eyes of a master. The world that had previously only appeared blurry for a moment appeared clearly after leveling up.

– I was wrong, I didn’t do it!

The Master was seen looking at the floor and crying repeatedly, along with a woman’s voice.

– I was wrong. I won’t do it again!

– Sally, are you tired? Let me give you a massage.

– Cooking? Don’t! I’ll do it. I’ll do everything from cooking to washing the dishes.

Saetbyeol smiled at the sight of the master.

‘I guess I got in big trouble. Well, I almost died.’

Saetbyeol became gloomy. It was because she was the one who said, ‘Save Marshall’, even though she knew that the Master was in danger.

– Then you forgive me?

The Master smiled and raised his head. A woman entered Saetbyeol’s eyes.

‘Is that woman Sally, the Master’s wife?’

I knew the voice, but this was my first time seeing the face.

Saetbyul tilted her head. It was the first time she had seen Sally’s face, but it seemed familiar.

‘Where have I seen this? Why does this face look so familiar?’

Saetbyul paused for a long time, thinking about where she had seen Sally.

Sally started running again and stopped in one place.

* * *

Dojun, who was lying on the bed, slowly got up. Sally was fast asleep next to him.

Dojun carefully got up, worried that Sally would wake up, and went to the small room. This room used to be the room his younger sister Mina used.

Dojun took out his new laptop, placed it on the desk, and started typing.

[Morning Star!]

[Sorry, something came up.]

[What? Why do you think I’m laughing?]

[what?]

Dojun made an impression.

‘What? It seems like you know something.’

Do-jun, who returned to Korea, spent the past few days apologizing to Sally and asking for forgiveness.

Sally’s anger did not subside easily.

‘It was really hard to let go of my anger. I did all sorts of things. But, did Saetbyul see that? No, that couldn’t be possible. No, she shouldn’t have seen it!’

Dojun, whose face turned pale, shook his head and said something else.

[Morning Star, what is this?]

Dojun opened the message from Saetbyeol.

By saving Marshall, ‘Helper’ leveled up. As a reward, you also received ‘20% Lost Memories’.

‘But what do you mean by mental fatigue? What does that mean?’

That’s what I was curious about, so I asked Saetbyeol.

[Saturday Star, what do you mean by mental fatigue?]

[Recover from mental shock quickly? Not bad, but what can I use this for?]

Dojun tilted his head at Saetbyeol’s words and suddenly thought of ‘compensation’.

[Wait a minute. Are you talking about the mental fatigue that comes from seeing lost memories?]

It was great to see the lost memories, but it also caused a lot of brain fatigue, so I could only see 10% at a time.

[Oh my god, so now I can see all the lost memories at once?]

Until now, if you saw 10% of your lost memories, you would have to wait a long time before you could see the rest.

‘It took at least a month. And now I can see it without that period?’

Dojun’s eyes lit up.

‘Sally is also sleeping right now, so it seems like a good opportunity to look at the lost memories.’

[Saturday Star, can you see the lost memories now?]

[Okay. Then show me your lost memories.]

A message from Saetbyeol appeared and Dojun’s eyes went dark.

And then memories that Dojun could never have imagined came flooding back.