Hajime Ichigo Membership─『Battle Field: Seoul Recapture 3』 (2)

"I hate to say this, but why are we fighting people instead of monsters?! Is the German government just going to let this slide?"

"Even if they openly reveal themselves as the [Six Calamities], they'll have no choice but to let it go!! The Engineer is incredibly valuable! And they can just claim they acted independently and pretend they knew nothing! It was the same with the Collector, wasn't it? They said a subordinate went berserk, only to turn out to be a Chinese government spy or something!!"

Manager Wonda Hye's explanation was a complete mess because she could not tell them about the president, but she shouted at Pirate to steer instead of wasting time talking.

Yes─ the East Asian alliance, including the South Korean government, formally protested to the German government.

A weapon that only the Engineer could have made had appeared in the middle of Seoul in full view and attacked its own country's Climber. Did they really think the government would sit still?

The newly inaugurated South Korean president also protested fiercely, expressed his displeasure, and demanded compensation, but the process dragged on interminably, with no proper response ever coming back.

Honestly, it was a complete disaster. There were probably treaties governing disputes and crimes between nations, but Climbers were far too extraordinary for ordinary rules to apply.

A single individual could even become someone capable of ruling an entire nation if they put their mind to it.

However, whether someone could lead a society even after achieving that was an entirely separate matter.

Climbers were necessary even for the resources provided by the Tower, and the most outstanding and valuable among them were Legendary Classes...