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This World is too Cruel to Men – Chapter 594

“Then, the first topic is obviously…”

“It would be right to start with the story about that woman living in Russia.”

“Yes, that seems to be the natural order of things.”

“So, what does everyone think?”

Was it perhaps to think of an answer to the question thrown out after such a series of processes?

The Meeting Room, which might have been lively due to the matter at hand, suddenly fell into silence.

It was at that moment of maintained silence.

A hand raised within the quiet Meeting Room.

“May I speak first?”

And along with that speech, it was only natural that people’s gazes turned toward the one who raised their hand.

“Please, go ahead.”

Though we all sat around the round table to give a sense of equality, the differences in standing were inevitably present.

Perhaps due to that influence or not, the one presumed to have the highest standing among those present immediately began to speak as soon as the permission was granted.

And what flowed from their mouth was none other than—

“Honestly, I see no reason to accept that request.”

It was an opposing opinion.

“And why do you say that?”

“Because her participation seems like it would cause more harm than good.”

“You think it would cause more harm than good…?”

“Umm, I kind of get what you mean, but… would you really do something so crazy?”

We were in the midst of a mission that could be seen as pivotal for the future of humanity; would we really commit such madness?

Upon hearing the sentiment strongly conveyed in the speaker’s question, the one who expressed the opposing viewpoint let out a slight snicker.

“Have you all really forgotten? Who was the first to oppose the order that we uphold?”

“That would be…”

It was certainly a point there was no room to rebut.

When the World Hero Power Rankings were announced, there were protests from various places, but the Russian Hero Association raised the most vehement protests among them.

And that wasn’t all.

They didn’t just stop at protesting with words; they actually took action.

Under the pretext of a nonsensical event called the Superpower Expo, they holed themselves up in a hotel in America and engaged in something resembling a show of force.

A show of force, mind you.

And to think, during this blessed land, that God arranged for the Americans, heroes from another country dared to display such show of force.

At that time, Miss Almighty had stepped in and swiftly dealt with those who dared take such actions; had there been even a slight delay in the response—

Just imagining how far the situation could have escalated sends shivers down my spine.

And yet, to include the chief instigator of such a situation in this glorious operation?

No matter how big-hearted a person may be, I can’t help but think they’d shake their head at this.

Perhaps that’s why the logic contained within the woman’s claim resonated with everyone.

As soon as the woman finished speaking, those gathered began nodding their heads one by one.

And, perhaps encouraged by their response, the woman who had been presenting her arguments in a firm tone added in a cautionary voice.

“Moreover… doesn’t everyone know what happened in the world when ‘that country’ gained power?”

Think of the history up to now.

Would you still engage in acts that might empower that country?

“As you know, our United States has a relatively short history compared to other nations.”

“…”

“That is undeniably a fact, but… because of that, we tend to remember past events more vividly.”

Russia, and then China.

Once potential enemies of the United States, they continue to openly defy the order that the United States upholds even now.

Is there really a reason to give such nations an opportunity?

The sense of agreement quickly spread among those present, causing requests from Russia as well as China to naturally be pushed aside.

Unless an irrefutable proposal that would surely entice came from China or Russia—no, even if that happened, it’s unlikely that the topics related to those two countries would come up in this meeting.

Of course, it’s only natural that such overt exclusion of specific countries would provoke complaints from them…

‘Not my problem.’

‘Yeah, certainly.’

‘I’d be crazy to let those women in.’

‘It’s an old tale that China’s growth potential is remarkable…’

‘They can’t even properly control their unregistered Awakened; how dare they meddle… tsk!’

Everyone present had the strength to dismiss such complaints without batting an eye.

It was precisely because of that that nobody worried about the potential complaints from those two countries and could reach such a conclusion.

And perhaps that’s why the treatment of those two countries, which could be deemed most urgent, was determined with all that said.

From that moment on, the atmosphere in the Meeting Room became relatively lighter.

“Then, let’s first decide to exclude the heroes from those two countries…”

“What does everyone think about the request that came from England?”

“I’ve heard that the ‘Queen’ is quite determined. Thanks to that, the health of the head of the British Hero Association has worsened…”

“Well… it’s only natural she’d be like that. After all, she’s one of the greatest haters of Another Ones.”

“Right… after all, both her prized disciple and her daughter were killed by those Another bastards…”

If only the corpses had been intact, it might have been a bit better, but from what I hear, they were so badly mutilated by the Another Ones that the state of the bodies was unacceptable.

Because of that incident, she’s adopted an incredibly brutal method of dealing with the Another Ones, severing their limbs one by one upon sight, a far cry from her elegant code name ‘Queen.’

Perhaps because of that, she is now more commonly referred to by the name ‘Executioner’ within Britain than by her code name.

“Thinking of her hatred for the Another Ones, she’d undoubtedly make for a good asset…”

“However, what worries me is the possibility that she might lose control in her anger and go on a rampage.”

Of course, considering who the primary subject of this operation is, even if such an occurrence were to happen, it wouldn’t lead to the mission’s failure.

That’s because the moment she starts rampaging, she would be subdued right away.

And that being said, there was no reason to decline out of concern for such a possibility, yet the reason why those gathered began to ponder was simple.

As mentioned several times, the expedition team being assembled this time had to maintain a heroic appearance from start to finish.

But what if there were internal disturbances within the expedition team?

There was a real risk that the plan could get derailed right from the outset.

‘That could very well be spun into one of the heroic tales if packaged well…’

‘But is it worth risking such a thing…?’

‘We’re not in dire need of a spark…’

Perhaps because everyone shared such sentiments without saying them, a natural atmosphere built up to transition to the next agenda.

“So… what do we think about South Korea?”

It was a seamless and natural transition to the topic, yet no one seated around the round table raised a point about it.

The reason was simple.

There was no reason to create a responsibility they didn’t need.

If someone had suggested we accommodate the British Hero Association’s request, and ‘Queen’ ended up causing an incident, it would fall squarely onto the shoulders of whoever advocated for that.

Unless the chances of success for the operation varied significantly based on her participation, there was no fool in this room willing to take that risk given the current situation.

Thus, everyone effortlessly transitioned to discussing the next topic that had come up on the round table.

“South Korea… to be honest, aren’t they a bit cheeky?”

“Cheeky, you say?”

“Are you really asking because you don’t know? They’ve been hiding information from us.”

“And so?”

“…Huh?”

“So, are you saying we should exclude them from this operation?”

This World is too Cruel to Men

This World is too Cruel to Men

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Status: Completed Type: Released: 2021
In this world, a man’s fate is one of two things. Either he becomes a cog in the wheel of society that can be replaced at any time… or he becomes a trophy.

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