Lord Shadow

Chapter 1681: Freedom And Security

Chapter 1681: Freedom And Security

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Death Monarch loves Katarina. This affection is known to all. But, his affection only extended to Katarina.

As for Boris, they have mutual dislike of each other

Of course, Death Monarch would not kill Boris because that would put his relationship with Katarina in an irreconcilable difference.

However, if Boris did something that went against Death Monarch wishes, Mister Moscow do believe that Death Monarch would impose restriction on him

In Japan, there might be a way for Yomi to once again establish their presence.

The Kazoku system is rumoured to be established again

With the secession of Japan from the World Government, there is many powerful people in Japan that had flee the island nation and defected to the World Government

Yes, Japan has Oreki and Hikigaya. And yes, with those two, the World Government would find it hard to win a war against Japan.

Because the World Government only have one Divine Comprehension leveler.

But this is not that simple.

Those people who join Japan and serve the Emperor and serve the imperial court also have their own desire.

They also want to be appreciated and to have high position

But it is clear that with Hirate and Oreki holding the two highest position in the country, there would not be space for them

So, what should they do?

Instead, of betting in Japan, they defected to the World Government. And so, this is how Yomi could get in.

The Japan Empire seems strong but that is not entirely accurate. The one who is strong is the faction of Hikigaya and Oreki.

Oreki has his Raijin Army. And they control much of Japan just like Hikigaya has his own army and generals

Unlike Hirate, who uses the Emperor to order the Princes, Hikigaya seems to respect the imperial power.

The same could be said for Oreki. But that is because there is no clash of interest between them

The Emperor has been accumulating his own force since the time of Hirate. Talented men however did not choose the emperor.

In times of peace, submitting to government authority is good, in times of chaos, warlords and ambitious men rules the world.

And ambitious men who wanted to make a name for themselves in this world would want a strong leader.

Hence, most of the great talent would rather serve under Hirate, Hikigaya or Oreki rather than the Emperor.

But some people have seen with the strengthening of the imperial power and the secession, that the Emperor is also someone worth voting for.

And Yomi believe there is a profitable relationship to be had between the Emperor and Yomi.

Yomi might have suffered the death of Susanoo during the war but Amaterasu, Izanagi and Izanami is still there

And the replacement of Susanoo would be finalized in just a couple of months.

These are people with great realm and could help the Empire when they needed it the most. That is the development of Yomi

On the other side of the world, The Consortium is also making their own moves. Falco is in contact with a few of those Italian senators.

There might be a rebellion someday. And that someday would not be long. The Consortium is ready to help any rebellion in Europe.

The regional governor probably would need the Consortium to handle a few unsavoury matters.

The Italian senators are the staunchest in persecuting Boris. One wonder what would Boris do to them now that he is free?

The Consortium might take commission from Italy and the Bratva takes commission from Moscow.

The Cartel however is lying low. Central America is no longer their turf. It is The Legae of Freedom. And the leader of the Leage of Freedom is probably even crazier than the leader of the Cartel

There is no need for Diablo to provoke such an unhinged person.

El Fantasma would not want a clash with Narleod.

As for Asia, the Red Lotus Triad would do their best to make sure the situation becomes even more chaoite.

Out of all the world powers, the Lotus Order is the most plagued with rebellion

And there is all kinds of warlords that is biding their time to replace the Lotus Order.

"The world powers might not be able to wage war against each other but internal problem

inside the world power is unlikely to change. More lands, more distance, means the method of surveillance like before could no longer work"

Mister Moscow had lived through all the years from the Fall to today. He had seen what happens when government fall.

He sees the chaos and anarchy that followed

The darkness that is in the hearts of men. He sees incredible act of bravery. Sacrifices that

could move the heart.

Evil that make you hate the world.

He saw the formation of regimes.

The rise of warlords.

The separatism of states, countries, nations and empires that followed.

He saw world order crumbles the great power disintegrated; human power exhausted

And the unification that comes after.

He saw the rise of the world power, from the World Government to Pandemonium and to the formation of the other four world powers.

He saw the occupation of Weronian. He saw the resistance. And he saw the changes. He

survived all that.

There is now a new generation. And the Cursed Generation.

Though one would wonder, how the next generation would view them

And seeing everything, he understand one thing.

Greed is endless.

Death Monarch only contained that greed into world powers.

And even though he restricted the world powers, to a certain degree he allowed it to fester. As

long as they fight each other, they won't fight the world

The only world powers in the world that doesn't have internal problem is Pandemonium

Though, that is only because of a certain reason

And that reason is Death Monarch

At least compared to the other, as long as Death Monarch is there, this internal problem of Pandemonium is easily manageable. A strong leader who rules with an iron fist

On the left hand is a stick and on the right hand is food.

Using benevolence and cruelty appropriately.

Feared and loved at the same time.

The problem however is that if one day Death Monarch collapses, die, or no longer could

support Pandemonium, then Pandemonium would collapse

Like Qin Shi Huang who dies and his empire fracture. Like Alexander and like those figures in history who conquers the world with force and the majesty of their charisma

But the moment this figure of strength and authority dies, then it would not be long before

the empire they created collapses.

That is the only problem of Pandemonium. As for the others, they have many challengers to

their claim.

And the Red Table is betting on that and wanted to capitalize on it.

The hegemony of Pandemonium is still unchallenged, but that does not mean that the other world powers could stand transcendent just like Pandemonium.

"There is a path for us. And if there isn't one, we will make one" Mister Moscow said to

himself.

Crime Alliance to many people of the world are just a criminal organization.

But those who shelter under this banner knows that while it might start that way, nowadays

the Crime Alliance is filled with many people of different kind and they have different ideas

and aspiration.

The Crime Alliance had evolved because of these people.

The Red Table also had to evolve. And the Crime Alliance had to evolve. The Pirates also have

to evolve.

Before, those who is unsatisfied with the dominance and control of the world powers would flock to some faction or force.

In the past. World Government was domineering and so the Revolutionary Amry was born in

Russia.

Even though Hirate at that time is Japanese, his headquarters was in America and there is a trend of inheriting the past American hegemony.

There was Raymond under Hirate and there is the formation of some law that is familiar to

the American

Nowadays however, the law of the World Gerent is quite universal but in the past, it is not like

so.

And so, an anti-West faction emerges.

Russia was the pioneer in this.

It is clear the World Government intends to swallow the entire world and at that time, the

word no longer wanted to follow the lead of the west.

Not to mention, the Fall changes the dynamic of power. People could become gods or as close

to god

People could fly, fight titanic monsters and even become titanic themselves. A fantasy world now is not so much fantasy but a reality

Boris and his members created the Revolutionary Amry.

Those who did not agree with Hirate leading the World Government flocked toward the

Revolutionary Army.

When Central America is in the verge of being included into the World Government machination, the League of Freedom appears.

At that time, they could not even be called a faction. There is only a few people. A few people

of misfits and undesirables. They did not have the organization nor do they have abundant resources.

Their mission statement has always been to oppose the One World Government policy of the

World Government.

And that won them many people flocking to their side. The craziness of the original member

of the Leage f Freedom does take some time to get used to but because they claim to want to

fight with the World Government, they got some support

But what happens to these three factions? Now, they are all chummy with each other, all under the term of world power.

Ironically enough, the only faction and force that wanted to oppose these world powers are

the criminal factions

The world powers bring orders. But to bring order, one has to surrender their will. How much

freedom should be taken for security? How far does the line go?

Between freedom and security, how to balance it?

And that is the current Crime Alliance.

It is not only the refuge for those evil people. There is rebels, revolutionary, thinkers, free

spirited, people who seek freedom in a world that is increasingly unfree, anonymous people,

idealistic people.

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