[Ministry of Defense — Dungeon Adventurer Administrative Bureau — Ministry of Dungeons Preparation Room]
The Dungeon Adventurer Administrative Bureau continued to prepare for the establishment of the new ministry that would take place after the elections, which were sure to conclude with the Conservative Party’s crushing victory. At the same time, this would mark the start of the never-ending fight against the dungeons.
More and more countries were siding with Joker. As for Gamerica, they still pretended the situation was of no concern to them. It was long past the point where a single country could hope to solve everything on its own. Yet the seventy-four-year-old president of the United States of Gamerica seemed to think a trade bloc would somehow do the trick.
“I don’t think we can expect anything from Gamerica at this point. Japan should protect itself on its own,” Director General Ishihara stated before asking, “Anyway, what did Dungeon Busters say?”
“They’ve used all the B-Rank cards in their possession to gacha and have obtained A-Rank monsters. They have promised to supply the JSDF with wyverns.”
“I see... These cards are extremely valuable, so we cannot afford to waste them. We need to see how much damage F-15 Eagles and the Type 90 air-to-air missile can do to wyverns. Please start experimenting when preparations are complete.”
Director General Ishihara issued several orders in rapid succession. Checking how the JSDF weapons would fare against monsters was one of the most pressing issues. Similar experiments were taking place in the EU, with the Crusaders supplying NATO with monster cards. The Oriental Republic of Sina hadn’t managed to get their hands on Rank A monster cards yet, so Japan had agreed to share the results of their experiments with them.
“It seems the Woorian ambassador has also requested that we share the results of our experiments with them.”
“Tell them to go to hell... I’m joking. But still, we cannot disclose military data to countries supporting Joker,” she answered. “Please reject their request politely.”
The Ministry of Defense had also been approached by the Woorian government but had completely ignored them. Now that the Sinese threat had disappeared and Rushi was focused on Europe, the only menace to the equilibrium in the Far East was the northern part of the Woorian peninsula and their communist dictator, and now the southern part of the peninsula that had decided to follow in their northern counterpart’s footsteps. Unrest was gradually spreading in the south, and it was difficult to predict how the situation would evolve.
“Our very first mission as the Ministry of Dungeons will be to plan for the Tokyo Olympics. Joker has proven that there might be more adventurers who have received the Buster title than we think. On the off chance that monsters are summoned in Tokyo, panic will arise. We need to coordinate with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the National Police Agency to put a strict surveillance system in place.”
Director General Ishihara almost wished for the Olympics to be called off entirely, but the IOC insisted that it was especially important to hold a “celebration of peace” in these times of crisis, so the event would go on. In preparation, Dungeon Boot Camps designed for police officers were ongoing in Yokohama Dungeon, Shinjuku Dungeon, and Funabashi Dungeon.
“Our lives would be so much easier if we had access to some tool that could sense dungeon card holders...”
Sadly, such a tool had yet to appear. If the Olympics did not go smoothly, not only the Ministry of Dungeons but also the whole Cabinet might not be able to endure. Ishihara was extremely concerned.
The first half of 2020 was ending in greater chaos than anticipated.