The Last Human Returns.
Chapter 29 - Banquet.

"Welcome, Ethan boy."

Ethan's arrival was personally welcomed by the current President of the Republic of Indonesia, Sobri Arya along with his cabinet. In addition to the people from the government, there are several journalists who came to take pictures of the meeting of the President and Hunter which is currently the most heated discussion in the Sistube.

"It's an honor to have received an invitation from you, sir." Ethan gave a greeting that sounded so bland. He did not try to hide his lack of enthusiasm.

Ethan's attitude certainly gets so many unhappy gazes from some government people. However, President Sobri's friendly smile remains plugged in his face as if unaware or he is pretending to be unaware of Ethan's emotions.

"Come on. We've prepared dinner."

"... Yeah." yeah."

Following behind the President, Ethan feels his ears will break from hearing about the nonsense of the government's plans to handle the Tower and Gate in the future.

"More, having an outstanding talent like the Trouble Guild, Indonesia might no longer be just a dream to become a Superpower."

Ethan tries not to hit the President's shameless face and just silently listens to every piece of crap the President is saying.

Finally, Ethan arrived at the banquet hall. At the dining table, several menus from several regions in the archipelago are provided.

The president patted Ethan lightly on the shoulder and told him to sit down. "You can sit down to enjoy the dinner that the best chefs serve."

"Thank you, sir."

Ethan sat down as President Sobri sat down. Though boring, Ethan will at least eat something that makes his stomach smile happily.

"Ethan, do you already have a partner?"

"Well, the young man should already have it, right? Ahhaha!"

"If not, I have a cousin–"

Ethan tries to ignore every piece of crap that the old men around him say. The taste of the food became bland due to the atmosphere being so uncomfortable.

Unable to stand it anymore, Ethan looks at President Sobri and starts a serious conversation. "Can I speak now, sir? I will answer some of the things you and other ministers have said before."

"Hm? Sure, please talk." President Sobri nodded with a small smile giving permission for Ethan to speak.

"First. We, the Trouble Guild have no intention of being part of the NKRI bond. However, we will protect the NKRI in the event of an invasion either from another Country or the Monsters." Ethan insists here if he does not intend to be a Hunter remain in Indonesia.

The atmosphere of the room became quiet. The expressions of the parents who were originally happy to be dark.

"... Are you seriously saying that?" President Sobri no longer has a friendly smile.

Ethan is not at all afraid of the gaze of President Sobri. He's back talking. "We, the Trouble Guild are now in a cooperative relationship with the Canaries Corporation as well as the Basten Family. You could say Mr. Gordon, Lady Carmila, and the Trouble Guild, take a neutral stance and will help anyone who pays accordingly."

"You sold the country only for money!?"

The swearing is shouted by the parents who are angry with Ethan's words. Ethan is unhappy with their words and gives off enough killing intent to scare the Goblins away.

"... You really said that? When Gate Collapse occurs. Where are you all? Have you ever entered the Gate? How many?" Ethan spoke in a low tone that pierced everyone's fear.

Ethan really didn't expect these old men to be so shameless. All the hard work that the Trouble Guild did was even ignored and received no appreciation. The government took all the credit of that achievement for themselves.

Ethan glanced at President Sobri with the tip of his eye. Ethan cast a photo of the satellite image taken by Canaries Corporation's satellite. There, Indonesia is closed by a very large red dot. It does not take a smart person to understand the meaning of red and orange dots in the photo.

"You think all these gates really disappear on their own? Of course not. We, the people you call devoid of nationalist spirit, purge everything beyond the views of the general public. Then, shamelessly, those ‘nationalist’ people whose existence vanished when disaster struck, took all the credit we did. Really, that's an example of incredible behavior."

Defense Secretary Alex closed his eyes feeling embarrassed by the government's stance. Only he knows how much Ethan and the Trouble Guild have sacrificed to prevent a disaster worse than it was a few months ago.

Ethan who already had no mood to breathe in the same place as those shameless fellows, immediately got up and left. However, before he leaves the place, Ethan gives a warning.

"... If indeed you do not need us, we will gladly go to a country that understands our ideology and desires. Excuse me."

***

Ethan sat in the middle of a pile of documents. Records of his banquets became very famous on the Sistube. As a result, dozens of letters came from various countries stating that they were willing to accept the Trouble Guild under all conditions.

"Guild Master." Li Mei called out to the busy Ethan.

"Hm? Is there something?"

"Yes." Yeah." Li Mei nodded and pointed out an article currently scattered in the community. "There was news that the Trouble Guild was conducting tax evasion. In addition, rumors about you saying you sleep with a lot of girls .. even though it's a fact."

Ethan ignores Li Mei's sarcastic comments and reads the article. The person who first spread it was, the Director General of BPKP.

"At the end of the day, this is what they chose, right?"

"It seems like they're underestimating because we're young, Guild Master."

Ethan stretched his body. Because like this, they will do according to the wishes of the people in the Government.

"Hm. Ask all Trouble Guild members not to raid the Gate in Indonesia."

"Is that all?" Li Mei asked again because she knew Ethan was not a simple person.

"... In addition to Rania, stop selling Leo weapons for the Indonesian market. Ask Michael and Jun to stop buying the magic stones that the Indonesian Government imports." Ethan added an order that sounds so terrible to a developing country like Indonesia.

Leo-made weapons are currently the best weapons available in the Shop System because of their low price and very guaranteed quality. Of course, no one knew Blacksmith Leo was part of the Trouble Guild. Not getting a weapon from Leo Blacksmith would be a huge blow to the Indonesian Hunter Association.

While stopping the import of magic stones ..for now only Kroos and Corner bought so many magic stones and stockpiled them. In addition, Ethan has taught how to cultivate, purify, and utilize magic stones from Monsters to become an item. Both of them would definitely become Giants in the Magic Engineering Industry of the future.

Li Mei believes that the Indonesian government would not expect a 21-year-old man to have the power to influence the decisions of two International Companies with just his words.