I Became a Scoundrel From a Wealthy Family 244

## Chapter 244 – 25. Seo Aram

25. Seo Aram

Absolute loyalty is, as the name suggests, absolute loyalty.
It means never betraying my loyalty, no matter what… a very special trait.

Generally, traits can change, disappear, or new ones can emerge depending on the situation and mental state. But among them, there are traits that never disappear. Those are the ones with “absolute” attached to them.

In other words, Seo Aram is almost knight-level in her absolute loyalty to me, and that will continue forever.

‘It’s a bit of a waste to use her as the head of the protocol team…’

That’s because the main role of the protocol team leader in my secretariat is to follow me around like a fixture and handle protocol. It’s fine if they just have ordinary abilities, are pretty, slender, and have nice legs… to put it crudely, like a walking fuck toy.

That’s the general vibe of my secretaries, but even so, the other teams have distinct roles, while the protocol team is uniquely lacking in that.

‘If I had to say, it’s more accurate to say that the tasks that the protocol team should handle have been subdivided into the execution team and the strategy team…’

Of course, a big reason is that the team has been maintained without a leader until now.

Anyway, it’s a waste to use our heroine for something like this.
I wonder if there’s any way to use her concretely and usefully.

While pondering, I noticed Sua, who was working diligently.
I had unconsciously compared them earlier regarding education, but now I’m comparing them in terms of stats.

‘A director-level talent (Ra Seung-hee) is a team leader, an average secretary-level talent (Im Sua) is the chief of staff, and a talent who could be the president of an affiliate (Seo Aram) is the head of the protocol team. What the…’

It’s just a comparison based on raw stats, but still, there’s something to it.
At the time, I thought I was assigning them to the right positions, but looking at it like this, it’s a huge mess.

‘Sua, let’s step it up…’

“…?”

As I was looking at Sua, she noticed my gaze while coordinating the banquet situation through her earpiece and gave me a pretty smile.
She doesn’t seem to have any idea why I’m looking at her.

Well… it’s just that the others are too outstanding, it’s not like she’s incompetent…
When you think about it, it’s because of spec inflation. Sua is perfectly capable of being the chief of staff.

*Beep.*

“Is there something you wanted to say?”
“No. Keep doing what you’re doing.”

I vaguely brushed it off and hugged Aram, who was standing demurely next to me.
Her slender waist felt soft in my arms, which felt good.

“I’ll introduce you to the others.”
“Yes, Master.”

I took Aram around the mansion’s yard.
Since I had called all the important people under the pretext of a welcome party, there were many familiar faces.

“This is Danto. All she does is eat.”
“Danto…?”

Danto, who was stuffing herself with kimbap, turned to look at me with her cheeks full.
Then, she swallowed what she was eating and retorted.

“Calling me ‘this’ to a person… that’s too much!”
“You’re good at using honorifics now.”
“Eee…!”
“Say hello. This is the new head of the protocol team. She’s the main reason you can eat kimbap right now.”
“I’m Seo Aram. Nice to meet you.”
“…Th-that,”

Danto looked at me, then opened her mouth with difficulty.
She seemed to be wondering how to introduce herself.

“I’m, I’m Danto…”
“…Is that your name?”
“…I don’t know if I should call it a name or not.”
“?”

“I picked her up from the Namdong Industrial Complex. She had a name, but I forgot it, so I gave her a new one. Danto.”

What was her original name again…?
I think it was something-something hometown.

“Ah… from the Namdong Industrial Complex… you rescued her from hell.”
“That’s right. At this point, can’t I be considered a savior?”
“You are absolutely right. I’ve only heard about the Namdong Industrial Complex and don’t even want to think about it.”

“Ugh…”

“Anyway, she lived there, so she doesn’t know much. Just think of her as a cat. Her actions are similar.”
“I understand.”
“D-don’t accept it!!”
“Are you even exercising?”
“I-I need to eat to exercise…”
“Hmm. Understood.”

I nodded, picked up a piece of kimbap, placed it on my palm, and held it out to Danto.

“Open.”
“…Ugh,”

Danto hesitated with a complicated expression, then closed her eyes tightly and opened her mouth, taking the kimbap from my palm.

“Oh.”

As expected, time has passed.
Except for the snarky remarks, the rebellious spirit has almost disappeared.

Pleased, I stroked her head, and she puffed out her cheeks and trembled as if she didn’t like it.

“I’ll exempt you from exercise today, so eat as much as you want.”
“Huh! R-really?”
“Don’t use informal speech.”
“Thank you!”

If she had a tail, it would have been spinning.
Just a few seconds ago, she had a dissatisfied expression, but now her face is bright.

Danto greeted me and ran off somewhere.
She’s probably going to eat.
The secretary managing her bowed to me and followed Danto.

“In a way, she has the best life here. She doesn’t have to think about anything.”
“That’s true. Do you have anything you want to entrust to her? A plan or something.”
“Not really? It feels like she just rolled in.”

Well, if I had to say, she has a knack for infiltration and stealth, so I might be able to use her for information gathering… but it’s not really useful right now.

‘Maybe if I properly utilize Ha Eun-young and Ma Yeon-joo later.’

“Actually, she owned a significant portion of the land in the Namdong Industrial Complex. Thanks to her, Sua was able to finish the final touches smoothly. You can think of it as a reward for that.”
“I see.”

After Danto, I introduced the Pacific Knight 1st Platoon, my strongest military group.
They were having a meal at three tables in the corner, but when I approached, they immediately put down their utensils and stood at attention.

Dorothy, the leader, saluted me.

“Ah, no need to salute.”
“Yes, Lord.”

Originally, they called me Young Master, but after considering the title, I told them to call me Lord like Seol.
Calling me Master would imply that Go Min-ji is the real master.
But continuing to call me Young Master would imply a permanent lease, so I’m practically the owner.

So I just told them to call me Lord like Seol.
It’s neat. It unifies the knights.

“This is the new head of the protocol team. She may be your superior in some cases, so keep that in mind.”

“I’m Seo Aram.”
“Pacific Knight 1st Platoon Leader, Dorothy.”

Dorothy shook hands with Seo Aram as a representative.
It’s truly a heart-pounding meeting.

A handshake between a current knight, who can be said to be the strongest race in the world, and the protagonist, who is growing into the strongest stat pig in the world.

It’s quite amazing.

“I heard that the head of the protocol team also achieved considerable results in combat subjects, so please take some time to train her later.”
“Yes. I understand, Lord.”

They are already teaching Baek Seol anyway.
Adding one more person won’t be a big problem for their schedule.

“Then next…”

I introduced Aram here and there in this way.
The fuck toys from the mainland, the working secretaries in key positions, and so on.

Then I started introducing the nearby facilities, and eventually we came to the temporary detention facility.

“Hmm. This place.”

This is where Ha Eun-young and Ma Yeon-joo are imprisoned.
It’s been about two months since I built it around mid-November last year and started imprisoning them.

‘I wanted to come often, but it’s almost the first time since then.’

I remember visiting quite often at first, but as I got busier, I stopped coming.
Of course, I was still receiving reports.

“Ah, Master…!”

As we entered, the guards stiffened and stepped aside.

“This large site will be where the prison will be built. We just need to break ground. But before that, there are some people who are being temporarily detained as a kind of test?”

As I walked towards where Ma Yeon-joo and Ha Eun-young were, I explained the two of them to Aram.
She visibly showed anger at the part where Seo Eun-mi (Ha Eun-young) dared to commit espionage and was caught. When she heard that Ha Eun-young’s training was lacking, she suddenly came up with an idea.

“Isn’t it because you’re keeping them in the same situation?”
“Huh?”

Currently, Ha Eun-young is left in a prison so bad that her eyes are rotting, and she is watching Ma Yeon-joo’s life of luxury 24 hours a day from across the way.
In the meantime, the structure of this training is to break her mentality by constantly playing brainwashing videos and sex videos, but

The problem is that Ha Eun-young has been holding out for two months.
Looking at the trend, it doesn’t seem to be very effective.

“Humans are animals that adapt. The scariest thing is reverse adaptation. It would be better to alternate Ha Eun-young and Ma Yeon-joo’s living quarters every two weeks.”
“Oh…? Are you a devil?”
“…I’m just speaking from my experience, Master.”

Having the two of them alternate their lives.
I hadn’t thought of it, but listening to it, it sounds quite plausible.

Ma Yeon-joo is a bit pitiful, but that will have its own effect.
Ha Eun-young will be able to see Ma Yeon-joo, who has been living a luxurious life for the past two months, being imprisoned in the worst living quarters and suffering, from a comfortable place.

She will probably recall the pain she experienced and empathize with the pain Ma Yeon-joo is suffering.
And she will keep thinking about having to go through that pain again in two weeks.

“Two weeks is enough time to adapt to the given environment. There’s nothing more terrible than suddenly being thrown into hell when you’re used to a comfortable and luxurious life.”
“Then you take charge of this. Subjugate Ha Eun-young.”
“…Me?”
“Yeah. Why, are you not confident?”

Seo Aram hesitated for a moment, then quickly straightened her posture in front of me.

“No. I will do it, Master. I will subjugate the dirty spy and make her your servant.”
“Oh… okay.”

She’s more serious than I thought.