## Chapter 320 – 32. I’m Telling You, It’s Real
32. I’m Telling You, It’s Real
Gominyeong felt the absence of Gumuyeol keenly.
It hadn’t been this bad when they first started their relationship.
Of course, there was affection and love as family, but honestly, she had seen him more as someone who could satisfy her long-standing desires. It wasn’t to the point where she would miss him this desperately.
But lately, her heart was burning fiercely, like a flaming rose on a desk.
She didn’t want to miss a single moment of his presence; such belated passion had taken root.
In the midst of all this, she had spent a little over three days, starting last Friday, in utter bliss.
More than any sense of accomplishment, she felt ecstatic pleasure and stability. She, who had never once considered “settling down,” was now consumed by the desire to do just that.
Just… wouldn’t it be nice to get pregnant with Muyeol’s child and live happily together?
That’s how happy she had been, so how severe would the reverse shock be now that he was gone?
“… .”
Her mood was so grim that everyone around her was on edge.
The expression “the air froze” seemed perfectly apt.
‘I can’t… focus on anything…’
She had no motivation.
It was clearly Muyeol’s absence that was bothering her, but it felt like it was inside her.
A huge hole existed in a corner of her heart.
Already known for her cold and aloof demeanor, her mood was now so severely down that no one dared to say a word.
Since no one could approach her, nothing got started, and she didn’t correct it.
‘I have to… work… What is this disgraceful behavior?’
Deep down, she knew.
She needed to get back to work quickly.
But it wasn’t happening.
How? Was there no way?
“… Vice Chairman.”
“…?”
Eventually, Chief Secretary Kang Hyeyeong, unable to watch any longer, stepped forward.
“It’s time for you to return to work. There’s quite a bit of work piled up.”
“… I know. Who doesn’t?”
An unnecessarily sharp response came out.
She wasn’t usually like this.
“Haa… Just wait a little.”
“… Yes. Excuse me.”
Gominyeong tried to calm her mind through meditation.
She struggled to ignore the absence that felt so much larger today and tried to regain her usual composure.
It wasn’t easy, but after soothing her heart several times, she managed to regain some control over her emotions.
“… .”
Really,
Emotions make people suffer.
“At this point, wouldn’t it be better to just hire our Muyeol as my secretary? My work efficiency is in the gutter.”
“… If Master Muyeol would agree.”
“… .”
After briefly entertaining the absurd thought, she shook her head, brushed it off, and finally got up from her seat.
“There’s something I need to handle first, so postpone the rest of the work for a bit. It won’t take long.”
“What…?”
“You’ll see when we get there.”
Gominyeong took only a few of her secretaries, including Kang Hyeyeong, and headed to the nearest lab.
“H-Huh! V-Vice Chairman…!”
The researchers were startled by her sudden appearance.
Gominyeong scanned them and pointed out the newest researchers.
“You, you, and you. Only those three stay, everyone else out.”
“Y-Yes?”
“Out.”
“B-But Vice Chairman, these children are all new. Rather, we should…”
When the lab director hesitated, she turned and glared at him. He clamped his mouth shut and left the lab with the other researchers.
“Only Hyeyeong stays, everyone else out. Don’t let anyone in.”
“Yes.”
Kang Hyeyeong had many questions about Gominyeong’s sudden actions, but she didn’t voice them and silently followed her orders.
She dismissed all the attending secretaries and locked the lab door.
Meanwhile, Gominyeong took out the RK-99 that Gumuyeol had given her from her pants pocket.
A worthless piece of scrap metal, no matter how many times she looked at it.
It was so pathetic that it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she could have picked it up near a junkyard on the street.
‘This is… a room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor… supposedly…’
Honestly, she didn’t believe it.
More precisely, she didn’t trust Gumuyeol’s verification or the judgment of the article that affirmed his verification.
A substance that maintains superconductivity at room temperature and ambient pressure?
There was no way such a thing could exist, and even if it did, it was impossible for Gumuyeol, who had a middle school education (+GED) and lived on drugs, to discover it.
‘It was probably some kind of misunderstanding… Haa, but I still have to verify it.’
If someone else had said such nonsense, she would have immediately fired them for wasting her precious time.
But because it was Muyeol… because he was family… she would respect his judgment.
‘You said it must be real, so we’ll meet again soon. I hope so too, Muyeol.’
She wanted to see him again.
Sincerely.
But what wasn’t true, wasn’t true…
Not just any superconductor, but room-temperature and ambient-pressure…
Even if only one of those conditions was properly met, the whole world would be turned upside down…
Tap.
She placed the RK-99 on a silver tray.
“Verify it. It’s a superconductor.”
“Yes…? T-This thing…?”
The three researchers stared at the RK-99 in a state of extreme nervousness.
The feeling of having the Vice Chairman, who was like the sky, and the president of the company throwing them a lump of clay that looked like it had been roughly kneaded and baked, calling it a superconductor…
But what could they do? If they were told to do it, they had to do it.
+++
“Huu, finally arrived. It feels like it’s been a long time.”
As he got off the AV, Baekseol’s massive private jet landed with a thud.
The monster, which was about 10 meters taller than other private jets just in terms of height, landed, and the ground shook as if there had been an earthquake.
“… I guess we’ll have to build a new special hangar for that?”
“That seems to be the case.”
“Place the order.”
“Yes.”
Since fortifying Muyeol Land was already part of the plan, it was just a matter of making a few minor modifications.
‘In three months, my knight order will be created, so I need to start expanding the related facilities in earnest.’
When that time came, there would be a whopping 30 knights!
All of them would be full-spec knights armed with dedicated weapons and dedicated aircraft.
There’s this analogy from my old Earth, where people said that an American aircraft carrier strike group was stronger than the air force of most countries.
But 30 full-spec knights are a force capable of taking on an entire country, not just their air force.
If I get an aircraft carrier, fill it with mechs, and have the knights ride around in it, I can ignore warnings and everything else, whether it’s another country’s territorial waters or right in front of a port city. No one can say anything.
What are they going to do? If they don’t like it, they can go get 31 knights.
‘I, as an individual, will have that much power all to myself. Kheu, the country is going to hell in a handbasket~.’
Incheon is finished, and now I have a knight force.
Things are going so smoothly that I’m starting to get anxious.
“My Lord.”
“Oh, Seola. Good work. Are you not getting a fever this time?”
“… N-No, I’m not. My Lord. I did it in moderation.”
“Right?”
He patted her shoulder as she avoided his gaze and lowered her head.
For reference, they had reached an agreement (?) on the name of the private jet: ‘Snow White.’
The name ‘Baekseolgi’ was met with such a dismal reaction, and even I thought it was a bit too much, so I tried my best to come up with a new name.
And honestly, I think it’s pretty cool.
Baekseol – Snow White (PMC) – Snow White (Private Jet)
They are all names of different objects, but they all point to one thing. This perfection.
Moreover, the overall image of the private jet is like pure white snow, so it goes very well with Snow White.
“I’ll build you a new hangar, so take good care of Snow White in the meantime. Learn some basic maintenance while you’re at it.”
“Ah… Yes.”
He patted her back again and headed straight to the chemistry lab inside the mansion.
The reason, of course, was to make a new RK-99.
Well, it doesn’t take long to verify a superconductor. They might have already finished the verification by now, in which case she’ll be here soon.
I need another sample to show her then.
‘It takes about two days to make…’
Maybe I’ll be late?
RK-99 is a real room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor.
If they verified it properly, she should drop everything and come to see me.
– Beeep.
“… .”
Hmm.
Just like right now.
– Im leavin now
She and Gominyeong had exchanged countless texts, but this was the first time he had seen a typo.
+++
One hour ago, Military Research Lab
“… .”
“… .”
“… .”
“… .”
The eyes of everyone inside the lab, including Gominyeong, were widened to the point of tearing.
“V-Vice… Chairman…!!”
One person barely managed to open their mouth.
His gaze was still fixed on one spot: the RK-99, which was floating so stably in the air above a palm-sized magnet.
The Meissner effect, one of the characteristics of a superconductor.
It is a phenomenon that occurs because the magnetic field cannot penetrate the inside of the superconductor. In simple terms, it floats above the magnet.
A phenomenon in which it neither moves further away nor closer, but is fixed in a specific area.
It is a precious phenomenon that can usually only be obtained by lowering the temperature to extremely low temperatures or applying extreme pressure.
“… What is this?”
Gominyeong reached out her hand.
She snatched the RK-99 away.
“… .”
On the outside, it was a piece of scrap metal with no distinguishing features.
But if you put it on a magnet,
“… .”
It floated in the air as if by magic.
There was no need to take any special measures.
It just floated.
“This is real?”
