## Chapter 8 – 01. Adaptation Complete
I went down to the first floor with Soo-ah and found Aram fully prepared, along with Chief Han, looking as immaculate as ever, and a woman who seemed somewhat familiar.
A woman with black hair tied in a ponytail and a chillingly beautiful face.
A beauty you wouldn’t forget even if you only saw her once in your life.
‘It’s that mole from the NIS.’
She’s smiling brightly at me like a flight attendant, but her true identity is a spy planted by the National Intelligence Service.
I don’t know what her purpose is, but her true feelings are definitely not reflected in that expression.
‘She was one of the secretary candidates who was sent back, but they specifically sent her back up again.’
The three of them stood up from the sofa and bowed their heads when they saw me.
“Have you been well, young master?”
“And her?”
“Ah, this is the assistant for Ms. Lim Soo-ah, whom I mentioned yesterday.”
“…Seo Eun-mi, at your service, young master.”
“I know. I saw you yesterday.”
“Although she may not be to your liking, she is the most capable of those remaining.”
It seems there’s been some personnel reshuffling, and they don’t have any other staff to assign to me.
‘Or could it be that Chief Han is also from the NIS?’
Just in case, I accessed Han Kyung-baek’s information.
[Han Kyung-baek]
Age: 41
Affiliation: Korea Prestige
Species: Human
Level: 119
Strength: 118
Willpower: 131
Tech: 102
Leadership: 110
Charm: 76
Ambition, Coldness, Loyalty, Nicotine Addiction, Impotence
There was nothing particularly noteworthy.
He didn’t seem like the type to be a spy for the NIS or any other agency.
If there was anything slightly unusual, it was that his stats were a bit lacking.
In absolute terms, he’s obviously a very talented individual, but compared to being a secretary directly serving the owner’s family, especially with the title of ‘Chief,’ he’s relatively young and less capable.
Well, that’s probably why he was stuck as a secretary to a thug like Go Mu-yeol.
‘Wait, he’s impotent?’
This was both unexpected and unfortunate.
I never knew that Chief Han, who seemed so perfect, had this side to him.
“Alright. If there’s no one else, it can’t be helped. Have her assist Ms. Soo-ah from today.”
“Yes, young master. I will do my best not to disappoint you.”
Seo Eun-mi smiled brightly and bowed.
She’s definitely pretty.
I wonder how she’ll react if I touch her?
She didn’t react at all when I touched her butt yesterday.
If I try to go all the way, will she still stay still? A NIS spy?
“I’m Lim Soo-ah. Nice to meet you, Eun-mi.”
“…Yes, nice to meet you too.”
Chief Han, who had been watching the two women greet each other, bowed again.
Seo Aram hesitated for a moment before following suit.
“Then, young master, we will be on our way.”
“G-goodbye.”
“Alright. See you later.”
“Yes, have a good day.”
The two disappeared.
In this vast house, only Lim Soo-ah, Seo Eun-mi (Ha Eun-young), and I were left.
‘The police and the NIS, I must be going crazy.’
Lim Soo-ah is just a corrupt cop, so it doesn’t matter, but Seo Eun-mi is a clear spy who even lied about her name.
Moreover, she has ‘Patriotism’ blatantly listed as a trait, so it seems difficult to corrupt her or bribe her to be on my side.
‘How should I handle her?’
“Then, Master, what should I do from now on?”
“Before that, is your job situation settled?”
“Ah, yes. Through this morning’s personnel reshuffle, I have been officially assigned to assist you, Master. All of my team members as well.”
“Wow, that was fast.”
As someone who still remembers South Korea before the possession, it was something I couldn’t understand or accept.
The police, who are supposed to be close to the people and called the ‘cane of the people,’ are organizing an entire team just to protect a third-generation chaebol with no official position.
It was a scene that showed how corrupt the public authority of South Korea was in this story.
“….”
And as expected, Seo Eun-mi, who has the ‘Patriotism’ trait, twitched her expression ever so slightly.
Unacceptable corruption.
Private use of public authority.
It must be deeply unsettling for her.
‘But there’s not much she can do about it.’
In this story, South Korea becomes increasingly corrupt over time.
No, not just South Korea, but the entire Earth stagnates endlessly.
If the player chooses to ‘restore justice,’ things might change, but if not, it will endlessly degenerate, and eventually ‘democracy’ itself will collapse, and a different form of imperial rule will be re-established.
‘It’s truly no different from hell… but it’s not my problem.’
I have no intention of going against the tide of the times, but I do plan to change the person at the very top.
If someone is going to become emperor anyway, wouldn’t it be better if it were me?
Since I’ve been possessed anyway.
With that in mind, I review the things I need to do.
1. Find a secretary
2. Obtain the female protagonist
3. Kill the male protagonist
4. Secure the RK-99 development and manufacturing facilities
I’ve solved 1 and 2 of these.
All that’s left is 3 and 4.
In the case of the RK-99, I can make it right away.
The problem is protecting it.
The moment I develop it, all sorts of people will come after me, even members of the same Korea Group.
So I have to do it after securing at least a minimum amount of force.
But if I suddenly hire mercenaries and arm myself for no reason, people will start to suspect, ‘What is that bastard trying to do?’
It’s best to move with a plausible justification for everything.
‘Since my company is Korea Entertainment, I can just bring in celebrities or trainees and gradually build up my forces under the pretext of protecting them.’
Of course, that won’t be a complete smokescreen, but it’s still much better than doing it for no reason.
Above all, Go Mu-yeol has built up a great image as a thug, so I can get away with overdoing it to some extent.
‘No, wait a minute. Let’s think simply. I can just buy trainees cheaply, attach a lot of cyberware to them, and then debut some of them and take some of them with me as my secretaries.’
I can use mercenaries briefly in the beginning and then focus on training the trainees of Korea Entertainment as my main force.
So, what I need to do right now is….
“How many team members do you have? Was it 15 yesterday?”
“There are 30 in total, including me.”
“That’s a lot. There’s a criminal I need to take care of. I’ll give you his information, so send about half of them to catch him. Or you can just dispose of him.”
“Umm… dispose of him? He is a criminal, right?”
Since the male protagonist’s background is that he was a thug in the back alleys of Incheon, he is a criminal.
“Yes, he is. Report it properly to the higher-ups so there are no repercussions.”
“If we report it, there might be interference. It could be an obstacle to your plans, Master.”
“It doesn’t matter. As long as I can get rid of him.”
“Understood.”
As soon as I gave her the male protagonist’s information, Lim Soo-ah immediately picked up the phone and gave the order.
“And Ms. Seo Eun-mi?”
“Yes, young master.”
“My company is supposedly an entertainment agency, but it doesn’t have a single celebrity.”
There was one until yesterday, but he was a male actor, so I kicked him out.
I heard I had to pay about 300 million won in penalties, but I can afford that much.
“Find out if there are any actors, idols, or trainees worth buying. Call the agencies and ask around.”
“Yes, young master.”
“Ah.”
I stopped Seo Eun-mi, who was about to move.
“Young women.”
“….”
“They have to be pretty and sexy. That’s what makes them marketable.”
“…Y-yes, I understand. Young… pretty women.”
She makes a reluctant face, forces a smile, and leaves.
I admired her swaying backside before picking up the phone.
The recipient is my soul partner, Chief Han… no, it’s Go Ha-yan, Go Mu-yeol’s cousin.
The woman I met at the Geumsusan Palace of the Sun yesterday.
Since she’s family, I have her contact information.
– Who is this? Did the sun rise in the west today? You’re actually calling me.
“I didn’t think you’d answer, but thank you for answering, Noona.”
– It’s amazing. A name that shouldn’t be on my screen is popping up.
A bewitching voice filled with mockery.
It struck my ear through the receiver, and the face and figure I saw yesterday came to mind, and I couldn’t help but get an erection.
‘No, damn it, she’s still my cousin.’
…I thought for a moment.
But then the vulgar logic that she’s Go Mu-yeol’s cousin, not my cousin, came to mind.
– So, what’s the matter? I don’t think we’re close enough to have a friendly conversation, are we?
I checked the clock on the wall.
10:39 AM.
There’s still quite a bit of time until lunch.
There’s even more time until dinner.
“Would you like to have a meal with me later? As a family. I’ll treat you.”
– What?
The woman’s clear laughter came from the other side of the receiver.
It seems so strange that I asked her to have a meal with me.
After laughing for a while, she lowered her voice.
– Hey, what are you up to? Are you trying to drug me or something?
“What kind of ulterior motives would a loafer like me have? I just want to grow the company I inherited.”
– Company? Ah~ right. I heard you got Korea Entertainment or something? Is that why you called me? To get your underlings on TV shows.
Go Ha-yan.
She will later take a high-ranking position at Korea Card, one of the core companies of the Korea Group,
But before that, she has considerable influence in the broadcasting and advertising industries of South Korea.
Isn’t one-person media the trend these days?
That’s right, but even that is ultimately controlled by advertising.
– It’s nothing to just get them on TV shows, why are you even calling me? Do you think I’m going to bother interfering with someone like you?
“Of course not. It’s just that I’m using the name ‘Korea Group,’ and I didn’t think it would be a good look to move forward without contacting you, Noona, so I’m contacting you like this.”
– Wow…. You’ve been acting strange since yesterday? What kind of drugs did you take all of a sudden? I can’t get used to it.
“I would appreciate it if you could just think of it as me reflecting on my past mistakes. I guess I was a bit shocked by what happened yesterday.”
– ….
I heard a ‘hmph’ sound from the other side of the receiver.
It seems she can’t get used to the sudden change in my personality.
It’s not like I’m a great and capable person, but the original Go Mu-yeol was a bit of an idiot.
– Alright. My cute little brother is turning over a new leaf and trying to do some work, so I should help him as his sister. What do you need?
“Just allow my ‘Korea Entertainment’ to use the name and influence of ‘Korea Group’ as it is.”
– You’re just saying don’t interfere and stay out of it in a roundabout way. I know, so do whatever you want. But if your underlings do well, I get priority on their commercials. You don’t have any complaints about that, do you?
“Of course not.”
I have no intention of making money from commercials anyway.
Raising celebrities is just a side business.
– Oh, and I don’t need the meal. I’m hanging up.
She hung up the phone without even listening to my greeting.
It was a very rude act, but if I recall Go Mu-yeol’s past actions, I should be grateful that she’s even treating me like this.
