Chapter 1353 – 1353. God’S Atlantis
District 6,700, the Kingdom of Entertainment, boasts a population comparable to a sizable nation. A staggering 10 million people are packed into this district.
Of course, a large population didn’t automatically mean it was a good thing. In [Atlantis], what mattered most was individual strength.
The people of District 6,700 lacked the strength and experience gained from fighting monsters. District 6,700 was a prosperous place where monsters didn’t appear, so there was no need to be strong. External access was also strictly controlled by the system, so they didn’t feel any danger. That was why there was no army in District 6,700.
In other words, District 6,700 was a greenhouse, and the people of this district were flowers in that greenhouse.
‘Whether they’re weeds or flowers, it doesn’t matter. The important thing is that the population is 10 million. Surely there must be at least one beauty among them who catches my eye?’
I wandered around the famous spots of District 6,700. Places with a lot of foot traffic. My plan was to find a beauty who caught my eye and try to win her over. In other words, street casting.
But after three hours, I realized I had been too optimistic.
‘How is it that there isn’t a single woman I like?’
A city with a population of 10 million. And I had been sitting there for three hours in a place with a lot of foot traffic. Most of the people passing by were young, and they all had great hair designs and fashion sense. I spotted many eye-catching beauties. But if you asked if they had the looks to be celebrities… absolutely not.
‘Compared to Joo Seo-hyun, they’re all mediocre. If I put them in an idol group with Joo Seo-hyun, it would be a disaster. The difference in beauty is too great, so they’d definitely end up as backup dancers.’
What I wanted wasn’t Joo Seo-hyun’s backup dancers, but Joo Seo-hyun’s colleagues. A girl group isn’t a solo act.
I spent another two hours wandering the streets.
It was a waste of time.
Five hours down the drain.
There was no beauty who could match Joo Seo-hyun.
‘…Come to think of it, there’s no way other agencies would leave a beauty of Joo Seo-hyun’s caliber alone. Joo Seo-hyun also received a contract offer from Lilith Entertainment as soon as she arrived here.’
District 6,700 is called the Kingdom of Entertainment.
As its name suggests, it’s a special district where celebrities are the mainstream. There are over 100 entertainment agencies in this district alone… They must have swept up all the decent beauties.
‘It can’t be helped. Let’s change the plan. I’ll try to win over some decent beauties and create a girl group centered around Joo Seo-hyun.’
A top-class idol contracted with Lilith Entertainment? That could be achieved with Joo Seo-hyun’s power alone.
‘If it doesn’t seem like it’ll work, I can always run away.’
So, I lowered my standards and approached a decent-looking beauty.
“Hello. Would you mind talking to me for a moment?”
I approached a woman who exuded an air of nobility and asked politely. The woman looked me up and down. She seemed to know she was pretty, and she was quite arrogant.
“It doesn’t feel like a pick-up… Are you from an agency?”
“Ah, yes. You recognized me right away.”
“This is the 17th time.”
The woman held out her hand to me. I was flustered. Was she asking for money? I took out my wallet from my pocket and clumsily placed some money on her hand.
“What do you think you’re doing?!”
“…Weren’t you asking for money?”
“Who do you think I am, a beggar? I’m asking for your business card. Why are you so clueless? Are you a low-level employee at the agency?”
“Ah, a business card. I haven’t been at the agency long enough to have one.”
“Haa. You’re not even prepared. Which agency are you from?”
The woman glared at me sharply. She was probably planning to write off the agency after hearing its name. Could Lilith Entertainment, one of the top entertainment agencies in District 6,700, be written off?
I confidently opened my mouth, expecting the woman’s change in attitude.
“Lilith Entertainment.”
“…You’re not lying, are you?”
“Why would I lie? If you’re suspicious, I can even connect you to the CEO of Lilith.”
“I’ll believe you since you’re saying that much. Haa, but I never thought Lilith Entertainment would fall this low… It seems the rumors that Lilith Entertainment isn’t what it used to be are true.”
“Why don’t we talk at a nearby cafe? It’s not a bad offer.”
“No, thanks. Take this.”
The woman waved her hand at me. The bills I had given her flew and hit my body. A gust of wind blew, and the bills scattered like flower petals and fell to the ground. People passing by were whispering.
I was stunned. Did I just get treated like crap? Was she telling me to pick up the money?
“I almost wasted my time.”
The woman said coldly.
“You bitch!”
Slap!
Before I knew it, I had slapped her.
The woman didn’t even scream, she staggered and fell on her butt. She held her red cheek and looked up at me.
“Did you think I was a pushover just because I was being nice? You seem to be mistaken, you’re not pretty enough to act like that. I’ll fuck you like a dog, you bitch.”
Fear filled the woman’s arrogant eyes.
“Kyaaaaaaah!”
Hearing the woman’s scream, I felt my head cool down. And then I noticed the situation around me. I could see people holding up their smartphones. District 6,700 had its own internet that could only be used in District 6,700. The moment this scene was uploaded to the internet, things would get troublesome.
“You fuckers! Put away your smartphones?!”
I shouted. Most people didn’t even pretend to hear me.
“Wow, amazing.”
“He just slapped her right away.”
“He’s from Lilith Entertainment, they say?”
“Lilith Entertainment is screwed.”
I approached the closest man. Red dyed hair, silver piercings in his nose and ears. He looked like a thug, and he wasn’t intimidated by me at all. Instead, he looked at me with disdain.
“Hey, I told you to put away your smartphone. Why aren’t you listening?”
“Ha, that’s so ridiculous. Who are you to tell me what to do? This smartphone is mine. You have no right to interfere.”
Thwack!
I kicked the guy’s right shin. His right leg bent outward. It was obvious that his bone was twisted and shattered.
“Aaaaargh!”
The thug lost his balance and fell. I stomped on him with all my might. I stomped and stomped again. I shattered his left leg as well.
“Kkkyaaaak…! S, stop! Please stop! I, I was wrong! Please spare me!”
“You better consider yourself lucky, you bastard. If it were any other day, I would have just killed you… But since I’m on vacation today, I’ll just make you a cripple. Be grateful that I’m not a murderer.”
After turning the thug into a mess in 10 seconds, I looked around with a chilling gaze. People were already running away from me.
I clicked my tongue.
If the videos people took spread, things would get troublesome. Lilith Entertainment would be embroiled in controversy, and there would be problems with Joo Seo-hyun’s debut. Lilith Entertainment would pretend not to know me and try to clean up the mess…
‘They’re going to debut Joo Seo-hyun as an idol without me? That’s a joke. Joo Seo-hyun is my idol.’
I had to fix things. The first method that came to mind was hacking. Hacking all the smartphones in this area and deleting the videos.
‘…But there are too many people.’
I decided to use another method.
Fzzzt.
Blue lightning sparked around me. I focused my mind and activated my true form. A ring-shaped electromagnetic pulse spread out from me, disabling all the machines. The smartphones of the fleeing people instantly turned into bricks, and the electronic billboards on nearby buildings went dark.
“Huh, what’s going on? My smartphone turned off?”
“You too? Me too!”
“What’s wrong with this? It won’t turn on?!”
Leaving the confused people behind, I decided to run away from the scene.
「The Master of the Sky is watching you with interest.」
「The Master of the Sky thinks it looks fun.」
I chuckled at the system notifications.
Setting off an EMP in the middle of the city was fun?
To be honest, it was fucking fun.
• • •
I realized that street casting wouldn’t work.
It was hard to find a beauty who caught my eye, and I couldn’t be sure that the beauty had the talent required to be an idol.
So, I changed my plan.
I would scout trainees from other agencies with sweet talk. Since they were being trained by other agencies, they were suitable talents for idols. First, I looked for a small agency. A small agency meant they had no power.
Fleur Entertainment.
It was a three-story entertainment building. Compared to the huge Lilith Entertainment building, it was less than half the size.
‘I saw on the internet that there are idol trainees here who are confirmed to debut… Let’s take them.’
I was about to enter the building confidently when a man in a black suit stopped me.
“I’m sorry, but Fleur Entertainment is restricted to authorized personnel only. Did you make an appointment? If you tell me who you made an appointment with, I’ll check right away.”
“……”
Thwack!
I punched the security guard in the face. The unconscious security guard fell backward. I shook my hand. My physical abilities should be extraordinary right now, but my fist was still tingling. In other words, this security guard wasn’t an ordinary human.
‘…It’s stranger to use ordinary people as security guards in this world.’
[Hacking successful.]
[You can hack the CCTV for 2 hours.]
I didn’t forget to hack the CCTV.
And just in case, I also changed my face using my unique trait, Deception (SS). I confidently went up to the second floor where the practice rooms were. Perhaps because I was too confident, no one stopped me.
I entered the practice room. Seven young women in training clothes were dancing to an upbeat song. They were all beautiful. They were the trainees of Fleur Entertainment. There were no teachers or staff in sight. Perfect. I closed the door and approached them.
“Hello, everyone.”
The women, who had been focused on their practice, stopped their movements and tilted their heads as they looked at me.
“Wh, who are you?”
“I’m from another agency. I’ve come with good news, so please listen. You won’t regret it.”
I grinned at them.
