Chapter 635 – Conflict
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After subduing the bosses of the organization operating in secret in the Karaz slums,
Shepherd and his group, who received my full trust and took charge of the cleanup, worked hard day and night and quickly took control of each organization’s members and workplaces.
That’s how I easily became the boss of the organization that rules the Karaz slums.
Even if I became the head of a slum organization, there was no big reaction in Karaz.
That’s because the slums were a place that was neglected in Karaz.
In Karaz, a vigilante group was in operation to maintain security, but the slums were neglected to the point that they were excluded from the vigilante group’s protection zone.
Or, they could have given up because it was a crime-ridden area they couldn’t handle.
Still, Karaz cannot be said to have good security, but the slums were ignored even by vigilantes, so it was no exaggeration to say that it was a complete lawless zone.
It would have been much better if Zephyria County had managed Karaz directly like the neighboring city of Pantheran.
I don’t know if it’s a manpower issue or what the reason is, but… The military did not interfere with Karaz’s operations except for the magic stone mine and the wall blocking the city.
Because of that, the criminal organizations in the slums, even if they were frogs in a well, were able to wield the so-called power of fire and fire within the well.
However, I wasn’t happy that I had the power of so-called fire in the slums…
What can you do by showing off among those mean-spirited people?
I was satisfied as long as Shepherd brought me plenty of unearned income.
I told Shepard and his group that I would fully entrust the operation of the slum organization to them.
However, Sheppard and his executives would eventually come to me and report anything important.
“… I would like to use some of the organization’s members to maintain security in the slums, like the vigilante force run by Mayor Karaz.”
“… Do that.”
“Thank you. Then next time…”
These guys didn’t seem to know the meaning of what I said.
‘This is why ignorant people…’
Still, it was bearable.
Perhaps he half understood what I said, because I only brought and reported major issues that were important to the organization, and the amount was not that large.
And after briefly hearing the agenda from the executives, I gave permission to most of the things they wanted except for my salary cut.
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“… That’s how it happened.”
Shepard brought me news of the slum bosses who I told him to fix and set free.
They say they are all dead.
Of course, I didn’t kill him.
He was mutilated and lying in the back alley of a slum or something.
The shepherd who reported the news of their deaths looks at me.
Did you think I was going to question you about that?
He showed a reluctance to kill, but it seemed like he was making some strange mistake.
Maybe Shepard or one of the executives secretly helped.
Even if that were the case, I had no intention of saying anything.
“I see… Well, I can’t help it.”
When I passed on the matter without further questioning, Shepard seemed relieved.
“I think it would be a good idea to decide on a name for the organization.”
“Is it stable yet?”
“It’s not easy to decide because the executives claim that the name they came up with is better. I think it would be better for Mr. Bark to decide it himself.”
“Just… Let’s call them Guardians.”
The Guardians were a famous group of heroes active on Earth.
I didn’t want to burn my creative juices on something useless, so I just said the name that came to mind.
“Do you mean… The leaderns?”
“It means guardian.”
“Guardians… Guardians… I think it has a good meaning.”
Shepherd seemed to like the name I plagiarized.
It was a moment when the name of a noble group that protects the earth crossed dimensions and degenerated into the name of a shabby organization in the slums.
The organization that took over the slums under the name of Guardians seemed to be gradually stabilizing and operating smoothly, but…
It started to creak little by little.
The first thing that was revealed was the feud between Guardians executives.
“It’s ridiculous! They’re closing down gambling halls and brothels!!”
Rania, an executive of the Guardians, shouted in indignation.
Rania, she was one of the original members who came to me with Shepard and is now a high-ranking member of the Guardians.
“Rania, I hope you understand. Gambling houses and brothels are of no help in improving the slums. Don’t you know their harmful effects well?”
“No, you have to pretend to be clean. Are you really going to do this just because it’s not your workplace?”
“I am the one to compensate for that…”
“Hmph! How are you going to compensate me when the profits are obviously coming from your business?”
“Even for the sake of the residents of the slums…”
“Ha… Shepard. If the gambling houses and brothels disappear from the slums, do you think they’ll stay still? They’ll go downtown. Don’t you think it’s better to control them from here?”
The reason why Shepard and Rania are having this argument all the way to my office is simple.
You are asking me to decide this matter.
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This is entirely Shepherd’s fault.
The rights and wrongs of this argument were not important.
Shepard had to establish a clear hierarchy before contacting me in the first place.
Before creating the Guardians, Shepard played a similar role as a leader among his companions. But I don’t think he was a very charismatic leader.
Shepherd appeared to be a person who pursued justice in his own way as he raised a slogan to save the slums, and perhaps his failure was that he treated the executives as if they were equal colleagues rather than a superior-subordinate relationship.
Eventually, a large organization called the Guardians was created in the slums, and Shepard and his five colleagues, who became high-ranking executives, became almost equals.
So friction is bound to occur.
Will this feud end just this once?
I thought no.
‘Would this problem be solved if I gave Shepard more strength?’
I don’t think so.
This is because Shepherd’s abilities were not overwhelmingly superior to those of other executives.
If one of the executives is promoted when this relationship has already been formed, it is obvious that the situation will worsen.
“We will not close down the gambling houses and brothels. Even if we close them down as Rania said, the problem will not be solved if we do not close down the gambling houses and brothels throughout Karaz.”
When I raised my hand to Rania’s opinion, her expression brightened.
“And if you were going to close down the gambling halls and brothels in the first place, Shepard, you should have taken charge of those businesses. If you wanted to close a place that wasn’t even a business you managed, it would be difficult for any executive to agree.”
“As expected of you, Bark! How can you think so deeply!”
Shepard didn’t seem satisfied with my decision, but he kept his mouth shut.
‘Tsk tsk, stupid guy. I said power is not shared.’
His half-baked attitude is what created this situation.
After I made my decision, Rania and Shepard left the office.
And after a while.
-Knock.
Rania came back in with a knock.
“… What’s going on?”
“You know what’s going on…”
Rania approached me with a bewitching smile. A dense feminine scent tickled her nostrils.
Rania casually got down on her knees in front of me, who was sitting on the sofa. And she unbuttoned my pants.
“Uh huh… Rania, you probably didn’t think I was expecting something like this and supported your opinion, right?”
“Of course! I know better than anyone else that Bark is a fair and fair person. I’m doing this purely because I want to relieve Bark’s fatigue.”
“I’m sorry. I had unnecessary doubts.”
“Not much to say.”
After saying that, Rania gave me a sensual smile and swallowed my already stiff object with her mouth.
“Hmm!”
-Jjungjjungjjung…
“Uhm…”
I quietly closed my eyes, feeling the warm and slippery pleasure that came from the bottom.
This is not the first time this situation has happened.
I had mixed feelings with Rania a few times before.
She was a high-ranking official who elevated me to the position of boss of the Guardians along with Shepard, and she often came to me for permission to carry out important agendas.
I was a generous boss who listened to most issues that did not involve conflict between executives, and Rania was a polite and thoughtful woman, unlike other executives.
Whenever she came to visit me, she would always serve me with sincerity.
Of course, this is clean, without any request…
– I’m crying! I’m crying!
“Gulp… Gulp. Gulp.”
“Huh…”
… It was a master-slave relationship.
〈You like a clean master-servant relationship.〉
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Shepard retraced his steps and headed to Bark’s office.
It was to ask Bark once again to close down gambling houses and brothels.
Even Shepherd knew it was a bit of an unreasonable request.
Still, he wanted to make the slums a safer place to live than any other place in Karaz.
Shepard was shocked to see Rania entering Bark’s office before him.
She silently approached Bark’s office.
-Chuck, chin, chin, chin, chin!!
“Aang… Master Bark! I like it! Haha! Haha! Harder!”
-Slam! Slam! Slam!!
“Haaah!”
Rania’s faint, sticky moans and the sound of flesh clashing violently could be heard inside Bark’s office.
Shepard wasn’t so naive that he didn’t know what that meant.
“…”
Shepard quietly walked away from Bark’s office with a stiff expression on his face.
