The Illegitimate Son of a Conglomerate in the Game Is a Genius Marksman

an eye for an eye

Unlike the morning, the garden in front of the mansion was full of colorful decorations.

Candlesticks painted in gold lit up the surroundings as if it were daylight, and in the center of them, I could see a large table that hadn’t been seen for a long time.

Si-yoon followed Oh Ji-seok and approached the dozen people sitting at the table and chatting loudly.

‘···indeed.’

It was only then that Choi Il-soo’s sinister intentions became visible.

They were all made up of young people, but there was one woman who stood out among them.

The daughter of the president of Gangdong Management Construction, and the woman Choi Si-yoon once loved.

‘Kim Seo-ah.’

Kim Seo-ah’s face in real life was much more beautiful than when she saw it on the monitor screen.

Among the many women, she definitely caught the attention of men.

However, Siyoon was slightly annoyed.

‘I was wondering why you called me.’

I don’t know what the reason was, but it was clear that Choi Il-soo was anxious to f*ck him somehow.

‘I’m sure I’m not the only one uncomfortable?’

Besides, he was able to tolerate this level of discomfort.

The work with Kim Seo-ah was really with Choi Si-yoon, not his.

However, Kim Seo-ah would be uncomfortable enough with Choi Si-yoon’s appearance.

‘I guess he doesn’t like Choi Si-yoon.’

It seemed so, seeing as he called himself to the point of making a woman who was likely to soon become a member of the royal family uncomfortable.

“Oh, are you here?”

Choi Il-soo looks at himself and waves his hand as if he doesn’t know anything.

The disguised appearance seemed very funny to Siyoon.

“I must be indebted to you, I should be able to say goodbye to you even though you made it difficult for you to attend the VIPs.”

“Ahahahaha, is that so? It’s not just people I don’t know.”

Choi Il-soo pretended not to know and glanced at Kim Seo-ah.

Following his gaze, Si-yoon turned to Kim Seo-ah and flinched.

But it wasn’t because of Kim Seo-ah.

‘Why are you here?’

It seemed that he hadn’t been able to see it since it was hidden by the seat right next to Kim Seo-ah.

His hair, which was subtly permeated with a light blue tinge, caught his gaze without even realizing it.

Short shoulder-length hair, deep eyelashes, and large, transparent eyes look up at him.

If Kim Seo-ah was still young and lively, she was a much more elegant and precocious beauty. At the same time, it was a woman he knew very well.

‘Iarin.’

Trait, savior.

A person whose everything can be explained in one word.

A hero who would defeat the threat of the apocalypse coming in the not-so-distant future, and a woman who could be said to be the protagonist of this world, was right in front of his eyes.

She was also the reason he wasn’t particularly worried about the end.

‘Anyway, if that woman wakes up, she’ll do everything on her own.’

Siyoon could feel that everyone was holding their breath.

There was no need to look around, as soon as Siyoon appeared, the atmosphere of the dinner was speechless.

There is no person here who does not know the story of Choi Si-yoon and Kim Seo-ah.

When they were carefully looking at each other, Kim Seo-ah greeted them with an awkward smile.

“…long time no see. In the meantime, how have you been?”

‘I’m dying of awkwardness in the world.’

It must have been awkward since the other side was the one he had just met, and Siyoon, technically speaking, was the first person to meet him, so there was no way he wouldn’t be awkward.

“Oh, I was fine.”

“ha ha ha! right. Don’t worry, you should stand. How well Siyoon is doing these days.”

Choi Il-soo smiled and grabbed a glass of wine.

“It was just a fictional day, drinking and hanging out with the bar girls until they leaked me~. In the group, the support money is tied to the family gamble that comes out.”

Then the sound of laughter is heard.

“Ah, but I heard you got some from Geumseong Land the other day? Wow, I’m envious. I’m envious. There’s no one like that to sell. How nice it would be if I just played and ate like you, didn’t I?”

When he asked, his friends laughed loudly and nodded as if they had waited.

Siyoon, the party involved, could only laugh in vain.

‘It’s too childish, so I have nothing to say.’

Choi Il-soo intended to shame the real Choi Si-yoon by exposing his actions in front of Kim Seo-ah, whom he now loves.

Perhaps he was expecting Choi Si-yoon, whose face was flushed, to tremble without saying anything.

‘There shouldn’t have been an event like this originally.’

He thought it might be an event added in the expansion pack.

Choi Il-soo giggled and continued, turning the glass in his hand.

“By the way, you haven’t had dinner yet? How about sitting there and eating while you’re here?”

Siyoon’s eyes quickly scanned all kinds of food presented on the table.

Pil-wu, who bought it with the owner in mind, was obviously proud of it, but it was definitely a better dinner than a piece of bread.

“What are you doing, Ji-seok? Give me a seat over there. My son, he has no notice.”

Then Oh Ji-seok, who had been quietly rolling his eyes, looked at Si-yoon’s eyes and pulled back the empty chair.

I can hear Choi Il-soo’s friends giggling.

If he was the real Choi Si-yoon, he would have left as if he could not bear the shame and ran away.

They would have been aiming for it too.

But unfortunately, the person here right now wasn’t the real Choi Si-yoon.

“Is that so? Ji-seok.”

“Yes? Yes!”

“setting.”

“Yes, yes!”

As soon as Si-yoon sat down, Oh Ji-seok ran over and grabbed a clean plate, cutlery, and napkin! set in front of him.

As if he had become his exclusive attendant, Choi Il-soo looked at Oh Ji-seok with the eyes of ‘Is that bastard crazy?

Those who knew Choi Si-yoon, including Kim Seo-ah, all showed embarrassed expressions at the shamelessness that was not like him.

“What about soup?”

“Do you have any preferences?”

“Do you have button mushroom soup or something?”

“Oh, yes! Please wait a moment.”

Wearing a napkin around his neck as he was accustomed to, he immediately brought a spoonful of hot mushroom soup into his mouth.

“Well.”

‘It’s delicious.’

Now, feeling warm inside, he realized that he had been quite hungry.

Satisfied, Siyoon took another spoonful and asked with a puzzled look at the table, which had become quiet for some reason.

“What are you doing? Everyone is not eating.”

what? You weren’t expecting this kind of reaction?

The bewildered gazes of Choi Il-soo and his friends crossed.

“Huh? Uh uh, I have to eat.”

In the end, everyone started eating, starting with Ilsoo holding a spoon.

However, the awkward atmosphere continued for a while, and as the meal continued, interest in Siyoon faded, and before long, various stories began to come and go around the table.

Among them, the hottest topic was none other than the topic of war.

“Did you hear? The Sanghyun group seems to be struggling quite a bit in Kyushu.”

“When Tsushima was occupied in one day, I thought this war would be difficult. I never thought that Gyeongsang-do’s losers would only be like this.”

“They didn’t know that the war would turn out like this. Only the chairman of the Sanghyun group looks troublesome. I even started a war for reasons I didn’t say much about, and that’s why.”

“What did you say? Did you say you would capture the capital of Kyushu within two weeks? Fuhahahaha!”

The Sanghyeon Group refers to a mega-conglomerate that dominates the former Gyeongsang-do centered on Busan.

Choi Il-soo and his friends were talking about the recent invasion of Kyushu, the former Japanese archipelago, by Sang-hyeon in the name of protecting the employees living in Tsushima.

Although it was not ruled by corporations like Korea after World War III, Japan was no longer a single country.

Among them, Kyushu, which was invaded by the Sanghyeon Group, was a trading-oriented country located at the southern tip of the old Japanese archipelago.

“From what I can see, Sanghyeon has already reached the end of his offensive.”

“Still, Sanghyeon’s maritime security company has taken control of Kyushu’s seas. Do you think you still have enough energy?”

“Hey hey hey! You can’t afford it, don’t you know when you look at the battle situation for the past week? The cause of the defeat inland was, after all, a supply problem. Sang-hyeon would have a hard time defending Kyushu’s ports now.”

“I heard that the OAEC has decided to impose strong economic sanctions on Sang-hyeon for causing the war, but it will probably have no choice but to affect the situation of the war.”

“What you said would hurt Sang-hyeon’s odds ratio?”

In a loud voice, he said a lot of words that seemed to have something in them, but in reality, most of them were meaningless.

Without any particular insight, he just recited the news or what he heard from somewhere as if it were his own opinion, like a macro.

And it was obvious why men would come up with complicated topics and bluff by mixing difficult terms.

It was just the fact that they were half-focused on the women even while they were making their point.

“It’s an interesting topic.”

When Iarin, who elegantly wiped her mouth with a napkin, opened her mouth, the men became quiet as if it had never happened.

The sight was so profound that even Siyun, who casually took the fork with the chicken, flinched.

This was also the moment when I could see the influence of Iarin’s family, albeit indirectly.

“Then, senpai, do you think the war will end soon?”

At his words, all eyes on the table turned to Choi Il-soo.

At that, he smiled and nodded, probably thinking that he appealed to Iarin.

“uh. In the end, the problem is money. War costs money. I don’t think Sanghyeon will last long.”

Nodding her head, she looked at Choi Si-yoon, who was quietly eating.

Up until now, all the men had added a word to the discussion, and he was the only man here who hadn’t said anything.

“Come to think of it, are we meeting for the first time?”

When she asked, people’s eyes focused again on Siyoon on the other side.

Seeing that burdensome sight, Choi Si-yoon had to take out the lean meat he was about to put in his mouth.

It was annoying inside, but there was nothing good about ignoring the main character.

He replied, putting the fork in his hand down for a moment as if it were nothing.

“Yes, I see. My name is Siyoon Choi.”

“My name is Iarin. I have heard a lot.”

Siyoon glanced at Kim Seo-ah, who slightly turned her head.

“I’m a bit of a celebrity.”

“Still, I was a little surprised that the impression was very different from what I had heard.”

“In what part?”

“well. Wouldn’t Siyoon-nim know that better than me?”

It is a well-known fact that Kim Seo-ah has an upright mind.

There was no way that she would have made up words that her best friend, Ia-rin, did not have.

Besides, if Iarin had ears, he would have heard various rumors about Siyoon Choi.

However, the impression and attitude of Choi Si-yoon I met today were quite different from what she usually heard.

Lee Ah-rin, with the sense of incongruity coming from the gap, interpreted it as ‘Choi Si-yoon had a change of heart’ rather than interpreting it as ‘all the rumors so far are false’.

‘I guess I should say he’s the main character.’

It was quite sharp.

In fact, it was as if Choi Si-yoon had recently undergone a major change of heart.

“Isn’t that the way even the same person looks completely different depending on who sees it? Words are easy to exaggerate.”

“Maybe something like that.”

At those words, Kim Seo-ah let out a small pain and put a fork in her mouth.

Looking at this, Ia-rin smiled and continued while slicing the meat gracefully.

“Looking at it earlier, it seems that Siyoon-nim also listened to what the seniors were saying.”

In an instant, Choi Il-soo, who read her intentions, hardened his expression.

His gaze quickly began to move back and forth between Lee Ah-rin and Choi Si-yoon.

“Yes, what. I think it’s an interesting topic.”

“What do you think, Siyun-nim? Will the war between Sanghyeon and Kyushu end soon?”

“I’m fine…”

He was about to respond reflexively that he didn’t know, but he stopped talking.

It was because the light around Iarin began to shine.

He reflexively knew for some reason that it was the effect of the trait “Achievement Hunter” he had just acquired.

Sure enough, a familiar phrase appeared before his eyes.

[Discover a new achievement.]

[Leave a strong first impression through a successful conversation with the savior ‘Iarin’.]

‘…I can’t stand achievements.’

He put the meat from the fork in his mouth, chewed it up and swallowed it, and took a sip of water to organize his thoughts.

Eventually, Siyoon, who had organized what to say, looked straight at Iarin and answered.

“That won’t happen.”

That was completely contrary to Choi Il-soo’s opinion.

Choi Il-soo’s forehead twitched.

“Why?”

When she asked, Siyoon put down the glass of water and slowly buried herself in the back of the chair.

“It has been said since ancient times that the defending side needs much more power to launch an offensive. No matter how high Kyushu’s military strength is, it’s not even 70% of the security company Sanghyeon dispatched. Only then will it be very difficult to recover the stolen territory.”

It was all the more so because it was a war in this world where, as before, artillery and missiles were of no use.

“But isn’t Kyushu-gun really doing well? We also recaptured many inland areas occupied by Sanghyeon.”

However, Siyoon simply denied her words.

“That’s because Sanghyeon decided to enter the consolidation centered on Kyushu’s coastal cities. It’s just giving inland areas that aren’t very profitable for the efficient distribution of power.”

he continued.

“If the capital of Kyushu cannot be captured, the useless occupied lands in the interior will only divert forces.”

Choi Il-soo intervened as if he was laughing.

“What else do I say? Didn’t you hear that the intensity of the economic sanctions this time has been increased? The longer the war, the more their blood will dry up, but why are the Sanghyeon kids hardening?”

People’s eyes turned from Siyoon to Ilsu again.

“It’s certainly not without reason.”

As if Lee Ah-rin agreed with his words, Choi Il-soo became elated again.

People shook their heads with expressions that said, “So it is with Sanam.”

However, the questions and answers that followed immediately were enough to make Choi Il-soo’s smile crack.

“But Siyun-nim didn’t say it without any grounds, right?”

“Even if it’s a basis, there’s nothing special.”

Gently wiping the corner of his mouth, he spoke calmly.

“Because the gains from maintaining the status quo outweigh the losses from simply economic sanctions.”

“…The Sanghyeon Group will gain more benefits?”

“Miss Arin, do you know how much share Sanghyeon and Kyushu occupy in the global magic stone market?”

Share? A question mark appeared on most people’s faces.

It was common for people not to know about the share of each country in a specific resource market unless they were looking for it separately.

However, Iarin answered without difficulty as if he knew to some extent.

“I know it is about 40%.”

“More precisely, it is about 43%. It is close to 70% when it comes to refined magic stones of grade A or higher. And now Sanghyeon could control most of the sea routes leading to Kyushu, along with maritime power. It is only at this point that Kyushu has to obtain permission from Sanghyeon whenever it exports magic stones in the future. What do you think this means?”

A few people who quickly understood the meaning opened their eyes wide as if they had realized it.

“That means that Sanghyeon Group has the right to decide the price for Maseok.”

At those words, the people around him were stunned.

Kim Seo-ah opened her eyes wide as if her eyes would fall out, and some people even opened their mouths as if they hadn’t thought of that.

“More than 60% of Sanghyeon Group’s external sales come from Maseok exports. An increase in the price of magic stones will lead to an increase in Sanghyeon’s sales.”

Siyoon lightly tapped the table with her finger.

“And now, Sanghyeon’s group is in a position where they can control the price of magic stones if they want to. In this situation, why on earth would Sanghyeon end the war quickly?”

“But the longer the war, the more employees will be sacrificed?”

“Doesn’t sales grow that much?”

“Are you saying people’s lives are consumed just for sales?”

“It’s just sales.”

He said.

“That sales is the essence of a corporate state.”

“…”

As if waiting, a suffocating silence fell.

They were busy criticizing the Sanghyeon group for being stupid and overestimating Kyushu’s propaganda for reclaiming the inland.

Of course, he hadn’t thought of linking this to the Maseok market and figuring out what kind of profit and loss calculation was behind the war.

In addition, all of the people gathered here are the children of the upper class in a kind of corporate state called the Holy Horse Group.

Siyoon’s last word was a sharp insight into the cost of the affluence they had been enjoying as if it were natural.