LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 2 - 01. Adaptation Complete. (2)
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“Life sure is something to behold.”
I took out a cigarette, put it in my mouth, and lit it.
Though we were in a car with several secretaries and attendants, I didn’t care.
“To think I’d experience something like this.”
Possession.
The more I think about it, the better it seems.
The more I mull it over, the more excited I get.
The reason I lived like a gaming addict in the first place was to get pleasure and dopamine that I couldn’t get in reality, but now I’ve been completely possessed into a game and even become part of a family who can live without worrying about money.
‘Plus, I played until the ending, so I have some knowledge too.’
As for Ko Muyeol being recognized as a complete idiot bastard… Well, let’s just think of that as a penalty.
‘Let’s see… Korea Entertainment? Since it’s an entertainment agency, should I discover actors or produce idols?’
Honestly, I’m not very interested in this field, so I don’t know what to do.
If I have to think of something…. maybe find pretty and sexy wannabe idols or entertainers and sleep with them, or buy successful active ones and sleep with them, or well…
Anyway, only vulgar thoughts come to mind.
‘…No. It doesn’t have to be that way. It’s mine now. Who would say anything if I suddenly changed it to an investment company?’
I’m not a complete know-it-all who knows every setting like those gaming veterans, but since I’ve seen the ending, I know most of the major events and important things.
If I convert it to an investment company and use the capital for aggressive investments, I’m confident I can grow it to over 1 trillion won within a year. Even if not that, by commercializing RK-99, which turns the whole world upside down in the story, I can gather all the money there is.
The question is what I want to do in this world…
That’s something I’ll need to think about.
‘Should I just have some fun for now?’
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Around Geumsusan Solar Palace is the largest skyscraper district in the Northern Peninsula.
Countless enormous buildings casually exceeding hundreds of meters stand in rows, with numerous AVs (Aero Vehicles) passing around them.
Korea Hotel is here too.
Swoosh.
When the car stopped, men in black suits quickly ran over to open the door.
“Welcome, young master.”
As I stretched out my foot to step out, employees had already gathered around me.
They kept their backs deeply bowed until I completely passed by, only straightening up after I passed through the glass doors.
Being unfamiliar with such treatment, my ears perked up, and I got excited, but I tried to hold it in.
It would be weird for a thug to get emotional over something like this.
“Director Han.”
“Yes, young master.”
“Do you know anything about Korea Entertainment?”
I got a brief briefing on the way to the room.
Director Han didn’t seem to know much either.
“It’s a company established this July. There’s only one contracted actor. A male actor named Han Sungki-”
“What? A male actor? Fire him.”
“Pardon?”
“I said fire him.”
“Ah. Yes. Understood.”
I have no intention of nurturing male actors.
Only actresses.
Only female idols.
This is ‘common sense’ and ‘justice’.
Ding.
When we reached the top floor, the elevator doors opened.
A secretary went in front of me and swiped a card.
Beep.
As the Royal Suite room door opened, Director Han suddenly approached me and deeply bowed his head.
“I apologize, young master. Due to personnel changes effective immediately, I won’t be able to serve you anymore.”
“What? What are you talking about?”
“It’s an order that just came from headquarters.”
“….”
It seems the Chairman, who was greatly disappointed in Ko Muyeol, is trying to properly cut him off.
To even recall the secretarial staff…
“Then what am I supposed to do?”
“We’ll arrange new secretarial staff by tomorrow morning.”
Fortunately, it seems they’re not completely abandoning me.
“Fine. Get to work.”
“Yes.”
It seems they plan to take the capable ones to headquarters and send me newcomers or problematic ones like dumping leftovers.
How disappointing.
When Director Han and the secretarial staff left, I was finally alone.
Only after throwing myself on the wide bed did it finally feel like time was properly flowing.
Before that, how should I put it…. it didn’t feel real.
Like I knew it in my head but couldn’t really feel it?
‘How I got possessed…. well, there’s no point thinking about that, right?’
It’s meaningless to think about things beyond my ability.
Because nothing will change.
Thinking that, I picked up my phone and called Director Han, who had just left.
He answered immediately after one ring.
– Yes, young master. Do you have something to say?
“About Korea Entertainment’s funds, can I use them freely?”
– …Strictly applying the law, it could be considered breach of trust or embezzlement. However, young master won’t face any legal issues in South Korea.
“Right? Then prepare it so I can use it.”
– Yes. I’ll link it right away.
“Also, about the secretarial staff, instead of Director Han arranging it, just send candidates for the position. I’ll choose myself.”
– You want to select, personally?
“Yes. I need to see for myself whether they’re good or not.”
– Yes. Understood.
After ending the call, I went to the window.
Being on the highest floor of Korea Hotel, which exceeds 100 floors, Pyongyang’s night view was very beautiful.
A mesmerizing, brilliant scenery that seems like it will prosper forever.
“Fuck, it’s all mine.”
Though all I have right now is just an agency with no contracted entertainers and about 100 billion won,
I already felt like I owned Pyongyang, South Korea, and the world.
I even felt affection for these game developers whom I had cursed with hatred.
“Ah, since it’s a game, I wonder if there’s a status window or something like that?”
Then I remembered something I’d forgotten because it was so realistic.
The UI that makes a game feel like a game, the status window.
Since Demonic Incheon 2077 is a game, it has stats and items.
[Ko Muyeol]
Age: 20
Affiliation: Korea Entertainment
Race: Human
Level: 17
Power: 39
Will: 11
Tech: 23
Leadership: 69
Charm: 3
None
None
None
Korea Group Owner Family Member,
Smoking Addiction, Drug Addiction, Sex Addiction, Weak Will, ADHD
“Oh…. Ohh…!”
As expected, there was a status window.
But….
“How has this bastard survived until now?”
The stats are truly terrible.
Even for a normal person, you need at least 70-80 in your specialist stat to be barely usable, but he only has 69 in Leadership, and the rest are rock bottom.
Even that Leadership is just from the chaebol buff.
“Wow…. Most characters appear with main stats over 90 when the story starts next year, but this is worse than a middle schooler.”
That’s not all.
The various debuffs listed like sausage links in his traits also gave me a headache.
Weak Will is one thing, but Smoking Addiction, Drug Addiction, and Sex Addiction too?
Why? He should have an Alcohol Addiction, too. Why’d they leave that out?
“…Let’s think about it tomorrow.”
Feeling overwhelmed as soon as I saw the status window.
I threw myself on the bed.
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The next day.
As I got up, rubbing my bleary eyes, my head felt like it would split.
I couldn’t get my bearings, but it seemed like withdrawal symptoms.
Smoking Addiction, Drug Addiction, Sex Addiction.
It’s absolutely maddening.
Among them, the drugs…
‘Fuck, I don’t care about the others, but I have to get rid of this one no matter what.’
Even while making such a resolution, I searched for drugs.
The withdrawal symptoms were beyond what human willpower could endure.
While internally cursing Ko Muyeol that bastard about ten times, I traced back through memories.
This junkie bastard wouldn’t have put the drugs far away. Maybe they’re in clothes or wallet?
“Ugh… Urgh….”
Even walking to the closet feels far.
I almost fell over several times, stumbling these few steps.
Reaching the closet, I clung to it like an octopus and pulled out clothes with trembling hands.
Fortunately, there were drugs in the outer pocket.
“Haa…. Haa… This idiot…. really,”
Following the memories, I put the drug in the syringe and roughly found a vein to inject.
Though the large needle pierces through flesh, such pain doesn’t even register.
Only the immense pleasure that’s about to-
“Khooooop?!!”
An incredible euphoria hits instantly.
I looked down at the world, feeling like I had become a god.
With the wisdom of comprehending all things in the universe, I understood principles, and my thoughts reached profound truths.
‘This is why…. drugs….’
I melted away.
.
.
After the drug’s effects passed, my body finally calmed down.
My splitting headache got better too.
“Haa…. Haa….”
A euphoria I’d never felt before in my life.
I knew instinctively.
The moment I do this again, it’s straight to rock bottom.
I must never do it again.
Even if I have to tear out my brain, I have to cure this drug addiction.
‘I should live long and happy. What a waste to die early living like an idiot junkie.’
The good thing is that one shot lets me be normal for at least a day.
I need to find some solution today.
That’s when it happened.
The bell rang.
Going to the intercom, I saw Director Han with what seemed to be secretary candidates.
– This is Director Han, young master. I’ve brought the candidates.
“Come in.”
I roughly put on some outer clothes and casually swept back my hair.
Now, I noticed my whole body was drenched in sweat.
Is it from the withdrawal symptoms? Or from taking the drug?
Anyway, it’s not a good look.
But well, no need to look good for secretaries, so it doesn’t matter.
As I sat on the sofa drinking water, Director Han and the secretary candidates came in.
Four were men and the remaining one was the woman whose buttocks I grabbed yesterday.
I hadn’t noticed, but seeing her from the front, her face was quite pretty too.
‘Just looking at them, they all seem inexperienced… Are they just trying to roughly assign someone and be done with it?’
Director Han may have done this out of disrespect for me, but it could also be headquarters’ influence.
After all, the headquarters’ order dissolved my secretarial staff and transferred Director Han.
“Introduce yourselves. Starting with you.”
“Ah, yes, young master. I am-”
The man I pointed to started his self-introduction.
He didn’t show much enthusiasm.
While half-listening, I opened the information on the only woman.
Rather than men, a young woman would-
[Ha Eunyoung]
Age: 23
Affiliation: Korea Prestige, Republic of Korea National Intelligence Service
Race: Human
Level: 107
Power: 81
Will: 112
Tech: 108
Leadership: 98
Charm: 92
Patriotic
“Pfft!!”
I spat out the water I was drinking.