We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 145

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The Power of the 7th Circle (1)

Caliban and the rest of the Dark Moon members were beyond shock; they were trembling.

I had anticipated a strong reaction.

Having attained power beyond human limits, it was no wonder they reacted so intensely.

Soo-jung had also made a fuss, but the Dark Moon disciples reacted even more severely.

They believed that surpassing the 7th Circle, the limit of human ability, would lead to divine status. They thought it would bring true immortality and allow them to rule the world.

From the perspective of someone who had reached the 7th Circle, it was hard to agree with the assumption that the next stage was approaching divinity.

If they could even get a small taste of the vastness and greatness of the universe, they would realize how futile the idea of divine status truly was.

But there seemed to be no need to bring that up here.

“D-Did you really reach the 7th Circle?”

Caliban’s face became even more serious.

Before, his obedience had seemed forced, but now it was filled with sincerity. I had reached the pinnacle in the field they were staking their lives on.

If this weren’t a hotel, they would have prostrated themselves, such was their desire.

Now that I had reached the 7th Circle, if I were to impart my teachings to the Dark Moon disciples, they might each advance a stage.

“Yes, I attained enlightenment, and the Circle split. But I need to fill it with high-quality dark mana, and there’s no place on Earth that surpasses the Catacombs.”

“That is absolutely correct. The reason Dark Moon established itself in the Catacombs is precisely because of that immense dark mana. I dare say that the Catacombs of Paris emit the densest dark mana on Earth.”

“I will demonstrate magic today.”

“Oh! This old man is in for a treat today. I have no regrets even if I die now.”

His tone had changed slightly.

He was showing reverence towards me.

Was he treating me with such respect because I had achieved such a supreme level?

Lee Seul-gi, who had gone to the restroom, returned.

She looked at the faces of the people filled with longing and tilted her head.

“What’s wrong? What happened? You all seem to have some good news. Can you tell me what it is?”

“Hahaha! How can we not be happy when we are celebrating such a joyous occasion?”

“A joyous occasion…? Is the sale of M Group to our Soo Group the joyous occasion?”

“That’s right!”

Lee Seul-gi still looked puzzled.

Even though it was a meeting to sell a perfectly good company to a new enterprise, they were calling it a joyous occasion, which seemed to complicate things in Lee Seul-gi’s mind.

Clap, clap!

I clapped my hands to get everyone’s attention.

“Let’s continue with our meal.”

“Yes, Chairman!”

After finishing our meal at the sky lounge, we each had a glass of whiskey.

There was still a story to finish.

Click!

Caliban handed over a USB drive.

“These are documents related to the company.”

“Documents?”

“Yes. They include confidential documents. Information on accounting, financial statements, clients, and other businesses.”

I handed the USB drive to Lee Seul-gi.

“Analyze it.”

“Huh!? You’re just giving this to me!?”

“Hahaha! Now that we’ve decided to sell the company, it’s best to proceed with the transaction transparently.”

“No, but to give confidential documents this easily… What are you trusting in, Chairman, to give this to me?”

“Huh? Secretary Lee is also the head of our company’s headquarters and virtually the second-in-command. If I don’t trust Secretary Lee, who would I trust?”

“Chairman…”

In truth, I just didn’t want to review the documents.

I had a capable subordinate, so there was no reason for me to do it myself. I just needed to make the decisions. The rest was up to the talented people to handle.

Historically, great ancient rulers were judged not by their own excellence but by how well they employed talented individuals.

In light of those historical examples, I was delegating tasks to capable subordinates.

I also had things to do.

“C-Chairman. You’re not trying to avoid this because it’s too much trouble, are you?”

“Ah, of course not. It just shows how much I trust you.”

“It seems like you’re doing it because it’s a hassle?”

“You’ve got the wrong idea. Secretary Lee is better at this kind of work than I am, so I’m entrusting it to her.”

“Entrusting an M&A deal involving astronomical sums of money to a mere secretary…”

“I told you, she’s the head of headquarters.”

Chief of the Secretariat and Head of the Restructuring Headquarters.

That was Lee Seul-gi’s official title.

I escorted Lee Seul-gi to her room.

We all flocked together to see her off.

“Secretary Lee, then good work.”

“Ugh. You were serious.”

“Of course, I’m serious.”

“What are you going to do, Chairman?”

“I have some personal business to take care of.”

“Personal business? What personal business do you have in France?”

“I have something. You’ll find out more about me soon enough, so please wait until then.”

“A story about you, Chairman…? It seems like you have a secret I don’t know about?”

I shrugged my shoulders.

Once I was sure I could trust Lee Seul-gi completely, I would reveal the truth to her. And I was planning to entrust her with the design of dimensional trade.

First, I had a lot to do before that.

I needed to increase the size of the company and become proficient in the use of black magic. Then, I would research dimensional teleportation magic circles.

For now, the fact that I had reached the 7th Circle only meant that I had seen the possibility.

Except for when the first black magician arrived in this world, no one had reached the 7th Circle. Some eccentric individuals had been interpreting dimensional teleportation magic circles and studying runes [ancient alphabets with magical associations], which might not even be possible, but it seemed that the entire Dark Moon would have to get involved for a complete interpretation.

And if the dimensional teleportation magic circle was completed.

Then I would be able to reveal everything to Lee Seul-gi.

I entered the Catacombs and moved deeper underground.

I reached the Dark Moon headquarters and faced the ten Dark Moon black magicians.

The other ten were working hard in Korea. The news would reach them as well.

“Today, we will fill the magic of the 7th Circle.”

Murmur, murmur!

As expected, the people started to get excited again when the story of the 7th Circle came up.

“From this moment on, we will interpret the dimensional teleportation magic circle.”

“Is this for dimensional trade?”

“First, we will approach the origin of black magic and promote its development. It seems that there are limits to gathering information on Earth. There are probably many black magic spells that we don’t know about.”

The black magicians widened their eyes.

It was truly a dreamlike event.

Black magic was not a discipline that originated on Earth. It came from another dimension, so magic to pierce or connect dimensions was needed.

Dimensional teleportation magic was considered impossible with white magic.

The universe itself was made of dark matter, and black magicians could manipulate some of that dark matter.

It was thought that dimensional teleportation magic used dark matter to connect to the universe of another dimension, but the runes had not yet been completely deciphered.

There wasn’t much magic left intact in the 7th Circle either. Some eccentric black magicians had interpreted 7th Circle magic but couldn’t use it, so they hadn’t done in-depth research.

“The second is dimensional trade. If we were to interact with a place with a completely different civilization from Earth, enormous profits would be generated. Of course, dimensional trade is secondary.”

I emphasized the development of black magic.

In reality, dimensional trade was the goal, and the development of black magic was a secondary reason.

Anyway, there seemed to be no need to let them know my thoughts.

“Then let’s start the research from today.”

“But will you fill the Circle and demonstrate magic today?”

“I have to.”

I was also curious.

What abilities would a summoned higher being have, and how outstanding would they be?

Dark Moon training room.

This training room was filled with immense waves of dark mana.

About 6 million corpses were buried in the Catacombs, and the negative energy emanating from them was beyond description.

If ordinary people could feel it, it would seem to black magicians as if a giant wave was moving.

The training room was where those dark mana energies were concentrated.

The magic circle on the floor could be adjusted in stages.

If it was set to maximum output, legend-grade magic stones could not be used for a while, but Caliban switched to maximum output without hesitation.

Kugugugugu!

Then, sticky energies filled the surroundings.

It felt like being submerged in water.

The dark mana rushed in to the point where it was difficult to breathe.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa!

I closed my eyes in the middle of the magic circle and absorbed the surrounding dark mana.

“Keuek!”

Immense dark mana gathered inside.

I decided to stay focused.

I thought that mana runaway could occur if I made a mistake. Soon, I entered a state of ecstasy. And I focused solely on absorbing dark mana.

Kugugugugung!

Caliban and his disciples could see that this space, filled with dark mana to the point of being called mana water, was being sucked into their master.

The mana vortex was concentrated on one person, and an earthquake occurred, and the wind blew madly.

Such wind in this place where there is no convection.

Caliban clicked his tongue.

“What an enormous amount of dark mana!”

“Master. It seems that all the dark mana in the Catacombs is being sucked in!”

“Is he going beyond the realm of humans?”

That was the only way to think about it.

The dark mana that the Catacombs possessed was truly enormous.

It was difficult for humans to measure, but all that dark mana was being sucked in.

In an instant, the surroundings created a mana vacuum phenomenon.

Then, it absorbed dark mana from the entire Catacombs and repeated the process of disappearing.

It was an amount that didn’t make sense to see a human absorbing it.

Caliban was sweating coldly.

“The Master was certainly born with the blessing of the Demon God. That’s why he can use more mana even in the same Circle. Now that he has reached the limit of human ability, the Master’s abilities must be said to have fully bloomed.”

“The blooming of abilities…”

“Perhaps it will show tremendous efficiency.”

Just how powerful is the 7th Circle?

On top of that, he was the Master who had received the blessing of the Demon God.

Everyone’s eyes lit up, waiting for the absorption to end.

Several hours were passing, but it was not boring at all.

Flash!

And in the deep dawn, the Master opened his eyes.