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Future Plans (1)
I returned to the hotel after the M&A.
I decided to discuss the future with Lee Seulgi and Sarah.
Most of the Dark Moon members were now busy with company matters.
Calvene would become the chairman of M Group and take overall command, with his black magicians also taking key positions to start working for the company.
I gave them a vision.
Once the Gate to the Dimension opened, they would seek the origins of black magic and simultaneously engage in dimensional trade.
I wasn’t sure yet whether to conquer the other world or approach it amicably for trade. However, I explained that the company needed to grow in order to facilitate exchanges based on Earth’s technology.
Before setting future plans, Lee Seulgi expressed her doubts.
“Chairman, when I piece together what’s happening, it’s impossible to see it as common sense in this world. Something I don’t know is definitely going on.”
“You thought so?”
“Anyone who isn’t a fool would realize that. If there’s something I don’t know, you need to tell me, Chairman. That’s how I can participate in your plans. What is the source of that endless technology, and are the future plans related to that technology?”
“You’ve hit the nail on the head.”
“I’m not a fool, you know.”
“Hmm.”
What should I do?
The Dark Moon black magicians had sworn allegiance to me. Of course, it wasn’t that Lee Seulgi hadn’t sworn allegiance, but it was different from those who had made a mana oath [a magical binding contract].
The Dark Moon black magicians could not betray me in any way. The moment they harbored such thoughts and acted on them, the circle in their hearts would explode, and they would die.
But what about Lee Seulgi?
‘I’ve already given her a lot of authority. It doesn’t make sense not to be honest with Lee Seulgi, who is practically the second-in-command of the company. She needs to know in order to carry out dimensional trade.’
“You’re right. The science I use isn’t from this world.”
“Not from this world?”
“You can’t even call it science.”
“Then what is it? Don’t tell me it’s some kind of sorcery, magic, or alien technology from another world?”
“Uh… spot on? You’re smart, as expected.”
“……”
Lee Seulgi couldn’t hide her bewilderment.
She seemed to have just said it casually, but I had admitted it.
“Does that make sense?!”
“Hmm. Then I’ll show you proof.”
I form a hand seal in the air and summon a Dullahan [a headless horseman from Irish folklore].
A gloomy aura spread, and the black currents became clearly visible.
A black puddle-like thing formed on the floor, and a monster riding a skeletal horse appeared from it.
The Dullahan, with his head tucked under his arm, had a somewhat shocking visual.
A bizarre voice flowed from the severed head.
“Master… I… greet… you.”
“Kyaaaaak!”
Lee Seulgi was so surprised that she fell on her butt and screamed at the top of her lungs.
A scene she had only seen in movies was unfolding before her eyes.
“That beautiful woman you saw this time?”
Swish!
I draw a sign and summon a Succubus [a female demon believed to seduce men].
Again, a beautiful naked woman emerged from a magical field like a black puddle.
The Sarah that Lee Seulgi saw was using a kind of camouflage and originally had demon horns and a tail.
Nevertheless, a woman exuding beauty.
She kneels and bows her head.
Lee Seulgi couldn’t say a word with her mouth wide open.
“Uh, uh…”
“The dummies and overseas part-timers are all actually undead.”
“W-Who the heck are you?”
“From the beginning, the cleaning company employees were all undead. I was able to start the business because of black magic.”
“Black magic?!”
“Surely you can’t not believe it after seeing it with your own eyes.”
I explained everything to her.
From the days of running Da Dakka to the Yi Sun-sin Project and the Syrian civil war, I told her about the background behind the success of various other businesses.
Lee Seulgi’s lips trembled.
“I have no choice but to believe it, but it’s such a terrifying story. Black magic. I would have been burned at the stake in the old days!”
“Well, if you’re uncomfortable with it, there’s nothing I can do.”
“What would you do if I told anyone?”
“I’d have to erase your memory and demote you to a manager position.”
“No way!”
Lee Seulgi was horrified.
Of course, she had worked hard to get to a high position. Being pushed into a minor position was an unimaginable punishment for her.
“So you’re going to accept it?”
“I’ll be honest. I was a little surprised, that’s true.”
“I guess so. It would be weirder if you weren’t surprised after hearing these words and seeing the evidence.”
“But I thought it was a huge opportunity! If you have this kind of technology, you can conquer not only the business world but the entire planet! Of course, conquest doesn’t mean anything in the current situation, but isn’t economic subjugation ultimately conquest? Ancient times and modern times are different.”
“Well, isn’t it?”
“And I think I only know about 30% of you, Chairman. You haven’t told me everything yet, have you?”
“That’s right.”
I couldn’t deny her words.
As I kept nodding, Lee Seulgi’s eyes sparkled.
“I’ll follow you for the rest of my life, Chairman! I’ll follow you even if I get the Curse of the Forbidden! Instead, please keep me as your right-hand woman!”
Her eyes seem a little sticky.
It’s not difficult to make Lee Seulgi my right-hand woman.
If I have faith, there’s nothing I can’t do. Besides, she’s even getting the Curse of the Forbidden. Of course, now that I’ve reached the 7th Circle, I can cast that kind of curse. More than anything, it’s easier to cast if the other person accepts it.
“Are you really going to accept it?”
“Yes!”
“I wasn’t going to impose the Forbidden, but what if you betray me and your heart explodes and you die?”
“Are you saying I should throw away this opportunity? I can’t do that. Please do it.”
“If you’re really going to do that.”
Lee Seulgi’s words are valid.
She had become the second-in-command of the company, and 100% trust was important.
I immediately plant the curse in her heart.
Swish!
“Ugh!”
“It’ll sting.”
Lee Seulgi rolled on the floor, feeling her heart tighten.
But she soon regains her senses.
And her eyes lit up.
“Now I want to hear the vision!”
“Hehehe.”
Lee Seulgi is also half a genius.
I hired her because I saw that genius in her when I first hired her. She wasn’t as good as Sujeong, but she was beyond a prodigy.
Of course, she knew that I hadn’t revealed everything.
“First of all, my level is 7th Circle. I’ve reached the limit that a human can reach. I can command an army of 100,000 and use various curses and magic. And soon, the dimensional teleportation magic will be completed.”
“……!”
“And then we’ll start dimensional trade.”
“Gasp! So the reason you’re building up the company like this is all a stepping stone for dimensional trade?!”
“That’s right.”
“Wow! As expected!”
Thumbs up.
Lee Seulgi praised my plan.
No one else would be able to come up with such a grand plan.
Since the story came up, I also talked about Dark Moon, the black magicians scattered around the world, and the companies they run.
The brilliant Lee Seulgi immediately read my intentions.
“If you absorb them, you can absorb huge corporations without even touching them. Since they used black magic in the shadows with you, Chairman, the company must have been organized solidly, and if they’ve been in the shadows for so long, they must have accumulated a lot of wealth.”
“That’s right. M Group was also absorbed in that way.”
“Wow! It’s so refreshing! To think that the company can expand in that way! This is a new era in the business world.”
“Acquiring a delivery company and a construction company isn’t that difficult. The current problem is acquiring the Musk Group, which is run by ‘Curse,’ a black magician group in the United States.”
“Is funding the problem?”
“To be exact, it’s money laundering.”
“Is that difficult?”
“Hmm?”
“You have the rights to Sewoon-seon, don’t you?! That invincible money laundering method that doesn’t even require paying taxes. You can launder money by saying that you found antiques from Dark Moon or Curse and sell them to Chairman Calvene, who was the major shareholder, or the head of Curse!”
“Oh!”
I was thinking about gold bars, but I hadn’t thought about antiques.
I thought it was a good idea to talk to Lee Seulgi.
If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have been able to come up with a solution so easily.
“It’s a laundering method without restrictions.”
“It might attract some people’s envy, but so what?”
The corners of my mouth are rising on their own.
This solves the money laundering problem.
“Then, by now, a demon named Rex will be trying to strike the watchers of Curse?”
“Maybe?”
“Can’t I see his skills?”
“There’s no reason not to. We’re family now.”
“Hehe, this is a bit strange. Can I learn that black magic too?”
“If you have the talent, there’s no reason not to.”
But it won’t be easy.
To learn black magic, you need a brain close to genius and some talent for black magic.
Lee Seulgi and I got up.
I was planning to show her the greatness of black magic in person, as she wanted to see Rex’s skills.
Thump!
I immediately teleported with her.
The good thing about reaching the 7th Circle is that you can freely use teleportation.
Lee Seulgi is unable to hide her shock.
I should say that she’s so surprised that she can’t even speak.
“What the heck is this…”
“It’s teleportation magic.”
“Then I don’t have to take a plane in the future?!”
“You have to take it for official visits. You can’t be too elusive, can you?”
“Ah, that’s right.”
Lee Seulgi’s head seemed to be slightly frozen.
Well, it’s understandable since I showed her the unbelievable new technology of teleportation.
Rex immediately reveals himself.
Swish!
“I greet my master.”
Rex literally sprang from the ground.
Lee Seulgi was now beyond shock and was igniting with desire.
“Okay, let’s see some skills.”
“I won’t disappoint you.”
Rex speaks calmly.
I attached an ultra-small camera to Rex’s forehead.
Even if I use a camera like this, I won’t be able to capture all of Rex’s movements, but with a high-performance camera, I’ll be able to see some of the movements.
I did that because Lee Seulgi wanted to see Rex’s skills.
“Okay, start hunting.”
“Understood.”
Swish!
And Rex disappeared from the spot as if he had been turned off.