We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 179

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Director (1)

“A slave, you say!?”

Catherine looked utterly shocked.

The word ‘slave’ was jarring. Especially in 2021; the shock was profound.

Snap!

With a snap of my fingers, the succubi cast sleep spells on all the agents.

They were already unconscious, but I put them to sleep again, just in case someone overheard something. Then, I rummaged through their belongings and destroyed all recording devices.

“So thorough…”

“I’ll give you one last chance. War or peace?”

“Wait a minute! Are you saying you’re going to use a country’s intelligence agency for your personal gain!?”

“So?”

“Do you think the President will approve of that?”

“Are you filming this?”

“Yes, Master.”

Even this was being filmed.

Catherine bit her lip until it bled.

What I was about to do was, of course, unprecedented.

“Are you declaring war?”

“Hmph! I know you’re elusive. You might use superpowers or magic that special agents talk about. But do you think you can win a war against a country? Can you even get here from Korea?”

“Who said anything about landing? There’s no need for a ship.”

“What on earth!”

“I can open a gate and move. Imagine undead soldiers sweeping through after a nuclear strike.”

“That’s absurd!”

“Oh, really?”

I had anticipated all of this.

What she overlooked was teleportation.

The moment I used teleportation, Catherine would experience an overwhelming sense of helplessness because it wasn’t a technology of this world.

Should I push her a bit more?

“Queen!”

“Yes, Master!”

“Go and bring the President and the nuclear football [the briefcase containing nuclear launch codes].”

“Understood.”

Sssst!

The variant, Queen, disappeared.

I already knew where the President was sleeping. It was easy to find out using evil spirits.

I also located the nuclear football.

The President carried it himself, or a bodyguard had it handcuffed to his wrist.

Of course, having the nuclear football and the President alone wasn’t enough to launch a nuclear weapon.

The President and three others designated by him, such as the Secretary of Defense, had to issue the order simultaneously, and the code changed daily.

In terms of difficulty, it was impossible unless the President was willing, but I had the power to make it possible.

Catherine’s eyes darted around anxiously.

My confidence made her think that I might actually bring the President and the nuclear football.

Thump!

In less than a minute, Queen returned with the President in his pajamas and a briefcase.

Catherine’s eyes widened.

“Kidnapping is as easy as taking candy from a baby. Shall we try mind control?”

Thud!

I injected black magic into the President’s head.

Soon, the President opened his eyes, but they were glazed over.

“Tell me, who else is needed to use the nuclear weapon?”

“The Secretary of Defense and Director Catherine…”

“…!”

Catherine trembled.

The authorizers also changed periodically, and only the President knew them. Now that I had successfully mind-controlled the President, Catherine knew that I could control even the Secretary of Defense, in addition to herself.

This was the terrifying aspect of black magic.

It could control not only necromancy but even the mind.

It was high-level magic, but it wasn’t difficult for me to perform.

“The code?”

“The code is…”

The President recited the code without hesitation.

The color drained from Catherine’s face.

She realized that if I really wanted to, I could bomb her own country.

Even if it wasn’t her own country, I could use Russia. Or I could make several other countries with nuclear weapons use them.

It meant that I could destroy any country if I wanted to, not just the United States.

Catherine couldn’t close her gaping mouth.

“How can this be happening?”

“Now you know enough. I’ll give you exactly three minutes. Decide within that time.”

“Even if I wanted to, I can’t just pull all the resources!”

“What if the President authorizes it?”

“That’s…”

“Explain the current situation well. I’ll even give you a USB drive.”

I grinned, revealing my teeth.

I probably looked like a villain.

But I couldn’t accomplish anything great if I was bothered like this every day. So, I needed to silence Catherine for good.

“So, what will you do?”

Catherine hung her head low.

Of course, it was an impossible situation.

She slowly nodded.

“I swear.”

“Good. Then shall we begin the ritual?”

“R-Ritual, you say?”

“If you betray me or show any signs of doing so, your heart will constrict. And the moment you act on it, your heart will explode, and you’ll die.”

“That’s absurd!”

“It’s possible.”

I drew a simple magic circle.

It was a simple task that could be accomplished if Catherine agreed.

I could force her, but that would reduce the effect. It was possible to temporarily mind-control her like the President, but doing that all the time would be tiring.

So, I would have her accept the slave contract herself.

Was there a choice here?

I didn’t think so at all.

“Drop your blood.”

Catherine hesitated several times before reluctantly dropping a drop of blood into the magic circle.

“Repeat after me. I, Catherine…”

“I, Catherine…”

“…forever dedicate my body and soul to Lee Yoosung.”

“Ugh… forever dedicate my body and soul to Lee Yoosung.”

Sssst!

The ritual was complete.

A chilling, eerie energy seeped into Catherine’s forehead, and a symbol appeared and then disappeared.

There would be no way to undo this binding, at least on Earth. But I would never take Catherine to another world.

“Kneel.”

As I gave the order, Catherine knelt down as if she couldn’t resist.

“Who am I?”

“You are… my Master.”

“Good. There’s no need to make even the President a slave.”

“Of course.”

“Now, let’s withdraw as if nothing happened and deliver the message well to the President tomorrow. Hahahaha!”

Catherine bit her lip.

She was clutching her constricting heart, as if the thought of betraying me was surging.

In front of the Musk Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Catherine briefly fainted and then opened her eyes.

Inside the minibus, a dozen special agents were sprawled out.

As Catherine regained consciousness, the agents woke up one by one.

“Ugh…”

“Ughhh…”

The agents opened their eyes and looked around with bewildered expressions.

“Wait, why am I here?”

“I was definitely getting off the elevator…”

Most of them couldn’t even remember properly.

Catherine was starting to think that she was the only one who remembered everything that had happened so far.

‘How can something like this be possible?’

It didn’t seem real at all.

Just in case everything that had happened earlier was a dream, she thought about killing Chairman Lee Yoosung.

“Aaaagh!”

Her heart constricted, and immense pain washed over her.

The agents grabbed Catherine’s body.

“Director! Are you alright?”

“Haa! Haa!”

The pain in her heart disappeared as if by magic when she thought about pledging her loyalty.

Now Catherine had no choice but to believe that Lee Yoosung used magic. No, this wasn’t just magic.

The things they produced as androids were all undead, and Lee Yoosung was a black magician.

He used necromancy and curses and had the power to turn this world upside down.

It was 6 o’clock.

That meant they had been sprawled out here for several hours.

“Withdraw.”

“Are you feeling alright?”

“I’m fine. It’s time to withdraw now.”

“Is today’s operation canceled?”

“Canceled.”

Catherine gave the order without hesitation.

She could not survive if she made the wrong judgment about Lee Yoosung now.

She had to become Chairman Lee Yoosung’s puppet in order to survive.

To live, she had to carry out Chairman Lee Yoosung’s orders.

She returned home, took a shower, and changed her clothes.

She had sweated so much earlier that she couldn’t go to the White House in this state. She changed into a neat suit and left the house around 7 o’clock.

She would arrive at the White House around 8 o’clock, and the President would probably be preparing to go to work or just starting his national duties.

She had to persuade the President before that.

“Hoo.”

Her heart was heavy.

No one in this world would be able to stop Chairman Lee Yoosung.

If even the United States had failed, there was no need to even consider Russia or other countries. What on earth was he planning to do?

Now she even felt fear.

She arrived at the White House and waited anxiously for the President.

John Cutter waved his hand as if nothing had happened.

“Oh, Director Catherine. What brings you here so early in the morning?”

“Your Excellency, don’t you remember what happened yesterday?”

“Yesterday? Did something special happen? Presidential duties are, well, a series of special events. Can you tell me more specifically?”

“The incident where you tried to use the nuclear football…”

“No, your joke is too much. Why would I use the nuclear football? It’s just a means of deterring war; it’s never used.”

“Hoo. Then do you remember being kidnapped by Chairman Lee Yoosung before?”

“Why are you bringing up that story again?”

“You were kidnapped again yesterday.”

“…!”

John’s body trembled.

It was a memory he wanted to forget.

The president of a country, and the president of the world’s strongest superpower, was kidnapped by a mere businessman. After that, it became difficult to touch Chairman Lee Yoosung because they didn’t know when he would do something like that again.

“He asked for my cooperation, and when I refused, he kidnapped Your Excellency. Here’s the video.”

John frantically examined the video.

The video showed John being kidnapped, taking out the nuclear football, and talking about the code and designators.

What if this video was leaked?

He would suffer a huge blow, be kicked out of politics altogether, not to mention the next presidential election, and rot in prison for the rest of his life.

The video contained terrifying threats.

“Don’t tell me…”

“Yes. I was threatened and am still threatening the President now. For Chairman Lee Yoosung.”

“W-What does he want from me?”

“It’s nothing much, just to leave him alone and ask for my cooperation. He said he would use the CIA as needed.”

“Huh. An individual using the intelligence agency of a country?”

“Otherwise, a nuclear war might break out.”

Even if it wasn’t nuclear, there were many ways to throw the United States into chaos.

If he didn’t cooperate with Chairman Lee Yoosung, tremendous things would actually happen. Then he would have to feel the threat to his survival.

John thought for a long time and finally realized that there was no way out.

“…I’ll cooperate.”

“Thank you.”

“Hehehe. Is Chairman Lee Yoosung trying to become the mastermind who controls the whole world?”