We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 84

84

Catacomb (2)

The circle split into five.

This signified the creation of a 5th Circle. However, as the circle divided into five, the existing circles relatively weakened. Immediately, the process of filling this place with mana was underway.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa!

A tremendous amount of mana was gathering.

It was an amount beyond imagination, made possible by the unique nature of this place as a catacomb and the fact it was a virgin territory that had never had its dark energy absorbed.

As it became a 5th Circle, mana began to rush in from the entire catacomb.

Mana filled the circle in an instant.

“Ugh!”

My eyes widened.

An enormous number of evil spirits and dark energy gathered, making my heart feel like it would burst.

Soojung, who was training, asked worriedly.

“Dad! Are you okay!?”

I nodded lightly.

This was not the time to be talking.

I closed my eyes again and controlled the dark energy.

Once it entered my body, I could somehow control the dark energy. My job was to put it into the band circling my heart.

At some point, the five bands completely settled into place and began to absorb everything around them.

It felt like an infinite space had opened.

I had already captured tens of thousands of evil spirits, but the circle was telling me it was not enough. I also felt a sense of emptiness.

I was taken aback by the mana, which was on a completely different level from the 4th Circle.

Even with a rough estimate, it was more than ten times greater.

I realized Joo Hae-bon’s words that one becomes a monster as the circle rises.

If the 5th Circle was this powerful, what would happen if I reached the 6th or 7th Circle? It was clear that I would unleash unimaginable power at that time.

I don’t know how much time had passed.

It felt like only a few hours, but that was just my perception, and I didn’t know how long it had actually been.

The catacomb was still filled with a damp aura.

However, compared to when I first came here, that aura had decreased several times over. There was only one explanation for this.

In the morning, the activity of evil spirits decreases, and dark energy is reduced several times over.

Could it be that several days have passed?

I opened my eyes and observed.

The dark energy, which was incomparable to what it used to be, was condensed, and my body felt light. Light enough to break through the catacomb as it was.

Soojung looked at me.

“Dad?”

“I feel like I could fly away.”

“Wow! Then you’ve reached the 5th Circle!?”

“Yes.”

“Soojung knew Dad would do it!”

Soojung snuggled up to me.

As always, Soojung savored my scent, but this time she took a very deep breath.

“Thick dark energy… No, Dad’s smell. Hehe.”

“Don’t go around saying I smell like dark energy, okay?”

“Soojung isn’t stupid.”

“How about you?”

“I still can’t break through the wall of the 3rd Circle. I guess Soojung’s heart is too small.”

“You’ve gained enlightenment, though?”

“Yes!”

“Oh, really?”

As if to prove she’s a genius, she gained enlightenment on how to reach the 4th Circle.

However, Soojung’s heart has not fully grown yet.

At least to grow and mature, her heart would need to be that of a middle schooler or high schooler, or at least a late elementary school student.

I have no regrets about that.

I had no intention of overworking Soojung at all.

There’s nothing more ignorant than making money by overworking my daughter. It’s just that Soojung is helping me with my work on her own, so I’m letting her do it.

“Ah! What time is it now?”

“8 AM.”

“I’m screwed.”

“Hmm… Soojung has an idea.”

“What do you mean?”

“Let’s go out first.”

If it were my wife as usual, she would have woken up around 7 AM.

That means she would have woken up about an hour ago, and she might be a little flustered if I and Soojung weren’t there.

Soojung says she has a way, so if I do as she says, there won’t be any problems, right?

Soojung’s recommended method was to buy the most famous street food in Paris.

There was a long line, but Soojung used her privilege as a child to cut in line and buy burritos.

She bought enough for the family to eat, which was probably possible because of Soojung’s exotic appearance.

Looking at her, she looked French enough to think she was just a Parisian citizen, having inherited her mother’s blood so strongly.

“Hehehe.”

“This was it?”

“It’s a famous food, right? They all stepped aside because I said I was hungry, you know?”

So, Soojung used her privilege as a child and her pretty face to charm people.

As if to prove she’s a genius, her mind works brilliantly in that area.

“Mom will understand if it’s this much, right?”

“Of course.”

She’ll understand and then some.

If I said I waited an hour to eat a delicious breakfast, my wife would just laugh it off.

If it were another man’s wife, she would nag for more than 30 minutes, but because my wife is an angel, I think she can laugh it off.

Ding-dong!

“Did you go buy breakfast?”

My wife opened the door as soon as we returned to the room.

As expected, my wife had guessed that.

“They say the burritos sold on the street here are so delicious. The line was really long.”

“Oh? Isn’t this a famous Parisian dish?”

“Yeah. I stood in line for an hour.”

“I wanted to try it, but I didn’t dare to stand in line.”

“I prepared it for you.”

“You’re so sweet.”

I and Soojung breathed a sigh of relief.

I was a little worried about what would happen if my wife noticed, but fortunately, it didn’t seem to be the case.

If I told her that I went to the catacombs with my young daughter and 6 million bones, she would have been horrified. But this much can be overlooked as a minor offense.

Shall we taste it to see if it’s as great as its reputation?

The breakfast that was basically provided by the hotel was still served. Since it’s included in the hotel fee anyway, it would be a shame not to eat it.

I added soup to the burrito.

“Wow! It’s delicious!”

“It’s worth calling it a specialty.”

“I’m glad I bought it, right?”

“It’s the best.”

My wife, who usually eats a simple breakfast, was overeating.

Of course, I and Soojung had been starving all night while training, so we ate the burrito and breakfast at the same time.

We will be traveling in France for two days starting today.

Since I was fluent in French, there would be no restrictions wherever I went, and I was planning to visit famous tourist attractions.

However, I don’t intend to look around too tightly.

I’m just going to casually visit famous places and think about coming back later.

This place had catacombs, and I could expect tremendous skill improvement. I will have to visit often for that purpose.

Fortunately, there were many attractions in France, and I think I can come and go often for business trips or travel.

“Wow! It’s huge.”

Soojung admires Versailles Palace.

It was my first time seeing it in person, and it was crowded with a huge garden, a splendid exterior, and many people.

Here, Soojung pretended to be a child and rejoiced.

Of course, I don’t know if she was so happy because I reached the 5th Circle or because Versailles Palace was really beautiful.

The line alone takes an hour or two.

I plan to visit only Versailles in the morning, visit one place briefly in the afternoon, and then spend time at the hotel.

I couldn’t overdo it because of Soo-ah, and I had to leave a lot of tourist attractions so I could come again later.

“Honey. I’m going to go to the bathroom.”

“Okay. It’s good to go in advance. The line is two hours long.”

While my wife was in the bathroom, Soojung relaxed her facial muscles.

“It’s hard to act happy too.”

Soojung puffed out her cheeks with air.

“What can I do? You have to act cute.”

“Ugh. By the way, didn’t the Managing Director Grandpa say he was negotiating with CL Group today?”

“He did.”

“Will it work out?”

“Don’t worry. If that man can’t do it, no one in Korea will be able to touch CL Convenience Store.”

CL Group.

Starting with the food industry, it now has a hand in cosmetics, distribution, construction, sugar manufacturing, IT, shopping, and entertainment.

Of course, among them, the simple food sector, which can be said to be the original business, was generating enormous sales.

Convenience stores also started the business because they combined food and distribution, creating a synergy effect.

It was such a business, but due to insisting on too honest management, a huge deficit occurred, and eventually, it had to be sold.

It was a company ranked around 10th in the business world, but it was inevitable to be a little nervous if the H Group came.

There was no company that could succeed in Korea if it was disliked by the H Group. No matter how much it developed, the H Group was playing the role of the eldest brother in the business world.

Executive Director Han Cheol-soo, the second-in-command of the H Group, visited CL Group.

It was said that he was the second-in-command, but when Executive Director Han Cheol-soo moved, it had the same power as if Chairman Lee Kang-no had come himself.

If he was talking about business, it meant that he always had full authority.

When Han Cheol-soo appeared, the secretaries lined up and greeted him.

“Welcome, Executive Director. The Chairman is waiting for you.”

“Let’s go up.”

Chairman Kang Bon-seong, who was having a headache because of the convenience store business, was happy to meet him because he said he had something to say.

When he arrived at the Chairman’s office, Chairman Kang Bon-seong greeted him.

“Haha, welcome.”

“Aren’t you dead yet?”

“Hey. Is it time to die already?”

It has already been decades since they met in society and became friends, sometimes competing and sometimes cooperating.

Chairman Kang Bon-seong was also friendly with Chairman Lee Kang-no and sometimes drank with him.

“Oh, when you get old, you have to die. It’s hard to move these days.”

“How can you do that already? You have to work for another 10 years.”

“No. I’m thinking of retiring soon. Just push one young man.”

“What young man?”

Chairman Kang revealed his curiosity.

He was curious about who Executive Director Han Cheol-soo was pushing.

“CEO Lee Yoo-sung of Da Dakka.”

“You mean that young man who flew to Syria this time? The one who succeeded in the Yi Sun-shin Project [Likely a major business or development project named after a famous Korean admiral]?”

“That’s right. It was an important matter, so I went with him.”

“Huh. You were pushing CEO Lee Yoo-sung.”

“It’s also the Chairman’s will.”

“That man’s meddling is famous, and I’m more surprised that you’re pushing him.”

“What do you think?”

“He’s a spitting image of Chairman Lee’s younger days. Rather, he’s growing faster than him. He’ll probably be very successful.”

“This time, that young businessman is trying to acquire the convenience store.”

“Huh. Are you saying that CEO Lee Yoo-sung is going to acquire the entire convenience store business?”