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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Simzy
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A corporation that boasted the number one ranking among corporations.
Black Monolith Corporation.
The chairman of Monolith, ‘Taylor Blackstar,’ who was often called by the nickname ‘The Monarch,’ found her daily life to be fun these days.
This was something that would have been very surprising to people who knew the Chairman personally.
‘The Chairman is smiling…?’
This was a part that could be known just by reading the recent thoughts of the Chairman’s closest aide, the chief secretary, Justin Borg.
The reason was as follows.
Usually, as you live for a long time, you tend to get used to most things.
To put it in one word, life becomes boring.
Because it is hard to see new things, and each day is filled with familiar things.
The reason why the suicide rate of megacorp chairmen was surprisingly high was also explained from this aspect. (Of course, that figure also includes involuntary suicides.)
And, the joy that the Chairman had found in the cycle of such a boring life could be simply summarized by the existence of a certain ‘mage.’
Of course, the Chairman hadn’t been like that from the start either.
It had started with a simple interest.
He had gone through all sorts of hardships, and had even saved the life of a megacorp chairman.
At the time of the incident, the mage had spoken as if it were nothing.
‘…To be honest, I didn’t really do much. Just take better care of my other colleagues.’
Even now, just by recalling that memory, a smile would naturally form on the Chairman’s lips.
‘…What a peculiar human.’
That’s how the Chairman had concluded about that mage.
He seemed to be an existence outside the logic that governed the society of blood, money, and capitalism.
No matter how much her interest in material things had waned with the passage of time, it was also true that she had grown tired of the hyenas who were after her power or her credits.
Even thinking about it now, it was true. That mage was certainly peculiar.
In any case, she had heard such a ‘peculiar answer.’
And there must have been an ordinary suspension bridge effect as well.
In conclusion, Taylor Blackstar had taken a personal interest in that ‘mage.’
And considering how enjoyable her daily life had been lately,the Chairman could intuit that her choice at that time had not been wrong.
‘…I also wanted to see this face.’
The surprised face of the Mage, who had opened his mouth upon seeing the result she had created, was quite a sight to see.
As you switch bodies with numerous artificial bodies, your reaction to your own body tends to become faint.
Even if her heart was beating normally, the Chairman could not feel such a sensation well.
But Taylor Blackstar now felt the fact that the heart of this body was beating.
Thump, thump.
The chairman of Monolith, Taylor Blackstar, consciously enjoyed the trembling of her chest.
It was an experience that was not common even for her.
She comfortably savored this moment.
And also.
‘He just looked again.’
Observing the Mage, Lee Shiun, who was subtly, secretly, rolling his eyes toward Taylor Blackstar’s bikini attire, was also a special kind of joy.
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“……”
As expected, the power of an artificial body was indeed tremendous.
I secretly admired the destructive power of the ‘two artificial bodies’ lying on either side of me.
There were also black sunglasses available at the sunbed. There was no fear of being caught, even if by a one-in-a-million chance.
Of course, there was a high possibility that Eve was sharing my gaze.
But since my gaze was more on the Chairman’s bikini than on Eve, who was hiding the curves of her body with a white one-piece, there didn’t seem to be a big problem.
In the end, all of this was the unavoidable destiny of the creature called man.
I let out a dry cough for no reason.
“Ahem.”
As if I had been hacked, my mechanical eye cyberware moved, beyond my will.
I tried hard and turned my gaze back to the sky.
I was able to regain ownership of my pupils at a frequency of about 1/10.
A blue sky was flowing on the ceiling.
It felt like I was in the middle of a Hawaiian beach.
In fact, I had heard that the area where Hawaii had been in this world had become a land of death due to the effects of radiation, but anyway, that’s how I felt.
It was also very similar to the scenery I had seen at the vice chairman’s residence when I had gone to the Ko-ozaka headquarters after receiving the Ko-ozaka vice chairman’s promise recently.
I knew it had hologram technology.
But what kind of effort and wealth would it take to make a perfectly fine concrete ceiling look like the open sky?
I couldn’t dare to guess.
And even the sunlight was warm!
…….
This could also be called a form of healing, but in the end, it didn’t feel like I was resting at home.
It just felt like I had come to a vacation spot to rest.
To be honest, if you were to be technical, I think this should also be described as ‘going out,’ but none of the ‘E’s listened to the desperate opinion of me, an ‘I.’
…Still.
One day should be fine.
I brought up my visual interface in front of my eyes.
I secretly admired the figures of my colleagues in their swimsuits behind it.
“Are you resting well?”
“No, I wasn’t looking.”
“?”
At the Chairman’s sudden question, I naturally blurted out an excuse.
At my nonsensical answer, the Chairman tilted her head.
It was a rare expression of emotion from the Chairman, who was always and forever expressionless.
They say a thief feels a prick of conscience. I had failed to maintain the basic virtue of a mage, composure.
‘Scoundrel!! How can you, having become a mage, be seduced by a mere lump of fat!!’
It’s too big to be called a mere lump of fat. I thought slowly, imagining the voice of the great mage in my heart shouting.
Of course, there were some small people among them.
Like Catherine, or Julia, or Maya….
I shook my head lightly to come to my senses.
I answered the Chairman’s question.
“It’s certainly comfortable and nice. As expected, I always feel gratitude, thanks, and joy for the Chairman who has prepared these facilities.”
“Hoho, it’s nothing.”
The Chairman accepted my natural worship as if it were nothing.
As the Chairman let out a small laugh, following that movement, the ample fat shook like a wave.
I exerted a superhuman mental strength and managed to stop my gaze from going down.
The Chairman put down the electronic document she was holding.
Before long, as she stretched lightly, her large heart once again asserted its presence.
“Hup.”
The Chairman turned on her side.
And she continued to speak.
“I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I’m actually building several other facilities besides this one.”
“……”
I almost didn’t hear her because I was looking at her chest.
In fact, it was information I already knew from Dr. Terra’s slip of the tongue, but I chose silence for the sake of Dr. Terra’s honor.
“Judging by your reaction, it seems you already knew. Hmm, let’s see. Did Dr. Terra tell you?”
“Pardon?”
“It seems so. That one is a problem because she talks too much. If it weren’t for her abilities, I would have already sent her away with severance pay.”
I haven’t even answered yet.
Even though I hadn’t said anything yet, since all the information had been revealed, on the contrary, I had nothing to say.
I had been completely off guard because she was in a young-looking artificial body.
I realized it anew.
The fact that the woman (in a bikini) in front of me was the number one ranked chairman of a cyberpunk corporation.
Either way, the Chairman continued to speak.
“I don’t know how much you’ve heard, but anyway, I’m building other leisure facilities of various kinds.”
“Hmm, you said you were installing one floor as an artificial body management facility, right?”
“That’s right. There’s the just-in-case, and I also have to manage Maya’s artificial body.”
It was something I had heard on the first day.
It was also the part that Dr. Terra, whom I had met in the elevator, had talked about.
I nodded my head by myself.
Even though she must have been using her own private funds for the construction, the Chairman seemed to not care about such things at all.
“Isn’t it incredibly expensive?”
“Not really.”
If that ‘not really’ was the standard of a corporate chairman, I felt like it would be a considerable amount.
“Rather, the problem is that there are many parts that conflict with the city laws. Well, that too is a problem that can be solved with credits.”
I had no idea how to answer the words of the Chairman, who was proceeding with the story, discussing illegality and legality so confidently.
“Ah, and originally, I was planning on building a restaurant-based facility right on the floor below the residential area.”
The Chairman said, looking up at the sky slightly.
She watched the residential area, that is, the room where we were living, which would be beyond the blue sky.
“Strangely, the food that the artificial intelligence, I mean, Eve, made tasted exactly the same as the food my exclusive chef made. The appearance was similar too.”
“……Uh.”
It’s because it’s the same recipe.
I, who knew the truth, was silent again.
It had been a while since Eve had hacked the Monolith side and had taken the chef’s recipes.
But as expected, the Chairman, who had let out a small laugh, slightly lifted her head and looked at Eve, who was lying next to me.
Eve was enjoying the sunbathing with her eyes closed.
“It seems my guess was right. Anyway, so I canceled the restaurant construction. I’m just planning on bringing in a few kitchen appliances, so just be aware of that.”
“Acknowledged.”
Eve answered from my side.
The Chairman, who had been looking at Eve, turned her head back to me.
“I’ll make sure to finish the construction as quickly as possible, so don’t worry about that part.”
How on earth is my house, which had been an ordinary condominium, turning into the palace of a monarch.
You really never know what’s ahead in the world.
Well, in the end, if the house facilities got better, it wasn’t a bad thing for me either.
“…Then I’ll be in your care.”
“Of course.”
And just then, I shouldn’t have answered like that.
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The next day, Catherine said,
“Let’s go to the swimming pool, the swimming pool!”
My day was over.
And the next day that followed.
“What do you mean, you’re just going to lie in bed, if you’re going to lie down anyway, you can lie on a sunbed, let’s go!”
The next day.
And on the next day that continued.
“Did you hear? The leisure facilities have already come in on the floor below, so you can even play bowling or darts. Let’s just go take a look for a second.”
“No, I’m—.”
I was dragged away again.
It was a situation where I couldn’t rest at all.
Of course, the ‘E’s there said that this was resting, but to me, it was no different from a march of hardship.
I needed some time alone.
In the end, I made a decision for the salvation of the nation.
“…I’ll have to go take refuge for a bit.”
“Acknowledged.”
I just can’t rest at home.
This was the reason why I ran away from home with Eve.
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