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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Simzy
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In a world where technology had advanced so far that human dignity was reduced to mere numbers, the government had lost its meaning.
The authority meant to restrain corporations had knelt before overwhelming capital and technological power, and citizens no longer responded to the government’s call to action, chasing after spiritual values.
Only money.
In a world where everything was decided by money, the government was nothing more than a puppet and a playground for corporations.
Therefore, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that each mega-corp was a lord and king in the region where its headquarters were located.
Higzen Distribution, one of the top mega-corps in the United States, was no different.
Colorado was their kingdom.
Even employees belonging to Higzen were guaranteed better air, better drinking water, and a better life.
Executives, who held a higher status than employees, and their families were guaranteed all sorts of privileges and immunities like nobles.
And the king of this kingdom stood above the law.
Skyscrapers disregarded things like sunlight rights and view rights.
The building, not only tall but also thick, monopolized the sunlight and scenery of the surrounding area.
As if not satisfied with that, countless high-rise buildings clustered around the skyscraper, forming a wall.
Thanks to this, the buildings behind the wall lived with mold, receiving neither sunlight nor a view.
All of these buildings were owned by the Higzen Group.
This place was both a company building and the home of the Higzen family.
On the top floor of that giant castle, the owner of this building and the ruler of this state was working.
“So. Did the ninjas fail?”
An old man with thick white hair asked a man dressed in the same attire as the ninjas who had chased Amon and his group.
At the chairman’s question, the man knelt down as if apologetic and reported.
“Yes. They said they lost the targets. All those deployed to the scene were defeated and captured by the Paladins.”
“Are they alive?”
“They all successfully committed suicide.”
“Is that so? Then let’s overlook this failure.”
“Thank you for your mercy.”
The old man nodded and dismissed him.
The ninja quietly left the room.
Silence fell upon the room where only the old man remained.
The news of the ninjas’ annihilation didn’t bring about any change in the old man’s emotions.
To the old man, the ninjas’ failure was simply like choosing the wrong knife to peel a fruit.
Just as a person wouldn’t get angry if they couldn’t cut a coconut with an apple-peeling knife, the chairman had no reason to punish or be angry about the ninjas’ failure.
If the ninjas had survived and divulged information, he would have considered it like cutting his hand on a knife and simply replaced the knife, but that didn’t happen this time.
The old man decided to assign the ninjas a different task and read the report.
While reading the report, the old man tapped his temple with his finger and spoke into the air.
“Secretary. Would you come here?”
Less than a minute after those words, a man in a neat suit entered.
The secretary bowed to the old man and asked why he had been summoned.
“What is it, Chairman?”
“This report. Did Manager Bill write this?”
“Yes. As it’s an important project, the young master said he would do it himself.”
“Is that so?”
The old man rubbed his chin and then opened his mouth again.
“Just in case, I’m asking, is he still bringing women to the office these days?”
“…”
“Don’t worry about my reaction and tell me the truth.”
“Well… He’s been obsessed with a certain establishment lately, and he’s been continuously supplied with women from that place.”
After finishing his words, the secretary gauged the old man’s reaction.
He was afraid that the chairman might take his anger out on the innocent secretary after hearing that his son was so obsessed with sex that he was bringing women to the company.
But surprisingly, the chairman’s reaction was calm.
Beyond calm, he even considered it natural.
“Well, he’s at the prime of his youth. It’s even better. A person needs desires to have ambition, don’t they?”
To the chairman, that level of flaw in his son was nothing.
If by any chance, his son was so obsessed with women that he leaked security information or didn’t do his job properly, the chairman would have been furious.
However, his son merely brought women to the office and lived a dissolute life, but he did his work properly.
Occasionally, employees were embarrassed because he kept a woman under his desk, but the work still went smoothly.
Besides, even without the rose-tinted glasses, his son was objectively competent.
Even while entertaining women, he did more work than most executives.
He knew when to send the women out if necessary, and he never refused field work, which businessmen disliked.
His son was so competent that even if he weren’t his own son, he would have provided him with a separate personal office.
Therefore, the chairman tolerated his son’s transgressions.
The secretary also expressed agreement with the chairman’s words.
Of course, it couldn’t be considered normal to bring prostitutes into the company building and enjoy such activities during working hours, but what could he do?
The god of this space had declared it normal.
The secretary merely obeyed the word of god.
As if he was so proud of his son, the chairman read his son’s report again with a faint smile.
Then, the chairman remembered the reason he had called the secretary and hardened his expression.
The secretary immediately straightened his posture and went into listening mode.
The chairman asked him,
“Were there any important reports exchanged while that prostitute was there?”
The secretary immediately took out his pad and checked the work records from that time.
Comparing the time when reports were exchanged and the prostitute’s entry and exit times, there was an overlap.
However, looking closely, the young master always sent the prostitute out of the office when discussing reports.
Therefore, the secretary mentioned this fact to defend the young master.
The chairman was quite pleased with the secretary’s defense.
“Don’t worry. I’m not going to scold him. It’s a big project, so he must have been under a lot of stress. Such things need to be relieved in a timely manner.”
“Phew…”
“However, forgiving that prostitute is a different story.”
“Understood. I will handle that part.”
The secretary’s loyalty was limited to the young master.
As an executive, the meek, ordinary citizen-like appearance he had shown in front of the chairman was gone, and only a cold businessman remained.
Thus, the treatment of a woman was decided.
She, who couldn’t enter the fence of the businessmen, was a life of no value to them.
The secretary immediately left the chairman’s office and used his connections to order the woman’s disappearance.
It wasn’t a difficult task.
It wasn’t the first time either.
How many prostitutes had died since the young master joined this company and was promoted to manager?
To the secretary, this case was just another task.
However, it wasn’t that the secretary felt absolutely nothing about this situation.
“Sigh… He should be more careful.”
The emotions he felt were annoyance and pity.
And that pity wasn’t directed at the woman, but at the young master.
Guilt?
Does that make money?
The secretary muttered while checking the calendar on his phone.
“Still, seeing as it lasted for a month, he must have really liked that woman. He’ll be furious when he hears she’s disappeared again.”
The secretary shook his head and contacted the establishment the young master frequented.
“Oh, yeah, it’s me. I think the young master will want a new toy. Oh? You say you have a new one? Send me a picture.”
Ding!
A picture arrived on the phone.
The secretary checked the picture and slowly nodded.
“This should satisfy him. Send her by 6 o’clock today. Alright.”
The secretary ended the call and headed to his small office.
His steps toward the office held neither guilt nor regret.
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Ding-dong
One prostitute was erased from the world, and a new one arrived at the company.
As she stepped into the company lobby, everyone’s eyes turned to her.
‘Ooh…’
While her breast and hip size left something to be desired, her beauty more than made up for it.
While the security guards were captivated by her beauty, she approached the secretary who had come to meet her.
“Hello. My name is Ari.”
“…Are you of Korean descent?”
“Do I look like it?”
Ari smiled charmingly, and the secretary turned his head slightly.
Even though the secretary had his share of experience with prostitutes, the woman before him was top-tier.
‘The madam said she was new…’
He bet she would become the establishment’s ace within a month.
Perhaps she would catch the young master’s eye and become his mistress even before becoming an ace.
‘If she becomes a mistress, at least she won’t die so meaninglessly.’
Prostitute, mistress, wife.
The difference between these three was like heaven and earth.
At least if she became a mistress, she wouldn’t be disposed of just for overhearing a phone conversation.
The secretary thought the chances of the woman before him reaching such a position were quite high.
‘It’s like some kind of Cinderella story.’
From a prostitute to the mistress of a mega-corp heir in one fell swoop.
If it happened, this woman named Ari would have her life set.
‘Just in case it does happen, it’s best for me to look good too.’
Having finished his calculations, the secretary began to guide the woman courteously.
Polite enough not to appear condescending, but careful not to make her feel looked down upon for being a prostitute.
He treated her with the same level of courtesy he would show to vice presidents of foreign branches.
Perhaps pleased with the secretary’s attitude, Ari kept smiling charmingly.
‘Wow, so this is what it feels like to be enchanted by a fox.’
Her smile brought to mind a proverb he had heard while dealing with Korean businesses.
It was a strange feeling.
She was clearly beautiful, but he felt no lust.
It was like looking at a beloved idol, or admiring a beautiful work of art.
He half-seriously wondered if she could even capture the position of the mistress with that smile.
She possessed such captivating charm.
Lost in these thoughts, the secretary guided her, as if mesmerized, to the young master’s office.
“He’ll be waiting inside.”
The secretary opened the door to the young master’s office, maintaining his polite demeanor until the end.
Ari bowed her head slightly and entered the room.
Click-clack
The owner of the room didn’t react to the sound of her heels.
Behind the nameplate that read ‘Wilhelm Heisenberg’ in large letters, the man was engrossed in his work.
He didn’t even glance at Ari, completely focused on his tasks.
Ari waited quietly, careful not to disturb him.
The silence continued for about an hour.
Wilhelm, who had buried his head in a pile of documents, finally spoke.
“You pass.”
“Yes?”
“Most prostitutes want to finish quickly and leave. There are only a handful of women who wait for me quietly like you. Especially someone like you, who waits quietly without even touching their phone, is a first.”
“Well… it’s my first time…”
Ari’s melodious voice tickled Wilhelm’s ears.
Whether he was already pleased with her demeanor, liked her voice, or was captivated by her appearance, Wilhelm nodded gently.
“Then you pass even more. Just out of curiosity, where did you receive such training?”
Hesitantly, she shared her story at his question.
A common tale in this world: She was the daughter of a company president, could have attended a prestigious university, but the company became a dungeon due to a failed experiment, forcing her to sell her body to survive.
However, combined with her uncommon beauty and enchanting voice, the common story became a tragic one that tugged at the heartstrings.
Wilhelm found himself even more drawn to Ari.
‘Her first time means she’s a virgin… and her background is impeccable.’
If her story was true, it was a scenario straight out of a romance novel.
Born into the owner family of a mega-corporation and having lived a life without want, Wilhelm was still a man.
He wasn’t entirely immune to the longing for a fateful encounter.
‘Excellent.’
On the off chance, the extremely slim chance that she became his wife, he was even willing to save her family.
Wilhelm’s gaze drifted down from Ari’s beautiful face.
Flat.
But this wasn’t a disqualifying factor.
Size could be changed with money anyway.
He nodded with satisfaction and gestured towards her.
But as if her claim of being a first-timer was indeed true, she froze in place, unable to move.
Then, looking around, she asked,
“I-is there a monitoring system or something?”
“Huh…”
A monitoring system.
An internal surveillance system to track every move of important figures within the office.
Ordinary prostitutes wouldn’t care about such things, but perhaps because she was the daughter of a company president, she seemed concerned.
‘So it wasn’t a lie after all.’
With a gentle smile, Wilhelm reassured her.
“Don’t worry. This is my office. Who would be monitoring me?”
All sorts of embarrassing things happened in this office.
Even Wilhelm didn’t want to show his buttocks and genitals to his subordinates.
Therefore, there was no such system in this room.
Relieved, Ari approached Wilhelm.
Then, hesitantly, she caressed his chin—
Thud!
“Fucking hell. Of all the shitty experiences…”
With a string of curses, she slit Wilhelm’s throat.
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