episode_0559

About 70 years ago now.

Mirae Corporation, the core affiliate and starting point of Mirae Group, was established.

The founder is Lim Jung-seop, the first CEO of Mirae Group.

It was a company created for the purpose of researching, developing, and selling products using magical engineering.

At that time, magic engineering was treated as a trivial study.

In a situation where even the theory of magic was not clearly established, combining it with science was perceived as being no different from walking through a minefield filled with land mines.

But he was sure.

Magic engineering is the innovation that will lead the future.

That advanced magic engineering will lead my family to a path of prosperity and abundance for generations to come.

With that belief alone, Lim Jung-seop devoted his life and fortune to magic engineering.

It wasn’t easy to give everything to something that everyone was pointing fingers at.

But he wasn’t alone.

“I trust you.”

My younger brother, who is two years older than me, with whom I had a close friendship since childhood, pushed my back.

That was enough.

If anyone believes in you, you will be able to repay them.

The end of the single path I walked with so much faith was a cliff.

It failed miserably.

It was undoubtedly true that magic engineering was an innovative technology that would lead the future.

But it was too early to touch on it.

It was only after losing everything that I realized this, fell off a cliff, and fell into an abyss of despair.

And I struggled with extreme regret.

I did not have a grand dream of world development.

However, I wanted my family to be prosperous for generations to come.

It was even more miserable and cruel because that good will actually plunged the family into a deep abyss.

I didn’t even dare to think about dying.

Because dying while ruining your family was not an apology, it was just an escape.

Of course, there was nothing he could do just because he was alive.

I had already squandered my wealth, and my aging body was so exhausted that I could no longer try anything else.

Day after day, I was struggling in deep despair and just desperately hoped.

I hope someone holds my hand and pulls me out of this despair.

Surprisingly, that vain wish came true.

As he was aimlessly wandering the streets at night, a crack appeared out of nowhere in front of him.

And a voice came from within.

-“Come in here. I will lead you out of despair.”

I couldn’t refuse.

Because he had wandered in despair for a long time, his body and mind were devastated.

He threw himself into the crack.

And then we faced each other.

With an unknown being named Dantalion.

-“Tell me what you want. I will give you any knowledge.”

A truly sweet question.

He thought before answering.

It doesn’t look like an angel.

So is it the devil?

I soon stopped thinking.

Because I realized that the thoughts I had now were of no use.

‘It doesn’t matter what.’

Either devil or angel.

If only I could get myself out of this despair, no matter what.

Lim Jung-seop confessed his wish.

A terrible, painful desire, like lovesickness that started with first love.

“Magic Engineering. I want knowledge of magic engineering.”

It was from this time.

The true beginning of Future Corporation, which will be called the pioneer of magic engineering in the near future.

* * *

3m tall.

A multi-headed being holding a huge book between its armpits opens its mouth.

“Knowledge is power.”

A middle-aged man wearing a crown.

“The power to control this world.”

A young, handsome man.

“That’s why it’s dangerous and attractive.”

A fascinating woman.

Praising knowledge, he takes out a book between his armpits, points it towards Lim Na-eun, and asks.

“Do you know what this is?”

She shook her head.

The cover had something written on it that I couldn’t tell whether it was letters or pictures I had never seen before.

Dantalion, the unknown being, answered.

“This is said to be the Book of Dantalion.”

“Only I can unfold.”

“In this world, only I can read.”

“Here you can see the past, present, and future of this world.”

That wasn’t a lie.

In the past, Lim Jung-seop wanted knowledge of magic engineering.

And it’s not just ordinary, it’s technology ahead of its time.

A vast amount, enough to revive a family that had fallen to the bottom of the abyss.

Dantalion granted his wish.

He opened a book that only he could open and brought about knowledge of the future.

And with that, Mirae Corporation miraculously recovered and reached what it is today.

“But do you know?”

“Knowledge is something that cannot be obtained for free.”

“You have to pay a reasonable price for the knowledge you want.”

Peeking into the future.

Telling someone the future you saw is an act of twisting a predetermined fate.

Therefore, it cannot or should not be achieved easily.

So said Dantalion.

“Im Jung-seop hoped for future magic engineering technology.”

“Instead of telling him it, I told him to pay for it.”

“kekekeke… , do you know what the price is?”

Lim Na-eun’s face turned white.

Because many voices are ringing dizzyingly in my ears?

no.

‘I don’t want to know.’

It was because of the past that was constantly being engraved and the longing for it.

My grandfather made a deal with an unknown being named Dantalion for his knowledge of magic engineering.

So what did my grandfather give to gain the priceless knowledge of the future?

I’m not curious.

I don’t want to know.

But I keep craving it.

I keep listening, knowing that the harsh truth awaits me.

One of the heads that was looking at this and laughing happily answered.

“I said it.”

“I will give you knowledge of the future if you sacrifice your younger brother to me.”

“And your grandfather said yes without a moment of hesitation!”

“Ah, cruel Lim Jung-seop… !”

Despair fills my ears, and the scene from that moment replays clearly in my mind.

The feeling of my grandfather driving a knife into my younger brother’s heart flows through my hand.

The terrible feelings my grandfather felt at that time and even the desire that surpassed him.

“Aaagh!”

Uncomfortable.

It’s unclean.

It’s ominous.

It makes me want to cut off my ears, part my hair, and cut off my hands.

She sat down with her legs weakened and begged.

“Please, please stop… , please kill me quickly… ! I hate it, I hate it!”

Mirae Group has grown like this.

Whenever the knowledge he gained from Dantalion was depleted, he sacrificed someone to obtain new knowledge.

And now it was her turn.

An offering of knowledge for the next 10 years of the Future Group.

That was the value of her existence and the reason she was born.

“Please, please… !”

Dantalion passed by the woman who was begging for him and approached Lim Ji-hoon.

He hastily bows his head in an unexpected situation.

A middle-aged head wearing a crown opened its mouth.

“It’s been a while, bye bye.”

It’s trash.

I grit my teeth at the insulting words and try to answer with a bright expression.

“Yes, yes… , Dantalion. How have you been?”

“Hehe… , Do I even have to tell you how I feel?”

Lim Ji-hoon bows his head deeper at the harsh tone of his voice.

“Sin, sorry… !”

I am reminded again.

The duality of the unknown being called Dantalion.

He is infinitely kind to those he is interested in, but is extremely harsh to those who are not.

Fearing that he might die, he asks in a trembling tone.

“Ha, if you have anything to say, please let me know.”

The reason he arrived in front of me must have been because he had something he wanted.

Otherwise, I know there’s no way you’d give me even a single glance.

Then he calmed down and answered,

“An intruder will come soon.”

“Chi, it’s an intruder… ?!”

He is very surprised.

It was natural.

Who would dare to set foot in my mansion, which is no different from the blood of a dragon and tiger?

“Go up to meet him.”

and.

“Block and kill.”

Feeling the stinging gaze pouring down his spine, he dared to count.

Dantalion was angry.

And the fact that that anger is not directed at oneself, but at the intruder who will come in the foreseeable future.

“Keep one thing in mind.”

A subdued voice warned him.

“Never give a chance.”

Starting with that, all kinds of heads are crying in support.

“You must never let down your guard!”

“If you take your time, your nose will get seriously hurt, you bastard!”

“Use all the cards you can.”

“You should never look down on someone just by looking at their appearance.”

Voices of different genders and ages resonate loudly.

Although the tone and tone were different, what they wanted to convey was clear.

Do your best to block and kill intruders.

He asked this.

“In order to be fully prepared, couldn’t you tell us a little more about him?”

Then, while he was thinking deeply, he took out the book he had under his arm, opened it, and recited the text written on the exposed page.

“That guy is a mistake.”

“Yes… ?”

“All kinds of ugly emotions that only humans can have and a vessel created by heaven. A mistake made by two things that should not be intertwined.”

So be prepared.

“Otherwise we will all die.”

A cool feeling that feels as if a knife has been thrust at your throat.

He was so frightened that he roughly loosened his tie, climbed up, and shouted irritably at his driver, who was standing guard in front of the stairs leading to the basement.

“Tell everyone to gather together.”

It was a collective signal to those who make this house a hot place.