episode_0060

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You must never let your guard down.

Because people are creatures who can always hold a knife in a corner of their hearts.

There’s a saying that goes, “You can know the depth of ten feet of water, but you can’t know the heart of a one-foot person.”

Just because someone appears to be friendly and kind to me on the outside, I can’t believe that they are all that.

‘Wake up. This is the Korea Group. It’s a place that is clearly marked as an evil company in the settings. The owner family of such a company is in harmony? It may be a hasty conclusion to say that it is impossible, but it is also true that it is hard to believe. You have to be careful.’

Didn’t you give her an expensive gift and stuff?

Of course, in the case of White Sister, she gave me an AV as a gift under the pretext of telling me not to crawl. It costs about 30 billion won, which is twice as expensive as my mansion in Songdo, but the problem is that it is not even money from the perspective of a conglomerate.

I appreciate it, but it’s not like this is something that requires a huge amount of effort or bloodshed on her part. Trying to figure out her true feelings based on this is just ridiculous.

“Oh my~. How happy the chairman must be that the young master has grown so tall!”

“Haha. Okay then!”

After finishing our meal and a brief chat, we came down to the first floor.

The collateral+@s who were chatting amongst themselves came rushing in and said hello.

‘There are so many. How many people are there in total?’

I heard that if you only consider the direct line, my grandfather doesn’t have many children and only has four grandchildren including me, but if you look at the collateral line, there are so many that it’s hard to remember all the names.

First of all, there are eight women who are vaguely related to the four women who are acknowledged as grandfather’s wives.

And I had a total of 21 children from those 12 women, and the number of grandchildren that each of those 21 children had from their marriages, which means that the number of grandchildren who are roughly the same generation as me, was over 40, close to 50. And among those grandchildren, there were some who got married early and had children, so the number was roughly five.

So, the direct lineage is less than ten people in total, but if you include the collateral lineage and their spouses, the number becomes close to 100.

“Master, it’s been a while. As I heard, your expression has improved a lot.”

“Uh… . Okay. Nice to meet you.”

One creepy thing is that you can’t call your grandfather ‘father’ or ‘grandfather’ unless you are a direct descendant.

Everyone called me ‘Chairman,’ and even my immediate family members had to use very formal titles like ‘Master,’ ‘Miss,’ and ‘Vice Chairman.’

‘At this point, aren’t they really not family but just servants? But they’re still collateral… .’

Here, they are treated like cold rice, but when they go outside, they are all the young masters, young ladies, and presidents of the Goryeo Group.

This means that no one can ever look down on them, and if we really have to be specific, they are people in a position of complete dominance.

But even those people are clearly divided into lower classes and must stay on the first floor.

It seems that the grandfather’s wives are treated somewhat well, but… does that mean they feel at ease? Their own children aren’t even treated as children.

“Put this here.”

“Ah, uh, yeah… .”

My aunt’s husbands were treated similarly.

It seemed that her aunts considered her a male servant rather than a husband of the same class, and her daughters were almost always ignored.

‘Wow… This is… Is this it? What kind of people are they?’

The people who treated me so kindly and chatted among themselves like high school girls, when they came down to the first floor where the annex was, completely erased that expression and became completely different people. It felt like the world had changed.

“Muyeol-ah! Come here.”

While I was admiring their behavior(?), my grandfather called me.

When I got there, I saw my grandfather with his arm around my shoulder, drawing everyone’s attention.

“Everyone, look!”

All eyes are on you.

The collateral branches of the Koryo Group that dominates Asia all look at me.

“Here, my eldest grandson! It’s Muyeol.”

“… .”

A heavy silence flowed, and I was shocked by an unknown thrill.

“My eldest grandson is the one who blew away all their worries and concerns. He even cut off the medicine on his own, so what else could he not do? If you have something to say, just say it.”

It seems that while Gomuyeol was addicted to drugs, there were many rumors going around within the owner’s family.

The collateral branches looked at each other, bowed their heads to check the mood, and generally seemed to obey their grandfather’s words.

“Mind your own business. Stop gossiping!”

You scream so refreshingly.

How much mental anguish must you have had because of Go Moo-yeol to gather people together and say something like that?

I feel sad for no reason.

“Okay, Moo-yeol. If you have something to say, say it too.”

“Yes?”

Me?

“Becoming a great man, you must have some ambitions or something. Our eldest grandson.”

“… .”

I wouldn’t really call it an ambition… .

People are looking.

I feel burdened.

‘Ah… I wanted to be as invisible as possible… .’

But it’s already spilt milk.

I can’t keep my mouth shut like a loner.

“I will not harm the name of the Goryeo Group. Please forget all the past rubber fever.”

As I bowed my head slightly while saying something plausible, several people began to applaud, and it spread like an infectious disease in an instant.

I don’t know why people are applauding this, but seeing that even my grandfather is nodding makes me start to reevaluate Go Moo-yeol.

‘He wasn’t just an idiot, he was a fucking idiot.’

To think that one ordinary word would get applause.

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By evening the event was largely over.

But that doesn’t mean the meeting is over.

The direct descendants gather again at the same sun palace and chatter away, and they seem more harmonious than most families.

Whenever work-related topics come up, we take care of each other, and when something annoys or makes us angry, we empathize with each other.

Even after drinking, nothing really changed.

Even though they were so drunk that their faces were bright red, they continued their conversation in a sweet manner without saying bad words to each other, so they seemed like a family that really cared for and loved each other.

‘… Is it true?’

To be honest, it’s a sight I can’t believe even when I see it with my own eyes.

Do I have an unnecessary prejudice against conglomerates?

This just doesn’t make sense.

“Hey, what are you thinking about?”

A thick slice of steak fell onto my plate with a thud.

Gominji cut up what was on her plate and gave it to her.

“Ah… . Thank you.”

“Ha. Just tell them to bring a new one. Why are you talking nonsense?”

The white-haired man next to him laughed in disbelief, then suddenly kicked the shin of the man waiting next to him. The man jumped up in an instant, grabbed the injured area, and whined.

“What did you do without letting me know in advance? Who would think of something else?”

“Sorry, sorry!”

“Hey. Why are you bothering someone who is just sitting there? I gave it to you right after Moo-yeol ate it. Are you okay?”

Gominji looked at the man with a worried face.

The man kept saying, “Okay, it’s okay,” with a moved face, and then got up again.

“Eat this and gain strength. This girl is so quirky.”

Gominji takes the remaining steak and chops it into pieces.

“Ah, okay, okay-,”

“Eat it.”

“… Thank you.”

When you bend down and open your mouth to eat,

Bam.

Gominji dropped the fork on the floor.

The steak fell down along with it.

“Ah. Sorry.”

“… .”

“Still, it would be a shame to throw this away. I think it would be okay if I ate it quickly. Don’t you think so?”

“… .”

As I looked up with a mad expression, the man lowered his body with a humiliating expression.

“Who is calling whom a weirdo? The most psychotic bitch.”

Go Min-ji giggled as she watched the man eating the steak like a dog.

Looking at this, it seems that Go Min-ji is indeed a psychotic demon as rumored.

Go Min-ji, who had quickly lost interest, made a sudden suggestion.

“Muyeol has joined too, so should we get together sometime soon?”

“Just us?”

“Ugh. Young and pretty youths having fun together. How about watching it at my villa?”

Gohayan sighed.

“Ah. Okay. I’ll pass.”

“You shameless bitch.”

“Me too pass.”

“Ah, why.”

“It’s annoying.”

“Ha.”

In an instant, Gohayeon and Gosunyul declare a pass, and Gominji’s eyes turn to me.

“Then only Muyeol will come. Okay?”

“… Me too.”

There must be a reason why everyone says they aren’t going.

I have a strong feeling.

“Oh my gosh. These are real!”

“Worries.”

at that time.

The adults have arrived.

“Get up. Let’s go.”

“Yes? Already?”

“Already. The sun is almost setting. There’s work to do tomorrow too.”

“Ah… I really don’t want to do it.”

Go Min-ji whined and flinched when she caught her aunt’s gaze.

And then, one by one, they get up.

Go Min-young’s eyes are turned towards me.

“Niece.”

“Yes?”

“Come to the Military Headquarters and I’ll contact you when the exclusive weapons are complete.”

“Uh… .”

They said they would deliver the problem, but…?

“… Okay. See you then.”

“Yeah.”

But I said I understood because I felt it was a bit odd to say that to my aunt who was suppressing my psychotic worries with just her eyes.

‘While I’m at it, I might as well take a look.’

Militaris, one of the places that supports the power of the Koryo Group.

Since the media has not properly revealed its appearance, I wanted to go see it at least once.

‘The setting said there was a huge underground city… Is that true?’