episode_0468

The argument between Dansoso and Helena, which continued tirelessly, led to one conclusion.

‘Honestly, I was underestimating it, but I guess I’m competing with my brothers for the chairmanship for no reason. It’s a lot harder than I thought, isn’t it?’

‘If we continue like this, we will both be destroyed.’

The conclusions they reached were very similar to those reached by the United States and the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War.

Is that why?

Clearly, the air surrounding the two had suddenly taken on a mood of compromise, despite the fact that they had been busy arguing with each other just moments before.

And in that atmosphere, the first to reach out to the opponent was Dangsoso, who could be said to be in a relatively advantageous position.

“First of all… Do you admit that your argument is somewhat unreasonable?”

In order to avoid the worst ending of ‘common annihilation’, compromise was a necessity rather than an option, but even when compromising, did they see that there was no point in attempting it unless the other party clearly acknowledged that part?

For someone who reached out for compromise, his attitude was quite firm.

It was as if he was saying that he had no intention of giving up on this part no matter what.

An attitude that feels so strong that it even feels coercive.

Such an attitude was perfect for eliciting backlash from the other party… but Helena, the opponent, was no slouch either.

“If Sacheon Group just acknowledges that Su-hyeon is tied to me as a teacher, then there is nothing I cannot accept.”

Here, Helena was vicious in two ways.

One is that they are still insisting on a relationship with that bastard.

To be honest, I couldn’t help but feel unfair about this part.

Since there were no special comments when teaching, I thought it was a branch of basic elemental magic like fire, water, or wind, but who would have guessed that it was part of the vision of the magic tower that Helena belongs to.

What if you knew?

Even if Helena had said that this was our fate and that she would teach me specifically, I would have flatly refused.

As the saying goes, “There is no such thing as a free lunch,” there is no such thing as unearned favor in this world, and I am one of those people who knows that fact better than anyone else.

How could you not know?

I had a painful experience with my own body.

To put it bluntly, didn’t the puffed rice balls handed out on the side of the road saying they were free have something like a church flyer attached to them?

That is reality, and there is no way that a vision passed down from generation to generation to any force would not have a price.

Considering that my usual mindset is the same as that, if Helena had brought up the wife of the vision, I would have grown up on my own… but Helena did not do that.

He taught me this without informing me that this was the vision of the school he belonged to.

Now, on a subject that was clearly like that, you’re now developing an argument like, ‘Since we’re familiar with the vision of our school, does Deb show have a stake in ours?’

From my perspective, I felt like I had been scammed for employment.

The first vicious thing was that I, who could be said to be a victim, had no intention of retracting my claim even though I was proudly standing in front of him.

And the second thing that feels vicious is that even though we are dealing with the party, what we are actually demanding is the official position of the ‘Sacheon Group’.

In fact, this one was a bit more vicious than the former.

That’s because Dang So-so was only one of four successor candidates and his official title was only ‘team leader.’

Of course, since the team I am in charge of is a development team, I heard that even if it is the same team leader, the cutoff rate is a bit higher… but what does that mean now?

Even if the person’s hair is good, the position of ‘team leader’ itself does not change.

A ‘team leader’, not a director, division manager, vice president or president.

Does this person, who is only in that position at most, officially represent the position of Sichuan Group?

This was a clear act of overstepping authority, and in terms of the military, it was nothing short of the worst.

Therefore, the moment you even pretend to try, Tang Soso’s position within the Sichuan Group will be greatly reduced.

Even if she is one of his immediate family members, his actions are tantamount to ignoring the hard work of those who have worked hard for the group and have been recognized for their contributions and have risen to positions such as directors or vice presidents.

ㅡ is a thought that someone who doesn’t know much about the group called Sacheondanga would think, and in reality, the likelihood of that happening was very low.

Honestly, this has no choice but to be like that…

‘Right now, the head of the family and the chairman of the party are such huge idiots, so why would they make an issue of something like that?’

Is that all?

Even the three older brothers, who others consider to be Dang Soso’s strong competitors, are all like fools, so even if Dang Soso actually behaved like that, the possibility of a problem arising from it was bound to be even lower.

Instead of taking issue with that part, it was as if he had been waiting for it and said, ‘Oh my, my daughter! My little brother! Wouldn’t they be clapping their hands while shouting ‘Good job!’

‘The problem is that the party office doesn’t know that fact.’

What if you knew?

Wouldn’t he have been occupying something like a vice president position rather than a team leader position by now?

Well, if that were the case, this would have been better for me since he wouldn’t have had to meet me in a secret arena located underground in Kowloon City and wouldn’t have been tied up in a contract with hypnosis.

Anyway, if we take the story back to its original track and look at Helena’s intentions… Despite Dangsoso’s extremely hard-line attitude, Helena’s intention in developing such an argument was honestly obvious.

At the very least, this is to suppress the party’s momentum and gain a slight advantage in the negotiations that will follow.

Helena would also agree that we can’t continue to be at odds like this.

I sympathize with that, but you must also already be aware of the fact that if you sit at the negotiation table like this, you will ultimately be at a disadvantage.

Honestly, this is an unavoidable problem that has nothing to do with Helena’s abilities… Once the story progresses in principle, the blame will fall on Helena.

‘Because that was the contract in the first place…’

Since I’ve only seen it once, I can’t say with 100% certainty, but according to the contents of the contract that vaguely remain in my memory, Helena’s original role was to teach me ‘how to enter magic and help beginner wizards who have just entered magic learn’. Because it was teaching ‘good basic magic’.

That means that the vision or something that Helena secretly taught me was not specified in the contract and was outside the contract.

But you claim your rights with that?

It was such an absurd action that I thought that if a third party was requested to mediate this matter, they would side with the Sacheon Group without even thinking about it, and there was no way Helena would not know such an obvious fact… so they entered into negotiations. You probably want to do some work in advance before doing it.

Only then will we be able to obtain even the slightest advantageous terms in this negotiation.

However… in the midst of this, if there was one thing that Helena overlooked… it was that the Tang family and Sichuan group were currently in a war-like state.

Some may say that the expression is too exaggerated, but it is correct to look at it that way.

And in times of war, field commanders are given more discretion than in peacetime.

“···Good. I admit that part.”

Is that why?

It was a party that casually committed actions that it would never have done under normal circumstances.

“Yes?”

Thanks to this, I was able to intuitively see Helena’s eyes slightly dilate.

“Wasn’t this the answer you wanted?”

“Yes… it’s long.”

I couldn’t give a straight answer and only thought about Dangsoso’s hesitant appearance. Is this because the image of him coming out confidently(?) like this was not included in the pictures I had drawn in my head?

For the first time in fact, Helena went limp.

“Now that we have granted that side’s wish, I hope you will stop claiming that Su-hyeon is a member of Magic Tower. To be honest, it’s a bit far-fetched to say that just because you studied with a magician belonging to a magic tower, you’re bound to belong to that magic tower, right?”

“That’s…”

“I heard that the Magic Tower Alliance often sends low-ranking wizards belonging to the alliance to teach magic to the children of powerful people as compensation for donations. So, does that mean that all of those children also belong to the Magic Tower?◦@ ◦

“That and this are a bit different cases…”

“What’s the difference?”

“···Yes?”

“What we originally requested was education in the same context.”

Did they decide that once they gained momentum, they had to put an end to it?

Tang Soso’s momentum was literally unstoppable.

“, let’s do it like this. Well then!”

Helena, who had been repeatedly pushed around helplessly, came up with a solution…

“We will also cooperate in dealing with this group of assassins, whether it is a misreading or not.”

-We’ll help you fight your war, so why not make it a draw? Well, wouldn’t it be okay if it were a draw…?

The suggestion was that it would be a good idea to present a united front.