Chapter 298: The Demon King, Until His Advent (1)
” Y, You……! “
At Kyung-joon’s sudden appearance, Chairman Yoo made a look of astonishment that he had never shown in his life.
” So. You were saying that it would be nice for the two of us to become lab rats together~ Right?”
Kyung-joon, who had released the Isolated System, poked at Chairman Yoo’s most secret part as if he already knew the whole story.
As a result, Chairman Yoo’s face was filled with all sorts of emotions, including astonishment, doubt, and embarrassment.
” What nonsense is that!! “
” Come on, it’s too late to play innocent now. If I’ve gone this far, you should take it as if the situation is over. “
The word “experimental subject.”
It contained many, many meanings.
Chairman Yoo’s dirty desires.
The filthy dream that fuels his desires.
All the big and small unethical acts he has committed so far because of this.
All of this is his own granddaughter…….
No.
It was all revealed to experimental subject Y999.
” Grandfather……. “
Yoo Seol-ha asked, still calling him grandfather, with an expression that seemed like she was about to cry.
” Seol-ha.”
Chairman Yoo was unable to do anything but call her name in a situation he had not expected at all.
The thought of grabbing her first was expressed in his outstretched hand.
However.
Yoo Seol-ha shook off his hand and looked straight at him, speaking in a voice filled with anger, betrayal, and sadness.
” ……What have I been to you all this time, Grandfather? “
” What do you mean, isn’t that obvious! Of course, you’re my precious granddaughter and lovely……. “
” I’m not your granddaughter. Not a single drop of blood, not a single gene is connected. I’m…… a made-up……. “
Yoo Seol-ha choked up and trailed off for a moment.
But she finished her sentence.
” ……An experimental subject. “
” That’s not true! Do you believe that unknown sound that bastard is making?! “
Chairman Yoo was still playing innocent.
Then, with an unspeakable ugly expression, he pointed a finger at Kyung-joon.
” It’s all this damn kid’s doing to drive a wedge between you and me! Experimental subject or Y999 or whatever― “
” Y999……? “
” Ah……! “
And that ugly act made the worst mistake, one that could not be reversed.
Kyung-joon, who couldn’t just stand by and watch this huge blunder.
” Aha. Y999. So that’s the experimental subject name you called her. “
Kyung-joon added with a scornful chuckle.
In the end, Yoo Seol-ha had no choice but to choose.
” Goodbye. Grandfather, no, Chairman Yoo. “
To abandon the name “Grandfather” forever.
Yoo Seol-ha was the first to get up from her seat.
Then she put her hand on the sliding door.
She already knew what she wanted to know and had abandoned the last lingering attachment she had been holding onto.
There was no reason to stay here any longer.
” Seol-ha…… Seol-ha……! “
The situation was headed for disaster.
In this situation, the only means Chairman Yoo could take.
” Don’t you remember?! 19 years of living with this grandfather, did it really mean nothing to you?! “
It was only the false memories of 19 years that he had built up.
” Here…… You always enjoyed eating the ribs I grilled for you here! Yes! Every time that happened, this grandfather always told you stories about how to become a better person! How to read the stock market! How to run a company! How to see the surrounding situation! And……! “
Despite Chairman Yoo’s words, Yoo Seol-ha just opened the sliding door without a care.
And without even glancing at Secretary Oh, who had heard the whole story outside the door, she put on her shoes and walked outside.
Kyung-joon followed suit, heading towards the open sliding door.
” Chairman Yoo. Do you remember what you said back then when we had ribs on the first floor, not here? “
” Seol-ha, Seol-ha……! “
At Kyung-joon’s question, Chairman Yoo didn’t even seem to hear him and continued to call out his fake granddaughter’s name.
Regardless, Kyung-joon just kept saying what he had to say.
” You asked me if I thought I could win. “
When Kyung-joon first met Chairman Yoo at Silla Ribs.
He asked Kyung-joon this.
If he thought he could win.
At that time, it was just a simple question about his declaration to take away his granddaughter’s first place in the entire school.
But now it was different.
Unlike then, when he had answered in a roundabout way, unnecessarily long, about the size of his dreams or right answer·wrong answer.
Now Kyung-joon could say with certainty.
” Chairman Yoo, you will definitely lose. “
Kyung-joon also slipped on his shoes and passed by Secretary Oh.
Chairman Yoo was left alone in the room.
He, too, began to stumble out, following after them.
” Seol-ha……! Seol-ha……! Let’s talk properly again! It was all my fault! There was a reason for everything! I’ll explain everything! So come back here quickly…… Without you…… Without you, Seol-ha……. “
The ugly whimpering of an old man who had lost the most precious thing he had ever had in his hands for the first time.
” ……. “
Yoo Seol-ha’s body flinched slightly at the sound as she went down the stairs.
But she disappeared down the stairs without looking back.
Chairman Yoo, who had no choice but to watch her back disappear.
” Without you, Seol-ha…… Without you…… the research won’t proceed properly!! “
In the end, he revealed his dark insides.
” Secretary Oh!! What are you staring blankly at?! Go and catch Yoo Seol-ha!! Experimental subject Y999!! “
Chairman Yoo yelled at the innocent Secretary Oh.
“I ……I apologize, Chairman Yoo. “
But Secretary Oh couldn’t move.
” My body… won’t move due to an unknown force. It seems Kyung-joon has done something. “
Woooo.
<Master, should I also unleash the mana of Vector Calculus on Chairman Yoo?>
Currently, Secretary Oh’s movements were completely blocked by another Kyung-joon (Teemo) hiding in the Isolated System.
” No, it’s fine. Let him squirm pathetically. It suits him better. “
Kyung-joon glanced at Chairman Yoo, who was holding onto the sliding door as if he was about to collapse, as if he were a bug, and then went down the stairs that Yoo Seol-ha had gone down.
” You bastard! Kyung-joon, you bastard!! Do you think you can get away with this?! You’ll regret it! You’ll regret it so much that you’ll hit the ground and your bones will ache!! “
Chairman Yoo’s voice did not reach Yoo Seol-ha or Kyung-joon.
It just faded away along with the smell of burning ribs.
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Wooong.
Yoo Seol-ha and Kyung-joon were riding on Kyung-joon (Teemo)’s Vector Calculus over the Seoul night view without a single star in sight.
The temperature and wind were all controlled, so there was none.
Only the subdued atmosphere amplified the sound of someone trying to stifle their sobs.
How much time had passed?
It was when they could no longer see Silla Ribs and Shilla Hotel.
Yoo Seol-ha broke the silence first.
” I don’t know. “
Her voice was devoid of sobs.
But a deep sense of loss was felt.
” I don’t know who I am, what I should do in the future, why I was born…… I don’t know anything. “
She was born the only daughter of the Seolha Group.
But it turned out that she was created as their experimental subject.
The past 19 years of her life, which she thought were unique, were all a lie.
She had lost all her blood relatives and family she could trust.
Now Yoo Seol-ha had nothing left.
Kyung-joon, who had been watching Yoo Seol-ha lost in such a sense of loss.
” Oh, are you done crying? Then take a look at these documents. “
He had no intention of being considerate of her.
” I’ve made some changes to the estate management plan, and I’ve jotted down some ideas on how to deal with the Seolha Group. Since they’ve completely turned into enemies now, we need to get to work as soon as we get home, so you should at least…… what? Why are you looking at me like that? Did you hear what I said? “
” ……I heard you. But don’t people usually say something, even if it’s just empty words, in times like this? “
” So you want me to set the mood and say something cheesy like, ‘It’s okay, I’m here for you’? “
” ……. “
Yoo Seol-ha was speechless.
It turned out that the only daughter of the world’s No. 1 conglomerate was a manufactured experimental subject, a huge secret that had been revealed, and it was definitely not the time for the person who had witnessed it right next to her to say anything.
The sadness she had felt earlier faded away, to the point where it felt absurd.
” Who you are, why you were born, those are things you have to figure out and decide for yourself. “
” That’s true, but…… Ugh, forget it. What was I expecting from you, Lee Kyung-joon……. “
At Kyung-joon’s absurd reaction, Yoo Seol-ha roughly snatched the documents from him.
But then, Kyung-joon added something that sounded like consolation.
” Well, that being said, I can tell you who you are now and what you should be doing. “
” What is it? “
Yoo Seol-ha replied curtly, as if she was extremely offended.
However, at Kyung-joon’s following answer, she couldn’t help but make a slightly dazed expression, as if she had been hit in the head with a hammer.
” What you’ve been doing as Kim Elsa all this time, at least that can’t be a lie. “
Yoo Seol-ha, who had been raised as the granddaughter of the Seolha Group for 19 years as an experimental subject without even knowing it.
But the four months or so she spent working on Kyung-joon’s study estate was a choice she made herself, thinking and judging for herself.
Yoo Seol-ha continued speaking, her expression somewhat relaxed but still slightly sullen.
” Honestly, I feel like you orchestrated this whole thing. “
” That’s true. But you were the one who came to me and asked about The World, right? If you hadn’t…… “
” If I hadn’t, I would still be Y999 instead of Kim Elsa. “
” Well, yeah. “
” Yeah. That’s right. “
And so Yoo Seol-ha escaped from being the Seolha Group’s experimental subject Y999 and embarked on her own path as Kim Elsa.
” Shall we go then? Teemo, speed up a bit. “
<Understood.>
The mana of Vector Calculus began to cut through the wind even faster.
” Where to? The place with the vodka? “
” Yeah, we’re going there, but before that. “
Kyung-joon’s gaze turned to a familiar nightscape.
It was the place where his alma mater, Cheongshin High School, and the nearby residential complex were located.
” We have to go home first. “
He had to take precautions against the Seolha Group possibly harming his family.
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Chairman Yoo returned to his main house mansion, almost as if he was being helped by Secretary Oh.
Hundreds of thousands of won worth of liquor bottles were scattered around him.
” Secretary Oh. Another bottle of the 50-year-old, the whole bottle. “
” It’s not good for your health, Chairman. “
” One more bottle! “
” I think it would be best to end it with this one. “
” Secretary Oh, are you thinking of disobeying me like Y999! Bring it to me now! “
” ……I’ll bring it right away. Please wait a moment. “
Secretary Oh eventually went to the storage room and brought another bottle of alcohol.
As Secretary Oh was about to pour it into a glass.
” Never mind! “
Gulp, gulp, gulp.
Chairman Yoo was guzzling down the expensive liquor straight from the bottle as if it were water.
There was no trace of the dignity he had accumulated over 70 years as chairman.
Only a pathetic old man, drunk and in despair, remained.
Thud!
Chairman Yoo emptied the wine bottle in an instant.
Secretary Oh finally voiced the advice he had been holding back on.
” Chairman. We need to change our plans immediately and make major adjustments. “
With Kyung-joon’s unexpected intervention, all the schedules and plans they had made so far had gone awry.
” Y999 has completely turned to Kyung-joon’s side. And he is far more……. than we expected. “
” Heh heh heh. “
Suddenly Chairman Yoo started laughing.
” Yes…… He was far more amazing than expected…… He was completely beyond our expectations……. “
” Chairman. “
” He got what we couldn’t get even after 10 years of doing all sorts of things…… You’re saying he already has it in his hands…… Heh heh…… Heh heh heh…… Cough cough cough……. “
Secretary Oh thought that the way the corners of his mouth were stretched wide in a smile while his head was bowed in a defeated posture was somehow even more creepy.
But Secretary Oh knew.
That his creepy laughter was by no means resignation, regret, or remorse.
” Mana, you mean. “
At Secretary Oh’s confirmation, Chairman Yoo just kept laughing.
How long had he been laughing?
Chairman Yoo’s laughter abruptly stopped like a broken cassette tape.
When he finally lifted his head, he was back to his usual expression.
” Secretary Oh. I will use any means necessary now. “
He wasn’t the kind grandfather anymore.
Nor was he the dignified chairman of the Seolha Group.
He had the look of a greedy absolute ruler who never let go of what he once held in his hand and would do anything to obtain what he had laid eyes on.
Chairman Yoo had that look on his face.
” Prepare to crush Kyung-joon and his family tomorrow. “
” By any means necessary? “
” Yes. Violence, kidnapping, prosecution, arrest warrants, money, power, anything and everything we can use, use it to bring them to me. “
” Understood. “
Secretary Oh nodded in understanding but added something that worried him.
” However, considering this incident, Kyung-joon may have already prepared countermeasures for everything. “
” I know. This is just a demonstration. I will do the real thing myself. “
Chairman Yoo rose from his seat.
He staggered drunkenly but started to walk somewhere.
And the place he stopped at was right in front of the mansion’s elevator.
Chairman Yoo’s eyes widened, his mouth stretched into a wide grin, and his ears perked up as he said,
” I’m going down to the basement to meet ‘him’. “
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