Workout, Promotion, and Resignation
I managed a whopping(?) three sets on the Militaris empty bar bench press. When I couldn't lift my hands anymore, Sua shoved 5kg dumbbells into both my hands and made me do two more sets. After that came squats, and once those were done—
"Hold on, don't I have work to do? Is this for real?"
"Honestly, all you do for work is watch, listen, and make decisions, right? You could probably handle it while working out. Can't you?"
"...Get over here."
The longer the workout dragged on, the more it felt like she was mocking me. So I decided to punish her for it—in the shower. The problem was, with my whole body aching and sore, I couldn't fuck her as thoroughly as I'd have liked. Still, my dick felt damn good.
After sweating it out in all sorts of ways, she suddenly looked shocked and said,
"M-Master! I got promoted!"
"Huh?"
A promotion out of nowhere? Police promotions aren't announced in January or July?
"It's a special promotion. Effective today, I'm moving up to Superintendent. They want me at headquarters."
"You mean move there entirely, or just drop by for the ceremony?"
"Feels like the latter... but the details aren't specified."
"Hmm."
A sudden promotion? Well, if it strengthens the authority of my pussy house, that's good for me... but the timing is suspicious. Anything that doesn't make immediate sense deserves scrutiny.
"What did you do to deserve a promotion?"
"...When you put it like that, it does feel off. Truth is, I haven't done anything special, just like you said."
Whatever she was like before, ever since she met me, Sua had been nothing but my secretary. No actual police work like investigations or cracking cases.
They formed a dedicated team within the police to guard me, so maybe they count that as merit... but treating ceremonial duties as performance metrics?
Maybe they promoted my closest aide to curry favor with me. But if that's the case, wouldn't it be more normal to promote her first and then assign her? Promotions mid-term are rare. And why no heads-up to me? Or did they just now decide to suck up? Like realizing I wasn't some discarded fuckup after all.
But it's been less than two months since I possessed this body. How could they know that already? I haven't made a huge scene or anything.
The closest thing was the prosecutor's office fiasco, but those guys have pride—they wouldn't blab.
Then... did Sua rack up some merit worthy of a special promotion while with me?
There could be all sorts of reasons. Like leaking info... She has access to Prestige of Incheon now, and as my direct subordinate, massive privileges. Selling that could easily net a promotion.
But if she did, she wouldn't time it like this. She's not an idiot.
Obviously, if she'd done that, both police HQ and Sua would hide it forever, maintaining the status quo to avoid suspicion. Just like Seo Eun-mi, the NIS spy, meekly obeying my orders.
Our group has people in those ranks too—leaking would mean instant death.
So what the hell is it? A promotion with no real reason?
I briefly recalled Jang Kyung-su. In the game, once 2077 hits and the story kicks off, he's axed pretty quick. The protagonist exposes his drug factory, and he gets his tail cut off by higher-ups. A pathetic(?) character who lacks the caution to hide his weakness—a drug factory—from an early-game protagonist whose stats haven't even popped off yet.
Doesn't seem like the deep-thinking type.
I thought back to when I first set foot in Incheon. The guy had come at me with a booming laugh, spilling info I hadn't even asked for.
Talkative as hell. Not the sharp, attentive kind.
If he had any brains, he wouldn't yap so much. Sure, it could be deliberate acting to show an opening. But even then, his endgame is getting fully exposed mid-2077 and disposed of. No way to spin that positively.
Conclusion: He's not some scheming mastermind summoning Sua.
But still...
I don't want to let her go.
Whatever the reason, some other bastard—especially a male one—ordering around my pussy house pisses me off. My sluts should only obey me. It feels like a violation.
"Any merit to you sticking with the police?"
"Hmm... I can use my team, I guess? My badge doesn't seem all that useful to you now, Master..."
Before White Sis gifted me the AV, I'd been dragging around two police vans full of cops. But now I fly everywhere, so no need—I just use them for mansion security.
Do I even need police authority? Not really. I only tapped it once to kill the male protagonist early on. After that... nah.
If I need power, Prestige does it, or I can just pull strings with bitches like Min Ji-ah.
For actual investigative muscle, use In Aeun. Besides, the police aren't even a proper investigative force anymore.
They're basically a paramilitary for public order. Real investigation and authority shifted to prosecutors ages ago. Why invite another faction's troops into my turf?
Baekseol's PMC training is four hours a day for four days—the last one's only two. Not much of a gap. Then a month for setup and hiring mercs. That's...
A month. I can fill my ranks in a month.
"You attached to the police?"
"No way. I'm Master's pussy house now."
"Resign. Join Prestige full-time. As my number one, you'll get chief secretary at least."
"Yes, Master."
No reason to let this slide. Independence was inevitable anyway—might as well now.
"And Jang Kyung-su's refusing the drug buy?"
"Precisely, he won't pay a single won for the trillion-won batch. You said not to drop it a cent, and if he keeps refusing, stuff pills down the chief's throat..."
"..."
Logically, it's a dumb call. It's leaving my hands anyway—maximize profit. Jang's doomed by story and actions. No need to worry about new drugs slipping in.
"Negotiate down to 500 billion. No lower."
"Got it. But Master, after I resign, what about my team? Make them all quit and hire 'em into the PMC later?"
"Trustworthy?"
"...To a degree?"
"Your take?"
"If you're filling the PMC with women only, none are good enough to change your mind. But if not, they're worth recruiting."
"Hearing you say that, do I even need males?"
"...It's different from an agency, so I'd recommend mixed gender if possible. Implants help, but surpassing base physical limits costs extra."
"Same skill, women cost more?"
"They might demand it. In all sorts of ways. And given your tendencies, you'd hesitate sending them to hot zones. They're fucktoys too—getting hurt would suck, right?"
True enough.
"Fine, hire 'em all. Split into Red Team, Blue Team later or whatever."
Sua let out a relieved sigh.
"Yes, I'll handle it."
"What was that sigh?"
"Huh? Oh, just relief. Even for me, offing subordinates I'd led for years would've been tough mentally. Heh."
"Offing?"
What the hell, that heavy word.
"Pardon?"
"Why off them?"
She tilted her head instead.
"Well... if I resign, they naturally get pulled from your side, right?"
"Sure."
Sua counted on her fingers one by one.
"They know your secrets, won't get hired? Ends up, they stay cops... uncontrolled, who knows what they'll blab? Kill 'em before they talk."
"Ah..."
That's how you become a corrupt cop. Scary shit. Good thing I possessed a chaebol.
"Anyway, we're hiring, so no killing."
"Yes."
While Sua submitted her resignation, I texted Min Ji-ah. Planning to request guards for the next month or so.
Min Ji-ah panics, spamming pics of her pussy. Hilarious—I laughed before getting to the point.
I ask for guards, and she sends pretty ones? Whatever, no need to refuse—said okay.