[Baekseong Group] (4)
[Baekseong Group] (4)
National Assembly member Kim Geun-seon has two sons.
The older brother, Kim Geun-jin, and the younger son, Kim Geun-yeong.
Their father named them like a total asshole, but thanks to power and capital, both brothers lived fat and happy lives.
However, Kim Geun-seon was a politician rotten to the core.
At some point, Kim Geun-jin began to realize his father's true nature.
"...Father. This is going too far."
"Everyone else does it, too."
From minor things like bribery, illegal money laundering, and lobbying.
He even witnessed people dying on his orders.
Kim Geun-seon tried to soothe him by saying that these were things he would eventually do once he entered politics himself.
But he began to find his father increasingly disgusting.
However, Kim Geun-yeong was different.
He was obsessed with power and committed all sorts of atrocities under his father's prestige.
From a young age, he controlled his school with his own hands, and enjoyed everything he could, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gambling.
Whenever he was about to get caught, he used his father, the National Assembly member, as a shield.
Kim Geun-seon didn't scold him much.
Because Kim Geun-yeong was surprisingly good at studying and had a knack for smooth talking and politics.
"Hyung, how long are you going to live like such a goody-two-shoes? Who's going to acknowledge you for that?"
Still, he was his younger brother.
The older brother thought that if he guided him well, he could lead him down the right path.
But his brother didn't change even after becoming an adult.
"You can have everything you want. As long as you give up your conscience."
"...Everything?"
"...Except for that fucking bitch."
As a high school student, Kim Geun-yeong once encountered a pretty girl.
Her name was definitely Lee Yun-seo.
Falling in love at first sight, he courted her passionately.
But perhaps because of his wicked nature, the look he got in return was nothing but contempt.
He had never seen a woman better than Yun-seo in his life.
Geun-yeong began to bully Yun-seo on the sly.
He tried to keep her by his side by ostracizing and isolating her.
He especially abused the fact that her family was in deep debt.
He even threatened her, saying he would block her parents' re-employment and that she should date him if she wanted to live a proper life.
"She ended up committing suicide right at that time."
Just in time, Yun-seo's parents committed double suicide.
Having nothing left to lose, Yun-seo ran even more recklessly.
His disgusting first love ended with a 10-hit combo to the solar plexus from a pissed-off Yun-seo.
That was the first time he was hospitalized.
Maybe it was for the sake of his pride, but he didn't go to the police.
"Even if I try to find her, I can't see her, that bitch."
Geun-jin felt that his brother had already fallen into a pit of no return.
All the brotherly love he had left disappeared.
"By the way, Hyung, I'm fucking jealous. I heard you're marrying Baek Ha-rin?"
She was the third-generation conglomerate heiress of the [Baekseong Group] and a hot topic on [Outstagram].
Even if she posts just one thing, her followers increase at a crazy speed.
It would be a loss to humanity if she weren't an idol.
"She was seriously insanely pretty. How is it? Doesn't your perspective change now that you're getting some help from Dad?"
Change, my ass.
Where in the world is there someone who likes being forced to marry someone they've barely seen?
In the first place, Geun-jin already had a lover he was dating.
Even if she was inferior in looks to Ha-rin, Geun-jin fell for her inner self.
"I'm telling you, the balance between you and that woman doesn't match. It should at least be someone like Baek Ha-rin."
"Shut the fuck up."
"Alright, alright. I won't act up."
How could he break off the engagement?
And how could he stop his father and brother?
He already had more than enough legal evidence piled up.
But he didn't have the guts to throw the first punch at a big-shot three-term National Assembly member.
He thought about slipping it to a member of the opposing party, but...
There was no way his father wouldn't notice.
Geun-jin had many precious people.
National Assembly member Kim Geun-seon was a man who returned what he received twofold.
Even if it was his own son.
He valued his lover and friends more than his father and brother's evil deeds.
In the end, there was only one thing Geun-jin could do.
To become a scumbag.
To act even more recklessly than Geun-yeong and make the engagement with the [Baekseong Group] null and void.
Because of that, Geun-jin suddenly started acting like he was on drugs, doing a 180-degree turn.
He knew better than anyone how to get cursed at from all directions, having watched Geun-yeong.
Finally, he got news that the engagement was canceled and Ha-rin was scheduled to marry another man.
But his father, who wanted to gain a connection with the [Baekseong Group], exerted pressure.
Today, he said he was going to go cause a scene at Ha-rin's main house.
That was where Geun-jin first met Dohyun.
Such uselessly innocent eyes.
He could feel that Ha-rin also genuinely liked this man.
"Calm down? What are you talking about? Where does some orphan bastard with no background think he's trying to rub shoulders?"
It was right for him to step back.
Geun-yeong showed a repulsive side that could have come out of a third-rate novel in front of the entire [Baekseong Group] family.
His cheek hurt, but it was a remark that deserved to be hit.
"Do you even know who you just hit!?"
Even if Ha-rin's parents frowned, the influence of the uncle's side was too strong.
Is it still not working?
Geun-jin, who made eye contact with Dohyun, had no choice but to make a decision.
It couldn't be helped.
The two men who came outside talked.
"I'm sorry about earlier."
"Yes?"
"It wasn't my intention. I didn't want this marriage either, so I had no choice."
He revealed his true feelings to Dohyun and shook hands.
And he explained his background.
He said he acted like a scumbag on purpose because he didn't want to go back to the way his family was.
He suggested that they definitely break off this marriage, promising to do his best to act like a total idiot.
"...Do you happen to know the name Lee Yun-seo?"
Normally, it would have ended like that, but.
"She's the student Geun-yeong bullied, right? Do you know her?"
"Yes, we're close. I've heard a lot about her."
"...I will apologize on behalf of my brother's actions."
Geun-jin felt it was fate.
He shouldn't let this man go.
"...So, I have a proposal."
Was it because he inherited the blood of his politician father?
He had the intuition to see through a person's true nature.
According to his radar, Dohyun's personality was the biggest pushover of all pushovers.
He's a pushover, but he has a motive.
He also has a grudge against his brother.
According to information he recently found out, he suddenly made a ton of money and became an overnight millionaire.
His financial power to drag this into a legal battle wasn't bad either.
Geun-jin quickly handed the evidence to Dohyun.
'...I'm sorry.'
If it's him, he'll blow up the evidence on his behalf.
And he'll taste Kim Geun-seon's malice instead.
To repeat, Geun-jin valued his precious people more than the evil deeds of his family, and more than the evil deeds themselves, he valued his own people.
*
'...What the hell is this guy.'
People keep gaslighting me, saying I'm kind, but I'm not without a temper.
Even if I'm a pushover, I'm not a complete idiot who can't think.
Just by looking at the data, I can tell what Kim Geun-jin's intentions are.
'Is he asking me to take the hit for him?'
It's evidence that even if I just slipped it to a member of the opposing party, they would gladly accept it.
It wouldn't take much investigation to find out the source of that evidence is me.
'But the evidence is too detailed.'
However, the evidence was so detailed that I could feel the malice.
It's evidence that I, the orphan Seo Do-hyeon, who suddenly surfaced, could never have collected.
Perhaps Kim Geun-seon will also realize that the real source is this man in the near future.
I wonder if his real intention is to flee overseas while the attention is momentarily drawn to me.
Just like Ha-rin Noona did.
When he goes home today, he'll probably prepare to run away overseas with the people he cares about.
Then I'll be the one going head-to-head with that National Assembly member alone.
'He's going to frame me.'
How very selfish of him.
But I accept.
I had more money than Kim Geun-jin thought.
And my grudge against Kim Geun-seon was bigger than he thought.
Not content with bullying Yun-seo, he also made Ha-rin Noona suffer.
If I can crush him with my own hands, that's actually better.
'Besides, at this rate.'
If things go well, I might even be able to drag Baek Seong-su into it and blow him up too.
"I'll accept."
"...Are you serious?"
"Yes, if you're going to run away overseas, go as soon as possible."
He flinches as if I hit the nail on the head.
"And give me your brother's contact information."
That fucking bastard.
"Let's see each other's faces."
*
"...At this rate."
"We can crush them."
The sky had already turned dark.
After Kim Geun-seon and his group left, only Ha-rin Noona's family, Yoo Seol-ssi, and I remained in the house.
I showed them the evidence I received from Geun-jin.
Yoo Seol-ssi and the chairman, who scanned the materials, let out exclamations.
"But there's a problem."
As if to say this material couldn't be used, Yoo Seol-ssi put down her phone.
"We can handle the response to Kim Geun-seon on our side, but the problem is Baek Seong-su."
The internal power struggle within the [Baekseong Group] is still at the WWE stage.
But the moment this blows up, it turns into a UFC match.
"It means we could end up spreading the fact that Dohyun-ssi is a Mythic-grade trait holder everywhere."
Kim Geun-seon and Baek Seong-su are intertwined.
If you hit one, the other will have a seizure and counterattack.
Confidentiality is really important for a Mythic-grade unique trait.
The moment the details of my trait are released, half of the strategies I can use will disappear.
Especially that Over-the-top Weapon.
The moment information that it can be created leaks out, a massive amount of trouble will pour into the territory of the [Baekseong Group].
"I think a normal daily life outside the game will be impossible. Since your trait happens to be Probability Manipulation."
"All players will rise up."
"Yes. They might even be able to cover up their own issues with this issue."
And it doesn't end there.
"There will be a bloodbath."
Baek San-woon and I are on the same side.
The moment Baek Seong-su attacks me, Baek San-woon will also get properly pissed off, and the succession battle that has been going on within the [Baekseong Group] will intensify.
Until now, neither Baek Seong-su nor other [Baekseong Group] members have attacked because they were afraid of that risk.
But that means it's different if I throw the first punch.
Can you just stay still after being hit?
Not only that.
The one who gets the most attention is, of course, me.
Actually, Kim Geun-jin's preparation is weak.
The evidence itself is meticulous, but since it's full of materials I couldn't possibly have found, it was more likely that he would be noticed before he could run away overseas.
He seems to be a friend who isn't very smart.
However, I was a bigger shot than Kim Geun-jin thought.
Most people in political circles would know about the truth of [Phantastia].
People will be divided into those who take Kim Geun-jin's side and hit me, and those who secretly help me like the chairman.
And there, forces helping other Mythic-grade trait holders might even jump on the bandwagon.
I still couldn't forget the man with dead eyes I met in the United States.
With my one exposure, an unprecedented snowball will roll in South Korea.
A mess that I, Seo Do-hyeon, who has no social experience, doesn't know will unfold.
A future where large-scale bloody purges and political strife occur in succession.
I'm not sure if I can survive.
I wonder if it's too much of a leap of imagination.
"[Phantastia] is a much bigger stage than Dohyun-ssi thinks."
This was the scenario that Yoo Seol-ssi said with her own mouth, which is highly likely to occur if I hit Kim Geun-seon.
Then, I guess I have no choice.
"I should buy some stocks."
If Baek Seong-su is the problem, I can just sew his mouth shut.
The same goes for the other members.
Of course, it's a big obstacle in reality for an individual to operate infinite money.
But this world is a fantasy.
"Shall we find out the names to add to the list of people who will become healthy with our wish?"
I'll increase the number of politicians who will watch my back through our chairman.
Since ancient times, immortality and eternal life have been the dreams of all those in power.