Chapter 47
Chapter 47
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 47
Chapter Title: Player Death Reporting Law
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Laws usually require a complex process and a long time to be enacted.
However, laws related to Players were immediately enacted by majority vote without any of that.
It had to be that way.
Every month, Players who awakened on Earth were dropping like flies.
If it took years to enact laws for them, what good would they be?
As such, Player special laws didn't follow the normal legislative process.
One of the Player special laws enacted after the third Trials' Arena was the "Player Death Report Registration Law."
After the Trials' Arena ended, if someone couldn't be reached, they could be registered as missing. If they still couldn't be contacted after a day, the missing report could immediately be changed to a death report.
That was why Hae-jin had told CEO Kim Min-su to report those three celebrities as deceased.
Only after reporting it could they negotiate with the insurance company.
At Hae-jin's instruction, CEO Kim Min-su replied.
"Yes, we have to. Is that why you came?"
"No, now it's time to give some real advice. You said it yourself, right? That if those three really die, you'll follow my lead."
"I did."
"So, I'll lay out the direction Chocolate Entertainment should take from now on. Listen carefully."
"Understood."
Afterward, Hae-jin explained to CEO Kim Min-su the path forward for Chocolate Entertainment.
He first told him how the insurance company would respond and instructed him to accept their offer.
Max out the coverage and take the full death insurance payout for the three.
But before negotiating with the insurance company, he told him to clean up contracts with the remaining celebrities who had awakened as Players.
Trade them off or terminate as he had suggested before.
Since Chocolate Entertainment was mostly made up of celebrities and influencers who had awakened as Players, it was bound to cause significant losses.
But Hae-jin's words weren't without basis.
If those who awakened as Players didn't survive the Survival Game, they became people who could no longer work for the company upon death.
On top of that, Hae-jin said,
"If you delay even a little, it'll be harder to seize the opportunity. In just one or two months, most entertainment companies will move in this direction. So you need to act now."
Other companies would soon follow the direction Hae-jin proposed anyway.
CEO Kim Min-su thought that seemed likely.
He couldn't ignore Hae-jin's proposal any longer.
Moreover, had Hae-jin just been making suggestions?
"He pinpointed exactly who among those we contracted with would die."
That meant Hae-jin had information about the future.
A major shareholder with confirmed knowledge of the future.
How could he defy him?
CEO Kim Min-su decided to follow Hae-jin's words.
"Understood. We'll operate as the major shareholder directs from now on."
"Yes, then handle the insurance part as I said."
"We'll take care of that exactly as you described."
"Yes, then see you next month."
"Next month?"
"If you sort out the 20s and 30s celebrities within this month, there's no need for me to tell you about this Trials' Arena."
"Ah... right."
Thinking about it, once the Player-awakened celebrities were sorted, there wouldn't be much else for the company to worry about regarding Players.
But as he thought that,
A belated concern arose for Kim Min-su.
"But, major shareholder."
"Yes, speak."
"What if the celebrities who dislike this contract decision threaten us?"
Celebrities unhappy with the contract termination threatening them.
He couldn't help but think that.
After all, the ones Chocolate Entertainment wanted to terminate contracts with were celebrities who had awakened as Players and been dragged into the Trials' Arena.
To terminate those contracts, it had to be done before they died.
The celebrities who had awakened as Players but still existed in reality without dying.
Players who survived the Trials' Arena.
He worried that trying to terminate contracts with them would cause problems.
From a normal person's perspective, just looking at the info on Players revealed in the past few months was enough to scare them.
In a way, Players were like the heroes or superhumans one only saw in media to ordinary people.
To that, Hae-jin replied,
"Players are still only a bit better than normals right now, so they can't cause too much trouble immediately. Of course, there are a few powerful ones even now, but as far as I know, none among the celebrities."
"Is that so?"
"Yes."
"But even if not now..."
Hae-jin knew what CEO Kim Min-su meant without hearing the rest.
What he wanted to say.
"You're worried that a celebrity who becomes a powerful Player later will take issue with Chocolate Entertainment's policy and cause a scene?"
"Exactly."
This was something Hae-jin had already considered.
And the solution was incredibly simple.
"If that happens, just call me right away."
Hae-jin held his palm to his ear.
Miming a smartphone call.
Seeing Hae-jin tell him to call, CEO Kim Min-su asked,
"You're saying I should ask for your help?"
"Right. If you call and I don't say anything, I'll come rescue you immediately. That settles it, right?"
"Hearing you say that eases my mind a bit."
Who was Hae-jin?
An absolute existence called "Massacre" among Players.
And he was saying he'd help if called.
CEO Kim Min-su even knew how Hae-jin moved.
If he called without speaking, he'd judge it dangerous and come via shadows.
A bodyguard sturdier than any in the world.
Seeing CEO Kim Min-su's relieved expression, Hae-jin asked,
"Then, are we done with the talk?"
"Yes."
"I'll be going then."
"Yes, have a good day!"
Hae-jin smirked at the politely bowing CEO Kim Min-su.
"You too."
Whoooosh-!
Hae-jin returned via Shadow Blink.
Looking at where he vanished, CEO Kim Min-su said,
"Man, it's still an amazing ability every time I see it."
"Bro, you're back!"
Raffaello da Vinci greeted Hae-jin as he returned home.
But seeing him, Hae-jin suddenly remembered something.
He had something to do for Raffaello anyway, but with the other party members asking more questions than expected yesterday, he'd forgotten.
"Yeah, I'm here. Anyway, let's go to your lab. I have something to install."
"Install something?"
"Yeah."
"What is it?"
Previously, Hae-jin had supported setting up a lab for Raffaello in the terrace and one room.
So he could hone his wisdom and skills even in reality.
Of course, it was possible thanks to unexpected luck.
'I thought it would be impossible without getting a "Portable Forge," but...'
Even former Leader Joo-hyuk hadn't properly set up a forge in reality for Raffaello until after getting the "Portable Forge."
Portable Forge.
An artifact allowing entry to a forge space anytime, anywhere.
The biggest reason needed was the "smelter."
You couldn't install a smelter in a regular home.
But unlike Joo-hyuk, Hae-jin had obtained in the fourth Trials' Arena what he hadn't.
The "Elder Dwarf Clan Portable Smelter."
It was an item Joo-hyuk hadn't mentioned.
That made sense.
Joo-hyuk always did his blacksmithing in his "Portable Forge."
So there was no situation where he'd separately equip and carry a smelter like Hae-jin.
The ability to equip a smelter only came after getting the Portable Forge.
Anyway, as Raffaello asked what he was installing in his lab, Hae-jin smirked.
"You'll see when we get there."
"Yes, sir!"
Raffaello, who always vowed to trust and follow Hae-jin as leader.
He saw no point in more questions.
Just a firm affirmation of faith.
And so Hae-jin and Raffaello entered the room turned lab.
But upon entering, Hae-jin was surprised.
"Whoa, you've filled it up with all sorts of stuff in the meantime."
"Hehe, you said to fill it however I want and just do research and experiments..."
Hae-jin had given Raffaello his no-limit card and told him.
From now on, anything related to housework or his research, buy without worrying about money.
He'd said it himself, so no taking it back.
Entering the lab, Hae-jin stretched his arms in one corner to measure.
"Hmm, about this size? This much, this much..."
Suddenly spreading his arms to check space, Raffaello asked,
"What're you doing, bro?"
To Raffaello's question, Hae-jin held out his palm.
"Wait a sec."
"Yes, sir!"
If bro said wait, he waited.
That was Raffaello's response.
Raffaello waited patiently until Hae-jin stopped measuring.
Soon, Hae-jin finished and called him.
"Raffaello."
"Yes, bro."
"Clear some space from here to here."
"Space?"
"Yeah."
"Got it!"
Raffaello quickly cleared the space Hae-jin indicated.
He organized at incredible speed.
Like playing Tetris, he removed everything from the specified area and perfectly packed the rest.
Not roughly—it was maximally efficient, obvious to anyone.
A combo of remembering every item's place in his room and exceptional spatial awareness.
Having cleared it, Raffaello looked at Hae-jin.
"All clear, bro!"
Reporting the secured space to Hae-jin.
Hae-jin patted his head in praise.
"Good job."
"Hehe!"
Raffaello beamed at the praise.
Immediately, Hae-jin opened his inventory in front of the freshly cleared space.
'I gave him the full blacksmith set, so just these.'
Thinking that, Hae-jin took out two items from his inventory.
[Item! Using 'Elder Dwarf Clan Anvil'!]
[Item! Using 'Elder Dwarf Clan Portable Smelter'!]
An anvil and smelter appeared in the space Raffaello had just cleared.
Raffaello exclaimed in awe.
"Ooh!"
Unlike the amazed Raffaello, Hae-jin said,
"Wow, this could double as a sauna."