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Seong didn’t really have any plans to trade stocks.
But that also didn’t mean he needed to sign up for some product the bank was pushing.
To begin with—
‘With that much money, do I really need to grow it even more...?’
Sure, people said the more money you had, the better.
But Seong felt like he already had more than enough.
A full ten billion won.
Even if taxes took more than half—
It was still four to five billion.
And since he honestly couldn’t imagine spending that kind of money in his lifetime, he didn’t have much greed.
On the way home—
Since he was out for once in a while,
‘And I’m supposed to meet them this afternoon anyway.’
He figured he’d mess around a bit, so he headed down to his apartment’s parking garage and got into one of his cars.
One of the cars he’d bought recently—a FeXri Roma Spider.
Looking at the sleek, pretty car with its gorgeous curves and shimmering emerald color, Seong couldn’t help but grin.
It really had come out perfect.
He’d only picked it up recently, so this was basically his first time driving it, but he knew that familiar FeXri feel well enough.
He started the engine right away.
Vroooom—!!
A seductive exhaust note rang out, like an elegant horse pawing the ground, and Seong smiled.
He had so much money that even buying cars like this didn’t make a dent.
That was another reason he didn’t feel any need to accumulate more.
He drove out just like that.
How long did he drive?
Since he was already in Seoul, it didn’t take long before he reached Olympic-daero.
Driving along Olympic-daero with the Han River in view was fun even with traffic.
It had atmosphere.
The gas did burn fast, but...
Compared to Seong’s wealth, it was nothing.
‘Nice.’
Enjoying the drive, Seong stopped by a huge cafe on the outskirts of Gyeonggi.
Even after killing time like this, it still wasn’t afternoon yet.
He’d definitely gotten up early.
‘It might be good to have time like this once in a while.’
Games were fun and exciting, sure, but...
Honestly, they could get kind of loud.
Putting the Ghost aside, there were the vassals, including Helena.
And even the backup team.
Everyone was cheerful and harmonious, but...
Loud was loud.
‘Not just Mr. Kim Chaegun—everyone’s kind of unique.’
Of course, Seong was unique too, but...
He wasn’t the type who stood out like the others.
Thinking that far—
‘Hmm. I should go to the tenth region.’
There was a meeting coming up soon, so he needed to think ahead.
The tenth region—a level 300 region.
It felt surreal, but...
There were more threats lurking than he expected.
First—
‘The lords recorded in Helena’s insanely strong swordsmanship.’
Helena had told him they were lords she’d brought from the Demon Realm.
She said there were six in total, and every single one of them was a pain.
Now that they’d found the location of the Fallen Lord—
Probably...
‘I’ll be able to learn Hindel’s past.’
He’d thought it was strange, because even if you were family, Hindel didn’t seem like the kind of person who’d strike Helena out of grief over a younger sibling’s death.
But if a Fallen Lord was involved, that changed the story.
Still...
Helena hadn’t said it yet, but—
How had the Lieskan Kingdom managed to get their hands on a Fallen Lord in the first place?
That part was a little questionable.
‘Well, I’ll find out when I look into it.’
And at the same time, Seong thought about the content they’d be doing this time.
A battle between the vassals and the backup team.
As things stood right now, the backup team would definitely lose.
So they needed some training, and he figured they should use content for that first.
‘Hmm, a video of Helena teaching the backup team?’
It would probably have more demand than he expected.
Helena was popular, and the backup team was popular too.
It was bound to do really well.
And since training didn’t really need a broadcast—
There wasn’t much to worry about.
‘We should do it vlog-style.’
As he thought that, Seong remembered what his older sister, Yu Mina, had said.
That rankers were starting to gather.
And that there was a high chance they were targeting Seong.
Seong smiled faintly.
If rankers were targeting him...
Doesn’t that mean you should naturally give them something to target?
‘Then the training content is a must.’
And it seemed like the best way was to make them let their guard down.
Thinking that far, Seong let out a quiet chuckle.
He’d decided to rest no matter what in the morning, yet here he was, planning instead of actually enjoying his break.
It was kind of ridiculous.
But it also fit Seong perfectly—when he did something, he did it with everything he had.
With that thought, Seong stood up.
He still could’ve stayed longer, but—
He got up early anyway.
‘Guess I’m just not the type who can truly relax.’
Muttering to himself, Seong got back into his car and headed straight home.
After resting, he’d started thinking about work, and once he started thinking about work...
He even started wanting to hurry up and do it, so he left.
A kind of mindset ordinary people would never relate to.
That was why Seong could head home in a good mood—
For the sake of the plan he’d just come up with.
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As the afternoon—when they were supposed to meet the backup team—approached...
Someone looked at them and asked.
“Um... sorry, but why are you here...?”
The one who asked was none other than Michael.
And beside Michael, Lowell and Noar were also looking at them as if they didn’t understand either.
After clearing Mugan, hadn’t they said goodbye so nicely, like they were parting ways for good?
They’d separated thinking it was a real farewell, so...
Why were they seeing each other again here?
So when Michael asked—
Kim Chaegun asked back, looking like he found it stranger. frёewebnoѵēl.com
“Hm? Aren’t you already under the same affiliation as us? And isn’t this also the base of your party, Michael? Then wouldn’t it be our base as ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) well?”
“...Ah?”
Kim Chaegun’s unbeatable logic.
But when you thought about it, it wasn’t exactly wrong, so Michael awkwardly nodded.
It was true.
And it wasn’t that Michael, Lowell, and Noar disliked it.
They were just caught off guard.
Honestly, it was a good sign.
Building ties with them wasn’t a bad thing at all.
While the three of them were still blinking like idiots—
Luna, the overall team leader of the backup team, bowed her head apologetically.
“Ah, I’m sorry. We didn’t really have a proper place... and if we go out, people recognize us and swarm us...”
“Oh! No, it’s fine! Mr. Kim Chaegun is right. Please feel free to use it!”
When Michael waved his hands and said he didn’t mind at all—
Luna’s expression brightened a little.
Seeing that, everyone waited with an awkward air, like they were expecting someone.
And Michael’s party was waiting for someone too.
Then the door to the base opened, and someone walked in—
Everyone’s gaze focused in one place.
It was Seong.
“Huh? Am I late?”
Seong asked, looking pretty flustered because everyone was gathered.
Luna and everyone else shook their heads and replied.
“No! We were here first!”
“...All of you?”
“Yes!”
Hearing that, Seong nodded as if he understood.
If that was what they said, what else was there to say?
Either way, they’d gathered for a meeting.
And everyone had passes.
So when Seong took his seat to continue the discussion—
Everyone focused on him.
With everyone’s attention on him—
He wasn’t nervous, but maybe because it was his first time leading a meeting...
Seong spoke a bit carefully.
“Mm. I have a few different plans. If anything sounds weird, or if you want to nail down details, please tell me directly—don’t hold back.”
Everyone nodded and said they understood, but—
No one was worried.
No one even considered the possibility that Seong’s plan might have flaws or run into problems.
That blind trust might’ve been a burden, but—
Seong just accepted it and looked around at them.
“First, the next content we’re doing is vassals versus the backup team.”
At that, everyone’s eyes lit up.
They hadn’t said it out loud until now, but...
They couldn’t help being curious.
More than anything—
The backup team still had a thought sitting in the back of their minds.
Their purpose.
Seong already had vassals—did he really need them?
That question kept coming up, so...
They felt like this was something that needed to happen at least once.
So they thought Seong had brought it up at the perfect timing.
But while they were wondering how it would work—
Seong continued.
“However, you’re still not good at using the lords’ power, so you need training in that area.”
“Training?”
“Mm, definitely.”
“Even if it’s the same grade, there’s still a difference.”
“Like proficiency training?”
As soon as Seong brought it up, the backup team, now full of questions, fired them at him rapidly—
And Seong explained step by step.
That they had a tendency to use it too much like a skill, that they couldn’t apply it freely, and so on.
Even aside from the team leaders, every member of the backup team had legendary-grade classes—
So in practice, they weren’t far off from being lords, or lord-tier evolutions.
But except for the team leaders, few people could use it fully.
And even the leaders were still lacking in that area.
That was what Seong told them.
And on top of that—
“There’s a group that wants to take us out, so I was thinking—what if we set up an operation like this?”
When Seong shared his plan—
At first everyone was stunned by how slick it was.
Then satisfied, mischievous smiles spread across their faces.
Then it was time to prepare the counterattack.
