âHm, itâs just a âplay pretendâ. What can he do with something he doesnât do well, Father?â
When I turned my head in the direction of the voice, I saw my uncle, Ki Young Woo.
Ki Young Woo made eye contact with me, and was clearly dying to see what kind of opposition Ki Yoon Jae would make.
âIsnât he just collecting mutants and playing military games? Why is he trying to put this group together for no reason?â
âUh-huh, one second.â
Ki Young Woo was scolded by Ki Jae Mu, just shrugged his shoulders, blaming his young nephew for being an exception while he was not.
âAm I being a little harsh? Iâm just worried that he might spend a lot of money on his game⊠I think Iâm being too hard on him. Iâm sorry, Yoon Jae!â
While Ki Young Woo had apologized, his face said that he didnât feel sorry at all.
What a fool⊠You donât know how Ki Yoon Jaeâs actions will affect the futureâŠ
Although he had a dirty personality and was the main villain, Ki Yoon Jae had a unique business sense.
âIt is said that the guild he built became the worldâs best private guild.â
It even outperformed the US governmentâs Glory Guild when it comes to unity. All the Westerners were individualistic, but the Koreans were used to living as a group.
There is no single hero in reality. However, the main character has yet to come into play.
Anyway, the synergy effect was excellent, because I listened well, regardless of gender.
Although it seems to be a waste of money to invest in useless mutants now, they will become the representative business of the Sungwoon Group in the future.
âWithout knowing thatâŠâ
Of course, Ki Yoon Jae didnât build a guild knowing all of that. He did it as soon as he turned out to be ordinary.
Maybe he thought that even if he didnât have that kind of power, he would appear more special if he collected people who did. Of course, itâs a story that didnât appear in the original narrative, so I can only guess.
I glanced at Ki Jae Mu. As soon as he heard that I would gather gifted people, he attached Ki Hyun Joo, who was awakened in the field, to me.
Was this a good business in his eyes?
âIâm still young, so what Iâve been doing will seem like a game of pretend in the eyes of adults.â
âWellâŠâ
âBut I believe this guild will make a large leap forward when a big change comes.â
âA big change? Like what?â
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âWell⊠Itâs not known right now. However, are humans the only beings in this world that have changed like this?â
Everyone was lost in thought at my question.
Did only humans change? What about animals and plants? Of course, even if that didnât happen, it doesnât change the fact that gifted people have power.
They might be thinking that itâd be better to gather gifted people despite not needing them rather than to gather them in a hurry when something happens later.
I didnât intend to do that.
It was then that some information came to mind, ushered in with an alarm sound that only I could hear.
âAhaâŠâ
After combining the information that came up, I grinned and opened my mouth again in the subdued atmosphere.
âWell, whatâs the use of having power if those people donât adapt? If it doesnât work, they can start a security company. Isnât it easier to protect celebrities when youâre powerful?â
I smiled and looked at Ki Young Woo. He snorted, clenching his teeth.
Actually, I didnât intend to open a security company. However, according to the information I got from combining the key words that came to mind during our conversation, what I said wouldâve provoked him since he was the representative of âSungwoon Securityâ.
Before Ki Young Woo could yell at me, I turned my gaze and smiled at Ki Jae Mu.
âItâs not just that, even if it ends with me playing pretend⊠Since the name âSungwoonâ is involved, wouldnât it be the best play pretend ever?â
âHaha! Yeah! You are right.â
Ki Jae Mu burst into laughter at my words.
Before my eyes, a character encyclopedia with the additional content glistened.
[Character Encyclopedia]
[Ki Jae Mu: The head of the Sungwoon Group. The second generation conglomerate who contributed to making the Sungwoon Group bigger. He is very proud of Sungwoon Group.]
[Ki Young Woo: The second child of Ki Jae Mu. He has an inferiority complex about the first-born, Ki Sun Woo. Due to this, he doesnât like Ki Yoon Jae either. He currently has one son who is 20 years old. The representative of âSungwoon Securityâ.]
Ki Young Woo was the only one with a sullen face as Ki Jae Mu and I laughed. He couldnât utter a single compliment to look good in front of Ki Jae Mu.
âOh.â
The reason why Ki Young Woo was hostile to me was not a big deal, he had a child who was older than me.
Come to think of it, his son should be the successorâŠ
âBut Ki Yoon Jaeâs father is the oldest son.â
He wasnât currently in the room. According to Ki Yoon Jaeâs memory, he was working in the United States after leaving Korea 3 years ago.
Ki Young Woo married earlier than Ki Yoon Jaeâs father and had children as soon as possible. Nevertheless, he must feel resentful that I, the eldest sonâs child, held the title of inheritor.
It was ridiculous. You know you canât decide how youâre born, but youâre attacking me when Iâm so young.
I smiled at Ki Young Wooâs sullen face, which was not even that old. His face took on an even more resentful look, it was pleasant.
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ââŠIâm tired.â
I managed to handle Ki Young Wooâs matter well, but I couldnât relax. So, I ate without knowing whether the rice was going into my nose or my mouth.
After all, I was worried that he might find out that I wasnât Ki Yoon Jae.
Unlike me, who was prideless and had nothing, Ki Yoon Jae was a proud guy everywhere he went. It was tiring pretending to be snobbish.
Since it was still a family meeting, I attended the second meeting and exited after it ended only to see Ki Hyun Joo. Of course, I was not alone, and others who seemed to be secretaries stood there. However, there were no attendants or people with abilities I had brought.
âDoes she not eat?â
âWhatâs wrong?â
Ki Hyun Joo asked the question as I looked at her, wondering if she had been waiting there without eating.
When I shook my head saying, âIt was nothing,â and Ki Hyun Joo took the lead, saying âLetâs goâ. As I followed her outside, I could see people waiting there.
âFuck, you took a long time to eat.â
âJung Yi Joon!â
âTch.â
As soon as I saw him, Jung Yi Joon distorted his face and made a complaint. When Kwon Jae Hyuk called Jung Yi Joon by name, he spat as if he were unlucky and diverted his gaze.
At that time, the smallest person in the group ran up to me. It was Ha Hyun Seo. His older sister, Ha Eun Seo, reached out as if trying to stop him, but Ha Hyun Seo was faster.
âHyung, did you enjoy your meal?â
ââŠUm.â
âŠWhy is he so cute?
Ha Hyun Seo bent his head slightly and looked up at me.
Ha Hyun Seo, who is nice-looking,was rather short, had fluffy and curly hair, and big eyes.
He looked somewhat feminine because of his androgynous appearance.
ââŠHeâs like a dog.â
No, Iâm not insulting him! I meant that heâs cute like a puppy.
When I came to my senses, my hand was on his head without my knowing. Instead of avoiding it, Ha Hyun Seo lowered his head so that my hands could get through his hair well.
Can I do this? Was Ki Yoon Jae a person who could pet others?
Because of that thought, I couldnât feel free to stroke his hair. When I didnât do it, Ha Hyun Seo rolled his eyes and looked at my complexion.
ââŠLetâs get going.â
Today, I donât want to be forced to mind other peopleâs gazes anymore. Afterall, it seems like I had seen all those glances in my life. I think it would be better to quickly retreat to my room and organize what I know about the original story.
When I finished speaking, people dispersed again and got into the car. I sat next to Jung Yi Joon and leaned deeply into the seat.
âHuh⊠But that doesnât go away?â
The words âTutorialâ still stood out in the corner of my gaze. There must have been something like a fanfare before, but wasnât the tutorial over?
The car started and my question was left unsolved. Ah, I donât know. I may be in, but maybe not in big troubleâŠ
I closed my eyes, thinking it was nothing.
How long has it been?
I heard a ringing alarm.
âAlarmâŠâ
I guess I fell asleep. I blinked a few times to clear away my tiredness and my blurred vision became clearer.
It took a moment but I could see the sentence floating in front of me.
[<Tutorial 2. The First Raid> Enter.]
âŠWhat? The system messages went on regardless of my bewilderment.
[Someone hired assassins to kill you since youâre a thorn in their side.]
âWhat?!â
âWha-what is it?â
As I yelled at the contents of the alarm, Jung Yi Joon, who was sitting next to me, was also surprised. The system messages kept popping up without time for me to answer his question.
[Survive the raid. These assassins are all gifted people. Theyâll arrive in 30 seconds!]