Chapitre 39: 39
39. March 4th
"Nickname Hwang Yongmin. Assuming it's his real name, there are dozens of people with the same name nationwide. However..."
An Sang-cheol's eyes lit up as he spoke.
"If we assume he's in his 20s living in Seoul, that narrows it down to five people."
"Are you certain he's in his 20s?"
An Sang-cheol nodded at Ma Gyeong-rok's question.
"He said himself he's a young man in his 20s hoping to become a gangster, so it's highly likely."
"What about the location?"
"The private detective agency says it will take over a month to accurately track the addresses of all five."
"Over a month... Then we'll only know the results after Round 4 ends."
"Yes. There's no rush, so you can wait patiently."
"Are there no other names?"
"One of his companions is suspected to be using his real name Kim Seung-han as a nickname, but it's also being tracked. They say it will take longer since it's a common name."
"Is that so?"
Ma Gyeong-rok clicked his tongue regretfully as he poured whiskey and asked.
"How much gold have you gathered?"
"About 10,000 gold."
"You've gathered 50% then."
Ma Gyeong-rok downed the whiskey.
Gulp-
"There's a common skill called Track in the shop. As I said before, learn it as soon as you reach 20,000 gold. It may be useful in the future."
"Understood."
An Sang-cheol showed no signs of dissatisfaction even though he was told to learn the skill instead of Ma Gyeong-rok.
He only thought about gathering 20,000 gold quickly to be of help to the CEO.
"Ah, CEO."
Just then, An Sang-cheol spoke up as something occurred to him.
"I was too busy to mention it earlier, but there's a shareholder who made a large purchase of your company's stock last month."
Ma Gyeong-rok tilted his head.
He had many businesses running.
"Which of my companies are you referring to?"
"Cheonma Consulting, which is currently your main focus."
"Ah."
Cheonma Consulting was the largest and most important business Ma Gyeong-rok was focusing on.
'It's the company I started to gain father's approval.'
His father had said.
He would determine the proportion of inheritance based on Cheonma Consulting's success.
'Ranking 150th on KOSDAQ isn't bad now, but...'
A company not even listed on KOSPI would just look like an outdated company in his father's eyes.
"You're saying there's a major shareholder who bought Cheonma Consulting? What's the stake percentage?"
"Don't be surprised. It's as much as 51%."
"What?"
Ma Gyeong-rok doubted his ears.
51% means the largest shareholder.
"You're saying one person bought 51% of the shares?"
"Yes. I doubted my eyes too while looking at the monitor."
Cheonma Consulting's market cap is 550 billion won.
51% means an investment of 280 billion won.
'An individual has that much money?'
Is it a chaebol? Or a scheme by one of his brothers?
'They must have invested 51% to participate directly in management.'
Ma Gyeong-rok thought.
That he needs to meet them no matter what.
"What's the contact information for that major shareholder?"
* * *
Ryumin, who returned to reality, looked at the date.
'It should be about time for the call.'
He was waiting for Ma Gyeong-rok's call.
He couldn't not know after investing 280 billion won last month.
Of course, he could have contacted first, but.
'A major shareholder has face to keep.'
There was no need to take the initiative since he expected a call to come.
Just then.
"Brother! What level are you?"
The door burst open and Ryuwon came in.
"Why are you suddenly asking that?"
"There's a show-off in my class bragging in the group chat that his brother has a high level."
"Oh? What level does he say?"
"He said 11. He already has a job too."
'11?'
Ryumin almost snorted but regained his composure.
"Don't worry, my level is higher."
"What is it?"
'What should I say?'
He needed to give a number that wasn't too high or too low.
"12."
"Huh? Really? Then you already have a job too?"
"Yeah."
"What is it, what is it? What job?"
At his brother's interest, Ryumin dismissed it with one word.
"Secret."
"Ah, come on. What secrets are there between brothers!"
"There are. Now get out. I'm going to sleep more."
As he lay on the bed as if tired, Ryuwon stepped back.
"Fine, I got it. Rest well."
The door closed, but Ryumin didn't close his eyes.
He couldn't sleep when a call might come soon.
'Should I buy a common skill?'
He opened the shop window and bought the common skill he originally planned to.
20,000 gold was deducted and 8,000 gold remained.
'I should buy the epic item that will come out in a few days with the remaining money.'
In a week, the epic item he wants will appear in the shop.
'I need to meet Ma Gyeong-rok before that.'
The meeting with Ma Gyeong-rok was important.
It was no different from meeting a major business partner.
'Of course, I won't get too close. I need to keep my distance and thoroughly use him as a card to discard.'
For that, he needs to pretend to join hands while staying by his side and grasping the situation.
This is why he needs the Rune of Mind Reading.
'I can get it in three days. The Rune of Mind Reading.'
Just then, his phone vibrated.
'It's here.'
A call from an unsaved number.
But Ryumin immediately knew it was Ma Gyeong-rok's number.
"Hello, I've answered the phone."
-Is this Mr. Ryu Min?
"Yes. What is it?"
-Hello, this is Ma Gyeong-rok, CEO of Cheonma Consulting.
"Ah, hello."
Ryumin deliberately put on a naive voice.
He planned to start image-making from now on.
The more he seems easy to deal with, the more he can draw out the other's carelessness.
-You invested a large sum in our company last month, right?
"Yes. But what's this about..."
-Well, you've become our company's largest shareholder, so I'd like to meet you in person. I was thinking of treating you to a meal.
"Ah... Sure."
-Great. Then how about meeting this Friday?
'Friday?'
Friday is an important day when he needs to obtain the Rune of Mind Reading.
It would be better to meet after getting the rune.
"Ah, I have something that day... How about Saturday, the next day?"
-Yes, that's fine. Then I'll see you then.
As the call ended, a faint smile appeared on Ryumin's lips.
'As expected, I knew Ma Gyeong-rok would call.'
Cheonma Consulting is the company he intensively manages.
There's no way he would neglect a major shareholder who invested 51% in such a company.
'There will surely be talk about management rights.'
At that time, Ryumin plans to appeal his value to Ma Gyeong-rok.
So that he has no choice but to take his hand.
'But first I need to get the Rune of Mind Reading.'
He closed his eyes intending to catch up on sleep.
There are 3 days left until Friday.
There's still plenty of time.
* * *
There are various ways to obtain runes.
They can drop from boss monsters, be found in specific locations in certain rounds.
They can come as special round rewards, and even drop from regular monsters.
'Though at an extremely low probability.'
People will realize.
How difficult it is to obtain runes.
But they will learn methods.
It's just hard to execute.
'However.'
There's a method people don't know.
'They probably don't know you can obtain them in reality.'
They'll think you can only get runes by killing monsters or completing quests in the other world.
'You can obtain runes in reality too.'
These are called hidden runes.
Because they're not runes you can obtain normally.
Of course, there aren't many.
'At most about five?'
You can obtain five runes in reality?
If people knew this fact, they wouldn't be resting leisurely.
They'd be searching with their eyes lit up even after rounds end.
'Of course, I don't need to do that. Because I know where to go to obtain runes.'
Not just the location.
I also know they manifest under specific conditions.
'When specific conditions are met at the hidden rune location...'
You can obtain the rune.
This was why Ryumin was hiding in an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Gyeonggi-do.
'Jang Seok-hyun will appear soon.'
Nickname [Jang Seok-hyun].
Real name also Jang Seok-hyun.
An unforgettable name.
He was the criminal who kidnapped his brother.
'Though it was a long time ago in the 11th regression...'
He still remembers clearly.
That guy's voice saying to give up information if he wants to save his brother.
'I can't forget his appearance either. He reminded me of a streusel bread.'
That pockmarked guy had the Rune of Mind Reading.
Because of that, he was exposed as a regressor and his brother was even kidnapped.
'This is why I don't reveal to my brother that I'm a regressor.'
He's already taken revenge on Jang Seok-hyun.
From the 11th regression until now.
So there's no remaining emotional gap.
'I'll just use him.'
Though they can't meet in the other world since they're not in the same area.
This is the only way through reality.
'Of course, we could meet someday when areas merge, but...'
He can't steal the Rune of Mind Reading if not now.
This is why he remembers even the date, today, Friday March 4th.
'Before he gets it, I'll get it. And then...'
A sneer escaped between his twisted lips.
'I'll kill him.'
Ryumin's gaze turned to a corner of the system.
[Target 'Jang Seok-hyun's' location found.]
[Currently 2,285m away.]
[Currently 2,221m away.]
[Currently 2,160m away.]
...
.....
Seeing the distance rapidly decreasing, he must be moving by car.
'Judging by the narrowing distance, he's coming this way.'
The corners of Ryumin's mouth rose.
This was what he was waiting for.
'I'll wait here in this abandoned factory until he arrives.'
Ryumin passed time in the silent abandoned factory.
Then, when the distance to Jang Seok-hyun narrowed to within 100m.
Whoosh-
He put on his equipment.
He armed himself, even gripping his large scythe.
However, he couldn't hide his face.
'It's better to hide my identity just in case.'
He took out a mask he prepared in advance.
It's a common white face-shaped mask that can be bought online, but.
'This is enough to cover my face.'
He put on the mask and hid in the darkness, preparing to greet his guest.
Just then.
Thud thud-
Jang Seok-hyun appeared.
'He's finally here.'
An unmistakable face.
And the woman slung over his shoulder...
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