When I got back at t the Mansion, I was rather chilling out for a minute inside my study, well, not entirely, nut close to it, me and T.A.S were doing a bit of work regarding our plans to take the presidency naturally. Then out of nowhere, Choi Han Na called me on my phone. It was a little bit shocking that she did what she were doing but, thankfully, she has taken on my advice and when she were calling me, she were using the Phone that I have provided for her. Which is clear and safe for our conversations, because her phones both her personal phones and landline. Were all being bugged, by the NIS, she shocked when she knew these before, but I let her see the resit of everything and she believed me.Truthfully, she wasn’t the only Minister that were tapped, there were dozens others, and many of the influential and also powerful individuals were also getting spied on, by the way, the same were about to be done to me and also the entire Virtue Financial personnel, but T.A.S did a great
I am pleased to hear that Choi Han Na is no longer doubting me nor rejected Virtue Financial support of her. It was a good things, at least now I know that she is fully on board with the plans. Still despite the small distractions, ultimately the plans has proceeds smoothly. Bang Dae Jung and his team were running around the clock, Keeping the White Star Entertainment Gangster and also the Dragon Bei Triad busy. Actually Marcuez Vega also have joined the fray silently, after all, when I told him about the hidden plans. He jumped right in, saying that he most suitable for that kind of work and he is really proficient in it.[..I can say for sure that….with out constant attack…White Star Entertainment and Dragon Bei Triad wouldn’t be able to go anywhere…But, what’s bugging me is that..why is Sop Hyun Ho…still hasn’t noticed anything..instead he was consume by his rage and anger that he kept on sending his cronies to keep attacking the other gangster and keep kidnapping the police…is he
The day passes by without too much hectic on my side, though at the moment the news were going crazy about my small interview moment they not even affected me at all, or even Virtue Financial, in fact, Virtue Financial popularity has steadily increased with every single hour passes. Any companies that has Virtue Financial touches on it, the stock would rise in the stock market, be it, inside Korea stock market, Asia, Europe and even at the US. Everything just proceeds more that normal, when many thought that Virtue Financial will received some kind rebuttal or repercussion that might reflected on damaging Virtue Financial, nothing really happened.“Manganese Arms shares rise again by 20%…all of the company that we invested in in the recent 6 months..all of them received a massive publicity boosts…..also..here, US Post release these today..look at the headlines…”. (Catherine)“Virtue Financial Owner is Seeking justice for people and criticizing the government….well, she put that headli
“For that Prosthetic Limbs…Our researchers and medical experts has finished the test, and configurations of the entire thing…also, clinical test has been performed…all of them functions normally and as intended…so…no problem there…we have also passed the FDA and also been approved by WHO…and every single Medical Test and certificate in the world…all of them has passed without any problems…”. (Catherine)I have expected that my product can passed every single test there is to passed.by now I am sure that it can already be mass manufacture and produced for distributions and use. But at the end of Catherine sentences, she seems a little bit concerned.“...if it’s ready…then isn’t it a good thing?..Why are you looking concern like these?…is something bothering you?..…Come in…”.Before Catherine could say anything, my door were knocked, and it was Park Zuo Yung that comes in. And behind her is Mariah Mills, Miss Park brought Mariah in and then close the door back.“Mariah…i
“...okay..okay..I got it..can you both please calm down a little bit for now?..”.Both of them is a very independent woman with a strong personality. And at times things can progress to these, after all, both side has the truth and also correctness to their respective opinion. With me as the middle man in these and also the one that will make the final decission, naturally the outcome will lies with me.“First of all…Cathy…what is the offer..and how much money can we make out of these deal?..”.“Sir!..you can’t be thinking about that right?!…”. (Mariah Mills)“Calm down…I am just asking here right?..”.Mariah settle down, after all despite her being on the edge, I am just asking the questions here, also, if anyone can decide what we were going to do about the Prosthetic Limbs I were the one that have the right because I am the owner and also the creator of that project.“2 hundred Billion dollar, collectively…from all the offers…which includes the entire world…on top of that a continu
Since I have come out and stated the Virtue Financial stance on the entire issue, it was to be expected that there will be some repercussion. Hence I told Catherine to hold a meeting to tell everyone the backup plans for it, thank fully when she hold the meeting a few days ago, no one were against it and everyone agreed to whatever arrangement that we made. On the contrary of what many thought that Virtue Financial were in panic mode, we are actually quite in peace, everything just went back to normal days at works for everyone. So right now, I am rather in peace, despite sometimes when the news plays out, I am always entertained by it.Instead of Virtue Financial just became passive and defensive, not many knows that we weren’t affected at all, so despite all of these, all of Virtue Financial were still working, right here in the Virtue Island, the inner circle all decided to work from just here. Also, Bang Dae Jung and Marcuez Vega right now, has basically done the first round of ha
The promised day has come for the Neko Games Seoul Branch. Or rather it has been renamed to Neko Games Special Team, which also shocked both Hannah Johnson and Jason Lee, when they talked to Renosuke Kenichi, their boss and also the founder of Neko Games Studio, they come to learn that the real owner of the company, which is President Mies Sai was the reason why their Branch were known to be that way. Renosuke and the other Branch director labeled them in such way, because no one dared to touch them, because of all the teams and branches that existed, theirs were the only one that go the assignment from the man himself.To both Hannah Johnson and Jason Lee, only until now, that they finally realize that their existence is much more important, than a lot of the other branches, because the worked for the owner himself, despite them not doing much of anything aside from completing the task that were given to them. On their minds, they felt lucky, after all, the President weren’t someone
“Thank god..we took care of that carefully..if not…we might get fired for that..”. (Nathan VVIP Bodyguard Second team)“Told you…we handled that, real good…”. (Gates Guard No.2)As the car passed the gates, for the Front gate guards, that incident just now really woke them up. After all that just now were a potential for them to lose their jobs, if they so much of handling that badly. Luckily the ever so stern madam Chairwoman were the one that save their hides these time. For Hannah and Jason, both of them were relief that they meet with their one time acquaintance that they once know a year ago, they know Catherine and who she is, because they after they were recruited, they meet her once for introductions session and their contract signing. Also both Hannah and Jason, or rather the entire Office knew her husband Ken, as Ken were their friends and also a rather influential figure in the Cosplaying world.“Thanks for the help Madam Catherine…I was worried that we might not able to
Aeternum had taught her a valuable lesson—control is not about force, but manipulation. So, she would make them turn on each other.Helen began summoning the nobles one by one, speaking to them in private meetings. She whispered honeyed words into their ears.“Viscount Talis, I need a reliable man. Duke Rehn is plotting against me, and I require your loyalty.”“Countess Ferros, your influence is invaluable. I fear Duke Rehn is siphoning funds, and I need someone I trust to investigate.”“Duke Rehn, the other nobles are moving against you. You must act swiftly before they remove you from power.”With every meeting, seeds of distrust were sown.The nobles—drunk on greed—were too blind to see that they were being played.And so, one by one, they began to conspire against each other.As the nobles scrambled to destroy each other, Helen’s true loyalists made their move.Under the cover of darkness, handpicked assassins carried out eliminations with precision.Duke Rehn?Found dead in his s
“Then Mies will destroy Hallerus.”Helen turned sharply toward him. “You think he would go that far?”Merrica didn’t even hesitate. “Yes.”Helen stared at him, searching for a lie. A hint of hesitation. But there was none.“He will not give you mercy a second time, Helen,” Merrica said. “If those nobles push for war, if they even dare to challenge Aeternum—you will lose.”He took another step forward, his voice heavy. “And I will not be able to protect you.”For the first time in their conversation, Helen looked away. Merrica saw it. The fear. The realization.She already knew everything he was saying was true. She had just been too proud—too trapped—to admit it.Silence hung between them. Then, at last, Helen spoke.“…What do you want me to do?”Merrica finally allowed himself a small sigh of relief.“You already know what must be done, Helen,” he said gently. “You must take back your court.”Helen slowly nodded, though her expression remained grim. “Those nobles will not leave peace
“Merrica understands that if Hallerus moves against Aeternum, we won’t hold back.”Kasuma gave a knowing smirk. “And you won’t hesitate to destroy them.”I met her gaze, unblinking.“No.”A heavy silence fell between us.Kasuma leaned forward, her voice softer but firm. “You don’t want war with Hallerus.”“No, I don’t,” I admitted. “The people of Hallerus don’t deserve to suffer for their queen’s mistakes. Merrica doesn’t deserve to be put in that position.”Kasuma studied me for a moment before sighing. “Then let’s hope Duke Merrica succeeds.”I ran a hand through my hair, my thoughts swirling. Visma was controlled. Chaos was their prison, and we held the keys. Hallerus, however, was different.It was once an ally, a friend, a brother. But betrayal had shattered that bond. Still… I didn’t want to be the one to crush it completely. I drummed my fingers on my desk. If Helen could be saved, then perhaps—A knock interrupted my thoughts.“Enter,” I called.An ACIA officer stepped in, bowi
The Merchant Guild Leader, Darvio Vinn, who had profited the most from blocking Aeternum trade. His warehouses stored inferior goods at premium prices, keeping the economy strangled in his grip.The General of the Royal Army, Lionel Ferin, who had bled the treasury dry with excessive military spending, preaching about “independence” while weakening their forces with outdated tactics.They had to be removed. One by one, quietly, without causing suspicion. But how? Merrica could not simply accuse them—Helen trusted them. If he moved too boldly, she would see him as the enemy.No, he had to be careful. He had to play the game. Merrica stood, pouring himself another glass of wine. He would begin by exposing the corruption—turning the people against the parasites that fed on Hallerus.The merchants would learn how Darvio Vinn had been overpricing basic goods. The military officers would see how General Lionel Ferin had been wasting funds on obsolete strategies. The court would hear whisper
At a local tavern, I overheard a group of soldiers drunkenly complaining."Our weapons are old.""Our rations taste like pig slop.""Did you hear? Even Alemia is receiving Aeternum goods now.""We should have never broken ties."I smirked. They knew. Their queen had failed them, and their nation was falling behind while the rest of the world thrived under Aeternum’s soft power. The people of Hallerus were not fools. They saw the rising prosperity of the allied nations, the luxurious goods, the technological marvels, the entertainment, the food. They could only watch in envy.At sunset, I met with Duke Merrica Murrs at his estate. His once-proud posture had been replaced with exhaustion. His eyes, which once held confidence, now carried deep regret.We sat in his grand study, the silence stretching between us. Finally, he spoke."I should have stopped her."I said nothing."I vouched for her. I believed in her." He exhaled, shaking his head. "And now, my people suffer because of my mis
Meanwhile, in Yulga, Maria sat comfortably in her study, reading the latest reports.Lysander stood beside her, amused. "Another assassin failed. This is getting predictable."Maria smirked. "Vismal thinks he’s playing chess, but he’s only moving pawns."She set down her glass, her eyes gleaming with amusement. "Let him keep trying. Let him think he has control.""And when he finally realizes he doesn’t?" Lysander asked.Maria leaned back, exhaling softly. "By then, he won’t be king anymore."While King Vismal wasted his energy plotting assassinations, he failed to see the true danger.His nobles squabbled over the black market. His people secretly craved Aeternum goods. His own soldiers whispered of defecting.Visma was rotting from the inside out. And Maria? She simply watched it happen. She wasn’t just controlling the black market. She was controlling Visma’s fate. One failed assassination at a time.King Vismal III believed he could eliminate Maria Yulga. He believed he could take
"Oi, you got the stuff?""Yeah, yeah, keep it down!"A merchant nervously looked around before handing over a carefully wrapped package."This is the good stuff—straight from Aeternum. Papa Pizza’s special cheese blend. Got it from a merchant who knows a guy who knows a guy."The buyer, a Visma noble in disguise, snatched it eagerly."Finally! I’ve been dying to try this! You have no idea how boring Visma’s food is compared to Aeternum’s cuisine!""Yeah, yeah, pay up first.""Fine, fine—how much?""Two hundred gold pieces."The noble nearly choked. "T-Two hundred?! That’s robbery!"The merchant smirked. "And yet, you’re still going to pay it, aren’t you?"The noble gritted his teeth, but handed over the money anyway. Aeternum’s products were so desirable that people were willing to spend fortunes just to get a taste.And that was exactly what ACIA wanted. By controlling the underground economy, Aeternum achieved multiple goals:Economic Control – Even though Visma banned Aeternum’s pr
The people were asking too many questions. The smugglers were getting bolder. Even their own guards and soldiers were caught listening to Aeternum’s broadcasts in secret. A revolution wasn’t just coming—it was being broadcast live.In an attempt to regain control, the non-allied nations did the only thing they knew how to do—They cracked down. Massive raids were conducted in the dead of night. Entire villages were searched. Merchants were arrested. Radios were smashed in public squares.But no matter how many products they confiscated, no matter how many smugglers they punished, it didn’t stop. Aeternum’s influence was already too deep. The people had tasted the forbidden fruit—and they weren’t about to let go of it.What made matters worse was that not everyone in power was loyal to the cause. Behind closed doors, even high-ranking nobles were secretly buying Aeternum’s products for themselves. Some were sneaking off to allied territories under the guise of “diplomatic visits” just s
Aeternum had always been known for its technological marvels and superior products, but with easy transportation, its goods became more accessible than ever before.From freshly preserved gourmet food to luxurious household items, Aeternum’s influence began to seep into every aspect of daily life across the continent. And the people? They loved it. Why eat old, stale bread when you could have Aeternum’s fresh-baked soft rolls that lasted for weeks without losing their taste?Why wear itchy, poorly-made foreign garments when you could buy Aeternum’s finely woven, stain-resistant fabrics? Even Aeternum’s entertainment industry was making waves. With their crystal-powered moving pictures, stories from Aeternum began flooding into neighboring lands, captivating audiences with rich tales of adventure, romance, and heroism.It wasn’t just about selling goods anymore. Aeternum was selling a way of life. And everyone wanted in.But not everyone was pleased. The non-allied nations watched in d