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Chapter 5
LeeDo Group Chairman’s office.
Lee Sang-byeok lowered his glasses slightly and looked at the bizarre creature in front of him.
“You… look like a…”
The sight of Lee Shin before him was truly ridiculous.
Slippers, sweatpants, and a shirt that looked like it had been pulled straight out of the laundry basket.
Ẁе́ b ǹ о̂v̀ e l Е̄ǹům̀ а̂
He looked like a beggar. Was this the fashion of young people these days? Or some new kind of rebellion? Lee Sang-byeok seriously considered whether he should put his grandson back into the mental hospital.
“Kinda shabby, huh? I threw these on in a rush before coming. Here, try this. It’s still warm.”
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“What’s… that?”
“A fish-shaped bun. I didn’t want to come empty-handed, so I bought it. But man, prices these days are crazy. They only give you two for a thousand won now.”
While handing over the fish-shaped bun, Lee Shin reflected seriously on the harsh reality of inflation. At his shamelessness, Lee Sang-byeok let out a dumbfounded laugh.
“How’d you get here? You should be under restriction.”
E n̊ü m̀а̌. i d
“I shot a movie. Title: ‘Knock, and It Shall Be Opened!’”
A week spent flashing smiles until his eyes cramped in a charm offensive, and hacking work done slowly but surely, proving that programming was indeed hard labor.
“If I opened people’s hearts with the charm Grandpa gave me, then I opened security with a little bit of code trickery. Speaking of which, the CCTV in the room was a bit much. I do have some privacy, you know.”
Lee Shin joked, but Lee Sang-byeok didn’t hear the humor.
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He said he “opened hearts with charm,” but really, he meant he seduced them with that handsome face, didn’t he?
Fine, he could overlook that part.
W еb ñ ôv̀eĺ .Е̌ n ům̆_a
But “code trickery”? And how did he know about the CCTV?
Unable to hold back his curiosity, Lee Sang-byeok asked, and Lee Shin answered shamelessly:
“That’s… a trade secret.”
“What…?”
“Trade secret. From here on, the rest will be a paid service, dear customer.”
Lee Shin grinned and bit into the fish-shaped bun.
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“Ha, paid service? What nonsense.”
“Hee~”
“You laughing?”
“Should I cry?”
Lee Sang-byeok frowned in disbelief, while Lee Shin just kept smiling pleasantly.
For Lee Sang-byeok, it was absurd that Lee Shin dared to banter with him. But in a way, it was new.
En̆ŭm̆ а
‘Did he always have this side to him?’
When he frowned like this, everyone usually bowed their heads, not even daring to meet his gaze. Lee Shin—at least the Lee Shin from a few months ago—was no different.
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But now, this guy was looking him straight in the eye. Him—Lee Sang-byeok.
Knock, knock—
“May I come in?”
The door opened, and Yoo Cheol-ong came in, carrying a tray with two steaming cups of coffee.
Ѐ ň.ü m̀â .і d̄_
“Cheol-ong? What’s that? I didn’t order anything.”
“I asked him to. Coffee helps when your throat gets dry.”
“This brat?”
“Here you go~”
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Seeing Lee Shin casually munching on snacks, Lee Sang-byeok felt his veins bulge. But at this point, he was starting to get curious—why was this brat acting like this?
Meanwhile, Lee Shin’s attention was fixed on Yoo Cheol-ong, or rather, on the number “(179/181)” floating above his head.
Ẁe̊bn о̃ v̀е ĺ Ӗn̆ u m̄ á
A number only visible to him, the Manager and Player—an ability (current ability/potential ability) possessed only by those who had awakened.
Which meant Yoo Cheol-ong was an awakened one—and strong enough to become a Hunter.
“Oh…?”
“??”
“You’re an ‘ability user,’ sir. Wow~ Let’s be friends.”
Lee Sang-byeok and Yoo Cheol-ong’s gazes sharpened instantly.
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“You… remember Cheol-ong?”
“Already forgot? I lost my memory.”
“Then why’d you call him an ability user?”
“Just a hunch. If there’s ever a chance, please help me out. Hehehe.”
Lee Shin rubbed his palms together with a sly grin.
The two of them tried to read what was hidden behind that smile, but quickly gave up. How could they read someone whose mood swung like he was on medication?
Ŵ е̌b́.n̊ȯ vеľ Ė n̈ ũ ṁ а̇
“So why the hell did you come here making such a scene?”
“To see Grandpa, of course.”
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“I’m warning you—this is as far as I’ll tolerate. Beat around the bush one more time and you’re out.”
“The thing you’re working on right now—guild-related business. Let me join in.”
“…Guild? What are you talking about?”
Lee Sang-byeok acted nonchalant, but Lee Shin smiled meaningfully.
Е̇ n̊um̂ ä . і̆ d́
“Guild. Yes, the very guild that’s on your mind right now.”
He wasn’t fishing for information. He knew for sure.
At that, Lee Sang-byeok’s calm expression twisted into a frown.
“How do you know that?”
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It wasn’t exactly a huge secret.
Given the matter, the Strategic Planning Office, Crisis Management Office, and the family members chosen for “dispatch” already knew.
Еn̂ů m ǎ.і̌ d
Still, it irritated him because his order—“make sure he doesn’t hear about it”—had clearly been ignored.
Yoo Cheol-ong lowered his head apologetically.
“Don’t tell me, the vice-chairman told you.”
“Does Dad seem like the type?”
“Answer.”
“Mm, like I said, I’m Grandpa’s grandson, the man of irresistible charm.”
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A week is longer than people think, and the human mouth speaks more than one realizes—especially to someone they’re attracted to. Like, for example, Lee Shin’s sister’s friends.
“…So you’re saying you extracted the information? Seduced the employees, and even your sister’s friends?”
“Dad’s been busy traveling around the provinces. And these days, everyone’s curious about Hunters. None of that’s exactly a secret, right?”
“…Ha.”
“Actually, I figured the ‘guild’ event was bound to come up soon anyway. The GM doesn’t even have a tutorial.”
“What?”
Wêb nо̄ vеl Е̃ń u ḿ а̃
“Don’t mind me, just talking to myself. Anyway, when I put all the info together, the answer just popped into my head.”
“Amazing.”
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Whether it was winning over employees with his good looks, seducing his sister’s friends, or piecing together the situation from a few casual remarks— then escaping by any means necessary to stand in front of Lee Sang-byeok like this—
Most of all, considering that all this happened while he was supposedly under strict confinement, was impressive in its own way.
“So you want to work on the guild project?”
“Yes! I’m confident I’ll do well.”
Еńu m.а.i̊d̂
“I see.”
“That’s right.”
“Heh.”
“Hehe.”
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Grandfather and grandson smiled at each other.
Lee Shin grinned obsequiously, while Lee Sang-byeok nodded and smiled.
Е̃ nū m̃ ӑ
Then, as Lee Sang-byeok picked up the phone—
“Secretary’s office. Get this kid ou—”
“Grandpa—!! Please, just give me one chance!”
As if waiting for the moment, Lee Shin jumped up like a frog and knelt on the desk.
Fast… too fast.
Even faster than light, his sudden kneeling made Lee Sang-byeok freeze mid-call. But his eyes remained cold.
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“A chance? That’s not a word that should come out of your mouth.”
“I know. I know I’ve already been given more than enough chances.”
“And you think that’s something to say? Are you hoping for leniency because you ‘lost your memory’ or something?”
“No. I’ve committed too many sins for that.”
“At least you’ve got some shame.”
Lee Sang-byeok took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth.
W̄еb̆ ńо̂ v е l̀ Е̊.ň ǔ m ǎ
Lee Shin quickly grabbed the lighter from the desk, lit it for him, and even held the ashtray with both hands.
Huh, so the brat knows how to suck up. Lee Sang-byeok chuckled.
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“You’ve got quick wits. No pride?”
“If I had to pick my least favorite word, it’d be ‘pride.’ I don’t nurture that kind of thing.”
“That’s a fine thing for a man to boast about.”
He put on a disappointed expression, but Lee Sang-byeok was inwardly satisfied.
Е̌ ń u̇ m̈ ӑ
It was the answer he wanted.
Pride is only useful when you’ve reached the top. Pride before reaching the top? Completely useless. That’s how Lee Sang-byeok had lived, and how he had gotten to where he was.
“Reason.”
“Yes?”
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“Don’t make me say it twice. Give me a reason. The reason I should give you a chance.”
As if he had been waiting for it, Lee Shin reached out his hand to a frame hanging on one side of the chairman’s office.
W̌еb̃ n оv̄ еl Ё ṅ u m̊а
The frame, full of written phrases, contained the last words left by Lee Sang-byeok’s father, the former chairman of the LeeDo Group.
And there, on the third line:
『 Use discrimination. Give the capable man plenty so he can feel proud, and plant in the incapable man the crisis that he might be eliminated if he stays that way…… 』
However—
“……Give chances fairly.”
“Ha, so you’re saying I should give you a chance because of my father’s last words?”
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Lee Sang-byeok laughed as if it was ridiculous.
He might be bold, but in the end, it was just throwing a tantrum. Thinking it wasn’t worth listening to, he was about to wrap things up when—
“I’ll bet everything I’m set to inherit.”
“!!”
Those words stopped Lee Sang-byeok’s steps.
He halted where he was and turned his head slightly to look at Lee Shin.
E̊ ń um̂ а.
Lee Sang-byeok’s expression had turned as cold as ice. Lee Shin did not avoid that chill, but instead stared straight into it until he could see his own reflection in the man’s pupils.
“……Do you know the weight of the words you just spoke?”
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“Yes, I know it well.”
Even if he was a delinquent, he was still the eldest grandson of this family. The inheritance rights given to him were by no means small.
A land area so vast it was hard to take in at a glance, dozens of large and small buildings built on prime real estate in Seoul.
And lastly, shares in LeeDo Group, a pillar of this country.
Е̇ n̈ ü.m̊ â .ǐ d̃
It was wealth that, at the least, could let him live idly for the rest of his life, and at most, was a guaranteed future.
“I’ll bet all of it. In return, give me a chance. If I fail, you can take it back, and if I succeed, as I succeed, in many ways it won’t be a loss to you, Grandfather.”
All-in.
A bet with everything on the line.
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Lee Sang-byeok looked at Lee Shin with an uncharacteristically blank expression.
Was it because he had never imagined this delinquent would have such guts? The shock that came was considerable.
Е̊ n um̃ a
“……Does the vice chairman know about this?”
“No.”
“For a deal of this scale, going to the vice chairman would’ve been a much better move, wouldn’t it?”
“Make a deal with Dad? Oh, come on. Do you think I’m doing this just to make money? If that were the case, I’d just sell off my stuff privately and leave the house.”
Ha ha, not for the money? This shameless brat who’d always held his hand out?
And he says he decided something this big not because of his father’s will, but out of his own will.
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You can tell just by looking in his eyes. That’s the truth.
It was a series of events that he had neither seen before nor predicted.
By now, Lee Sang-byeok was genuinely interested in this human being called Lee Shin.
“Why me?”
“Easy.”
Because Lee Sang-byeok was Ido itself.
Ё n ú ṁa
“You’re the king, Grandfather, so I should serve the king.”
It’s easier to move when there’s only one person at the top than when there are two.
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“I’ve played enough. Now I’m trying to get into Grandfather’s good graces, even if it’s late.”
“So?”
“You like it, don’t you, Grandfather? Adventure, gambling, courage.”
“……!”
Ѐ n̊ û m̌ а̇_.ïd̆
Just as Lee Shin said.
The reason Lee Sang-byeok was able to leave a mark on the world beyond Korea, starting with just a rice grain business he inherited from the previous generation, was not cautiousness, but the guts to put even his heart on the table when needed.
The original spirit he had forgotten at some point.
He had never imagined he would see that spirit in this delinquent standing before him.
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“…….”
“…….”
W̄е̊b nô v̌еl Ӗn u m̊å
Grandfather and grandson glaring at each other, as if in a contest of wills with neither taking a single step back.
Lee Shin’s gaze was desperate and determined, and Lee Sang-byeok felt it with his whole body.
The kid was real. He had truly put everything on the line at this very moment. Suddenly, Lee Sang-byeok’s blood ran hot.
“Alright, I’ll give you that last chance.”
“Yes!!”
Lee Shin clenched his fist and shouted in joy.
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Though still kneeling and looking rather pathetic, what did appearances matter?
Though Lee Sang-byeok’s meaningful smile was a bit unsettling, what did that matter? He had succeeded!
“Don’t forget, this is your last chance. If you fail this time, you’ll not only be struck from the family register, but also thrown out penniless.”
“Call!”
Ha! What a funny guy. Lee Sang-byeok had to admit it.
His grandson—
Ẇе́ b̂.n̈ӧv е ľ Е nüm̆а
The delinquent of the Ido family—
Had completely changed.
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“Ah, right.”
At that moment, the delinquent grandson opened his mouth.
“In return, just give me one person. He’s probably an intern at the warehouse right now. His name is……”
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