NOVEL NEXT chapter 384
384 – Scene 384# Director Choi’s Plan
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There is now one month left until the global simultaneous opening of ‘Another World Online’.
There were many advertisements for ‘Another World Online’ not only on the Internet but also throughout the city. The media and foreign media also reported one after another that it was a game worth paying attention to… It was increasing people’s expectations.
Naturally, all Stellar employees were busy moving ahead with the start of the service. Regardless of the department, there was an atmosphere of working overtime, but there were exceptions.
“Director.”
“Hmm?”
“Is it okay for us to be like this?”
Director Choi Jae-man and his secretary Park Se-hee, were having lunch at a high-end Chinese restaurant near the company. It’s not a cheap lunch menu, but a course meal that costs close to 100,000 won per person. Just the two of us in a quiet room.
There was no work or meeting around here. A restaurant that Director Choi Jae-man came to just because he wanted to eat there.
Of course, this kind of thing was common, let alone rare. Director Choi Jae-man is very capricious and arbitrary. He was in a really bad mood and barely stopped me from trying to get him to drink.
Even though Park Se-hee got used to everything else, she couldn’t get used to Choi Jae-man’s usage even if she tried. He spends close to 200,000 won just for lunch. He only bought clothes in the luxury section of department stores. He literally spent money like water. Of course, it’s all swiped with your own card… Park Se-hee, a commoner, could not understand.
Even if you are an executive of a large company, is it okay to spend money like this? Is this really what rich people are like? I started to get confused.
Director Choi Jae-man swallowed the Peking duck wrapped in pancakes.
“Why? Is it too expensive and burdensome? Didn’t I tell you? “It’s my money, so I can spend it however I want.”
“… I have no right to say anything about the director’s spending habits, and I can’t even nag him since I’m always on the receiving end of it. The only thing I’m worried about is… “It’s a busy time for everyone, but maybe we’re the only ones who are too relaxed.”
“Wahahah. What else can I say? Look. Park Se-hee. Am I just like other employees? Even in the military, if there is an emergency, the soldiers are busy. Generals are always relaxed. “You didn’t serve in the military, so you have no clue.”
“… But didn’t you say you were exempt from military service?”
“… Huh. That’s what the metaphor says.”
Director Choi Jae-man, who cleared his throat, changed his stance as if he had been stabbed for no reason.
“Okay… I admit it. Like you said, I’ve been a bit more relaxed lately. “I guess I’ll have to get to work soon.”
“Yes. Well said. Even a general does his job…”
“Park Se-hee.”
Yikes. Was I being too sarcastic? Although it was heated, Director Choi Jae-man did not seem angry. Rather, it was serious.
“Do you know why I brought you here as my secretary?”
“Yes?”
“Do you know why I chose to keep you by my side over so many people?”
I know. Choi Jae-man revealed the woman and I thought he hired Park Se-hee as his secretary because he liked her bold attitude. But he said that wasn’t what he meant by asking this question… Is it?
“Well?”
“You were the only one there. An employee who has directly accessed the game.”
“Yes? Access to the game?”
“Oh, strictly speaking, there was one more person besides you. The employee who wrote the resignation letter… Did you say Jeong Ji-hwan? The person who is Sora’s older brother.”
Park Se-hee’s eyes widened at the unexpected name.
“Yes. Mr. Jeong Ji-hwan. But why did he…”
Park Se-hee was on guard for now. The reason Jeong Ji-hwan was trapped in the game was because of CEO Park. There was a possibility that Director Choi Jae-man also participated in what made Jeong Ji-hwan do that. But fortunately, that didn’t seem to be the case.
“If I had that employee, I would have brought him with me. It’s really unfortunate. “He was the right talent for the project I was working on.”
“This is my first time hearing about a project. Didn’t the director have any other projects in progress?”
“That’s because I hid it from you until now.”
“Yes? Project… ?”
“It’s a project we’re working on without CEO Park’s knowledge. At first, I hid it because I was confused about whether or not you were from President Park’s side. But it seems like you are not from Representative Park’s group. Honestly, Park Se-hee, you don’t like Representative Park, right?”
Those words hit the nail on the head her her her her. They made the Jeong Ji-hwan siblings like that and made innocent people into scapegoats through the Remina project, so it’s strange that they don’t hate it. But that doesn’t mean we can say it’s true.
“Not really…”
“Ah, there’s no need to hide it between us. I knew it from the look on his face the last time I met CEO Park. “He is a man who cannot be understood from the perspective of ordinary people.”
Surprisingly, I couldn’t tell if Choi Jae-man had a good sense of vision or if Park Se-hee failed to manage her facial expressions. Rather than that, I was more curious about why Director Choi Jae-man was carrying out the project without CEO Park’s knowledge. Because Director Choi Jae-man, who was clearly involved in the Lemina project, was speaking as if he was not CEO Park.
Park Se-hee tried to act calm.
“Director Choi. “I don’t know what the director is talking about.”
“Another World Online. “There’s still a month left, right?”
Director Choi Jae-man took a sip of tea. And he spoke as if he were telling an insignificant story.
“A project I’m working on. The purpose is to prevent it from being opened.”
“…Yes?!”
Did I hear wrong now? Director Choi Jae-man is going to stop the game from being opened?
Clink-!
“Ah.”
Park Se-hee’s hand was trying to pick up a teacup, knocked the cup away. The glass fell to the floor and shattered into pieces.
Knock.
“Excuse me.”
After hearing the sound of the broken piece, the entire staff quietly cleaned up the broken pieces and left. For about a minute or so, Park Se-hee’s thoughts stopped.
“kk…” ” ” . It’s a waste.”
I came to my senses when I heard Director Choi Jae-man click his tongue. I don’t know, but I think it was definitely an expensive car.
“Sorry…”
“Isn’t the world created by Milky Way based on Sora’s imagination a waste?”
“Yes?”
It wasn’t the tea she spilled that Director Choi Jae-man said was a waste.
“Another World, a place full of things you can never find in reality… It’s truly a world of bonanza. For example… You can get things like this.”
What Director Choi Jae-man took out of her arms was a small shiny stone. Shining a soft purple color, it was as beautiful as a jewel.
“That’s a gem… Is it?”
“I haven’t decided on a name yet, but for now I can call it a gem.”
“Yes?”
“This is not a gem mined from this world. “It’s a gem mined from Another World.”
“?!”
Haha. He looks curious as to how he was able to bring something from the game here. Do you want to know? “If you hear this story, you have no choice but to become my accomplice.”
Park Se-hee got goosebumps. On the outside, I thought she was a director who thoughtlessly spent money and wasted money, but she was planning something behind the scenes. That too without CEO Park’s knowledge.
I once again realized how sinister the man in front of me was. It occurred to me that maybe it was his to have lunch at this restaurant in broad daylight and to choose a room that was good for private conversations.
But Park Se-hee was not scared. It was something she was determined to do from the moment she joined Director Choi Jae-man’s secretary. Didn’t she and CEO Park decide to expose the dark side of this company and free the siblings Jeong So-ra and Jeong Ji-hwan who were trapped in the game?
This current situation is something that Park Se-hee should welcome. It was a story about passing Director Choi Jae-man’s test and allowing him to participate in a project that even CEO Park didn’t know about.
Park Se-hee quietly opened her mouth.
“… Honestly, isn’t it already too late to refuse? Even just from what I heard just now, I have no choice but to become an accomplice…”
“Okay. That’s right. You’re smart. You can’t say no. Because you are already an accomplice. Haha.”
“Then please don’t hesitate and tell me. “What does blocking the opening of game services have to do with the jewel I just showed you?”
“I like it because it’s bold. Still, I’d like to see you surprised at least once. Good. First, let’s talk about Milky Way. Milky Way is not a machine that creates virtual worlds as it is known.”
Milky Way. It is a next-generation machine created by Stellar using BCI (Brain Computer Interface) technology.
“Whether you believe it or not, the Milky Way is a machine that creates real worlds.”
“The real world… Ramen?”
“To put it simply, it’s a world in another dimension. “This is from the perspective that the world we live in is one of several worlds.”
I had some guess. The world where Jeong Ji-hwan is trapped is not just a virtual world that is the background of a game.
This was proven through ‘Gate’ created by Jeong Ji-hwan. People from the other world came to this world, and Park Se-hee even sent ice cream and other gifts through the ‘gate.’ Of course, Milky Way is also not a machine as it is known.
Of course, Director Choi Jae-man did not know this fact, so Park Se-hee had to pretend to be surprised with rabbit eyes.
“Oh my god… Then… Does it really exist? “The world in the game?”
“That’s right. The fact that I have this jewel is proof of that. Hey… “Isn’t it really beautiful?”
Director Choi Jae-man looked ecstatic as he held the purple gem up to the light. He was certainly a pretty gem. However, it seemed that the beauty Jaeman Choi was talking about was not that.
“This thumb-sized thing costs 500 million won.”
“5,500 million?”
“The appraisal value is only this much, but it’s huge, right? The world over there is full of things that are more valuable than just these gems. Representative Park doesn’t seem to think it’s a big deal, but I think differently. It would be such a waste to give up this bonanza world to users like Mojiri. But if you don’t eat this, can I eat it?”
“Yes? Ah, yes… “
Director Choi Jae-man brought a plate filled with cold vegetables in front of him. Park Se-hee, who was watching him greedily chewing his food, blurted out.
“Then… The project that Director Choi is working on is to monopolize that world…”
“Uh huh. It’s a bit unfair to say that it’s all to yourself. I plan to share it with you and other people who helped me. At least, isn’t it much better than handing it over to beggar users?”
“What…”
“Unfortunately, access to that world is blocked right now. Development department… So, Representative Park alone has access rights.”
Now, only CEO Park has it, but before moving the department, Park Se-hee and Jeong Ji-hwan also had access rights.
“So Park Se-hee, I need your help.”
“My help… “What?”
“Aren’t you the only person in this company with experience who has directly accessed games? You don’t seem to think much of it, but… “It seems like CEO Park quite trusts you.”
Director Choi Jae-man smiled. Then his shining gold teeth sparkled.
“I will cooperate, so can you get access permission from Representative Park?”