Chapter 43 (2/2)
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It was the first time I was riding a car with a driver, except for taxis of course. I looked at the scenery pa.s.sing through the window. I was alone in the car. There was no Yoon Ji-hee. Chairman Yoon gave direct orders. 'I'll send a car to get you to the destination.'
Yoon Ji-hee was stuttering from panic but I understood immediately. ”Well, it isn't a big deal.”
It was serious. He was the chairman of a big company. It wasn't unusual for the old man to expect his words to be obeyed. So I took several deep breaths. Things could happen if I tried to hurt Yoon Sang-gyu. There was no other way.
In addition, the scenery pa.s.sing by was the center of Seoul I had already looked at the destination on the navigator before the car started.
[You have arrived at your destination.]
UZ Convention Centre. It was a place that was always crowded with various events, including expos. I was guided to an indoor stage. It had approximately 300 seats, usually used for seminars.
I walked to the door. ”Hrmm.”
After a moment, The soundproofed door was opened very slowly. Numerous eyes could be felt from inside the room. To be specific, they were looking at any new people who entered. People were spa.r.s.ely sat throughout the audience seats.
Nine? No, eight. Including me, it was nine. I could somehow feel it. There was a strange atmosphere even before I came in. This was an aquarium. It was a collection of sharks.
”…”
It felt like sticky tongues were licking my whole body. I ignored their gazes and memorized the faces of the eight people here. Then I picked a spot and sat down. A few minutes later, a person appeared on stage.
He was a man in his early 30s wearing a suit. He seemed like a worker who had spent a few nights away. ”Nice to meet you.” The man hit the mike a few times before talking. ”Honestly, I was a bit worried. I'm glad that everyone showed up. Well, you are all great people and might have the same idea…”
I didn't know what he was talking about. The man continued speaking. ”Ah… I should introduce myself. I'm sorry. I've been out of my mind for a few days… I am Kim Tae-hyun, the deputy manager. You can just call me Kim Tae-hyun. Deputy Manager Kim. Anything is fine.”
The most important thing was that he didn't say 'where' he was the deputy manager. However, it wasn't a mistake. “This is a national affair.” He briefly added at the end.
”How did you know about me?” I heard someone asking.
Kim Tae-hyun scratched his head and replied. ”There are reports and data from many layers of society. It is clear if a person suddenly shows outstanding skill, exam results, performance reports etc. Once someone knows about the dungeon, there are many areas that can be investigated.”
If so, the people were gathered here for a reason. ”Is the country trying to control us?”
”Huh? No! That's not it. There is no reason for that, nor do I think we should do so. Are you doing anything that will harm society?” To be more precise, we couldn't harm society. It seemed correct.
”The purpose of this is to create some minimal rules. We hope to build a partners.h.i.+p with you.” Kim Tae-hyun explained.
Killing a person in reality would allow the killer to receive their talent. There was at least one person here who was thinking about killing everyone else here.
”The growth in physical abilities far beyond ordinary people allows you to kill an unspecified number of people. That would be a bloodbath. I asked you here in order to prevent that.” Kim Tae-hyun raised his index finger. ”In the dungeon, please kill everyone else except for you.”
”…!”
”…!?” Some groaned, some laughed.
I felt like laughing. It was because the words sounded psychotic. Who would be the ones likely to kill people in reality? The people gathered here? No. Those who attended here only wanted to kill each other, strictly limiting it to sharks.
But the ones like Lee Sang-yoon were different. Even though their self-esteem was strong, it was broken inside the dungeon. Those people would risk their lives to kill people in reality. We should kill those weak ones.
That's why they called us. If the strong minority gathered here handled it, at least reality would be clean. “Of course, it isn't for nothing. Some of you are enjoying the benefits of being a leader, so I won't ask you to kill your subordinates without any compensation.”
Kim Tae-hyuk clapped and men in suits emerged from the back of the stage, pus.h.i.+ng a few carts. “You will be able to come out of the dungeon with the body part of a person killed. If you bring a recognizable source of ident.i.ty, such as a fingerprint, you will be paid a certain amount of points per person after some investigation in reality.”
However, in reality, no one would die. Society would be calm without any problems. That's what they wanted. While Kim Tae-hyun pulled open the lid of a box, I paid more attention to Kim Tae-hyun. I wasn't in a position to speak. But I could feel a.s.sured about something. Kim Tae-hyun was a formidable psycho.
”I will be happy to swap this for points. They are just samples so if you have any questions then please ask.” Once the boxes were opened, everyone let out a groan. ”Everyone should have the default ability to take this into the dungeon.”
They were guns painted in different colours, like toys. Placed together, they seemed like explosives.
”Ah, this isn't a very important question.” Kim Tae-hyun said like he suddenly recalled something, drawing the attention back to him. He threw a surprise hook.
”If you are a 'king,' then please raise your hand.”
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