Chapter 68
Chapter 68 . Young Businessman Kang Chul-In (pt . 1)‘T-the contract… . ’
Kwak-jung was startled .
After ripping the soul-contract in half, it vanished into thin air, burning itself with flames .
“I think you understand what this means . ” Kang Chul-in spoke .
‘Trust, it’s trust . This man, he really wants me to work for him . ’
Kwak-jung could understand what Kang Chul-in was trying to tell him .
Of course, why wouldn’t he .
Who wouldn’t feel a powerful message stemming from Kang Chul-in after he had ripped the soul-binding contract?
“I’ve done everything I could have . If you still don’t work under me… it seems like we don’t have fate together . ”
Kang Chul-in wanted loyalty that came from true respect, instead of ‘duty and responsibility’ that came from the contract .
If what Kang Chul-in forced Kwak-jung to do some labor work from the soul-contract, then he would just be a slave; and it would just be someone with their servant .
But what Kang Chul-in wanted wasn’t something that the contract would cover, and wasn’t something that you could force on someone .
After all, Kang Chul-in’s goal was to conquer all of Pangaea . And would he drag along someone that he had forced as a tactician for him?
… . There was no way that would happen .
Although Kwak-jung may work for him quite enthusiastically at first because he had found his little sister for him, as time went by, Kwak-jung probably wouldn’t use his full ability on attacking a single territory for Kang Chul-in, let alone conquering all of Pangaea .
Kang Chul-in didn’t want Kwak-jung to work under him using these shameless strategies .
The contract was just to send a message that Kang Chul-in truly valued and wanted Kwak-jung, and it really didn’t mean anything else at all .
Soul-Contract? A4 Paper? Or newspaper?
All of these things worked .
“Well, I will give you some space here . ” And saying that, Kang Chul-in moved out of the hospital room .
Whether he would follow him, or not . The choice was up to Kwak-jung himself .
‘Why… . Why does a man like him want someone like me… . !’
Feeling Kang Chul-in’s manliness and boldness, Kwak-jung temporarily forgot about his sister, and was confused .
“Jung-mi, Jung-mi . ”
Kwak-jung held the shoulders of his little sister who was in his embrace .
“Huk… Huk huk… Why, you bastard! Why! Why!”
And Kwak Jung-mi tried to fight back from the pain she had felt until now .
“Wait . wait just a little bit here . ”
“W-where are you going? Are you going to follow that scary person from earlier?”
“Yes, I have to say my thanks at least, as that big brother (it is respectful to call one that in Korea) was the one that let us meet . ”
Kwak-jung unknowingly had changed how he called Kang Chul-in from a monster-like bastard, to ‘the big brother . ’
Kang Chul-in’s magnanimous actions had truly captured Kwak-jung’s rebellious heart .
“Sniff! D-do you have to go right now?”
“Of course . That big brother paid for my operation, and bought me a house and a car . He even got me a workplace too . ”
“R-really? That big brother?”
“Jung-mi . He said he’ll even send you to college . And if you wanted to, you could even go abroad to study . If I don’t go now to thank him, I wouldn’t be human . ”“Although I am thankful… I… D-don’t really want to study… I get sleepy if I look at a book…Uhh…Can I just not… Go?”
Because she had some family problems since a long time ago, she had disliked studying from a young age . Even if she could go to a good college, she still wouldn’t want to go .
“… W-we’ll talk about this at a later date . ”
Kwak-jung said, and covered his face with his palms . Although he himself was a mess, his little sister had also been a troublemaker since a young age .
“Just stay here for now . I’ll be back soon/”
“M-me too! I’ll go too . ”
“It’s because we have an adult to adult talk to do . Okay?”
“… As if your an adult?”
“Kwak Jung-mi!”
“Go! Go, you bastard of an older brother! Hmph!”
Although she made a ruckus, it was nothing more than the tantrum of a cute little sister .
“Oi, where’s big brother Kang Chul-in?”
Kwak-jung asked to the guard who was in front of the door . It was one of the guards he had knocked out yesterday .
“You goddamned… Kuhuk . ”
“Hey, I’m talking right now . Where is big bro Kang Chul-in right now . ”
Kwak-jung grabbed the guard by the collar .
“Kuk…Kuhuk…!”
“Bastard, do you have something up your nose, huh?”
“Kuk…P-please…Let…go…”
The guard struggled to breathe .
“Oh…”
Realizing the situation right now, he let go of the guard . Although he was locked up, he was an adventurer, and had some fighting skills .
‘This f*cker! What did I ever do to him! Why does he always have to do something to me! Why!’
The guard swore in all sort of curses . Of course, he didn’t really say that to Kwak-jung, as he was still afraid right now . In Pangaea was mana, and due to mana there were many kinds of special powers and magic . There were unique medicine as well as monsters, and different types of energy and resources too .
To take total control of a place like that didn’t mean that he would only take control there, but also gain a lot of influence of Earth too .
“Kwak-jung . ” Kang Chul-in spoke again .
“Do you remember what you mumbled back in Park Doo-sik’s office?”
Out of all of the things that Kwak-jung had said, the one that Kwak-jung had said back them was his favorite by far .
“Taking Gangnam… is that what you were talking about?”
“That’s the kind of thing I want from you . ”
“… You want me to think on a large scale?”
Kwak-jung could understand what Kang Chul-in was saying .
“Even if you take some places in Gangnam, it wouldn’t be much . Think about taking total control of all of Pangaea . Wouldn’t that be much better?”
Kwak-jung felt his chest swelling with pride from those words .
‘Pangaea… The alternate world connected with Earth… Take control of it? By helping milord?’
It was a dream . It was encouragement for Kwak-jung, who just wanted to live a comfortable and rich life .
‘Milord gave me a life, a house, a car . And not only that… he has even found me my only family left . Not only that… he has given me a dream…’
Remembering the scene when Kang Chul-in had ripped the Soul-Contract in half, Kwak-jung felt loyalty, an emotion he had never experienced before in his life .
“Milord . ” Kwak-jung spoke .
“I will do it . I will follow you, and definitely help you take control of all of Pangaea!”
Although this was a common saying, a man would give their life to those who recognized them .
This was like that .
Kang Chul-in had given Kwak-jung a chance to show his prowess and given him another life, as well as unpayable debt .
Even if Kwak-jung had some rebellious spirit, at this point, it would be just stupid not to feel undying loyalty .
“Very good, I like that sort of spirit . ”
Kang Chul-in laughed, and felt greatly satisfied .
“Kwak-jung, I hereby name you as a soldier of our Laputa territory . ”
This was the moment that Kwak-jung had entered the Laputa territory .
A few days later .
Kang Chul-in was looking at himself in a mirror, taking care of his suit .
The brand he chose was called ‘Ermenegildo Zegna’, a suit that he thought was trendy, yet also fit him well at the same time .
‘This should be enough…’
And after putting on a Breguet (a watch company that sold their watches to nobles and royalty since a long time ago), Kang Chul-in looked at himself again, and nodded .
Although the styling wasn’t perfect, it was still enough to let him look presentable for today .
“Mother . ”
Kang Chul-in called for his mother, Park Sun-ja .
“Wow… Son, look at you . You could be a celebrity . It seems like your suit aren’t your wings, but you yourself are the wings . ”
Park Sun-ja couldn’t hide her shock when she saw her son dressed so well like this, especially because she herself hadn’t worn a high-end, luxurious suit like this . Of course, until now .
“Ahh… I’d bet when you pass by, women would go crazy over you . Hoho!”
Listening to his mother’s compliments, he didn’t get happy, and his face stiffened instead . He wasn’t used to these kind of compliments . Especially when they came from his own mother . He would rather ride into the battlefield than be complimented like this .
“… The car, it’s here . ”
“Alright . Husband, I’ll be back . Our son has finally gotten himself a job . ” Park Sun-ja spoke to a picture of Kang Chul-in’s father .
“Oh, are we riding that car over there?” Park Sun-ja asked, surprised .
Was it because Kang Chul-in’s car was the jaguar f type coupe?
…Of course not .
Kang Chul-in wasn’t rude enough to driving with his mother in a sports car like that .
“Miss, please come sit here . ”
The driver greeted her politely, and asked her to move to one of the back seats . The car that was waiting for them was a XJ Jaguar Sedan .
“S-son… Is it okay for mother to ride in a car like this?”
“Our president has prepared it . ”
Kang Chul-in told her about Old man Kwon . magic
“Huu… you said his name was Old man Kwon, right? It seems like he has seen you in a very good way . ”
Park Sun-ja was completely unaware that the situation was the exact opposite . It was Kang Chul-in that chose Old man Kwon, not Old man Kwon that chose Kang Chul-in .
“Manager Kang, shall we go now?”
And as Kang Chul-in nodded his head, the car rushed off smoothly into the heart of Seoul, Gangnam .
The destination was Yeoksamdong, Tehran street .
Ever since 2010, a lot of the IT company’s buildings that were located around this area had moved to the new area: Pangyo, and thus there were a lot of empty buildings here . And thanks to that, Old man Kwon was able to cheaply (?) purchase a corporate building that connected Pangaea to Earth .
Yes .
Kang Chul-in and Park Sun-ja was heading towards the official opening ceremony of Old man Kwon’s new business, called the Galaxy Corporation .
‘Is it finally beginning . ’
Although there were many things in Pangaea, the trade between Earth was also an unimaginably important resource to a Lord .
After all, the only thing that you could bring to Pangaea from Earth was gold, and it was the most effective way to bring gold into Pangaea .
Therefore, Kang Chul-in’s plan was to take all of his share of profit from the Galaxy Corporation and change it all into gold .
‘The talking-tree sap, we’ll definitely spread it across the country in a month . ’
Using this talking-tree sap, Kang Chul-in was planning on conquering and dominating the whole of the East Pandemonium region .
It was pretty ironic .
Kang Chul-in was going to destroy the foreign language education system, to bring a great battle into Pangaea .