Chapter 35: The Blade that Cuts Fate and the Scholar's Fury part- 3
Videl looked at Maximus with pure disgust. Then she looked at Gohan.
Gohan was looking at her with that goofy, innocent smile. "Are you hungry, Videl? I think I have a coupon for burgers."
Videl sighed, shaking her head, but she smiled. She walked over and punched Gohan lightly in the arm. It hurt her hand more than it hurt him.
"You knew, didn't you?" she whispered.
"Knew what?" Gohan feigned ignorance perfectly.
"You act like a dork, Gohan," Videl said, taking his hand. "But you are my dork. Let's go get burgers."
[Incident Report: World 17][Target: Gohan & Videl.][Status: Fraud Exposed. Romance Confirmed.][Villain Status: Tangled in wires and covered in slime.][Reward: 1100 System Points.]
(Easy work. Now, let us try something different. The user requested a 'Normal Earth' plot. No magic. No Ki. No Bankai. just cold, hard, corporate warfare.)
[System Alert: New Transmigrator Detected.][World Designation: World 18 - Modern Earth (K-Drama Style Corporate World).][Setting: Seoul, South Korea. The headquarters of 'Star Group'.][Host: Park Min-jun.][Occupation: Assistant Manager (Workaholic/Undervalued).][Love Interest: Secretary Kim (Kim Mi-so).][Villain Identity: Director Kang "The Chaebol" (Transmigrator).]
(A rich CEO villain trying to steal the hardworking hero's girlfriend? This is a classic. Min-jun is about to get the best performance review of his life.)
[Initiating Transfer...]
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World 18: Modern Earth (Corporate Setting)
Ethan arrived in a cubicle. It was grey, depressing, and smelled of instant coffee.
Park Min-jun was typing furiously on a keyboard. He was exhausted.
(Min-jun. Stop typing. Your boss, Director Kang, just called Secretary Kim into his office.)
Min-jun froze. "Director Kang? Why? It is 9 PM. Everyone else has gone home."
(Because he is a predator. He is a Transmigrator using the 'CEO Aura' system. He plans to offer her a promotion—Head of International Sales—if she breaks up with you. He is going to tell her that you are holding her back, that a woman of her talent shouldn't be dating an Assistant Manager.)
Min-jun clenched his fists. "He can't do that. Mi-so and I have been together since college."
(Money talks, Min-jun. And Kang has a silver tongue. We need to interrupt them. But you can't just barge in; you'll get fired. We need to be smarter. We need to be... indispensable.)
(I am scanning the company servers. Director Kang has a presentation tomorrow for the Board of Directors. A merger deal worth billions. Guess what? He hasn't done the work. He plans to steal your report and claim it as his own.)
Min-jun's eyes widened. "That report... I spent three weeks on that."
(Exactly. Now, let us hack the system. Not magically. I will guide your fingers. We are going to encrypt that file. Only you will have the password. Then, we are going to walk into that office.)
Min-jun typed rapidly. [File Encrypted. Password: MISO_IS_MINE.]
He stood up, adjusting his cheap tie.
(Go. Walk in there. Don't knock.)
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Location: Director Kang's Office.
Director Kang, a man in a suit that cost more than Min-jun's car, was leaning against his desk. Secretary Kim stood awkwardly, holding a glass of wine he had forced on her.
"Think about it, Mi-so," Kang said smoothly. "Park Min-jun is a nice guy. But does he have ambition? Does he have a future? I can give you the world. Paris, New York, Milan."
"Director, I..." Kim stammered.
The door opened.
Park Min-jun walked in. He didn't look tired anymore. He looked focused.
"Director Kang," Min-jun said calmly. "I apologize for the interruption."
Kang scowled. "Assistant Manager Park? Get out! This is a private meeting!"
"It concerns the merger presentation tomorrow," Min-jun said, not backing down. "I just realized... the file on the server seems to be corrupted. Encrypted, actually."
Kang turned pale. "What? That presentation is due at 8 AM!"
"Yes," Min-jun nodded. "It seems only the original author can unlock it. Which... is me."
Kang glared at him. "Unlock it! That is an order!"
"I will," Min-jun said. He walked over to Secretary Kim. He took the wine glass from her hand and set it on the desk. "Right after I take my girlfriend home. She is off the clock. And so am I."
Kang laughed incredulously. "You threaten me? I can fire you right now! Then you will be unemployed and undatable!"
Min-jun smiled. It was a terrifyingly calm smile (Ethan's influence). "If you fire me, the password dies with my employment status. And without that report, the Board will eat you alive. I heard the Chairman is looking for a reason to replace you."
Kang froze. He was trapped. The 'CEO System' couldn't hack a file that didn't exist on the network yet.
"You..." Kang hissed. "Fine. Go. But have that file on my desk by morning."
"I will email it," Min-jun said. "From home."
He took Kim's hand. "Let's go, Mi-so. I made kimchi stew."
Kim looked at Director Kang, who was sweating and defeated, then at Min-jun, who had just blackmailed his boss to save her.
She squeezed his hand. "Kimchi stew sounds perfect."
They walked out of the office.
(And that, Min-jun, is how you handle a bully in a suit. No magic required. Just leverage.)
"Thank you," Min-jun thought. "But... am I going to get fired tomorrow?"
(Nope. I just sent an anonymous tip to the Chairman about Kang's embezzlement. By tomorrow morning, Kang will be under investigation, and you... well, someone needs to present that report. Prepare for a promotion, Manager Park.)
[Incident Report: World 18][Target: Park Min-jun & Kim Mi-so.][Status: Corporate Blackmail Success. Relationship Saved.][Villain Status: Investigated by the IRS.][Reward: 1500 System Points.]
World 19: The World of Demon Slayers (Kimetsu no Yaiba Universe - Adult Corps)
Ethan Hunt felt the transition hit him like a lightning bolt—literally. The air smelled of ozone, wisteria flowers, and hysterical crying.
He opened his host's eyes. He was clinging to a tree. Below him, a beautiful woman with long black hair and pink eyes was looking up with a mix of pity and confusion.
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