90. Unexpected meeting
Russell heard a detailed story from Ryumin.
“Wow, are you saying you made that much from the lottery?”
“Yes, I made enough money to be worthy of Powerball.”
“What happened next? What did you get called for that money?”
It felt like bragging, but I couldn’t help it because Russell kept asking.
He told everything, including being called Coin and buying 51% of the shares to take over management rights in the company.
“Oh, so you said you were the actual owner of the company?”
“Yes. We are a company with only growth left to do in the future. This time, we are preparing ambitiously by changing the company name and completely changing business items.”
“Isn’t it foolish to say that the prophet raised hundreds of billions of dollars in a short period of time? It was a really good investment, haha… Oh, by the way, if you think about it, this is the prophet’s money, right?”
Ryumin smiled kindly at Russell, who was scratching his head in embarrassment.
“Please don’t feel pressured and use it.”
‘No, I hope you continue to feel this burden. That way, you will become a reliable ally in the future.’
Ryu Min, who was mumbling something different from what he said, led me into the office.
“Let me come in and explain what business it is.”
“There is no need to listen to an explanation. If the Prophet is all in, then of course it will be a huge hit.”
“Still, I invested a lot of money, so I need to know what kind of company it is. If you listen to it, Russell will probably be impressed. It’s a business that any player would be interested in.”
Ryu Min, grinning, opened the office door.
Ordinary employees in their 30s or older were seen everywhere.
These are all people who worked at Cheonma Consulting.
“Come this way.”
Ryu Min ignored the stares from the employees and headed to the representative office.
At that moment, Ahn Sang-cheol was standing like a tree in front of the representative office.
‘Why are you standing there blocking the door like that? ‘Have any guests come?’
Just as Ryu Min was wondering, Ahn Sang-cheol spoke up with surprised eyes.
“Lord Ryumin? What’s going on here….”
“I’m sorry for visiting without notice. I wanted to introduce the company to foreign investors.”
“ah.”
For a moment, Ahn Sang-cheol’s eyes landed on Russell.
I first thought that the player looked younger.
“I’m trying to see the CEO, but he’s inside, right?”
“Yes, you are there, but there are guests coming right now….”
“Are you a guest?”
Even though he deliberately tilted his head, Ahn Sang-cheol just stood there and did not make any attempt to get out of the way.
It seems that Ma Gyeong-rok ordered not to let anyone in.
‘But even so, I, a prophet, am giving you this much attention and you’re only looking at distant mountains.’
It was absurd, but I understood it when I thought about the character Ahn Sang-cheol.
‘Well, he’s the type of guy who pretends to die when the CEO tells him to.’
Maybe he won’t just pretend, but really die.
‘But who came to visit?’
Out of curiosity, I read Ahn Sang-cheol’s thoughts.
Ryumin, who was reading his thoughts, could not help but be inwardly surprised.
‘what? ‘Who?’
An unexpected guest came.
‘Christine… … ‘You came?’
I had to suppress the corners of my mouth and pay attention to my facial expressions.
The reason I approached Ma Gyeong-rok was because the priest I needed to take in the 20th round had come.
‘Now that things are like this, I have to meet Christine. But how do you get me to come out?’
Now that I think about it, there’s no need to ask me to come out.
‘Wait here until it comes out.’
Ryumin seemed to turn around, but then stood to one side and waited.
Ahn Sang-cheol’s eyebrows twitched at that sight.
“Hey… are you going to wait?”
“I have something to say to the CEO.”
“…….”
Ahn Sang-cheol, who could not bear to be told to go, looks into space again and stays in his place like a tree.
“Mr. Liu, what did you talk about?”
“I came to see the CEO, but he said there was a customer inside.”
I explained the situation to Russell in English and waited.
I’m going to stay like this until Ma Gyeong-rok comes out.
‘It’s a little early, but there’s no harm in getting a face stamp on Christine.’
After a while, as if the conversation was over, the door opened and two people came out.
One was Ma Gyeong-rok, and the other was a priest whom Ryu Min had to take until the 20th round.
“Huh? Lord Ryumin?”
Ma Gyeong-rok’s eyes widened at Ryu Min’s sudden visit.
“How did you get here without contacting me?”
“I have to contact you, but I’m not the one who can come in, right?”
Ma Gyeong-rok smiled awkwardly at Ryu Min’s retort.
“Haha, I guess I spoke strangely and caused a misunderstanding. I’m sorry.”
‘What is the misunderstanding? On the outside, they pretend to treat me preferentially, calling me a prophet, but I know that they secretly look down on me on the inside.’
Of course, the fact that Ryu Min appeared easy-going may have played a role, but Ma Gyeong-rok basically perceived him as weak.
Being a prophet is not a strong profession, and it seemed like there was nothing special about it other than seeing the future.
‘Maybe that’s why I always worry about whether I survived after a round.’
Because I secretly thought that it wouldn’t be strange if I died at any time.
Ma Gyeong-rok continued speaking to ease the awkwardness.
“Of course, the majority shareholder is the CEO of our company, so he can come at any time. He always made an appointment, but today he came without notice and that’s what he said.”
“Is that so?”
Ryumin grinned.
‘Good excuse. That’s right, you’re in the palm of my hand.’
Ryumin’s gaze turned to the side.
A blonde-haired foreign woman stands with an elegant posture.
‘We finally met. ‘The only priest in the whole world.’
Christine Craig.
She is the only professional priest and has a record of surviving up to 15 rounds.
She is also a woman that Ryu Min had in mind as a job he would definitely take in the 20th round.
‘Like Buffer, Priest is an essential support profession.’
All of the Priest’s skills are very helpful.
In particular, the level 60 skill [Resurrection] is, without a doubt, a morale skill that revives life.
‘Of course there are restrictions. Only players who have been dead for less than 10 minutes can be revived.’
Even so, having one more life is a huge advantage.
‘I never thought we’d meet at this point.’
I originally planned to use Ma Gyeong-rok to contact him carefully, but we ended up meeting him earlier than planned.
‘Well, I haven’t visited the company at this point.’
If Russell hadn’t come to visit, I wouldn’t have thought of stopping by the company.
Ma Gyeong-rok will take care of the business preparations.
The future has changed, but it has turned out for the better.
Someone I had to meet anyway.
The plan was just moved forward a little.
‘No matter what happens, I have to get Christine on my side.’
Ryu Min looked at Christine and asked Ma Gyeong-rok.
“But what about this person?”
“Ah… this is my friend Christine Craig.”
‘friend? ‘That’s not even funny.’
Ryumin knows.
Christine is not just Ma Gyeong-rok’s foreign friend.
‘A foreign fiancee for marriage.’
Corporate conglomerates used to look for partners in Korea for arranged marriages, but that is a thing of the past.
‘Nowadays, people even look for marriage partners abroad.’
Perhaps because of the global era, conglomerates are now turning their attention to foreign countries.
Of course, there would be no way to pay attention to a child from an ordinary family.
‘Of course, Christine’s family is wealthy.’
Christine is the child of a pastor who runs the largest Christian church in the United States with 100,000 members.
Of course, there would be nothing lacking as a fiancée.
‘I told you that you shouldn’t hide anything from me, but you’re going to hide the fact that I’m your fiancee, right?’
Ryu Min glared at Ma Gyeong-rok and spoke to Christine in fluent English.
“Nice to meet you, Christine. My name is Ryu Min, CEO Ma Gyeong-rok’s business partner.”
Ma Gyeong-rok opened his eyes in surprise at Ryu Min’s self-introduction.
He said he could just introduce himself in English, but his tongue-rolling pronunciation was unusual.
If you close your eyes and listen, you might think you’re a foreigner.
Christine also opened her eyes in surprise, then bowed her head somewhat in the Korean style.
“Nice to meet you, Ryu Min. I didn’t know you had a business partner.”
“Is that so? I also never imagined that CEO Ma had such a beautiful fiancée.”
“Oh, I guess this person mentioned our relationship?”
Ma Gyeong-rok was taken aback by the look in Christine’s eyes.
That’s because she never said she was his fiancee.
‘Are you sure he knew about the existence of his fiancee?’
Ma Gyeong-rok, who decided that he should not deceive the prophet again, looked at Ryu Min.
The look in his eyes as if he was trying not to introduce his fiancee to him.
Ma Gyeong-rok had no choice but to admit his mistake.
“I’m sorry, Prophet. I didn’t lie to deceive you….”
“It’s okay. It must have been burdensome to introduce your fiancee. I understand.”
“Thank you for your understanding….”
“But I wish you would have trusted me more….”
Ma Gyeong-rok couldn’t help but feel embarrassed as he trailed off and looked disappointed.
‘Damn, there’s nothing good about being outside of the prophet’s eyes…’ … .’
While Ma Gyeong-rok was regretting introducing himself as a friend, Christine asked.
“What are you two talking about?”
He must have been curious as they had a serious conversation in Korean.
“It’s nothing. We just talked about business for a moment.”
“Really? Well, you said you’ll be opening a business soon….”
Christine spoke as if she understood, but her eyes were extremely indifferent.
Although they were fiancées, there was no sweetness found between the two, perhaps because it was an arranged marriage.
“Please tell the chairman carefully. There is a service and I will go there first.”
“Of course. Your father is busy too, so don’t worry about that. You will understand.”
“Thank you. Well, I hope to see you alive in the next round.”
“I wish you the best of luck to Christine.”
Christine, who greeted Ma Gyeong-rok, looked at Ryu Min once and left as if she was not interested.
No, I was trying to float.
“Just a moment, Christine.”
Ryumin stopped her.
Ma Gyeong-rok and Ahn Sang-cheol look at each other with puzzled eyes.
The same goes for Christine.
“What happened?”
“Next round. You better be careful.”
“…….”
Instead of answering, Christine looked at Ma Gyeong-rok.
‘What is this person?’
Ma Gyeong-rok, who read the look in his eyes, spoke while hiding his embarrassment.
“Major shareholder. You will talk to me about that later.”
“CEO Ma. There is no need to hide my identity. Wouldn’t it be good for your fiancée to know the information about the next round? It would be the right way for her as well.”
Ryumin deliberately spoke in Korean.
This is to give Ma Gyeong-rok the opportunity to choose.
But Ma Gyeong-rok had no choice.
A moment ago, the leadership was handed over to Ryu Min due to his own fault.
If he refuses here, not only will he offend Ryu Min, but he will also turn into a heartless person who does not care about the life or death of his fiancée.
“The Prophet is right. If it’s for your fiancée, you shouldn’t hide it.”
Ma Gyeong-rok said while looking at Christine.
“Shall we go inside for a moment? I have something I couldn’t tell you.”
Christine was confused, but nodded.
She was also perceptive, so I could tell she had something important to say.
“Russell, please wait here for a moment.”
“Okay, Mr. Ryu.”
Ryu Min, who had put Russell on standby, followed Ma Gyeong-rok into the representative office.
Squeak-clack-
When I closed the door, the noise from outside was completely blocked.
Christine looked at Ma Gyeong-rok as if asking him to say something.
“Christine. I didn’t introduce you properly, but this person here is my business partner and the CEO of our company. And….”
Before answering, Ma Gyeong-rok looked at Ryu Min as if asking for permission.
When Ryumin nodded, he continued.
“It is also a class of prophets who can see the future.”
“What do you mean? Prophet?”
Christine didn’t believe it right away either.
Who would believe that you can see the future?
Ryumin took up the baton with the look in Christine’s eyes.
“What you said is true, Mr. President. I am a prophet, the only class that can see the future. For example, strategies for the next seven rounds.”
“Really?”
Ma Gyeong-rok nodded.
“There is not a single lie in the Prophet’s words. He has never been wrong.”
“Does that mean you’ve received help from this person so far?”
“Yes. Thanks to the Prophet, I was able to know the next round in advance and attack it.”
“…….”
It was an unbelievable statement, but the two people’s expressions were very serious.
“So, why are you suddenly revealing that to me?”
“Christine, I’ll give you information for round seven.”
“For nothing?”
Looking at the discussion starting with the price, I could roughly guess what kind of life she had led.
“Don’t worry. I’ll give it to you at no cost.”
If Priest survives, it will also help Ryumin.
‘You’ll probably survive until round 15 without my help anyway… … .’
Regardless of the result, isn’t the appearance of helping important?
“…….”
Christine looked suspiciously, but quickly nodded.
“You said you would give me information, so I’ll listen to it.”
They are very confident in saying that they will provide information about the future.
‘I guess it means you don’t believe it yet.’
Ryu Min told Ma Gyeong-rok the information about the 7th round as if he wanted him to hear it too.
“Don’t be fooled by temptation. All you have to remember is that for the 7th round.”
“Um… is that the end? Prophet?”
“I can’t tell you any more. If you do that, everyone will suffer. Don’t be fooled by temptation. You must memorize it like a spell. That’s all I can say.”
“…….”
Christine and Ma Gyeong-rok were silent.
The somewhat inaccurate prophecy seems absurd.
“Is that it?”
“Yes, but Christine, I have something to tell you.”
“What do you mean?”
“I created this place to convey this message…”
Ryumin, who had been pausing, spoke with a somewhat serious expression.
“Christine, by the 11th round you are in danger. Your life could be in danger.”
“…Me?”
“But don’t worry. A rope will come down to save you.”
