chapter 27
27 – Since he left, we’re doomed 1
Disasters always start from things no one thought of.
It seemed that the beginning was only a very small crack, and that level only caused a little discomfort for a while, and it could be considered that there was no problem.
However… As time goes by, that small crack can gradually grow out of control,
In the end, it could be the starting point that shattered everything.
And, unfortunately,
In realizing this fact…
Creatures called humans were not as capable as they thought.
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Codename Aphrodite.
She is one of the commanders of the Villains Union and has been receiving the deep trust of the Alliance elders. Recently, she has been having a very pleasant day.
“Huh, that was great! I made money today!”
Aphrodite shouts with a pleasant voice in the private office of the corps commander.
At this moment, her personal bank account was filled with an enormous amount of money that was incomparable to her usual salary.
A staggering amount of about 800 million in cash.
This is how much she was making in just one day today, and this kind of money bombardment has been going on for the past few weeks..
To be precise, the person who was originally in charge of internal affairs, including the finances of the Villain Union, and the person who was the commander of the 3rd Corps,
It has been going on ever since Namgung-jin resigned.
“Anyway.. That man is a real asshole too. What the hell did you do until now when you were in a position where money flowed in just by adding a few zeros? If it’s a villain, isn’t it right to skip it like a villain?”
The Alliance of Villains, an organization that rules the shadows of the world.
As such, they were actually leading the market that people associate with so-called black money.
It is basic to launder money by intervening in things such as tax evasion, bribery, and embezzlement.
Literally, the money coming into the world’s underground economy is a coalition of villains who are raking in all the money, so the amount of money they are operating was staggering.
But…
Namgung-jin, who had been managing funds that were so black that it smelled like burnt, was so far too transparent and perfect.
In other words, all of these profits were being rolled purely for the operation of the Villain Alliance.
And his standard attitude, which is contradictory but difficult to openly criticize, naturally began to bring dissatisfaction to the elders who had always sat on the upper ranks and siphoned off funds.
Although their fighting power is lower than in their heyday, the elders of the alliance still wield great influence within the Villain Alliance.
They did not like Namgung-jin, who was unmoved by their instructions and insisted on doing things in a standard way.
Namgung-jin was kicked out of the position where he was in charge of the stability of the union overnight and completely disappeared from the world.
And, Namgoongjin’s position, which lost its owner like that, belonged to Aphrodite, the commander of the 8th corps, who had always shown absolute loyalty to the elders.
In relation to this, she was currently enjoying a pleasant day as if she were flying in the sky.
As requested by the high-ranking people sitting on the top line, Aphrodite is eating all the beans that fall on her while embezzling huge amounts of money every day under the pretext of supporting various projects.
As a result, the profits earned in the past few days easily surpassed the income Aphrodite had earned in her life so far, and while satisfied with her thick pockets, Aphrodite was working hard today to adversely affect the finances of the Villain Alliance.
Of course,
Despite her actions like this, she did not have a big financial problem right away as it is a Villain Alliance where a huge amount of money flows in every day.
At first glance, the Villain Alliance’s funds seem to be operating normally as they have so far, without any obvious signs.
Accordingly, the fact of the embezzlement of Aphrodite and the elders behind her was not clearly detected for a while, and in reality, there was nothing much to worry about right away unless something big happened.
First of all, right now… It seemed that way.
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A club located in the heart of the city.
As a playground for young men and women, it always exudes a cheerful atmosphere.
But…
Aside from such an excited atmosphere.
At this moment, sitting alone in the special room here, his face showed an unusual light of nervousness and tension at a glance.
A man with blue eyes and medium-length hair with a hint of blue.
The face itself was quite handsome, and the physique, despite the fact that he was currently wearing a suit, showed clear muscles.
Poseidon.
The 2nd corps commander of the Villain Union. A person with tremendous power and power as the focal point leading the young forces of the coalition.
But at this moment,
Having maintained a dignified appearance as if he had nothing to fear, he continued to shake an empty liquor bottle with a nervous feeling as if his throat were burning.
“Hey, bring the whole bottle.”
“Oh.. Are you okay? This is already the third bottle. He’ll be back in a little while, but if you’re willing to get drunk…”
“Not even one!”
“B… yes?”
Poseidon shouted with a resolute yet clear voice at the words of his subordinates who were concerned.
Then he said, looking at me with eyes that were incredibly clear and yet unusual for someone who had drunk three bottles of liquor.”
“Not even drunk! So bring another bottle. Because I can’t survive without it.”
“Ah.. Yes… Yes.. I see, Boss.”
Sensing that something unusual was happening in the boss’s appearance, who looked too fine even to his own eyes, the subordinate opened the door and tried to bring another bottle of liquor.
Then…
“Oh my gosh… Our handsome older brother isn’t very talkative, is he?”
A woman enters as soon as the door opens.
She’s dressed in a light tank top, with thick, parted blue hair, and mad red eyes. Unlike Poseidon’s serious mood, she comes in with an overly lighthearted demeanor.
Then she is a woman who sits opposite Poseidon very naturally as she is.
Looking at her like that ..
Poseidon put the empty goblet down roughly and
I asked her in her rather stiff voice.
“… It’s true? What you just said over the phone…”
“.hahahaha. Whoa… Whoops… “
At Poseidon’s question, she sheds an eerie laugh as if she had lost her mind.
In response to this, Poseidon seemed to be unable to stand it, stood up as she was, looked down at her, and asked fiercely at her.
“Answer me, Hera! I asked if it was true! Is it really true that the child died in vain like that!”
“hehehe.. Yes.. That’s right. It’s true, brother. I got caught up in the tricks of those handsome old bastards and the bastards who got involved in it, so I just went crazy~… I suffered.”
“..Kuh… “
A woman who literally kills her as she makes a motion as if she were to shoot with her gun..
At the words of Hera, the commander of the 5th Corps, Poseidon sat down as if he were collapsing.
“Damn it… How… How could such nonsense… Are the elders in the world really sane? What were you thinking about that guy at a time like this… “
Poseidon speaks with a voice of deep despair.
Then…
As the door they were in opened, the subordinate who had just left brought the whiskey Poseidon had ordered.
However,
The person holding the whiskey that was placed at the top was Hera, not Poseidon, who was in deep confusion with her head bowed at this moment.
“Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!”
Hera takes a single shot of strong whiskey without even using the glass.
Right after that, she put down her bottle roughly and asked Poseidon in front of her eyes in a voice that didn’t contain even the slightest hint of drunkenness on her part.
“Hey hey brother? No matter how much you say, don’t be so frustrated, it’s me, my heart hurts like this because I lost the one I love, but my brother isn’t really like that, right? Or maybe… Did your brother secretly like that too?”
“… Ha..”
Poseidon let out a deep sigh filled with frustration at Hera’s words.
Hera then poured the bottom of the whiskey into his glass and forced it into less than a sip.
And…
“… Okay. Also you don’t know anything Because he’s not interested in that kind of thing.”
“Huh? What is it? Are there any other interesting stories I don’t know about?”
Seeing Poseidon talking in a serious voice, Hera reacted like a little girl full of curiosity.
It seemed like he was making fun of the other person, but
Regarding this, Poseidon, who knew very well that this b*tch was originally like this, spoke in a cold voice without paying attention to that part.
“This is a crisis.. The worst crisis in the history of the Villain Alliance.”