GalaxyTL
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September 17, the following day.
"How… how can this be happening? This doesn’t make any sense!"
"What doesn’t?"
"The game was rated so poorly! But now that it’s launched, it’s blowing up. It sold 4 million copies within 24 hours, and by today, the third day, it’s hit 30 million???"
The game released by Real Production was indeed a massive hit, just as I predicted. Thanks to this, the stock price has skyrocketed.
"I told you, it would go up multiple times."
"But… but…."
The stock that was originally 8,000 won per share is now 37,000 won. According to Suah, she started buying shares at 6,000 won, but because she bought so many, it drove the price up to 8,000 won.
So, from 8,000 won to 37,000 won, that’s about a 4.6x increase. The 75 billion won invested has now turned into 340 billion.
But this is only the beginning. Real Production’s stock is expected to reach 330,000 won.
“If I think about it, waiting to start selling at 300,000 won might be too late. I feel like I’d lose a lot on the way down.”
Considering the cleanup that will follow, it seems better to sell a bit earlier.
"Change the sell order from 300,000 won to 270,000 won."
To truly maximize returns, I’d need to account for the company’s market cap and trading volume, but that’s too much work. This way, even with the drop, we should get a good amount back—probably around 1.5 trillion won.
"Twenty-seven times… 27 divided by 8 is roughly 3.3, so three times seven is 21… Whoa! Two trillion, three hundred billion! No, four hundred billion! Master, that’s two trillion won!!"
"Yeah."
"…."
Suah, who was previously jumping with excitement, deflated quickly at my calm response.
"Ah… you’re no fun~."
"What was that?"
"N-nothing."
I heard that, you little brat.
She shrieked as I pinned her against the wall.
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Reporter Yoon Hayeong threw herself into her work. She dedicated herself to the special investigation, tirelessly striving to root out the sex-for-favors scandal that was morally unacceptable both as a reporter and as a woman.
There was no time to do anything else. As she had told Prosecutor Lee Na-eun, if she stopped even for a moment, fear and anxiety would overwhelm her. So, aside from sleeping, she spent all her time on this.
And although she wasn’t checking for results, she believed in Prosecutor Lee Na-eun wholeheartedly, preferring to uncover one more piece of evidence or clarify one more suspicion with her time.
The moment she began scrutinizing the investigation records was prompted by Seo Hyun-joo's request. It was nearly the first time she had looked over the records in detail.
And then…
"…What?"
Something was wrong. This didn’t make sense.
"This… can’t be… right…?"
Rainbow Miracle… was cleared of charges??
Rainbow Miracle was at the very center of everything. After watching the live broadcast by Kim Dong-gi, she published her article, which led to her boss, Seo Hyun-joo, being dragged off by that “Young Master” guy and assaulted.
And it was Prosecutor Lee Na-eun who had taken on the investigation of that incident. Her investigators even lost their lives at Rainbow Miracle.
But now, in a special investigation led by Lee Na-eun, Rainbow Miracle is cleared of charges on the matter of sex-for-favors?
This is absurd!
Yoon Hayeong began digging through the other documents. She had felt uneasy about being asked to leak information, but that hesitation was now completely gone.
"…."
She went through the records, only to feel the strength drain from her body. Based on the combined data collected by other prosecutors and investigators, Rainbow Miracle was indeed cleared.
"…This can’t be."
She felt as if everything she’d worked for in the past few days was being denied. What was the point of this special investigation if Rainbow Miracle was going to be cleared?
Yes, they had taken down multiple agencies involved in the sex-for-favors scandal. But if they had to clear an entity that was so clearly guilty, then what was the point?
Eventually, she sought out Prosecutor Lee Na-eun.
"Oh, Prosecutor Na-eun went to Dream First’s headquarters."
"Dream First?"
"Yes. Their CEO has been accused of bribery involving sexual favors."
"Ah…."
"But what brings you here?"
"Um… why was Rainbow Miracle cleared?"
"Because… there was no evidence?"
"…."
"There weren’t any significant suspicions or whistleblowers either. There wasn’t enough to charge them, so all the prosecutors agreed on clearing them."
"Ah… did Prosecutor Na-eun support the clearance too?"
"She was the first to say it was cleared."
"!"
Yoon Hayeong felt strange, like she was suddenly isolated from the world around her. It felt like she was in another dimension, experiencing a profound sense of alienation.
"Um, I’ll go there then."
"What? That might be dangerous!"
Before they could stop her, she had already taken off.
"Surely… surely not, right? There must have been a genuine lack of evidence, right? Right?"
She ran, speaking her doubts out loud.
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"Stop! Stop right there!! If you come any closer, I’ll shoot!"
In general, sex-for-favors wasn’t a crime that would warrant extreme measures, so people would usually comply when faced with a prosecutor holding a Terminator. But some, especially those holding compromising information on higher-ups, resisted strongly.
After all, once they were caught, they’d be silenced. They needed to hold out until they could destroy any evidence implicating those above them. Only then could they save their lives.
Dream First CEO Hwang Ki-soon was one of those individuals.
"Is this guy insane? Is he really going to go this far?"
He barricaded himself inside, lining up his security and mercenaries to prevent the special investigation team from entering.
"Warn them. Tell them that if they don’t end their barricade right now, everyone inside will be ‘executed.’"
"!!"
Lee Na-eun also took a hard stance, threatening to execute everyone inside.
Everyone swallowed nervously, while the prosecutors reached for the Terminators holstered at their waists.
Lee Na-eun grabbed her Terminator.
Vrrrm.
A heavy vibration resonated through her hand.
"End the barricade immediately and come out, or I will execute every single one of you-!"
Bang!
A bullet flew past as the prosecutor ducked, the shot bouncing off the car’s roof.
"Damn bastards-!"
And then,
Ratatatatat!
An automatic rifle opened fire.
"-you scum!!!"
Everyone ducked down, but no one was hit.
"Does he think he can survive this? Does he not know what the Terminator is? Prof. Lee Na-eun, what should we do?"
"We’re moving in."
"…."
They all sighed heavily.
"Non-combat personnel should request support from headquarters. Prosecutors and investigators, proceed with me."
"We’re… executing them, right?"
"Yes. Activate Execution Mode."
"…."
Lee Na-eun was the first to switch modes.
The Terminator, shaped like a handgun, transformed. Its body opened up as the barrel extended, emitting a powerful electrical pulse.
Crackle!
It was terrifying just to look at.
The other prosecutors also activated Execution Mode.
"Move in."
At Lee Na-eun’s signal, they leapt over the cover of the cars.
Tock. Thud.
The moment they hit the ground, they advanced.
Thrum!
Moving with a haunting crackling sound, they left a blur behind them as they closed the gap to their targets.
"They’re coming in!! Stop them!!!"
Bullets flew after a moment’s delay, but it was hard to hit the advancing prosecutors. To make matters worse, the prosecutors and investigators activated their optical camouflage and sound suppression, vanishing from sight.
And then,
Boom!
A powerful blast carved through several mercenaries, who exploded gruesomely. The wall they stood in front of was pockmarked and scorched red.
"Aaah…!!"
The dead mercenaries had been clad in heavy armor, yet they were effortlessly torn apart.
The ferocity of the Terminator’s power was enough to make even the shooter hesitate momentarily. But this was wartime; there was no time for hesitation!
Boom! Boom!
The shots echoed one after another, flesh and bone bursting as bodies fell.
Bang!
The main gate burst open as the prosecutors and investigators poured inside. They couldn’t be seen; only the trajectories of the Terminators gave any indication of their presence.
“Too easy.”
Prioritize neutralizing all personnel inside. Evidence collection can wait until reinforcements arrive.
Roger that.
Roger
It's straight up just a Dominator with less restrictions lol