I Became a Scoundrel of a Chaebol Family-Chapter 381: 38. International law? What’s that?
“I’m back, Master...!”
“Oooh, Soo-ah, Soo-ah! It’s been so long.”
Wednesday, July 1st.
After a full month, Soo-ah had returned.
Following my orders, she’d undergone an ultra-compressed crash course in the core of Prestige’s secretary training. The finer details, she’d learn directly by my side.
To make this happen, an entire training team from Prestige had accompanied Soo-ah to Muyeol Land.
The overall schedule spanned almost a year. Since she also needed to study entertainment industry-related subjects under Emilia and Na Tae-hee, it looked like she was in for a very busy year ahead.
Hang in there, Im Soo-ah.
“Good day, Young Master.”
The secretary who led the training team stepped forward and bowed politely.
There really was a different air about him. A noble sort of elegance. Not that I’d ever met a real noble before.
“Oh, I see. Welcome. Our Soo-ah is a little lacking, so I’ll be counting on you.”
Soo-ah flinched with a soft “Uugh,” and the team leader glanced over at her.
Then, without missing a beat, he began.
“Chief Im Soo-ah successfully completed the basic training course. What she hasn’t yet learned is merely empty, not flawed. We will fill in the gaps.”
“I appreciate that. Very reassuring. Aram, go ahead and show them around. Accommodations, training areas, all that.”
“Yes, Master.”
I handed over the education team to Aram, the head of the protocol team.
She left one deputy behind and began the tour.
Now that Soo-ah and Seung-hee’s paths are roughly decided, I should do the same for Aram too...
She seemed more than satisfied just being by my side, but since I knew she was the novel’s heroine, I couldn’t help but feel like her talents were being wasted.
Should I just go nuts and throw her in a mecha?
One of the insane perks of the “Main Character” trait was that you could pilot a mecha in a human body.
Remember when Baek Seol pushed herself too hard during a demo in her custom unit, and her whole body overheated, flooding the cockpit with steam? If she’d been human, she would’ve melted right there.
But Seo Aram could pilot one.
Because she was the protagonist.
Wait a sec. Aren’t I the protagonist now??
And then it hit me...
[Now then, who’s the protagonist? (Title)]
Gives off an extraordinary aura to those who {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} see you.
Places you at the center of all developments.
Greatly increases luck.
This title—
I got it when I took Seo Aram’s virginity.
Which means I’m the protagonist now.
Not that I’m sure it means I can pilot a mecha...
Either way, I should find an opportunity... maybe sneak her into one for a test run. Should I ask Go Min-young for a unit with output dialed way down?
If possible, I’ll try riding one myself too.
“You’ve worked hard, Soo-ah. Keep working hard.”
“Okaaay... b-but... it’s been so long since I saw you...”
“?”
Soo-ah crept closer, her face flushed.
“Could you... maybe spare a bit of your time for me? Like, as a welcome gesture...”
A welcome?
Was she asking to get fucked?
I’m down.
“As much as you want.”
“Ah...”
++++
We spent nearly half the day rolling around.
Maybe because it had been a while since she’d taken my cock, but today her pussy was extra clingy and tight, almost made me say fuck work and just keep fucking nonstop...
Scary girl.
“How’s Park Hye-jung doing?”
“Her spending’s been increasing steadily.”
“Yeah?”
“Yes.”
Seung-hee handed over a set of documents she’d prepared in advance.
“Just over the past week alone... Six days ago, she bought a 13.4 million won handbag, 1.21 million won shoes, and had a 2 million won suit tailored. Five days ago, she purchased a watch worth around 6 million. Three days ago, she gifted luxury wallets to all of her aides.”
Wow. Our Hye-jung is going big.
“She’s still a bit slow about it... but it’s definitely progressing.”
She started out modest.
Spending money is something you learn by doing.
But not even a month later, it had scaled up to the point where she was buying herself luxury goods like it was nothing and even gifting them to her entire staff.
“To avoid suspicion”—that’s the real cheat code here.
Corrupting someone doesn’t happen all at once. It starts slow, just a bit at a time.
And the first crack always comes from rationalization.
At first, it’s just “I need to spend a little so I don’t seem suspicious.” But the more you spend, the more fun it becomes. There’s a ridiculous amount of joy you can buy with money. And once you start spending, it always escalates.
Besides, it’s not even her money.
It’s the cash I gave her, the credit cards I loaded. On top of that, she’s convincing herself: “If I don’t spend, I’ll look suspicious!”
That sense of restraint melts away like ice cream on a summer day.
So it started with ordering delivery instead of eating home-cooked meals, moved on to dining out, then not even licking the yogurt lids clean before tossing them—before you knew it, she’s covering herself head to toe in designer brands in under a month.
“Does she still have money? I heard she even sent some to her parents. Showering her staff with designer gifts can’t be cheap.”
“She should still have plenty left. You gave her quite a bit, Master.”
“How about her behavior? Any sign she’s getting cocky?”
“No major incidents reported yet. However, according to those around her, her tone of speech has begun to subtly shift.”
“Hm.”
Ignoring the spy angle and looking at it purely from the perspective of Assemblywoman Heo Ye-won’s status, she’s practically at the pinnacle of power.
She’s basically the Incheon City Council equivalent of a member of the National Assembly in Korea. That alone comes with all sorts of protocol privileges and benefits.
On top of that, she’s the Policy Committee Vice-Chair of the Peace Nuri Incheon Party, founded by Kim Eun-ji, and also a senior member of the Association to Restore Public Safety in Incheon—colloquially referred to as the “Dickhouse Association.”
The Peace Nuri Incheon Party, though less than a month old, already had over 70 lawmakers join. It's set to become a super-majority party with 250 members.
As for the Dickhouse Association, it’s slowly grown in influence since its official launch and now practically controls the three core powers of democracy.
The Special Prosecutor's Office—which is expected to become a central force in future governance—is being launched by a committee largely composed of Dickhouse members, and they’re also expected to advise Koryo Credit Rating.
In short, Assemblywoman Heo Ye-won now holds a key position in the structure that effectively controls Incheon.
From the outside, you couldn’t dream of a better rise to power.
As long as Park Hye-jung remains Heo Ye-won, she can spend limitless money and wield limitless power.
As long as she spreads her legs for me.
“Our Hye-jung should be spending more and getting drunk on power. Isn’t there some radical way to hook her in deeper? Something that’ll really dump dopamine into her brain and make it impossible to stop?”
“Move her to a new committee.”
“Hmm?”
“There’s the Intelligence Oversight Committee. It handles budgets, reports, and internal operations for intel agencies like the National Intelligence Service. While all proceedings and records are confidential and their practical influence is limited, the committee itself still holds significant clout. Make her the chair.”
“Wait, you want to make Park Hye-jung—the NIS spy—the chair of the committee that oversees the NIS’s domestic operations? That’s handing her the keys to the kingdom.”
“From her perspective, she’d be using the shell of ‘Heo Ye-won’ to approve the activities of her own handlers. Of course, the agency the committee oversees isn’t quite the same as Abyss, but even Abyss would try to use the opportunity to expand their operations.”
“...And Hye-jung, being on-site, might start pushing for unreasonable demands, right?”
“If friction arises, her resolve might shift in unexpected ways.”
“If she’s corrupt enough by then, that is.”
There’s a technique in Go called 'meoyo-chigi’.
You deliberately place your stone in a spot where it’s sure to be taken, baiting your opponent into a trap that allows you to reverse the game and capture everything in return.
But if you misjudge, you end up sacrificing not just the stone, but your whole group—what they call a blunder.
This is kind of like that.
If Park Hye-jung participates in the committee with a firm resolve to never betray her country, it might end up enabling the NIS and Abyss to ramp up operations here in Incheon.
But even if it turns out that way, I’m not too worried.
Koryo Militaris, Biotech, Medical, Credit, and Finance branches are all flooding into Namdong Industrial Complex.
I’m about to have my own personal knight order.
At this point, I don’t care what Abyss does.
I can even lure them in and wipe them all out in one go.
And if Park Hye-jung betrays them?
Even better. That’s just peak entertainment.
“Good. Proceed. And the lawmakers hanging out with Park Hye-jung... tell them to start spending big. Let the rot spread. Keep the protocols tight, too.”
“Yes, Master.”
Will our dear Hye-jung be able to quit the taste of money?
