I Became a Scoundrel of a Chaebol Family-Chapter 392
No, no matter how autonomous Incheon is as a city, fully separating it from the Republic of Korea is a completely different story...
Above all else, the people would rise up in mass protests.
Even if it were just a tiny island declaring independence, people would scream no fucking way, but Incheon?
The largest city on the Korean Peninsula, and officially over thirty million in population—the biggest metropolitan zone in all of Asia—and you’re telling me they want to make that independent?
Is that... even possible?
Even if it’s the Koryo Group, if the whole population decides to riot, things are gonna get ugly.
Sure, it’s such a dominant conglomerate that they could probably muscle through if they really wanted to.
But if they’re going to go that far just for military AI research... is it really worth it?
Or maybe... they just really want to give Incheon to me? Like, completely?
That’s a possibility too.
If so, then this is seriously... the most absurd declaration of affection I’ve ever heard.
They’d go this far... for me???
‘Ahh... Grandpa...!!’
“If Incheon becomes a fully independent nation with diplomatic sovereignty, it naturally gains the right not to ratify the AI Non-Proliferation Treaty. Of course, that means we’ll face a lot of sanctions.”
“But Korea is still right next to Incheon, so it’s not like that’ll be effective, right?”
“You think Korea’s the only neighbor? There’s also the Twenty States of China.”
“Ah!”
It’s a loophole.
Almost every country capable of AI development or deployment has joined the AI Non-Proliferation Treaty.
So they make a city independent, and funnel all the research through there?
If the international community complains, they can just say, “That’s not our country, why’re you whining to us?”
Of course, no one’s dumb. Everyone will know what’s really going on—that it’s Korea, and more precisely, the Koryo Group, pulling the strings.
But Korea’s not doing it openly.
And it’s not like this is some brand-new city—it’s a place that’s had autonomy for decades, and now it’s declaring independence due to “circumstantial necessity.”
Trying to grab them by the collar over it and demand accountability as if they’re still under Korean law?
Korea’s geopolitical weight is too massive to treat it like some small rogue state.
“Well, you’re a separate country, so us imposing sanctions on Incheon shouldn’t be your problem, right?”
That’s about the best move anyone could make.
“...But realistically, with our country’s standing, can’t we just ignore the sanctions? We could just go public with it.”
“Sure, there wouldn’t be any major problems. But then, other countries would start doing the same thing.”
“Aha.”
“What’s important isn’t just that we use AI—it’s that we get there first.”
“So it’s not about having it, it’s about keeping everyone else from having it. Got it.”
Other countries are probably conducting their own research, just like this place is developing Sybilla.
But they can’t openly pour resources and manpower into it—because of all the international oversight and sanctions.
Supermassive AI research demands data on an unimaginable scale—
—and that requires a ridiculous amount of power.
It’s basically impossible to hide.
In other words, if you're doing it stealthily enough to avoid being detected, it probably means your performance is shit.
That’s probably what Sybilla has been like until now, too.
According to Minji, it was facing so many issues that implementation kept getting delayed...
But now with the introduction of RK-99, the major obstacles—
especially the monstrous power draw and the insane heat output during computation—
are starting to look manageable.
Now they’re hungry. Now they see hope.
Wait, hold on a sec.
RK-99 is a room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor.
And superconductors are practically a requirement for nuclear fusion.
If nuclear fusion is now viable—or even just easier—
then it means they can generate the electricity needed for AI research on their own. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
Plus, with superconductors in play, you can dramatically cut down on heat output.
...
So they really can do this in secret.
“Wait... is this all a front?”
“?”
“If you're using RK-99, the efficiency of research would skyrocket. That means, even with the same resource footprint as before, your output would multiply. You could produce incredible results without ever getting caught.”
“.....”
“You’re pretending to move AI research to Incheon, but the real work’s continuing right here, isn’t it?”
Min-young looked at me for a moment—
then gave a small smile.
It was as if she were saying, Sharp little bastard, aren’t you?
“When word gets out that Incheon hasn’t ratified the AI Non-Proliferation Treaty, we’ll take a lot of heat internationally.
There’ll be damage in several areas.
But don’t worry, Muyeol. We’ll cover everything for you.”
It’s a decoy.
While the world focuses on Incheon tanking the blame for AI development, Militaris goes full throttle using RK-99 to dig deep into AI research.
They’re using a superconductor that’s already hard to detect—
and now, on top of that, they’ve got the world’s attention diverted to Incheon.
The chances of exposure are practically zero.
And if they pick the right moment for Incheon to announce it's halting all research?
Everyone will think the Koryo Group tried to use Incheon for AI development but got stopped.
They’ll probably even breathe a sigh of relief, wiping sweat off their foreheads thinking, “Whew, crisis averted.”
But it was all a fake.
I can kind of see where this is headed.
They were already planning to gift me Incheon,
and figured they might as well squeeze some covert work in while they’re at it.
“Hmmm, but... I think the citizens of Incheon might push back hard.
That’s still a cost, and a big one. Can you really cover all of that?”
“.....”
Go Min-young looked at me—
then suddenly softened her expression and stepped in close.
She nearly embraced me, leaning in to whisper right in my ear.
Go Minji, who was watching absentmindedly, flinched.
Seriously, is this okay in front of your daughter...?
“Even after using my pussy like that... you still need more? After taking me?”
Her voice was dripping wet.
It was the kind of voice that made your dick twitch just hearing it—
—and it was moist with heat, practically begging to seduce.
I gently pulled her into my arms.
My hard cock pressed up against her thigh.
“...I mean, it’s enough, but a little more wouldn’t hurt?”
“My Muyeol, such a greedy boy?”
I kissed her cheek.
Just as Min-young smiled with her eyes curled like crescent moons and was about to say something—
—something abruptly wedged between us and forced us apart.
“You’re not working?”
It was Go Minji.
“...Minji, honey. Did I ever teach you to cut in on people like that?”
“You taught me to focus on work when I’m working.”
The two of them began firing laser-like glares at each other.
“Now now, ladies. No fighting.”
If these two go at it, it’ll be a civil war in Korea.
I gently tried to keep the peace.
“Ahem. Anyway. We’ll be making Incheon independent for you, Muyeol.
Start preparing in advance.
You won’t have much to do, but still—gotta play your part.”
“About that... I still don’t quite get how it’s even possible.
Like, no matter how autonomous it is, how does Incheon just... declare independence?”
Min-young didn’t say anything—
she just smiled.
The same seductive smile as before,
but this time, it felt chilling.
“You’ll find out... in time.”
“What the hell are you people planning...?”
This is terrifying.
Seriously.
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Even after leaving the Sybilla lab, we kept looking around.
It hasn’t been long since I started delivering RK-99, but it’s already being used in so many fields.
And they all had one thing in common—
They were weapons of war.
Well, it’s Militaris, so of course that’s what they’d be researching...
But the entire atmosphere was clearly different from when I toured the hangars before.
No doubt about it. Absolutely. These people will start a war someday.
I still haven’t heard who the target is, or how big the war will be,
but I can already see they’re dreaming big.
“Let’s wrap it up for today.
Since Muyeol’s here, we should at least have some time for a cozy family dinner.”
“Uh... I mean.”
I wasn’t thinking about food...
Hmph.
“Mom, shouldn’t the daughter come first in moments like this?”
“...You’ve been here plenty.”
“Wow... are you really doing this? This whole time?”
“What?”
“You’re supposed to be happier to see your daughter!!”
“Minji, you’re my employee. Not a guest.”
“Seriously. Unbelievable.”
The two glared at each other again.
They weren’t quite fighting—but the ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) air was thick.
Still, things were okay—
until after dinner.
That’s when the real problem exploded.
Go Minji casually tried to share a room with me,
but Min-young stepped in, and the two clashed.
“...Sigh. Lady.”
“...What did you say?”
Minji let out a heavy sigh and threw the first jab.
Like she didn’t even understand what the hell was going on, she shrugged and opened her palms.
“I already told you.
A mother-in-law loving her son-in-law too much is one thing, but you’re really pushing it.
How can you like your son-in-law more than your own daughter? That’s just wrong.”
Her expression was classic Minji—pissing people off by just existing.
Even I could feel my blood pressure rising.
Min-young’s lips twitched.
“...There are at least two things wrong with that sentence.
First off, Muyeol isn’t a ‘son-in-law.’
My daughter, Minji, hasn’t married anyone yet.”
She said it with a smile—
—but the killing intent radiating from her was palpable.
“Obviously, that means I’m not a mother-in-law either.
And as for ‘lady’... sigh—whatever.”
“Oh? You can’t quite deny being a lady though, right?”
“.....”
Seeing her opening, Minji sprang up and pointed a dinner knife at Min-young.
“A~ see? See? Even the great Madam Go Min-young has a sliver of shame.”
“.....”
“La-dy.”
“.....”
“Why are you trying to hang around with the kids? Huh?”
“.....”
“Aren’t you at the age where it’s polite to just quietly leave when we’re drinking? Come on now.”
“.....”
Minji, you got a death wish or something?
