Chapter 845 – Internal Affairs of Geumhyang Group (1)

『Current likeability: 5』

… How on earth should I accept this unpleasant information that suddenly came to my eyes?

I checked the ‘Call’ button to see if it was a typo, but it looks like this can be used whenever you want.

In other words, it meant that Geumdallae felt attracted to me even though she had only seen me once. Of course, if you look at the overall favorability rating, it would have been only a very dusty favorability.

‘What did I do to get this favorable rating?’

It was obvious, but there was no reason at all. On the contrary, my favorability has been reduced, so I don’t know if it’s negative like the golden rose, but I don’t remember doing anything to fill my favorability.

You wouldn’t have been able to infer what I had done to Geum Jang-mi just by looking at her, but in any case, you would have definitely seen that I did something strange to my twin sister, Geum Jang-mi, right in front of you.

As a result, Geum Jang-mi developed a hatred towards me of -80, and then she broke up with me, and she said that Geum Dal-rae was the one who always acted with Geum Jang-mi, so of course it was normal for this woman to also harbor hatred towards me. Br〉

However, since the favorability rating was pointing to a plus rather than a minus, it was natural to be suspicious. Because she swore to heaven that she had never done anything to be attractive to that woman.

‘Because of the face… ? Or is it because of the body… ?’

… I don’t think it’s because of the face. Looking at it objectively, my face wasn’t something people would fall in love with at first glance.

Of course, it cannot be denied that he is a little more handsome than average, but he still cannot escape the category of ‘handsome by ordinary people’ standards, and if he is the successor of the Geumhyang Group, he must have seen a face that is more handsome than me countless times.

If it was because of the body, the possibility was not entirely out of the question… Does it make sense that the level of liking for a man usually increases this much just by looking at his body during a first meeting?

The problem was that even if his favorability increased even a little, he did more things that could be degraded. Anyway, as soon as Geum Jang-mi, who had a favorability rating of -80, passed away, she would have chewed on my gossip in front of Geum Dal-rae, and of course it was normal for Geum Dal-rae to be wary of me when she heard that.

Despite all that happened, the favorability rating was above 0. At that point, I was able to come up with a new hypothesis.

‘She’s pretending to be friendly on the outside, but are her twin sisters really not getting along very well?’

At least it was much more plausible than the hypothesis that my appearance was the style of Geumdallae. In the first place, the two of them were already together, so it was golden… The fact that Eunbyeol was isolated was an example that proved that the friendship between sisters was not that good.

In that case, even if they were twins, there was a good chance that there would be emotional conflict between the two, Golden Rose and Geumdallae. In fact, it may have been much deeper than its external image.

In that situation, by showing me bullying one of the two right in front of me, the favorability rating of the other went up… Probably not impossible.

“Anyway, it saved me a lot of trouble.”

It would be great if both of them could be summoned to this space, but since the operation was already impossible with only the Golden Rose, the plan would be much easier if at least one of the Geumdallae could be summoned.

I wanted to call him right away and teach him proper etiquette, but… If you do it wrong, problems may arise.

In the case of Eun-byeol, she would always be at our house anyway, and the only people who would witness it were Min-ah’s sisters, so I called her with peace of mind, but if I called someone else in this way, there was a high possibility of causing a commotion.

In the case of Geumdallae, she is probably part of the Geumhyang Group, so around this time, she would be in a meeting in a conference room somewhere, or she would go to work at the foundation and meet other hunters.

At the very least, it was dangerous to be alone with my twin sister, Geumjangmi. Even if we don’t get along well (even though it’s assumed), I can’t help but be surprised in many ways when I see my sister disappearing right before my eyes, leaving behind only her clothes.

What if the situation went well enough to kidnap two people at the same time? Otherwise, the best way was to safely bring them in one by one.

“… “If I want to call safely without being noticed by others, I’ll have to wait until dawn at least.”

I have no choice but to load it at a time when I am asleep alone in bed.

If you’re in your own bedroom, you won’t immediately feel strange if you suddenly disappear leaving behind only your clothes.

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Time passes, 9 p.M.

Yesterday, 24 hours had passed since I called Eunbyeol to call her, and I used the call again to summon Eunbyeol to my room.

“Did you call me, master?”

Eunbyeol appeared in response to my call and came down, lightly touching the floor with both feet. As if an angel descended to earth.

“It seems like Eunbyeol has become my summoned animal because she suddenly appears in the air and says that.”

“… That’s good too. “Living as a summoned beast by the master’s side is not a bad life for me.”

“…”

After her likeability rose to the highest level, Eunbyeol did not hesitate to express her affection in this way.

As a side effect of calling, Eunbyeol appeared in front of me naked this time, but seeing as she appeared without any particularly embarrassed reaction, she must have been waiting for me in this upright position the whole time.

“Surely you’ve been waiting in this position since dinner?”

“These are the basic qualifications of a maid.”

“… Next time, I’ll tell you before I sing it properly. “How long have you been standing there?”

“… “I do it because I like it, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

“Huh?”

“Uh, just waiting for my master to call me and imagining that I will be summoned naked in front of him at some point is an exciting time for me…”

“…”

“… “Huh, it wasn’t excitement, it just meant that I was fulfilling my qualifications as a maid, Master.”

Maybe it was because she was too fond of it, but Eunbyeol had developed a strange hobby to go with it. I was glad that they liked it.

Normally, I would have ended yesterday’s secret outing by calling Eunbyeol and sending her back to her room, but now I had something new to do in relation to Eunbyeol.

There will not be any change in the treatment of Geumdallae and Geumdallae for two years, but it is still necessary to know clearly what kind of situation Eunbyeol is currently facing.

“Eunbyeol, I’d like to ask you one thing before sending you back to your room.”

“Yes, you can ask me anything, master.”

“Your sister… “No, what exactly is your relationship with those bitches that they’re after?”

“… “You’re talking about golden roses and azaleas.”

“Yeah, those bitches. I feel like I need to know soon. “I think she would know if I asked Sihee, not you, but since it’s your problem, I wanted to hear it from you directly.”

“…”

“Is this a problem you can’t talk about with me?”

“No, not really.”

I asked Eunbyeol again, wondering if it was something that would be awkward to talk about, and Eunbyeol shook her head and said no.

Looking at this reaction, it seemed like he had no intention of keeping it a secret from me. Since it was something I had told Sihee once in the first place, it wouldn’t be too much of a burden to tell it to me.

“Anyway, I wanted to hear what the situation was. Until now, I wasn’t sure whether I could help you or not, so I couldn’t hear the exact explanation of the situation, but I think it will be a little different from now on.”

“It’s going to be different from now on? Well, the problem I face is ultimately a problem I have to solve, so there is no need for the master to take the trouble…”

“Because you are the master, you put in the effort to do the maid’s work. Okay, just explain what the situation is. Only then will I be able to figure out how to save you, Eunbyeol, from your current chasing situation.”

“… It might be a bit of a long story.”

“It doesn’t matter if it’s long. “If only I could hear what the situation was.”

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The story that Eunbyeol explained to me about Geumhyang Group’s internal affairs was definitely quite a long story.

The story that can be said to be the development of events is Geumchohyang, the successor to the existing Geumhyang Group. It all started when Geum Nari’s mother suddenly passed away in an accident.

When Geum Cho-hyang, who was most obviously expected to inherit the Geumhyang Group, died suddenly, her other sisters and brothers once again fought over the inheritance of the Geumhyang Group, and her grandmother, Geum Tae-hyang, intervened in the children’s fight.

Originally, it was decided to pass on the inheritance to Geum Cho-hyang’s children, Geum Jang-mi, Geum Dal-rae, and Geum Nari, but the three were too young to inherit the inheritance right away, so Geum Tae-hyang would continue to manage the group until they turned 30. It is said that they made a deal.

“I don’t remember the details because it happened at such a young age. At that time, it was difficult to even accept the death of my mother and father.”

The story is that while growing up to the age of thirty, Geumjangmi, Geumdallae, and Geumnari began competing for succession. If, upon turning 30, all three seemed to be insufficiently qualified to be successors, Geumchohyang’s other sisters and brothers were scheduled to take over.

If you listen to this point, it may seem like the competition of an ordinary chaebol society (I don’t know if it’s really normal, since the only other chaebol girl I know is Sihee), but the problem was the gap in the three people’s competitive structure that widened as the succession competition prolonged.

As I said before, golden rose and azalea were not full-fledged combat awakening abilities. Of course, it can be used as an auxiliary ability during battle, but the requirement of direct contact seems to be quite difficult to use in actual combat.

On the other hand, since Geumnari had an awakening ability that could be fully utilized for combat, her abilities as a hunter were inevitably ahead of the other two, and it was Geumrose and Geumdallae who avoided direct confrontation as hunters and turned to group management.

Until then, Dunyeon and Geumnari had been competing in the respective fields of management and networking, but it is said that there was an incident that broke the balanced competition between the three.

“It was just one case.”

“…”

“The number of times Geumdallae couldn’t erase her memories.”