Chapter 119 – [Raccoon Man Beginning]

After breakfast and a little rest, I decided to meet the president of Virgin Corporation. Was it Richard Branson? That person

Even if you want to quickly catch Atlas and kill him, the other side will help you only when the work is over. So, let’s get it done as quickly as possible.

The place I was guided to was not a place like the top floor of the group headquarters, but a cafe on the first floor of the company.

Of course, I bought it from the company, so the scale was similar to that of a fairly famous chain store cafe, but wasn’t it an important story? It was an open and loud place that made me doubt.

“Oh! Hello! I’m Richard. Nice to meet you. Is that Mr. Worst?”

“Ah, yes. That’s right. Feel free to call me Worst.”

“I’m sorry to ask to meet you in a place like this. But I’m more comfortable talking in a place like this than in the chairman’s room.”

“I understand”

The person who showed up at the appointment time was a gray-haired man approaching old age.

He seemed to be about 60 or 70 years old, and rather than good-looking, he had a good-looking and generous impression. I shook hands with him and sat down. He drank pre-ordered coffee and chatted before talking in earnest.

“Ah, caffe latte. Some say that as you get older you become more gentle and enjoy bitter things.

“Me too. I don’t hate Americano, but sweet is better. But you look quite old. Shouldn’t you eat in moderation if you want to be healthy?”

“It’s a life you live once anyway, so wouldn’t it be better to do what you like?”

“That’s true too. That’s why men’s lifespans are short.”

I’m reincarnated, so I’m not talking about me having the next chance, but I like to enjoy life.

There is no next chance for ordinary people. So, it is important to live faithfully in the present and not leave regrets.

“Anyway, I was a little surprised to hear that you came as Miss Zion’s representative. Can I ask what your relationship is?”

“Have you not heard?”

“Yes, I’ve been told only to talk about business with an agent, but I haven’t heard anything further than that. Are you a negotiator or a lawyer?”

“No, Zion will become my lover”

“…Oh, it was Mrs., Not Miss. I was quite surprised by this. Hagi, I should have guessed the reason when I heard that you immigrated to Korea from the United States, which would be advantageous for business.”

“Honestly, I was surprised too.”

It’s often said, but if Zion hadn’t gone through the immigration process first, I would have gone over to the United States. Because that’s convenient for Zion.

In addition, if either party has U.S. Citizenship, it is easy for the spouse to obtain U.S. Citizenship, so it is not a big problem. If Zion is running a few businesses, the US government will give them citizenship within a few days.

“To be honest, I didn’t even hear why I came.

“Her wife is barking”

“Well, sometimes it’s cute.”

“It’s the best of times. I’ve been divorced before…….. The most important thing is to get along with her wife.”

“It must have been difficult”

“What is it?”

Chairman Richard started talking about business in earnest. Shion asked me to do whatever I wanted and told me to pass it on, but it’s important to make sure that Shion doesn’t suffer any loss.

All I have is a negotiating talent that grabs the opponent by the collar and tells them to do it, so I have to find the right line even if I can’t see any gains.

“One of our Virgin Group affiliates is a space travel company called Virgin Galactic”

“Space travel?”

“Yes, I don’t want to go on a trip to Mars and just do that. I want to go to satellite orbit at least once while I’m alive.”

Space development costs a lot of money. Of course, it can be a lot of money, but the risk is high.

There are many things that can make money if you turn your eyes to other businesses. Looking at it, I was widening my feet in this and that business, and if I applied that, it would be possible to make more money here.

But why the space travel business? It’s an era where you can’t even go to the moon properly yet?

“Because, isn’t that funny?”

“…….”

Surprisingly, there was no lie in Richard’s words.

It is said that a person with such wealth is dreaming of romance rather than money. In today’s world, it’s rare to see people chasing their dreams rather than material things. Among them, chaebols, who are synonymous with realistic people, are like that.

Thanks to that, I liked the person named Richard himself.

Money plays an important part in a material society. But that’s not the most important thing.

Money is not important to me because I am a reincarnated person. That is why the values ​​that I consider important are mainly intangible. For example, memories, emotions, and humanity.

When someone treats me well, or when I treat others well, we have a good feeling for each other, and it remains in our memories and becomes a memory. Even if I die and disappear, I will remember it until the next life.

But the average person is not like that. So I’m looking for the money that’s left in my hand right now.

Chairman Richard was full of that money, so he wasn’t pursuing a romance. His nature, I saw, is an adventurer who purely pursues romance. The wealth he had was only a handmaid who followed him.

“There are several patents that Ms. No, Mrs. Sion has. It is a necessary technology to enter the space development industry, so I prepared this place because of the royalty control.”

“Patent? Ah, I can roughly guess.”

Zion is no different from the incarnation of material civilization. In terms of purely scientific technology, within 100 years, we have countless technologies that can make the Earth create a black hole degenerate path and jump into space.

In addition, there are technologies that have been sown in companies to raise stock prices when investing in stocks, so it is no wonder that they have a few patented technologies. Rather, I thought it would be difficult to earn that much money in 2 years only by investing in stocks, but one question is solved.

Patent royalties… Hey, if it was stock or business related, Shion wouldn’t have let me go. Shion also knows that I have no talent for that kind of thing.

In the end, the party that only controls and receives the patent royalty is in a state of power. Then the story becomes easier.

The most important thing in a relationship between people is trust and liking. No matter how much money you have, if your reliability is low, you will not be able to get a job, and if you are an unlikable person, you will think again even if you are entrusted with a job.

In that respect, President Richard was a good person. He is a rare person even in modern society, much less among chaebols.

It’s not just that I made a few friends in my school days. Even though it wasn’t a big standard, it was about that.

……It’s absolutely not a matter of sociability. Anyway not

However, if it is not an exclusive right, but just a usage fee, the story speeds up. Honestly, if it was a monopoly, I would have to think more about other issues.

“There must be an amount you have in mind, so let’s do that.”

“Yes? Really?”

“It’s probably not the amount you’re trying to hit anyway, and if that’s the case, just turn it over when you sign the contract. Let’s go easy.”

“You talk fast. I thought we should talk for a few days.”

“I like to finish complex stories quickly.”

I said that the important things in human relationships are trust and crush, but the most important thing for a person in business is trust, one of them.

If you tried to hit it openly, it would be a cut-off. The other person knows that too, so I can’t use my hands hastily.

Even if it’s a reasonable amount, it’s probably a little above the reasonable line if the barrel is large, and a little below the appropriate line even if you don’t have a conscience. I have behind-the-scenes work, so I feel like I want to finish it quickly because of it.

If there is a problem with the amount of money, it is enough to refuse it when signing a formal contract. It will take a few more days to prepare it anyway.

“Thank you, Mr. Worst. To be honest, I’m not very used to business conversations like this. I came out because it’s something I’m interested in, but in reality, the working staff does it all. I have dyslexia, so I can’t read documents very well.”

“How on earth did you become president?”

“It just happened because I did what I wanted to do.”

That’s an unheard of idea.

If I could make money that way, it would have been a happy world where everyone in the world could make money while doing only what they like. He said he did what he wanted to do, but in the end it was because it was related to business.

That’s why talented people…! Envy! I wish I had the same talent!

As a reincarnated person, I push through with experience. If you start on the same line, you will be pushed by geniuses.

“Let’s have a meal together to commemorate the completion of the work. Our chef is very good at it.”

“Oh, I’m picky about cooking.”

“You’ll be fine as long as you look forward to it”

President Richard and I shook hands and congratulated each other on the success.

Do you want to go back to your day job now that your business is over?

*        *    *

While having dinner with Chairman Richard, he said that he had visited England for the time being, so he said he would greatly cooperate.

“Oh, if that’s the case, don’t worry. We’ll put someone on our side, so if you need anything, just tell us.”

“Thank you, Chairman.”

The chef at President Richard’s house had enough skills to be confident. He liked it because it was on a similar level to the restaurant at the Signiel Hotel that he ate at on the day he went to Zion and the amusement park.

And the next day, the person attached to me was a face I already knew.

“Wendy? Are you the one the president said to put you on?”

“Yes that’s right”

This is a bit of a problem…

Wendy Majors, who met me at the airport, is a force user. Seeing that only one of her appeared at that time, it seems that she is confident in her own skills.

Force users sometimes go into companies like this and act as bodyguards… But at times like this, it’s really useless.

Chairman Richard’s personality was good enough to use the name of surveillance. He probably attached her to her because even if he was a married man, he would like her beauty because he was her man, but he was too conspicuous to take her around.

Force users are only handsome and beautiful, so it’s too bad…… Since Baekri also awakened as a Force user, there are girls who often pick numbers. I can’t make a girlfriend because I’m a sukmaek.

Even if you are good-looking, there are kids who get girlfriends, and there are kids who get ugly even though they are ugly. Sometimes, there were girls who liked me.

“The chairman asked me to take care of all the conveniences. What are you going to do first? Sightseeing?”

“Hmm…For now, let’s do sightseeing.”

First of all, there was a clue.

I did a search and there was no Leverage in the UK. However, since there is evidence that the Gaia Church has provided funds here, even if it’s not the Leverage Company, there must be guys like that.

There must be something to do, so there must be a scale. A small, nameless company wouldn’t be able to run a laboratory like that.

“Where shall we take you, Mr. Worst?”

“Ah, then… Let’s go to the Elysee Palace.”

“Huh?! That’s France?!”

“Oh, I said it wrong. Buckingham Palace.”

“Whoa… I was surprised.”

I was terrified because the words came out while I was thinking about something else. The Elysee Palace is in France, so travelers should think carefully before going!

Moving in a limousine borrowed from the Virgin Group, we passed Big Ben and entered downtown Westminster shortly after. Buckingham Palace is located at a distance from the Thames, so it is blocked by the city center and the river is not visible.

“We have to walk from here, Mr. Worst.”

“Ah yes”

We got up from the car and walked down the street and went inside. The first thing I saw after walking in was the fountain. A round fountain of a size that is not usually seen and a statue erected in the middle of it showed that it had been put in a lot of effort.

And behind it was a palace that felt more like a Western-style mansion than a castle. However, I felt a bit unbalanced even from a perspective I don’t know much about architecture.

When viewed from the front, the building on the left is a little more weighted… Isn’t this kind of building usually symmetrical? Ah, but that doesn’t mean he’s the kind of person who would appear in Conan who explodes because the building isn’t symmetrical, so I don’t care too much.

“It’s basic, but if you need an explanation, can I?”

“Ah, it’s okay. I came only to see it anyway.”

According to the Yeji that Yejin saw, this place will explode. However, it is a problem because the time cannot be specified.

But there are guesses. If they’re going to commit terrorism, it’s only natural to aim for the most effective time.

“Is the Queen of England staying there?”

“Oh, yes. Usually only on weekdays. On weekends, it’s open to the general public.”

“Then I won’t be able to see you today.”

Symbolic meaning is important. It’s not like the Statue of Liberty is blown up every time in a disaster movie.

Symbols are sometimes important because it means to create a hopeless situation. If so, they’ll be more likely to target the Queen of England than normal citizens.

…… Even so, it’s mostly weekdays, so 5 days out of the week are on the line. It got a little better, but it was far from everything.

Besides, today is Tuesday, so if you’re unlucky, an incident may happen within this week. Yejini’s foreknowledge cannot predict up to several days, so the date cannot be specified.

But I decided not to rush into it. Looking at it with a sense of humor, I didn’t feel suspicious right now.

“It’s nice because it has a different taste from something like Gyeongbokgung Palace.”

It’s where the king lived, not where he lived, so you can go in and see for yourself. Well, they say you can watch it on the weekend, but since you have to go in anyway to stop terrorism, should we do it then?

After looking around, I was lucky enough to see the royal guards (those in red clothes with furry black hats like sea urchins on their heads) having a changing ceremony, and I thought it was pretty cool.

They’re soldiers too… You guys should run away too. Oh, it’s okay because Daewoo is better than us.

As I was about to leave, someone grabbed my shoulder.

“Hey, Chinese!”

“……?”

What is this kid?