Angela was the woman who had been by Joshua’s side ever since he became the CEO of Berlin Telecom, so she recognized Lee Tae-Han at a glance. She was quite surprised and intrigued.
She said, “I know you. So the kingdom is actually being controlled by the Ilsung Group. That’s interesting. I’m Angela.”
Angela was under the misunderstanding that Ilsung was under me, so her demeanor toward Lee Tae-Han became favorable. The resentful expression that had appeared on her face when she talked about Lindegart had disappeared, and she was even smiling at him.
“My name is Lee Tae-Han. Thanks for welcoming me.”
He must have guessed that I would be here because he bowed politely without any sign of surprise. I could tell that he was here for me from his determined eyes.
“I haven’t had a chance to meet you, but I saw the Revolucion name on the window.”
It was easy to connect me to the World Awakened Association, but it was difficult to link the association and Revolucion together. People didn’t know the names of Revolucion and Tomorrow, and Joshua didn’t mention Revolucion’s name during his speech.
Lee Tae-Han said that he presumed that Revolucion was another name for the World Awakened Association because it was German and the group had a number at the end. He was quick-witted and bold. That must have been why he could steal the chairman position from his sister.
He stated, “Odin, I’d like to know the guidelines of the association. I’ll do whatever you want me to do.”
Any company in the world was bound to be shabby in front of me. But that didn’t mean Ilsung Group was far inferior and that it was natural for their CEO to volunteer to be my dog. He must have heard this from his henchman who dealt with the secrets of the group. Although he had witnessed my overwhelming power and calculated the influence of the association, it was not expected that someone who was the head of Ilsung Group would lower himself that much. Moreover, he had lived with the mindset of an entrepreneur rather than an Awakened for most of his life. Joshua had only succumbed to me due to my financial power, not my physical power.
Lee Tae-Han must have seen lots of money coming from me. Not just simple money, but an astronomical amount of financial power that could manipulate the global economy!
When I asked him about it, an unexpected name came out of his mouth. I had sent Angela and Seong-Il outside for this conversation, so only he and I were in the room.
“Why would I hide something? I have come all the way here. I’ll be candid with you, Odin. I believe the World Awakened Association was derived from the Bilderberg Club. Even before the Day of Advent, the Bilderberg Club and the world government …”
He continued, and it was obvious that he had organized his thoughts. He spoke in a monotonous tone.
“Created the current situation in preparation for an alien invasion.”
“Do you know the Bilderberg Club?” I asked.
He replied yes. Maybe he felt it was a question that disregarded him. To those who were interested in global politics and were against the idea of globalization, the Bilderberg Club was a group that they needed to defeat like the Seven Demon Kings. The club was famous even amongst the people who enjoyed conspiracy theories and gossiping about them.
However, that was it. Even the freelancers whose mission was to track down the club and reveal the conspiracy still didn’t know that the Bilderberg Club had been consumed. It was natural that Lee Tae-Han did not know that the first Jeonil Club meeting was held in Korea, that the management power of the Bilderberg was completely overthrown, and that their name was changed. We had been keeping security tight, and only the members of the club knew the name ‘Jeonil Club.’
Still, I was impressed with how he inferred the connection between the World Awakened Association and the club. He would never know they were all under a single person, but he was pretty close to the truth.
I commented, “So you want to join the club, not the association.”
He smiled wryly. “I know it’s not that easy. It’s not as if I could join whenever I wanted. How about you? Are you a member of the club?”
He was waiting for my response, and I could tell that he was mentally gambling on it.
“After the Stage of Advent ends, you will be responsible for lots of things besides monsters. You will have to secretly carry out troublesome work and protect yourself from those who want your power. Please don’t get me wrong. You should go beyond the World Awakened Association and enter the main stage.”
He then said something funny, “I should join the club to be safe?”
“Yes.”
“But don’t you think we still have plenty of time left here to talk about the outside?”
I shook my head. “No, never. Look, it’s all framed. Only those in power will get stronger and stronger. They will survive, and you will have to prepare for the future so that you won’t fall behind in the competition afterward.”
He thought I was listening carefully to him, so he bet on a winning move.
“The stage will expand more, so I’ll help you with the preparation.”
“You want to go against Revolucion?” I asked.
He shook his head. “No, if you allow me, I will gather your people in the name of Revolucion.”
I smirked. “There’s nothing free in the world. So what do you want in return? My trust?”
He responded, “I won’t deny it. Please look back on today when the day comes. The day you enter the Bilderberg Club…”
I shook my head as soon as he spoke. Since I had figured out his intention, it was a waste of time to continue having this ridiculous conversation.
“You don’t even know the real name of the club. Ha! What are you planning?”
He frowned. “Is there a different name?”
I explained, “The Bilderberg Club was overthrown a long time ago, and a new club was launched, you idiot.”
Lee Tae-Han shut his mouth, but he soon mentioned a name that I hadn’t heard for a while.
“Is it now called Jonathan Hunter?” he asked.
I said a single word, “Jeonil.”
He paused and then cautiously said, “What do you mean? Jeonil is…”
“It has been a long time since the old Bilderberg Club was replaced by the Jeonil Club.”
He froze with his eyes wide open, and he didn’t even blink. I could tell his mind had blacked out.
***
Tae-Han’s mind went blank. The only thing that crossed his mind was one sentence as if he was entering the Stage of Advent again. Only that sentence was repeated constantly.
How can that name pop up?
He couldn’t understand how the ultra-elite groups that wielded the world behind the scenes were under the Jeonil Group. This couldn’t have been a coincidence.
The capital based in Korea is dominating the world?
However, the question itself didn’t make sense as modern financial history had always been divided into Wall Street in New York and The City in London. Although the capital world had fluctuated greatly throughout the historical events, it was still separated into Jonathan Investment Finance Group in New York and Gillian Investment Finance Group in London. There was no room for a single East Asian capital to intervene. Of course, Jeonil had advanced to France, but it was nothing compared to what the Jonathan and Gillian Group had done.
“Is it ‘Jeonil’ from the Jeonil Group?” he asked, trembling.
Odin responded, “The club was named Bilderberg because their first conference was held at the Bilderberg Hotel in the Netherlands, so our first meeting was held at a private hotel inside the Jeonil resort.”
Even so, there was something that wasn’t being explained. It was about how and why the members of the club agreed with the name.
The name is Korean though? But most of them are so racist and look down on Asia…
Tae-Han suddenly remembered that Jonathan loved Korea. He was the head of the Jonathan Investment and had always acted favorably to Korea. Nevertheless, that was not convincing enough. The name was the identity of the club. The fact that the world’s shadow government was named in Korean meant… It was no different from the meaning that the global economy had been engulfed by Korean money. It was ironic and contradictory.
The capitals in New York and London had always controlled the world. What the hell is going on? What the hell…
Tae-Han pondered on what the world had been doing when the entire Korean economy was being encroached on by the Jeonil Group. He also reflected on what he was doing back then. He had been bragging about being the head of Ilsung Group, but that was nothing compared to this.
An eerie sensation settled into him. It was similar to the feeling he had when he had a terrible nightmare, and it was definitely the sense of helplessness as he was unable to do anything.
He came back to his senses when he noticed Odin’s cold gaze.
Odin remarked, “You will be a part of Revolucion one day. It doesn’t necessarily have to be now.”
Ah…
Tae-Han thought that he had failed to achieve his goal.
“Kill the Chinese Awakened with Angela.”
Odin meant that it was okay for him to join Revolucion. Tae-Han immediately replied, “I have prepared everything already.”
Odin continued, “Unite the forces into one before the preparation time for Act Two ends. There will be no need to discuss the future plan again.”
He nodded. “Yes, sir.”
“Don’t treat Angela like your boss. From now on, you are my man.”
Tae-Han had finally latched himself onto Odin, who had previously left after handing him the Sky Guild. He looked at Odin in awe.
I will never let you down.
***
No matter how clean the water was, it would rot if it stayed in one puddle too long. The same concept applied to power. If power was concentrated on one force for too long without shaking things up, things could go wrong. Therefore, I created Tomorrow to watch Revolucion. The emergence of Lee Tae-Han was perfect as it could resolve the conflicts between the two forces. This triangle would create a very stable relationship between the three, so I accepted Lee Tae-Han’s proposal. If he didn’t betray me, I would put him in a high position when this ended. I was certainly going to give him a better position than simply being the head of the Ilsung Group.
One of them had crawled into my arms, but another had hit me in the back of the head. I needed to find Lindegart, the one who had abandoned the name of Revolucion.
Thud!
Cracks formed at the spot where I landed after jumping off of my skeletal dragon.
“Argh!”
People who had gathered when they saw the dragon were richotched away from the point of impact, flying away. I saw many faces in the rising dust.
I announced coldly, “I’m sure at least one of you can speak English. I won’t say it again. Tell Lindegart that Odin is looking for him. I bet he will come running after washing his neck properly.”