The Mist Vol 5 Chapter 29

Vol 5 Chapter 29

"Yes."

"You can't be too careful about security. They are just regular users after all. Make sure to hide it so that no matter how much they search the public special capsule project, they can never find it."

"You're stating the obvious. Director, you need to do your job as a windbreaker properly."

Jang Myung-jin and Yoon Seok-ho wore cold smiles of accomplices. After standing up, Director Jang Myung-jin turned to Yoon Seok-ho one last time before disconnecting.

"Ah, by the way, what happened with that Mage Soft or whatever we were talking about in the email last time?"

"For now, I plan to observe a bit more to assess the situation and gather evidence. If it was just planting a few hackers in the game like other companies, I wouldn't have paid attention, but it's quite surprising to see the self-proclaimed industry leader acting so crudely."

"Have you found the accomplice they planted?"

At that moment, a very sharp smile appeared and disappeared on Yoon Seok-ho's face.

"...Yes, of course I found them."

"Good, that was fast."

Jang Myung-jin also smiled faintly, his cold eyes narrowing slightly.

"I suppose you're planning to pretend not to know and observe more?"

"You know me well. I prefer to turn it into an opportunity rather than striking immediately."

"Do as you like. But don't drag it out too long. We don't have the luxury to give any slack to those who dared to mess with the people who cooperated with us."

Yoon Seok-ho let out a "Hahah" laugh.

"Of course."

After disconnecting from the VT port, Yoon Seok-ho put down his goggles, turned on the hologram screen again, and started working as usual without any change in demeanor. The tedious work of opening emails, looking at documents, and checking reports continued. However, when a notification popped up saying a new email had arrived, Yoon Seok-ho's expression changed slightly.

[ THE MIST. Episode 3 - 4 Video Production Completed Notification. ]

"Finally, the fourth one..."

As Yoon Seok-ho lightly pressed confirm, the full text of the email appeared.

[ We have completed the video production for HW-05.

As the quest completion speed of HZ quest users has suddenly increased, it seems we'll be able to start production on HE-06, HS-04, and HB-07 videos earlier than planned.

Also, HR-02, which you were greatly concerned about, has now passed the halfway point, so we believe we can manage the progress of the episodes smoothly.

Below is the attached file for the HW-05 video. ]

"Ho... So Kang Mu-heon has also passed the halfway point."

Yoon Seok-ho's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and he whispered lowly to the HR-02 number reflected in his eyes as if it were the subject itself.

"It's good that you're working hard, but if a problem arises that overhauls the entire field like last time, it becomes troublesome for us, Mr. Mu-heon. Please do it in moderation."

Behind the quietly smiling Yoon Seok-ho, the HW-05 video that had just started playing was flowing on the screen.

The faces of the two men sitting across from each other with the hologram screen between them were frozen cold.

"How much do you think they've found out?"

The eyes of Jin Jeon-seong, the president of Mage Soft, were as cold as his sons', but they were imbued with the deep experience of having endured long years.

"I suspect they've at least figured out Mage's name by now. They wouldn't be unaware of the name of the company that has fallen the most as a counterweight since Saturn appeared."

"But just knowing isn't enough to stop us."

"Our people should know well enough not to leave any evidence."

At Jin Seo-hwan's words, the hand that had been tapping the armchair with its index finger to a low sound stopped for a moment.

"If you've already investigated, you should know. That man from Saturn is not someone to be taken lightly."

That man from Saturn.

Even without explicitly saying the name, both men could picture the face of the subject. He was a sudden rising star. He was famous for tremendously growing Saturn's Korean branch, which had only nominally established itself in Korea where various electronic, VT, and game industry fields were so developed that most foreign companies didn't dare to set foot in. He was also known as a secretive and capable person of Korean descent.

And a fact relatively unknown due to his current position, he was a talented individual who had been part of the development team for the virtual reality game that shook the world from the beginning.

Yoon Seok-ho...!

It was unpleasant and shocking for Jin Seo-hwan that his father, who had reigned as the undisputed emperor and monster of the Korean game industry, would acknowledge a man who had barely passed half his age to this extent. Realizing he had unconsciously furrowed his brows, Seo-hwan returned his expression to normal and spoke, placing his clenched fist on his knee.

"...Of course, I know."

"Yes. He's remarkable, but not unbeatable. There's no need to be intimidated from the start."

Jin Jeon-seong then brought up something that seemed completely unrelated.

"By the way, have you thought about how to approach the main quest of that game I recently received a report on?"

Jin Seo-hwan briefly showed an expression of not understanding the reason, but he answered the question compliantly.

"Based on what I've heard from Jin Je-hwan alone, there's not enough information to make a judgment. I couldn't see what benefit there would be in meddling with that quest."

"Is that what you think? Look at this."

The eyes revealed beneath his graying hair gleamed coldly. As Jin Jeon-seong tapped the hologram screen with his finger, text floated up in the air. Jin Seo-hwan's expression, which had been quietly moving only his eyes to read it, hardened at a certain point.

"...Is it true that Yoon Seok-ho personally contacted mere users for instructions regarding a game quest? I haven't received such a report from Je-hwan."

"This wasn't obtained through him, but through another person inside Saturn."

"Another... person? Wasn't the task of investigating the main system entirely entrusted to Jin Je-hwan?"

"You should already know that I don't do something as foolish as entrusting work to just one person."