I Became the Academy’s Kibitz Villain

The phrase “fair competition” was a truly wonderful expression.

Attaching the word “fair” to “competition” was paradoxical, as it merely served as a decoration to make the harsh reality and essence of competition more palatable.

Competition was a bloody battle.

It was human nature to do whatever it took to win, and failure was unacceptable.

Especially when failure directly equated to death, humans could sometimes abandon morality and ethics.

This was the reality of competition in a capitalist market.

If “fair competition” meant “I will develop better technology to gain more favor from consumers,” then the reality of competition was all about “destroying the opponent.”

Sending industrial spies to rival companies.

Poaching key talents from competitors.

This was how Haegneul had grown.

With the backing of national power, they eliminated trailing competitors and stabbed leading competitors in the back, growing in size.

Thus, Haegneul had become an indispensable entity in modern South Korea.

“Haegneul is protecting this country!”

“South Korea is a democratic republic? No, it’s the Haegneul Republic.”

Haegneul was omnipresent.

In every sector of life—food, clothing, shelter, even culture—Haegneul was there.

In modern terms, Haegneul was akin to combining all major conglomerates into one entity.

It was no exaggeration to say that Haegneul was responsible for South Korea’s economy.

At present, over five million people lived with Haegneul’s name on their business cards.

If we included part-time workers under them or the families they supported, the number of people directly or indirectly affected by Haegneul probably accounted for half of South Korea’s population.

“Isn’t there a way to deal with Haegneul?”

[Not in South Korea, at least for now.]

Desmond, while trembling with anger as he reviewed Haegneul’s atrocities, found no immediate way to strike at them.

[If Haegneul collapses, the entire country might collapse. It could trigger an economic crisis even worse than the IMF era.]

“Can a single company’s downfall really devastate a nation’s economy?”

[To put it bluntly, 30% of the national pension fund is tied up in Haegneul.]

“…….”

This was just one extreme example.

Haegneul had been deeply entwined with the government since before the Great Cataclysm and grew into a corporate behemoth with metaphorical bombs strapped to its body. ṛαŊƟ₿ΕŠ

[They’ve spent decades creating a state where ‘the nation cannot survive without Haegneul.’]

In this world, entities like H, S, K, L, or C do not exist.

The positions they would occupy were filled by Haegneul, making it seem as if all those corporations operated under Haegneul.

“How could this country allow a single company to monopolize everything so grotesquely?”

[It could be the malevolent setting of the god who created this world.]

This might be because the original author envisioned a cathartic story where the protagonist defeats Haegneul, but for someone living in this world and witnessing their atrocities, it felt suffocating.

[Even the Secret Society approaches Haegneul cautiously. They are working hard to secure the meaningful power needed to create chaos at Haegneul’s general meeting.]

The Secret Society continued to work tirelessly behind the scenes to dominate the nation.

[Just as the West has the Illuminati, South Korea has Haegneul. That comparison didn’t arise out of nowhere.]

But changing South Korea’s environment overnight was no easy task.

[Haegneul has adapted to every era, ensuring its dominance. They’ve likely changed their name multiple times—from Wang to Kim, and now, their current rulers are the Choi family.]

“Phew, this is tough. Of course, Faygreen also struggled to protect Gangwon-do’s international routes from Haegneul, but who knew they’d resort to insanity like Gorilla Attacks.”

[Doesn’t such madness happen in the U.S. too?]

“There are cases of spreading malicious rumors about competitors, but deliberately targeting only the competitor’s products with terror attacks is rare.”

It existed, but even American capitalists wouldn’t stoop to such cruelty.

Haegneul’s capitalistic depravity, even reviled by U.S. tycoons, must end.

For the future where the Secret Society reigned.

“Is there no way to strike back against Haegneul? I can’t tolerate them committing terror just because it’s an American car.”

[How would you strike back? Kill the entire chairman’s family?]

An extreme solution.

And also the cleanest and most effective one.

[It would solve everything if the chairman’s family were killed, but they are not foolish enough to leave themselves vulnerable.]

[Death. Bombs. Economic paralysis.]

Chaos chimed in.

[If the chairman dies, Haegneul’s headquarters will explode.]

“…What if it happens suddenly?”

[Not just one chairman—if multiple members of the chairman’s family die, the headquarters will explode. Think of it like the Secret Society, where losing two of the four directors would result in the entire branch physically imploding.]

Panic would ensue.

[The chairman has linked all sorts of systems to their life. If they die, all of Haegneul’s stock, company, and personal data will be destroyed.]

[They’re lunatics.]

Though Chaos found it tedious to explain to Desmond, it showed strong determination to articulate Haegneul’s corruption.

[It has to be a gradual approach, starting with you.]

“Me?”

[Yes. Desmond Fayegreen, you will fire the first shot against Haegneul.]

Not necessarily, but ideally, that would be the case.

[Haegneul is greedy. They desire what doesn’t exist and wish to resurrect even after death. And if they’ve become a late-in-life father, even more so.]

“…The feather of the Phoenix.”

Desmond had now reached the level where he could deduce the answer himself without needing any further explanation.

“Should we sell it to the Haegneul Group and pocket the money?”

[Exactly. It doesn’t have to be cash. You could accept part of the payment in shares from Haegneul’s subsidiaries.]

The original protagonist, Yumir, confronted Haegneul with the support of “public opinion.”

Starting as an E-rank academy student, he gradually revealed his hidden power. A foreign Special EX-rank hero devoted to Korea, he built a harem of multiple S-rank female heroines and rose to become more than just the “next Gwang Ik Gong”—he became “Korea’s Hero.”

-“Go for it, protagonist!!”

-“Smash Haegneul to pieces!!”

To completely drive Haegneul out, public opinion needed to overwhelmingly favor their opponent, to the extent that all Haegneul employees would throw away their ID cards in solidarity with Yumir.

[Unless five million breadwinners are willing to quit their jobs paying an average of 3.5 million won monthly without severance pay and cheer for Haegneul’s adversary, the group won’t easily collapse.]

“The more I hear about it, the more frustrating it becomes. Just how much has this country nurtured these conglomerates?”

[The Republic of Chaebols has simply become the Republic of Haegneul. And the Secret Society isn’t looking to dismantle or overthrow Haegneul—they’re aiming to take Haegneul’s place, one step at a time.]

To completely swallow Haegneul whole.

[There’s a reason the Secret Society can’t act immediately.]

Perhaps the reason.

Was because of me.

[To save five million breadwinners from unemployment and prevent losses to the national pension fund while eliminating Haegneul, the chairman must act.]

“Me?”

[No.]

The chairman of the Secret Society.

The Chief.

At that moment.

“Ah, it moved.”

A woman with hair blending black and gold stroked her abdomen and smiled brightly.

“Look at this, Docheol. Can you see it kicking?”

“Yes, yes. I see it.”

A blue-haired woman with glasses in a white coat, Docheol, continued typing on the keyboard without even turning her head.

“What’s with that half-hearted answer? You didn’t even look.”

“I saw it reflected on the monitor screen.”

“Really?”

“Of course. I can even see you flipping me off right now.”

“…….”

The woman clenched and unclenched her hands before lowering them obediently.

“So, how’s the preparation coming along?”

“Which preparation are you referring to? Director Do’s project? Or your surprise?”

“Both.”

“The former is a matter of time, and the latter is also a matter of time.”

Docheol sipped coffee from a white mug and tapped the Taeguk Watch on her wrist.

“Director Do’s feather auction is scheduled for late July. Your due date is early October. …Right after the baby’s born, it’ll coincide perfectly with the Ability World Cup.”

Taking off her glasses, Docheol spun her chair around to face the woman—the Chief of the Secret Society.

“Time-wise, it’s just around the corner. But if we account for all the incidents and accidents that will happen in the meantime, it’ll feel like an eternity.”

“It’s fine. No matter how much time passes, the important thing is that the future eventually arrives.”

The Chief gently stroked her abdomen, smiling brightly.

“Once the birth is successful, we’ll begin our conquest of Korea. Hahaha.”

The Secret Society.

Between December 25, 2024, and January 1, 2025.

Due to certain circumstances during this week, the Chief entered a 10-month recovery period, postponing the official “conquest of Korea.”

By mid-October, once her recovery ended.

The Secret Society would launch its full-scale attempt at conquering Korea.

Haegneul’s remaining lifespan: approximately five to six months.

“For now, once the World Cup begins, let’s dismantle Haegneul first…”

“That’s not good for prenatal care. Please save such matters for after the birth.”

“Oh, right.”

“You’re not planning to start working immediately after giving birth, are you? Aren’t you going to rest?”

“I don’t plan to go to a postpartum care center, and I don’t really need postpartum care…”

“Even if you don’t need postpartum care, postpartum marital relations are important, aren’t they? Both you and your spouse must be piling up frustrations after nearly half a year.”

“Ah.”

…Or perhaps, it would be postponed even further.

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