Chapter 99

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Translated by Heavenly Cat

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“Son. Heading to work at this hour?”

“Yeah. Today I have to pay attention to overseas matters, so I’m going to work in the evening. It’s morning over there right now.”

“Then dinner?”

“I was going to just eat a sandwich at the company.”

“At least eat a meal before going. Mom made braised short ribs.”

I, who usually tried to just handle things at the company, stopped my steps.

Somehow a delicious smell was vibrating in the air.

I don’t know about other things, but I absolutely couldn’t just pass by Mom’s braised short ribs.

“If it’s Mom’s braised short ribs, I must eat them before going.”

“Right. You have to eat heartily to work well too.”

I kept bursting into exclamations while tearing into the braised short ribs filling my bowl.

“I’ve been to many high-class Korean restaurants, but there’s nowhere more delicious than Mom’s braised short ribs.”

It wasn’t because it was Mom’s cooking, I was being sincere.

“What exactly is Mom’s secret? How is the sauce this delicious? Is it because Mom’s special recipe is in it?”

“Huh? What are you talking about? I just use sauce I buy from the mart.”

“…?”

I almost dropped the meat I was holding.

“What major corporation doctors make is way more delicious than what individuals make.”

Should I say it was a shock similar to a young child who took the red pill that Santa Claus doesn’t exist in this world?

But it was still an unchanging fact that Mom’s love for our family was abundantly in it. Perhaps that’s the MSG more delicious than the sauce?

I’ll believe that.

“Jin-ho. Are you going to the company now because of that?”

Then Dad, who was eating diligently like me, pointed at the TV screen.

The evening news was showing foreign news in large letters.

[Britain, Brexit Deadline D-5]

***

“You’re sure? That the EU will extend it.”

“Yes. We definitely received a promise. But still, there are external perspectives, and we can’t help but be conscious of public opinion, so we must pretend to deliberate as much as possible. They plan to announce the extension at D-1.”

Prime Minister Theresa March breathed a sigh of relief.

Already 2 years since Brexit was decided by popular vote.

Due to its aftermath, the previous prime minister resigned and Theresa took power.

But Brexit, which she said she’d wrap up within 1 year, still hasn’t ended.

Because of this, public opinion was boiling even inside Britain.

“The opposition party, and the media are problems too. Why is everyone desperate to devour me? If I hadn’t pulled negotiations this far, we’d already have had no-deal Brexit and the country would’ve been turned upside down!”

The one who wanted to wrap up Brexit more than anyone was March.

But no matter how much Brexit was decided by popular vote, it can’t be achieved at once.

Because of so-called no-deal Brexit.

What is no-deal Brexit?

Literally, it means Britain immediately withdrawing from the EU without any negotiations.

The problem is if this happens, EU countries will start hitting Britain with retaliatory tariffs all at once, and all networks currently connecting the EU and Britain get severed at once.

So March, who boldly became prime minister according to the people’s will and entered Brexit resolution, also couldn’t proceed like a bulldozer.

Because if she really follows public opinion and does no-deal Brexit, Britain’s damage would be beyond imagination.

“The opposition party also clearly knows this side effect, yet they’re all blinded by power..”

Both opposition and media know the result no-deal Brexit brings.

Exactly catastrophe.

Yet they were pressuring the prime minister and ruling party.

To raise their approval ratings.

Isn’t it a worldwide commonality?

The opposition attacking whatever the ruling party does.

“But this time you must somehow finish negotiations. The EU also firmly said this will be the last extension.”

“Then are you saying to really do no-deal Brexit?”

“Prime Minister, we know very well how wronged you feel. Though opposition and media are cursing you as the EU’s loyal subject, in reality it’s not like that. However, whether that’s truth or not doesn’t matter. What matters is how citizens think.”

Opposition and media were framing March as a prime minister doing the EU’s dog work.

But March was solving realistic problems.

If she really does as they say, it leads to no-deal Brexit, which means opening Britain’s hell gate.

Right now she’s negotiating with the EU as much as possible to prevent that.

“If I negotiate well and reach agreement, they’ll also catch fault with that?”

“Even if you negotiate smoothly well, they’ll complain saying you did good things for the EU.”

“Then what if I really do no-deal Brexit?”

“Then you might become the worst prime minister in history.”

“Sigh. If I knew it’d be like this, I shouldn’t have taken this position..”

The moment Brexit was decided by vote, the next prime minister position being a poisoned chalice was a predetermined sequence. And since March herself drank it knowing that, she had nothing to say.

“Above all, France’s influence is big in this negotiation being delayed. Though it’s somewhat stabilized now, because protests were too fierce, that side couldn’t come to the negotiation table at all.”

In the EU, Britain, France, Germany.

These three countries exerted the most influence.

But as Britain withdraws, France and Germany must essentially play boss roles in the EU, and among them France, which was playing the leader role, couldn’t come to the negotiation table because of riots spreading like wildfire.

Thanks to that, negotiations were delayed, and even knowing that situation well, the opposition concentrated attacks on Prime Minister March.

“They can come out now, right?”

“Yes. Didn’t President Péron raise the white flag and surrender? Also, as foreign companies that were pressuring President Péron from all directions withdrew, protests naturally subsided.”

That bothered her a bit.

“But is it true that foreign companies orchestrated it to cause protests?”

“Though they didn’t really cause protests.. It’s clear they enlarged protesters’ scale through SNS. The French government sees it as inciting citizens to withdraw digital tax.”

So that’s why President Péron, who was raising his nose high saying he’d beat down all foreign companies, suddenly lowered his tail.

As expected, there were reasons for everything.

It was an attack Péron absolutely couldn’t handle.

“France is pathetic too. That the government would shake just because mere companies attack.”

“It’s not a matter to view so lightly. Because this incident proved that companies dominating SNS can manipulate public opinion and incite people as much as they want.”

“That’s right, Prime Minister. This matter should be viewed seriously. Especially the company called Gwangwoon at the center of this French riot.”

“Gwangwoon?”

“Yes. It’s currently the financial group exerting most influence worldwide, and they’re very vicious bastards. If it’s profitable work, they commit any acts without hesitation. The ones who profited most through this French riot protest are also those bastards.”

There’s a rumor that forces who made tremendous profits by throwing in over 6 billion euros exist.

And that identity being Gwangwoon was likely.

“Probably Gwangwoon is also closely watching this Brexit.”

“They might try to make money with this opportunity?”

“Yes. As said before, it’s a company we don’t know what they’ll pull. Also how far their network is spread. We must check them even now.”

A company we don’t know what they’ll commit, unpredictable.

For the British government, it was a very dangerous place.

“But they haven’t done anything to us. Can we suddenly check them just because we want to?”

“If we draw agreement between ruling and opposition parties to make regulations on foreign companies..”

“So my point is, do we have time to pay attention to that? Our British financial market isn’t in danger right now either. Rather, stock prices are rising because of expectations that Brexit might be canceled like this. Tell me. Are there elements now where that company can trouble us?”

“Probably.. There won’t be now. Because we’re not bringing out inappropriate bills like France, nor are protests happening.”

In other words, even that great Gwangwoon can’t do something to adversely affect the British economy now.

That’s how frozen the current financial market was.

“Then let’s postpone that problem for now. Brexit is more important to us. The moment we negotiate this wrong, everyone here’s political life ends. You know what I mean, right?”

“Yes, Prime Minister.”

Since the EU is also watching public opinion and said they’d announce negotiation extension at D-1, currently the situation was very smooth.

In other words, there’s no time to turn eyes to foreign companies.

Because they’re already walking on thin ice.

‘What could mere money-rolling bastards do anyway?’

***

“Probably it seems most judge it won’t go as far as no-deal Brexit.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. No-deal Brexit is truly the worst choice. No matter how much opposition and public opinion torment them, the moment they choose no-deal Brexit, that’s really saying let’s all die together.”

British public opinion is attacking Prime Minister March daily.

As if they must do even no-deal Brexit.

Then the market should shake thinking no-deal Brexit is really coming, but the British market is rising oppositely now.

Because they also know.

That Prime Minister March will absolutely never do no-deal Brexit.

If she withdraws Brexit entirely, she withdraws, but she won’t make such an extreme choice.

“So British securities are rising little by little.”

“That prime minister is truly pitiful.”

“What can be done? She climbed up knowing clearly that position would be like that.”

Through intuition I saw the fantasy of Britain finally passing Brexit and being liberated. Then buying related stocks is the wise method.

But it’s strange.

Even examining materials delivered from the research department, intuition doesn’t flash.

“These are all stocks that’ll rise when Brexit passes, right?”

“Yes. I carefully examined and selected only related stocks.”

Then why isn’t it reacting?

Clearly it showed me the fantasy that Brexit would pass?

Could the stocks be wrong?

“President. Research sent reports again. They say they reexamined and selected stocks.”

Ultimately I received research materials once more, but among these too, nothing rang my intuition.

As I wasn’t checking any stocks, employees anxiously asked me quietly.

“President. Should I have them select again..?”

Then suddenly this thought occurred.

Intuition showed me Brexit passing, but for selecting stocks, perhaps it’s requesting something different?

“This time bring the opposite side’s stocks.”

“What? By opposite side..”

Manager Seo blinked eyes briefly, then burst into exclamation.

“Su-surely you don’t see no-deal Brexit bursting?”

“No-deal Brexit? Th-that absolutely won’t happen, right?”

I too don’t think no-deal Brexit will happen.

But since intuition isn’t reacting, I’m trying to check that too for now.

“H-here I brought it.”

Not long after, employees brought reports again.

It was a scenario assuming if no-deal Brexit bursts.

Clearly my intuition showed Brexit passing.

So even looking at this report, I thought probably nothing would change, but..

“!?”

A situation completely opposite to my expectation unfolded.

As soon as I opened the report, flashes were sparkling here and there enough to make me frown.

‘What on earth is going on?’

Saying Brexit will pass, yet why is intuition ringing for stocks that profit when no-deal Brexit bursts?

“…”

And among them, one was emitting the strongest light.

Usually I would’ve just checked it and moved on without questioning, but now that I’ve accumulated much financial knowledge, my hand absolutely couldn’t move.

‘Really? I really must bet on this?’

However, my intuition kept ringing seeming intent to torment me until I check it. Ultimately I drew a big circle on that stock.

“P-President. A-are you seriously betting on this? R-really?”

Manager Seo, who supported me more than anyone and unconditionally followed my instructions.

However, just today, Manager too had pupils shaking like an earthquake while alternately looking at me and the checked stock.

***

There are financial firms representing global financial markets, or more precisely, firms controlling and shaking the global economy.

Gold Reagan, JP Mason, Bank of America, Whiterock, etc.

Among them, Deutsche Bank that originally held one position disappeared into history.

Exactly by Gwangwoon’s hands.

Though they’re still companies responsible for global financial markets, Raynold Veil thought what’s truly shaking global finance is no longer those companies.

Now the era changed. Since the out-of-spec company called Gwangwoon appeared, the landscape of global financial markets changed.

Though Gold Reagan is far ahead in assets, simply having much quantity isn’t what’s important.

What’s important is exactly ‘quality’.

Who leads this financial trend?

That was exactly Gwangwoon.

That’s why Veil was always closely watching Gwangwoon’s movements.

“But.. Wha-what? Where is Gwangwoon putting money?”

“Deep OTM.”

Deep Out of The Money.

On average, so-called gambling put options that mature within 72 hours.

Truly gambling-like options betting that British currency will fall below 10% within 72 hours.

But British exchange rates falling to 10% within that time was honestly absurd talk.

Bitcoin or stocks falling 10% is within acceptable range.

But British currency falling below 10% was a national disaster.

“That’s not all. From economic center stock index futures, they’re indiscriminately pouring money into various financial products. As if Britain will collapse tomorrow.”

That’s why he couldn’t understand.

Right now Gwangwoon is pulling all funds to use betting that Britain will soon collapse.

Why on earth is Gwangwoon committing such acts?

Rather, Britain’s stock prices are rising with expectations that Brexit will be withdrawn..

“…!”

Right there, Raynold, with one thought passing by, jumped up from his seat.

“No-deal Brexit is coming!”

But Gold Reagan’s side already finished gathering information.

There’s no no-deal Brexit.

Though they haven’t announced negotiation extension yet, extension will come soon.

In other words, Brexit is somehow achieved.

‘But what if that’s actually wrong information?’

What if there’s no negotiation extension, and no-deal Brexit really comes as is?

Even Gwangwoon, which has never once had wrong predictions, is currently bombarding Britain with massive money.

What would that mean?

“Could our information really be wrong?”

Reaching that thought, Raynold quickly ran outside.

If Gold Reagan’s information is wrong and Gwangwoon’s information is real,

It means Britain is now facing an unprecedented disaster.