The Final Boss Has Returned 175

Chapter 175

[The information you are requesting is not accessible with the current authority of the Vice Chairman. However, this is a Code Red situation. In a Code Red situation, partial control authority is delegated to the Board of Directors. The information you are requesting can be accessed using the Board’s control authority. Access to this information currently requires the approval of a majority of the Board of Directors.]

The AI Miracle’s voice echoed rigidly through the conference room.

However, the moment they heard those words, the executives in the conference room instinctively realized.

The fact that the revelation interview, claiming the reward for Ard Saga Second was Miracle Entertainment itself, was highly likely to be true.

“We will vote.”

However, that didn’t mean they could ignore the truth without confirming it.

Therefore, Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun initiated a vote, and the results were soon revealed.

It was unanimous.

[Majority approval from the Board of Directors confirmed. Releasing information.]

The executives’ gazes focused on the AI Miracle’s hologram.

[The claim that ‘the ending reward for Ard Saga Second is Miracle Entertainment’ is true. To be precise, it is the transfer of the entirety of Chairman Kim Hong-gi’s shares and management rights of Miracle Entertainment, as well as the ultimate control and highest management authority of AI Miracle, to the ‘final victor of Ard Saga Second Phase 3.’]

Following AI Miracle’s answer, the executives began to murmur.

The claim that the real ending reward is Miracle Entertainment is true!

On top of that, they’re going to transfer the ultimate control and highest management authority of AI Miracle!

This was nothing short of a bombshell announcement.

The supercomputer AI Miracle was the source of all the technology Miracle Entertainment possessed.

To hand over the ultimate control and highest management authority of AI Miracle meant handing over the core value of Miracle Entertainment to an unknown final victor. It was a bombshell declaration.

“How could the Chairman do this……?”

“How many years have I dedicated to this company……?”

Voices mixed with betrayal began to emerge from the executives.

Miracle Entertainment.

While the core technology of this company was developed by Dr. Kim Hong-gi, today’s Miracle Entertainment was not a company built by Dr. Kim Hong-gi alone.

It was a company built with the blood, sweat, and tears of numerous developers and executives, including Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun, Dr. Kim Hong-gi’s right-hand man.

Yet, Dr. Kim Hong-gi had gambled the fate of the company on a mere gamer.

It was inevitable that the executives would be shaken by this fact.

And it was the same for Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun.

‘Is this all it was for?’

Ard Saga.

A virtual reality world completely identical to reality.

In order to realize that and more, Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun had assisted Dr. Kim Hong-gi as his assistant since his youth.

Even when Dr. Kim Hong-gi declared that he would limit the use of the painstakingly developed virtual reality technology, AI technology, and over-technology with infinite potential to just creating a ‘game,’ Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun silently followed him.

It was Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun who ran around desperately searching for a cure when Dr. Kim Hong-gi was diagnosed with an incurable disease.

And yet, all he got in return was a declaration that the fate of the company was being gambled on a gamer.

He couldn’t help but feel disillusioned.

Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun shook his head, shaking off his disillusionment.

First, he had to look for another way.

“Is there no way to nullify that reward?”

[There is not. The command in question was recognized as the highest level command by Dr. Kim Hong-gi, who holds the ultimate control authority. Even with the ultimate control and highest management authority, the command cannot be deleted.]

However, the answer to Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun’s question was negative.

A command that cannot be deleted even with Dr. Kim Hong-gi’s authority!

That meant there was no other option but to carry out the command.

“What will you do, Vice Chairman?”

“We are continuously receiving requests for confirmation, both through official and unofficial channels, from outside, asking if the real reward is Miracle Entertainment.”

Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun pressed his throbbing temples at the words of the executives.

A dead end.

The command cannot be deleted.

And they couldn’t arbitrarily intervene in the ongoing Ard Saga Second Phase 3.

Operating Ard Saga Second, Ard World, was the sole authority of AI Miracle.

It was impossible to interfere with Ard World, even with the control authority held by the Board of Directors, let alone Dr. Kim Hong-gi’s authority.

Therefore, intervention in Ard World was completely impossible.

Having organized the current situation in his mind, a hollow laugh escaped Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun’s lips.

Dr. Kim Hong-gi.

Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun did not agree with his opinion that AI and virtual reality technology were dangerous and should only be used in games.

To use such a technology with immense potential to just make a game!

He thought it was beyond absurd.

He had only followed him because he was his assistant, because he respected his skills.

But Dr. Kim Hong-gi had betrayed all the executives, including himself, first.

So now it was his turn to return what he had received from Dr. Kim Hong-gi.

‘Dr. Kim collapsed after hearing this news. Conversely, this means that this truth was shocking enough to him mentally, that he wanted to keep it a secret between him and Eugene, that it is a hidden vulnerability he wants to hide. Then…… I will make it public. By making it public…… I will find a new captain to manage this company rationally.’

Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun’s eyes gleamed.

The game was already afoot.

There wasn’t a single company in the world that wouldn’t covet Miracle Entertainment, which possessed boundless enterprise value.

Moreover, if the price was just ‘game ending,’ it was even more of a bargain.

So powerful corporations and influential figures would jump into this acquisition battle, and one of them would be the victor.

Of course, on the surface, it would be in the form of putting forward existing Rankers, but ultimately, they would take over this company.

Having thought that far, Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun smiled.

If he couldn’t have it, he wouldn’t let him have it either.

That was the only outburst Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun, who had been betrayed after dedicating his entire life, could currently make.

Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun spoke.

“Let’s prepare a press release and a public press conference.”

“What kind of press release are you talking about?”

One of the directors questioned Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun’s words, and Vice Chairman Choi Jeong-hyun replied with a smile.

“We need to make this ‘fact’ public. To everyone in the world.”

Soon after, the Board meeting ended, a public press conference was held, and an official press release was distributed.

[Official Announcement from Miracle Entertainment “Eugene’s Interview, True. The management rights of Miracle Entertainment will be given to the user who completes Ard Saga Second.” ]

[Vice Chairman Choi of Miracle Entertainment’s statement: “Ard Saga Second’s ending is directly linked to the management rights of Miracle Entertainment. I hope for fair competition.”]

It was a historic moment when the true ending reward of Ard Saga Second was finally officially announced.

This unprecedented information quickly spread throughout the internet and the world, and the powerful individuals and corporations who had been cautiously observing the situation began to move busily.

And among those who heard the news was Argen, the Sword Emperor, the master of the Breaker Guild, a member of the Five Eyes, and the user possessing the most power excluding Eugene and Drakan.

[Quest ‘In Search of the Ultimate Sword’ completed.]

[All stats increased by 1,344.]

[Skill ‘Formless Sword’ unlocked.]

[Formless Sword]

[Grade: Mythical]

[Swordless in Hand, Sword in Heart (手中無劍 心中有劍)]

[The ultimate state where even without a sword in hand, moving your hand as your heart leads becomes the sword itself.]

[A legendary state said to have been first achieved by the first Sword Master in pursuit of the ultimate sword, a stage that far transcends even the Grand Sword Master.]

[Throughout the history of Ard World, the number of swordsmen who have reached the state of Formless Sword is said to be countable on one hand.]

…….

Argen smiled as he looked at the numerous notification windows popping up before his eyes.

Formless Sword!

The final reward of the Mythical grade quest ‘In Search of the Ultimate Sword,’ which he had been pursuing for a long time!

The sense of accomplishment of finally obtaining that reward enveloped Argen’s entire being.

That wasn’t all the reward he received.

[The Combat Information Archive has detected changes in user ‘Argen’s’ information.]

…….

[Calculation of user ‘Argen’s’ overall rating completed.]

[User ‘Argen’s’ overall rating is EX grade.]

Overall rating EX!

That’s right.

Argen had finally stepped into the EX grade, a level that only Eugene and Drakan had reached.

“It took a long time.”

Just as Argen was smiling with satisfaction while looking at the notification window in front of him.

He received a whisper.

[Guild Master! Breaking news!]

“What news?”

[The ending reward of Ard Saga, remember? It’s not 100 billion won, but Miracle Entertainment. If you see the ending, you can get the whole of Miracle Entertainment. The Miracle Entertainment executives have just announced it officially.]

Argen’s eyes lit up at those words.

The ending reward isn’t actually 100 billion won, but the inheritance of Miracle Entertainment!

“That’s certainly breaking news that can’t be ignored.”

A smile revealing Argen’s ambition appeared on his lips.

Sword Emperor Argen.

He was the one who had benefited greatly under the shadow of the Five Eyes.

However, Argen’s ambition was endless, and he secretly aimed for a higher position.

He didn’t want to hear the humiliating titles of second-in-command or strongest in the human realm anymore.

He was an EX grade user, one of only three, now, in Ard World.

It was time to break free from the shadow of the Five Eyes and aim for a bigger goal.

Miracle Entertainment.

If he could obtain the management rights of one of the world’s leading global corporations with just a game ending, Argen was confident enough to discard the name of the Five Eyes.

‘But right now, it’s a little too early.’

Just as Argen was thinking that, he received another piece of information through a whisper.

[Guild Master, don’t be surprised. There’s more news. Sharp has declared her withdrawal. She admitted that the rumors of her playing the field were true in a solo press conference. The information about the real reward you mentioned earlier was also first revealed by Sharp.]

Sharp’s withdrawal!

Confession of the playing the field scandal!

Argen’s eyes widened at those words.

Sharp’s withdrawal meant one thing.

Lightwing Guild.

The guild that was united by strong bonds like an impregnable fortress had split!

And the division of the Lightwing Guild was an opportunity for Argen.

‘I take back what I said about it being too early.’

If the situation was like this, things were different.

The Lightwing Guild was the center of the Five Eyes.

Right now, when the center was unable to exert its power and regain its composure, this was Argen’s chance.

A chance to break free from the shadow of the Five Eyes and build his own independent power.

Having thought that far, Argen smiled and logged out of Ard World in a good mood.

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Just as Argen disappeared from Ard World.

Another EX grade user, Drakan, was looking down at the scenery of Seoul with a serious expression from the Sky Lounge of the Jeil World Tower, compiling all the information he had received so far in his head and searching for the best course of action.

“What are you planning to do?”

Beside Drakan, Shin Ha-yeon whispered in a sweet voice.

Shin Ha-yeon also knew.

The fact that the current situation was outside the scope of Drakan’s expectations.

Drakan’s aim was only the division of the Lightwing Guild.

And that goal had been achieved with Sharp’s withdrawal and the playing the field scandal.

In such a situation, the sudden emergence of the real ending reward was a variable that completely overturned all the plans Drakan had devised so far.

Even now, investment requests and cooperation requests were pouring into Shin Ha-yeon and the Jeil Group in real-time, through both official and unofficial channels.

This was all because of the official announcement made by the Miracle Entertainment executives today.

Drakan pressed his temples as he listened to Shin Ha-yeon’s question.

While the current situation was something he hadn’t anticipated, it wasn’t that he didn’t have a countermeasure.

However, in order to implement that ‘countermeasure,’ Shin Ha-yeon’s ‘cooperation’ was absolutely necessary.

If Shin Ha-yeon cooperated with his plan, Drakan was confident that he would achieve victory.

Thinking so, Drakan slowly spoke to Shin Ha-yeon, who was looking at him.