I Became a Scoundrel of a Chaebol Family-Chapter 316
It was something I said reflexively.
Even I was surprised by it.
‘Is... is this really okay...?’
I flinched right after saying it.
This is seriously my trump card.
If I lose this, I won’t be able to dream of anything bigger than where I am now.
But even so—
I felt like I could reveal it to the woman in front of me.
At least, that’s what I felt right now.
‘Yeah... What better timing could there be. If Militaris starts developing 9th-generation mechs faster—or even jumps to the 10th or 11th generation—that’s only going to benefit me in the end.’
Because we’re family.
Go Min-young and me.
And our entire Go family—
Because we’re family...!
“Muyeol...”
Go Min-young, nestled in my arms, flinched.
Her blush deepened, and she kept glancing at me from the corner of her eyes.
“You... you want us to be alone together...? You really are... something else....”
“Eh?”
“Is that... what you want to do?”
No, that’s not—
“Ahem, I mean, if you really want to, I’m not saying we can’t... but it’d probably be more comfortable in bed, wouldn’t it?”
“That’s... not what I meant. I, I seriously have something I need to tell you....”
“Seriously?”
The sweetness in her expression dialed back by about 20%, and the Vice President in her surfaced.
A cold, sharp look settled across her face.
“You’re saying there’s something serious you want to talk to me about, just the two of us?”
“Y-Yes...”
Go Min-young glanced around.
There were plenty of secretaries and employees here. Not exactly the best place for a confidential conversation.
She looked up at the humming mech.
The Snow White-exclusive unit, tall enough to make your neck ache, was releasing something like steam from its entire body as it prepared to launch.
“Then for now, let’s focus on your toy.”
“...Excuse me?”
An unexpected answer.
I thought she’d dismiss everyone on the spot and hear me out.
This is Go Min-young after all—she could’ve easily cleared the room and listened.
But truth be told, I’m still hesitating, and once time passes and I regain my senses, who knows what I’ll end up doing.
I want to tell her while I’m still feeling this emotion...!
Ssshh—
Go Min-young placed her hand on my cheek.
Unlike how she treats others, her hand was warm.
“Important things... aren’t said with that kind of panicked, restless face.”
“Huh...?!”
“Are you really sure it’s something you should be telling me?”
“M-Min-young...”
“Think it through calmly and make your decision. I’ll wait for you.”
Smooch.
She pressed a kiss to my forehead and pulled back.
I sat there blankly for about two seconds before I gave in to an irresistible impulse—and kissed her.
“Mm!”
She didn’t resist.
A deep kiss, wrapped tightly in each other’s arms.
But it didn’t last long.
There were too many people watching, and if we kept going, we really wouldn’t be able to stop.
“...I’ll definitely tell you later.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I promise.”
I had made up my mind.
I’m going to tell Go Min-young about the RK-99.
What happens after that, I’ll discuss with her.
Most likely, I’ll end up producing basic RK-99 units in the factory and supplying them to Militaris.
‘Our family’s going to be real noisy for a while. But... that’s fine.’
I kissed her again.
Just a brief one—our ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) lips touched, then parted.
“Alright. I’ll be looking forward to it.”
WOOOOOOONG
– Standby complete
– All systems green
– G85-00001, launch ready
Right on cue.
A cool, clear operator’s voice echoed as the 26.8-meter-tall mech let out a roar.
The entire facility trembled as if an earthquake had hit.
“Come on, let’s watch. Let’s see just what your toy can do.”
“...Yes, ma’am!”
++++
We took the elevator back up to the surface.
Then boarded the AV and floated into the air.
From above, the main building of Militaris—with its massive cavity—looked like a giant crater.
The whole thing was clad in mechanical metal, giving it a highly futuristic feel.
Beyond it, the skyscraper-lined city stretching out was Dalian, the infrastructure city propping up Militaris.
A city of ten million people, where everything turns according to Go Min-young’s will.
As I took it all in, something massive rose up from the HQ.
It was Snow White’s exclusive unit.
“Whoa... Yeah, it’s definitely huge.”
“Right? You can see it clearly even from this distance.”
“Focusing in now.”
A close-up of Snow White’s exclusive unit appeared on the AV wall screen.
A massive mech suspended in the air, radiating halos of light.
It had to weigh thousands of tons, but seeing it just float there—it was surreal, almost divine.
– Launching dummies.
Soon, flying objects surrounded Snow White’s unit.
Starting with helicopters, then fighters lifting off from an airport near Dalian.
Hundreds of aircraft suddenly filled the sky.
Apparently, they’re unmanned drones controlled by the base.
I’d briefly wondered if, given Militaris’s notorious reputation, they might be piloted craft...
But no, even they wouldn’t go that far.
‘Yeah. That would’ve been too wasteful...’
Manpower has always been more important than weaponry.
You know how training a pilot costs more than making the fighter itself, especially when you count time.
And now, in a world where AI is globally banned? Human talent is invaluable.
You can’t just blow them up for one test.
“Begin.”
“Beginning now.”
As Kang Hye-young relayed the order, the battle commenced.
The airborne weapons circling the sky began unloading everything they had at Snow White’s unit.
The rounds were so thick, you could see their trajectories from afar.
Railguns roared, turning all air in their path to plasma.
Missiles with hazy trails of smoke filled the sky.
The already-crowded airspace, packed with machines, now overflowed with projectiles outside the windows and across the screen.
“She’s not dodging?”
Snow White didn’t move a muscle.
She looked like she was taking the attack head-on.
“For high-spec exclusive units, the defense field scales with the knight’s specs... but even then, this is....”
Yeah, even if it’s a mech, this kind of direct bombardment has to be bad.
And yet, Snow White doesn’t budge.
No way... she’s not moving because she doesn’t know how to, right? That’d be ridiculous.
‘I believe in you, Snow White.’
BOOM—!
The attacks landed.
Massive explosions and flames erupted around Snow White’s unit.
More rounds hit, causing the firestorm to expand.
But—
It didn’t last long.
Zzzinng... BOOOOOM—!
The smoke and flames surrounding the unit burst outward and vanished.
At the center stood Snow White’s unit, now with energy wings far longer than its own body.
“She... tanked all of that?”
“Even with a defense field, that’s insane...!”
Even the operators and secretaries were stunned.
So was Go Min-young.
So was I.
Taking all that head-on like it was nothing... what the hell....
But we weren’t done being shocked.
Something even crazier was coming.
VRRRRRM—!
The mech spread its wings—spanning easily over a hundred meters—and roared, then vanished from sight.
The camera, still trying to focus, shook uncontrollably, unable to track it—until it suddenly reappeared in the same spot.
Now glowing even more intensely with its radiant energy wings.
And then we saw the fireworks.
The hundreds of airborne machines sent out to bring down Snow White were all shot down—by her single movement.
Explosions bloomed in perfect spherical patterns around her, centered on Snow White.
It was so absurd it bordered on beautiful.
“What the...?”
“That’s just... monstrous...”
Gasps rang out all over.
‘She vanished and reappeared in under a second... and downed everything she saw in that time?’
This is completely—
‘Ah. Right. This is a game-world setting...’
Even so, this is insane.
The others looked just as stunned as me.
These people must’ve seen tons of exclusive and mass-produced units before.
And yet even they couldn’t believe what Snow White and her unit just did.
‘Truly the strongest knight in history...!’
And she’s still growing.
Just how insane will Snow White become in the future...?
What if she pilots a true 9th-generation unit instead of this 8.5-gen...?
– In... incoming shockwave! Prepare yourselves!
Shockwave? Even from this far?
The moment that thought crossed my mind—
KWOOM—
The entire AV shook.
“Uwaah!”
“W-What?!”
“V-Vice President...!”
“M-Min-young!”
I quickly steadied myself and grabbed Min-young.
This AV should’ve been built with all sorts of countermeasures, but that just now was intense.
Luckily, no one was hurt.
“...What a dangerous toy.”
Go Min-young, in my arms, muttered.
Even she seemed a bit dazed.
“If... if only we could make that into a mass-production model...”
There was a glint of hope—and a bit of madness—in her eyes.
Fitting for the president of Militaris.
She must really love this stuff.
‘Snow White... you really are a monster.’
To impress even Go Min-young...
As her master, I couldn’t be prouder.
