The Impact of the Author's Intervention on a Blank Page - Chapter 12
[Hundred million? Hundred million?]
“Is your ear… blocked?”
He had meant to ask more forcefully if their ears were blocked, but facing the cute operator who looked like his young brother, his tone naturally softened. Hah, truly a powerful weapon.
[Hundred million…? Did I hear that unit correctly?]
Toward the operator who pretended not to understand, Ja-hyun spoke as if tired.
“If you’re going to use a busy person, you should pay at least that much. What could I do with that amount? At best, I’d just make some awesome inventory, right?”
[But….]
The operator made a sad face while wearing his young brother’s appearance. They noticeably slumped their shoulders. It was too powerful an attack. Ugh…. His resolve kept weakening.
But he couldn’t back down here.
He was a new administrator who had only recently been granted authority. The fact that they specifically came to him meant either they had no other alternatives or thought he was the right person for the job. If so, it was right to negotiate for the highest possible compensation.
“Don’t like it? If not, go find someone else, or rather, another administrator.”
As Ja-hyun started to walk away as if losing interest, the operator hurriedly moved. Blocking Ja-hyun’s path with their small stature, they hastily said.
[Fi-fifty thousand is… possible.]
The amount had inflated by five times. Seeing their desperation, it seemed other administrators weren’t suitable for the task. Well, these ‘modification points’ they were offering probably wouldn’t be very appealing unless someone was in a unique situation like himself.
“200 million.”
[70 thousand….]
“220 million.”
[How can you keep raising it!]
“This is what happens when you keep trying to negotiate.”
[‘The Falling Divine Saint’ and his apostle are bandits and lunatics, according to rumors from neighboring star administrators… I guess they were right.]
‘The Falling Divine Saint’ was the divine title referring to him. That one was cursing him while pretending to share rumors.
“I’ll cut you some slack. Give me 100 million. No more haggling.”
[Such a bandit….]
While grumbling, the operator pulled out a glowing paper from thin air. It was the contract.
Perfect. Ja-hyun laughed inwardly. He’d inflated the reward tenfold. He’d started negotiating with 100 million as his target from the beginning. That wrapped up quickly.
Ja-hyun scanned the contents written on the contract.
[If you carefully read the contents written there-…. static-….]
His head hurt. His head… hurt. …What were the contents again? Well, he didn’t need to remember everything. Just the important parts would do.
<Cannot be nullified>
Putting the contract in his chest, he asked the operator:
“I can sign this in a few days, right? And it’s automatically sealed once I sign? I need to discuss this with my apostle first.”
[…Yes.]
The operator seemed dejected after being squeezed for more points than expected. Seeing his brother’s dejected appearance, even if not really him, made Ja-hyun’s heart ache. He desperately tried to brainwash himself that this wasn’t actually his brother.
Ah, there was something he needed to ask. As the operator was about to turn away, Ja-hyun stopped them and spoke.
“Hey…. This is just a hypothetical question…. Since it’s just hypothetical, don’t go spreading this around, okay?”
[Yes. Ask anything. Divine Lord of Bandits.]
Ja-hyun hesitated before finally speaking, crossing his arms and covering his mouth with his hand.
“Um… about that ‘world setting modification’…”
[Since I need to go earn back the points you extorted, please ask quickly.]
“How many points would it take to change the world setting so that marriage between men isn’t considered strange?”
[…Pardon?]
After asking this, the operator suddenly grabbed their stomach and started laughing.
[Haha, hahaha, oh my, I wondered what you were going to ask. Hahahaha, oh my stomach. Well, I’ve heard many strange things, but….]
“Are you crazy?”
He could feel his face turning red. At least he got the information he wanted. Though the 80 million point cost was unexpected. Good thing he’d asked for 100 million.
Anyway, that’s how the situation had developed.
Even after the operator left, he spent some time pondering over the contract. While there was a lot to consider, making the thought process longer, the proposal itself wasn’t bad.
‘Not bad at all.’
static…. static-….
