Chapter 81
After confirming they refused even the last chance for a settlement, we began our *full-fledged* actions.
The first of these was *Media Play*. In fact, we didn't even need to take action ourselves in this regard.
It was we who had been doing our best to prevent the *Terror Threat Perpetrator* and their family from being exposed to the *Media*until the settlement meeting.
As soon as we removed that shield, the *Reporters*, sensing blood, swarmed them like a school of piranhas.
*False Terror Threat*
*Perpetrator is a Minor*
Truly, it was an incident where two keywords overlapped, each enough to stir up news and reporters.
Although it wasn't an *Identity Disclosure*, only their back was revealed to the *Media*, but even that was enough for their identity to be pinpointed.
Nickname: Anon
Title: I think the *Terror Threat Perpetrator* on the news right now goes to our *School*?
It's not my class, but it's the guy in the next class. He hasn't shown up to *School* since the festival, so it's gotta be him, right?
His build is similar, and his hairstyle is that messy *Dating Sim Haircut* that nerds get, so I'm pretty sure.
Normally, he just quietly watched anime in the back, but I never thought he'd pull something like this lol
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-No cap lol
- It's *Yongsan H.Y. High School*, why would I lie about something like this lol
-Whoa, damn, that's scary lololol
-A *Middle/High School Student* actually made a *Terror Threat*? lololol
Nickname: Anon
Title: I heard what the guy who wrote about *Yongsan H.Y. High School* said and contacted some kids, and it seems legit?
【*Facepot* Link】
2nd Year, Class 5, O.G.S.
Anyway, I used a *VPN* to bypass everything, so I'm just gonna expose that bastard's *SNS*.
The rest is up to you guys lol
Comment ListNewest First-How long has it been since it was on the news and its identity was doxxed lol crazy-*Ra-o Gallery* is really a *Middle/High School students'* playground lololol-But isn't this a bit dangerous?- That's why he turned on his *VPN* lololol-Crazy bastard lololol
Just like that, less than half a day after it hit the news, the identity began to spread uncontrollably.
Do you know the term *Armchair Bill Gates*?
It's a term that's the exact opposite of “time is gold,” referring to *Unemployed Persons* with too much time on their hands.
For those with too much time on their hands, the *Community* and the internet were inseparable companions.
For them, this incident was, quite literally, a feast laid out before them.
They who had been tearing apart the *Culprit*'s identity eventually began to preserve that identity on sites like *Bamboo Forest*, where *Students* could see it.
Seeing the *Culprit* being punished and also subjected to *Public Shaming / Ostracism*, I felt a little sorry for him or her.
But that was as far as it went.
The case had already been assigned, and there was no way to avoid punishment or do anything about *Online Public Opinion*.
All I could do was accept it silently.
***
After that, time passed without incident, and it was June.
Quite a variety of things happened during that time.
First, there was an unprecedented match between an AI program and a Go player.
Of course, I, having already seen the results *Before Regression*, knew who would win.
The scene of a human Go player suffering a crushing defeat in Go, a game thought to be unconquerable by AI, delivered a huge shock to people.
Next, the second thing.
I really hoped that, due to the *Butterfly Effect*, this wouldn't happen at all.
But in the end, the incident occurred just as it had *Before Regression*.
It was the *Gangnam Station Protest Incident*.
It was the origin and the historical event that amplified *Gender Conflict* online.
If this was the case, it meant I would have to experience the horrific *Gender Conflict* from *Before Regression* once again...
I just hoped that we wouldn't get caught in the crossfire anymore.
Gender issues or whatever, I didn't want to be involved with that anymore.
Anyway, due to these major incidents, the *Terror Threat Incident* quickly faded, and was buried faster than expected.
Just as the incident was forgotten by most people, the *Perpetrator's Mother* appeared before me.
It was a typical weekday lunchtime.
After having lunch outside with Suyeon for the first time in a while, I ran into her near the *Company* on the way back.
Her appearance was very different from when we met for the settlement.
Unlike then, when she had a somewhat confident and overbearing aura, now she glares at us in shabby clothes, as if she hadn't even thought about dressing up.
I quickly hid Suyeon behind me and asked her.
“...What brings you here?”
At my question, she glared at me with resentment and muttered.
“Because of you, everything's ruined...”
“What? What do you mean...?”
“Because of you! Our kid is going to the *Juvenile Detention Center*! And my husband left home!”
As she screamed at the top of her lungs and wailed with a voice full of resentment, her appearance looked even more hideous than I'd imagined.
“If you, if you had just lowered the compensation a little back then... it wouldn't have come to a divorce.”
“As I said back then, it was your son who committed the crime, and I have no intention of showing leniency.”
“Why shouldn't you show leniency? Do you have no blood or tears?!”
“I explained all of this back then, and I have nothing more to say. Please leave.”
Having no intention of listening further, I took Suyeon and entered the *Headquarters* building as soon as I finished speaking.
I heard her shouting "Family Destroyer," "trash," and other things from behind.
but she seemed to have been stopped by the *Headquarters Security Guard* at the *Entrance*, and her presence soon faded.
Suyeon, who had witnessed the scene firsthand beside me, asked with a weary expression.
“...Hojin-ssi, why are you so calm even in a situation like this?”
I shrugged and replied to Suyeon's question.
“We didn't do anything wrong, so there's no reason to feel guilty or sorry after hearing something like that, is there?”
“That's amazing...”
“Actually, I had expected the *Legal Representative* to come looking for me.”
“Expected? How?”
“I received a call from the *Legal Team*'s *Lawyer* yesterday.”
“A call?”
“Yes, I heard that the *Civil First Instance Judgment* had been rendered, so my expectation that she would come soon was correct.”
“Really? Hmm...”,
Suyeon seemed to ponder for a moment at my words.
As we walked in silence, we soon arrived in front of the *Elevator* leading up to the *Office*.
“Anyway, this matter is over now, right?”
“Yes, well. I think so, unless the judgment is overturned in the *Second Instance Final Judgment*. According to the *Lawyer*, the possibility of it being overturned isn't very high.”
“Alright... I know Hojin-ssi and the *Legal Team* will handle it well, but if you ever need help, just say the word.”
I nodded and replied to Suyeon's trusting gaze.
“Understood.”
***
The *Second Instance Final Judgment* for the *Terror Threat Perpetrator* was announced.
The judgment was *Protective Disposition No. 10* for two years.
It was a *Decision to Commit to a Juvenile Detention Center*.
Considering that most *Juvenile Delinquency* cases are decided with *Probation*...
This case showed how seriously the *Court / Judicial Panel* viewed this crime.
It was also a result of our <F1>Company</F1>'s <F1>Legal Team</F1> participating <F1>Actively</F1> in the trial.
Since the civil case concluded about two weeks before the *Criminal Trial*, this judgment marked the complete end of the incident.
In this momentous situation, with an incident that had plagued me for months finally over, what was I doing...?
I was sitting in the *Conference Room*, discussing *Summer Peak Season Event* concepts with Yerin.
Anyway, the *Terror Threat Incident* was already entrusted to the *Legal Team*, and I no longer wanted to pay attention to it.
In the *Current Situation*, rather than the *Judgment Details* they received, it was far more important to decide on the concept for the *Summer Event* that would be responsible for the first half's sales.
On the table where we were sitting, there were three *Concept Art Rough*s currently.
First up was the *Swimsuit Concept*, which could be called the national standard for *Summer Events*.
Then, befitting a *Subculture*, this was a Japanese-style Matsuri (festival) concept.
Lastly, there was a *Bunny Girl Concept* where agents infiltrated a cruise ship filled with enemies after receiving intelligence.
If there had been just one outstanding quality among the three, I would have comfortably chosen it,
but unfortunately, all three *pieces of Concept Art* were of excellent quality, making the choice incredibly difficult.
“This is tough.”
“You feel that way too, *Senior*?”
“Yeah, I do. Yerin, what's your choice?”
At my question, Yerin seemed to think for a moment before choosing one piece of *Concept Art*.
“I think this one would be good?”
The *Concept Art* Yerin chose was the last option: *Bunny Girl*.
It was definitely a more niche choice than the previous two options so when I subtly asked why she chose it.
“We already did a *Swimsuit* event last year, and a festival feels a bit ambiguous to push as the main theme. And... doesn't *Bunny Girl* have a certain kind of male fantasy to it?”
“Fantasy... it does.”
The *Bunny Girl*'s distinctive *High-leg Style* and bare shoulders, then as now, were the very embodiment of a man's fantasy.
Yerin, as if reading my thoughts, asked me with a *confident expression*.
“So, should we go with this concept?”
Yerin's *Confident expression* made me feel momentarily spiteful and consider going with the second concept...
In the end, I had no choice but to select the *Bunny Girl Concept* as well.
No matter how I thought about it, the other concepts didn't seem like they could beat the sales of the *Bunny Girl*.
Of course, seeing Yerin's triumphant expression because of that choice made me feel a slight pang of regret,
This was about two months before the start of the *Summer Peak Season Event*.