"It's nice having business with you, Miss Vice President."
Mark was smiling, looking out of his transparent wall. He was on the highest floor of the building, probably doing his job.
"Oh, don't forget your promise."
[I know, the Crystal Heart will be yours free once I became the President.]
"Hehe, I just want to make sure, I don't want you to forget."
Mark laughed like a businessman.
The Crystal Heart was already in their hands, they were already manufacturing it. However, Cudgel Tech has to pay for the Crystal Heart and they were currently paying it every quarter of the year. On top of that, the government has a 15% cut once the company sells the Battle Suits. To make matter worse, the company still have to pay tax.
The government is a kind of leech, it's a leech that is impossible to kill. All you have to do is endure it, till you become broke.
'Well, the earnings are quite big so it's not a problem. But it just irks me that I have to pay them, give them a 15% cut, and pay taxes too. That's not how it's going to work.'
[Hm, but don't forget that you still have to pay a 15% cut and taxes. I heard that you're doing laundering--]
"Hehe, of course not! How can I do that? I'm a good citizen!! Anyway, you don't have to worry Miss Vice President, I will pay everything without a single cent missing!"
He smiled through the window, looking at the city that his Clan built together with the government. This country was the fruit of their hard work... Of course being patriotic won't feed him or his family.
[Good-- Mmm, Ah...]
"Miss Vice President?"
[Nothing, I'm going to end the call, Haaa.]
"Okay, have a nice day!!"
The call ended.
"Strange, I think I heard someone speaking. I think it's a man. Anyway, who gives a fuck?"
Mark Cudgel and Esmeralda Margaret made a deal.
Mark showed his face in the media to provide an explanation, but he had another mission too. He had to paint that the old farts in the government were getting weak and they let the Obice open to be infiltrated.
'I heard that Bronal is responsible for protecting the place and failed, but because of what I said, the citizens will sympathize with him instead. Especially after he killed a Demon-God.'
It was obvious that the Senate would use Bronal and pin all the crime on him, but now the citizens would see it as nothing but a joke once they did that.
So the Senate had to find another way out of this crisis.
"But it's strange that Esmeralda did this, she should be the one who wants to maintain peace inside the country. Instead, she announced that the Fragment is missing."