"And as if the budget wasn’t tight enough, there’s also hospital bills and repair costs for various facilities…!!"

"Why are you getting angry at me? I don’t get it."

"W-What did you just say???"

The ponytailed chief erupted in frustration.

"Because of you, I was docked pay, my team was injured, and one of them underwent emergency life-saving surgery! Now they’ll live the rest of their life as a paraplegic! Losing their job was the least of their problems."

"Oh, really?"

"Do you know how much it costs to get disability support implants, cyberware, and an uncertain rehabilitation program? That person might as well be dead! Why are you acting so indifferent?!"

Yeah, things got bad.

Baek Seol nearly sliced them in half, after all.

But wasn’t it their fault? Who told them to point their guns at me?

"Isn’t all that covered by your company? Like workplace injury compensation or something?"

"Compensation?! Hah, even if the money is paid, it’s still a problem! The compensation was entirely used up on surgery, and the monthly pension only covers one-fifth of their medical expenses. Someone like you, who’s never had to worry about money, couldn’t possibly understand!!"

Hmm.

I think I get why she’s so bitter now.@@novelbin@@

The company’s welfare system was absolute garbage.

"Okay, I get it. But why are you mad at me?"

"You…!"

"You’re blaming the wrong person. Why were you docked pay for failing to stop me? That’s the real issue."

"What?"

"If you had succeeded in stopping me, that would’ve been a bigger problem. Imagine if I got even a scratch—do you think your company would’ve survived that?"

"…"

"You should be thanking me for graciously letting you off with only casualties and no harm to my esteemed self. Bowing and expressing gratitude would’ve made more sense than docking your pay."

"…"

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