The System In My Head

A hero knows when to turn a sword into a ploughshare

Paul laughed, shaking Ben's hand in his office while continuing to give praise! "Congratulations! I hope you reach a new level! I supported you from the beginning! From now on, you'll be working on the 11th floor at Male's Health!"

Tina and Laura gawked at this. 'You expect him to reach new heights? You cheering him?'

They cursed in their heads! 'You hope he reaches a new height so you can cheer him up from the cliff!'

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They could not believe this blatant lie! 'You plan it all the time! You know that! We know that! And even he knows it!'

The two women looked at each other. Although one was his wife and the other his daughter, they both felt the urge to slap the face of this shameless bastard!

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That's what Ben wants to do! 'This is a classic facelap setting! But where is my facelap? My hand swings like a helicopter, but this bastard keeps dodging like the Matrix!'

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Ben feels aggrieved! 'How can this bastard be so humiliating that he has no shame?!?'

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Although Ben did not understand the details, he was clear about the general state of affairs. "I'm sure he'll fire me. Then someone called to give me a promotion...' Ben recalls a recent challenge he had done in the tower with Evan, and understands something; The current situation must be related to one of the gifts of that time— the possible attention of the figures from the higher floors.

However, that was not the most surprising thing for Ben. The most surprising aspect of all this still represents Paul's shameless turnaround!

'I think I've seen shameless people before.When I glance in the mirror every day! But this...' Ben thought he was talented, but today he met a true master...

It was a classic reality check for budding heroes ...

If he hadn't beaten up Paul's wife and was now trying to get away with Thomas by running a train all over his family...Ben is almost tempted to prostrate as Paul's student!

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In fact, Ben feels the ability of this manager is amazing. 'Is this his special boss power?'

Even he felt strange when Paul smiled with warmth, like Ben was his pride and joy that he had painstakingly cultivated for ten years ...

Regardless, Ben understands that Paul thwarted his counterattack today. 'This boss has full immunity to slap damage ...'

There was no way to make contact, not when Paul's face was coated with oil like GSP ...

Since it was pointless, Ben decided to change his strategy and become friendly. 'I am a big hearted person. There's no reason I can't let the previous problem pass.' Her generous new strategy is to turn the sword into Paul's wife who shares the plow.

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Paul also responded as if the two had a deep bond. He put a hand on Ben's shoulder, sighing as if hesitant to let go. "You're going to start going up next week. The contract will arrive in your email soon. For today, you can go home early. You've got it .. and you've made us proud ... Thank you for your hard work!"

At this time, Ben observed a major change in the status of Paul's system.

[Floor 9th Floor (France): Paul Baldwin]

[Current target relationship level: friendly(+4)]

[Title: King of the Kiss-as* Company]

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As Paul looked at Ben with a sad face like sending his son into battle.The gaze that Laura and Tina gave Ben also showed complex emotions: distrust, doubt, doubt, and an irresistible curiosity... They did not understand how he had not only managed to reverse this entire situation, but also forced the arrogant Paul to act like this...

At that moment, IOI Ben's watch trembled. Glancing at him, his eyes followed where the hands were pointing, in the direction of who sent him an indicator of interest. That's Laura, and so is...Paul's?

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And it makes Ben want to puke!

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Then, as he glanced behind Paul, he saw Tina leaning against the wall there, watching him with big wolf eyes. Ben raised an eyebrow. 'Oh, how big.' Of course it's still a hill!

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However, when Ben looked back at Paul, he felt relieved that it was not like that. 'Aight, we're good ...' He will be watching her though ...

Soon, Paul escorted her out of the office and up to the elevator, showering her with compliments all the way. Not wanting to be impolite to his friendly host, Ben makes sure to walk as slow as possible.

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Moments later, as the elevator doors closed, Ben inevitably wondered something. 'He's changed a lot. Relationships increased by 4 levels due to phone calls?'

Now, he was very curious about the identity of the caller .. but was sure he would find out when the time came, so was in no hurry to dig into the details. Also, there was a place he needed to visit, a sacred place he promised to visit today two-story—Chipotle downstairs...

Meanwhile, as Ben disappears behind the door, so does Paul's carefree expression. Now, his face was more terrifying than ever! He walked back to his office and crouched down in his chair, ordering Laura to go back to work, leaving only Tina who was staring at him in bewilderment.

He approached her and touched her arm. "Darling, what's it all about?"

Paul looked at her with hatred in his eyes. "Shut up!"

Tina was so shocked that she jumped back, crashing into the file cabinet.

As she grimaced and rubbed her elbows, she glared at him. "Are you aware of the mess you made?!? Do you know who called?!? That was the assistant head of the entire publishing department! Representing the daughter of the Nutrition Post herself! This is the first time the office has ever called me! And that's about the boy! Do you know what it means?!?That means he caught his attention! Or worse, they might already know each other!

If he is in good grace, a bad word from him might ruin everything I have built here! Not only am I unable to antagonize him, I must also arrange everything properly so that this does not bite me! And why did this happen? Because you have a bad feeling about him!" Gasping in anger, Paul continued to stab Tina with a sharp glare...

She was pale, never expecting her own husband to explode like this at this moment. "I-I'm just—"

"Don't talk!" He raised his hand and tried to take a deep breath to calm down. "Don't say anything more. Go home. I have to think about this carefully." He then ignored her, as he turned his chair to stare out the window.

Behind her, Tina's eyes turned red, and her lips trembled ... His mouth was open wanting to apologize, but he knew it was useless, because he didn't care ... Paul doesn't think about it anymore, which is always his attitude. Work comes first, and he's meticulous if it's related to his ambition, not letting anything get in the way of it.

So, she did as she was told, left the office, and went home, staying there alone, as usual...

***

At the top of the Hearth Tower, sitting at his desk, the assistant put down the phone, and glanced at his boss. "Miss, are you sure about this?"

Near a tall window covered by a strange thin white curtain, the boss stood with his hands behind his back, as he looked into the city. "It's worth the little gamble. Male's Health magazine has struggled to maintain a younger demographic recently ...

Therefore, there is something that needs to change there. To appeal to that younger segment, magazines need a lighthouse, something fresh. Or maybe not something, but someone... Besides, didn't you see the audience number from last night, which was in the boy's feature?" He smiled, turning to look at the reddened face of the assistant.

Realizing he was not aware of the statistics, the assistant rushed to click on his mouse pointer, looking for a specific screen on his computer. A few seconds later, when he found the number of spectators, he gawked! "How can this be so much?"

The boss laughed. "That surprised me too... To be honest, I'm not too sure myself. Although I didn't really understand this, the training video content didn't seem too special. The child is strong but also within reasonable limits. So, it must be something in his words..." His smile widened as he glanced at the skyscrapers that covered millions of people below. "That's why I gave him this opportunity ..."

"But Miss, isn't she too inexperienced?"

The woman shrugged her shoulders. "It's okay, we'll just give him a column. If he fails, it's not a big deal, for us anyway ... As for him ..." He released a light laugh, which gradually mutated with a sinister shadow... "I'll eat it alive..."

Gazing out from the top of the city, the woman showed a wide smile, showing off her strange and sharp canines.