I was possessed and it turned out to be a villainous sub dog?! — 6.1

[It is reported that the shipping industry is observed to have entered the beginning of a super cycle. Recently, as various international economic indicators have been showing favorable trends, demand for raw materials has skyrocketed, and transportation demand has also increased rapidly, causing the shipping freight index, or BDI, to show a steep upward trend…]

These days, watching economic news is more fun than watching entertainment programs. Every day, only news worth cheering while popping popcorn was being delivered. In fact, it was still difficult to understand the content, but since I sat next to Chase and used it like a search engine, it wasn’t that difficult. I was so excited that I stared at the screen absentmindedly, and when I came across something I didn’t understand, I just turned around and Chase explained it to me.

“As the economy improves, we have to transport more raw materials and more finished products. As a result, the demand for shipping by ship has increased, and the freight rates paid to shipping companies have increased. And if the freight rates are high, Tesati’s sales will increase.”

“So…”

When I showed that I still didn’t understand, a short explanation was given in return.

“…Anyway, I heard that Tesati is making a lot of money.”

“Oh!”

You could have just said that from the beginning, I slapped Chase on the shoulder and laughed, and a sigh poured out from above my head. Still, Chase didn’t nag me any further, perhaps because he was satisfied that I turned on the news on my own. He just kept his mouth shut and peeled an apple.

“Wow, is this a rabbit?”

“They say that if you cut it nicely, the baby will be born pretty.”

“So you learned it on purpose?”

“huh”

I was giggling about how weird it was, but my mouth got clogged by the apple slice that Chase shoved into it.

Even after swallowing the large apple in my mouth, which made one cheek bulge, my excitement did not subside. Eventually, I grabbed Chase, who was carving a piece of art with the apple and a knife, and started chatting excitedly.

“No one could have guessed that things would change so drastically in a few months. Everyone must be beating the floor with regret for not buying Tesati at such a low price, right?”

“Nobody knew? There were quite a few people who predicted it, but they just weren’t sure.”

“I was sure of it!”

“Yeah, yeah. It’s all thanks to the puppy. Okay?”

“No! Do you believe in my miracle now? Don’t you? Hurry up and say you believe!”

“…It’s painful because I have no choice but to believe.”

Chase muttered, shaking his head.

It had been several months since I took over Tesati Shipping. The season is now late spring, and Chase had just finished his thesis, passed the examination, and was just waiting for the graduation ceremony. My stomach had grown so big that Chase was often worried that it would suddenly burst one day. One day, he asked me this with a serious expression while caressing my stomach.

(There are still two months left until my due date, but why is my stomach like this? Is it because I ate like a piglet?)

“What are you talking about, you black panther?” I snapped back in anger.

(Are you swearing at me?)

(No, I’m just stating the facts)

(I will sue for defamation by false statements)

(You want to sue me and send me to jail, and then run the Lucas Company yourself?)

It couldn’t be. I quickly gathered my anger and held Chase’s hands tightly as I spoke earnestly.

(Don’t sin and live long. I’ll bury your bones in Lucas. Do we make a promise?)

While Black Panther Junior was growing up in the stomach, the flow of the international economy changed drastically, and the shipping industry, which had finally hit rock bottom, began to boom after a long period of recession.

It was only natural that attention would be focused on the Lucas Company, which had become a hot topic by acquiring Tesati Shipping at the end of the recession. According to Director Bruno, he was receiving dozens of calls a day asking about the true nature of Lucas and who its real owner was.

In fact, there were rumors going around that it was a company created to establish the succession structure of the Kaisa Group III, or a paper company created to raise slush funds for the Arteon Group III. It seems that Chase and I made assumptions about our last name when we showed up in Tesati, but it was funny how there were parts that were strangely close to the truth, but also some absurd stories.

As I was thinking back on the past few months, Chase finished carving an apple. He dug a rabbit into my mouth with a fork but I couldn’t help but wonder why he was carving it so carefully when he could have just eaten it. Chase didn’t even touch the apple, barely eating it.

Instead, I brought up another topic.

I’m almost done with school work, so I’m planning on going to work in Tesati starting next week.

“Are you officially taking office now, Team Leader Chase?”

“No matter how much I think about it, that’s a bit… Isn’t that just too much of a parachute? Do you know what I’m going to do at Tesati and put me in charge of the strategic planning team? You?”

“I didn’t entrust it to you. I just passed it on to you. You promised to be my eternal slave, didn’t you?”

“Yes, that’s right. I’m the puppy’s slave.”

The largest shareholder of Tesati Shipping was Lucas Company, so as the largest shareholder of Lucas, I naturally became the chairman of the board of directors of Tesati. After that, I was involved in Tesati’s personnel affairs, appointing Director Bruno as CEO and Chase as the head of the newly established strategic planning team.

After I got this far, I felt like I had finished everything I had to do at Tesati. Chase and the director would take care of the rest, I guess. Even if you explained to me what to do and how to do it, it would just go in one ear and out the other.

“But your salary has increased by hundreds of times, right?”

“Since we started from 0, we can’t calculate the multiples.”

It has been about a month since Tesati Shipping’s business returned to normal due to the boom in the shipping industry. Fortunately, I was able to officially pay Chase and Bruno, who I had not been able to pay properly for a while. Even so, they haven’t even received their first paycheck yet.

“Anyway, starting this month, I will pay for my mother’s hospital bills.”

“Hey, what kind of money does a new employee have that I should take your dirty money from? I’ll save it and buy snacks.”

“Are you upset? Anyway, you’ve been really arrogant lately, haven’t you?”

“Of course. Just listen to me carefully. Even in your sleep, Babpul!”

“Babpul…?”

“Okay, next time let’s try for Babpul.”

“…”

How do you make rice cakes((Babpul means rice cake))? Should I just grind the rice and keep pounding it? I was lost in deep thought when Chase clicked his tongue and shook his head.

“Are you trying to ask me to do something weird again?”

“Then you won’t do it?”

“I’ll do it for you, so explain it properly. Don’t just keep talking nonsense.”

“yes.”

The official return to work starts next week, so this week will be Chase’s last vacation. Even though he’s always nagging me and telling me to study when I’m home, I feel empty already thinking about Chase being gone.

They say even dog poop is useful if you want to make medicine, but I never thought the day would come when I would miss that black panther. It hasn’t really come yet, though…..

“ah!”

At that moment, Yeontan kicked hard inside my stomach, and I screamed without realizing it. It was because the pain was so strong that I broke out in a cold sweat. Chase ran over and patted my stomach.

“Is it fetal movement? How is it? Does it hurt a lot?”

“Ugh… I don’t know who this kid takes after to be so strong. Is he going to run away next week or so?”

“Don’t say that. If you give birth that quickly, it’s dangerous for you and the baby.”

“Look at this kid. He kicks better than most full-grown babies.”

“That’s just like you. You’re good at kicking.”

“What is it?”

I responded angrily, but when I thought about it, it was true.

Chase usually slept on the living room sofa, but on days when his morning sickness was so bad that he wasn’t feeling well, he would come over to my side. But I didn’t know that my sleeping habits were quite bad, and when I woke up the next day, Chase would often wake up on the rug after being kicked and rolling onto the floor.

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