The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player - Chapter 105

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The Maxed-Out Player’s 100th Return – Episode 105
105. The Abducted Congressman
The car carrying the congressman glided across the road like it was skating.
Yamtti, gripping the steering wheel, glanced at the rearview mirror.
The bodyguard showed no signs of waking—he’d been hit far too hard.
‘I should have kept better watch over my subordinates.’
For Yamtti, controlling bodyguards was no difficult task.
‘Conveniently, there were exactly four bodyguards.’
The Fascination Rune currently had four remaining slots available.
One slot was reserved for the Player Cafe chairman, and the others were kept flexible for future use.
‘I released the bodyguards’ fascination just now. They’re probably regaining consciousness and searching for the congressman’s whereabouts as we speak.’
Releasing the bodyguards’ fascination was intentional.
For the plan to work, they needed to know the congressman had been abducted so they could respond accordingly.
‘That chairman surprised me with his sudden talk of kidnapping a congressman—something not on the original agenda—but he’s come up with a plan I actually like.’
The abduction wasn’t an order from me; the chairman had conceived and orchestrated it himself.
‘Still, I should remind him to consult with me before cooking up schemes like this.’
Not that I needed to be harsh about it.
Those under fascination obeyed every word, no matter how unconvincing.
Absolutely everything.
“We’re here.”
Yamtti stepped out of the car, having arrived at a mountain valley whose location was impossible to pinpoint.
Whoosh—
Despite her frame appearing too frail to lift even a sack of rice, Yamtti effortlessly hoisted the congressman onto her shoulder and climbed the mountain.
The world had entered an age where players—regardless of gender—were called monsters.
Yamtti brought him to the cabin she’d prepared in advance and opened the door.
Creak—
Murderous gazes turned toward Yamtti the moment the door swung open.
“Ah, welcome. Yamtti.”
The players, recognizing her as an ally, immediately softened their expressions.
They were three executives recently hired through brutal interviews.
Yamtti set the congressman down in a chair and smiled as she spoke.
“I picked good people. I love how sharp your eyes are.”
“Thank you for the compliment, Yamtti.”
“Your eyes are beautiful too, Yamtti. Especially how your body is so—”
“Ha, thanks. But…”
Yamtti grabbed the man’s finger.
Crack—!
“Aaaahhh!”
“Where did you learn such crude sexual harassment toward your superior? I’m tempted to kill you.”
“I-I-I’m sorry. Ugh.”
The man with the broken finger immediately apologized.
It wasn’t because Yamtti’s strength was beyond imagination.
[Player ‘Dol Plus Eye’ has been afflicted with Fascination.]
He was cowering because he had just been dominated by the Fascination Rune.
“The other executives need to be careful too. If you underestimate her for being a woman, you all die. Understood?”
“….”
“….”
“Why aren’t you answering?”
“Ah, I understand.”
“Whatever you command, we’ll do it. Yamtti.”
“Come here. I’ll treat your finger for you.”
“Th-thank you. You’re so kind, I don’t know what to do with myself. Master….”
“Don’t talk. Just stay quiet.”
Yamtti, who had healed him with emergency treatment, did not lift the Fascination.
She was worried he might try to retaliate and ruin the plan.
‘Once it takes hold, I can’t cast it again anyway.’
Once everything was finished later, she could just make him kill himself then.
“Mmm.”
Lee Sung-hyun’s eyes fluttered open, apparently awakened by the scream from moments before.
“Oh, you’re awake? Congressman?”
“Huh? What, what is this? You people?”
“Just wait a moment. I’ll go get some rope so you can’t move.”
While Yamtti went to fetch the rope, Lee Sung-hyun suddenly jumped to his feet.
“Hey, old man. Sit down. I said sit.”
“You bastards. Do you even know what you’re doing? You’ve kidnapped a congressman, you idiots.”
“So what? Congressman, sir. I wanted to kidnap you, so I’m kidnapping you.”
“What?”
“And in a bit, I’m going to kill you too.”
“Hehehehe. We’re not the ones killing you though.”
“We should be treated as heroes of the nation. Hehehehe.”
Lee Sung-hyun frowned as he watched the cackling thugs.
“What the hell are you bastards talking about….”
“That’s enough, executives.”
Yamtti approached and put a finger to her lips, signaling them to be quiet.
“Even if the congressman is going to die soon, he’s still alive now, isn’t he? Don’t carelessly reveal the plan.”
“My apologies, Yamtti.”
Yamtti approached Lee Sung-hyun, who wore a bewildered expression.
“Here, I brought the rope. Please sit quietly in the chair.”
“You bitch. What are you trying to do?”
“What are you trying to do, Congressman?”
“What?”
“You seem to have already grasped the situation with all that talk about kidnapping. So why do you keep provoking me? Ah, I see.”
Yamtti made a knowing sound through her nose.
“You’re eager to see your son, aren’t you? Mmhmm.”
“I….”
“Don’t worry. As soon as the criminals arrive, I’ll send you straight to your son’s side.”
“You… damn bitch!”
Whoosh—
Yamtti dodged the punch and drove her heel into Lee Sung-hyun’s abdomen.
“Ugh!”
The pain was like being struck by concrete, and his legs gave out beneath him.
“Do you think I’m easy prey because I’m a woman? I don’t understand why you keep coming at me.”
Yamtti’s eyebrows furrowed in displeasure as she gestured with her chin.
“Tie him to the chair and gag him with tape.”
“Yes!”
As the male executives grabbed him, Lee Sung-hyun clenched his teeth and struggled.
“Let go! Let go! You bastards!”
But there was no way an ordinary person could match the strength of a Player who could pierce concrete.
Thud—
He was forced into the chair, but his resistance only intensified, refusing to submit quietly.
“Geez, this old man’s really fighting back.”
“We can’t get the rope tied.”
“Yamtti, can we just hit him once?”
“Move aside.”
Yamtti met Lee Sung-hyun’s eyes with a resigned expression.
“Stay still. I said I’d send you nicely. Don’t you want to see your son?”
“…I understand.”
Lee Sung-hyun’s movements stopped as if by magic.
“Huh, what just happened?”
“He became a lamb in front of Yamtti.”
“That’s Yamtti for you.”
The executives watching marveled, but for Yamtti it was easier than eating cold rice.
‘I’ve used Fascination Rune again.’
Yamtti, who had cast Fascination Rune on Lee Sung-hyun, sighed inwardly as she glanced at the message appearing before her.
[Ordinary person ‘Lee Sung-hyun’ has been affected by Fascination Rune.]
【Currently Fascinated Humans】
1. Song Jae-gyeom (Ordinary person)
2. Dol Plus Eye (Player)
3. Lee Sung-hyun (Ordinary person)
4. (None)
5. (None)
I’d wanted to conserve my resources, but I already had fewer than two digits remaining.
‘Well, using Fascination Rune would certainly be more convenient.’
It seemed impossible to keep Lee Sung-hyun docile otherwise.
“In a moment, the Chairman will arrive with six criminals. Once they’re here, have everything ready to begin immediately.”
“Yes!”
At Yamtti’s command, the executives moved with purposeful urgency.
They bound Lee Sung-hyun to a chair, then covered his face with a black bag.
A phone stand had been placed in front, with a smartphone camera mounted on it.
“Is everything set up?”
“Yes. We just need to press the button and it’ll stream live to YouTube immediately.”
“Good.”
The phone broadcasting the video was none other than Lee Sung-hyun’s own device.
Deliberately, they hadn’t turned it off—making it easy for police to track.
After all, there needed to be a witness to discover the congressman’s corpse, didn’t there?
“Yamtti, what about the criminals?”
“The Chairman will bring them shortly. Just wait a bit longer.”
That was when it happened.
Creak—!
As the door swung open, all eyes converged on the entrance.
But the expressions of anticipation quickly shifted to disappointment.
The person who entered was not the Chairman, but Lost Yak.
“What brings you here? You should be watching the perimeter over there….”
Yamtti stopped mid-sentence, startled.
“Don’t tell me the police have already picked up the trail?”
“No, it’s nothing like that.”
“Then why did you come in?”
“I got bored watching, and I was curious how things would unfold….”
“Unbelievable.”
Yamtti let out an exasperated sigh, her eyes widening.
“Listen, Lost Yak. Do you have any idea how important today is?”
“I do.”
“Then why are you acting like an idiot? I told you to keep watch. We need to finish this performance before the police arrive….”
“But we can’t proceed until the criminals you recruited actually show up, can we?”
“That’s true. But the Chairman hasn’t arrived either.”
“Yeah, I wonder why the Chairman isn’t here?”
Yamtti felt something was off.
Lost Yak’s demeanor was subtly different from before.
“Did you just speak to me informally?”
“Yeah.”
“Did you forget that I’m your senior?”
“There’s no seniority in this line of work.”
“Seriously? Now you’re just completely ignoring it?”
Yamtti let out a hollow laugh, then decided to exercise patience given how urgent the situation was.
“Look, we’ll let it slide for now since things are so pressing, but we’ll settle this later. I’ll speak to the Chairman and handle it officially….”
“That’s exactly what I’m asking—why hasn’t the Chairman shown up in this urgent situation?”
“….”
She had a point.
Yamtti glanced at the wall clock hanging in the Cabin.
‘Why on earth hasn’t he appeared yet?’
He should have arrived by now with six ordinary criminal offenders in tow.
‘He wouldn’t disobey my orders, would he?’
The Chairman—someone who kept his promises as sharply as a blade, even at the cost of his life—had gone completely silent.
Without the actor present, there was no way to proceed with the performance. The whole plan was falling apart.
Yamtti immediately picked up her phone.
“Damn it, why isn’t he answering?”
“Did you just curse at the Chairman?”
“….”
Caught off guard, Yamtti had cursed without realizing it.
“It was just me talking to myself.”
“Really? But you have terrible instincts.”
“What?”
“Don’t you think you should have picked up on something by now, given what I’ve done?”
Yamtti lowered her phone.
Her eyes had turned distinctly cold.
“What exactly are you trying to do?”
“What do you mean?”
“Is the Chairman’s absence because of you?”
“I told you—you have terrible instincts. And you’re only catching on now.”
“Hey.”
Yamtti dropped the formal speech entirely.
“Who the hell are you? Where’s the Chairman?”
“Look at that—speaking casually to the Chairman again? Anyone watching would think the Chairman is your subordinate.”
“Damn it.”
Yamtti swept her hair back in frustration.
“What kind of day is this? Why is everyone acting like this? Do you all really think I’m easy prey just because I’m a woman?”
Yamtti decided she wasn’t going to hold back anymore.
The traitor who had destroyed all her plans was standing right in front of her.
“Look at me properly.”
Yamtti locked eyes with Ryu Min.
“A punk like you should’ve been filtered out long ago. Sigh, that’s my mistake. Really.”
She spoke with a weary sigh, her Fascination Rune now activated.
“Hey, where’s the Chairman? Tell me straight.”
“Why should I? Just because you ask means I have to answer?”
“Where did you… say? What did you just say?”
“I said, why should I answer, you bitch.”
“….”
Yamtti could only stare blankly, as if she’d been struck in the back of the head with a hammer.
She’d seduced dozens of men before, but this reaction was unprecedented.
‘This… this is strange? I definitely cast Fascination, didn’t I?’
Could it be that despite what Lost Yak appeared to be, this person wasn’t actually male?
Or had her Fascination slots somehow filled up already?
‘No, I definitely still had two slots left….’
To verify, Yamtti issued another command.
“I asked where the Chairman is.”
“Stop ordering me around. You crazy woman.”
“….”
As Yamtti’s eyes widened in disbelief, a message she’d overlooked before suddenly came to mind.
[A powerful mental barrier is blocking you.]
[You cannot seduce Player ‘Black Scythe’.]
‘What?’
Yamtti was shocked by something other than the fact that her Fascination wasn’t working.
‘Not Lost Yak… but Black Scythe?’

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