The Legacy System

He reached the Company venue at a rather early time, but still, he saw Hilda there waiting for his arrival with the new company identification card ready to give it to him.

They didn't have let a meeting time, and he hadn't even notified her of his arrival, and yet there she was waiting for him.

This surprised him a bit, but it also showed how resourceful the Takeshiba family really was, and most probably it was also some kind of warning that he couldn't escape their eyes or their grasp.

While Eric pretended to not care about this outside, inside he was apprehensive of what was going on and decided to be even more careful from now on.

It would be such a shame if he were to fall prey to his own complacency and lose everything he had achieved so far.

For that reason, he needed to double-check any decision he took, and make sure it was the right one before acting.

As long as a Dragon didn't have the power to protect himself, he was just a better-tasting and rarer snake.

With those thoughts on his mind, he took the card and immediately pressed it against the security checkpoint, leaving the guards in there stunned at the identity it showed.

It took them one or two moments to finally recollect themselves, and get up from their chairs while saying,

"Good Morning Sir, we are very sorry for having eyes, but failing to see the Sun!"

Eric just gave them a light smile, as he said,

"Relax, I just came here yesterday, and today, so it's perfectly normal for you not to know me! Just make sure to not forget it from now on."

Even though he seemed warm and amiable, there was also a cold and dominant aura around him, that made the guards instinctively respect him.

With that out of the way, Eric just followed Hilda back to his office this time unperturbed by others as it was still early, and most of the employees hadn't shown up for work.

He had intentionally arrived at this time, and avoided their bootlicking, as it was too tiring to deal with, even though he had been an Emperor in his previous life, he hadn't gotten used to it yet.

As soon as he arrived at his office, he took off his jacket, and sat on his desk, just resting and looking out of his window.

The view was certainly really beautiful, and breathtaking, too bad that he couldn't say the same about this day.

His announcement as the new Vice President of the company, with more than a third of the Company shares, was bound to cause some heavy waves, and many people unpleasant.

At this time Hilda was staying by his side without making any sound, she looked like a lifeless statue of a woman, as she didn't want to disturb her new Boss's mood and line of thought.

Eric stayed like that for a long time, as he was in peace and quiet, and had too many things to think about, decisions to make, and people to check upon.

It had been a while since he had last checked his slaves and subordinates, and he needed to be updated a bit on what was going on around him.

They hadn't been up to much actually, as even Master Daichi Miura was still laying low, and staying quiet, not attempting anything on him.

Master Ito had been extremely active doing what he had asked, as he had even surprised his own daughters, but he didn't care much about it.

What he cared about was Kirigaya Kaito who seemed to have truly regained a bit of his old shadow, as even his cultivation had started to progress by leaps and bounds after becoming a subordinate to him.

The only problem was that it seemed that he couldn't level up after a certain point as the system was restricting him due to Eric being too weak.

While this wasn't a piece of really good news, it was a necessary one. The human heart is fickle and who better than Eric would be able to understand that.

For now, Kirigaya Kaito should be happy that his poison had been removed, and he was able to regain a large part of his old strength back, and the fact that his family had been saved.

If he tried anything funny after all this, then Eric would make sure to make him live a dog's life, and have the same dog's death.

To Eric, there was no person on this world who deserved his whole trust, as even his shadow could be compromised by the divine artifact inside his soul.

Another person who was of concern for him was even Master Miura, that guy seemed to have regained almost all of his strength, and sanity, as he was ready to be put to work.

He made a mental appointment to buy him a mask, and have him train for some time, and then call him by his side.

Things were bound to get messier, and more complicated from now on, and he would need a counselor around to discuss matters with.

  Like this, a lot of time had passed, as the whole building seemed to be buzzing with new voices all the time, as everyone turned their heads towards the office of their new Vice President office.

Now it wasn't just a rumor anymore, as they had all been invited to the press conference later to hear the announcement.

They were a bit surprised seeing him in office, as they were used to the old owner of it, that came in his office only when he was bored, or had nothing else to do.

But that wasn't over with that, as the moment that all the workers appeared to work, Eric came out of his office, as he said in a solemn voice,

"Ladies, and Gentlemen many of you might know me already, but let me introduce myself again. My name is Eric Jade, and I am the new Vice President of the Takeshiba Company!"

When he said this almost all the people in the room got up to applause for him, and try to enter his good books, but there were also two guys who screamed.

"Good for nothing!" "Ass-licker!"

Eric had been expecting something like this to happen because there would surely be some people unsatisfied that their easy life was going to end.

After all, there were people who had gotten cozy with the ex-guy, who happened to be his brother-in-law, and it wasn't really weird for something like this to happen.

They had probably thought that with the number of people in this place, and with the numerous cheering voices they wouldn't be distinguished from the others, and didn't expect their colleagues to snitch them either.

Too bad that Eric had a really sharp hearing, and sense, as he was able to directly pinpoint the two of them that threw those words at him, as he said in a calm but cold voice,

"Everyone sit down please!"

Then turning towards the duo, he said in a confident and cold voice, that would be able to make even the ghosts tremble,

"Stand up you two!"

The two men who had just screamed profanities at him a moment ago felt really strange, just how was it possible that they had been found out?

They looked each other on the eyes once, and then slowly stood up from their place, as one of them said with a shaky voice,

"How can we help you, Bos!?"

Eric looked at the trembling idiot, and also that shaky voice, and just despised this guy for being such an idiot and useless chicken.

Without losing any precious second, he said in the same cold and dominant voice of earlier,

"I don't like that my first decision as a Vice President will be a negative one, but you two are fired from this place. You can pack your belongings and leave this place!"

His words stunned the whole crowd, making everyone gasp for air, their new boss was too ruthless. He hadn't yet been appointed and had already fired two employees.

At that moment the duo felt like the sky had crushed upon them, as they had never expected such an outcome, not to mention that they were doing this for their Master.

Thinking about that, they kind of thought that no matter what happened they would still have their Master's support, so they might as well go and have a blast.

Thinking like this one of them jumped the gun first, as he said in a rude tone,

"Huh!? What a good Vice President, you can't show your worth, and think that you can rule our Company according to your interests through sheer force, and dictature.

Just what makes you so arrogant in front of us simple workers that are keeping this company standing, and prosperous!?

Not only that, but you also come here and without any reason whatsoever fire the two of us, who have worked so hard for this company!

Then what about the fate of the other workers!? Do you think we are so easy to bully!? Don't you fear that we might go into a strike, and to the court!?"

His words were clearly trying to inseminate anger, and fear in the hearts of the other employees, and make them stand against Eric.

One had to accept that his words were truly powerful, and swayed the hearts and minds of a lot of people on the floor.

As if that wasn't enough, right at that moment appeared his good eldest brother-in-law, trying to mediate for him and say in a reproachful tone,

"Everybody shut up, just who do you think you are to talk like that to my brother-in-law!? Do you know the disparity between your statuses?

Not to mention that doubting his skills, is the same as doubting my father's decision! That is totally unacceptable!

But at the same time, you are important workers of the company, so if you send your disagreement to my father, I am sure that with his open-mindedness he will surely value it, and make another decision!"