It was a familiar tactic for Hope Flute to expand its capital empire; the higher-ups had long since grown accustomed to it.
...
Meanwhile.
Western Europe, Gaul.
Wonderland Gaming Company.
Simon Lature, as the CEO and a member of the board of directors of Wonderland, was in the throes of a furious outburst in the conference room at the moment.
He banged the desk with resounding thuds.
The entire conference room was as quiet as a mausoleum, with all the executives keeping their heads down, daring not to make a sound.
The cause was, of course, the news that Simon had only found out about the day before.
Hope Flute had already acquired nearly 40% of their own Wonderland's shares.
And such stock acquisition had taken place in just a matter of two or three days.
The speed was so fast that nearly all of Wonderland's shareholders hadn't managed to respond.
Everyone was clear.
With Hope Flute's previous behavior, if development continued this way,