Phantom Succession

In the near-future Seojin Federation, the mandatory national e-ID “SoulKey” has reduced citizens to cryptographically signed data. When the CEO of Hanega Group dies mid-sentence during a virtual board meeting, the ensuing power vacuum turns the executive floor into a hunting ground. Three ambitious directors soon discover that identity is the ultimate disposable weapon—cloned profiles frame rivals for treason, hacked medical dispensers deliver untraceable nanotoxins, and entire life histories are rewritten overnight. As cybersecurity auditor Yoon Seo-jin plunges into the digital underworld, she realizes the real battle is not for the corner office, but for the right to exist. In a society where anyone can be deleted and replaced by a ghost, climbing the ladder means sacrificing your original self. This is white-collar war stripped of all pretense—only the most ruthless phantom can inherit the throne.