Chapter 40
Chapter 40
Chapter 40
Bodyguard (3)
Late at night.
After a long pursuit, I found out where the agency president was. It was only possible after receiving So Iryeon's help.
The president was at a high-end room salon in Gangnam.
The person I contacted was the president's driver, and he asked for my identity, perhaps thinking I was younger than expected.
"So Iryeon told me to deliver it directly."
The driver tried to call the president, as if he had already been contacted.
"I'll just go in and deliver it myself."
I checked the president's face saved on my smartphone once more. It wasn't difficult to find his photo just by searching.
As I entered the room salon, the first thing that happened was two men with sturdy builds blocking me.
"I'm here on an errand for President Min Jeong-gi."
When I spoke as politely as possible, they guided me to a room.
In the corridor of the luxurious room salon, women in skimpy clothes and men staggering drunk were coming and going.
I entered the room where Min Jeong-gi was.
When I closed the door and surveyed the interior, I saw two men drinking. Women with heavy makeup were clinging to their sides.
Min Jeong-gi's hands were inside the woman's chest and under her skirt. Even though I had entered, he didn't pull his hands out and instead buried his face in the woman's neck.
The interior was in quite a messy state, as if they had already been partying wildly.
"Who are you? A new waiter?"
Min Jeong-gi noticed me and got up from his seat.
The guy pulled out his wallet, looked at me once, and held out two bills.
"Go get some wet towels."
When I stared at him blankly, Min Jeong-gi also examined me carefully. But unexpected words came out.
"You're quite handsome. How old are you?"
I could see a merchant's eyes.
Perhaps because my skin improved after Hwangoltaltae, I must look handsome.
—Master, you're much more handsome than in your previous life.
So Iryeon had said something like this before.
I grabbed Min Jeong-gi's hand. Perhaps thinking I was receiving the money, Min Jeong-gi remained still.
Not missing the opportunity, I subtly approached and whispered to Min Jeong-gi.
"I know something about So Iryeon. I came all the way here to report it."
Min Jeong-gi's eyes changed.
"Who are you?"
"If you don't want it, I'll look elsewhere. It's solid information."
Min Jeong-gi pondered for a moment, then looked at the man and women with him and said,
"I need to wrap things up here. Let's continue catching up at the hotel."
Min Jeong-gi quickly called the madam to pay the bill, and the man with him left with the woman.
Min Jeong-gi and I were left alone in the room.
"Now, tell me what information you have."
Looking at his greedy eyes, I spoke calmly.
"So Iryeon found out about you."
"Found out what?"
"That you sold her to a terrorist organization."
Min Jeong-gi sprang up from his seat.
I threw the drink glass in front of me at his forehead.
"Sit down."
Min Jeong-gi clutched his bleeding forehead and watched me.
But when I emitted thick killing intent, he trembled and sat down.
I went next to him and filled the drink glass with alcohol.
"Drink."
He watched me nervously.
So I covered his mouth and channeled internal energy through my hand. The scream was muffled by my hand and circled around the room.
"I said drink."
When the pain disappeared, Min Jeong-gi drank the alcohol with trembling hands.
"Drink more."
I made him drink an entire bottle of foreign liquor right there.
"Order more alcohol."
I called the waiter and had him bring ten bottles of foreign liquor.
"Drink."
"Please..."
I covered his mouth again and channeled internal energy.
In agony as if his body was being torn apart, he tried to vomit everything inside.
I pressed on his throat to prevent him from vomiting.
"Drink."
Eventually, he began drinking with vacant eyes.
"How did you receive contact?"
"By email..."
He was already ready to spill everything. Even so, I made him drink three more bottles of foreign liquor.
I woke him up by injecting internal energy into him, who had become almost half-conscious.
"Please, stop now..."
"I'll let you live if you finish all this."
"I really can't anymore..."
"Then die like this."
When I tried to channel internal energy again, he grabbed the glass and poured it into his mouth.
"Tell me about the remaining plans."
Only after five bottles of foreign liquor were emptied did I ask the real question.
"Niigata, Japan. Bomb terror."
He finished speaking haltingly.
'How far did they prepare?'
This is almost at a life-or-death level. They anticipated the case where all plans would fail.
"I was ordered to unconditionally force the concert to proceed..."
He couldn't continue his words. He had lost consciousness.
I woke him up again. And said with force.
"Five bottles left. If you collapse now, I'll definitely kill you. Understand?"
"Yes."
"I'll let you live if you finish them all."
"Really?"
I placed the bottles of foreign liquor in front of him one by one.
"Jang So-yeon, So Iryeon, Han Seol, Ju-hee, Jeong A-reum. One bottle per member. Apologize as you grab each glass and drink."
The guy grabbed the glass with barely enough strength in his vacant eyes.
"So-yeon, I'm sorry."
"Louder."
"So-yeon! I'm sorry!"
"Drink them all like that. If you stop, you die."
The guy grabbed the glass on his own without needing any more threats. After watching that for a while, I left my seat.
"The president says he'll drink alone, don't come in."
At my words, the waiter came and glanced inside.
"So-yeon! I'm sorry!"
After confirming Min Jeong-gi drinking while shouting, the waiter nodded.
I left the room with the waiter and exited the room salon.
'Let's see how long his lifeline is.'
After waiting about 30 minutes, the waiter came out carrying Min Jeong-gi. Then he put him in a car and took him somewhere.
I caught a taxi and followed that car. The place we arrived at was a hospital not far away.
Min Jeong-gi received gastric lavage and survived. He lay in the emergency room, gradually stabilizing, and didn't wake up until morning.
8 AM.
The guy came out of the emergency room clutching his stomach.
'Death that comes the moment you think you've survived is true despair.'
When he saw me, the guy trembled, as if suffocating.
"Follow me."
I left the hospital with Min Jeong-gi. Then I went up to the rooftop of a 10-story building I had scouted beforehand.
On the rooftop, there was a temporary roof blocking the sunlight, structured so it couldn't be seen even from tall buildings.
"Cancel the Fairy concert right now."
"That, that's..."
He's an obsessive guy. It seems he still has the spirit to refuse.
I grabbed his arm. Then I injected much more internal energy than last night.
The guy couldn't even scream and just opened and closed his mouth like a fish.
"Will you do as I say?"
Only just before his breathing stopped did he nod.
"Make it so the company takes full responsibility for all matters regarding contract violations. Ensure no damage comes to any Fairy members."
Eventually, Min Jeong-gi made several phone calls to cancel the concert and gave instructions to handle the contract violations as I said.
"Now wait, until the article comes out."
In two hours, articles about Fairy's concert cancellation spread. The reason was organized anti-fans' attacks and terror threats.
Except for the fact that terrorists were changed to anti-fans, most of it was true as it was.
"That's enough. Now go to the company and properly handle this matter. Terminate the contract with Fairy too."
"Understood."
The guy went down from the rooftop.
'Live just a few more days.'
I want to deal with him right away, but there's something to resolve.
For now, matters with Min Jeong-gi end here, and I also went down from the rooftop.
Returning home, I entered into negotiations with the Witch.
"You want me to let you teleport?"
"Just make it so I can use it freely."
The Witch thought for a moment, then answered simply.
"Fine. But you have to cooperate until Rena dies. You know that, right?"
"Of course."
The negotiation was easily concluded.
"I'll make a separate teleportation magic circle for you guys to use, so wait."
"Just here..."
"You're going to enter my research lab freely?"
I couldn't argue since I had committed offenses a few times.
"It'll take about two weeks. I'll make it next to your dormitory, so wait. But there's a condition."
"What?"
"Draw a magic circle wherever you go too. So I can use it as well. I'll put the magic circle in a scroll for you."
There's no reason to refuse since this is good for both sides.
The negotiation ended like that. However, from my perspective, one thing remained.
"I need to go to Japan right now..."
The Witch's eyebrow twitched. But she soon activated the magic circle in the training room.
"Go."
"How about Nagoya while we're at it?"
The Witch held her breath as if suppressing her anger.
"The service is a bit..."
"Just go!"
The magic circle activated, and I arrived in Japan.
After arriving in Japan, I accompanied Fairy until their return home. Preparing for terror until the very end with Cheong Ak-sal, Fairy safely arrived in Korea.
When we arrived at Incheon Airport, reporters swarmed, but the group got into the waiting car without any particular comments.
I didn't get in their car. Now Cheong Ak-sal and So Iryeon would handle things.
—When the contract is terminated, deal with Min Jeong-gi.
I gave a separate order to Cheong Ak-sal.
That evening.
So Iryeon returned home. Perhaps because she missed the food my mother made, she ate a feast, and came to the dormitory last.
"But Master."
"What?"
"So-yeon unnie said something strange."
"What did she say?"
"Isn't an eleven-year age gap too much? She asked like that."
Eleven years is the age difference between Jang So-yeon and me.
"So what did you answer?"
"I answered that even a hundred years wouldn't be a problem. You actually did that, didn't you?"
"Good job."
"You seem more popular than in your previous life, Master. To make the greatest beauty in South Korea flutter at fifteen years old."
"If you've reincarnated, you should naturally improve."
"You really did become handsome. It's at the level of Hwangoltaltae."
I acknowledged that statement while finding it absurd.
"Would I be the only one?"
"Hehe, true. Try to date well in this life. You always just made women cry."
"Who was it that grabbed me every day to fight so I couldn't date? I'm only saying this now, but did you Protectors ever leave me alone?"
Jimun Seo-saeng, along with So Iryeon and Cheong Ak-sal, subtly turned their bodies.
They do this as if promised whenever it's inconvenient.
"Jimun Seo-saeng grabbed me every day, saying it's the Master's dignity and culture to draw pictures, play Go, do calligraphy, read books, and So Iryeon, you whined that I wouldn't spar with you."
"You should have just ignored us and gone to meet women."
"Then why did I beat my subordinates? Because I wouldn't spar with you, only Hundred Tiger Ghost and Thousand Tiger Ghost suffered. Do you even know how much I went easy on you?"
As if thinking she shouldn't have said anything, So Iryeon turned her body again.
"Sword God! Dang Man-cheon! These bastards are the same!"
As I spoke, my blood pressure rose.
But only one person seriously received my words.
"I didn't do that."
It's Cheong Ak-sal. He's more confident than ever.
"Right, you didn't. But didn't you peek into my bedroom?"
"I didn't peek, I protected you."
"So you hid and protected me even when I was sleeping with women?"
"Men are most vulnerable at that time."
"Because of you, I couldn't do that..."
Even during conversation, I could fall into Juhwaipma.
I stopped talking and suppressed my anger.
"Master, please calm down now."
At Jimun Seo-saeng's words, I was about to say one more thing but stopped.
It's better for my mental health to change the topic at this point.
"Fine, let's solve the most urgent problem first."
The Protectors who had turned their bodies looked at me again.
"Varia. We'll dismantle that damn terrorist organization."
It's time to return the provocation from Japan.