Chapter 61: I Was Forced To Eat a Demon’s Eye (2)
Splash... Splash...
Inside the bath of a famous spa, Department Head Jung, who was a delinquent out-of-office worker, was relaxing in pure bliss. He had used his company card to treat himself to a relaxing hot bath at a famous spa. He moaned in satisfaction, “Yeah, that never fails to hit the spot.”
He had originally wanted to go to a more expensive massage parlor, but lately, the company’s atmosphere had been on the rocks. That was why the best he could do to not stick out like a sore thumb at the moment was to go to a cheaper spa during office hours.
“Tsk... I was looking forward to seeing that voluptuous new face that they said was coming in today. That damn Hunter had to intervene and ruin everything... What a damn mess this is...” he grumbled with a hint of annoyance in his voice.
Department Head Jung was not happy with how things were going. There were not a lot of opportunities for him to claim first dibs on the new faces who came into the brothel he frequented, which was known for having a high standard and services, but his hope and expectations were dashed when that good for nothing Hunter stepped in and ruined the perfect plan he had created. Now, he had to be content lounging in the spa hot tub instead of enjoying a different place with added services that he felt he was deserving of.
“I don’t care if it’s that pesky Hunter. I will finish him and the Sung-Jin Factory together all at once,” he said with a sinister look on his face.
Splash...! Splash...!
He smacked the water's surface just as he usually did. Fortunately, he was the only male consumer inside the bath since it was still early in the morning on a weekday.
He was enjoying his hot bath at the spa as per usual when a chill suddenly went down his spine. A cold chill filled the entire spa, and goosebumps started to rise all over his body.
“Aaaahk!”?Department Head Jung screamed the moment he opened his eyes. A black figure was standing in front of him, and it was difficult to tell if the figure had black skin or if it was simply a figure made out of darkness itself.
The black figure only had a pair of red eyes, which contrasted with its body. It was what one would normally call a...
“D-Demon!” Department Head Jung screamed. Upon seeing the demon, he immediately recognized what it was from the horns on its head, which was a stereotypical description of what a demon looked like.
[Look into my eyes,] the demon said as it opened its red mouth.
“Heok!” Department Head Jung screamed. He had heard stories of how making eye contact with a demon would take the person’s soul away, and that was why he desperately tried not to make eye contact with the demon in front of him.
The shadow demon might be?a low-grade demon, but it was more than capable enough to deal with a human with no capabilities to use mana.
Department Head Jung had no choice but to make eye contact with the demon eventually, since the demon’s pressure forcefully made him look at its eyes. The moment he locked eyes with the demon, he gasped loudly, “Heok!”
[Weakness,] the Shadow Demon cast.
This was the second Shadow Demon summoned by Han-Yeol, and the demon had learned a curse skill called Weakness, unlike the first Shadow Demon which had learned Shadow Concealment instead. n0velUSb.C0m
The Shadow Demon commanded Department Head Jung to look into its eyes, but this was actually something that Han-Yeol had commanded the demon to do.
Weakness was a skill that could be cast on a target as many times as the caster wanted. This was as long as the target was near, and Han-Yeol had commanded the Shadow Demon to cast this skill on Department Head Jung first since he wanted to amplify the fear that the man felt.
“M-My body...” Department Head Jung muttered as he continued to stare at the demon.
[You... Will... Die... Slowly...] the Shadow Demon said ominously.
“F-Forgive me, please s-spare me,” Department Head Jung begged pitifully.
[Kuhaha!] The Shadow Demon let out a wicked laugh before it slowly disappeared.
“N-No, please don’t!” Department Head Jung screamed.
Splash!
Department Head Jung tried to hold on to the disappearing Shadow Demon, but his physical body was already in a weakened state because of the Weakness curse the demon had cast on him. He fell forward when his weakened body could not handle his sudden movements.
“H-How can this be?” Department Head Jung muttered in disbelief. He was devastated that his body did not feel like his own and that he had been cursed by a demon.
‘I-I got cursed, and to make matters worse, it was done by a demon...’?Department Head Jung thought as he despaired.
Han-Yeol watched from the dressing room as he looked at the despair on Department Head Jung’s face before leaving the place. There was no reason for Han-Yeol to show himself and attract attention since it was a weekday morning and there were no other male patrons in the spa.
‘This should be enough of a warning to him,’ Han-Yeol thought.
To be honest, Han-Yeol had wanted to kill Department Head Jung for sending the killers after him, but he had refrained from taking such a drastic action since the other party was a large corporation capable of somehow twisting things to turn the situation in their favor. Still, he had decided to send a stern warning since they could send another batch of killers to come and make an attempt on his life in the future, and that was the reason for him doing what he did today.
He was frustrated at himself for being able to retaliate by only this much, and he felt how powerless he was after this incident since he was now more aware of how the world worked. With a bitter taste in his mouth, he thought, ‘This time, it ended with a simple Weakness curse, but that won’t be all the next time.’
It was not easy for Han-Yeol to spare the life of somebody who had tried to kill him since he was someone who bore grudges and had to pay them back an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
‘But of all the people who would want to take over Sung-Jin Factory...’ Han-Yeol thought as he felt a migraine slowly creeping in. Things were much more complicated than he had expected because the corporation that tried to take over the Sung-Jin Factory was a much bigger entity than he had initially thought it would be.
Han-Yeol went back to the factory after taking care of the killers and asked the Sung-Jin Factory’s manager to find out the culprit behind the assassination attempt on him, and he could not help but grimace the moment he heard the name that came out from the manager’s mouth since they were quite a big shot in this industry. He thought, ‘Ugh... What should I do? I can’t just ignore this issue... I can't do that to Sung-Jin.’
Han-Yeol would have distanced himself from this issue if Sung-Jin was just another friend, since his opponent was not just another neighborhood delinquent, but he had to stick it out since Sung-Jin was the friend who had been by his side and had helped him out when he had a rough time during his school days. There was no way he could turn a blind eye when his friend was in trouble.
‘Looks?like I have no other choice but to power level from now on,’ he thought.
Han-Yeol was sitting outside when he saw Department Head Jung, who was under the Weakness curse, pass by.
“Ugh... Ugh...”?Department Head Jung moaned while staggering. He groaned when his legs almost gave out, “Euk...!”
He was having a hard time walking because of the curse, and Han-Yeol even saw tears welling up in Department Head Jung’s eyes.
‘Well, I would have felt horrible for what I did, but he should know that no matter how many tears he shed, there were many more tears that have been shed because of him,’ Han-Yeol thought as there was not an ounce of pity in his heart.
This was because Han-Yeol knew to some extent the tyranny of the large corporation that Department Head Jung worked for, and he knew even when he had been working as a Porter that this specific large corporation was the number one entity that people did not want to be involved with. In fact, this corporation was growing quite rapidly and was very successful.
‘Serves you right,’?Han-Yeol thought. He did not expect the skill to be this useful and effective when the Shadow Demon had learned the Weakness curse, but he changed his mind after seeing the skill’s effect on Department Head Jung.
Han-Yeol used Jump and jumped into the air.
“Oh, it’s a hunter,” a passerby said.
“Wow, I’m jealous,” the person next to him said.
The average person would look at Han-Yeol right now and be green with envy just because of the fact that he was a Hunter.
***
Time passed and tomorrow soon came, and there were no reports of two bodies being found on the news. Noticing that, Han-Yeol thought, ‘Well, I guess it’s because killers are a subject of elimination from the Hunters’ Association.’
It was highly likely that someone had found the body and had reported it, and the police had been called, and the police must have also reported it to the association thinking that the bodies were Hunters since the police had to report to the Hunter’s Association whenever a Hunter's body was found.
‘From?what I know it is a common policy of the association to dispose of the killers quietly,’ Han-Yeol thought. This was something he had found out by chance while he had been working as a Porter.
‘Executive Director Kwon...’ Han-Yeol muttered inwardly. His small revenge incident made Department Head Jung incapable of having a normal life, but he knew all too well that Executive Director Kwon was the one pulling the strings from behind. He thought, ‘They said he was the third son of the TK Group.’
He discovered that TK Chemicals was the company aiming to take over Sung-Jin Factory, and it was an affiliate of the entity in charge of manufacturing anything related to mana stones under TK Group.
Han-Yeol was still too weak and lacking to directly challenge the TK Group to a fight, but he planned to challenge them in the near future when he was strong enough to not have to worry about any killers being sent after him.
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