All‑Master Who Regressed to Bronze - Chapter 49

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All Master Who Regressed to Bronze Episode 049

 

Baek Hyo-rin.

 

The moment those three syllables came out of Shin Hyeok’s mouth.

 

Sung-hun lost his composure.

 

Having lost even the neat appearance of an alchemist he had maintained all along, he opened his trembling lips and barely managed to speak.

 

“…How do you know about that child?”

 

“Don’t underestimate Shinwha’s information network.”

 

“That can’t be… No matter how powerful Shinwha is, that’s impossible-”

 

“Well, does it matter how I found out? What’s important is that I know now. Will you hand over Miss Baek Hyo-rin?”

 

Watching Sung-hun lose his composure, Shin Hyeok smiled and moistened his lips and tongue with tea, causing Sung-hun to slam the table and jump up from his seat.

 

“I don’t know how you found out, but Hyo-rin is my daughter. Hand over my daughter? That’s impossible!”

 

“Hmm, is that so? For someone who loves her so much, it’s quite contradictory that you haven’t even put her name on the Alchemist registry.”

 

“That’s only to protect Hyo-rin! If that child’s talent is revealed to the world, Hyo-rin will be in danger!”

 

“Yes, that’s right. Did you see the press conference I held? I have a craftsman that the whole world is after in my embrace. Adding one more person wouldn’t be much of a burden to me. Rather, coming under my protection would be better for Miss Baek Hyo-rin. Whether it’s safety issues or alchemy-related matters.”

 

“Kuk…”

 

A clean refutation.

 

He hid Hyo-rin for her sake.

 

Then conversely, revealing Hyo-rin for her sake could also be a method.

 

Above all-

 

“I even doubt whether you’re truly doing this for Miss Hyo-rin’s sake.”

 

“What?”

 

“Among the elixirs that Mr. Baek Seong-hun has published, is there even one whose recipe you can tell me right now?”

 

“…I have no obligation to tell an outsider like you something that belongs to top secret information.”

 

“Well, if you’re going to be like that, I have nothing to say… but I know that most of the achievements you’ve accomplished were actually Miss Hyo-rin’s.”

 

“Such ridiculous defamation! Leave immediately. I’ll consider the distribution deal as if it never happened! Never set foot in our Alchemist Korean Branch again. I won’t see you out.”

 

Shin Hyeok knew that Sung-hun wasn’t really doing this for Hyo-rin’s sake.

 

The intense reaction to the question he casually threw out.

 

As Sung-hun said, he gave the plausible reason that he couldn’t reveal top secret information to outsiders like Shin Hyeok and Su-a, but this was just a question meant to shake Sung-hun anyway.

 

Shin Hyeok knew well that Hyo-rin was being exploited.

 

He just couldn’t reveal the source of the information since it was obtained before his regression.

 

Sung-hun shouted at such Shin Hyeok and pointed his finger toward the outside.

 

A clear order to leave.

 

He was ready to call building security to throw Shin Hyeok out immediately.

 

Indeed, that would happen if Shin Hyeok didn’t leave.

 

“Sh-Shin Hyeok, what’s suddenly going on?”

 

“It’s okay, it’s okay. The tea here is delicious. Su-a, if you’re not going to drink it, can I have it?”

 

“No, can tea even go down your throat right now?”

 

“Yeah, it goes down fine?”

 

“Ugh, really!!”

 

However, even while looking at such Sung-hun, Shin Hyeok calmly smacked his lips and eyed Su-a’s remaining tea.

 

When Sung-hun’s face turned bright red at his appearance of not caring about the current situation at all.

 

Shin Hyeok casually spoke up.

 

“Exploitation must be your specialty.”

 

“…?”

 

“The lower-level alchemists. The life force I felt from those in charge of material management and mixing was like a candle in the wind. And the potion bottles filling the tables and trash cans. Those are vitality recovery potions, right? I’ve tried them a few times so I know well. They’re good, very good. When you drink them, all the fatigue accumulated during the day disappears, you don’t get sleepy, and they’re the best stimulants. But… is it really legal to run a company while drinking such vitality recovery potions like water?”

 

“…”

 

A topic so heavy and sensitive that it was hard to believe he had casually thrown it out.

 

As if that wasn’t the end, Shin Hyeok chuckled and brought up another story.

 

“The room of the top-class alchemists on the top floor. The quality inspections conducted there. This is also very problematic.”

 

“…What, what do you mean?”

 

“To begin with. Those people aren’t really top-class, are they?”

 

“…!!!”

 

The top-class alchemists who could be called the greatest strength of the Alchemist Korean Branch were actually fake alchemists.

 

In other words, they were frauds.

 

Looking directly into Sung-hun’s eyes that were now shaking mercilessly as if an earthquake had occurred, Shin Hyeok recited what he had seen one by one.

 

“You assign alchemists who aren’t top-class to top-class positions after receiving bribes. Your bank account balance must be quite hefty now? I’m envious. I’m the third son of a conglomerate but I couldn’t even get proper allowance.”

 

“Baseless nonsense-”

 

“And! What they judge was also interesting. The standards they presented were certainly accurate. But there was one fact that was hidden, wasn’t there?”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“Products that failed quality standards. They went to the warehouse instead of being discarded. Judging by the tremendous energy I felt from inside the warehouse, it seems quite a quantity is stored there…”

 

“…I was planning to discard them. I just gathered them to process them all at once. Please stop the baseless slander.”

 

“Ah, yes yes. Anyway, well. That’s that. And actually, I don’t really care.”

 

“What?”

 

Even after exposing secrets that could instantly destroy the Alchemist Korean Branch if discovered, Shin Hyeok spoke as if he didn’t care at all.

 

He was so nonchalant that Sung-hun looked at Shin Hyeok with a dumbfounded expression.

 

To this, Shin Hyeok laid out his thoughts in a gentle voice.

 

“Grinding up subordinate alchemists? Other large corporations and major guilds do similar things often. Placing people in high positions through bribes or connections is the same. Selling substandard products at full price isn’t something a human should do, but I can overlook it.”

 

“…”

 

He was saying he would overlook all the illegal, criminal, or socially deviant activities happening at the Alchemist Korean Branch.

 

When Sung-hun’s face relaxed at this.

 

“So just hand over Miss Baek Hyo-rin alone. I’ll overlook everything. Bribes? I’ll stuff you with them generously. If there’s someone you want placed, I’ll insert them into Shinwha Group as well. If you want anything more, just say it. If I can grant it, I’ll definitely grant it.”

 

“That’s…”

 

Shin Hyeok drove in the wedge.

 

Baek Hyo-rin.

 

If they just handed her over, all these things would be quietly covered up, and he would give them benefits that exceeded what they had earned through illegal activities so far.

 

Sung-hun’s mouth fell open at such an absurd condition.

 

It was an unsightly and ugly appearance, but rather, Shin Hyeok smiled and crossed his legs as if that was the appearance that suited Sung-hun.

 

“Choose. Will you nicely hand over Miss Baek Hyo-rin, or shall I destroy everything and take her myself?”

 

“Kuk…”

 

Looking at Shin Hyeok who spread both hands forward along with his words, Sung-hun swallowed and frowned.

 

Shin Hyeok’s hands were empty.

 

On those empty hands with nothing placed on them, Sung-hun seemed to see a blue pill and a red pill flickering.

 

Looking at the two pills that flickered only in his eyes, Sung-hun made his choice.

 

“There is no alchemist named Baek Hyo-rin in our Korean Branch.”

 

“Aha, so you’re going that route.”

 

“Please leave. And if baseless slander about the branch and content that damages our reputation spreads, we will request support from headquarters beyond the branch level. Alchemist is by no means small. We have roots all over the world and have built solid connections with guilds worldwide. That means we also have deep ties with the governments of those countries. Even if the Shinwha Group, which is just stuck in Korean soil, interferes, nothing will change.”

 

Not a recommendation, but a threat.

 

He denied Hyo-rin’s very existence and also denied what Shin Hyeok had said earlier.

 

Furthermore, he emphasized the strong connections not just with the Alchemist Korean Branch but with headquarters and branches worldwide, insisting that Shinwha Group, limited to Korea, couldn’t do anything about it.

 

Shin Hyeok’s reaction to this was calm.

 

“Hmm… I see. Yes, well, I understand the branch manager’s thoughts well.”

 

Shin Hyeok roughly nodded and got up, dusting off his seat, then grabbed the arm of Su-a, who was looking back and forth between Sung-hun and Shin Hyeok, not knowing what to do, and pulled her up.

 

While pushing the dazed Su-a’s back like that, Shin Hyeok looked at Sung-hun.

 

Flinch!

 

‘What kind of person has eyes like…’

 

Expressionless eyes.

 

Sung-hun froze at that gaze that went beyond containing no emotion to being inorganic.

 

When Sung-hun’s mouth closed in a straight line before that gaze that was hard to believe came from a young man who had just turned twenty.

 

Shin Hyeok spat out words as if chewing them.

 

“Did I look like a fucking idiot because I treated you nicely and spoke to you politely?”</Human: You are an ELITE PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATOR for Korean web novels (COMMERCIAL QUALITY).

“Wh-what kind of vulgar words are those!”

 

“Yeah, I understand. The current Alchemist Korean Branch could exist because Baek Hyo-rin was there. The current Alchemist Korean Branch is a giant tree that grew by sucking all the nutrients from the foundation called Baek Hyo-rin. But if you’ve sucked that much, isn’t it human decency to let go now?”

 

“Please speak properly. The achievements of the Alchemist Korean Branch were built through the blood, sweat, and earnest efforts of myself and my subordinate alchemists…”

 

“Stop with the bullshit. I listen to human words, but I don’t listen to bullshit.”

 

“You…!!”

 

Shin Hyeok waved his hand dismissively to cut off Sung-hun’s words and finally looked at Sung-hun with cold eyes as he spoke.

 

“There’s a saying that if kindness continues, you’re seen as Dooly.”

 

“What kind of wordplay is that…”

 

“But Dooly isn’t just a friendly existence, you see. You don’t seem to know that well, so I’ll make sure to teach you clearly this time.”

 

“…”

 

Even while spouting words that were no different from children’s wordplay, his expressionless and serious face suddenly relaxed and returned to a mischievous look.

 

As if this entire moment had been a joke, he let out a laugh and pointed his index finger at Sung-hun.

 

“Hoi!”

 

“…”

 

“You’re not even reacting, how boring. Well, see you later.”

 

Seeing Sung-hun who didn’t even react to that, Shin Hyeok clicked his tongue briefly and turned his head.

 

The moment Shin Hyeok followed behind Su-a with his face instantly wiped of all expression, leaving only a chilling atmosphere.

 

“Contact everyone immediately! From now on, attacks will come from Shinwha Group and everywhere related to them!”

 

“Do you really think that will happen? We at the Alchemist Korean Branch have done so much…”

 

“Don’t be stupid! Do you think South Korea is called the Shinwha Republic for nothing? Even if we prepare from now, it’s already too late!”

 

“Ah, understood!”

 

Sung-hun called his secretary and tried to establish an unconditional defensive stance.

 

He contacted all his connections, requested support from the branch and headquarters, and stuffed money into newspaper companies.

 

And when all of this had passed like the wind.

 

“This is the prosecutor’s office.”

 

“This is the National Tax Service.”

 

“This is the police.”

 

“…What?”

 

Sung-hun had to face South Korea’s swords and spears that boldly opened the doors of the Alchemist Korean Branch and entered.

 

At a point when not even a few hours had passed.

 

In the short time when even Sung-hun had only arranged to ask his connections for favors.

 

In that time, Shin Hyeok had drawn out and thrust in South Korea’s sharpest and most fearsome weapons.

 

An unbelievable moment.

 

Only one scene came to mind in Sung-hun’s head.

 

‘Hoi!’

 

“…”

 

Dooly.

 

No, it was a scene of the magic that Shin Hyeok had cast.

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