The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 108

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Chapter 108: Mana Rejection Syndrome Treatment (2)

Baek Hong-pyo wiped the sweat from a boy lying on a bed in the infirmary of Taehong Orphanage with a towel.

The child was 15 years old.

However, he didn’t look even 10 years old in appearance.

The child’s name was Woo Myeong-jin.

He wasn’t originally a child from Taehong Orphanage.

A child he had personally brought from as far away as Andong.

The orphanage there had closed due to financial problems.

About 30 children who were destined to be scattered to different orphanages.

He had brought them all to Gurye at once.

These were children who had already experienced separation from their parents once due to their individual circumstances.

And now they had to be separated from each other again?

Baek Hong-pyo simply couldn’t turn away.

He took them all in.

Taehong Orphanage’s finances were so solid they were overflowing.

If space was tight, they could just build more buildings.

But one of them, Myeong-jin, had mana rejection syndrome.

From the first time he saw him, his appearance was so weak it was concerning – a middle schooler who looked worse than an elementary school lower-grade student. This was the reason the child had been abandoned.

He had gotten him medicinal herbs to eat and boiled Gorani bone soup to spoon-feed him, but nothing improved.

In the end, he couldn’t hold on much longer.

He had been ailing for several days, and now he was barely awake for a few hours each day.

‘I wish Tae-ju’s treatment research would succeed.’

Knock knock.

Creak.

Tae-ju entered, opening the infirmary door.

“How did you come? I heard you were in the middle of research.”

“I made some time… Is this the child?”

“That’s right. He was born with mana rejection syndrome, an incurable curse. His name is Woo Myeong-jin, and he’s 15 years old.”

“The symptoms have progressed too far.”

“Sigh, I thought he’d at least make it past twenty.”

While he himself had endured longer than others and survived until his late twenties, this child was in a state where he might not make it past 15.

Tae-ju placed his hand on Woo Myeong-jin’s pulse point.

His pulse was weak.

A critical situation where his breathing could stop at any moment.

‘Mmm…’

Woo Myeong-jin groaned and woke up.

Squinting as if the light was too bright.

“Myeong, Myeong-jin!”

“…Director.”

“Yes, it’s me. Come on, pull yourself together and sit up.”

“…I know. I probably won’t, won’t make it through today, right?”

“Don’t say such things carelessly!”

“Just… please ho, hold my hand. So I won’t be lonely.”

“You little rascal!”

“I’m scared. I’m so scared…”

Baek Hong-pyo held back tears and firmly grasped Woo Myeong-jin’s hand with both of his.

Tae-ju approached the child’s side.

“Are you Myeong-jin?”

“Who, who are you?”

“Kim Tae-ju. That’s my name.”

Woo Myeong-jin weakly turned his head to look at Tae-ju and said.

“Ah… I finally get to meet you.”

“You know me?”

“Of, of course. If you have ma, mana rejection, there’s no way you wouldn’t know.”

“Really?”

“You’re my role model, Chairman.”

The fact that Tae-ju had mana rejection syndrome was very well known.

Actually, being born with mana rejection doesn’t mean all hope disappears.

Occasionally, with very slim odds, there are cases of overcoming the curse.

Even awakening is possible.

That’s why those with mana rejection don’t give up until the end and try to survive somehow.

But Myeong-jin had already given up on his life.

He no longer had the strength to endure.

“Hehe, I’m ha, happy to see your face before I die, Chairman.”

“Don’t say such things carelessly. I’m going to cure you. Just hold on a little longer, don’t give up.”

“…You don’t need to push yourself just to make me feel better. I’m ready.”

“Really?”

Tae-ju pulled out a small medicine bottle from his pocket and waved it in front of Woo Myeong-jin’s eyes.

“Do you know what this is?”

“What?”

“Medicine I’m testing to suppress mana rejection syndrome.”

“…Huh.”

“Want to try it? But you’ll need to be prepared. It’s incomplete, so something could go wrong.”

Woo Myeong-jin stared blankly for a moment, then nodded his head.

Either way, he was going to die anyway.

Tae-ju poured the freshly made, still-warm treatment into his mouth.

He had scared him by saying something might go wrong, but that probably wouldn’t happen.

“How do you feel?”

“I can’t really tell yet… Ugh!”

Tae-ju grasped Myeong-jin’s pulse point.

“Where does it hurt?”

“My, my heart, my heart feels like it’s being torn apart…”

The heart? Could it be the poisonous maple sap?

Maple sap poison makes the heart beat rapidly to circulate the medicine’s effects throughout the body.

‘Let me reduce it a little.’

Using Honweonmusangdokryeongong, he absorbed about half of the maple sap’s toxicity.

“Are you okay now?”

“Yes, a li, little.”

“Anywhere else?”

“My skin is really itchy.”

The poison that neutralizes mana that has seeped into the skin…

‘Red-winged wasp poison.’

It destroys epithelial cells, making them mushy.

He reduced this amount too.

“Don’t you need to urinate?”

“Well, not really.”

He should feel the urge for it to be normal.

Plantain poison, which plays the role of expelling mana accumulated in the kidneys and bladder through urine.

‘Let me add a bit more.’

Then.

“Ugh! I, I really need to pee.”

“Just go.”

“What?”

“You’re wearing a diaper. The director will change it for you.”

“…Oh.”

Subtract what needs to be subtracted, add what needs to be added.

Then.

“How is it?”

“I’m not sure but… I feel like I’m getting better.”

“Can you get up?”

“Hmm, th, that’s still not possible.”

It had improved but was still far from enough.

After the mana invasion, all medicinal herbs available on Earth contained a certain amount of mana.

Naturally, the medicine Tae-ju made did too.

“Am I getting better?”

“Not at all! One pill isn’t going to cure you completely.”

“…Ah!”

“But don’t be disappointed. With me here, you at least won’t die.”

“Then I’m truly grateful… Chairman, you’re my lifesaver.”

“Not yet.”

Tae-ju said to Baek Hong-pyo.

“Hyung.”

“Hmm?”

“Starting tomorrow, please gather all the other mana rejection patients in one place.”

“Are you going to start clinical trials in earnest?”

“Yes.”

This is where it truly begins.

At least he had confirmed the possibility.

But the next day.

“How is Myeong-jin’s condition?”

“Not good. He seemed fine yesterday, but today he’s back to…”

Once the medicine’s effects wore off, he returned to his previous state.

It had only shown temporary effects.

“Sigh, I brought a more advanced treatment than yesterday’s, so let’s try it.”

The symptoms needed to improve permanently.

He only felt better while the medicine lasted.

But he couldn’t take it for life.

Though called medicine, its essence was poison.

Continued long-term use could cause problems in other areas.

‘Wasn’t even the immortal energy enough?’

Actually, the immortal energy had done its job sufficiently.

It had embraced all those poisons and created harmony among them.

‘There needs to be something new.’

He had to find it.

However, Tae-ju never showed any sign of disappointment.

How many patients were trusting in him?

Severe and critical mana rejection patients had gathered at the orphanage.

Tae-ju’s treatment research continued.

For almost a week without sleep.

During that time, delivery signals between Earth and the Immortal Realm appeared occasionally.

Of course, as much goods as the enlarged Shared Warehouse could hold came and went.

Meanwhile, rumors slowly began to spread.

The content was: ‘Taehong Biopharma Chairman Kim Tae-ju is trying to research a treatment for mana rejection syndrome.’

Word of mouth.

Or through the internet and SNS.

And beyond the Empire’s borders to overseas.

The whole world began to stir.

* * *

Among the upper realms, the most expansive place is Cheon-gye.

Therefore, there are relatively many people living in Cheon-gye.

They are collectively called ‘Cheonin.’

If there’s hell where evil people go, naturally there should be heaven for good people.

Cheon-gye is the place that serves as heaven.

People who sacrificed for others, helped them, showed consideration, and did many good deeds when they were human go to Cheon-gye, that is, heaven after death.

Here they live their afterlife without any worries or concerns.

Among them, some Cheonin build houses in Cheon-gye and live ordinary lives, while others work at Sangje’s Jamigung.

Haemak Seonnyeo works at Jamigung.

A fairy who is bright and innocent like her name.

Today is her day off, since she ran around hard yesterday welcoming guests.

“Hmm, hmm hmm, la la la la la…”

Haemak Seonnyeo hummed while picking flower buds one by one from the Cheon-gye flower garden and stringing them together.

She also stuck a big one in her hair.

There’s no problem picking flowers like this.

These are flowers and flower trees that bloom in Cheon-gye.

Even picked flowers will bud again after just a little time and bloom beautifully soon.

Haemak tried on the flower necklace she made around her neck.

“Hehe, it’s pretty.”

But she wasn’t satisfied.

The beautiful appearance of Seo Wang-mo, who had visited Jamigung yesterday, lingered in her eyes.

‘Wang-mo was so beautiful.’

Just because they’re Cheonin doesn’t mean they have no desires.

Taesang Nogoon, Seo Wang-mo, and the Seonja adorned with items from other worlds.

Haemak wanted them too.

At the very least, she wanted to see what kind of items there were.

‘They said they’re selling them in the Immortal Realm, right? Should I go see…?’

Going there isn’t difficult.

She’s a Jamigung fairy.

She has fairy robes and dimensional stride shoes provided so she can move around without inconvenience.

‘…I just need to look and come back. Who would know?’

So Haemak rushed to the Immortal Realm.

Whoosh whoosh with dimensional stride.

Finally arriving at the Immortal Realm.

‘Where are those items?’

After wandering around for a while, she saw a road made flat with stone slabs.

‘Who made this? Wow! It’s well made. Maybe if I follow this road…’

That’s when it happened.

Vroom vroom vroom! Vroom vroom!

A roaring sound from behind.

“Oh my goodness!”

Haemak Seonnyeo was startled.

Something is running toward this way.

‘A horse made of iron?’

The clothing of the person riding it is also strange.

Black leather clothes, long leather shoes, and a sword strapped to his back.

Screech!

The iron horse came to a stop.

The Swordsman’s first impression upon seeing Haemak was this.

‘…Is she crazy?’

You could tell just by looking at her.

A huge flower stuck in her hair, and she was wearing a flower necklace too.

But he didn’t show it.

“Who are you?”

“I, I’m called Haemak and I live in Cheon-gye.”

“Oh! You’re a celestial being. I’m called Swordsman. But what brings you to the Immortal Realm?”

“Um, I just came to look around.”

The Swordsman smiled broadly.

Because he could guess why this celestial being named Haemak had come here.

“Get on.”

“Pardon?”

“Didn’t you say you came to look around? I’ll give you a tour.”

“But where do I get on?”

“Behind me on my back.”

Gulp.

Even if he was an immortal, he was still a man from outside.

But she also felt the desire to ride this strange iron horse.

“Do I get on here?”

“Hold on tight.”

Vroom vroom vroom vroom!

“Kyaah!”

The Harley bike racing forward at high speed.

A reliable man’s back.

Haemak unconsciously gripped the Swordsman’s waist tightly.

As they rode like that.

“Ah!”

A massive seven-story pavilion appeared before her eyes.

“We’re here. Follow me.”

The Swordsman took the lead.

Innocent Haemak followed behind.

And so they entered the multiplex.

“Oh my?”

She was startled by the modern interior she was seeing for the first time.

The immortals who were chatting in the 1st floor lounge also spotted her.

‘Is she crazy?’

‘She’s crazy.’

‘Tsk tsk, a woman who looks normal on the outside.’

‘With such a big flower in her hair.’

‘She must be quite ill.’

‘It’s fortunate it’s not raining. Otherwise she’d be running around getting rained on with that flower stuck in her hair.’

The Swordsman took Haemak to the 2nd floor shopping mall.

“Look around to your heart’s content.”

“Ahhhhh…”

Haemak Seonnyeo let out exclamations of wonder.

All items from another world.

‘There are this many?’

The clothes, shoes, hats, bags that Seo Wang-mo and the Seonja had worn…

In short, it was a paradise.

She was beside herself.

Going here to look, going there to look.

She couldn’t bring herself to touch anything.

In case she might soil the precious items.

Suddenly!

Swoosh!

Someone approached from behind her.

“How is it? Do you like what you see?”

“Oh, you startled me! Who…?”

“The owner of this place, you can call me Dok-seon.”

“Ah… I’m called Haemak.”

“I already heard from the Swordsman. You came from Cheon-gye?”

“Yes.”

“Since it’s your first time here, pick something out.”

“…I don’t have anything with me.”

Danggumak smiled broadly.

“You don’t need money. I’ll give it to you for free.”

“…It’s okay, I’m satisfied just looking.”

As expected of a Cheon-gye resident.

Her character goes without saying.

It was funny that she came with a big flower in her hair, but… wait!

‘A flower?’

He could sense an auspicious, rich fragrance from it.

Sniff sniff, sniff sniff sniff sniff.

Danggumak went close to Haemak’s head and kept smelling.

Flinch.

Haemak Seonnyeo stepped back, seemingly flustered by Dok-seon’s sudden behavior.

“Wh, why all of a sudden? Don’t tell me…”

“Ahem, d, don’t misunderstand.”

Danggumak reached out his hand and pointed to the flower stuck in her hair.

“What kind of flower is this?”

“Huh? It’s a common flower that blooms in Cheon-gye, we call it Geumjeonghwa.”

“Geumjeonghwa?”

“You can eat it too. It purifies the blood.”

“Does it bloom a lot in Cheon-gye?”

“Of course. All of Cheon-gye is a flower field, hehe.”

“Huh.”

This is no ordinary flower.

A flower that blooms in Cheon-gye no less.

“May I try eating it?”

“Make sure to chew it well.”

Danggumak plucked a petal from the Geumjeonghwa that Haemak offered and put it in his mouth.

As he chewed thoroughly, energy slowly permeated into his body.

‘As expected.’

The memory of when his soul connected with Tae-ju came to mind.

The most urgent problem he was facing.

‘He said it was a treatment for mana rejection syndrome.’

He also knew what method he was trying to use to create the treatment.

‘He said this flower purifies the blood, so it should be a great help.’

Danggumak looked at Haemak again and spoke.

“Would it be alright if I also tried the flower necklace you’re wearing around your neck?”

“O-of course. Here.”

Danggumak plucked the colorful petals one by one and tasted them.

Each time, Haemak explained the effects of each flower.

“That flower is called Banwolhwa (Half Moon Flower). It enhances digestive ability. And this flower is Cheongsanghwa (Heavenly Flower), it cleanses the skin, and Eumyanghwa (Yin-Yang Flower) corrects the body’s balance…”

This was incredible.

These weren’t flowers but medicine.

Danggumak casually said to Haemak.

“Do you happen to need money? Currency that can buy these items, I mean.”

“I do need it, but…”

“I’ll exchange these flowers for coins. One coin per flower, ten flowers for ten coins.”

“Wh-what do you mean?”

“What that means is…”

And so began the explanation about the Immortal Realm’s currency.

Haemak Seonnyeo’s expression gradually became brighter.

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