The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 153
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Chapter 153: Return
Samhan Empire Gurye.
In front of Kim Tae-ju’s residence training room.
Jeong Yeon-hee had come down from Paju and was overseeing the TJ Guild members’ training in the Demon-Subduing Sword Technique.
“Everyone.”
“Yes!”
The guild members listened attentively with disciplined postures.
Though they learned the Five Elements Divine Art from Kim Tae-ju and the Demon-Subduing Sword Technique from Swordsman’s videos, Jeong Yeon-hee was like a third teacher to them.
“It doesn’t make sense that you still haven’t mastered the Demon-Subduing Sword Technique. Do you think you can properly succeed in the Paju DMZ raid like this?”
“….”
“Look at Europe. The undead situation that suddenly occurred there—there’s no guarantee that something like this won’t happen in the Samhan Empire too.”
The guild members kept their mouths tightly shut.
Every word she said was right.
She had already mastered it despite learning later than them.
“Proper sword strikes come from a strong lower body. So from now on, horse stance for 2 hours.”
The TJ Guild members began their horse stance training in front of the training room door.
Meanwhile.
Ilbaek, now called Ibaek-i, was staring intently at the training room door.
Something was wrong.
No human presence could be felt from inside.
Why?
The master should be in there.
Not even the sound of breathing could be heard.
…Was he dead?
That didn’t seem right.
Because there was no smell either.
Had he disappeared?
Then where could he have gone?
“Meow!”
Thump thump.
Frustrated, Ibaek-i tapped the steel door with his front paws.
Swish!
Sambaek-i also switched out with Ibaek-i and came forward.
“Mrow!”
Bang!
Swish!
Ilbaek too.
“Meow?”
Bang bang!
What on earth was going on?
It couldn’t be that he’d become a ghost.
The master had told them to absolutely not come in and wait.
Should they just break it down?
Then Can Opener came running over hurriedly.
“Ilbaek! Why are you banging on the door? Just be patient a little longer. He’ll come out soon.”
Stupid female.
What good was getting stronger?
She didn’t even know what was happening inside there.
Did she even realize the master had disappeared?
“Mrow!”
“Are you hungry? Should I open a can for you?”
“…Meow?”
“Hohoho, I thought so and brought one.”
Click.
Jeong Yeon-hee opened a can of premium cat food and placed it in front of Ilbaek.
It was mealtime anyway.
Let’s eat first and think about it later.
Lick lick.
After a few licks, it quickly disappeared.
“You eat well. Want more?”
“Meooow!”
Yes, Can Opener.
Hurry up and open another one.
Click!
His taste had definitely changed.
Before, he lived by chewing only magical beasts.
Now he didn’t even want to smell magical beasts.
“Meow!”
Master?
If he waited, the door would open and he’d come out.
He was the strongest human in the world, after all.
* * *
Heavenly Realm.
Everyone had gathered together to hold a feast.
They brought out various wines and champagne, premium cheese and fresh refrigerated salmon, high-grade tuna sashimi, fruits, and more from the Infinite Space.
“Anyone who hasn’t received a Heavenly Realm exclusive smartphone!”
No one raised their hand.
Though Dok-seon had scolded him for constantly giving things away for free.
The atmosphere was warm and friendly.
Immortal leisure—no wonder they say you don’t notice the axe handle rotting.
Everyone was enjoying themselves.
Except for just one person.
Ahhh!
Far away, 100 meters distant, Dok-seon was tilting a wine glass alone in solitude.
It was heartbreaking.
He felt sorry.
Because they shared the same soul, he couldn’t join them due to the merging phenomenon.
But what about this side?
Even now he was swamped.
Answering the flood of questions.
“Earth seems to have serious conflicts between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law too. Do they really hit daughters-in-law with kimchi?”
“Oh no, that’s not true. Queen Mother, that’s just a makjang drama.”
“Hohoho, but I found it interesting anyway.”
“Is it just kimchi? There are countless parodies like seaweed slaps, pasta slaps, jjajang slaps, chicken slaps, bindaetteok slaps, and so on.”
“If done well, maybe even Seondo slaps?”
“Hahaha, then I’d have to gratefully take it.”
Usually stories about Earth seen through dramas.
“When you return to Earth, please tell the drama actors that their acting was truly excellent.”
“Which drama did you watch….”
“The title was ‘Day of Glory,’ I think, that drama about school violence and revenge.”
“Ah!”
A drama that Tae-ju had also seen.
However.
“I don’t think I can deliver it.”
“Why not?”
“They’re all dead.”
“…De, dead? Really?”
“That drama came out 300 years ago.”
“Hmm, that’s unfortunate.”
Over 70% of the video content Tae-ju provided was like that.
All dramas produced in the distant past.
The current Earth was developing while restoring civilization from before the mana invasion.
“Watching legal dramas, I saw that even rapists get out in 3 years. Some even get released on probation. Is that place originally lenient toward criminals?”
“Well, it was wrong. If mental incompetence is recognized…”
“Well said. Mental incompetence! If someone rapes while drunk, they should be punished more severely, not get a reduced sentence!”
“Then, Your Majesty, how is it handled in Hwangcheon-gye?”
“We send them straight to Lust Purgatory. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!”
Tae-ju agreed.
How wonderful it would be if all violent criminals could be sent to Hwangcheon-gye.
“Should I bring you some Magistrate’s scales or Magistrate’s rings? It might help if Earth’s courts used these items in their verdicts.”
“Hmm, I’ll discuss it for now.”
Of course it would help.
But Earth’s judicial system wasn’t entirely flawed.
The system itself was reasonable.
People were the problem.
Because of those who abuse the law and use it as a tool for their own benefit rather than fair judgment, with double standards – what’s okay for them isn’t okay for others.
“Um, are there nine-tailed foxes on Earth too?”
“Well, I heard there used to be, eating human livers…”
“Ew? I don’t eat livers. Maybe chicken, but who spread such rumors!”
“Hahaha, but in dramas and movies, nine-tailed foxes are played by the most beautiful actresses.”
“Oh my? Really?”
“I’ll find some and send them to you.”
And now gradually.
People from the upper realms began using smartphones in earnest.
Click, click, click! Taking photos of food or selfies to post on SNS.
Connecting to multiplayer games stored on the Immortal Realm’s main server to enjoy games together.
“I’m here!”
“It’s Haemak!”
“I called for you. Through KakaoTalk.”
“Hehehe, come here. Fairy, let’s take a photo together.”
Time passed quickly.
It was gradually time to leave.
The feeling came.
Something floating, a feeling that he shouldn’t stay here any longer.
Tae-ju moved his Toxic Spirit to write with Manceon Hwau.
[It seems time to go.]
[Ah, I see. It can’t be helped.]
Danggumak’s expression was filled with regret.
Tae-ju felt the same.
Though he had come up to the Immortal Realm, he felt like he had missed something.
He hadn’t spent proper time with the person he most wanted to meet and talk with.
[Are you ready?]
[Yes.]
“Move aside! Step back!”
“Alright, alright.”
“Anyone who crosses this line will taste my staff!”
Jecheon Daeseong, who had already become Danggumak’s confidant, summoned his clones to control the scene.
The Immortals and others moved far away from Tae-ju.
[Release them.]
Tae-ju took out Earth’s items from his Infinite Space.
Even before expanding, it was the size of 10 large food storage warehouses combined.
Having filled it completely, how many items would come out?
There was no room to step.
Dozens of cars, scooters, electronic products, clothes, fashion accessories, food items… there was nothing missing.
They kept coming out endlessly.
Piling up and up, they transformed into a massive mountain.
Danggumak also took out his items.
Black iron ingots, heavenly flowers, and Seondo.
However, the scale was completely different from Earth’s items.
It was too modest.
Of course, in terms of value, it wouldn’t be enough even if exchanged for hundreds of department stores.
The Immortals shook their heads.
“Tsk tsk, Kim Tae-ju brought so many precious items that our eyes nearly popped out, but what is this from us?”
“We can’t match the quality, and the quantity is woefully insufficient.”
“Shameful. I can’t lift my head.”
“I thought we repaid him with heavenly peaches, but we’re behind again.”
“Isn’t everyone’s pride hurt?”
“You mean this?”
Maintaining a 100m safety distance, Tae-ju and Danggumak switched positions.
Each stored the items the other had taken from their Infinite Space.
Tae-ju stored them quickly.
He just reached out once and put them in.
Meanwhile, Danggumak took relatively longer.
The items were all stored.
Tae-ju now sensed it was time.
[I’m going now.]
[See you again.]
Farewell should be simple, not drawn out.
Spot!
Tae-ju’s body disappeared instantly.
“He’s gone.”
“Gone.”
“Will there be another chance?”
“We have to make one.”
“How?”
A conspiracy began.
“Kim Tae-ju temporarily ascended using heavenly peaches as a medium.”
“Right.”
“What if we give him another treasure comparable to heavenly peaches?”
“Oh!”
The immortals with sparkling eyes.
“How about the resurrection flowers from Cheonkye Jamigung?”
“Resurrection flowers, you say. But Kim Tae-ju is practically no different from an immortal, so would he really need them?”
“You never know, eating resurrection flowers might allow him to achieve ascension once more.”
Resurrection flowers were treasures of the heavenly realm that could even revive the dead.
“What about the East Sea Dragon Palace? How about the wish-fulfilling orb? Not the fake wish-fulfilling orb that Kim Tae-ju sent before, but the real one.”
“As if the Dragon King would willingly hand it over.”
“Hey, did you think we’d ask nicely for it?”
“That’s true. Should we slowly form a special team? We happen to have someone who knows the Dragon Palace well.”
The immortals’ eyes turned toward Jecheon Daeseong.
Where had he gotten his staff from?
It was from the Dragon Palace treasure warehouse.
However.
“I’ve washed my hands of that life. I’m going to be reborn as an upstanding businessman.”
“There he goes again with his bullshit.”
“A gangster monkey bastard who drags around a bunch of clones talking about being upstanding!”
“Dok-seon looks favorably on him, so he’s gotten all cocky.”
“Stop talking nonsense and just do it!”
“…”
Jecheon Daeseong still needed time to gain complete acceptance.
* * *
Spot!
Tae-ju returned to the training room.
Six hours in the Immortal Realm.
It felt like a dream.
‘…I’m back.’
He never intended to stay in the Immortal Realm forever.
He had to come back someday.
This was his home, after all.
But he couldn’t help feeling empty inside.
Actually, beyond emptiness, everything felt futile.
Had achieving ascension made him detached from worldly life?
Everything seemed pointless.
What was the point of living in constant struggle?
Like the immortals, it might be nice to cut ties with the mortal world and live leisurely and lazily.
Tae-ju took out his Immortal Realm smartphone from the Infinite Space.
The connection was cut off now.
Would there be a day when he’d use it again?
He opened the photo album on the smartphone.
Many photos were saved there.
Photos taken with various immortals including Swordsman.
Together with Seo Wang-mo and the celestial beings from the Palace of Peach Blossoms.
Yama and the judges, chasa, and saja.
And Haemak Seonnyeo.
The two-shot with Haemak was extremely difficult to take.
Even for Tae-ju, taking a photo alone with Haemak required waiting in line.
He might not have gotten the chance at all.
It was a photo he barely managed to get.
The image of Haemak Seonnyeo with a large flower in her hair, smiling brightly.
The more he thought about it, the more amazing that girl was.
He had also taken group photos.
Danggumak was included too.
That dot-like figure in the sky was Dok-seon Danggumak.
Still, if you zoomed in, you could at least recognize his face.
‘Ugh…’
Even though it was inevitable due to the soul merging phenomenon.
A soul connection that shared memories, experiences, and emotions would have been better.
‘Let me go outside.’
He needed to return to daily life.
Tae-ju opened the steel door of the training room.
“Meooooow!”
Ilbaek jumped up and hugged him.
* * *
Even after leaving the training room, there was still much to do.
There was also Danggumak’s request.
“…H-hair growth formula, you said?”
Baek Seo-yeon was shocked.
A hair growth formula?
“Once the monster raid doping potion is completed, I’ll immediately move on to hair growth formula research.”
“W-would that be possible?”
“We have to try.”
It might be even more difficult than inventing MRC.
There were hair growth products on the market, but their effects were minimal for people with complete hair loss.
At best, they slowed down the progression?
“Oh! Chairman, we received contact from the American Republic’s White House.”
“What kind?”
“Hwai-baek has been completely processed for bankruptcy.”
“…Ah! But why?”
“They’re offering us priority if we’re interested in acquiring the factory.”
“Hmm.”
Due to bankruptcy, the stocks became worthless, and the factory facilities and land were transferred to the bank.
An opportunity to buy at rock-bottom prices.
“What do you think, Seo-yeon?”
“I think it’s not bad. It’s difficult to meet Saengibulkkun demand with exports alone, and we have too much cash reserves accumulated. We have sufficient investment capacity.”
The miraculous fatigue relief medicine.
It was always in short supply.
Both in Samhan and the American Republic.
While Tae-ju was away, another container ship crossed the Pacific, but it still wasn’t enough.
“Let’s buy it. Please take charge of it, Seo-yeon.”
“Yes!”
“Use the remaining cash reserves after the acquisition for employee bonuses. They’ve been working hard making medicine all this time. Let’s give them a generous amount.”
“Including TJ Shipping and TJ Shipbuilding?”
“Of course.”
They’re the same group.
“And I’m planning to hold a feast soon… the location will be in Paju.”
“Understood. How many people will attend?”
“For now, think of it as Baek Hong-pyo, you, Seo-yeon, Jeong Yeon-hee, TJ Guild members, plus ten more people.”
“I’ll prepare for it.”
Tae-ju was thinking of calling together people he had formed connections with for a gathering.
To strengthen friendships and share stories they hadn’t finished telling.
‘The European undead situation is concerning, but….’
The war had entered a full-scale phase.
The Undead Maisu Legions marching westward, and the Imperial Forces dispatched to stop them.
Ground combat had begun.
A battle of push and pull.
Though the Undead Maisu Legions numbered over a million, the Imperial Forces were no pushover either.
New weapons had appeared.
Weapons far more advanced than the existing crystal weapons.
As a result, the undead legions’ advance had slowed slightly.
Consequently, the European Imperial Army seemed greatly encouraged.
They looked confident.
Perhaps because of this, Emperor Alex Caesar also declared that he would not accept any support from other nations.
Well then, they would handle it themselves.
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