The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 77
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Chapter 77: Entering the Palace (1)
The rebuilt Immortal Realm Entertainment Theater.
The theater that was once packed was now eerily empty.
Even including Danggumak, there were fewer than 10 immortals.
The rest were all outside.
Throwing tantrums, demanding to be let in.
This incident had been a blessing in disguise.
The magistrate’s scales had delivered a not guilty verdict, creating legitimate justification.
Exchange with other worlds was a harmonious matter, not chaos.
The Immortal of Harmony.
That was none other than Dok-seon Danggumak.
Shouldn’t they have a celebration party?
With champagne, naturally.
Pop!
That Kim Tae-ju always tried to send only the finest goods.
This Armand de Brignac champagne was even more expensive than Dom Pérignon, and he’d sent a whole 5 bottles.
I heard that at Earth’s clubs, when you order a few bottles of Armand, the orderer’s name even appears on the electronic billboard…
Danggumak lounged in a plush chair, pouring glasses of Armand for the immortals watching movies.
Glug glug, the golden liquid filled the glasses halfway.
Meanwhile, pitiful cries could be heard from outside.
“Dok-seon! Do-ok-seon! Dooooo…”
The immortals clicked their tongues and said.
“Ugh, those bastards! They’re ruining the taste of the alcohol. I can’t hear the movie dialogue.”
“Tsk tsk, I can’t concentrate, can’t concentrate!”
“We absolutely must not let them in, no matter what.”
“Demon Valley, did you set the barrier properly?”
“Rest assured. This time, even Taesang Nogoon won’t be able to enter.”
Whether they were making noise outside or not, Taebaeok Seonin drank his champagne with an ecstatic expression.
“Ahh! This truly befits premium alcohol. The harmony of carbonation and alcohol is incredible!”
Danggumak asked with a curious expression.
“You’re supposedly the immortal of alcohol, but is champagne really that delicious?”
“It’s delicious. This is alcohol from another world. Consider the rarity. If it weren’t for you, Dok-seon, where else would I get to drink this?”
Taebaeok Seonin’s words were right.
Even cheap snacks were more precious than seondo in the Immortal Realm.
Danggumak showed some generosity to the immortals who had become his allies.
Free Armand, free premium cheese for drinking snacks.
By doing so.
“Dok-seon, we’re going all the way with you!”
“Just say whatever you need. I’ll do everything in my power to help you.”
“Even if you told me to steal the Heavenly Way, I would do it.”
“Of course! We’ll never betray you.”
Not only the immortals inside the tent, but those outside must have realized it by now too.
That Dok-seon had become the supreme power holder of the Immortal Realm.
“Still, it’s a shame that the Swordsman isn’t here.”
“Tsk tsk, of all things, he had to rob Dowon.”
“Can’t be helped, since that crime was clear.”
The Swordsman was still trapped in the Prison of the Mind.
Wasn’t there some way to get him out?
That’s when it happened.
Crackle crackle crackle!
Cracks began to form in the barrier that Demon Valley Immortal had set up.
“Damn! Those bastards, now they’re messing with the barrier?”
“This won’t do. I was trying to stay quiet since we’re fellow immortals.”
“I’ll teach them a lesson. I’ll be back before the Armand bubbles go flat.”
“Aren’t there quite a few more of them?”
“…Surely we won’t die, right?”
“If only the Swordsman were here, those little shits wouldn’t dare throw tantrums.”
But those touching the barrier weren’t the immortals.
A seductive woman’s voice was heard from beyond the tent.
“Dok-seon sir? This is Mi-ho Seon-ja. Could you please open the barrier?”
Mi-ho Seon-ja, that would be…
“The fairy from the Palace of Peach Blossoms.”
“That’s right. The nine-tailed fox who assists Seo Wang-mo.”
“What business could she have here?”
Demon Valley Immortal looked at Danggumak.
As if asking whether to open it or block it.
“Well, let’s let her in. Having a conversation isn’t difficult.”
With Danggumak’s permission, Demon Valley temporarily released the barrier.
It wasn’t just Mi-ho Seon-ja.
“S-Seo Wang-mo?”
“How are you here…”
“What fault are you trying to find now?”
“Ugh, we shouldn’t have opened it.”
Seo Wang-mo paid no attention to the immortals’ complaints.
She just stared at the movie playing on the screen for a long while, then.
“Dok-seon, you’ve become hard to meet.”
“And whose fault do you think that is?”
“Don’t be so cold. I came here to make a deal.”
“A deal?”
Seo Wang-mo said to Mi-ho Seon-ja.
“Mi-ho, bring the basket.”
Mi-ho Seon-ja brought a large basket filled to the brim with seondo.
“50 pieces of premium seondo. These are items that normally only go to the Heavenly Immortal Realm.”
“Why are you giving this?”
“I told you, I want to make a deal.”
Actually, Danggumak knew what she wanted.
But could he give it to her so easily?
He took out a Hermès Birkin bag from the Infinite Space.
“Perhaps you want this?”
Then Seo Wang-mo’s expression changed in an instant.
Her eyes filled with desire for the bag.
Mi-ho Seon-ja was the same.
Her eyes seemed to spin around.
“Y-yes. That’s what I want.”
“You’ll take this for 50 pieces of seondo?”
“…Is it not enough? I brought only the finest quality.”
“Seo Wang-mo should know that well.”
“Haah…”
Seo Wang-mo let out a deep sigh.
Dok-seon’s words were right.
The beautiful appearance of the bag, no matter how many times I look at it.
An object from another world that cannot be obtained anywhere, whether in the Immortal Realm or the human world, while Seondo are commonly scattered around Dowon.
“What are your conditions? Tell me in detail.”
“Will you listen if I tell you?”
“If it’s something I can do.”
Then let me try probing once.
“First, the release of the Swordsman. Forgive his crimes and take him out of the Prison of the Mind.”
“Hmm.”
After hesitating slightly.
“I’ll try my best… Is that all?”
Of course there’s one more thing.
“And you must give me Seondo too. Isn’t 50 top-grade ones too shameless?”
“B-but there aren’t many top-grade ones, so we’d have to wait at least three months for them to ripen again…”
“If there are no top-grade ones, give me 50 more of the grade below in Seondo. 100 in total.”
Seo Wang-mo pondered for a moment.
But she had no choice.
To have that bag, she had to accept any demand.
Where else would she not demand the heavenly peach?
“Alright. I’ll do it. Can I send the rest of the Seondo later?”
“Fine.”
The deal was made.
Danggumak handed the Hermès Birkin bag to Seo Wang-mo and said.
“Shall I draw an Infinite Space spell formation for you?”
“No. Don’t do anything. Keep it exactly as it came from the other world.”
I knew it would be like that.
Original is better than tuning.
Not touching it is much better.
How do women on Earth treat this bag?
Usually when it rains and there’s no umbrella, people use their bags to block the rain, but this Hermès Birkin bag never receives such treatment.
Women use their own bodies as umbrellas to protect their luxury bags from rainwater.
Seo Wang-mo gently held the bag in her hands with a moved expression.
“Mi-ho, take out the mirror of longing.”
“Yes, Queen Mother.”
Seo Wang-mo reflected herself in the mirror and turned her body this way and that.
“How is it?”
“Y-you look beautiful.”
“But the clothes and bag don’t match. I’ll have to coordinate later.”
It wasn’t just Seo Wang-mo.
Longing for the bag also burst from Mi-ho Seon-ja’s eyes.
She subtly gave Danggumak a flirtatious smile.
What’s wrong with a fox acting foxy?
‘This fox bitch…’
Where does she think she’s being coquettish?
If this were Earth where Tae-ju lives, men would line up to withdraw all their savings and deposits to offer bags for that flirtatious smile, but not here.
But even though the deal was finished, Seo Wang-mo, who still had no intention of returning, looked intently at Dok-seon and said.
“May I stay here for a while?”
“…Ah! You want to watch a movie before leaving?”
“Yes.”
“Well, I’ll provide this much as a service.”
“S-service?”
“There’s such a thing. Sit comfortably, watch, and then return. I’ll pour you a glass of Armagnac too.”
“Ah!”
She’ll probably come again tomorrow.
Then I’ll have to charge a fee.
Two more audience members were added to the Immortal Realm theater operated by Danggumak.
* * *
Secretary Geum Su-ho returned to New Seoul after delivering the imperial command.
And Tae-ju discussed countermeasures in the chairman’s office with Baek Seo-yeon and Baek Hong-pyo.
“Come on! Please give me some advice. What should I do?”
Baek Hong-pyo said.
“Lifetime mayor, this is no different from being granted a fief. Even though you achieved merit with the new medicine… this is too excessive.”
He was right.
A medal recommendation or reward money alone would have been sufficient.
Actually, I know the reason.
The conversation I had with Secretary Geum Su-ho before the imperial command was delivered.
He must know something.
The fact that I and Ilisambaeyi killed the Black Demon Dragon.
On the other hand, Baek Seo-yeon made a fuss.
“What if it’s excessive? Is there any need to worry? You’re the lifetime mayor of Gurye, and you can even meet His Imperial Majesty.”
“Seo-yeon, if it were an ordinary person, they would gladly accept, but our Chairman Tae-ju is different. Can’t you already see his annoyed expression?”
“Um, i-is that so?”
“When authority increases, responsibility increases proportionally.”
As expected, Baek Hong-pyo is someone who understands my heart well.
“The decision is entirely yours. Whatever decision you make, I’ll support and help you.”
“Thank you.”
Anyway, whether I accept or not, they’re telling me to enter the palace…
Let me enter the palace, meet the Emperor, and then decide.
“Chairman, shall I organize an entourage?”
“No, I’ll go alone this time. They said the Imperial Palace would send someone.”
Thus, another trip to New Seoul was decided.
* * *
Finally, the day of entering the palace.
Tae-ju arrived at New Seoul Station.
I forcibly left Ilisambaeyi, who didn’t want to be separated, at Jirisan.
The dress code was a leather coat.
In one hand, I carried a large bag.
As I exited the station, someone was waiting right in front of the entrance holding a placard with my name written on it.
“Chairman Kim Tae-ju?”
“Yes, that’s me.”
“Welcome. I’m Seo Pil-myeong from the Imperial Palace Secretary’s Office.”
“Ah! Nice to meet you.”
“It’s an honor to meet you as well. Please give me your bag. I’ll carry it for you.”
Tae-ju got into the limousine sent by the Imperial Palace Secretary’s Office.
The Imperial Palace of the Samhan Empire is located at the foot of the highest mountain in New Seoul.
It’s surrounded on all sides by high walls, and in the center stands the tallest tower in New Seoul, which is the Imperial Palace.
There’s only one entrance.
The limousine carrying Tae-ju entered the first gateway leading to the Imperial Palace.
Is this the Imperial Palace once we pass here?
No.
We can’t even get close to the Imperial Palace.
That’s how vast the Imperial Palace is.
The car came to a stop, and after the identity verification process was completed, the limousine entered the interior. Seo Pil-myeong handed Kim Tae-ju the entry pass he had received from the gate guards.
“You just need to hang this around your neck.”
He took it and hung it around his neck.
“Do we go straight into the Imperial Palace?”
“No. You’ll be going to the visitor waiting room called the Grand Hall.”
Why is everything so big?
The Grand Hall.
A space like one giant airport waiting area.
There were restaurants, coffee shops, and souvenir stores for visitors.
The Grand Hall was also a kind of social stage.
People would glance at each other’s entry passes hanging around their necks, sizing each other up and exchanging greetings.
Kim Tae-ju, who had no need for socializing, silently followed behind Secretary Seo Pil-myeong.
“I’ll guide you to the security checkpoint.”
“Yes.”
A long line stretched out at the security checkpoint.
There were an incredible number of people.
Do we have to wait?
“This way.”
Seo Pil-myeong guided Kim Tae-ju to a security checkpoint where no one was standing.
It seemed like a VIP security checkpoint.
After passing through the security checkpoint with the bag in his hand.
“Hmm…”
The final gateway to enter the Imperial Palace.
First of all, it was very spacious.
Countless people were lining up again in front of gates marked with numbers.
“This is the final gate to enter the Imperial Palace.”
“Is that so?”
“We’ll be entering through Gate 1.”
The Main Palace where the Emperor resides was Gate 1, the Inner Palace where the Empresses were located was Gate 2, the Separate Palace where the Crown Prince and other princes lived was Gate 3, the Administrative Offices inside the Imperial Palace was Gate 4, and the Event Venue was Gate 5.
Kim Tae-ju stood in front of Gate 1 with Seo Pil-myeong.
‘Am I alone?’
It seemed that way.
Actually, would meeting the Emperor be that easy?
Moreover, no one had stood at Gate 1 for the past few years.
Only Kim Tae-ju was there alone.
While other gates were bustling with people, Gate 1 had only one person. Naturally, people’s attention couldn’t help but focus on him.
People crowded around Gate 1.
Kim Tae-ju endured the people’s attention and waited for Gate 1’s entrance to open.
‘If it’s Gate 1, that means meeting the Emperor.’
‘Who is he?’
‘Meeting His Imperial Majesty? Has anyone met His Majesty in recent years?’
‘No one except Secretary Geum Su-ho and the imperial family.’
‘Wait! The name on the entry pass is… Kim Tae-ju?’
‘Ah! Taehong Bio!’
‘Oh! That person was the chairman?’
‘If it’s Chairman Kim Tae-ju, it can’t be helped.’
‘You’d have to be at that level to have a private audience with His Imperial Majesty.’
He could hear everything.
He could also feel the intense gazes.
Kim Tae-ju unconsciously turned his head.
And their eyes met.
People waiting to pass through Gate 2 right next to him. Two middle-aged couples standing with generals wearing Imperial Forces uniforms.
Kim Tae-ju was startled.
He knew who they were the moment he saw them.
‘…Father.’
It was General Kim Woong-bang and his stepmother Honda Mitsui.
No matter how small the world is, why here of all places?
What could he possibly say?
Kim Tae-ju just looked at Kim Woong-bang silently.
They stared at each other for a long time.
A silent conversation passed between them simultaneously.
Kim Tae-ju felt like he could understand what his father Kim Woong-bang was saying.
Suddenly!
Gate 1’s door opened.
“Chairman Kim Tae-ju of Taehong Bio, please enter the palace through Gate 1.”
Then Kim Woong-bang slowly turned around, showing his back.
Kim Tae-ju also gazed at his retreating figure for a moment before turning his back as well.
And he entered through Gate 1, guided by Imperial Palace Secretary Seo Pil-myeong.
Kim Woong-bang didn’t look back at his son entering the palace anymore.
Since they had already become strangers, having a conversation would be meaningless.
If he showed a warm attitude toward Kim Tae-ju, his wife would use that as an excuse to keep pestering him.
To steal the wealth and power his son possessed.
‘That’s enough.’
Born as a mana rejecter, it seemed he wouldn’t live past his mid-twenties.
The proud feelings of a father looking at his successful son.
But the shame was greater than that.
He had no face to show his son.
He would probably never see Kim Tae-ju again in the future.
He had no intention of contacting him first, and even if contact came, he wouldn’t answer.
Honestly, how could he face his son?
When he had done nothing for him.
Kim Tae-ju’s birth mother was the daughter of a senior instructor when he was attending the Military Academy.
Though she was a civilian, he fell in love at first sight and married her.
His father-in-law, the instructor, seemed to like him too.
He even gave him an elixir as part of the dowry.
Thanks to that, he was able to rise to Master level.
Unfortunately, his wife, who had a weak constitution, died right after giving birth to Kim Tae-ju.
Holding his dying wife’s hand, he had made a vow.
That he would definitely raise their son well.
But when he learned that Kim Tae-ju was a mana rejecter, the terrible sense of loss that overwhelmed him.
Would his son also leave early?
As his heart weakened, he needed something to lean on.
So he remarried.
Human hearts were strange things.
As time passed, he forgot his wife’s face, and his mana rejecter son also began to feel like a burden.
He knew this was wrong, but emotions that had already turned couldn’t be controlled at will.
Because he had a new family now.
Even when he later found out that his new wife had tried to kill Kim Tae-ju, he had turned a blind eye to it.
Because of that, guilt had continuously tormented him.
But his estranged son had succeeded in standing on his own.
Now his heart was at ease.
‘Please live well.’
On the other hand, Honda Mitsui was trembling all over.
Because she could blatantly hear people whispering in her ears.
‘What’s this? Chairman Kim Tae-ju and General Kim Woong-bang seem to know each other. Did they have some connection?’
‘Didn’t you know? Chairman Kim Tae-ju was originally the eldest son of Paju Domain.’
‘Ah! The son who was kicked out for being a mana rejecter was Chairman Kim Tae-ju?’
‘He was removed from the family register and disowned.’
‘They must be completely insane. They kicked away fortune that rolled right to them?’
‘As if Kim Woong-bang would have done that? The stepmother must have pulled some nonsense to pass the domain to her own son.’
‘Tsk tsk, serves them right. They brought it on themselves.’
‘So that’s why he was just standing there watching.’
Most of it was mockery.
Her face flushed red with the overwhelming shame.
But her husband Kim Woong-bang walked away nonchalantly, as if nothing had happened.
“You….”
At this moment, she hated her husband more than Kim Tae-ju.
Enough to want to kill him.
Honda Mitsui’s face turned crimson as she couldn’t contain her boiling rage.
She looked like a demon.
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