The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 17

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Episode 17
“First, I must apologize. My heart was racing, and I took the liberty of asking people to contact you on my behalf.”
“Well, it was a bit sudden, I’ll admit.”
Shin Yu-ri bowed once more at the cafe entrance.
“Wait… is that really Shin Yu-ri?”
“Wow. First time seeing her in person.”
“What’s she doing there?”
“Huh? Isn’t that person the Celestial Demon?”
“What’s the Celestial Demon?”
“Don’t you even watch the news?”
As she greeted them from the entrance, murmurs rippled through the cafe.
The patrons’ voices rose in excited whispers.
She really was famous, then.
“I wanted so badly to meet with you, Celestial Demon. Please, let me apologize once more.”
“You wanted to see me? Why?”
“Because I truly wanted to bring Lee Gang-han into GLASS as our agent.”
Lee Gang-han tilted his head.
A contract with him, when he was barely Iron grade?
This famous woman had come all this way in person?
‘Even though my Cheonma Physique grade was revealed to be E.’
The Cheonma Physique was regarded as temporary, vanishing at an unknown time.
Even the man who’d promised 10,000 TP just for opening the status window on Tower Tube had run away once the revelation went public.
So why had she come all the way here?
While Lee Gang-han stood puzzled,
“Ahem! Cough…!”
a throat-clearing sound came from behind Shin Yu-ri.
Lee Gang-han’s eyes shifted.
“Hey, you there. Don’t just stand around like that—why don’t you take a seat?”
A middle-aged man with a long scar cutting across his face,
with a forbidding expression, spoke up.
“Me? Why?”
“What? Won’t you talk with GLASS?”
“I can’t even get a guild contract anyway, so why would I need an agent?”
The Celestial Demon bows to no one.
Under such a principle,
Lee Gang-han—who could do nothing regarding guilds except establish the Cheonma Divine Church—
what use could an agent possibly be to him?
Faced with Lee Gang-han’s sound logic, the middle-aged man had no answer.
“Uncle, allow me to explain.”
“Oh, of course.”
Shin Yu-ri stepped forward again.
“Agents don’t only arrange guild entry and contracts. We can also broker advertising deals with various companies, or explore progressive directions regarding Tower Tube together with you.”
Arranging guild contracts was indeed part of an agent’s role,
but that wasn’t all they did, Shin Yu-ri was saying.
Yet Lee Gang-han found the proposal hardly compelling.
“Who would give advertising to a Player with a limited-time Ability?”
Since receiving the E grade,
everyone believed Lee Gang-han’s Ability would vanish soon.
Who would advertise with a Player whose power was about to disappear?
He remained skeptical.
“The Cheonma Physique being temporary was never confirmed, was it? I really do want to sign a contract with you, Lee Gang-han.”
Shin Yu-ri, on the other hand, was pushing forward with remarkable intensity.
‘…Why is she going so far?’
She wasn’t some fledgling agent—the representative of GLASS, an agency already firmly established.
Beyond stealing his personal information and showing up at a random house to pitch her agency, it was all quite aggressive.
And yet everyone dismissed the Cheonma Physique as temporary,
so what basis did she have for believing otherwise?
‘But there’s no real need to rush into a contract with an agent right now, is there?’
Even if Shin Yu-ri was right about needing one eventually,
it would be wiser to wait until he’d proven his power further and shown that the Cheonma Physique wasn’t temporary.
With his Trait graded at E, he was heavily undervalued at the moment—there was no rush to sign a contract now.
Lee Gang-han thought to decline Shin Yu-ri’s proposal, but—
“Ah. And without a guild, you haven’t had difficulties exchanging TP until now, have you? I’ll exchange it for you at a rate of 120%.”
“120%?”
“Yes.”
Hearing the TP exchange rate, his mind changed.
120%.
Even the major guilds only offered a 110% TP exchange rate.
Getting an extra 10% here was an enormous advantage.
“Understood. Let me hear what you have to say.”
“That’s a good choice. Ah, but from here on, it’s a bit awkward to talk in a cafe…… Would it be possible for you to come to our GLASS Office?”
“The office? Sure, why not.”
Swayed by the 120%, Lee Gang-han agreed readily.
Shin Yu-ri led him to the parking lot.
Among the cars parked in the cafe’s lot, she approached what looked like the most luxurious sedan.
“Uncle, would you mind driving us?”
“Sigh…… Alright.”
Shin Dong-seok sat in the driver’s seat first.
Then Shin Yu-ri opened the rear door herself.
“Ah, you don’t need to do that…”
Lee Gang-han scratched his head and got in, settling into the back seat.
“Not at all. You’re a VIP among VIPs, after all.”
“Ahem…”
“Let’s head to the office, Uncle.”
“Tsk…”
The middle-aged man in the driver’s seat glanced at the rearview mirror with a displeased expression.
“Fine. Let’s go.”
He drove the car.
* * *
The office of the Agent GLASS, located in Seoul.
“Take a look at it, and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask anytime.”
Lee Gang-han examined the contract Shin Yu-ri showed him carefully.
He didn’t have much knowledge about the agent industry.
But aside from guild contract brokerage fees,
all other fees were set at just 1%, which caught his eye.
‘And on top of that, I can terminate the agent contract anytime if I’m dissatisfied…… The terms seem quite favorable, actually.’
The 1% fee alone wasn’t enough;
there was also the 120% TP exchange rate,
and the clause allowing him to terminate the contract whenever he wished on his end.
The contract Shin Yu-ri presented was filled with nothing but Player-favorable clauses.
Yes.
The terms were so good it was suspicious.
“The contract terms seem favorable, but I’d like to think it over.”
“What? You’re not going to take this…? Even Diamond-ranked Players haven’t been able to secure a contract like this.”
The middle-aged man standing behind Shin Yu-ri with his arms crossed, looking displeased,
nearly jumped out of his skin when Lee Gang-han said he wanted time to think.
However—
“Uncle, that’s enough.”
“Yu-ri, I understand, but still……”
“Uncle.”
Shin Yu-ri stepped in.
“Ugh…… Fine.”
He closed his mouth, his expression still displeased.
“Is there any particular clause in the contract that you find unsatisfactory?”
“Not specifically, but I’d still like to think it over.”
“Of course. I understand. You certainly need time to consider.”
And with that, Shin Yu-ri smiled.
“Ah. TP exchange is possible even now, without signing a contract.”
“At 120%?”
“Yes. So—”
Swish.
Shin Yu-ri reached for her phone.
“Would it be all right if I saved your contact properly?”
“Of course. I’ll save yours as well.”
Lee Gang-han powered on his phone and stored Shin Yu-ri’s number.
‘I should convert the remaining TP right now.’
He decided to exchange all 33,000 remaining TP at this opportunity.
There was some money left in his account for living expenses.
But it wasn’t exactly comfortable.
To focus on his Player work without worry, he’d need to fill his account first.
“Can we exchange the TP right now?”
“Of course. I’ll process the transaction immediately.”
The moment Shin Yu-ri finished speaking.
Zzzzzing…….
A system window materialized before Lee Gang-han’s eyes.
At the top, a window labeled “TP Exchange” showed.
On the left, the input fields for the amount of TP to exchange and account number were empty.
On the right, the conversion rate displayed at 120%.
‘So this is how you convert TP? Interesting.’
Lee Gang-han entered all 33,000 TP.
After entering his account number and completing the form.
[Transaction completed.]
A completion message appeared.
Ding.
A notification popped up on his phone: 51,480,000 won had been deposited.
‘Now that real money is coming in, it feels completely different.’
Until now, even when he secured TP.
Since he hadn’t converted it to cash, earning it didn’t feel real.
But with over five million in his account now, the sensation was entirely different.
It would have taken him over two years of part-time work to earn this much.
Yet he’d earned it in just days.
‘From now on, I need to concentrate even harder on the Infinite Tower.’
After this financial therapy and as Lee Gang-han reaffirmed his resolve.
“Oh my.”
After the TP exchange was complete.
Shin Yu-ri’s eyes suddenly widened.
“So it really is him, Uncle!”
“What? He’s the strongest?”
“Yes. He really is the Cheonma……!”
“Seriously? I can hardly believe it.”
“But the letters match perfectly!”
And then.
She started bouncing around, a stark contrast to her composed demeanor until now.
‘What’s gotten into her suddenly?’
Lee Gang-han blinked, watching the two of them speak in riddles.
“Ah…… I apologize.”
Shin Yu-ri, composing herself, lowered her head slightly to Lee Gang-han.
“You must have found it strange today, the way I pursued this so obsessively.”
“Well, yes.”
“The truth is…… this matter wasn’t just about business. It was also connected to my Trait.”
“Your Trait?”
“Yes. Let me show you.”
With that, Shin Yu-ri pulled out her phone.
On it.
Whether she’d opened a Tower Tube to capture it.
Her Trait information was displayed.
Only.
*** *** (Grade: SSS)
*** **** **** ****.
**** *** ***** *** *** *******.
** The Strongest of Humanity* ****** *****.
*** Support*** *** ***.
*** *** *** *, *** *** **.
Most of the text was obscured in pitch black.
SSS Grade and.
Only “The Strongest of Humanity” and “Support” were distinctly visible.
“……What is this?”
What kind of Ability didn’t even show its own name?
Lee Gang-han furrowed his brow.
“At first, only the Grade showed up.”
Shin Yu-ri sighed deeply as she explained the situation.
She had awakened as a Player eight years ago.
But at the moment of awakening, everything except the Grade was obscured, and since her Ability showed no effect whatsoever, she’d quit climbing the Tower at Bronze rank.
“If it were a mediocre Grade, I could accept it, but SSS Grade was clearly written……I couldn’t use the ability, and it drove me nearly mad.”
“I see.”
“But strangely, after meeting my father and uncle, letters began appearing one by one…… and as I worked as an Agent and met top-tier Players, more letters gradually opened up.”
“Top-tier Players?”
“Yes. Following my father, I had opportunities to meet world-renowned Players.”
World-renowned Players.
Especially when she met warrior-class Players, the letters began to reveal themselves one by one.
“But recently, even when I met excellent warrior Players, no letters appeared at all, so I’d nearly given up……until I heard the Cheonma had appeared. I came hoping against hope.”
“Hmm.”
“And the letters actually appeared……! So you truly are the Strongest of Humanity after all!”
“I’m just Iron.”
Calling an Iron-rank the Strongest of Humanity.
She was really overselling this.
Lee Gang-han was bewildered.
“No, it’s not. After meeting many people, I found that whenever letters appeared, one of their Physical Stats was 10+. But even those Players only had 1 or at most 2 stats at 10+. I’ve never seen anyone with three Physical Stats at 10+ like you, Lee Gang-han.”
Even for athletes, reaching 10 in a Physical Stat was difficult.
The plus attached to it meant he’d been superhuman even before awakening as a Player.
But Lee Gang-han didn’t have just one—he had three Physical Stats all at 10+.
Now Shin Yu-ri’s desperation to meet him made some sense.
“And I unlocked one more secret. When we first met, the letters wouldn’t open…… but after processing your TP exchange, the letters appeared.”
“Why would that be?”
“Perhaps because I provided Support to the Strongest of Humanity? I did purchase TP at a premium price……”
Then Shin Yu-ri clapped her hands together.
“Oh! Then if I help the Cheonma more right now, would the letters open up further?”
“I couldn’t say.”
“Cheonma, you said you need one billion TP to establish the Cheonma Divine Church, right? I’ll make a donation for the Church. Could you give me an account number?”
“……A donation?”
What.
She’s giving money?
Her eyes had completely flipped the moment her Ability letters opened up.
“Yes. Right now I have……oh, only 500 million. A lot is tied up in stocks……. That’s not nearly enough, is it?”
“Eh?”
“Just give me a moment. I’ll sell all my stocks and send more. Let me at least send what I have now……”
Supporting the Strongest of Humanity opens the Ability letters.
So let’s send money and help.
With this logic, Shin Yu-ri was already reaching for her transfer app.
“Hey, hey. Yu-ri! Wait, wait!”
A middle-aged man hurriedly stopped her.
“Calm down! I followed you because I was worried you’d do this……!”
“Uncle, why are you stopping me? Once the SSS Ability opens, this is nothing!”
“Just wait! Let me talk to this young man for a moment.”
“Really……I need to provide Support right now!”
The middle-aged man stopped Shin Yu-ri from proceeding with the transfer, then turned to look at Lee Gang-han.
“Hey, you. You had 10+ Strength, right?”
“That’s correct.”

“I’ve got ten strength too.”
“Ah. You’re a Player?”
Earlier, Shin Yu-ri had mentioned meeting her father and uncle, and that characters appeared one at a time.
So this man must be that uncle.
As Lee Gang-han was thinking this,
the middle-aged man asked with an expression of disbelief.
“You… surely you don’t know who I am?”
“…We’re meeting for the first time today, aren’t we?”
“A Player who doesn’t know me, Shin Dong-seok?”
Ranked eleventh among Players in South Korea.
Among warrior-class Players, a top-tier Player ranked third.
Shin Dong-seok’s expression turned flabbergasted.
The Cheonma Smashes the Tower (Serialized)
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