The Heavenly Demon Destroys the Tower - Chapter 32

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Episode 32
“Yu, Yuri…?”
“I’m here in my capacity as an agent today, Director.”
Shin Kyung-chul, caught off guard by Shin Yu-ri’s cold response, hesitated for a moment.
“…Ahem. I see.”
He cleared his throat and shifted back into his official demeanor.
“What terms do you find unsatisfactory?”
“For one, merely designating him as a special management target doesn’t align with the facts.”
“Merely? Do you not understand how substantial the benefits are for special management targets?”
“It’s adequate for capturing S-Rank hunters, but even at SS-Rank it falls far short compared to other nations.”
Shin Yu-ri proceeded to cite examples from several countries—the United States, China, Middle Eastern nations, and others.
‘The gap is really that wide?’
While Korea’s baseline S-Rank stipend started at just 300 million won, the countries Shin Yu-ri mentioned all offered base packages exceeding 50 million dollars for SS-Rank.
Of course, that was the SS-Rank standard, and Korea’s detailed contracts would surely exceed 300 million as well.
Still, the disparity was undeniable.

“…However, Lee Gang-han is an E-Rank player. No matter how formidable his abilities have proven, we cannot offer SS-Rank treatment.”
“Is that so? Our side seeks terms befitting SSS-Rank.”
“SSS-Rank…?!”
“The first human to clear an Achievement and destroy a Tower. An accomplishment no other SSS-Rank player has matched.”
“…Surely even the agency understands what it means for a player of such power to be ranked E?”
To possess that level of strength and still be E-Rank meant
his abilities could vanish at any moment.
Yet he wanted an SSS-Rank contract, not even an S-Rank one?
Shin Kyung-chul thought his daughter was being unreasonably greedy.
“I apologize, but my client’s rank is not E.”
“What…what do you mean?”
“He’s advanced from E to D.”
“That’s…his rank went up?”
“Since we’re on the subject, shall we have a measurement device brought in to verify?”
At Shin Yu-ri’s confident bearing,
Shin Kyung-chul, caught between doubt and belief, instructed his office secretary to bring the measurement device.
Thus, when the Characteristic Rank measurement was conducted on the spot,
[Characteristic Rank: D]
the result came back D.
“It’s…true after all…”
Shin Kyung-chul’s voice trembled.
His Characteristic Rank had risen.
‘Does this mean he’s not Limited Lifespan after all…?’
When he was E-Rank, it seemed certain he had Limited Lifespan.
But seeing his rank ascend, several new possibilities bloomed in Shin Kyung-chul’s mind.
“Could it be…he advanced by clearing an Achievement?”
“No. I woke up a few days ago and found it had risen.”
“That’s…but why didn’t you mention it sooner…?”
“I’ve been preoccupied with other matters, but I’m bringing it up today.”
“Today?”
Lee Gang-han’s words startled Shin Kyung-chul, who hurriedly cleared his throat.
“Ahem. Well…couldn’t you wait a few more days before the announcement? I’ll apply more persuasion and secure the budget…?”
“Director, that’s not possible.”
“W-what do you mean? Surely this warrants some time to arrange?”
At Shin Yu-ri’s words,
Shin Kyung-chul, unaware of it himself, abandoned his official tone and slipped back into casual speech.
His anxiety was that acute.
Here’s why:
“I already contacted a journalist I know on my way here. The story should be breaking as a flash report.”
Shin Yu-ri, determined to publicize Lee Gang-han’s D-Rank status widely,
had called that journalist just before stepping out of the car.
Given that she’d asked the journalist to post the story in twenty minutes,
it seemed she wanted the Management Bureau Director to enter negotiations without prior knowledge of these facts.
‘Thorough to the end, this one.’
It was then that Lee Gang-han caught himself thinking as he observed his agent anew.
“Yu-ri……! How could you do that! Even for the country’s sake, that’s unacceptable! Surely we should at least give them a chance to negotiate!”
“We’ve already given plenty of opportunities to negotiate up until now.”
Shin Yu-ri offered her father a wry smile as she watched his agitation.
“You shouldn’t appeal to players’ patriotism—you need to offer compensation befitting their abilities. And our client also prefers to remain in Korea above all else. Even if the terms are somewhat less favorable than other countries, if you present a reasonably satisfactory proposal, he’ll stay here in Korea.”
“A reasonably satisfactory proposal, you say…….”
“Of course, this special management arrangement hardly qualifies as such a proposal.”
Shin Yu-ri then—
Clap.
—brought her hands together sharply.
“So, Director, shall we end this conversation here for now? Since our client’s rank has been upgraded, you’ll need time to reconsider the proposal from scratch.”
“…….”
“What if we proceed instead with the discussion of commendations and the FIPA award? That was supposed to be the main topic anyway, wasn’t it?”
“Sigh…… Right, it was.”
Watching his daughter stand firm as an iron wall,
Shin Kyung-chul felt a wave of helplessness, yet
at the same time, a strange sense of pride bloomed in his chest.
She was so sharp and decisive—no wonder his daughter had made such a success of her agency work.
But the moment the discussion turned to commendations and prize money,
the atmosphere that had begun to ease suddenly turned bleak again.
“A hundred million won for humanity’s first-ever achievement? Wow…… the Management Bureau certainly spends generously.”
“……That’s already been raised.”
“How much was it originally? Fifty million?”
“…….”
“Or twenty million? Hmm. Come on…… surely not ten million?”
The moment “ten million” left her lips, Shin Yu-ri noticed Shin Kyung-chul’s gaze shift away awkwardly.
She exhaled a deep sigh.
“Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much anyway. FIPA is the real prize. What did they say?”
“They said they’d give a Special Item.”
“An item, you say……?”
“Yes. They want you to come to LA where the FIPA headquarters is located to receive the award in person.”
A Special Item—
that must be usable inside the Tower, then.
‘That’s actually tempting.’
Though she didn’t know what it would be,
if FIPA was giving it, it wouldn’t be ordinary merchandise.
It looked far more valuable than the hundred million won Korea was offering.
‘The twelve-hour sleep ailment is gone now, and it’s not like I’m permanently leaving Korea…….’
I should go.
Lee Gang-han spoke slowly, opening his mouth.
“I think I need to go to LA, if they’re offering a Special Item.”
“Understood. Then I’ll coordinate the schedule carefully with the FIPA side.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
As Lee Gang-han answered without hesitation,
Shin Kyung-chul’s eyes filled with regret as he regarded him.
If only he’d been able to speak with him one-on-one without an agent like Shin Yu-ri present, he probably could have persuaded him more easily than this.
“Director?”
But when his daughter beside him regarded him quietly,
Director Shin Kyung-chul cleared his throat once more.
“Well then, shall we leave the business discussion here……. Would you be interested in having lunch?”
“Yes. That sounds good.”
“Let’s go get something delicious~ Father.”
The moment business concluded,
Shin Yu-ri suddenly linked her arm through Shin Kyung-chul’s.
Shin Kyung-chul let out a hollow laugh at her complete reversal in demeanor.
She flashed him a smile with her eyes.
“Now that business is finished, don’t we need to go back to being a close father and daughter?”
“Ha. You really are…….”
Director Shin Kyung-chul, looking at his daughter as if he couldn’t win against her,
turned to Lee Gang-han and spoke.
“Then let us be on our way, Lee Gang-han.”
* * *
Lunch proceeded in a warm and convivial atmosphere.
Since his younger brother Shin Dong-seok spoke casually to Lee Gang-han as well.
Shin Kyung-chul, who had gradually grown more at ease,
asked, “Your mother has gone missing? Would you share her name with me?”
“Yu I-su,” Lee Gang-han replied. “I’ll look into it myself as well.”
Shin Kyung-chul offered to help investigate his mother’s whereabouts.
As the meal drew to a close,
he added, “When a nation wavers, its people waver with it. Not everything a country does will please everyone, but I do hope you’ll make a wise choice—for the sake of Korea itself.”
He did not forget to appeal to patriotism.
“Father is certainly persistent, I’ll give him that,” Shin Yu-ri said.
She finally managed to extract Lee Gang-han from her father’s grasp,
and shook her head in the car.
“He’s actually shown remarkable restraint, by his standards.”
“I suppose so. Well then, shall I take you straight home?”
“Actually, I’d like to exchange Tower Points if that’s possible.”
“Of course! How much were you thinking of exchanging this time?”
“Just a moment…”
Lee Gang-han checked his accumulated Tower Points.
Between the clear rewards and the small amounts his goblin had been earning in the market,
“I have 198,000 TP this time.”
“…198,000?”
“Yes.”
“Wait, didn’t you exchange just days ago? When did you accumulate that much?”
Shin Dong-seok was genuinely startled to hear the Tower Points Lee Gang-han had amassed.
And rightfully so—it had been less than a week since they’d finalized the contract and exchanged Tower Points.
How could an Iron-Rank hunter earn nearly two hundred thousand Tower Points in a matter of days?
“I received a 100,000 TP bonus when I cleared an Achievement.”
“…Even subtracting that hundred thousand, it’s still extraordinary. I never earned like that as an Iron-Rank.”
“Is that so? SSS+ Ranks give me over 30,000 each time.”
“Hmm… so SSS+ Ranks really do award substantial Tower Points. Does your Level progress quickly as well?”
“My Level has already reached 25.”
“Wow…!”
He’d already reached the Iron-Rank level cap?
Shin Dong-seok let out a pure note of admiration.
At this rate of growth, it was truly unprecedented.
After continuing their conversation, Lee Gang-han arrived at the agency office,
[Transaction completed.]
A notification showed that 308,880,000 won had been deposited.
‘Money really is easy to earn.’
Of course, the expenses for the Tower were growing steeper by the day,
so he’d need to plan ahead regardless.
Meanwhile,
in the car on the way home after exchanging Tower Points,
Shin Yu-ri checked her Characteristic.
Failed *** (Rank: SSS)
*** **** **** ****.
**** *** ***** *** *** *******.
Instead, the mightiest of mankind* ****** *****.
*** the more I assist *** ***.
*** *** *** *, *** *** **습니다.
“Hm…?”
The amount was far greater than before,
so the Characteristic window had revealed more characters than just “the more.”
This time, the Characteristic name showed “Failed” and
“Instead” appeared before “the mightiest of mankind.”
However,
‘…Failed, is it.’
Even though significantly more characters had been revealed than usual,
Shin Yu-ri couldn’t bring herself to rejoice purely.
A Characteristic’s nature is best represented by its name, after all.
But to have “Failed” tacked onto the front of an SSS-Rank Characteristic’s name?
She couldn’t help but feel unsettled.
“……Yu-ri?”
“Oh, Uncle.”
“Why that expression? Did the text not appear this time?”
“No, it appeared, but it says ‘Failed’ at the beginning.”
“Failed?”
“Yes. The first characters of the Characteristic are ‘Failed.'”
Could “Failed” really appear at the beginning of an SSS-Rank Characteristic’s name?
From the back seat, Lee Gang-han tilted his head in puzzlement.
Considering the characters Shin Yu-ri had mentioned were now open to view, there was something curious about them.
‘Is it telling me to help the mightiest human instead?’
Somehow, the SSS-Rank Characteristic said nothing about its own abilities.
It was all about helping others.
Of course, hidden abilities might reveal themselves in the concealed portions.
‘Yu-ri’s Characteristic is quite unusual, like the Heavenly Demon Body.’
Lee Gang-han thought this as he
returned home.
“Then, Your Heavenly Demon, I’ll report to you right away if a good offer comes in. And before you climb the Tower, don’t forget to reveal your Characteristic!”
“Understood. Has the article gotten any reaction?”
“I watched briefly from the car earlier, and it’s absolute chaos right now. If you turn on Tower Tube, the chat will be wild, I’m sure.”
How long had it been since contacting the journalist and releasing the article?
Already this much commotion?
“Several oil-producing nations in the Middle East are already putting in immigration contract inquiries. When the Characteristic Rank was E, they were just probing, but now that D has been announced, the offers seem much more serious. If you reveal your Characteristic clearly at a time like this…….”
“More countries will jump in.”
“Exactly. Only when offers pour in like this will our country present a proper contract—not just dragging things out like now.”
Lee Gang-han nodded at those words.
“Then I’d better turn it on as soon as I get in.”
The moment Lee Gang-han entered the Tower right after getting home,
-He’s here
-He’s here he’s here
-Is the article real?
-Fr D???
-Reveal it reveal it reveal it
-Wait wasn’t it Limited Lifespan??? This is an upgrade?
Alongside countless chat messages,
[‘CH111’ has sponsored 10,000 TP.]
[Hello, Your Heavenly Demon. Would it be possible to share your status window like last time?]
The polite sponsorship message from CH111—
the one who’d thrown just 10,000 TP and vanished before—also came to mind.
The Heavenly Demon Wrecks the Tower (Serialized)
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