The Poison Demon’s Strategy for the Martial Tower Chapter 8

Chapter 8.

The Poison Demon, the Master, and the Thugs (2)

Have you heard of 'Gu Poison'? A poison of an unprecedented era, born from the fusion of sorcery and poison.

That which those who use poison in the Gangho long for day and night.

Once Gu Poison is planted, those people can never escape it for their entire lives.

At this ti, several commands can be engraved into the Gu Poison. Absolute Commands that can never be refused.

The mont soone with Gu Poison planted tries to disobey an Absolute Command, the Gu Poison attempts to kill its host.

This is why all poison masters and sorcerers strive their entire lives to create Gu Poison.

"Of course, Gu Poison isn't omnipotent."

It's useful in many ways, but you can't just carelessly feed it to anyone. Because the person who consus it might beco so focused on my Gu Poison's commands that they inadvertently beco a complete idiot unable to think of anything else.

"But the more you're told not to do sothing, the more you want to do it."

You must take special care when feeding it. You have to create the situation well and plant commands that the person can understand. At the very least, it should be used as a last resort.

"Though that's not always the case."

......Anyway, you can just feed it carelessly to soone you're going to kill.

Usually, Gu Poison is made using venomous creatures. You put all kinds of venomous creatures in a jar and make them devour each other, then use the last remaining one as the dium for the Gu Poison. But. This thod has poor efficiency and a low success rate.

It's not a thod befitting the Poison Demon, the master of all poisons. The unprecedented martial art called Heavenly Poison Blood Divine Art can form a single drop of Gu Poison at each fingertip. And you can engrave one Absolute Command into each drop.

Though it consus a considerable amount of internal energy, there's no more efficient thod than this. So. Don't ever co to and say this.

'Please give a cup of loneliness.'

***

"Kkeueoeoeok-."

"Shut up."

Peueok. Kwang, kung!

The boss, beaten so badly he couldn't breathe, was kicked by again and hit one wall, then fell to the floor with a kung sound. Good sound, good rhythm. He must have broken at least three ribs.

The thug who had been sent flying with the door was still unconscious. The boss had also passed out. What remained were Thug A and B.

"Hey, alphabet."

"......Yes?"

Peueok!

What remained was Thug B.

"Yes! Boss."

B knelt down and bowed his head to . Quick-witted. I like it. I held out my hand.

"You have the promissory notes related to the Master, right? Bring them."

"Master?"

"The bungeoppang grandmother."

"Ah, that......"

"Ssup!"

"Ah, yes!"

Thug B went to the boss's desk, opened a drawer, and after rummaging for a while, brought out two yellowed pieces of paper. That's right. The promissory note with the Master's husband's na written on it. And the son's promissory note. I folded them and put them in my pocket.

"Move aside."

I checked the boss's desk drawer.

"Hiya, there are so many."

Are all these people debtors?

"Wake up the boss."

"Yes."

Thug B shook the boss.

"Bo......ss."

Shaking shaking.

"Boss."

"You think he'll wake up like that?"

"Boss!"

Chalsseok!

When Thug B shouted loudly and slapped the boss's cheek, only then did the boss wake up.

"Eueuueuk......"

"You're noisy."

"......!"

The boss couldn't even moan and trembled while looking at .

"Co here, gangster."

"Yes."

"Not you, boss. I don't need you anymore."

"Ah, yes!"

Thug B nodded and tried to go outside.

"I didn't tell you to leave."

"Yes."

He ca back and knelt down again. The boss crawled over on his knees. I pointed at the pile of promissory note docunts.

"Pick just one from here. One pitiful debtor like our Master."

"What?"

"Ssup!"

The boss quickly picked one and offered it. Now then, let's start the experint.

Jjiiik-!

I tore the promissory note. One, two, three.

"......"

It's not working. Let's try once more.

"One more."

Jjiiik-!

"......"

As expected, it's not working. I checked whether tearing promissory notes increased happiness points, but there was no reaction. I see. As expected, the person who should be feeling happiness must see it directly with their own eyes.

......Failure.

I'll have to try a different thod.

"Boss, pick just ten more pitiful debtors from here."

The boss rummaged around and soon pulled out 10 sheets.

"Write down these people's current addresses and phone numbers."

The boss wrote them down. That's right. I was planning to visit these debtors one by one and tear up their promissory notes in front of them-. No.

"......I don't need to do it myself, do I?"

Seuuk.

When I have these good resources.

"Go find these people, tear up all the promissory notes in front of them, and tell them the debt is now gone."

"What?"

"Want to get hit?"

"I, I'll do it."

"I'll give you two days. I'll call each person tomorrow, one by one. If even one person out of ten is missing, you know?"

"I, I understand. But two days is too......"

"Short?"

The boss nodded.

"I'll give you one day."

"Aaah......!"

The boss dropped his head. He must be happy. He cautiously asked.

"By any chance...... Are you a 'Climber'?"

"Hm?"

"Seeing how strong you are, you don't seem to be an ordinary person. It seems you've even received an 'Artificial Dantian'......"

"Why? Trying to dig into my personal information?"

"N, no. Euuk......"

The boss waved his hands in denial, then clutched his stomach again as his broken ribs hurt. Cute guy.

"Eueuueuk."

Thug A and the bulky Thug C regained consciousness. When I glared at them, they tactfully knelt down and bowed their heads. I asked the boss again.

"You guys have so money, right?"

"What?"

"Don't make ask twice."

"We, we have it!"

"Hand over just the cash."

The boss clutched his stomach, approached the safe, and opened it by entering the password.

"Ooh, that's a lot? Pack it up."

The boss brought a shopping bag and packed the bundles of cash. It looked like over 100 million won roughly. The boss's hands were trembling as he packed the money. Huhu.

The boss stood before . His eyes were shaking with terror, but.

......I can see it.

'Just try leaving. I'll report you to the police.'

Your dark intentions.

In my previous life, I would have killed you right away. The Republic of Korea, full of CCTVs, is truly an inconvenient place for good villains like . So then, would I just leave? As if. There's a way for everything.

Deobseok!

I grabbed the boss's wrist. The guy made a startled expression.

"If you just do what I tell you properly, you'll never have to see again."

"Yes......"

"You can continue your illegal loans, and I won't take any more money. I promise you this. But......"

Kkulkkeok.

"If you report to the police, you die. If you tail , you die. If you go to the Master, you die. If you go to the Master's son, you die. If you don't answer my call...... You die."

"I, I understand."

The guy trembled and nodded.

"We've made a contract."

"Yes."

"Then I need to stamp it."

"What?"

Eudeudeudeuk!

I completely crushed his wrist. So he could never use one arm for his entire life.

"I told you not to make ask twice."

***

I left the office carrying a shopping bag full of bundles of cash. After breaking and crushing those guys, my mood beca much more refreshed. I didn't know doing good deeds felt this good.

Ah!

Would those thug guys change their minds and report if I just stopped at this level? Absolutely not. Kind share a drop with each of those guys.

Haaa, I'm tired. Did I squeeze out too much Gu Poison with my Heavenly Poison Blood Divine Art Lv3 level? To plant several commands in those thug guys, I had no choice. I'm dizzy. I need to get stronger quickly, geez.

***

"Master, I'm back."

I visited the Master's house again.

"Tae-yang! Are, are you okay?"

The Master, who must have been very worried, ran out barefoot. I entered the living room holding the shopping bag.

"You didn't go to those thugs, did you? You went to lawyers and such, right?"

"Yes. I received so help one way or another."

"Oh my, good. An old person like doesn't know well, but young people all have ways."

The Master continued to pat my back while holding my hand. I grinned.

"Tae-yang. So...... What did the lawyer say?"

"This."

I took out the promissory notes from my pocket.

"What's this?"

"These are the promissory notes of your late man and son."

"......!"

The Master's eyes widened. The Master's hands trembled as she received and read the promissory notes.

"It's right! That's right. Yes, I've seen them. This was it."

I held the trembling, wrinkled hands of the Master. Those hands covered with calluses.

"Now tear them up."

"Is, is it okay?"

Nod.

The Master stared at the promissory notes for a long ti, then.

Jwaaaaak-!

She tore them in half.

Jwok jwok jwok jwok!

In half again, in half again. She tore them to complete shreds. And then.

"Heuheuheuheuk......"

She finally burst into tears.

【The Master greatly rejoices. 1,000 Happiness】

The thorn that had been deeply embedded in her heart and had tornted her for a long ti was pulled out. How painful must it have been. Even I, with poison flowing through my veins, felt a lump in my chest.

"Thank you."

The Master, who had cried for a long ti, wiped her tears and held my hand again. Perhaps because my heart ward, her hands felt a bit warr than before.

"How did you get them back? Those thugs wouldn't have been easy."

"I received so help one way or another."

With fists and Gu Poison.

"You don't need to worry. Those guys will never bother you or your son again, Master."

"Re, really?"

"Yes, definitely. You can trust ."

"Heuheuhuk......"

She started crying again.

"I've received a favor I can't repay even if I spend my entire life repaying it."

"Don't ntion it."

"I'll teach you bungeoppang. Starting tomorrow, I'll pass down everything I have."

"Thank you, Master!"

Cheok.

I took a fist-palm salute. Ah, my old habits are showing.

"This isn't right. I should give you a reward. I can't repay you with sothing like bungeoppang. Wait a mont."

The Master stood up abruptly, perhaps thinking of giving money. But this isn't the end!

"Wait!"

"What is it? I really want to give you a reward-."

Buseuruk.

"Please receive this."

I held out the shopping bag. Full of bundles of cash.

"This is the principal and interest you've paid so far."

"Tae...... Tae-yang!"

"You've worked hard, Master."

Tears rolled down the Master's eyes again. She hugged tightly!

"Oh my, Tae-yang! Tae-yang. You bundle of blessings. Oh my!"

......Her embrace was quite warm. Just like the bungeoppang she had just baked.

I stood up.

"Then I'll be going. Please teach properly starting tomorrow, Master!"

"Are you going to keep calling that?"

"Then, Master?"

The Master shook her head.

"Not that...... How about this?"

"......?"

She spoke with warm eyes.

"Grandmother."

At those words, I smiled without realizing it. That's right. Whether Master or Grandmother. Aren't they all one and the sa?

***

"Flip it! It'll burn."

"Yes, Master!"

"Grandmother!"

"Ah, Grandmother!"

"More affectionately."

"Grandmotheeer-!"

"Flip it!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

Hellish special training began. Grandmother's know-how seed like nothing special, but it was delicate and special. From the mixing ratio to selecting red beans and boiling them to make red bean paste, to the baking ti and the timing of adding the red bean paste. She said it would easily take several days to learn properly. But who am I? One day is enough.

"There's nothing more to teach. Tae-yang, you may descend the mountain."

"I will dominate the cruel Gangho of bungeoppang."

And the Master, no, Grandmother kept holding out bundles of cash to .

"The money you gave, that's practically money that was already lost. You take it."

"Eh, it's Grandmother's money. How can I take it?"

"Take it!"

"I won't!"

"This kid......!"

"It's no use. Even if you give it to , I'll just bring it back to Grandmother's house."

"Oh my. Tae-yang......"

After a long tug-of-war, I won. After perfectly learning the bungeoppang skill. I bowed.

"Thank you for everything."

"You worked hard."

"You too, Grandmother."

"Take this."

Grandmother held out sothing wrapped in a wrapping cloth.

"Ah, I told you I'm not taking money."

"It's not money."

"Then what is it?"

"I made so side dishes. I saw you eating well."

Aah.

......Thank you.

What is this feeling?

"Don't leave any and eat it all."

"......Yes."

"Promise."

"Yes! I promise."

......I'll have to eat it all.

"Take a taxi."

She forced 50,000 won into my hand again.

"Let know when you open your shop. I'll co and help."

"Yep!"

Leaving behind the brightly smiling grandmother, I got in a taxi.

Huhuhuu.

I could feel her love filling the wrapping cloth. Should I open it? I unwrapped the cloth. It'll sll, so I shouldn't open the lid......

Side dish containers filled. With bundles of cash. 20 million won.

"......"

A note too.

[I saw on the news that if you return lost money, they give you 20 percent. So this is your money. Don't even think about returning it. If you do, I feel like I won't live out my natural lifespan. And I know my food isn't tasty. Thank you so much for eating it deliciously. You're like a son...... I really wanted to treat you to at least one al. -Tae-yang's Grandmother]

Aah.

This powerless grandmother.

......Is trying to make the Poison Demon cry.

Ttiring! Ttiring!

【Debtor A greatly rejoices. 500 Happiness】

【Debtor B greatly rejoices. 700 Happiness】

【Debtor C greatly rejoices. 900 Happiness】

…….

The thugs were also working hard. Good.

By the way, I wonder what skill will be unlocked next?