The Heavenly Demon Who Reigns

What is a Body Enhancement Pill?

Literally, it is a medicine that develops a specific part of the body.

In a way, for women, it is on par with a legendary elixir.

However, since Body Enhancement Pill was only rumored and had never actually appeared in the world, its rarity was on par with the elixir of immortality.

'It's a lie... there's no way this guy has it!'

Hong Yeorin was surprised for a moment when she heard Cheon Myeong's words, but she quickly came to her senses.

How much had she been searching for Body Enhancement Pill until now?

No matter how much money she had, what she couldn't get was Body Enhancement Pill.

But Cheon Myeong could get such a thing?

Hong Yeorin, of course, could not easily believe those words.

"...Are you telling me to believe that now?"

Hong Yeorin asked, looking at Cheon Myeong.

Just by looking at his appearance, Cheon Myeong looked very confident.

But since she could also act with her expression, Hong Yeorin could not have faith just by what she saw.

"Whether you believe it or not is your freedom."

"..."

"What's certain is, if you miss this opportunity now, will you be able to get that medicine again?"

Cheon Myeong's question sank into Hong Yeorin's heart.

Although she had tried to get Body Enhancement Pill by pouring money into it until now, it was difficult to even find a rumor that someone had it.

In the first place, since it was a medicine that was only passed down in legends, it was unclear whether it actually existed in the world.

But still, since she wanted to get it, Hong Yeorin had been using a huge amount of money to search for its source until now.

'This is the second time someone has appeared saying they can give me Body Enhancement Pill.'

Before Cheon Myeong, she had met only one person who said he had Body Enhancement Pill.

But in the end, the Body Enhancement Pill that person had was determined to be a fake.

And Hong Yeorin, in great anger, had torn the person who had scammed her to pieces and killed him.

And now.

Another person had appeared saying he could give her Body Enhancement Pill.

And it was a completely unexpected person.

"..."

Hong Yeorin looked at Cheon Myeong without a word.

In that gaze, an emotion of considerable deliberation was felt, unlike her usual self.

And Cheon Myeong, seeing that gaze, waited for an answer leisurely.

'She seems to want Body Enhancement Pill quite a bit.'

Cheon Myeong couldn't understand why Hong Yeorin wanted such a medicine so much.

If it was a medicine that greatly increased one's internal energy, it might be a different story.

But why on earth would she want a medicine that just makes her breasts bigger?

Of course, since he was not a woman, he might not be able to understand, but he wondered if Body Enhancement Pill had that much value.

So when he first heard from Soyeon Sang that Hong Yeorin was looking for Body Enhancement Pill, he had been a little hesitant about whether he could use this as a condition for a deal.

"..."

However, the result was the correct answer.

It was right to offer Body Enhancement Pill to Hong Yeorin as a condition for a deal.

As proof of that, look at that gaze that is still deeply deliberating.

A woman who had not budged no matter what was said before Body Enhancement Pill was brought up had been easily swayed like a reed by just this one thing.

'If I had known this, I should have talked about Body Enhancement Pill from the beginning.'

It felt like he had taken the difficult road, leaving the easy road behind.

But in the end, since the situation was flowing as he had intended, Cheon Myeong waited for Hong Yeorin's answer leisurely.

"...I have something to ask."

After a long silence, Hong Yeorin said.

"What is it?"

"Do you have it now, Young Master?"

"I don't have it now."

"Are you deceiving me now!"

Hong Yeorin shouted.

Cheon Myeong learned for the first time that this woman could express her emotions in such a way.

"I said I could get it for you, I didn't say I had it."

"Then... does that mean you know where Body Enhancement Pill is?"

"Well, something like that."

A rather vague answer.

But Cheon Myeong had no choice but to answer that way.

Because Body Enhancement Pill did not exist in this world right now.

It only existed in Cheon Myeong's mind.

'I didn't know it would be used like this.'

The Medical Supplement Manual he had obtained from Yakssobang.

Now, Cheon Myeong had memorized all the contents and had burned all the secret manuals.

And among the manufacturing methods that Cheon Myeong had memorized, the manufacturing method of Body Enhancement Pill also existed.

'I'm glad I memorized it instead of just skipping it at that time.'

In fact, when the content about Body Enhancement Pill came out in the Medical Supplement Manual, Cheon Myeong had deliberated on whether to memorize it or not.

No matter how much it was the content in the Medical Supplement Manual, would a medicine that just makes breasts bigger be of any help to him?

Because of that question, he had thought that it would be okay to just skip this part.

As expected, no one knows what will happen in the world.

Recalling the saying that even dog poop is used as medicine, Cheon Myeong had eventually memorized the manufacturing method of Body Enhancement Pill as well.

"...You mean you can get it for sure, right, Young Master?"

"Yes."

"Can I trust you?"

"As I said earlier, whether you believe it or not is your freedom."

"..."

As Cheon Myeong spoke in such a way, Hong Yeorin couldn't help but be more conflicted.

That leisure of treating her as if she were a fish he had already caught.

If Cheon Myeong had forced her to believe his words, it might have been a different story, but as he left the choice to her like that, Hong Yeorin was more confused.

"...I understand."

"..."

"I will choose to believe your words, Young Master."

In the end, Hong Yeorin made that choice.

The temptation of being able to have Body Enhancement Pill was quite difficult to resist.

And if she could just get it, she wanted to get it, even if it meant mobilizing all the methods she could.

"Now it's my turn to state my demands."

Cheon Myeong said with a meaningful smile.

"Isn't what you want, Young Master, to have the Socheongak's budget returned to its original state?"

"Well, that was the original plan."

"...?"

"But it has changed now."

When Cheon Myeong said that, Hong Yeorin felt a little anxious.

"Changed... what are you demanding of me?"

"Jang Hyeon."

"..."

"It was him, wasn't it? The one who instigated you to reduce the Socheongak's budget."

"...I don't know about that."

To lie while maintaining her expression even in a situation like this.

Seeing that, Cheon Myeong thought that if it weren't for the card called Body Enhancement Pill, it would have been impossible to make Hong Yeorin move as he wished.

"Well, if you don't want to say it, I won't ask."

"..."

"But I don't like that guy."

"...Are you asking me to take it out on him for you?"

"Yes, that's it."

She had just said it as a joke.

But as Cheon Myeong agreed with her words, Hong Yeorin was momentarily flustered.

"That guy also has a budget designated by the Finance Hall, right?"

Jang Hyeon was currently Cheon Jin's disciple.

That's why, just like Cheon Myeong's Socheongak, there would be a space for Jang Hyeon within the main headquarters.

And the Finance Hall would have allocated a certain amount of money to that place every quarter.

Come to think of it, Jang Hyeon had been receiving money from two places at the same time, the money originally given to him and the money of the Socheongak.

"...Yes, that's right."

Although she was anxious, Hong Yeorin answered Cheon Myeong.

Since this was a fact that other people also knew, she could not lie.

And Hong Yeorin's anxiety was revealed in Cheon Myeong's next words.

"Give me the budget allocated to that guy."

"What...?"

"Without missing a single coin. Ah, of course, you also have to give me the budget that originally comes to the Socheongak."

Since Jang Hyeon had used his money as he pleased until now, it was time for Jang Hyeon to pay the price.

Since that side had stolen first, this side would have nothing to say even if they took the budget, right?

Although he hadn't had this intention from the beginning, as the situation flowed in his favor, this idea came to him.

Well, even if it wasn't this, he had been planning to give Jang Hyeon a hard time someday.

Since an opportunity had arisen, he was acting like this now.

"T-that's impossible..."

As Cheon Myeong made such a demand, Hong Yeorin even stuttered, looking quite flustered.

"Why?"

"To take back the already given budget and give it to you, Young Master... if there is a reason, it might be a different story, but if you suddenly tell me to do so..."

"A reason... then shall I make a suitable reason for you?"

"..."

"The internal affairs of the Finance Hall. You can just say the same thing to that guy as you said to me earlier."

Cheon Myeong said with a smile.

On the other hand, Hong Yeorin, who was not smiling.

Seeing that, Cheon Myeong felt as if all the indigestion that had been building up earlier had completely gone down.

"Isn't that right?"

"..."

"Or is there a reason why you can't say that to Jang Hyeon?"

If she said yes here, it would be no different from admitting that there was some kind of deal between Hong Yeorin and Jang Hyeon.

Body Enhancement Pill or Jang Hyeon.

Hong Yeorin thought about that for a moment, but her deliberation was not long.

"I will do so."

After all, Jang Hyeon was not a very scary being to Hong Yeorin either.

She had just made that deal because she thought he would be more helpful to her than Cheon Myeong.

Now that Cheon Myeong had become a more helpful person than Jang Hyeon, she could easily abandon him if she had to.

'She abandons him quite easily.'

Cheon Myeong thought so after hearing Hong Yeorin's answer.

He had just tested Hong Yeorin, just in case.

If Hong Yeorin had said she didn't want to take away Jang Hyeon's budget, Cheon Myeong's side would not have been able to demand any more.

'That's how important Body Enhancement Pill is.'

At this point, Cheon Myeong was curious.

Why did Hong Yeorin want Body Enhancement Pill so much?

No matter how beneficial a medicine it was for women, Hong Yeorin's obsession with Body Enhancement Pill seemed strangely strong.

"Can I ask you just one thing?"

"Please ask."

"Why do you want Body Enhancement Pill?"

"If you think about the efficacy of Body Enhancement Pill, the answer will come out immediately."

"So... why do you want your breasts to be so big?"

"Because I want to be beautiful."

Beautiful... you want to be?

Even though Cheon Myeong didn't ask any more, Hong Yeorin continued to speak on her own.

"I want to be more beautiful than anyone else."

"..."

"So I wear makeup and adorn myself with accessories like this, but... I couldn't do anything about my natural body."

"So Body Enhancement Pill?"

"Yes, after hearing the rumors about Body Enhancement Pill, I thought that if I just had that, I would be able to realize the beauty I desire."

Saying that, Hong Yeorin's gaze at Cheon Myeong changed.

"So... please don't disappoint me."

A gaze like that of a viper.

Seeing that gaze, Cheon Myeong was afraid to ask why Hong Yeorin was so obsessed with beauty.

'Well, there's no need to get deeply involved.'

After all, he just had to get what he wanted from Hong Yeorin.

Cheon Myeong thought so and nodded at Hong Yeorin and said.

"I will."

"..."

When Cheon Myeong answered, the venom in her gaze disappeared as if it had never been there.

And Hong Yeorin smiled at Cheon Myeong.

But as she smiled, that appearance felt even more eerie to Cheon Myeong.

'It seems I've gotten myself into a rather dangerous deal.'

Please let the manufacturing method of the Medical Supplement Manual not be wrong.

Cheon Myeong prayed so inwardly as he looked at that smile.

(End of Chapter)