The Heavenly Demon Who Reigns

Thump-.

A pattern made of red ink was stamped on the paper.

The pattern that was just stamped was a sign that meant that the approval of the Head of the Finance Hall had been given.

That's why the only person in the Demonic Cult who could stamp the seal with this pattern was only one person.

"..."

With an expressionless face, Hong Yeorin organized the documents with the seal stamped on them.

Most of Hong Yeorin's work was to finally check the documents that had been organized from below and reported to her.

Each and every document that was reported was related to a huge amount of funds.

That's why, although it looked simple on the outside, she had to handle the work very carefully until she stamped the seal on the document.

Twitch-.

At that moment, Hong Yeorin's lips twitched and moved.

Since a high level of concentration was needed when working, Hong Yeorin mostly maintained an expressionless face, but the fact that her lips moved like that meant that she was in a very good mood right now.

Swish-.

Hong Yeorin stopped organizing the documents and put her two hands on her chest.

Then, her lips twitched even more.

As if stroking a high-priced work of art, Hong Yeorin was stroking her chest over her clothes.

'It was a real Body Enhancement Pill.'

A while ago, Hong Yeorin had eaten the Body Enhancement Pill that Cheon Myeong had given her. And she had decided to wait, believing Cheon Myeong's words that the effect would appear after a month.

However, until just two days ago, there was no particular change in Hong Yeorin's chest, and instead, only her distrust of Cheon Myeong had continued to deepen.

But the change she could feel as soon as she opened her eyes yesterday morning.

Hong Yeorin was able to feel that sensation, which she had only been able to feel in her chest a long time ago, again after decades.

'It seems to have grown a little more today than yesterday.'

Of course, that was Hong Yeorin's illusion.

Although it was true that the stopped growth was happening again, there was still no significant change on the outside.

But the sensation that the stopped growth of her chest was happening again.

Since that was something that only Hong Yeorin herself could feel, Hong Yeorin couldn't help but be in a good mood just with that.

'If I continue to eat Body Enhancement Pill like this, it will continue to grow to the level I want.'

Until then, she had to continue the deal with Cheon Myeong somehow.

Now that she knew that Body Enhancement Pill was a genuine product, Cheon Myeong could be called a distinguished guest from now on.

In order to not have any problems with the deal, she would never do anything that would get on Cheon Myeong's bad side in the future.

"Head."

At that moment, a voice was heard from outside the door.

As soon as she heard the voice, Hong Yeorin erased the smile from her lips.

And she lowered her hands from her chest and said.

"Come in."

As permission was given, the door opened and a man came in.

As soon as he came in, the man politely greeted Hong Yeorin, and as the man raised his head, Hong Yeorin said.

"What is it?"

"A guest has come."

There was always a policy that was followed whenever a guest visited the Finance Hall.

A policy that was divided into three categories according to the guest's position.

When divided into high, middle, and low, for a guest belonging to the high class, he would say that he would bring Hong Yeorin immediately, and for a guest belonging to the middle class, he would say that it would take some time.

And for a guest belonging to the low class, he would recommend that they visit next time because Hong Yeorin had something urgent to do now, or he would say that it would take quite a while.

It was up to the man to judge that.

Since Hong Yeorin hated to be asked about every little thing, he had to judge with his wits.

"You can finish your work slowly and go."

The man said to Hong Yeorin.

The guest who had come to the Finance Hall this time was a person classified as low class.

According to the policy that had been followed until now, he had already told them to wait indefinitely, or if they didn't like it, to come next time.

"I understand."

As Hong Yeorin answered, the man bowed his head and was about to leave the room again.

However, at that moment, a ominous feeling was suddenly detected by Hong Yeorin.

"Wait."

As Hong Yeorin's voice was heard from behind, the man stopped walking. And he looked at Hong Yeorin with a puzzled face.

"What is it?"

Normally, the conversation would have ended here.

Since Hong Yeorin hated to be disturbed in her work the most, the man had also tried to end the conversation with a minimum and leave.

But Hong Yeorin had called him first.

Since this was a rare occurrence, the man couldn't help but be puzzled by this situation.

"Who is it?"

"What?"

"I asked who the guest is."

This was also a different behavior from usual.

Since it was a policy to judge on his own, she would ask who the guest was later, but it was also rare for her to ask so directly like this.

However, since Hong Yeorin had asked, the man immediately answered the question.

"It is Young Master Cheon Myeong."

"..."

As soon as she heard who the guest was from the man, her expression changed drastically.

However, the man did not detect the change in Hong Yeorin's expression and continued to speak.

"I have told him to wait, just like when he visited last time."

"..."

"No, perhaps he has already gone back. I told him that it would be better to visit next time because you have something urgent to take care of now..."

Thump-!

The sound of a desk being slammed.

Startled by the sudden sound, the man stopped talking in the middle.

And now he could see that something was strange about Hong Yeorin's state.

'W-what is it...?'

Hong Yeorin was now standing up from her seat with a very excited face.

The man, of course, did not know the reason why Hong Yeorin was so excited, but he could tell just one thing.

'D-dangerous!'

When Hong Yeorin was in that state, nothing good ever happened.

The man had seen such cases several times until now.

And now was one of them.

No, now was more dangerous than ever.

Although he didn't know the reason, it seemed that he was the one who had provided the cause of Hong Yeorin's fit.

"Did you just... say Cheon Myeong?"

"Y-yes."

"And you told him to come next time...?"

What's the problem with that?

Considering Cheon Myeong's position within the Demonic Cult, he was a person classified as low class according to the policy.

So he had treated him accordingly last time, and there had been no particular problem.

Although he had worked under Hong Yeorin for many years, this time, the man did not know what had gotten on Hong Yeorin's bad side.

"If the guest has gone back, I will hold you responsible for that sin."

"...What?"

"To treat a distinguished guest in such a way, you have nothing to say even if your head is cut off here and now."

What did she just say, a distinguished guest?

The man couldn't understand why she was calling Cheon Myeong a distinguished guest.

Tatata-.

In the meantime, Hong Yeorin left the room and was running somewhere quickly.

Judging from the circumstances, it seemed that she was going to where Cheon Myeong was.

"Am I dreaming right now..."

Looking at Hong Yeorin's back, the man muttered with a dazed face.

To think that he would see Hong Yeorin running so urgently while working at the Finance Hall.

No matter how urgent the matter was, since she was a person who always maintained her dignity, he had never seen her run like that.

He had thought that she was a person who would never run even if she had a stomachache...

Until now, he had thought that the only person who could make Hong Yeorin run was the leader, but today, that thought had changed.

"Young Master Cheon Myeong..."

The man suddenly became curious about Cheon Myeong.

Even if it wasn't a man, if anyone saw Hong Yeorin's appearance like that, everyone would become curious about Cheon Myeong.

The man who makes Hong Yeorin run.

Perhaps in a little while, a rumor about him would spread within the Finance Hall.

"...Ah."

At that moment, a word came to the man's mind.

Hong Yeorin's running appearance was so shocking that he had forgotten for a moment, but he belatedly recalled what Hong Yeorin had said to him before leaving the room.

"If the guest has gone back, I will hold you responsible for that sin."

That was probably not a joke.

That was a part that he could be sure of after having served as Hong Yeorin's assistant for many years.

Tremble-.

Thinking so, the man's body began to tremble.

At this moment, there was only one thing the man wanted.

'Please be there! Young Master Cheon Myeong, no, Your Excellency!'

How had he endured as Hong Yeorin's assistant until now?

The man did not want to be kicked out of the Finance Hall for something like this. No, before that, he did not want to die.

* * *

Tatata-.

Very urgent footsteps.

Hong Yeorin was running quickly, as if she were using a movement technique.

Although everyone who encountered Hong Yeorin's appearance inside the Finance Hall looked at her with surprised eyes, Hong Yeorin ignored them all as if it didn't matter and continued to run.

But that was also for a moment.

As she hit her physical limit, Hong Yeorin's feet couldn't help but slow down.

"Haa- haa-"

Hong Yeorin was not a body that had learned martial arts.

The person who had risen to the top of the Finance Hall with only her skill in managing finances was Hong Yeorin.

In the first place, since she hated her makeup getting ruined, in a way, she was a body that could never learn martial arts.

That was also the reason why she didn't usually run.

Although there was the matter of maintaining her dignity as the Head of the Finance Hall, the biggest reason was that she hated to sweat.

The thing that Hong Yeorin never wanted to think about was her makeup getting ruined by being mixed with sweat.

Tatata-,

Such a Hong Yeorin was now running.

Solely for Cheon Myeong.

No, it would be most appropriate to say that it was for Body Enhancement Pill.

'If there is a problem with the supply of Body Enhancement Pill because of this...'

Just a moment ago, she had thought that she would never do anything that would get on Cheon Myeong's bad side.

But to think that something like this would happen as soon as she had that thought.

If Cheon Myeong were to find fault with her because of this, there might be a problem with the deal.

Then she would not be able to receive Body Enhancement Pill on time, and that meant that there would be a problem with her dream, which had been running on a smooth road.

'Stupid guy, if there is a problem with the deal, I will kill that guy first!'

That was natural, and the important thing was not that.

If Cheon Myeong had really gone back, she would have to visit the Socheongak and talk to him.

It would be fortunate if things went well with that.

But since Cheon Myeong was a person she couldn't quite figure out, Hong Yeorin couldn't hide her anxious heart.

"Haa- haa-"

Although Hong Yeorin was breathing roughly, her steps never rested.

Of course, her steps were significantly slower than at the beginning.

Only the single-minded thought of getting Body Enhancement Pill was making Hong Yeorin's legs continue to move.

Drip-.

So at some point, a lot of sweat was dripping down Hong Yeorin's face.

But as expected, do expensive things do their job?

Although she was sweating to the point of washing her face, Hong Yeorin's makeup was still maintaining its initial state.

"..."

At that moment, a reception room came into view.

As the goal began to be seen, Hong Yeorin's legs became more urgent.

Bang-.

As soon as she arrived at the room, Hong Yeorin opened the door roughly.

Cheon Myeong's face in front of her.

Discovering that, Hong Yeorin was finally able to smile.

"Y-Young Master Cheon Myeong... f-fortunately, you were still here."

"..."

"I-I'm... s-sorry... for being late."

"Uh... that's okay..."

What on earth had she been doing to come here looking like she had been doused with a bucket of water?

When he had first seen her, he had thought that some water ghost had opened the door, not Hong Yeorin.

Although those words came up to Cheon Myeong's throat, he barely held them in.

(End of Chapter)