Chapter 10

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Chapter 10: Loan Shark (2)

It's utterly frustrating for a loan shark to finally ask about the purpose of a visit.

"Kim... Young-il, do you know him?"

The Demon King recalled and realized that Kim Young-il was his high school friend.

"So what?"

"Kim Young-il borrowed money from us and went into hiding. So, we were looking for the guarantor..."

There's an old saying that one shouldn't even guarantee a relative. But in the past, Kim Min-cheol foolishly signed a joint guarantee for his friend who was running a business.

"How much?"

"It's... well..."

The loan shark couldn't bring himself to speak. He feared that if he told the truth, he would be beaten up.

As the silence dragged on, the Demon King clenched and unclenched his fists. Finally, one of the loan sharks couldn't bear it and spoke up.

"The... principal is 10 million won. But with the interest, it has grown to 34 million won."

This is the terrifying aspect of compound interest. It can exceed the principal at any moment.

The Demon King raised his hand.

"Ah!"

The loan sharks closed their eyes tightly. They thought he was going to hit them again, but in fact, the Demon King was just stroking his chin, lost in thought.

It's true that he signed the guarantee. However, he had no intention of letting such an unreasonable situation pass.

"Alright. I've made a decision."

"Huh?"

What decision could he have made? The loan shark swallowed hard. If the Demon King decided to bury them alive, it wouldn't be surprising.

"Let's go."

"Huh? Where... where are we going?"

"To your headquarters. It's better to pull out the iron while it's hot."

He only took the pot with the fogren.

"Aaaah!"

The Demon King grabbed the loan shark's ear. Then he said to the frozen accountant,

"Go home early today."

"Y-Yes."

She was trembling. His ruthless beating of the loan sharks was so shocking that she might quit today.

The Demon King, regardless of her reaction,

dragged the loan shark outside and headed for the Grandeur they had arrived in.

"Drive."

"Y-Yes."

The loan shark had already become a meek lamb. The Demon King comfortably sat in the passenger seat, and the other four had to squeeze into the back seat. Of course, no one complained about this.

Vroom...

Spewing black exhaust, they headed somewhere.

****

A certain office.

A sharp kitchen knife was peeling an apple.

The thin apple peel fell onto the plate, and the branch manager cut a piece of the flesh and put it in his mouth.

Crunch.

"Chomp chomp. Mr. Jeong, where are you from?"

"Sniff... Gyeongju Jeong."

He was a small man.

His clothes were torn, and his face was bruised blue.

"Oh. You have the same surname as me? Meeting you here is a coincidence. Hahaha..."

The branch manager burst into laughter. The other subordinates in the room also chuckled. The small man was bewildered by the warm atmosphere.

Bang!

He slammed his fist on the table. At the same time, the branch manager's face twisted into a demonic expression.

"But? Why haven't you paid back the money? Huh? Who just takes someone else's money and runs?"

"I'm... I'm sorry. If you give me some time, I will definitely pay it back."

"I've already given you enough time. Mr. Jeong, in military terms, you're an A-level concern. We can't wait any longer."

The branch manager gestured to his subordinates.

"Bring a pen."

They immediately stripped Mr. Jeong to the waist.

"Since you have two kidneys, we can take one, right?"

He drew a dotted line on Mr. Jeong's abdomen, marking the kidney area.

"What else do humans have two of?"

"Sir, they have two eyes."

"Right. Let's take one of those too. It won't hurt much with anesthesia."

The man, on the verge of fainting, begged pitifully.

"Please... please, save me. I will definitely pay it back. No matter what, I will pay it back."

"The bus has already passed, my friend."

The branch manager's nickname was Dehydrator. He squeezed money out of any debtor, regardless of whether they lived or died in the process.

Bang!

At that moment,

the door was roughly opened.

Everyone's eyes naturally turned to the door.

"Who is it?"

The branch manager spoke angrily. He was annoyed to be interrupted while he was finally taking the time to do some work.

"It's me!"

It was the Demon King, holding a small bonsai. It was wrapped in cloth, so the contents were unknown.

"Bro... sir."

The five loan sharks who had been harshly dealt with by the Demon King entered the office, their attitudes cringing and their faces terrified.

'Something must have happened.'

The branch manager's mind quickly turned. If they didn't have some reason, they wouldn't act like this. Most importantly, he was concerned about his five broken subordinates.

He tried to maintain a calm conversation.

"I don't know who you are, but isn't this a bit too much? Let's talk this out like businesspeople."

First, he wanted to figure out who he was dealing with. But the Demon King had no intention of playing along. There was no need to go around when there was a direct path.

Swish...

He removed the cloth covering the bonsai.

"Kiik..."

Wriggling vines.

A large mouth, dripping with sticky saliva.

Sharp, protruding teeth.

It was the Chimera Fogren.

"Don't eat them."

The Demon King's command rang out.

Swoosh!

Dozens of vines spread out in all directions.

"Huh?"

"Shit! What is this?"

There was no need to dodge or resist. The vines mercilessly entangled the loan sharks, tightly binding their bodies.

"Kuh!"

"Can't... can't breathe..."

When the Demon King waved his hand, the loan sharks' airways slightly opened.

He had no intention of clearing the bodies. It would be troublesome if the police started an investigation due to missing persons.

The Demon King approached the branch manager's desk and leaned back in the soft chair.

"You're the one in charge, aren't you?"

"Grk... What... what is this..."

The branch manager couldn't even speak properly. This was something that couldn't happen by human standards. However, the Demon King wasn't the type to be lenient.

"Kiik..."

Fogren's head circled around the branch manager. Its red tongue wriggled, and it seemed to be salivating at the sight of the branch manager.

"..."

Fear rose from deep within him. His eyes were shaking violently, and he seemed to be forcibly holding back a scream.

The Demon King looked at the branch manager and said softly,

"From now on, I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse."