Chapters Chapter 251: The Second Lords Meeting (4) (1/2)
Numerous question marks.
Kang Chul-In’s facial expression was literally…
“What kind of bullshit is this!?”
…full of horror.
“Perhaps… did I cause you any inconvenience?”
Kwak Jung, the tactician of Lord Vito Clemenza, spoke.
“If I happened to be rude...”
“Before that.”
Kang Chul-In interrupted him. He had to ask questions to clarify his identity.
“Who are you again?”
A petrifying glare.
Kwak Jung was faced with indescribable intimidation.
It was the most fundamental question when identifying strangers.
“I am...”
Kwak Jung replied.
“I am Kwak Jung, the tactician of Lord Vito Clemenza, who rules over the land of Paramount at the eastern end of Pangaea.”
“Again.”
“…I beg your pardon?”
“Whose tactician?”
“I work for his Majesty, Vito Clemenza.”
“Your name?”
“It’s Kwak Jung.”
“Nationality?”
“Well, you are hearing me speak now… I am Korean...”
“F.u.c.k!”
“Sorry?”
Kang Chul-In accidentally spewed out vulgarities, but he did not care. He had a frown on his face.
How can this be?
Two Kwak Jungs?
The tactician of Lord Vito Clemenza, Kwak Jung, whom he had been searching for so desperately after the Great Summoning stood right before his eyes.
In that case,
Did I pick the wrong one…?
It only meant that his own tactician wasn’t the Kwak Jung he had been looking for.
“‘Kwak Jung,’ you say…? I have a tactician named Kwak Jung, too. Both of you have the same name...”
“That’s not really the case.”
“...?”
“Just until a week ago, my real name was Kwak Jun. My mother incidentally had my fortune told, and the fortune teller told her that I’m destined to die early… ah, do you mind if I light up a stick?”
Kwak Jun fished out a cigarette from his pocket.
“I’m a chronic smoker...”
“Go ahead.”
“Thank you. Hu...”
A thick layer of smoke rose up.
… A chronic smoker.
Kang Chul-In was flabbergasted.
No matter how he looked, the Kwak Jung he had been searching for seemed to be this smoker in front of him, not the one buried in a pile of doc.u.ments back in Laputa.
“So.”
Kang Chul-In spoke.
Regardless, he had to find out why this ‘real Kwak Jung’ had approached him in the first place.
“Why did you come to find me?”
“I want to offer you a deal.”
“What kind?”
“A big one.”
“Wouldn’t it make sense for your Lord to be present instead? Where is Vito Clemeza?”
“His Majesty is not feeling well, hence I had to participate in the Lord meeting as his replacement. I hope to seek your understanding...”
“I understand.”
Kang Chul-In nodded.
It wasn’t uncommon for Lords to send their subordinates to meetings if they could not make it personally.
“What’s the deal about?”
“I presume your Majesty desires to conquer the whole of Pangaea?”
“I’m certainly not the only one.”
“That’s true, but there’s a difference between mere dreamers and someone who has the capacity to fulfill the dream. Since I’m on it, why not bet on the more likely candidate?”
“The details?”
“Do you want the summarized version?”
“Suit yourself.”
“Alright. I, no, his Majesty, Vito Clemenza...”
Kwak Jun hesitated for a moment before whispering in a very low tone.
“…Wishes to create a two-way power struggle for your Majesty, Kang Chul-In.”
“...!”
“The two parties would be the Kingdom of Valhalla and the Gullveig Alliance. Isn’t this the big picture that you have been drawing?”
From Kwak Jun’s words, Kang Chul-In could already notice one thing.
Regardless of whether this stranger was the man he had been looking for, he had the intelligence to qualify as a dealer.
“Tell me more.”
Kang Chul-In let out a faint smile.
With the conclusion of the ball, the second Lord meeting seemed to come to an end.
However,
Bang!
A loud sound was heard, which instigated a commotion.
“Kuhuk!”
An Asian man vomited a ton of blood. Someone had sent him flying into a wall in the Lord’s hall.
“How dare you?”
That someone, Kang Chul-In, snarled at the Asian man.
“You dare to offer a shitty deal like this, you trash?”
“Keuk, Kuhuk…!”
“You want me to rip your tongue out?”
“I… apologize… p-please… forgive… m-me...”
Kwak Jun pleaded while struggling to catch his breath.
“Forgive?”
Kang Chul-In smirked.
“Know your place. You dare to ask forgiveness after showing that disrespect?”
“I-I’m sorry...”
“I will crush your throat.”
“Argh!”
Kang Chul-In increased his grip force, causing Kwak Jun to scream in pain.
“Cough!”
Kwak Jun coughed out blood again.
The color of the blood!
Kang Chul-In faltered slightly.
The blood… was dark red in color. Just like that of a patient with lung disease.
If its etiology was indeed lung cancer, then the man before him truly fulfilled the conditions of the real Kwak Jung.
“What’s wrong with them?”
“Isn’t that Vito Clemenza’s messenger?”
“It’s Kang Chul-In again…!”
The other Lords had no clue on what Kang Chul-In was up to.
Pzzt, pzzt!
At that moment.
Supreme King, Kang Chul-In!
The space warped and Archon, the self-declared messenger of god, appeared to stop Kang Chul-In.
Chuk!
In addition, Guardians equipped with armors of light also aimed their spears at him.
“What is it, the dog of god?”
Kang Chul-In mocked Archon.
“Anything to say?”
I stated this clearly before. In the Lord meeting, all forms of violence, r.a.p.e, s.e.x.u.a.l harassment, robbery and murder are banned.