Soul Devourer Chapter 4 Episode 63 — An Office With No Escape
“C-Chairman…!”
A shrill scream, utterly out of place, rang through the Chairman’s office.
The secretary’s gaze fixed behind the Chairman as though she had seen someone who absolutely should not be there.
Sensing the disturbance, Chairman Li Wei slowly turned around, and in the next instant, his face drained of color.
Standing there was the man he least wished to see at this moment.
“Y-You…!”
The《Language Translation Earrings》on my ear picked up the chairman’s words and rendered them into Japanese.
“Hello, Chairman Li Wei. It has been a while… since we met at the airport?”
The Chairman’s own《Language Translation Earrings》glowed faintly as well, and despite my calm greeting, a hoarse voice escaped his throat.
“H-How… are you here…?”
The Chairman took one step back, then another, until his back struck the heavy executive desk. There was nowhere left to retreat.
“That is, of course… because I killed your nation’s greatest force,〘Hunting King • Regalia〙, Wang Haoran, and have come to make the Chairman who orchestrated this attack take responsibility.”
At my matter-of-fact declaration, the Chairman’s expression twisted.
“…I-Impossible! It is absolutely impossible for Haoran to be defeated!”
He raised his voice as if rejecting reality itself.
“You’re being loud.”
I cut him off coldly.
“Besides, isn’t this very situation proof enough? Or are you saying Haoran is the kind of man who would let his enemy escape and flee the battlefield?”
At those words, the Chairman fell silent, lips pressed tight.
“…It’s finally quiet.”
I stepped closer.
“Now then, answer me. Why did you try to kill me, someone who merely came to conquer a dungeon, by mobilizing〈Kowloon〉and〘Hunting King • Regalia〙?”
Silence.
He avoided my gaze and kept his mouth shut, but eventually, his heavy lips parted.
“…It wasn’t me.”
“Hmm?”
“You seem to have decided from the start, but this matter was not ordered by me.”
“I see. A denial, then.”
The Chairman lifted his chin slightly.
“Then let me ask you, do you have any proof that I was involved?”
It was a cliché response, and admittedly, I had no physical evidence. But-
“Earlier, I said, ‘I have come to make the Chairman who orchestrated this attack take responsibility.’ At that time, you did not deny it.”
“…”
“Furthermore, who besides you, the head of the Hunter Guild, could mobilize〈Kowloon〉and〘Hunting King • Regalia〙?”
Powerhouses on the level of〈Kowloon〉and〘Hunting King • Regalia〙rarely follow anyone’s orders.
But if it is the head of the Hunter Guild, that is another matter. Hunters and the Guild exist in a symbiotic relationship; they cannot easily disregard the Chairman’s directives.
Especially if the order is merely to eliminate an ‘insolent foreign hunter’, there is little reason to refuse.
“…That is nothing more than your speculation.”
The Chairman continued to deny it.
Any further argument would be meaningless.
“Then let’s change methods.”
I activated【Debuff Magic】and placed the Chairman under a state of brainwashing. The moment the spell took effect, his shoulders jerked, and the faint light of resistance vanished from his eyes.
“I will ask you once more. Why did you try to kill me?”
“…Because you obstructed our plan to invade and subordinate Japan. Because you killed hunters under〈Kowloon〉. Because you tarnished the dignity of our hunter superpower. For these reasons, we sought to kill Matsubara Yuito.”
A remarkably straightforward answer.
“You were the one who posted the request on the underground site and sent numerous hunters after me as well?”
“Yes, it was me.”
At the same time, the recording function on my phone, already activated, continued to capture undeniable evidence.
“Thank you.”
I stepped past the Chairman.
“Now then, Chairman. Please guide me to the storage vault for equipment and items. I will be taking them as compensation for this incident.”
“Understood.”
Then, I applied the same “Brain Washing” to the secretary, who stood beside him trembling and drenched in cold sweat.
“Now then…”
My gaze shifted to the man near the reception sofa, Jin, who stared back with sharpened eyes, resolve etched clearly across his face.
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E/N:
Best use of Debuff Magic! Free equipments, getto!
Anyway, without informing y'all, I went on a little holiday and for that, I apologise from the bottom of my heart!
No I wasn't sick; of course, I didn't die 😂 and no I didn't have any exams. I was actually preparing for an interview. It got busy and you know… So, without more yapping, enjoy 4 chappys today! (1/4 chapter)
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