Chapter 208

“…?”
The figure at the entrance looked at Ming Hu, Jie Li, Min Hyung, and Karot with a puzzled expression, but it was also Ming Hu. Myung-hoo looked at the person looking at him with a puzzled expression and thought to himself.
“…Rich?
Someone had the appearance of a skeleton. But the warp and the staff in his hand made it clear that this was no ordinary skeleton, and the first thing that came to mind was a lich.
“I don’t think Karot looks like that.
But when he remembered the old Karot, it was a far cry from the skeleton that now stared back at him. Ming Hu shook his head and looked at the skeleton.
“…”
“…”
“…”
Silence began to settle in.
“…Who are you?”
It was the warped skeleton that broke the seemingly unbreakable silence. Ming Hu frowned slightly at the skeleton’s words.
“What I want to ask you is, who are you?”
“…What?”
At Ming Hu’s words, the skeleton asked back, puzzled.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
Then he began to laugh out loud, wondering what was so funny. After laughing for a while, the skeleton stopped laughing and looked at Ming Hu and said.
“I am Rakuza, ruler of the Ninth Realm and king of all the Lichs. Cough, cough, I never thought I would hear such words from a human.”
To everyone’s surprise, the skeleton was a demon from the Nine Realms.
Sigh
“Are you sure?”
After hearing Rakuza’s words, Mingfu turned to Karot, who was standing behind him.
-…which one do you mean?
Karotte asked, puzzled. Ming Hu gestured to Rakuza with his chin and continued.
“He’s the king of all the lichs. Does that include you?”
Rakuza said that he ruled the Nine Realms and was the king of all the Lichs. Karot looked like he understood, and then shook his head.
-No, I’m not just a Lich, I’m an Arc Lich, a higher being. In the past, I would have been my king, but not now.
At Karot’s answer, Ming Hu nodded with a look of relief. Then he turned his gaze back to Rakuza and thought.
“How do I do that?
I caught Agranecto and got a ton of great items. Catching Rakuza was likely to drop items of similar quality to what Agranecto dropped.
“Can I catch it?
The question was, could Rakuza be captured? Agranecto was obviously easily captured, but Agranecto was a demon known to be embarrassingly weak to be called a demon. It was unlikely that Rakuza would die like Agranecto.
‘Besides. I’ve got a demon to deal with.
Also, if we were to capture Rakuza here, we would not be able to touch his demonic star in the Ninth Demon Realm, which was quite a waste.” As Ming Hu pondered, Rakuza spoke up.
“Hey, human. Ark Reach isn’t under my command, so don’t be so embarrassed to ask, cough cough. By the way… I don’t feel the aura of Magi and Agranecto from the Demon Castle.”
Rakuza glanced around, his words trailing off as he looked at Ming Hu.
“Did you… did you destroy it?”
“Should I catch it.
Rakuza’s words made Ming Hu think that he had no choice but to catch Rakuza, and he quickly whispered something to Jie Li and Min Hyung. No, he was going to blow.
“Huh, but still, a demon being annihilated by humans. Damn it, I should’ve bought a copy of the book beforehand.”
He was about to whisper, but Rakuza’s next words made Ming Hu stop and look at Rakuza.
“Buying a house?
Surely, Rakuza said, he was buying house documents. Ming Hu thought as he looked at the documents in his hand, which belonged to the Demon Castle.
‘No way. Demon Castle?
It was unlikely that the house Rakuza was referring to was any ordinary house he knew. Furthermore, the fact that he had tried to buy it from Agranecto suggested that he might have been trying to purchase the document that belonged to the demon castle he now held. Ming Hu quickly checked the information on the document.
<7th Demon Realm Demon Star Possession Document [Legend]
A certificate proving ownership of the Demon Castle, the only one in the Seventh Demon Realm. If you have this certificate, you are recognized as the owner of the Demon Castle.
Current Demon Castle Owner: Ming Hu
After checking the document, Ming Hu quickly looked at Rakuza and opened his mouth to speak.
"Wait, you mean the house document you were talking about?"
"Hmm? Yes. Why?"
Rakuza nodded in response to Ming Hu's question, and then looked at him with a puzzled expression. At Rakuza's words, Ming Hu smiled wryly and raised his hand to show the scroll.
"That house document… I think I have it."
"What?"
Rakuza stared at the scroll in Myung Hu's hand in surprise.
"…human."
Rakuza swallowed hard and called out to Ming Hu, who looked surprised, and then began to speak.
"I don't even want to know how you have it. However, I think it would be better for you, for me, and for all of us if you handed it over to me."
"How much are you going to buy it for?"
"…Cough, cough, the greed of man knows no bounds. I, man, am the devil. A demon!"
At Ming Hu's words, Rakuza laughed and exclaimed. At Rakuza's exclamation, Ming Hu nodded with a knowing look and said.
"Yeah, well, you're a demon, and if you're a demon, you can make me an offer that I, a human, would have no choice but to take."
"That's…right. Hmm. Give me a minute to think about it."
Rakuza replied in an embarrassed voice and began to think about it. Ming Hu smirked at Rakuza's behavior.
"We have to get back to work, so don't think about it too long."
"Got it."
At Ming Hu's words, Rakuza nodded once more and began to ponder. Ming Hu watched Rakuza ponder and thought.
"There's a devil like that.
His appearance was definitely that of a demon, but his demeanor and personality made me think that he was not a demon.
-Delay: Minghu, he doesn't look like a demon!
-Golden: Hey, is that a demon?
Delay and Minhyung were of the same mind.
-Delayed: Right? I was thinking about that too.
-GoldenCrystal: Yeah, I feel like I'm a little dumb to be a demon.
I responded to the whisper, and they whispered back.
-Delay: But… what are you going to do with him, catch him?
-Goldman Sachs: What are you going to do after you sell the house or just walk away?
They were asking about what to do with the rakuza. Ming Hu looked at the rakuza and thought.
'Not yet… too soon to catch it, and the warehouse might be restocked by the time I get back.'
It was too much of a waste to grab right now.
"I know the entrance to the Demon Realm anyway. Let's come back later.
On top of that, Ming Hu knew the location of the entrance to the Seven Demon Realm. Deciding to catch them later, Ming Hu immediately whispered to Delay and Minhyung.
-To a procrastinator: Let's catch up later.
-Gold to Jung-Seok: Come later.
That's when he whispered in my ear.
"Human!"
As Rakuza pondered, he opened his mouth and shouted. At Rakuza's shout, Ming Hu looked at Rakuza, and Rakuza began to speak.
"I've been thinking about it… tell me what you want. I'll listen and decide."
"What, you're finally going to propose to me? Then why did you take so long? If you're going to say it, why not just say it?"
"Oh, no, that's not it."
Rakuza replied with a puzzled look at Ming Hu's words.
"What's not?"
"I gave you… the… choice! I have given you a choice. If you want riches, I can give you riches, if you want power, I can give you power. I have given you the opportunity to decide."
"How much riches can you give and how can you give power? Can't I get both riches and power? I'd like a specific example."
"…"
Rakuza was silent for a moment at Ming Hu's words. Then, brandishing his staff, he shouted, "I'll be damned!
"Riches… can give this much."
Siaak
When the shouting ended, a sack appeared with a glow next to Rakuza. The size of the sack was enormous. Ming Hu looked at the enormous size of the sack and thought.
"I wonder what's in it…
Bigger is not necessarily better, what's inside is what matters," Rakuza said, stepping back as if he could read Ming's thoughts.
"You can check it out."
At Rakuza's words, Ming Hu quickly approached the sack and checked its information.
<Rakuza's Treasure Sack
Rakuza's treasure sack. It contains many things.
A list of the items in the sack.
1. 10 crates of 200,000 gold
2. 30 top-of-the-line [100] jewelry boxes
3. 500 kg of alkandeum
Luckily, the information on the sack described what was in the sack.
'For 2 million gold. 3,000 of the finest gems. Alcandeum? I think I've heard of that before…'
I'd definitely heard of it before.
"Ah! That's when Minhyung said it!
Thinking about where he heard it, Ming Hu remembered that he had heard it from Min Hyung before and quickly whispered it to Min Hyung.
-Gold to Jungseok: Minhyung, what is alkandeum?
-Goldstone: Alkandeum? Why? Is there alkandeum in there?
As expected, Minhyung knew about Alcandeum. Ming Hu whispered the items in the sack to her.
-To a gold crystal: Uh, 2 million gold, 3,000 top-grade gems, and 500 kilograms of alkandeum.
But strangely, the whisper did not reach Minhyung. Ming Hu turned his head and looked at Min Hyung.
"…?"
When Ming Hu saw Min Hyung, he couldn't help but wonder. Minhyung had a frozen expression on his face. Ming Hu whispered once more.
-Gold to Jungkook: Minhyung?
-Goldstone: Oh, I'm sorry. I was so surprised. I'm stupid.
-Gold to Jung-Seok: Why are you surprised? Is it because of the alkandeum?
The gold and gems didn't seem to faze him. Two million gold and 3,000 top-grade gems was a lot, but what I got from the warehouse was even more valuable.
-Goldstone: Uh, because of alkandeum.
As expected, it was the alkandeum that surprised Minhyung.
-Gold Crystal: Alcandeum… I bought 0.3 kilograms from Aldos Mado 10 days ago for 3 million gold.
-Goldsmith: What? 0.3 kilograms for 3 million gold? 3 million gold?
-Goldstone: Uh. I'd recommend trading it in. 500 kilograms. It's the jackpot of jackpots.
Minhyung's words startled Myung-hoo, and he checked the information on the sack again.
'1 million gold for 0.1 kg. 10 million gold for 1 kilogram. 100 million gold for 10 kilograms. 500 kilograms. 5 billion gold! 5 billion gold?'
Ming Hu gave him a look of disbelief. If we were to sell all the Alcandeum at Minhyung's price, it would be worth a staggering 5 billion gold. Seeing Ming Hu's surprised expression, Rakuza opened his mouth to speak.
"I think that's good enough."
At Rakuza's words, Ming Hu swallowed hard and looked at the house document in his hand, then back at Rakuza.
"Good."
I haven't heard anything about powers yet. But I didn't want to give up billions of gold to gain power. This was a game, after all, and I was strong enough as it was.
"Hoo hoo. Give me the house papers."
Rakuza smiled at Ming Hu's words. At Rakuza's words, Ming Fu opened his inventory and placed the sack in it.
[cannot be mastered yet].
[Special conditions must be achieved to acquire it].
But the sack didn't enter the inventory. From the message, it seemed like you needed to turn in the house document first.
Sigh
"Here it is."
Ming Hu handed the documents he was holding to Rakuza.
"Hmph, I finally bought it!"
After receiving the document, Rakuza exclaimed, and a message began to appear.
[You have handed over the documents belonging to the Seventh Demon Star to the Demon King Rakuza].
[Condition achieved].
[You can acquire Rakuza's treasure sack].
When prompted, Ming Hu quickly picked up the sack and placed it in his inventory.
-You've acquired Rakuza's Treasure Sack.
"Hoo hoo, this demon castle is now mine."
Ming Hu, who had been looking at the message, turned his attention to Rakuza's words and looked at Rakuza. Then Rakuza opened his mouth to speak.
"I'd like you to leave now, human."
Ming Hu smirked at Rakuza's words. Even if he didn't, he was going to get out of here now. Of course, he'd come back someday.
"I'm doing well."
Ming Hu said to Rakuza.
"…?"
Rakuza gave him a puzzled look. But Ming Hu didn't say anything further to Rakuza. Ming Hu turned around and looked at Jie, Minhyung, and Karot, who were watching him.
"Let's go!"