I Killed the Demon King. It Was a Mistake. Chapter 20

I killed the Demon King. It was a mistake.

Chapter 20

They were divided into two categories.

Those who were quickly trying to reload their bullets.

The others were those who were fleeing.

If asked which I disliked the most, it was obviously the latter.

“Didn’t I say I hate disloyal bastards the most?!”

Caesar rushed towards those who were running away, bypassing those reloading their bullets.

“Aaaargh!”

Caesar’s merciless axe cut off the neck of one who was fleeing.

Caesar slaughtered those who were running away in all directions, like Hong Gil-dong appearing here and there in a flash.[Tl/n: Hong Gil-dong is a korean bandit hero kinda like Robin Hood] 

Meanwhile, as the mafia members who had finished reloading were about to fire their guns, Dominic stopped them.

“Don’t shoot! Get to the boat!”

They could escape on the boat while these guys were drawing aggro.

Even Caesar wouldn’t be able to run across the river.

Dominic and the three remaining members quickly untied the rope that was tied to the dock.

Then they lit dynamite and threw it into the hideout.

Boom-!

As the dynamite exploded, the oil that had been sprinkled throughout the hideout caught fire.

In the meantime, the boat quickly left the dock.

“Ha! Hahaha!”

Dominic and the mafia members burst into laughter with relief at being alive.

“Quickly, row the oars! We need to get out of here before he comes… Huh?”

Thud.

Along with a heavy sound from the dock, a black shadow leaped.

Like a tiger pouncing on a deer.

Caesar slid down the moonlight and landed on the boat.

Thump!

The boat rocked greatly, and one of the boxes tied to the boat fell off.

Dominic trembled as soon as he saw the man who had boarded the boat.

“Mo, monster.”

“Disloyal ones.”

Caesar’s axe glinted in the moonlight.

“Ki, kill him!”

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Caesar didn’t use the Noisy Silence , worried that the boat might sink unnecessarily.

Caesar grabbed Dominic’s neck while taking the bullets with his whole body.

“I’ll deal with you in a bit.”

Whack!

The handle of Caesar’s axe struck Dominic’s forehead directly.

“Ugh!”

Dominic fainted from the pain that choked his breath, and the surviving members quickly made a decision.

They abandoned Dominic and dived towards the water.

But Caesar’s axe was faster.

Caesar cut all the fleeing ones’ waists in half with just one swing of his axe.

Caesar roughly wiped the blood-stained axe with a towel, then sat down anywhere.

“Phew. That was tough.”

He was exhausted just from dealing with a bunch of gun-wielding rabble.

He probably needs to take some potions that can increase his stamina.

After catching his breath, he noticed the items fully loaded on the boat.

“But what are all these?”

Caesar reached out towards a box full of various documents.

***

Harrison rushed to the dock located in Clearbay at Caesar’s call.

‘I can’t believe he really killed Vito.’

Moreover, he even slaughtered Jimmy, the deputy boss of the Big Foot Family, and all his subordinates.

The number of Big Foot Family members Caesar killed alone was about 80.

Although he didn’t completely uproot them since the total number of Big Foot Family’s subordinates was around 300, they would all be in disarray after losing their central figure.

If Harrison uses the police he had pre-recruited to round up the remaining members, there will be a vacancy in all the businesses run by the Big Foot Family.

‘Then we can squeeze in and devour the tea and alcohol businesses.’

Harrison already knew a few experts related to tea and alcohol distribution.

If he entrusts the businesses to the Walterwood family, launders them properly, and slowly swallows them up?

A company of considerable scale will be born.

“We’ve arrived.”

As soon as Harrison got out of the carriage, he ran to the dock.

There, he saw a boat along with police officers and Caesar.

“…Lord Caesar?”

The boat reeked of blood.

The problem was that Caesar was sleeping soundly on top of it.

“What’s going on here?”

“I’m not sure either. As soon as he docked the boat, he said he wanted to sleep and immediately dozed off.”

“I see.”

Harrison carefully boarded the boat.

There was more sticky blood than water around the boxes.

And there was also a pig-like fellow tied up with rope and unconscious.

‘Is this Dominic?’

Why is the deputy boss of the Bloody Gold Family here?

And what are all these supplies?

At that moment, Caesar opened his eyes.

“You’re here?”

“…You’ve worked hard.”

Caesar got up while yawning.

“What are all these?”

“Can’t you tell just by looking? They’re Vito’s hidden assets and ledgers.”

“Is this all?”

“Yeah.”

Harrison inwardly cheered.

Money, gold, bonds. These are just simple money.

But the real jackpot is the ledgers, contracts, and transaction statements.

With these alone, you can clearly see what kind of businesses they’ve been running.

Caesar pocketed one notebook.

“I’ll keep this.”

“What is that?”

“The bribery ledger and secret contracts, etcetera.”

“Bri, bribery ledger?”

“Yeah. Vito, that bastard, recorded everything diligently so he wouldn’t die alone.”

Caesar got off the boat.

“I don’t think you have the capacity to handle these directly. I’ll deal with this myself, so keep that in mind.”

Harrison gulped.

Now that Caesar said that, he became curious about the list of people who might be written in that bribery ledger.

“First, deal with these properly. Ah, right.”

Caesar pointed at Dominic and said.

“That bastard tried to kill me, you know? Is it possible to throw him in a detention center for a while?”

Harrison nodded.

“I’ll take care of it.”

“Good. That bastard shouldn’t die. I have a lot to ask him. Anyway, I’m leaving.”

“Where are you going?”

“I need to get some sleep now.”

Caesar left leisurely, riding the carriage Harrison had come in.

***

Gilbert rushed to Clearbay as soon as he heard that Dominic had been taken to the Clearbay detention center.

“Chief Ren! Why on earth can’t you release Dominic?!”

Chief Ren exhaled cigarette smoke as he spoke.

“Do I really need to spell it out for you? If we can’t keep a guy who committed murder and arson in detention, why are we even here?”

“That’s not the point!”

Gilbert’s flesh trembled.

“If you’ve collected money from me, shouldn’t you be able to do something like parole or a meeting or anything…!”

“Look, Gilbert.”

Ren stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray.

“Are you speaking without knowing how the situation is unfolding? You raided Vito’s hideout taking advantage of his death? And I hear you even tried to take all the bribery ledgers.”

“That’s slander! I absolutely never intended to…!”

“Harrison Walterwood testified to everything, and your men’s bodies were actually found in Vito’s hideout. Even Dominic is in this damn Clearbay detention center!”

Ren grabbed Gilbert’s collar.

“You should have been more moderate with your greed, you pig. What were you planning to do with that bribery ledger? Were you trying to cut our throats?”

Gilbert didn’t back down and grabbed Ren’s collar, glaring at him.

“If that was my intention, I would have cut your incompetent throat first. You’ve not only eaten bribes from Vito and me, but also from Anchor, Clown, and Wings.”

“Do you have evidence? Don’t tell me you’ve also recorded a bribery ledger?”

“I have to keep a record of how much you’ve eaten from me, don’t I? That’s how proper accounting is done.

Ren pulled out his revolver.

“You son of a bitch!”

“The bribery ledger has no legal effect anyway, you idiot. You’re a cop and you don’t know anything about bribery? According to the Homigraph Law, unless there’s a transaction statement or contract, or you’re caught in the act, bribery charges can’t be applied.”

Gilbert forcefully pushed away Ren’s collar.

“So let me see Dominic right now. I’m not asking you to release him.”

“No. You shouldn’t even be here in the first place.”

“Why the hell not!”

“Because of the ledgers you guys wrote, the higher-ups are in a very foul mood. If you don’t want to die, tear up all the ledgers and live quietly for a while. Don’t even show your face in the Core area.”

“Aaaaargh!”

Gilbert threw the ashtray on the desk out the window

Crash.

“I’ll never forget today, Ren.”

Gilbert left the police station, his face contorted with anger.

***

Gilbert got into the carriage and tore at his hair.

“Damn it, damn it, damn it!”

Dominic is Gilbert’s closest confidant who knows all about Gilbert’s secret ledgers and businesses.

The moment that guy opens his mouth, Gilbert won’t be able to set foot in Homigraph.

“How on earth can I…”

At that moment, a man opened the carriage door and entered.

A huge physique with a bald head, and four pairs of wing tattoos on the back of his neck.

It was Gerard, the boss of the Wings Family.

“Gerard…”

“Gilbert, you bastard.”

Gerard drew his dagger as if he was about to stab Gilbert’s neck right away.

“What the hell have you done? The congressmen and the police aren’t taking my calls. What did you do at Vito’s hideout?!”

“They’re not taking your calls either?”

“Yeah. That’s why it’s chaos right now. Tell me exactly what you did. Otherwise, I’ll slit your throat right now.”

“This guy and that guy… Do they all see me as dog food?

Gilbert pulled out a golden revolver from his coat.

But Gerard wasn’t intimidated at all.

“I don’t know if you’re dog food or not, but I know you’ve done something stupid. So tell me right now what you did. We need to come up with a plan!”

“I sent Dominic to fuck Caesar’s ass while Vito was attacking him. Why?!”

Gilbert pushed the gun muzzle close to Gerard’s heart.

“But I never expected Caesar to slaughter all my men and for Dominic to be locked up in that damn detention center.”

“You idiot! You call that an explanation?!”

“What’s idiotic about it? Don’t you remember how we got to where we are? We stepped on the weak and cut off the limbs of those who attacked us so they couldn’t attack again, that’s how we rose up. But last night, Vito showed me weakness, and I just bit him. Isn’t that the life we’ve been living until now?”

Click.

Gilbert pulled back the hammer.

“But you seem a bit weak today too.”

“Are you saying you want to go to war?”

“If you want to.”

Gerard glared at Gilbert for a while before speaking.

“I don’t need to dirty my hands unnecessarily. Caesar will come for you first anyway.”

“What do you mean?”

“Why do you think he kept Dominic alive? He kept him alive to cut your neck. Because he knows all your weaknesses.”

Gerard kicked the carriage door open.

“Don’t harm innocent people and die alone if you’re going to die. Otherwise, I’ll tear your children and wives to pieces and feed them to the dogs.”

Gerard slammed the carriage door shut and left.

“Aaaaargh!”

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Gilbert’s anger echoed into the void.

***

It was around sunset when Caesar woke up.

Caesar roughly washed up and called the front desk.

“I’m hungry, send up some food.”

-Yes, understood.

After waiting for a while, it was Harrison who opened the door and came in.

Harrison set out the food on Caesar’s table.

“Is there anything you’re uncomfortable with?”

“I’m fine.”

Harrison glanced at the clothes Caesar had carelessly discarded in the bedroom.

Caesar’s clothes were riddled with bullet holes.

‘He says he’s fine?’

An ordinary person would have died a hundred times over.

Harrison cleared his throat and said,

“There are people who want to see you, Caesar.”

“Can they wait a bit?”

“…There are many.”

“Handle the amateurs yourself and just arrange for me to meet the congressmen and high-ranking officials.”

“Understood. I’ll arrange for you to meet them at the Hilton Hotel lounge tomorrow.”

“Why are you boosting their sales? I have my own tea house. Tell them to meet after it’s been nicely remodeled.”

“That place is located on the outskirts of even the Core area, so the congressmen might be a bit reluctant…”

“Harrison.” Caesar said while putting a piece of steak in his mouth. “Do you think I should be in a hurry because those bastards are in a hurry?”

“…I’ll relay your message as such. But Congressman Walterwood also asked to meet you. He’s…”

“Harrison.”

Caesar put down his fork and knife and looked at Harrison.

“Somehow you seem more afraid of Congressman Walterwood than me? I’m your employer. Can’t you distinguish between the top and bottom?”

Harrison gulped. “…What I wanted to say was that you need to approach some senior congressmen, including Congressman Walterwood, carefully. There’s a difference between a first-term congressman and a sixth-term congressman, isn’t there?”

“Right. When I was just a rich man with nothing but gold, I should have thought it was incredibly difficult to even meet Congressman Walterwood.”

“That’s not what I meant…”

Bang!

When Caesar slammed the table, it split in half with a crack!

“Harrison. I know that the Walterwood family has had a huge influence on Homigraph and Sapientia until now. But isn’t the situation different now?”

“I know information that could cut the necks of several congressmen and high-ranking officials, and I can clean up the mafia in ways Congressman Walterwood can’t.”

“This isn’t overestimating my abilities, it’s actively utilizing the weapons in my hands. If not now, when else could I summon congressmen at will?”

Harrison suddenly saw Gregory in Caesar.

-Your brothers were wary of you. Not noticing that was your first mistake, and the second mistake was asking me for help immediately without devising a plan.

Until now, Harrison had only helplessly complied with the power of the congressmen.

Even when his brothers tried to send Harrison to the army, he went to Gregory and begged not to be sent to the army.

Come to think of it, didn’t Harrison have other options?

Harrison also knew some of his brothers’ weaknesses and might have overcome them by leveraging that.

But he couldn’t do it because he was afraid.

Fearing that his brothers might become even more wary of him and push him into a bigger and deeper pit, he ran to his father and begged for help.

But Caesar wasn’t afraid at all that the congressmen would hate and be wary of him.

“…I’m sorry.”

Caesar wiped his hands with a wet towel and stood up.

“I don’t really like people who just do what I tell them to. There should be some taste of rebellion. But I can’t tolerate you being timid while working under me. This is the last warning.”

“Yes. I understand. I’ll keep it in mind.”

“Let’s go eat. Now that I mention it, the Hilton Hotel is all good, but the steak taste isn’t great.”

Harrison cautiously said, “I know a place that makes great steak.”

“Oh? I’d like to see how damn good it is.”

Caesar patted Harrison’s shoulder and said, “Let’s do better from now on.”

“…Yes.”

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