Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan

Become Overpowered CEO of Hero Clan – 045

Title: Became the CEO of Hero Enter (45)

Before farming the ingredients for the elixir, I decided to pay a visit to Grandma Hwang Man-deuk with him. Our sad Bear looked completely drained of energy. It was clear that without Man-deuk, in a Tanker position, showcasing full combat power, we would face significant difficulties in Wendia hunting.

I wore a mask and a hat, pressed them down, and went up to the hospital room at Seongsan Hospital. Unexpectedly, one of the nurses recognized me, almost causing attention to the group.

The hat and mask were useless due to the large stature of Hwang Man-deuk. He could be recognized just by his impressive physique. And with him, there was a man with a silhouette like a model covering his face, undoubtedly reminding me of Leader Isaac.

“I can help! It happens to be my break time.”

“Yes, please do.”

The nurse volunteered to guide me through the hospital, cautioning that it might cause trouble if others recognized me. Grandma had originally planned to be hospitalized in an 8-person room, but due to the circumstances, she was using a single room.

‘I can do this much.’

The director of Seongsan Hospital was none other than Seo Eun-ha’s father. It seemed that Hwang Man-deuk’s special treatment was not unrelated to his daughter being my colleague.

Upon reaching the ward, the doctor was in a conversation with his grandmother during the examination time.

“Oh! Hero-nim, have you come? And this person is…?”

“Haha, he’s our Leader!”

“What? Oh, Leader Isaac?!”

The doctor was suddenly surprised. A small doubt arose.

‘Why so surprised?’

Even if I, a rumored S-rank hero, came, seongsan Hospital, was a group standing shoulder to shoulder with large clans. The director of Seongsan Social Welfare Foundation, the main organization of Seongsan Hospital, was none other than the hero association president, ‘God Hand’.

However, I exchanged greetings, hiding my doubts.

“Yes. Nice to meet you. I’m Isaac.”

“Oh my~ It’s an honor to meet such a distinguished person.”

“Yes. But more importantly, how is Grandma’s condition? I heard she is not in recovery.”

“Oh, yes. Since you’ve come all the way here, I should explain. Hero Hwang Man-deuk’s grandmother…”

The doctor explained in excessive kindness, adding various pleasantries. In summary, the patient suffered some mental damage, falling into chronic nervous breakdown, and further treatment was ineffective.

“We tried removing the infiltrated negative energy through a specialized purifier, combined with psychological treatments like talk therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy. But for Grandma, being elderly, recovery is challenging.”

“I see.”

“Yes. Currently, the best thing is for her to eat and sleep well. And after you’ve had your conversation, if it’s okay, could you spare some time?”

“Do you have something for me to do?”

“As for the mission-related matters, our hospital director would like to meet you. It’s undoubtedly something that even the Leader might find intriguing.”

At this point, the doctor, who had been waiting outside the ward, nodded towards a nurse and gestured, but it seemed like the signal didn’t connect well. Clearly, it was a signal to leave. The nurse, understanding the situation, pursed her lips and disappeared across the hallway.

‘Hmm.’

Seems like she got entangled in something troublesome. I had a vague idea, considering that mission requests had been coming from Seongsan Hospital for the past month.

They weren’t particularly difficult, as far as I remembered, but I kept refusing because it seemed a bit bothersome. The cost-effectiveness wasn’t great either.

“Yes, I’ll come by later.”

Whatever it was, I decided to listen first and then make a decision. I focused on grandmother’s condition, pretending to scrutinize it.

“…… Who are you?”

“Hello. I’m Isaac, the leader of the clan Hwang Man-deuk belongs to.”

“Oh my, such an important person has come all the way here. I’m sorry, I’m greeting guests while lying down.”

“It’s okay. I’ll just check your condition for a moment.”

“Then, feel free to check it as you like. Hehe.”

“… Yes.”

Momentarily flustered by the distinctive dialect, I touched grandmother’s right wrist as if feeling her pulse. Then, I pressed my hand to her head as if checking her blood, and additionally, I examined her eyes.

‘That should be enough.’

Claiming that she would get better just by feeding her the elixir without going through such a show wouldn’t be convincing. After bidding farewell to grandmother, I left the room, seemingly pondering, and mentioned the treatment method while absentmindedly touching my lower jaw.

“Some parts of the mental barrier are permanently damaged.”

“… Is that so?”

“But it shouldn’t be left as it is. There’s an elixir called ‘Gentle Embrace’, exceptional for mental restoration. If she takes that, there should be some improvement.”

“R-really?! Are you saying Grandma can recover?”

“Yes.”

While Hwang Man-deuk happily danced around, the doctor’s gaze at me became notably more burdensome.

“Indeed…! It seems you have deep knowledge of elixirs. Actually, we’ve recently started researching treatment techniques using elixirs in our hospital. The progress is slow due to the high cost and lack of clinical data.”

“Is that so?”

“I never knew You are so knowledgeable in medicine. Haha, I’m embarrassed. I’ve become a doctor who can’t treat patients as well as their guardians.”

No. They probably tried to follow the principles but ended up giving a chronic diagnosis. Besides, elixirs were mostly toxic for ordinary people, not just a remedy for heroes.

“Wait for me. I’ll be back in a moment.”

“Yes!”

He might be Seo Eun-ha’s father. It would be impolite to turn away after coming this far. I went to the hospital director’s office with the doctor. Along the way, he kept asking about medical techniques, making it a bit awkward.

“Did you major in traditional medicine separately?”

“Your pulse technique is extraordinary. Haha!”

“By any chance, do you conduct medical research separately? It would be great if we could share our hospital’s clinical data with you.”

He’s brimming with enthusiasm, but he misjudged the person. Continuously praising someone who doesn’t know how to do anything but to talk was so awkward and embarrassing to listen to. I had to skillfully navigate my way out of it with careful wording.

‘It’s really huge.’

Seongsan Hospital consisted of a total of five buildings and was the largest hospital in the country with over 4,000 beds. Every corridor was filled with various centers, examination rooms, and all kinds of medical departments.

“Hospital director, I’ve brought him.”

“Uh, ahaha! I didn’t expect to meet you like this. I’m Director Seo Ui-jin.”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Isaac.”

After an awkward handshake with the hospital director, we sat down for a cup of green tea and tried to understand each other’s intentions. From their side, there was a curious look wondering why I was so concerned about Hwang Man-deuk’s grandmother. And it seemed they were mistakenly assuming there might be another motive behind my visit to Seongsan Hospital.

Another thing that was strange was that when you meet your daughter boss, it is normal to ask whether your daughter is doing well or is healthy, but there was no such conversation at all.

‘Looks like her.’

Although the atmosphere was different, the hospital director and Seo Eun-ha had similar facial features. While they might not share blood, it’s possible that the director still isn’t entirely pleased that his child became a hero.

“Well, there’s actually a proposal I’d like to make to you.”

After about ten minutes of small talk, he finally brought up the main topic. It was an offer from Seongsan Hospital that seemed promising. I was curious about what they were going to say.

“Have you ever seen a demon?”

“…..”

I almost spat out the tea I was drinking. It was strange to mention demons already.

Even though I knew well about demons, I pretended not to know and stayed silent.

“No, I haven’t.”

“Is that so? Well, demons are quite rare monsters. Um… Actually, I’ve asked you to come here to see if you can deal with a powerful demon.”

“A powerful demon?”

“Yes. But before I tell you more, I would like one promise from you. Even if you refuse the mission, please do not disclose what you heard today to the outside world.”

Facing the challenge of dealing with a demon. I planned to decline it anyway, but I wondered what kind of valuable information they were willing to share to put such weight on it.

“I will do that.”

“Thank you. The story goes back 10 years ago. It will be a long story, I think. Do you know anything about the youngest daughter of the Sword Emperor, who leads the Cheoncheon Baekga clan?”

‘What kind of strange names are these?’

The Cheoncheon Baekga clan is the strongest clan in South Korea, on par with the clan ‘Light of Creation’ The clan’s name is unique, being the family name, which means something like the honest and just Baek Clan. In fact, the Baek family leads the clan, and the hero Sword Emperor Baek Mu-seong is the head of the family and the clan leader.

The family has a very vertical internal culture, the head of the family almost like the will of heaven. Anyway, externally, it’s known that the youngest daughter of the Sword Emperor suffers from a rare illness, preventing her from engaging in external activities.

“Yes, the top floor.”

“It seems you’ve been quite interested in worldly affairs!”

The hospital director clapped his hands happily. It seemed like he initially perceived me as someone indifferent to the world’s matters.

However, before any disappointment could settle, the hospital director withdrew his smile and got serious.

“In truth, a dreadful demon has possessed the daughter of that person’s youngest daughter. Ten years ago…”

To sum it up, here’s the gist of it. An avenging demon, sworn to revenge blood for half a century against the Sword Emperor, the slayer of monsters, has taken possession of his beloved youngest daughter. No matter how many methods they tried, even using all kinds of experts, they couldn’t purify the demon. The only solution was to enter her mental world with special magic technology, resist the demon’s mental corruption from within, and have a top-tier exorcist perform a purification ritual from the outside.

Of course, cheoncheon Baekga had attempted this several times, but the demon had complete control over the youngest daughter’s mental world, and even the Sword Emperor couldn’t withstand it, leading to repeated failures.

‘Wait, this?’

The mission to save the Sword Emperor’s youngest daughter. How could I forget this? It was the first mission I undertook in Clan of Heroes, where I obtained the Hidden Piece for the first time. I remember the rewards for other missions being incredibly generous as well.

“Although the Sword Emperor has achieved the ultimate in swordsmanship, his physical abilities aren’t that strong. The conclusion back then was that only the pure physical power could subdue the demon in the mental world. So, we asked the S-class hero ‘Crimson Titan’ from the United States to attempt the demon’s purification, but even that ended in failure.”

This mission was so difficult that even the muscular S-class hero in the physical realm failed. In Clan of Heroes, I barely cleared it with the combination of Hwang Man-deuk and Seo Eun-ha, both grown to S-class at the time.

‘The story and scale have completely deviated from Clan of Heroes.’

Even disregarding the difference in graphics between the mobile game and reality, the moment I defeated Radiant Marius on the first day of commuting to this world, the Season 1 story took a drastically different turn.

Meeting the cloaked figure who thought they were human should happen much later, and the mission proposed now wasn’t at a level to be mentioned at this timing.

“If you accept this mission, and if Baek family allows cooperation with you, the commission fee is 10 billion, and the success reward is 40 billion. We can also provide similar-priced weapons or elixirs, or rare materials as compensation.”

Even though the amount mentioned made my jaw drop, I had no intention of accepting this mission. There’s something else I need to handle within a second.

“Permission from Baek family? Didn’t you get it?”

“That’s… Since we also received a request from the Sword Emperor, and because the lineage of you is not entirely clear, the elders of Baek family may not be pleased. However, if you agrees to accept the task, I will do my best to persuade them.”

The hospital director went through a lot to tell the long story.

However, without making excuses or giving lengthy explanations, I declined politely.

“I’m sorry.”

“Ah… There’s nothing we can do. However, isaac. A hero who will take on this mission won’t appear anytime soon. To deal with a demon, they must exert physical abilities at least equivalent to Crimson Titan. That’s not an easy task. So, if it’s possible, please consider until the end of this year or early next year. If you change your mind anytime, please let us know.”

“I will keep that in mind.”