The Overlord of Blood and Iron (WN)
The Overlord of Blood and Iron (WN) - Chapter 4: Return (2)

Kang Chul-In’s first task after returning to the past was to organize his life before the great summoning. And the first step was to quit working at this dirty, corrupt company.

I was nothing back then, wasting away in a company like this.

Before the great summoning, Kang Chul-In was a normal young man no different from anyone else. A young man struggling to feed himself, living day to day.

He flashed a smile thinking of his past and walked into the office.

And as soon as he showed himself, all eyes fell on him. It was obvious that they were nervous like a group of peasants in the face of the noblemen.

“Hey, you punk!”

Kim Min-Chul, who had been prowling the office with his golf club, roared as he laid eyes on him.

“What the hell do you want, you punk?”

Kang Chul-In answered.

“…..!”

The office went silent.

“Kang Chul-In, he has finally lost it from all the stress. He has lost it,” thought some of the male employees.

‘Uh oh, what’s he planning?’

“That CEO is a gangster. Is Chul-In going to be alright?” was what the female employees were thinking.

“Wait, what? ‘What the hell do you want, you punk?'”

“Yeah, you punk.”

Kim Min-Chul felt like his blood was flowing backwards. Who would have guessed that the CEO would be cursed by a newbie who was not even a year into “the real world”?

“Y-you… LITTLE INSECT OF AN INTERN! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU’RE TALKING TO?!”

“What do you mean who? It’s just an oily fat bastard who has a bit of money. Or what? A gangster? Thug?”

That did it.

Many who used to or currently use their fists for personal gain tended to react sensitively to the word “thug”. They preferred to call themselves gangsters or men with chivalrous spirits.

Of course, it was bullsh*t.

In the eyes of Kang Chul-In, anyone seeking to gain by using violence was the same thing: garbage.

Especially, gangs had evolved after the 90s to use the law to their advantage and hid behind enforcement and authority. Kim Min-Chul was a perfect example of this.

“Well, I say it like it is. What else would I call a thug? Human garbage?”

Kang Chul-In sneered at the evil CEO, unfazed by Kim Min-Chul’s obvious anger.

And with that, Kim Min-Chul exploded.

“Hey, you f*cking son of a b*tch!”

The golf club, with a loud whoosh, swung towards Kang Chul-In. It happened in the blink of an eye. However, the club didn’t make contact.

“Huh?”

Kim Min-Chul looked around.

“You missed.”

Kang Chul-In laughed at Kim Min-Chul. He had avoided the club swung at full speed just by leaning slightly away.

“This son of a b*tch!”

Kim Min-Chul, red-faced and overcome with anger, ran towards Kang Chul-In. However, he could not even touch the corner of Kang Chul-In’s clothes.

But was it surprising?

Kang Chul-In was recognized even by others of his physical strength and power. Even in such a form, he was still Kang Chul-In. One needed to be at least a professional boxer to be a threat, and even that would be nothing against him in two months.

“Huff… Huff… You little rat!”

Kim Min-Chul huffed and puffed, gritting his teeth.

“Aren’t you the incompetent one, not being able to hit me?”

Kang Chul-In smirked.

“More importantly…”

His expression changed. His burning eyes seemed to pierce the heart.

“You play with the golf club one more time, and it won’t be fun anymore.”

It was a clear warning.

However, Kim Min-Chul, already overcome with anger and unable to make proper judgments, ignored the warning and lunged forward. After all, if he swung around golf clubs in his office because he was a little angry, it was obvious that the man didn’t have common sense or courtesy.

“Die, you dog!”

Crack!

“Ah!”

Kim Min-Chul fell with one lone scream.

The man on the ground could not even breathe normally. The fist had struck right in the gut.

“UWEEKKKK….”

The blow was so strong that Kim Min-Chul vomited all the fish stew that he had for lunch that day.

“You don’t take punches well. I thought you would hold out because you are fat.” Kang Chul-In looked at Kim Min-Chul and delivered the final insult.

“Boss! Are you alright?”

An employee rushed to Kim Min-Chul’s side and assisted him.

“Boss! Kang Chul-In, you bastard! Get on your knees and apologize to the boss now!”

His calculating move made Kang Chul-In hopeful of his success in the workplace in the future. Even if he was just going to be here, rotting away.

Kang Chul-In did not respond to the male employee. He was not worth even acknowledging.

Human trash.

They were all the same, the pig that swung golf clubs out of anger and the calculating scum that sought favor from the pig. Of course, he did not intend to purely criticize the male employee for being calculating. It was not bad to try and survive. One needed to do what one needed to do to live. But, to throw one’s pride and everything else away for it didn’t seem too appetizing. And after reminiscing about Kim Min-Chul’s actions in the past, he could only flash a bitter smile.

“You-you jerk, I-I will kill you-you bug.”

Kim Min-Chul, being escorted by the male employee, spitefully glared at Kang Chul-In.

“Call Manager Park. Tell him to crush him!”

Manager Park was a thug who worked for Kim Min-Chul and oversaw a small gang.

“Oh, I’m so scared.”

Kang Chul-In scoffed.

Times have changed, and he was still trying to use violence over a petty argument while also announcing it in front of people. Kang Chul-In wondered if Kim Min-Chul was just stupid or unable to see logic, overcome with anger as he was.

“You jerk, if Manager Park arrives…”

Kim Min-Chul brought up Manager Park repeatedly, threatening Kang Chul-In. It seemed like he had no doubt Manager Park would be able to take down Kang Chul-In.

“Ah ah. M-manager Park!”

Looking behind Kang Chul-In, the person he had sought for this whole time could be seen. Coincidentally, Manager Park had come into the office.

“CEO Kim?”

Manager Park seemed a little taken aback at the unexpected satiation, but he ordered his subordinates to assist Kim Min-Chul.

“Oh, Manager Park! That jerk hit me! He hit me!”

Kim Min-Chul whined to Manager Park while hanging onto him, leaving out the part where he had swung the club first.

“That jerk, because I lectured him a little, telling him to do his job right, he cursed at me and hit me!”

“Boss. The whole story.”

“Never mind the whole story! He hit me! Beat him right now!”

Kim Min-Chul was stubborn. He caused a ruckus, waving his arms and legs like a whining toddler.

You stupid idiot, what are you doing in front of all the employees?

At that moment, Manager Park felt a headache coming, but he also could not ignore the complaints of his boss. Kim Min-Chul was an essential source of income for him and his family, which was nothing but a small gang.

I’ll need to clean it up in short order.

Manager Park made up his mind and decided to clean up the office first.

“What are you all looking at?!” When Manager Park roared, all eyes fell back to their respective desks.

“Everyone, quiet, work quietly instead of needlessly gossiping. And Team Manager Oh.”

Manager Park pointed at the calculating male employee who had helped Kim Min-Chul.

“Bring the CEO back to his office.”

“Oh, yes! Let us go, boss.”

Team Manager Oh struggled to help Kim Min-Chul who was fat and overweight.

“Haha, you are dead now, you jerk.”

Kim Min-Chul, on his way to his office, snickered at Kang Chul-In. It was as if the image of Kang Chul-In beaten to death by Manager Park was already ingrained in his head.

“Oh, really?”

Kang Chul-In, who had been silently watching the situation unfold, had nothing else to say. He really did put on every kind of show. He wondered how he could have worked at such a company for nine months.

“Hey, intern.”

As Kang Chul-In was wondering, Manager Park called him.

“You should have known when to swallow your pride. Just because he gave you an earful, you shouldn’t have come at him like that. You should have just agreed with him and left it at that.”

Manager Park, although he scolded Kang Chul-In, didn’t seem too convinced. He also knew well of CEO Kim Min-Chul’s wrongdoings, and he had received immense stress from him up to this point. Although he worked for Kim Min-Chul, he did understand this young intern’s anger.

I will scold him a little and let it go.

Manager Park made up his mind. These were new times, and using fists to solve problems was a thing of the past. A wise thing for a gangster living in these times to do would be to create a situation where Kim Min-Chul would more or less be satisfied. However, all of Manager Park’s good intentions disappeared with the intern’s smug tone.

“What adult?”

Kang Chul-In asked.

“In your eyes, that pig looks like an adult? Well, I guess for a gangster, the financer is the adult.”

The veins bulged in Manager Park’s slicked-back forehead.

“Hey.”

Manager Park glared at Kang Chul-In.

“Watch your mouth. Think of the situation, think of the person. That’s how you live for a long time. Yeah?”

“That rule only applies to thugs like you.”

The word “thug” triggered Manager Park, as it did Kim Min-Chul, and he clenched his fists.

“You crazy dog!”

“You want to die?”

It seemed as if Manager Park’s two subordinates were more infuriated than the Manager himself.

“You little dog, did you just call my boss a thug?”

“Oh, you’re smiling? You want me to ruin your face?”

Thus, a threatening atmosphere formed, as if punches were going to be thrown at any minute.

“Sigh, I was just going to let it go, but I need to fix your attitude today.” Manager Park did not lose his cool and calmly let his anger simmer despite being insulted.

“You, follow me up to the roof.”

Manager Park pointed to the office door.

“No, not like that,” Kang Chul-In answered. “You follow.”

He exited the office door first.

“What is that kid?”

Manager Park scoffed at this absurd situation.