The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player

Chapter 173: Bribery (1)

Rattle-

Two foreigners entered the cafe, looking around the interior.

It was a moderately populated cafe, good for having a conversation.

“Jeffrey, where is the Prophet?”

“Well, he’s not here yet, so it seems he hasn’t arrived.”

“Well, there are still 30 minutes until the appointment.”

Nathan and Jeffrey headed straight to the cafe the Prophet mentioned as soon as they arrived in Korea.

Although Nathan couldn’t drink coffee, he didn’t mind sitting in the cafe today.

Today, he intended to appease the Prophet, to whom he came to apologize.

“Yes. Shall I order some drinks?”

“I’m fine. Go and order your coffee.”

“No. If you don’t drink, I won’t either.”

Nathan smiled satisfactorily, but only for a moment.

‘I can’t believe such a polite guy lost his temper and escalated the situation like this.’

Just thinking about the recording of him threatening the Prophet wiped the smile off his face.

“Why did you do it?”

“Pardon? What do you mean…?”

“I thought you were a cold-hearted assassin. But you lost your temper. Why?”

“I told you, sir. To help Christine…”

“So you used such a barbaric method? You sounded more like a raging beast than a cold-blooded one.”

“…”

“Were you perhaps in love with my daughter?”

Jeffrey’s heart sank, but he tried to remain calm.

“…There’s no such thing.”

“Then why did you lose your reason? Like a fool blinded by love.”

“I have no excuse…”

Jeffrey could only lower his head.

He knew that explaining further would only sound like excuses.

Rattle-

Hearing the door open, Jeffrey looked up indifferently and opened his mouth in surprise.

“He’s here.”

Nathan turned his head to see a small-framed Asian walking towards them.

‘Not much of a first impression.’

Short and seemingly lacking muscles, an ordinary-looking weak Asian.

That was Nathan’s assessment, but he didn’t care much.

Why would the appearance matter?

He was the Nostradamus of this era who could see the future.

“Hello, Prophet.”

Nathan greeted first with a kind face, and Ryu Min nodded in response.

“You must be Nathan Craig, Christine’s father.”

“Yes, that’s correct. Please, have a seat.”

“Nice to see you, Prophet.”

Ryu Min glanced at Jeffrey who greeted him and responded curtly.

“I’m not particularly pleased.”

“I apologize for what happened back then. I have committed a grave sin against you.”

Jeffrey immediately apologized to try to soothe the Prophet’s mood.

He bowed deeply enough to show his sincerity.

‘They say bowing like this helps to calm the other person’s anger in Korea.’

It was information he got from K-dramas.

But it wouldn’t work on Ryu Min who could read minds.

“Then die.”

“Pardon?”

“You said you committed a grave sin. Go and die.”

“Prophet, your words are too harsh…”

“Too harsh? That’s odd. It hasn’t even been a few days, and you’ve already forgotten? You threatened me with a knife, saying you’d kill me. Isn’t that harsher? Don’t you remember? Should I play the recording loudly here?”

“…”

Jeffrey’s expression hardened at the unexpectedly harsh response.

He thought after bowing this deeply, the Prophet would laugh it off saying, ‘It’s okay, it’s all in the past.’

Nathan, too, seemed surprised by the Prophet raising his voice, unlike his appearance.

“Um, I apologize… I am very, very sorry.”

“Why do you keep apologizing? I don’t even feel your sincerity.”

“…”

That was a provocation, a kind of test.

To easily read Jeffrey’s true feelings.

Sure enough.

-This little prophet is annoying. But I can’t kill him.

Jeffrey showed no sign of remorse.

Of course, he was pretending to be calm because Nathan was there.

‘Tsk, this is why you can’t easily trust a yellow-haired beast.’

It wasn’t surprising.

He had already expected there would be lingering resentment.

‘I can’t leave such an unpredictable variable.’

He had already decided to eliminate the variable.

Apologies were never his real intention.

Unaware of this, Nathan tried to lighten the mood with a forced smile.

“Ha ha… It seems the Prophet is very angry. Rightfully so. Even I was furious when I heard the recording… But wouldn’t it be better for both of us to let it go now? I’ve scolded him harshly and made him swear never to do it again. As a man of God, you should know the weight of a vow…”

Nathan’s long-winded speech didn’t reach Ryu Min’s ears.

Ryu Min, knowing there was a bribe, wanted him to get to the point quickly.

Fortunately, Nathan seemed to realize Ryu Min’s uninterested expression and hurriedly took something out of his bag.

“A 5-carat diamond. Worth about 300 million won. Please accept it.”

“What for?”

“As a token of apology.”

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