Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 246

“Is this guy a total psycho?”

Even for friends, it was a bit harsh. But Kang Jin-ho couldn’t argue.

Not only Joo Young-gi, but also Park Yu-min was nodding his head so vigorously as if he strongly agreed with the statement.

Of course, Kang Jin-ho had no choice but to agree with that statement as well.

No matter how he thought about it, this was not something a person with a normal mindset would do.

“Do you have anger management issues, you crazy bastard?”

Kang Jin-ho sighed deeply.

In front of him was a large trailer, and inside it was his beloved car, completely wrecked.

Joo Young-gi, examining the Lamborghini that was so badly damaged it could be called a wreck, stared at Kang Jin-ho with a look of utter disbelief, and began to berate him.

“You’re wasting money… you need to know your limits when wasting money. Hey, you crazy bastard! Do you know how many people in Korea can’t earn the price of that car even in ten years? And you bring that car back in this state?”

“…I got a little carried away.”

“You psycho! Kicking a car when you’re angry just makes you a bad-tempered guy, but smashing a car when you’re angry makes you a psychopath. And to smash such an expensive car, you need to be isolated for the sake of social stability and peace, you anger virus infected bastard!”

Kang Jin-ho was speechless.

Of course, there was room for excuses.

It was because of Kang Eun-young. He could confidently say that he couldn’t see anything else when his family was kidnapped.

“I was so worked up because of Eun-young…”

“…This is unbelievable!”

Joo Young-gi continued his nagging.

“Hey, you crazy bastard! If you found the kidnappers, you should have calmly called the police. What, are you some kind of dragon with bones of steel that you charged in there? What if you got stabbed? Would you be happy then?”

“And you crazy bastard, if you found people, you should have calmly stopped the car and run in. What movie are you filming? What? You broke through the door with your car? You crazy bastard, if that door was a little stronger, it wouldn’t have been the door that broke, but your ribs.”

“I, I was wrong.”

“Honestly, while you were breaking through, didn’t you think, ‘I’ll look cool if I go in like this’? Put your hand on your conscience? Wow, I thought Choi Yeon-ha was crazy when she said she was going to make this guy a movie star… Now I see she’s a fortune teller, a fortune teller. What do you call this? A hidden acting instinct within me that I didn’t even know about?”

“I said I was wrong!”

Cold sweat was breaking out on Kang Jin-ho’s back.

He had heard countless nagging in his life, but this was the first time he had experienced such a powerful, direct assault of facts.

He felt like he would spit blood if he got hit any more.

“…It’s your car, so I have nothing to say about you wrecking it, but you… you shouldn’t do that. You’ll be punished.”

Kang Jin-ho nodded his head frantically.

He didn’t know what was going on, but he felt like he had done something very wrong.

No, he definitely had done something wrong.

“Yeah, Jin-ho. Even I think you went a bit too far this time.”

“No…”

But when even Park Yu-min sided with Joo Young-gi, Kang Jin-ho felt a surge of indignation.

“In that urgent situation, how could I have the presence of mind to get out and open the door?”

“But Jin-ho.”

Park Yu-min replied calmly.

“You said you rammed the door, broke it, and went inside with the car.”

“Yeah.”

“If Eun-young had been in front of that door, she would have died.”

“Ah…”

“It’s a great relief that no patricide occurred, but I think you need to cool your head when you get angry.”

Kang Jin-ho was speechless.

“That anger virus infected bastard.”

“Yeah, you went a bit too far.”

Kang Jin-ho, his mental state completely shattered, went to a corner, leaned his head against the wall, and lit a cigarette.

Joo Young-gi clicked his tongue at the sight.

“Sometimes when I see him, he really seems like a psycho.”

“Don’t say that. He’s still our friend.”

“I’m saying it because he’s my friend. Hey, if a stranger did that, I wouldn’t even say this. I wouldn’t even associate with him.”

“That’s true.”

“It’s something for international news. International news.”

Kang Jin-ho began to wonder when those two had become so well-matched.

“…Business is getting shaky, and you just went and had a fireworks show with all that money. Do you have insurance for this?”

“Yeah.”

“Even if you have collision coverage, what are you going to say? ‘I got angry and rammed it into a door, so please compensate me’? The insurance company employee would foam at the mouth and sue you.”

“Is that something to sue over?”

“Who knows.”

Joo Young-gi shook his head as if he really couldn’t understand.

“The repair cost will be more than the car’s value. Tell me honestly, did you do this because you wanted to change cars? This guy, he’s using all sorts of tricks now.”

“I, I was wrong. I won’t do it again.”

Only after giving a sincere apology that he had never given even to his master, was Kang Jin-ho able to escape Joo Young-gi’s nagging.

Joo Young-gi clicked his tongue as if he regretted not being able to scold him more.

“It’s not because I’m worried about the money.”

“Sounds like it.”

“…I said it’s not.”

Joo Young-gi cleared his throat at Park Yu-min’s sharp comment and looked at the car.

“So, what are we going to do with this?”

“We have to scrap it.”

“There’s no hope, really.”

Joo Young-gi shook his head and went inside the store. Park Yu-min patted Kang Jin-ho’s drooping shoulder and said.

“So, how’s Eun-young?”

“She’s at home.”

“She’s not anxious?”

“She went to the hospital for counseling this morning, and it seems like there’s no major problem. She’s not afraid.”

“…She’s like your sister. But she should rest, right?”

“So, I canceled all her schedules for now.”

“Good job. Let’s get this moved and go inside.”

“It seems like I already talked to Manager Cho. He said he just brought it to show me.”

“Okay.”

Park Yu-min chuckled as he looked at the half-destroyed car.

“Anyway, even when you cause an accident, you do it in a spectacular way.”

Kang Jin-ho’s face flushed red.

“I admit there was an accident.”

Joo Young-gi’s expression was solemn. Kang Jin-ho, overwhelmed by Joo Young-gi’s aura, obediently placed both hands on his knees.

“But we can’t just give up on something we’ve started. Isn’t that right, soldiers?”

“That is correct, Instructor.”

“Right. A clear problem has arisen. Look.”

Joo Young-gi pointed his hand towards the hall.

“There are no customers.”

“Moreover, we can’t call Eun-young, our secret weapon, back. She must be out of her mind, and we can’t ask her to perform for the sake of the store’s sales, right?”

“That is correct. Instructor, your words are right.”

“In fact, the situation has come this far because of the manager’s fault. He keeps leaving the store whenever he feels like it, how can we succeed?”

“Ugh, I cannot deny that.”

Kang Jin-ho was speechless.

‘Did I leave the store that often?’

If not, something must have happened in the hall while he was in the kitchen. Otherwise, the chemistry between these two couldn’t have exploded like this.

The two were pressuring Kang Jin-ho with perfect teamwork, as if they had been friends for twenty years.

‘Park Yu-min, even you…’

A terrible sense of betrayal washed over him, but Park Yu-min was enthusiastically responding to Joo Young-gi’s words, as if he had already terminated his alliance with him.

“So, what are you going to do?”

“…Before that, why are there no customers in the store? It seemed pretty good until recently.”

“Well, you were confidently leaving your post.”

“And?”

“But we can’t just close the store after writing down the business hours, so I baked pizzas.”

“Wait a minute. I think I’ve found the cause?”

“I did my best in the place where I could. Don’t kick me. Have you ever been a passionate person to anyone?”

“…I’m sorry.”

Kang Jin-ho shook his head.

Whatever else, it was proven that Kang Jin-ho could never win against Joo Young-gi in a verbal fight.

‘I need a solution…’

He couldn’t just watch the store go bankrupt. Although it started casually, they had put a lot of effort into creating this store.

It wasn’t just any store, they had decorated everything from the interior to the kitchen themselves. He couldn’t just watch this place, where he had spent time with his friends for the first time in his life, fall apart.

“There’s no real solution…”

Just as he was about to say something, Kang Jin-ho’s phone rang.

“Hmm?”

Kang Jin-ho frowned as he picked up his phone.

“Who is it?”

“Just a moment.”

Kang Jin-ho took a deep breath and answered the phone.

“Hello?”

[Are you free?]

“…I suppose so.”

[That’s good for you. This side is dying because of your request.]

“I am sorry about that.”

[You don’t have to be sorry. This is a deal. Anyway, I used my influence with the director as you wanted, and made it so that Se-ah won’t have any scenes to film for three days. Thanks to that, I have to work like crazy for three days.]

“Didn’t you say I didn’t have to be sorry?”

A low chuckle was heard from the other side of the phone.

[You don’t have to be sorry, so keep your promise. It’s Monday. You’re giving me the whole day on Monday. You haven’t forgotten, have you?]

“Of course not.”

[You better be prepared that day. I’m going to eat expensive things. That day, you have to go wherever I want to go. You know that, right?]

“…Yes.”

[Good. I called to remind you. Tell Se-ah to rest well. If she’s not feeling well, she should rest. If she’s really not feeling well, should I visit her?]

“There’s no need for that.”

[Okay, I understand. Anyway, don’t forget. Then.]

The call ended, and Kang Jin-ho sighed as he looked at his phone.

He had asked Choi Yeon-ha to adjust the schedule a bit for Kang Eun-young’s rest. He had expected to be half-rejected, but Choi Yeon-ha had eagerly accepted Kang Jin-ho’s offer.

“…What is this?”

Joo Young-gi’s eyes began to twitch.

“So, we’re having an emergency meeting to somehow save this store, and what about you? You’re going out to play with someone? With whom?”

Park Yu-min was also glaring at Kang Jin-ho, grinding his teeth.

“It’s not like that…”

“Wow, Yu-min. Your friend is like this.”

“He was my friend.”

“Yeah, your former friend is like this. His friends are here suffering to help his store, and he’s going on a date with a celebrity. Wow, unbelievable.”

“No, it’s not like that, guys…”

“Human trash.”

“Hopeless personality.”

Kang Jin-ho quietly turned his head to look out the window.

‘I’d rather bring all those guys from the Yeongnam Association or whatever [a regional group known for their toughness].’

Kang Jin-ho realized once again that sometimes fighting and hitting each other was a hundred times easier.

“But Jin-ho.”

“Yeah?”

“…Does Choi Yeon-ha have any friends? Pretty actresses?”

And that’s why you should choose your friends wisely.