Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 830

‘It would have been nice if it had ended there.’ It was a rather charming night.

It was great to see Park Yu-min after so long, and it was meaningful that they had managed to wrap up that serious incident without any major problems.

Kang Jin-ho, who had returned home in a rather good mood, couldn’t help but realize that the real problem hadn’t even started yet.

Inside the house, Baek Hyun-jung was like a ghost, and Kang Eun-young had her cheeks puffed out. Even his father, who didn’t usually show it, had gone into his solemn mode after a long time.

‘This is unreasonable.’

Logically speaking…….

When a person gets caught up in such a big incident, isn’t it normal for people to worry about them?

Well, they did worry. For the first 10 minutes.

After a quick and decisive check, the family determined that Kang Jin-ho’s physical and mental state was normal, and they suddenly changed.

Worry turned into grumbling, grumbling turned into concern, and concern turned into nagging.

Kang Jin-ho was exhausted from the non-stop nagging of the three people.

This is a sonic attack.

No sonic attack he had experienced in the Murim [a martial arts world] had ever drained Kang Jin-ho’s energy like this.

Of course, he understood their feelings.

How surprised they must have been that their child was there when such a major accident occurred.

It was something he could fully understand. But why did their worry manifest as nagging?

And why did the nagging go beyond the scope of the incident?

He could understand ‘You should always be careful when you go somewhere.’ Kang Jin-ho agreed with that.

He could even understand ‘So you should have been careful.’

Kang Jin-ho didn’t know how he could have been careful about the aquarium tank collapsing, but it was his fault for going to a place where safety wasn’t completely secured.

But he was a little taken aback when they said, ‘Why are you getting caught up in so many things these days?’ and he resigned himself when they said, ‘You weren’t like this before, you keep causing accidents.’

‘This is unfair.’

No matter how much he thought about it, he hadn’t done anything wrong, but somehow, in his family’s perception, Kang Jin-ho was the one causing all sorts of accidents.

It seemed like the only mistake Kang Jin-ho had made was not contacting them on time… Later, after listening to them, Kang Jin-ho himself wondered, ‘When did I cause so many accidents?’

In the end, he was able to fall asleep only after his ears were about to bleed from listening to their nagging, and when he saw Baek Hyun-jung’s lips twitching in the morning, Kang Jin-ho ran outside without saying a word.

[So, you ran away?]

“……Yes.”

Cho Kyu-min’s laughter could be heard over the phone. It wasn’t just laughter. It was the sound of someone holding their stomach and rolling around laughing.

‘Is it funny?’

This?

Is it funny?

A vein popped out slightly on his forehead, but he was too embarrassed to argue openly.

[Ah, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t be laughing like this.]

He laughed his fill, and now he’s talking about damage control?

[Every time I hear these stories, I can’t help but laugh because it makes me feel like Kang Jin-ho is just a normal guy in his 20s.]

“Normal?”

[Yes. That’s it. I don’t know how to explain it, but in fact, Kang Jin-ho’s social status and power are quite high.]

‘Quite high’ was not a very fitting description.

When it came to power and martial prowess, it was hard to find anyone with more power than Kang Jin-ho.

[When I hear that such a person gets nagged and runs away from home to avoid his mom, it makes me feel like he’s just a college student living somewhere. That’s why I laughed.]

“……Why is that funny?”

[I’m sorry.]

Cho Kyu-min quickly changed his tone, realizing that there was a hint of seriousness in Kang Jin-ho’s voice. This kind of tact had brought him to where he was now.

“Are you okay?”

[Yes. I’m sore all over, but I don’t have any major injuries. I’ll have to wear a cast on my leg for a while, but that shouldn’t be a big problem for work.]

“A cast?”

[Ah, it’s okay. Don’t worry. What’s a cast on one leg? I had to get stitches on a cut on my face, but I went to a plastic surgeon instead of a general surgeon, so it looks like it’ll heal well without a scar.]

[Hey, I told you not to worry. I just got some rough stitches on my stomach and stuff. I think I’ll have some scars later, but aren’t a couple of scars on a man’s body attractive? It’s fine. It’s not like I had to get surgery.]

“……You’ve been through a lot.”

[Yes, yes. The doctor said I should rest for about a week because I have so many bruises, but that’s what doctors always say. They always say, ‘Rest,’ ‘If you overdo it, it will get worse,’ ‘It’s dangerous’… Haha, I’m not someone who would be swayed by those words. That’s why I came to work today and I’m working so hard.]

[Hey, hey, there you go again. I told you I’m fine. Of course, you might feel uncomfortable because I got hurt while doing something you asked me to do, but I’m not the kind of person who would make a big deal out of it. Don’t worry. It’s not like my arm was cut off or my back was broken. A man doesn’t make a fuss over something like this. So, don’t worry, Kang Jin-ho…]

“I’ve arrived, you know?”

[Yes?]

“I’m hanging up.”

[K, Kang Jin-ho, wait? Kang Jin-ho? Oh? This shouldn’t be happening? Kang Jin…]

Click.

Hanging up the phone, Kang Jin-ho shook his head.

‘He’s become a bit strange.’

Cho Kyu-min wasn’t like this before…

It seems like it’s because of Lee Hyun-soo’s presence.

It wasn’t just because Lee Hyun-soo was Cho Kyu-min’s brother that his attitude changed.

The fact that Cho Kyu-min’s attitude towards Kang Jin-ho had also subtly changed proved it.

Perhaps Cho Kyu-min thought that he had to be the one to keep Kang Jin-ho grounded. He would take care of all the small details and make sure that Kang Jin-ho didn’t cause any trouble. That was probably the role that Cho Kyu-min thought he had.

Now, Lee Hyun-soo was sharing that role.

Since the burden on him had decreased, his attitude had no choice but to change.

‘Is it a good thing or a bad thing?’

For now, it’s become more interesting, so should he just leave it alone for a while?

Kang Jin-ho chuckled and got out of the car. As soon as he got out of the car, he lit a cigarette.

“Hoo…”

Kang Jin-ho took a deep breath of cigarette smoke and looked ahead.

‘A lot has changed.’

He could see a construction site in his eyes. When he first came, it didn’t feel like the building was going up, but now, a lot had been built.

Kang Jin-ho, who was not an expert, wouldn’t be able to tell the progress of the construction just by looking at it, but he could definitely tell that things were progressing steadily.

“Have you arrived?”

“Huh?”

Lee Hyun-soo walked out from inside the main gate.

“Why are you here?”

“I thought you would look around here first. So, I was waiting.”

‘I feel like I’ve been figured out.’

‘He’s like Cheongma.’

Cheongma used to be exactly like this. When Kang Jin-ho tried to do something, he would already know Kang Jin-ho’s intentions and act first. It was a nostalgic feeling.

Lee Hyun-soo, who had no idea how Kang Jin-ho was feeling, gave a briefing.

“The construction is progressing well. If it continues like this, it will be finished in about two months.”

“Just two months?”

Kang Jin-ho tilted his head.

It often takes more than a year to build an apartment, but this large village was going to be finished so quickly?

“Because I told them to.”

“Told them to?”

“Yes.”

Lee Hyun-soo shrugged his shoulders.

“When I entrusted it to the finance department, they tried to build it like a normal building.”

What was wrong with a normal building?

“There are too many unnecessary things. Insulation, soundproofing. If you put in convenience facilities based on the standards of a house where ordinary people live, it takes time.”

“Ah!”

Kang Jin-ho nodded.

Insulation doesn’t mean much to a martial artist. They are strong against the cold and strong against the heat anyway. And soundproofing doesn’t mean much either. No matter how much soundproofing you put in, you can still hear everything.

Because their hearing is different from ordinary people.

“Besides that, I removed all the unnecessary things. I focused on the purpose of housing itself. And they kept trying to stick things on the outside of the building.”

“Stick?”

“Like bricks.”

“Bricks are decorations. People don’t know that. You can just paint it roughly. I think that’s just a waste of time and a hassle.”

This guy is a bit off.

He didn’t have the aesthetic sense that normal people have.

“Anyway, by simplifying the construction like that and working day and night, it’s finishing faster than I thought. Of course, the standard for finishing the construction is when the disciples are accommodated. There are other things we need to do besides that.”

Kang Jin-ho walked inside. Even though it was early in the morning, everyone was working hard.

“We greet the Demon Lord!”

“We pay our respects to the Demon Lord!”

The demons who were working and carrying materials everywhere dropped what they were holding as if they were throwing it away and knelt down on the spot the moment they saw Kang Jin-ho.

He shouldn’t have come.

When a high-ranking person comes to inspect, it only interferes with the work. He was seriously interfering with the work right now. Didn’t Kang Jin-ho also suffer from the useless task of sweeping and cleaning the unit every time the regimental commander or division commander visited?

The commander, who had spotted Kang Jin-ho over there, was running towards him.

Kang Jin-ho sighed.

“Let’s go.”

“Aren’t you going to look around more?”

“I wouldn’t know even if I did.”

Medicine to the pharmacist, treatment to the doctor. And construction should be left to the experts.

“Anyway, proceed as quickly as possible.”

“I will. However, there is one thing I need to confirm…”

“Hmm?”

“How long do the demons here have to work here? We’ll have to take them out when the training starts. I need to know the time to bring in replacements to determine the exact construction period. Two months is the period when they keep working like this…”

“Soon.”

“Yes?”

“We have to take them out in a day or two.”

“That early?”

Kang Jin-ho chuckled.

“We can’t keep dragging our feet. We have to start now.”

Lee Hyun-soo closed his mouth slightly. He could feel a firm will in Kang Jin-ho’s voice.

“I wasted too much time being trapped in my inner demons. Now, I have to run forward.”

Kang Jin-ho left those words and walked to his car.

‘Does he mean he’s going to speed things up here?’

It already seemed like the reforms were progressing fast enough, but if it got any faster?

‘It won’t be easy to handle.’

While he was suffering from the increased workload, a strange sense of anticipation arose. It had been a long time since he had seen Kang Jin-ho with such a refreshed face.

“W, wait for me!”

Lee Hyun-soo raised the corners of his mouth as he hurriedly ran towards Kang Jin-ho’s car.

‘This is why this is fun.’

Lee Hyun-soo got into the passenger seat, wondering what kind of changes would happen next.