Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 832

“What’s so great about it?” Lee Hyun-soo asked, his expression questioning. Wiggins simply shrugged.

“I don’t really know either.”

“…Why don’t you know?”

“Hey, do you think I know everything in the world? Besides, my system is different from theirs. I don’t even know what a ‘wall’ or ‘enlightenment’ is in Eastern martial arts. I’ve never experienced anything like that.”

“Ah!” Wiggins said with a subtle smile.

“Actually, people often gloss over such things as the mysteries of the East, but personally, I don’t think so.”

“Huh?” Wiggins glanced at Bator and said,

“If there’s a problem with learning martial arts, it means there’s a flaw in that martial art. That’s just common sense and a rational way of thinking.”

“Oh?” Bator’s eyebrows twitched.

“So, how great is this rational and common-sense martial art you speak of?”

“Haha, I’m just saying.”

Bator narrowed his eyes, noticing that Wiggins’ attitude was slightly different from the past. The old Wiggins would have provoked him with a sly remark in this situation.

‘Then?’ Bator opened his mouth with a meaningful expression.

“Hey, did you perhaps get hit?” Seeing Wiggins not answering, Bator started laughing.

“I knew it would happen someday.”

“…Don’t act like that when you’re in the same boat.”

“Same boat? When have you ever seen me getting beaten…” Bator, who was speaking, glanced at Kang Jin-ho.

‘Ah, he did get beaten.’ He got beaten often.

Bator became gloomy. Lee Hyun-soo, who had been watching the conversation that only left scars, clicked his tongue.

‘These aren’t people who should be treated like this…’ If you gather such big shots, there should be synergy, and they should be raising each other’s status, but these guys were eating away at themselves. Besides, with Kang Jin-ho sitting right in the middle, it’s true that they don’t look so great.

“Let’s wrap it up, let’s wrap it up. Why are we chatting so much when we’re here for a meeting?” Bang Jin-hoon, who had been an executive for a long time, wrapped up the conversation.

“Guild Leader.”

At Bang Jin-hoon’s call, Kang Jin-ho slightly raised his head.

“First of all, I’d like to congratulate you on breaking free from that inner demon or whatever it was. But that’s that, and what are you planning to do from now on?”

“Start the transfer.”

“Transfer?” Kang Jin-ho turned to Lee Hyun-soo.

“Did you say two months?” He was asking about the completion date of the construction.

“Yes.”

“Even if it’s not two months, there shouldn’t be any major problems with living right now, right?”

“Um, just a moment…” Lee Hyun-soo, who was drawing something in his head, nodded.

“We’re somehow managing to get by right now. To be frank, we’ve managed to solve the problem of eating and sleeping. But I can’t say that we’re living like human beings. If we can solve it, we need to solve it as quickly as possible.”

Kang Jin-ho turned to Jang Min. Jang Min, who had heard the translation, shrugged.

“We don’t have any problems right now.”

“Are you okay?”

“The Demon Lord is too generous. They are children who will not hesitate to endure hardships to become stronger. This level can’t even be called hardship. You don’t have to worry.”

“What about securing the training grounds?”

“We’re making them. However, it’s difficult to accommodate this many people indoors. But if we make them outside, there’s a risk of exposure.”

“It’s private property anyway, so ordinary people can’t enter, right?”

“We can’t just watch and block them, can we? Even if we put up a sign saying ‘Private Property’ and put up a fence, there are people who will still come over to pick mushrooms. It’s impossible to stop all those people. Besides…” Lee Hyun-soo turned his head and glanced out the window.

“These days, the sky is so open in this neighborhood. Until now, we’ve been subtly applying pressure to prevent helicopters from passing by, but these days there are so many drones that we don’t know what to do.”

“I see.” Kang Jin-ho rested his chin on his hand. Lee Hyun-soo’s words made sense. It was nearly impossible to create indoor training grounds for nearly ten thousand people.

‘And it would be even more so if they learn demonic arts.’ Demonic arts have more destructive power than the orthodox martial arts they have learned so far. Even simple training could cause the building to collapse.

Even now, there are complaints that the building is about to collapse because of the hundred or so demonic flames, but what if ten thousand people were training? It would be a miracle if the building didn’t fly away.

“Make it an outdoor training ground.”

“What about the obstacles?”

“Ignore them.”

“Yes.” Lee Hyun-soo stepped back neatly. If Kang Jin-ho had chosen, that was the end of it. He would do his best to prepare for any problems that might arise, and if problems did arise, he would try to fix them.

It wouldn’t be easy, but when has anything ever been easy?

“Then, keep that in mind. Bator.”

“Speak, Master.”

“What about the training?”

“They are not yet at a level where they can teach directly. They are not improving as quickly as I thought they would.”

“I figured.” Kang Jin-ho had also been thinking about that. The martial arts that the demonic flames first learned were selected to be easy for them to learn. But the demonic arts they are learning now are not like that.

Of course, it would take more time. It would take a long time just to achieve the basic proficiency.

“Moreover, my own achievement is not yet deep enough.” Kang Jin-ho stared at Bator’s body. His gaze was on his body, but what he was really looking at was the demonic energy flowing inside Bator.

‘It’s slow.’ Objectively speaking, it was fast. It was quite amazing that he had created such a clear demonic energy in such a short time since learning demonic arts. If the one who learned demonic arts was not Bator.

“Is it difficult?”

“…Ugh, I shouldn’t be saying this after talking big, but it’s not as easy as I thought, Master. It’s slow because I have to suppress the conflict.”

Kang Jin-ho nodded silently. Bator’s martial arts are orthodox. Because he was from Mongolia and had learned the martial arts of the steppes, he seemed to be outside of orthodox martial arts, but the energy flowing inside Bator’s body was that of perfect orthodox martial arts. Orthodox and demonic arts repel each other.

It was only after Kang Jin-ho reached his current level that he was able to accommodate both to some extent. It was a completely different matter to lay one martial art as a base and put another martial art on top of it, and to make two martial arts coexist.

If you push water and oil into one place, they will eventually separate into layers. They can coexist that way. But right now, Bator is changing the layers of water and oil vertically, not horizontally. It couldn’t be easy.

“I should apologize first. According to Master’s plan, I should be pushing forward more, so that I can quickly transfer it to those guys.”

“It’s okay.” Kang Jin-ho shrugged.

“I guess I should try to come up with another method…”

“No.” Kang Jin-ho shook his head firmly.

“I have something in mind for that. So, you don’t have to worry.” He had something in mind? Bator was slightly doubtful, but he accepted it. If Kang Jin-ho said so, then it must be so. One of Kang Jin-ho’s greatest strengths was that he had no pretense compared to his power or status.

“Director Bang.”

“Yes, Guild Leader.”

“What about the creation?”

“It’s not going well.” Bang Jin-hoon sighed.

“I thought it would be too easy. I thought I could just create something appropriate, but as I was creating it, I became greedy, and there were more things to add. As a result, it’s become a mess. There needs to be a clear standard, but I don’t have the skills to set it.” Bang Jin-hoon looked at Kang Jin-ho with slightly enthusiastic eyes.

“As you said last time, you need to help me. But the demonic arts aspect must be excluded.”

“Demonic arts is…”

“No, Guild Leader.” Bang Jin-hoon interrupted Kang Jin-ho.

“I know what you’re going to say. And I think the same way. I know that demonic arts is not something to be rejected unconditionally, and it’s not all bad.”

Kang Jin-ho met Bang Jin-hoon’s gaze with an interesting expression.

“And?”

“So, I’ve been thinking about it. Is this greed? In fact, Korean martial arts ultimately came from China, so what’s the point of protecting our martial arts? I thought about it. I thought and thought again. And I came to a conclusion.” Bang Jin-hoon gulped down some bottled water as if he was thirsty and opened his mouth again.

“The martial arts being created now must be purely orthodox. The color of demonic arts should not be mixed in. But that’s not to protect the Korean tradition that had nothing to do with demonic arts. It’s because there are people in the guild who cannot learn demonic arts.”

“Ah…” Lee Hyun-soo exclaimed.

“This is basic training. Everyone who joins the guild must be able to learn it. To do that, it must be versatile. Demonic arts are strong, but not everyone can use demonic arts well. Even if its power is reduced, we need martial arts that everyone can learn. If there are guys who pursue strength, they can find other martial arts or learn demonic arts after learning the basics. So, what I’m saying is!” Bang Jin-hoon’s voice grew stronger.

“Martial arts represent the identity of a sect. I want to create martial arts that represent the guild. I know it’s not an easy process. So, please help me.” Bang Jin-hoon bowed his head.

Kang Jin-ho smiled lightly at the sight.

‘This is the only person who hasn’t changed.’ Everyone had changed. Everyone had changed, but Bang Jin-hoon hadn’t changed much. In the past, Bang Jin-hoon who came to see him was like this. He was a person who only worried about the development and future of the guild.

“I will help.”

“Guild Leader!”

“I thought so too. More than anything…” Kang Jin-ho scratched his cheek.

“If I teach everyone demonic arts here, it’ll become a demonic cult. If they want to learn demonic arts, they’ll join the demonic cult, I guess.”

“Welcome. The demonic cult does not discriminate against race or faction…”

“Save the proselytizing for later.”

“Yes, Demon Lord.” Jang Min, who couldn’t resist trying to proselytize, clicked his tongue and stepped back.

“I’ve already thought about that too.”

“Ah, if that’s the case…”

“Make some time in the evening after the meeting.”

“I understand.” Kang Jin-ho turned to Wiggins.

“What about the plan you were working on?”

“I don’t think it’s time to tell you yet. I’ll report back when it’s complete.”

“I see.” Kang Jin-ho got up from his seat.

“It’s taken quite a bit of time.” This was not a statement to them. It was a declaration to himself.

“There have been many problems, but the path has become clear. Then, if we solve the problems one by one, everything will eventually get better. I’m going to start again, so I hope you’ll follow me well.”

“Yes!” In the answer that came out at once, Lee Hyun-soo’s eyes flashed slightly.

‘Follow me well, huh?’ It was something that the Kang Jin-ho of the past would not have said.

‘It’s going to get really interesting, isn’t it?’ But Lee Hyun-soo didn’t know. That no matter what, nothing interesting would happen to him. Unfortunately.