Descent Of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 932

“Is that all you wanted to ask?”

“…For now, yes.”

“Then, I suppose a conclusion has been reached.”

Kang Jin-ho rested his chin on his hand, looking at the Master.

It was a posture devoid of any manners, yet it still seemed perfectly natural.

“So, what are you going to do? Are you going to kill me?”

He asked directly.

Asking such a thing so openly was definitely not a normal reaction.

However, the Master was now somewhat accustomed to Kang Jin-ho.

“I am still deliberating.”

Kang Jin-ho laughed out loud.

And at that moment, Wiggins spoke up.

“Master.”

The Master raised his head and looked at Wiggins.

“Do you remember what I told you before?”

“What are you referring to?”

“I believe the Lord’s words were not wrong. He merely stated the facts. There are no flaws in the Lord’s words. However, such things are not particularly important in the Master’s mind, are they?”

The Master could not answer.

He had no good response.

“People in the world live with their own logic. That logic may be right or wrong. However, the Round Table does not listen to such things in the first place. What the Round Table sees and hears is not whether their logic is right, but whether they are dangerous or not. Of course, even that danger is merely measured unilaterally by the Round Table’s standards.”

The Master unknowingly bit his lip slightly.

He couldn’t deny it.

He was definitely thinking that way now. Kang Jin-ho’s words were not wrong. But the Master had not focused on his logic. He had only considered how much of a threat someone with such ideas would pose to East Asia if they existed in Korea.

But what was wrong with that?

You can’t know a person’s heart.

If you had to consider what everyone else was thinking every time you did something, you wouldn’t be able to do anything. For the Round Table, which had to make numerous decisions across the globe, such a method was too inefficient.

“What are you trying to say? Are you saying I’m wrong?”

“The Master may not be wrong.”

Wiggins shook his head.

“What’s wrong is the Round Table. The Round Table claims to be a mediator. But the Round Table does not mediate. The Round Table oppresses. And it forces. It even oppresses with violence, not dialogue.”

“Of course.”

The Master cut off Wiggins’ words.

“Perhaps the Round Table’s method is wrong.”

A firm voice.

It was an unwavering voice.

“But there is no completely right way in the world. The Round Table is not ignoring people’s opinions. It is merely choosing the method that can save the most people in the end. Because there is no result that can satisfy everyone in the world.”

“That’s a good point.”

Kang Jin-ho answered instead of Wiggins.

“Then how about this?”

Kang Jin-ho slowly rose from his seat.

Overwhelming presence.

It wasn’t that he had unleashed his aura, nor was it a threat. He had simply stood up from his seat.

However, the Master and his entourage felt an indescribable sense of pressure from that single movement.

The stronger the martial prowess, the greater the pressure.

From Kang Jin-ho’s perspective, the entourage, who were not particularly noticeable, only felt a force that seemed to crush their entire bodies, but the Master felt a pressure that seemed to squeeze his heart.

It wasn’t just because he was strong.

If Kang Jin-ho wasn’t strong, he wouldn’t be able to give such a shock, but even if there was someone else as strong as Kang Jin-ho, they wouldn’t be able to create the same pressure that Kang Jin-ho was giving now.

“That’s right. Not everyone can be satisfied. It’s also right that the minority should sacrifice for the majority.”

Dark energy began to emanate from Kang Jin-ho’s body.

“But that’s something only someone who is prepared to sacrifice themselves can say. How about this? If I were to kill you here and now in exchange for no more conflicts as you wish, would you offer your neck?”

“Answer me.”

Lee Hyun-soo swallowed hard.

Kang Jin-ho was angry now.

But it wasn’t to the point of no return yet. If Kang Jin-ho was truly angry, this conversation wouldn’t even be happening.

‘What should I say to intervene?’

He knew he had to stop it, but he couldn’t figure out how.

“Did you say my neck?”

The Master opened his mouth with a suppressed expression.

“Yes.”

“My neck is not something I can easily offer. There are many lives hanging on this one neck.”

The dark energy disappeared.

Even the crushing pressure vanished all at once.

The force that had been holding them back was released, causing their bodies to lurch forward. The Master, who had staggered, quickly regained his balance.

“…Is that so?”

Kang Jin-ho sat back down. Then, he put the cigarette he had placed in the ashtray back in his mouth.

“I see. So, you have many lives depending on you.”

“…That is correct.”

“Does that mean the people you decide to kill have no lives to be responsible for?”

There was no longer any force in Kang Jin-ho’s eyes. But it wasn’t that he had become gentle. It was like the eyes of a child who had lost interest in a toy.

“How boring. I thought you were some great human being that Wiggins was praising, but you’re just a guy who spouts whatever he wants.”

Wiggins lowered his head slightly.

“I apologize, Lord. It seems that I, being part of the Round Table, have lost the ability to see people objectively.”

“I don’t particularly want to blame you.”

Cigarette smoke slowly billowed out.

Kang Jin-ho looked at the Master with listless eyes.

The leader of Europe.

For Kang Jin-ho, it was a highly anticipated meeting.

He was still not familiar with Western martial artists. But he had already confirmed through Wiggins how great they were.

It wasn’t just about martial prowess.

Wiggins possessed a rationality and versatility that they lacked. He was immense as a human, not just as a martial artist.

The one who served such a Wiggins.

The one who had countless knights like Wiggins.

It was a meeting with such a person. How could he not have expectations?

But the Master had betrayed Kang Jin-ho’s expectations.

The person in front of him was not much different from the people he had faced countless times in the past.

A righteous sect member.

Those who led a large sect and proclaimed themselves to be the only justice.

Well, he didn’t particularly think they were wrong. Compared to the demonic cult members who killed countless people, they were justice, and it was undeniable that they were right.

But one thing.

‘How tedious.’

They were not very interesting to deal with.

Their thoughts were already set, and they showed no room for compromise.

The word “justice” was a truly terrifying word.

Justice does not compromise. Perfect justice does not allow for other opinions. He had faced them countless times, but they had never once changed their minds.

So, there was no need to have a conversation. In the end, they would only confirm their differences. If he was going to hear textbook answers, why bother having a conversation?

“Wiggins.”

“Yes, Master.”

“I’ll leave the talks to you.”

“Pardon?”

“I give you full authority. Do as you see fit.”

“Ah…”

Even Wiggins couldn’t hide his bewilderment. But Kang Jin-ho simply got up from his seat.

This meeting was meaningless.

Such people do not make decisions. Even when they can decide for themselves, they want to take their time and observe more. They would go around in circles and repeat the same things.

He had no intention of participating in that tedious and exhausting process.

“It seems like this is not a place where I am needed. Then.”

Kang Jin-ho turned and walked out.

Wiggins and Lee Hyun-soo looked at Kang Jin-ho’s back with bewildered expressions.

It was at that moment.

“Stop.”

The Master’s angry voice caught Kang Jin-ho’s attention.

“Can I take this action as an act of disrespect towards the Round Table?”

It was the first time the Master had shown his anger.

The Master, who had accepted Kang Jin-ho’s disregard with a smile, was now showing his anger.

Kang Jin-ho curled up the corner of his mouth and turned his head back.

“And if so?”

“…That is unacceptable.”

“If you don’t accept it?”

“The Round Table does not tolerate disrespect.”

Kang Jin-ho let out a hollow laugh.

“Do you even know what you’re babbling about?”

It was a contradiction.

A mediator should not assert authority. Especially if that method is violence.

Yet, the Master, who was claiming to mediate world peace, was trying to protect the authority of the Round Table.

That was not mediation.

“Did you say you were the Master?”

The Master also did not avert his gaze and glared at Kang Jin-ho.

“I have already endured enough.”

“You said you wanted to know me, right?”

Kang Jin-ho bared his teeth.

“Then stop acting like a fool and come at me. I’ve never heard of martial artists getting to know each other through their mouths. If my sword pierces your neck, you’ll know better than anyone what kind of person I am.”

A blatant provocation.

It was a clear provocation, so intense that it felt like blood was in the air.

And the seasoned martial artist who received the provocation moved.

“Indeed.”

The Master raised his hand and slightly pushed up his mask.

“I understand that I cannot resolve anything with you through dialogue.”

“So?”

“So, I will also confirm it.”

Scratch.

The Master’s fingernails scraped against the mask. A chilling metallic sound was emitted.

“Whether you are truly someone who deserves such arrogance.”

Kang Jin-ho turned his body.

A white smile bloomed on his lips.

“Now you’re finally understanding what I’m saying.”

“We should have done this from the beginning. What a waste of time.”

Watching the rapidly changing situation, Lee Hyun-soo whispered to Wiggins with a dazed expression.

“Did you expect this to happen?”

“…I thought the Lord might act this way.”

“Then what about the Master?”

“The Master…”

Wiggins couldn’t continue his words.

The Master he knew was not someone who would choose such a drastic method. To be honest, he thought that a situation involving a clash of force would never happen.

But things had turned out this way.

“I’ve figured out one thing for sure.”

“Yes?”

“Looking back at the series of events, it seems the Lord has a knack for getting under people’s skin, doesn’t he?”

What a carefree thing to say.

The leader of the Korean martial arts world and the Master of the Round Table were about to clash.

“Anyway, it’s not bad for us, is it? Let’s just think of it as eye candy.”

“…You really have no plan, do you?”

“Then why don’t you try to stop them?”

Stop them?

Who? Kang Jin-ho?

Lee Hyun-soo glanced at Kang Jin-ho and chuckled.