Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1002

“……Do you think this is acceptable?”Wiggins shrugged.Knight Chadwick was glaring at him from inside the iron bars of the dungeon.”Acceptable, you say….””You have broken the laws of the Round Table. No one will acknowledge you.””That’s just your opinion, Chadwick.”Wiggins smiled faintly.”This….””There’s no need to be so angry. I know you haven’t done anything particularly wrong. This is just for convenience. I’ll release you as soon as things are settled.””What…?”Knight Chadwick’s eyes widened.”You’ll release me?””Isn’t that obvious?””……Obvious?”Chadwick asked, dumbfounded, and Wiggins shrugged.”As you said, you haven’t broken any laws of the Round Table. You simply acted in accordance with your position. So why would I kill you?””Then….”Knight Chadwick closed his mouth. He realized how petty and pathetic it was to say that one word.Fortunately, Wiggins noticed what he wanted to say and answered first.”I have no intention of returning to the position of Knight. You rightfully earned your place as a Knight. I have no authority to take that position from you. And even if I did, I wouldn’t want to.”Chadwick stared at Wiggins with a bewildered look.Then why did he return to the Round Table at all?”Didn’t I say, I just wanted to restore the Round Table to its normal state? Of course, there will be changes in the process. But I have no intention of harming the Round Table. It doesn’t matter if you don’t trust me. But surely you trust the Master? I will return his rightful place to him. After that, I swear I won’t lay a finger on the Round Table.”Chadwick gritted his teeth.”I’ve always felt this, but….””Hmm?””You’re good at hiding lies within the truth.””……Oh?”Chadwick snorted.”You won’t lay a finger on it? Of course, you won’t touch it. But aren’t you planning to swallow the Round Table whole by using others?””Hmm, you’re deeply mistaken.”Wiggins shook his head.”You don’t have to worry about that. Surely you don’t think the Master will move as I intend….””You wouldn’t be able to do it alone.””But with that monster backing you, the Master won’t have a choice. You’re hiding a knife behind that gentle face and planning to pressure the Master. And then you’ll get everything you want. Isn’t that right?”Wiggins looked at Chadwick, dumbfounded.”What do you think I am?””A viper.”Chadwick’s answer came out immediately, without a moment’s hesitation.”You’re a viper. To be precise, a viper in sheep’s clothing.””Not a wolf?””Wolves are evil, but they’re not insidious. You’re a viper. You look at the world insidiously and bite when the time is right.””Hmm….””Don’t think everyone will fall for you. I will never trust you. I’ve been watching your schemes for a long time. Even if the Master! And the other Knights are fooled by you, I will never trust you. I will use all the authority I have to oppose you.”Wiggins sighed deeply.”Geez, you’ve got quite the imagination.””Are you going to deny it? Of course, you would. That’s what you are. You’re a viper. Once you swallow the Round Table, you’ll try to swallow that General Assembly or whatever it is. I’m curious about the face of that Kang Jin-ho guy who got bitten by you. Of course, I won’t let that happen.”Wiggins shook his head.”Think what you want. I’m going now. I’ll release you when things are settled.””You won’t get your way.””Yeah, yeah.”Wiggins shook his head as if he was tired of it and turned around. He walked up the stairs without any regrets.’Damn it.’Chadwick gritted his teeth.It was clear that he had jealousy towards Wiggins in his heart. But his words now were not an expression of that jealousy.Hate and affection are emotions that are only a hair’s breadth apart.He was obsessed with Wiggins as much as he hated him, and he knew better than anyone else what kind of person Wiggins was. He acted like he was the most honest and righteous person, but in reality, he was a calculating and ambitious man.When he heard that Wiggins had abandoned his position as a Knight and devoted himself to the General Assembly, everyone was shocked, but Chadwick was not surprised. He just thought that the General Assembly in Korea was a more frightening place than he had imagined. Because Wiggins saw potential there.Wiggins was that kind of man.’I will never let him swallow the Round Table. I am a Knight of England. I must protect the Round Table….'”Hey.”Chadwick’s head snapped back.Wiggins had already returned to the front of the bars.”You….””I came back to ask you something. You spoke as if you knew me very well. So I’ll ask you one thing….”Wiggins smiled faintly.”If I were the person you think I am, what do you think I would do to you?”Chadwick’s eyes wavered.”Wiggins!”Thwack.Before he knew it, the sword that Wiggins had pulled out pierced Chadwick’s neck through the bars.”Kkeuek….”Wiggins sighed and shook his head.”You’re a fool. If you had any sense, you would have kept your mouth shut and waited until you were released. If I were the person you think I am, would I have let you live after hearing those words?”Thud.Chadwick collapsed to the floor. Blood gushed from his neck like a fountain.”Most of what you said was right. But you were wrong about two things. I’m a little more extreme than you think. I’m not foolish enough to let you live because I’m worried about what others might think or how to clean up the mess.””And the other thing is….”Wiggins squatted down in front of the fallen Knight Chadwick, separated by the bars.”The Chairman doesn’t keep me around because he doesn’t know me. I can’t bite his neck. No matter how strong a snake’s venom is, it can’t bite an elephant. It would be crushed to death. Besides, he’s not someone who can be compared to an elephant.”Wiggins smiled faintly.”So don’t worry. I will never bite the General Assembly. But… well, I don’t know about the Round Table. I’m still thinking about it. So watch from the afterlife, what I’ll do.”Chadwick’s wide eyes lost their vitality.And then he completely stopped breathing.Watching that, Wiggins clicked his tongue.”What an idiot.”If he had known how to keep his mouth shut, he could have lived a little longer.Wiggins waved his hand to release the magic field and pushed Chadwick’s corpse into the subspace. After removing all traces, he whistled and headed for the stairs.米 米 米Kang Jin-ho leaned back on the sofa leisurely.”Hmm.”If the soft sofa had welcomed his back, he would have been a little happy, but unfortunately, the sofa that was supporting his back was old and hard.It was a shame, but he had to understand. This was not his office.Kang Jin-ho leaned his head back, looking around the office that showed the Master’s frugality.He took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth.Click.After slowly inhaling the cigarette smoke, he felt the fatigue of the battle washing away with the smoke.It had been a long time since he had felt this kind of languor after a battle. In other words, the battle with the Elder Knight had given him great satisfaction.’It was unexpected.’He didn’t think he would find an opponent who could satisfy him here.According to Wiggins, the best warrior of the Round Table was the Master. Of course, Wiggins didn’t say that the Master was the best. He only said that he was in the top three even if you searched the entire Round Table. But from Kang Jin-ho’s point of view, that was the same thing.If the Master was in the top three, it meant that the others were not far from the Master’s level, and that level could not satisfy Kang Jin-ho.But thanks to an unexpected opponent, he was able to go on a rampage.”Hoo.”Kang Jin-ho, who exhaled cigarette smoke, smiled bitterly.’It’s definitely different.’He let his body be carried away by the heat of the battle and pulled up his magic power. And then he fought a battle where blood clashed with blood.If it had been the Kang Jin-ho of the past, he wouldn’t have been able to stop there. It was highly likely that he would have craved more blood to cool down his boiling blood. That’s why Kang Jin-ho’s battles always ended in slaughter.But this time it wasn’t like that.The magic power surged endlessly, but Kang Jin-ho maintained his reason even within it. It meant that he didn’t go crazy like he did in the past.Whether this was the result of Kang Jin-ho walking a different path from the past, or whether it was because the mastery of his demonic arts had deepened, Kang Jin-ho himself could not make an accurate judgment.But….’Anyway, it’s not a bad thing.’Losing reason in battle is not a good thing no matter how you interpret it. Even if you become stronger than when you maintain your reason.Uncontrollable power brings destruction.It’s the same for yourself as well as your enemies. There is a possibility that his uncontrollable power could swallow him and his surroundings someday. Kang Jin-ho decided to purely rejoice in his current achievement.However, one thing was a pity….’It’s still not enough.’He realized it once again through this battle.Kang Jin-ho is weak.Others would say that it’s nonsense, but this was not just an empty statement.If he was compared to other modern martial artists, Kang Jin-ho was an overwhelmingly strong being. But Kang Jin-ho still hadn’t regained his past power.Kang Jin-ho closed his eyes and leaned back on the sofa.’It’s ridiculous.’To feel inferior to himself.Now that he was in this position, he realized how strong the past Cheokcheon Demon Lord [a powerful demon lord] was. He had always thought that he was still lacking, but he truly realized it through this battle.If the Cheokcheon Demon Lord had faced them?The battle probably wouldn’t have even happened properly. The moment it started, he would have massacred them unilaterally.He thought that he didn’t need that much power in this life. The reason why Kang Jin-ho was obsessed with strength now was not because he thought he was inferior to others.It was because he needed something more than individual strength to protect his surroundings, where he was clearly at a disadvantage.In that sense, this battle brought many things to Kang Jin-ho.The realization that he was still lacking, and….’There are still many strong people in the world.’Not just the known strong people like the Three Kings. In the past, the Jianghu [a martial arts world] was like that too. There were many known strong people, but there were also many strong people who were hiding and not showing themselves to the world.That fact excited Kang Jin-ho a little.Knock knock.At the sound of knocking on the door, Kang Jin-ho opened his mouth.”Come in.”Squeak.The door opened and a familiar face came in.”Were you here?”«으 «다 .Wiggins smiled faintly and came inside.