Descent Of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1115

“Let’s go.”

Wiggins approached Kang Jin-ho with a satisfied smile.

It was time to return.

“You look satisfied.”

“Haha…”

Wiggins awkwardly touched the top of his head. However, there was not a hint of awkwardness in his voice.

“Isn’t an alliance ultimately about pursuing mutual benefits? An alliance without benefits is just a facade.”

“That’s right.”

“So, I was just talking about the benefits. I don’t think it was the right time, but waiting indefinitely is not the answer either.”

Kang Jin-ho nodded.

It seemed that Wiggins was better suited for this kind of thing than he was. He didn’t need to do everything himself.

“But I feel a bit strange. It feels like I unintentionally threatened the Master, who was cornered…”

“It was intentional.”

Lee Hyun-soo interjected, then flinched at Wiggins’ gaze and looked away.

“Anyway, it went well. He said he would accept it.”

“That’s a relief.”

The corners of Kang Jin-ho’s mouth curled up slightly.

“Anyway, with this, the Round Table is completely settled. The Master and Knight Besley will take care of the minor cleanup. Now that Knight Bellinger and Kramer, the biggest obstacles to the Round Table, have been eliminated, there is no more power left to oppose the Master.”

“Don’t let your guard down.”

Kang Jin-ho, who had started walking towards the portal, spoke with a blank face.

“Humans eventually adapt. And when they adapt, they try to change. Everything may seem peaceful now, but someday someone will appear who will resist and try to change things.”

“Hmm, I’ll keep that in mind.”

But not for a while. Absolutely not.

Wiggins looked at Kang Jin-ho’s back with a renewed gaze.

As long as there was a portal here, or even if there wasn’t, as long as Kang Jin-ho had a way to cross over to England, no one with complaints would dare to open their mouths.

The shock that Kang Jin-ho had given the Knights was that great.

Even Wiggins, who knew that Kang Jin-ho’s sword would never be pointed at him, felt a chill. How much more shock must those who were exposed to that sword have felt?

At least as long as Kang Jin-ho didn’t die or disappear, and as long as the Knights who could no longer resist Kang Jin-ho were not replaced, the Master would hold absolute power.

‘That, in turn, means he’ll have the Master by the neck.’

The Master had tasted power.

He had explained to Knight Besley that it was a sacrifice for the development of the Round Table, but Wiggins didn’t believe it. Knight Besley probably didn’t take it at face value either. He had just accepted it because there was no other way.

Those who have tasted power tend to cling to it. And the Master knew that his power came from Kang Jin-ho.

By placing the Master in that position and controlling him, Kang Jin-ho could wield the Round Table as he pleased. He could pass all the troublesome and complicated tasks to the Master and only take the benefits.

‘This is it.’

The long and arduous work was coming to an end. Wiggins felt a strange sense of relief mixed with a subtle sadness.

“You seem to be in a strange mood.”

“It’s not that…”

Wiggins smiled awkwardly.

“Yes. Of course, I can’t say that I’m maintaining my composure. After all, the Round Table is where I’ve spent most of my life. Even leaving the Round Table was a big decision for me. But now, I’m going against the Round Table…

Well, anyway, that’s how it is.”

It was bound to be a complicated feeling.

“But it’s not like I have any regrets. Rather, I regret not learning more from the Master. The clues just wouldn’t come together. I felt like I could achieve something if I just pushed a little further.”

“Is that so?”

Kang Jin-ho turned his head as he walked towards the portal. He seemed interested in the fact that Wiggins was unraveling the clues.

“Yes. It seems that the problem is that you can’t use magic and swordsmanship at the same time. No matter how much you shorten the gap between the two, they can’t be simultaneous, can they?”

“That’s right.”

“It feels like I’ve hit a fundamental limit, so it’s a bit disheartening.”

“Can’t you just do it at the same time?”

“Isn’t that impossible? It’s not like you can split your brain in two.”

“It’s possible, though?”

“…Yes?”

Wiggins stared blankly at Kang Jin-ho.

Kang Jin-ho looked at Wiggins with a blank face, then turned his head to Lee Hyun-soo.

As if to confirm whether it was right to pass the explanation to him, he pointed at himself with his finger. Lee Hyun-soo immediately opened his mouth when Kang Jin-ho nodded.

“I haven’t mastered it myself, but there is such a martial art. It’s called the Dual Mind Technique. Haven’t you heard of it?”

“I’m not that familiar with Eastern martial arts…”

Lee Hyun-soo chuckled.

“The Dual Mind Technique is a mental cultivation method designed to perform two martial arts simultaneously. It was created with the idea that if you could use different martial arts with your left and right hands, you would become the strongest. It’s almost extinct now.”

“Why is that?”

“You know, if you can perform two martial arts at the same time, the usefulness will definitely increase… In other words, you have to master two martial arts at the same time. The Dual Mind Technique allows you to divide your mind into two and perform two martial arts, but it doesn’t double the speed at which you master martial arts.”

“So…”

“You’ll progress slower than someone who has mastered only one.”

“Yes, that’s right. So, the conclusion was that it’s better to focus on mastering one thing properly, so it’s hardly practiced anymore. The Dual Mind Technique itself is also extremely difficult. But…”

Wiggins’ eyes trembled.

“…It’s suitable for me, then.”

“It seems so.”

Wiggins had a blank look on his face.

It was a problem that he couldn’t solve even after much deliberation and searching for a way. But the answer had suddenly appeared out of nowhere with this Zen-like exchange.

Kang Jin-ho’s words to look for the problem within himself and the Master’s words to look around had both hit the mark.

If he hadn’t tried to find his own problem, he wouldn’t have tried to master the Dual Mind Technique even if he had known about it, and if he hadn’t asked others, he wouldn’t have known that the Dual Mind Technique existed.

“L-Lord, can I also learn that Dual Mind Technique or whatever it is?”

“It’s possible.”

“Even though the systems of martial arts are different?”

“If it’s a martial art that uses internal energy, it would be impossible. But the Dual Mind Technique is closer to a study of the mind. It doesn’t use energy. It might require a slightly arduous process, but it’s not a martial art that you can’t master just because the systems are different.”

Wiggins’ eyes blazed.

He had found a solution in a completely unexpected place.

Wiggins had almost given up on becoming stronger himself because he thought he could never overcome the wall.

It wasn’t because he didn’t have the desire to become stronger.

The moment he thought he had found a way, his suppressed desires exploded.

“Lord! Please teach me the Dual Mind Technique! I will definitely master it!”

“Hmm, your attitude is good.”

“I will definitely…”

“But…”

Kang Jin-ho interrupted Wiggins.

“There’s a problem.”

“…A problem, you say?”

“I don’t know the Dual Mind Technique.”

“…What?”

Kang Jin-ho replied with an awkward face.

“The Dual Mind Technique is a proper martial art. It was originally a unique martial art of the Wudang Sect [a famous Taoist martial arts school]. There’s no way I would know something like that.”

No, he was talking as if he knew everything!

Wiggins’ face flushed red.

“L-Lee Hyun-soo, you?”

“I don’t know either.”

Lee Hyun-soo also had an awkward face.

“I just know that such a thing existed. Do you think I memorize martial arts formulas? I can’t even handle what I have.”

“You useless…”

“Wow, look at how different his attitude is when the Guild Leader speaks.”

Anger surged, but now was not the time to fight with Lee Hyun-soo.

“Then, is there anyone in the General Assembly who knows it?”

“Well, it’s such an extinct martial art… There might be some former directors who know it, but those directors…”

Kang Jin-ho and Bator had sent them all to the afterlife. And Wiggins had played a part in that as well.

“Ah, the former Guild Leader definitely seemed to know it.”

“The former Guild Leader… Director Bang Jin-hoon?”

“No. Director Lee Jung-geol.”

“Agh!”

Wiggins, unable to hold back, kicked Lee Hyun-soo and sent him flying into the wall.

“Why do you keep talking about dead people!”

Lee Hyun-soo, who had crashed into the wall, jumped up. Still, being a martial artist, he was much sturdier than an ordinary person.

“You should listen to what people have to say until the end! What people have to say!”

“What more is there to hear? Should we call a medium?”

“There’s someone who inherited the former Guild Leader’s martial arts.”

“Who? Lee Sung-hwi? Who knows if that guy is alive or dead…”

“No! His granddaughter!”

“…Huh?”

Wiggins tilted his head.

“Granddaughter? Director Lee?”

“Yes. She may not have the talent to become a martial artist like Lee Jung-geol, but she learned everything. Hyun-joo might know it.”

“Hmm, that’s definitely a possibility.”

Wiggins nodded vigorously.

“Let’s go, Lord! We need to return quickly.”

“Y-yes, let’s.”

Lee Hyun-soo, who had been about to use the fact that he was Lee Hyun-joo’s boyfriend to get an apology, shut his mouth. Wiggins’ eyes were gleaming. Looking at his eyes, which were full of murderous intent, it seemed like he wouldn’t even be able to find his bones if he tried to joke around.

‘Is he that happy?’

Wiggins was always calm and composed. He had seen him surprised and flustered a few times, but this was the first time he had seen him throw away his sanity and go berserk like this.

That meant that his desire for martial arts had been suppressed that much.

Lee Hyun-soo, who was watching Wiggins rush ahead, quietly matched his pace with Kang Jin-ho.

“Guild Leader.”

“Hmm?”

“…If the Director has a way to become stronger, wouldn’t I also have a way to become stronger? Is there a suitable martial art for me?”

“Director Lee.”

“Yes, Guild Leader.”

“Just do what you’re good at.”

“…Yes.”

Lee Hyun-soo, pouting, looked at Wiggins opening the portal and changed his expression to a smile.

‘It’s a good thing.’

It was a good thing for the General Assembly and for Lee Hyun-soo that Wiggins could become stronger. Especially now that he could narrow the gap with Bator, which had begun to widen.

There was no need for a second-in-command in the organization.

There shouldn’t be an absolute powerhouse under Kang Jin-ho. That way, they could keep each other in check.

“How strong will Master become if he masters the Dual Mind Technique?”

“I don’t know.”

Kang Jin-ho curled up the corners of his mouth.

“It’s hard to say exactly, but…”

After thinking for a moment, Kang Jin-ho’s smile deepened.

“He’ll become someone worth fighting.”

Considering Kang Jin-ho’s personality, that was a great compliment.

“Let’s go, Lord!”

Kang Jin-ho walked into the open portal.

Before entering the portal, Lee Hyun-soo glanced back.