Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1315

“Uh…”

Lee Hyun-soo looked at Kang Jin-ho with a slightly aggrieved expression.

In the center of a large hotel suite, Kang Jin-ho was sitting on a sofa that looked expensive, watching TV with a relaxed expression.

After staring at Kang Jin-ho for a while, Lee Hyun-soo opened his mouth.

“Do you understand what they’re saying?”

“Mostly.”

“As expected, you know Chinese, so…”

“There are some parts I don’t understand. I don’t know any of the new slang. If Chinese people were to talk to me now, it would probably sound like someone from a historical drama.”

A historical drama.

Well, I guess so. Kang Jin-ho is someone who uses Chinese from at least five hundred years ago.

Languages always change. In fact, the historical drama tone is just something that has been standardized in modern times, and they probably didn’t actually speak like that hundreds of years ago.

Kang Jin-ho changed the channel here and there.

It seemed that he was more interested in listening to the Chinese language used in various situations than in the events happening in China.

“You talked a lot with Elder Jang Min, didn’t you?”

“He’s also a living fossil…”

“But he seemed quite trendy.”

“He is.”

Kang Jin-ho chuckled.

‘It’s a bit unfair.’

It had already been two days since they arrived here. But there hadn’t been any contact, and Choi Yeon-ha was busy running around, so Lee Hyun-soo and Kang Jin-ho were just killing time at the hotel.

They were hesitant to go sightseeing because of the seriousness of their mission, fearing that something might go wrong. But just staying at the hotel was not something a person could do.

How would they have survived without smartphones?

Meanwhile, Kang Jin-ho was watching TV with interest, which was enough to make Lee Hyun-soo’s stomach churn.

“Is it interesting?”

“It’s watchable.”

“…This?”

“Why?”

“No, it’s just…”

Kang Jin-ho looked at Lee Hyun-soo and sighed slightly.

“Chief Lee.”

“Yes?”

“Let’s live like humans.”

He told him not to follow, not to follow, but he insisted on coming and now he’s complaining about being bored. To think he had to work with someone like that…

“No, I didn’t expect to be waiting this long either.”

Lee Hyun-soo made a slightly aggrieved expression.

He was prepared for the possibility of delays until the target arrived in China. But who would have known that they would be waiting blankly without any contact like this?

In fact, the reason Lee Hyun-soo was anxious was not so much because the waiting was boring, but because there had been no contact for two days.

“I thought they would contact us for sure. Who would have known we’d be left like this?”

“Isn’t that how it usually is?”

“Yes?”

“You don’t really care when someone you’ve assigned a task is waiting, do you? You sometimes contact them after a week. Isn’t that right?”

Lee Hyun-soo closed his mouth.

Come to think of it, that was true.

“People only understand how others feel when they’re in their shoes.”

“It sounds like you’ve experienced it a lot, Master?”

“I have.”

“…Yes?”

Kang Jin-ho chuckled.

Even though he had explained everything, even the people around him didn’t understand Kang Jin-ho properly.

Kang Jin-ho was, of course, the leader of the Demonic Cult.

The Demonic Cult that ruled the world. The demon who perfectly controlled that Demonic Cult was none other than Kang Jin-ho. Before and after him, no leader wielded such immense power and strength as Kang Jin-ho.

Everyone only focuses on that fact.

But Kang Jin-ho couldn’t have been the leader from the moment he joined the Demonic Cult.

When he was called Red Demon (赤魔) instead of the Heavenly Demon Lord, he had to do everything he was told. Among them were many missions that required him to infiltrate the strongholds of the righteous sects.

Now, it’s an era where you can contact each other with a phone call anytime, but back then, it wasn’t like that. It was normal to wait for months to receive a proper letter.

Compared to that time, waiting now was nothing.

“There’s no point in being impatient. Take a warm bath or something. If you get too tense, you’ll mess things up.”

Lee Hyun-soo narrowed his eyes and looked at Kang Jin-ho.

‘He’s really strange.’

In fact, Kang Jin-ho is not very relaxed compared to his status, wealth, or power.

Usually, someone with Kang Jin-ho’s position should be very relaxed. Because they have achieved a lot and have a lot to support. Isn’t it human nature to feel confident even if your bank account is just a little full?

But Kang Jin-ho was always a worrier compared to what he had.

However, when he gets involved in matters related to combat, he becomes a very relaxed person.

‘It would be nice if he could just be one way or the other.’

It was an understandable but undeniably amusing change. If this place were a hotel in Korea instead of the middle of enemy territory, Kang Jin-ho’s attitude would have been completely different.

Just as he was about to say something, the phone in his pocket vibrated loudly. Lee Hyun-soo pulled out his phone as if a gunslinger in the West was drawing his gun.

It was an unknown number.

That made it even more welcome. Lee Hyun-soo answered the phone and opened his mouth.

“Hello?”

[This is Lee Jong-wook.]

It was Lee Jong-wook’s voice. Lee Hyun-soo let out a small sigh of relief.

“You’re late to contact us.”

[No!]

A flustered voice came from the other end.

[Why did you leave the designated hotel and go somewhere else?]

“I reported it. Is there a problem with that?”

[No! Then you shouldn’t have booked a suite! Don’t you know that you need a security card to enter that hotel suite?]

Ah, that’s right.

Come to think of it, he received a card when he checked in. He had to scan it in the elevator to open the door.

He used it to open the door, so he didn’t think much of it.

“Ah, that’s right.”

[Our agent went there and just stood blankly in front of the elevator before returning!]

“Then why didn’t you call?”

[The agents are not allowed to contact this side carelessly. There’s always a risk of eavesdropping. Do you know how many lines we have to go through just to make one phone call?]

Of course, he didn’t know, that’s why he was saying it. What a predictable thing to say.

“Oh, yeah. That’s right. There was a misunderstanding.”

[Why! Why are you causing these accidents by moving differently from the plan from the start! Do you know how much trouble the agents go through when they move once…]

“Okay, okay, let’s just get to the point. We’re both busy, do we have time to nag each other?”

[Ugh…]

There was a sound of something being thrown and a scream from the other end. But Lee Hyun-soo calmly whistled.

What could he do about what had already happened? Everyone makes small mistakes.

[Hoo, hoo… Yes, that’s right. Let’s just talk about work. Our agent will be in the hotel lobby now. Go down and make contact. Don’t bring them to the room.]

“Isn’t the room more private?”

[There’s no place more conspicuous than a hotel suite. No, what were you thinking, staying in such an expensive hotel suite! It’s like advertising that there are special people here!]

Lee Hyun-soo answered confidently.

“That’s why they wouldn’t think we’re assassins!”

[Ugh…] A groan was heard.

But wasn’t what he said true? Lee Hyun-soo had no shame in his heart.

This was just a procedure to carry out the mission faithfully.

“We’re staying in a suite to endure the discomfort in order to deceive them. The soft sofa that keeps hugging my butt is also uncomfortable, and the subtle scent that keeps coming from the high-end diffuser is also annoying. Do you know how far it is to go from the room to the bathroom? I might pee myself if I’m not careful. Do you know how hard this is?”

[…You must be having a hard time.]

“Of course. Besides, we paid for it to reduce your burden. You should be thanking us!”

[…You should have used our card instead.]

“Yes?”

[Never mind.]

Lee Jong-wook was rotting inside, wishing he could at least curse if they had used the tax money.

[Anyway, go down and make contact. It won’t be easy for me to contact you directly, so they will tell you how to contact us.]

“Okay. Well, we’ll take care of it, so don’t worry and go take a warm bath. If you’re so tense, you’ll make mistakes, that’s just how it is.”

[I… I’ll take care of it.]

“Okay, okay.”

Before he hung up, there was another loud noise from the other end, but Lee Hyun-soo ignored it and hung up the phone.

“That punk. He’s acting like he’s my boss.”

He wanted to torment him.

He wanted to torment him more intensely.

If there weren’t important national matters involved, he could really set up a stage and turn everything upside down, but he was someone who was doing a difficult job, so he had to stop here.

“What did he say?”

“He said his agent is downstairs, and we should go down and make contact.”

Ugh.

Why was he talking so long about such a simple thing?

Kang Jin-ho chuckled and got up from his seat.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes.”

Lee Hyun-soo changed his expression.

He had to stop being relaxed when he was talking to Lee Jong-wook. Now, the real ‘work’ was starting.

The two of them left the room and got on the elevator.

“Why were they late to contact us?”

“You need a card to go up to the suite.”

Lee Hyun-soo shook the card in his hand slightly.

‘So, telling them the room number was useless.’

Kang Jin-ho chuckled. It was a mistake that could have been a big problem, but this level of mistake was still okay. And most things involve mistakes anyway.

The important thing is not to avoid making mistakes, but how to fix them.

Ding.

The elevator stopped on the first floor.

Kang Jin-ho and Lee Hyun-soo came out into the lobby and turned their heads. There were a few people sitting at the tables and sofas on one side of the lobby. Which one of them was the person who came to find them?

The two of them silently approached the tables.

A man wearing a black suit and sunglasses caught their eye.

‘Is that him?’

That’s when it happened.

A man carrying luggage stumbled as he passed in front of them.

Lee Hyun-soo instinctively reached out his hand to him.

A plain impression.

The appearance of a migrant worker that could be seen anywhere on the street.

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

“No, it’s nothing.”

“I was in a bit of a hurry. I’m very hungry.”

“…Yes?”

The migrant worker put down his luggage and smiled.

“Since you helped me, I’d like to treat you to a meal. Do you like beef noodles? There’s a beef noodle place I know well behind here, and the broth is amazing.”

“No. We’re a bit busy…”

“It’ll be fine, Lee Young-hee. What could you be busy with?”

At that moment, Lee Hyun-soo narrowed his eyes.

“You’re right. I’m not busy anymore. Let’s try those beef noodles.”

The man smiled and picked up his luggage, and Kang Jin-ho and Lee Hyun-soo silently followed him.