Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1468

“What is this?”Choi Yeon-ha’s eyes widened as she stared at the large magic circle in front of her.

‘They’re not messing with me, right?’ she thought.

Logically, that was the most reasonable assumption. But logically, it couldn’t be a joke. Common sense dictated that traveling to Korea using something like this was absurd, yet these high-ranking American military personnel wouldn’t agree to such a ridiculous prank. So, did that mean they were really going to Korea using this…? Choi Yeon-ha glanced at Han Eun-sol.

‘Is this okay?’ she wondered.

She didn’t know what would happen, but it was clear it wouldn’t be ordinary or logical. Han Eun-sol was here, and she couldn’t help but wonder if it was okay to expose her to this kind of thing.

“It’s okay,” Kang Jin-ho replied casually, as if he knew what Choi Yeon-ha was thinking.

“The moment you join MK, you’re practically a member of the Assembly [a secret organization]. Of course, contract actors are different.”

“Hmm.”

“Or is she someone you can’t trust?”

“She’s fine. I’m sure about that.”

To Choi Yeon-ha, Han Eun-sol was almost like a younger sister.

“And I don’t know what this is, but Eun-sol will have to come with us when we move from now on.”

“That’s right.”

Choi Yeon-ha sighed.

‘It feels strange to drag even the people around me into this,’ she thought.

After learning about Kang Jin-ho’s identity, Choi Yeon-ha was prepared for her life to enter the realm of the absurd. But Han Eun-sol had never made such a resolution.

Just as she was thinking, ‘Should I talk to her about it?’, Han Eun-sol looked at Choi Yeon-ha with a strange expression.

“But, unnie [an affectionate term for older sister or female friend],” she said.

“Yeah?”

“Isn’t it a bit funny to be acting like this now?”

“It’s not like I’m blind. I’ve seen a lot of things so far.”

That was true. Unless you were completely oblivious, there was no way you wouldn’t know. They had been through so much in Korea and China.

“I’ve already figured it out, so don’t worry and do what you were doing. I already finished worrying about quitting a long time ago.”

“……Thanks.”

“Don’t mention it.”

Kang Jin-ho chuckled. It wasn’t just lip service; Han Eun-sol should now be recognized as a member of the Assembly. She was going to be working at MK for the next few decades, so there was a limit to how much they could hide.

“Please help us a lot in the future, Manager Han,” Kang Jin-ho said.

“Oh my, you’re too kind, Chairman. I’m more than satisfied with my high salary and incredible benefits. However, if there’s one problem, it’s that I’ve been in charge of the same actor for too long. Would it be okay if I took on another actor?”

“You can do both. But no replacements.”

“That’s a shame.”

Choi Yeon-ha glared at them.

“You’ll both die.”

Kang Jin-ho felt a little wronged, but he decided not to provoke her for no reason. He didn’t want to get burned on his back at this good time when he was returning to Korea.

“Then, if you’re ready, let’s go,” Wiggins said, walking into the magic circle first and looking back at the others. Kang Jin-ho gently pushed Choi Yeon-ha by the waist and headed into the magic circle.

Choi Yeon-ha walked into the magic circle with stiff steps.

“It’s okay,” Kang Jin-ho reassured her.

“No, it’s not that I’m scared… how should I put this?” she replied.

Should she call it a physiological rejection? She couldn’t think of a suitable expression.

“You’ll get used to it soon.”

“Have you gotten used to it, Jin-ho?”

“No.”

“What the….”

Choi Yeon-ha shut her mouth. She couldn’t curse in front of her subordinates. Oh, no, she shouldn’t curse at all.

When Han Eun-sol and Lee Hyun-soo entered the magic circle, there were no more people moving.

“What about them?” Choi Yeon-ha asked.

“They’ll finish up and come. They can move on their own, so you don’t have to worry. Let’s go first,” Kang Jin-ho replied.

“Hmm.”

Kang Jin-ho nodded.

“Then,” Wiggins said, smiling slightly and beginning to cast. Choi Yeon-ha’s eyes trembled.

‘This isn’t some movie…’ she thought.

She had been filming movies all the time, and now her life was flowing like a movie. That strange feeling reached its peak when the magic circle emitted light according to Wiggins’ casting.

‘That definitely doesn’t look like an LED…’ she thought.

‘I don’t know anymore.’

“Are you okay?” Kang Jin-ho asked.

“Yes, I’m fine. Well, I’m dating a 100-year-old geezer, so what’s the big deal about this?” she replied.

Kang Jin-ho clutched his chest. That wasn’t a straight ball; it was almost a cannonball.

While Kang Jin-ho was groaning in pain, Wiggins, who had finished casting, said quietly, “We’re moving.”

With that, their figures were enveloped in light and disappeared.

“……Did they go?” Reynolds asked.

“Yes. It seems like they did,” Willie replied.

Reynolds and Willie, who were watching from afar, had subtle expressions on their faces.

“……That was terribly long,” Reynolds said.

“If you count the time, it wasn’t that long, but it feels like a year has passed,” Willie replied.

“It feels like ten years to me.”

The two sighed at the same time. There were still a lot of things to do, but just the fact that Kang Jin-ho had left the United States felt like a noose had been loosened around their necks. That’s how much they were on edge.

“But we gained a lot, didn’t we?” Willie asked.

“……We did,” Reynolds replied.

What Willie meant by ‘gained’ was practical benefits. They gave a ridiculous amount to the Assembly, but in fact, what they gave was only a speck of dust compared to the US budget. They gave that much and were able to secure the future, so it could be said that it was unconditionally beneficial.

But Reynolds had a slightly different perspective.

‘What we gained wasn’t that,’ he thought.

The fact that the United States, as a country, changed its thinking about the existence of the ‘unmanned’ was the greatest achievement of Kang Jin-ho’s visit to the United States. Even if you put everything else aside, this alone made the cost they paid worthwhile.

“We must continue our relationship with them,” Reynolds said.

“Of course,” Willie replied.

“We are bowing our heads and learning now, but that situation won’t last forever,” Reynolds said, his eyes narrowing.

“The time will come when America’s unmanned systems will be the best in the next generation. We have to accept some losses now for that time.”

“When is the next generation?” Willie asked.

“……When that man dies of old age,” Reynolds replied.

It was unimaginable that he’d die in an accident.

Reynolds smiled wryly and turned around.

“Let’s go. We have a mountain of things to do. Let’s deal with the first thing we need to do.”

“Are you talking about selecting the dispatched personnel?” Willie asked.

“No,” Reynolds shrugged. “I’m going to see what Phil Burton looks like. I’m willing to send Kang Jin-ho gifts for the rest of my life just for that.”

“I agree with that,” Willie said.

The two laughed and left the building.

Whoosh.

The magic circle emitted light, and soon, human figures began to appear inside the magic circle.

“Ugh,” Han Eun-sol said, sitting down on the spot and covering her mouth. A short bout of motion sickness hit her. It felt like the world was spinning. But that was only for a moment. Soon, her body returned to normal, and Han Eun-sol took her hand off her mouth and raised her head.

‘Where is this?’ she thought. It looked like inside a building.

“We’ve arrived. It’s Korea,” Kang Jin-ho said.

“Huh?” Han Eun-sol’s eyes widened. Something flashed for a moment, and her body spun around, and now she was in Korea? Han Eun-sol reflexively took out her phone and checked the time.

‘There’s no change?’ she thought. Then she didn’t lose consciousness and wake up. So, did that mean she really went from the United States to Korea in the blink of an eye?

“……Oh my god,” she said.

Wiggins smiled as Han Eun-sol looked flustered.

“Just to be safe, you shouldn’t tell anyone about this,” he said.

“Who would believe me if I told them this? I’d be lucky if I didn’t get locked up in a mental hospital,” she replied. It was half a joke, but half serious. If she told anyone, she would be cursed at, and even if she took a video, she would be accused of faking it.

“But where is this?” she asked.

“It’s the basement of the Assembly,” Wiggins replied.

“Ah!” she exclaimed. She had heard the word ‘Assembly’ several times. Han Eun-sol had been thinking of the Assembly as a parent company of MK. But she never thought she would visit the Assembly in this unexpected way. It was a strange feeling.

Choi Yeon-ha took a step forward with a slightly staggering gait and stretched her back.

“Well, it’s nothing much,” she said, looking around and shrugging.

“We can use this in the future?” she asked.

“Yes,” Wiggins replied.

“……It won’t cause any accidents, right?” she asked.

“It’s very safe. It’s safer than an airplane. If an airplane has an accident, you die, but if this has an accident, you just bounce back to where you were,” Wiggins explained.

“That’s amazing. Are you not mass-producing this?” she asked.

“It’s realistically impossible. There are many reasons, but the most important one is that the existence of this gate should not be known to the outside world,” Wiggins replied.

“Hmm, I see. I was just wondering if you could make a lot of money by charging a fee to the people who know about this,” she said.

Wiggins’ eyes shook.

‘Huh?’ he thought. Can you think of it that way?

“……Wait a minute,” he said.

If they let people who knew about the Assembly and magic use it instead of airplanes and charged them a fee….

“You could make a fortune just by charging ten times the price of an airplane ticket,” Choi Yeon-ha said. Basically, people who knew both existences were people who would charter a private jet to go to the United States. It didn’t seem like they would save money.

“Manager Lee,” Wiggins said.

“I’ll look into it,” Lee Hyun-soo replied. He also quickly caught on to Choi Yeon-ha’s words. A list of clients was quickly being compiled in his head.

‘There won’t be anyone to use it in Korea except for government officials…’ he thought. At most, Hwang Jung-hoo would be added. If you think about it that way, it’s not profitable.

But.

‘Since we’re going to open a gate in China, if we make Korea the midpoint, we can make money off the Chinese bastards,’ he thought. Of course, they would need the cooperation of the United States, but wasn’t getting cooperation Lee Hyun-soo’s specialty?

While Lee Hyun-soo was quickly calculating money… no, his brain, Choi Yeon-ha looked around and opened her mouth.

“But this is the Assembly?” she asked.

“That’s right,” Wiggins answered Choi Yeon-ha’s question in a soft voice.

“I was going to come here sometime, but I never thought I’d come like this,” she said. It was somewhat emotional.

“Can I look around?” she asked.

“Of course,” Wiggins smiled. “But you’ll need a guide, so I’ll assign Manager Lee to you.”

“M-Me?” Lee Hyun-soo asked.

Wiggins gestured to Lee Hyun-soo. As Lee Hyun-soo approached, Wiggins whispered to him, “If those kids accidentally say something wrong, the Assembly will be turned upside down.”

“Ah……” Lee Hyun-soo replied. That’s right, it would be turned upside down. First, Choi Yeon-ha would turn it upside down, then Kang Jin-ho would turn it back, and finally, Lee Hyun-soo would flip it over.

“I will accompany you,” Lee Hyun-soo said.

“Thanks!” Choi Yeon-ha replied.

The second-in-command of the Assembly began to inspect the Assembly with dignity.

And Kang Jin-ho sighed deeply as he watched the scene.

‘I wanted to prevent this…’ he thought. Kang Jin-ho was filled with a bad feeling that he would be seeing Choi Yeon-ha’s face often at the Assembly from now on.