Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1487

It wasn’t just Gong Hyuk-joon who was surprised.

Those sitting inside also rose awkwardly from their seats. If this were the General Assembly and not a cafe, they would have immediately stood at attention, but since they were in a public place, they were unsure how to react.

Kang Jin-ho gave a slight nod, signaling them to sit down.

At that, those who had stood quickly sat back down, and Gong Hyuk-joon also shut his mouth tight.

“Hmm, the interior is nice.”

Choi Yeon-ha, who had come inside, glanced around.

She had already seen the overall concept of the cafe at the filming location, but whether each branch had captured that concept well was a separate issue.

“It’s decent.”

Fortunately, it seemed that each branch had done a good job with the interior, staying true to the concept.

‘Lee Hyun-joo, the manager, did it, so she must have done a good job.’

Choi Yeon-ha had a certain level of trust in Lee Hyun-joo.

It wasn’t that she trusted Lee Hyun-joo as a person, but she trusted her meticulousness. At least, if a task was given to her, she was the type to stay up all night to complete it perfectly.

After looking around the store, Choi Yeon-ha subtly turned her head to look at the window and whispered to Kang Jin-ho.

Kang Jin-ho looked slightly troubled, but after Choi Yeon-ha urged him, he sighed and walked towards one side.

‘What? Why here?’

Gong Hyuk-joon was horrified as he saw Kang Jin-ho approaching him.

‘Oh, please no.’

It wasn’t that he disliked Kang Jin-ho.

Among the General Assembly members, there were hardly any who disliked Kang Jin-ho. Even those who didn’t particularly get along with Kang Jin-ho on a personal level trusted and followed him without question as the head of the General Assembly.

That was because of what he had shown them so far.

However, that was a separate issue from facing Kang Jin-ho directly in a place like this. Just like no one wanted to encounter a king on a secret inspection.

“I need to ask a favor.”

“Yes? Of course, Head… no… uh… uh.”

Kang Jin-ho smiled awkwardly.

“Could you give up your seat?”

“Of course!”

Gong Hyuk-joon had no complaints.

Even if Kang Jin-ho had said he left his phone and asked him to go to the General Assembly, Gong Hyuk-joon would have run 200km round trip at full speed.

So, was there any reason for him to refuse a request to give up his seat?

“Here, sit here! Get out of here right now, you!”

“Huh?”

His younger sister also blankly got up from her seat.

Normally, she would have started with ‘Why do we have to move?’ and listed all sorts of complaints, but now she was just getting up from her seat as if she were possessed.

Even so, her gaze was fixed on Kang Jin-ho’s face.

When Kang Jin-ho showed a slightly awkward expression at her gaze, Gong Hyuk-joon flared up and shouted in a low voice.

“Stop staring! You’ll wear out his face!”

“Just move! Quickly.”

“Ah, okay.”

As Gong Hyuk-joon and his sister moved to the next table with their drinks, Kang Jin-ho and Choi Yeon-ha sat down with slightly embarrassed expressions.

“It’s a bit uncomfortable…”

“It can’t be helped. We’re not here to relax.”

Choi Yeon-ha wasn’t so shameless as to take someone else’s seat so brazenly. Nevertheless, the reason she had to do such a thing was that they weren’t here for a simple inspection today.

This was the Gangnam branch of MK Cafe.

It was the place with the most traffic and the most visibility. As such, they had come here to deliberately show people what they looked like sitting in the cafe.

If a photo was taken and uploaded to social media, it would have an advertising effect.

Choi Yeon-ha gave a subtle smile as she looked at Kang Jin-ho, who was neatly dressed.

‘This much is good enough.’

He wasn’t dressed as powerfully as when he was filming the commercial, but Kang Jin-ho, who was dressed appropriately, was just as radiant.

‘It would be nice if he dressed like this more often.’

Well, if he did, he would attract all sorts of pests.

It wasn’t that women didn’t approach Kang Jin-ho because he was sloppy. The reason why such things didn’t happen to Kang Jin-ho was simply because he had no contact with women in the first place.

Kang Jin-ho’s daily routine consisted of home, MK, and the General Assembly.

He didn’t have any hobbies or go out to do anything like ordinary people, so he didn’t encounter any women, and therefore, no women approached him.

In other words, the more activities Kang Jin-ho had, the more women he would attract.

Look at it now.

Among the group that gave up their seats, the woman couldn’t take her eyes off Kang Jin-ho’s face.

Choi Yeon-ha, feeling a subtle mix of pleasure and annoyance at that gaze, looked out the window to cool her slightly flushed face.

‘I’m being so silly.’

She should be over this by now, but she was still annoyed by such gazes.

Well, when she thought about it, it was only natural.

‘This is my first relationship, too.’

How could she be over it when she hadn’t experienced anything yet!

She tried her best not to show her sweet side in front of others, but Choi Yeon-ha also had her own struggles in this relationship.

“We should order.”

“I’ll go.”

Choi Yeon-ha surprisingly said she would order.

Of course, it wasn’t that Choi Yeon-ha’s mood had become gentle today. It was just because she was here to work, not to relax.

Choi Yeon-ha got up from her seat and went to the counter.

“W-we’ll take your order.”

“What’s good here?”

Choi Yeon-ha didn’t miss the gazes on her back. There were quite a few ordinary people here, not just General Assembly members. They were all whispering as they looked at Choi Yeon-ha.

“It’s really Choi Yeon-ha.”

“Wow. This is the first time I’ve seen her in person.”

“Her face is so small? It’s like a doll walking around.”

Choi Yeon-ha forcefully suppressed the corners of her mouth, which kept twitching.

What? You’re saying you’re used to it and it doesn’t bother you?

‘Bullshit.’

Those who said such things should have their mouths ripped open. No matter how many times she heard it, she never got tired of compliments about her beauty and figure.

Of course, Choi Yeon-ha pretended to be awkward in front of others, but honestly, she was happy.

‘Look closely, you guys. I’m…’

“It’s strange. She didn’t look that pretty when she was with that man?”

That bitch?

Choi Yeon-ha almost turned around without realizing it.

‘It’s not that I’m strange, it’s that he’s strange!’

Everything in the world is relative.

No matter how dazzling a jewel is, if an LED is shining right next to it, it will inevitably look dull in comparison. Even Choi Yeon-ha would look like an ordinary beauty next to that guy who walks around with an LED on his face.

“We are confident that everything is good. However, our store… no, our cafe uses high-quality beans that we can confidently offer to anyone, so we recommend trying our coffee.”

“Really? Then… an Americano. A warm one, please.”

“Yes. Is that one cup?”

“No. An iced Americano as well.”

“Yes.”

The manager, who took the order, did the calculation and then glanced at the window with a nervous face.

‘Hiiiik!’

Why here of all places?

He had practiced making coffee countless times. If he collected all the coffee he had made while practicing, he could fill a decent-sized water tank. And the amount of beans he had wasted was not insignificant.

Therefore, even if he wasn’t a professional barista, he was confident that he could make the best coffee among the many cafes in this neighborhood.

If good beans and good skills were combined, wouldn’t good coffee naturally come out?

However, the person sitting over there was someone who couldn’t be satisfied with just that.

If it was food, Kang Jin-ho would eat the General Assembly’s mess hall food without complaint. So much so that even when all the other executives went out to eat, he was the only one who stubbornly ate in the cafeteria.

There was a reason why the General Assembly members considered Kang Jin-ho the greatest enemy of the food service reform. The head of the Assembly was eating well and saying it was delicious, so who would point out that it was wrong and try to improve the quality?

Anyway.

Kang Jin-ho was almost an expert when it came to coffee. It was already a legendary story how he had created a cafe on the first floor of the General Assembly headquarters, directly procured beans from his father’s store, and trained the cafe owner to make coffee to his liking.

The thought of having to make coffee for such a person made his legs tremble and his hands shake.

‘Surely he wouldn’t hang me upside down if the coffee is bad, would he?’

He had done his best, so all that was left was to leave it to fate.

“Here is your buzzer. When your drinks are ready, the buzzer will ring, so please come to the counter to pick them up.”

“Okay.”

As Choi Yeon-ha returned to her seat, the manager began to make coffee with trembling hands.

‘Surely he won’t kill me, right?’

Judging by the aura he was emitting, it seemed like he would peel his skin off rather than kill him, but he could only hope that Kang Jin-ho had at least some common sense.

“Hop!”

The manager, who had done his best to make the coffee—actually, he had just stared intently as the machine made it—made two cups of warm Americano and iced Americano and carefully placed them on a tray.

‘I don’t know anymore.’

The manager, who had called the buzzer, closed his eyes tightly.

Choi Yeon-ha came and handed over the buzzer and took the coffee. The manager pretended to be nonchalant while trying his best to glance at Kang Jin-ho’s situation.

Kang Jin-ho took the coffee and brought it to his mouth to smell it. Kang Jin-ho’s brow furrowed slightly as he closed his eyes.

‘Ah, I’m so nervous.’

Kang Jin-ho took a sip of the coffee and held it in his mouth. Then, he savored the coffee flavor in his mouth and slowly swallowed it.

“Hmm.”

Choi Yeon-ha watched the scene quietly and then opened her mouth.

“Are you a sommelier?”

“Why are you inspecting the coffee like that at a cafe? It’s enough if it tastes good.”

Keeeueeeueueue!

That’s it! That’s the one!

I pledge my loyalty!

Tears welled up in the manager’s eyes.

To think that there was someone in the world who could throw a fastball at that head of the Assembly. It was unimaginable in the General Assembly. Even Lee Hyun-soo was watching his words and making roundabout remarks to avoid getting beaten up!

The manager felt something burst open inside his chest and cheered silently.

However, at that moment, when Kang Jin-ho’s gaze turned towards him, the manager had no choice but to slowly unclench his fist under the counter.

“Ahem.”

Kang Jin-ho coughed softly.

“Hmm, this is… okay.”

It wasn’t exactly to his liking, but it was good enough for Kang Jin-ho, who couldn’t drink coffee in most places.

“It’s good enough if it suits Jin-ho’s taste. You have such a high-class palate for no reason.”

Keee, that’s it…….

Ah, why are you spoiling it? I haven’t even shown my good side yet.

The biggest crisis was over, but the crisis wasn’t over yet.