Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1592

“Oh? Bro?”

«Ugh.»

Han Jin-sung’s face brightened as he saw Kang Jin-ho enter. However, Kang Jin-ho’s eyes held a hint of displeasure as he looked at Han Jin-sung.

“Didn’t they make separate dorms for college students?”

“Huh? Oh, they did.”

“Then why are you always here?”

“…Bro, think about it.”

“What?”

“I’m the only one there.”

Kang Jin-ho fell silent.

Han Jin-sung spoke with a slightly forlorn look.

“Everyone… everyone left for the university dorms. I’m the only one retaking the exam…”

“Okay, I get it.”

He couldn’t bear to listen any longer, as tears were welling up.

Kang Jin-ho looked at Han Jin-sung with a slightly pitiful expression and asked, “Is your studying going well?”

“Bro.”

“Yeah?”

“I wonder who created exams?”

“Probably the devil? As the easiest way to torment people.”

“Life, what is life?” Kang Jin-ho chuckled, seeing Han Jin-sung sink into despair.

“Anyone would think you’re the only one in the world taking exams.”

“Don’t say that. I’m serious.”

“Are your grades not good?”

“No. Bro, the college entrance exam is so far away. My friends are going on blind dates, joining clubs, and enjoying life, but I…”

“Then pass it in one go.”

Han Jin-sung slowly turned his head at the voice from behind.

Jo Mi-hye, with a mocking expression, walked towards them.

“Who told you to retake the exam?”

“Bro, bro! There’s a devil here too.”

Kang Jin-ho smiled faintly. ‘They’ve gotten even closer, you two.’

Kang Jin-ho took off his shoes and went inside. Then, the children, who had spotted Kang Jin-ho, rushed out.

“Bro!”

“Oppa, why did you come after so long!”

“Snacks! Snacks!”

Jo Mi-hye’s eyes blazed.

“You already ate snacks! Is Oppa someone who buys you snacks?”

“Yes!”

Jo Mi-hye stammered in embarrassment.

However, Kang Jin-ho, as if it was nothing, held out the bag he had brought.

“Here, snacks.”

“Waaaaaaah!”

The children took the bag Kang Jin-ho offered and ran towards the living room.

“…Oppa, sorry.”

“It’s okay. I’m more comfortable with this too.”

He had gotten rid of half of them for now.

“Sit down, sit down. Coffee, or juice?”

“Hmm, coffee?”

“Okay. I’ll make it for you now.”

“No. I can make it myself.”

“It’s fine. Just wait a little bit.”

As Jo Mi-hye hummed and headed to the kitchen, Han Jin-sung raised his hand.

“Mi-hye, a coffee for me too!”

“Put your hand down before I chop it off.”

Han Jin-sung quietly lowered his hand.

“Bro.”

“Yeah?”

“…How much money do I need to save to become independent?”

“I think it’s better to think about whether independence is even possible for you.”

Han Jin-sung lowered his head with a vacant look, and Kang Jin-ho chuckled.

‘It seems like you’re destined to live like that your whole life.’

How pitiful…

“Who ate the cola I put in the fridge! Confess!”

At the familiar voice coming from somewhere, Kang Jin-ho blankly raised his head.

Oh…

She was here.

His eyes met Choi Yeon-ha, wearing sweatpants and a stretched-out t-shirt, with her hair tied up. One hand held a spoon, and the other held a large rice bowl.

Choi Yeon-ha also flinched slightly, as if surprised to see Kang Jin-ho.

“When did you come?”

“Just now.”

Choi Yeon-ha offered the rice bowl with a slightly awkward expression.

“Do you want some? It’s bibimbap [Korean mixed rice with meat and vegetables].”

“No. I’m okay.”

‘I’m okay…’

Why are you eating bibimbap here at this hour? The kids have already eaten and are resting?

“It seems like you just arrived?”

“No. I came during the day?”

Kang Jin-ho looked at Choi Yeon-ha with a displeased expression.

“Then why are you eating now?”

“Ah, I fell asleep and missed mealtime.”

Choi Yeon-ha frowned.

“Now that I think about it, I’m getting angry again. Hey! I told you to wake me up at mealtime!”

“Unnie [older sister or female friend]! I woke you up five times! You said you didn’t want to eat!”

“You should have told me there was bulgogi [Korean marinated beef]! You heartless things! Did you eat it all? Huh? While I’m starving to death in my room?”

Wait a minute.

That food isn’t supposed to be yours, in principle?

“Isn’t that all taxes and donations?” Kang Jin-ho said in a low voice, and Choi Yeon-ha glared at him and turned her head.

“With the donations I’ve made so far, these kids could eat rice and meat soup for ten years!”

“Even if you can’t treat me like a comrade, you shouldn’t criticize me for eating!”

“Unnie, I didn’t do that. That oppa [older brother or male friend] is weird.”

“It’s not like that oppa being weird is a new thing. Just leave him alone.”

“Yes!”

‘They’re really in sync.’ Kang Jin-ho sighed.

Actually, what she said was right.

Currently, Choi Yeon-ha is the biggest donor to the Sungsim Orphanage, excluding Kang Jin-ho. No, if you only consider the money being spent right now, Kang Jin-ho can’t even compare to Choi Yeon-ha.

Huh?

Is that really coming from a warm heart for the children?

“Ah, seriously! I said I wanted to put in a massage chair!”

“Uh, Unnie, I told you it’s not allowed. The donors also come here, and if you keep bringing in expensive things, they’ll look at us with bad eyes.”

“Why do I care about their eyes? I’m the one who’s putting it in!”

“Please, please…”

Of course not.

It’s mostly for her own convenience.

‘Do it at home, do it at home.’

Her own home is so sparsely decorated that it would be considered bleak even by college students living alone, so why she’s doing this here is beyond understanding.

“But why did you come?”

Why is Choi Yeon-ha asking me that?

I should be the one asking you.

However, Kang Jin-ho’s complaints couldn’t come out. Jo Mi-hye and Han Jin-sung sat on either side of Choi Yeon-ha, who was holding a rice bowl.

It was a scene that clearly showed who the real power was in this orphanage.

Ah…

Yu-min.

So, this is how you felt.

I didn’t know. I’m sorry.

Kang Jin-ho, feeling an indescribable emotion, opened his mouth with a displeased expression.

“I have a few things to tell you.”

“Okay. Go ahead.”

To Choi Yeon-ha?

Thinking that something was going strangely, Kang Jin-ho began, “So…”

Choi Yeon-ha narrowed her brows.

“The welfare foundation has been approved…”

“Yes.”

“Sungsim will be swallowed up by that foundation…”

“The expression ‘swallowed up’ is a bit…”

It felt like he was doing something bad.

“Anyway, you’re going to take over Sungsim and other places, and open new orphanages, right?”

“Yes.”

“Heeeeeum…”

Choi Yeon-ha, leaning against the living room wall, tilted her head slightly and looked down at Kang Jin-ho with a disdainful expression.

“Mi-hye.”

“Yes, Unnie.”

“I’m worried about this unnie.”

“About what?”

Choi Yeon-ha clicked her tongue.

“Can that person, who can’t even handle one orphanage and visits as rarely as a bean in a drought, really make multiple orphanages a place where people can live?”

“Ehh, it’s impossible.”

“Right?”

Kang Jin-ho’s eyes twitched.

‘Jo Mi-hye, that girl! After all I’ve done for her!’

Jo Mi-hye shook her head neatly.

“How much has Oppa done for our orphanage? He can’t do that much for other places. Oppa is also a human.”

Ah…

It wasn’t a bad meaning.

“Hmm, I’m uneasy, uneasy.”

Choi Yeon-ha said, glancing at Kang Jin-ho.

“Then, are all the staff here going to be scattered?”

“Huh?”

Kang Jin-ho looked at Choi Yeon-ha as if asking what she meant.

Then, Choi Yeon-ha tilted her head in return.

“Hey, Kang Jin-ho. The reason you’re creating that welfare foundation or whatever and taking over and building a bunch of orphanages is because you want to create multiple places like this, right?”

Kang Jin-ho nodded slightly.

To be precise, he wanted the children in other orphanages to live in at least the same facilities and atmosphere as the Sungsim Orphanage. It might not be much in their eyes, but at least in Kang Jin-ho’s eyes, there was no better orphanage than this.

“Then, there has to be someone to do that. You’re not thinking of going around to each one and telling them what to do, are you?”

Kang Jin-ho couldn’t answer and just stared, and Choi Yeon-ha turned her head to Han Jin-sung with a sulky expression.

“Hey.”

“Yes, Noona [older sister or female friend]!”

“Do something about your bro. That kind of person is going to open another orphanage.”

“Shall I get rid of him?”

“Can you get rid of him?”

“I’ll discuss it with the kids and try to get rid of him smoothly.”

“You’re trying to make someone a widow!”

Choi Yeon-ha kicked Han Jin-sung and sighed, then turned to Kang Jin-ho.

“Usually, the branch manager of a new branch is a staff member who worked at the main branch.”

“Oh, I heard that from Young-gi…”

“Yes. Because they’re the people who know best how to do it. It’s the same here. You have to send the childcare teachers here to the new orphanages.”

Kang Jin-ho nodded.

“But it’s far away…”

“You send the people you can send, and if you can’t, you can’t. But you have to try. Otherwise, you might end up creating an orphanage and have a completely unexpected situation.”

“Yes.”

“First, you should use the manpower here as much as possible, and if that doesn’t work, you should have the people here interview and pick the best people possible.”

This was definitely helpful advice.

He hadn’t thought that the foundation and orphanage were being managed strangely, so he had missed this obvious point. Maybe Kang Jin-ho himself had drawn a line.

Anyway, he had received advice, so he had to accept it.

“I will.”

Choi Yeon-ha nodded and grabbed her spoon.

“Then I’ll finish my meal. Kang Jin-ho can take care of the rest.”

Choi Yeon-ha took her rice bowl and went into the room.

As if she had no regrets.

Kang Jin-ho, who had been quietly watching her, turned to Jo Mi-hye and Han Jin-sung.

“Does she come often these days?”

“When Unnie goes to the US or China these days, she packs her bags here.”

“She lived alone her whole life without any siblings, but she says she likes living together.”

‘Is it really okay? Is it really okay?’

‘If she’s happy, it’s okay.’ The kids seem to like it too…

“The refrigerator seems to have changed?”

“Unnie said that a few drinks didn’t fit, so she changed it to a bigger one.”

“The water purifier too.”

“She put in two more because she didn’t like waiting in line to drink water.”

Kang Jin-ho smiled faintly.

There seemed to be a lot of other changes, but there was no need to check them all one by one. It’s not a hidden picture game.

“If you’re uncomfortable with anything, please tell me.”

“Can we?”

“Of course.”

“Um… then, Oppa, next time you come, I’d like it if you could tell us beforehand.”

“…Not me.”

“Ah, it was about Unnie. There’s nothing uncomfortable for Unnie.”

Right.

Everyone is happy.

Kang Jin-ho sighed deeply.

‘I need to make another orphanage quickly.’

This place was no longer Kang Jin-ho’s orphanage.