Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1796

“I’m getting married.”

Kang Jin-ho stared at Joo Young-gi with trembling eyes.

“What’s with that look?”

“Ah, no.”

It’s not because of you, it’s because of me.

“Here, the wedding invitation.”

“No, what’s with this lightning-fast….”

“Didn’t I tell you?”

“Huh?”

Joo Young-gi opened his mouth with a subtle smile.

“That’s how it is. Now there are seven months left.”

“Huh?”

Kang Jin-ho tilted his head as if he didn’t understand at all, but Park Yu-min immediately understood Joo Young-gi’s words and exclaimed.

“Ah… Wow! Young-gi! Congratulations!”

“Haha, I’m a bit embarrassed.”

“No! There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. It’s something to celebrate!”

“Uuuh?”

Kang Jin-ho tilted his head as if he couldn’t understand at all, and Park Yu-min quickly explained.

“Young-gi, it seems like you’re going to be a dad.”

“What?”

Kang Jin-ho’s eyes widened.

“Ah, a dad?”

“That’s how it turned out.”

Joo Young-gi wore a shy yet proud smile.

“How old are you to be doing this already?”

“Dude. If it were the Joseon era [a historical Korean dynasty], your kid would be grown up and earning money by now.”

No… that’s the Joseon era. Joo Young-gi said confidently.

“Of course, there was no plan or anything, but now that it’s happened, there’s nothing we can do!”

I’m proud of you, my friend.

You really have no thoughts at all.

But unlike the dazed Kang Jin-ho, Park Yu-min nodded repeatedly as if it was right.

“That’s right. It’s okay for Young-gi. A guy like Young-gi needs to have a stable family early. That’s how he won’t cause trouble.”

“…Friend, are you sure you’re congratulating him?”

“Of course.”

Joo Young-gi shook his head, looking at Park Yu-min, who was smiling brightly.

This bastard, it seems like he’s praising me but subtly dissing me….

“Three months, you must have been out of your mind?”

“No. Well, I was preparing to get married slowly. It’s just a little faster than I thought, that’s all.”

Joo Young-gi scratched his head.

“Marriage, it felt like someone else’s story.”

Park Yu-min looked at Joo Young-gi with a fresh feeling.

“How about you? I can’t imagine how you feel.”

“How else would I feel?”

Joo Young-gi chuckled and said.

“I don’t feel it either. Even though the wedding invitation is out, it still feels like someone else’s story.”

“Hey, shouldn’t you feel it?”

“I need something to change to feel it.”

Joo Young-gi chuckled and opened his mouth.

“The only changes are that my wife’s nagging has increased a bit, my time going out has decreased a bit, I’m told to drink only half the amount of alcohol, and I’m told to eat some vegetables because eating too much meat will give me gout… and going out on weekends is forbidden, and I have to do errands because of prenatal care, and….”

Joo Young-gi’s head dropped down.

“I was happy until just now. Park Yu-min, you bastard….”

“No. I don’t think it’s my fault, Young-gi.”

“Shut up, will you?”

Joo Young-gi gulped down the beer in front of him.

“Hey, hey, Young-gi! Your sister-in-law told you to drink only half.”

“Uaaaaaah!”

Joo Young-gi slammed the beer glass on the table.

“Are you my friend, you bastard?”

“I’m saying this because I’m your friend. We have to help you for your stable and happy married life.”

“••••••Are you laughing?”

“Hey, I’m just happy.” Kang Jin-ho smiled gently.

‘When did he become so good at teasing people?’

Is it because of the recent training camp, or is it because he gained confidence after winning the world championship? Kang Jin-ho saw Park Yu-min, who was teasing him with a sly smile, as a devil.

Thinking about it, it feels a bit strange.

‘Marriage, huh.’

This was the first time he was seeing his friend get married and have a child.

Basically, in his first life, he didn’t have anyone he could call a friend, and the second… let’s just skip that.

‘Come to think of it, I’ve lived a really bleak life.’

Seeing how something so natural to others feels so strange to him, it seems like he still has a long way to go.

“So, you bastards.”

“Huh?”

Joo Young-gi said with a firm face.

“You guys should all get married too.”

The moment the word marriage came out, Park Yu-min quickly glanced at Kang Jin-ho and quickly turned his gaze away. But no matter how fast Park Yu-min was, could he avoid Kang Jin-ho’s eyes?

“Ha… haha, that’s a story for later.”

“What do you mean later, you bastard. In this low birth rate era, getting married and having kids quickly is patriotism!”

“So hurry up. You guys have already made enough money, and you don’t have any problems living. What are you doing….”

“S-stop it already….”

“Huh?”

Joo Young-gi tilted his head and looked at Park Yu-min, then subtly turned his gaze to Kang Jin-ho.

“Ah, right. You said you’re dating Jin-ho’s sister?”

Joo Young-gi looked at Kang Jin-ho with a pleased smile.

“That’s great. You should support him. You can send your sister off to get married and send your friend off to get married at the same time, what could be better than this?”

…This bastard, is he messing with me?

“Isn’t that right?”

At Joo Young-gi’s question, Park Yu-min flinched and looked at Kang Jin-ho.

A vein quietly popped out on Kang Jin-ho’s forehead.

“That’s up to their own will….”

“Last time I saw them, they were head over heels for each other, did you even ask?”

“Don’t drag it out, just do it quickly.”

“No. You need to take your time and think carefully.”

“Why? Are you worried your sister will suffer? Hey, Yu-min….”

“No. I’m worried Park Yu-min will suffer.”

Joo Young-gi, who was staring at Kang Jin-ho with a dazed look, slowly nodded his head.

“…Well, then that’s up to you guys.”

The atmosphere emanating from Kang Jin-ho made it impossible to continue this conversation.

“But….”

“Huh?”

“Yu-min is one thing… but Jin-ho, what about you? Shouldn’t you be getting married soon too?”

The moment those words were spoken, a drop of cold sweat trickled down Kang Jin-ho’s forehead.

“Young-gi.”

“Huh?”

“Not everyone needs to go early.”

“No. That’s you. But Yeon-ha is at the age where she should be getting married soon. It wouldn’t be polite to make her wait too long.”

“And dude, the reason you’re hesitating about marriage is because you might not be meant for each other. Who in the world would refuse Choi Yeon-ha?”

“She’s pretty, she makes good money, she’s cool, her personality… well, nothing can be perfect.”

“The ending is weird?”

“Honestly, her personality is a problem, isn’t it?”

No, Young-gi.

If you’re going to be so confident, you shouldn’t keep looking back.

Surely, he won’t go this far….

Kang Jin-ho filled his new beer glass and took a sip.

‘Marriage, huh….’

Until now, it was something he thought of as half a joke, but now that Joo Young-gi has started it, the feeling is completely different.

“Then….”

Kang Jin-ho looked at Joo Young-gi quietly and opened his mouth.

“Do you get married to raise a child?”

“Anyway, this bastard has always been off the mark.”

Joo Young-gi clicked his tongue.

“That’s not it, you bastard. I’m going to live with this woman for the rest of my life! And in the process, a child was born, so I’m getting married a little earlier.”

“Hmm.”

“Marriage, dude, is it because of the child? You do it because you like each other.”

“…Listening to you, it doesn’t sound like you like her that much.”

“It’s just a fuss, you bastard!”

Joo Young-gi raised his middle finger.

Then, feeling embarrassed, he gulped down his beer.

“Ha, that feels good.”

“…You were told to drink only half.”

“I know! I know, dude! I know! No, Park Yu-min, he wasn’t like this before, how did he become so slick as time goes on?”

“People change.”

“Agh!”

Joo Young-gi, looking like he was burning inside, cleared his throat and composed his expression.

“Honestly, I still don’t know much….”

“Marriage is different from just meeting a friend. It’s different from dating a friend. It’s like… becoming a family.”

“Rather than ‘I want to get married’ or ‘I wish I could get married,’ it’s more like ‘I’ll regret it for the rest of my life if I lose this woman.’ If you’re going to regret it whether you do it or not, there’s no reason not to do it!”

Park Yu-min smiled gently.

“Young-gi is definitely good because he has a clear sense of his own values.”

“Don’t take credit, dude. You were just hitting me with a barrage of attacks until a moment ago.”

Joo Young-gi chuckled and said.

“So, you young punks, use honorifics after I get married. Ha, these little brats. Seriously.”

“Crazy bastard.”

“Crazy bastard.”

Seeing Joo Young-gi laughing even after being cursed at, Kang Jin-ho couldn’t help but smile.

He was complaining here and there, but it seemed like he was quite happy and enjoying the fact that he was getting married.

‘Marriage, huh….’

It felt like a slight chill was running down his spine.

The face of Choi Yeon-ha, who had a smiling expression but somehow looked like a predator eyeing its prey, kept coming to his mind.

“But Young-gi is really amazing. How can he think about having and raising a child? I’m too scared to do it.”

“You just do it when you have to.”

Joo Young-gi slightly pouted his lips.

“Well, what else can you do? It happened.”

“••••••No.”

“I won’t raise them like that.”

“Huh?”

At the sudden words, Kang Jin-ho and Park Yu-min looked at Joo Young-gi.

“It happened, so I’ll raise them. I won’t be a father who says things like ‘just raise them roughly’ in front of my child. I’ll do everything I can and make them the happiest in the world.”

“I shouldn’t be like my father.”

Kang Jin-ho smiled at the words that showed a firm determination.

“You’ll be able to do it well.”

“…Thanks for saying that, even if it’s just words.”

“I mean it.”

Joo Young-gi hesitated slightly, unlike his usual self.

“I’m saying this, but….”

Joo Young-gi scratched the back of his head with a subtly awkward face.

“I don’t know. It’s my first time being a father too.”

“…Who has ever done it before?”

“I’m worried, that’s what it is.”

Joo Young-gi stretched his back.

“Agh, I don’t know! If I work hard, it’ll work out somehow! I’ll work twice as hard now! I’ll treat customers twice as kindly! And I’ll be twice as good to my wife.”

“And cut your drinking in half.”

“No, but this bastard, seriously, since earlier!”

Kang Jin-ho chuckled as he watched Park Yu-min and Joo Young-gi bickering.

It’s strange.

It’s not like he’s becoming a father, but strangely, he feels proud that his friend is becoming a father.

‘Everyone is changing.’

Moving forward.

Everyone seemed like they hadn’t changed, but they were changing little by little. It seems like that’s how people live.

A gruff voice from Joo Young-gi reached Kang Jin-ho’s ear as he took a sip of his beer.

“Jin-ho.”

“••••••Huh?”

“Thanks.”

Joo Young-gi said those words and then gulped down his beer, feeling awkward. And Kang Jin-ho didn’t bother asking the reason.

Because that was enough.

“Kuh, beer is good! I’m in a good mood today, let’s go for round two!”

“Where? Should we grill some meat?”

“Meat, what meat! After drinking this much beer! How about a karaoke? I want to sing my heart out today!”

“Call! Let’s go!”

Huh?

Where?

“What are you doing? Get up! Let’s go to the karaoke!”

Um….

Guys?

I’m not really in the mood for karaoke today….

Kang Jin-ho stared blankly at the ceiling as he watched the two people already getting up from their seats and heading outside.

“…Were they good at singing?”

It was Kang Jin-ho’s misfortune that it didn’t take long for him to realize that they weren’t.