Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1023

“Hey, you son of a bitch! Say something that makes sense!”Lee Hyun-soo yelled out.”You said to be reasonable! Reasonable! Man, is what you’re saying reasonable? Reasonable? You’re talking like you’re trying to get a Steve Jobs internship!”[This isn’t my opinion. It’s the Chairman’s opinion.]”Man! If something doesn’t make sense, you should cut it off at a reasonable level. Is this something you can even call a proposal?”[I, I’m sorry.]Cho Gyu-min, who had never complained to Lee Hyun-soo about work, had no choice but to take a low profile this time.That’s how outrageous Hwang Jung-hoo’s proposal was.No, the word outrageous isn’t appropriate. It’s only because the person who made this proposal is Hwang Jung-hoo that he couldn’t use harsh words. If someone else had said this, he would have called them crazy.”So, you heard that and said you’d do it?”[…What power do I have? It’s the same as how you can’t properly refute Kang Jin-ho.]”Man, I do it when I have to.”[I do it when I have to as well.]”Is this what you call doing it!”Lee Hyun-soo roughly rubbed his face.The proposal that came back was absurd.Kang Jin-ho has to complete the training course? It’s something that could be overlooked as ridiculous since the Finance Department and the General Assembly aren’t in a conflicting relationship. But if this came from the enemy, it’s a proposal that would make you want to chase them down with a knife in your mouth.”I can’t accept this.”It’s not even a proposal worth considering.”No, even if the Chairman is like a son to you.”He could understand why this proposal came about. The reason why he wasn’t particularly angry at Hwang Jung-hoo was because he knew that all these proposals came from good intentions.[But if you think about it, it’s not a bad proposal, is it?]”What do you mean it’s not a bad proposal, man.”[This time, the General Assembly is also converting to a corporation, right?]”So?”[But if Kang Jin-ho doesn’t know how a normal company works, isn’t that a big problem?]Lee Hyun-soo couldn’t find a suitable answer. Because what Cho Gyu-min said was right.Of course, Lee Hyun-soo and Lee Hyun-joo would take care of the practical work. But if the person in the position of chairman doesn’t know how the company works?‘It’ll fail. Usually.’It’s possible to tolerate such a situation considering the special nature of the General Assembly, but in a normal company, if the chairman doesn’t do their job, the company is bound to go downhill.That’s why Lee Hyun-joo and others have been trying to teach Kang Jin-ho the basics of management recently. Kang Jin-ho also felt the need and was trying to get a feel for it by reading books related to management.So, their proposal was reasonable in its own way. It’s definitely a benefit to get an experience that you can’t even buy with money for free.But.”There’s a certain level of respect people should have. Even if the Chairman isn’t the type of person who wants that, there are basic things you have to keep. Let’s be honest, is the Chairman less influential than Chairman Hwang Jung-hoo? Huh? Then you have to treat him with the respect that matches that influence! A new employee training is ridiculous!”[I already mentioned that, though.]”And?”[They say that it’s not the person themselves who care about that kind of thing, but the people below them?]”..Huh?”Lee Hyun-soo tilted his head.What does that mean?”What are you talking about?”[Don’t kids who are like the chairman’s son enter the company as new employees without revealing their identity?]”……That’s right.”[They say that they wouldn’t feel humiliated by being treated like a new employee. Since people with status know they have status no matter how they’re treated, they don’t get hurt by it. They say that thinking they’d feel bad about that kind of treatment is just the thought of someone who hasn’t been in that position…]Lee Hyun-soo had nothing to say about this. Lee Hyun-soo had never been in a position like Kang Jin-ho or Hwang Jung-hoo.‘But now that I hear it, it does seem like that.’If Lee Hyun-soo were to change his position and enter the company as a new employee to find out how the lower levels of the General Assembly work, would he feel humiliated by the treatment he received?‘I’d probably laugh.’Because he could overturn everything the moment the play is over.Lee Hyun-soo scratched his head.”But that’s the Chairman’s perspective. You have to think about my position, who has to tell him that story.”[Finally, this time has come.]”Huh?”[You might think it’s an absurd proposal, but this isn’t a proposal that Director Lee can cut off. That’s an abuse of power. So.]He could hear laughter from the other side of the phone.[Report it.]Gritting his teeth.Lee Hyun-soo gritted his teeth.‘This bastard!’It was what Lee Hyun-soo had said to Cho Gyu-min when he was having trouble reporting to Chairman Hwang Jung-hoo. He never thought those words would come back to him like this.”I’ll see you later.”[Hey, I’m not trying to mess with you. It’s something the Chairman ordered, what can I do? Please understand.]”You’re laughing too much for someone who’s not messing with me?”[Anyway, I’ve delivered the message. It’s up to Kang Jin-ho and you to accept it or not. I’m hanging up.]As soon as the call ended, Lee Hyun-soo put down his phone and slumped in his chair.”••••••Damn it.”Cho Gyu-min wasn’t a bad guy, but he wasn’t capable of playing with Lee Hyun-soo like this. Lee Hyun-soo was always the one complaining, but in the end, Lee Hyun-soo was the one who always got the benefits in their relationship.But with Hwang Jung-hoo getting involved, the situation started to flow strangely.Hwang Jung-hoo always poked at the parts that Lee Hyun-soo hadn’t thought of. He poked so accurately that he couldn’t even get angry. Even though he was getting hit without being able to use his hands or feet, he was impressed first.‘They say he’s the lion of the business world.’What Lee Hyun-soo was doing was also close to management in a broad sense. After experiencing Hwang Jung-hoo directly in the same field, he could feel how scary Hwang Jung-hoo was.”……But why is that scariness being directed at me?”He felt like crying.At that moment, the door opened and Lee Hyun-joo came in. Lee Hyun-joo, who saw Lee Hyun-soo and the phone in front of him, opened her mouth.”What did they say?””They said they’ll do it.”Lee Hyun-soo said with a smirk at Lee Hyun-joo’s question.”They’ll even do it for free.””That’s good news. But why are you so angry?””They’ll do everything. They’ll provide the highest quality training course, and they won’t charge any money. They’ll do it all for free to strengthen the friendship between the two companies. But!””But?””The Chairman has to come and take the training with them.””Wow.”Lee Hyun-joo’s eyes trembled.Lee Hyun-joo was the one who most demanded Kang Jin-ho’s role as a businessman within the General Assembly. But even she was surprised by how outrageous Chairman Hwang Jung-hoo’s proposal was.”No, that’s.”Her mind couldn’t organize itself for a moment.”Did you accept it?””Accept what? Am I crazy? Would I accept that?””Then?””When I told them not to talk nonsense, they said it’s not a problem I can refuse at my level. They told me to report it to the Chairman.”Lee Hyun-joo’s eyes twitched.So this is what it’s like to be destroyed by facts. There wasn’t a single thing wrong with what they said.”Are you going to report it?””……I have to.”Lee Hyun-soo nodded with a gloomy face.He had to report it. Kang Jin-ho didn’t know that this proposal had come and gone, but he couldn’t cut off the proposal from the Finance Department at his level. That would be an overreach of authority and an act of ignoring Kang Jin-ho.‘Why is this getting so big?’Lee Hyun-soo scratched his head.”Then good luck……””Director Lee.””••••••Yes?””You’ll come with me, right?”Looking at Lee Hyun-soo’s sparkling eyes, Lee Hyun-joo sighed deeply.Kwaaaang!They were thrown back.It felt like they couldn’t have been thrown back at this speed even if a bomb had dropped right in front of them. The demonic flames that had rushed at Kang Jin-ho were thrown back like bullets.”Uwaaaaaaaaah!”But that wasn’t the end of it.The ones who were thrown back got up again. Even while seeing their comrades being smashed right in front of them, the demonic flames didn’t hesitate to rush at Kang Jin-ho.Their distorted faces were filled with desperation.It was okay if they couldn’t knock him down. It didn’t matter if they couldn’t even graze him and got hit instead.They felt like they could give anything if they could all rush in and land even one effective hit.”Die, you monster!”They repeated their rush without even knowing what they were saying.But Kang Jin-ho’s wall was too thick.The demonic flames were rushing in like devils, spewing out demonic energy, but Kang Jin-ho was knocking them down with a blank face.Kwaaaang!The one who rushed in head-on was hit in the face with a right fist and collapsed on the spot. The one who jumped over the back of the fallen one kicked Kang Jin-ho’s head.Kang Jin-ho grabbed the flying leg and threw it to the ground.Kwaaaang!”Gasp!”The ground caved in and the body bounced up.His consciousness faded from the shock that felt like all his internal organs were coming out of his mouth.”Rush in!”With a scream that sounded like tearing, the remaining ones covered Kang Jin-ho.U Heu KaM“ •Kang Jin-ho frowned slightly as he looked at them.Pow pow pow pow pow pow!One with each strike.He delivered a single blow to each of the rushing ones. His hands moved so fast that they couldn’t even be seen. And the result was clear.Like fireworks, people’s bodies were thrown in all directions.Screams and groans scattered.Uncontrollable groans flowed from Lee Myung-hwan’s mouth as he lay on the floor.”77 o o o o Q ”He didn’t have any strength left in his whole body?That wasn’t even enough to describe the situation.It felt like every single cell in his body had burst. He couldn’t lift his head and couldn’t breathe properly, but he didn’t have the strength to turn his body over.His thoughts weren’t even connected properly.‘How….’It was understandable that everyone rushed in and couldn’t even land a proper attack. Kang Jin-ho and they were that different from the start.Effort is the best way to narrow the gap with the opponent. But effort only shows its value when it has matured over time.There was no way that the gap would be narrowed just by doing your best right now.He understood that.What Lee Myung-hwan couldn’t understand right now was his physical condition.Kang Jin-ho was cunning.If he gave just a little more strength, the person would die or get injured, but he never injured them. They felt like they were going to die from the pain and were thrown back, but they were only receiving blows that they could somehow get up from if they gritted their teeth.So it was a living hell.”Ugh•••••”Lee Myung-hwan put strength into his hand that was on the floor. His wrist trembled. Even pushing his body up to get up was extremely difficult.But he had to get up.Effort is something you do at times like this. One more time when you think you can’t do it anymore. One step when you’re pushed to your limit. Lee Myung-hwan now knew that that was effort.Kang Jin-ho, who had been watching the demonic flames struggling to get up with indifferent eyes, slowly opened his mouth.