Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1094

Han Se-yeon, speechless, stared blankly at Choi Yeon-ha.

What truly made her unbearable was that even Choi Yeon-ha’s relentless, almost vulgar, barrage of insults seemed like a scene from a movie, a picture of poise.

What would have been vulgar coming from Han Se-yeon became confidence when Choi Yeon-ha did it.

It was unfair, so incredibly unfair.

‘Did you understand?’

‘Well, whether you understood or not, I’ve said my piece. So, I hope we don’t have to see each other again.’

As Choi Yeon-ha turned to leave, Han Se-yeon called out to her.

‘Um, excuse me…’

‘Huh?’

Choi Yeon-ha turned her head, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

After getting hit this hard, she still had something to say?

‘…Why are you going this far?’

‘You’re really dumb. After hearing all that, you still don’t get it?’

‘Ah, no. It’s not that, but…’

Han Se-yeon stammered.

She was completely worn out, but she couldn’t help but ask this.

‘You didn’t have to go this far.’

‘Why?’

‘Well…’

Han Se-yeon pursed her lips. Her thoughts weren’t easily forming into words.

‘You could have just acted pretty and nice. If, as you say, nothing I do will work, then you could have just held back a little, and everything would have been fine.’

‘Ha…’

Choi Yeon-ha looked at Han Se-yeon with utter disdain.

‘Hey.’

‘Yes?’

‘…I would normally just ignore this, but since we’re connected, I’ll give you a piece of advice. Listen carefully.’

‘…Yes.’

‘You need to know your place.’

Han Se-yeon raised her head.

What did that mean?

‘If you just lie there waiting for someone to put something in your mouth, you’ll never get what you want in your life.’

‘I’ve never done that.’

‘That’s a joke.’

Choi Yeon-ha smirked.

‘You’ve had it easy, haven’t you? You’re pretty enough that people come to you, saying ‘wow, wow,’ acting friendly, and even without you saying anything, they read your mood and adjust to it.’

‘No…’

‘Jin-ho probably seemed unique to you. Everyone else tries to please you, but he didn’t pay you any attention. Huh? Is this it? Is he the first man who’s ever been like this to me?’

‘It’s not like that.’

‘Yes, it is.’

Choi Yeon-ha cut off Han Se-yeon’s words firmly.

‘To be precise, that’s exactly it. At first, you might not have known, but as you got closer, started dating, and slept together… you thought that eventually, this man would also adjust to you. So, you just had to wait a little.’

‘But he didn’t change, did he? That’s what annoyed you.’

‘It’s not like that…’

‘Don’t make up excuses. It all boils down to one thing. You’re just annoyed because he didn’t do what you wanted and didn’t prioritize you, right? You couldn’t stand that.’

‘I…’

‘Hey.’

Choi Yeon-ha spoke with a hint of irritation.

‘You’re not that pretty, you know?’

‘People like me have to suck up to directors, go around the neighborhood greeting everyone, and bow our heads just to get a single role. That’s how I got to where I am now. So, who are you? What makes you so special?’

Han Se-yeon couldn’t say anything.

What Choi Yeon-ha was saying perfectly matched Han Se-yeon’s situation.

But she couldn’t say it wasn’t true either.

‘Why am I going this far? Because this is the safest way. This is the best way. Sorry, but I’m not the type to hold back and suffer just to protect some pathetic pride or save face. I’d rather be a little ugly and not miss out on what I want. I’m not like you, clinging to some useless pride, acting nice, pretending to be wronged, and then whining about what I’ve lost. No!’

Choi Yeon-ha took a deep breath.

‘This is my pride. Not letting go. Getting what I want no matter what. And making sure no one else dares to even look at it.’

Choi Yeon-ha smiled brightly.

Her smile was so beautiful that it was almost laughable.

‘So, I hope you’ll stop with the nonsense. I’m going to stick to Jin-ho like a leech and not let go. I see someone being a fool for protecting their pride, so why would I do the same? Don’t worry. I’ll take good care of your ex-boyfriend. So, bye-bye.’

Choi Yeon-ha turned and walked out of the bathroom without a trace of regret.

Han Se-yeon could only stare blankly at the closed door, unable to say a word.

‘…What kind of woman is she, really?’

She was truly someone who left you speechless.

After finally regaining her senses and leaving the bathroom, Choi Yeon-ha was already gone.

‘…Where’s Choi Yeon-ha?’

‘She left.’

‘But she ordered pizza.’

‘She loaded all the pizzas into her van, waved, and left.’

Did she mean she had said everything she needed to say?

Han Se-yeon looked at the door with a hollow expression.

She had completely shattered her and then just left as if nothing had happened. As if it didn’t matter what she said or did here.

She was unpredictable.

Was she overflowing with confidence, or was she just too petty to handle?

What was certain was that Choi Yeon-ha was too much for Han Se-yeon to handle right now.

‘Eat the pizza, eat the pizza.’

‘Oh, okay…’

Han Se-yeon reached out and moved a slice of pizza onto her plate.

But she didn’t feel like putting it in her mouth at all. Her stomach was already hurting, and after being mentally beaten by Choi Yeon-ha, her appetite had completely disappeared.

Han Se-yeon, poking at the pizza with her fork, looked up at Kang Jin-ho.

Streeeeetch.

Pizza cheese stretched from Kang Jin-ho’s mouth.

Kang Jin-ho, slightly frowning, tried to get up.

‘Hey, hey!’

But Park Yu-min pushed Kang Jin-ho’s shoulder, making him sit back down.

‘Do it later, later! Don’t act like a mother-in-law, Jin-ho. We came here to have fun.’

‘The heat is a bit weak…’

‘I get it, do it later! I don’t know if I’m here to have fun or to be grateful when I’m with you! Please!’

‘Ugh…’

Kang Jin-ho nodded with a displeased expression.

‘He hasn’t changed.’

Or had he changed a lot?

She didn’t know.

What was Kang Jin-ho like now, and what was he like in the past?

She thought she knew him well, but suddenly everything felt uncertain. Did she really know Kang Jin-ho back then?

‘Um… Jin-ho.’

‘Huh?’

‘What kind of person is Choi Yeon-ha?’

‘Huh?’

Kang Jin-ho tilted his head.

‘I don’t really understand what you’re getting at.’

‘I’m just asking. She’s so pretty, I was just wondering what kind of person she is.’

‘What kind of person…’

Kang Jin-ho looked like he was pondering.

Defining a person in words was not an easy task. Especially for Kang Jin-ho.

As Kang Jin-ho’s contemplation deepened, Han Se-yeon added.

‘What kind of person is she to you?’

‘Me?’

‘Yeah, you.’

If he were asked this question, Kang Jin-ho had only one thing to say.

‘She’s just comfortable.’

‘…Ah!’

Kang Jin-ho leaned back slightly in his chair and continued.

‘I don’t know what kind of person she is, but I just feel comfortable when I’m with her.’

Park Yu-min looked at Kang Jin-ho with a serious expression.

‘Comfortable?’

Choi Yeon-ha?

That Choi Yeon-ha?

Park Yu-min tried to picture Choi Yeon-ha in her mind.

‘No, this…’

Wasn’t ‘comfortable’ perhaps the word that least suited Choi Yeon-ha?

No matter how much she thought about it, it didn’t match.

‘Comfortable?’

Park Yu-min jumped in before Han Se-yeon could speak.

‘Yeah.’

‘In what way?’

Kang Jin-ho tilted his head.

‘Ugh…’

Kang Jin-ho, groaning, furrowed his brow and opened his mouth.

‘She nags me for not calling often, threatens me to make time when she’s having fun, says she’ll stab my eyes out if I look at another woman… well, there are some uncomfortable things, but…’

That sounds very uncomfortable?

It sounds very uncomfortable, Jin-ho.

‘But still, I feel comfortable when I’m with her.’

Park Yu-min’s face twisted subtly, but Han Se-yeon seemed to understand what Kang Jin-ho meant.

‘That’s what’s different.’

Choi Yeon-ha was adjusting herself to Kang Jin-ho.

As Choi Yeon-ha herself had said, she was trying to think from Kang Jin-ho’s perspective and change herself.

But Han Se-yeon couldn’t do that.

She had always expected Kang Jin-ho to change.

He was aloof, clueless, and never showed any affection, but she thought that once they were lovers, and with a little more time, Kang Jin-ho would devote himself to her.

But that wasn’t the case.

She couldn’t stand it.

That there was something more important to him than her, that he had friends more important than her, and…

‘I can’t win.’

She thought she knew why Choi Yeon-ha was so confident.

Looks?

That was nothing.

It might have mattered to other people, but looks meant nothing to Kang Jin-ho. Even if Han Se-yeon was several times prettier than Choi Yeon-ha, Kang Jin-ho wouldn’t change.

That’s the kind of person he was.

Choi Yeon-ha knew what she had done and how much she had tried. That’s why she could believe that her relationship with Kang Jin-ho was solid.

Unlike Han Se-yeon, who had just hoped and waited.

She couldn’t interfere here.

‘This hurts a little.’

It wasn’t something she had started with great expectations.

She didn’t think that Kang Jin-ho would suddenly see her differently overnight.

She just needed a little opening.

If there was just a little opening to reconnect the relationship that had been cut off by mistake, she could try.

But that opening was now gone. Whether it had never existed from the start, or whether Choi Yeon-ha had blocked it, it was impossible for Han Se-yeon to break this relationship.

But…

‘Jin-ho.’

‘Yeah?’

‘I’ll contact you from now on.’

‘Huh?’

‘I won’t tell you to contact me first. You’re not going to anyway. That’s just how you are.’

Park Yu-min nodded.

‘He doesn’t contact people. Right. He never contacts anyone.’

Han Se-yeon smiled gently.

‘But if I contact you, answer the phone. If you can’t answer, at least text me. Okay?’

‘Um, okay.’

Kang Jin-ho nodded.

That was enough.

Han Se-yeon smiled gently.

‘I learned something, unnie [older sister or close female friend].’

Choi Yeon-ha was right.

Lying down with your mouth open was meaningless. That way, you only get the half-rotten fruit that falls off the tree, or the ones that are too ripe and half-spoiled.

If you want something, you have to climb the tree.

Even if you slip, you have to try again and again.

‘I can’t interfere now!’

Han Se-yeon’s eyes lit up.

‘But you never know what might happen in life, right? Men and women can break up overnight, even if they’re living well. I’ll wait as long as it takes, as long as it takes!’

‘…Your eyes are scary?’

‘Huh? Really? Something must have gotten in my eye.’

Han Se-yeon rubbed her eyes lightly and spoke in a cheerful voice, different from before.

‘Let’s eat pizza, pizza. This pizza is delicious.’

‘…You haven’t even eaten it yet?’

‘Shut up. Eat!’

Han Se-yeon picked up a slice of pizza from her plate with her hand and took a big bite, her eyes shining.

‘If I back down here, I’ll be no different from before.’

Han Se-yeon smiled, thinking she had learned something good.

The war was not over.