Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1117

Delivering (5)

“Elder.”

“It’s nothing.”

“If you could just lower it a little…”

“Ahem!”

Jang Min was firm.

From his body emanated the dignity of a Great Elder of the Demonic Cult. Even Wiggins, the great, momentarily flinched.

Well, yeah.

No matter how great the Master was, and no matter how much of a genius Wiggins was, he was just a greenhorn in front of Jang Min. Leaving aside martial prowess, he had the experience and depth of having protected and led the Demonic Cult for a long time.

With the dignity emanating from that experience and depth, Jang Min firmly shouted.

“I won’t lower it by a single penny!”

Ugh, damn it.

Wiggins’ face contorted.

“A martial artist clinging to worldly possessions! A martial artist only needs three scoops of rice a day and a mat to cover their body!”

I’ve seen you go out at night, decked out in head-to-toe luxury brands!

What? Worldly possessions?

A person should have a conscience, a conscience!

The great demon who had lived for over a hundred years was indeed thick-skinned.

“N-no, but still, all my fortune…”

“If you’re desperate, you’ll do it, if you’re desperate.”

That sounds familiar.

“No, this is, like, a cult…”

“Ahem?”

“No, isn’t it? A cult…”

“Ahem!”

Wiggins looked at Jang Min with a sulky face.

‘It’s a cult.’

Isn’t ‘I’ll give you something, so give me all your fortune’ a common tactic used by cults?

For the Elder of the Demonic Cult to act like a cultist!

“Isn’t it wrong for that religion to extort wealth?”

“Extort?”

Jang Min’s eyes flashed.

Wiggins immediately lowered his gaze.

“No. Not extort, but, uh…”

“Do you know the difference between extortion and donation?”

“…Yes?”

“Whether it’s voluntary or involuntary.”

“And don’t worry. I won’t spend a single penny of that money.”

“Huh? Then why the money…”

Jang Min sighed.

“Whether it’s Korea or China, spring and autumn are gone, and summer and winter are long. Winter is coming soon, and if I want to buy clothes for the kids who are suffering in foreign lands, or get them some floor mats, I need money. The truth is, I don’t have any way to get money. And I can’t ask for handouts every time…”

Wiggins turned to Lee Hyun-soo with a murderous look.

“Director Lee?”

“…Yes?”

“Are you not providing proper support?”

Wiggins’ eyes blazed.

“The General Assembly has tons of money, but why aren’t you properly supporting the Cult, making me say these things! Are you not paying attention?”

No, since when did you care about the welfare of the Demonic Cult members? You’ve always seen them as useless!

“Elder!”

It was desperate.

Look at that posture. It’s desperate.

“I will resolve that issue. So, please don’t worry…”

“Really?”

Jang Min replied indifferently.

“Then half.”

“…Ugh.”

“If you’re desperate, you can give it up, if you’re desperate.”

Desperate. I’m really desperate.

But isn’t this like being scammed?

Jang Min chuckled.

“Obtaining martial arts isn’t that easy. Which sect would give away their martial arts to others? Especially the Cult, they don’t give martial arts to non-cult members. But I’m making an exception because of our special relationship. Cheaply.”

It wasn’t wrong. Of course, it wasn’t wrong. No sect would teach their martial arts to someone who wasn’t their disciple. Even the General Assembly, which could boast of being the most open of all the sects in the world, would face death if they were caught teaching martial arts to outsiders.

So, it’s true. It’s true, but…

‘No, it’s not yours! You stole it!’

Why is the Yin-Yang Mind Technique the martial art of the Demonic Cult?

If the Wudang Sect [a famous Taoist sect known for its martial arts] heard this, they would come running, spitting blood. Even though Wudang is now a tourist attraction, it still has history!

This is historical distortion! This is!

There were so many things he wanted to say, but Jang Min held the knife. If he made a careless remark and things went wrong, everything could be overturned.

“Y-yes, that’s right.”

Wiggins nodded repeatedly, putting on the most servile expression of his life.

“So, let’s put all that aside and go clean, clean! Just give me half.”

“Good grief.”

Bator, who was watching, let out a hollow laugh.

“You’re a con artist. Hey, old man. Have some dignity, some dignity. Do you want to do that to someone who’s not even your grandson’s age?”

“Even with grandchildren, financial relationships must be precise.”

He always says the right things. Jang Min shouted triumphantly.

“So, I won’t lower it by a single penny! I’ll mobilize a tax accountant to dig into every detail of your assets, so don’t even think about cheating me. Exactly…”

That’s when it happened.

Squeak.

The door opened with a slightly eerie sound.

Behind the open door, Kang Jin-ho stared at Jang Min with a blank face.

Jang Min’s face turned white.

“M-Master Demon, th-this is my…”

“Wait a moment.”

Kang Jin-ho snapped his fingers with a subtle smile.

“Come see me for a moment.”

“…Yes.”

Jang Min’s shoulders slumped as he followed Kang Jin-ho. Even a cow being led to the slaughterhouse would have more vitality.

Bator, who was watching the scene, clicked his tongue.

“Tsk, tsk, you should have been kinder.”

It was a bit late for advice.

He said it would be a moment, but it took a while for Jang Min to return.

After enough time to drink a cup of hot tea, Jang Min returned with a face that looked like he had lost the world, and nodded weakly at Wiggins.

“I’ll teach it to you.”

“…Thank you.”

Wiggins’ reply was also subtle.

If he had just taught it from the beginning, he would have received all sorts of thanks, but now he didn’t feel particularly grateful.

“You know it was a joke, right?”

“Ah, yes. Well, I guess so.”

Wiggins replied with a crooked face, but Jang Min just coughed a couple of times and couldn’t point out his attitude.

He couldn’t do that if he had a conscience.

“Um, about the promise to support the kids?”

“I will keep that. If you had just told me, I would have done it already.”

Business is business, and personal matters are personal.

“If you’re uncomfortable talking to Lee Hyun-soo, you can tell me from now on. Then I’ll handle it appropriately.”

“…Thank you.”

Jang Min nodded and recited the incantation to Wiggins.

After Jang Min had completely recited the incantation once, he cleared his throat.

“Okay, I’ll recite it one more time.”

“No, I’ve memorized it all.”

“Huh? In just one time?”

“Yes.”

Jang Min looked at Wiggins with a slightly suspicious look, then nodded.

“Well, I guess so. You’re a capable person. If you master this incantation, you’ll be fine. If you don’t know something…”

“Wait, just a moment.”

Wiggins stopped Jang Min with a flustered face.

“I’ve memorized it all, but how am I supposed to master it?”

“Huh?”

Jang Min looked at Wiggins with a face that said, ‘What nonsense is this?’

“I told you the incantation, didn’t I?”

“Y-yes, if that’s the incantation, then I’ve memorized it.”

“Then why can’t you master it?”

“I’ve never learned martial arts this way.”

“Ha!”

Jang Min’s eyes changed from looking at a human to looking at an insect.

Wiggins’ stomach churned with injustice as he met that gaze.

‘No, this isn’t my fault!’ It’s just a difference between the West and the East.

In Western martial arts, there is no method of deciphering martial arts based on a few letters like this.

Rather, based on common sense, this side is stranger.

“Tsk, tsk, it’s like learning martial arts in a street market, no foundation, no foundation.”

“And it seems like I’m too busy to teach you one by one. A suitable…”

Jang Min’s eyes, which were looking around, caught a man with a meaningful smile. Jang Min also smiled happily at the man.

“Wiggins.”

“…Yes, Elder.”

“I would like to teach you personally, but even if it’s about teaching martial arts, I don’t need to get involved in how to master them. Do you agree?”

“Y-yes, I do.”

To be precise, it was not much different from asking a world-renowned scholar to teach him the ABCs.

There was nothing he couldn’t teach, but it was a huge waste of time and manpower.

Jang Min was a person who had a lot to do besides teaching him. He didn’t whine, and he didn’t complain, but wasn’t he the one who controlled and took care of tens of thousands of Demonic Cult members?

He couldn’t rely on such a person for such trivial things.

“But if I put someone at your level, it might be a problem for your reputation. Even though there’s no high or low in learning, you still have to maintain a minimum.”

“…That’s true.”

“In that sense…”

There was no need for Jang Min to step in. The right person had stepped forward himself, smiling happily.

“I’m the right person.”

Wiggins’ eyes trembled. Of course, the one who stepped forward was Lee Hyun-soo.

“Ah, no…”

“Please acknowledge it, Master. Right now, I’m the only one in the General Assembly who can teach you how to master the incantation.”

“Ugh…”

He didn’t want to admit it, but it was true.

Knowing how to master martial arts through incantations was the most basic of basics. Even though Wiggins didn’t have a high understanding of Eastern martial arts, he knew that much.

He couldn’t ask the directors to teach him such a simple thing.

Kang Jin-ho?

The moment he mentioned Kang Jin-ho’s name, Bator would surely punch him in the back of the head.

And it was also a problem to learn from just anyone.

His pride was nothing, but since he had secured a position as a director of the General Assembly, there was a reputation to maintain.

Even in a normal company, if a director asked a new employee, ‘I’m trying to learn how to use a computer, how do I type?’ the company’s image would plummet.

So, he had to find someone who could keep secrets and was reasonably close to him…

‘Why you!’

Why him!

Why, out of all the countless martial artists in the world!

“Hehehe, don’t worry. I’ve already memorized the incantation, too. I will teach you with all my heart. Haven’t I already learned enough from you about how to teach people?”

Learned?

How did I teach Lee Hyun-soo?

“Why don’t you understand even when I tell you? Did they install your brain as an option?”

“Even the three-month-old dog that Elena raises understands better than you.”

“Magic is only for smart people. You’re hopeless. Go over there and learn how to use a sword. If you can do it with that brain of yours.”

Wiggins saw it.

The murderous intent in Lee Hyun-soo’s eyes.

“I will! Teach! You! Exactly! As I! Learned! So, don’t worry, Master!”

Wiggins looked around once and nodded, unable to hide his discomfort.

“…Please take care of me.”

That’s why life is so interesting.