Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1373

“Do you think staring at your phone will make it break?”\n\n”……Eun-sol.”\n\n”Yes?”\n\n”Do you know why people need to be perceptive?”\n\n”Even words that mean nothing can get you in trouble if you say them to the wrong person. What do you think will happen to you?”\n\n”I think I should keep my mouth shut.”\n\nWhen Choi Yeon-ha glared at him with murderous eyes, Han Eun-sol whimpered and lowered his head.\n\nIf looks could kill, Han Eun-sol would have died about thirty-six times already.\n\n”Eun-sol.”\n\n”Yes?”\n\n”Do you know why people cause accidents?”\n\n”I don’t know……”\n\n”It’s because they can’t do what they know, what they know.”\n\n”I hope you become someone who can do what you know as a matter of course.”\n\n”……Yes.”\n\n”Or else your nose will be broken or your hair will be torn out.”\n\nHan Eun-sol smiled faintly and turned his head slightly.\n\n‘She’s the worst at not doing what she knows.’\n\nOf course, he couldn’t say that out loud.\n\nChoi Yeon-ha’s mood was like a stock market graph, fluctuating between good and bad, but days like today, when it hit rock bottom, were rare.\n\nCrunch.\n\n”N-Noona, your nails! Your nails! Those were expensive……”\n\n”Then, do you want to give me your nails?”\n\n”……That’s not it.”\n\n”Then what should you do?”\n\n”I’ll keep my mouth shut.”\n\n”Just don’t answer at all.”\n\n”Yes.”\n\nHan Eun-sol shook his head slightly.\n\n‘If you touch her wrong, it’s a disaster.’\n\nHe felt a gloomy aura emanating from behind him. If a horror movie director saw this scene, they would offer a fortune to cast her.\n\n‘Well, it’s not like I don’t understand.’\n\nEven Han Eun-sol himself was incredibly anxious. If he were in Choi Yeon-ha’s shoes, he wouldn’t be able to stay calm either.\n\n‘I might have been even more frantic.’\n\nThinking about it that way, she seemed quite bold.\n\n”Aaaargh! That bastard, why isn’t he calling!”\n\nNever mind.\n\nLet’s cancel the bold part.\n\nChoi Yeon-ha grabbed her phone and threw it onto the sofa. Still, she had some sense, as she didn’t throw it on the floor, which was worthy of applause.\n\n”If he’s alive, he should say he’s alive! If he’s dead, he should say he’s dead!”\n\n”How can he call if he’s dead?”\n\n”Why not! He just has to do it!”\n\nHan Eun-sol gave up on the conversation. This was a situation where normal conversation was impossible.\n\n‘I need to get this resolved quickly.’\n\nAt this rate, Han Eun-sol himself would wither away, not to mention Choi Yeon-ha.\n\n”……Then, why don’t you try calling him first?”\n\n”What if something happened to Jin-ho because of that? Will you take responsibility? Huh?”\n\nWhat am I supposed to do…….\n\nHan Eun-sol squeezed his eyes shut.\n\nWho could he blame?\n\nOut of all the jobs in the world, it was Han Eun-sol’s fault for choosing to be a celebrity manager. No, it was his mouth that decided to become Choi Yeon-ha’s manager out of all the celebrities.\n\nLife is ultimately a series of choices, and every choice has its price.\n\nThe problem was that the price was too spicy right now.\n\n”No, there’s a limit to how much I can endure! How long do I have to……”\n\nAt that moment, the phone started ringing.\n\nChoi Yeon-ha’s neck snapped around. It was so sudden that he worried her neck might break.\n\nThen, with the speed of a cheetah, she threw herself onto the sofa and snatched the phone.\n\n”Hello!”\n\n[Is everything okay?]\n\nChoi Yeon-ha’s hands trembled.\n\n‘Her hair, is it… is it going to stand on end?’\n\nHan Eun-sol wondered if he should stop Choi Yeon-ha. She might really start cursing…….\n\n”Is Jin-ho okay?”\n\nUh?\n\nThat’s not it?\n\nHan Eun-sol stared blankly at Choi Yeon-ha.\n\nWhat was that?\n\nWhere did the demon who looked like she would devour everything in sight go, and how did she have such a gentle voice?\n\n‘She could even eat a can.’\n\nHer acting was so good that it was overflowing.\n\nHan Eun-sol stared at Choi Yeon-ha with wide eyes. She was showing off her divine skill of speaking softly while biting her lip as if she was about to bleed. He couldn’t help but be impressed.\n\n[Yes, I’m fine.]\n\n”Where are you now?”\n\n[I came back to Korea today. It’s okay to come now.]\n\n”Really? You’re not hurt anywhere?”\n\n[No. I’m perfectly fine.]\n\nChoi Yeon-ha let out a sigh of relief.\n\nShe felt all her strength drain away. Whether it was the relief of knowing Kang Jin-ho was safe, or the relief of the situation being resolved, she couldn’t tell for sure.\n\n”Why were you so late in contacting me! I thought I was going to die of frustration!”\n\n[I was going to call right away, but I had more things to do than I thought.]\n\n”Anyway, I’m glad you’re safe. That’s the most important thing.”\n\nNoona, weren’t you calling him a bastard just a moment ago? Your words are a bit different, aren’t they?\n\n”But is it really okay to go back to Korea now?”\n\n[Yes. It should be fine.]\n\n”Then I’ll go back right away. We can talk later. I have a lot to say too.”\n\n[Okay.]\n\n”Jin-ho, you’ve really been through a lot.”\n\n[No, I’m sorry for causing you trouble this time.]\n\n”Trouble? What trouble? It’s nothing between us. Okay, I’ll hang up now. It’s embarrassing.”\n\nChoi Yeon-ha hung up the phone and jumped up from her seat.\n\n”Hey! Pack your bags! We can go back to Korea!”\n\n”I heard it too!”\n\n”Hurry, hurry! I feel like I’m going to die just breathing the air in China.”\n\n”Didn’t you say you didn’t know Chinese food was so delicious a few days ago?”\n\n”That’s only for a day or two, you idiot! I’m dying for ramen! Let’s go home!”\n\nHan Eun-sol chuckled.\n\nWell, Han Eun-sol felt the same way. He was sick and tired of being overseas. It was also terrible to call home and make excuses for the delay in his schedule.\n\n”Let’s go home quickly. My mom thinks I committed a crime and fled overseas.”\n\n”……Really?”\n\n”She’s trying not to show it, but I can tell. I need to go home quickly so she can feel relieved.”\n\n”We really need to go. Get ready quickly. We’ll get tickets when we get there.”\n\n”Yes. I’ll get ready right now.”\n\nHan Eun-sol started moving busily and packing his bags. Choi Yeon-ha also helped Han Eun-sol. They had become experts at packing, having been on so many overseas shoots.\n\nThe suitcases were filled in an instant.\n\nThe two people who had stacked the suitcases at the entrance looked around the room again.\n\n”We’re not leaving anything behind, right?”\n\n”I’ve done the simulation several times. And if we have our passports, wallets, and phones, we can leave everything else behind.”\n\n”That’s true. You have your passport, right?”\n\n”Of course. It’s here…… Huh?”\n\nHan Eun-sol, who was rummaging through his pockets, tilted his head.\n\n”Huh? That’s weird? I definitely had it a moment ago……”\n\n”Find it quickly, you idiot!”\n\n”Yes!”\n\nHan Eun-sol was horrified and started rummaging through the suitcases again. Soon, Han Eun-sol, who had found his passport, waved his hand with an awkward expression.\n\n”It’s here.”\n\n”……And I trusted this guy.”\n\nChoi Yeon-ha sighed deeply and gestured with her chin towards the outside.\n\n”Then we should at least say we’re leaving.”\n\n”Ah, right. That’s the polite thing to do. Wait a moment. I’ll go and tell them right away.”\n\n”Okay.”\n\nHan Eun-sol opened the door and ran outside. Meanwhile, Choi Yeon-ha fixed the door and started moving the suitcases outside one by one.\n\nIt wouldn’t save much time by moving them beforehand, but she just wanted to get to the airport as soon as possible.\n\n‘I want to go to Korea, take a shower, and rest.’\n\nWhen she got to Korea, she would eat ramen and lie on her bed. And maybe have a shot of soju…….\n\nNo, she had to go see Jin-ho first. She was going to strangle him.\n\nWhile thinking about this and that, Choi Yeon-ha saw Han Eun-sol running back in a hurry.\n\n”Noona, they said that guy isn’t here right now?”\n\n”Huh? Why isn’t he here?”\n\n”They said he went out to work?”\n\n”••••••Really?”\n\nChoi Yeon-ha tilted her head.\n\n”Do you happen to have his phone number?”\n\n”I don’t.”\n\n”Then there’s no way to contact him, right?”\n\n”Right?”\n\nChoi Yeon-ha nodded with a refreshing face.\n\n”Then there’s nothing we can do. If he’s upset, he’ll contact us himself. Let’s just go.”\n\n”Yes. There’s nothing we can do.”\n\nHan Eun-sol quickly grabbed the suitcases.\n\n”Don’t we need to call a taxi?”\n\n”Since we’re going to the airport, they said they’ll provide a car and a driver.”\n\n”Even though that guy, Cha Yi-kechang, isn’t here, they’ll still do that?”\n\n”They said they were told to take care of us without any inconvenience, so don’t worry about it.”\n\n”It’s convenient for us if they do that. I was worried about whether a taxi would even come here, so that’s good. Then let’s go quickly.”\n\n”Yes!”\n\nChoi Yeon-ha and Han Eun-sol started moving the suitcases towards the entrance.\n\nStrangely, the suitcases that fit perfectly when they each carried two when they first arrived had increased by a couple.\n\n”I told you to stop shopping so much!”\n\n”You idiot! What fun is there if I don’t shop here! You should stop playing phone games!”\n\n”That doesn’t cost any money!”\n\n”The money I spend on clothes is less than the money you spend on in-game purchases, proportionally!”\n\nOh? That’s true…….\n\nWow, that’s so unfair.\n\nIf you put it that way, Choi Yeon-ha would have to be a frugal person no matter what she did. Considering the money she earned, even if she went into a car dealership and bought a car with her debit card, it would be like a normal person buying a toy car.\n\n”You’re like a dirty capitalist.”\n\n”Who is it that gets paid by that capitalist?”\n\n”My salary is paid by Kang Jin-ho?”\n\n”That Jin-ho is an even dirtier capitalist, you idiot!”\n\n”Ah, that’s true.”\n\nUnfortunately for Han Eun-sol, an ordinary commoner, his surroundings were full of dirty capitalists and even dirtier capitalists.\n\nEven here, wasn’t it the same?\n\nThere was someone living in a huge mansion that even the richest person in Korea wouldn’t dare to imagine.\n\n‘Anyway, I can’t get used to China.’\n\nBut that was over now. Although they would have to come back again soon, they could at least stay in comfortable Korea for a while.\n\n”We have a flight, right?”\n\n”Search for it or something.”\n\n”Ah, I don’t know. I’m just going.”\n\n”Okay. I’m just going too. I’d rather spend the night at the airport than stay here any longer.”\n\n”Same. I strongly agree.”\n\nThe two were about to head to the gate with the last suitcase.\n\n”Ugh, why is the yard so big here? It’s not a playground!”\n\n”It’s a relief that it’s close to the entrance. If we had gotten a room inside, we would have passed out from moving the suitcases.”\n\n”I know, right!”\n\nChoi Yeon-ha, who had moved all the last suitcases to the gate, let out a deep sigh.\n\n”It’s all over. Now we just need to go to the airport. The car is coming to the gate, right?”\n\n”Yes. That’s wha……”\n\nAt that moment, Han Eun-sol’s eyes widened and he turned to look behind him. A black van was slowly approaching the gate from the yard.\n\n”……Why is the car coming from inside?”\n\n”I don’t know?”\n\n”They say if you’re stupid, your hands and feet suffer, and that’s exactly what it is. Damn it.”\n\nChoi Yeon-ha laughed in disbelief. If she had known this would happen, she would have waited for the car before loading the suitcases.\n\n”Anyway, let’s load the luggage into the car……”\n\nAt that moment, a heavy voice was heard from behind Choi Yeon-ha.\n\n”Are you leaving?”\n\nThe two people turned their heads to one side.\n\n”Ah……”\n\nThe moment Choi Yeon-ha saw the huge man dressed in traditional Chinese clothing, her eyes wavered.\n\nHong Wang.\n\nHe was looking at the two of them.