Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1429

Seated in the hotel lobby, Kang Jin-ho stared blankly outside.

‘He’s spacing out.’

Was he relaxed, or was he bored? Either way, it felt like it had been a long time since he’d spent time without thinking about anything.

Lee Hyun-soo’s words, ‘It’s time to rest now,’ were starting to feel real. He’d always been so mentally preoccupied that he’d come to think of it as his normal state.

People need rest sometimes. Kang Jin-ho knew that. The human body and mind would suffer if pushed too hard, and there would be aftereffects. To maintain good condition and use them for a long time, you needed to rest and refresh them.

‘I know it, but still…’

There was a big difference between knowing something in your head and actually doing it. He knew he should rest, but when he tried to, he became anxious and felt the urge to do something.

The reason Kang Jin-ho was always busy wasn’t because of external circumstances. It was because he had to handle the things he had started himself.

‘I should travel more often.’

Kang Jin-ho realized that just separating himself from his usual environment could help him get away from work.

“Did you wait long?” Choi Yeon-ha, who had rushed out of the elevator, asked Kang Jin-ho with a slightly apologetic face. Kang Jin-ho smiled at her words.

“No. It’s okay.”

“Sorry. My makeup just wouldn’t cooperate today.”

“It’s not even late.”

Kang Jin-ho glanced at his watch.

It had only been five minutes. He could understand that much.

…Not that he was in any position to complain about being late.

“Let’s go.”

“Okay.”

Kang Jin-ho got up from his seat.

Then, he left the hotel with Choi Yeon-ha, who had linked her arm with his.

“But… is this okay?”

“What do you mean?”

“It feels like we’re too close.”

“What’s wrong with that? We’re in America.”

“Still…”

“It’s fine. Do you think reporters would come all the way here?”

Kang Jin-ho looked around sharply and nodded.

A young man and woman walking out of a hotel arm in arm wouldn’t be a big deal, but if that person was Choi Yeon-ha, it would become gossip.

“If we’re going to worry about every little thing, we shouldn’t go out. I’m just going to relax today.”

Kang Jin-ho nodded.

“I guess so.”

“It’s been a while since it’s just the two of us. When will we get another day like this? We should enjoy it while we can.”

Kang Jin-ho gave an awkward smile.

There was a hint of resentment towards the busy Kang Jin-ho in her words. Kang Jin-ho was now able to understand such sentiments.

“I’ll try to make time more often in the future.”

“Yeah, yeah. That promise, is it real?”

Just as Kang Jin-ho was about to give an awkward smile, someone blocked their path and smiled brightly.

Kang Jin-ho frowned at the person blocking his way.

“Why?”

“Oh, are you two going on a date?”

“…So, why?”

Lee Hyun-soo shook his index finger from side to side.

“Why else? I should be the one to escort you.”

“Why you?”

“Why is the manager here?” Choi Yeon-ha glared at Lee Hyun-soo with a murderous look in her eyes. The moment she said it was just the two of them, an unwanted guest had appeared. An impurity that couldn’t be filtered out by any water purifier.

But even under that sharp gaze, Lee Hyun-soo was relaxed.

Lee Hyun-soo looked back and forth between the two of them and grinned.

“You’re going on a date, aren’t you?”

“So what?”

“Are you going to take a taxi?”

“Yeah, yeah, that’s fine. We can take a taxi to get there. But what about coming back?”

“I’d prepare a car for you, but you don’t have an international license. Hmm, it’s really troublesome at times like this. I want to rest too, and I have things to do, but I have no choice but to drive you, right?”

Choi Yeon-ha turned to Kang Jin-ho with a disgruntled look.

‘Is that guy a stalker?’

‘It kind of seems like it…’

‘Ugh, that’s creepy.’

The two of them looked at Lee Hyun-soo with very unpleasant expressions.

“Well, if you two insist on going alone, I won’t stop you. There are tour buses, which are nice. However…”

Lee Hyun-soo smiled slyly.

“I guarantee that half of the people on that tour bus will be Koreans.”

“If you want to broadcast your date to Koreans, go ahead. Today’s SNS will be lively.”

“Eek!”

Perhaps Lee Hyun-soo was trying his best to be considerate in his own way.

But there probably wasn’t anyone else who could be considerate in such an infuriating way.

“Manager Lee.”

“Yes?”

“Can I punch him just once?”

“Haha, why would you say such a hurtful thing? I’m just trying to help…”

That’s when it happened.

Brummm.

Two cars entered the hotel’s main entrance with a low engine sound. One was a black sedan, and the other was a black limousine.

“…Huh?”

Lee Hyun-soo stared wide-eyed at the limousine.

Kang Jin-ho, who had already experienced this once, frowned and said to Lee Hyun-soo.

“Again?”

“Ah, no, no, it’s not this time.”

In China, he had arranged a limousine, but not this time. In the first place, he had called for a limousine then to play the role of a thoughtless rich heir.

“I didn’t call for it. It’s not our car. Our car is the rental one over there.”

Kang Jin-ho sighed.

He thought it was fortunate that it wasn’t the worst-case scenario, but the door opened, and a familiar face got out of the car.

“It’s nice to see you again, Lord.”

Kang Jin-ho closed and opened his eyes.

Then, Choi Yeon-ha, who had roughly figured out the situation, sighed deeply.

“Why is going on a single date so hard?”

Willie Reese, who had gotten out of the car, smiled and approached Kang Jin-ho.

“What brings you here?”

“It seems like you two are going on a date. It’s nice to meet you, Choi Yeon-ha. I’m Willie Reese. Please call me Willie.”

“What is he saying?”

Kang Jin-ho translated Willie’s words.

“…Do you know me?”

“How could I not know a famous Korean actress?”

“Honestly.”

“…I came to know you because of Kang Jin-ho.”

“Tsk, I was happy for a moment.”

Her shoulders, which had slightly risen, fell again, realizing that she had gained some recognition here because of Kang Jin-ho.

“What’s going on?”

Willie Reese smiled brightly.

“Do you know what the best way to tour America is?”

“I don’t know?”

“It’s to be guided by an American.”

Oh, I didn’t know that.

I never expected that answer.

“So, I’ve prepared a guide for you. Please think of it as our way of showing a little more consideration for you, Lord. It’s only natural to treat a VIP.”

Kang Jin-ho chuckled.

“I have feet, and I can arrange a car.”

“No matter where you go now, you’ll have to wait in line for at least an hour. But if you’re with us, you’ll have a free pass for everything.”

Choi Yeon-ha’s eyes flickered slightly.

And the moment the word ‘free pass’ came out, Lee Hyun-soo flinched.

“Anywhere?”

“Of course. I recommend a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon and a tour of the amusement park. But if there’s anywhere else you want to go, we can go there.”

Willie Reese turned his head to look at the car, and the driver opened the window and put a red siren on the roof of the car.

“We’ll get you through traffic too.”

Kang Jin-ho looked at Willie Reese with a bewildered expression.

He had negotiated with people who had power in Europe and China, but this was the first time he had encountered someone like this.

Lee Hyun-soo said in a complaining voice.

“Is it okay to use public authority like this? I heard America is a country of freedom?”

“Hahaha, that’s a strange thing to say. Isn’t it only natural to use public authority for things that benefit the country? If you think about it, it’s also a problem when foreign dignitaries visit and clear the runway. But no one points that out, do they?”

“Ugh.”

Lee Hyun-soo groaned, unable to say anything, and Willie Reese took another step closer and whispered.

“There were reporters waiting around since this morning. It seems like they were reporters from the branch or those who had entered the country. We’ve rounded them all up.”

“It’s difficult for us to control ordinary people, but we can do our best to prevent things that happen in the US from being reported. Please think of this as a small token of our sincerity.”

Kang Jin-ho ended up chuckling.

“It’s literally a token of sincerity.”

“That’s right. If we go any further, it becomes a condition. Isn’t the limit of sincerity the point where it’s not a burden to accept?”

Kang Jin-ho glanced at Choi Yeon-ha.

“What should we do?”

“Hmm.”

Choi Yeon-ha glanced at Willie Reese and asked.

“You’re not going to follow us around the whole date, are you?”

“We value etiquette very highly. Would we ever do anything that would make you uncomfortable?”

“Hmm, is that so?”

Choi Yeon-ha’s crooked gaze turned to someone.

“That’s so much better than ‘someone’.”

Lee Hyun-soo made an unfair expression.

“No, when did I…”

“Let’s go.”

Choi Yeon-ha smiled brightly and nodded.

“It’s enough for me to get away from that stalker. I also like that we don’t have to wait in line.”

“That’s a wise choice. Then this way.”

Willie Reese led the way to the limousine and opened the door.

“I didn’t know what kind of drinks you liked, so I prepared Louis Roederer Cristal. The vintage is from 1982.”

Choi Yeon-ha turned her head to look at Kang Jin-ho.

“What is he saying?”

“It seems like it’s something delicious.”

“That… um, yes. It’s a good sparkling wine.”

Willie Reese realized that preparing something only had meaning if the other person understood it.

Kang Jin-ho asked with a subtle expression.

“Do you have cola?”

“Co, cola, I… no, no! We can prepare cola! I’ll prepare it right now.”

“The red one.”

“Y, yes.”

Kang Jin-ho nodded with a satisfied expression. Then, he got into the limousine with Choi Yeon-ha.

“It seems bigger than the last one?”

“It’s a bit much. Everything is big in this country, anyway.”

Willie Reese closed the door silently and broke out in a cold sweat.

Lee Hyun-soo looked at Willie Reese with the face of a child who had his toy taken away.

“How dare you do this!”

“I’m just doing my best.”

“Ugh.”

Lee Hyun-soo scratched his head.

“It doesn’t seem like a bad idea, but it doesn’t seem like a good idea either. Escorting those two won’t be easy.”

“I’m just doing my best.”

Lee Hyun-soo looked at Willie, who was smiling, with a disgruntled expression.

“But what about me?”

“Yes?”

“No, I mean, like, a movie ticket…”

Willie, who had been looking at Lee Hyun-soo with a blank face, turned his body without answering.

“Let’s go.”

Lee Hyun-soo, who was left alone, sighed deeply and opened his mouth.

“Geez, people are so harsh.”

Leaving Lee Hyun-soo behind, the two cars departed without hesitation.