Descent Of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1624

It’s chilling.

A dagger flies and pierces my heart. But don’t worry. My mouth is still…

“Freeze!”

Choi Yeon-ha’s eyes flashed with venom.

“Can you hear the sound of your head rolling?”

Is she a ghost?

Can she hear that?

“Don’t even think about trying to sugarcoat things. Tell me everything as it is, without adding or taking away. Do you understand what I mean?”

Her tone is gentle.

No, her tone really is gentle. But her face isn’t gentle at all?

Choi Yeon-ha’s eyes, smiling with a vein popping, twitched slightly.

It’s almost laughable that I was worried about being scared just a few days ago.

‘Is this the emotion called fear?’

Ha, that’s nothing.

This is a hundred times scarier, this is.

“Ahem.”

Kang Jin-ho cleared his throat loudly.

I need to somehow resolve this situation.

“So… how it happened was…”

“No.”

“Huh?”

Choi Yeon-ha said coldly.

“Since it doesn’t seem like you can explain it coherently, I’ll ask. How old is she?”

How old?

Uh…

How old is she?

“I don’t really know her age…”

“You don’t know her age?”

“It’s not that, it’s because I’ve known her since she was a kid…”

“A kid?”

Choi Yeon-ha’s eyes slightly flared. “Oh, you even gave her a nickname that I don’t have?”

“N-no, it’s because she really is a kid.”

“Is she in elementary school?”

“No. She’s a college student.”

Choi Yeon-ha’s cheeks twitched.

“Ah… a college student but still a kid? What, did she have some kind of growth problem and still wears children’s clothes, you bastard?”

Kang Jin-ho unconsciously stepped back.

Kang Jin-ho, who had never stepped back in front of an enemy (?) since being on the battlefield. But the enemy he’s facing now is stronger (?) and more destructive than anything he’s ever experienced.

“N-no, that’s not it, it’s just that, when we first met! When we first met, she was a kid…”

“What? Does that even make sense? Then! Is a kid you met in kindergarten a kindergartener for life?”

Uh. That’s not it.

It’s not…

Choi Yeon-ha glared.

“Of course, she’s a girl!”

“…Yes.”

“A girl and a college student?”

“…Yes.”

“Is she pretty?”

“…Huh?”

“Is she pretty?!”

Right now, I feel like the subject of the conversation has slightly shifted…

Choi Yeon-ha, who was about to explode at the delayed response, slightly relaxed her expression after hearing Kang Jin-ho’s next words.

“I’ve never thought about it that way.”

“Hmm.”

This answer is pleasing.

‘No, no.’

It’s not something to be relieved about just because I’m prettier. What kind of beings are men?

Choi Yeon-ha bit her lip tightly.

What kind of man is this?

With that face, women passing by on the street would turn their heads so hard they’d get a disc injury. Just sitting in a cafe, he could fold paper cranes with the phone numbers he’d receive [a reference to a common way of flirting in some cultures].

The reason she hadn’t paid much attention to Kang Jin-ho’s relationships until now was because she believed in his almost Buddha-like mental state, which she had poured all her mental energy into conquering, wasn’t it?

‘But a kiiiid?’

Having such a nickname is proof that he considers the other person special.

And given Kang Jin-ho’s personality, there was a high probability that he would give infinite attention and affection to someone he considered special.

This is a completely different issue from that bony thing, Han Se-yeon or whatever her name was.

Choi Yeon-ha glared at Kang Jin-ho with narrowed eyes.

“When did you start seeing her?”

“Uh, well…”

Kang Jin-ho tilted his head.

What should I say? That I saw her several years ago? Or that I saw her recently?

Kang Jin-ho found the best answer.

“I knew her a few years ago, but I saw her again recently.”

Choi Yeon-ha’s eyes gleamed.

Kang Jin-ho, realizing that he had given the worst answer, smiled faintly at her reaction.

I should have just kept my mouth shut.

They say all trouble comes from the mouth, why did I open my mouth and invite trouble? Like an idiot.

“You knew her before?”

“Yes.”

“And recently again?”

“…Yes.”

Choi Yeon-ha’s eyes twitched again.

“That’s a very typical story, very typical. Why? Did you have a class reunion or something?”

“Ah, no, that’s not it…”

Kang Jin-ho waved his hand.

“She’s someone I knew briefly when she was really young. I just happened to see her again yesterday.”

“Do you think it makes sense to recognize someone you knew briefly when they were young after several years and even contact them? I’ll chop off your hands!”

“W-well…”

Kang Jin-ho shut his mouth.

It’s really unfair and frustrating, but it’s not easy to explain in words. How can I explain that bizarre relationship?

“You can’t tell me the truth!”

“It’s the truth, really!”

As Kang Jin-ho made a face as if he was dying of injustice, Choi Yeon-ha’s face softened slightly.

‘Okay, calm down.’

The situation is suspicious, but Choi Yeon-ha knows best that this man isn’t someone who can calmly lie or act so unjustly.

If he could act so naturally, I would have made him an actor long ago.

“Okay. Let’s hear the story…”

That’s when it happened.

Bzzzz! Bzzzz!

Kang Jin-ho’s phone started ringing continuously.

Kang Jin-ho slowly reached out his hand.

“Stop!”

Kang Jin-ho’s hand flinched.

“Put it here, right here in the middle.”

Kang Jin-ho slid his phone to the front of Choi Yeon-ha.

“Open it.”

“Huh?”

“I said open it.”

Kang Jin-ho glanced at his phone.

Stay calm.

Come to think of it, there’s nothing much to come out of it. It was just a brief meeting for less than ten minutes.

It’s probably just to set a time to meet.

Kang Jin-ho nodded and reached out to unlock his phone’s pattern. Then, the chat window immediately popped up on the screen without having to open anything else.

– Why aren’t you answering? You’re not trying to sexually harass me again, are you, you pervert Oppa?

Choi Yeon-ha’s gaze didn’t leave the screen.

And seeing that, Kang Jin-ho’s mind started working at an unprecedented speed.

He had never accelerated his brain this much, not even when fighting the Hong King or when receiving a combined attack from the top righteous masters at the peak of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains [a reference to a fictional martial arts world].

Choi Yeon-ha, who had been staring at the phone like a stone statue, slowly raised her head and looked back at Kang Jin-ho.

“Uh…”

And seeing Choi Yeon-ha’s face, Kang Jin-ho started to turn pale.

Choi Yeon-ha, with a face like a Rakshasa [a demon in Hindu and Buddhist mythology] that he had never seen before, was glaring at Kang Jin-ho with bloodshot eyes.

“N-no! This is a misunderstanding!”

“A misunderstanding?”

Choi Yeon-ha jumped up from her seat.

“What did you do to her, you crazy bastarddddddd!”

Choi Yeon-ha’s roundhouse kick landed cleanly on Kang Jin-ho’s face.

“Jieun-ah, what are you doing?”

“Huh?”

Mun Ji-eun, who had been staring intently at the chat window, turned off her phone screen and jumped up from the bed.

“It’s nothing. Nothing at all.”

“You, who never looks at your phone much, can’t seem to put it down today? Is something the matter?”

“No, Mom. Nothing’s wrong.”

Mun Ji-eun’s mother slightly curved her eyes.

“You’re texting that Oppa, aren’t you?”

“Huh? Uh, yeah. I guess so…”

“You seem very happy.”

“Hehe, a little.”

Her mother smiled faintly.

“You’ve been singing ‘I miss him, I miss him’.”

“When did I!”

“You did. You’ve been doing it since before.”

Her mother took off her apron and hung it on the chair, a slightly playful smile on her lips.

“Mom, do you know where that alien Oppa lives? Mom, did that Oppa get discharged from the hospital?”

“Mom, you’re talking about something from years ago!”

“It hasn’t been that many years. You kept talking about him until you went to college.”

Mun Ji-eun turned her head slightly without answering.

“Are you happy to see him again?”

“More than happy… it’s kind of absurd. Who would have thought we’d meet again in a place like that?”

“I know. It’s amazing how people are connected.”

Her mother smiled.

She had raised her daughter with great care since she was a child because she was sick. Her daughter, who was not expected to live long due to a heart condition, miraculously recovered and is now even going to medical school.

Isn’t she a daughter who is precious beyond words?

If a man approached such a child, it would be natural for a parent to be wary…

‘But that young man is an exception.’

She remembers that Kang Jin-ho saved Mun Ji-eun in the past. If it hadn’t been for that young man, Mun Ji-eun could have been hurt or killed by that murderer.

So, this much is acceptable.

“Didn’t you say he had a girlfriend?”

“No. Mom, it’s not like I’m trying to date that Oppa right now.”

“Huh? You’re not?”

“Calm down, Your Majesty. It’s not like that. It’s just…”

Mun Ji-eun smiled bashfully.

“It’s just nice. It’s just fun, it feels like I’ve met my older brother again after being separated for a long time.”

“That’s how things sometimes work out.”

“Adults always say that. No, shouldn’t you be angry and tell me not to think about meeting such a bum?”

“Jieun-ah.”

“Yes?”

“Mom thinks our daughter is so wonderful and pretty.”

“Why are you saying such things out of the blue? It’s embarrassing.”

“But, daughter.”

“Yes?”

Her mother sighed.

“Even if our daughter is so pretty that I’d give her all the bonus points, it’s a bit much to be with someone like that…”

“Ah, Mom!”

“When I actually saw him, I couldn’t say anything. He’s handsome, has a great body, and…”

Her mother stopped talking.

That day, the only people who stopped at that rest stop were them and Kang Jin-ho. So, that red sports car parked there must have been Kang Jin-ho’s car.

‘He’s also rich.’

But it’s embarrassing to say these things out loud. It’s something that can’t be ignored, but if I say it openly, I’ll become a snob.

“Anyway, Mom doesn’t plan to object.”

“Mom, please calm down. Why would that Oppa want to meet me?”

“And it’s really not like that.”

Mun Ji-eun smiled slightly and looked down at her phone.

It’s not just a way to avoid responsibility. Mun Ji-eun’s feelings for Kang Jin-ho are not romantic. Even if she was strongly impressed in the past, she can’t be excited about something that happened several years ago.

Mun Ji-eun was too young at the time, and Kang Jin-ho probably just saw her as a little kid.

What she feels now is more like…

Like meeting a favorite cousin again after about ten years?

That’s about it.

“That’s a shame. He seems nice.”

“This daughter of mine doesn’t have any intention yet.”

“Tell him to buy you something delicious, then.”

“No. I’ll treat him! I have some money saved from my part-time job.”

“That person seems to have a lot of money?”

“That’s a separate issue!”

Mun Ji-eun went to her room and collapsed on her bed.

She smiled quietly and picked up her phone.