Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1687

“So,

“You were the one who seduced him?”

Kang Eun-young flinched and looked at Kang Jin-ho.

“Ah, no, well, if you look at the result,

you could say that… Oppa, still, to feel like I seduced my own sister…”

“So?”

“…Yes, I did.”

Kang Jin-ho’s eyes narrowed even more.

Seeing his expression, Kang Eun-young flinched and turned her head away.

“…I told you not to just laze around at home and to prepare for your activities properly, but you couldn’t even wait and seduced a hard-working kid to interfere with his work?”

“It’s, it’s not interference. Oppa, you said that you gain strength because I’m here, right? Right, Oppa?”

“Answer me.”

“Y-yes.”

Park Yoo-min nodded vigorously, looking completely out of it.

Seeing that, Kang Jin-ho covered his face with both hands.

‘This is a dream.’

It was something he already knew, but hearing it from the person himself felt new.

“Why, of all people…”

Park Yoo-min scratched the back of his head with an extremely awkward expression.

“…I didn’t know things would turn out like this either. Anyway… I’m sorry for not telling you first, Jin-ho. I should have told you right away, but for some reason, there were a lot of things holding me back.”

Kang Jin-ho shook his head.

“Don’t say it like that.”

“…Huh?”

“How could you be at fault? It’s that bony thing…”

“Calling your own sister a bony thing!”

“Be quiet.”

“Yes.”

Kang Eun-young, who had tried to rebel timidly, was immediately subdued and became quiet.

Kang Jin-ho sighed and reached for a cigarette, then lowered his hand. Smoking isn’t allowed here.

“…Go and have a smoke.”

“It’s okay.”

Kang Jin-ho sighed again and shook his head.

“I know that human relationships aren’t something you can control… but honestly, I really couldn’t have imagined this.”

“Yeah, me neither.”

“Me neither.”

Looking at the two of them agreeing so cleanly, he felt like he understood what it meant to have a fire burning inside.

“So… uh…”

Kang Jin-ho stared at Park Yoo-min and then opened his mouth.

“Yoo-min.”

“Yeah?”

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

Park Yoo-min was flustered by Kang Jin-ho’s earnest expression, which he had never seen before.

“About what?”

“Think about it carefully. It’s not too late yet. You can still turn back now. You’re being deceived right now.”

“…J-Jin-ho.”

“She’s not the kind of person you think she is. If you live with her for just a week…”

“Go smoke, you damn brother!”

“You stay quiet!”

“Why are you interfering with other people’s love lives! Other people are worried about not being able to marry off their sisters!”

“Marriage! What kind of horrible thing are you saying! Am I going to ruin my friend’s life?”

“…I call that thing my brother.”

Kang Eun-young looked at Kang Jin-ho with a resigned expression. But Kang Jin-ho didn’t even glance at Kang Eun-young and looked at Park Yoo-min with an earnest face.

“So, think about it one more time, Yoo-min. This is…”

“It’s okay.”

“Huh?”

Park Yoo-min smiled at Kang Jin-ho.

“It’s not something I need to think about again. If that were the case, I wouldn’t have started in the first place.”

“Honestly, Jin-ho, I’m a little sorry to you. If I really had no reservations, I would have told you already. But I hesitated, and I’m really sorry for making it look like this.”

Park Yoo-min sighed and continued.

“But me dating Eun-young, it wasn’t an easy decision. I thought about it a lot, and I made the decision after a lot of consideration. So, please don’t talk like I don’t know what I’m doing. That’s rude to Eun-young too.”

Kang Jin-ho clutched his chest.

That’s not it, you idiot!

You should have seen that woman lying down for three days and nights without washing, eating snacks like they were iron bars, leaving crumbs everywhere, and sleeping on the sofa!

And that’s not all.

There’s no end to it if I start talking about it.

“…She can’t even cook rice in an electric rice cooker.”

“Uh…”

Park Yoo-min’s gaze turned to Kang Eun-young. Then, Kang Eun-young flinched slightly and avoided his gaze.

“I, I can learn.”

“…If you were going to learn that, would you have lived like that until now?”

Kang Eun-young flared up and shouted.

“Whose side are you on, Oppa?”

“One thing is for sure, I’m not on your side.”

Ah….

It seemed like that was the case….

Kang Eun-young bit her lip slightly, looking like she was about to lose it.

She used to be so quiet, but now she’s a regular chatterbox. The problem was that she used that open mouth to turn her inside out.

But fortunately, Park Yoo-min was not swayed by Kang Jin-ho’s words.

“Everyone has their flaws.”

“And I don’t think I’m good enough to point out those things one by one. I have more flaws than her.”

“What’s wrong with you?”

“…But are you really her brother?”

Kang Jin-ho hit his chest as if he was frustrated.

“It’s because you don’t have a younger sister, you idiot! Do you think all the younger sisters in the world are like the ones in fairy tales?”

“No, but is this guy for real?”

Kang Eun-young also flared up as if she was about to explode, but she couldn’t bring herself to attack Kang Jin-ho.

Park Yoo-min scratched his head, looking troubled, and then lowered his head slightly.

“Anyway, don’t worry too much. I’ll do well. Even if you’re family, you can’t know everything about each other. The Eun-young I know is a really good person. She’s too good for me.”

“Too good?”

“First of all, she’s kind, she’s a celebrity, and uh…”

“And?”

“Uh…”

As Park Yoo-min stammered, Kang Eun-young grabbed Park Yoo-min’s side.

“Think, if you don’t want to die.”

“…O-okay.”

Cold sweat ran down Park Yoo-min’s forehead.

“Y-yes, she’s a good person.”

Here is someone making a very unconvincing argument!

“…Yoo-min.”

“Yeah?”

“Honestly, I respect your opinion. As always.”

“Honestly, this meeting was also made so that you guys could talk and become more comfortable with each other in the future.”

“R-really?”

“Yeah. But…”

Kang Jin-ho’s face contorted.

“But seeing your faces like this, no matter how much I think about it, I can’t accept it! You guys, break up!”

“…You’re crazy.”

Park Yoo-min looked at Kang Jin-ho with an utterly dumbfounded expression.

“This isn’t some Joseon era [Korean dynasty from 1392-1897], why are you opposing our relationship? This is…”

“Shut up, I won’t allow it! Not until I’m dead! You guys break up. Eun-young, you’re not allowed to step out of the house from now on!”

A blue light emanated from Kang Jin-ho’s eyes.

But unlike the flustered Park Yoo-min, Kang Eun-young’s face, who had received that gaze, looked surprisingly calm.

“Oppa.”

“Yeah?”

“Don’t worry about it and leave it alone.”

“…Huh?”

“It’ll be taken care of soon.”

“What are you…”

That was when it happened.

The cafe door burst open, and a silhouette familiar to Park Yoo-min entered the cafe.

‘Huh?’

Park Yoo-min was slightly surprised and widened his eyes.

“I’m saying all this for your own good. I can’t stand seeing you get tangled up with her. Are you listening to me… Ah! Ah! My ears! Ah!”

The person who had strode over grabbed Kang Jin-ho’s ear and lifted him up.

“C-Choi Yeon-ha, it’s been a while.”

“Yes, Yoo-min! It doesn’t feel like it’s been that long?”

Choi Yeon-ha smiled brightly while holding Kang Jin-ho’s ear with one hand.

The gap made her look even more striking.

“But what brings you here?”

“I called her.”

Kang Eun-young gave a triumphant smile.

“I thought it wouldn’t be resolved unless unnie [older sister or female friend] came.”

Choi Yeon-ha sent a soft smile to Park Yoo-min and Kang Eun-young, then changed her expression and glared at Kang Jin-ho with a fierce look.

“This guy is being a boomer again. Didn’t I tell you to leave it alone?”

“No! She! Is messing with Yoo-min!”

“Then you date Yoo-min, you jerk! Let’s go!”

“Ah! My ears! Ah… my ears!”

“Aren’t you getting up? Let’s go!”

Kang Jin-ho was dragged out by Choi Yeon-ha. But even while being dragged, Kang Jin-ho desperately shouted.

“Yoo-min! Yoo-min, think about it carefully! You’ll end up like me! I’m serious!”

“Can’t you be quiet? I’m so embarrassed, seriously!”

Park Yoo-min awkwardly laughed as he watched Kang Jin-ho being dragged out of the cafe.

“Ha, haha…”

Things had turned out a bit differently than he had expected, but anyway, Kang Jin-ho had learned the truth, and he had been forcibly acknowledged.

However, one thing was bothering him….

“…You won’t be like that, right?”

“If you don’t act like a fool like our brother, then that won’t happen.”

“You never know what might happen, Oppa.”

“That’s right. You and I…”

“Who would have known that that guy would become such an idiot?”

Park Yoo-min shut his mouth.

There was no way he could express his opinion on this.

‘It has changed unbelievably.’

Just a few years ago, who would have imagined that Kang Jin-ho would be shouting ‘I can’t give my daughter…’ no, ‘I can’t give my friend’ in front of Park Yoo-min and be dragged out by his ear?

“…His high school friends would be shocked.”

They might even deny that that person is Kang Jin-ho.

“Anyway, we’ve overcome a big hurdle.”

“Yeah.”

Park Yoo-min gave a wry smile.

He had felt uneasy about hiding this fact from Kang Jin-ho, but now that he had told him everything, he felt relieved.

“Oppa.”

“Yeah?”

“You have to practice even harder from now on.”

“…Why all of a sudden?”

“If your grades drop, that guy will definitely go crazy and blame it on me.”

“Ah…”

“I’m not even his ex-girlfriend, and I’m so frustrated.”

Park Yoo-min turned his head and looked outside.

He saw Kang Jin-ho squatting in the corner, being scolded by Choi Yeon-ha.

The way he was holding his knees with both hands was so pitiful.

‘He’s still the chairman of a company… Of course, that’s not everything. Other people gain power and fame, and their shoulders get stronger, but for some reason, the higher Kang Jin-ho’s social status goes, the more of a fool he seems to become.’

Still….

“…It looks good.”

“That?”

“No, not that it’s good….” Park Yoo-min smiled brightly, as if he was very happy.

“It looks like Jin-ho is having fun.”

Kang Eun-young made a face as if she had seen something she shouldn’t have.

‘Anyway, this oppa is a bit weird too.’

What could she do? She was the one who knew that and still went for it.

“He says that, but it seems like Jin-ho is happy too.”

“…Oppa.”

“Yeah?”

“Is there something wrong with your ears?”

“…They’re fine.”

“No. I think there’s really something wrong.”

Park Yoo-min laughed as he received Kang Eun-young’s suspicious gaze.

If Kang Jin-ho was really going to oppose it, this situation wouldn’t have happened. When there’s something he needs to do, Kang Jin-ho’s style is to overturn the whole thing, not to have a conversation.

“But family…”

Now that things had come to this, Park Yoo-min gave an awkward smile at the thought that he might actually become family with Kang Jin-ho.

The existence of the family he had longed for his whole life might be filled by his closest friend.

“It doesn’t seem like it’s necessarily a good thing?”

“Huh?”

“Ah, it’s nothing.”

He needed to think about this a bit more.