Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 176

“She’s so innocent, a little more prodding will do the trick.”

“…Hey, but isn’t it just a misconception that Kang Se-ah is innocent? She’s known to have quite a temper.”

“Didn’t you see the video this time? The one where that crazy guy barged in.”

“What? You mean the one where Kang Se-ah’s brother dragged her away during the live broadcast?”

“Yes.”

Han Seon-gu frowned.

“Man, it’s definitely good to have a powerful agency. Look at how they committed such a huge act and didn’t even get a broadcast suspension. If we had done that, we wouldn’t even be allowed on the broadcasting station’s premises.”

“Is that all you see in that situation, sir?”

“Then what else?”

“Usually, in that kind of situation, who would come down just because their brother tells them to?”

“Ah, you’re right?”

Jun-young smiled as if to say, ‘See?’

“If she had a temper, she wouldn’t have come down so obediently just because her brother told her to. It’s all just rumors.”

A serious misunderstanding was occurring.

“But did you see that brother’s face? Wow, I was shocked. It looked like the brother should be the celebrity, not the sister.”

“…He looked like a gigolo.”

“Hey, that’s a face that really works.”

“These days, girls don’t like that kind of face.”

Han Seon-gu chuckled.

Seeing him get jealous over another man being called handsome, this guy was funny too.

“Anyway, so? Are you really going to try it?”

“Yes.”

“…Okay. I don’t know anything about this now, so you take care of it.”

“Just watch and enjoy the show. But there’s something you need to help me with.”

“What?”

“It seems that Kang Se-ah hasn’t been coming to the agency since that day. Do you know where she is?”

“Well…”

“Later, when the reporters come, please casually ask about that. No matter how great I am, I need to see her face to do anything.”

“Okay. I’ll look into that for you.”

“Yes, sir. Then I’ll be going.”

As Jun-young left, Han Seon-gu sighed.

“Ha, I called him to scold him, but I ended up being persuaded.”

But no matter how much he thought about it, there was nothing wrong with what Jun-young said. Even if Jae-kyung pressured them, there would be limits. They weren’t getting much airtime anyway, so even if they pressured the broadcasting stations, it wouldn’t change much.

‘It would be scary if they blocked the press and portal sites, but they wouldn’t go that far.’

If they started covering up that much, the media would try to dig into the relationship between Jae-kyung and Kang Se-ah. After thinking it over, he concluded that doing as Jun-young said might be more beneficial.

“…What’s the point of life? Let’s just go for it.”

Han Seon-gu didn’t know that his life was now entering a path of no return.

“Eat a lot, okay? Eat a lot!”

“Student, you used a lot of energy, you should eat a lot!”

“Yes.”

Kang Jin-ho received his meal with a calm face.

Usually, temporary workers would eat the leftover food after the regular employees had finished, but the foreman had lined up Kang Jin-ho in front of the regular employees.

“Who’s that guy?”

Regular employees from other lines frowned and tried to pull Kang Jin-ho away, but the employees who worked on the same line quickly stopped them.

“Leave him alone.”

“He can eat ten meals.”

“Huh?”

“He’s not human. Don’t mess with him. He could grab one of you and throw you to the roof and still have energy left.”

“…What are you talking about, man?”

One of the employees swallowed hard and began to explain Kang Jin-ho’s exploits.

“He destroyed a container of rice sacks in 10 minutes? He soloed a cement container?”

It was as if they were listening to a heroic tale of a legendary gamer who had maxed out their equipment and soloed a raid. Everyone had a face that said they couldn’t believe it.

“It’s true. He did the work of ten people alone. You can’t pay him a normal daily wage. Even if you calculate it at the forklift hourly rate, it’s cheaper.”

“Forklifts can only move things. But he unloads them. He works like a forklift in places where forklifts can’t go, so you have to pay him more.”

“Then how much? 40,000 won per hour?”

“That’s for a 7-ton truck, you idiot. You have to calculate it for a 16-ton truck.”

“Wow, that’s amazing.”

Some people still didn’t understand even after the explanation.

“No, he carried four rice sacks at once? Doesn’t his back hurt?”

“It didn’t. I thought he would say his back hurt after doing it once or twice, but he just kept going until the end. Not even a drop of sweat.”

“I thought my spine would break in the middle and I’d be carried away.”

“…Is he a defector? If he worked in Aoji [a notorious North Korean labor camp], that could be possible.”

“Hey, you idiot! Do you think Aoji is a monster training center? How could those who can’t even eat gruel carry rice sacks?”

“Ah, I guess so.”

All the employees now began to look at Kang Jin-ho as if they were seeing a monster. But Kang Jin-ho was just quietly eating his meal without showing off.

“…Shouldn’t he eat five or six plates?”

“The foreman is bringing him another plate?”

“A guy on his first day is eating all the food the foreman is serving. I don’t know if I should say he’s amazing.”

The reactions were divided into two groups.

Those who hadn’t seen Kang Jin-ho work grumbled as if they didn’t know why everyone was making such a fuss, while those who had witnessed Kang Jin-ho’s work nodded as if it were natural.

Why wouldn’t they?

Those who had seen Kang Jin-ho work would think it was natural even if the foreman brought him water instead of food. Moreover, those on the same line had their work reduced thanks to Kang Jin-ho, so they had no reason to dislike him.

“Here, eat more.”

“It’s okay.”

“It’s not okay! You did that much work, you should at least eat a lot! So, are you coming tomorrow too?”

Kang Jin-ho tilted his head.

“Didn’t you say there were too many people and I could only work for one day?”

“Too many people? Who? Who said that! Who said such a thing!”

The foreman shouted and then continued.

“Haha, and even if there are many people in the world, there can’t be many people like you. How about it? Are you coming tomorrow too?”

“I’ll think about it.”

“I’ll pay you double the daily wage. No, I’ll pay you triple. I’ll get rid of all the middleman fees and give you 300,000 won for a day. How’s that?”

“Wasn’t it 70,000 won?”

“That’s up to me!”

Kang Jin-ho slowly nodded. He wanted to do this job for at least two weeks anyway.

“But since it’s a night shift, it’ll be hard to work for long because my house is far away.”

“Don’t worry about that. Our company has a shuttle bus. If you tell me your address, I’ll send the shuttle bus to your house.”

“In that case…”

The remaining employees shook their heads as they watched the foreman, who was desperate to keep Kang Jin-ho.

“Is the shuttle bus route being changed because of one part-time worker?”

“…That’s one amazing part-time worker.”

When mealtime was over, Kang Jin-ho started working again. It was a very simple task of opening the doors of the boxcars and putting the cargo inside onto the conveyor belt, but as soon as he became a little more skilled, a problem arose.

“Wait, wait a minute. Don’t put them up too fast! The sorting side is saying they’re overloaded and asking for help.”

“Yes?”

Kang Jin-ho frowned.

To tell him to work slowly, what was this? Even in the military, no one had ever told Kang Jin-ho to work slowly.

The foreman, having heard the situation, rushed over.

“We can change the method! You and you! Stand here instead of the line. Jin-ho, don’t put the cargo directly on the conveyor belt, put it here. Just put it down here and go. Then the others will put the cargo on the conveyor belt.”

A middle collection point was created, and the work was organized so that Kang Jin-ho would move the cargo once, and then the others would distribute it onto the belt.

Kang Jin-ho, who no longer had to consider unnecessary things, began to carry the cargo with an indifferent face.

“Is that… a human?”

Humans have common sense.

But there are also people who don’t follow that common sense. The people at the collection point realized that fact. There are humans in the world who can move cargo faster than a forklift.

Just as everyone was getting tired of Kang Jin-ho’s incredible speed, an absurd voice was heard.

“…Hey, it’s over.”

“Huh?”

“They’re all in.”

“Wha, what time is it now?”

“It’s three o’clock.”

“Wow.”

The work that usually ended at five o’clock was finished two hours early.

Even those who were feeling a bit disgruntled looked at Kang Jin-ho with surprised eyes.

“Wow, that’s amazing.”

“…What kind of human is that?”

The foreman went to Kang Jin-ho and asked.

“Thanks to you, we finished early. What do you want to do? The shuttle will come at 6, do you have anything to do for three hours? Are you going to wait?”

“I drove here today. I can go home in my car.”

“Ah, I see.”

The foreman secretly sighed, looking a little disappointed.

If he had the financial means to own a car, he probably wouldn’t do this job consistently. It was a job that was like a calling for him, but if he didn’t want to do it, there was nothing else he could do.

“Here’s your pay for today.”

As the foreman handed over an envelope with money, Kang Jin-ho bowed his head and received it.

“Then be careful and make sure to come tomorrow.”

“Yes.”

As Kang Jin-ho walked away, an employee next to him asked.

“Do you still give that in cash these days?”

“Hey, it’s been a while since we started transferring to accounts. What kind of era is it to give cash?”

“Then why did you give him cash?”

“…Does he look like he’s doing this job because he’s short on money?”

“No.”

“He just came to experience something and feel a sense of accomplishment. So, we have to give him that sense of accomplishment. Don’t you feel more proud when you receive cash than when you receive it in your account?”

“That’s true. When I used to receive money in cash, I really felt like I had worked.”

“That’s why I gave it to him in cash. He’s probably trembling with emotion right now. ”

“Well, if you get 300,000 won in cash for a day’s work, it’ll be hard not to come to work tomorrow. But can you make that back?”

“Man, he does the work of ten people. It’s a profit if we can settle with 30. It might be a bit much right now, but if we get three fewer temporary workers in the future, we’ll make a profit.”

“But… what’s that?”

“Huh? What?”

Booooooom!

With a low and magnificent exhaust sound that seemed to shake the ground, a red Lamborghini slowly appeared in front of them, heading towards the entrance.

Screech.

The car stopped, the window rolled down, and Kang Jin-ho peeked his head out and bowed to them.

“Then I’ll be going.”

Booooooom!

As the Lamborghini drove off, the employee next to the foreman quietly opened his mouth.

“Sense of accomplishment?”

“It doesn’t even look like he’ll make back the gas money?”

The foreman stared blankly at the Lamborghini disappearing into the distance and muttered as if he couldn’t believe it.

“What the hell is that guy? Seriously.”