Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1847

“Where’s Baek Yeon-hong?”

“It seems she’s being more careful, probably because she got a good scolding.”

“Is that so?”

Cheongma’s lips twisted as if he found it amusing.

“She’s such a pain.”

“It’s a headache when she’s too wild and needs to be dealt with, but when she’s sulking in a corner, that’s not a good sight either.”

It wasn’t an appropriate analogy.

Absolutely not.

Even if the words fit, it was impossible to describe Baek Yeon-hong as a troublemaking child. Only Cheongma could use such a comparison for Baek Yeon-hong.

“What about the others?”

“After how the Black King dealt with Baek Yeon-hong, who would dare to disobey his orders?”

Unlike Liu Yang’s firm words, Cheongma looked indifferent.

“I wish that were the case.”

“Yes?”

“Common sense only applies to normal people.”

Cheongma wore a twisted smile.

‘There’s no way common sense would work on those guys.’

Those who obediently listen, live according to the world’s common sense, and don’t do what they’re told not to do?

‘Those guys can never break the wall.’

Those who live by the world’s common sense are the ones who conform.

On the other hand, those who break the wall and enter the realm of superhumanity are those who don’t know the meaning of conformity.

Only those who don’t move as they’re told, and who challenge things that others deem impossible, can walk a different path.

Since he had gathered only such individuals, it was only natural that managing them was a nightmare.

“They’re just slightly suppressed now; they’ll try to move again when the time is right.”

“…Even after seeing what happened to Baek Yeon-hong?”

Cheongma shook his head as if it were meaningless.

“I always say this, don’t try to judge them with your common sense. That’s the most dangerous thing to do.”

“I know they don’t act according to my common sense. But I can’t tolerate them disobeying the Black King’s orders.”

“What can you do? That’s just how they are.” Cheongma twisted the corner of his mouth.

Of course, he wasn’t entirely pleased with this situation either.

Every time he was troubled by those who didn’t follow his control, he felt the urge to brainwash them, break their necks, or castrate their wildness and turn them into obedient dogs.

‘But I shouldn’t do that.’

What he wanted wasn’t dogs, but tools.

A dog can prove its worth with loyalty alone, but a tool must prove its worth through its usefulness. Even if it’s a bit cumbersome and requires a lot of attention.

Castrating their wildness was nothing more than turning a cumbersome but useful tool into a loyal dog that was useless for anything.

And…

“I don’t particularly dislike that either.”

“…Yes?”

“I’ve been tamed.”

Cheongma let out a deep sigh.

He had already spent one lifetime serving Kang Jin-ho.

“Actually…”

“Yes.”

“Being self-willed, not listening, having a bad temper, overturning what people have prepared according to their mood, not considering the inconvenience of the people working for them…”

A string of words filled with resentment poured out.

Cold sweat formed on Liu Yang’s back.

He had served the Black King for a long time, but it seemed this was the first time he had seen him like this.

Of course, Cheongma wasn’t the type to create a serious atmosphere, so he often joked around, but he had never seen him complain like this.

‘Even his tone is different.’

“When it comes to turning people inside out by not acting according to common sense, those guys are nothing. Even if you put all the trouble they cause together, it wouldn’t be as much as what that person does alone.”

“…Are you referring to that person?”

“Who else would it be?”

Cheongma sighed.

“That’s why I’m shocked that he managed to run an organization and get this far. That person couldn’t even raise a puppy properly…”

“I, uh, I heard he has a dog at home…”

“What? Really?”

Cheongma, as if truly surprised, abruptly straightened his upper body.

“That person?”

“…Of course, he probably didn’t adopt it himself.”

“That’s probably true. But…”

Cheongma shook his head.

In the past, even if he brought in the most ferocious Mongolian dog, it wouldn’t have lasted two days under Kang Jin-ho’s murderous aura before it would have withered and died. Or it would have starved to death because he didn’t feed it.

But now, there was a dog in the house where that person lived.

“What’s going to become of the world?”

Liu Yang couldn’t bring himself to say, ‘You sound really old when you say that.’

“How should I put it, what I’m feeling right now is…”

“Honestly, I really don’t want to hear it, Black King.”

“Sorry. I got a bit worked up.” Cheongma sighed deeply.

“Anyway, tell everyone to be more careful.”

“Yes.”

Liu Yang, cautiously observing Cheongma, confirmed that he wasn’t in a bad mood and carefully opened his mouth.

“Black King.”

“Why?”

“It might be presumptuous, but I still doubt whether it’s right to leave the General Assembly as it is.”

“You want to wipe them out?”

“If we could, we should. But if we can persuade them, shouldn’t we try to persuade them?”

“Persuade?”

“Yes. If the Black King is right, the Demon Lord could be an invaluable asset to our cause.”

“That’s right.”

“Besides, the Black King has a close relationship with him, doesn’t he?”

“You could say we’re soulmates. We’ve met again across time and space.”

“…Please, not that expression.”

“Hahaha!”

Watching Cheongma laugh, Liu Yang took another deep breath.

“So, rather…”

“In this world, you see.”

“There are things that are possible and things that are impossible.”

“But it was possible before.”

“That’s right. It was possible in the past. But that’s because I was under that person.”

Liu Yang flinched slightly.

In fact, according to his common sense, he couldn’t understand how the Black King could say such things so casually. For someone like the Black King, the years he spent under someone else might be a history of humiliation.

Or, even if it wasn’t humiliation, it was probably a story he would want to hide from others.

But the Black King had no hesitation in talking about that time. Was it because he thought the past was just the past, or was it because he really wasn’t ashamed of that time?

“But if I want to persuade that person now, he has to come under me.”

“I suppose so.”

“That’s difficult. It’s not a matter of ability. There are people in this world who cannot be tamed.”

Cheongma shrugged.

“It’s quite common for the best leader to show great leadership when they’re on top, but to become a simple rebel when they’re under someone else. Of course, the opposite is several times more common.”

If they could somehow persuade the General Assembly, their power would increase. But Cheongma knew that increasing power didn’t mean becoming stronger.

“There’s no point in discussing this further, so let’s leave it at that. The best relationship is to stay as far apart as a cow and a chicken.”

“…Understood.”

Liu Yang glanced at Cheongma.

Although he said that, Cheongma seemed quite happy lately. Compared to the past few decades when he was almost emotionless, Cheongma now definitely felt alive.

“More importantly…”

“Yes.”

“How is the Red King’s side doing?”

“They’ve almost absorbed all of the Blue King’s forces.”

“Hmm, so it’s going that way.”

“It’s exactly as expected.”

Cheongma curled up the corner of his mouth.

“It seems that guy, Chaikeochang, isn’t very smart. You can get indigestion if you eat too fast.”

The Red King’s faction had absorbed more of the Blue King’s forces than planned.

Originally, they didn’t intend to accept more than half of their forces, but now they were devouring the Blue King’s forces as if they were being chased.

‘They had no choice.’

Liu Yang fully understood their actions. It had been quite a while since they started investigating this side. By now, they would have grasped more than half of this side’s power.

So, they must be desperate.

Those who feel an insurmountable power gap tend to try to increase their size before strengthening their internal structure.

The problem was that all of these events were happening within the Black King’s expectations from the beginning.

“Tsk, it was fun having a battle of wits with the Blue King. The Red King is no fun at all. I’m not suited for this kind of thing.”

“…In that sense, isn’t it stranger that you got along with the Demon Lord?”

“Ah, that person is a bit different. If these guys bore me because they don’t even come close to what I’m thinking, that person does things I can’t even imagine with a straight face. He’s beyond human in many ways.”

That sounds like an insult.

“Anyway.”

Cheongma got up from his chair. Then, he slowly walked to the window and stood there.

“Now that things are roughly settled, we should start moving. First, the Central Plains… Damn it, I can’t seem to get rid of that habit. First, we’ll start by cleaning up China.”

“Yes!”

“It’s time to release the guys we’ve tied up. If we keep them tied up for too long, they might bite their master. Tell them to start.”

“Yes, Black King!”

“Let’s make it flashy, very flashy.” Cheongma said with a grin.

“It’s the moment the world changes, so it has to be more flashy than anything else.”

Liu Yang nodded greatly and was about to turn and run out when…

“Ah, and…”

“Yes!”

Liu Yang flinched and lowered his head.

“When the Red King’s faction starts to get hit, the General Assembly will have to decide whether to move or remain silent.”

“You mean we should prepare in advance.”

“No. That’s a given.”

“Then?”

“Prepare twice the amount of power you’re thinking of now.”

“…Yes?”

“By then, they’ll be that much stronger. Whether it’s those losers or that person.”

“In… such a short time?”

“That’s why I told you not to touch them.”

Cheongma shook his head.

“Anyway, do as I say.”

“Yes! I will obey your command.”

Cheongma, who had been quietly watching Liu Yang’s back as he ran out, turned his gaze outside.

The view of the lush forest came into his sight.

‘Looking at this, it seems like nothing has changed.’

But the world had changed.

Too quickly, and too drastically.

So…

There would be no problem if it changed once more. Even if he twisted that change with his own hands. The world is always changing anyway.

“It might be a stretch, but…”

Cheongma’s lips twisted.

“Our very existence is a stretch in the first place, so this much is okay, right?”

Cheongma, with a meaningful look in his eyes, brought his hand to the glass in front of him.

“So…”

Clang!

The entire front glass shattered and fell to the floor.

The real world, not the false world he had been looking at through the glass, began to enter his eyes.

“Now, the world will have to accept us.”

Cheongma’s face was gradually filled with madness.