Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 200

A man who looked like he was definitely involved in some kind of organization got out of the car, his face contorted in a scowl, and approached Jun-young’s car.

‘Oh, what do I do?’

Even though he hadn’t been drinking, getting into a car accident could still cause trouble.

The bigger problem was that the man approaching his car looked extremely menacing.

When Jun-young didn’t come out, the thug-like man knocked on the car window.

Knock knock.

Jun-young, frozen in place, couldn’t react, so the knocking grew louder.

Thump thump!

The man who had been knocking on the door, Joo Young-gi, yelled in annoyance.

“Hey! I said come out!”

Joo Young-gi, holding the back of his neck, banged on the window and shouted.

“Hey! Why aren’t you coming out after rear-ending a car that was just driving along? You punk! You not coming out? What are you going to do about my car! What are you going to do!”

It looked like a typical insurance scam, but Joo Young-gi was genuinely upset.

He was driving along just fine when a parked car suddenly darted out and hit the side of his car.

“It hasn’t even been that long since I got this car! Hey! Come out! You not coming out? What are you going to do about it! Seriously!”

Joo Young-gi banged on the door, but Jun-young couldn’t bring himself to roll down the window. If he opened the window and went out, that fist the size of a pot lid wouldn’t leave him alone.

‘What should I do?’

Panicked, Jun-young took out his phone and called his manager. In this situation, he needed to contact his manager first.

The phone rang for a long time, but the call didn’t connect immediately, so Jun-young slammed his hand on the steering wheel.

“Why aren’t you answering!”

Baaang!

The car horn blared, and Joo Young-gi frowned and straightened his back.

“Honk? This punk is honking?”

Bang!

Joo Young-gi started kicking the car door. After kicking the door several times, Joo Young-gi hit the window with his hand and shouted.

“Get out! You punk. Get out!”

As Joo Young-gi started ranting outside the window, Jun-young was at a loss, fidgeting anxiously.

– Hello?

“H-hyung, it’s me! Hyung!”

– You punk. Where did you go this morning? Don’t you know you have a schedule this afternoon? How hard do you think it was to get that schedule!

“Hyung, that’s not important right now! I just got into an accident.”

– Accident? What kind of accident?

“I got into a car accident.”

– What?

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, then a trembling voice spoke.

– D-did you die?

“Ah, damn it! What do you mean die? I just bumped into another car! The owner of the other car is outside banging on my door and making a fuss.”

– You idiot. Why are you hiding inside when it’s nothing serious? Go out and say you’ll handle it with insurance. No, even insurance might cause rumors. Say you’ll take care of everything. Give them my phone number.

“Hyung, but the person banging on the door looks like a gangster.”

– A gangster?

“Yeah. Seriously.”

– Ha. Damn it. Why did you have to hit someone like that?

“Did I want to hit them?”

– Just go out and apologize first.

“Are you crazy, hyung?”

– If you keep acting like that, the reporters will smell it, you idiot. If an idol gets into a car accident and then gets involved in a violent incident, you’ll get all the attention you want. Before things escalate and people gather, go out and apologize quickly! I’ll be right there. Where are you?

“I, I’m at that cafe that Kang Se-ah’s father runs.”

– You crazy idiot, you’re there in the morning, so you’re out of it and get into an accident!
I’ll be right there, so go out and apologize quickly!

“Ah, okay.”

As the call ended, Jun-young turned his head with a trembling face and looked at Joo Young-gi outside the window. Joo Young-gi was glaring at him with a scowl.

“Ah. What am I supposed to do?”

He knew he had to go out, but he felt like he would get beaten up the moment he opened the door. At that moment, a voice that solidified Jun-young’s resolve was heard.

“Hey. If you don’t come out in three seconds, I’m going to break the window.”

As Joo Young-gi started banging on the window as if he was really going to break it, Jun-young unlocked the door with a pale face. And with an awkward expression, he opened the door and got out of the car.

“This punk, seriously.”

Joo Young-gi grabbed Jun-young by the collar without hesitation.

“Hey.”

“Yes!”

Jun-young, who was completely frozen, answered with a voice full of energy.

“You punk. What are you going to do about my car? Huh? My car!”

Jun-young looked at Joo Young-gi’s car with frightened eyes. And he started to think.

‘It looks like it’s over 15 years old.’

Even if he sold it right now, it wouldn’t be worth 200, so why was he making such a fuss about it?

“You punk. Do you know how much effort I put into finding that car! Even if I get insurance, I can’t find another one because there aren’t any on the market. Do you think I can find a similar car with the money I get?”

Jun-young’s eyes twitched.

‘Was that what he meant?’

Indeed, even if he received 100% compensation, it didn’t seem like he could buy a car that ran with that money. Then he had a reason to be angry.

“I, I’ll compensate you without going through insurance.”

“What?”

Joo Young-gi’s eyebrows twitched.

“I’ll give you enough money to buy a car. Without insurance.”

“You punk. What about my medical expenses?”

“Huh?”

“Can’t you see my neck is injured?” Joo Young-gi shook the hand holding the back of his neck.

‘……He doesn’t look like he’s in pain.’

There was no way a person with a neck injury could get out of the car and walk around normally.

“If we don’t go through insurance, who’s going to pay for my medical expenses? Are you going to pay for that too?”

‘What do you want me to do?’

Jun-young wanted to cry.

It was a problem whether he used insurance or not.

“I, I’ll pay for all the medical expenses too.”

“Really?”

“Yes. I’ll really pay for everything.”

“How much?”

“……Huh?”

“How much are you going to give me, for the medical expenses and the car?”

Jun-young looked at Joo Young-gi with a bewildered expression.

“Is this punk messing with me? You said you wouldn’t go through insurance, you punk. Then do I have to get receipts and claim medical expenses from you?”

“Ah, no.”

“How much are you going to give me?”

“Um… about a thousand?”

“Does this punk think I’m a beggar? Hey. Come here. Forget about the medical expenses and the car. Let’s go over there for a bit.”

“Ah, no! Two thousand! I’ll give you two thousand!”

“Really?”

Only then did Joo Young-gi look at Jun-young properly.

“Ha. Damn it. Anyone would think I’m threatening you. Can’t you relax your face?”

“……Yes.”

Joo Young-gi smiled as he put his arm around Jun-young’s shoulder.

“Hey. It’s not easy to meet someone as kind as me. I’m agreeing to that amount, but if it was someone else, you’d be homeless by now.”

‘This robber-like bastard.’

He was asking for two thousand for a slightly dented car door that wasn’t even worth two hundred. He was a robber without a knife.

At that moment, the cafe door opened, and Jo Gyu-min came outside.

“Joo Young-gi?”

“Huh?”

Joo Young-gi turned his head and looked at Jo Gyu-min, then smiled brightly.

“Wow, Secretary Jo! It’s nice to see you here! Did you come to see Jin-ho?”

“Come here, Young-gi.”

But Jo Gyu-min called Joo Young-gi abruptly.

“Yes?”

Joo Young-gi tilted his head and approached Jo Gyu-min. Then, Jo Gyu-min started whispering something in Joo Young-gi’s ear.

Twitch.

Joo Young-gi’s face twitched strangely, then he slowly nodded his head.

“Ah. Is that so?”

“That’s how it is.”

“Yes. I understand. Go back inside.”

“Okay.”

Jo Gyu-min nodded slightly and went back into the cafe. Joo Young-gi, with a smile on his face, slowly walked over and put his arm around Jun-young’s shoulder.

“Your name is Jun-young, right?”

“……Yes.”

“Hey. That’s right. You’re that Jun-young. I was going to look for you sometime, but you’re that Jun-young. It’s funny how people are connected, isn’t it?”

‘What is he talking about now?’

Joo Young-gi reached out and grabbed the back of Jun-young’s head tightly.

“I heard you come to see Eun-young often? That’s good. I like it. I’m going to see you often from now on. I’m going to be Eun-young’s manager soon. Ah, do you call her Se-ah?”

Jun-young’s body trembled.

“M-manager?”

“Yeah. Are you happy? We’ll see each other often from now on?”

Joo Young-gi chuckled and opened his mouth.

“I was thinking of catching the guy who was bothering my friend’s sister and burying him in concrete in the West Sea, but it’s so great to meet the person here. I thought he would be a real jerk, but he’s a good guy who pays for car repairs, so I’m a bit conflicted.”

Joo Young-gi smiled at Jun-young and opened his mouth.

“So, I was wondering, would you like to make a donation?”

“D-donation?”

“You need to be a bit better of a guy for me to understand. Otherwise, I don’t need the repair money or anything. Let’s go over there and talk.”

Jun-young’s mouth snapped shut like a clam.

Clink.

The door opened, and Joo Young-gi came inside with a satisfied expression.

Jo Gyu-min quietly asked Joo Young-gi.

“How did it go?”

“I don’t think you’ll see his face again.”

Clap clap clap clap.

Jo Gyu-min clapped his hands with a moved expression.

“Wow. You haven’t even started working yet. You’ve already solved a problem like this. My father’s judgment was accurate.”

“Hehe. Don’t mention it.”

Kang Jin-ho chuckled as he looked at Joo Young-gi, who was being boastful.

“That’s not the point, but I don’t like that they’re acting like this even after I gave them a warning. That kid might be immature, but it means the agency is neglecting them.”

At Kang Jin-ho’s words, Jo Gyu-min bit his lip slightly. He was the one who handled the matter. But if things turned out like this, it would only mean that he was incompetent.

‘These guys, seriously.’

Moreover, this matter was handled under Jae-kyung’s name, not his. But the fact that they acted like this meant that they were completely ignoring Jae-kyung.

‘Are they trying to pick a fight?’

Jo Gyu-min gritted his teeth.

“Step away from this matter for now.”

“Kang Jin-ho?”

Jo Gyu-min looked at Kang Jin-ho with a bewildered expression.

“I’ll handle it from now on.”

“Ah…”

Jo Gyu-min said in a flustered manner.

“No. I’ll try to talk to them again. It seems like our intentions weren’t conveyed properly.”

Kang Jin-ho replied with a cold expression.

“You know that’s not going to happen, right?”

“If talking doesn’t work, we have to make them listen. Anyway, I’ll handle this matter from now on…”

Just as Kang Jin-ho was about to make a decision, Joo Young-gi, who had been listening, opened his mouth.

“Hey. That’s not right.”

“Huh?”

Joo Young-gi frowned and said to Kang Jin-ho.

“Do you know how hard it is for the people below you when the boss moves around so lightly every time a small problem arises? You’re not just feeding a couple of people now, you need to learn to delegate and wait.”

“……F-feed?”

“That’s right.”

Joo Young-gi nodded his head and said.

“People need to be aware of their position. There are people who decided on their career path because of you, so how can you keep acting like a child? Let Secretary Jo handle it.”

“……Okay.”

Kang Jin-ho nodded his head without realizing it, overwhelmed by Joo Young-gi’s presence.

And Jo Gyu-min, who bowed slightly to Joo Young-gi in gratitude, grabbed his phone with a ghostly expression.