Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 2110

Screeeeeech! A car sped down the highway like a bolt of lightning. The drivers ahead, startled by the roaring engine of the car behind them, swerved their steering wheels left and right.

“Go faster! Faster!”

“Are you out of your mind, you crazy bastard!”

Bang Jin-hoon, gripping the steering wheel, roared back.

“If you’re in such a hurry, you drive, you psycho!”

“I can’t drive as well as you, Director! I’m just a regular person!”

“That’s something to be proud of!”

Bang Jin-hoon grumbled but pressed the accelerator harder. However, the car was already at its limit, and no matter how hard he pressed, it only produced a strained engine sound.

Frustrated by the car’s lack of speed, Lee Hyun-soo cursed.

“Ugh, this piece of junk! Why is it so slow!”

“This is a German car, you crazy bastard! It cost a fortune!”

“What’s with this German car? It’s not like it takes after its owner!”

“Is this guy for real?”

“Look out! Ahead! Aaaah, ahead!”

“Eeeek!”

Bang Jin-hoon, enraged, turned his head and then, horrified, jerked the steering wheel. The car narrowly missed the rear of the car in front, passing by with only a hair’s breadth to spare.

“Can’t you drive properly? Are you trying to kill someone!”

Bang Jin-hoon’s hands trembled on the steering wheel.

“No, seriously, how much faster do you want me to go?”

“The Chairman is about to cause an accident! We need to get there quickly!”

“If you’re in such a hurry, you moron! You should have taken a helicopter, not torture this poor car!”

“…Huh?”

Bang Jin-hoon’s head snapped around. He saw Lee Hyun-soo’s face, looking dumbfounded.

“Why didn’t I think of that?”

“…Is this guy really a psycho?”

Who said this guy was the smartest in the Assembly? This was a serious insult to the average intelligence of the Assembly.

“Well, since it’s come to this, just keep driving! You’re our only hope now, Director!”

“Go to hell, you bastard! I never liked you since you were in the Yeongnam Assembly!”

“Why are you still talking about that? You’re being so territorial!”

“Territorial? Territorial? Are you done talking?”

While the two were bickering, a very heated voice came from behind.

“Could you….”

Both of them shut their mouths at the same time.

“Could you shut your traps and just go? It’s a bit uncomfortable when the car keeps shaking. I feel like tearing the roof off.”

“…This car still has three years of payments left.”

“Then shut up.”

Bator, who was struggling to fit his large frame into the not-so-small car, growled openly. Bang Jin-hoon, glancing at his expression in the rearview mirror, quietly closed his mouth.

“You pig! It’s cramped, move over!”

“Move over? Do you think there’s any ‘over’ left for me, old man?”

“Then why did you insist on coming along instead of just staying put!”

“…Does this old man really want to end up in a coffin today?”

“You’re the one who’ll be in a coffin, not me. And it looks like the coffin will be a bit small for you?”

Bang Jin-hoon cried out in horror.

“No, no! Don’t provoke him, Elder! It’s my car that’s going to get wrecked!”

Bang Jin-hoon stepped on the accelerator with a tearful heart. He had to prevent the tragedy of his new car, less than two months old, from being totaled.

‘I’ve gone mad.’

How could he have loaded three such bombs into his precious car?

“By the way…”

Bator, who had his head pressed against the car ceiling, spoke in a voice full of discomfort.

“Where are we going right now?”

“This idiot with nothing but muscles in his brain…”

Jang Min clicked his tongue as if he couldn’t believe it.

“You got in the car without even knowing where we’re going?”

“Do you know, old man?”

“Of course not.”

“…Is this old man really crazy?”

“Aaaah! Don’t move around! You’ll break the roof!”

Bang Jin-hoon cried out in horror.

“To the broadcasting station! We’re going to the broadcasting station!”

“Broadcasting station?”

Bator tried to tilt his head in confusion but grimaced. Trying to shake his head while his head was pressed against the ceiling only resulted in him rubbing his head against it.

“Why the broadcasting station all of a sudden?”

“You should ask the Chairman, not us. Isn’t the Chairman there?”

“The Master?”

Bator frowned, looking completely clueless.

“The Master is doing something strange too. What is this all of a sudden…”

Jang Min looked at Lee Hyun-soo with a puzzled expression.

“Director Lee.”

“Yes, Elder.”

“What did the Demon Lord say?”

“Well…”

Lee Hyun-soo sighed deeply.

“I’m not sure how to explain it either. All I know for sure is that we need to talk to the Chairman before he does something.”

“…Is that so?”

Jang Min got the impression that Lee Hyun-soo was hiding something, but he didn’t press the issue. The Lee Hyun-soo he knew wasn’t someone who would hold back words without a reason.

“So, step on it!”

“Are you blind, you moron! Can’t you see the cars in front? We can’t go any faster even if we wanted to!”

“Then stop the car!”

“What?”

“We should run! How long are we going to wait here!”

“…Is this guy really a psycho?”

“That’s the best thing I’ve heard all day. Stop the car, Director Bang.”

“…On second thought, that seems like a very good decision.”

Bang Jin-hoon abruptly turned the steering wheel and pulled the car over to the side of the road. The car doors opened simultaneously, and those inside poured out.

“Ah, I feel like I can breathe… What are you doing?”

Bator glared at Lee Hyun-soo, who had latched onto his back as soon as he got out of the car and stretched.

“Carry me on your back.”

“What?”

“I’m slow! And you can’t find the broadcasting station without me, can you?”

“Run! Quickly!”

“…I’m going to kill you someday.”

Bator gritted his teeth but still hoisted Lee Hyun-soo onto his back.

“Which way?”

“That way!”

“Damn it! Hold on tight, you brat!”

Bator started running with Lee Hyun-soo on his back. Jang Min followed beside them, chuckling.

“Hey, what about my car? Are you just leaving it here? Hey! You bastards!”

Bang Jin-hoon’s voice trailed off behind them.

“…Are you sure about this?”

Go Han-bong asked worriedly, looking at Kang Jin-ho sitting in the broadcasting station’s waiting room.

But Kang Jin-ho smiled calmly and said,

“Isn’t the Prime Minister in a more difficult position than I am?”

“Thank you. It was a difficult request.”

“Difficult, you say?”

Go Han-bong slightly pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses he was wearing.

“As I’ve said before, I’m on the Chairman’s side. What else can you get from sucking up to those power-hungry bastards other than the scraps they throw at you?”

“…You seem powerful enough yourself.”

“I’m nothing compared to them.” Kang Jin-ho smiled wryly.

It didn’t seem like something a person who had arranged a broadcasting station and prepared for worldwide transmission in less than two hours would say… but from Go Han-bong’s perspective, it was probably true.

“Chairman.”

Go Han-bong spoke with a worried look.

“I’ll say it again… this is different from the broadcast you did before. Back then, people focused on the existence of the Dark Lord and the crisis they were facing, not on you as a person.”

“But it’s not the same now. If you do the same thing again, people will focus on you as a person.”

Go Han-bong kept adjusting his glasses, as if revealing his burning anxiety.

“The people sitting up there will feel the same way. They won’t be able to directly stop your intentions… but they will be uncomfortable with you moving without consulting them.”

His words were quiet, but the meaning behind them was not small. However, Kang Jin-ho remained calm.

“Still… are you really going to do it?”

“It’s not something I want to do.”

Kang Jin-ho shrugged.

“Actually, I’m a bit timid… I prefer to live quietly if possible.”

“…That’s why I’m saying this.”

Go Han-bong now understood Kang Jin-ho to some extent.

Not Kang Jin-ho, the Chairman of the Assembly who shook South Korea from behind the scenes, but the human Kang Jin-ho.

If it weren’t for the series of events that shook him, Kang Jin-ho might have lived an ordinary life as the owner of a small cafe. Watching such a person make himself known to the world and get swept away by it made him feel sorry for him.

“But this is something I have to do.”

However, there was no wavering in Kang Jin-ho’s eyes.

Those were the eyes of someone who knew exactly what he had to do.

Go Han-bong knew from his long experience in politics. A person with those eyes would not give up his will. Even if that path led to hell, he had already made up his mind.

“…Then I won’t stop you anymore.”

“Thank you.”

Kang Jin-ho bowed his head.

“You must be worried about what I’m going to say.”

Since asking him to prepare the broadcast, Go Han-bong had never once asked Kang Jin-ho what he was going to do. Go Han-bong’s concern now was only about Kang Jin-ho stepping into the spotlight.

“Well…”

Go Han-bong smiled wryly.

“I’m sure you’ll handle it well. Besides, it’s pointless for me to try to guess your insight.”

“Insight, you say…”

Just as Kang Jin-ho made an awkward expression, the waiting room door burst open.

“Chairman!”

Lee Hyun-soo, who had practically kicked the door open, rushed straight towards Kang Jin-ho without even glancing at Go Han-bong.

“Are you out of your mind? Have you gone crazy?”

It was the moment when Kang Jin-ho’s authority, which the Prime Minister of the country had struggled to build, plummeted off a cliff.

“No! Think things through! If you can’t think for yourself, at least consult with someone!”

“No…”

“Who’s going to clean up the mess if you do things without a plan! You need to think about the consequences before you act… Aaaah!”

Jang Min grabbed Lee Hyun-soo’s face and threw him backward.

“…Bad manners.”

Lee Hyun-soo instinctively cowered at the sight of Jang Min grinding his teeth.

“No, no, that’s not what I meant…”

“It’s time for the broadcast. You need to get ready.”

At that moment, the PD poked his head through the open door. Kang Jin-ho slowly rose from his seat.

“There’s a lot I want to say…”

He looked around at the people in the room with a gentle smile.

“Let’s do that after I get back.”

“Chairman…”

Lee Hyun-soo’s eyes wavered.

“No, this is…”

Lee Hyun-soo, who was about to say something more, moved his lips but eventually let out a sigh.

On the way here, he had been determined to stop Kang Jin-ho, but seeing Kang Jin-ho’s calm face, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.

“…Are you really okay?”

Kang Jin-ho looked at Lee Hyun-soo without a word and smiled gently.

Kang Jin-ho, who had slowly walked over and patted Lee Hyun-soo’s shoulder a couple of times, said quietly as he passed him.

“Like it’s something new.”

Lee Hyun-soo, who had been staring blankly at his back as he walked out the door, bowed his head towards Kang Jin-ho.

“Please come back safely.”

“I will.”

Even after Kang Jin-ho disappeared behind the door, Lee Hyun-soo remained bowing for a long time.