Descent Of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 235

[How’s it going?]

“It’s being handled well.”

[The way Koreans speak is strange. From my perspective, it doesn’t seem like there’s any progress. It seems like you’re saying you’re doing well even though you haven’t done anything I asked?]

“……”

[It seems the idea that Koreans are impatient is wrong. I’m Chinese, and even I’m getting frustrated, but you’re so laid-back.]

“There are circumstances on this side.”

[The name of those circumstances is ‘incompetence,’ right?] Kim Seok-il bit his lip tightly.

The insulting remarks coming from the phone were making him angry. But no matter how angry he was, it was impossible to get angry at this person.

Even if they didn’t consider the weaknesses they were being held by, the difference in power was too extreme.

Rather than raising his voice at Cai Keqiang, who had Hong Wang backing him, it would be better to bite a dagger and fall forward.

“It won’t take much longer.”

[I heard that same thing a while ago. And I believed it.]

“Listen, Cai Keqiang.”

[There’s no need for long talk. Hong Wang is furious.]

“……”

[If you want to preserve even that pathetic organization of yours, you’d better use every means at your disposal. Don’t take my words lightly.]

Click.

The call ended indifferently, as if he had said everything he needed to say.

“Those damn Chinese bastards!”

Kim Seok-il threw the phone at the wall.

Smash!

The phone shattered against the wall, scattering pieces everywhere. Kim Seok-il, not appeased by the sight, got up and kicked the table in front of him.

Bang!

The table flew into the wall and broke in two.

“Who do those Chinese bastards think they are, telling me what to do!”

The sound of teeth grinding was chilling. Lee Hyun-soo, who had been waiting outside, rushed into the room, startled by the loud noises coming from inside.

Lee Hyun-soo, having guessed the situation from the scene in the room, smiled and opened his mouth.

“Please calm down, Chairman.”

“Damn it…”

Kim Seok-il slumped into his seat and pressed his temple with one hand.

“It’s easy to say, those crazy bastards.”

Taking out an ordinary person was nothing. But to deal with a martial artist, a corresponding move was needed.

This was because the activity radius of ordinary people and martial artists was different.

South Korea was full of bustling areas, and people were always walking around. If it were an ordinary person, even if they ran away, they could be caught and killed before they entered a busy street or sidewalk. But if a martial artist decided to flee, it wouldn’t be easy to deal with them without being noticed.

Moreover, Kang Jin-ho lived in the most bustling and safest area in South Korea. Killing a martial artist with enough power to deal with an outsider in such a place without being noticed was impossible.

‘If it were possible, I would have done it already.’

Hiding was such an inconvenient thing. But it was also true that it wasn’t time for them to reveal themselves yet.

Leaving aside the issue of justification, if they revealed themselves to the world on their own, they would be torn to pieces by the forces of other countries trying to hide the existence of martial artists before they could even do anything.

“Lee Seong-hwi, what happened to him?”

“I gave him a place to hide. He’ll train and come out from there.”

“…Damn it.”

Lee Seong-hwi would definitely be a useful card. But right now, he needed time to mature.

Besides, wasn’t Kang Jin-ho the one who had already dealt with an outsider?

There was no guarantee that they could catch him with just Lee Seong-hwi alone.

“I’ve taken on a troublesome task.”

“Are you talking about Kang Jin-ho?”

“What else would be the problem? I thought we were finally on track to finish off those annoying General Assembly guys, but we’re wasting time on something useless.”

Kim Seok-il rubbed his face in annoyance.

If it weren’t for Kang Jin-ho’s matter, it would be the right time to wrap up the work they were doing with the General Assembly, but everything had stopped because of dealing with Kang Jin-ho.

If they didn’t properly resolve the task given by Hong Wang and focused their efforts elsewhere, Hong Wang’s glare would become burdensome.

“I don’t think you need to think about it so hard.”

“What do you mean by that?”

Kim Seok-il quietly looked at Lee Hyun-soo.

Lee Hyun-soo smiled subtly as he received Kim Seok-il’s gaze.

“If an outsider doesn’t work, we can just overwhelm him with numbers.”

“Who doesn’t know that? Don’t you know that if we deploy a large number of people, we won’t be able to escape the eyes of the public and the General Assembly, given his movements?”

“Of course, I know.”

Lee Hyun-soo didn’t lose his composure despite Kim Seok-il’s rebuke.

“We just need to think the other way around.”

“The other way around?”

“We don’t necessarily have to go find him. If we can’t solve it from within, we can just lure him out.”

“Hmm…”

Kim Seok-il’s brow furrowed.

“If that were possible, it would be possible. No, if that were possible, we wouldn’t have to rack our brains like this. But is that possible? How are you going to lure him out?”

“There are countless ways to lure him out. But there’s the most certain way. Please leave it to me. If you allocate the manpower, I’ll take care of it.”

“Hmm.”

Kim Seok-il let out a groan.

“Alright, I’ll leave it to you. How long do you need the manpower?”

“The sooner, the better. Please give me people who can keep their mouths shut. Since he’s someone who easily dealt with an outsider, please give me people who are up to the task.”

“So you’re asking for all the strong people who can keep their mouths shut.”

“Isn’t the name of Hong Wang that heavy?”

“That’s true. Alright, you don’t have to worry about that. I’ll prepare it as soon as possible.”

“Thank you.”

Lee Hyun-soo bowed his head deeply, and Kim Seok-il waved his hand.

Then, Lee Hyun-soo carefully got up from his seat and went outside.

Click.

As Lee Hyun-soo left, Kim Seok-il put a cigarette in his mouth and lit it. As he slowly exhaled the smoke, it scattered in the air, painting a chaotic scene.

‘Something feels uneasy.’

It felt like he was constantly falling into a swamp.

Both Hong Wang and Kang Jin-ho.

They were people who shouldn’t have appeared in his plan. As they suddenly barged in, his plans were all messed up.

If things went well, it would be a blessing in disguise…

“There’s no way the world is that easy.”

For any event to proceed, there was always a corresponding price to pay. Kim Seok-il smiled lightly, thinking of Lee Hyun-soo, who had given him his opinion a moment ago.

‘Cocky bastard.’

He said he would take care of it if he was given the manpower. A guy who used to tell him every little detail of his plans and wait for approval had grown up a lot.

If he left him alone, he would try to devour him later.

“I’ll give you the manpower. That’s not difficult.”

In Kim Seok-il’s mind, Hong Wang, Kang Jin-ho, and Lee Hyun-soo began to swirl chaotically. Kim Seok-il’s mind began to ponder the optimal result that could be created from that strange combination.

Thump!

The tossed dough spun around and then spread out to the left and right.

“Whoa…”

Park Yu-min’s mouth dropped open at the sight.

‘What is that?’

She was used to seeing dough being spun around to make pizza. But what Kang Jin-ho was doing now was completely different from the usual way of spreading pizza dough.

Once he tossed the dough into the air with his hand, it spun fiercely, creating the shape of a pizza on its own.

Thump!

Then, when he tossed another piece of dough, a new one was immediately created.

‘Wow.’

What am I even watching?

Park Yu-min rubbed her eyes and looked at the kitchen again. Even dough that was made by a machine wouldn’t be made that fast. To exaggerate a little, it was like he was lightly tossing a round lump of dough and catching it, and then a clean, flat pizza dough was made.

Kang Jin-ho, who had received the dough, placed it all on the large table in the center of the kitchen and began to spread the sauce.

‘Just do it normally, Jin-ho.’

The way he spread the sauce was also unusual. Kang Jin-ho was just shaking the sauce container in place, but the sauce flew into the air and filled every corner of the dough on its own.

He was spreading the sauce on four pizza doughs placed apart, but not a single drop of sauce fell to the floor or onto the table.

‘I… I think I’ve seen this somewhere before?’

It seemed like there was a similar scene in a cartoon she watched when she was young. The main character would do some sword moves, and the ingredients would fly up on their own and stack neatly in the corner. That unbelievable thing was actually happening in front of Park Yu-min’s eyes.

It wouldn’t be strange if a broadcasting station came to film it.

The problem was that the program would be a show about extraordinary people, not a restaurant review program.

‘Wait, why are the toppings so perfectly aligned?’

He was just grabbing ingredients from the topping box and throwing them, but the toppings were aligning themselves perfectly. According to Joo Young-gi, Kang Jin-ho was made for the military, and she finally understood what that meant.

Kang Jin-ho, who had quickly spread the toppings and cheese, placed the pizza on a large oven pan and pushed it into the oven.

“…How is it so fast?”

It didn’t seem like it had been three minutes since she said the orders were coming in, but four pizzas had already gone into the oven. Even if the time to bake the pizza was unavoidable, the speed so far was literally incredible.

But Park Yu-min didn’t know.

That it wasn’t over yet.

Kang Jin-ho, who had put all the pizzas into the oven, pushed the oak firewood to the left and right of the oven with a poker.

Then, the firewood suddenly began to blaze, making the inside of the oven so bright that it was almost blinding.

‘Just do it normally!’

Isn’t it just baking pizza!

There were so many things to be surprised about in the world. There was no need to make people so surprised at every single step of the pizza-making process. That was a complete waste.

Kang Jin-ho turned the pizzas in the oven this way and that, and then suddenly started taking them out.

“Whoa…”

Park Yu-min’s mouth hung open as she looked at the pizzas that were coming out of the oven, steaming.

‘What, it’s already done?’

No matter how much she rubbed her eyes and looked again, the pizzas were perfectly cooked. Rather, the edges were slightly charred, making her wonder if they were overcooked.

‘Ah, so that’s why they call pizza fast food.’

What else is fast food?

If it’s fast, it’s fast food.

As Park Yu-min was thinking that she would have a harder time making ramen, Kang Jin-ho placed the pizzas on pizza plates and handed them to her.

“End.”

“…Huh? Oh, okay.”

Park Yu-min, carrying the first two pizzas in both hands and heading to the hall, let out a hollow laugh.

‘Maybe we should have expanded the store?’

One thing was certain.

There would be no waiting time at this pizza place in the future.

“This is ridiculous, really.”

Park Yu-min chuckled and shook her head. Anyway, Kang Jin-ho was extraordinary even when making a pizza.