Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 300

“Car’s coming in.”

With two years of experience in the department store parking lot, Yoo Il-han skillfully guided the car inward.

“Huh?”

However, ignoring his hand gestures, the car began to slowly move sideways.

‘Damn it, this is why old folks are like this.’

Judging by the car model and the driving style, it was clear that an elderly person had come to shop for leisure. If they had met on the road, he might have honked the horn, but unfortunately, he was on duty, and the elderly person in that car was probably a VIP customer of the department store.

Before the car went down, Yoo Il-han quickly ran outside.

He stood in front of the car, and when it stopped, he jogged to the driver’s side.

“Valet parking is this way, sir.”

The car window rolled down, and a young man peeked out.

“Huh?”

‘A chauffeur?’

He thought the driver was old, but it seemed like someone in the back was forcing the driver to drive slowly.

“Valet parking is this way.”

“Valet?”

“…VIP parking is this way.”

The young man tilted his head.

Kang Jin-ho tilted his head.

“VIP? I’m not one of those.”

“Yes?”

Yoo Il-han was momentarily confused.

‘It’s a Bentley, why isn’t he a VIP?’

You should be a VIP, why are you not a VIP at your own will!

“Did you leave your parking pass behind?”

“What’s that?”

Looking at Kang Jin-ho, who seemed genuinely clueless, Yoo Il-han became even more confused.

‘Did he win the lottery?’

It seemed like he had won the lottery last week, bought the car this week, and came straight here. Otherwise, this shiny car and his attitude of ‘I don’t understand what you’re saying, so explain it clearly’ couldn’t be explained.

“Ah, VIP!”

Kang Jin-ho nodded.

“This is Jae-kyung Department Store, right?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Then it should be right. Can I go in this way?”

“Yes, sir. Please park your car here and wait for a moment.”

“Okay.”

Kang Jin-ho drove the car to the front of the valet parking area.

But the parking gate didn’t open.

“…It says it’s an unregistered vehicle, sir?”

“Huh?”

This time, Kang Jin-ho was confused.

“Then what the heck is a VIP?”

‘Is this guy messing with me?’

Just because he has some money, does he think he can look down on people? Does he think he can treat people like this just because they are parking attendants?

Just as Yoo Il-han was about to say something, Kang Jin-ho took out his phone and made a call.

“It’s me, I came to Jae-kyung Department Store to shop, but I’m not a VIP, so I can’t register my car… Yes? Change it? Yes, just a moment.”

Kang Jin-ho handed over the phone with a bewildered look.

“Take this.”

“…Yes?”

Yoo Il-han looked back and forth between Kang Jin-ho and the phone, then carefully put the phone to his ear.

“Hello?”

[This is the secretary’s office of Jae-kyung Group. This happened because we didn’t prepare in advance, so please let him through. The store manager will issue instructions.]

“Yes? If you suddenly say that…”

Yoo Il-han looked displeased. Even so, there were regulations here. Besides, how could he believe that this call was from the secretary’s office of Jae-kyung Group?

If the car that guy was driving wasn’t a Bentley, he would have told him not to joke around and hung up the phone right away.

[We will resolve it immediately, so please let the car through for now. If it can’t be resolved right away, we can take action then, right?]

“W-well, that’s true.”

[Hang up and wait for three minutes. We will park the car for you.]

“Okay, I understand.”

Yoo Il-han hung up the phone, handed it back to Kang Jin-ho, and pressed the switch to open the gate.

“You can park your car inside.”

“…Here?”

Yoo Il-han finally understood.

‘This guy doesn’t know what valet is.’

“I will park the car for you.”

“Why my car?”

His eyes were filled with genuine curiosity. Looking at those eyes, he felt frustrated, but he could tell that he didn’t mean any harm, so he couldn’t get angry.

“It’s for your convenience, sir. When you leave, please call in advance or tell the front desk, and we will have your car ready.”

“No, there’s no need…”

“Hey!”

Suddenly, a sharp female voice came from behind.

“Do as they say! Just do it! You don’t even know what valet is? Are you a caveman? I’m so embarrassed, I can’t even show my face!”

“Why are you so worked up!”

“Just do as they say! Mom is waiting.”

As soon as he heard that his mother was waiting, Kang Jin-ho turned off the engine, pulled out the key, opened the door, and quickly got out of the car.

“Please take care of it.”

‘What is this guy? Seriously?’

Yoo Il-han took the key from Kang Jin-ho with a sullen expression.

He was sure he wasn’t being mocked, but strangely, he felt like he was being made a fool of.

“You can go straight into the department store this way.”

But Yoo Il-han was a professional. He hid his expression and guided them with a gentle smile.

“Okay, then.”

As soon as Kang Jin-ho and his group went inside, Yoo Il-han’s face hardened.

“I’m going to succeed because I’m so fed up.”

And then, his phone started ringing.

“Who… huh.”

As soon as he saw the store manager’s name on the screen, Yoo Il-han’s spine began to tingle.

‘Why is this guy calling? And on his personal phone.’

Normally, there would be no reason for him, a mere parking attendant, to exchange phone numbers with the store manager, but he was a valet parking attendant for VIPs.

When VVIPs, not just VIPs, visited the department store, he was told to contact them without asking any questions. Unless he caused a major accident, there was no reason for them to call him, even though he could call them.

Yoo Il-han swallowed hard and answered the phone.

“Yes, this is Yoo Il-han, store manager.”

[Where did the customer who just came in go?]

“Yes? Just now?”

[The B, Bentley. Where did the customer who came in with a Bentley go!]

“They went inside the store.”

[Yoo Il-han, listen carefully.]

“Yes, store manager.”

[The moment that Bentley gets a scratch, my life gets a scratch.]

[Then Yoo Il-han’s life will get a scratch too, right?]

“…Yes.”

[If we don’t want our lives to get scratched, let’s do our best. We have to do our best, right?]

“I will keep that in mind.”

[And when they leave later, you absolutely cannot make a mistake. Treat that person as if they are an owner, not just a VIP.]

“O-owner level?”

[That’s what I’m saying!]

“I will keep that in mind!”

[Okay. Please take care of it.]

The call didn’t end. Perhaps he was moving urgently without even pressing the end button, as loud voices could be heard from the other side of the phone.

He could hear all sorts of things, from preparing a shopping assistant to calling all the luxury stores, and even asking if the cleaning was done properly.

Yoo Il-han, who had quietly hung up the phone, saw the magnificent black sedan.

“If it gets a scratch, my life gets a scratch.”

“Ha, damn it.”

He had a bad feeling that parking wouldn’t go well today.

“So noisy.”

Kang Jin-ho frowned.

Before he could even properly enter the store, people suddenly swarmed from somewhere, bowed at a ninety-degree angle, and tried to stand behind them, offering to help with their shopping.

He was bewildered by what was happening, and then the store manager, looking like he had seen the president, rushed over, handed over his business card, and started rubbing his hands together.

Only then did Kang Jin-ho realize that contacting Jo Gyu-min was a mistake,

but it was already too late.

From the store manager’s perspective, he had received a direct order from the secretary’s office to ‘immediately register that car as a VIP and provide them with every convenience,’ so he couldn’t just stand by.

‘This is an unprecedented situation since the department store opened.’

Jae-kyung was a place that was most strict about principles. It was notorious for not treating VIPs as VIPs, even after they had spent a lot of money at the department store.

There was a joke going around that if the incident where a customer made a parking attendant kneel had happened at Jae-kyung Department Store, that customer would have been taken to the police station instead of home. Jae-kyung was a company that practiced ‘customers are kings, but so are the employees.’

For such a thing to happen at Jae-kyung.

With such a crazy situation, he must have felt like a knife was at his throat.

Seeing Baek Hyun-jung’s face stiffen with discomfort, Kang Jin-ho tried to dismiss them, but he was soon met with strong resistance.

Seeing their desperate expressions, Kang Jin-ho called the store manager, who was smiling broadly at the front, and dismissed everyone with a single sentence: ‘Are you going to talk to me now, or should I call Jae-kyung right now?’

However, even as he retreated, the store manager seemed to have some lingering regrets and gave Kang Jin-ho one last thing.

“What is this for?”

Kang Jin-ho, who had been turning the black, shiny card around, tilted his head as if he didn’t understand.

Kang Eun-young’s eyes lit up as she snatched the card.

“This is a VIP card.”

“What’s that?”

“It’s a card given to VIPs who spend a lot at the department store. Wow, this… it’s an Infinity? The highest grade?”

“Really?”

Kang Jin-ho tilted his head.

“Is it good?”

“Of course, it’s good! There are probably less than a thousand people in Korea who have this. It’s a card that only the top people in Korea can have.”

“Only?”

“That’s right. To get this, you have to spend hundreds of millions of won a year at the department store. Only then will they give it to you.”

“Hundreds of millions…”

Kang Jin-ho frowned.

“There are people who spend hundreds of millions of won a year at the department store? Isn’t that too much overspending?”

“Think about your car, you crazy…”

“Huh?”

“I think that just selling one of your cars would cover four years of shopping expenses.”

“Hmm…”

Come to think of it, that was true.

“Okay, so what’s good about it?”

“First of all, you get free parking. And valet service.”

“And?”

“You can use the VIP lounge! With this, you can rest without spending money while shopping.”

“Is that all the benefits you get for spending hundreds of millions?”

“…I think they also give discounts.”

“Whatever…”

Kang Jin-ho shook his head. Discount or whatever, it would be more profitable not to spend hundreds of millions. What could he even use this for?

Kang Eun-young, who caught Kang Jin-ho’s blank expression, lit up her eyes.

“If you don’t need it, can I have it?”

“You can have it.”

“Wow! Oppa! Thank you so much! This is really something to be grateful for.”

Kang Jin-ho smiled lightly. He didn’t know what it was, but it seemed okay since Kang Eun-young liked it.

However, Kang Eun-young celebrated too early. People should think about all situations before rejoicing. Kang Eun-young didn’t know that.

“Eun-young.”

“…Yes?”

Her mother, who had been quietly watching the situation, held out her hand.

“Give it to me.”

“Hurry.”

The food chain goes around and around.