Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 403

“Hey, set me up on a date with Kang Jin-ho.”

Han Jin-sung’s face twisted strangely.

This emotion could be expressed in many ways, but if he had to choose the most appropriate one, there would only be one thing he could say.

“Are you serious?”

“Why not?”

Choi Yeon-ha was as confident as could be.

“No, wait a minute, Choi Yeon-ha.”

“Who are you calling Choi Yeon-ha, you little brat? Call me ‘Noona’ [older sister, a term of endearment used by younger males to older females].”

“Yes, Noona. I mean, Noona!”

Han Jin-sung pointed his finger and got heated.

“How about being a little more aware of your position? You’re the most famous actress in Korea, Noona.”

“And you’re pointing your finger at me, knowing that?”

“It’s because it’s so absurd!”

“What is?”

Han Jin-sung took a deep breath and composed himself.

“As an actress, you should be a little… what should I say… yes! Act with dignity, dignity!”

Choi Yeon-ha stretched out her legs, crossed them, rested her arm on her knee, and propped her chin up.

“Like this?”

“No! Not that pose! Your attitude! Your attitude!”

“What’s wrong with my attitude?”

Han Jin-sung scratched his head wildly.

This is driving me crazy!

“Is that something the most famous actress in Korea would say? I’m saying you should act a little more high-class. You’re not some lovesick person chasing after a guy.”

“But I am?”

Choi Yeon-ha chuckled and said, “If you like someone, you stick to them. What’s with the dignity? You’ll end up losing them. You guys should know this too. If I just stay quiet, thinking that the other person will figure out my feelings and we can meet nicely without me losing face, some other guy will snatch her away and be happy. Do you understand what I’m saying?”

“Yes!”

Seeing the kids answer so readily made his blood boil.

“No, even if it’s other people, someone like Noona should…”

“He’s really clueless.”

“Huh?”

“That doesn’t work on that person!”

“…Ah!”

He understood in an instant.

It was Kang Jin-ho.

Han Jin-sung, recalling the image of Kang Jin-ho in his mind, had only one thing to say.

‘If you’re going to use that face like that, give it to me.’

That guy had too many things he didn’t need. Kang Jin-ho having that face was like giving the world’s sharpest sword to the world’s greatest pacifist.

It would only be for decoration, a weapon that would never be used. What was the point?

If Han Jin-sung had that face, he was confident he could become the world’s greatest playboy. But that face went to Kang Jin-ho instead, and it was being wasted for no reason.

Because Kang Jin-ho’s way of thinking was no different from a monk.

He seemed indifferent to all kinds of desires and greed that existed in the world. It sounded good in words, but for a man who was only in his twenties to have no desires was a serious problem.

‘Come to think of it, that’s true.’

The world called a person who had no desires, wanted nothing, and could always maintain composure like this.

‘Is he a eunuch?’

Han Jin-sung, having such an impious thought, hit his head hard.

Calling the hyung [older brother or male friend] who cared for them the most a eunuch!

This was something that deserved divine punishment just for thinking about it.

“Anyway! Anyway!”

“Why is he like that by himself?”

“I don’t know.”

Han Jin-sung’s face hardened.

Come to think of it, if the other person was Kang Jin-ho, then Choi Yeon-ha’s strengths would be meaningless. Kang Jin-ho wasn’t the type to be swayed by a pretty face, and if he heard that Choi Yeon-ha was popular, he would calmly ask, ‘So what?’

“No, in the first place, is that guy even interested in women?”

“Tell me about it!”

Choi Yeon-ha began to vent her frustration.

“I’d rather he hit on some other girl! At least then there would be a possibility. I’ve done some stalking, and that guy really has no interest in women!”

Wait a minute, Choi Yeon-ha.

That’s a crime.

You’re supposed to be the one being stalked, not the one doing the stalking.

“That’s right!”

But a group of supporters began to emerge. The girls started foaming at the mouth.

“That oppa [older brother or male friend, used by females] has no interest in girls!”

“That’s a disease! A disease!”

“He really needs to get checked out!”

It was a torrent of words filled with anger.

‘Guys, that’s the oppa who cares about you so much. Who are you siding with right now?’

“Okay, let’s say he sees us as kids. But isn’t it really not human to be so indifferent to even unnie [older sister, used by females]?”

“Right.”

“Of course!”

Scary woman.

How did she create such a firm force in such a short time?

It was true that Choi Yeon-ha, with her gangster-like face, was bound to be followed wherever she went, but to create such a powerful force in such a short time within the firm territory of Kang Jin-ho and Park Yu-min was something that an ordinary person could not do.

“He might really need to get counseling.”

The children’s faces hardened slightly at the serious tone.

“Hey, that’s a bit of a joke…”

“No, it’s not a joke.”

Jung Su-mi looked around and opened her mouth.

“Come to think of it, it’s really serious. With Jin-ho oppa’s face and personality, and so many girls around him, not being interested and not even glancing at the girls who are making advances, isn’t that a problem with his identity?”

“…Identity?”

“Come to think of it, oppa is always with guys…”

“Are you crazy?”

“I told you to stop reading those internet novels. Are you going to get your head straight?”

Accusations and curses flew.

Just as he was thinking that he needed to calm this woman down somehow, a huge bomb that Han Jin-sung couldn’t do anything about dropped.

“Why? There was Seyon noona.”

Silence.

Quiet and calm.

And a silence that no one dared to break slowly began to engulf the room.

‘It’s cold.’

Cold sweat began to trickle down Han Jin-sung’s neck.

‘I have to fix this somehow.’

His body was trembling, but don’t worry. His mouth was faster than his brain…

“Seyon?”

His mouth was indeed fast. The problem was that Choi Yeon-ha’s mouth was faster.

“Hahahaha…”

Han Jin-sung desperately tried to fix the situation with an awkward laugh.

“Seyon, who’s that?”

“Haha, Minsu must be tired. He’s saying strange things.”

Please have some sense, you damn fool.

Han Jin-sung desperately rolled his eyes. If it was their eye contact after living together for over ten years…

“Seyon noona, you know. The noona Jin-ho hyung used to hang out with. The noona who always came to the orphanage with him and went on dates with him.”

“Didn’t they say they were doing well before he went to the army? But she doesn’t come around these days, so…”

“Ahahahahahaha!”

Han Jin-sung gagged Lee Jong-seok.

“He must have been dreaming.”

He desperately tried to fix the situation, but it was already obvious that the bowl had been overturned and the water had spilled onto the floor.

If he couldn’t put the water back, he had to at least wipe it up well…

“Where…”

But Han Jin-sung had to feel it.

Why he had felt a slight sense of incongruity with Choi Yeon-ha’s innocent image that he had seen on TV all this time.

Choi Yeon-ha, with her face frozen like ice and her bangs swept back, exuded a force that was overflowing.

‘She’d be perfect for a villain.’

She didn’t need any makeup or lines. Just that look alone was worthy of an acting award.

The problem was that it wasn’t acting.

“Shall we hear about it? This woman named Han Seyon.”

Han Jin-sung felt a chill in the middle of summer.

“Hmm?”

“What’s wrong?”

“No, it’s just that…”

Kang Jin-ho raised his hand and brushed his shoulder.

“I feel a slight chill, you could say?”

“A chill?”

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

A chill? It was so hot that he couldn’t even think of going outside without air conditioning. A chill?

“Are you not feeling well?”

“I don’t think so…”

Kang Jin-ho tilted his head as if he couldn’t understand either.

‘It wasn’t a killing intent.’

But why did he feel a chill? Maybe Jo Gyu-min was right, and he wasn’t feeling well.

‘If a martial artist gets a cold, Bang Jin-hoon will laugh at me.’

Kang Jin-ho chuckled and moved on.

“How’s the situation?”

“It’s going well.”

Jo Gyu-min smiled wickedly, truly wickedly.

“I threw out Chairman Hwang Jung-hoo as bait, and they took it. Huhu, dealing with those guys is my specialty, isn’t it?”

“…It’s a blessing that you were born in this era.”

“Huh?”

Kang Jin-ho shook his head silently.

This man would have become a treacherous subject or the head of a demonic sect if he had been born in the Murim world [a fictional world of martial arts]. The reason this man was living a righteous life in the modern world was not because he was righteous, but because he knew that living righteously was the easiest way to live in a world ruled by law.

‘Thanks to that, he became a master of shortcuts and tricks.’

Kang Jin-ho thought that it would have been fun to meet Jo Gyu-min in the Murim world.

“They won’t be able to move openly. If they do, their own position will become difficult. If they move loudly, it’s the same as confessing that they were pressured or received something, so they’ll try to tighten the screws subtly.”

“Against the students?”

“That’s right. It’s a bit ridiculous, but it’s necessary. Even though the authority of teachers has collapsed, if the school tries to eradicate bullying, the students can’t completely ignore it. It’s not a major solution, but it will help.”

“Hmm…”

Kang Jin-ho nodded quietly.

“But is it okay to sell the chairman’s name like that?”

“…That’s why we’re going to see him now.”

It seemed that the rumor that Jo Gyu-min was selling Hwang Jung-hoo’s name had reached Hwang Jung-hoo’s ears. Hwang Jung-hoo didn’t say anything about it, but Jo Gyu-min, feeling guilty, was dragging Kang Jin-ho to the chairman’s office.

“How about making some good excuses…”

“Didn’t you say I could sell it as I pleased?”

“That’s how people are. Even if they say it’s okay, they feel strange when they actually see it happening. The chairman’s mood can change at any moment. So!”

Jo Gyu-min demanded confidently.

“Please be my shield.”

“…Director Jo, you’ve become very shameless.”

“It’s all thanks to you.”

Kang Jin-ho laughed.

Considering how much Jo Gyu-min had run around for this, he could do this much for him. He could be a bulletproof vest, not just a shield.

“Is the chairman inside?”

“Yes. But right now…”

The chairman’s secretary blocked the two with a flustered face.

And then.

Jo Gyu-min and Kang Jin-ho’s faces hardened as they heard a loud shout from inside the chairman’s office.