Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 419

“This way!”It wasn’t easy for a woman to keep up with the safety personnel’s full-speed run. However, Choi Yeon-ha followed closely without complaint.Even if it was a little harder for her, she would choose to see Min-ji even a second sooner without hesitation. She didn’t know when she had become such an altruistic person.’It’s not altruism.’Choi Yeon-ha smiled bitterly.She was still selfish and only cared about herself. For example, even though such a big incident had occurred, she didn’t care about the safety of others at all.It wasn’t that she had become altruistic, but that the children at the orphanage had become her people. It hadn’t been a long time, and to others, it wouldn’t be strange if they turned their backs on each other and became strangers, but in her heart, the children at the orphanage had already risen to a position similar to family.’She only takes after the bad things.’Choi Yeon-ha smiled bitterly as she realized that this was similar to Kang Jin-ho’s mindset.”Is anyone there?”Bang!The safety personnel roughly kicked the door open and went inside.’No one.’Was this not the place?Choi Yeon-ha asked urgently.”How many bathrooms are nearby?””There are two or three more.””What are you doing! Run!””Yes!”As soon as Choi Yeon-ha finished speaking, the safety personnel started sprinting again.Choi Yeon-ha, who was grabbing her knees and breathing heavily behind the safety personnel’s back, gritted her teeth and started running after him.’It’s not like I’ve been neglecting exercise…’She had been exercising every day to maintain her perfect figure, but her stamina was not holding up. She didn’t know if it was due to the innate difference between men and women, or if her stamina was being depleted quickly because she was also tense.The safety personnel, who had been running ahead, kicked open the women’s bathroom door and quickly came out.”She’s not there!””Then…”Choi Yeon-ha, who was about to say let’s go to another bathroom, narrowed her brows slightly and passed by the safety personnel, entering the bathroom.She could see a door firmly locked at the innermost part.”There’s no answer. No one…””Shhh.”Choi Yeon-ha silenced the safety personnel, who was trying to urge her, and went inside, standing quietly in front of the door. Then, she took a deep breath and spoke in a calm voice.”Min-ji, Min-ji, are you inside?”There was no answer, but Choi Yeon-ha waited quietly.And, not in vain, a very small voice came from inside.”…Sister?”Oh, God.Choi Yeon-ha almost collapsed on the spot, but she desperately put strength into her legs.”Yes, your sister is here. Open the door quickly.”In an extremely tense situation, how would an elementary school girl act if a rough man asked if anyone was there?’She wouldn’t answer at all.’Because she would be scared.If she thought rationally, it would be right to ask for help, but she was human because she was not rational, and she was an elementary school student because she was not rational.Choi Yeon-ha wanted to praise herself for understanding this fact and calmly dealing with it in this urgent moment.Click.The sound of the latch opening was heard, and the door opened carefully. As soon as she saw a pale face peeking out, Choi Yeon-ha hugged Min-ji tightly.”Sister… Sister!”Choi Yeon-ha patted Min-ji’s back several times as she burst into tears, and buried her face in Min-ji’s shoulder.’I’m such a mess.’She knew that this was not the time to do this, but she didn’t know why she couldn’t stop crying at times like this. She thought she was used to hiding and acting out her emotions… Lately, Choi Yeon-ha felt like she was constantly discovering new sides of herself.Choi Yeon-ha, who pulled away and wiped the tears from Oh Min-ji’s eyes, held Min-ji’s hand tightly.”Let’s get out of here first. It’s dangerous here.”Just as she was thinking that it was a relief that she had found her, a low voice was heard from behind her.A strange voice.A voice that was strangely eerie the moment she heard it.”It’s not particularly dangerous.”Choi Yeon-ha’s head turned sharply.A huge man.A man so huge that if you saw him on the street, you would turn your head to look at him, was lifting the safety personnel by the neck.”No, that’s a bit of a misstatement. Should I say that the danger doesn’t disappear just because you leave here? I don’t even know what I’m saying these days.”Choi Yeon-ha blocked Oh Min-ji.Even if that man wasn’t holding the safety personnel by the neck, Choi Yeon-ha would have done the same thing.She could tell the moment she saw him.This person was dangerous.It didn’t feel like she was looking at a person. If she had to say it, it was like looking at a beast. It was like looking at a hungry beast that moved only by instinct, without reason.And a crazy beast at that.Just by looking at him, she could tell that the person in front of her had an abnormal mind. His eyes were constantly and anxiously searching everywhere, and his body was restless, unable to stay still.Before her brain could interpret the information received by her eyes and draw a conclusion, her body was already sensing the danger and backing away. However, Choi Yeon-ha, who soon realized that Oh Min-ji was behind her, stopped backing away and straightened her shoulders.”What are you doing?”It was a relief that her voice didn’t tremble.Even without delving into the psychological aspects, anyone would know that showing weakness to someone like this was more dangerous than anything else.And fortunately, Choi Yeon-ha was a woman who knew how to put what she knew into practice.”Hehehe.”A high-pitched laugh was heard.”There’s no need to put on a show. No matter what attitude you show, what I’m going to do to you won’t change.””…That person is going to die if you keep doing that.”Choi Yeon-ha became a little more urgent.The safety personnel held in the monster’s hand was foaming at the mouth. His face was pale blue, a color she had never seen before.”Die?”The monster tilted his head.”You look down on people. People don’t die from this much. Even humans with severed limbs survive, so a person won’t die just because they can’t breathe for a few minutes. If this person is going to die… well, look. If I break his neck like this…””Aaaaaaah!”Choi Yeon-ha screamed in horror.The monster lifted the safety personnel and began to twist his neck to the side.”Stop it right now, you bastard!”Choi Yeon-ha, grabbing whatever she could, threw it at the monster and kicked his knee without fear.However, the monster didn’t seem to feel any impact, and just stared at Choi Yeon-ha without moving.”It’s true that only strange things gather around Kang Jin-ho.”‘Kang Jin-ho?’Choi Yeon-ha’s face turned pale when the name Kang Jin-ho came out of the monster’s mouth.The fact that the name Kang Jin-ho came out of his mouth meant that it was no coincidence that this monster had encountered them. Either he had been watching them with a purpose…’Or this person was the one who caused this.’It was beyond Choi Yeon-ha’s common sense that an individual could cause such a thing, but such things happened naturally around Kang Jin-ho.Looking back, there were people who destroyed tunnels, so dropping a ride at an amusement park was nothing special.”Why did you do this?”Let’s probe.Naturally.”Why did I do it?”The monster let go of the safety personnel.Thud, the safety personnel rolled on the floor with a thud. Judging by the slight movement, it didn’t seem like he had stopped breathing.”You’re asking the obvious. Because I want to torment Kang Jin-ho.””Why?”Choi Yeon-ha narrowed her brows.”What did that person do to you? That person is not someone who would harm others. But why do you want to torment him?””Hehehehehe.”The monster started laughing maniacally.As if it was absurd.”Not someone who would harm others?”The monster spread his arms exaggeratedly.”You’re wearing your rose-colored glasses too deeply. Or you’re not in your right mind. Do you even know what kind of person the human you’re hanging out with is?””How do I look to you?””…What?””Answer me. How do I look to you?”Choi Yeon-ha bit her lip slightly.”You look like a madman, you bastard!”It was a word that might provoke the monster, but she didn’t want to be scared and tremble. And within that, there was also the calculation that she should never show weakness to such people.”Hehe, you see it right, you see it right. Yes, I’m crazy. I’m not in my right mind.”The monster nodded.”But I’m much more normal than that person. Because he’s completely insane. At least I’m aware that what I’m doing is not something a sane person would do. But he doesn’t have that awareness.””…What does that mean?””Humans are just humans.”The monster raised his hand slightly and then slowly lowered it.”But for that human, there are two types of humans. The humans he acknowledges and the something else that he doesn’t treat as humans.”The monster chuckled.”You can say that because you’re in the category of humans that Kang Jin-ho acknowledges. He doesn’t want even a hair on the humans he thinks of to be harmed, but on the other hand, he doesn’t care how the humans he doesn’t care about die. He’s the ultimate egoist, a psychopath. Do you understand?”Choi Yeon-ha didn’t answer.”So I want to make him realize. That the other humans he doesn’t treat as humans are also humans. Humans who are hurt and in pain.””Like this? What kind of nonsense are you spouting, you loser?””It might be nonsense. But have you heard that saying? To fight a monster, you have to become a monster yourself. I’ll take that risk. So you should take it too.”The monster, as if no more words were needed, smiled wickedly and approached Choi Yeon-ha.Choi Yeon-ha, understanding what the monster wanted, blocked Oh Min-ji with a stiff face and spread her arms.”As long as I’m here, you won’t be able to lay a finger on this child.””That’s a scary thing to say.”The monster licked his lips.”It will be fun to watch if you can still say that after seeing your body torn to shreds and your intestines rolling on the floor.”He was serious.That crazy bastard was genuinely saying those words right now.Choi Yeon-ha bit her lip tightly.Should she run away?Should she flee?That crazy bastard was someone who could carry out what he had just said without batting an eye. It was foolish to say that she would protect someone in front of such a person.She wanted to run away.Right now, from this place…At that moment, Choi Yeon-ha felt Oh Min-ji’s hand tightly holding hers.Her strength drained away.’Since when were you so smart that you’re acting smart?’So what if she was foolish?If she had to be called foolish for this, she would listen to it a thousand times, ten thousand times.”Do whatever you want, you trash!”The monster rushed at Choi Yeon-ha with a look of pleasure on his face.