Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 620

Vroom, vroom.

Han Eun-sol carefully drove the car.

‘I can’t get flustered.’

Today was the day the witch’s mood had hit rock bottom. On days like this, even the bumps on the road could irritate her.

It was inevitable to have some shaking while driving on an unpaved road, but she wasn’t the type to understand such things. In the end, Han Eun-sol was showcasing her divine skill of driving smoothly on the unpaved road while also driving fast enough to not make Choi Yeon-ha annoyed.

“What is this! Why are you shaking left and right like this! Can’t you drive straight?”

Wow, is this not good enough?

Han Eun-sol realized that there was no way to escape from someone who had decided to nag.

“I’m trying to drive as smoothly as possible, you know.”

“Are you talking back to me right now?”

“Wow! Sis, you look really bad-tempered right now.”

“So what! It’s the truth.”

“It’s amazing how being honest and cool can make you look this bad.”

The invincible logic of ‘I’m originally bad-tempered, so it’s okay’ was coming out.

“In the first place, if you had moved a little faster, I wouldn’t have had to go through this today. I told you not to leave my side so that that greasy guy couldn’t approach me, but what were you doing that you couldn’t even keep track of one guy? You’re out! Out!”

‘Heeeeeek!’

Han Eun-sol, not daring to resist, stepped on the accelerator a little harder, hurrying to escape this terrible situation.

The hotel! Just get to the hotel!

If she could get to the hotel and shove that witch into her room, she could be freed from this hell, at least for the time being.

‘I must have been crazy, why did I follow her all the way to China!’

She already knew that it would be tough coming to China. She also knew that Choi Yeon-ha’s hysteria, being isolated and helpless, would torment her.

Even so, the reason she had followed her here without hesitation was because of her firm belief that if she could successfully complete this job, her career would skyrocket.

Just the fact that she had taken Choi Yeon-ha to the remote areas of China and successfully completed filming would be an achievement she could boast about for the rest of her career.

Taking an actress to a remote area of China for filming was something to be applauded, and if that actress was Choi Yeon-ha, there was no need to say more.

This would be a major milestone in her career, which had been building a legend in the industry while managing Choi Yeon-ha for two years. If, as a result, Choi Yeon-ha established herself as a global actress, that would be even better, and even if the drama flopped, her hard work would be recognized.

But there was one thing she hadn’t anticipated…

“Drive slowly, you idiot!”

“Then, can I go slowly?”

“What do you mean slowly! If my rest time is reduced by even one second, I’ll cut your head off!”

‘I’d rather go back to the army.’

Choi Yeon-ha was going berserk.

Armed with extreme stress and annoyance, Choi Yeon-ha was acting like a discharged sergeant whose vacation had been cut short. Even Han Eun-sol, who prided herself on having served her time in the tough military, felt the urge to reenlist.

“Aaaargh! This is so annoying!”

And now, she was even lashing out, unable to control her own anger.

Even when Choi Yeon-ha was ‘normal’ (?), Han Eun-sol was considered a North Korean special agent in the manager world, but now she felt like she was dealing with an alien.

‘But why is this old lady so worked up today?’

Of course, Liu Wei had been irritating, but that was always the case, wasn’t it? It shouldn’t be enough to make her this angry, right?

Others might ask if there was a problem with Choi Yeon-ha being angry, but Han Eun-sol, who had been with Choi Yeon-ha for a long time, knew better.

Choi Yeon-ha wasn’t someone who got angry for no reason. There was always a very clear reason for her anger. It was just that the reason was usually so small and petty that it was embarrassing to tell others, and usually, no one else noticed it.

But now, even Han Eun-sol was having a hard time figuring out the cause of Choi Yeon-ha’s annoyance.

“You should come running when I call you!”

Oh, geez…

Han Eun-sol, having finally figured out the reason she couldn’t understand, stared blankly at the sky.

‘Well, why did you do that?’

She knew she shouldn’t resent him, but Han Eun-sol couldn’t help but resent Kang Jin-ho.

In this global era, how could Korea and China be so far apart that he wouldn’t even show his face when she was saying that?

If Kang Jin-ho would sacrifice himself and show his face just once, everyone would be comfortable.

“Are we there yet?”

“We’re, we’re almost there.”

Han Eun-sol wiped the sweat from her forehead as she saw the hotel building in the distance.

‘I should look for another job when I get back to Korea.’

Bang!

‘The door’s going to break.’

There were many things she wanted to say. But not saying them was the basic rule of survival. Especially when the other person was Choi Yeon-ha, whose face was saying, ‘If you mess with me right now, you’ll see hell descend upon you in reality today.’

Following behind Choi Yeon-ha, who was striding into the hotel lobby, Han Eun-sol let out a small sigh.

‘When is this filming going to end?’

It felt like she was on an endless overseas deployment. At least in an overseas deployment, you just had to fight the enemy, but this hellish mission required her to endure attacks from her own side. And without resistance. How terrible was that?

Click-clack, click-clack.

The sound of Choi Yeon-ha’s heels hitting the hotel’s marble floor.

It might sound different to others, but to Han Eun-sol, that sound was like an angel’s song. It was a sound that clearly indicated the end of a long, long day.

Of course, she would still have to do some minor errands even after Choi Yeon-ha entered her hotel room, but that was nothing compared to the stress she had to endure on set.

“Ugh, why is the air here like this today?”

She even started blaming the perfectly fine air. At this point, some special measures were needed. It wasn’t just for Han Eun-sol to escape this hell. If the stress continued to build up like this, Choi Yeon-ha would eventually explode.

‘That won’t do. That really won’t do.’

In Korea, even if Choi Yeon-ha exploded, they could somehow smooth things over. Even though social media was so developed, there were always tons of malicious rumors about female celebrities. Unless it was properly reported, whatever was said would be treated as gossip.

Thanks to the gifts and bribes she had spread among entertainment reporters, they could prevent articles from being published unless something really big happened.

But this wasn’t Korea, it was China.

No matter how hard Han Eun-sol and her agency ran around, it was impossible to control all the Chinese reporters.

The moment she caused an incident, articles would pour out, and Choi Yeon-ha’s image would be ruined.

‘Besides, it’s China.’

A leaky bucket will leak outside as well, but if the bucket was going to leak, it was better to leak inside. At least they wouldn’t disgrace the country.

That woman had no awareness of it, and some people might even scoff at the idea, but right now, Choi Yeon-ha was in China as a representative Korean actress. If she caused an accident, it wouldn’t just end with her own disgrace.

She couldn’t claim to be overflowing with patriotism, but Han Eun-sol still wanted to avoid disgracing the country.

“Oh…” “Oh my!”

‘Don’t do things like this!’

The first condition for avoiding disgrace was to block any possibility of an accident. Like encountering local fans in the hotel lobby.

The people who were hesitantly approaching Choi Yeon-ha were clearly Korean. They must have come here for sightseeing.

“Are you Choi Yeon-ha?”

Han Eun-sol couldn’t help but hesitate.

Should she block the approach now, with Choi Yeon-ha in her worst mood, or should she…

Han Eun-sol glanced at Choi Yeon-ha and sighed deeply.

“Oh my! Hello?”

“You are Choi Yeon-ha, right? It’s so nice to meet you! I’m sorry, but could I ask for an autograph?”

“Of course. Would you like to take a picture together?”

Choi Yeon-ha had already put on her professional face.

She was smiling brightly and approaching the fans, suggesting they take selfies together.

‘She’s really amazing.’

The biggest reason why Choi Yeon-ha, who could confidently claim to be a national representative with her terrible personality, had been able to maintain her top position without any major scandals was her fan service.

Even when bad rumors about Choi Yeon-ha’s personality spread, fans who had met Choi Yeon-ha in person and received what they considered excessive fan service would dismiss them as nonsense.

Of course, that wasn’t just a shield caused by excessive fan loyalty. Choi Yeon-ha, who dealt with industry insiders, and Choi Yeon-ha, who dealt with fans, were literally like two different people.

Look at her now.

She could have just given a quick autograph and sent them on their way, but Choi Yeon-ha was deliberately taking selfies over and over again. She was turning the angle this way and that, as if she wasn’t satisfied.

She wasn’t trying to take a picture that made herself look good.

She was looking for an angle that would make the poor squids who were being punished by taking pictures with Choi Yeon-ha look at least somewhat human.

There were many celebrities who couldn’t even be bothered to take a single picture, but for someone of Choi Yeon-ha’s level to do such a thing was truly amazing. Even Han Eun-sol, who had witnessed all of Choi Yeon-ha’s business-like pretenses, was impressed.

‘And the fact that it’s not just pretense is even more amazing.’

In both good and bad ways.

She had once asked Choi Yeon-ha if it wasn’t hard for her to deal with fans one by one like that. Han Eun-sol still couldn’t forget Choi Yeon-ha’s answer at that time.

“Hard? Of course, it’s hard, you idiot. I’m so tired, and it’s so annoying to have to smile and deal with people who come up to me as if they don’t know anything. There are times when I want to just ignore them and walk away. And it’s okay if it’s after work. But when I go out to play on my day off with my face covered, and someone recognizes me like a ghost and asks for an autograph, it feels like all the CCTV cameras in the world are watching me. There’s a reason why kids get panic disorders.”

But when she asked why she went so far, Choi Yeon-ha replied like this:

“Hey, honestly, am I good-natured or smart? I don’t have anything special. I only have a pretty face. I’m someone who can’t eat if other people don’t think I’m pretty and like me. What do I mean? If there are no fans who say I’m pretty and ask for autographs and pictures, I’ll starve to death. Thanks to those people, I can make a living by filming commercials and dramas. People are naturally nice to those who give them money. Isn’t that obvious?”

Han Eun-sol chuckled as she watched Choi Yeon-ha, who was adjusting her pose several times to take selfies.

She was an amazing person. In many ways.