Descent Of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 667

“Thank you.”

Kang Jin-ho, about to say it was okay, closed his mouth. The sincerity in Choi Yeon-ha’s voice made it difficult for him to reply easily.

It wasn’t just a formal expression of gratitude.

Sometimes, human emotions are conveyed beyond understanding.

“So, um…”

“Yes?”

“I want to show my gratitude a little…”

“…Yes?”

Choi Yeon-ha slightly turned her head. Then, after looking around, she slightly raised her body with a determined expression. She couldn’t stand completely in the car, but she managed to lift herself into an awkward position.

“No, wait a minute…”

Kang Jin-ho, sensing something uneasy, shifted his posture.

“Being thankful is being thankful, there’s no need to show it.”

“Hmm, that’s true. Actually, it’s ridiculous to show gratitude like this. You’re right. I was wrong.”

Kang Jin-ho breathed a sigh of relief as Choi Yeon-ha seemed to understand.

But that wasn’t understanding.

“Then, let’s change what I said. This isn’t a show of gratitude. It’s just something I want to do.”

“Yes?”

Choi Yeon-ha slowly approached Kang Jin-ho. Kang Jin-ho’s body moved further back. But how far could someone sitting in a van seat retreat? Feeling the firmness of the leather seat against his back, Kang Jin-ho broke out in a cold sweat.

“No, why…”

“Just stay still.”

“No, just a…”

“I said stay still. Your ‘noona’ [older sister or female friend] will take care of it.”

Is this usually where that line comes in?

This woman is a bit strange too. No, she’s very strange.

“The line is a bit…”

“What? I am your ‘noona’, right?”

That’s right.

On paper.

But this side has actually lived long enough to be called a grandfather.

But it’s also awkward to say she’s not his ‘noona’…

No, that’s not important right now.

Kang Jin-ho hesitated and moved back.

But Choi Yeon-ha’s eyes shone like an eagle seizing its prey. As if she had no intention of backing down.

Kang Jin-ho pondered.

Should he push her away?

Or should he accept it(?)

The dilemma was quickly resolved.

Although Choi Yeon-ha was pushing in firmly, her eyes were trembling. Her lips were trembling as well.

How could he push away someone with that face?

In the end, Kang Jin-ho closed his eyes.

Click.

“They say filming is done for today.”

“Oh, really?”

Han Eun-sol, who had opened the front door, threw the hat he was wearing onto the passenger seat and started the car.

Han Eun-sol, who glanced back through the rearview mirror, tilted his head.

“Were you not using the air conditioner?”

“Ah, no.”

“But why is it so stuffy?”

“It’s, it’s summer.”

“Huh?”

Han Eun-sol’s brow furrowed slightly.

A red light went on in his head. His brain, which was always running Choi Yeon-ha’s measurement device at full capacity, was sending an abnormal signal.

‘Noona’ is acting strange.

‘What is it?’

Han Eun-sol’s eyes sharply scanned the rearview mirror.

‘What, what’s with that expression?’

Han Eun-sol slightly opened his mouth.

The way Choi Yeon-ha was sitting with her hands neatly folded on her lap was conveying a serious awkwardness. That woman doesn’t suit that pose.

Choi Yeon-ha looking prim and proper, unbelievable!

It was more awkward than saying Hitler loved the Jews.

‘Rosy cheeks? Rosy cheeks?’

What’s with those flushed cheeks?

Something’s up.

There was definitely something going on.

Han Eun-sol’s eyes scanned the rearview mirror to search for new information. His gaze turned to Kang Jin-ho, who was in the back seat with Choi Yeon-ha.

‘What, what’s with him?’

Kang Jin-ho was slightly dazed.

Kang Jin-ho with a loosened expression. This was even stranger than Choi Yeon-ha looking prim and proper. Han Eun-sol had never imagined that Kang Jin-ho could make such a face.

He was an expressionless but disciplined person, but that person was…

‘Grinning?’

No.

It wasn’t quite grinning, what should he call it?

Anyway!

‘What happened?’

Han Eun-sol, possessed by a detective, scanned the car with sharp eyes. Then his eyes lit up.

“Mr. Kang Jin-ho.”

“…Yes?”

“You have lipstick on your lips.”

Kang Jin-ho quietly raised his hand and wiped his lips.

But nothing came off on his hand.

“There’s nothing…”

Kang Jin-ho looked at Han Eun-sol with a ‘gotcha’ face. Then Han Eun-sol opened his mouth with a triumphant smile.

“You did it, you did it.”

Kang Jin-ho’s face slightly contorted, and Choi Yeon-ha’s face openly soured.

“Geez, you’re so innocent. Kissing in a van parked in a corner of the filming set. It’s more like a movie than a movie…”

“If you don’t want to die, just drive?” Han Eun-sol started the car without saying anything, feeling the murderous intent from behind. If he said one more word here, he would die.

With that strange atmosphere, the car set off towards the accommodation.

It was subtle.

The air was very subtle.

Han Eun-sol barely held back his laughter.

Was he upset?

Not exactly. Of course, he couldn’t happily accept the fact that Choi Yeon-ha and Kang Jin-ho had kissed, but

‘Are they elementary schoolers?’

They were both adults over twenty, look at that awkward atmosphere.

‘Cute, cute.’

It goes without saying what Choi Yeon-ha’s social status is, but Kang Jin-ho is no ordinary person either. Han Eun-sol knew that he didn’t know exactly what he did, but his wealth and social status were by no means inferior to Choi Yeon-ha.

But what is this?

Those people couldn’t even make eye contact after just one kiss.

It’s not like this is a natural monument protection area.

‘They’re a good match.’

They fit well.

They fit disgustingly well.

Maybe those two were soulmates.

It was funny how Choi Yeon-ha, who was so venomous in front of other people, became a gentle lamb when she met Kang Jin-ho, and it was also funny how Kang Jin-ho, who had tamed that hopeless Ryu Wei like a dog, was emitting an awkward aura in front of Choi Yeon-ha.

Maybe those two were the only ones who could make each other like that.

And the important thing was that it wasn’t a facade.

Choi Yeon-ha had been saying that all the things she was doing were a facade, but Han Eun-sol didn’t see it that way. A facade requires the intention to deceive the other person. But Choi Yeon-ha’s personality really changed in front of Kang Jin-ho.

He didn’t know what would happen if that relationship continued, but it was certain now.

So how could he interfere with that relationship?

Han Eun-sol, having confirmed that Choi Yeon-ha’s expression had softened a little, carefully opened his mouth.

Surely she wouldn’t hit the person driving, would she?

“Well, young men and women can do that, why are you so embarrassed…”

Thump!

The pouch that flew into the driver’s seat bounced off the windshield, and Han Eun-sol closed his mouth again.

It’s fun.

This is too fun.

Han Eun-sol felt it. Maybe now was the last moment he could tease Choi Yeon-ha. If so, he couldn’t miss this opportunity. Even if he was bitten by Choi Yeon-ha after getting out of the car, he was the king at this moment.

“Noona.”

“What!”

A sharp voice returned.

But Han Eun-sol deflected Choi Yeon-ha’s venom with a sly voice.

“Shall we move the accommodation?”

“Huh? Accommodation? Why the accommodation?”

“Well, there are too many eyes in this hotel. If we move to a more secluded place, we can reduce the gossip, right?”

“Why would there be gossip?”

“Hey, a man and a woman are going to stay in the same room, how can there not be gossip? There are also Korean guests on the same floor…”

Clang!

The lipstick bounced off the front windshield of the van.

This is a bit dangerous.

“Do…you want to keep running your mouth?”

“…I’m sorry.”

Han Eun-sol, realizing that he couldn’t handle the aftermath if he teased her any further, shut his mouth. But he couldn’t stop the smile on his lips.

“Grinning?”

“No, no. I’m not smiling on purpose… Oof!”

Choi Yeon-ha’s eyes blazed.

Looking at Choi Yeon-ha’s twitching lips, Han Eun-sol fixed his gaze forward. If he made eye contact now, that woman might jump at him even while he was driving and grab his hair.

His hair, which had become weak due to stress, was just growing back, and he didn’t want to take hair loss medication again.

“Noona, I’m sorry… Huh?”

Han Eun-sol, who was about to say something, made a sound of surprise and looked forward.

‘What is it?’

One-way road.

Someone was blocking the middle of the mountain road leading down.

Not just one person.

At least ten people were blocking the road and staring at them.

“Who are they?”

Han Eun-sol, narrowing his eyes and examining the appearance of those blocking the road, distorted his face.

Shabby clothes.

Unpleasant expressions.

Just looking at those two things, he could tell that this was not a good situation.

‘Should I push through?’

Stopping the car was dangerous.

There were no people here. If he stopped the car for no reason, he might be in trouble. If he made a normal judgment, he should run them over with the car, whether they were threatening him or not.

But if they didn’t move, it could lead to a major accident.

‘What should I do?’

It was then.

One of those blocking the road raised something in his hand.

‘A knife?’

Han Eun-sol, realizing that what the man was holding was a large machete, shouted without realizing it.

“Duck down!”

The man threw the machete he was holding directly at the car. The machete, flying with fierce momentum, embedded itself directly into the front windshield of the car.

Clang!

With a sharp sound, the front windshield shattered. Han Eun-sol, ducking down, slammed on the brakes with all his might.

‘Please!’

He turned the steering wheel sharply to the left. If he tilted just a little to the right, he might fall off the cliff. Fortunately, he felt the car stop. He didn’t fall off.

But now was the problem.

‘What should I do?’

Robbers? Or…

Either way, there would be no good outcome. Han Eun-sol, thinking that he should call for help right now, grabbed his cell phone, but Kang Jin-ho, who was already hugging and protecting Choi Yeon-ha, stood up.

“Please stay here.”

“…Yes?”

“I’ll finish it quickly, so please stay here. It won’t take long.”

“M-Mr. Kang Jin-ho?”

“It’s okay. I’m in a good mood right now.”

Kang Jin-ho opened the back door and got out of the car before Han Eun-sol could stop him. Han Eun-sol was horrified and shouted.

“N-Noona, shouldn’t you stop him? Those crazy bastards… They have knives.”

But Choi Yeon-ha’s reaction was very different from Han Eun-sol’s expectations.

“Eun-sol.”

“Yes!”

“Did you hear that?”

“…Yes?”