Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 953

The decision was made swiftly.

And no one really had any complaints about the decision. That was how the General Assembly always made decisions.

Everyone understood the necessity and justification. Except for one person.

‘No one!’

That no one!

‘No one is worried about me.’

Lee Hyun-soo, his mind in shambles, clutched his head.

The decision was easy. No, anyone could talk the talk. The problem was actually executing it. And it was obvious that all the execution would be left to Lee Hyun-soo, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

“Lee Hyun-soo.”

Just as he thought!

Even when receiving a report card with a pre-calculated score, people tend to hold onto a sliver of hope. And in most cases, that hope is shattered miserably. Just like now.

“Yes, Master.”

“How soon can you be ready?”

“W-wait a moment. Nothing has been decided yet, has it?”

“Decided?”

Kang Jin-ho looked at Lee Hyun-soo with a puzzled expression. They had already concluded that they would be setting out, so what more was there to decide?

But instead of explaining to Kang Jin-ho, Lee Hyun-soo looked at Wiggins.

“Master.”

“Speak.”

“How many people are you planning to take?”

“Hmm.”

Wiggins fell into a brief contemplation.

‘It would have been better if I had a little more information.’

His influence still reached England. Even though he had left the Round Table, the fact that he was a Knight of England could not be erased.

Moreover, even though he had left the Round Table, he had not abandoned his identity as an Englishman.

The Round Table had completely excluded him, but there were still those in England who followed him. But the problem was that they also could not openly pass information to Wiggins.

With the election of a new Knight, the authority to control information had passed to him. And the Round Table was still monitoring him. Obtaining information itself was not that difficult, but receiving information immediately was impossible.

That meant that the situation in England now had to rely entirely on predictions.

“We must go with the minimum.”

“We are going to another country.”

“That’s why we must go with the minimum. Knight Levo is not a fool. He will surely be wary of the fact that we might come. Anyone would be the same. If a large-scale entry from another country is discovered, they will definitely try to investigate.”

“…Is their power so strong that they can even monitor entries?”

“Actually, in terms of the power of the martial world, Korea is strangely on the weaker side.”

“Korea is on the weaker side?”

Lee Hyun-soo tilted his head.

The Korean martial world was currently wielding immense influence in South Korea. But the Korean martial world was weak?

“It was weak, so it is weak.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“In most countries, the martial world existed even before the state was established.”

“…Ah!”

Lee Hyun-soo nodded.

Certainly, China had only recently established its current state system. And Japan, though it had used the same name, had clearly changed its system before and after World War II.

The same was true for other countries.

“Establishing a state system is not easy. It always comes with chaos. And most of the martial world tends to infiltrate the government at this stage.”

“That’s certainly true.”

Even Lee Hyun-soo would not miss such an opportunity if he had it. Then others would be the same.

“That’s why the martial worlds of other countries maintain a close, inseparable relationship with the government. They don’t show it on the surface, but they conspire behind the scenes. Why, aren’t such conspiracy theories common? Like the Rothschilds.”

“…That’s a bit of a childish name.”

“Indeed.”

Wiggins chuckled.

It was ironic to discuss the epitome of conspiracy theories here.

“But it’s not entirely wrong. Even if it’s not the Rothschilds, there are definitely those who try to move or cooperate with the government behind the scenes.”

“You mean the martial world.”

“That’s right. Otherwise, do you think it would be possible for Japan to invade Korea? If a ship that set sail disappeared without a trace, it should be a big deal. But no one is talking about it now.”

Lee Hyun-soo nodded.

“England also has a close relationship with the martial world. If they ask, they will hand over information about those entering the country. If a large number of people from East Asia enter at the same time?”

Lee Hyun-soo nodded.

They certainly couldn’t avoid surveillance.

“And it just so happens to be England.”

“That’s right.”

Wiggins nodded with a bitter expression.

The fact that England was the stage made them consider both the advantages and disadvantages.

And at this moment, the disadvantages were too great.

If it were a country on the continent, there would be plenty of ways to infiltrate, no matter how much they strengthened immigration control. In the first place, borders were only meant to prevent ordinary people from crossing, and they were not enough to stop martial artists.

If the people here wanted to, they could cross the demilitarized zone [DMZ, the border between North and South Korea] tonight. Other countries’ borders, which did not have as much security as the demilitarized zone, could be crossed even in broad daylight.

But England was different.

England was an island nation. The only way to cross the border of an island nation was by plane or ship.

The method of swimming from a ship at a suitable distance, as they had done when returning from China or when Japan invaded Korea, could not be used this time.

It was not a situation where they could move so leisurely. The situation would be over by the time they moved to Europe and took a ship to England.

“How about parachuting from a plane?”

“You don’t think that makes sense, do you?”

“…I’m sorry.”

Where would there be an air force that would stand idly by while a transport plane from another country flew into their airspace?

Kang Jin-ho being able to jump onto a Japanese ship by helicopter was only possible because it was in Korean territorial waters. Who knew what would have happened if they had entered Japanese territorial waters by helicopter?

“So, in the end, we have no choice but to go through the airport.”

“An honest plan.”

“An obvious plan.”

“What can we do?”

Wiggins shrugged, and Lee Hyun-soo sighed deeply.

“Airport, airport…”

At that moment, Kang Jin-ho, who had been quietly listening to Lee Hyun-soo, opened his mouth.

“Doesn’t it matter?”

“Yes?”

“We just need to arrive at the airport. We can just bypass the security checkpoints.”

“It’s not easy to arrive at the airport. There will be immigration records.”

“Then don’t leave any.”

“…What do you think immigration is?”

“Isn’t it just a matter of riding on a cargo plane?”

“Cargo planes carry cargo.”

“Just load half and ride in the remaining space.”

“No, of course, that would be possible. But who would be such a pushover to load only half the cargo and send a plane to England… a pushover…”

Lee Hyun-soo nodded.

“I’ll call Director Cho Gyu-min right now.”

Ugh.

“No!”

Cho Gyu-min yelled.

“Please say something that makes sense! What will happen to us if we get caught?”

– We went to China like that last time.

“Is China the same as England? China is a country where you can pull out a pillar of the Forbidden City [a historical palace in China] if you just pay! But if you get caught in England, it won’t end with just losing your head! And China has so many airports that they’re practically rolling around, so it’s hard to manage, but England isn’t like that!”

– People live the same everywhere.

Steam was rising from his forehead. It felt like smoke was coming out of his ears.

“No, why do you always try to get us to do things without giving us anything? Am I Secretary Jae-kyung’s secretary? Is this a place where you can just ask us to do things? This is not such an easy place!”

– Hey. Well, am I the one asking? The Master told me to do it.

“This…”

It was like a cheat key, every time it was Kang Jin-ho, Kang Jin-ho!

It seemed like they thought everything would go their way if they just said that, but not this time! Cho Gyu-min firmly made up his mind.

“This is not possible.”

– Don’t be like that.

“No, I’m telling you, this is really not possible. This is a major accident if we get caught! It’s not something that can be smoothed over with money like in China. And to be honest, when we went to China, we had people waiting and cleared a path for us to get out of the airport! But that’s not possible in England! How are we going to get out of the airport?”

– Just set the arrival time for dawn, and we’ll take care of getting out. You don’t have to worry about that.

“What if you get caught?”

– Come on, we won’t get caught. If we want to, we can raid the Ministry of National Defense right now.

“Our Ministry of National Defense gets robbed by petty thieves!”

– Are you talking down to me?

“It gets robbed!”

His tone was immediately corrected.

“And what do you mean by not causing any damage! You’re telling a cargo plane to unload cargo, and you’re not causing any damage? This is a nuisance in itself!”

– I’ll buy you a meal. A big one.

“I won’t eat it!”

– Then at least mention it to the Chairman.

“Yes?”

– You can’t decide that anyway. You don’t have the authority, do you?

– It doesn’t cost money to go and talk, so just ask. And if you don’t pass this on, it’s an abuse of power. You know?

“Agh!”

Cho Gyu-min scratched his head vigorously.

What he said was true. Cho Gyu-min had no authority to stop what Kang Jin-ho had requested of Jae-kyung. It was something that had to go directly to the Chairman.

“Okay, I understand. I’ll submit the report.”

– Thank you.

“But don’t think that anything will come of it just because I’m reporting it. The Chairman is someone who puts the company first! He won’t allow such nonsense! What kind of person is the Chairman!”

– Yes, yes, I’m not expecting anything. So just pass it on without holding back. Don’t leave anything out.

His voice was slightly sly.

“I’m hanging up!”

Cho Gyu-min hung up the phone and stormed out of the secretary’s office.

The door burst open, and the secretaries who were working looked back at him in surprise. But Cho Gyu-min didn’t even glance at them and stomped out.

‘They need to say something that makes sense.’

Of course, he didn’t think of himself as a Jae-kyung person. Cho Gyu-min’s position was that he had one foot in both camps, but his heart leaned more towards Kang Jin-ho.

But that didn’t mean he didn’t have to respect Jae-kyung. It was Jae-kyung, the company, that had introduced him to Kang Jin-ho and opened up a new path for him.

What he had to do was create a path where both sides could benefit, not make Jae-kyung bear a unilateral loss.

‘Not this time!’

It was a good opportunity to flatten the nose of that Lee Hyun-soo, who thought he was some kind of magic wand and that everything would work out if he just said it. Cho Gyu-min, having made up his mind, walked straight to the Chairman’s office.

His shoulders were shaking.