Descent of the Demon Master

eon-Ha ’s presence but also in how he would draw a clear line on the things he had an opinion about.
Even though he sometimes acted like a wishy-washy man with no backbone whatsoever!

Choi Yeon-Ha sipped on her coffee and asked, “How is your pizzeria?”

“We ’re taking a break for today.”

“Not that.
I meant, how is the business going these days?”

“It ’s the same, more or less.”

Choi Yeon-Ha smirked softly.
“Your situation will drastically change come tomorrow, probably, so you better prepare yourself, Mister Jin-Ho.”

Kang Jin-Ho cocked an eyebrow.
“You ’ve been saying that since the last time, but I still don ’t understand.
What are you talking about?”

“You don ’t have to understand it now.
You ’ll soon experience it by yourself, anyway.”

Kang Jin-Ho tilted his head, unconvinced.

Choi Yeon-Ha just chuckled at him before glancing at her watch.
“I guess it ’s time to part ways.”

“I see.”

“Do you want me to give you a ride?”

Kang Jin-Ho shook his head.
“I can ’t inconvenience you like that.”

“Hmm…
Well, that ’s fine.
It ’s our first date, after all.
If I give you a ride home so soon, it won ’t look good for either of us.
I gotta think about maintaining at least a minimum level of pride for myself.”

’

Kang Jin-Ho grimaced a little, thinking that talking to this woman would often render him speechless.
Maybe it was because Choi Yeon-Ha didn ’t beat around the bush as much as others and liked throwing a direct punch all the time.

“Mister Jin-Ho?”

“Yes, Miss Choi?”

“You don ’t like me very much, do you?”

“No, that ’s not true.”

“Your expression says otherwise, though? You find me quite annoying, don ’t you?” Choi Yeon-Ha narrowed her eyes, prompting Kang Jin-Ho to keep mum and look away.
She could only chuckle hollowly at that response.
“Wow, so it ’s really true? This guy…!”

She wasn ’t expecting to see Kang Jin-Ho behave like a love-struck teenager, but wasn ’t she none other than Choi Yeon-Ha? So, shouldn ’t he at least show some level of interest in her way? To think he would be annoyed by her instead!

’Wait, am I really gonna end up in that pathetic state, too? ’

She had always found the repertoire of ’I ’ve never met a man who treats me this way before! ’ as such a boring cliché.
However, to think that she would get to experience such a thing not as a character in a TV show but in reality!

’No, wait.
That ’s not it, is it? ’

Choi Yeon-Ha quickly corrected herself.
It felt like she had gotten the order of things wrong.
It wasn ’t the case of Kang Jin-Ho not caring about her due to his lack of interest, but more like he simply had no interest since he didn ’t care about her in the first place.

’Hmm, can ’t I use this in a drama later down the line? ’

This could be a defining moment of reinterpreting the time-worn storyline.
Choi Yeon-Ha made up her mind, then spoke, “Well, it ’s fine either way.
I will stop expecting you to treat me well just because of who I am.”

“…”

“However!” Choi Yeon-Ha smacked the table rather cutely.
“Next time we meet, you must not have the mindset of someone trying to finish a job.
No, you should come here with the mind of someone meeting a woman on a date.
And work on not wounding my pride so often, too!”

Kang Jin-Ho slowly nodded in acceptance.
Even he knew that the mindset he had today was unbecoming and rude.

Choi Yeon-Ha ’s lips quivered as if she had more things to say, but she sucked in a deep breath instead.
“Now listen, Mister Jin-Ho.
This is a declaration of war.”

“I ’m sorry?”

Choi Yeon-Ha stared at Kang Jin-Ho as a meaningful grin floated up on her face.
“Starting now, I ’m going to seduce you, Mister Jin-Ho.”

***

“Isn ’t he late?” Kang Eun-Yeong gnashed her teeth as flames burned in her eyes.
“His little sister is recovering at home, yet the orabi hasn ’t even bothered to come home, even though it’s already this late! How dare he!”

Baek Hyeon-Jeong glanced at her daughter while unpeeling the fruits.
“…Don ’t you have a filming commitment or something, Eun-Yeong?”

“Mom?!” Kang Eun-Yeong unhappily yelled.

But Baek Hyeon-Jeong simply sighed.
“Do you know how worried I was when you were out and about, shooting TV shows and putting on concerts?”

“…I didn ’t know, Mom.”

“Now that you ’re at home like this…”

Kang Eun-Yeong gripped her own hands tightly and stared at her mother.
She had been chasing after her dream and achieved some level of success, but her guilt toward her parents had always been there in the back of her mind.

’

“…What a relief it is that you ’ve become an artist like this, Eun-Yeong.
Otherwise, you would have been lounging around in the living room like this the whole day.”

“…!”

Baek Hyeon-Jeong continued speaking, “Whenever my friends whined about their daughters doing nothing with their lives and acting like parasites at home, I always thought, at least you get to see your children all the time.
But now, it seems I owe them an apology.
I didn ’t know that too much of a good thing would be this bad.”

Kang Eun-Yeong ’s jaw fell slightly.
“Heol, Mom…
Did you just diss me?”

“Well, I ’m just saying…”

“Mom! How can you say stuff like that to your own daughter?! I ’m shocked!”

Baek Hyeon-Jeong sighed deeply while staring at her daughter theatrically losing her mind.

’Who ’d want to marry a girl like her? ’

She suddenly grew worried about Kang Eun-Yeong ’s colleagues learning about this noisy girl ’s true nature.
Whether they knew the truth or not…
Both of those options seemed rather concerning to her!

“Mom! Your son is still not home yet from his date, you know! Why aren ’t you more worried about that?!”

“Listen, Eun-Yeong.”

“Ng?”

“I might worry about you, but not your brother.
The most unnecessary thing to do in this world is to worry about your oppa.”

“Mom, you ’re taking it too easy! What if orabi comes home one day with a grandchild in tow?! A man and a woman are on a date this late at night, don ’t you get that?!”

Baek Hyeon-Jeong openly smirked back at her own daughter.
“Child, that is one of my wishes.”

“…!”

“Do you honestly think your oppa will get married while living his current lifestyle? Even with his looks, he’s still single, Eun-Yeong.
That ’s what your brother is like.
If he keeps going like this…
I always get heartburn whenever I imagine your unmarried brother in his forties still hanging out in a PC Room with Yu-Min!”

“Yup, the possibility is definitely there.” Kang Eun-Yeong stiffly nodded in agreement.
Without special circumstances forcing his hand, Kang Jin-Ho would definitely not go out of his way to meet a woman.
And those special circumstances would be…

”You must look up at the sky first if you want to pluck the stars.
Your brother spends all his time hanging out with his friends, so just when would he go out and meet women? ”

“Y-you ’re right, Mom.” Even Kang Eun-Yeong could sense her mother’s worries creeping into her heart.

Although she didn ’t like the idea of her orabi getting a girlfriend, the possibility of him turning into a stinky old bachelor didn ’t appeal to her either.

’Dang it, I can ’t make up my mind… ’

Kang Eun-Yeong was about to tear her hair out from the plague of indecision, but then…

The front door ’s lock came undone, and Kang Jin-Ho stepped inside the Kang family residence.

“I ’m home.”