“First of all, I'd like to thank you for coming here today,” said Kang Jin-Ho before awkwardly coughing to clear his throat. 'This... doesn't really suit me, does it?'

Kang Jin-Ho rarely, if ever, had to step in front of a crowd and say something. Even back when he led the demon cult's elites, which numbered several times higher than this crowd, Kang Jin-Ho didn't need to do something as cumbersome as making a stirring speech.

His job was to issue orders back then, and it was Azure Demon's duty to convey the messages to the underlings. However, the era had changed, and what people demanded from the higher-ups had also changed accordingly. Since that was the case, Kang Jin-Ho knew he also needed to change.

“Over there. You,” Kang Jin-Ho suddenly pointed at Yi Myeong-Hwan.

Yi Myeong-Hwan flinched and hurriedly got up. “S-sir? You mean... me?”

“I know you, don't I?”

“A-ah, yes! I accompanied you back when you were heading to the Yeongnam Group, sir!”

Kang Jin-Ho smiled brightly. “I'm relieved to find a familiar face among you. I was getting a bit nervous about speaking in front of so many people, you see.”

Yi Myeong-Hwan wasn't sure how he was supposed to respond to that clear attempt at lightening the mood.

'Nervous?'

Kang Jin-Ho was getting what now?

Wasn't that joke a bit too much? How could a monster like him get nervous?

Getting nervous only happened when people were talking to those with similar status. If a regular person was told to address hundreds of other people like him, they might nervously shudder and start sweating buckets....