The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Monster (1)

The next day.

As usual, classes were in full swing in the classroom.

“Demons must excel not only in their own martial prowess but also in their ability to manage monsters.”

An instructor with the head of a sheep and the body of a human was diligently explaining the importance of ‘Monster Management.’

“Managing monsters well can bring two advantages. Number 1, can anyone tell me what that advantage is?”

At the instructor’s call, Jung Minwoo stood up from his seat and answered.

“The first is DP acquisition, and the second is obtaining demonic energy.”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, the instructor’s eyes gleamed as he spoke.

“Can you explain the first one in detail?”

“I understand that when we receive payment through transactions with Demon Servants, it is converted into DP.”

“Good. What about the second one?”

“Just like with Demon Servants, I understand that as a monster’s influence grows, we can obtain a large amount of demonic energy.”

“Excellent.”

The instructor clapped his hands and said.

“As expected, a demon with ‘Demon Eye’ is indeed different.”

“You flatter me.”

“You may sit down now.”

As Jung Minwoo sat down, the instructor looked at the demons and said.

“As Number 1 said, the advantages of managing monsters are DP and demonic energy.”

“To explain DP in detail, it has the advantage of maximizing profits as demons can set their own prices. However, if the quality is low and the price is high, Demon Servants won’t want to buy them, right?”

“Next, to explain demonic energy in detail, it is true that as a monster’s influence grows, a large amount of demonic energy flows in. However, if the quality of the monster is low, you may not be able to obtain any demonic energy at all. So, if you want to obtain demonic energy, you need to pay attention to management, right?”

Listening to the instructor’s explanation, Jung Minwoo jotted notes in his notebook and thought.

‘……Indeed, as the instructor said, I need to pay a lot of attention to management if I want to get proper benefits.’

He couldn’t afford to listen to the instructor’s words halfheartedly, as he had to go to the front lines after graduation.

“However, despite these advantages, the demons on the front lines are not utilizing them.”

The instructor, who had been explaining passionately, let out a shallow sigh and said.

“May I ask why that is?”

At Jung Minwoo’s question, the instructor nodded and explained.

“It’s because it’s difficult to manage monsters while moving around the invaded planet. Therefore, demons are adopting the method of mass-producing and deploying low-quality monsters.”

At the word ‘mass production,’ Jung Minwoo’s eyes lit up.

‘……Mass production wouldn’t be a bad method.’

If he couldn’t win with quality, it wouldn’t be bad to push through with quantity.

‘For now, I’ll try managing them, and if it doesn’t work out, I’ll switch to mass production.’

The best option was quality, so he intended to put effort into managing them.

“Well, that’s it for the class. Do you have any questions?”

At the instructor’s question, a cadet cautiously raised his hand.

“Number 44, what’s your question?”

“Except for the top 10 graduates, everyone else is disposed of. What happens to the monsters that the other cadets were managing?”

At the demon’s question, the instructor gave him a disdainful look and answered.

“The cadet who graduates with the highest rank takes over the management and ownership of all of them. Is your question answered?”

“……Yes.”

“By the way, the instructor’s advice is that it would be more beneficial to worry about how to be among the top 10 instead of asking such questions.”

“Ah, I understand.”

“And……”

Just as the instructor was about to continue his reprimand.

Caw, caw, caw.
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The bell signaling the end of class rang through the speakers.

“Whew, if it weren’t for the bell, I would have wasted my time on this trash.”

The instructor spat out his venom, then looked at the other demons and said.

“The fourth period will be held at the monster breeding grounds in the backyard, as you were informed by the instructor in charge. Just come out there.”

And after giving brief instructions, he left the classroom.

“……Sigh.”

Number 44 let out a sigh and rubbed his face, as if regretting asking a pointless question.

‘You shouldn’t have asked unnecessary questions.’

Jung Minwoo was looking at Number 44 with a pitiful gaze when.

“Minwoo, aren’t you excited to see what kind of monster you’ll be managing? Ribbit, ribbit.”

Rok approached him with sparkling eyes.

“Do you like managing?”

“Of course! It means I can take care of a life! Ribbit, ribbit.”

Jung Minwoo looked at Rok with a surprised look.

‘Does he like taking care of things, unlike his appearance?’

Judging by his appearance alone, it seemed like he would devour everything in one bite, but as expected, one shouldn’t judge a demon by its looks.

“And I hope there are monsters related to flies and bugs. Ribbit, ribbit.”

“Hmm? Why is that?”

“So I can eat them when I’m bored while raising them! Ribbit, ribbit.”

“……”

At Rok’s words, Jung Minwoo thought that he couldn’t ignore physiognomy after all.

“Shall we go then?”

“Okay, let’s go early and look around the monsters. Ribbit, ribbit.”

Afterwards, Jung Minwoo and Rok headed straight to the monster breeding grounds in the backyard.

When they moved to the breeding grounds in the backyard.

“……Wow!”

“There are so many monsters.”

They could see that there were quite a few monsters present.

“Minwoo! There’s a monster over there that looks like a fly! Ribbit, ribbit.”

Rok jumped up and down, pointing at a monster that resembled a fly.

“Don’t touch it. You might get scolded by the instructor.”

Jung Minwoo cautioned Rok and looked around.

‘They look exactly like the monsters I saw in the game.’

He was amazed to see that the monsters looked exactly the same as the ones he had seen in the game before his reincarnation.

‘……But how can they be so identical?’

As he continued to look at the monsters, a question arose in his mind.

‘There were no monsters in the world before my reincarnation, right?’

After all, the planet Earth had no monsters, so it didn’t make sense that they were replicated exactly the same way.

‘Is there a secret I don’t know about?’

His head became complicated, but.

‘Let’s put this thought aside.’

It was a question that was of no use to his current survival, so he decided to put it aside for now.

As he was looking at the monsters,

“Is everyone gathered?”

The instructor with the sheep’s head and human body walked out of the building at the breeding grounds.

“Then, please come inside.”

The demons followed the instructor into the building,

“Kieeek!”

Tens of thousands of monsters were sitting in cages.

‘What kind of monsters are these?’
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Jung Minwoo took a closer look at their appearance to figure out what kind of monsters they were.

They were about the size of a child, with green skin and a long nose.

He could see that their bellies were particularly protruding, unlike their skinny arms and legs.

‘Goblins?’

Jung Minwoo could easily tell that they were goblins the moment he saw them.

“You will enter the cages, choose 100 goblins, and come out.”

At the instructor’s words, the demons who had been expecting something grand showed disappointment.

“I know it’s disappointing. However, you are not yet at the level to manage proper monsters. So, first, raise your skills by managing pet goblins.”

Jung Minwoo nodded at the reasonable words.

‘Then, shall I take a look at the goblins?’

Jung Minwoo took out the monster encyclopedia he had brought and looked up the information on ‘goblins.’

High fertility rate.

Possesses a cunning personality.

Can use weapons with bipedal locomotion.

They had quite decent advantages for monsters classified as the weakest and pets.

‘They seem alright?’

Looking at the information, they didn’t seem to be picky eaters, so managing them shouldn’t be too difficult.

Jung Minwoo closed the encyclopedia and turned his gaze towards the cages,

‘The competition is more intense than I thought.’

Most of the demons were already inside the cages, moving quickly to pick the goblins with better physiques.

‘Physique is important, but there’s something more important than that.’

It was demonic energy.

‘Even if they have a good physique, it’s all for nothing if they don’t have demonic energy.’

No matter how physically developed they were compared to their peers, if they had little demonic energy, they were just punching bags.

‘Then, shall I check how much demonic energy they have?’

When Jung Minwoo used ‘Demon Eye’ on the goblins,

【Survival】, 【Survival】, 【Survival】, 【Survival】……

Countless amounts of demonic energy appeared along with the word ‘Survival’ above their heads.

‘Hmm, they all have weak demonic energy. Then, shall I choose the ones with stronger demonic energy among them?’

As he looked around,

‘First, that one over there!’

He was able to find a goblin with several times more demonic energy than the others, despite its unimpressive appearance.

‘This feels good from the start?’

Jung Minwoo leisurely walked towards the goblin.

One might worry about what would happen if someone snatched it away in the middle, but.

‘Who would take that one?’

Judging by its appearance alone, it had a smaller physique than the other goblins, so it wouldn’t be chosen by other demons.

Arriving in front of the goblin, Jung Minwoo pointed his finger and said.

“You, follow me.”

Flinch!

The small goblin trembled and then cautiously nodded, rising from its spot.

‘That’s one down.’

Now he had to fill the remaining 99 spots, but since goblins were everywhere, he thought it wouldn’t take long to choose them.

However, that thought couldn’t last for even 5 minutes.

‘……Their demonic energy is all so mediocre that it’s hard to choose.’

After all, they all had such pitiful amounts of demonic energy that it was difficult to make a decision based on demonic energy alone.

‘Should I try using Mind’s Eye?’

It wouldn’t make much of a difference even if he could read their minds, but.

‘It’s better to use everything I can than to not use it at all.’

As he looked at the goblins and used ‘Mind’s Eye,’

【You have used Mind’s Eye on a lower-ranked being for the first time.】

【A new effect of Mind’s Eye has been discovered.】

New message windows appeared before his eyes.

‘……A new effect?’

Jung Minwoo recalled the memory of discovering a new ability of ‘Demon Eye’ in the warehouse and touched the message window in front of him,

【Human – Mind’s Eye】

By focusing your mind, you can see through the thoughts of higher beings.

By focusing your mind, you can identify the talents of lower-ranked higher beings.

An explanation window with newly added effects appeared.

‘It can identify talents?’

Jung Minwoo could feel that ‘Mind’s Eye’ was also a good unique trait, not inferior to ‘Demon Eye.’

‘I didn’t expect much from a human unique trait…… but this is amazing!’

With a pleased smile, Jung Minwoo looked at the goblins.

【Learning】, 【None】, 【Physical Growth】……

The goblins’ talents were formed into letters and appeared above their heads.

‘This will make choosing them much easier.’

The majority of the goblins had no talent, but there were still over a hundred goblins with talent, so it didn’t matter.

‘Let’s see what talent the one I brought has.’

Jung Minwoo shifted his gaze towards the goblin he had brought.

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【Demonic Energy Affinity】

He could see the words ‘Demonic Energy Affinity’ appear.

‘That’s why it had more demonic energy than the others.’

Having solved his curiosity, Jung Minwoo turned his attention back to the group of goblins and fell into thought.

‘First, it would be better to choose the ones specialized in combat.’

Since monsters were sent to invade planets, non-combat talents were not very appealing.

‘Then, shall I start choosing in earnest?’

Afterwards, Jung Minwoo was able to easily select 99 goblins with demonic energy and talents specialized in combat.

A while later,

“Have you all made your choices?”

The instructor spoke to the demons.

“Yes.”

At the demons’ response, the instructor nodded and held up a bracelet, saying.

“Then, I will distribute these bracelets now. First, to briefly explain the bracelet, it’s an item connected to your personal breeding grounds.”

As the instructor lightly tapped the bracelet,

Crackle.

A crack began to form in the air, and then.

Clang.

A black space appeared.

“By lightly tapping it like this, you can enter your personal breeding grounds. Keep in mind that if you lose the bracelet, you cannot get it reissued, so take good care of it, alright?”

The instructor began to hand out the bracelets, calling out names starting from Number 1.

‘It’s connected to personal breeding grounds……’

Jung Minwoo, who received the bracelet, looked at it with curious eyes and immediately put it on.

‘So this is how it’s used.’

And the method of using the bracelet naturally came to his mind.

‘Anyway, I need to keep the bracelet safe.’

Since it couldn’t be reissued if lost, he could end up in a situation where he couldn’t take the exam at all.

‘There will definitely be those who try to steal the bracelets using this.’

Considering the cunning nature of demons, they wouldn’t hesitate to steal the bracelets to win the exam.

As Jung Minwoo was thinking about never taking the bracelet off no matter what,

“Everyone, use the bracelets to enter your personal breeding grounds.”

The instructor ordered them to use the bracelets.

Tap, tap—

Following the instructor’s words, Jung Minwoo lightly tapped the bracelet.

Whoosh.

A black space appeared in the air.

“Follow me inside.”

Jung Minwoo gave an order to the goblin behind him and stepped into the black space.

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As he walked into the black space.

Fwaaaaaaaa―

His vision shifted, and a breeding ground came into view.

‘This is quite large for a personal breeding ground…?’

Jung Minwoo couldn’t hide his surprise at the sight of the breeding ground, which was larger than he had expected.

‘Is it okay for the training ground to be this wide?’

It was several times larger than the training grounds he had served at in the military.

‘Is this natural, considering that the number of monsters will increase later?’

Jung Minwoo passed the training ground and entered the building.

‘This is…’

Looking around the interior, Jung Minwoo realized that it was very similar to a certain facility he had seen in pictures before his reincarnation.

‘It’s not a breeding ground… it’s just a prison, isn’t it?’

Each room was equipped with iron bars. The floor had a texture similar to concrete, and the wallpaper was all gray.

‘I thought they were raised in a place like a field because it’s a breeding ground…’

It was very different from the image he had in mind, but.

‘This way, it will be easier to manage.’

He thought it was much better than managing in the field.

However, just because it’s better than a field doesn’t mean there are no problems.

‘Can I manage this scale alone?’

The size of the breeding ground was not something he could handle alone.

‘Even if I get an assistant by graduating as the top student, it would be difficult for the two of us to handle…’

Jung Minwoo understood why the demons switched to mass production.

‘Thinking about the future, I need to build a system that can run on its own without me having to intervene…’

For now, there were only 100, so he could manage alone, but as the number increased, it would be impossible to handle.

‘Let’s think about this part slowly. Shall we look around the facility more?’

Jung Minwoo ordered the goblins to rest and took time to look around the interior alone.

While walking aimlessly.

‘Hmm?’

He found a sign that said “Control Room.”

‘Shall we go in?’

Click―

When he opened the door and went inside.

‘Whoa.’

Inside the control room, there were various facilities, including a map of the breeding ground, a microphone to communicate, and a monitor to view the interior of the breeding ground.

‘I felt it from the video archive room, but it’s surprisingly high-tech, right?’

There was a difference in that the Demon World used items imbued with demonic energy instead of machines.

‘Whether it’s a machine or an item, it’s fine as long as it’s easy to use.’

It wasn’t a very important matter to Jung Minwoo.

Thud―

As he sat down on the chair and looked through the instruction manual.

‘…Maybe I can create a system that can run on its own?’

An idea for operating the breeding ground without effort flashed through his mind.

‘I can set the wake-up time. And it said that I can set up announcements. I can use that method.’

That method was.

‘Run the breeding ground like the military.’

It was to turn the breeding ground into a military.

‘If I give them ranks and make them manage each other, it seems possible?’

However, there was a drawback that the monsters had low intelligence and would have to go through trial and error, but.

‘I can put up with that much.’

If it could be convenient later, he could endure any pain now.

Jung Minwoo got up from his seat and looked at the map.

‘Cafeteria, gymnasium, shower room, medical room, clothing production room, equipment room, it has everything.’

Looking at the facilities, everything necessary for the military was equipped.

‘Then, shall we go to the clothing production room first?’

He couldn’t let the goblins keep running around naked, so he decided to make clothes first.

After arriving at the clothing production room.

‘Hmm?’

There was a black box sitting alone.

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‘This is definitely the clothing production room, right?’

Jung Minwoo felt puzzled and approached the black box.

Beep―yung.

A hologram appeared in front of his eyes.

‘What is this?’

Looking closely at the hologram that appeared.

[Top]

[Bottom]

[Shoes]

[Other]

Letters about each part were written.

‘Is it telling me to press it?’ When Jung Minwoo pressed the letter that said ‘Top.’

[Please select the shape and color of the top you want]

New buttons for selecting various clothing shapes and colors appeared on the hologram.

‘…It’s like a game.’ Jung Minwoo could feel that it was very similar to choosing clothes at a character shop.

‘…Let’s pick for now.’

When he put in a black and green pattern and added an option with a zipper for convenience.

‘Looks good?’

It looked quite similar to the military uniform he wore in the military.

‘I can make name tags here too.’

After selecting the bottoms and shoes, and even setting the quantity.

[The DP required to produce 100 sets is 1]

A message popped up saying that he had to use DP.

‘What?’ Jung Minwoo didn’t currently have DP, so he was thinking about canceling it again when.

[DP is not generated while staying at the training center, so we will start production]

Woo―ung.

A message popped up saying that DP was not required for cadets, and clothes began to come out of the black box.

‘DP is not required while staying at the training center…?’ Jung Minwoo’s eyes sparkled as he looked at the clothes coming out.

In other words, it meant that he could use it for free until graduation.

‘I need to get a lot of it before graduation.’

He decided to make them in advance by size, as monsters with different body types could come later.

“Everyone, you can wear the one that fits your size.”

At Jung Minwoo’s command, the goblins nodded and began to put on their clothes.

‘I didn’t look closely before, so I didn’t know, but looking at it like this, it seems that their body structure is similar to humans.’

Jung Minwoo, who was watching, felt that except for the long nose and different skin color, it was the same as the body structure of a child.

‘Does that mean that the exercises that humans do can also be applied to goblins?’

Jung Minwoo thought that it would be okay to apply the exercises that were common on Earth to goblins.

‘Then, after feeding them enough, I can start with jumping jacks right away.’

It would be enough to add training related to demonic energy when their bulging bellies subsided a bit.

As he was organizing the day’s schedule like that and looking at the goblins.

“Have you all changed?”

He could see that all the goblins had finished changing.

‘It seems like they suit them?’

Unlike before when they looked shabby, now they looked quite decent.

‘Still, they look like trainees.’

Jung Minwoo said, looking at the goblins.

“We’re going to move to the cafeteria now, so follow me.”

Afterward, when he took the goblins and entered the cafeteria.

‘It really looks like a prison. No, should I say it looks like the military?’

The appearance of the cafeteria he had seen before his reincarnation unfolded.

“Everyone, sit down and wait.”

To see how the meals were served, he went into the kitchen.

‘There’s a black box here too.’

The black box he had seen in the clothing production room was also here.

When he approached the black box.

Beep―yung.

As before, a hologram appeared in front of his eyes.

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[Goblin Feed]

However, there was something a little different from before.

‘Is there only goblin feed?’ It was that there weren’t as many varieties as before.

‘Hmm, maybe it’s natural?’

Come to think of it, he was only assigned goblins, so there was no need for other feeds.

‘Shall I see what kind of food comes out?’

After clicking on goblin feed and setting the quantity.

[The DP required to cook 100 goblin feeds is 1]

[DP is not generated while staying at the training center, so we will start production]

Food presumed to be goblin feed began to come out of the black box.

‘This is not goblin feed… it looks like pig feed…’ Curious about the unrecognizable shape, Jung Minwoo dipped his finger in and brought it to his mouth.

“!!!”

And Jung Minwoo’s face instantly contorted.

“Ugh, ugh!”

It was because it tasted like he had eaten some spoiled food.

‘I shouldn’t taste it again.’

Jung Minwoo was able to start serving the food only after rinsing his mouth for a long time.

“Come into the kitchen. Take one each, go out and sit down and wait.”
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The goblins drooled and took their feed and sat down.

‘They listen well.’

He was worried that they wouldn’t even understand because of their low intelligence, but it seemed like an unnecessary worry.
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‘Now, I should tell them to start eating…’

The moment he was about to give the order to eat.

Munch, munch―

One goblin couldn’t resist and started eating the feed.

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‘…I must have looked easy.’

Jung Minwoo immediately used demonic energy to lift the goblin into the air and brought it to the front.

“I clearly told you to wait, didn’t I?”

Hiccup―!

Perhaps startled by the sharp tone, the goblin hiccuped while trembling.

“Goblin number A―36.”

Jung Minwoo checked the number written on its back and gave a warning.

“You’re banned from eating for two days.”

“Kee, keeek?”

The goblin made a pitiful expression as if asking to be spared just once, but.

“Wait outside until the meal is over.”

Jung Minwoo threw the goblin out the window.

“Also, if there’s another goblin who eats without permission, it’s death. You understand?”

“””Keeek!”””

At the word “death,” the goblins answered vigorously.

“Good. Then, start eating.”

Following the order that they could eat, the goblins looked around cautiously and then began to eat their feed.

‘There won’t be any goblins who didn’t understand my warning, right?’

Hierarchy is very important in the military. A small matter like this could break the order, so he had to punish them thoroughly when they did something wrong.
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‘Even if it wasn’t for that, disobeying the master’s words is an unforgivable act.’

Other demons would have just killed them, but Jung Minwoo could be said to have shown great generosity because he was thinking of raising them properly.

“After the meal, rest each and gather at the training ground when called.”

Jung Minwoo also had to eat, so he gave a simple order to the goblins and left.

Jung Minwoo, who returned after eating, went up to the podium on the training ground and turned on the microphone.

Jee―ing.

“Everyone, gather at the training ground.”

Following that, when he gave the order to the goblins to gather at the training ground.

Thump, thump, thump―

Not long after. He could see the goblins running to the training ground.

‘It seems the effect was clear.’

Excluding the meal from the punishment seemed to have worked well, as the goblins’ movements became much quicker.

“””Heaak, heaak, heaak.”””

The goblins who arrived in front of the podium exhaled heavily and wiped their sweat.
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“Everyone, line up in five rows.”

“””Keeek?”””

At Jung Minwoo’s command, the goblins only tilted their heads and didn’t move.

‘I guess they don’t know what the word “row” means.’

Inevitably, Jung Minwoo went down from the podium to teach them himself.

“Just stand in five rows according to the line. Got it?”

Perhaps because of their low intelligence, he had to give a long explanation of 20 minutes about lining up in five rows.

‘I need to teach them the basics before starting the jumping jacks.’

Afterward, Jung Minwoo taught them detailed drills, starting with saluting, right face, left face, about face, and so on. After teaching them all the basics.

‘Has it already been this long?’

The sky, which had been clear, was now setting with the sun.

‘Studying is out of the question today.’

He had explained all the basics, so there would be no more time wasted in the future.

“Everyone, right face!”

Snap, snap!

At Jung Minwoo’s command, the goblins turned their bodies to the right.

‘It’s clumsy, but not bad.’

They had gotten a lot better than before, so he decided to be satisfied with this for now.

“Everyone, forward, march!”

“””Keeek!”””

At Jung Minwoo’s command, the goblins answered vigorously and began running forward.

‘Since it’s the first day, I should have them run 5 laps moderately, right?’

5 laps.

It wasn’t a big number, but considering the size of the training ground, it would be difficult for even an ordinary adult male to run even 1 lap.

‘Originally, you improve while running.’

He was still competing with other demons, so he couldn’t afford to be lenient with the goblins.

‘I need to create an elite unit that other guys can’t even compare to.’

Jung Minwoo shouted, looking at the goblins falling behind.

“Run properly! You know you won’t get to eat if you fall behind!”

At the sound of not being able to eat ‘food’ if they were late, the goblins closed their eyes tightly and ran forward.

As he was watching the goblins running like that.

‘Why do I feel like my stress is being relieved?’

He didn’t know why, but he could feel the stress that had accumulated so far being relieved here.

‘Was I unexpectedly suited for the military?’

He had never thought about this when he was serving in the military, but now he seemed to fit in quite well.

‘I would have done well even if I had switched to the military instead of getting a job at a conglomerate.’

Afterward, the goblins somehow managed to run 5 laps around the training ground.

“Kee, keeeeeek…”

However, perhaps because their bodies were strained, they collapsed on the floor and groaned.

“I guess you’ve rested enough. Everyone, get up.”

The goblins wanted to refuse Jung Minwoo’s order, but.

“Hey, you’re not getting up? Want to run around the training ground again?”

At the following threat, the goblins had no choice but to get up from their seats, dragging their tired bodies.

“See? You were pretending to be tired when you could do it. The running is over, so shall we move on to the next training?”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, the goblins couldn’t help but be horrified.

It was because this hellish training wasn’t over yet.

“””Kee, keeek…”””

At Jung Minwoo’s sinister smile, the goblins thought.

He was a true demon.