The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 119

Chapter 119: Promotion Exam (5)

As I stepped out of the ‘Battle Space’, I thought,

‘Am I the first one out?’

I could see that there were no other demons in the hallway except for the proctor.

“You’ve been sparring for hours without rest. You seem to be in the same condition as you were at the beginning,”

the proctor said, walking up to Jung Minwoo with an impressed look in his eyes.

“I was just lucky,”

Jung Minwoo replied modestly to the proctor’s words.

“For someone who’s just lucky, your skills seem too exceptional. You have the skills to easily pass the 2nd Rank promotion exam, not just the 3rd Rank,”

the proctor said, shaking his head as he continued to praise Jung Minwoo’s skills.

“You flatter me.”

“I’m being sincere.”

Jung Minwoo answered humbly, but in fact, he also felt that the 3rd Rank promotion exam was quite easy.

He even felt that it would be more appropriate for him to take the 2nd Rank promotion exam.

‘But there’s no need to waste my energy on the 2nd Rank promotion exam.’

There was no reason to take it since he could immediately rise to 1st Rank using the ‘Rank Pass Ticket’ and ‘Demon Lord’s Authority’.

“I look forward to seeing what you do next, Jung Minwoo-ssi.”

“Thank you.”

As they were exchanging words,

Creak—

“…Phew!”

Thud, thud, thud.

Oren opened the door and walked out.

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‘He looks exhausted.’

Even though he was a noteworthy demon, it seemed that the prolonged sparring had taken its toll on him. Fatigue was evident on his face.

“Congratulations on passing the 2nd stage exam,”

the proctor said, offering his congratulations to Oren.

“…”
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Oren simply bowed his head, seemingly too tired to even speak.

‘I wonder if he’ll be able to take the 3rd stage exam in that condition?’

If he were to take the next exam in his current state, it seemed like he would be eliminated immediately.

‘Well, it’s beneficial for me if I can easily pass the promotion exam.’

Jung Minwoo was about to look away from Oren when,

Creak—

“…Haaaaaaa.”

Fasti opened the door and walked out.

She was just as exhausted as Oren, but

‘She looks even worse.’

Fasti staggered as if she was about to collapse at any moment, finding it difficult to even walk.

‘She’d fall over if I just poked her.’

As Jung Minwoo waited for the other demons to come out,

Creak—

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“Uuugh…”
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Career opened the door and crawled out on all fours.

‘…That’s even more pathetic.’

As Jung Minwoo looked at Career with a contemptuous gaze,

Flinch—

Career, meeting Jung Minwoo’s eyes, trembled and quickly averted his gaze.

‘Looks like my warning worked well.’

Jung Minwoo felt a sense of satisfaction, thinking that Career wouldn’t bother him in the future, and looked away.

About an hour later,

Creak—

“Uuugh.”

“Uggghhhh…”

“Ugh.”

The remaining 46 demons walked out into the hallway, looking like zombies.

As Jung Minwoo closely examined the faces of the demons that had emerged, he noticed,

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‘The ones who were badmouthing me behind my back are nowhere to be seen.’

He realized that none of the demons who had been running their mouths in the waiting room had passed the 2nd stage exam.

‘Well, it’s an obvious outcome, isn’t it?’

No matter how easy the promotion exam was, it wasn’t easy enough for those who only talked big to pass.

“It seems everyone is here now,”

the proctor said, confirming that all 50 demons were present. He then wrote something down in his file and continued,

“Now that everyone is here, we will proceed to the 3rd stage exam.”

He announced that they would be moving on to the final exam.

“””…”””

A shadow fell over the demons’ faces at the unexpected news.

“You are in the middle of the 3rd Rank promotion exam. If you are going to show such weakness, you may as well give up the exam now,”

the proctor said, sternly reprimanding the demons.

“””…No, sir!”””

They couldn’t give up now that they had come this far. The demons managed their expressions and replied.

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“Now that’s the kind of spirit I like to see. Then, follow me.”

As the proctor led the way, the demons dragged their feet and followed him.
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The place they arrived at after following the proctor was,

‘It’s exactly like the inside of the Colosseum!’

It was an arena that looked exactly like the Colosseum Jung Minwoo had seen in pictures in his previous life.

‘It’s not completely identical, though.’

The slight difference was that,

‘This one is bigger and the facilities are more sophisticated.’

This Colosseum gave off a more magnificent feeling than the one on Earth.

‘Was the Colosseum also related to demons?’

Seeing the resemblance, Jung Minwoo speculated that it had been influenced by demons to some extent.

‘Or maybe it was influenced by the pigeons.’

He also thought it was possible that the Celestial Realm had a similar structure, and it could have been influenced by the angels.

As Jung Minwoo was lost in thought while looking around the interior,

“I will now explain the 3rd stage exam,”

the proctor said, beginning his explanation of the final exam.

“The exam will be conducted in a tournament format, where the chosen examinee will call out the name of their opponent.”

At the mention of calling out names, the demons’ eyes all turned towards Jung Minwoo.

“As previously announced, only the final 10 will be promoted to 3rd Rank, and demonic energy will be awarded based on the tournament ranking.”

Demonic energy awarded based on ranking.

‘I definitely have to get first place.’

Jung Minwoo had originally planned to take first place, but after hearing the proctor’s explanation, he was now determined to do so.

“When I draw lots and call out a name, the examinee will choose their opponent.”

The proctor brought a container and said,

“Then, let the drawing begin.”

He put his hand into the container.

Swish—

After taking his hand out,

“I wonder who has been chosen,”

the proctor said with a smile, unfolding the piece of paper he had pulled out.

“Oh my, what a coincidence.”

He then let out a soft exclamation and announced,

“Jung Minwoo-ssi, please come forward.”

“””…”””

Silence fell among the demons as they heard the announcement.

They instinctively realized that if they were to face Jung Minwoo, they would be eliminated.

“I’ll go out now.”

Jung Minwoo nodded and moved to the proctor’s side.

“You can call out the name of your opponent.”

“Understood.”

The proctor told him to choose his opponent.

‘Who should I choose…’

As Jung Minwoo looked over the demons to select his opponent,

“””…”””

The demons desperately lowered their heads to avoid making eye contact with him.

‘They’re all busy avoiding my gaze.’

Jung Minwoo clicked his tongue inwardly at their lack of fighting spirit.

‘Those two seem to have some will.’

Fortunately, only ‘Oren’ and ‘Fasti’ were not avoiding his gaze.

‘I’ll face them later. There’s someone else I need to deal with now.’

Having made up his mind, Jung Minwoo pointed at a demon and said,

“I choose Career-ssi as my opponent.”

“!!!”

Career, who had been chosen by Jung Minwoo, turned pale.

“W-wait a minute!”

Career tried to open his mouth to somehow get out of it, but

“Jung Minwoo-ssi and Career-ssi, please proceed to the arena. Failure to comply will be considered a forfeit,”

the proctor said.

“…”
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Career could only open and close his mouth at the proctor’s words, unable to say anything.

“…Understood.”

Eventually, Career resigned himself to his fate and climbed up to the arena.

Meanwhile, the Jungsin Cult members,

“The final 100 have passed the 4th Rank promotion exam,”

had passed the 4th Rank promotion exam by remaining within the top 100.

“We did it!”

“Woohoo!”

“…It was an obvious outcome.”

“Damn it, I knew you could do it! Ribbit, ribbit.”

The Jungsin Cult members expressed their joy at being able to advance to 4th Rank.

“You all have names now. Congratulations,”

Venus said, offering her congratulations. The other Jungsin Cult members smiled and replied.

“…A name. It feels new.”

“We’ll become super strong once we have names, right?”

“We’ll receive names and become true demons! Ribbit, ribbit.”

Except for Venus, the other Jungsin Cult members had been 6th Rank or lower, so they had been called by the nicknames Jung Minwoo had given them.

However, once they reached 4th Rank, they would be given new names.

“I’m just happy that we can be of a small help to Minwoo-nim by passing the exam,”

Venus said. Anubis shook her head and replied,

“Hey, what do you mean a small help? We’re always a big help to Minwoo.”

“Is that so?”

“Of course. And now that we’ve advanced in rank, we can be even more helpful.”

Venus smiled at Anubis’s words.

“Now that I think about it, you’re right, Anubis-nim.”

“Exactly. We’re strong because we’re all together. Don’t put yourself down so much.”

As Anubis continued to advise, Elin looked at her with a curious gaze and said,

“…It’s fascinating.”

“What’s fascinating?”

“…You’re the most childish one here, but you often act mature. It’s fascinating.”
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“Huh? Of course I’m more mature than you because I’m taller.”

“…I don’t want to talk anymore.”

Elin, seemingly offended by being teased about her height, turned away from Anubis.

“Are you sulking?”
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“…No.”

“You seem like you are.”

“…I’m not.”

As they bickered,

“Please take your seats. I will now bestow your ranks,”

the proctor announced. At the same time,

Rumble—Boom!

The ceiling cracked open, and a giant eye-shaped structure emerged.

The giant eye they had seen at the graduation ceremony.

Crack, crack, crack—

As the giant eye slowly began to open,

Throb—

“Ugh!”

“Ugh! I’ll never get used to this, no matter how many times I experience it.”

“…Ugh!”

“…Ribbit, ribbit!!!”

The Jungsin Cult members grabbed their heads and groaned in pain.

Meanwhile, Jung Minwoo and Career

“Alright.”

“…”

were warming up, preparing for their spar.

“The spar will now begin!”

Beep―――――!

Soon after, the proctor announced the start of the spar with a buzzer.

“…”

Even though the spar had begun, Career showed no intention of attacking, only assuming a defensive stance.

“Aren’t you going to attack?”

“…”

Career did not answer Jung Minwoo’s question and simply maintained his defensive stance.

‘He’s planning to land a decisive blow with his unique trait.’

Jung Minwoo could see through Career’s transparent act and realized that he was planning to use ‘Momentary Reflection’ to deliver a finishing blow.

‘What a pathetic move.’

Knowing the countermeasure, Jung Minwoo found Career ridiculous.

‘I think I could win even without using my unique trait, but it’s better to be serious just in case.’

Thinking that it was better to be cautious, Jung Minwoo decided to face him properly and thought about copying his unique trait.

【Which demon’s unique trait would you like to copy?】

1. Rok

2. 555

3. Anubis

4. Elin

5. Venus

6. Lucifer

A message window appeared before his eyes.

‘…Huh?’

Jung Minwoo noticed that the window had changed.

‘…They’re listed by name, not number?’

That meant that his team had passed the 4th Rank promotion exam.

‘…They did it!’

He knew they would succeed, but seeing it with his own eyes brought him a sense of relief.

‘My team will be waiting, so I need to finish this spar quickly.’

Thinking of the Jungsin Cult members who would be waiting for him, Jung Minwoo decided to end the spar quickly.