The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 12

Chapter 12: Monster (3)

The next day.

In the early dawn, Jung Minwoo was preparing to go out after finishing his shower.

‘Alright, shall we go?’

Originally, it was time to be asleep, but Jung Minwoo had reduced his sleep time and woken up early to go to his personal breeding grounds.

‘I need to pay close attention until the system is established.’

He had only closed his eyes for a short while, but Jung Minwoo’s body felt lighter than ever.
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‘As my demonic energy increases, my body is overflowing with vitality.’

He felt that if demonic energy continued to accumulate in his body like this, he would eventually be able to live without sleep.

‘I wonder how many of them will be there?’

He had told them to gather at the training ground before 6 a.m., but Jung Minwoo didn’t think all the goblins would be there.

‘The race itself is known to be lazy.’

The encyclopedia described them as one of the laziest races, so it was better not to have any unnecessary expectations.

He lightly tapped the bracelet he was wearing.

Crackle.

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

Clang.

A black space appeared.

‘Still, I’d be a little disappointed if no one showed up.’

Jung Minwoo stepped into the black space, wondering how many goblins would be there.

Thud, thud, thud.

He emerged from the black space and headed straight to the training ground.

‘Oh, this is better than I expected?’

Ten goblins were standing in front of the podium, lined up in rows (though not perfectly aligned). He had thought two would be a lot, but it seemed implementing the military system had been effective.

‘And A―36 is among them.’

Perhaps missing dinner yesterday had been a big deal, as his eyes were filled with venom.

“””Kieeek!”””

As he approached the training ground, the goblins who spotted him tried to salute, awkwardly but with some semblance of order.

“At ease.”

As he acknowledged their salute…

Snap, snap―

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They lowered their arms with a snap, still awkward but with some effort.

Jung Minwoo climbed onto the podium and addressed the goblins before him.

“You did not disappoint me. I will give you a reward when the roll call starts, so look forward to it.”

At the mention of a reward, anticipation filled the goblins’ faces.

Bzz―

Jung Minwoo then turned on the microphone and gave an order to call the other goblins.

“Everyone, assemble at the training ground.”

About three minutes after giving the order…

Thump, thump, thump―

The goblins ran onto the training ground with stiff faces.

“Those who just arrived, get down and do push-ups.”

The goblins who arrived late began to take the push-up position one after another.

Jung Minwoo descended from the podium and glared at the late goblins.

“I clearly told you to assemble at the training ground within 5 minutes of the wake-up call. Do you find my words amusing?”

“””…”””

“Why are you not answering?!”

“””Kieeeeeeek!”””

“Those who are late will not be able to eat today. Understood?”

“””Kieek!”””

The goblins answered energetically, with mournful expressions on their faces.

“Keeping your superior waiting is a grave offense. You should be grateful that I’m not killing you.”

“””Kieek!”””

“You will stay in that position and listen during the roll call.”

Jung Minwoo moved towards the goblins standing in front of the podium.

“You have followed my orders well, so I will reward you.”

At the word “reward,” the goblins doing push-ups looked at the goblins standing in front of the podium with envy.

“The first reward is to promote you from trainees to privates.”

“…Kieek?”

The goblins tilted their heads in confusion at Jung Minwoo’s words.

“A private is a higher rank than a trainee and has the authority to give orders to lower ranks.”

The authority to give orders.

At these words, a sly smile spread across the goblins’ faces.

“Also, if a subordinate disobeys the orders of a superior, it is considered insubordination and will be severely punished.”

The goblins doing push-ups trembled at his following words.

“For now, receive your badges and then we’ll talk about the next reward.”

Jung Minwoo took out the private badges he had made and attached them to the goblins.

“Kieek!”

The goblin shouted energetically with a thrilled expression.

“The next reward is a shoulder strap.”

The goblins tilted their heads again in confusion at Jung Minwoo’s words.

“The shoulder strap means you will be in charge of managing and training other goblins.”

At the mention of having to work, the expressions of the goblins with private badges turned sour.

“However, goblins with shoulder straps have the privilege of eating whenever they want, regardless of the time.”
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Their gloomy expressions brightened instantly at the mention of being able to eat freely.

‘They’ll be hungry after training every day, so three meals won’t be enough.’

They were already a race with a hearty appetite, and after training, they would be extremely hungry.

“I will add more benefits according to your rank in the future, so work hard.”

As Jung Minwoo finished speaking…

“””Kieek!”””

The goblins with private badges answered loudly with determined faces.

“Proceed with the schedule as you did yesterday. Understood?”

“””Kieek!”””

“If I catch you not training, you will be the ones doing push-ups instead.”

“””Ki, Kieek!”””

“Today’s roll call ends here. I’ll be back at lunch, so focus on your training.”

Jung Minwoo then turned around and left the training ground.
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“Kieek?”

One of the goblins doing push-ups saw Jung Minwoo leave and tried to get up, but…

Thwack!

A goblin with a shoulder strap kicked the goblin trying to stand.

“Kieek?!”

When the startled goblin looked at the goblin with the shoulder strap…
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Grab―

“Kieeeeeeek!”

The goblin with the shoulder strap grabbed him by the collar and yelled.

It seemed he was implying that he hadn’t been told to stand up yet.

“Ki, Kieek!”

The goblin wanted to protest, but…

“Ha! Kieek?”

The goblin with the shoulder strap pointed at his badge and shoulder strap with a sly smile.

As if to say, “Do you think you can mess with me and get away with it?”

“…Kieek.”

In the end, the goblin could only groan and return to the push-up position.

‘As expected of a cunning race, they wield power as soon as they get it.’

Jung Minwoo, who was watching the scene from hiding, smiled in satisfaction and moved on.

‘At this rate, I can establish the system quickly.’

Arriving at the classroom…

“Minwoo, you’re here? Ribbit, ribbit.”

Rok greeted him warmly, waving his hand.

“Hey, hi.”

Jung Minwoo waved back and took his seat.

“By the way, did anything happen today? Ribbit, ribbit.”

“Something happen? No, nothing happened.”

“Really? You’re later than usual today. Ribbit, ribbit.”

Jung Minwoo shrugged at Rok’s question and answered.

“I went to my personal breeding grounds early this morning.”

“Oh, you’re working hard. Ribbit, ribbit.”

“I have to work hard if I want to get good grades.”

Jung Minwoo looked at Rok and asked him a question in return.

“How’s your management going? Is it manageable?”

“Hehehe, it’s totally awesome. Ribbit, ribbit.”

Jung Minwoo felt puzzled by his confident response.

“Awesome?”

“Yeah, the goblins are growing like crazy. Ribbit, ribbit.”

“Growing like crazy?”

Rok pondered for a moment and then said.

“Hmm, it’s hard to explain… Why don’t you come to my personal breeding grounds after class and see for yourself? Ribbit, ribbit.”

“…Is that okay?”

Jung Minwoo asked back with a worried tone.

‘He’s revealing his strategy so easily?’

Even though they were friends, they were competitors first.

He could steal his management methods. Or he could try something when he entered his personal breeding grounds.

“It’s okay, we’re friends, right? Ribbit, ribbit.”

Rok answered with a bright smile at Jung Minwoo’s question.

“And you helped me by sharing information about the duel. Ribbit, ribbit.”

“…”

Seeing him like that, Jung Minwoo thought he had made a good demon friend.

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‘If we had met before reincarnation, we might have become close friends.’

Jung Minwoo smiled amiably and answered.

“Well, I’m grateful.”

“Then let’s go see it right after class. Ribbit, ribbit.”

“Sounds good.”

After all the classes were over, Jung Minwoo followed Rok to the dormitory.

As they entered Rok’s personal breeding grounds…

‘…Hmm?’

Jung Minwoo couldn’t help but be startled.

‘…The smell of blood?’

The strong metallic scent of blood stimulated his nose.

‘This smell wouldn’t come from just killing a few.’

Jung Minwoo felt puzzled and followed Rok.

“This is where my goblins are. Ribbit, ribbit.”

As they entered the building…

“””Kieek.”””

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Five monsters, twice the size of goblins, bowed their heads to Rok.

‘Hobgoblins…?’

Jung Minwoo could easily recognize that they were hobgoblins, the evolved form of goblins.

‘How did they evolve?’

Evolution was only possible when enough demonic energy was accumulated.

While the condition of accumulating demonic energy might seem easy, monsters, unlike demons, had a poor ability to absorb demonic energy, so it took a long time for them to evolve.

“What do you think? Awesome, right? Ribbit, ribbit.”

Jung Minwoo nodded at Rok’s question and asked.

“How did you make them grow like this?”

“It’s simple. I forcefully injected demonic energy into them. Ribbit, ribbit.”

Jung Minwoo asked back with a disbelieving expression.

“…You injected demonic energy?”

“Yeah, unfortunately, 95 of them couldn’t handle it and died. Ribbit, ribbit.”

Jung Minwoo rubbed his face at Rok’s words.

“Did you know they could all die and still do it?”

Forcefully injecting demonic energy could accelerate growth, but most monsters couldn’t withstand a demon’s demonic energy and would die.

‘The textbook said the survival rate is less than 1%.’

In other words, Rok had defied the odds and successfully evolved them into hobgoblins.

Rok chuckled awkwardly at Jung Minwoo’s question.

“Of course, I knew the risks. Ribbit, ribbit.”

“Then why did you do such a thing?”

Jung Minwoo frowned, about to get angry at Rok’s words, but…

“…I thought if I didn’t take this gamble, I wouldn’t have a chance of surviving. Ribbit, ribbit.”

He couldn’t bring himself to get angry at Rok’s following words.
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“You know, I’m not good at everything like you. Ribbit, ribbit.”

Jung Minwoo had to nod because it wasn’t wrong.

‘I wasn’t being considerate of Rok’s situation.’

Unlike himself, Rok was in a desperate situation, so he couldn’t afford to be picky.

“I’m sorry. I guess I said something insensitive because I was worried.”

“It’s okay, I know you were just concerned. Ribbit, ribbit.”

Rok patted his shoulder and smiled magnanimously.

“Anyway, how did you manage to inject demonic energy and successfully evolve five of them?”

Rok shrugged at Jung Minwoo’s question.

“I just injected demonic energy into their bodies and forcefully stimulated their hearts to circulate the demonic energy. Ribbit, ribbit.”

“Stimulation…”

Jung Minwoo fell into thought at Rok’s explanation.

‘If I do it right, I think I can succeed too?’

He thought he might be able to use this method himself.

Of course, he had no intention of injecting his own demonic energy like Rok did, but…

‘I think I can help them absorb demonic energy and circulate it in their bodies.’

He felt he could easily observe and control the goblins’ demonic energy using ‘Demon Eye.’

‘It seems worth trying.’

He felt that if he could help them learn to absorb and utilize demonic energy, they could achieve rapid growth.

‘I need to go and try it now.’

Jung Minwoo felt his body itching to try it out and said to Rok.

“Can I use this method too?”

“Huh? You want to inject demonic energy too? Ribbit, ribbit.”

“No, I want to help them absorb demonic energy.”

Jung Minwoo asked for permission because it felt impolite to use it without Rok’s consent, as they were competitors as well as friends.

‘But I’m going to do it even if he says no.’

Of course, he was just asking out of courtesy, so Rok’s answer didn’t matter.

“Of course! I felt bad about only receiving help. I’d be honored to help you in any way I can! Ribbit, ribbit.”

“Thank you so much.”
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Jung Minwoo then left Rok’s personal breeding grounds and headed back to his own dormitory.

As he approached his room…

‘…Hmm?’

A demon was standing in front of his room.

“Hello.”

The demon also spotted him and greeted him with a bright smile.

‘…Who is she?’

Jung Minwoo looked at the demon at his door with wary eyes.

Her appearance was human, just like his. She had pink hair and heart-shaped pupils.

‘Wait a minute…’

Jung Minwoo realized who she was and couldn’t hide his bewilderment.

‘…Why is she looking for me?’

It was because the demon standing in front of him was one of the demons who had won first place in the duel.