The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 129

Chapter 129: The Fall of Hammer Kingdom (1)
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‘If I’m discovered, I’m dead…!’

Lunalic Penlip felt alarm bells ringing in his head and quickly hid behind a tree with an agility he had never shown before.

‘Humans coming here can’t possibly mean anything good…!’

This was a kingdom inhabited by Dwarves, and the arrival of other races was forbidden.

‘There are only two possible reasons for other races to visit.’

One was for a high-ranking member of another race to visit for diplomacy.
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The other was to invade.

‘…Considering they’re carrying swords and staffs, it’s probably the latter.’

Although there didn’t seem to be many of them, the fact that they emerged from that strange portal indicated they weren’t ordinary opponents.

‘It’s strange that I can’t sense any Mana from them, though.’

He found it a bit perplexing. If they were capable of crossing through a portal, they must have sent strong individuals. Yet, he couldn’t detect any Mana whatsoever.

Even though Lunalic Penlip was a good-for-nothing, he could handle Mana, allowing him to gauge the strength of his opponents.

‘Are they using magic or an artifact to conceal their power?’

For a moment, he considered the possibility of magic or an artifact being used.

‘…But why would they need to hide their Mana?’

Their appearance alone would give them away, rendering the act of concealing their power meaningless.

‘If that were the case, they would have used magic or an artifact to alter their appearance.’

His thoughts became increasingly tangled, leading to a muddled mind.

No matter how much Lunalic Penlip pondered, he would never arrive at the correct answer.

A Grand Sword Master, a 9th Class Mage.

Higher beings who had reached this level possessed such immense power that it became impossible to sense, mistaking them for ordinary individuals.

In other words, unless someone was at the same level, it was impossible to discern their true strength.

‘Forget it, that’s not important.’

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Eventually, Lunalic Penlip decided to abandon his thoughts and focus solely on surviving this situation.

‘I just need to be observant and escape when I see an opening.’

As Lunalic Penlip cautiously peeked out to assess the situation…

‘…What’s with those eyes?’

He saw humans with crazed eyes, gasping for breath.

‘Seriously, if I’m caught, it’s going to be bad…?’

Realizing they weren’t normal, Lunalic Penlip huddled further behind the tree. Just then…

“Has everyone calmed down a bit?”

The man leading the group spoke to those presumed to be his subordinates, having regained his composure.

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‘…I can understand their language?’

Lunalic Penlip was astonished that he could comprehend their words.

The ‘Hammer’ Kingdom was fiercely proud, using only their native language, making it impossible for him to understand other languages.

‘Did they cast some language-related magic…?’

Lunalic Penlip couldn’t fathom that the language barrier had vanished due to them becoming Demon Servants.

“We’re getting there.”

“It’ll be hard to shake off the lingering awe. That’s how overwhelming the Demon Lord’s presence was.”

The human presumed to be a subordinate replied, and the leader responded with apparent understanding.

“However, we must remember that the longer we linger in awe, the longer we make the Demon Lord and Your Highness wait.”

“Understood.”

“Now that you seem to have regained your senses, I will issue the orders.”

The leader pointed to a human in armor and another wearing a hood.

“You two will guard the portal.”

“”Yes, sir.””

He then looked at the other humans.

“The rest of you will operate in pairs.”

He uttered these perplexing words about forming pairs.

“Come forward and receive your maps.”

He distributed maps to the humans who had formed pairs.

“Invade towards the kingdom from the starting points marked on the map.”

Lunalic Penlip heard him utter the chilling word “invade.”

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‘…Invade?’

He doubted his own ears, wondering if he had heard correctly.

“Also, do not kill the blacksmiths. Capture them.”

He then made the shocking statement of enslaving the Dwarves.

‘He’s going to enslave us…?!’

Lunalic Penlip felt deep anger at the implication that they could easily capture them if they wanted to, but…

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‘This is not the time to act…’

He chose to restrain himself, as revealing his presence would likely result in being stabbed.

“May I ask a question?”

“What is it?”

“We have Demon Servants who are blacksmiths on our planet. Do we really need to capture them?”

One human’s question made the leader frown.

“We have blacksmiths, but we don’t have masters, do we?”

“…Masters, sir?”

“Yes, Dwarves inherit secrets and refine their skills, but we don’t have that.”

“Can’t we just create secrets as we craft…?”

“No, that would take far too long.”

The leader shook his head and posed a question.

“We’ve already begun our invasion. Do you think we have the time to wait for secrets to be created?”

“…No, sir.”

The human who had asked the question realized his shortsightedness, lowering his head as he replied.

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“We may not need weapons, but the subordinates who come after us will.”

“That’s right.”

“They face restrictions on their power. To compensate for that, they need high-quality weapons.”

“I understand perfectly.”

Satisfied that he had understood, the leader patted the shoulder of the human who had asked the question and made a joke to lighten the mood.

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“You should have killed the Dwarves moderately during your planet’s invasion. Who told you to wipe them out?”

A completely humorless joke.

‘Is he seriously calling that a joke?’

Lunalic Penlip was disgusted by the leader, but…

“Pfft! You’re right. We should have killed them moderately. I guess we got a bit carried away.”

The human who had been the target of the joke burst out laughing, clutching his stomach.

“Alright, let’s begin the invasion.”

“””Yes, sir.”””

As the leader announced the start of the invasion…

Swoosh—

The humans behind him instantly vanished.

‘Huh? …Where did they disappear to?’

Lunalic Penlip looked around, trying to find them, but he couldn’t even sense their presence.

“Shall we depart as well?”

“Yes, sir.”

The leader was also getting ready to move, stretching his body.

“Where’s our first destination?”

“The Penlip family, sir.”

“They’re renowned for their sword-making skills, right?”

“That’s correct.”

They confirmed their first destination and were about to set off when…

“Arnold-nim, shouldn’t we deal with the bug before we go?”

The human with the hood pulled over his head pointed at the tree where Lunalic Penlip was hiding.

“Do we have to?”

“It shouldn’t be a problem if we just leave it, but I think it’s best to be thorough.”

“That makes sense.”

Lunalic Penlip, who had been eavesdropping on their conversation, realized that he had been discovered.

‘I, I need to escape quickly and inform my family!’

He dashed forward to escape, but…

Slice—

“…Huh?”

His vision suddenly flipped upside down, and…

Thud—
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‘…My body?’

He saw his headless body collapse limply onto the ground.

‘What the…!’

As Lunalic Penlip was bewildered by the current situation…

‘…Oh.’

His vision faded to black, and his thoughts ceased.

‘Lunalic Penlip,’ the good-for-nothing of the Penlip family, met his end without even realizing he was dead.

Not long after Lunalic Penlip left the family estate…

“Sigh, I wonder when that arrogant young master will grow up.”

“I know, right?”

The knights guarding the family mansion were gossiping about ‘Lunalic Penlip,’ who was notorious for being a good-for-nothing.

“I wish he would inherit the secrets. What’s so bad about them that he keeps refusing?”

“It’s too late now. He’s already of age. Do you think picking up a hammer now will do any good?”

“Indeed, it’s too late.”

Blacksmiths underwent training from a young age to toughen their skin by familiarizing themselves with fire. However, Lunalic Penlip had displayed his good-for-nothing tendencies from childhood, missing out on the training.

“He’s no good as a knight either.”

“That’s true as well.”

Knighthood also required systematic training from a young age, making it impossible to achieve unless one was a genius.

“If this continues, the ‘Penlip’ family will fall.”

“It would be better for the family’s future if I adopted my son as the heir.”

“Pfft, adopting my son as the heir would be more beneficial than adopting yours!”

The gossip then shifted to the ‘Penlip’ family itself.

Although their loyalty seemed questionable, it was also evidence of the family’s decline.

“Sigh, how should we spend the remaining time?”

Just as the knights were feeling bored after finishing their gossip…

Thud, thud, thud.

“What are those guys…?”

They saw two figures walking towards them.

Their bodies were far too tall to be Dwarves.

“…Humans?”

The knight easily recognized them as humans.

“Halt, halt!!!”

Knowing that someone of high status would never come here without a letter, the knight boldly drew his sword and shouted.

“If you come any closer, we will consider you hostile!”

However, to be safe, he issued a warning instead of attacking.

Thud, thud, thud.

Despite the warning, the humans showed no signs of stopping and continued to approach.

“Oh, so you’re coming closer, huh?”

A wide grin spread across the knight’s face.

“I warned you, alright? Don’t blame me if you die.”

Having issued a warning, he could kill the humans without any repercussions.

“I was bored anyway. You came at the right time.”

Just as the knight was about to take a step toward the two humans…

Slice—

“…Huh?”

His vision suddenly flipped, and…

Splat.

He fell face-first onto the ground.

“…What?”

He turned his head back to see why he had fallen…

“…My legs?”

Two legs, presumably his, were lying on the ground.

“A, aaaaaargh!”

Pain belatedly struck him, and he screamed, but…

Slice—

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He couldn’t even finish his scream as his head was severed.

“…Orcs!!!”

The knight behind him, witnessing his comrade’s sudden death, rushed forward to check on him.

“…Sword?”

Seeing his comrade’s neck cleanly severed, he deduced that he had been killed by a sword.

‘He swung his sword so fast that it was invisible…?’

An unbelievable fact, even though he had seen it with his own eyes.

‘This is not an opponent I can defeat…!’

Unwilling to meet the same fate as his comrade, he raised his arms and shouted.

“I don’t want to fight!”

It was a dishonorable act, but his life was more precious. He didn’t care if his honor was tarnished.

“So, cease your attack and reveal the reason for your visit!”

“Reveal the reason?”

The Dwarf clung to the hope of survival at the words of the human in armor.

“Yes, if you’re here to raid our family, we will open the gates willingly.”

“Is there no such thing as a knight’s honor in this place?”

The human wore a bewildered expression.

“Who would risk their life for honor when the family is crumbling?”

The Dwarf replied with a bitter laugh, as if it were absurd.

“But if you’re a knight, shouldn’t you fight for your family?”

“I’m just someone who values his life a little too much.”

“In other words, you’re the only one like that.”

The human nodded as if he finally understood.

“Die.”

Woosh—Stab!

With a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow, he swung his sword and beheaded the Dwarf.