The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 157

Chapter 157: Dragon (3)

Finding the second-in-command was easier than I thought.

That’s because all I had to do was find the next most magnificent-looking building.

When I entered the lair with the Demon Communion members,

‘Black Dragon?’

A dragon with black scales and bat wings was sitting there.

While the Red Dragon had a rugged appearance, the Black Dragon had an elegant appearance.

‘According to the encyclopedia, it’s a race with good synergy with demons, right?’

I recalled the fact written in the encyclopedia that Black Dragons can handle demonic energy, so if they are corrupted, they can create significant synergy.

‘Well, let’s see what the abilities are like.’

Even if the compatibility is good, it’s useless if the abilities are lacking, so I decided to check the Black Dragon’s information through ‘Heaven’s Eye’.

『Information Window』

〈Basic Information〉

Name: None

Title: Lilac

Gender: Female

Age: 7,000 years old

〈Detailed Information〉

Alignment: Evil

Talent: 【Diligent】

Current Emotion: Despair

‘Only one talent?’

Looking at the information, I could see that, like the Red Dragon earlier, there was only one talent.

‘Diligent… what kind of effect is that?’

To see the effect, I clicked on the talent ‘Diligent’.

【Diligent】

Upon achieving a set goal, it becomes possible to surpass limits based on the difficulty.

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However, even if you continuously surpass your limits, you can never reach the realm of the immortals.

A message window popped up.

‘… The effect is crazy, isn’t it?’

After checking the effect, I realized that she possesses a talent comparable to the Red Dragon.

‘But why is she in the position of second-in-command?’

If she has comparable talent, she should at least be in an equal position, but it didn’t make sense why she was stuck as the second-in-command.

‘… It seems like she has a bit more energy than the Red Dragon, though.’

As I was looking at the Black Dragon and feeling puzzled,

‘Ah…’

I quickly realized the reason.

‘It’s because of the demonic energy.’

She was stuck in the position of second-in-command because of demonic energy.

‘Demonic energy is relatively scarce compared to mana.’

While demons can accumulate vast amounts of demonic energy, there’s a clear limit to how much higher beings can accumulate.

In other words, they have to utilize the surrounding demonic energy, and since it’s less than mana, they were bound to fall behind.

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‘But, if I give her demonic energy, that chronic problem will be naturally solved.’

Even if I share a tiny amount of demonic energy, she would be more than enough to overwhelm the Red Dragon.

‘I can’t miss this.’

I wanted to reveal myself and corrupt her right away, but

‘It’s better to approach this carefully this time.’

Because of my encounter with the Red Dragon earlier, I decided to fully understand the Black Dragon before approaching her.

‘Let’s see what she’s thinking.’

I used ‘Mind’s Eye’ to see the Black Dragon’s thoughts.

【Why can’t I surpass Kaiser?】

Letters combined above her head, forming the Black Dragon’s thoughts into text.

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【If I make a contract with a demon, I could solve the chronic demonic energy problem…】

And as a result of reading her thoughts, I was able to find out that the Black Dragon wanted to make a contract with a demon.

‘I can corrupt her right away.’

I was thinking of observing her for a while, but there was no need for that anymore.

‘In this state, delaying things is actually harmful.’

I would have to reach out to her when she’s this desperate so that she’d feel even more grateful.

For a dramatic entrance, I decided to speak to the Black Dragon first with demonic energy instead of revealing myself.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve done this.’

After briefly warming up my voice,

― Do you need power?

I whispered the words the Black Dragon would want to hear in her ear in the most alluring voice possible.
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⊱ ஓ๑๑ஓ ⊰

Upon hearing the voice thick with demonic energy, the Black Dragon,

‘Ah, a demon!’

She realized that the owner of the voice was a demon.

“A-Are you a Demon Lord-nim?”

Still, she cautiously asked about his identity just in case.

― That’s right.

“Ah, ah…”

Fortunately, the owner of the voice confirmed that he was indeed a demon.

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― You seem to be desperately seeking power. Am I right?

“Y-Yes.”

― Tell me why you desire power.

At the demon’s question, the Black Dragon bowed her head and answered.

“It’s because I want to become the ‘Dragon Lord’ and be the number one.”

― You’re not satisfied with the position of second-in-command?

“… Yes, I want to reach the top and rule the world.”

The demon seemed pleased with her answer as he spoke in a satisfied voice.

― Good, I would’ve been disappointed if you desired power without such ambition.

“…”

― Alright, I’ll grant you power.

“T-Thank you!”

As she was overwhelmed with the fact that she could make a contract with a demon,

Swoosh—

An eerie black mist began to emanate from somewhere.

‘The demonic energy is so dense…’

The Black Dragon let out a low sigh of admiration at the dense demonic energy she felt from the black mist.

As she shifted her gaze towards where the mist was emanating from,

Thud, thud, thud.

Five figures walked out from there.

“Gasp!”

She couldn’t help but feel a sense of awe at the overwhelmingly powerful demonic energy they possessed, far surpassing hers.

“What’s your name?”

At the question from the demon with the strongest demonic energy, the Black Dragon carefully answered.

“My name is Lilac.”

“Lilac? That’s a pretty name.”

“T-Thank you.”
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The Black Dragon, no, Lilac blushed with joy at being complimented by the demon.

“Before we proceed with the contract, I’ll let you know what you’ll be doing first.”

“I’m listening.”

“You’ll be following us to invade other planets.”

“Invading planets…”

Her heart pounded at the thought of going out to a bigger world and wielding her power.

“If you can’t do this, we can’t make a contract.”

“I-I can do it!”

“Good. Then let’s proceed with the contract right away.”

The demon then pulled out parchment from his pocket and,

“Bleed.”

He ordered her to bleed onto the parchment.

“Y-Yes!”

Lilac bit her finger to drop a small amount of blood onto the parchment, but

Gush, gush, gush—

“Ah!”

Because her hand was so huge, she ended up spilling enough blood to soak the entire parchment.

“I-I’m sorry!”

Lilac apologized to the demon with a terrified expression.

“It’s fine.”

The demon raised his hand as if it was no problem and,

“Let’s work well together from now on.”

He tossed the parchment up into the air.

Whirl—

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As the magic circle that appeared from the parchment disappeared,

Whoosh—

The parchment burned up in black flames and vanished.

“There will be intense pain, so don’t be surprised.”

“… Yes?”

As she tilted her head in confusion at the demon’s following words,

“!!!”

Black flames erupted from her body and engulfed her.

And then, excruciating pain, beyond words, began to wrack her body.

‘It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts!!!’

Lilac wanted to scream from the unbearable pain, but

‘If I do, he might think I’m being a nuisance and cancel the contract!’

She endured the screams, thinking he might cancel the contract if she was too loud.

‘Ughhhhhhh!!’

Lilac covered her mouth with her hand to prevent even a moan from escaping.

‘… W-When will it end?!’

When her mind was about to become hazy from the excruciating pain she’d never felt before in her life,

Fizzle—

The black flames that seemed like they would burn eternally extinguished.

“Phew…”

As Lilac breathed a sigh of relief, having escaped the pain,

“Ah…!”

She trembled, feeling the immense demonic energy flowing within her body.

‘… Power is surging!’

A sense of omnipotence filled her, making her feel like she could do anything with this newfound power.

‘My skin has become smoother…?’

It wasn’t just her strength that had gotten stronger; her once rough scales were now glistening with a healthy sheen.
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‘My horns have gotten bigger too!’

The two horns on her forehead had grown even larger and harder.

‘… It’s like I’ve been reborn.’

Lilac could intuitively feel that she had, even if only slightly, broken free from the shackles of a ‘mortal’.

‘With this power, I can defeat Kaiser without a problem!’

Moreover, she could confidently say that there was no one on this planet, at least among higher beings, who could defeat her.

‘I made the right choice making a contract!’

As she continued to marvel at her newfound strength,

‘Because of the good compatibility, she’s even stronger than I expected.’

Jung Minwoo was watching Lilac with a satisfied smile.

【You have been granted demonic energy from a high-ranking demon while in a high state of enlightenment.】

【The quality of the granted demonic energy is high.】

【Your enlightenment has increased, and you have been slightly freed from the shackles of ‘mortality’.】

【As long as the master-servant relationship is maintained, ‘aging’ will not occur.】

【You will not be bound by ‘lifespan’ until your master, ‘Jung Minwoo’, dies.】

【Talent is converted into a Unique Trait.】

【A new Unique Trait has been added.】

‘Now that she’s surpassed her enlightenment level, I should check her information again, right?’

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Clearing the message window that popped up in front of him, he used ‘Heaven’s Eye’.

【Retrieving information for ‘None’.】

The higher being’s information window appeared.

『Information Window』

〈Basic Information〉

Name: None

Title: Lilac

Gender: Female

Age: 7,000 years old

〈Detailed Information〉

Alignment: Evil

Unique Trait: 【Diligent】, 【Passionate】

Current Emotion: Ecstasy

‘Her name is still the same? Let’s see how the effect has changed.’

Jung Minwoo decided to check the effect of ‘Diligent’, which had changed into a Unique Trait, by clicking on the name.
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【Diligent】

Upon achieving a set goal, it becomes possible to surpass limits based on the difficulty.

The effect remained unchanged.

To be precise, only the explanatory text at the end had disappeared.

‘… Insane.’

Jung Minwoo was astonished by Lilac’s effect.

‘The fact that the text at the end has disappeared means that she can even reach the realm of the immortals, right?’

This meant that the wall of mortality had crumbled for her.

‘… If she reaches the realm of the immortals, her power will increase unbelievably.’

Jung Minwoo was suddenly grateful to the Red Dragon who had looked down on him.

‘If it weren’t for that guy, I wouldn’t have discovered this gem.’

Jung Minwoo smiled contentedly and decided to check the next Unique Trait’s effect.

【Passionate】

Once a goal is set, the desire to achieve it doesn’t fade until it’s accomplished.

It seemed like an ordinary effect, but

‘Not bad.’

Passion is a good driving force, so it could be considered a decent effect.

‘Shall I give her her first order then?’

Now that he’d checked all the effects, it was time to give Lilac an order.

“Lilac, from now on, kill the ‘Dragon Lord’ and invade this planet.”

Upon receiving the order, Lilac,

“I’ll accomplish it perfectly with the power you’ve bestowed upon me, Master-nim!”

She replied energetically with sparkling eyes.

“I’ll be back soon!”

And then, she quickly left the lair, determined to carry out the order immediately.