The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 159

Chapter 159: Vampire

Dark night.

“It’s bland…”
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Inside a gloomy-looking palace, a man was frowning, staring at a wine glass filled with blood.

Clang―
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Then he threw the wine glass on the floor and grumbled.

“I want to taste something more exotic than human blood…”

“I-I will bring you a different kind of blood.”

The woman standing next to the man shuddered and said she would bring a different kind of blood, but.

“Isn’t it all human blood in the end?”

The man waved his hand in refusal, knowing she would bring the same blood anyway.

“…Then, how about animal blood?”

“Are you telling me to drink such lowly blood?”

“…S-sorry.”

“Forget it, go away. I want to be alone for a while.”

“Yes…”

The woman bowed her head.

Poof―

She was engulfed in fog.

Flap, flap―

She transformed into a bat and left the space.

“Sigh… Is there really no way to get different blood?”

The man let out a sigh and got up from his seat, walking toward the windowsill.

“When I won the war and enslaved the humans, I felt like I had everything in my hands…”

He sat on the windowsill and looked down at the humans outside with a bitter gaze.

“Back then, I was happy to be able to drink human blood every day, but it’s ironic that I don’t even want to bring it to my mouth now.”

Human blood was considered a delicacy, a precious food, but.

“After drinking the same blood for thousands of years, I now feel nauseous just smelling it.”

It was only natural to get tired of drinking the same blood for thousands of years.

One might wonder why he didn’t just drink the blood of other races.

“If only there were other races, I wouldn’t be so sick of it.”

Unfortunately, there were only humans and vampires on this planet; no other races existed.

“Surely, this can’t be the life I have to live forever.”
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The man was about to fall into contemplation about whether he should seriously face death, confronted with the despairing reality of having to spend these terrible days indefinitely.

― Do you desire new blood?

The words he had been longing to hear, the words he had been craving, flowed into his ears.

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Vlad Tempest.

The Vampire Lord who succeeded in placing humans beneath him with overwhelming force, something his predecessors failed to achieve.
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He was the higher being to be recruited from this planet.

‘This guy’s power rivals the Red Dragon?’

Jung Minwoo couldn’t hide his surprise at the unexpectedly strong power.

‘He possesses this much power even though his racial value is lower than a dragon’s… He’ll be quite useful if corrupted.’

It seemed that the hundreds of thousands of planets hadn’t been carelessly selected; he was quite pleased.

‘Still, I should check his information just in case his talent isn’t that great.’

Jung Minwoo decided to check the information of the higher being and used ‘Heaven’s Eye’.

【Loading the information of ‘Nameless’】

The higher being’s information window appeared.

『Information Window』

〈Basic Information〉

Name: Nameless

Title: Vlad Tempest

Gender: Male

Age: 4,444 years old

〈Detailed Information〉

Alignment: Evil

Talent: 【Blood】

Current Emotion: Boredom

‘Blood?’

Jung Minwoo was puzzled by the single-word talent and checked its effect.

【Blood】

― When sucking blood, health recovers slightly.

― When sucking blood, there is a low probability of slightly acquiring the target’s power.

― Absorbed blood can be stored in a limited amount.

― One’s own blood can be freely manipulated in a limited way.

‘Hmm… It seems his enslavement of humans wasn’t just luck.’

Looking at the effects, he could understand why Vlad possessed power rivaling the Red Dragon.

‘If I corrupt him, he could become a significant asset.’

Jung Minwoo decided to corrupt the higher being in front of him and closed the information window.

‘To corrupt him smoothly, I need to know what he desires. It would be best to observe him for a while.’
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He decided to avoid approaching him rashly, having learned from his experience with the Red Dragon.

‘It would be troublesome if I approached him hastily and failed.’

From then on, Jung Minwoo spent time observing Vlad with the Demon Communion members.

After a week had passed.

‘I can corrupt him.’

Having figured out Vlad’s desires, Jung Minwoo decided to approach him.

After briefly warming up his voice.

― Do you desire new blood?

He whispered the desire that Vlad wanted to hear in his ear, in the most alluring voice possible.

“…Who are you?”

Vlad’s eyes sparkled with curiosity as he asked about Jung Minwoo’s identity.

― A demon.

Jung Minwoo briefly introduced himself.

“…Demon? What is that?”

He asked again, seemingly unaware of the existence of demons.

‘It seems this place has never been touched by pigeons or demons.’

He was a little flustered to meet a higher being who didn’t know about demons for the first time, but.

― Hmm… You can think of it as a being similar to a ‘god who governs evil’.

Jung Minwoo regained his composure and explained the existence of demons, as it was enough to just explain it to him.

“…God.”

Vlad murmured the word ‘god’ with dreamy eyes, then.

“…Can I really get new blood?”

He showed interest in the words Jung Minwoo had spoken earlier.

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― Of course.

“What’s the condition?”

― The condition is simple. Become a Demon Servant through a contract with us and invade other planets.

Jung Minwoo explained the concept of planets.

“Invade other planets and obtain new blood…”

Vlad repeatedly muttered the words ‘new blood’ with a mesmerized expression.

Then he asked for some time to think and.

“…If you are not lying, I will become your servant through a contract.”

He expressed his willingness to make a contract.

‘As expected, tempting him with blood was the right answer.’

Based on what he had observed for several days, Vlad was a vampire with considerable pride, but.

‘He’ll have no choice but to bend his pride if he wants to satisfy his craving.’

Jung Minwoo thought Vlad would willingly give up his pride if it meant he could obtain new blood.

― Don’t worry, there are no lies in my words.

After reassuring Vlad,

Thud, thud, thud.

Jung Minwoo revealed himself in front of Vlad, along with the Demon Communion members.

“…Gasp!”

Sensing their powerful presence, Vlad gasped and hurriedly knelt on one knee.

“Let’s proceed with the contract right away.”

“…Understood.”

Vlad responded in an even more respectful manner than before to Jung Minwoo’s words.

After completing the contract,

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“I feel power surging through my body…”

Vlad repeatedly expressed his amazement at the newfound power.

‘Let’s see, are there any changes in his appearance?’

Jung Minwoo scrutinized Vlad to see if there were any changes in his appearance.

His shoulder-length white hair and ruby-like red eyes remained the same, but.

The fangs protruding from between his red lips, which looked as if he had just eaten a rat, were slightly larger.

‘He’s even surpassed a rank. Should I check his information again?’

He used ‘Heaven’s Eye’ once more.

『Information Window』

〈Basic Information〉

Name: Nameless

Title: Vlad Tempest

Gender: Male

Age: 4,444 years old

〈Detailed Information〉

Alignment: Evil

Unique Trait: 【Blood】

Current Emotion: Ecstasy

‘It’s a little unexpected that he didn’t get an additional unique trait.’

It was a bit disappointing that Vlad didn’t acquire an additional unique trait, but.

The fact that he had surpassed a rank alone made him a significant asset, so Jung Minwoo decided to focus on the significance of corrupting the higher being.

‘Well then, let’s see how the effect has changed.’

Although he said he would focus on the significance, he thought it would be a little disappointing if the effect of ‘Blood’, which had changed to a unique trait, wasn’t good.

He clicked on the unique trait, and.

【Blood】

― When sucking blood, health recovers greatly.

― When sucking blood, there is a high probability of greatly acquiring the target’s power.

― Absorbed blood can be stored indefinitely.

― Blood can be freely manipulated.

A message window popped up before his eyes.

‘I wondered why it wasn’t added as a new trait, but there was a reason.’

Upon checking, he saw that the unique trait alone had effects equivalent to two traits.

‘I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of performance he’ll show in the future.’

It seemed Vlad would firmly establish himself as a key member of their forces.

‘Now that I’ve finished my business, shall we go back?’

There was no reason to stay here any longer, so he decided to leave the planet.

As he was about to say goodbye to Vlad,

【You have invaded the ‘Vampire’ planet】

【A small amount of demonic energy is given as a reward】

A message window stating that he had invaded a planet appeared before him.

‘Invasion?’

At first, he was puzzled by the sudden message window, but.

‘Ah… It’s because I corrupted Vlad.’

He realized that the contract with Vlad, who had already completed the planet invasion, had been recognized as an achievement.

‘It’s a bit disappointing that the reward is only a small amount of demonic energy, but I should be satisfied since it’s free.’

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Since he had only dipped his spoon in after the planet invasion was already completed, it was natural that he received a small amount of demonic energy as a reward.

‘Now that I’ve checked the reward, I should go back.’

Jung Minwoo dismissed the message window and bid farewell to Vlad.

“The planet invasion will begin when we return, so focus on improving the quality of your troops until then.”

“I will devote myself to your command while anticipating that day.”

After finishing his farewells with Vlad,

“See you next time.”

Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members disappeared.

Then, as they were about to depart for the next planet,

“Now that we’ve filled our quota, what are we going to do?”

Anubis tilted her head and asked what they were going to do.

“I’m going to check out the remaining planets as well.”

“Huh? Why?”

“It won’t take long to look around.”

“Well, I guess one planet won’t take that long.”

They had already filled their quota, so there was no need to visit any more planets, but.

‘The more good higher beings I corrupt, the better.’

Although he had decided on a six-member system, he was willing to increase the number if there were worthy individuals.

‘If I corrupt the higher being on the last planet as well and switch to a seven-member system, the invasion speed will increase exponentially.’

If the invasion ended faster than expected, they would be able to conquer the planet where the 72nd ranked Demon Lord was defeated at their leisure.

“Let’s do our best until the end.”

He then encouraged the Demon Communion members.

“Yeah! We can rest as much as we want after we finish this planet!”

“…For rest!”

“Let’s go! Ribbit, ribbit!”

Anubis, Elin, and Rok raised their hands, showing their determination.

They seemed to be looking forward to resting after the corruption was over, but.
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‘One day of rest should be enough, right?’

Jung Minwoo didn’t plan to give them a long break.

‘We already rested for a week before, so resting any longer is a luxury.’

He had given them a week of rest after finishing the planet list, so there was no need for a long break this time.

‘I’ll let them rest for a day and then have them prepare for the promotion exam.’

The promotion exam was held every 100 years according to the Demon World’s time axis, so the timing would be perfect when they returned from invading the planets.

‘I’ll use the Rank Pass Tickets soon to promote them all to 3rd Rank. And in the promotion exam, I’ll have them apply for the 2nd Rank.’

Once the Demon Communion members reached 2nd Rank, he planned to challenge the Demon Lord’s throne.

‘To do that, I need to work them hard from now on.’

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He thought the Demon Communion members would be very sad if they knew this, but.

‘I’m doing this all for them. They’ll understand.’

He was working them hard for their future, so he had no choice but to push them, even if it pained him.

Surely, they would be very grateful to him later.

‘Well then, shall we go to the next planet?’

Having finished his thoughts, Jung Minwoo took the Demon Communion members and moved to their final destination, the planet where the Liches lived.