The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 185

Chapter 185: Return

‘Maybe it’s because it’s the Demon Lord’s remnants, but the demonic energy is quite dense.’

The Demon Lord’s remnants were different. They gave off the deepest and richest feeling of demonic energy Jung Minwoo had ever felt.

‘When I become a Demon Lord, I’ll be able to use this kind of demonic energy, right?’

Even though he had achieved what the 72nd ranked Demon Lord couldn’t, rank was king. There was bound to be a difference in the qualitative aspect of their demonic energy.

‘Still, the total amount of demonic energy I have is far greater. I’ll never lose in a fight.’

Since he could read minds with ‘Mind’s Eye’, it would be possible not just to fight back, but to completely overwhelm them.

‘I want to try out this newly acquired demonic energy.’

Jung Minwoo was just thinking about where to test out this power when…

“It’s finally over.”

“Time to rest!!!”

“…It was so long.”

“So, we can rest now even if we don’t do anything else? Ribbit, ribbit.”

The Jungsin Cult members were rejoicing at the fact that they had invaded the Groa planet.

‘Everyone seems happy to have invaded the planet.’

Smiling at the sight, Jung Minwoo approached the Jungsin Cult members.

“You all worked hard.”

He expressed his gratitude for their efforts.

“Minwoo-nim, you worked hard too.”
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Venus replied with a bright smile.

“I did work a bit hard.”

Anubis responded with a playful expression.

“…Minwoo, you worked hard too.”

Elin said in a quiet voice that he had worked hard.

“Thanks to you, I gained a lot of demonic energy. I’m really glad I followed Minwoo-nim. Ribbit, ribbit.”

Rok expressed his gratitude for the large amount of demonic energy he had obtained.

“Thanks to all of you, we were able to achieve these results.”

“””…Minwoo”””

Just then, as the warm atmosphere continued.

“Minwoo-nim, are we going back to the Demon World now?”

Venus asked.

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‘It’s a shame to go back like this…’

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There was still a lot of time left before the promotion exam, so it was a bit vague to go back to the Demon World now.

‘How should I use the remaining time?’

After a moment of contemplation…

‘Right, we can go that way.’

Jung Minwoo came up with a way to make good use of his time.

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‘There will be a lot of backlash, but I have that, so it doesn’t matter.’

Finishing his thoughts, Jung Minwoo answered Venus’ question.

“No, we won’t be going back right away.”

“””…”””

At his words, the faces of the Jungsin Cult members stiffened.

“…What do you mean?”

Sensing something ominous, Venus cautiously asked, her eyes shaking.

“We’re going to invade more planets with the remaining time. It’s a bit awkward to go back to the Demon World now, isn’t it?”

“But…didn’t you finish all the preparations after the Groa planet?”

“The more thorough the preparations, the better.”

“Ah…”

Venus, seemingly shocked by his answer, only opened and closed her mouth, unable to make a sound.

“Liar! You said you’d let us rest!”

“…Lying is not good.”

“Damn it, how can you lie so shamelessly?! Ribbit, ribbit.”

Unable to stand it anymore, the other Jungsin Cult members confronted Jung Minwoo.

“Do you all remember the bet we made when the Seven Demon Generals fought in a 4:3 ratio, with a wish as the stake?”

“””…”””

“I’m going to use that wish. My wish is to invade planets for the rest of the time.”

At his words, they couldn’t say anything.

‘To use the wish like this…’

‘…There was a reason I haven’t used it until now.’

‘Minwoo is a real demon… ah, is this a compliment? Ribbit, ribbit.’

The Jungsin Cult members felt wronged, but they had indeed lost the bet, so there was no justification for them to argue further.

“Then, let’s continue our invasion with renewed vigor.”

Thus, Jung Minwoo and the Jungsin Cult members spent their time invading other planets.

After a total of 2,000 years had passed according to Dainik’s time axis, Jung Minwoo returned to the Demon World with the Jungsin Cult members.

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After invading an additional ten thousand planets, as soon as he set foot in the portal station.

“Oh, you’re here?”

As if he had been waiting, Satan waved with a bright smile.

‘He’s the same as always.’

Jung Minwoo had thought Satan might not be there this time, but as expected, he didn’t disappoint and was at the portal station.

“Demon Lord-nim, you were here?”

“Of course I am. How could I not be here on a day like this?”
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Satan answered Jung Minwoo’s question as if he were asking something obvious.

“But you really caused a stir, didn’t you?”

Then, with a mischievous expression, he nudged Jung Minwoo with his elbow.

“Stir, you say?”

Puzzled by his words, Jung Minwoo asked.

“Wow, are you pretending you don’t know? You killed a 1st Rank pigeon this time. The rumor has spread throughout the Demon World.”

He was talking about Jung Minwoo killing Raphael.

‘Ah, I forgot for a moment.’

Jung Minwoo had forgotten about Raphael’s existence for a while because he had been invading ten thousand planets during the remaining time.

‘He was so weak for a 1st Rank that I unknowingly took his death for granted.’

The 72nd ranked Demon Lord was utterly defeated and fled. An ordinary demon had killed a hero and then even killed a 1st Rank pigeon, so it was bound to be a commotion.

“Their level was too low for a 1st Rank, so I forgot about it for a moment.”

Jung Minwoo told Satan the truth.

“Wow, is this the arrogance of a genius? Is that it?”

“No, it isn’t.”

“Oh dear, how can an ordinary demon like me live with such envy?”

“I don’t think Demon Lord-nim is far from ordinary either.”

“I thought I wasn’t ordinary either, but looking at you, I think I am.”

Satan teased him with a playful expression.

After teasing for a while, Satan looked at Jung Minwoo with serious eyes and said.

“Anyway, your demonic energy has grown tremendously.”

He expressed pure admiration for the increase in Jung Minwoo’s demonic energy, which was incomparable to before.

“With this much demonic energy…you’ve surpassed Andromalius, haven’t you?”

He added that Jung Minwoo had more demonic energy than the 72nd ranked Demon Lord.

“That’s a relief.”

Jung Minwoo had gained far more demonic energy than he had expected from this invasion, so he had assumed that it would be greater than the 72nd ranked Demon Lord’s.

‘But an assumption is different from certainty.’

He had been slightly uneasy just in case, but Satan’s confirmation put his mind at ease.

“He’ll be terrified if he sees you.”

“He should be. He’s about to be stripped of his position as Demon Lord.”

At Jung Minwoo’s smug reply, a deep smile formed on Satan’s lips.

“You’re full of confidence, aren’t you?”

“I have to be. There’s no way I’d lose to a loser who couldn’t even kill a hero and ran away with his tail between his legs.”

Andromalius was just a Demon Lord in rank. Compared to Jung Minwoo, there was nothing he was better at.

“Well, now that you’ve even killed a 1st Rank pigeon, Andromalius wouldn’t even be a match for you. So, are you going to challenge for the throne right away?”

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“I’m planning to challenge for the throne after raising my comrades’ ranks, as the promotion exam is coming up soon.”

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The Jungsin Cult members would also have to face Andromalius’ subordinates, so it was safer to challenge for the throne after raising their ranks.

“The promotion exam is in a few days, so you’ll be quite busy, won’t you?”

“No. I prepared in my spare time while invading planets, so there’s nothing more to prepare.”

“Really? Then I have some information to tell you, so let’s go to my office.”

“Okay.”

Jung Minwoo didn’t ask any questions, nodding as he figured it was probably about the throne.

“Good, let’s go right away.”

Afterwards, Jung Minwoo and the Jungsin Cult members followed Satan to his office.

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As soon as they entered the Demon Lord’s office.

“As you all expected, I called you to my office to talk about the throne.”

Satan got straight to the point.

“You know the challenge for the throne is carried out in three ways, right?”

“Yes, I know.”

“I think you’ll win the ‘Deathmatch’ without any problems, but you need to be careful with the ‘Planetary War’ and the ‘Subordinate War’.”

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“Is that so?”

Jung Minwoo was puzzled by Satan’s words because he hadn’t been worried about this part, as he was confident in his servants’ strength and had faith in the Jungsin Cult members.

“After hearing that you killed Raphael, Andromalius rushed to start preparing.”

“Isn’t it nothing to worry about if he’s just started preparing late?”

“I wish that were the case, but Andromalius gave his demonic energy to higher beings.”

It turned out that the Demon Lord’s demonic energy was qualitatively superior, so if a certain amount was given to a higher being, they could exert tremendous power.

In other words, the more he poured into them, the more their strength would increase exponentially.

“He also allowed his subordinates to take the promotion exam, which he had previously forbidden.”

Andromalius had forbidden his subordinates from raising their ranks for fear of having his position usurped, but now that his feet were on fire, he had allowed it.

“Andromalius is an incompetent Demon Lord, but strangely, his subordinates are quite competent.”

For Satan, who was stingy with his praise, to say they were competent meant they had considerable ability.

‘I can’t take them lightly.’

He hadn’t been careless, but Jung Minwoo thought he needed to prepare more thoroughly.

“They are highly capable, so there’s a high chance they will become 1st Rank in this promotion exam.”

“It’s possible they might meet my comrades.”

Originally, they were scheduled to take the 2nd Rank promotion exam, but as the Jungsin Cult members’ demonic energy had increased by several times more than expected, they would be taking the 1st Rank promotion exam instead.

“Since you’re taking the 1st Rank promotion exam, we have to assume that they will definitely meet.”

“We can say that the fight starts from the promotion exam.”

“That’s right. They will try every trick in the book to make sure you fail.”

Listening to the conversation from behind, the Jungsin Cult members…

‘This promotion exam won’t be easy…’

‘Oh, we can fight them before challenging for the throne?’

‘…If we meet, we’ll crush them.’

‘We’re going to meet them at the promotion exam…? I’m a little nervous about that… Ribbit, ribbit.’

…made up their minds to pass the promotion exam no matter what.

“This has information about Andromalius’ subordinates. Make sure you’re well acquainted with it.”

Satan took some documents out of subspace and handed them to Jung Minwoo.
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“Thank you for your help.”

Jung Minwoo thanked him as he received the documents.

“Don’t mention it. I’m doing this for my own good.”

Satan patted Jung Minwoo’s shoulder with a chuckle.

“You know what happens if you fail after all this support, right?”

He added a playful joke.

“I don’t know about failure. You said you’d throw a grand party when I become Demon Lord, so I’m looking forward to that. Surely, the party won’t be small just because I became Demon Lord?”

Jung Minwoo responded cheekily, playing along with the joke.

“Pfft, alright, as promised, I’ll throw you a grand party when you become Demon Lord.”

“Haha, I’ll look forward to it.”

“I need to start preparing for the party in advance so I don’t disappoint, don’t I?”

After exchanging jokes.
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“I’ll be leaving now to prepare for my comrades’ promotion exam.”

Jung Minwoo got up from his seat to leave.

‘Now that I have the information, it would be best to come up with countermeasures.’

Preparation for the promotion exam had been completed a long time ago, but since he had found out that Andromalius’ subordinates would be participating, he needed to prepare anew accordingly.

“Alright, go on then.”

“Yes, I’ll visit you again after the promotion exam is over.”

Jung Minwoo said goodbye to Satan and left the office with the Jungsin Cult members.