The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: I am a Demon (2)

At Jung Minwoo’s suggestion, Owl simply stared at his coffee cup without a word.

“Why can’t you drink it?”

Seeing this, Jung Minwoo urged Owl to drink the coffee with a sly smile.

“Did you really put poison in it?”

“You know, it would be disappointing if I actually put poison in it.”

“…”

The Demon Communion members also became even more suspicious as they saw Owl hesitate.

‘He seems to be thinking a lot.’

Jung Minwoo crossed his legs leisurely and looked at Owl.

Or, to be precise, he was reading Owl’s thoughts by looking at the letters above Owl’s head.

【How did he notice…? Did he see me put the poison in? No, I definitely made sure there were no demons around…】

‘His thoughts are overflowing.’

The way he was racking his brains to get out of this situation seemed pathetic.

【For now, I have no choice but to deny it… If I admit it and get punished, graduation will be out of the question.】

Finishing his thoughts, Owl looked at Jung Minwoo and said,

“Do you have any evidence that I poisoned the coffee?”

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At his question, Jung Minwoo shrugged and said,

“Evidence? Do I really need that? If you just drink the coffee, this will all be over.”

“…”

As Jung Minwoo said, evidence wasn’t necessary.

It was just a matter of proving that he didn’t put poison in it by drinking the coffee.

【Damn it, I thought he wouldn’t be an easy opponent… I didn’t know he would bother me this much.】

At the moment when Owl’s thoughts became complicated again,

“555-beon-nim, is 1-beon-nim telling the truth?”

Pink Girl spoke to Owl with a hardened expression.

“No. This is just 1-beon-nim’s slander.”

“But why can’t you drink the coffee?”

“…”

At Owl’s silence, Pink Girl said in a chilling voice,

“Do you remember the clause in our rules about not being hostile to each other?”

“…Yes.”

“If it turns out that you, 555-beon-nim, really poisoned the coffee, you can look forward to what will happen.”

Flinch―

At Pink Girl’s words, Owl laughed awkwardly and replied,

“Haha, are you siding with 1-beon-nim too, 999-beon-nim? That would be a bit disappointing.”

“What’s there to be disappointed about? You just have to drink the coffee.”

Jung Minwoo watched their conversation with an intrigued expression.
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【Damn it, do I have no choice but to drink it now?】

Jung Minwoo clicked his tongue at Owl’s thoughts.

‘It’s not going to be solved by drinking the coffee now.’

If Owl had laughed it off and drank the coffee from the beginning, it would have passed without incident.

‘I would have been labeled as the weird one instead.’

However, Owl’s hesitation turned suspicion into certainty, and the Demon Communion members began to distrust him in a short period of time.
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【It’s a shame that I can’t win, but avoiding suspicion is the priority right now.】

However, Owl, unaware of the situation, seemed to think that it would all be resolved if he just drank the coffee.

“Fine. I’ll drink the coffee.”

At Owl’s words, the Demon Communion members looked at him suspiciously.

“Here I go.”

Gulp, gulp, gulp.

Owl then drank the coffee Jung Minwoo had given him in one go and said,

“Are you satisfied now?”

At his confident appearance, the Demon Communion members looked slightly flustered and turned their eyes to Jung Minwoo.

It was as if they were asking, ‘He drank it?’ with their eyes.

Jung Minwoo ignored their gazes and said to Owl,

“Wow, I didn’t think you would actually drink it. I guess you’re giving up on this competition?”

“…Give up? I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Really?”

At Owl’s answer, Jung Minwoo scoffed and stood up from his seat.

“…Why are you suddenly standing up…?”

“To see if there’s a vial with poison in it.”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, Owl frowned and said,

“If you’re going to act like this, it will be difficult for me to maintain a relationship with you.”

“Hmm, is that so?”

Jung Minwoo tried to ignore Owl’s stronger-than-expected resistance and search his body, but,

“1-beon-nim? Searching his body wouldn’t be a good idea.”

Pink Girl stood up and stopped Jung Minwoo.

“Why?”

When he asked for the reason,

“I don’t think it’s right to be coercive when we only have suspicions.”

She made it clear that they needed concrete evidence.

‘She’s saying this because she’s thinking about what will happen if we don’t find the vial with poison.’

Jung Minwoo could easily grasp Pink Girl’s intentions.

‘If we don’t find the vial with poison, Owl will gain the upper hand in this situation.’

Moreover, there was a possibility that Owl would demand compensation from the Demon Communion members for suspecting him.

Their relationship falling apart would be a given.

Considering all that, it would be better to back down at this point, but,

‘That’s only if we don’t find the vial with poison.’

Jung Minwoo was certain, so he had no intention of backing down.

【Even if he searches me, he won’t find it. The vial is hidden behind my head.】

How could he back down when Owl was so kindly telling him the location?

“Hearing you say that, I guess I was being a bit too coercive.”

“So you’re backing down?”

At her question, Jung Minwoo shook his head and replied,

“No, instead of being coercive, I’m going to set a condition.”

“…A condition?”

“Yes, I’ll set a condition in exchange for letting me search you. For example, if we don’t find the vial with poison, you’ll leave the Demon Communion and grant 555-beon one wish.”

“…What?!”

Pink Girl’s eyes widened at the unconventional proposal.

“W-what did you say?”

Owl, too, seemed visibly flustered by the unconventional proposal.

“How about it? This makes it worth getting searched, right?”

“What happens if we refuse…?”

“If you refuse, I’ll report it to the instructor right away and ask them to investigate you.”

“…”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, Owl closed his eyes and fell into thought for a moment.

‘He won’t be able to refuse if I set a condition like this.’

It was an offer that was clearly advantageous to Owl.

If he didn’t have the vial with poison, it was like getting a free slave.

If he refused Jung Minwoo’s offer, suspicion would arise again.

【I have no choice but to accept this.】

Reading Owl’s thoughts, Jung Minwoo saw that Owl knew he couldn’t refuse this offer.

【If I don’t get caught, I can control 1-beon as I please, so it’s a win.】
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Perhaps having made his decision, Owl opened his eyes and said,

“You’ll regret this decision.”

“We’ll see about that.”

Owl stood up from his seat and said,

“Go ahead and search me.”

Pink Girl was worried by his unexpectedly confident attitude and spoke to Jung Minwoo,

“Are you really sure about this?”

“Don’t worry. I’m doing this because I’m certain.”

Despite Jung Minwoo’s words, Pink Girl’s face was filled with worry, as if she wasn’t reassured.

【If he doesn’t find the vial with poison and 1-beon becomes 555-beon’s slave, my situation will become very disadvantageous.】

Of course, it wasn’t worry for Jung Minwoo, but rather concern that 555-beon would become more powerful.

“Then, shall we start searching?”

Jung Minwoo approached Owl and began searching his body.

After about five minutes had passed,

“Hmph, looks like I’ll be getting a slave soon.”

Owl smiled confidently.

‘Should I stop teasing him now?’

Jung Minwoo quickly grabbed Owl’s head.

“What are you doing…!”

Pat―
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He then pulled out a vial from behind Owl’s head and said,

“Found it.”

As Jung Minwoo shook the vial in his hand and looked at Owl,

“T-that’s not poison!”

The flustered Owl tried to deny it, but,

Pop―

“Then drink it all.”

Jung Minwoo opened the lid with a mischievous smile and held it out to Owl.

“…”

If he drank that much poison, he wouldn’t be able to avoid death, so Owl couldn’t bring himself to drink it.

“You better confess now. It’s better than getting caught by the instructor later and being punished, right?”

There was a clause stating that harming a student with poison would result in them becoming unable to use demonic energy, so it wasn’t a good situation for Owl either.

‘Being unable to use demonic energy is the same as being disposed of.’

Therefore, confessing his wrongdoing and asking for forgiveness would give Owl a higher chance of survival.

Thud―

“…I’m sorry.”

Perhaps having the same thought as Jung Minwoo, Owl knelt down and admitted to his actions.

“…As 1-beon-nim said, you really did have poison.”

Pink Girl glared at Owl with murderous eyes.

“Can I kill this guy now?”

“…Leaving him to the instructor and turning him into someone unable to use demonic energy wouldn’t be bad either.”
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Werewolf and Ice Princess also glared at Owl, exuding a menacing aura.

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‘I better mediate the situation.’

If a commotion broke out here, it could attract attention, so it was necessary to stop them.

‘It wouldn’t be good if other demons heard our story.’

Jung Minwoo stepped forward and calmed the Demon Communion members.

“Everyone, I know you want to kill him, but calm down and listen to me.”

The Demon Communion members stopped glaring at Owl and turned their eyes to Jung Minwoo.

“I think it wouldn’t be bad to make 555-beon our slave and use him effectively. What do you all think?”

Perhaps thinking that Jung Minwoo’s suggestion wasn’t bad, the Demon Communion members nodded their heads in agreement.

“…Indeed, that would be more useful than turning him into someone unable to use demonic energy.”

“Killing him would be better, but… well, that wouldn’t be bad either.”

“…”

At their positive response, Jung Minwoo looked at Owl and said,

“So, what are you going to do? Will you be punished and become unable to use demonic energy? Or will you become our slave and at least have a chance?”

At Jung Minwoo’s question, Owl replied in a defeated voice,

“…If I become unable to use demonic energy, I’ll lose my chance to graduate, so becoming a slave is the better choice for me.”

At his answer, Jung Minwoo patted Owl’s shoulder with a satisfied smile.

“Good decision.”

Pink Girl sighed and said,
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“I didn’t expect something like this to happen so soon after the group was formed. But we have to do what we have to do. 555-beon has violated the first rule, so we will expel you from the Demon Communion as of today.”

“…I understand.”

Just as the official slave was being decided,

― The ‘I am a Demon’ competition will begin in 20 minutes. Participating students, please come to the auditorium on time.

An announcement that the competition was about to begin rang out.

They decided to make the slave contract after the competition, and the Demon Communion members headed to the auditorium.

Entering the auditorium.

‘It’s completely different from the entrance ceremony…’

Unlike the entrance ceremony, he could see that the auditorium had been remodeled.

‘If you only look at the stage, it’s similar to a quiz show?’

However, there was a slight difference: the stage was set up for a 1-on-1 confrontation.

As he sat down and waited for the time to come.

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― We will now begin the “I am a Demon” competition. When your number is called, please come to the stage.

After a while, an announcement came on, indicating the start of the competition.

― Number 1, number 156, please proceed to stage 1-1.

And perhaps because his number was 1, he was called right away.

“I’ll be back.”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, the Demon Communion members waved their hands and cheered.

“I think you’ll win anyway, but I hope you lose as much as possible.”

“It doesn’t matter if you win or lose, just go.”

“…See you later.”

Was that really cheering?

Jung Minwoo nodded, even though it wasn’t the kind of cheering he had in mind, and walked towards the front of the stage.

As he climbed onto the stage marked 1-1.

Thump, thump, thump.

A demon with slicked-back hair and glasses followed him onto the stage.

‘Judging by his appearance alone, he looks like he’s good at debating…’

Physiognomically, he seemed like a tough opponent.

“Let me explain the rules of the competition.”

While Jung Minwoo was engaged in a staring contest with number 156, the instructor came up and explained the rules.

“When the debate starts, a topic will be selected on the screen, and you will debate accordingly. Each speaker will have one minute, and if you cannot refute the opponent’s argument, you will be considered defeated.”

A very simple explanation.

‘Overwhelm them so they can’t refute… I like it.’

He had a history of making opponents cry in debates, so he was confident in his ability to dominate.

“Then, let’s get started right away.”

As the instructor pressed the button.

Beep―yoong.

The screen lit up.

[You have discovered a young higher being who has lost their parents. What action will you take?]

[Help them find their parents. VS Corrupt the child and make a contract.]

Anyone could see that the latter option seemed more advantageous.

‘But the former option was assigned to me.’

To make matters worse, the disadvantageous option was assigned to Jung Minwoo.

“I will win this debate without difficulty.”

Number 156 also seemed to have the same thought as Jung Minwoo, as he wore a confident expression.

‘Will he, really?’

However, far from being flustered, Jung Minwoo’s eyes gleamed.

‘There has to be a penalty like this to make the debate worthwhile.’

The topic was already within his expected range.

Jung Minwoo was confident that he could overwhelm his opponent with this topic.

‘How should I cook him?’

As he was thinking about how to cook his opponent.

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“Begin the debate!”

Bee―――ep!

The buzzer sounded.