The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 195

Chapter 195: Throne (1)

On the day of the Challenge for the Throne.

A massive crowd of Demon Lords and demons alike was moving towards a single location.

The destination of the crowd was none other than…

The “Three Battle Arena,” a place said to be opened only during the Challenge for the Throne.

Three Battle Arena (三鬪場).

As its name suggests, it’s a place where battles are fought through three different methods.

The Three Battle Arena was also located in the Neutral Zone, which was why the crowds were all heading there.

And among the crowd, the 1st ranked Demon Lord, ‘Baal,’ was also present.

“Tsk, it would be so much easier if we could just use portals. Why the unnecessary hassle with the ban?”

Baal grumbled, pulling back the curtain inside his carriage.

Clatter, clatter, clatter.

As the curtain was pulled back, a seemingly endless number of carriages could be seen heading in the same direction.

“…Unlike before, it seems like there are a lot more people wanting to watch the Challenge for the Throne this time.”

“That just means there’s a lot of interest in that Jung Minwoo guy.”

A man sitting across from Baal replied to his muttering.

“He achieved the impossible, reaching 1st Rank in such a short time and even killing the Hero and a 1st Rank Pigeon. It’s only natural for people to be interested.”

The man added, stating it was an obvious phenomenon.

At the man’s words, Baal made a displeased expression and spoke.

“Dantalion… I’m well aware of that. And I was just muttering to myself, so you don’t need to respond to every little thing.”

“Oh my, it seems I’ve inadvertently offended Baal-nim?”

The man’s identity was ‘Dantalion,’ the Demon Lord holding the 71st rank, one step above ‘Andromalius.’

“You were probably just curious to see how I would react.”

“What do you take me for? I’m truly hurt by your words.”

Dantalion put on a tearful expression, pretending to be offended.

“If you’re going to put on an act, shouldn’t you at least try to make all eight of your faces match?”

As Baal’s words revealed, Dantalion was a Demon Lord with eight faces.

Currently, all his faces were gathered on his neck, but depending on the battle, they had the unique characteristic of being able to freely change their positions.

“Oh dear, having so many faces sometimes leads to such blunders. I’ll be sure to pay attention to my expressions next time.”

Dantalion scratched his first face with an awkward smile, then the expressions of his other seven faces immediately changed to sadness.

‘He’s lived his whole life with eight heads, and he’s saying he makes this kind of mistake? What a load of nonsense.’

Baal knew Dantalion was doing this on purpose.
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‘But to know how Jung Minwoo will act after becoming a Demon Lord, I need this guy’s help.’

He needed Dantalion’s ‘Unique Trait’ that allowed him to see the future, so he decided to let it slide.

‘After learning about Jung Minwoo’s plans through this guy, it won’t be too late to make him pay for mocking me.’

Baal was petty enough to hold even such trivial actions against someone.

“By the way, why are you so interested in seeing Jung Minwoo’s future?”

“Since he’s joined forces with Satan, it’s obvious he’ll try to hold me back. I want to know his future so I can deal with him.”

“You’ve been thoroughly beaten by Jung Minwoo, and you still haven’t learned your lesson?”

“…That’s enough. My patience is wearing thin.”

Baal furrowed his brows and issued a warning at Dantalion’s crossing of the line.

“Oh my, it seems I’ve overstepped my bounds. Please forgive me with your generous heart.”

Despite his apology, Dantalion showed no signs of remorse.

‘When I deal with Jung Minwoo, I’ll deal with you too…!’

As Baal’s anger towards Dantalion continued to build…

“If you show me Jung Minwoo’s future, you must give me the book in your vault.”

Dantalion mentioned a book.

“I’ll give it to you, so don’t worry. We even signed a contract, why are you so anxious?”

It might seem strange that he was only asking for a book.

However, for Dantalion, whose ‘Unique Trait’ could be used in different ways depending on the quality of the book, it could be seen as him asking for the most valuable thing he could get.

“Haha, was I being a bit too anxious? So many Demon Lords have been betrayed by Baal-nim that I couldn’t help but worry.”

His words were quite barbed.

It was an even bolder statement than before, but this time, Baal couldn’t say anything.

“…”

After all, it was he who had betrayed the Demon Lords he had allied with first.
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‘…Tsk, if only Katra were alive, I wouldn’t have to ask this guy for help.’

Because of the previous incident, he had ended up at odds with the Demon Lords he had allied with, increasing his enemies while losing a valuable asset.

‘You dared to bare your fangs at me, so I’ll deal with you soon enough.’

Ironically, even though he was the one who had betrayed them first, Baal was burning with a desire for revenge against the Demon Lords he had turned against.

As he was burning with vengeance…

“Looks like we’ve arrived.”

Dantalion informed him that they had arrived at the Three Battle Arena.

Baal shifted his gaze toward the window to check outside.

“We’re here.”
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A building with the same architectural style as the Promotion Exam building stood before them.

The only difference was that the Three Battle Arena building was several times larger than the Promotion Exam building.

“Let’s get out.”

“Understood.”

Baal and Dantalion stopped the carriage and entered the Three Battle Arena.

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At that moment, Jung Minwoo was.

‘This day has come.’

He was resting in the waiting room of the Three Battle Arena.

‘I wonder what kind of preparations Andromalius has made?’

He tried to find out what kind of preparations were being made, but due to the tight security, he couldn’t get any information.

‘Even though I couldn’t get the information, his actions are obvious.’

No matter what preparations were made, the result wouldn’t change, so Jung Minwoo was waiting for the Challenge for the Throne to begin with a relaxed mind.

‘I’m going to be the Demon Lord soon.’

It was already certain that he would become the Demon Lord.

‘The key is to increase my power quickly after becoming the Demon Lord.’

If things went wrong, he might have to protect his family through his divine power, so he planned to increase his power as much as possible before the fusion was complete.

‘Not only power, but I need to focus on increasing my forces.’

Moreover, he needed a force to be his hands and feet so that he could move freely, so he had to recruit many competent subordinates.

‘And I need to come up with countermeasures against the monsters that will appear after the fusion.’

When the fusion was over and intervention became possible.

‘I’m going straight to Korea.’

He would immediately head to his family.
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‘Until now, it was just preparation, the real beginning is after becoming the Demon Lord.’

As he was reaffirming his resolve inwardly.

Knock knock―

Someone knocked on the door.

“Come in.”

When he answered that it was okay to come in.

“We’re here.”

“You must have been lonely by yourself.”

“…We thought it would be good to be together until the Challenge for the Throne begins.”

“Minwoo, we’re here! Ribbit ribbit.”
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The Demon Communion members, fully armed, entered the waiting room.

“I was just getting bored, you came at the right time. It’s cramped here, let’s go sit over there.”

Jung Minwoo welcomed the visit of the Demon Communion members and moved to the sofa in the center and sat down.

After the Demon Communion members sat down one after another.

“Aren’t you nervous?”

Venus, who was sitting next to him, asked with a curious look on her face.

“Nervous…”

Jung Minwoo repeated Venus’s words and then.

“No, I’m not nervous at all.”
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He honestly shared his thoughts.

“You’re not nervous?”

“Yeah, I’m not nervous because of who the opponent is.”

“Still, it’s amazing that you’re not nervous even though it’s your first time facing a Demon Lord.”

“Is that so?”

Venus sincerely admired him and looked at him with eyes full of respect, but.

‘Andromalius is just one of the steps in the process.’

Jung Minwoo, who didn’t even care about the 72nd ranked Demon Lord, just smiled awkwardly at Venus’s reaction.

“Oh, looking at your reaction. The 72nd ranked Demon Lord is a piece of cake. Is that it?”
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“…Minwoo, you’re amazing.”

“As expected, Minwoo is different! Ribbit ribbit!”

The Demon Communion members started to joke around with playful voices at his reaction.

The moment Jung Minwoo was about to answer no.

“Wow, this is no joke? At this rate, I might even be threatened for my position.”

A man’s playful voice came from behind.

‘…Huh? I didn’t sense any presence?’

Jung Minwoo turned his head back to check the man’s identity.

And as soon as he confirmed the man’s identity, Jung Minwoo said in a deflated voice.

“…Was it the Great Demon Lord-nim?”

The man’s identity was ‘Satan’, it wouldn’t be strange for him to appear without a presence.

“Surprised?”

Satan burst into laughter and winked.

“…Couldn’t you have made some noise before coming in?”

“I was curious about what you were doing, so I came in secretly. I couldn’t help it.”

Jung Minwoo sighed at the shameless answer.

“Really, did you come here because you were curious about what we were doing?”

“That’s the first reason, and the second reason is to let you know that the Challenge for the Throne will begin in 30 minutes.”

“It’s almost time then.”

“So, take this time to check if there’s anything you need to improve on.”

Satan patted Jung Minwoo’s shoulder and moved toward the door.

“Are you leaving already?”

“I have to inform Andromalius about this, and I have to check if there’s anything I need to improve on as well.”

That’s right.
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Satan, due to his position as the Great Demon Lord, was in charge of mediating the Challenge for the Throne.

“Sigh, I’m going through all this trouble because I’m the Great Demon Lord. Well, I’ll be going now.”

“Please go ahead.”

After Satan left.

“Shall we do a final check as the Great Demon Lord said?”

“Sounds good.”

“It’s perfect, but it’s not bad to check one last time.”

“…Alright.”

“If we finish checking, the timing will be perfect. Ribbit ribbit.”

Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members took time to check if there was anything they needed to improve on.

After 30 minutes passed.

Jung Minwoo stepped out of the waiting room to take on the Challenge for the Throne.

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[The Challenge for the Throne will begin shortly. All Demon Lords and demons, please take your seats in the stands.]

[Also, please be advised that the use of demonic energy by any unrelated individuals during the Challenge for the Throne will result in immediate execution.]

After the announcement was made…

Thud, thud, thud—

Satan walked out through the passage.

“Hello everyone~”

He waved lightly to the audience in the stands, then…

Flap—

…spread his wings and flew towards the throne.

Folding his wings, he sat down on the throne adorned with red rubies.

“””We greet you, Demon Lord-nim.”””
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The Demon Lords and demons in the stands knelt on one knee and bowed their heads.

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“Yes, greetings to you all.”

After casually accepting their greetings…

“I’d like to start the Challenge for the Throne right away, but… due to tradition, I’ll have to give a speech before we begin.”

…Satan took out a bundle of papers from a subspace.

“Will a new Demon Lord be born, or will the existing Demon Lord defend his position? We don’t know what the outcome will be, but one thing is certain: a new history will be written. So, keep today’s events etched in your memories. Also…”

His usual lighthearted tone had shifted to a serious one.

His words showed just how significant the Challenge for the Throne was considered to be.

“…And with that, I conclude my speech.”

After a long speech of about 30 minutes…

“Shall we begin?”

Satan announced the start of the Challenge for the Throne.

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The military band that was waiting in the Three Battle Arena started to play a majestic piece in sync with Satan’s words.

As the music reached its climax…

“The challenger, ‘Jung Minwoo,’ and the defender, ‘Andromalius,’ please enter the arena.”

Satan called out the names of Jung Minwoo and Andromalius.