The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 199

Chapter 199: Throne (5)

After the ‘Planetary War’ ended.

“””…”””

A strange silence settled within the arena.

“Is that really the skill of a Demon Servant…?”

“Could a Demon Servant really reach that level of mastery?”

“No wonder they challenged for the throne…”

The demons who came to their senses belatedly began to murmur, looking at each other.

“They have outstanding Demon Servants, don’t they?”

“They’re better than my Demon Servants.”

“I didn’t expect this. I need to pay more attention to Demon Servants from now on.”

Moreover, the Demon Lords were equally surprised by the power of the Demon Servants who had participated in the match.

Everyone was unable to hide their surprise at the match that far exceeded expectations.

‘Tan lost…?’

The one who was most surprised among them was Andromalius.

‘…Is this even possible?’

He tried to understand the reason for the defeat by chewing on it over and over again, but…

‘No, how can a mere Demon Servant not die after being hit by a beam…?’

No matter how much he pondered, he couldn’t understand the reason for his defeat.

He wondered if Jung Minwoo had used some trickery, but…

‘No, he didn’t use any tricks.’

In fact, just like himself, there was nothing he could do but watch, so he couldn’t have used any tricks.

‘This means… the odds of winning are uncertain?’

As he recovered from the shock of losing the ‘Planetary War’, worries about the duel came to him.

‘I don’t know if I’ll win or lose the second duel…’

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Andromalius was thinking that if things continued like this, he might lose the Challenge for the Throne, when…

“You look down.”

Jung Minwoo spoke to him with a sneer.

“…”

When he looked at Jung Minwoo without answering…

“That’s why you shouldn’t act cocky before seeing the results. You’re just embarrassing yourself.”

He patted his shoulder with a sympathetic voice.

“Get your hand off me…”

“I was just trying to comfort you because I thought you might be heartbroken, but you’re being too prickly.”

“I don’t need any comfort…!”

The moment Andromalius shook off Jung Minwoo’s hand on his shoulder…

“As you all can see, the winner of the first duel is ‘Jung Minwoo’.”

Satan announced the winner of the first duel.

“The first duel was so exciting, I’m looking forward to the next one.”

He then showed a meaningful smile and said…

“Without wasting any time, let’s start the second duel, the ‘Subordinate Duel’, right away.”

He announced the start of the second duel.

“Participants, please enter the arena.”

Following Satan’s call for the demons…

Thud, thud, thud.

Four members of the Demon Communion, Jung Minwoo’s subordinates, and four demons, Andromalius’s subordinates, walked out of the passage.

‘Those guys are the mercenaries that Andromalius newly acquired?’

Jung Minwoo, who was watching, looked at the mercenaries walking out with interest.

‘Let’s see if he got any decent ones.’
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And when he used ‘Heaven’s Eye’ and ‘Demon Eye’ to see their power…

‘…What, they’re nothing special?’

He could tell that they were just all bark and no bite.

‘Andromalius’s 2nd Rank subordinates are much better.’

Although the mercenaries were 1st Rank, they were not at the level to fight against the Demon Communion members.

‘Their Demonic Energy is also lacking compared to Andromalius’s subordinates…’

Jung Minwoo was certain that he would win the ‘Subordinate Duel’ without any unexpected events.

“The rules of the ‘Subordinate Duel’ are simple. It’s a 1-on-1 duel, and the winner of the duel continues to face the remaining opponents. Easy, right?”

Satan explained the rules after seeing each subordinate in their place.

‘It doesn’t matter how it’s done.’

With such a clear difference in power, there was no way he would lose, unless he was given a handicap, no matter what the rules were.

“Then, you’ll need a place to duel, right?”

Snap―

As Satan snapped his fingers…

Rumble―

A rectangular stage with iron bars rose from the floor.
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“I’ll give you 5 minutes to decide the order from now on.”

At Satan’s words, Jung Minwoo turned his gaze to the Demon Communion members and opened his mouth.

“I’m thinking of deciding only the first order and then the rest according to the situation. What do you guys think?”

When he made the suggestion to the Demon Communion members…

“Sounds good.”

“Sure.”

“…Okay.”

“Croak, croak.”

Everyone agreed without any objections.

“Who will go first?”

He then asked who would participate in the duel first.

“I’ll do it.”

Venus raised her hand and said she would go first.

‘Venus going first…’

She was the weakest in terms of combat ability among the Demon Communion members, but…

‘If her Unique Trait works, she’s the strongest.’

If her Unique Trait worked, no one could defeat her.

‘I almost lost the duel against her because of her Unique Trait.’

Jung Minwoo concluded that it would be okay for Venus to go first.

“Okay, let’s have you go first.”

After making the decision…

“Time’s up.”

Whether 5 minutes had already passed, Satan ordered them to enter the stage.

Thud, thud, thud.

Following Satan’s order, Venus and a mercenary entered the stage.

“Killing is impossible. You win the duel by making your opponent surrender or pass out.”

He explained the rules of the duel.

“Then, let’s see who will be the winner of the second duel.”

With the end of Satan’s words…

Beep―――――!

The buzzer sounded inside the arena.

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‘Okay, I can do this.’

Venus steeled herself as she stepped onto the stage.

‘I’m going to end this on my turn, without passing the turn.’

In the past, she would have been reluctant to duel first, but…

‘I can definitely do it with my ability.’

Her thoughts had changed after gaining confidence through recent duels with Jung Minwoo.

‘If it works on Minwoo-nim, it will definitely work on other demons.’

In the past, she had avoided using her Unique Trait as much as possible because she wasn’t confident in her abilities, but after dueling with Jung Minwoo, she had gained confidence in her abilities.

‘I’ll show them my abilities here.’

Venus took the time to devise a strategy on how to lead the fight in case her Unique Trait didn’t work.

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After formulating her strategy…

‘That guy is my opponent in the duel, right?’

She looked at the enemy in front of her.

A man with a fierce look.

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Judging by his appearance alone, he was even more intimidating than a Demon Lord, but…

‘He’s nothing special.’

Looking at the aura he was giving off, he seemed worse than Andromalius’s subordinates.

She frowned, not liking the fact that she had to fight someone of such low level.

“Pretty girl, don’t be so scared. I’ll go easy on you.”

Perhaps taking it in a different way, the man spoke to her in an arrogant tone.

‘Tsk, what a low level.’

Venus clicked her tongue and shook her head when…

Beep―――――!

The buzzer signaling the start of the duel sounded.

“Here we go! Let’s start with a light one.”

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The moment the man raised his weapon and tried to charge at her…

“Surrender and get lost.”

She used her Unique Trait and ordered him to surrender.

“…Huh?”

The man who received the order looked dazed and…
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Clang―

…dropped his weapon on the floor.

“I surrender.”

He declared his surrender.

“What are you talking about?! Are you messing with me!!!”

Andromalius, who was watching the duel, distorted his face and shouted, but…

Step, step, step.

As if he couldn’t hear him, the man walked out of the stage.

“…You crazy bastard!”

Andromalius, unable to control his anger, approached the mercenary and raised his hand, but…

“Andromalius, you know what happens if you use force outside of the duel, right?”

“…I know.”

At Satan’s warning, Andromalius closed his eyes tightly and lowered his raised hand.
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“…If you surrender and come down like that, I won’t let you go after the Challenge for the Throne is over. Got it?”

Andromalius then shifted his gaze to where the mercenaries were standing and warned them in a low voice.

“Y-yes, I understand.”

“…I’ll keep that in mind.”

“Yes, yes!”

The mercenaries, drenched in cold sweat from the intense killing intent, answered in loud voices.

“Next participant, please step up.”

Following Satan’s words, a muscular woman stepped onto the stage and…

“I see you have a Unique Trait related to seduction. Too bad it won’t work on me, a woman~”

…she boasted to Venus with a confident smile.

Shrug―

Venus only shrugged and didn’t respond to the woman’s words.

“Not even worth answering, huh…?”

Perhaps taking it as a provocation, the woman hardened her expression and adjusted her stance.

Beep―――――!

Following the buzzer…

“Hah!”

Dash, dash, dash―!

The woman charged at Venus with swift movements.

“Hiya!”

The moment the woman reached Venus and was about to kick her…

“Would you please surrender and get lost?”

Halt―

At Venus’s command, the woman involuntarily stopped herself.

“…Why was I trying to attack again?”

The woman tilted her head and…

“I don’t know why, but I feel like I should surrender.”

…scratched her head.

“I surrender.”

As before, she declared her surrender.

“Are you crazy?! Fight her right now!!!”

Andromalius shouted and ordered her to fight, but…

Step, step, step.

As if she couldn’t hear him, the woman walked out of the stage.

After that, two more mercenaries stepped onto the stage, but they met the same fate and were eliminated.

Thus, Venus set the shortest record of ‘5 minutes’ in the history of the Challenge for the Throne.

It is said that this record was not broken even after tens of thousands of years.

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The ‘Subordinate Duel’ ended too easily.

Since the Challenge for the Throne was a best-of-three match, it was as good as over.

‘…I lost?’

Andromalius couldn’t accept the current situation and just stared blankly at the stage.

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‘Am I dreaming right now…?’

At least the first duel was close, but the second duel, despite spending all his fortune, ended too abruptly.

Was it because he lost too easily?

Andromalius found it hard to accept reality.

‘Am I going to die now?’

He had to give up all his Demonic Energy to Jung Minwoo due to their contract, so he would soon face death.

‘I can’t die like this…!’

He hadn’t struggled and lived his life to meet such a meaningless end.

‘I need to think of a way out of this…!’

As Andromalius racked his brains and sank into contemplation…

“The winner of the second duel is ‘Jung Minwoo’.”

Satan opened his mouth as if he wouldn’t give him time to think.

“Since Jung Minwoo won both the first and second duel, the final winner is…”

As he was about to announce the final winner…

“W-wait!!!”

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Andromalius shouted urgently, trying to stop the announcement.

“I-I have a proposal for you, Jung Minwoo!”

He then turned his gaze to Jung Minwoo and spoke hurriedly.

“A proposal?”

Jung Minwoo replied with an indifferent expression.

His arrogant attitude irritated him, but…

“How about we nullify the duel we just had? If you do, I’ll give you all the planets I invaded!”

Andromalius, knowing he was in no position to argue, offered the conditions he had thought of to Jung Minwoo.

He thought Jung Minwoo would be satisfied and accept it since the number of planets he invaded was quite large, but…

“And?”

“Huh?”

“Surely, that’s not all, right?”

“W-what?”

As if it wasn’t satisfactory enough, he asked if there was anything else he could offer.

“You have to make a proposal that matches the value of your life, don’t you think?”

“R-right.”

“You’re not saying you’re going to get away with just planets, are you? That would be very disappointing.”

“N-no, of course not.”

Andromalius broke out in a cold sweat and fell into contemplation, but he couldn’t come up with any plausible conditions.

Just when he thought he wouldn’t be able to persuade him…

“Then, how about this?”

Jung Minwoo made a counter-proposal with a wicked smile.