The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 226

Chapter 226: Please Accept Me as Your Subordinate!

One month ago, at the time when the members of the Demon Communion were scattered after emerging from the Demon Lord’s Castle.

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Elin was flying towards the Neutral Zone.

“……Will I be able to get a decent subordinate?”

While flying, she was consumed by worry about whether she could recruit any subordinates.

“……Everyone seemed so confident.”

Unlike her other companions who were full of confidence, Elin wasn’t sure.

“……What if I’m the only one who can’t recruit anyone?”

It was a dreadful future to even imagine.

“……Absolutely not, I won’t let that happen.”

Elin firmly resolved within herself that she would return with at least one subordinate, no matter what it took.

“……I hate that I can’t recruit subordinates on my own, but I hate being a burden to Minwoo even more.”

If she was the only one who failed to recruit, it would disrupt the next schedule.

As someone who had a crush on Jung Minwoo, there was no situation more undesirable than this.

Lost in her thoughts as she flew.

“……Huh?”

She realized that she had arrived near the Neutral Zone before she knew it.

“……When did I get here?”

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Elin tilted her head, unaware that she had been lost in thought for the entire 12-hour flight.

“……I’m here now, so should I go down?”

Soon, she folded her wings and landed on the ground.

“Is this your first time visiting the Neutral Zone?”

A gatekeeper approached and spoke to her.

Shake, shake—

“……No.”

Shaking her head, she said she had visited before.

“Since you’re already aware of all the precautions, I’ll give you a brief explanation and let you in.”

The gatekeeper began explaining the precautions she already knew.

About 5 minutes passed.

“Have a good time.”

“……Thank you.”

Elin was able to enter the Neutral Zone.

“……First, should I go to a place with a lot of demons?”

She decided to head to the crowded plaza to recruit subordinates.

Click, click, click—

As she got closer to the plaza, the number of demons gradually increased.

Finally, when she arrived at the plaza.

“……There seem to be more demons here than in the Demon Lord’s Castle.”

She could see the demons forming a massive crowd.

“……Alright, shall I start recruiting?”

Elin clenched her fists and decided to start actively recruiting subordinates.

The moment she finished strengthening her resolve and was about to start recruiting.

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Elin couldn’t help but stop.

“……Uh.”

That was because.

“……How do I recruit subordinates?”

She didn’t know how to recruit subordinates.

According to her research, the Neutral Zone was known as a good place to recruit subordinates, but the method wasn’t mentioned.

“……Should I grab a passing demon and try to persuade them?”

Usually, demons who recruit subordinates do so through agencies.

“……What should I say to them?”

Unfortunately, Elin didn’t have any such connections, so she couldn’t get any information.

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“……Ugh.”

A crisis she faced right from the start.

“……I’ll just go for it!”

After countless internal conflicts, Elin decided to grab a strong-looking demon and say something, anything.

“……Who looks strong?”

Elin looked around diligently, searching for a target.

“……She looks a bit strong.”

A woman wearing glasses caught her eye.

“……Okay, let’s go.”

The moment Elin tried to approach her.

“……Why does it seem like she’s coming towards me?”

The woman with glasses started approaching her.

“……Is it just my imagination?”

She stood still and watched the woman.

“Are you looking for something?”

The woman with glasses came right up to her and spoke with a friendly smile.

Merryberry.

A 1st Rank demon who possessed everything: outstanding intellect, character, and combat skills.

Even though she received countless recruitment offers due to her exceptional abilities.

“All the offers are not appealing.”

She had never accepted a single recruitment offer.

One might ask if it was because the conditions were bad.

Guaranteed high DP, position assignment, job security, and so on.

However, the conditions were all generous, even too generous.

Then, one might ask if she preferred to work alone.

“When will I get to serve a true master……?”

Merryberry always had the desire to serve a master.

It might be puzzling why such a perfect demon couldn’t find a master, but there was a fatal reason why Merryberry couldn’t find one.

“If they were even slightly cute, I would have considered it, but why aren’t any of the demons who make offers cute?”

It was because she was serious about cuteness.

She was so serious about it that she held the position of president in a club for those who love cuteness.

It was called “Lovers of Cuteness.”

“Sigh, I guess I’ll give up on finding a master for now. I should go see if there are any new items.”

Merryberry was heading to the store to check if there were any new cute items when.

“Oh, oh, oh?”

She spotted a demon standing near the plaza.

A small, cute face, dreamy blue hair and eyes.

And a black dress that contrasted with her blue hair.

“Wh, wh, what is that cute creature?”
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She could confidently say that she had never seen a demon so cute in her life.

She looked like the epitome of cuteness.

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Thump, thump, thump—!

Was it because the cuteness she was witnessing was on a different level than anything she had ever seen before?

“Ugh, my heart……!”

Her heart started beating like crazy, as if its function had malfunctioned.

“I want to be friends with that cute demon, no, I want to serve her as my master!!”

She felt like every day would be filled with happiness if she could work under such a cute demon.

“How should I approach her?”

She wanted to run over and beg to be her subordinate right away, but.

“If she hates me, my life will be miserable.”

She decided to approach calmly because doing that could lead to an irreversible situation.

As Merryberry was pondering how to approach her.

Look around, look around—

She could see the cute demon constantly glancing around.

“Is she looking for something……?”
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She felt curious about what the cute demon was looking for.

Gliding—

Their eyes met.
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Thump—!

“This must be a sign from the Demon God telling me to talk to her!”

As if possessed by something, Merryberry approached the cute demon.

Trembling—

Her legs trembled like crazy as she got closer to the cute demon, but.

“Merryberry, endure!”

She couldn’t show the unsightly sight of herself collapsing on the ground, so she forced strength into her legs and managed to hold on.

Finally reaching right in front of the cute demon, Merryberry.

“Are you looking for something?”

Asked, wearing the friendliest smile she could muster.

“……”

The cute demon glanced at her and.

“……I’m looking for a subordinate to recruit.”

She replied in a small voice, as if muttering to herself.

“A, a subordinate?”

Merryberry was now firmly convinced that this was a meeting destined by the Demon God.

Grab—

“I, I’ll be your subordinate!”

Ultimately losing her mind, Merryberry grabbed the cute demon’s hand and blurted out that she would be her subordinate.

“Ah, ah, well……”

Merryberry, belatedly realizing that she was too hasty, thought she needed to somehow salvage the situation.

“……You’ll really be my subordinate?”

The cute demon looked up at her with sparkling eyes and asked again.

Trickle—

Perhaps due to experiencing an overdose of cuteness, Merryberry’s nose started bleeding.

Swipe—

Merryberry roughly wiped away the blood trickling down her nose and.

“O, of course! I want to be your subordinate!”

Replied in a strong voice.

“……Even if you have to follow me to the Demon Lord’s Castle if you make a contract with me?”

“If I can be with you, that’s not a problem! Ah, this is not the time, shall we go make a contract right now?”

“……Uh, yeah.”

Afterward, they even went as far as making a contract, and Elin, who unexpectedly gained a subordinate named Merryberry.

“……Is this how you normally get a subordinate?”

Felt confused because she suddenly had a subordinate.

“……I don’t know what’s going on, but it’s fine since we made a contract properly.”

Soon, unable to comprehend it with her head, Elin decided to accept the situation as it was.

“Master, how many subordinates are you thinking of having?”

She felt a sense of dissonance at how Merryberry naturally changed her way of addressing her, but.

“……The more the better.”

Since it was her subordinate’s question, Elin answered dutifully.

“So, you’re saying there’s no limit on the number of people?”

“……That’s right.”

“Then, how about accepting the demons from my club as your subordinates?”

“……Club?”

“Yes, the members of our club are quite strong.”

“……If they’re strong, it’s fine.”

Since strong subordinates were always welcome, Elin accepted Merryberry’s proposal.

“I’ll guide you right away!”

Merryberry smiled brightly and started to lead the way.

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The place Merryberry led her to was an underground space.

When one thinks of an underground space, they might picture a gloomy place, but.

Sparkle, sparkle, sparkle—

This place was filled with pink wallpaper and various cute dolls.

Elin had her doubts about whether strong demons would be in such a place, but.

“……They’re all strong, aren’t they?”

As if Merryberry’s words were not a lie, she could see demons who looked quite strong even at a glance, gathered in the underground space.

There were about 30 of them.

As Elin was looking at them, trying to gauge their strength.

“How can she be so cute?”

“She’s cute and adorable!”

“Ah, ah……!”

“Such a cute being existed in this world?!”

The demons gathered in the underground space reacted as if they were missing a screw.

“Everyone, quiet! You’re making our master surprised!”

Seeing that, Merryberry, who had been smiling gently until now, frowned and shouted at the demons.

“So, so, sorry.”

“The president brought such a cute person, so we……”

“We’ll be careful.”

The demons hurriedly bowed their heads and apologized.

“The reason I called you all here is simple. My master wants to build a force.”

At the mention of building a force, the demons gathered in the underground space sparkled their eyes.

“Now, those of you who want to be my master’s subordinate, please raise your hand.”

A recruitment offer out of context.

“……I don’t think anyone will want to be my subordinate if I do it like this.”

Elin wondered if there was any demon who would accept such an offer.

“……There’s no idiot who would follow without knowing the future direction or what benefits they’ll get.”

Of course, Merryberry was an exception.

“……I should tell her to go somewhere else.”

Just as Elin was about to tell Merryberry that they should go somewhere else to find subordinates.

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All 30 demons gathered in the underground space raised one hand simultaneously.

“……”

Elin couldn’t help but feel confused once again by this situation beyond common sense.

“……Am I the weird one?”
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Since Elin didn’t know the main purpose of the gathering, she couldn’t understand the current situation.

No, even if she knew the main purpose, she wouldn’t have understood.

That’s because for the “Lovers of Cuteness,” whether something was cute or not was the only thing that mattered, and everything else was of no concern.

“Alright, then let’s proceed with the contract right away. Everyone, please line up.”

“””Yes!”””

Line up, line up—
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At Merryberry’s words, the thirty demons lined up neatly in front of Elin.

“……I don’t know anymore.”

Elin acknowledged that common sense didn’t apply to them and.

“……Then, let’s proceed with the contract.”

She took out a parchment and proceeded with the contract.

Just like that, Elin achieved the feat of recruiting 31 1st Rank demons as her subordinates in just a few hours after arriving at the Neutral Zone.