The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 229

Chapter 229: Return of the Jungsin Cult Members

A month after the Jungsin Cult members departed to seek subordinates.

“Great Master-nim, it’s here.”

“Alright.”

Jung Minwoo was looking for a site to build the Academy with the Head Butler.

“How is it?”

“Not great. Let’s move to the next place.”

“Understood. I will guide you to the next site.”

He knew it would be difficult to find a site that met his conditions, but he started to get tired of just wandering around for a month.

Then, when they finally reached the 3568th site.

“……Found it.”

He finally succeeded in finding a suitable place to build the Academy.

“The land is flat, and I like that there are neutral zones nearby.”

Moreover, it was the largest site he had seen so far, and it seemed like he could build all the buildings he had in mind.

“Since it’s at an appropriate distance from the Demon Lord’s Castle, it won’t be too difficult to get here.”

If it were too close to the Demon Lord’s Castle, there would be a disadvantage of excessive interference.

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And if it were too far away, there would be a disadvantage that the demons attending classes would have a hard time getting here.

However, the site he was looking at now was at just the right distance, so it seemed like there would be no interference and no problem for the demons to come.

“Since there are neutral zones nearby, there will be nothing to worry about in terms of transporting supplies.”

Was it because he had seen such poor sites until now?

“Find the owner of this land immediately and let’s sign a contract.”

Jung Minwoo, feeling deep satisfaction, decided to buy the land before anyone else could claim it.

“Please wait a moment, I will confirm the owner of the land.”

The Head Butler took out a bundle of documents from subspace and examined them carefully.

“……Hmm.”

Scratching his cheek, he expressed his difficulty.

“Why, what’s wrong?”

“Well…… Coincidentally, the owner of this land is a Demon Lord.”

Hearing the answer, Jung Minwoo understood why the Head Butler looked troubled.

“A Demon Lord…… I hope it’s someone I have a good relationship with.”

If it were any of the Demon Lords within the top 30, they would never agree to sell this land.

“Fortunately, it is not a Demon Lord within the top 30.”

“That’s a relief. Then who is the owner of this land?”

“It is the 71st ranked Demon Lord, Dantalion.”

It was fortunate that it was a Demon Lord who was trying to build a good relationship with him.

‘Come to think of it, I have a meeting scheduled with Dantalion soon, right?’

He was supposed to meet with Dantalion in a few days, so he thought he could bring up the topic of the land then.

‘But someone could try to buy it within these few days, so it’s better to return to the Demon Lord’s Castle and send a letter.’

It would be quite frustrating if someone bought the land in the meantime.

“For now, I will talk to Dantalion about the site separately.”

“Understood.”
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“There’s also a possibility he might not sell it, so let’s look around other sites as well.”

“I will guide you.”

Afterward, he followed the Head Butler and looked around other sites, but couldn’t find one he liked, and they ended up returning to the Demon Lord’s Castle.

Upon returning to the Demon Lord’s Castle, Jung Minwoo immediately began writing a letter.

‘It would be rude to jump straight to the main point, so it would be good to write some greetings first.’

He wrote various flowery words, such as saying that the date of their meeting is approaching, that he is still using the gift well, and that he is grateful for Dantalion’s consideration in arranging the meeting date.

After all that, he got to the main point.

―There is a site I would like to purchase, and I would like to talk to you about it when we meet.

Just this one sentence.

Jung Minwoo had written all those lengthy sentences just for this one line.

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‘This is why I love Korea, where people just talk about the main point.’

To be honest, this long-winded style didn’t suit him.

‘But I’m the one in need.’

He was in a position to ask a favor, so there was nothing he could do about it.

“Phew, I’m done.”

After about 30 minutes, Jung Minwoo finally finished writing the letter.

“Head Butler?”

When Jung Minwoo called out to the Head Butler who would be waiting outside.

Creak―

“Great Master-nim, you called?”

The Head Butler opened the office door and came in.

“Send this letter to the 71st ranked Demon Lord, Dantalion.”

“Understood.”

“Someone might snatch up that site, so please deliver the letter as soon as possible.”

“I will deliver it as quickly as possible.”

“Good, you can leave now.”

After the Head Butler left with the letter.

“Well, shall we take some time to check the information of the Training Center cadets?”

Jung Minwoo took out a bundle of documents from subspace, containing information about the Training Center cadets that Satan had given him.

“I didn’t have time to check them because I was busy looking around for sites while working.”

Considering that the documents from the Training Center would arrive soon, he needed to check them all today.

“Then, let’s take a look and see what talents there are.”

Rustle―

Jung Minwoo turned the first page and carefully checked the information about the cadets.

‘This one has good Unique Traits but low grades.’

There were frustrating cadets who had good Unique Traits but received low grades.

‘Oh, this one’s Unique Traits aren’t that good, but it has great utility.’

On the other hand, there were commendable cadets who, despite having less impressive Unique Traits, had discovered their own utility and achieved outstanding grades.

‘There are a lot of promising ones.’

Jung Minwoo, with shining eyes, marked the ones he liked with a fountain pen.

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‘I’ll decide whether to scout them or not after I see their talents and aptitude with Heaven’s Eye.’

He had checked six people.

He thought that having even just two would be meaningful enough to attend the Competition, but contrary to his expectations, there were quite a few cadets who seemed to have exceptional abilities this time.

‘I wish I could bring them all to my Demon Lord’s Castle, but that’s impossible.’
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Even though his Demon Lord’s Castle has a different system and vision compared to others.

‘Everyone will have their own aspirations.’

Still, it was realistically difficult to bring them all.

‘Would it be considered a success if I could bring about three out of these?’

He felt that he would be quite satisfied if he could bring in more than half of them.

‘With three, it would be worth raising them.’

As his Demon Lord’s Castle was starting to get on track, it was time to focus on quality rather than quantity.

‘The higher the rank, the better they are at performing their duties.’

No matter how large the numbers are, the reality of the Demon World is that they can’t compare to a single outstanding 1st Rank demon.

‘I’m curious to see what talents and aptitudes these six possess.’

Jung Minwoo felt a slight anticipation as he put the bundle of documents back into subspace. It was then.

Knock, knock―

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Someone knocked on the office door.

‘Is it the Head Butler?’

Thinking the Head Butler had returned after sending the letter, Jung Minwoo said to come in without asking who it was.

Burst―

Contrary to his expectation that it would be the Head Butler, the ones who opened the door and entered were.

“Minwoo-nim, we’re back.”

“Noona is here!”

“……I’m back.”

“Minwoo, we’re here! Ribbit, ribbit.”

It was the Jungsin Cult members.

“……Huh? You’re already back?”
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Jung Minwoo expressed his surprise at the sight of the Jungsin Cult members who had returned after only a month.

‘I thought it would take at least half a year?’

He was able to easily build his own forces thanks to Andromalius, but otherwise, it would take a long time to build a force.

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‘Could it be they failed to recruit and came back?’

He thought they might have returned quickly because they weren’t making any progress.

‘But everyone looks so happy?’

Everyone seemed too cheerful for demons who had failed to recruit.

“Everyone, why are you back so soon?”

Jung Minwoo decided to ask the Jungsin Cult members directly.

“We promised to meet back at the Demon Lord’s Castle after a month, regardless of whether we succeeded in recruiting or not.”

He was about to assume they failed when Venus answered.

“Minwoo-nim, if it’s okay with you, could you take a look at the subordinates we recruited?”

He had no choice but to change his mind after hearing the following words.

“Subordinates……?”

“Yes, if you don’t have time, it can’t be helped.”

“No, it’s not that, you all succeeded in recruiting subordinates?”

Jung Minwoo asked to be sure.

“Yes, I was worried what we would do if we couldn’t, but we succeeded in recruiting subordinates.”

“Isn’t this the bare minimum?”

“……Somehow it worked out.”

“Of course! Ribbit, ribbit.”

Everyone replied that they had succeeded in establishing their forces.

“……Can you tell me more about it?”

After listening to the Jungsin Cult members’ stories, he learned that they had acquired some pretty decent subordinates.

‘The number of recruits varies, but with this much, they don’t need to wander around to build their forces anymore, right?’

As time went on, the number of subordinates would continue to increase, so it seemed better to focus on strengthening them rather than increasing their numbers.

‘They built their forces in just a month…… Did I underestimate their abilities too much?’

Jung Minwoo thought the Jungsin Cult members were far more capable than he expected.

‘I’m curious to see what kind of subordinates they brought.’

Feeling curious about the Jungsin Cult members’ subordinates.

“Let’s go see them right now.”

He said he would go see them immediately.

As they headed to the training ground within the Demon Lord’s Castle.

‘Oh.’

He could see demons standing in lines.

‘There are some who seem to have high ranks.’

The lines of demons with relatively high ranks had fewer members, while the lines of demons with lower ranks had considerably more members.

Step, step, step.

As Jung Minwoo observed them and climbed onto the platform.

“Salute to the Demon Lord-nim!”

The demon at the front took a saluting posture.

“””Sir!”””
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Following him, the demons standing behind took saluting postures.

There were some areas that needed improvement, but.

‘Not bad for their first time.’

It was clear that they had practiced, and it made him feel proud of them.

“Yes, nice to meet you all.”

He accepted their greetings while saluting.

Chuck―

When he lowered his hand.

“At ease.”

The demons lowered their hands at the command of the demon at the front.

“I hope you will all contribute to the glory of the Demon Lord’s Castle by following your masters.”

Jung Minwoo briefly spoke.

“I’m going to check your subordinates’ aptitudes, is that okay?”

He offered to check the aptitudes of the Jungsin Cult members’ subordinates.

“Of course, I’d be grateful.”

“Oh, I’d appreciate it.”

“……Yeah, sounds good.”

“You’re really going to do it? I was wondering how to divide them into departments, thank you! Ribbit, ribbit.”

The Jungsin Cult members readily agreed and even added their thanks.

“Then let’s proceed right away.”

As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot, so Jung Minwoo decided to check their aptitudes without delay.

As he was checking their aptitudes.

“I’ve heard much about the Demon Lord-nim’s heroic tales. I am Shuman, serving Master-nim.”
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“Pleased to meet you. I am Merryberry, serving my adorable Master-nim.”

He also had time to talk separately with the subordinates who were said to be the pillars of Anubis and Elin’s forces.

He was curious about who the demons who were the pillars of Venus and Rok’s forces were, but unfortunately, there were none, so he asked them to tell him separately when it was decided.

‘I won’t be able to finish the aptitude test in a day.’

Since there were many people, he decided to conduct the aptitude test in segments.

Perhaps because he hadn’t had high expectations, he was able to discover demons with quite outstanding talents besides Shuman and Merryberry.

And the aptitude test was finally completed after three days.