The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 232

Chapter 232: The Future

Jung Minwoo’s vision suddenly shifted, placing him in a white space.

‘So this is how the Future Book activates……?’

He had read about its effects and knew it activated at unspecified times, but he hadn’t expected it to be now.

While he was flustered by the unexpected turn of events.

‘This is lucky.’

It wasn’t that he disliked the situation.
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Rather, you could say he welcomed it.

‘This way, I can see the future more clearly.’

Anticipating what the future held, he waited with curiosity.

Flash―

His vision shifted once more, and.

‘Hm?’
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He found himself in a familiar place.

‘This is…… the Three Battle Arena?’

The venue for the Challenge for the Throne.

‘……Is it showing me a future where my rank has risen?’

He couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed, as he had been hoping to see a future related to the Celestial-Demonic War.

‘Rising in rank is a given.’

Just being able to see the future was a huge advantage, so Jung Minwoo decided to be grateful for the current situation.

‘So, who is the Demon Lord whose rank I took?’

He wondered if it was the 30th ranked Demon Lord, or perhaps someone else from the higher ranks.

【Please note that a future seen once cannot be seen again】

A message window popped up with a note of caution.

‘How considerate.’

Thinking it was just like Dantalion had said, he tapped the message window.

【We will now show you the future】

Along with the message that it was about to begin, a countdown started.

【5】

【4】

【3】

【2】

【1】

【0】

The moment the countdown ended.

Fwooosh―

The empty Three Battle Arena began to fill with demons.

And when every demon had entered the arena.

‘What?’

Jung Minwoo couldn’t hide his bewilderment.

‘Baal?’

That was because he and Baal were standing on the platform.

‘Is this when I challenge Baal for the Throne?’

He looked around to gauge the time period.

‘There’s no way to tell.’

There were no clues to determine the flow of time.

‘If it weren’t for immortality, it would be easy to tell……’

If they were higher beings, he could estimate the time through aging, but as you know, demons lived immortal lives and didn’t age, making it impossible to gauge time.

‘This is frustrating.’
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Putting aside his disappointment, Jung Minwoo shifted his gaze to where his future self and Baal were standing.

“The victor of the Challenge for the Throne is the challenger, ‘Jung Minwoo’!”

Just then, Satan announced the winner.

“Ugh……”

Baal seemed frustrated, biting his lower lip and trembling.

His future self, who looked no different from his present self.

“Hey, are you crying?”

He was provocatively taunting Baal, like a true gentleman.

“……No.”

“Are you talking informally to me?”

“……No, sir.”

“Alright, Baal. You were higher ranked than me just a few seconds ago, so I’ll let this slip of the tongue slide.”

“……Thank you, sir.”

“Don’t expect me to be so lenient next time. Got it?”

“……I’ll keep that in mind, sir.”

“Hey, what’s with that look while I’m talking? You got a problem?”

“……”

“Hey, answer me.”

“……N-no, sir.”

A heartwarming scene of a senior disciplining and looking after his junior.

‘It’s nice to see them getting along so well.’

Seeing him playfully joke around to prevent Baal from feeling dejected, he wondered if he would ever be able to fix his soft personality that considered others.

‘That aside, I’m not getting much information this way……’

The future of him surpassing Baal and becoming the 1st ranked Demon Lord showed that the direction he was heading in wasn’t wrong, but.

‘That’s not enough.’

This amount of information wasn’t enough to satisfy him.

‘How can I get more information?’

As he was pondering ways to gain more information.

‘Should I try using Mind’s Eye?’
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Although the odds of it working seemed low, he decided to try using ‘Mind’s Eye’.

‘I can’t just sit here twiddling my thumbs.’

Jung Minwoo focused on Baal and activated ‘Mind’s Eye’.

【……Jung Minwoo, just you wait and see how long you can be so arrogant】

Contrary to his expectations, ‘Mind’s Eye’ worked, revealing Baal’s thoughts in written form.

‘Such a third-rate villain thought.’

He had heard similar lines from Baal countless times, but not once had they ever come true.

‘For now, I know Mind’s Eye works, so figuring out the timing shouldn’t be a problem.’

The fact that ‘Mind’s Eye’ worked meant that ‘Heaven’s Eye’ would work as well, allowing him to determine the time period by looking at the age listed in the information.

‘There doesn’t seem to be any useful information, so should I read my future self’s thoughts as well?’

Just as Jung Minwoo was about to turn his attention to his future self.

【……I guess I have no choice but to accept Cheonsin’s offer】

He read Baal’s unsettling thought.

‘……So, as I suspected. You’re the traitor……!’

A trash demon with no pride.

He felt like finding Baal and killing him right this instant, but.

‘It’s a shame I can’t.’

Not only could he not defeat Baal in a fight at the moment, but he also lacked any evidence to punish him.

In other words, there was no legal way to punish him except when he betrayed them.

‘The moment you betray us, I’ll personally end you.’

As he vowed to grant Baal eternal rest upon his betrayal.

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‘……Wait a minute.’

He remembered that Satan also harbored negative feelings towards Baal.

It occurred to him that it would be impolite to monopolize the kill, considering Baal was also his superior.

‘Well, letting him have it all is a bit much. We should kill him together.’

Having resolved the issue of dealing with Baal, he continued to observe, but.

‘It seems there’s nothing more to gain.’

Unfortunately, apart from the mention of Cheonsin, Baal’s thoughts were filled with nothing but curses directed at him.

‘Tsk, badmouthing your superior in your head?’

He made a mental note to give him a separate lesson when this moment came, just like in the future.

‘Setting Baal aside, let’s read my future self’s thoughts now.’

Jung Minwoo turned his attention to his future self and checked what he was thinking.

【Cheonsin? What a traitorous bastard】

His thoughts materialized in written form, exactly the same as what he had thought just moments ago.

‘It seems there’s nothing to gain from thoughts. I’ll have to use Heaven’s Eye.’

Normally, he couldn’t view his own information, but he felt it might be possible in his current detached state.

‘If Mind’s Eye works, Heaven’s Eye should work as well.’

Jung Minwoo deactivated ‘Mind’s Eye’ and used ‘Heaven’s Eye’ on his future self.

【Retrieving information on ‘Jung Minwoo’】

Heaven’s Eye activated, and an information window appeared before his eyes.

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『Information Window』

〈Basic Information〉

Name: Jung Minwoo

Gender: Male

Age: 502

〈Detailed Information〉

Rank: Demon Lord

Alignment: Evil

Unique Traits: 【Demon Eye】, 【Mind’s Eye】, 【Heaven’s Eye】, 【Brain Eye】

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Current Emotion: Contempt

〈Aptitude〉

Talents: Strategy, Persuasion, Investigation, Planning, Operation, Analysis, Prudence, Adaptability, Judgment, Combat, Insight……(66).

Talent Grades: Strategy (Highest), Persuasion (Highest), Investigation (Highest), Planning (Highest), Operation (Highest), Analysis (Highest), Prudence (Highest), Adaptability (Highest), Judgment (Highest), Combat (Highest), Insight (Highest)……(66).

Aptitude Grades: Administration (Highest), Speech (Highest), Combat (Highest)

‘……502 years old? That means it’s been a year since the Earth fusion.’

Roughly 300 years from the present.

This meant that the Celestial-Demonic War wouldn’t happen for another 300 years.

‘300 years…… I’ll be busy.’

He already had a mountain of work to do, but it seemed he would have to increase his workload even further.

‘It would be best to time the Challenge for the Throne around this period.’

There was no point in taking the 1st place prematurely, as it would only hasten the Celestial-Demonic War. He decided to focus on other preparations for now.

After organizing a few plans that came to mind.

‘Let’s see the other information.’

He decided to take this opportunity to thoroughly examine his information, as chances to see it were rare.

Looking down at the ‘Aptitude’ section.

‘……Are these numbers real?’

He had 66 different talents.

Dantalion had 32, so he possessed more than double the number of talents.

‘I was a complete monster……’

As he marveled at the number and grades of his talents.

“Honey, you did great.”

“……Darling, good job.”

“You were amazing, dear.”

He heard voices that made him doubt his ears.

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‘……Honey, darling, dear?’

Endearments that sounded like something a married couple would use.

‘……Why are they calling me that?’

He had no idea what the situation was, but fortunately, he recognized the voices.

Venus, Elin, Sayori.
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He was about to ponder what could have happened between him and these three in 300 years when.

“””Daddy!”””

The sound of children’s voices struck his ears.

‘What?!’

Jung Minwoo closed the information window and was about to check who the voices belonged to when.

【Deactivating】

A message window appeared before him, blocking his view.

‘Why at this moment……!’

As he was about to swipe away the message window.

Fwooosh―

‘No, wait!’

His vision began to shift rapidly.

“Gasp!”

He opened his eyes to find himself back in his office, the unique trait having ended.

“Did I really see that……?”

He wondered if he had just dreamt it, but unfortunately, demons didn’t dream, so it was a meaningless denial.

Up until the point where he read Baal’s thoughts, he had been planning to copy Rok’s ‘Ultimate Evolution’ unique trait and use ‘Brain Mode’ to devise strategies, but.

‘……When did I get married? And more importantly, when did I have children?’

The shocking fact that he would be married to three demons and have three children in 300 years left him unable to focus on anything else.

‘……502 years old is old enough to be married and have children, but I can’t believe it’s happening to me.’

Above all, it was hard to believe that he would end up in a romantic relationship with his comrades.

‘I can understand Venus, but Elin and Sayori……?’

Jung Minwoo decided to stop denying it and try to figure out how their relationships could have developed based on the future he had seen.

‘……Come to think of it, Elin’s voice sounded a bit more mature……?’

There was no way they could be together in their current state, but if her body matured upon becoming a Demon Lord, it wasn’t entirely impossible.

‘Different feelings could arise from a change in appearance.’

He guessed that if they were to get together, it would likely be after Elin became a Demon Lord.

‘……Sayori is a bit unexpected, but not incomprehensible.’

Living together in the Demon Lord’s Castle, there were more than enough opportunities for their relationship to develop.

‘At least I didn’t hear Anubis’s voice. That’s a relief.’

If he had heard Anubis’s voice, he wouldn’t have been able to face Rok due to guilt.

‘I’m a bit curious about how their relationship will turn out in the future.’

Unfortunately, he didn’t see anything about their relationship in the future, so he had no way of knowing.

‘Well, I can find out for myself.’

Having finished organizing his thoughts, Jung Minwoo.

‘Accepting it makes me feel a bit better.’

He was able to recover from the shock to some extent.

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‘It’s still a distant future. Let’s not worry about it too much.’

Jung Minwoo completely shook off the shock and used ‘Brain Mode’ of ‘Ultimate Evolution’ to strategize.