The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 239

Chapter 239: Business (1)

Jung Minwoo entered the Demon Lord’s office.

‘Shall I start my business in earnest now?’

Now that the talent scouting was over, he decided to start the next schedule right away.

‘Let’s see, there were 6 businesses to start, right?’

Excluding the invasion, which was already in progress……

Mercenaries, training (ranger), arena, tourist attractions, luxury goods production, and management of invaded planets.

There were six in total.

‘Which business should I start with?’

Since he planned to launch all six businesses before challenging for the throne, he needed to proceed more systematically.

‘Is it only mercenaries and the management of invaded planets that can be executed right away?’

In the case of ‘managing invaded planets’, it wasn’t a difficult task since he had a separate manual prepared. All he needed to do was have the demons familiarize themselves with it and dispatch them.

‘Who should I leave it to……?’

After briefly pondering whether to create a new department……

‘Alright, it would be good to hand this business over to the Corruption Department.’

He decided to hand over the ‘management of invaded planets’ to the Corruption Department.

Since their main job was to corrupt higher beings, they would be able to manage them well.

‘I should ask the Head Butler to notify the Corruption Department.’

Having resolved the ‘management of invaded planets’ part of the business……

‘Next is mercenaries, right?’

He was lost in thought about the mercenary business.

In fact, there was no need to worry since the mercenary business had already been fully planned, but……

‘If done well, it seems like it could be linked to other businesses, right?’

He decided to think about it again since it seemed like it could be linked to other businesses.

‘It seems like training can be promoted through mercenaries.’

He anticipated that at least one or two Demon Lords would be interested if mercenaries promoted the training.

He thought that if they received the training and saw its effects, other Demon Lords would send their subordinates for training without exception.

‘The arena and tourist attractions haven’t started yet, but they can also be promoted through mercenaries once they’re ready.’

Jung Minwoo judged it to be a good plan and decided to proceed with it.

‘I can leave the development of the arena and tourist attractions to the Head Butler.’

Afterwards, Jung Minwoo began writing letters to send to the Demon Lords to announce the start of the mercenary business.

A demon in the form of a boy was sitting in his office, letting out a light sigh.

“Sigh, the situation is really messed up.”
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He ruffled his hair, revealing his frustration as if something wasn’t going his way.

“It can’t be true that I’m having trouble with the invasion because of those pigeons, can it?”

The reason he felt frustrated was because there was no progress in the invasion.

“It’s hopeless because it’s not just one place, but hundreds of places.”

The corruption was going smoothly, but his subordinates were complaining because of the intervention of the pigeons.

He sent additional troops, but the pigeons also sent additional troops, so the situation didn’t improve.

“But I can’t move directly……”

It was beneath him to move himself.

As he was thinking about whether he should just waste precious time like this……

Knock, knock―

“Excuse me.”

One of his subordinates knocked on the office door and entered.

“What is it? If it’s not urgent, I want to deal with it later.”

The boy said he was not in the mood for a work report, but……

“I’m sorry. A letter arrived, and I think you need to check it personally.”

The demon looked cautious and carefully held out a letter.

“Who is it from?”

The boy, curious about the demon’s attitude, asked who the letter was from.

“72nd ranked Demon Lord, Jung Minwoo.”

He heard an unexpected name.

“From Jung Minwoo……?”

The boy felt puzzled and……

“Alright, you can leave.”

He sent the demon out and immediately opened the letter.

― To the esteemed Ballack-mawangnim, I am sending you a letter to inquire about your well-being. Seeing the dark sky of the Demon World makes me want to bring darkness to the Celestial Realm as well.

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“Ugh, why is the preface so long?”

As you can tell from the letter, this boy was the 62nd ranked Demon Lord, ‘Ballack’.

“So what’s the main point?”

The boy, no, Ballack, skimmed through the letter.

― ……Therefore, if you need mercenaries, please request them at the contact information below.

Only at the last line could he confirm why Jung Minwoo sent the letter.

“Mercenaries……?”

Also, on the back of the letter, instructions on how to use mercenaries were written.

“Hmm……”

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Ballack, feeling a bit curious, read the instructions.

“……Not bad.”
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And he realized that it was exactly what he needed right now.

“You mean if I just pay DP, I don’t have to take responsibility whether they get sick or die?”

Ballack thought it wouldn’t hurt to use it at least once, taking a chance.

“If this information is false, I can just hold him accountable.”

He was a little apprehensive about proceeding without signing a contract, but he decided not to worry too much since he could hold Jung Minwoo accountable if he tried any tricks.

“I need personnel in all ranks right now, but will it be possible?”

He needed mercenaries of various ranks as the invasion of hundreds of planets was underway.

“Hmm…… Should I at least try contacting him?”

Ballack entered the contact information written at the bottom of the letter into the communication artifact.

― Yes, this is the Combat Department of the 72nd Demon Lord’s castle. May I know who’s calling?

A female demon answered the communication artifact.

“I am the 62nd ranked Demon Lord, Ballack. I…… I’m trying to hire mercenaries.”

Ballack, unsure if he had called the right place, stated his business.

― Ah! Thank you so much for contacting us. Please tell me the ranks you desire and the number of personnel you need.

The female demon asked him what kind of mercenaries he was looking for in an excited voice.

“I need 50 each from 9th rank to 4th rank, and about 1 each from 3rd rank to 1st rank.”

Even as he spoke, Ballack thought he might have said a ridiculously large number, but……

― Thank you very much for your large order. We operate on prepayment, so we’ll help you with the payment first.

As if there was no problem with the personnel, she offered to help him with the payment.

“……Is that so? Alright. How much is it?”

― The price is……

After hearing the price, Ballack thought……

‘It’s a little expensive.’

He felt the price was quite high, but it wasn’t unreasonable, so he proceeded with the payment as instructed by the demon.

― Payment confirmed. Please tell us the planet coordinates and where you want the mercenaries deployed.

“The place to send them is……”

He spent about 30 minutes explaining to the demon.

― Confirmed. We will dispatch the mercenaries to the designated planet in 5 minutes.

“5 minutes……? That’s quite fast.”

― We value speed.

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“I like what you’re saying. Alright.”

After ending the call……
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“Let’s see if he actually sends them.”

Ballack contacted his subordinates who were participating in the invasion to check if the mercenaries were actually sent.

Meanwhile, on the planet ‘Karodikan’.

“Fight!”

“Don’t back down!”

“Kill all the Pigeons!”

They were busy fighting the Pigeons.

“Ugh, where are these bastards sending so many reinforcements from?”

One demon was exasperated by the increasing number of Pigeons.

“Shouldn’t we retreat?”

“No, I’d rather die than run away from those bastards!”

The demon shook his head firmly at the other demon’s question.

He spoke resolutely, but in reality, he knew.

‘We can’t hold out much longer and we’ll be wiped out.’

That they would meet their deaths at the hands of the Pigeons.

Moreover, since they were outnumbered, running away was pointless, so he chose to fight and die rather than run away and die a dog’s death.

“Kill as many as you can!!”

Just as the demons were about to make their last stand and attack the Pigeons.

“This lady has arrived!”

Thud――!

A demon fell from the sky.

“Wh, who……?”

When they cautiously asked her identity, as it was a face they had never seen before.

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“Me? Anubis. I’m here as a mercenary on a request.”

Anubis answered the question with a bright smile.

“A request……?”

“Yeah, isn’t your Demon Lord Ballack?”

“Uh…… Yes.”

“That Demon Lord requested me to come.”

“Uh…… I see.”

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He didn’t know what it was about, but the demon felt a sense of relief that a seemingly strong reinforcement had arrived.

“Now, now! I’ll take care of the fighting. You babies step back!”

Hesitantly, hesitantly―

At Anubis’s shout, the demons tilted their heads and stepped back.

The Pigeons who were facing off.

“That one seems to have an extraordinary power…… Kill her first!”

They rushed straight towards Anubis.

“Heheh, you guys were eager to fight with your big sis, weren’t you?”

Anubis let out a dark chuckle.

“You can’t die too easily, right?”

She used her unique trait, ‘Awakening’.

“””Shut up!!!”””

Shhh――ing!

The moment various weapons and Holy Power reached Anubis.

“You guys are impatient.”

Anubis, having finished her Awakening, swung her greatsword and countered the attack.

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Kwa―ang!

The majesty of blocking hundreds of attacks with a single blow.

“Crazy…… Could she be a 1st Rank Bat?”

“Oh no, we need to request backup right now……!”

“She seems stronger than a 1st Rank demon?”

The Pigeons realized the situation was turning unfavorable and tried to turn their backs and flee, but.

Swish―

Anubis blocked the Pigeons’ retreat with a swift movement.

“Where are you going? You have to play with your big sis.”

Then she raised her greatsword.

Swoosh――ing!

She swung her greatsword towards the Pigeons.

Thud―

With a single blow, dozens of Pigeons’ necks were severed, and they lost their lives.

“You know I went easy on you, right?”

Anubis winked at the Pigeons.

“””K, kill her!!!”””

Perhaps moved by her consideration, the Pigeons gave up on running away and attacked again.

“Good, good, good!!!”

Anubis smiled broadly and started swinging her greatsword at a speed that was hard to follow with the naked eye.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh……

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The Pigeons were mercilessly slaughtered, unable to react to Anubis’s attacks.

When 5 seconds had passed since Anubis started swinging her sword.

Trembling, trembling, trembling―

Only one Pigeon remained.

“Aren’t you going to attack?”

Anubis approached the remaining Pigeon and urged it to attack, but.

“P, please spare me……”

As if having lost all will to fight, the Pigeon knelt down and begged for its life.

“You’re a spineless creature.”

Anubis looked at the Pigeon with cold eyes and then.
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Swoosh――ing!

“Gasp!”

She cut off its neck and killed it on the spot.

“That ended way too easily? I wouldn’t have used my unique trait if I knew it would be like this.”

Anubis, who had slaughtered the Pigeons in just a few seconds, pouted her lips, seemingly unsatisfied.

“Well, I’m done with my request, so I’m leaving, okay? Make sure to report that I carried out the request well. Oh! And the reason I’m so strong is because I received ranger training, got it?”

And as if she was done with her business here, she left the planet without a second thought.