The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 246

Chapter 246: Throne (1)

Arriving at the Demon Lord’s Castle, Jung Minwoo was guided by the Head Butler to the basement where the Demonic Energy Tank was located.

“Only the Demon Lord can open this basement door.”

“I see.”

After disabling the security in the basement and entering,

“It’s huge……”

Jung Minwoo could see a Demonic Energy Tank the size of a training ground.

“This tank stores the demonic energy earned by the demons belonging to the Demon Lord’s Castle, right?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

“How are the DP paid to the demons belonging to the Demon Lord’s Castle?”

“Every month, the demonic energy is withdrawn from the Demonic Energy Tank and simultaneously converted into DP. It is then paid to the demons.”

The Head Butler explained the mechanism in response to Jung Minwoo’s question.

“Right, that’s how it was……”

It was a fact he already knew, but

“……It’s fascinating.”

It was fascinating that DP was paid simply through input, so he had asked about it.

‘The Demon World doesn’t have high-performance computers like Earth.’

Searching for information and sending messages were possible in the Demon World, but it wasn’t common to have something like the Demonic Energy Tank automatically perform tasks through settings.

‘Let’s stop being amazed here and take the demonic energy now.’

Jung Minwoo approached the Demonic Energy Tank.

‘I should withdraw all of it except for the demonic energy that will be paid next month and the month after.’

He safely left about two months’ worth of demonic energy and withdrew everything else.
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As a massive amount of demonic energy entered his body,
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“Whew……”

Jung Minwoo could feel his strength increasing in real time.

‘It seems like more demonic energy has accumulated than I thought.’

Looking at the amount he had absorbed so far, it was ten times more than he had expected.

He thought it was almost over, but

‘Just how much did they achieve to accumulate this much?’

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Contrary to his expectations, the demonic energy continued to flow in without stopping.

Even after 5 minutes, the endless influx of demonic energy made him feel happy but also quite bewildered.

‘Did I underestimate my children’s abilities too much?’

Jung Minwoo, who was closing his eyes and savoring the demonic energy,

“How much have the demons belonging to the Demon Lord’s Castle increased their performance compared to 5 months ago?”

He couldn’t hold back his curiosity and asked the Head Butler about the demons’ performance.

“To sum it up across all departments, their performance has increased about 50 times compared to 5 months ago.”

“……About 50 times?”

A performance that far exceeded his expectations.

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‘That’s crazy.’

Jung Minwoo was impressed, but

‘Even so, it doesn’t make sense that there is so much demonic energy……’

Even considering the 50-fold increase in performance, the amount of demonic energy was too much.

“Has there been any progress in other businesses?”

Jung Minwoo wondered if it was because they had earned a considerable profit from other businesses, so he asked,

“Yes, other businesses are also generating profits comparable to ‘Invasion’.”

As he had guessed, the Head Butler replied that they had achieved great success in their businesses.

‘This is why there is so much demonic energy, huh?’

He felt proud of his subordinates who had performed beyond his expectations.

‘Everyone has worked beyond expectations, so I need to give them separate compensation.’

Jung Minwoo decided to give bonuses to the demons belonging to the Demon Lord’s Castle when he reached rank 30.

‘Now that I know the reason, shall I receive the demonic energy comfortably?’

After that, it took another 10 minutes for Jung Minwoo to finish receiving the demonic energy.

Once he had absorbed all of it,

‘My strength is insane.’

He could feel that he had become more than twice as strong as before.

‘With this, I can easily defeat the 30th ranked Demon Lord, right?’

He was confident that he could win without any problems, no matter what variables arose.

‘Now that I’ve received all the demonic energy, let’s go outside.’

Jung Minwoo left the basement with the Head Butler.

As he went outside,

“……Hmm? You’ve come back much stronger?”

Satan, who had been waiting at the entrance of the Demon Lord’s Castle, expressed surprise after noticing his rapidly increased strength.

“How much demonic energy did you have stored?”

“Thanks to my subordinates’ hard work, I was able to gain more demonic energy than I expected.”

“Your subordinates seem quite competent.”

“They are my subordinates, after all.”

When he replied playfully to Satan’s question,

“Well, if they are subordinates led by my son-in-law, they can’t help but be competent.”

Satan nodded in agreement.

‘This reaction makes me feel a bit embarrassed.’

He had just made a joke, but when Satan agreed with him, it felt like he was showing off in front of someone who knew better, making him feel embarrassed for no reason.

“Ahem…… They are still nothing compared to Father-in-law’s subordinates.”

Jung Minwoo coughed awkwardly and tried to be humble belatedly, but

“Come on, are they as good as my son-in-law’s competent subordinates? My subordinates are still a long way off~”

“……”

Noticing his embarrassment, Satan didn’t miss the opportunity to tease him.

“I’ll have to learn from my son-in-law how to raise competent subordinates later.”

“……”

“Should I ask now instead of later?”

“……”

“Can you tell me how? I’ll let my subordinates know right away.”

“……”

Jung Minwoo didn’t answer any of Satan’s questions because he knew that ignoring him was the best strategy in this situation.

“Don’t tell me you’re not saying anything because you don’t want to tell me, your father-in-law?”

However, Satan didn’t seem to be letting up, as if he was enjoying teasing him.

He thought about leaving him and flying away alone, but
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‘……I can’t do that.’

The role of mediator during the Challenge for the Throne was essential, and he had to wait here because the Demon Communion members and Sayori said they would see him off.

‘He’ll get tired and stop if I don’t respond.’

Jung Minwoo looked away from Satan and turned his back on him.

“H, huh? A, are you turning your back on your father-in-law while he’s talking?”

Satan stammered in surprise and

“My father-in-law’s dignity……”

He then drooped his shoulders as if dejected and began to mutter to himself.

‘……Don’t tell me I have to comfort him, do I?’

Normally, Jung Minwoo would have left him alone until he felt better, but

“My father-in-law’s dignity has been shattered…… I was just playing a little prank as a father-in-law……”

He couldn’t ignore him when he whispered into his ear.

‘Why is he whispering in my ear?’

Step―

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When he took a step to the side to create some distance,

Step―

Satan also took a step to the side and continued to mutter to himself.

“……”

Jung Minwoo felt like he would continue doing this until he comforted him, so he was about to say something when

Creak―

The door of the Demon Lord’s Castle opened and

“Have you been waiting long?”

“Unni is here.”

“……We’re here.”

“Ribbit, ribbit.”

“So you’re leaving now.”

The Demon Communion members and Sayori walked out just in time.

“Oh, you’re here?”

Relieved by their timely arrival, Jung Minwoo left Satan and approached them.

“……”

Perhaps because he didn’t want to be seen grumbling in front of his daughter, Satan stopped muttering and followed them.

“Minwoo-nim, will you be okay alone?”

“It’s okay, I’m confident I can handle it alone.”

Jung Minwoo shrugged and answered Venus’s concern.

“That’s good to hear.”

“I’ll finish it within 5 hours, so relax and take care of your work.”

One might say that it’s impossible to finish the Challenge for the Throne within 5 hours, but

‘It’s possible to finish it even sooner.’

With his current strength, he was confident that he could finish the Challenge for the Throne faster than 5 hours.

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‘Helper, what do you think?’

He asked Helper for his opinion.

【The probability of finishing within 5 hours is 100%】

Helper replied with 100% certainty, as if he agreed with him.

‘How much do you think we can reduce the time to?’

【Up to 5 minutes is possible if you use the ‘Brain Eye’ unique trait】

‘5 minutes? That’s amazing……?’

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Considering that he had dodged tens of thousands of attacks from Satan in 1 second, 5 minutes seemed quite possible.

Just as Jung Minwoo was thinking that he should finish the Challenge for the Throne as quickly as possible,

“Didn’t you say that your strength is similar to the 30th ranked Demon Lord? How can you finish it in 5 hours then?”

Anubis, who had been listening to the conversation, tilted her head and expressed her doubt.

“Wait a minute, why are you so strong?”

She then noticed his increased strength belatedly.

“With this level of strength, you can finish it even faster than 5 hours.”

She then nodded to herself, understanding the situation.

“When you become the 30th ranked Demon Lord, you’re sparring with me, right?”

“Yes.”

After making a sparring promise with Anubis,

“……Come back safely.”

Elin, who was standing next to him, blushed and told him to be careful.

“Okay, I’ll come back safely.”

“……Yeah, don’t get hurt.”

Jung Minwoo’s playful side was triggered by Elin’s shy appearance.

“What, are you worried that your husband might get hurt?”

He chuckled and teased Elin.

“……Ugh.”

Contrary to his expectation that she would tell him to stop teasing her, Elin lowered her head and avoided answering.

“Huh? ……Were you serious?”

“……I don’t know.”

Elin kept her mouth shut as if she didn’t want to talk about it.

“Thank you for your concern.”

He found her even cuter and stroked her hair.

“……”

Elin’s face turned red, even crimson.

He wanted to tease her more, but he decided to stop because he felt like she would get really upset.

“Oh my, are you already favoring one wife?”

Sayori, who had been watching the situation from behind, spoke up in a playful tone.

“Haha, it’s not like that, so you don’t have to worry.”

Sayori said it was a joke and

“Minwoo-nim, you will surely win and become the 30th ranked Demon Lord.”

“Thank you.”

She cheered him on, telling him to come back safely.

“Minwoo, come back safely! Ribbit, ribbit.”

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“Yeah, I will.”

After receiving Rok’s farewell as well,

“I’ll be back.”

Flap―

He spread his wings from his back to leave for the Challenge for the Throne.

“Father-in-law?”

He turned to Satan and called out to him.

“Yes.”

Flap―

He also spread his wings from his back, ready to move.

“Let’s go.”

“Let’s go.”

Flap, flap―

He then flew toward the Demon Lord’s Castle of the 30th ranked Demon Lord, ‘Forneus’, with Satan.

After flying at high speed for about 10 minutes,

“Let’s go down now.”

Satan stopped and told him to enter the sea.

“Is the Demon Lord’s Castle right below here?”

“Not directly below, we have to go down quite a bit.”

“It seems to be in a deep place?”

“Yes, the Demon Lord’s Castle is in the deep sea.”

He knew from the information he had received that the Demon Lord’s Castle was in the sea, but he didn’t know that it was located so deep.

“Let’s go in.”

“Okay.”

Splash―

They entered the sea and

“Follow me closely.”

“Yes.”

Jung Minwoo swam through the sea, following Satan.

‘There are more restrictions than I thought.’
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Since he didn’t usually enter the sea, he felt a bit uncomfortable moving around.

‘It’s a good thing I don’t have to breathe.’

He was thankful that he didn’t have to breathe because he was a demon. If he had been restricted from breathing as well, he would have had a hard time.

He could have moved comfortably without swimming by using demonic energy, but he needed to conserve his demonic energy as much as possible in case of an unexpected situation.

As he swam diligently and reached the deep sea,

“There it is.”

He could see the Demon Lord’s Castle situated between huge rocks.