The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 257

Chapter 257: Rok (1)

At the time when he was designated by Anubis.

‘What would be the ideal way for me to handle this situation……’

Decarabia was lost in deep thought.

‘First of all, even if I take on the Challenge for the Throne, I can never win if Dantalion intervenes.’

He considered suggesting a 1 vs 1 like Seir did.

‘But I’d be crushed mercilessly.’

Anubis had risen to 71st rank, and the power gap had become so wide that it seemed impossible to win.

‘Of course, I’m ahead in terms of technique…… But Seir, who was cocky because of that, got crushed without even being able to use his strength.’

If he pushed through with experience and technique, he would be able to dominate in the beginning, but in the end, he would be the one lying on the ground.

‘In other words, no matter what I do, I can’t win the fight……’

Then there was no other way but to surrender.

‘If I do that, the other two demons will take my rank.’

It was clear that the two demons in the arena would challenge him for the throne and steal his position.

‘They’re not that strong yet because they’re not Demon Lords, but they’re not weak either……’

Even in a 1 vs 1, it was difficult to guarantee victory, and if he fought with his subordinates, he could never win.

‘If I lose like that, I’ll be stripped of my position as a Demon Lord and demoted to 1st Rank.’

The thought of himself becoming a 1st Rank demon was horrifying.

If he was stripped of his position as a Demon Lord, other Demon Lords would take over his Demon Lord’s Castle.

And they would also steal the subordinates he had been working with for a long time.

‘……It’s a dilemma.’

As Decarabia was deeply agonizing over how to escape the horrific future that awaited him.

‘That’s it, I’ll use that method!’

As if there was a hole to crawl out of even if the ground caved in, one brilliant method came to his mind.

‘I’ll surrender and propose to be appointed as a Proxy.’

He felt that he was in a position where he could reasonably make such a request, considering he was currently ranked 70th.

‘There’s a world of difference between asking as a 1st Rank and asking as a 70th Rank.’

If he offered to give up his Demon Lord’s Castle and have his subordinates join her forces, it would be a tempting offer.

‘Alright, I’m going with this method!’

Decarabia finished his thought and.

Thud―

T his w a s c o p ie d f ro m k i ng mt l.o rg
He got up from his seat and went down to the arena.

“If we fight here, I’ll fight you 1 on 1. What do you want to do?”

When he arrived at the arena, Anubis asked him what choice he would make.

‘I’m going to be as polite as possible so I don’t offend her……’

Decarabia coughed slightly and cleared his throat.

“I’d like to make a proposal.”

He spoke to Anubis in a respectful manner.

“Proposal?”

“Yes.”

“What is it?”

Seeing her interest, Decarabia sighed in relief and continued.

“I want to join your forces, Anubis-nim.”

“My forces?”

“Yes, and in exchange for that, I would like to be appointed as a ‘Proxy’.”

“Hmm, you want to be appointed as a Proxy?”

“Yes, if you do that, not only will my subordinates join your forces, but I will also give you my Demon Lord’s Castle.”

“Oh……”

As expected, Anubis showed a tempted expression and asked.

“Well, it’s good for me, but what’s the reason?”

She asked why he wanted to join her forces without even fighting.

‘If I honestly say that I made this decision because it’s clear that I’ll be stripped of my position as a Demon Lord, she’ll be disappointed in me and reject the offer.’

This was his first time seeing Anubis, but her personality was so strong that it wasn’t difficult to understand her tendencies.

“The reason is simple. It’s because you are strong, Anubis-nim.”

“Because I’m strong?”

“Yes, becoming a Demon Lord and immediately taking on the Challenge for the Throne to rise to 71st rank is something that only a true powerhouse can achieve.”

“Oh, is that so?”

“Also, you possess the strength to easily handle those ranked above you, Anubis-nim.”

“That’s true.”

“That’s why I made this proposal, because I want to grow alongside you by serving at your side.”

After he finished his explanation.

“Ooh.”

Anubis’ eyes sparkled, and she let out an exclamation.

“I like you. Become my subordinate!”

And she said she would appoint him as a ‘Proxy’.

“I will diligently serve you.”

Decarabia was satisfied that he could keep his position, but then.

“But, you’ll be the second Proxy I appoint, is that okay?”

Anubis said she had another demon to appoint as the first Proxy.

“Second, you say?”

“Yes, the first one I’ll appoint is my close aide, ‘Shuman’.”

A Demon Lord could appoint up to five Proxies, and their rank would drop by one for each Proxy appointed before them.

“That’s fine. I am grateful just to be able to follow your footsteps, Anubis-nim.”

All he needed was to keep his position, so it didn’t matter whether he was appointed first or second.

“Good, let’s make a contract!”

After they finished writing the contract.

“I, ‘Decarabia’, refuse the Challenge for the Throne.”

He refused the Challenge for the Throne and joined Anubis’ forces.

And so, Anubis, who had risen to 70th rank.

“Forneus, you’re next!”

Immediately challenged Forneus for the throne.

“……”

Forneus, who could only use one-tenth of his strength, accepted the Challenge for the Throne with a bitter smile.

“The winner is Anubis!”

He was soundly defeated and his rank dropped to 32nd.

“Yay!”

And Anubis jumped from 70th to 31st rank.

After Anubis became 31st.

‘Is it my turn now? Ribbit, ribbit.’

Rok, who was next, was doing some light warm-up exercises and preparing for his Challenge for the Throne.

For reference, Rok had become the 72nd Demon Lord without going through the Challenge for the Throne.
Th i s w a s c op ie d f r om k i ng m tl . o r g

‘I was lucky. Ribbit, ribbit.’

As Decarabia had joined Anubis’ forces, there was a vacancy in the rankings.

That’s why Rok became a Demon Lord, and Seir was able to keep his 71st rank despite his defeat.

‘Should I check my unique trait one last time? Ribbit, ribbit.’

Before challenging for the throne, Rok decided to take some time to double-check the effects of his enhanced unique trait.

【Ultimate Evolution】

― You can use Demonic Energy to ultimately evolve into one form.

Upon Ultimate Evolution, you will consume your Demonic Energy to fight.

This w a s c o pi ed f rom ki n g m t l . o rg
‘It went from three forms to one, is this really a good thing? Ribbit, ribbit.’

He was a bit disappointed that it had been reduced from three to one, but he still expected it to be quite powerful since his unique trait had been enhanced.

‘And instead of consuming Demonic Energy to evolve, it changed to consuming Demonic Energy after evolving. Ribbit, ribbit.’

Apart from the change in order, there was no other explanation, so Rok wondered what the difference was.

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If Jung Minwoo had been by his side, he could have asked about the effect and figured out the difference, but he wasn’t there now, so he couldn’t satisfy his curiosity.

‘I think I’ve warmed up enough, so shall I challenge for the throne now? Ribbit, ribbit.’

Looking at Seir, who had just regained consciousness.

“Seir! I challenge you for the throne! Ribbit, ribbit.”

He challenged him for the throne.

“……Damn it.”

Seir frowned and showed a troubled expression upon receiving the challenge.

“I have a proposal for you.”

“What is it? Ribbit, ribbit.”

“I’ll join your forces, so appoint me as your ‘Proxy’. Then I will surrender.”

He proposed to become his subordinate.

“Of course, I’ll give you my Demon Lord’s Castle. And my subordinates will join your forces as well.”

As he continued his explanation.

“No, I don’t want to. Ribbit, ribbit.”

Rok rejected Seir’s proposal without a second thought.
T h i s wa s c o pie d fr o m k i n g m t l . o r g

T h i s wa s c o p i e d fr o m k in g m tl . o r g
“What…… Why are you rejecting it?”

“I just don’t like you. You’re not my cup of tea. Ribbit, ribbit.”

“What kind of nonsense…… Sigh.”

Seir scratched his head and said.

“Fine, I accept your challenge. Don’t think I’m easy just because I lost just now. You’ve made a big mistake messing with this demon.”

He showed his killing intent and accepted the Challenge for the Throne.

“Oh, that’s some impressive bluster. Ribbit, ribbit.”

“You little……”

“By the way, if we have it here, I’ll do a 1 vs 1 with you. How about it? Ribbit, ribbit.”

“Do I look easy to you?”

“You don’t want to? Then never mind. Ribbit, ribbit.”

“……When did I say I didn’t want to?”

“Then, are we deciding on the Three Battle Arena as the location? Ribbit, ribbit.”

“Let’s do that.”

And so, the location was also decided as the ‘Three Battle Arena’.

“Ugh, my tongue’s going to get tied up like this.”

Satan, who was sitting on the red throne, began his speech.

Th i s w a s c opi ed f ro m ki n gm t l . o r g
“You all know the rules, right? Enter the stage.”

“Yes, ribbit, ribbit.”

“……Yes.”

As the two entered the stage.

“I’m excited. Ribbit, ribbit.”

“You’ll regret it soon.”

They began preparing for the fight.

As Rok entered the arena, he immediately used his unique trait ‘Ultimate Evolution’.

【Would you like to evolve into ‘Composite Mode’?】

A message window asking if he wanted to evolve into ‘Composite Mode’ appeared before his eyes.

‘Composite Mode……? Ribbit, ribbit.’

As he expressed his question upon seeing the message window.
Thi s w as c op i ed fro m k in g mt l. o r g

【’Composite Mode’ is a combination of ‘Battle Mode’ and ‘Brain Mode’.】

【It is the 3rd mode that was not available before your unique trait was enhanced.】

A message window appeared subsequently, resolving his question.

‘Then why wasn’t the 3rd form available before my unique trait was enhanced? Ribbit, ribbit.’

Rok felt another question and asked.

【It was not available due to lack of proficiency.】

The message window kindly explained the reason.

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‘Ah, I understand. Ribbit, ribbit.’

After understanding, Rok replied that he would evolve into ‘Composite Mode’.

【Evolving into ‘Composite Mode’.】

Fwooosh―

Demonic Energy began to envelop his body.

‘Th, the power! Ribbit, ribbit.’

Rok felt himself getting stronger in real time and exclaimed in admiration.

‘I feel like my strength has increased tenfold! Ribbit, ribbit.’

With the drastic increase in strength, Rok realized just how overpowered the effects of his enhanced unique trait were.

‘This is totally broken! Ribbit, ribbit.’

One might say that his unique trait didn’t increase this much even when he used all his Demonic Energy before it was enhanced.

‘To think my strength has increased tenfold without using any Demonic Energy…… Ribbit, ribbit.’

Currently, he wasn’t using any Demonic Energy at all.

【Evolution into ‘Composite Mode’ complete.】

Following the message that the evolution was complete.

Flash―

The Demonic Energy that had been surrounding his body dispersed.

“Refreshing.”

Rok felt curious about how his appearance had changed and began to examine every nook and cranny of his body.

First, his body was clad in green armor, just like in ‘Battle Mode’.

“It seems to have become more refined than before.”

If the armor was a bit rough before, now it had various patterns engraved on it, giving it a sophisticated feel.

Also, he had a red cape on his back, making him look quite dignified.

“How has my face changed?”

Finally, to check his face, he took out a hand mirror from his subspace and looked at his face.

“Handsome……”

His face had changed to the human form that it took when he used ‘Brain Mode’.

His head and eyes were green, and his hair reached down to his shoulders.

His appearance was no different from before, but there was one change.

“Horns have grown.”

T h i s wa s cop i ed f r o m ki n g m t l . o r g
Two green horns had sprouted from his forehead.

‘It’s quite a Demon Lord-like appearance.’

Rok was satisfied with his changed appearance and adjusted his posture.

“We shall now begin the Challenge for the Throne!”

Satan announced the start of the fight.