The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 278

Chapter 278: 1st Rank Promotion Exam (2)

After entering the exam venue, the children,

“Remember what we said? We’ll take the Black Diamond after defeating nine opponents.”

“”Of course.””

were warming up, waiting for the exam to begin.

As they adjusted their postures and waited,

Beep―――――!

the buzzer signaling the start of the exam rang.

“Where are they?”

Jung Garam asked Jung Hanna about the location of the nine opponents.

“Just a moment.”

Jung Hanna closed her eyes briefly, then,

“They’re hiding 1 km away in the 12 o’clock direction.”

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found the opponents’ location in less than a second.

This feat of instantly pinpointing the enemy’s location—

it would have been impossible to achieve such speed by simply spreading demonic energy to search. However, by utilizing “Elemental Affinity,” it was possible to find them in an instant.

“Five on the ground, four in the trees.”

This was a skill made possible by her ability to commune with nature.

“Let’s go.”

Jung Garam nodded and ran towards the 12 o’clock direction.

Pat, pat, swoosh―

Jung Hanna and Jung Hongju also started running after Jung Garam.

Arriving at the spot where the opponents were hiding within a second, the children,

“Stop hiding like cowardly goblins and come out.”

immediately launched a preemptive strike.

Jung Hanna manipulated the earth to constrict the bodies of the demons hiding on the ground,

Thud――!

and controlled the branches to pierce through the demons hiding in the trees.

Stab, stab, pierce―!

“””Ugh?!”””

The demons hiding on the ground couldn’t withstand the pressure and hurriedly rose, while those hiding in the trees lost their balance and fell to the ground due to the surprise attack.

“Oh no……”

Parika, clutching her pierced shoulder, got up and,

“Damn it, we were perfectly hidden. How did they find us……?”

expressed her confusion about how they knew they were hiding.

“Why should we explain that to you?”

Jung Garam smirked at Parika’s question, then,

“Let’s see how strong your mental strength is.”

used “Mind’s Eye” to interfere with the mindscapes of the nine demons.

“””Wh-What?!”””

Feeling like they were being pulled somewhere, the opponents tried to resist by raising their demonic energy. However,

only Demon Lords within the top 10 could break free from the interference with their mindscapes, so their struggle was futile.

Flash―

When they closed and opened their eyes, they found themselves dragged into a strange space with white walls, completely different from the exam venue.

It was a space where their mindscapes were combined, but they had no way of knowing that.

As they were looking around, trying to grasp the situation,

“I heard from Father. You tried to kill us on the Demon Lord’s orders, right?”

Jung Garam appeared from within the black fog.

“You’ll regret being hired for this.”

As Jung Garam glared at the opponents with murderous intent,

Flinch―

they broke out in a cold sweat from the intense killing intent.

Instinctively realizing that the situation was taking a turn for the worse, they tried to feign confidence,

“W-Well, he’s alone! It’s nothing!”

“Yeah, we don’t even know where this is, what can he do alone?”

“Right, let’s finish him off while he’s alone!”

raising their voices to hide their fear. Then,

“Let’s just cut off his arms and legs!”

“We’ll leave him alive!”

they started charging towards Jung Garam.

“There’s one thing you’ve overlooked.”

Seeing this, Jung Garam looked at them with cold eyes and said,

“I’m invincible in this space.”

Snap―

He snapped his fingers.

Boom――――――!

The charging demons were struck by something invisible and sent flying backward.

Crash―

“Of course, I’m only invincible against certain opponents.”

The demons rolling on the floor couldn’t hear Jung Garam’s words due to the intense pain.

“What kind of pain……?”

“Gasp!”

“Cough, cough!”

They clutched their stomachs and barely managed to get up. Then,

“Are you curious why I said I’m invincible? I’ll show you.”

Jung Garam smiled mischievously and clapped his hands.

Thud―

The floor cracked open, and a giant statue, a replica of Jung Garam, emerged.

“In this space, you can create anything with strong mental strength and a rich imagination.”

The appearance of the statue,

“””……”””

left the demons speechless with shock.

If it were just a large statue, they would have laughed instead of being surprised. But,

the statue before them was emitting power comparable to a Demon Lord.

“And by ‘anything,’ I mean I can even create beings stronger than myself.”

The demons despaired upon hearing Jung Garam’s words. Then,

“W-Wait, can’t we do that too?”

a quick-witted demon questioned if they could also use this ability.

To the demon’s question, Jung Garam,

“That’s right, you can do it too.”

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readily agreed.

“Then, we can fight back!”

“We were scared for nothing.”

“Let’s go again!”
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Feeling hope, the demons tried to amplify their power by utilizing their imagination, as Jung Garam had explained. However,

“……Why isn’t it working?”

“Hmm?”

“What? Why isn’t it working?”

their power didn’t increase even a bit.

“There’s something I didn’t mention. If your mental strength is weaker than the person you’re interfering with, you can’t use any power beyond your own.”

Jung Garam continued his explanation.

“””……”””

The demons, who had hopeful expressions on their faces, turned pale upon hearing the explanation.

“Then let’s end this.”

Jung Garam raised his right hand.

Rumble―!

The statue behind him followed suit, raising its right hand.

“If you die here, you die in reality. So, I’ll only inflict enough damage so you don’t die.”

Then, as Jung Garam threw a punch into the air,

Rumble―!

the statue extended its fist towards the demons.

The fist stopped right in front of the demons, but

Boom――――――――――――――!

a tremendous force slammed into their bodies.

“””!!!”””

All parts of their bodies, except their faces, were torn apart and vanished.

As they felt excruciating pain and were about to lose consciousness,

“Get out of here now.”

Snap―

Jung Garam snapped his fingers again, expelling them from his mindscape.

The demons, freed from the mindscape,

“””Ugh……”””

regained their senses and found themselves lying face down on the ground, groaning.

“So, why did you have the audacity to try and kill us?”

Jung Garam squatted down and looked at the demons.

Startled―

terrified by their ordeal, the demons tried to flee. But,

“””Our b-bodies?”””

they couldn’t move their bodies and failed to escape.

Feeling fear and confusion at their immobility,

“Didn’t I tell you? If you die in the mindscape, you die in reality.”

Jung Garam spoke to them mockingly.

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“What does that have to do with us not being able to move……?”

“It has everything to do with it. In other words, if you lose a body part in the mindscape, you can’t use it in reality.”

“……”

That meant they would live their lives as cripples.
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“Don’t worry too much. You’ll soon lose all your demonic energy and die after losing the bet anyway.”

Jung Garam sneered at them, then,

“Let’s go, guys.”

left the spot.

“””……”””

Watching them leave, the demons deeply regretted accepting the Demon Lord’s offer.

The children arrived at the finish line with the Black Diamond, successfully passing the exam.

There were demons who attacked them along the way, but they dealt with them too easily.

They were already exceptionally talented, and on top of that, they had trained according to the curriculum designed by Jung Minwoo, making them unstoppable.

Their prowess was so overwhelming that
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Jung Minwoo had gathered the participating demons and ordered them to fight his children without holding back. However,

the demons, fearing elimination, avoided confronting the children and proceeded with the exam.

One might question how it was possible for promising demons affiliated with Jung Minwoo to avoid fighting in an exam. But,

during their time at the Demon Lord’s Castle, they had all been defeated by the children at least once, so they were well aware of their overwhelming strength.

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“Where is everyone? Are you just arriving now?”

“Every opponent we encountered belonged to a different faction.”

“We didn’t run into you even once on our way here.”

The children congratulated the arriving teams on passing the exam and expressed their surprise at not encountering them before.

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“Haha, I guess our paths didn’t cross.”

“Huh, that’s strange……”

The demons, scratching their heads, responded with awkward expressions.

They couldn’t admit to avoiding the children out of fear, so they just vaguely agreed and moved on.

As the last team entered,

“Oh? Head Butler-nim!”

“Head Butler-nim, we’ve been waiting for you.”

“We knew you would pass the exam, Head Butler-nim.”

The children expressed their joy at seeing the Head Butler, whom they were close to, entering last.

They expressed their surprise at not encountering him before, just like they did with the other teams.

“I deliberately avoided you, knowing that our team would lose if we faced Young Master and Young Ladies.”

The Head Butler answered honestly.

“With your skills, Head Butler-nim, couldn’t you have faced us?”

The children, who had sparred with the Head Butler before, couldn’t understand his answer.

“My unique trait only allows me to exert my full power when I’m at the mansion or near my masters.”

The children nodded in understanding upon hearing the Head Butler’s explanation.

“That aside, it’s interesting that only demons from our faction passed the exam.”

“I think it’s thanks to Great Master-nim’s guidance.”

As the children continued to converse with the demons,

“Congratulations on passing the exam.”

Qil appeared, announcing the end of the exam.

“As expected of Demon Lord Jung Minwoo’s children, you are all incredibly capable. To arrive first in just one hour, you’ve set a new record.”

She congratulated the children on setting a new record.

“What was the previous record?”

Jung Garam asked.

“Two hours. The participants were Demon Lord Jung Minwoo’s companions. Among them were Lady Venus and Lady Elin.”

Qil kindly answered.

“Mother’s record……”

“We surpassed Mother’s record……?”

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Jung Garam and Jung Hanna smiled faintly upon learning that they had broken their mother’s record.

“Shall we move to the waiting room now?”

Following Qil’s guidance, they arrived at the waiting room.

“We will now bestow your ranks. Please take your seats.”

Qil announced that they would receive their ranks immediately.

‘Whew, I’m nervous.’

‘We’re finally receiving our ranks.’

‘This is the real beginning.’

With a mixture of anticipation and nervousness on their faces, the children sat down on the chairs as instructed.

“You will be skipping nine ranks, so the pain will be considerable. Please prepare yourselves.”

Qil warned them about the pain, and then,

Rumble―!

the ceiling of the waiting room cracked open, and a giant eye-shaped structure emerged.

‘So that’s how ranks are bestowed.’

‘Amazing.’

‘It feels different seeing it in person after only reading about it in books.’

After briefly observing the structure with curious eyes,
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Crack, crack, crack―

the giant eye slowly began to open.