The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 34

Chapter 34: The Demon Who Manages the Lowly (4)

As soon as the buzzer sounded.

Ta, ta, ta, taaat—!

Jung Minwoo and the Jungsin Cult members’ goblins started sprinting toward the entrance.

“…What are they doing?”

716 tilted his head in confusion, then—

Chuck, chuck!

—he frowned when he saw the goblins lowering their spears, blocking the entrance.

“…Are they seriously trying to kill the goblins with spears?”

Spears had length, making them inherently disadvantageous in close combat.

“But that won’t matter against sheer numbers.”

Currently, including himself, 716 had persuaded 50 demons.

A simple calculation of the goblin numbers resulted in a massive army of 5,000.

“The moment we push through, it’s over.”
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With a confident smirk, 716 yelled,

“Kill the one at the entrance!!!”
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Following his command, the goblins tried to rush toward the entrance, but—

“Kieeek!”

Phoo—ook!

—the goblins mixed among them suddenly started attacking their comrades.

“…What?”

Taken aback by the sudden turn of events, 716 shouted at the demons with a pale face,

“Wh-what’s going on? This isn’t what we discussed yesterday!”

At 716’s outburst, the demons, Venus’s marionettes, sneered and replied,

“Well, you should have chosen your allies wisely.”

“Would you bet on a gamble like that?”

“You actually believed that?”

Shaking with frustration at their taunts, 716 thought,

‘It’s not over yet!’

There were traitors, but not everyone had betrayed him. He could salvage the situation if he acted quickly.

“We’ll deal with the traitors later. Right now, focus on killing the enemy!”

The demons nodded at 716’s words and shouted toward the goblins,

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“Kill the traitors and head for the entrance!”

“Fight now!”

“Get a grip, you bastards!”

The goblins under attack then drew their weapons and started to fight back.

Meanwhile, the goblins uninvolved in the fight tried to move away and avoid the conflict, but—

Phoo—ook!

“Kieeeeeeek!”

—the indiscriminate attacks of the frenzied goblins caused even the uninvolved ones to lose their minds and join the brawl.

The exam had descended into chaos in a matter of minutes.

“D-damn it!”

716 bit his lower lip, anxiety creeping in.

“This is just playing into number 1’s hands!”

Looking toward the entrance, he saw the goblins there, resting with their spears in hand.

“…Damn it, I should have been more careful when choosing who to work with.”

716 gritted his teeth and shifted his gaze toward where Jung Minwoo sat.

Smirk—

Jung Minwoo was looking back at him with a sly smile.

‘That damn bastard!’

He wanted to charge over and punch him in the face right then and there, but—

‘Control yourself…’

He couldn’t cause a scene here, and he had no confidence in winning a fight against Jung Minwoo. So he decided to endure.

“Ki, kieek!”

The goblins who lost in the fight, despite their injuries, limped toward the entrance to escape, but—

“Kieek!”

Puk—!

—their heads were pierced by spears, killing them instantly.

‘At this rate, they’ll all be wiped out…!’

If this situation wasn’t stopped, it was clear that all the goblins would die before the third exam. Desperate, 716 ran toward the instructors seated in front.

“What is it?”

Seeing him approach, an instructor frowned and asked for the reason.

“W-we have to stop that!”

716 pleaded, but the instructor replied with an indifferent expression,

“Why should we?”

“…Huh?”

“You know it’s not against the rules.”

“B-but it goes against the spirit of the exam!”

The instructor chuckled and said,

“Of course, no one’s ever stirred things up like Cadet number 1 before. However, that doesn’t mean it goes against the spirit of the exam.”

“…Wh-why not?”

“This ‘Intelligence Test’ is also a test for the demon, the master.”

“…”

“And Cadet number 1 exploited that point perfectly.”

716 knew that as well, but with his own life at stake, he had no choice but to keep pushing his luck.

“B-but…!”

Just as he was about to protest again—

“Shut up. I’ve heard enough.”

—the instructor cut him off, emanating a chilling aura.

“…Gulp.”

“Do you think I’m blind? I’ve been watching your every move since the exam started. Don’t try to play games with me.”

Flinch—

“If you lost the battle of wits, just crawl back to your corner and stay there. This isn’t a place to cater to your tantrums. Understand?”

“…Y-yes, sir.”

716 bowed his head hastily and turned to go back to his seat. Just then—

“…?”

—he saw Owl sitting in a corner.

‘That… bastard!’

Forgetting the instructor’s warning, 716 approached Owl and said,

“It was you, wasn’t it?”

“What are you referring to?”

“You told number 1 about our plan!”

Owl smirked at 716’s accusation and replied,

“Yes, I did. So what?”

“…”

716 hadn’t expected such a straightforward confession and, speechless, closed his mouth.

“Blame your own ignorance for trusting a demon you didn’t even have a contract with. I don’t want to waste any more time talking to you, so please get out of my sight.”

Unable to refute Owl’s dismissal, 716 had no choice but to turn and leave.

As Owl had said, it was his own stupidity that led to this situation.

‘I was too naive…’
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He had thought a contract wasn’t necessary because they had a common enemy.

‘Now I have no other choice…’

Dragging his feet, 716 moved towards Jung Minwoo.

“Well, well, well. Look who’s here? It’s 716.”

Seeing him approach, Jung Minwoo greeted him with a mocking smile.

“…St-stop the attack.”

716 bowed his head low, begging for Jung Minwoo’s mercy.
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“Why should I?”

Jung Minwoo questioned with an icy expression.

“…If all my goblins die, I can’t participate in tomorrow’s exam.”

Jung Minwoo scoffed at 716’s words and said,

“You seem to be mistaken. I’m not here to do charity work. We’re competitors.”

“…”

“What kind of idiot would forgive someone who tried to ambush them? Don’t you think?”

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Thump—

Jung Minwoo got up from his seat and approached 716.

Then, in a chilling voice, he whispered into 716’s ear,

“You’ll regret baring your fangs at me.”

Moving his mouth away from his ear, Jung Minwoo gave 716’s shoulder a light shove and said,

“Get lost if you’re done talking.”

“…”

Defeated, 716 could only drag his feet back to his own seat.

The number of goblins rapidly dwindled after that, and about an hour later—

‘Completely wiped out.’

Only the goblins belonging to Jung Minwoo, the Jungsin Cult members, and the marionettes remained in the maze.

‘Let’s see… about four demons left with marionettes?’

The battle had been fierce, as only four out of the 30 marionettes had survived.

‘And Owl’s goblin is still alive too.’

Counting the demons, the total came to exactly 10.

No matter how the exam played out from here, they would definitely be within the top rankings.

Furthermore, considering the poor state of the marionettes and Owl’s goblin, they could secure at least the top five spots.

‘Even with that guarantee, I can’t just slack off.’

However, anything other than first place was meaningless to Jung Minwoo, so he wasn’t particularly excited.

‘That aside… It’s a bit of a shame that most of the goblins died.’

If he graduated top of the class, all the goblins would be transferred to him, so he felt a slight pang of regret. However, it was a necessary sacrifice to achieve the best results.

‘I’ll get DP when I graduate anyway, so I can just buy other monsters with that.’

Jung Minwoo stopped his thoughts and turned his attention to the Jungsin Cult members sitting next to him.

“It went according to plan.”

“Yes! Top 5 confirmed!”

“…Good.”

“Now we can take tomorrow’s exam without pressure. Ribbit, ribbit.”

The Jungsin Cult members were all wearing satisfied smiles, pleased with the outcome.

‘At this rate, they should all graduate without any problems.’

If they placed within the top 20 in the final third exam, ‘Demons are Highly Capable,’ they would be guaranteed a stable graduation.

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Just as he was about to look back at the goblins—

Prick—
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—he felt a sharp gaze from behind.

‘Hmm?’

Turning his head, he saw—

‘That’s intense.’

—the demons staring at him with resentment in their eyes.

‘Of course they’re resentful.’

All their goblins were dead, and they wouldn’t be able to take the next exam. It was natural for them to feel animosity towards him.

‘If I’m not careful, they might hold a grudge and try to sabotage me in the third exam.’

It would be troublesome if they joined forces and interfered in the third exam, but—

‘With my debuff and Venus’s marionettes, it shouldn’t be a problem.’

Jung Minwoo and the Jungsin Cult members possessed enough strength to overcome any obstacles.

Furthermore, with ‘Mind’s Eye,’ he could even predict the contents of the exam in advance, making it an unwinnable fight for them.

Jung Minwoo averted his gaze from the demons and looked back toward the maze.

‘They’re starting to go inside now.’

He could see the goblins discarding their spears, picking up the short daggers scattered on the floor, and entering the maze.

‘They should be able to escape without any issues.’

Jung Minwoo had taught the goblins how to escape, so he wasn’t worried.

Shifting his gaze to the screen—

‘They’re doing well.’

—he saw the goblins moving forward, keeping their right hand on the wall.

The escape method Jung Minwoo explained was simple.

The Right-Hand Rule.

It was a method of navigating a maze by keeping one hand in contact with the wall.

‘If you keep one hand on the wall, you’ll eventually circle the entire maze and find the exit.’

Of course, there were mazes where the Right-Hand Rule wouldn’t work, but based on the instructors’ explanations, this maze wasn’t that complex.

‘It’s just unnecessarily large.’

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About two hours later—

“Kieek!!!”

—as Jung Minwoo expected, the goblins escaped the maze without much difficulty.

“Hmm, you’ve trained your goblins well.”

“Amazing how they moved in such an orderly fashion for two hours.”

The instructors praised the goblins, impressed by their performance.

“Shall we announce the results then?”

“Let’s do that. It’s only 10 demons anyway.”

Normally, they would post the results on a notice board like yesterday, but with such a small number, they decided to be flexible and announce them directly.

“We will now announce the results of the ‘Intelligence Test.'”

An instructor stood up and called out the rankings one by one.

1st – Number 1 (100)

2nd – Number 2 (99)

3rd – Number 888 (98)

4th – Number 777 (97)

5th – Number 999 (96)

Already knowing the rankings, Jung Minwoo listened with an impassive expression.

“And because there are only 10 participants left, tomorrow’s exam will be held in the afternoon.”

As soon as the ranking announcement finished, the instructor in charge of the ‘Monster Management’ subject announced the schedule for tomorrow’s exam.

‘Afternoon? Not morning?’

Jung Minwoo tilted his head at the instructor’s words.

‘Don’t they usually try to finish early in the morning when there are fewer people?’

To figure out what the instructor was thinking, Jung Minwoo used ‘Mind’s Eye.’

【With the reduced numbers, I can make some changes to the exam.】

Words formed above the instructor’s head, revealing his thoughts.

‘Changing the exam…?’

This could disrupt his plans, so Jung Minwoo looked at the instructor with a wary eye.

【I’ll bring in an orc, have them fight it, and assign points based on how quickly they kill it. That should do the trick.】

Seeing the modified exam, Jung Minwoo breathed a sigh of relief internally.

‘If it’s killing a monster, it’ll be even easier than dealing with the instructors.’

Unlike the instructors, monsters had clear weaknesses, so it wouldn’t be difficult if he strategized well.

‘This is even better.’

Jung Minwoo thought that the final exam might end up being disappointingly simple.