The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 41

Chapter 41: Demons are Highly Capable (2)

Weekend morning.

Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members were gathered in the individual training room.

“But how are we going to spar? Skeletons aren’t even good for warm-ups,”

Anubis asked Jung Minwoo, lifting her greatsword that was as big as her body.

“I wouldn’t have called you if we were going to spar with skeletons.”

“Oh, you sound confident. You must have another method?”

Anubis looked at Jung Minwoo with anticipation at his confident reply.

“Venus?”

Calling out to Venus while ignoring Anubis’s gaze.

“Yes.”

Clap clap.

Venus nodded and clapped her hands.

Creak—

Thud, thud, thud.

Numerous figures opened the door and entered.

“Good morning, everyone.”

And those figures were Venus’s marionettes, including Owl.

“Huh? We’re fighting these guys? They’re just as useless as the skeletons.”

Anubis frowned at the sight of Owl and the marionettes.

“””…”””

As Anubis said, she could easily subdue Owl and the marionettes by herself.

“555번 might be a little annoying, but that’s it, right?”

At her continued words, Jung Minwoo nodded and said,

“That’s true, but wouldn’t things be different if we fought with our power reduced to 1/10th?”

“1/10th?”
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“Yeah, then we can have a pretty even spar.”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, Anubis scratched her head and said,

“Why 1/10th? Can’t we fight at full power?”

Jung Minwoo shook his head at her question and explained kindly.

“For us, who have to fight against 900 opponents, power control is essential. And fighting in this restricted state will quickly improve our situational awareness and demonic energy control.”

“Hmm, that makes sense.”

Venus, who had been listening to Jung Minwoo and Anubis’s conversation, said with a worried expression,

“…Minwoo-nim?”

“Yes?”

“There are other demons here. Is it okay to reveal this information?”

At Venus’s concern, Jung Minwoo chuckled and said,

“Don’t worry about that. I’ll erase all their memories after the spar.”

“Ah…”

Venus nodded in understanding, as if recalling the disappearance of the marionettes’ memories in the past.

“Then, shall we prepare before we start?”

Jung Minwoo said, looking up at the ceiling.

“Can you give me some restraints that restrict demonic energy?”

[Understood.]

With a reply of understanding.

Thud, thud.

Restraints that could be worn on the wrists fell from the ceiling.

“Even if we say we’ll control it, we might not be able to. Let’s wear the restraints.”

Jung Minwoo was the first to put on the restraints.

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“Understood.”

“Oh, there was this function too.”

“…Yeah.”

“I’m curious how much weaker we’ll get. Ribbit, ribbit.”

The Demon Communion members also put on the restraints one after another.

“Wow, the demonic energy is really reduced!”

Anubis looked at the restraints with a surprised expression.

“Indeed, I feel drained. Ribbit, ribbit.”

Rok also awkwardly fiddled with the restraints.

“Then, now that we’re ready, shall we begin?”

As he looked towards Owl and the marionettes.

Click—

They held up their weapons with tense faces.

“Let the spar begin.”

Following Jung Minwoo’s announcement of the spar’s start.

[Protective barriers will be set according to each individual’s defense. Breaking the barrier results in defeat.]

A faint black veil began to wrap around their bodies.
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[The battle will begin in 5 seconds.]

As the veil enveloped their entire bodies, it announced the imminent start of the spar.

[5]

[4]

[3]

[2]

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[1]

As the countdown ended.

Beep—!

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The buzzer sounded in the individual training room.

“Then, I’ll go all out right away!”

As soon as the buzzer sounded, Owl swung his arm and launched feathers.

“Ha, you call that attack your full power?”

Anubis scoffed and swung her greatsword.

Clang—!

The sword rang, and Anubis’s body was pushed back.

“…What?”

Anubis looked bewildered, unable to believe she had been pushed back.

“””Let’s go too!”””

Emboldened by her struggle, the marionettes started charging forward with their weapons.

“…Don’t get cocky.”

As Elin waved her hand.

Crackle—

The floor rose up, attacking the marionettes.

“It’s no problem dodging this!”

“This is doable!”

However, due to their reduced demonic energy and slower attack speed, the marionettes easily dodged the attacks.

And just as they were about to charge again.

“Shadow Deployment.”

Rustle, rustle, rustle.

Thud—!

“Ugh!”

“What?!”

Jung Minwoo, seizing the moment of their distraction, attacked the marionettes.

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The marionettes flew back, tumbling on the floor.

“Everyone, remember you have less power and fight accordingly!”

At Jung Minwoo’s shout, the Demon Communion members focused, gathering their strength.

“Ribbit—!”

Rok, having completed his transformation, stuck out his tongue and threatened the marionettes.

Thud, thud, thud, thud—!

However, the marionettes calmly dodged the attacks with composed expressions.

“I’ve been waiting for the day I could legally hit you.”

Owl approached Anubis with a sly smile.

“Hit me? You think you can?!”

Anubis scowled and swung her greatsword, but.

Clang—!

Owl raised his arm, easily blocking the attack.

“…What?”

“You need to realize you’re weaker now.”

Following that, Owl kicked Anubis in the stomach.

Boom—!

“Ugh!”

With a tremendous booming sound, she flew back.

Crash—!

Anubis’s body crashed into the wall and she collapsed on the floor.

“…Ribbit!!!”

Enraged by the sight, Rok spat out poison, but.

“Too slow.”

Owl leisurely dodged the poison and scattered feathers.

Crack—

The feathers embedded themselves in Rok’s protective barrier, visibly cracking it.

‘What a mess.’

Jung Minwoo clicked his tongue inwardly at the sight.

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He knew they were unfamiliar with their restricted power, but they were being pushed back too easily.

‘Now that I know their level, I should step in.’

Jung Minwoo was thinking he should use ‘Mind’s Eye’ to direct the battle when.

“Uwaaagh!”

Anubis, who had crashed into the wall, let out a roar and walked forward.

‘She wasn’t unconscious?’

Jung Minwoo flinched involuntarily at the sight of Anubis.

‘…Her appearance has changed?’

He couldn’t help but react that way. Her body was covered in bulging veins, her eyes were bloodshot, and above all, her gray hair had turned red.

An appearance he hadn’t seen in the emergency spar.

‘Was she hiding her power?’

Jung Minwoo finally realized that what he saw in the emergency spar wasn’t her full power.

“…You better not think about getting out of here alive!!!”

As Anubis roared, the floor caved in and her figure blurred.

Crash—!

In an instant, Anubis arrived in front of Owl and swung her greatsword.

“Hmph, useless.”

Owl tried to block the attack by raising his hand, but.

Crack—!

“What?!”

His protective barrier cracked and he was sent flying.

‘Hmm, to think she could overpower Owl in this restricted state.’

Using Demon Eye to observe Anubis, he could see she was meticulously distributing and controlling her demonic energy.

‘Is she the type who thrives in real battles?’

While his attention was drawn to Anubis.

“Ugh!”

Crash—!

A powerful explosion sounded from another direction.

Turning his head towards the source of the sound.

“…I told you not to get cocky.”

Elin was summoning all the elements to overwhelm the marionettes.

“Haah!”

“Ribbit!”

And Venus, with her whip, and Rok, with his tongue, joined forces with her.

‘They’re adapting quite quickly.’

As expected of the demons he had chosen, they were quickly adapting and overcoming the situation.

‘At this rate, I don’t need to use Mind’s Eye separately.’

Jung Minwoo thought it wouldn’t be bad to just watch this spar without using Mind’s Eye.

‘Then, shall I try the new effect I got?’

As Jung Minwoo thought about copying a unique trait.

【Which demon’s unique trait would you like to copy?】
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1. 2번

2. 555번

3. 777번

4. 888번

5. 999번

A message window appeared before his eyes.

‘It’s a bit surprising that even Owl is included.’

Jung Minwoo looked at the message window, contemplating which unique trait to copy.

‘Anubis’s unique trait would be the easiest to handle.’

Having made his decision, Jung Minwoo chose ‘777번’.

【Copying 777번’s unique trait ‘Awakening’.】

A message window popped up, indicating that he had copied the ‘Awakening’ unique trait.

‘Let’s try it out.’

As Jung Minwoo gathered his demonic energy and activated ‘Awakening’.

“?!”

He began to feel an indescribable sense of omnipotence.

‘…This is Awakening?’

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As he marveled at the power, veins bulged all over his body, just like Anubis.

‘I can’t see it, but my eyes must be bloodshot and my hair must have turned red like Anubis.’

As if confirming Jung Minwoo’s assumption, Venus said in a flustered voice,

“Y-your hair? Could it be, you copied Anubis-nim’s unique trait?”

As expected of her sharp wit, she recognized the effect.

“That’s right.”

Jung Minwoo smiled faintly and then.

Crash—!

With a tremendous booming sound, he charged towards the marionettes.

‘So this is what it feels like.’

Feeling the power surging through his body, he could understand why Anubis loved fighting so much.

“W-what?!”

The marionettes panicked and attacked Jung Minwoo, but.

“Too slow.”

Whoosh.

Jung Minwoo ducked, easily dodging the attack, then grabbed the heads of two marionettes in each hand and slammed them to the floor.

Crash—!

Shatter.

Their protective barriers shattered, and the marionettes fainted on the spot.

As Jung Minwoo continued to attack the other marionettes.

“Now’s our chance! Let’s push them back!”

“…Yes!”

“Ribbit—!”

Venus seized the opportunity and launched a coordinated attack with the other Demon Communion members.

After swiftly taking care of the marionettes.

“Phew, that was a good workout.”

Thud, thud, thud.

Anubis walked towards them with a refreshed expression.

‘What happened to Owl?’

Jung Minwoo looked in the direction Anubis came from.
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“Ugh…”

Owl was lying face down on the floor, trembling.

‘…She must have kept hitting him even after his barrier broke.’

Judging from his swollen face, it was clear she had hit him.

“Are we ending the spar here?”

At Anubis’s question, Jung Minwoo nodded and replied.

“Right? I think everyone’s pretty tired since it was their first battle.”

“Really? It’s a shame to end it here. Can’t we do one more round?”

Flinch—

Owl and the marionettes lying on the floor trembled at her suggestion.

“Sounds good.”

“…I’ve got the hang of it now.”

“I can fight perfectly if we fight again! Ribbit, ribbit.”

Since even the Demon Communion members wanted to spar more, Jung Minwoo decided to accept their wishes.

“Well, I can’t say no if you all say so.”

Jung Minwoo looked at the collapsed marionettes and said,

“I know you’re awake. Get up.”

“””…”””

“You’re not getting up? Then I’ll proceed like this?”

At Jung Minwoo’s threat, Owl and the marionettes reluctantly got up with grimaces.

And so, Owl and the marionettes had to serve as punching bags late into the night.

Weekday morning, after the weekend.

“You’ve all worked hard getting here. Now, once you complete ‘Demons are Highly Capable’, the exam will be over.”

The demons’ faces turned pale at the mention of the exam ending.

They realized that the time for their disposal was approaching.

“The final exam is to survive on an island for a month.”

The demons, who had lost their motivation, showed curiosity at the instructor’s words.

“You have to find your own food and shelter, and you have to deal with the monsters that appear on the island. Of course, you’ll also have to deal with the other students.”

Sting—

As soon as the instructor mentioned fighting on the island, Jung Minwoo felt sharp gazes on his back.

Turning his head back.

Smirk—

The demons behind him were giving him piercing glares and sly smiles.

‘They’re openly displaying their hostility.’

Jung Minwoo grinned wickedly at their reaction.

‘How dare they bare their teeth at me before the exam even starts? Bring it on. I’ll crush you all.’