The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 43

Chapter 43: Demons are Highly Capable (4)

[Gather at the large tree in the center of the island]

“Everyone, make sure to carefully examine the area ahead.”

“””Leave it to us!”””

Having received Jung Minwoo’s telepathic message, Venus was heading towards the large tree in the center, escorted by the Marionettes.

‘It’s fortunate that I ran into the Marionettes.’

With her combat abilities being somewhat inferior to other Jungshin Cult members, she would have been forced to use Charm if she had encountered other demons.

‘But, things have worked out better than I expected.’

However, by encountering the Marionettes, she could minimize wasting demonic energy.

‘I can’t complain to Minwoo-nim later that I’m lacking demonic energy.’

Venus disliked being a burden to Jung Minwoo more than failing, so she planned to head towards the large tree while conserving her demonic energy as much as possible.

“It’s 999!”

“Attack!!”

Occasionally, some weaklings would attack.

“Take care of them, please.”

“””Leave it to us!”””

With a single command from Venus, the weaklings were easily dealt with by the Marionettes.

“Good work.”

“””Thank you for the compliment!!!”””

With a single compliment from her, the Marionettes blushed and responded energetically.

“…”

She wanted to warn them that responding too loudly might attract other demons, but…

‘I used Charm too strongly, so they can only follow simple commands. It’s better to give up.’

Since it was the final test, she had amplified the power of Charm, but as a result, while they obeyed her well, their intelligence had regressed.

‘Their intelligence has regressed and they might not be able to recover, but it doesn’t matter since I’ll have to discard them after this anyway.’

Afterward, as Venus planned, she moved towards the large tree while conserving her strength as much as possible.

As soon as Anubis, who had also received Jung Minwoo’s telepathic message, spotted the large tree…

“I’m going to be the first to arrive!”

She started rushing towards the large tree without hesitation.

“Huh? 777?”

“It’s 777?”

The demons walking along the path spotted Anubis, but…

“R-Run away!”

“I don’t want to fail yet!”

Far from attacking, the demons turned around and started to flee.

“Prey spotted!”

Unlike her vow to be the first to arrive, she, a battle maniac, couldn’t just ignore the demons.

“Die!”

As she swung her greatsword towards the demons…

“…Oh no!”

“?!”

The bodies of the demons struck by the greatsword folded in half.

Kwa――ang!

Clang.

With a tremendous explosion, the demons’ Protective Barriers shattered, and they were immediately eliminated.

“Oops, I got carried away without realizing it.”

Forgetting her original purpose for a moment, Anubis scratched her head. Just as she was about to move again towards the large tree…

Rustle―

“Oh…”

“Ah…”

She encountered demons emerging from the bushes.

“Should I just take care of these guys and move on?”

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She figured if she eliminated these demons and ran quickly, she could still arrive on time.

“Alright, let’s kill them!”

Deciding to eliminate the demons before her, Anubis charged straight at them.

Meanwhile, Elin was heading towards the large tree in a rather comfortable way.

“…I’m bored.”

That method was to simply float along the river current.

Since she could control all the elements, she was comfortably moving along, receiving air even within the river.

“…Sleepy.”

Furthermore, the river was quite wide and deep, so even demons wouldn’t easily approach. In other words, she didn’t have to worry about being attacked.

“…But I have to endure. I made a promise with Minwoo.”

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However, perhaps because it was too safe…

Elin had to fight not against demons, but against drowsiness.

“Piece of cake!!”

Rok, the last member of the Jungshin Cult, had transformed into his first form and was flying through the sky.

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One might worry about him being attacked due to his large size, but…

Wee―ing.

He had shrunk his size to that of a fly, so there was no chance of being detected by demons.

‘It’ll take a bit longer to get there because I’m small, but safety is paramount. Ribbit, ribbit.’

Rok was praising himself for his ingenious idea when…

Wheeeeee―ing―!
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A strong wind started to blow.

“Pie-piece of cake?”

Wee―ing!

Rok tried to endure by flapping his wings, but…

Wheeeeee―ing―!

“…Piece of cake!”

Due to the wind, he was pushed further away from the large tree in the center.

At that moment, Rok had a hunch that it would be a long journey to reach the large tree.

“…What the? Why are there so few people?”

716 couldn’t hide his bewilderment at the sight of what appeared to be only 700 demons.

“Did you get lost? Or are the others still gathering?”

At 716’s continued questioning, a demon, trembling with fear, spoke.

“W-We were all defeated by that guy…”

At the demon’s words, 716’s face hardened.

“…That guy? You mean, this many people were defeated by a single person?”

“Maybe not all of them, but most of the demons were probably defeated by that guy…”

“Who is this guy?”

“777.”

Flinch―

Hearing Anubis’s number, 716 involuntarily shuddered.

“Is that true…?”

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Unable to believe it, he asked the demon again.

“W-Why would I lie about this?!”

The demon retorted angrily.

“I-I barely managed to escape.”

He then hugged himself and collapsed onto the ground.

“Sigh.”

716 sighed and crouched down to the demon’s eye level.

“So, are you going to give up like this? Are you going to let those guys be in the top ranks?”

“B-But, 777 is a real monster. We have no chance of winning.”

At the demon’s words, 716 let out a hollow laugh.

“Are you kidding? We have 700 demons here. No matter how strong she is, if we all attack at once, she won’t be able to do anything and will be eliminated.”

With 716’s persistent persuasion, the demon eventually regained his confidence and stood up.

“…You’re right! Whether it’s 777 or any other demon, there’s no fighting against numbers!”

Seeing this, 716 clicked his tongue inwardly.

‘Tsk, it’s tough playing babysitter.’

If they didn’t have the same goal, he would have abandoned this guy long ago.

“By the way, did you see where 777 was heading?”

“Yeah, she ran off in that direction, giving up on chasing us.”

“That way?”

He turned his head in the direction the demon pointed, and a large tree came into view.

“Did anyone see where the others went?”

At 716’s question, several demons came forward and pointed in the direction of the large tree.

“1 went that way.”

“999 went that way.”

Seeing that everyone was heading in the same direction, 716 smirked.

“It seems they decided to gather at the large tree over there.”

He didn’t know how they knew the island’s terrain and decided on the location, but seeing that everyone was heading in the same direction, it was clear they were meeting at the large tree in the center.

“Let’s go that way too.”

716 led the group of 700 demons towards the large tree in the center.

A while later.

Thud, thud, thud.

A figure arrived at the large tree in the center.

“What the? I’m actually the first one here?”

That figure was Anubis.
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“What should I do while I wait?”

As Anubis was pondering what to do while waiting…

“Oh my, Anubis-nim, you’re already here?”

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Thud, thud, thud.

Just then, Venus arrived, accompanied by the Marionettes.

“Oh, good timing! I was getting bored being alone.”

At Anubis’s words, Venus replied with a bright smile.

“It seems it’ll take a while for the others to arrive. Shall we sit down and wait?”
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“Good idea!”

Venus turned to the Marionettes and said,

“We’ll be sitting down and resting, so please stand guard around the area.”

“””Leave it to us!”””

The Marionettes replied energetically and drew their weapons.

“So, as I was swinging my weapon…”

“Really?”

As the two were chatting…

Thud, thud, thud.

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“…I’m here.”

Elin arrived, soaking wet.

“Elin-nim? Did something happen?”

At Venus’s question, Elin yawned and replied.

“Yawn, I came through the river because I was lazy.”
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“Ah…”

Venus nodded understandingly at her response.

“Don’t you feel uncomfortable being wet? You should dry your clothes.”

At Anubis’s words, Elin clapped her hands.

Clap―

Rustle―

The water on her hair and clothes evaporated, returning her to a dry state.

“Wow, that ability looks convenient.”

Anubis’s eyes sparkled at the sight, and she asked Elin to use it on her if she ever got wet.

“…Anytime.”

They sat down again and were chatting when…

Buzz. Buzz, buzz―

A buzzing sound started to tickle their ears.

“Damn it, what is that?”

Slap!

Anubis, with an annoyed expression, clapped her hands towards the bug.

“Squawk!”

Poof―

Smoke billowed out, and Rok lay on the ground, trembling.

“Rok-nim?”

As Venus approached the fallen Rok…

“Ugh… Anubis’s hand is spicy. Ribbit, ribbit.”

Rok shook his head and got up.

“What the? It was you, Rok? Why didn’t you say so?”

At Anubis’s words, Rok just smiled brightly.

“Now that even Rok is here, only Minwoo is left, right?”

“That’s right.”

“But why isn’t he coming? Did he get lost?”

“…I don’t think he would get lost.”

“He’ll be here soon. Ribbit, ribbit.”

They waited for about five minutes.

Thud, thud, thud.

“Did you all wait long?”

Jung Minwoo approached the Jungshin Cult members, waving his hand.

“Why are you so late?”

At Anubis’s questioning, Jung Minwoo shrugged and replied.

“I was checking for any potential dangers.”

“Potential dangers?”

“There are not only demons here but also monsters. I was checking if there were any that could pose a threat.”

Since ‘Demons are Highly Capable’ was a survival test, not a combat test, they had to survive on the island for a month even if they eliminated all the demons.

Therefore, it was necessary to identify any potential dangers in advance.

“Monsters can’t be a match for us, can they?”

“Of course, that’s true, but if they ambush us when we’re tired, it’s a different story.”

“Well, that’s true.”

Anubis nodded in agreement with Jung Minwoo’s explanation.

“And fortunately, after looking around, there weren’t any monsters that could be a threat.”

“…That’s a relief.”

Elin, who was listening to the explanation, yawned and nodded.

“I get it. So when does the demon hunting begin?”

Anubis, eager to fight, urged Jung Minwoo.

“I purposely left a few alive. They’ll notice and come this way soon.”

“Sigh, I hope they come quickly.”

Anubis grumbled, already feeling restless despite having just fought.

Just as Jung Minwoo was about to talk to her to calm her down…

“They’re here.”

He could see demonic energy flickering beyond the bushes.

“Everyone, prepare for battle.”

At Jung Minwoo’s command, the Jungshin Cult members drew their weapons and took a defensive stance.

Rustle―

Thud, thud, thud.

“Well, well, well. If it isn’t 1 and his gang.”

716 emerged, accompanied by 700 demons.

“What do you think? Quite a crowd, right? We joined forces to eliminate you in this test.”

At his boastful words, Jung Minwoo chuckled and said,

“Oh really? But what are you going to do? You’re all going to fail here.”

“…What the hell are you talking about?!”

716’s face turned beet red at Jung Minwoo’s light provocation.

“It’s not us who are going to fail, it’s you!”

“Why?”

“Don’t you know? Because you can’t handle this many people!”

Jung Minwoo clicked his tongue at 716’s words.

“Tsk, tsk, it’s because you have such stupid thinking that you’re all being disposed of.”

“You son of a…!”

He had originally planned to tease him a bit before eliminating him, but somehow, 716 was being led around by Jung Minwoo’s words.

“Surround them!!!”

716, realizing that he was only losing out by talking, immediately gave the order to the demons.

Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta, taa.

The demons began to form a circle around the large tree.

“Let’s see if you can still talk like that after you fail. Attack!!!”

At 716’s following command, the 700 demons charged simultaneously.

‘They’re like moths drawn to a flame.’

Jung Minwoo chuckled at the sight of them and then raised his demonic energy.