The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 53

Chapter 53: Negotiation (2)

‘First, let’s see what she’s thinking.’

Jung Minwoo used ‘Mind’s Eye’ on Seina before answering her question.

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【Sigh, my promotion is already on the line, and now bats show up… Things are really messed up. Is this promotion out the window?】

Letters combined above her head, forming Seina’s thoughts into text.

‘So she’s obsessed with her promotion, huh?’

It seemed like he could use this situation to his advantage.

“I have something to discuss with you. Would you have some time?”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, the pigeon next to her stepped forward and shouted.

“Discuss? Don’t make me laugh! We don’t associate with filthy bats!”

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Seina’s face hardened at the angel’s words, and new text appeared above her head.

【No… Why provoke them?! They obviously have a high Rank, so why provoke them?!】

Contrary to her haughty appearance, she seemed to be quite timid.

“Hey… What did you say?”

Shing—

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Anubis’s face crumpled at the word “bat”, and she raised her greatsword.

Flinch—

The pigeon trembled for a moment at the sight.

“Are you deaf? Bats have good hearing, but you must be different, huh?”

“You damn bitch, you’re asking for it.”

Anubis seemed to have reached her limit, grinding her teeth as she tried to approach the pigeon.

“Everyone, calm down.”

Jung Minwoo intervened, stepping between them.

“Who are you to…!”

But the pigeon, oblivious, tried to provoke them again.

“Shut up.”

Chills—

The pigeon couldn’t continue speaking, silenced by Jung Minwoo’s intense killing intent.

“Th-This bastard?!”

With one silenced, another pigeon drew its sword with an angry face.

“Everyone, stop!”

Seina shouted at the pigeons with a haughty expression.

“S-Seina-nim.”

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“Stop it.”

“…Understood.”

The pigeon lowered its head with a dejected look.

【Such intense killing intent… He must be higher Rank than me…】

Seina was sure that even if he was higher Rank than her, she wouldn’t be easily pushed around in this place.

【Both sides will either be annihilated or suffer heavy losses.】

The opponent wasn’t easy enough to risk massive damage.

【First, we need to figure out what their intentions are.】

Maintaining her haughty expression, Seina looked at Jung Minwoo and asked.

“What do you want to talk about?”

“It’s not something we can discuss while flapping our wings. How about we move to a different location and talk again?”

Seina fell into thought again at Jung Minwoo’s words.

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【Is he trying to lure us to a deserted place and attack? Or is he trying to attack the Holy Empire while we’re gone? Or…】

As her thoughts raced,

“Since you gave us your time, you can choose the location.”

Jung Minwoo said with a friendly smile.

“…Then, let me guide you to the religious order.”

It was unsettling to bring demons inside the religious order, but she thought they wouldn’t try anything funny there.

“Oh my, you’re really wary of us.”

“Of course. We suspect you’re higher Rank than us, so we need at least some means to protect ourselves, don’t we?”

Seina spoke with a sassy expression, but

【Please, don’t refuse!】

She prayed inwardly that Jung Minwoo and his group would follow.

‘Her words and thoughts are completely different.’

Jung Minwoo chuckled inwardly at the sight and nodded.

“If that will reassure you, we’ll follow. But if you try anything funny, we’ll both end up shedding blood.”

“…That won’t happen. Then, follow me.”

As Seina reached out to deactivate the protective barrier,

“Seina-nim, are you really going to let them inside?”

“Let’s just get rid of them now. If we leave those guys alone, something terrible will happen!”

The pigeons, unaware of the situation, tried to stop Seina.

【Why are these guys so clueless?】

She knew they were loyal, but it was troublesome if they kept holding her back like this.

【And you guys are making the atmosphere tense again!】

She glanced at the demons,
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They were drawing their weapons and raising their demonic energy, ready to fight if necessary.

“I made the decision, so don’t argue anymore.”

“…Understood.”

The pigeons pouted and nodded at Seina’s words.

“Come inside.”

Seina then temporarily deactivated the protective barrier and led Jung Minwoo and his group inside the religious order.

Inside the religious order, Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members were sitting on chairs in the Pope’s chamber.

“I’ve asked the Pope to leave for a while, so no one will come in.”

Jung Minwoo nodded at Seina’s words.

“Well, now that we’ve moved, I’d like to hear what you wanted to talk about.”

She had a serious expression, but her heart was pounding.

【Please, tell me it’s nothing serious! Please!!!】

Reading her thoughts, Jung Minwoo stroked his chin, lost in thought.

‘What’s the best way to approach this?’

He was debating whether to beat around the bush or be straightforward.

【Whatever it is, it needs to be resolved quietly without affecting my promotion!】

Reading her thoughts, Jung Minwoo made a decision.

‘I’ll be straightforward.’

Having decided, Jung Minwoo looked at Seina and said.

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“Soon, 3rd Rank demons will arrive to invade ‘Yurain’ planet.”

Of course, he said he would be straightforward, but he didn’t say he would be completely honest.

“…What?”

“?!””
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Seina and the pigeons behind her looked shocked at Jung Minwoo’s words.

“C-Could you say that again?”

“It’s not difficult. I said 3rd Rank demons will arrive to invade ‘Yurain’ planet.”

“…Huh.”

Realizing she had heard correctly, Seina momentarily forgot to maintain her composure and looked dumbfounded.

“…Why, why would 3rd Rank demons invade?”

Jung Minwoo answered her question with a look that said, “Are you serious?”

“Doesn’t it look delicious? Low Rank pigeo— I mean, angels managing the planet, and demons lower Rank than them haven’t established a proper foothold.”

That’s right.

In a way, it could be considered a miracle that they had grown this much without any interference.

“Th-Then why are you telling us this?”

Jung Minwoo feigned an annoyed expression and replied to her question.

“They declared to me that they would invade ‘Yurain’ planet. I hate losing my food bowl to death.”

Seina nodded in understanding.

【It makes sense that he wouldn’t want to lose this planet to another demon, since it’s a gold mine.】

Even she had cheered when she discovered this planet.

“So, I have a proposition.”

“…What is it?”

“You kill them yourselves. That wouldn’t be bad for you either…”

He was about to explain the reason when.

“Seina-nim! We must refuse!”

The pigeon behind her interrupted.

【N-No, but at least listen to what he has to say. He was about to say something really important! “That wouldn’t be bad for you either,” what comes next?!】

Seina looked flustered and started fidgeting.

‘How she responds here is key.’

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Jung Minwoo wasn’t offended by the pigeon interrupting him; instead, he saw it as an opportunity to seize control.

‘If I ignore the pigeon and continue the conversation, the control shifts to the pigeon.’

Continuing to talk after being insulted would be the same as revealing their desperation.

‘It’s better to pretend to be angry and leave.’

One might wonder what he would do if they didn’t stop him.

‘If they don’t, the Holy Empire will have to fight the 3rd Rank demons.’

Not stopping him would mean they weren’t interested in listening, so it would be more beneficial to think about how to deal with the 3rd Rank demons during that time.

Having made up his mind, Jung Minwoo decided to act immediately and stood up.

“Were you taught it’s okay to interrupt when a superior is talking?”

“W-What?”

“Let’s forget this ever happened. I don’t want to deal with fools who kick away a chance to raise their Rank.”

A chance to raise their Rank.

【A chance to raise our Rank…? Really?】

They had to stop him.

They could refuse later if they didn’t like what they heard.

“W-Wait…”

Seina cautiously tried to stop Jung Minwoo.

“Let’s go back.”

He seemed offended, not even looking at her as he prepared to leave.

“Then, goodbye.”

Just as he was about to leave the room.

“W-Wait!”

Panicked, Seina shouted and stopped Jung Minwoo.

“What is it?”

Jung Minwoo turned and asked why she had stopped him.

【I stopped him, but what should I say?】

Seina rolled her eyes, trying to figure out what to say.

“If you have nothing to say, I’ll be going.”

Jung Minwoo didn’t give her time to think.

“I-I want to hear more!”

In the end, Seina blurted out, feeling desperate.

“Hmm, you want to hear more?”

“Y-Yes. So let’s sit down and talk again.”

“Isn’t there something you should do before we talk?”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, Seina looked at the pigeon behind her and shouted.

“Your actions earlier were reckless. It was an act of disrespecting me.”

“S-Seina-nim…”

“Apologize to him right now.”

“B-But…”

“Do it now!”

“U-Understood.”

Cowed by Seina’s outburst, the pigeon bowed its head and apologized.

“I-I apologize. I was so agitated that I interrupted both of you.”

“How can I blame you for being poorly educated? Next time, be mindful of the situation and act accordingly. I’m only tolerating this because it’s me. If you had done that to another demon, a fight would have already broken out. You can’t lose your life because of an incompetent subordinate. Don’t you agree?”

“…Yes.”

The pigeon trembled at Jung Minwoo’s sarcasm.

“Let’s sit down and talk again.”

At Seina’s words, Jung Minwoo sat down again and continued the conversation.

“So, to continue our discussion, I want you to kill the demons.”

“We can raise our Rank by killing demons, but the risk is too high.”

“That’s true. But there’s no risk if you use higher beings to kill them, right?”

“Higher beings?”

“Yes, if you use higher beings, you can catch the demons without any direct damage.”

Seina asked with a doubtful expression.

“Is it really possible to kill a 3rd Rank demon with a higher being?”

“Of course, it would be impossible with ordinary methods.”

“Ordinary methods? You’re saying there’s another way?”

“It’s simple. We lure the 3rd Rank demons, and then the higher beings attack with all their might.”

A very simple method.

“They won’t be able to use their full power because there are no Demon Servants on ‘Yurain’ planet.”

Sensing she was being persuaded, Jung Minwoo continued his explanation.

“And if they fight within the Holy Empire, their power will be further reduced, so it won’t be that difficult to kill them.”

Seina crossed her arms and fell into thought for a moment before saying in a concerned voice.

“Then, many higher beings will die?”

“You have to accept that. It’s to kill a 3rd Rank demon.”

“…”

“If you kill them, you can raise your Rank.”

She hated to admit it, but Jung Minwoo was right.

【If we kill a bat that’s higher Rank than us, the Celestial Realm will recognize our achievement.】

Also, if the Holy Empire prepared for the attack with multiple Holy Formations, they could definitely put up a fight.

【As expected of a demon, he’s good at seducing angels with words.】

An attractive offer.

“What happens if we refuse this offer?”

Seina said something she didn’t mean, just to test Jung Minwoo.

“I don’t think you’d make such a foolish choice, but if that happens, I’ll form an alliance with the 3rd Rank demons and attack the Holy Empire using Demon Servants.”

“…”

In other words, it was an offer she couldn’t refuse from the beginning.

Seina sighed deeply at Jung Minwoo’s words.

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“I’ll be in your care.”

She stood up and extended her hand to Jung Minwoo.

‘Fortunately, it went according to plan.’

Jung Minwoo chuckled inwardly, stood up, and shook her hand.

“You won’t regret this choice.”

Of course, he meant he wouldn’t regret it.