The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 60

Chapter 60: Demon Empire (1)

“P-Please, spare me! I have nothing to do with the cult!”

The emperor of the Holy Empire backed away, begging William for his life, but…

“Nothing to do with it… Do I look like an idiot?”

Without changing his expression, William sliced off the emperor’s left arm.

Fwoosh!

“Aaargh!”

The emperor screamed, clutching his missing arm as he rolled on the floor.

“You’re telling me there were no imperial knights among the two million troops? What kind of nonsense is that?”

“…T-That’s…”

“There’s no value in keeping this guy alive.”

As William reached out to the emperor with a cold expression…

“W-Wait!”

The emperor shouted desperately.

“Why? Want to leave some last words?”

“I have a proposition for you!”

“A proposition?”

As William’s face showed curiosity, the emperor, sensing a glimmer of hope, hastily continued.

“Y-Yes! If you just spare my life, I will give you a vast amount of gold coins.”

William chuckled at the emperor’s proposal and said,

“I can just take that after I kill you, right?”

“…W-Well…”

“Just kill him.”

William struck the emperor’s neck with the edge of his hand.

Crack!

With the sound of bone breaking, the emperor’s neck twisted in an unnatural direction.

“Gah!”

Thud

And thus, the emperor met a ridiculously pathetic end, unbefitting his title.

“Even an emperor is nothing special.”

As William looked down at the emperor collapsed on the floor,

Thud, thud, thud.

“Hyung.”

“Oppa, we’re here.”

The children entered the throne room.

“What about the Pope?”

William asked, and Sebastian answered with a smile.

“Taken care of.”

“Good work. Now, the demons can escape from the angels, right?”

“Probably. The Demon Lord said they weaken if they kill humans.”

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“That’s a relief…”

As they were talking,

“It seems like it’s time for us to make our appearance.”

Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members were watching the situation from behind.

“Venus, don’t reveal yourself.”

“Understood.”

Then, Jung Minwoo, subtly smearing blood on himself, appeared before the children.

“Gasp!”

Thud

Of course, he couldn’t look too unscathed, so he put on a great performance of collapsing to the floor.

“D-Demon Lord!”

William and the children, spotting Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members, approached with delighted faces.

“…Huff… Thanks to you all, I was able to escape. Thank you.”

“No, it’s nothing. We just did what we had to do.”

William answered energetically, tears welling up in his eyes.

“Now you’ve all become proper Demon Servants.”

“Hehe.”

As Jung Minwoo stroked their heads, William blushed as if embarrassed.

“””…I’m jealous.”””

The children behind them watched with envious eyes.
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“…Are your wounds alright?”

“Fortunately, thanks to your invasion of the Holy Empire, I was able to obtain a large amount of demonic energy and heal my wounds.”

“Phew, that’s a relief.”

Jung Minwoo looked at the emperor lying on the floor and then turned his gaze to William.

“What do you want to do from now on?”

“After touring other countries and gathering more children like us, we want to cultivate land and establish a kingdom.”

If their goal was abstract before, it had now become quite concrete.

“Then, how about you manage this empire?”

“…Me, manage the empire?”

“Yes, wouldn’t it be easier to manage an existing empire than to build a kingdom from scratch?”

“…Do you think I can do it well?”

“Of course you can.”

Jung Minwoo picked up the fallen crown and placed it on William’s head.

“You just need to guide them down the right path.”

William replied with a determined expression, filled with a sense of mission.

“Yes! I will try my best to rule the empire.”

Thus, a new emperor ascended the throne of the empire.
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After everything was settled, Jung Minwoo received the payment for the monsters he sold.

The total DP earned was 150,000.

He had reaped a 15-fold profit on his investment.

Some might see this and argue that he was ripping people off, but…

‘Considering the situation and the education they received, it’s a bargain.’

These were not just any goblins; they were elite goblins who had received training. It was only natural to receive this much for them.

However, since he didn’t reach his target amount, he retrieved 10,000 goblins and returned them to his personal breeding grounds.

‘Still, with 70,000 remaining, I can’t say I’ve suffered a loss in strength.’

He had successfully invaded and shed his probationary status. All that was left was to return to the Demon World, but…

‘It’s better to stay for a few more months, right?’

Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members decided to stay on Yurain planet for a while longer.

‘If we return to the Demon World now, the empire will collapse.’

Although the Demon Servants had shown great potential by invading the Holy Empire, they were ultimately just children.

In other words, their ability to manage and govern the empire was inevitably lacking.

He couldn’t just abandon the empire after going through all the trouble of invading it, could he?

‘We just need to offer advice and help them regain stability.’

Therefore, Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members were currently sitting around a round table, discussing ways to restore stability to the empire.

“Currently, the surviving population of the empire is 8.5 million. If we include those fleeing across the border, it will decrease to 7 million. At this rate, it won’t be long before it collapses. Let’s all share our ideas on how to stabilize the empire.”

After Jung Minwoo spoke, Venus looked at the documents and said,

“7 million… That’s not enough to even call it an empire anymore.”

Considering that the Verin Kingdom had a population of 8 million, this number was even smaller.

“In my opinion, the best course of action right now is to send letters to other countries, seeking recognition for the new empire and obtaining supplies.”

Jung Minwoo nodded in agreement with Venus’s opinion.

“Definitely, we need to address the food shortage caused by the war first.”

Since other countries also lacked troops due to the war with the demons, they would likely recognize the new empire and send supplies if they didn’t want to be invaded by goblins.

“…Can I share my opinion?”

Elin, who had been listening quietly, raised her hand and spoke.

“What is it?”

“…Supplies are important, but I think it’s more crucial to unite the higher beings within the empire. What if we turn them all into Demon Servants and forcibly unite them?”

Jung Minwoo was slightly impressed by Elin’s suggestion.

‘I thought she was weak in this area after her crushing defeat in the debate competition, but this is unexpected.’

As he was admiring Elin, Anubis and Rok also offered new ideas.

“Can’t we just take the prince or princess hostage?”

“Or, how about having skeletons do the farming and give them an advantage in food production to make them stay? Ribbit, ribbit.”

It seemed they had all grown considerably through this experience, as they were presenting decent solutions.

“Alright, let’s incorporate all these ideas and try them out one by one.”

The first thing Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members did to stabilize the empire was to turn higher beings into Demon Servants.

[Those who wish to become Demon Servants, come to the castle!]

― 30% tax reduction upon becoming a Demon Servant.

― 3 Skeletons will be given upon becoming a Demon Servant.

[Why should you become a Demon Servant?]

― All illnesses and disabilities will be cured upon becoming a Demon Servant.

― Increased lifespan upon becoming a Demon Servant.

― Rejuvenation upon becoming a Demon Servant.

― You can gain great strength upon becoming a Demon Servant.

The higher beings murmured as they looked at the paper posted on the bulletin board.

“…They say they’ll reduce taxes by 30% if we become Demon Servants?”

“…Various benefits will be provided?”

“…3 Skeletons will be given? What’s this?”

“They’re asking us, who believed in the angels, to become Demon Servants?”

“This is ridiculous.”

“Even though the empire was invaded because of the Demon Servants, isn’t this going too far?”

“Well, it’s voluntary, not forced. At least we can be thankful for that.”

Having believed in angels, the higher beings were naturally resistant to the idea of becoming Demon Servants, so no one readily stepped forward to volunteer.

As the higher beings clicked their tongues and moved away from the bulletin board,

“…They say they can cure everything?”

A middle-aged man was staring at the bulletin board as if possessed.

“Is, is that really true?”

The middle-aged man approached a Black Knight standing nearby and asked,

“…Excuse me, but may I ask you a question?”

“What is it?”

“It says that if you become a Demon Servant, any illness can be cured. Is that true?”

The Black Knight pointed to his leg and said,

“I was actually a Paladin serving the church. I became crippled in the war against the demons.”

“…What do you mean?”

“Yes, I became a Demon Servant, and my leg was healed miraculously.”

The middle-aged man, his face filled with hope, thanked the Black Knight.

“Th, thank you.”

“Yes, becoming a Demon Servant isn’t so bad.”

Then the middle-aged man started running somewhere in a hurry.
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“Huff, huff, huff.”

After running for about 10 minutes without rest,

Burst―

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“Honey, I’m home!”

The middle-aged man opened the door and entered the house.

“Oh my, look at you sweating. What happened that you ran all the way here?”

At the woman’s question, the middle-aged man told her exactly what he had seen.

“Re, really?”

“Yes, the Black Knight guaranteed it!”

“…What if it’s a lie?”

“I’ll become a Demon Servant first.”

“…You’ll go first?”

The middle-aged man said with a determined look,

“I’ll cut off my finger and then become a Demon Servant. If a new finger grows back, it means what the bulletin board said is true.”

At the mention of cutting off a finger, the woman’s face became panicked.

“What if it doesn’t work?!”

“Do we have any other choice? Our child is on the verge of death!”

“…”

That’s right.

Their child was currently in critical condition due to tuberculosis.

“…Alright.”

The woman, too, could not bear to lose her child like this, so she had no choice but to agree.

“I’ll go right now!”

The middle-aged man ran to the castle to confirm.

“What business do you have here?”

The Black Knight guarding the castle stopped him and asked about his purpose.

“I, I came to become a Demon Servant.”

“Hmm, good. Guide this man inside.”

At the Black Knight’s command, a soldier led the middle-aged man into the castle.

“Wait here, the Demon Lord-nim will come soon.”

“…Ye, yes.”

As the soldier left, the middle-aged man couldn’t control his trembling.

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‘Should I run away now?’

He had come this far for his child, but the demon was a catastrophic being who had wiped out 2 million humans.

The demon might not believe him and could crush him.

As he was struggling internally,

“Are you the one who wants to become a Demon Servant?”

Black fog appeared in the room, and

Thud, thud, thud.

A figure walked out of it.

“Gasp!”

The middle-aged man was so surprised by the figure’s appearance that he forgot to even breathe.

Black hair with two horns protruding from his forehead.

Golden and red eyes, followed by a trident-shaped tail on his backside.

Even as a man, he couldn’t help but admire the incredibly handsome appearance.

“Ah!”

The middle-aged man stopped admiring and hurriedly prostrated himself on the floor.

“It is an honor to meet the noble Demon Lord-nim!”

“No need for formalities. I’ll make you a Demon Servant right away.”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, the middle-aged man took out a dagger and said,

“…I apologize for the disrespect, but may I cut off my finger before becoming a Demon Servant?”

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“To see if it heals or not?”
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“I, I’m deeply sorry, but yes.”

The middle-aged man, as if he had committed a grave sin, pressed himself closer to the floor and trembled.

“No, it’s a reasonable doubt. You are permitted to cut off your finger.”

“I am overwhelmed by your boundless generosity!”

As soon as he received permission, the middle-aged man cut off his finger without hesitation.

“…Ugh!”

He felt indescribable pain, but since he was in front of the demon, the middle-aged man endured the pain with tremendous mental strength.

“Here, check the contract and bleed onto it.”

“Ah, alright.”

When he looked at the contract, it said:

‘Death upon betrayal, death upon disobedience…’

Basic contract clauses were listed.

‘There’s no problem with the contract.’

As he bled onto the contract,

“Congratulations on becoming a Demon Servant.”

Along with Jung Minwoo’s congratulatory words,

“U, uwaaagh!”

Black flames engulfed the middle-aged man.

About 5 minutes passed.

Sizzle―

“Ah, ah…!”

As the black flames disappeared, the middle-aged man, no, the young man, was wearing an ecstatic expression.

“Look in the mirror.”

At Jung Minwoo’s command, he approached the mirror.

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“I, I look younger?”

The young man kept touching his face, unable to hide his surprise.

“Now check your finger.”

“My, my finger has grown back!”

The young man, confirming his finger, was overjoyed to find that his wound had healed.

‘With this, our child can be healed too!’

The young man thanked Jung Minwoo and immediately left the castle for home to share the news.