The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 61

Chapter 61: Demon Empire (2)

Bang―

“H-Honey!”

As the young man opened the door and went inside.

“…Who are you?”

The woman looked at the young man with wary eyes.

“Who else would I be? Your husband!”

“I don’t remember having such a young man as my husband…”

At the young man’s answer, the woman cautiously held up a kitchen knife.

Shudder―

Thinking that this misunderstanding could get out of hand, the young man hurriedly waved his hand and said,

“H-Honey. Look at my face! Don’t you recognize me? It’s your husband!”

“…Yes?”

The woman looked closely at the young man’s face, then said with wide eyes,

“I-Is it really you?”

“Yes! I became a Demon Servant and got younger like this!”

The young man explained in detail to the woman what had happened at the castle.

“…I didn’t think that they’d post such an official notice on the board with lies… But seeing it for myself, I can’t believe it.”

“Now that the effect has been proven, let’s get our child and quickly go to the castle.”

“…”

At the young man’s urging, the woman hesitated.

At first, she was so preoccupied that she thought it wouldn’t matter as long as the child’s illness was cured, but when it came time to actually take the child, she realized that she hadn’t asked for the most important thing – the child’s opinion.

‘Even if there’s no poison clause in the contract, it’s important to ask for the child’s opinion, right?’

The woman grabbed the young man’s wrist as he was about to head towards the child’s room and said,

“Honey, I don’t think it’s right to just take the child out like this?”

“What do you mean?”

“We should ask for our child’s opinion too.”

“Ah…!”

The young man also seemed to have realized it just then and showed an awkward expression.

“Sorry, I was so hasty that I didn’t think of that.”

They went to the child’s room together, explained what had happened to the young man, and asked if the child wanted to become a Demon Servant.

“Yes! I want to become a Demon Servant and get healthy again! It’s not a bad thing, right?”

To their relief, the child smiled brightly and expressed their desire to become a Demon Servant.

“Okay, let’s go to the castle right away.”

And so, the family headed straight to the castle with their child.

As they approached the castle.

“Hmm? You’re the one who came in earlier.”

The Black Knight guarding the gate recognized the young man and spoke to him.

“Yes… My wife and child also want to become Demon Servants, so we’ve come back.”

“You are a man of open mind. Take them inside the castle.”

At the Black Knight’s command, a soldier came out as before and led them inside the castle.

“Wait here, and the Demon Lord-nim will come.”
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“…Yes, yes.”

Despite having been there just a while ago, the young man’s body trembled with nervousness.

“…Honey, I’m so nervous.”

The woman also seemed nervous, with a slightly scared expression.

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“Don’t worry. I’m here.”

As the young man was comforting the woman.

“Dad, am I going to get better now?”

Unlike their worries, the child spoke with an excited face.

“Of course, you’ll be completely cured and able to run around outside like before.”

“Hehe, I’m looking forward to it.”

Seeing that, the young man and woman chuckled, forgetting their nervousness, and held the child’s hand.

As they were waiting with a peaceful mind, unlike before.

“What a lovely family bond.”

Black fog appeared in the room.

Click, click, click.

A figure walked out from there.

“””…Wow!”””

The family gasped at the figure that walked out.

Pink hair and two horns protruding from the forehead.

Heart-shaped pupils and a trident tail sticking out from the buttocks.

It was the perfect image of a demon, but.

‘…B-Beautiful.’

They seriously wondered if an angel, not a demon, had walked out.

A pure and beautiful appearance.

The kindness that seemed to embrace everything could not possibly be thought of as a demon.

Just as the family stopped their admiration and were about to greet Venus.

“Greetings are unnecessary. The woman and child over there came to become Demon Servants, right?”

Venus stopped them from greeting her and moved on to the main topic.

“T-That’s right.”

At the young man’s answer, Venus smiled faintly and said,

“You’ve made a wise choice.”

After that, the contract was made in the same way as the young man’s.

“Kyaaaak!”

“Uwaaaak! Dad, Mom!!”

As black flames engulfed the mother and daughter, they screamed in agony, but.

Sizzle―

After about 5 minutes, the black flames disappeared.

“Ah, ah…”

“…Haa.”

The mother and daughter had expressions of ecstasy on their faces.

“Oh my?!”

The woman couldn’t help but be surprised as she looked at the mirror next to her.

“I-Is this me?”

It was understandable, because in the mirror, there was not a middle-aged woman with wrinkles, but a young lady with firm skin.

“Dad, Mom! My body doesn’t hurt anymore!”

And the child, having regained their health, jumped up from their seat and started running around.

“Sob, thank you so much.”

“Thank you so much for curing our child’s illness.”

Soon, they knelt before the demon and expressed their gratitude.

“There’s no need for thanks. It’s just a natural right that a master should provide for their servant.”

“””Ah, ah…”””

Their eyes became hazy at Venus’s benevolent smile.

“On your way out, you can receive nine Skeletons. They’ll be useful to you.”

“”A-Alright!””

They kept bowing their heads until they left and exited the room.

As soon as they were completely out of sight.

“Looking at them, I bet higher beings will be flocking to become Demon Servants.”

Jung Minwoo appeared from behind and spoke to Venus.

“You’re right. Judging by their expressions, they were like devout believers.”

At Venus’s words, Jung Minwoo nodded in agreement.

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‘They showed faith even stronger than that of angels.’

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Reading their inner thoughts with Mind’s Eye, Jung Minwoo could see that they were feeling faith in the demon and gratitude.

‘Feeling gratitude towards the demon who invaded the empire… It’s quite ironic.’
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To feel gratitude, not hatred, towards the demon who invaded the empire, wasn’t it a bit funny?

‘Well, I guess it’d be stranger if they didn’t feel grateful after experiencing such a miracle?’

Believers who had faith in angels couldn’t experience such dramatic effects like becoming a Demon Servant.

‘Believers only receive a tiny reward for their one-sided faith, but Demon Servants have their entire race changed.’

In other words, angels exploited higher beings under the guise of faith, while demons charged a fair price, which was why the effects were so drastically different.

“Then, since higher beings will be flocking soon, let’s prepare accordingly.”

“We’ll soon have 8 million Demon Servants.”

The rumor that the middle-aged couple had regained their youth and their child suffering from lung disease was cured spread throughout the empire within ten hours.

“Is it true that the couple became young again, looking like they’re in their 20s?”

“That’s what they say. My friend lives next door, and they said they looked so different that they almost didn’t recognize them.”

At the shocking news of regaining youth and being cured of illness, some higher beings went to the couple’s house to see for themselves.

“W-What are those skeletons?”

When they arrived at the couple’s house, they saw skeletons with only bones working in the fields.
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“Aren’t those Skeletons?”

“Skeletons?”

“Yeah, those are classified as the lowest-ranking monsters, right?”

The residents looked at them curiously.

Those who had come to see the couple forgot their purpose and observed the Skeletons.

After watching the Skeletons work for 10 minutes.

Creak―

The door opened, and a young man walked out.

“You’re working hard. Come back to the house after you’re done with the field work. I have other tasks for you.”

Clatter, clatter, clatter.

At the young man’s words, the Skeletons rattled their jaws as if to say they understood.

“I-Isn’t that him?”

At a resident’s words, the other residents looked at the young man and said,

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“…I think it is?”

“If he had wrinkles on that face, he’d be the friend we knew, right?”

“I’d believe it if he said he was a secret son.”

They approached the young man and spoke to him.

“You, are you really the one I know?”

At the resident’s question, the young man burst into laughter and said,

“Of course, did you think I became someone else?”

At the young man’s answer, the residents realized that the rumors were not false, but true.

And they began to ask the young man what they were curious about, one by one.

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“What are those Skeletons?”

“Ah, those are given as a gift when you become a Demon Servant. They’re monsters, so they don’t get tired and work really well.”

“Aren’t they dangerous?”

“Don’t worry about that. They become my property when they’re given to me.”

At the young man’s explanation, the residents kept nodding their heads.

“Then, if you leave all the farming to the monsters, what do you do?”

“Me? I’m busy playing with my child these days. They were sick before, so we couldn’t play together.”

“””Ah…”””

Seeing the young man smiling happily, they thought of their families who were waiting for them at home.

“Thank you.”
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“I’ll be going now.”

And the residents expressed their gratitude and returned to their respective homes.

A week later.

A huge crowd had gathered in front of the castle gate.

“Everyone, line up properly. If you don’t keep the line, you’ll be deprived of the right to become a Demon Servant!”

At the Black Knight’s shout, the residents lined up in an orderly fashion for fear of being deprived of their rights.

“Tsk, you should’ve come when the notice was posted on the board. Why are you all rushing in at once?”

The Black Knight grumbled and let the higher beings inside the castle.

As you can see from the situation, this huge crowd was all higher beings who had come to become Demon Servants.

Some to regain their youth.

Some to cure their illnesses.

Some to recover from their disabilities.
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Some to receive Skeletons.

Some to extend their remaining lifespan.

The residents had come to become Demon Servants for various reasons.

“It’s a spectacle.”

Jung Minwoo was watching the scene with a satisfied smile.

“Demon Lord-nim, if you make this many people into Demon Servants, won’t you run out of demonic energy?”

William, dressed in fine clothes, expressed his concern.

“Don’t worry. I’m not giving them as much demonic energy as you guys, just a very small amount.”

“That’s a relief.”

“By the way, how’s your studying going?”

At Jung Minwoo’s question, William scratched his head and answered,

“I’m doing it, but there’s so much to memorize that it’s giving me a headache.”

Currently, what William was studying was the basic knowledge that an emperor should possess.

“It’s alright. You’re smart, so you’ll be able to learn it all without difficulty as you study.”

“Hehe, I’ll do my best!”

It would take quite a long time for someone with an average brain to learn all the knowledge, but since William had the talent of a genius, it wouldn’t take more than a month.

‘Perhaps, by the time all the higher beings have become Demon Servants, he’ll have learned everything.’

When that time came, he planned to send letters to other countries to announce the birth of the Demon Empire.

“Well then, I’ll go and make some Demon Servants.”

“Please go ahead, Demon Lord-nim!”