The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 77

Chapter 77: Receive the New Recruits! (2)

When he was summoned to the personal breeding grounds, one Orc had a heart full of dreams.

‘I’ll catch the new Master’s eye and secure a high position!’

However, his determination to stand out crumbled soon after.

‘…How can there be so many people?’

It was understandable. There were simply too many monsters for him to easily catch anyone’s eye.

‘…No, it’s too early to give up. Even if there are many, I can still stand out if I work hard!’

The Orc shook his head, rekindling his extinguished ambition.

‘First, I should at least make eye contact, right?’

He wasn’t sure if Jung Minwoo would remember him just by seeing his face, but it was still better to show his face than to hide.

‘There he is.’

The Orc vigorously walked toward where Jung Minwoo was.

‘Should I greet him with a sharp salute?’

Just as he was approaching,

“Well then, I’ll see you in a year.”

Having finished his business, Jung Minwoo casually left his seat.

‘Ah, no!’

The Orc hurriedly ran after him, but Jung Minwoo had already disappeared.

‘Damn it! If only I hadn’t frozen at first!’

As he was blaming himself for his slow actions,

“””Line up in five rows! You bastards!!! You’ll get punished if you’re late!!!”””

The Hobgoblins in front of him shouted, ordering them to assemble.

‘Five rows? What’s that?’

He didn’t understand the meaning, but he knew for sure that they were ordering him to gather.

‘How dare a Goblin order me around?’

He was already irritated for not being able to catch his Master’s eye, and now he was being ignored by this inferior monster, fueling his anger.

‘Hmph, I should beat those guys up to relieve my frustration.’

The Orc snorted and approached the Hobgoblin, frowning.

“Snort! Who are you to order me around?”

T hi s w as co pie d f r o m k ing m t l . o r g
He was secretly proud of his menacing appearance, but then,

“Are you crazy?”

“…Snort?”

The Hobgoblin scoffed, looking at him with disbelief and warning him.

‘What… Why isn’t he scared?’

Goblins were cowardly creatures, so one threat should have them trembling and begging for mercy. However, the one in front of him wasn’t scared at all; instead, he was warning him back.

‘The day would come when I’d be looked down upon by a Goblin.’

The Orc felt ridiculous and shouted, raising his right hand.

“Snort! Beg for forgiveness on your knees right now, and I’ll let you off with just one hit.”

At his continued threat, the Hobgoblin began to exude a chilling aura of killing intent.

“You… want to get hit?”

“Snort! What did you say!!!”

As the Hobgoblin continued to ignore him, the Orc exploded in rage and swung his fist at him.

Whoosh!

“Idiot.”

Swoosh―

The Hobgoblin chuckled and effortlessly dodged his fist by simply tilting his head to the left.

“…What?”

He was puzzled that a Goblin had dodged his attack. Then,

“Say your prayers.”

Whizz―

The Hobgoblin swung his telescopic baton towards him.
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“Kweeek, this tickles…!!”

The Orc smirked, attempting to block the baton easily, but then,

Wham―――!

“Kweeeeiiiik?!”

His body folded in half as he was sent flying.

Thud―

He rolled across the floor and landed far away.

“Cough!”

The Orc looked at the Hobgoblin who had struck him with a bewildered expression.

‘…Demonic Energy?’

He could see Demonic Energy flickering from the baton the Hobgoblin was holding.

‘…A mere Goblin can handle Demonic Energy?’

He couldn’t believe that a Goblin could use Demonic Energy, something he couldn’t even use himself.

‘I should apologize now…’

He hated to admit it, but he knew he had no chance of winning against an opponent who used Demonic Energy. He was about to accept defeat when,

Whoosh!

“Snort?!”

The Hobgoblin instantly appeared before him and swung his baton again.
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Wham―――!

He couldn’t avoid the second attack.

“Kweeek?!”

The Orc felt his mind becoming hazy.

“Your military life is screwed.”

He wanted to ask what military life was, but then,

Wham―――!

“Ugh!”

The baton struck his head, and he collapsed to the floor.

As his consciousness faded, the Orc had one realization.

‘I don’t know what military life is, but my monster life is definitely screwed.’

And as the baton struck his head once more, the Orc lost consciousness.

Flash―

“Gasp!”

The unconscious Orc opened his eyes and sat up abruptly.

He looked around cautiously, fearing another attack from the Hobgoblin.

‘…Where is this?’

He found himself in an unfamiliar room with gray walls.

‘I clearly fainted after being hit by a Goblin…?’

He was bewildered by the unfamiliar environment.

“Snort, you’re awake?”

He heard an Orc’s voice behind him.

He turned his head towards the source of the sound.

“I was worried you wouldn’t wake up.”

Another Orc, wearing the same uniform as the Goblin, was sitting there.

“Where is this place?”

The Orc in uniform kindly explained.

“This is the barracks. It’s where we’ll be living from now on.”

“…Barracks?”

“Put on this uniform first.”

The Orc frowned as he received the uniform.

“Do I have to wear it?”

“You’ll get beaten up again if you don’t.”

“…”

At the mention of getting beaten up, the Orc quickly changed into the uniform.

“I’ll briefly explain the system here. First, our status is Trainee.”

“Trainee?”

“Yes, we can be promoted to Private through a promotion exam held every three months. The hierarchy here is entirely based on rank.”

Hierarchy based on rank, not strength.

He tilted his head, unfamiliar with this system.

“They said training will start soon, so rest while you can.”

“…Training?”

He was about to ask what kind of training they would receive when,

― Everyone, gather at the training grounds!!!

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The angry voice of a Goblin boomed from the speaker installed in the room.

― Those who are late will die!!!

He didn’t know what punishment awaited them, but he knew it wouldn’t be good to be late.

“Hmph, who would listen to a Goblin?”

The Orc scoffed, determined not to follow the Goblin’s orders, but,

Huff, huff―

Contrary to his words, his body was running towards the training grounds faster than anyone else.

“I, I’m first!”

He arrived at the training grounds first, thanks to his swift movement.

“Oh, you’re the one who fainted earlier, right?”

The Hobgoblin approached him, his eyes gleaming.

“…”

Gulp―

The Orc looked at the Hobgoblin with nervous eyes.

Pat, pat―

“I’ll be watching you. Do well.”

Fortunately, the Hobgoblin patted his shoulder and passed by.

‘Phew, why am I nervous around a Goblin?’

His pride was deeply wounded.

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‘At least I didn’t get hit.’

On the other hand, he felt relieved that the Hobgoblin passed by quietly.

“Those who are late, get down and give me push-ups!!!”

As he watched the Goblins and Orcs who came late get beaten and punished, he felt glad he came early. But then,
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“100 laps around the training grounds! Now!”

A shocking order was given. He felt a surge of defiance, but then,

“Why aren’t you running?!?!”

“Yes!!!”

The monsters, accustomed to violence, had no choice but to run around the training grounds as ordered.

“Huff, huff, huff!”

He was out of breath after just one lap and started falling behind.

“Run, run, run, run!!!”

The Hobgoblin relentlessly whipped his buttocks with the baton.

“Kweeeeek!”

The Orc held back tears and squeezed out his remaining stamina to run forward again.

He doubted if he could complete all 100 laps.

Thud―

As expected, he couldn’t.

“Tsk, your stamina is trash. 30 minutes break, then we’ll resume running.”

The Hobgoblin clicked his tongue and sat on a nearby bench, chatting with the other Hobgoblins.

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‘Damn it, they didn’t even run properly…!’

The Orc felt a sense of injustice.

Did he deserve this treatment?

‘Hierarchy based on rank…? Fine, I’ll play along.’

Just as one must follow the laws of the underworld when in the underworld, the Orc decided to follow the laws of this place.

‘I’ll climb to the highest rank and crush you all…!’

He firmly resolved to reach the highest rank in this place.

From that day on, hellish days began.

In the morning, he ran 100 laps around the training grounds.

At lunchtime, he trained his body in the gymnasium.

And in the evening, he finally got to end his day after choosing a weapon that suited him and sparring with his comrades.

And as these hellish days passed,

“…Finally, today.”

The promotion exam was approaching.

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“I’ll be promoted to Private in one go…”

The Orc checked his appearance with a determined expression.

Looking at his reflection in the mirror, he could see that he had changed significantly compared to three months ago.

His protruding belly had disappeared, and his flabby arms were now replaced with firm muscles.

He had also become able to handle a small amount of Demonic Energy, albeit weakly.

“Just do what I’ve been doing…”

He closed his eyes to relax and took a deep breath.

― The promotion exam will be held today. Soldiers who are eligible, please gather at the training grounds.

An announcement for the gathering at the training grounds was broadcasted.

“…Alright, shall we go?”

The Orc moved his heavy feet towards the training grounds.

‘The competitors are all here.’

About 10,000 monsters were gathered there.

They were all elites who qualified for the promotion exam, so none of them were easy opponents.

‘I’ll be within the top 100 here.’

To become a Private, he had to be within the top 100.

He stood nervously on the training grounds.

“You’re finally starting to look like soldiers.”

The Hobgoblin appeared, smiling with satisfaction.

“There’s only one thing we require from you Trainees. ‘Stamina.’ You need stamina to do anything else. Therefore, the promotion exam is a long-distance run.”

A long-distance run.

‘I’m confident in running.’

He had been running like crazy for the past three months. This was definitely a chance from heaven to get promoted.

“Everyone, line up at the starting line.”

“””Yes, sir!”””

The monsters responded energetically to the Hobgoblin’s order and moved to the starting line.

“Start!!!”
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The Hobgoblin signaled the start.

Thud, thud, thud―

The monsters started running forward.

“Huff, huff, huff!”

The Orc didn’t push himself to the front and controlled his pace, breathing rhythmically.

“Snort, snort, snort!!!”

Some monsters dashed forward, but,

‘That guy will fail the promotion exam.’

He could clearly see them collapsing midway due to exhaustion. The Orc smirked inwardly and maintained his pace.

After about 12 hours of running,

The number of monsters had decreased from 10,000 to 101.

If just one more monster dropped out, he would be in the safe zone. However,

“…Ugh!”

His stamina was at its limit, and his vision was blurring.

‘Hold on… I have to hold on.’

He wanted to give up due to the pain that felt like his heart would burst, but,

‘The opponent is tired too, hold on no matter what!!!’

The Orc running next to him also looked exhausted, so he couldn’t give up.

‘…Please just give up!!!’

He desperately wished for his opponent to give up. Then,

“Kweeek…!”

Did his wish reach heaven?

Thud―

The Orc running alongside him collapsed to the ground.

“Running ends!!”

As the Hobgoblin’s order followed, the Orc felt deep joy at the fact that he was within the top 100.

‘I, I did it!!!’

He wanted to shout and express his joy, but,

“…Huh?”

Thud―

Perhaps because he had pushed himself beyond his limits, the Orc lost consciousness and fainted.

The next day.

The promotion ceremony was held early in the morning.

“The 100 soldiers who passed the promotion exam, step forward.”

He walked forward as ordered by the Hobgoblin.

“Damn it, I’m envious.”

“When will we get promoted…”

“…Kieeek.”

The monsters on the training grounds looked at them with envious eyes.

‘Hmph, you should have trained harder if you’re envious.’

The Orc puffed out his chest and stood in line, 100th in order.

“We will now award the badges.”

The Hobgoblin began attaching badges to each monster one by one, explaining the authority of a Private.

“Privates have the right to command Trainees and receive snacks. They can also eat before Trainees.”

The Orc couldn’t help but drool at the mention of receiving snacks.

As time passed, it was finally the 100th Orc’s turn.
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“You’ve become a fine soldier now.”

The Hobgoblin spoke kindly and attached the badge to him.

“S, Squad Leader…!”

Was it because he had been recognized by the one who had ruthlessly beaten him?

Or was it because he had been recognized by his superior?

Whatever the reason, the Orc felt his emotions welling up.

“Th, thank you.”

“I look forward to your future performance.”

As the Hobgoblin patted his shoulder,

“…Sob, I will definitely live up to your expectations!!!”

The Orc burst into tears without realizing it.

Thus, the Orc, who had been full of complaints about the military system, had become the most sincere soldier.