The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 82

Chapter 82: The Abandoned Crown Prince (2)

Elvis Noxon.

The king’s first son. A man who had been appointed Crown Prince, demonstrating outstanding talent in all areas.

He had dreamed of the revival of the ‘Pacon’ kingdom, but a single incident caused his life to crumble completely.

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That incident was…

Pointing out his father, the king’s, extravagance.

Of course, knowing his father’s nasty temper, he used wisdom to convey his meaning indirectly, but…

“Get out of my sight!!!”

Perhaps his temper was worse than expected, because he became enraged and threw Elvis out of the throne room.

After that day, the castle where he resided was engulfed in flames, leaving him with burns. He drank poison slipped into his tea by a maid, and his body weakened.

As he became unable to move on his own…

‘I ended up confined in this storage room.’

The knights and subjects who followed him tried to intervene, but…

‘He framed them with absurd charges and threw them in prison.’
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By imprisoning them all, he cut off Elvis’s hands and feet.

At that moment, the former Crown Prince, ‘Elvis Noxon’, came to realize one truth.

Even if one was wise, without power, it was all useless.

‘Am I destined to end my life like this?’

Feeling his body reaching its limits, Elvis instinctively sensed that his life was coming to an end.

‘If I had known this would happen, I should have forcefully taken the throne.’

What good was ‘affection’? Because of that one thing, everything had become so twisted.

‘If only I were given another chance…’

As he was vowing to never repeat the same mistakes if given another chance…

“…Huh? Fog?”

An eerie black fog began to emanate from within the storage room, and…

Thud, thud, thud.

Five figures emerged from it.

‘…Demons?’

Seeing the red horns on their heads, Elvis could easily discern that they were demons.

‘…I’ve seen them in documents.’

Demons, said to have not revealed themselves for centuries.

Those demons now stood before him.

“Greetings. I’m sure you know who we are without an introduction, right?”

Asked the demon standing in the center, Jung Minwoo. Elvis replied in a trembling voice.

“…Aren’t you demons?”

“That’s right.”

“May I ask why you have come here?”

Although he asked for their reason, Elvis already had an idea why they were there.

‘They’ve come to make a contract with me.’

According to the documents, demons corrupted humans and then turned them into puppets through contracts.

‘It’s foolish to believe everything written in documents, but the part about contracts was mentioned consistently in various sources, so it’s likely to be true.’

As if Elvis asked something obvious, Jung Minwoo replied.

“Naturally, we’re here to make a contract with you.”

“A contract…?”

“Yes, we’ve come to make you a Demon Servant through a contract.”

Demon Servant.

The supernatural power one gains in exchange for becoming a demon’s puppet through a contract.

Though it was called supernatural power, not much was known about it, so Elvis had no choice but to ask about Demon Servants.

“May I ask what advantages there are to becoming a Demon Servant?”

“If you become a Demon Servant, your burns and illnesses will be healed, and your lifespan will be greatly extended. Moreover, you’ll possess strength incomparable to humans.”

Listening to the explanation, Elvis naturally understood why it was called ‘supernatural power’.

‘That’s why there weren’t any detailed records.’

Currently, the religion of angels was dominant, so there was no way they would speak favorably of demons.

With his curiosity about Demon Servants satisfied, another question arose in Elvis’s mind.

‘By the way… what do they want from me?’

If demons had come personally, it meant they desired something from him.

‘Considering they visited me, the Crown Prince… do they desire to take over the Pacon kingdom?’

Looking at it objectively, there seemed to be no other use for him.

‘It’s best to ask directly.’

This wasn’t something that could be answered by pondering, so Elvis decided to ask directly.

“Then, what do you desire from me through this contract?”

“For you to conquer all nations and place them under your feet.”

“…?”

At the condition far exceeding his expectations, Elvis doubted his own ears.

‘Place all nations under my feet…?’

A condition of extraordinary scale.

With a bewildered expression, Elvis couldn’t help but ask again.

“You said you want me to conquer all nations and place them under my feet. Did I hear that correctly?”

“You heard correctly.”

“…”

At Jung Minwoo’s reply, Elvis’s eyes shook uncontrollably.

‘Is conquering all nations realistically possible?’

He desperately wanted to regain his health and ascend to the throne, but the condition was too absurd.

“Ah, don’t worry too much. If you make the contract, we’ll help you with all our hearts.”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, Elvis asked in a trembling voice.

“Is there a reason why I must conquer all nations?”

“Yes, another demon will be coming to visit you in 20 years.”

Another demon?

As Elvis stared at Jung Minwoo with an uncomprehending gaze…

“It would be better to explain for your understanding. What happened is…”

Jung Minwoo briefly explained the reason for the other demon’s visit.

In short, he had to conquer all nations due to a bet.

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“If you conquer all nations, we won’t interfere with you after that.”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, Elvis couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

‘Can I really achieve this?’

He merely wanted to inherit the throne, but things had become far too grand.

‘…Why are they making a contract with me?’

There must be countless capable individuals, yet he couldn’t understand why they wanted to make a contract with him.

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“Is there perhaps a reason why you want to make a contract with me?”

Jung Minwoo shrugged and answered Elvis’s question.

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“Because you’re the wisest in all the nations.”

“…”

Wise.

A word he had heard countless times since he was young.

However, hearing it from a demon, the feeling it evoked was entirely different.

‘…Right, I had no choice.’

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If he didn’t make a contract with them, he wouldn’t be able to escape this place.

‘There’s a possibility that what they said so far was a lie…’

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In the end, even if it was a lie, the fact remained that he could only escape this place by making a contract with the demons.

“…I’ll make the contract.”

At Elvis’s decision, Jung Minwoo flashed a gentle smile.

“You made a good decision. Then, shall we discuss the contract terms?”

Jung Minwoo took out a parchment from his pocket and started writing the contract terms.

― ‘Party A’ refers to ‘Jung Minwoo’, ‘Venus’, ‘No. 2’, ‘No. 777’, and ‘No. 888’, while ‘Party B’ refers to ‘Elvis Noxon’.

― ‘Party B’ must obey ‘Party A’s orders until all nations are conquered.

Failure to comply with orders will result in immediate death.

― ‘Party B’ cannot harm ‘Party A’ in any way.

Any attempt to do so will result in ‘Party B’s immediate death.

“Are there any terms you’re not satisfied with?”

“…No.”

Elvis, who checked the contract terms, was inwardly surprised.
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‘They’re really keeping their word?’

It was because there wasn’t a single ‘poisonous’ clause.

‘I had expected some lies to be mixed in…’

He felt embarrassed for having doubted them.

“Demons don’t play tricks with contracts.”

Elvis flinched at Jung Minwoo’s words and said.

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“I didn’t say anything…?”

“Your eyes look suspicious, as if you’re thinking exactly that.”

“…I apologize.”

Elvis readily admitted and apologized to Jung Minwoo.

“It’s alright, you probably had a wrong perception due to the pigeons.”

“…Thank you for your understanding.”

He also realized that the demons were unexpectedly gentlemanly.

“Then, let your blood flow onto the parchment.”

“Alright.”

Drip, drip—

As Elvis dripped his blood onto the parchment as instructed…

【Contract Complete】

A message indicating the contract’s completion appeared.

Whoosh—

The parchment was engulfed in black flames and burned to ashes. Then…

“Ugh, uhh!”

Elvis began to scream in pain as he was enveloped in black flames.

“Y-You didn’t mention there would be such pain…?”

“Sorry, I forgot.”

“…This, uaaargh!”

Thud—

Elvis collapsed onto the floor, his body thrashing violently like a fish out of water.

About 5 minutes passed…

Sizzle—

As the black flames extinguished, Elvis, completely transformed, remained in their place.

“Haah, haah, haah.”

His hair and eyes were dyed black, his burn scars were completely healed, and…

“My body is overflowing with energy. It’s been so long since I’ve felt like this…”

His emaciated body had been replaced with strong muscles.

“Of course. We used more than half of our demonic energy.”

“Thank you so much.”

Elvis knelt on one knee, expressing his gratitude to Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members.

“I look forward to seeing your results.”

“Yes, I will surely meet your expectations!”

Elvis nodded vigorously at Jung Minwoo’s words.

“Now that we’ve given you strength, prove your worth.”

“…Prove it?”

The only way he could prove his worth here was by taking the Pacon kingdom for himself.

‘I was planning to usurp the throne anyway, so it’s not a bad thing.’

It wouldn’t be bad to take revenge on those who had abandoned him.

‘They mocked me as they watched me fall…’

He couldn’t forget the laughter of his siblings on the day he received the burns.

In the past, he used his wisdom for the well-being of the kingdom. From now on, he would use it only for the demons and himself.

‘If it were the old me, I wouldn’t be able to usurp the throne, but with this newly granted power, it’s as easy as pie.’

As he was thinking about how to usurp the throne…

“A month should be enough, right?”

Jung Minwoo set a time limit.

“…A month?”

“What, is it too long?”

“…No, it’s just that the time frame seems a bit tight.”

Jung Minwoo shook his head at Elvis’s words.

“It’s a luxury to spend more than a month on a kingdom that’s about to crumble.”

“…”

“The Demon Servant we made a contract with before conquered an empire in just one day. I’m sure you, with your wisdom, will be able to do it.”

Of course, that result was possible because of the mobilized monster army, but Jung Minwoo didn’t bother to mention that.

“If you finish the invasion within a month, we’ll make your close aides Demon Servants as well.”

At the following offer, Elvis reflexively replied.

“…I will make sure to accomplish it.”
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Currently, his subordinates were imprisoned as cripples, so they would need the demons’ help to lead normal lives.

‘Things have come to this… I’ll finish it within a month.’

Elvis vowed to succeed within a month, his motivation burning bright.