The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 87

Chapter 87: 20 Years (1)

After Elvis succeeded to the throne, a bloodbath swept through the royal palace.

Some who hadn’t eaten certain foods fiercely resisted, but…

Unfortunately, they were only turned into cold corpses by the sword of the Knight Captain, who had reached the level of Sword Master.

“Your Highness, as ordered, all those who rebelled have been dealt with.”

At the Knight Captain’s report, Elvis smiled with satisfaction and said,

“As expected, you handle things decisively.”

“…Thank you.”

“Arnold-gyeong, you may stay. The rest of you are dismissed.”

At Elvis’s command, the knights retreated without a word.

“Arnold-gyeong.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”
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“Come with me to the prison.”

“Understood.”

The Knight Captain, Arnold, simply nodded at Elvis’s command without showing any question.

‘He’s going to release the imprisoned subjects.’

In the past, all those who faithfully followed Elvis had been imprisoned, so it wasn’t difficult to guess that he was going to see them.

“I will guide the way.”

“Please do.”

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Thus, guided by Arnold, as they entered the prison…

“Y-Your Highness?”

A prisoner, whose arms and legs had been severed, called out with surprised eyes.

“…Are you Fault?”

Elvis could recognize him at a glance because he was a knight who had escorted him in the past.

“Your condition has worsened a lot…”

He would have been a knight boasting strong muscles, but now he was in a skeletal state with only bones left.

“Haha, but I’m glad Your Highness seems to be in better health.”

Fault was showing a bright smile instead of blaming Elvis, who had imprisoned him.

‘…He must have suffered terribly because of me, but he’s truly unwavering.’

If he had lamented his fate and blamed him, Elvis would have felt less guilty, but seeing his loyalty unchanged made his heart ache.

“…By the way, wasn’t Your Highness also imprisoned in a storage room?”

At Fault’s question, Elvis smirked and pointed to the crown he was wearing.

“Can’t you see what’s on my head?”

“…Wow, a crown?”

“Yes, I ascended to the throne today.”

“W-what kind of change of heart did the King have to forgive Your Highness?”

At Fault’s continued question, Elvis shook his head and replied,

“Forgive? I took it by force.”

“…By force?”

“Yes, and as soon as I ascended the throne, I immediately executed all those who opposed me.”

At Elvis’s words, Fault was momentarily flustered, but he quickly regained his composure and said,

“Indeed, there would have been no other way to inherit the throne.”

Elvis couldn’t hide his surprise at his calm demeanor.

‘I thought he would react negatively to the fact that everyone was executed, but this is unexpected.’

Fault, unlike his position as a knight, had a strong aversion to killing people.

‘Well, after years of torture, it’s only natural for his disposition to change, right?’

Thinking about it, his arms and legs had been severed due to torture, so it would be more unreasonable for him to maintain the same disposition.

“That’s why I came to rescue my subjects from prison to build a new kingdom.”

At Elvis’s words, Fault gave a wry smile and said,

“Now that I’m a cripple with no arms or legs, is there any need to rescue me? I’ll only be a hindrance in building a new kingdom. I’m content with just seeing Your Highness’s face, so there’s no need to release me.”

Elvis lightly ignored Fault’s advice and inserted the key into the bars.

Click―

Then, he opened the bars and went inside.

Grab―

He placed his hand on Fault’s shoulder and said,

“No, your presence alone is enough help. And I’ve already prepared a way to restore your severed limbs, so don’t worry too much.”

“A-a way to restore them?”

“You’ll find out later. Rest here, I’ll be back with the others.”

Afterwards, Elvis gathered his subjects and moved them to where Fault was.

Looking over the subjects gathered in one room…

‘Their conditions are terrible.’
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Some were missing limbs like Fault, some had lost their eyes, some their jaw, some their ears, and so on. They were all crippled in various ways.

‘Bastards…’

Seeing his people in such a state made his blood boil.

He had ordered the knights to kill them, but if he had known they would be tortured this badly, he wouldn’t have let them die so easily.

‘Still, they should be grateful that their wounds can be healed.’

Elvis turned his gaze to the Knight Captain, Arnold, and said,

“I have something else to do, so wait outside the prison.”

“As you command.”

Arnold nodded silently and left the prison.

‘I should briefly explain things to them before summoning the Demon Lords, right?’

It would be a disaster if they were to commit any discourtesy when the Demon Lords appeared, so a prior explanation was essential.

“First of all, before I heal your wounds, there’s something I need to explain.”

Elvis meticulously explained to his subjects what had happened so far and what kind of grace he had received from the demons.

When he revealed that he had become a Demon Servant through a contract with a demon…

“A-a demon, you say?”

“A demon… that hasn’t appeared since hundreds of years ago?”

“This can’t be…”

At first, they showed negative reactions, expressing their bewilderment. However, as he listed the benefits of being a Demon Servant…

“It’s a miracle.”

“…I want to become a Demon Servant and heal my wounds quickly.”

“The Demon Lord performs miracles that even angels can’t.”

“It seems the Demon Lords recognized Your Highness’s extraordinary qualities.”

The subjects, with dazed expressions, expressed their desire to become Demon Servants.

“I will summon the Demon Lords now. When they appear, show them the utmost respect.”

“””Understood.”””

Elvis knelt down with a pious heart, clasped his hands, and bowed his head.

“Demon Lords, as you commanded, I have taken the ‘Pacon’ Kingdom within a month. Please grace us with your presence.”

Then, as he chanted his prayer in an earnest voice…

Swoosh―

A chilling black mist flowed out from within the prison.

Thud, thud, thud.

Five figures emerged from it.

When Elvis poisoned the King and donned the crown…

“He took the ‘Pacon’ Kingdom in just three weeks.”

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

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‘He’s a fun guy to watch.’

They hadn’t intervened for the past three weeks, but Jung Minwoo was enjoying nurturing Elvis.

While it was fun to see William grow rapidly through his support, it was also enjoyable to watch Elvis grow on his own.

‘I’m looking forward to seeing how he handles things in the future.’

As he was lost in thought, staring at Elvis seated on the throne…

“Seeing him succeed like this, invading planets shouldn’t be a problem either.”

Venus approached him and spoke.

“Indeed, if he keeps going like this, he’ll be more than capable of invading planets.”

Jung Minwoo nodded, agreeing with Venus’s words.
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“Will the plan proceed as before?”

At her continued question, Jung Minwoo fell into thought for a moment.

“I think we can proceed as planned.”

He gave his opinion to continue the operation as it was.

‘He’s so talented, it shouldn’t be a problem to focus on him.’

Of course, he still had to make other higher beings into Demon Servants, so he would have to share his demonic energy, but…

‘I just need to give them a small amount of demonic energy.’

He was planning to share the minimum amount of demonic energy with other higher beings, so there shouldn’t be any issues.

Afterwards, they followed Elvis into the prison.

“Demon Lords, as you commanded, I have taken the ‘Pacon’ Kingdom within a month. Please grace us with your presence.”

A moment later, he knelt down and started desperately calling for them.

“He’s looking for us so earnestly, shouldn’t we show ourselves now?”

At Jung Minwoo’s question, the Demon Communion members smiled and replied.

“Yes, let’s.”

“…Alright.”

“He’s ready to serve the demons.”

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“Huhu, it’s not polite to keep him waiting like this! Ribbit, ribbit.”

As they revealed themselves before Elvis…

“We greet the Demon Lords.”

Elvis prostrated himself on the ground and bowed.

“””We greet the Demon Lords.”””

Following him, his subjects tried to prostrate themselves and greet them, but…

“You don’t have to prostrate yourselves. I know your bodies are not well. I can’t force you to.”

Jung Minwoo extended his hand and stopped the subjects’ actions.

“””T-thank you!”””

As if they hadn’t expected such kindness from a demon, they bowed their heads repeatedly and expressed their gratitude.

Jung Minwoo accepted their greetings and shifted his gaze to Elvis standing in front of him.

“Elvis, you have done an excellent job as I commanded.”

“It was all possible thanks to the Demon Lords’ grace.”

“We only gave you the power. Taking the kingdom was achieved through your wisdom. So, there’s no need to downplay your achievements.”

“Understood.”

After a brief commendation, Jung Minwoo took out a parchment from his pocket.

“Then, as promised, I will make your subjects into Demon Servants. Let their blood flow onto this parchment.”

“As you command.”

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Elvis carefully received the parchment and turned his gaze towards his subjects.

“Everyone, extend your palms forward.”

He ordered them to extend their palms forward.

“””Understood.”””

As the subjects extended their palms without a word…
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“Hup!”

Elvis shot demonic energy towards his subjects.

Sting―

Scratches appeared on the subjects’ palms, and small drops of blood began to well up.

‘Amazing.’

Jung Minwoo inwardly admired Elvis’s meticulous control, making only slight cuts.
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‘His talent is overflowing.’

As Elvis transferred the drops of blood from his subjects onto the parchment…

Drip, drip, drip―

【Contract Complete】

A message popped up, indicating the completion of the contract.

“Be careful, as intense pain will follow soon.”

The moment Elvis warned his subjects…

Whoosh―

The parchment was engulfed in black flames and burned away.

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“””U-uwaaagh!”””

The subjects who had shed blood were enveloped in black flames and began to scream in pain.

After about five minutes…

Sizzle―

The black flames died down, and the subjects were standing there, transformed.

“M-my arm?”

“M-my leg?”

“I-I can see?!”

“I can hear!”

“M-my tongue… it’s back?”

All those who had been crippled and unable to stand were now standing firmly on the ground, their bodies healed.

“Our bodies… they’re different?”

“…Muscles… have appeared?”

“I feel like my body is better than before?”

Moreover, unlike their previous skeletal states, they had all been transformed into strong physiques.

“””Thank you!!!”””

As soon as the subjects finished checking their bodies, they knelt before Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members, expressing their gratitude.

“Everyone, I hope you will contribute to the invasion of all nations from now on.”

“””Understood!”””

Perhaps because their bodies had been fully restored, the subjects’ faces were filled with confidence.

“And Elvis?”

“Yes, Demon Lord.”

“I will give you a new order.”

“Please give me your command. I will carry it out flawlessly.”

Elvis responded vigorously with eyes full of loyalty, more so than before.