The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well - Chapter 96

Chapter 96: Pigeons vs. Bats (1)
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The next day, after the large-scale war ended in a single day.

“How is the situation?”

Aroma was sitting in the meeting room with only Seina.

“Perhaps thanks to the oracle’s effectiveness, all nations have begun preparing for war.”

Of course, it wasn’t about the large-scale war that took place yesterday.

“Really? That’s a relief.”

One might wonder how they could avoid discussing the war where 30 million troops perished, but…

The 500 corrupted pigeons were deliberately blocking Aroma’s ears, so he was unaware of yesterday’s events.

“How are they preparing?”

At Aroma’s question, Seina answered while looking through a file folder.

“They are securing food and supplies, and training for war is in full swing.”

“That should be enough.”

Aroma showed a satisfied smile at the steady progress.

“What’s the reaction of the unoccupied nations?”

“They are taking a hard line, saying they can’t accept priests, just like a year ago.”

“Those guys, aren’t they preparing for war separately?”

“No. I understand that they are also in the midst of preparing for war.”

“We can win, right?”

At Seina’s report, Aroma tapped the armrest, revealing his anxiety.

“You don’t have to worry. Aroma-nim, the land you occupy is 90%. While they are formidable opponents, they will eventually crumble in the face of overwhelming numbers.”

At Seina’s confident assertion, Aroma spoke with a more relaxed expression.

“Well, no matter how strong a nation’s power is, it can’t withstand endless numbers.”

“That’s right.”
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“Then, when do you think it would be good to proceed with the war?”

“I think it would be good to proceed right now.”

“…Right now?”

“As the day of the Demon Lord’s advent approaches, the believers might become more defensive, so I think it’s better to issue an oracle that the Demon Lord’s subordinates have appeared and forcibly start a war.”

At Seina’s words, Aroma smiled faintly and said,

“Alright, let’s do as you say. We need to issue an oracle right now and start a war.”

Just as Aroma, having made his decision, was about to get up from his seat…

Burst open―

“S-Something terrible has happened!!”

A 9th Rank angel rushed into the meeting room, gasping for breath.
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“…Hey, didn’t I tell you not to come in when I’m in a meeting?”

At that sight, Aroma’s face instantly contorted, and he yelled at the angel.

“B-But…”

“What ‘but’? I took you in, you incompetent fool, and now you can’t even observe basic courtesy?”

“…”

“You can’t even follow basic rules, that’s why you’ve been stuck at 9th Rank for decades.”

He didn’t hesitate to spew out insults at the angel.

Normally, the angel would have trembled and left, but…

“…It’s really serious.”

The angel remained in the meeting room with a dejected look.

‘…Is it really serious?’

Aroma sensed an unusual atmosphere from the angel’s behavior and said,

“What is it? Tell me.”

Aroma decided to listen to the angel’s report first and then decide whether to punish him further.

“…T-That is, it’s been confirmed that a demon has appeared!”

Aroma was quite taken aback by the angel’s unexpected report.

“…A bat has appeared?”

It was understandable. Planet Dainik hadn’t seen a demon for hundreds of years, so it was considered virtually abandoned by the Demon World.

“How many are there?”

“It’s been confirmed that there’s one.”

“What rank is it?”

“W-We haven’t been able to confirm that ye…”

At the angel’s answer, Aroma chuckled and said,

“One demon whose rank we don’t even know? It’s probably nothing special, is it really worth making such a fuss?”

“W-Well, we received a report that it seems to be leading 50 million Demon Servants.”

50 million.

A number impossible to achieve in a single day.

This meant that they had been preparing for at least a year, hidden from the angels’ eyes.

“…50 million.”

Hearing the number of Demon Servants, Aroma’s expression transformed like a demon’s, and…

“You damn idiot!”

Slap――!

“Ugh!”

He slapped the angel’s cheek without hesitation.
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The angel, unable to withstand the shock, was about to collapse on the floor, but…

Grab―

Aroma, as if not allowing him to fall, grabbed the angel’s hair.

“What have you been doing all this time to only notice it now!!!”

“S-Sorry…”

“Shut up!!!”

Unable to contain his anger at the angel’s incompetence, Aroma punched him in the stomach.

Thud―――!

“Ugh!”

Thump―

As the angel collapsed on the floor, writhing in excruciating pain…

Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thump, thud―!

“Die, you bastard!”

Aroma kicked the angel who had fallen to the floor.

“There are 1,000 of you! And you didn’t know about this?”

Aroma’s actions couldn’t be considered right, but the angel was clearly at fault.

The fact that 1,000 angels only realized that a demon had appeared after a year meant that they weren’t doing their job properly.

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“Ugh, ugh!”

The angel, being beaten by Aroma, coughed up blood and…

“…”

His eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot.

“You’re dead today.”

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Aroma, seemingly oblivious to the angel’s fainting, started gathering Holy Power in his hand.

“Blame your laziness.”

And just as he was about to swing his fist at the angel…

Grab―

“Stop it.”

Seina, unable to watch any longer, stopped him by grabbing Aroma’s wrist.

“Let go. Before I kill you too.”

However, Aroma didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping, glaring at Seina with murderous intent and radiating killing intent.

“…Calm down. This situation is actually better for us.”

Seina’s body trembled slightly under the intense killing intent as she spoke.

“If you can’t convince me properly, this Holy Power will be heading towards your face.”

Aroma sat back down on the chair and motioned with his chin as if to say, “Go on, talk.”

“Tell me. How is this situation better?”

Seina let out a soft sigh and opened her mouth.

“If we portray this situation as the work of the Demon Lord’s subordinate, the humans will react more intensely.”

“They will react intensely, that much is true.”

“The previous operation was just incitement, but now we actually have Demon Servants, so the humans will perceive it differently.”

“But in return, we’ll suffer massive damage from the Demon Servants.”

“That’s true, but this will be an opportunity for the unoccupied nations to change their minds.”

Aroma said with a subtle expression,

“You mean they might not follow us?”

“That’s possible, but if even a few kingdoms agree, it will be easier from then on.”

In other words, they would use religion to pressure the cooperating nations.

“If we do it right, we might be able to occupy them without even fighting a war.”

At Seina’s explanation, Aroma stroked his chin for a moment.

“Occupying them without fighting a war… That is quite appealing.”

Seeing a positive response, Seina quickly added,

“Moreover, the unoccupied nations won’t be able to take a hard line then. If they do, it’ll be perfect for them to be branded as the Demon Lord’s subordinates.”

Aroma nodded and said,

“Good, not bad. Let’s proceed as you say.”

“Thank you for listening to me.”

Seina bowed deeply to Aroma, expressing her gratitude, but…

‘Seriously, I should cut ties with him as soon as the occupation is over.’

She shook her head at his arrogant behavior, firmly resolving to sever ties with him as soon as the planetary occupation was complete.

“Since things have turned out this way, I’ll kill that damn bat and get a ton of Holy Power.”

Aroma stood up with greed gleaming in his eyes.

“Let’s go issue an oracle right now.”

Afterward, Aroma issued an oracle announcing the appearance of the Demon Servants and declaring that they should be eradicated immediately.

Meanwhile, unlike Aroma, Katra was aware of the news of the full-scale invasion of the Pacon Empire.

“Jung Minwoo, you’re playing a cute game.”

Starting the invasion so openly was like a challenge directed at him.
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“How utterly arrogant.”

It was ridiculous how he was declaring war after being left alone for a year.

“But thanks to that, I’ve succeeded in building a sufficient force.”

Katra smiled slyly, thinking of the 50 million higher beings who had contracted with him.

“Now that the foundation is laid, shall we contact the pigeons?”

He had gathered 50 million Demon Servants, but it was still too early to confront Jung Minwoo.

Therefore, Katra intended to meet with the pigeons and negotiate.
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“I’ll just inform them of Jung Minwoo and the existence of other demons and watch from behind.”

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With his unique trait ‘Eloquent Speaker,’ it wouldn’t be difficult to set them against each other.

“Then, when they’re exhausted from fighting each other, I’ll invade the planet.”

In short, he was going to swoop in and take advantage of the situation.

“Once I invade the planet and become 1st Rank, I’ll challenge the Demon Lord’s position immediately.”

Katra imagined himself becoming the Demon Lord.

“Just thinking about it is thrilling.”

To achieve his aspirations, he had to succeed in this planetary invasion no matter what.

“Well then, shall we go meet the pigeons?”

As Katra was preparing to leave for the location of the 2nd Rank pigeon…

Snap―

“…Hmm?”

Snap, snap, snap―

“…What?”

He felt his connection with his Demon Servants severing in real time.

And a severed connection meant the death of a Demon Servant.

“What’s going on?”

Katra tried to brush it off as casualties from territorial wars, but…

“…These damn bastards.”

As the number of Demon Servants whose connection had been severed exceeded 10,000, Katra realized that this was the pigeons’ doing.

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“…Why the hell are they doing this now, after leaving me alone for a year?”

He was annoyed that the pigeons, who hadn’t done any reconnaissance until now, were suddenly active and moving around.

“It’s not like I didn’t consider this possibility, but it’s still incredibly irritating.”

Katra sighed deeply at the thought of his planetary invasion being delayed.

“If things go this way, I have no choice but to invade all the territory occupied by the pigeons.”

There was no other way than to completely crush them if things continued like this.

“I’ll make them realize who they’ve bared their teeth at.”

Katra immediately went outside and gave orders to his Demon Servants.

He told them to join forces and resist.

And feeling the lack of numbers, Katra started moving around, creating Demon Servants to quickly replenish his depleted forces.