The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well

Chapter 13: Demon Communion

999.

She was the most memorable demon among the nine duel winners.

There were two reasons why she was the most memorable.

‘They all surrendered after just one word.’

The first reason was that she won first place in the duel without a single fight.

‘And she’s quite beautiful.’

The second reason was that she possessed a remarkably beautiful appearance.

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‘She looks much better in person than in the video.’

He had never seen an angel, but he couldn’t help but think that if he did, it would have this kind of appearance, with an innocent and pure look.

‘Even so, she must be a demon with a heart full of snakes.’

Ultimately, Jung Minwoo wasn’t captivated by her appearance but rather raised his guard even higher, as she was just one of his competitors.

“What brings you here?”

However, since he couldn’t openly show his vigilance, Jung Minwoo put on a friendly smile and asked her the reason for her visit.

“I was curious about the demon with the ‘Demon Eye,’ so I came to check.”

She replied with a silly grin, explaining her reason for visiting, but…

‘Something feels off.’

Jung Minwoo intuitively felt that she was lying.

‘I need to see what she’s thinking.’

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To grasp her intentions, Jung Minwoo immediately used ‘Mind’s Eye.’

【She looks ordinary on the outside. Is she really the demon who won first place in the duel?】

Letters combined above her head, forming 999’s thoughts into text.

‘Looks ordinary… Could she be here to gather information about me?’

He had also approached other demons to find their weaknesses, so he thought it was possible that 999 could be doing the same.

‘Since I don’t have any information, I should try to sound her out.’

Jung Minwoo looked at 999 and said,

“Really? Now that you’ve confirmed it, would you mind leaving?”

“Aw, come on. Now that we’ve met like this, why don’t we chat a little?”

“I have things to do.”

“Just five minutes. Let’s talk, okay?”

999 pleaded with an earnest expression, approaching right in front of Jung Minwoo.

If it were any other demon, he might have blushed and nodded, but…

【Will you still refuse me?】

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Seeing the text floating above her head, Jung Minwoo shook his head.

“I’m really sorry. Let’s make a separate appointment later.”

As he gently pushed her shoulder and walked towards the door,

“W-Wait a minute!”

999 grabbed his arm urgently.

‘She must be getting desperate now, so it’ll be easier to read her thoughts.’

The more she racked her brains, the wider the range of thoughts he could read, so this was the perfect opportunity to grasp her intentions.

‘Let’s read her thoughts again.’

Jung Minwoo turned around, feigning a puzzled expression.

“Why?”

At the same time, he focused on the space above her head to see what she was thinking.

【I was going to try to figure it out slowly, but I can’t anymore. I have to verify it right away using my unique trait.】

‘Unique trait? Verify?’

Just as Jung Minwoo was about to feel puzzled by the text,

“Look at me.”

She quickly approached and met his gaze.

‘Hmm?’

A faint fragrance, unlike anything he had smelled before, tickled his nose.

“Do you feel like following me now?”

As he looked at her face, he felt a tingling in his chest and his mind growing hazy.

‘…Ah, is this her unique trait?’

Jung Minwoo easily realized that her unique trait was related to ‘Charm.’

‘You’re in trouble if you think you can bring me down with this.’

He immediately drew up his demonic energy, clearing his mind.

“Don’t try to trick me.”

Then, he infused his ring with demonic energy and uttered the activation word.

“Shadow Deployment.”

Swoooosh—

“…”

The shadow clinging to the floor transformed into thorns, rising up to her neck.

Gulp—

Her expression, upon seeing the shadow, was clearly flustered.

“…I’m sorry.”

She lowered her tail, apologizing, perhaps realizing that it wouldn’t be good to waste any more time.

“Why did you use your unique trait on me?”

Jung Minwoo didn’t withdraw the shadow and asked why she had used her unique trait.

“…I did it to see if you were suitable for our gathering.”

“Gathering?”

“Yes, it’s a gathering where those who are likely to graduate gather and socialize.”

At her unexpected words, Jung Minwoo frowned and said,

“What does your action have to do with checking if someone is suitable for a gathering?”

“…I judged that those who can’t see through my unique trait wouldn’t be able to graduate.”

A very subjective judgment.

‘Is she really using that as a criterion?’

As Jung Minwoo scoffed in disbelief,

“T-This is a valid verification method!”

999 hurriedly added.

“What’s the basis?”

“Because demons who fall under my unique trait will live as puppets forever unless I release them.”

At her explanation, Jung Minwoo nodded.

‘Forever… Then, it makes sense why she set such a condition.’

If they became puppets, they would obviously be used as her pawns and then discarded, so they would never be able to rank within the top 10.

“What criteria do you use to choose them?”

“Right now, I’m choosing those who ranked first in the duel because I lack information.”

“How many have you visited so far?”

“You’re the last one.”

“Then, how many demons are in the gathering right now?”

“Five, including me!”

At 999’s words, Jung Minwoo fell into thought for a moment.

‘Five… That means the other four were filtered out.’

In other words, the other four had become her puppets.

‘I needed to get information about them anyway, so it wouldn’t be bad to join the gathering.’

He thought it wouldn’t be bad to join the gathering, as it would save him the trouble of visiting each one individually.

‘However, I need to check if she’s lying.’

He decided to read her thoughts since he couldn’t fully trust her words.

【There’s another demon besides 666 who could break free from my unique trait so easily…】

【For now, I need to prioritize observing 666 and this guy.】

Reading her thoughts, Jung Minwoo could confirm that she wasn’t lying.

“…S-So, will you join the gathering?”

At 999’s question, Jung Minwoo nodded and said,

“Alright, I’ll join the gathering.”

“I look forward to working with you.”

At Jung Minwoo’s acceptance, she smiled brightly and held out her hand, but…

“But I have a condition.”

Instead of taking her hand, Jung Minwoo presented her with a condition.

“…A condition?”
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“Yes, lend me your puppets when I ask.”

“…Your puppets?”

“You’re not going to say no, are you?”

Jung Minwoo looked at her with a sly smile.

‘She tried to make me her puppet, so I can’t let this slide.’

No matter how much she claimed it was to find suitable members for the gathering, the fact remained that she had attacked him, so he had no intention of letting it go easily.

‘If she refuses, I’ll just retaliate by any means necessary.’

At Jung Minwoo’s words, 999 pondered for a long time before answering.

“…What happens if I refuse?”

“If you refuse, you’ll make an enemy of me.”

“…Alright. But you can’t harm me.”

“Of course. Let’s draw up a contract on the weekend.”

Only then did Jung Minwoo smile and shake her hand.

Seeing that, 999 thought to herself:

He’s a very devilish and cunning man.

Following 999, they arrived at a place labeled “Conference Room.”

“The others are waiting inside.”

She opened the conference room door and ushered him in.

As he entered the conference room,

“You’re the one famous for the ‘Demon Eye.'”

“…Hmm.”

“You don’t look that strong on the outside.”

“…”

The demons sitting at the round table greeted him in their own ways.

“Nice to meet you.”

Jung Minwoo waved his hand and carefully examined their faces.

The demon sitting closest to the door had the face of an owl and the body of a human.

‘This one is 555.’

Jung Minwoo recalled 555’s fighting style.

‘He definitely created and launched feathers as attacks.’

He remembered how 555 had toyed with his opponent by freely manipulating the feathers.

‘Let’s look at the next one.’

He shifted his gaze to the demon sitting next to him and saw that he had the head of a black goat and the body of a human.

‘This one is 666.’

Since this demon used a scythe for unconventional combat, he needed to be careful if he ever had to fight him.

‘He was the one who, like me, broke free from the Charm right away, so I should be wary of him.’

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Turning his attention to the demon sitting next to 666,

‘Is this 777?’

Her face and body were identical to a human woman’s, but what set her apart was her gray hair and wolf ears.

‘She was the one who fought with brute force.’

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She used a greatsword to overwhelm her opponent, so he would have to avoid giving her any distance if he fought her.

‘Lastly, 888.’

Like 777, she had the appearance of a human woman, but what was somewhat peculiar was that she had no horns or tail.

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‘She used ice to crush her opponent.’

She had the ability to create blue ice, the same color as her hair.

‘Calling them by numbers one by one is confusing, so I need to give them nicknames to make it easier to distinguish them.’
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Jung Minwoo gave each of them a simple nickname, starting with 555.

Owl, Black Goat, Werewolf, Ice Princess.

‘And since 999 has pink hair, I’ll call her Pink Girl.’

Just as he finished giving them nicknames in his mind,

“Number 1, you can sit over there.”

999, no, Pink Girl pointed to a seat and offered it to him.

“Alright.”

As Jung Minwoo nodded and took his seat, Pink Girl clapped her hands and said,

“Now that all the members are here, I’ll explain the purpose of our gathering and inform you of the rules!”

A long explanation from Pink Girl followed, but to summarize, it was as follows:

First, since they were highly likely to meet on the front lines after graduation, they would not be hostile to each other and would foster camaraderie.

Second, if they were deemed unsuitable for graduation, they would be expelled from the gathering.

For reference, it was acceptable to be hostile to those expelled from the gathering.

Third, they would have regular monthly meetings and share one piece of information they knew.

‘The rules are more specific than I expected.’

Jung Minwoo was impressed by Pink Girl’s drive to create the gathering and her detailed rules.

‘As expected, I can’t let my guard down.’
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He decided to put Pink Girl on his watch list and observe her.

‘However, I can’t neglect observing the others either.’

The others were also strong contenders, so he couldn’t relax.

“By the way, I’m thinking of naming our gathering ‘Demon Communion.’ Is that okay with everyone?”

The other demons nodded in agreement, indicating that they didn’t mind.

“Now that I’ve finished with the announcements, let’s have some time to socialize!”

As she spoke, the demons began to chat amongst themselves.

‘Instead of participating in the conversation, why don’t I figure out their desires and total demonic energy?’

Jung Minwoo had no intention of idly chatting here, so he decided to use ‘Demon Eye’ to ascertain their desires and total demonic energy.

As he used Demon Eye,

【Survival】

Starting with Owl,

【Top Graduate】, 【Fighting】, 【Survival】

Their thoughts were transformed into text in the order of Pink Girl, Werewolf, and Ice Princess.

‘As expected, Pink Girl is the one to watch out for.’

Pink Girl had the same goal as him.
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‘Lastly, Black Goat.’

Just as Jung Minwoo turned his gaze to check Black Goat’s desire,

Zap—!

‘Ugh!’

A sharp pain shot through his right eye.

‘…What was that?’

Confused, Jung Minwoo covered his eye. At that moment,

【Unable to confirm due to difference in Rank.】

A message window appeared before his eyes.

‘There can be a difference in Rank between fellow students…?’

With an incredulous expression, Jung Minwoo shifted his gaze towards Black Goat.

Smirk—

“Why are you covering your eye? Did something happen?”

Black Goat asked with a sly smile.