The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well

Chapter 17: Debuff (2)

Jung Minwoo went out to the appointed place on time.

“Number 1-nim, over here.”

Pink Girl was already waiting for him, waving with a bright smile.
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‘Her acting is top-notch.’

Jung Minwoo raised his hand with an indifferent face.

“You’re out early.”

“Of course, I have to be early for an appointment with you.”

“Really? Then, shall we go in right away?”

“Already? Can’t we chat for a bit before going in?”

Pink Girl pouted her lips as if disappointed.

Her innocent face coupled with such actions made her look quite cute, but…

【I can’t use my unique trait, so I have to make him feel at least a little bit attracted to me.】

To Jung Minwoo, who was reading her thoughts with Mind’s Eye, she just looked like a demon filled with snakes.

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“Stop saying things you don’t mean. Let’s get this over with quickly and part ways. I have a lot to do today.”

At Jung Minwoo’s cold words, Pink Girl clicked her tongue and said,

“Tsk, alright. Let’s go straight to the meeting room.”

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Unlike the fully equipped facilities, there was no separate place for making contracts.

‘It’s probably because if someone witnesses the contract, it could be used as a weakness.’

She had said that there was no separate place because it wouldn’t be good for other demons to know about the contract.

‘Even if there was a designated place, I wouldn’t do it there anyway.’

Afterwards, Jung Minwoo and Pink Girl entered the meeting room and began preparing for the contract.

“You brought the parchment, right?”

Jung Minwoo nodded at Pink Girl’s question and took out the parchment from his pocket.

“You know how to make a contract, right?”

“I learned it in class, how could I not know?”

Jung Minwoo raised his demonic energy and engraved a magic circle.

‘If even one shape is distorted here, it won’t activate.’

Drawing the magic circle was a task that required a lot of caution, so Jung Minwoo focused his concentration and drew the magic circle.

“Oh, you’re quite fast at drawing the magic circle?”

Pink Girl said with a surprised look in her eyes.

“I practiced beforehand, knowing something like this might happen.”

Jung Minwoo shrugged as if it was nothing and bit his thumb.

Sting—

Red blood began to well up from his thumb.

Drip, drip—

Then, when he dropped the blood onto the parchment engraved with the magic circle.

Whoosh—

The parchment was enveloped in light, and the magic circle floated up into the air.

“Now let’s discuss the terms of the contract.”

“Okay.”
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Afterward, Jung Minwoo and Pink Girl spent some time negotiating the terms of the contract.

“This should be enough, right?”

“Yes, I think we can proceed now.”

A while later, they finalized all the terms of the contract and wrote the contents with demonic energy.

“Let’s check one last time to see if there are any problems and then proceed.”

Jung Minwoo looked over the contents for a final check.

— ‘Party A’ is granted one opportunity per day to control the individuals under the influence of ‘Party B’s’ unique trait, commonly known as ‘Marionettes’, for a duration of one day.

— Upon ‘Party A’s’ request, ‘Party B’ must comply without a valid reason.

If ‘Party B’ refuses to comply, ‘Party B’ will become ‘Party A’s’ ‘Marionette’.

— ‘Party A’ cannot harm ‘Party B’ through the use of ‘Marionettes’.

If this condition is violated, ‘Party A’ will become ‘Party B’s’ ‘Marionette’.

— This contract is automatically terminated after the use of ‘Marionettes’.

‘No problems.’

After finishing the confirmation, Jung Minwoo turned his gaze to Pink Girl and said,

“Now bleed.”

“Okay.”

Pink Girl followed Jung Minwoo’s words, bit her thumb, and dripped blood onto the parchment where the magic circle was.

Whoosh—

Then, the magic circle floating in the air seeped back into the parchment.

【Contract Complete】

A message indicating the completion of the contract appeared.

Whoosh—

And the parchment was engulfed in black flames and burned away.

“Phew, I was nervous because it was my first time, but it’s easier than I thought.”

“Easy? If you don’t keep the contract, you’ll become my ‘Marionette’.”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, Pink Girl furrowed her brows and said,

“That applies to you too, Number 1-nim.”

“I won’t let that happen.”

“Neither will I.”

Jung Minwoo chuckled at the childish bickering and said,

“Now that the contract is successfully concluded, I’ll use the Marionettes right away.”

“Right away?”

“Yes, wouldn’t it be better for you if I used them quickly?”

“…That’s true.”

Pink Girl seemed flustered, as if she hadn’t expected him to use them immediately.

“What are you going to use them for?”

“To spar and improve my skills.”

“Just for that?”

“Just? Improving skills is very important, you know.”
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Pink Girl narrowed her eyes at Jung Minwoo’s words, but…
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“Sigh, so how many do you need?”

She eventually stopped interrogating and moved on to the main point.

“So, how many do you need?”

“All of them.”

“What?”

“I need all of them.”

“…That many?”

“I can only use them for a day, so I have to make the most of it.”

Pink Girl frowned slightly at Jung Minwoo’s words.

【As expected, sparring was just an excuse, he wanted to gauge my strength. But if I can grasp Number 1’s power, it’s not a bad deal.】

Her thoughts appeared as text above her head.

‘She quickly figured out my intentions.’

Whether it was her sharp mind or something else, Pink Girl saw through his intentions with just a single word.

“Are you going to refuse?”

“…No. I’ll do it. Where should I send them?”

“Send them to the training ground. I’ll start practicing right away.”

“…Okay.”

Pink Girl forced a reluctant expression to hide her true intentions and agreed to Jung Minwoo’s request.

Jung Minwoo was warming up in the private training room when…

“You called us?”

A group of ten demons entered the training room.

‘About ten of them…’

Jung Minwoo used Demon Eye on them instead of answering.

【Possessiveness】, 【Possessiveness】, 【Possessiveness】, 【Possessiveness】, 【Possessiveness】…

Their desires appeared as text above their heads.

‘They all have the same desire, probably because of the charm.’

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He then checked their demonic energy levels.

‘They definitely have the demonic energy to be ranked first in the duels.’

Five out of the ten demons possessed a significant amount of demonic energy.

‘Seeing as she made demons of this level into Marionettes, she’s definitely not someone to underestimate.’

She wasn’t aiming to graduate as the top student for nothing.

‘But it seems like ten is her limit.’

Fortunately, Pink Girl couldn’t control any more Marionettes.

That’s because the heart shapes above the demons’ heads were precariously maintained.

‘That must be the proof of being charmed.’

Even if she released the charm and made other demons into Marionettes, he could easily distinguish them with Demon Eye.

“Hey, are you ignoring me?”

Jung Minwoo snapped out of his thoughts at the demon’s irritated voice.

“Yes, I called you.”

“I don’t like the way you look, so weak. If it wasn’t for 999’s request, I wouldn’t have come.”

The demon grumbled for a moment before asking,

“So what do you need help with?”

“Help me with sparring.”

The demon shrugged.

“Not a problem. Starting right away?”

“The sooner the better.”

“Good, then I’ll go first.”

The demon cracked his knuckles and gave a sinister grin.

His expression suggested he intended to use sparring as an excuse to beat Jung Minwoo up.

‘We’ll see about that.’

Jung Minwoo smirked inwardly.

“Shall we begin?”

After they finished their preparations and agreed to start,

[Protective barriers will be set according to each individual’s defense. Breaking the barrier results in defeat.]

A faint black barrier enveloped his body.

Beep—!

As the buzzer rang,

“You bastard, I’ll make sure you never go near 999 again!”

The demon charged towards Jung Minwoo at high speed, sword in hand.

‘Number 111, the one specializing in swordsmanship.’

Jung Minwoo recalled the information he had seen in the video archive and infused his ring with demonic energy.

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‘If I had met him in the duels, I wouldn’t be so sure of victory…’

But now, he was certain he could easily win.

There were three reasons for his confidence.

First,

‘He hasn’t changed at all.’

He hadn’t shown any improvement since the video.

In fact, it was more accurate to say that his skills had regressed.

‘Chasing after a woman must have made him rusty.’

How could his skills improve when he was busy pursuing 999 instead of training?

Second,

‘Loss of balance.’

“Wh-what?”

He had acquired the ‘Debuff’ ability from the Demon Lord.

“What’s wrong with my body?”

The demon stumbled and lost his balance as he ran.

‘So this is how you use it.’

Jung Minwoo had completely grasped the use of ‘Debuff’ after just one try.

‘With this, I don’t have to worry about sparring anymore.’

And finally, the third reason,

“Die!!!”

“Shadow Deployment.”

Rustle—

His own skills had improved significantly since then.

Clang—

The demon’s barrier shattered without him even reacting to the shadows rising from the floor.

“Huh?”

The demon stared blankly at Jung Minwoo, unable to believe he had been defeated in one strike.

‘It ended this easily? At this rate, I won’t be able to improve my skills…’

Jung Minwoo pondered, looking at the demon.

‘Sparring with Rok would be much more helpful.’

Fighting Rok, who always sparred with him, would be several times more beneficial.

‘…Well, it’s only natural that he’d fall behind if he doesn’t put in the effort.’

Jung Minwoo had diligently studied and trained every day to graduate as the top student.

Therefore, it was only natural that there was such an overwhelming difference in their skills after a short period.

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‘It’s a waste to only practice Debuff…’

Jung Minwoo thought for a moment and came up with a good solution.

“You’re no match for me one-on-one. How about you all attack me at once?”

His solution was to fight all ten demons simultaneously to improve his ability to fight multiple opponents.

“…What?”

“Seriously, this is ridiculous.”

“Do we look easy to you?”

The demons scowled and bristled at Jung Minwoo’s words.

“Why, are you angry? Then prove it through sparring.”

Provoked, the demons gritted their teeth.

“You’ll regret this.”

“Don’t come crying to us later.”

“We’ll make you eat your words.”

The provocation worked; the demons who were watching stepped forward.

‘They’re so simple.’

Perhaps due to the charm, their intelligence had lowered, making them easily susceptible to provocation.

‘Or is that why they were charmed by Pink Girl?’

Jung Minwoo chuckled inwardly and infused his ring with demonic energy once more.

Snap—

He snapped his fingers.

Whoosh—

The floor of the private training room was instantly covered in shadows.

“Let’s see whose words will come true.”

Flinch—

The demons flinched at Jung Minwoo’s sinister grin.

And a moment later, Jung Minwoo’s one-sided sparring session began.

After dozens of rounds of sparring, the demons lay sprawled on the floor, gasping for breath.

“You monster…”

Jung Minwoo smirked at the demon’s words.

“Monster? You’re just weak.”

Even if Rok had sparred with them instead, he would have easily won.

“By the way, are you going to tell 999 about what happened today?”

Number 111 flinched at Jung Minwoo’s question.

“N-no? I won’t tell her. She definitely didn’t ask me to get information about you.”

“Really? Alright.”

Jung Minwoo chuckled inwardly at Number 111’s clumsy acting.

‘Charm isn’t all-powerful.’
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Being able to control Marionettes might seem incredibly advantageous, but in reality, it meant leading around individuals with weak minds, making it somewhat unreliable.

“S-so, since the sparring is over, can we go back now?”

Jung Minwoo shook his head at Number 111’s question.

“No, not yet.”

“R-really?”

“Everyone, get up and line up.”

Perhaps due to the impact of the previous sparring session, the demons obeyed Jung Minwoo’s command without a word, standing in a line.

‘Initially, I was going to accept some information leakage as a risk…’

But now, there was no need for that.

To be precise, he had found a way to prevent information leakage during sparring.

‘Using the same method as Satan, there won’t be any information leaks.’

Oblivion.

Jung Minwoo intended to erase their memories with ‘Debuff’.

‘Erasing memories requires a lot of demonic energy, but it won’t be a problem with these guys.’

Currently, Jung Minwoo couldn’t handle erasing the memories of even one person with his demonic energy. However, the demons in front of him not only had weak minds but were also under a charm, so his current demonic energy was more than enough.

‘Then, shall we erase their memories?’

Jung Minwoo immediately used ‘Debuff’ on the demons.

That night.

Pink Girl was having a secret meeting with her Marionettes in the dormitory.

“…Excuse me? Could you repeat that?”

Number 111 scratched his head and replied,

“I definitely remember meeting Number 1, but strangely, I don’t remember anything after that…”

Pink Girl sighed and asked the other demons,

“Is it the same for everyone else?”

“””Sorry…”””

“Alright. Everyone, please leave my room.”

The demons cautiously left the dormitory at Pink Girl’s dismissal.

‘I had a bad feeling about it when he borrowed them so confidently. To think he had this trick up his sleeve…’

She had accepted the contract, thinking it wouldn’t be bad to learn Jung Minwoo’s strength even if it meant risking exposing her own.

‘But I ended up giving away my information instead of getting his…’

Pink Girl gave a self-deprecating smile.

‘As expected, he’s an unpredictable man.’

She was starting to worry whether she could beat him and become the top student.

‘But no matter who the enemy is, I have to be the top student.’

She wouldn’t give up the top spot because of this.

“I may have been caught off guard this time, but this won’t happen again. Number 1-nim.”

Pink Girl vowed to get her revenge during the debate competition and burned with determination.