The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well

Chapter 20: I Am a Demon (3)

Beep—!

As soon as the buzzer rang, number 156 pressed the button.

“It’s funny to have a debate on such an obvious topic, but since it’s a competition, I guess I have to say something.”

And number 156, in a haughty voice, began to attack Jung Minwoo.

“The reason why young higher beings should be corrupted before their parents arrive is simple. That’s when the chances of corruption are highest.”

Jung Minwoo crossed his arms and listened to number 156.

“For example, if you just whisper in their ear that their parents abandoned them, it’s easy to get a contract. But if you find their parents, the opportunity to corrupt them disappears.”

Number 156 shrugged, looking at Jung Minwoo as if challenging him to refute.

‘He spoke so confidently, I thought it would be something special, but it’s so full of holes?’

Jung Minwoo scoffed inwardly as he listened, then pressed the button.

Beep—!

“You don’t really think that, do you?”
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“…What?”

“If you’re serious, I think I’d be a little disappointed.”

“What…?”

Number 156’s face crumpled at Jung Minwoo’s light provocation.

‘Of course, a debate starts with provocation.’

Confirming that the provocation had worked quite well, Jung Minwoo immediately launched into his rebuttal.

“I think differently. If you find their parents, you have the opportunity to corrupt the whole family. What makes you think the opportunity disappears? I don’t understand.”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, number 156 burst out laughing as if it were ridiculous, then pressed the button.

“That’s nonsense. If they find their parents, the young higher being will find stability. Isn’t it obvious that it’s harder to corrupt them then?”

Jung Minwoo pressed the button and kindly explained in response to number 156’s question.

“If you think one-dimensionally, it might seem that way, but this kind of thing doesn’t work by thinking simply.”

“…What?!”

“First, if you look at the part about ‘young higher beings who have lost their parents,’ there’s something you can learn.”

“Something you can learn?”

Number 156 tilted his head, as if he didn’t understand what Jung Minwoo meant.

“Even if they’re young higher beings, it’s not easy to lose their way. Judging from the situation, you can see that they got lost in an unfamiliar place.”

“What does that have to do with this?”

“It’s relevant. Being in an unfamiliar place means they moved because there was no work.”

Number 156 motioned with his chin for Jung Minwoo to continue.

“If they came to an unfamiliar place and lost their child, the parents will definitely be grateful to me, and I can use that to make it even easier to corrupt them. So wouldn’t it be more beneficial to find their parents?”

When Jung Minwoo finished his explanation, number 156 pressed the button and shouted.

“What you just explained is nothing but sophistry!”

“Why do you think my argument is sophistry? I’m just reasoning based on a natural situation. By that logic, isn’t it also sophistry to say that it’s easy to corrupt a child just because they’re alone?”

“…”

Number 156 gritted his teeth and began to roll his eyes.

‘He shouldn’t be showing this kind of reaction already.’

Jung Minwoo was sure that he would win this debate without difficulty.

‘I won’t even need to use Mind’s Eye.’

His original plan was to read his opponent’s thoughts using Mind’s Eye and prepare his rebuttals in advance.

‘I need a worthy opponent to even bother using Mind’s Eye.’

His opponent was so weak that he didn’t feel it was worth using.

“Th-Then! How can you be sure they’re poor? The young higher being could have been born into a wealthy family!”

Number 156 immediately shot back at Jung Minwoo, as if he had found something to refute.

‘Tsk, that’s the best he could come up with?’

If it were him, he would have dug into a more significant flaw than that.

Jung Minwoo sighed inwardly, pressed the button, and replied.

“Really, do you think so?”

“…What?”

“If it were a higher being from a wealthy family, they would have been accompanied by a butler or a knight. They wouldn’t be lost alone like that.”

“…”

Number 156’s eyes shook violently, as if he hadn’t thought of that.

As such, about a minute passed with number 156 unable to answer.

“Number 156, if you don’t press the button within 30 seconds, you will be declared the loser.”

The instructor, who had been watching the situation, warned number 156.

“Ugh…”

Number 156 rummaged through his hair, lost in thought.

“10 seconds left.”

At the instructor’s words, number 156’s eyes flashed and he pressed the button again.

“They could have run away! If they ran away, the logic of them being from a wealthy family still holds!”

Jung Minwoo scoffed at number 156’s words and pressed the button.

“Wouldn’t it be even better if they ran away?”

“Wh-What?”

“Running away means there was a conflict with their family. If that’s the case, the relationship is already broken, so it’s obviously easier to corrupt them than before.”

“…Huh?”

“Also, if it’s a wealthy family, there will be servants, so the scope of corruption will be wider, and you can gain a lot more.”

“I-Is that so?”

Number 156 seemed to have been persuaded without realizing it at Jung Minwoo’s explanation and nodded his head.

“Ah!”

And he belatedly realized that he had agreed.

“The winner of this debate is number 1!”

The instructor, who had been watching, announced Jung Minwoo’s victory.

“Ah…”

Number 156’s shoulders slumped, as if he were shocked that he had lost the debate.

“Number 1, please return to your seat and rest. You can come back up when you’re called again.”

“Understood.”

Jung Minwoo bowed his head to the instructor and stepped off the stage.
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Meanwhile, Pink Girl, who had been watching Jung Minwoo’s debate, was in awe.

‘I knew he would win, but I didn’t expect him to crush him so overwhelmingly…’

She had known that he was eloquent, but seeing him debate, his eloquence was beyond her imagination.

‘I thought it would be difficult given the topic, but he won so easily…’

Seeing that, Pink Girl began to worry if she could actually beat Jung Minwoo.

‘If my will breaks before I even fight, what’s the point?’

She soon came to her senses and pulled herself together.

‘I can do it. If I don’t believe in myself, who will?’

And just as she was looking at Jung Minwoo on stage with a competitive glint in her eyes.

― Number 342, number 999, please proceed to stage 10-1.

Right then, her number was called on the announcement.

‘…Whew, shall we go?’

Pink Girl calmed her nervous heart, rose from her seat, and headed straight for the stage.

‘Did everyone go to debate?’

Returning to his seat, Jung Minwoo noticed that the Demon Communion members were absent.

‘Well then, shall I see how they’re doing?’

Jung Minwoo decided to take this opportunity to see how the Demon Communion members were debating.

‘Let’s see…’

Glancing around the stage, he spotted Werewolf on stage.

‘She said she was participating for fun, right?’

Jung Minwoo looked at the stage, anticipating what kind of debate Werewolf would show.

“Are you done talking? Say that again!!!”

Werewolf was shouting at her opponent with a flushed face.

“Say it again? I said your head is empty, so you can’t even handle this basic debate! Why?”

At her opponent’s provocation, Werewolf drew her greatsword and shouted.

“You come here! Come here!! Let’s fight!!!”

“…”

As she drew her weapon, the opposing demon trembled and stepped back.

“I remember your face. You better watch out.”

Werewolf tried to continue her threats.

“Stop, I will penalize you if you continue to act out.”

The instructor intervened, mediating between Werewolf and her opponent.

“…Damn it!”

Werewolf grumbled, seemingly not appeased, and stomped off the stage.

‘What did I just see?’

Jung Minwoo, who had been watching, couldn’t hide his bewilderment.

‘I didn’t think she would win, but I never imagined she would cause such a scene…’

Jung Minwoo seriously doubted whether Werewolf could make it into the top 10 and graduate.

‘Well, if she’s not skilled, she’ll be kicked out of the group.’

Dismissing Werewolf, Jung Minwoo looked for the other Demon Communion members.

‘Found her.’

And this time, he found Ice Princess on stage.

“So, isn’t it obvious that my argument is correct?”

Ice Princess opened her tightly closed mouth and responded to the opposing demon’s argument.

“…No, it’s not.”
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“What?”

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“It’s not.”

“What do you mean it’s not?”

“If it’s not, it’s not.”

“Excuse me?”

“It’s not, I said.”

Jung Minwoo slapped his forehead and stared at Ice Princess.

‘No. You have to explain why. What’s the point of just insisting it’s not…’

Ice Princess seemed to be as much of a handful as Werewolf.

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“Stop! This is a debate. It’s not a place to repeat the same thing over and over!”

Finally, the instructor couldn’t stand it anymore and intervened, ending the debate with Ice Princess’s defeat.

“…It’s really not…”

Ice Princess, unable to let go of her resentment, repeated “It’s not” until the very end and walked off the stage with heavy steps.

‘Her debating skills are really bad.’

Jung Minwoo shook his head and decided to look for the last member, Pink Girl.

‘I wonder if Pink Girl is doing well?’

As a competitor he acknowledged, he was curious to see what kind of debate she was having.

‘Oh, there she is.’

Thanks to her noticeable hair color, he was able to find Pink Girl quickly.

“Would you mind repeating that?”

“…”

The opposing demon remained silent like a mute who had eaten honey at Pink Girl’s question.

“The example you gave is incorrect based on this point. Do you agree?”

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“…No, I don’t think it’s wrong…”

“Then would you care to explain why you think it’s not wrong?”

“…”

Jung Minwoo inwardly admired the way she pressured her opponent with her calm and collected voice.

‘As expected, she’s good at debating too.’

She was adept at dealing with people, so it was only natural that she would be good at debating.

“Number 342, if you don’t press the button within 30 seconds, you will be declared the loser.”

At the instructor’s words, the demon made a troubled expression.

“…I lost.”

Unable to come up with any further rebuttals, he readily admitted defeat.
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“The winner of this debate is number 999.”

At the instructor’s words, Pink Girl politely bowed her head and stepped off the stage.

‘Clean.’

Jung Minwoo defined Pink Girl’s debating style as ‘clean.’

It was the complete opposite of his own style.

‘If I’m like a raging wind, Pink Girl is like a calm lake.’

Just looking at their styles, they were a perfect counter to each other.
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‘If I get caught up in her pace, I’ll lose.’

Their styles were so different that if one got caught up in the other’s pace, it would lead to defeat.

‘But even if I get caught up, I have Mind’s Eye, so I can easily escape.’

Jung Minwoo wanted the finals to come quickly so he could face Pink Girl.

Afterward, Jung Minwoo achieved the feat of reaching the finals without difficulty, winning every match.

‘And as I expected, Pink Girl also won every match and made it to the finals.’

Jung Minwoo held out his hand to Pink Girl, who was standing in front of him, and said,

“Let’s have a good match.”

Pink Girl clasped his hand and replied,

“You’re not going to retaliate if I lose, are you?”

A rather cute provocation.

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“Of course not.”

“Oh my, is that so?”

“Why would I need to retaliate if I’m not going to lose?”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, Pink Girl’s brow twitched slightly.

Thud, thud, thud.

“Is everyone ready?”

A moment later, the instructor came up on stage and asked if they were ready.

“Yes, I’m ready.”

“I’m ready too.”

As Jung Minwoo and Pink Girl nodded their heads.

“Then let’s begin right away.”

Confirming that they were both ready, the instructor immediately pressed the button.

Beep—yung.

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The screen installed on the stage lit up.

‘Oh… this topic came up?’

And Jung Minwoo’s eyes sparkled as he checked the topic.

‘This will be an easier win than I thought.’

It was because it was the topic he was most confident in among all the topics he had received so far.