The Demon Goes to Work Today As Well

Chapter 27: Demon Servant (3)

Jung Minwoo, having entered the dormitory, decided to take some time to look over the planet list he’d received from the instructor.

‘Earth isn’t here.’
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He searched for Earth just in case, but he couldn’t find it. It seemed it wasn’t a planet included in the practical training.

‘I’ll look for Earth after graduation. For now, should I pick out planets inhabited by humans?’

After about 30 minutes of sorting, he was left with three planets.

‘Let’s see. The first is Planet Arma…’

He examined its characteristics.

― Civilization is underdeveloped.

― Only humans and animals exist.

― Extremely hot climate.

‘Hmm, pass on this one.’

The underdeveloped civilization part made him decide to skip it.

‘Next is Planet Loscal.’

He then looked at the characteristics of the next planet.

― Civilization is developed.

― Humans are treated like livestock by monsters.

― The human population is extremely low.

‘Even if I turn them into Demon Servants here, they’ll die quickly…’

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He decided to pass because the small human population meant they wouldn’t survive long even with an influx of demonic energy.

‘The last planet, huh.’

Praying that this time it would be a decent planet, Jung Minwoo looked at the characteristics of the last remaining planet, ‘Yurain.’

― Various races live there.

― Humans are the most numerous among them.

― Civilization is developed.

‘…This is it!’

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Jung Minwoo clenched his fist, delighted that a planet he wanted had finally appeared.

‘I was getting nervous, wondering what if there were no decent planets until the end.’

Heaving a sigh of relief, Jung Minwoo decided to go to Planet Yurain.

‘Then, let’s see what the major cities are like.’

He opened the booklet for Planet Yurain for a closer look.

‘Hmm, the level of civilization is about medieval times.’

It showed a civilization less advanced than Earth, but…

‘They use something called mana here.’

It said they dealt with “mana,” which was created by higher beings.

‘It’s like a setting straight out of a game.’

Moreover, this place had warriors, mages, and other occupations that would appear in fantasy games.

‘There are monsters, too.’

Monsters also lived on Planet Yurain.

‘Perfect for invasion.’

The conditions seemed good; it seemed easier to invade than other planets.

‘I wish it were tomorrow already.’

Jung Minwoo felt a strong desire to visit this planet as soon as possible.

‘What are the humans like here?’

He became curious about what humans from a planet other than Earth would be like.

‘For now, it’ll be more productive to think about which city to visit than to dwell on such thoughts.’

Putting aside his anticipation for a moment, Jung Minwoo made a list of the cities he would visit tomorrow.

The next day.

“I’m so excited.”

“I want to go to the planet quickly.”

The demons were seated in the classroom, their faces full of excitement.

Creak—

“Everyone, gather in the auditorium.”

As the instructor entered the classroom and gave the order…

“””Yes, sir.”””

The demons rose from their seats and followed the instructor out.

As they entered the auditorium…

“…Wow.”

Jung Minwoo couldn’t help but let out a gasp of admiration.

‘It’s so mystical.’

It was only natural, as hundreds of portals emitting a blue light were situated within the auditorium.

‘It looks so grand.’

As he was admiring the portals…

“Everyone, halt.”

The instructor stopped walking, turned around to face the demons, and said,

“The name of the planet is written in front of each portal. Go through the one you want. When you return, infuse demonic energy into the necklace I’m giving you now.”

Jung Minwoo examined the necklace he’d received and carefully put it around his neck.

‘If I lose this, I’ll be a lost child.’

Not an international lost child, but a planetary one.

‘Getting lost is not an option.’

Even if he lost it, there would be a way to contact someone and return, but…

‘I’ll probably get penalty points.’

He was sure he wouldn’t hear anything good, so he shouldn’t lose it in the first place.

While everyone was busy examining their necklaces…

“Instructor-nim, I have a question.”

A demon who had received penalty points before raised his hand.

“…You again?”

The instructor sighed and motioned with his chin for the demon to speak.

“What happens if we run away or lose the necklace?”

The instructor chuckled at the demon’s question and answered,

“If you run away, you’ll be executed. If you lose the necklace, you’ll get penalty points. Got it?”

“Yes, sir.”

“And you, for asking a useless question, get one penalty point.”

“…”

The demon who’d asked the question looked dejected.

“Now, you can choose a planet and enter.”

As the instructor disappeared from his spot…

“Rok, let’s go.”

Jung Minwoo immediately called the Demon Communion members together.

“Which planet are we going to?”

“I wonder.”

“…I’m curious.”

The gathered Demon Communion members looked at Jung Minwoo and asked him which planet they were going to.

“We’re going to Planet Yurain.”

Jung Minwoo briefly explained the planet’s name and what kind of civilization it had.

“So, it’s a planet where humans thrive?”

Jung Minwoo nodded in agreement with the Werewolf’s concise summary.

“That’s the explanation. Shall we depart now?”

The Demon Communion members nodded nervously at Jung Minwoo’s words.

‘Hoo, I’m getting nervous for no reason.’

Although he pretended to be nonchalant in front of the Demon Communion members, Jung Minwoo was just as nervous.

‘I’m curious who the first human to become my Demon Servant will be.’

Calming his beating heart, Jung Minwoo said to the Demon Communion members,

“Let’s go in.”

As they walked into the portal…

Fwooosh—

A blue light enveloped their bodies and engulfed their vision.

Inside, a new world unfolded before them.

“Wow…”

Brightness that was nowhere to be found in the gloomy atmosphere of the training center.

Medieval architecture that he’d only seen in pictures before his reincarnation.

Vibrancy emanating from the streets.

‘This feels strange.’

Jung Minwoo scanned his surroundings with a dazed expression.

‘Ordinary humans.’

Perhaps it was because of his memories from before reincarnation, but the humans walking down the street seemed welcoming.

‘This is no time to be standing around.’

Jung Minwoo, who had been observing his surroundings, realized he shouldn’t waste time and quickly pulled himself together.

“Let’s get moving…”

He turned his head to tell the Demon Communion members to start moving, but…

“Whoa.”

“Wow.”

“…”

“Ribbit, ribbit.”

They, too, were engrossed in observing their surroundings, no different from him.

“Ahem.”

He cleared his throat as he looked at them.

“Ah!”

The Demon Communion members, snapping out of their reverie, scratched their heads and smiled awkwardly.

“We have to produce results within a month, so let’s move quickly.”

At Jung Minwoo’s words, Pink Girl tilted her head and asked,

“…But where are we going?”

Jung Minwoo pointed to an alleyway and said,

“The slums of this city.”

“The slums?”

“Yes, we need to go there and find talented individuals.”

“Is there a reason for going to the slums?”

Jung Minwoo shrugged and said,

“The poorer they are, the easier it is to corrupt them.”

“Ah!”

Pink Girl, as if remembering what Jung Minwoo had said in the first round of ‘I am a Demon,’ clapped her hands and exclaimed,

“That’s right! Even if they have talent, it’s useless if we can’t corrupt them.”

“Exactly. So let’s go quickly and find talented people.”

The Demon Communion members nodded at Jung Minwoo’s words and began to follow him.

Step, step, step.

As they entered the alleyway…

“The atmosphere has changed, hasn’t it?”

Werewolf muttered, tilting her head.

Unlike the lively street they were on before, the atmosphere here was a stark contrast.

“And the hygiene is terrible.”

Werewolf shook her head and frowned.

As she said, trash overflowed from the entrance of the slums, and the hygiene didn’t look good.

“The atmosphere is similar to the Demon World, but the hygiene is different. Ribbit, ribbit.”

Rok also subtly agreed with Werewolf.

“You’ll be even more surprised once you go inside.”

Jung Minwoo smiled playfully and walked straight in without hesitation.

The further they went, the more people began to appear.

‘They’re not in good condition.’

Most of them were skinny and sitting on the ground.

‘The negative energy is getting thicker as we go in.’

The negative energy that wasn’t felt on the street was overflowing here.

“I think we can start looking around here.”

After reaching the central area, Jung Minwoo suggested to the Demon Communion members that they start looking for humans to make into Demon Servants.
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“If you find a human you like, tell me. I’ll let you know what talent they have.”

The Demon Communion members nodded at Jung Minwoo’s words and began to scatter.

‘Then, shall I look too?’

As he looked at the people walking down the street and used Mind’s Eye…

【None】, 【Cunning】, 【Poor Athleticism】…

The humans’ talents appeared as text above their heads.

‘No useful talents.’

He was a little disappointed that there were no useful talents, but…

‘I expected it would take a long time anyway.’

He already knew it wouldn’t be easy to find talented humans, so he pulled himself together and started walking again.

After about an hour of searching…

‘…Should I move to a different place?’

He seriously considered moving to a different location because there were no humans with satisfactory talents.

‘I should go back to where we were.’

As he made up his mind and turned around…

“You filled your quota for today!”

A young boy’s voice came from a corner of the slums.

‘What’s going on?’

Intrigued, Jung Minwoo changed his mind, thinking he would just check on the child and then leave. He moved towards the direction of the voice.

As he turned the corner of the alley…

“I’m sorry, but you’re slightly short of your quota. So, no food for you today.”

A pot-bellied man was taking money from a young child with a greedy look on his face.

‘?!

Jung Minwoo couldn’t hide his bewilderment.

‘Crazy…’

If you ask if he was surprised by the man threatening a young child, unfortunately, that wasn’t it.

The reason Jung Minwoo was surprised was…

【Genius】

…because he saw a brilliant talent he’d never seen before above the young child’s head.

Genius.
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An innate talent far superior to others. Or, a higher being with such a talent.

In other words, it meant that the child would excel in anything they did.

‘I have to get him, no matter what…!’

Jung Minwoo looked at the young boy with greedy eyes.

Blonde hair and golden eyes.

A pretty boy who would make many girls cry if he grew up like this.

‘If I can corrupt this kid, conquering this planet won’t be difficult.’

If he could just help him develop his talent, he could start his invasion with a solid foundation.

‘…I want to corrupt him!’
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Jung Minwoo wanted to corrupt the young boy right away, but…

‘…No, if I act rashly, I might ruin things.’

If he approached the boy impulsively, he might miss his chance. It would be better to observe him for a while and then approach him when the opportunity arose.

‘I’ll watch him for a bit longer and then go back to where the others are.’

He was sure the Demon Communion members would be very happy to hear about this.

“Ugh…!”

The young boy glared at the man as if he wanted to kill him.

“Huh? Look at that glare! You dare defy me?!”

The pot-bellied man frowned and shoved the young boy’s shoulder.

“Devil Bastard!”

The young boy finally lost his patience and…

Thwack!

…kicked the man’s shin with all his might.

‘Devil Bastard, that’s harsh.’

Jung Minwoo felt a bit uncomfortable being lumped in with a man like that, but he decided to let it slide, thinking he could fix the perception later.

“Ouch!”

The pot-bellied man grabbed his shin and groaned in pain, then…

“You little brat!”

Thwack!

…punched the young boy in the face.

“Ugh?!”

Thud—

Unable to withstand the strength of an adult, the young boy was sent flying by the punch and collapsed on the ground.

“…”

He could have been intimidated by the overwhelming difference in power, but the young boy glared at the pot-bellied man with a venomous look in his eyes.

‘I like his spirit.’

Jung Minwoo was amazed that a child so young could possess such venom.

“Tsk, here, take this and scram.”

The man, also flinching at the young boy’s glare, took a piece of bread out of his pocket and threw it on the ground.

Thud—

“Make sure you meet your quota next time.”

The man then left without a second glance.

“…”

The young boy got up, picked up the bread that had fallen on the ground, and carefully dusted it off.

Limp, limp, limp.

He seemed to have sprained his ankle when he fell. The young boy started limping towards somewhere.

Jung Minwoo felt a sense of dissonance as he watched him.

‘What is this?’

Before his reincarnation, he would cry his eyes out even when watching sad movies, but now he felt nothing but the desire to corrupt this boy.

‘Did my nature change when I was reincarnated as a demon?’
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It was also strange for a demon to be swayed by emotions, so Jung Minwoo quickly accepted this dissonance.

‘Should I follow him for now?’

He stopped his thoughts and began to follow the young boy.

After walking for about 10 minutes…

‘Is that his house?’

The young boy entered a building that looked like it could collapse at any moment.

Jung Minwoo followed him inside, and…

‘He wasn’t alone.’

Five young children were sitting inside the building.

“I’m back.”

As the young boy spoke, the other children walked towards the entrance and said,

“…Hyung, you’re back?”

“…Oppa, your face is swollen. Are you okay?”

“…What happened?”

The children, seeing his face, asked with worried voices.

“It’s nothing. I just fell while walking.”

The young boy brushed it off, chuckling and handing the bread to the children.

“I should have gotten more, but this is all I could get. I’m sorry.”

The children looked like they were about to cry and said,

“Why are you apologizing, Hyung!”

“That’s right, it’s amazing that you even got bread, Oppa!”

“Right, right!”

The young boy smiled awkwardly at the children’s words.

“Thank you.”

As the young boy went inside…

“Hyung…”
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A child, watching the boy’s expression, spoke up.

“What?”

“If it’s too hard, why don’t we go back to the orphanage?”

The boy frowned at the child’s words and shouted,

“After what that guy did to us? You want to go back there?”

“…But Hyung, you’re struggling.”

“I’m not struggling at all, so don’t ever say that again! Got it?”

The child reluctantly nodded at the young boy’s firm words.

‘There must be a reason.’

Judging from their conversation, it was clear that something bad had happened to them at the orphanage.
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‘It might be easier to corrupt him than I thought.’

When someone has a family to protect, they become desperate for even a little bit of power.

‘Now that I know his location, should I go back to where I was?’

Now that he knew the circumstances, he decided to go back to the Demon Communion members and tell them about this.

‘Should I check their talents before I go?’

Jung Minwoo used Mind’s Eye on the children, just in case.

【Analysis】, 【Seduction】, 【Superhuman Strength】, 【Super-Fast Growth】, 【Nature Affinity】

The children’s talents appeared as text above their heads.

‘…Crazy.’

Jung Minwoo was so surprised to see their talents that his jaw dropped.

‘…This place is a gold mine.’

Although they weren’t as impressive as the young boy with the 【Genius】 talent, they still possessed outstanding talents that wouldn’t lose to anyone.

‘The others will be happy.’

If they were lucky, they could find their Demon Servants here without having to move to another city.

‘I’m excited to see what kind of potential they’ll bloom into when they become Demon Servants.’

Jung Minwoo turned around and headed back to where the Demon Communion members were.
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