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Chapter 28: Demon Servant (4)
When he arrived at the designated meeting place, the Demon Communion members were already waiting for him.
“Any decent ones?”
Jung Minwoo asked, to which the Demon Communion members shook their heads.
“Unfortunately, there weren’t any noteworthy humans.”
“No one caught my eye.”
“…”
“No one that met my standards. Ribbit, ribbit.”
Jung Minwoo nodded, expecting this response.
“I think I found a decent human. Want to come see?”
At Jung Minwoo’s words, the Demon Communion members’ eyes lit up.
“Really?”
Pink Girl asked, and Jung Minwoo nodded.
“Definitely. I even confirmed his talent.”
“Can you tell us what kind of talent he has?”
“I’ll explain when we get there.”
Jung Minwoo then led the Demon Communion members to the house where the young boy was.
“See that blond boy? He’s the human with the ‘Genius’ trait.”
At the word ‘Genius’, greed filled the eyes of the Demon Communion members.
“How about we make a joint contract with him? What do you think?”
Jung Minwoo asked, and the Demon Communion members unanimously agreed.
“Then, I’ll explain the other humans’ talents.”
“I’m excited to hear what talents they have.”
“Tell us quickly.”
“…Curious.”
“I hope there’s a talent I like. Ribbit, ribbit.”
At the Demon Communion members’ urging, Jung Minwoo chuckled and pointed to the boy with glasses.
“That one has a talent for ‘Analysis’.”
At the word ‘Analysis’, the Demon Communion members looked disappointed.
“Since you all seem uninterested, I’ll make a contract with him.”
The talent of analysis might seem insignificant on the surface, but…
‘If used well, there’s no other trait as powerful as this.’
Analysis could be useful in everyday life and truly shine in combat.
‘Just by identifying strengths and weaknesses through analysis, you can gain an advantage.’
Jung Minwoo pointed to another child.
“That one has the ‘Seduction’ trait.”
“Seduction?”
Pink Girl’s eyes sparkled at the word ‘Seduction’.
“She’s quite a pretty child.”
Perhaps because of the ‘Seduction’ trait, the child, as Pink Girl said, possessed a beautiful appearance.
‘It’s not common to have such beauty at such a young age. Amazing.’
White hair and skin as white as jade.
She was so beautiful that one could mistake her for a doll.
‘Just by looks, she resembles Pink Girl a little.’
As he was thinking silly thoughts while looking at the child…
“I’d like to make a contract with that child. Is that okay with everyone else?”
Pink Girl expressed her intention to make a contract.
“Do as you please.”
“…Don’t care.”
“I’m okay with it. Ribbit, ribbit.”
As the Demon Communion members replied that they didn’t mind…
“Thank you.”
A smile spread across Pink Girl’s face.
“That one has the ‘Superhuman Strength’ trait, that one has ‘Super-Fast Growth’, and the last one has the ‘Nature Affinity’ trait.”
As Jung Minwoo pointed to each child and explained their talents…
“I’ll make a contract with ‘Superhuman Strength’!”
“…I’ll contract with ‘Nature Affinity’.”
“‘Super-Fast Growth’… I like it. I’ll take that one. Ribbit, ribbit.”
Werewolf, Ice Princess, and Rok chose the children they wanted in that order.
‘I didn’t expect it to be decided so easily.’
He thought there would be arguments over the desired talents, but everyone had such distinct personalities that the selection was over in an instant.
“If you don’t like them, let me know. We can find other humans.”
Jung Minwoo said, but the Demon Communion members shook their heads.
“No, we’re satisfied.”
“I agree.”
“…Me too.”
“Is there a need to look for more? Ribbit, ribbit.”
From their reactions, Jung Minwoo could tell they were genuinely satisfied.
“Okay, now that the selection is done, let’s observe and wait for the right opportunity.”
Jung Minwoo said, and Werewolf tilted her head and asked.
“Why wait? Can’t we corrupt them right now?”
Pink Girl answered instead.
“It would probably be difficult to corrupt them now.”
“Why?”
“Don’t you feel any negative energy from them right now?”
Werewolf turned her head in the direction Pink Girl pointed.
She saw the children laughing and chatting happily with each other.
“Even though the situation is bad, they haven’t given up hope yet.”
Pink Girl explained, and Werewolf clapped her hands in understanding.
“You’re right, it would be difficult to corrupt them in this situation.”
“Exactly. We just need to observe them patiently and seize the opportunity when it arises.”
“We should do that.”
Werewolf licked her lips, looking at the children with a hint of regret.
“But what if they don’t give up hope for a month? Ribbit, ribbit.”
Rok asked, and this time Jung Minwoo answered.
“We need to look at other candidates in case that happens.”
“Other candidates? Ribbit, ribbit.”
“Yes, we can’t just wait and rely on these children.”
“You’re right about that. Ribbit, ribbit.”
The Demon Communion members then decided to take turns scouting for more humans.
A week passed quickly.
‘Amazing.’
Through observation, Jung Minwoo found that the young boy with the ‘Genius’ trait was single-handedly supporting the other children.
‘Not a single complaint…’
The number of wounds on the young boy’s body increased day by day, but he never complained to the others.
Also, perhaps due to his ‘Genius’ trait, his stealing skills were improving rapidly as he got more and more wounds.
‘As a result, they’re eating better than before.’
If things continued like this, there was a high chance they would settle down and live peacefully.
But as they say, misfortune comes unannounced.
Misfortune suddenly struck the children who were living peacefully.
“B-Brother!!!”
The boy with glasses burst through the door.
“What’s wrong?”
“Bianca… Bianca!!”
“What about Bianca?”
“She was kidnapped by some adults!!”
“…What?”
And their misfortune was also an opportunity for Jung Minwoo.
‘The time has finally come for us to make our move.’
Jung Minwoo summoned the Demon Communion members with a sinister smile.
Bianca, the young girl with white hair, was trembling in fear, her body bound.
“Wow, this will fetch a high price! Where did you get such a rare item?”
The man with a hunched back said, looking at the bound girl.
“It was nothing.”
The pot-bellied man shrugged, scratching his belly.
“Nothing? You know this isn’t a common commodity! Don’t tell me you’re planning to keep this to yourself?”
The hunched man pressed, and the pot-bellied man picked at his ear.
“You know the guy who pays me?”
“Ah, the blond one?”
“Yeah, the amount of money he’s been bringing me has been increasing day by day.”
“So?”
“I thought it was strange, so I followed him, and what do you know? This kid walked right out of the building. So I kidnapped her and brought her here.”
The hunchbacked man smacked his knee in regret.
“Ah, I should have gone there myself.”
“Why, are you jealous?”
“Of course I’m jealous! A white-haired girl is rare, she’ll sell for a high price!”
“Haha, that’s true.”
The hunched man poked the pot-bellied man’s side with his finger.
“Are you going to treat us after you sell her?”
The pot-bellied man chuckled.
“Just a treat? That’s not enough. You can expect a grand celebration.”
“Kekeke, good, good.”
As they were having their trivial conversation…
“Give me back Bianca!!!”
A young boy shouted, running towards the men.
“What? How did he find us?”
The hunchbacked man asked, and the pot-bellied man scratched his head in annoyance and walked forward.
“Don’t bother us. Get lost while you can.”
“Give me back Bianca, you pig!!!”
The young boy shouted, and the pot-bellied man frowned, raising his right hand.
“You little brat, you have no manners!”
Whoosh!
He swung his fist at the young boy’s face, but…
Swish!
The young boy ducked, dodging the fist, and kicked the pot-bellied man’s shin.
Thud!
“Ugh!”
The pot-bellied man grabbed his shin.
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“Take this!”
Wham!
The young boy punched the pot-bellied man in the face.
“That’s it…!”
However, his small body couldn’t inflict much damage on an adult; it only seemed to anger the pot-bellied man.
Thwack!
“Ugh!”
The young boy was kicked and rolled pathetically on the ground.
“…G-Give back Bianca!”
The young boy got up and charged at the pot-bellied man again, but…
“Persistent little brat.”
Thwack!
He was kicked again and sent flying.
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“Cough!”
The young boy tried to get up again, but…
Thud!
His body seemed to have reached its limit, and he collapsed.
“B-Brother!”
Bianca, who was still bound, tried to get up and run to the young boy, but…
“Where do you think you’re going?”
“Aaaaah!”
The hunchbacked man grabbed Bianca by the hair and threw her to the ground.
“Bianca!!!!!”
As the young boy stared at Bianca in despair…
“Brother!!!”
“Brother!!!”
“Big brother!”
More children, armed with wooden sticks, came running from behind.
“I-I told you not to come!”
The young boy shouted at the children, telling them to go back, but…
“We can’t just stand by and do nothing while our family is in danger!”
The boy with glasses retorted and charged at the men.
“Hmm? That one looks marketable too?”
The pot-bellied man looked at the children with annoyance, then his eyes suddenly lit up.
“You’re right, that brown-haired girl could fetch a good price too.”
The hunchbacked man also agreed, eyeing the young girl with greed.
“”Aaaaah!””
The pot-bellied man easily subdued the two charging children and grabbed the brown-haired girl by the hair.
“L-Let go of meeee!”
“Whitney!!!”
The hunchbacked man bound Whitney as well and laughed heartily.
“Thank you for giving us such gifts before we leave.”
Then, they disappeared with the two girls.
“N-Nooooooooo!!!”
The young boy screamed, pounding the ground in despair.
Meanwhile, Jung Minwoo and the Demon Communion members were discussing their next move as they watched the scene unfold.
“…Shouldn’t we step in now?”
Ice Princess suggested, but Jung Minwoo shook his head.
“It would be nice, but the contract has to be made in a private place.”
“…Why?”
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“If we’re caught making a contract, we could be executed before we even get started.”
“…I understand.”
Ice Princess nodded in understanding.
“What about you two?”
Jung Minwoo asked Pink Girl and Werewolf.
“We should follow them. We don’t know what those guys might do.”
“We can’t miss this opportunity.”
They expressed their intention to follow immediately.
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“By the way, Number 1, you have the parchment, right?”
Pink Girl asked, and Jung Minwoo took out the parchment from his pocket.
“I have it, don’t worry.”
The parchment Jung Minwoo held was a contract to make a deal with the human possessing the ‘Genius’ trait.
In other words, even though the other members were absent, they could still make a joint contract without any problems since the contract had been prepared in advance.
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“Then, see you later.”
“We’ll be back!”
Pink Girl and Werewolf followed the men who had kidnapped Bianca and Whitney.
“This can’t go on…!”
The young boy gritted his teeth and led the children towards the city gate.
“B-Brother, why are we going there?”
The boy with glasses asked, and the young boy answered.
“We need to ask the soldiers for help.”
“…Do you think they’ll help us?”
“I don’t know, but we can’t just stand by and do nothing.”
The boy with glasses nodded at the young boy’s words.
When they reached the city gate, they saw two soldiers conducting inspections.
“E-Excuse me!”
The young boy called out to the soldiers, but…
“Next person, please.”
The soldiers only glanced at them and ignored them.
“P-Please save my siblings!”
The young boy pleaded again, but he was met with silence.
“My siblings have been kidnapped! Please help me!!!”
The young boy grabbed the soldier’s leg and begged, but…
“Get lost, you little brat?!”
The soldier glared at him as if he were looking at filth and shook his leg violently.
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“P-Please, help me!”
The young boy clenched his teeth and clung to the soldier’s leg.
“Sigh, honestly… Can’t you see we’re conducting inspections?”
The soldier threatened the young boy with his spear.
‘I have to get help somehow…!’
Despite the threat, the young boy refused to let go of the soldier’s leg.
After about five minutes of struggle…
“What’s going on here?”
A knight clad in plate armor, unlike the soldiers, walked towards the gate.
“Oh, Captain, it’s nothing. Just a beggar causing trouble.”
The knight shook his head.
“That’s why these kinds of people bother you. You’re too nice to them.”
“S-Sorry, sir.”
“After your shift, don’t go home. I have one more task for you.”
“What kind of task…?”
The soldier asked, and the knight took out a piece of paper from his pocket.
“The Count’s daughter lost her cat. I’ve drawn its appearance on this paper. You can go home after you find it.”
“Yes, sir!”
Watching the scene unfold, the young boy felt a deep urge to kill rise within him.
‘Are my siblings worth less than a cat?’
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He wanted to scream at the injustice, but…
“K-Knight, sir, my siblings have been kidnapped. Please help me!”
He knew that doing so would extinguish his faint hope, so he grabbed the knight’s leg and pleaded.
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“…Ugh, what are you doing?”
The knight frowned and grabbed the young boy by the hair.
“Ugh!”
“You’re getting my clean armor dirty!”
Thwack!
The knight began to punch the young boy mercilessly.
“L-Let go of my brother!”
“What are you doing!!”
The younger siblings, unable to just watch, rushed at the knight, but…
Thwack!
“”Aaaaah!””
They were kicked by the knight and collapsed to the ground.
“M-My siblings!”
The young boy glared at the knight with murderous intent and bit his hand.
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“Ouch…! You little…!”
The knight, unable to bear the pain, let go of the young boy’s hair.
“Let’s run!”
The young boy grabbed his siblings’ hands and ran away.
“Chase them!”
“”Yes, sir!””
At the knight’s order, the soldiers nodded and started chasing the young boy.
The young boy and his siblings managed to escape their pursuers and catch their breath.
“Let’s go to the cathedral.”
The young boy said, and his siblings reacted skeptically.
“Do you think they’ll actually help us?”
“…What if we get beaten again?”
The young boy smiled bitterly at their reactions.
“But we can’t just do nothing.”
He reassured his siblings and went to the cathedral.
“P-Priest, sir, please help us!”
However, this place was no different from before.
“I’m sorry, but this isn’t a place for beggars like you.”
Despite the priest’s insult, the young boy continued to plead.
“My siblings have been kidnapped. Please, help us poor lambs!!!”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t do that.”
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“…W-Why not?”
The young boy asked with a trembling voice.
“Because we’re not volunteers.”
“…Not volunteers?”
“That’s right, if you want help, bring money.”
The priest said, turning away.
“Ah…”
Seeing that, the priest’s back started to overlap with the pot-bellied man in the young boy’s eyes.
“Y-You call yourself a priest!!”
Halt!
The priest turned around at the young boy’s shout.
“What did you say?”
Flinch!
His body trembled at the priest’s murderous aura, but the young boy spoke his mind.
“You said God helps the poor! You said you follow God’s will and perform miracles for people!”
“There’s one thing you don’t know.”
The priest approached with a stern expression.
“God’s blessings aren’t for cancers of society like you. They’re for the nobles.”
“…”
The young boy was speechless at the blunt words.
“Now that you know, get out.”
The young boy turned away at the order to leave and thought.
‘Devilish bastard.’
This world was ugly and dirty.
Back home, the young boy blamed himself.
‘…Why am I so powerless?’
If he had just a little bit of power, he could have prevented his siblings from being kidnapped.
If he had just a little bit of power, he could have overcome this unjust world.
If he had just a little bit of power, his siblings wouldn’t have to suffer like this.
As these thoughts continued endlessly, the young boy made a resolution.
He would change this unjust world when he gained power.
However, despite his resolution, he was just a powerless child.
‘A fool who can’t even save his own siblings wants to change the world…’
The young boy smiled bitterly at himself. Just then…
Do you need power?
A sweet voice whispered in his ear.