Episode 19
Golden Star Top Interior Office.
Dozens of people were busy sorting out paperwork.
"Whoa... It's hard."
Sang-joo's son, Dahan, sighed.
"It's hard. Still, it's much better when you think about the past, isn't it?"
At the employee's answer, who smiled without taking his eyes off the paperwork, Dahan smiled faintly.
"Yes. That's right."
The top of the golden star right after graduating from the academy was a small top that could not be compared to now.
The reason for this included sending a successor to the Imperial Academy, which boasted expensive tuition fees.
Therefore, Dahan had to revive the top somehow.
Even if there is a betrayal of my best and most capable friend.
"What happened to the new employee?"
Dahan, who had been lost in thought for a while, shook his head and opened his mouth.
"We are still accepting applications."
It was not easy to find people who could be used.
It was different from the Imperial Academy, where there were many talented people who could be called me just by turning my head. The level of education in the kingdom was disastrous, and the capable few were already sure of their affiliation.
Even those who are here now are the majority of those who have recently expanded their business and newly selected them. It was to prove how much effort was put into expanding the number of personnel, but considering the current level of work, it was far from enough.
However, it is not possible to choose anyone. There were many cases where they tried to get a job under the cover of competition.
It was the case that the top of the golden star, whose business scale grew rapidly in a short period of time, was the most vigilant.
“… If you can do the basics, I tell you to pick it first."
"Master? Then..."
"It's a job, you just have to teach it step by step, and the verification is done by paying attention to the process. It doesn't matter if you exclude it from important tasks."
"I understand. That's how I tell you."
It was well worth the risk.
Due to the rapid growth of the top, there are rumors that the royal family is also interested.
If you get over it now, you can expect incomparable results.
'Simone...'
At this time, what came to mind was the face of a capable friend.
Because of his naïve personality, he did not get along well with the merchant, but his ability was certain. He was a scholarship student who was exempted from tuition until he graduated from the Imperial Academy.
Perhaps as long as he joined the top, it was clear that the intensity of the work would go down at once.
But that won't happen.
It was Dahan who betrayed his naïve friend and took everything away.
"Master."
What caught Dahan's eyes as he turned his head at the voice that broke his mind was the employee's ambiguous expression.
"Below, it is said that a person who wants to join the top has come to the team. Judging from the fact that the questions I took as a test were able to get it right away, I thought I could put it into work right away..."
"By the way?"
"That's..."
The employee hesitated for a moment and then replied.
"It's called a sorcerer."
“… Wizard?"
* * *
Simone Dupe, the Demon King's faithful henchman, seemed to be a wise scholar rather than a merchant.
So, as long as the first impression is concerned.
"Man is despicable and evil! We must erase it from the world!"
His completely broken glasses and distorted face spat and spat and vomited, and he didn't seem wise at all.
"How can you do such a ridiculous thing without blinking an eye...!"
-Haha...
The Demon King let out a big sigh. If he had hands, he would have used them to hold his sticky head.
'Is that something to be so angry about?'
As a victim of a fraudulent contract, it's natural to be angry, but isn't it still a devil? It was a bit strange for a member of a race that deceived and deceived others more than anyone else.
-For the devil, a contract is absolute. If you set your mind, it is not impossible to break it, but depending on the severity, you will suffer considerable damage.
According to the Demon King, it seemed that the demons were born with soul contract magic.
It is enviable for a human species that does not trust each other and even a priest-priest relationship begins with a soul contract.
-… I don't think that's normal. Well, I can't imagine that most demons would break their contracts. The less experience you have in the human world, the more so.
It seems that the demon who lacks experience is Simone.
It seems that he was chosen because of his innate characteristics among many demons, but that choice was the reason why he blew away the assets of the demon world.
"All the businesses I invested in went bankrupt or went bankrupt, and when I came to my senses, I ended up with a lot of debt. Alas, my master. This incompetent demon..."
Simone is about to fall down again with tears in her eyes. Thinking that if I hit my head a few more times, I might really die, so I reflexively stretched out my crossed leg.
"Ugh...!"
I thought I had adapted to it, but maybe it was because I wasn't used to my grown body yet.
Simone's head, which had been hit by her toes, bounced in reverse and rolled on the floor.
‘… Isn't he dead?'
-It's okay, it's okay. It's because he's weak, but the power he carries wasn't great.
There was silence for a moment.
"Hmm, huh..."
“…?”
"The Demon King's jade body..."
Ereven.
The sound of blood flowing from the corners of his mouth and muttering gave me goosebumps down my spine.
-… Let's think about how to retrieve the Eternal Ice.
The demon king turned away from the reality in front of him and said:
-Even if the materials of the Holy Sword are magically processed, you can't be relieved forever. It wouldn't be strange if someone could break the spell and find out its original value, and some materials might be damaged.
'Then I need to retrieve it quickly.'
-The problem is how to do it. Go outside for now.
I left Simone, who had not yet come to my senses, and quickly headed outside. As soon as I stepped out the door, I was refreshed by the fresh air that greeted me.
-I will hold off using deception magic to infiltrate for now. You don't know where the Eternal Ice is stored yet.
Now that he has passed the first ordeal and his magic core has been greatly strengthened, he only has a few minutes to maintain his deception magic.
Although it was useful to avoid the pursuit of the Holy Knights, it was not enough to search the inside of that wide top.
"Then if you use the military order..."
-Let me see. If the spirit body touches it directly, it will take quite a blow. Is it okay?
If the military command is severely damaged and cannot be restored, the immediate power will be greatly reduced.
Even if it wasn't as rare as the Eternal Ice, it was a military order that the Demon King expressed his surprise. It's better to save it for this job.
"Hmm..."
Unable to find the answer to his worries, he was about to enter the inn again. I saw a piece of paper attached to the top of the golden star.
"Job posting?"
It was an announcement that they were looking for people to work at the top, such as coachmen who drove carriages and laborers who carried the loads.
-It's okay.
“… Apply over there?"
Obviously, if you can work within the top, it would be good to look inside, but I didn't think it would be of much help to be a coachman or porter.
-No, that's not the case. Look under it.
What was written in the direction pointed by the demon king was the words 'Recruitment of office workers'.
"Office worker? The qualifications are..."
Be able to read and write, and be good at calculations.
I didn't have any major problems with reading, but I was worried about the latter. I didn't have much to do in my life.
-Don't worry.
When he hesitated on the spot, not feeling relieved by the demon king's words, a girl walked out from the inside of the top.
"What are you doing here?"
"Uh... I was looking at the announcement."
"Aha. Can I read it for you?"
The girl said that and strode to the side.
"Let's see. He looks good. Have you ever done something similar?"
"No, that's an office worker announcement."
"Hmm?"
The girl's face brightened after a moment of puzzlement.
"Do you know how to read?"
"That's why I was looking at the announcement."
"Oh, then the calculation..."
"That's what?"
The girl hurriedly grabbed her collar and went inside the top. A situation where you suddenly enter the target point. I tried to calmly catch my eyes of my surroundings, but the girl didn't give me time to do so.
"Can I take a simple test first?"
Without waiting for an answer, the girl sits down at one desk. Soon, he thrust a piece of paper into front of him.
"Let me loosen it."
Problems written on paper. There were quite a few words that are not commonly used on a daily basis, and it seemed difficult even for those who were confident that they could read.
'Let's see. They bought 10 bags of wheat for 3 silver coins per bag and 50 bags of meat for 1 silver coin per bag and brought them to villages within a day to sell. When sold, 5 silver coins per bag of wheat were sold...'
- 52 silver coins. A total of 70 profits were obtained, and 18 were paid as workers' wages.
Before I could read all the questions, the Demon King gave me the correct answer.
I was skeptical, but the Demon King was restricted from telling me lies. You must be sure when you see him answer with such confidence.
'Then this is it?'
-2 gold coins, 16 silver coins.
After writing down the answer that the demon king called him, when he pointed to the next question, the answer came out as if he had been waiting.
It was a moment when I could understand why the Demon King asked me to apply for an office job.
It took only a moment to write down all the correct answers to the questions that had been written down.
"Three, oh my God. Have you already solved it?"
A girl who was watching the problem solve a problem from a step away approached me in astonishment.
“… That's what it looks like."
"I'll score it. Wait a minute."
A girl holding a new piece of paper in her hand and frantically checking the answer. Circles were added to the paper one by one.
'That's amazing...'
The speed at which the answers are compared and confirmed is slower than the speed at which the demon king gave the answers.
-Tsk. It's not difficult. The same goes for you.
'Me?'
-It's a matter of familiarity. What's so difficult about a guy who modifies magic circles in his head?
'Is that much...'
Just as I was about to hesitate for a moment at the Demon King's words, the girl who had finished grading said in vain.
"You really got it all right..."
"Really?"
"Yes, it's not. At this level, it is safe to put in work right away. Wait a minute. I'll bring you a contract. When can I start working?"
A girl who is busy moving around looking for documents.
"Have you ever worked at another top? What the hell was he doing?"
After thinking for a moment, he answered the girl's question.
"A wizard. apprenticeship-level."
It's not just a mage, it's a warlock.
* * *
Dozens of riders on horseback slowed down in front of the gate.
"The trail was cut off here."
"Is it the capital of the kingdom? There are a lot of people, so it can't be helped."
Pure white armor without a single speck of dust. A sturdy white horse that is rude to compare with a regular war horse.
It was the Holy Knights, the pride of the denomination.
When the citizens who had witnessed the Holy Knights, who had only heard about it verbally, looked at them in wonder, the expressions of some of the knights were distorted as if they were displeased.
"Are you going back?"
"No."
The Knight Commander shook his head and said.
"I'm going to the denominational branch. After contacting the main group, we need to get cooperation at the kingdom level."
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