Episode 21
"Why!"
The heart of the cathedral located in the capital of the kingdom. The Knight Commander shouted incomprehensibly.
"It's natural. Ask for the Kingdom's cooperation in destroying the capital. You didn't think that the main group would respond to such a ridiculous request, did you?"
On the other hand, the elderly archbishop did not erase his kind smile and only replied as if he were typical.
As he is in charge of the capital of a kingdom, he has one of the best positions within the Church, but his opponent is the leader of the Holy Knights Order, which is directly under the main order.
It was not an opponent that could be dealt with only by the high or low status.
"It's just a small sacrifice when it comes to dealing with the Demon King!"
"That's right. But."
Relaxing. But a firm voice.
"Isn't it confirmed that the opponent is the Demon King?"
“… That, that's."
"It's the birth of a new demon king. It's completely unexpected, but we need to think about why the main group has kept it confidential so far."
The commander's expression changed as if he was frustrated, but the archbishop did not stop talking.
"It is clear that trust in the warrior will be shaken and the influence of the church in the world will decrease. Now that we are facing an unprecedented revival, we must avoid it more than anything else."
The Archbishop added to the Knight Commander's face that seemed to burst, as if he couldn't win.
"I don't know if there is any solid evidence."
"He has evaded the pursuit of the Holy Knights for more than ten days! He can't be just a warlock..."
In the current situation, the Commander's remarks only lowered the reputation of the Holy Order. It was the same as undermining the prestige of the denomination.
The archbishop sighed openly.
"It's just a heartache."
"That's...!"
"This is a decision made by the main team. It is the will of the goddess. … Could it be that the leader of the Holy Knights would go against the will of the goddess?"
The bishop's eyes, which had been closed, opened sharply.
“… That's all for today's conversation."
With a distorted expression, the Holy Knight Commander, who had been wrestling with him for a while, left after saying that.
"Ugh, stupid bastard."
"What would you do?"
As the archbishop sat down with his tongue kicked, someone appeared from behind his empty back and asked a question.
"If it ends like this, it will only strain our relationship with the Holy Knights in the future. I have a lot to worry about, the position of archbishop."
The shadowy woman did not answer and prostrated herself on the spot.
"Ask them to cooperate moderately. and...."
After thinking for a moment, the archbishop put one hand on his head and said.
"I need to set a date for the king's audience."
* * *
"Are you talking about employment? The Demon King...?"
"Yes."
When we met again, Simone seemed shocked and couldn't continue.
It hadn't been long since his face was completely ruined, but his face was already fine. Even though he was wearing a human shell, the devil really wanted to be evil.
"Still, the space has become quite clean."
The appearance of the top of the black moon has changed significantly from before.
It seemed like an old building that could collapse at any time, but the miscellaneous garbage disappeared and the documents that were scattered haphazardly were neatly organized. Above all, there was no smell of spoiled food.
"I don't know when the Demon King will come again, so I've sorted it out. More than that."
Simone, who was proud of herself, immediately hardened her face.
"Through my fault, the king got a job at the top of an insignificant human being. Kill me..."
"Stop."
"But."
"Are you going to mess up the top with blood again?"
Simone, who was in tears as if she was impressed, immediately raised her glasses and said.
"When I listen to the word, I think of something."
"What is it?"
"It's a top stock."
He seemed to be trying to look sharp, but the broken glasses were still the same, so he looked funny.
"Not long ago, the top shares of the golden star, who had been more focused on work than anyone else, recently left full power to their son and disappeared."
Come to think of it, I haven't seen the top owner's face for a few days after working at the top of the golden star.
Even during the interview, Danju took over, and there was no mention of Sangsangju as a whole. At this point, it seemed clear that Sangsangju had something.
"By the way, is it worth doing some work?"
Just as she was about to lose her thought, Simone looked at her and asked.
"Fu, I'm sure anything is as easy for the Demon King as it is to beat the goblin wrist..."
Contrary to his worries, the work at the top was quite worthwhile.
Maybe it's because I just came in, but most of the work was paperwork. It's a little more complicated than what I saw at the time of the entrance test.
It was not difficult for me to have a built-in universal calculator. Even that is now used to it and I don't need it much.
"Well, that's not your problem. I'll find out the top stock. You keep track of the location of the rest of the ingredients."
"I understand."
After answering, Simone hesitates.
I looked at him as if he had something to say, and I could notice that his gaze was at my toes.
Eerie feeling.
For some reason, I felt like kicking Simone at the same time, and I felt like I shouldn't do it, so I went outside.
-After.... I'm tired.
The demon king, who was indifferent even in front of a pile of papers, complained of sudden fatigue.
Normally, I would have made fun of him, but I am tired too.
With the deception magic on his body, he quickly returned to the inn.
The next day.
When I entered the top of the Golden Star just in time for work, Miril greeted me with a smile while picking up sweets.
"Hello, Mr. Jude!"
"Hello, Miri."
I wonder if that person doesn't leave work.
When I went to work, I always came first, and when I got off work, I didn't show any signs of going home.
Somehow, when I gave directions last time, the location of the dormitory was not wrong and I went to find it. It seems to have settled at the top.
However, I had never seen him do any work, so he was quite a mysterious person.
'I think I'm still young in the first place, so how did I get to the top?'
I only left the question as a thought. I didn't bring it out of my mouth.
She had no particular responsibilities to spare, and she was one of the few people who got close to the top of the golden star.
I didn't want to bring up a story that might be awkward and make me feel uncomfortable.
"The top is a little busy today."
"That's it?"
As he said, there were quite a lot of people moving around the top from the entrance.
From people packing frantically to employees sitting next to them running with bundles of documents.
At first glance, it seemed like a war had broken out.
"I made a deal with the royal family."
"The royal family?"
"Yes! Are you going to make up for the supplies you consumed during the last great war?"
Miril replied with a cheerful smile.
"Originally, I was told that I would slowly stock up on that amount as much as it was huge, but what kind of wind did I have? It seems that supplies were requested at the top of the capital at the same time."
-Hmm.
After hearing Miril's explanation, the demon king made a meaningful sound.
"It's a historic moment for our golden star to become the highest in the kingdom!"
"Isn't it a big deal if you ask multiple superiors at the same time?"
"What are you talking about! This deal is just the beginning. It's not normal to make a deal with the royal family."
From what I heard last time, it seems like it has just entered the top. Is he particularly selfish?
I didn't understand it well, but the moment I was about to head to the office. Miril's voice sank a little.
"Since my brother came back from studying abroad, everything seems to be going well."
"Brother?"
"Oh, didn't you tell me? Dahan, the agent of the top shares of the Golden Star, is my brother."
“….”
Somewhere, I seemed to hear a small chuckle.
Only then did she realize that Miril's bright blonde hair was the same color as Dahan's.
Blonde hair is so common in the kingdom that I didn't really care, but I didn't expect them to be siblings.
Her attitude of being idle, and the other employees who were friendly. All my questions were resolved at once, even though I had never seen him leave work.
“… Didn't you say you just came here?"
"Originally, the top was much smaller. Thanks to my brother finding a good investor at the academy, I moved to such a big building."
Miril says with a new expression on her face.
"I heard that it was a building used by another top..."
I didn't hear much about what he said after that.
-Whoa, whoa...!
It was because the sound of irritating laughter made my head mess around.
'Be quiet.'
I felt distraught for no reason. Because every time the Demon King bursts out laughing like that, something has happened.
There were a few things that I could guess. Maybe he felt that a second ordeal was coming, or he noticed something in his dealings with the royal family.
"Oh, Mr. Jude.
As I entered the office, one of the people who was busy filling out paperwork shouted.
"The amount of papers on the desk must be a bit large today. Please pay. ”
“… Is that all?"
The amount is several times the usual amount.
"I'm sorry as soon as I get to work. Apparently, you are the fastest among us to calculate..."
Even though I had finished all the allotted amount before leaving work yesterday, there was a huge pile of papers in front of me.
"Isn't it time to go to work just now?"
"The deputy director of the group called an emergency call from early in the morning. I wanted to call Jude too, but I didn't know where he was staying. Instead, I said that I can look forward to it when this work is over, so let's do our best."
The man said that, and turned his attention to the papers again.
I sighed, but it wasn't much.
Unlike me, who had a good night's rest, most of them didn't sleep much and seemed to be dragged out.
I sat down and started working on the paperwork.
However, perhaps because of the complexity of his mind, the speed at which the documents were reduced was slow.
"I'm sorry. Here, I'll ask you for more."
Maybe it's because the number of documents to be calculated has continued to increase.
"Everyone, do you know that it's been less than a week since I came in?"
"That's how great Mr. Jude's ability is!"
"This is urgent, can you calculate it before anything else?"
Even as I sighed and mechanically processed the paperwork, my mind was complicated.
What was the point that made the demon king laugh?
"Don't laugh."
Bang.
When I slammed my desk nervously, the busy office became quiet for a while. Then, everyone seemed to understand and quickly immersed themselves in their work.
'Don't laugh?'
-Ugh, kaak!
After giving the demon king a pain that squeezes his soul to the demon king who ignores his words and continues to laugh.
'Stop laughing and doing the calculations.'
-… Spending 230 gold coins, estimated income is at most 241 gold coins. Considering the tax and risks, it would be better not to do this.
'You're doing well.'
Only then was he able to concentrate on the paperwork, but the anxiety in his heart did not go away.
"Oh."
In the end, it was only when it was close to work that I remembered that I had to find out the whereabouts of the upper class.
"Then I'll go first."
"Mr. Jude, are you leaving work? It's already like this. I want to stay and ask for help, but..."
I heard Dahan's voice, which I didn't even know was buried in the papers.
As I walked in the direction where the sound came from, I saw Dahan holding his head with one hand and struggling with the papers.
"I'm sorry for entrusting the new employee with too much work, but I can't ask him to do that. Then can I tell Miril about this on the way?"
He handed me a small stack of papers and said.
"Miri?"
I accepted it and came out to the top lobby. The hustle and bustle of the morning has almost disappeared for a long time.
In the silent space, I couldn't see Miri, who seemed to be idle as usual.
A few minutes to wander around the top in search of where she might be.
The moment when I feel puzzled by the invisible.
-This is it.
The Demon King said.
As I walked in the direction he said, I found a staircase that I had not noticed before.
"This is...."
I heard the demon king laughing under his breath.
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