Chapter 369: Chapter 355: So, the executive is also a part-time job. May I ask about the salary?

〜Gabriel DropOut World〜

“A high-ranking officer of the Demon King’s army, Duke of Hell, a great demon who sees through the entire world…”

Hearing these titles, even Gabriel, who usually looked listless, couldn’t help but feel a little flustered.

“Why does this feel like a low-quality online game? What game’s late-game boss would frequently appear in the starter village!”

She could guarantee that if this were an RPG game, she wouldn’t spend a single cent. Not only that, she’d go to the official website and curse the game’s developer until they were utterly disgraced.

Do you think a few new players, without spending money, could defeat a boss like that? It’s clearly just a trick by the developers to get people to spend money.

Vignette said, suddenly enlightened,

“But this also perfectly explains why Aqua occasionally feels a physiological discomfort when she sees people.”

Vignette, also a demon, came from a hell with simple folk customs, and every great demon with the title of Duke was no ordinary individual!

This was a Duke! It was truly hard to imagine someone of such high status in Hell appearing in an inconspicuous starter village…

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[ “Run away…” After realizing the opponent was a Demon King’s army General, Kazuma yelled at Darkness and immediately wanted to flee.

But Darkness was fearless, slowly drawing the longsword from her waist, stubbornly saying, “How can I retreat in front of a demon!”

“Hoh…” Hearing Darkness’s words, Vanir instead became interested: “Do you intend to defeat me, whose power is comparable to the Demon King’s?”

“Well, calm down! Although I am a Demon King’s army General, I merely maintain the castle’s barrier. I’m essentially a nominal officer.”

Hearing Vanir’s statement, Darkness and Kazuma exchanged glances. However, before they could interject, they heard Vanir explain his reason for being there.

“The Demon King sent me to investigate the Beldia incident, and also to find that useless shop owner living in Axel, who has the strange special ability of becoming poorer the more he works.” ]

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〜Projection of All Worlds〜

“…”

Everyone from other worlds fell silent. No wonder they weren’t working hard; it turns out the Demon King only hired temporary workers!

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〜Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End World〜

Hearing Vanir’s shocking statement, Fern was also stunned:

“By the way… can a position like a Demon King’s army executive be a part-time job?! Could you conveniently disclose the salary?”

Initially, she thought Wiz, who didn’t do proper work and only focused on running her shop, was already a special case. It turns out that being an officer could really be a part-time job.

Even more outrageous was that the Demon King’s castle’s main barrier was entirely outsourced. Following this pattern… she could even imagine that this Demon King probably wasn’t a serious person either.

Even the well-informed Frieren was confused, tilting her head in doubt:

“I want to know how many full-time employees the Demon King’s army has.”

It felt like none of the Demon King’s officers were serious people; being an officer was like a regular job, with everyone slacking off… Thinking of this, Frieren’s expression sagged.

Uh… it seemed that Kazuma, as the hero, wasn’t much better off; they were all just idling away their days.

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[ “Furthermore, for demons, the best food is the negative emotions humans feel when they dislike something! Every time a human is born, we run around excitedly.”

Although Kazuma really wanted to run away, there was something he couldn’t ignore: “These dolls keep emerging from the dungeon, causing us a lot of trouble.”

And Vanir, as a demon, possessed the ability to see into people’s hearts, and he saw right through Kazuma: “How rude. A man who wanders anxiously at home, worried sick because the armored woman hasn’t returned for a few days.”

Kazuma, his thoughts exposed, became shy: “Why do you speak as if you saw it! What exactly are you plotting?”

And Vanir summoned these dolls to clear out the monsters in the dungeon. Since the dolls had run to the surface, it proved that the monsters here had been completely eliminated.

Vanir immediately deactivated his ability because he had always dreamed of one thing—having a dungeon of his own.

Then, he would fill it with demons and traps, waiting for adventurers to come and challenge it, and make them go through numerous trials!

Upon reaching the final room, he would be waiting there as the final boss, and then would be defeated by them! This way, adventurers could receive a clear reward.

“The reward inside is… a ’Thank You for Your Patronage’ ticket! And the adventurers would look at the slip of paper in confusion, and I want to watch this scene slowly disappear.”

“I really want to die this way!” After saying this, Vanir’s expression was filled with longing. ]

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〜Projection of All Worlds〜

“He actually gets excited by the birth of humans; this demon isn’t demonic at all… but purely in terms of twisted humor, he’s quite demonic.”

“Holy cow, this… this is too ambitious! If I were a boss, I’d do the same thing. As expected of a demon, he really knows how to have fun.”

Full of twisted humor! What a crazy act, playing pranks with one’s life, truly a devil!

With such insane subordinates, the Demon King’s army is probably doomed! But, honestly… messing with people like that is quite satisfying, a perverse act akin to having one’s transformation interrupted.

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〜〜OVERLORD World〜〜

“What an innocent executive… This is not a demon; Satan would have to tattoo you on his back.”

Ainz even suspected that he had done this to people before, to be so skilled.

However, after hearing Vanir’s plan, he also felt a little eager to try it, considering whether to set up his own Great Tomb of Nazarick this way, as it sounded quite satisfying.

Demiurge, beside him, was full of praise:

“What a man of twisted humor. If the dungeon also charged an entrance fee, wouldn’t we be able to make a profit?”

At these words, even Ainz couldn’t help but look at Demiurge. You truly are a genius! You could even think of such a devious idea.

This would be like paying to open a map and enter a dungeon, working hard and not getting any drops… It’s all full of tricks, enough to infuriate people to curse.

〜KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World〜

“You’re quite mischievous, Vanir-san…”

Wiz, who had been messed with like this during her adventurer days, showed a kindly smile.

Because of Aqua’s magic circle on the screen, Kazuma, who was hiding in Wiz’s shop to avoid getting hit, had a face full of black lines:

“You call this mischievous… Does he also have some serious mental illness?”

The thought of fighting a boss with great difficulty, only to open a treasure chest and find such a coupon, would truly make him get high blood pressure, perhaps.

Thinking of this, Kazuma suddenly felt a little sorry for the Demon King, as all the Demon King’s army executive were oddballs.

And Kazuma, who also had oddball teammates, felt that he could vaguely understand the Demon King’s feelings.

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[ “To achieve this plan, I originally intended to save up some money at a friend’s shop and then build a huge dungeon.”

But unexpectedly, on the way there, he discovered an ownerless dungeon. Unfortunately, there was a powerful magic circle here, preventing him from entering the final room!

“It’s that guy again!” Kazuma merely grumbled in his heart, but Vanir discovered him: “It’s the magic circle set up by your companion!”

Then Vanir used mind-reading, not only seeing through Aqua’s identity as the goddess of water but also seeing through the inner thoughts of both of them.

“Can you move out of the way? Although I have a principle of not killing humans, I will not kill humans, not humans….”

As he spoke, Vanir became somewhat angry: “To create such a troublesome magic circle, I’m going to make her taste my power!”

Darkness also became serious for once, launching an attack on Vanir. Unfortunately, none of her attacks hit.

Then Vanir suddenly noticed something was wrong: “Where did that unprincipled man go? Compared to a brainless crusader, his type is more troublesome.”

Kazuma pressed tightly against the wall in the darkness, using his stealth skill to wait for the opportune moment, until he saw Vanir dodging Darkness’s greatsword, then he charged out with his sword!

“I GOT HIM—!!”

But he accidentally stepped on a rock and bumped into Vanir, and Darkness’s powerful sweep just happened to cut across the latter’s body.

“Ah… I didn’t expect to fall here…” Vanir’s body, along with his attire, turned into sand, leaving only the black and white mask behind.

“Is he really dead?!” Kazuma looked at the sand and mask on the ground, somewhat confused.

After all, neither of them expected victory to come so easily, but before they could rejoice for two seconds, a voice came from the mask.

“While you were so excited… I’m still alive!” Then the mask attached itself to Darkness’s face. ]

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〜Projection of All Worlds〜

“This mask demon has something going on; he’s the only one in another world who saw through Aqua’s identity as a goddess!”

“Aqua might be an idiot, but she’s still strong! Even this big boss couldn’t enter the room with the magic circle Aqua left behind.”

Demon? Not killing? Humans? Everyone recognized these words, but put together, they were a bit incomprehensible. What kind of people were the Demon King’s army executives?!

He actually wanted to earn money at Wiz’s shop, which made him poorer the more he worked, to build his own dungeon?

Big brother, did you forget you’re a demon?! The method he thought of to achieve his ideal was to work honestly and save money…

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