ALL NOVEL Chapter 234
Chapter 234: Training Center (2)
Arriving at the training center and getting off the carriage,
“Hmm……”
The training center building, where he once risked his life, came into view.
“It feels like just yesterday I was a cadet, and now I’ve returned as a Demon Lord.”
Seeing the training center where he had graduated, he felt a renewed sense of emotion.
“I wonder if the instructors are doing well?”
As Jung Minwoo was lost in thought while looking at the building,
Thud, thud, thud.
A giant demon was walking towards him from afar.
‘Who is that?’
Jung Minwoo turned his gaze to check and saw,
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‘……The President?’
He recognized him as ‘Deetan’, the President of the training center.
A familiar face he hadn’t seen in a long time.
“President-nim, it’s been a while.”
Jung Minwoo approached Deetan with a bright smile and greeted him.
“I heard the news that you ascended to the position of Demon Lord in the shortest time. My sincere congratulations.”
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Deetan bowed his head and congratulated him on becoming a Demon Lord.
“Haha, thank you.”
He felt a strange awkwardness as the President used honorifics with him.
“Now that you are my superior, you can speak comfortably.”
“I will gradually drop the honorifics.”
As Deetan said, he was his superior, but it was difficult to easily drop the honorifics like other Demon Lords.
This was because Jung Minwoo, deeply rooted in Confucianism, found it difficult to speak informally to someone who had taught him.
“I understand. Please feel free to lower your speech whenever you feel comfortable, Demon Lord-nim.”
Deetan nodded and continued,
“Let’s go inside. I’ll guide you.”
He offered to guide him.
“You must be busy. You don’t have to do that.”
“I can’t let a distinguished guest who visited the training center wander around alone.”
“……Then, I’ll leave it to you.”
Thus, Jung Minwoo entered the training center building under Deetan’s guidance.
“Is there any cadet you would like to meet?”
“I want to meet cadet numbers 22, 154, 203, 405, 599, and 788.”
Jung Minwoo answered without hesitation to Deetan’s question.
“They are the most prominent cadets of this batch. I’m sure you’ll be satisfied when you see them.”
“I’m looking forward to it.”
“Please wait here for a moment, and I will send the cadets in one by one.”
“Alright.”
As he was waiting for the cadets in the faculty room,
Creak—
A cadet opened the door and entered.
A man with short hair and a burly physique.
The cadet looked at him and,
Flinch—
“Ah, hello! I am cadet number 22, here as summoned!”
He greeted, his body trembling as he bowed 90 degrees.
‘Cute.’
Seeing his nervous appearance brought back old memories, and a smile naturally formed on his lips.
Of course, the old memories he was referring to were from his previous life, when he had job interviews at large corporations.
‘Cadet number 22, he was the one who applied to join our Demon Lord’s Castle.’
He remembered that the application stated he possessed both physical strength and intelligence, so he had high expectations for him.
‘No matter how highly the instructors evaluated him, I can’t work with him if his talent is lacking.’
‘Heaven’s Eye’ was more accurate than the instructors’ evaluations, so he intended to judge based on the information he saw.
“Alright, come and sit here.”
Jung Minwoo offered him a seat and used ‘Heaven’s Eye’ on the cadet.
【Retrieving information on ‘None’】
Heaven’s Eye activated, and an information window popped up before his eyes.
『Information Window』
〈Basic Information〉
Name: None
Gender: Male
Age: 0.3 years old
〈Detailed Information〉
Rank: None
Alignment: Evil
Unique Trait: 【Prediction(豫測)】
Current Emotion: Nervousness
〈Aptitude〉
Talents: Combat, Judgment, Planning……(10).
Talent Grades: Combat(High), Judgment(Highest), Planning(Highest)……(10).
Aptitude Grades: Office Work(High), Eloquence(Mid), Combat(Highest)
He already knew about the unique trait from the application, but he decided to check it again.
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【Prediction(豫測)】
― Can predict events that will occur.
He confirmed the unique trait once more.
‘It’s as written in the application.’
Based on the unique trait alone, it was good enough to scout him immediately, but,
‘Now, let’s see his talent.’
No matter how good a unique trait was, a demon couldn’t reach a high rank without talent.
‘Oh, his talent is decent, too?’
He had a lot of talents for a cadet, and most importantly, he liked that there were many ‘Highest’ grades.
‘With this kind of ability, he wouldn’t be lacking even if he joined our Demon Lord’s Castle.’
Jung Minwoo closed the information window.
‘Now, let’s see what he’s thinking.’
He decided to find out what his true intentions were and used Mind’s Eye.
“Can you tell me why you want to join our Demon Lord’s Castle?”
He asked cadet number 22.
“It’s because I admire you, Demon Lord-nim!”
Cadet number 22 answered with sparkling eyes.
【An amazing person who achieved countless achievements before becoming a Demon Lord and reached the position in the shortest time……!】
Seeing the text that appeared, he could see that his answer and thoughts matched.
‘I like him.’
Jung Minwoo was satisfied with his honest attitude and decided to scout cadet number 22.
“I like your honesty. I will scout you.”
At the confirmation of being scouted,
“Th, thank you!!!”
Cadet number 22 made an overwhelmed expression and bowed repeatedly.
“I understand you’re happy, but shouldn’t you listen to the conditions first before making a decision?”
“……Ah, I was so overjoyed that I didn’t think of that.”
At Jung Minwoo’s words, cadet number 22 laughed awkwardly and scratched his head.
“Here, take this.”
He took out a pamphlet from his subspace and handed it to cadet number 22.
“……What is this?”
Cadet number 22 received the pamphlet with a puzzled look.
“It summarizes the benefits and system you can enjoy if you join the Demon Lord’s Castle.”
“Benefits and system……!”
“If you like it after reading it, you can accept the scout offer during the Competition.”
“Understood……!”
“Alright, you can go back now.”
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At his words to return, cadet number 22 bowed 90 degrees and left the faculty room.
‘A good start.’
Thanks to meeting a cadet he liked from the beginning, he naturally became curious about the next cadet.
After a short wait,
Creak—
A cadet presumed to be number 154 entered the faculty room.
“Hello! I am cadet number 154!”
Jung Minwoo used Heaven’s Eye on the cadet’s greeting, but,
‘Tsk, his talent is lacking.’
Unfortunately, his talent seemed 2% lacking, so he wasn’t satisfied.
After finishing the formal questions and sending the cadet back, he met four more cadets, but,
‘Hmm……’
Except for cadet number 22, whom he met first, none of them met his expectations.
‘Were my expectations too high?’
Jung Minwoo decided to scout only cadet number 22 during this Competition and got up from his seat to leave. At that moment,
Creak—
Deetan opened the door and entered the faculty room.
“Are you leaving now?”
“I’ve seen all the cadets I was interested in, so I’m going back.”
“Did you find any cadets you liked?”
“Yes, there was a cadet I liked, and I’m planning to scout him.”
“I see. Then I will escort you to the front gate.”
He was about to decline the offer to escort him to the front gate, but he knew Deetan wouldn’t back down, so he accepted his kindness.
“Let’s go.”
“Alright.”
As he was walking down the hallway with Deetan,
‘It seems to be a theory class.’
He saw cadets taking a class through the window.
‘They’re all working hard.’
With their lives at stake, he could see that most of them were concentrating on the class.
‘Brings back memories.’
Jung Minwoo briefly reminisced and was about to turn his gaze back and move on when,
‘Hmm……?’
His eyes were drawn to a cadet sitting in the classroom.
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A cadet with purple hair and androgynous features.
He wondered why he was drawn to him and looked at the cadet.
‘Is it because of his atmosphere?’
He realized he was drawn to the cadet’s relaxed demeanor, unlike the other cadets who were passionately listening to the class.
He didn’t want to leave just yet, so Jung Minwoo decided to check this cadet’s information last before leaving.
He used ‘Heaven’s Eye’ on the cadet.
【Retrieving information on ‘None’】
Heaven’s Eye activated, and an information window popped up before his eyes.
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『Information Window』
〈Basic Information〉
Name: None
Gender: Male
Age: 0.3 years old
〈Detailed Information〉
Rank: None
Alignment: Evil
Unique Trait: 【Helper】
Current Emotion: Relaxed
〈Aptitude〉
Talents: Strategy, Combat, Incitement……(20).
Talent Grades: Strategy(Highest), Combat(Highest), Incitement(Highest)……(20).
Aptitude Grades: Office Work(Highest), Eloquence(Highest), Combat(Highest)
Seeing the unique trait, Jung Minwoo understood why the cadet was so relaxed.
‘It’s because of his unique trait, huh?’
【Helper】
― When activated, assists with everything.
His unique trait assisted him, so he didn’t have to do anything himself.
‘Assists with everything…… That’s interesting.’
He was curious to see the extent to which it could assist, but,
‘I don’t like him.’
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Despite his curiosity, he found the cadet unpleasant.
‘I’ve never seen anyone who relied on their unique trait and acted cocky survive long in the demon world.’
It might work in the training center, but in the meritocratic demon world, one couldn’t survive by relying solely on their unique trait.
‘Someone like him is bound to have mediocre talent…… What?’
Jung Minwoo thought the cadet’s talent would be nothing special, but,
‘All…… Highest?’
Contrary to his expectations, he saw that the cadet possessed incredible talent.
‘A demon who’s barely been born has all Highest talent……?’
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As he stared blankly at the information window,
“Is there a cadet that caught your eye?”
Deetan approached and spoke to him.
“Do, do you know that cadet with purple hair?”
At Jung Minwoo’s question,
“Hmm, he hasn’t stood out, so I don’t know him well.”
Deetan shook his head and answered that he didn’t know.
“If you’re interested, I can call him separately after class.”
“Please do.”
Jung Minwoo turned back from heading towards the front gate and went to the faculty room.
Back in the faculty room, Jung Minwoo thought,
‘……Well, with that kind of talent, it’s understandable that he’s relaxed.’
As if he had never found him unpleasant, his evaluation of the cadet had changed 180 degrees.
‘Thinking about it again, actively utilizing your unique trait isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I did the same.’
As he was praising the cadet inwardly,
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‘But…… why hasn’t he stood out despite having such outstanding talent?’
A question about the cadet suddenly came to mind.
The fact that Deetan didn’t know him meant he hadn’t shown any significant talent.
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Judging by his talent, it was safe to assume he was hiding his true abilities.
‘Does he have some ulterior motive?’
He wondered why he would need to hide his abilities in the training center.
If they didn’t rank within the top positions, they would be disposed of. Why hide his strength?
‘Is he that confident……?’
His actions were incomprehensible.
‘I’m curious.’
Jung Minwoo decided to use Demon Eye and Mind’s Eye to figure out his intentions when the cadet arrived.
As he waited for the cadet, lost in thought,
Creak—
The cadet with purple hair and androgynous features opened the door to the faculty room and entered.