A few minutes later, a global server announcement appeared.[Server] The Demon King's Castle, buried under the northern snow of Wicker Town, has emerged with the resurrection of the Demon King.[Server] The owner of the Demon King's Castle is… Skeleton Knight Magia!

[Global] Wicker: Sorry, typo just now;; Apologies.[Server] The owner of the Demon King's Castle is… Skeleton Knight Magia![Global] [Ruthless Entrepreneur] Movgun: LOL

[Global] [Ruthless Entrepreneur] Movgun: Guess everyone really loves my nickname.[Global] [Foreigner] Rain: Does this guy not understand the concept of fun?[Global] [Sashimi] Momo: Rain, keep it civil.

[Global] [Landlord] Ronze: Sir, shouldn't you be preparing for trial?[Global] [Ruthless Entrepreneur] Movgun: I simply conducted fair business, this is a grave injustice![Server] Due to a powerful barrier, the Demon King's Castle cannot be attacked for now.

[Server] The barrier will disappear tomorrow, on the 16th (Saturday) at 10 PM.[Global] [Bad Credit] Lupko: Lupko's raid team will be the first to attack tomorrow.[Global] [Bad Credit] Lupko: No cutting in line.

[Global] [Bad Credit] Lupko: I'm going to defeat the Demon King and ascend to heaven.[Global] [Demon King] Magia: How about paying your debts first?[Global] [Clang Clang] Serena: LOL

[Global] [Bad Credit] Lupko: If I beat the Demon King and win a million, that solves everything!Just like when the Hidden Job: Skeleton Knight was revealed, the announcement caused another dramatic surge in viewers on Parallel’s official channel.🔴 (Live) Wicker Town Season 2 - Parallel’s Dungeon Broadcast, Day 8 👪 33,328 viewersA flood of messages poured in as returning viewers rushed back to chat, their words scrolling too fast to read. The influx was so intense that I had to turn on followers-only mode, which I usually left off.

— We humbly greet the Demon King.— Is this person a professional at hunting rare jobs?— That armor looks sick, LOL.— It’s flashy but also sleek.— Wearing the full set makes Magia look twice the size of normal players.— Looks ridiculously strong, probably gonna wreck everyone.— 0.02% drop rate… What kind of insane luck is this?— This server is seriously handing all the rare stuff to Parallel LOL.:: An anonymous donor has sent 10,000 Clouds! :::: But isn’t this kinda funny? The person who was handing out settlement funds to new players… turns out to be the Demon King? LOL ::— This is literally the “Demon King was actually the good guy” trope, LMAO.— The number of viewers was 10,000 higher than when the Skeleton Knight reveal happened.Maybe it was because the player base had expanded—starting from 20 users to over 80 newcomers. And since I had handed out a total of 1.6 million WK in settlement funds, a lot of these new residents probably remembered my name.If this had happened to any of the other members, it would’ve been a huge boost for them.

Regardless of the hype, my only real mission was to improve Lapits Bread’s image.With half a day before my duties as Demon King officially began, I unequipped the Demon King armor and went straight to find Dora, the Alchemist.[Heehee. So, you wanna turn all of these into Serena Potions?]

Now, newcomers could earn money just by receiving donations, crafting potions, and selling them—allowing them to quickly integrate into the player economy.— LMAO— 1,500 Serena Potions, LOL.— Enough to last the entire season.— Couldn’t you sell those for hundreds of WK?But I wasn’t going to sell them.

She handed me a dimensional box filled with special gifts.[This one is a 2-second invincibility potion. This one is a 2-second stealth potion. And this one is a 10-second berserk potion. Since you're the Demon King, I figured you'd need them.]I technically wasn’t supposed to receive help as the Demon King, but Dora had been leveling up her Alchemist class by crafting these potions, unlocking higher-tier recipes.

[Heehee. So what? If that happens, I’ll just join the Demon King’s army.]I tried to refuse, but Dora was too persuasive.Truly, the power of a mature, onee-san-type VTuber was on another level.

I could build mazes, redesign the walls, and even insert short cinematic cutscenes.Once I was done, the server admins would run a final check before approving the dungeon.With four hours left until the daily server reset, I had enough time to finish everything.

I wanted the dungeon to be a surprise, but with so many people watching, they’d see everything as I built it.If I just shrunk my gameplay screen, I’d get flamed for "hiding content" and trying to milk hype.Considering how Parallel almost lost public favor due to over-aggressive marketing before, I couldn’t risk it.

— Oh hell yeah.— Good idea, let’s go.— Demon King trial-watching session, LOL.As everyone focused on the courtroom, I silently shut off my screen.Why?

***[I will now deliver the verdict.][The defendant, Movgun, as the dungeon owner, is required to face duels from those seeking to claim the dungeon’s rights. However, he has continuously avoided these duels by using his mount, ‘Phoenix.’ The reported instances alone amount to a total of ten times.

Bang, bang, bang.The sound of the wooden gavel, wielded by Crkemang, one of the starting members and today’s presiding judge, echoed through the courtroom.Movgun immediately shouted in frustration.

— LOOOOOOL— Movgun’s entire year of streaming has been pure chaos lol— When he first quit pro gaming, he was kinda mid, but now he’s insane lolThe trial wrapped up in about an hour.During that time, I managed to set up the surprise event perfectly.

Of course, I was already on it. The key elements had been in place for a while.“I was just about to restart. Let me adjust the screen first.”Players infiltrating the Demon King’s Castle had to break through four layers.

The fourth floor housed the Grand Hall, right below my throne room, where I had just finished setting up the surprise event. I wasn’t touching that for now.The real focus was the third floor—a sequential battle zone with four large connected chambers.“There’s an option to sort monsters by price. Let’s see….”

— Wait, you can summon a Void Dragon?! LMAO— WTF LOL— Yeah, but it’s crazy expensive.— It’s 500,000 WK, but screw it, let’s do it.— Can’t you just place four 10-cost monsters?— Problem is, we’re broke lol.As much as I wanted to place the strongest monsters, the viewers were right—I didn’t have the funds.After five days of grinding and selling enhancement stones yesterday, I had earned a total of 3 million WK after deducting transaction fees.

“Looks like I’ll have to go farming again….”— NOOOOOOOOOO— KAAAAAH— Not more farming!— PLEASE STOP ROBBING US— You’re grinding AGAIN?! After all that?!Honestly, I had planned to borrow money.

When I deactivated my Demon King armor, I was automatically transported outside the dungeon.To my surprise, someone unexpected was waiting at the entrance.This translation is the intellectual property of .

More accurately, I had actively avoided him.He had just been convicted in today’s trial, yet somehow, he had already paid his fine and gotten out of holding.While everyone else was busy preparing for tomorrow’s dungeon raid, Movgun—now a server-certified criminal—apparently had nothing better to do.

I did feel a little bad for him.But at the same time, it was hilarious.I was about to head to town when, yet again, Movgun stepped right into my path.

“…Did I hear that right?”[Please, my lord. I swear my absolute loyalty to you.]When someone is truly desperate, no matter how hard they try to hide it, it shows.

[I already got permission. See this ‘Economic Offender’ title? Since I’m a convicted criminal, I’m eligible to join the Demon King’s Army. If I register, I’ll even be placed in one of the third-floor rooms as a defender.]After losing his dungeon and getting his mount confiscated, Movgun was left with nothing.But he hadn’t reached 1.8 million YouTube subscribers just by being an ex-pro gamer.

Apparently, anyone with a criminal record from server trials could be assigned to the third-floor defense rooms.The freedom in Wicker’s system never ceased to amaze me.But simply accepting him wasn’t enough.

— LOOOOOOL— NO WAY LMAO— Charging a fee for a Demon King officer position?!— The man just needs money lolMovgun accepted immediately.[I’ll pay whatever you want. 1 million? 2 million?]

I clicked my tongue.“You deserved that trial. You should’ve shared the wealth like Ronze.”[But money is good! How can I not love money?!]

[Here you go.]“Here’s your welcome gift.”I handed him two items I had pulled from the gacha earlier.

“Shut up.”[Apologies, my lord!!]— Damn, Gia’s a mastermind.— Oh yeah, I forgot she had those items lol.— LMAO, he just got scammed into a perfect trade.

“Wow, that realization sure came early.”[Sniff sniff.]Players could enter the Demon King’s Castle in parties of up to sixteen.

So, splitting earnings based on Movgun’s performance wasn’t a problem—if anything, it served as a performance-based salary, which would keep him motivated.[Loyalty! From today onward, any attack on the Demon King shall be considered an attack on me personally!]“Uh… That’s not really necessary—.”

[Server-Wide Chat]🔴 [Demon King’s Army Officer] Movgun: I shall punish all who put me in jail!🔴 [Demon King’s Army Officer] Movgun: I shall cleanse you all in the Demon King’s name!🔴 [Delinquent] Lupko: What’s wrong with this guy?🔴 [Delinquent] Lupko: Did he get dementia or something?And whether it was because of Movgun’s rampage, or something else entirely…

But the viewer count was insane.It was as if every single active player in Wicker Town had gathered to watch.I was completely stunned, staring blankly at the 50,000+ viewers the stream had reached within just fifteen minutes.

It was the boss.📩 [Boss]: Gia!!📩 [Boss]: Adjust the screen layout immediately!📩 [Boss]: This is urgent.

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