Anything to Survive in Hell: From Weakling to Tyrant-Chapter 27 Imp?

It was unmistakable!

How should I put it—skin that felt somewhat like black latex! On top of that, a physique slightly smaller than a goblin’s! A single horn on its forehead! A sunken nose! A demon’s tail!

"Imp!"

That bastard was an imp, a lowest-ranking monster that even lived in Hell! Of course, I was the one who directly gave it the name "imp"!

"This bastard was in the mortal realm too!"

"Kereuk..."

Bimzi was in a state of arousal, seeing the imp.

That was the manifestation of fighting spirit. A predator’s reaction upon discovering prey it could devour. Seeing him react so naturally, it seemed those imp bastards were living quite well even on this mortal realm land!

"Bimzi! Subdue it!"

The imp was a fucking loser monster, known to be weak even in Hell. We would be able to subdue it immediately.

"Keryaaaaak!"

Immediately, Bimzi charged toward the imp. Let’s subdue it and make it a subordinate. If it was that bastard, domination magic would surely be one hundred percent successful.

"Kkeureureu?"

The imp, who had been tearing apart and eating a large caterpillar, looked back at us.

"Keryaaaaak!"

"Kkeureuk?!"

The imp startled with a shock like a cat seeing a cucumber, but!

"Uh!"

At that moment, a violet fireball flared up from that small grasp of the imp! That was the flame of Hell! Surely not—could that bastard use magic too?!

"Bimzi! Dodge!"

"Kereuk?!"

I immediately embraced Bimzi, who was running out, and threw my body to the side. Because magic must be avoided unconditionally. There was nothing good about getting hit.

As I did so.

The violet fireball flew away, passing by our side...!

"What? Hey! Fucking slow! Why is it so slow?! What, is it a turtle!"

The speed of the fireball was fucking slow. Fuck, it was so slow that just anyone could see it and dodge it! I was so frustrated watching it that I had to shout!

"Who would get hit by something like that?!"

"Kkeureureureuk!"

"Ahnit!"

But fuck, when I looked, this imp bastard was running away!

Was it blinding me with such low-grade magic and running away? Its running speed was faster than I thought, but.

"Kerureureuk!"

Our Bimzi was faster!

"Bimzi! Fucking beat it!"

"Kereuk!"

"Kkeureureureuk!"

Bimzi, bursting out like a beast, slammed a body blow into the imp, and with that, the two rolled on the floor, becoming entangled.

The imp’s weight class was only about seventy percent compared to Bimzi’s. It could never win by power. Immediately, Bimzi, having taken the mount position, crushed and pressured the imp.

"Kerureureuk! Kerureureureung!"

"Kkeureuk! Kkeureureureureuk!"

And Bimzi’s fierce fists exploded. The imp screamed while getting fucking beaten. That was it. This was a win. I too immediately kicked off the ground and sprang out to support Bimzi.

"You bastard!"

Spreading my palm wide, I slapped the imp’s face.

"Kke-ek...!"

Immediately, its head snapped back. Of course, it wouldn’t end with one hit. After telling Bimzi to hold it tight, I unleashed a machine-gun barrage of slaps with both hands!

"You’re getting it now!"

"Kkeeeee-ek!"

As I was fucking slapping it like that.

"Kkeureureu..."

Soon, the imp fainted.

Good! Subjugation complete!

"Hehehe, a mere imp like that could never possibly defeat me."

"Kerureureuk."

"Well done, Bimzi. This fellow—is its combat sense improving the more it goes on?"

"Kerereung!"

Bimzi too was just leveling up and doing that.

"Anyway, this bastard is weaker than a kobold."

It was too fragile a monster.

Then.

Domination magic on.

After using this a few times, I had become a bit more skilled. Immediately, a pitch-black orb of ether the size of a marble was generated at my fingertip.

"Inject!"

Just like that, I injected it into the imp’s head.

The orb melted in.

"Now I just need to wait."

"Kereuk..."

The fainted imp.

The bastard began to twitch.

"Good."

It wasn’t a very violent reaction. Soon, the imp slowly raised its torso.

"Kkeureureuk...?"

—Kkeumppeok-kkeumppeok.

Blinking its eyes, it was looking at us. There was no sign of trying to escape, nor any sign of being scared. Its face was just swollen because it had been fucking slapped by me.

"Imp? Come closer."

"Kkeureureuk."

Immediately, the imp, having risen from its spot, slowly walked toward me... It was a success. I succeeded!

"Hehehe! This imp bastard. Hey. You are my second subordinate."

"Kkeureureuk...?"

The imp tilted its head with a somewhat foolish-looking face. Seeing this bastard use magic, it seemed like it would be smart. Well, I would have to see about that.

"Then I’ll heal it."

I immediately cast a heal on the imp, consuming all the remaining ether after using domination magic.

"Kkeuro-ot...?!"

With just that, the imp’s swollen face instantly became perfectly fine. It recovered very quickly, at a speed visible to my eyes.

"Oh."

"Kkeureureuk!"

Perhaps it was because it was a monster that lived even in Hell? It felt like it responded better to my ether. It was probably because it had ether in its body.

"Hey, Imp. Are you okay?"

"Kkeureuk? Kkeureureuk! Kkuruk-kkuruk!"

"Imp?"

Suddenly, the imp had a fit.

Why?

"Kkeureureureureuk!"

Just because I asked that one thing, it was jumping up and down to the point of becoming mentally agitated, unable to keep its body still, like a patient suffering from emotional instability... Hyperactivity?

Was this a racial characteristic? Indeed. It did give the impression of being active.

"Well, if it’s full of energy, that’s good."

Anyway, I finally got my second subordinate.

My mood rapidly improved... Hehehe, yes. This was it. In this way, I could increase my subordinates. Because that would become my power.

Then let’s immediately start the test! 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Imp! Stop!"

"Kkeureuk...?"

At the word "stop," the imp hesitated.

But.

"Kkeureureuk! Kkeureuk-kkeureuk!"

It couldn’t stay still for even five seconds and started jumping up and down again.

"No, Imp? I said stop! Stop!"

"Kkeureuk?"

The imp, looking up at me with a foolish face, stopped again.

"Kkeureureureuk!"

It jumped up and down again.

"This bastard?"

Th-that’s right.

It probably still needed training. It was clearly a slow-witted race, so it forgot my words quickly, like a goldfish.

The moment I was about to explain it well once more.

"Kke, kkeureuk?!"

"Uh? Bimzi?!"

Bimzi struck the imp with his fist!

"Kereuk! Kereuk-kereuk!"

And then, fiercely shouting toward the imp, he performed body language!

"Kkeureuk?!"

The imp seemed angry, but it couldn’t withstand Bimzi’s ensuing violence.

"Kereuk! Kerureureung! Kerung-kerung!"

"Kkeureureuk! Kkeureureureuk!"

As Bimzi started punching, the imp powerlessly got beaten, merely slumping down with its guard up.

"Bimzi, you..."

"Kerereung!"

Watching that, laughter idly burst out.

"Khahahahahaha! You rascal! Because a junior subordinate came in, you’re immediately enforcing discipline! Splendid! I am truly proud of you, Bimzi! You did very well!"

"Kereuk-kereuk!"

Bimzi, becoming even more excited, beat the imp.

"Kkeureureureuk!"

Yes!

Train your junior well!

Was it because it was mercilessly beaten by Bimzi? The imp, which had been running wild recklessly, became docile.

"Kkeureureung..."

Its eyes were completely downcast, as if sad. It had a dejected face. Looking at it like this, this imp bastard too seemed quite cute.

"Kereuk. Kereuk-kereuk. Kerureuk. Kerung."

"Kkeureuk-kkeureuk."

Bimzi stood next to the imp, with his arms crossed, and kept nagging and lecturing it. But could the two of them communicate? I couldn’t understand it at all.

I didn’t know if they had a way of communicating, being the same monster.

"Bimzi. Well done. But that’s enough for now. Because it’s enough."

"Kereuk!"

Immediately, Bimzi stopped lecturing and came and stood next to me. He was a truly quick-witted, top-class ace.

"Then this imp bastard has finished its initiation ceremony. Imp."

"Kkeureuk...?"

Immediately, the imp looked at me.

"What can you do? First of all, it seems you can use magic."

Just now during the fight, that bastard threw a fireball from Hell at me. Its speed was slow like a butterfly flying, but that said, it wasn’t without effect.

Because that fireball that fell to the ground caused a faint flame.

"Kkeureureu..."

If that was the case, in the future I would be able to minimize the ether wasted on demonkind breath. I could just use this imp as the one in charge of starting fires. That was more than enough. As my subordinate, it was really excellent.

"Can’t you use other magic? If you can, nod your head. If you can’t, shake your head."

"Kkeureu? Kkeureureu."

The imp shook its head.

"It understands words well."

Anyway, so it couldn’t use it, right?

"Then let’s do the detailed order execution test tomorrow. Let’s go back! Since a new recruit came in today, it’s a party!"

"Kereuk!"

We immediately returned to the waterside. The imp, with a slightly intimidated look, stood next to Bimzi and followed well. Looking at it like this, it really looked like seeing a strictly disciplined private and a newly arrived recruit.

So, after gathering all the clothes, we carried out our return.

"My subordinates... one goblin and one imp. That makes two."

It was truly daunting at first, but to already have a second subordinate like this. It was truly rapid progress. I was so satisfied.

It would be good to make even bastards like kobolds subordinates too.

Like that, increasing monsters, once I secured soldiers and labor... let’s really try to create a dungeon. Maze-like caves and overflowing monsters. And me, commanding them.

"That’s what a demon king is."

Aren’t I really too competent? At this rate, I might really become a demon king. If that happens, good. I’ll have to ask Karla to praise me. Honestly, if I just showed Karla what I was doing now, she would clearly praise me immensely, saying I did a fucking good job.

Mother praise, I didn’t particularly need.