Demon King

The banquet with Juknok was over.

I, Louisa, Kanpasha, Nerubika, Teacher Lime, Kureha, and Hanifa gathered in my room to discuss our future plans.

Kanpasha, drawing on his experience as a prince, took the lead in summarizing the situation.

“The Demon Lord Army senses His Majesty’s strong presence and is favorably inclined, but they are already civilized, with established systems and rules, so they won’t blindly worship you just because they’ve seen you.”

“That’s the problem.”

“However, that doesn’t diminish His Majesty’s value. You are the champion of the dark races, the strongest being in this region. If the power holders of the Demon Lord Army are forming factions and fighting each other, each faction will try to negotiate to bring you in.”

“Hmm. What if I don’t negotiate?”

“Existing power holders fear the emergence of a new strongman who will shake their power. If you’re unlucky, His Majesty might have to face everyone else as enemies alone.”

“Then I should refrain from entering the Demon Lord competition.”

“That’s right. No matter how powerful His Majesty is as a champion of the dark races, you don’t have a support base here. A protruding stone gets chiseled away. Or will you take it by force like the Gayle Kingdom?”

“That’s out of the question. I can’t come to save the dark races and then kill them. We need to gather the Demon Lord Army and strike the light races together, so we must minimize casualties.”

“Then it seems there’s only one option. Even if you receive the current Demon Lord’s support, it can be overturned after a new Demon Lord ascends the throne. His Majesty must support one of the three Demon Lord candidates and seat them as Demon Lord.”

“Which one should I seat as Demon Lord?”

“It depends on the disposition of the Demon Lord His Majesty desires. They could be a friend, a lover, or even a puppet Demon Lord.”

“A puppet is a bit tempting? I should meet all three and decide. If I’m lucky, I might even make the Demon Lord my subordinate.”

“That’s a good idea. And it’s best to befriend the remaining power holders who don’t support any of the three Demon Lord candidates.”

“That’s right. I need to build my own backing in the political arena.”

At that moment, Hanifa spoke frankly.

“Your Majesty. Politics are good, but the dark races ultimately decide everything with power. Please remember that His Majesty’s overwhelming force is the most important thing.”

I nodded in agreement.

“Good point.”

The next day, we expressed our gratitude for Juknok’s hospitality and departed for the capital, the Demon Lord’s territory to the east.

We decided to meet Demon Lord Army lords along the way to build rapport.

—

Here, in the territory of Beni, ranked 18th, I was drinking tea with Beni in her reception room.

Beni is a Demon woman in her 40s with freckles on her face.

Beni is a supporter of the current Demon Lord and doesn’t support any of the Demon Lord candidates.

Beni listened to my story, nodded, and opened her mouth.

“The goal of striking the light races with the Demon Lord Army is good. Mhm, mhm. I like you.”

“Thank you.”

“But won’t you become my concubine?”

“Excuse me?”

“I have a hobby of keeping handsome and strong men as concubines. If you become my concubine, I’ll adore you.”

Beni gestured, and a young Demon with a muscular upper body and smooth skin gave a refreshing smile as he massaged Beni’s shoulders.

I was dumbfounded, but since I was building friendly relations, I laughed it off.

“Hahaha. Thank you for the thought. I have my wives and a country, so I’ll have to decline the offer.”

“That’s a pity. As expected, beautiful roses are hard to pluck because of their thorns. Come here anytime if you change your mind.”

“I appreciate the sentiment.”

I mingled with Beni appropriately and then departed for the territory of Spirala, ranked 19th, to the east.

—

Demon Lord Army rank 19, Spirala, is a Dark Fairy Queen with a body the size of an adult woman, black updo, sharp teeth, brown skin, and large six pairs of Fairy wings.

Spirala’s territory is mostly Dark Fairies.

The more wings a Dark Fairy has, the stronger and larger they become.

The most numerous, lowest-ranking Dark Fairies have two pairs of Fairy wings and are about the size of a human forearm.

Spirala didn’t support any of the Demon Lord candidates.

I knew Spirala liked treasures, so I gave her treasures as gifts from the moment we met.

I laid out luxury rings made by Sahagin artisans from the Sebasti brand, coral artworks, and jewels on the wooden table in front of Spirala.

These were some of the things I had put in Teacher Lime’s space to bring as gifts.

Spirala, sitting on a giant Rafflesia, expressed her gratitude.

“Kihhihihihi! These are treasures I’ve never seen before! Thank you for giving me such treasures~”

I smiled and responded.

“Hahaha. I want to build friendship with the Dark Fairy Queen. I look forward to your help in negotiating with the Demon Lord Army in the capital in the future.”

“Kihaha~ Yeah, yeah. You seem stronger than me and have a good personality. I’ll help you as long as it doesn’t harm the Demon Lord~”

“Thank you, Spirala-nim.”

We were treated to Barometz meat harvested by the Dark Fairies.

Barometz is a plant that bears sheep as fruit.

We slept for one night and then departed for the territory of Dudurion, ranked 6th, to the south.

—

Dudurion is the lord ranked 6th, a Manticore man with the body of a giant lion, a scorpion’s tail, and bat wings, and the king of the Manticores.

Dudurion’s territory was filled with Greek temple-like structures everywhere.

There were other dark races like mummies and Demons in Dudurion’s territory, but there were very many Manticores.

Dudurion greeted me in a huge Greek temple.

Dudurion felt like the king of beasts.

Dudurion said.

“Kuaaaang! A grand goal and dream.”

“Here’s some mermaid meat harvested from my country as a gift. Would you like to try some?”

I gestured to the Tentacle Elite, and the Tentacle Elite brought five frozen mermaids, freshly preserved from within Teacher Lime.

Dudurion put his nose to the mermaid, sniffed, drooled, and expressed his gratitude.

“Hureureup. Cheop. This is my first time eating mermaid. Thank you.”

“I’m planning to go to the capital and negotiate with the Demon Lord Army in the future. Will you help me?”

“Hmm…. Don’t you know that the current Demon Lord will soon step down?”

“I plan to support one of the Demon Lord candidates.”

“Keureureureung. I don’t support anyone. But I will participate in striking the light races.”

“I see. Then I’ll have to save Dudurion-nim’s help for later.”

“Since you’ve given me such precious meat, rest here. Keureureureu.”

We ate the meat given by the Manticores deliciously and headed for the territory of Tuljin, ranked 20th, to the north.

—

Lord Tuljin, ranked 20th, is a Troll man and the king of the Trolls.

Tuljin became the king here because he had the largest body and strength among the Trolls.

When I gave Tuljin mermaid meat as a gift, Tuljin was pleased.

“Keureuk! Keureuk! Thank you for the strange meat!”

“Hahaha. Tuljin-nim really likes meat. Can you help me negotiate with the Demon Lord Army when I go to the capital?”

“Keureuk! Troll Tuljin doesn’t listen to anyone!”

Tuljin wasn’t very smart and couldn’t string words together, so I, annoyed, asked a question.

“What do I have to do to win Tuljin-nim’s heart?”

“You look strong! Keureuk! Fight me! If I win, you become my subordinate!”

‘Sigh…. Is this the pattern after all.’

“I will.”

A large circle for the match was created inside the Troll village, surrounded by Tentacles and Trolls.

Cheers were heard from everywhere.

“Keureuk! Tuljin! Tuljin!”

“Kyle! Kyle!”

Tuljin was 4m tall and we decided not to use weapons, so he clenched his fists, spun his arms around, and warmed up.

I am 185cm tall, but the aura of a strongman emanating from my body is second to none.

Tuljin and I, facing each other at opposite ends of the circle, rushed at each other the moment a Troll lowered a flag signaling the start.

Tuljin brought down his huge right hand in a straight line towards me, who was rushing in.

I dodged to Tuljin’s right by a hair’s breadth, and a crater formed on the ground with a Kuaaaang sound.

In that instant, I quickly jumped onto Tuljin’s right wrist and struck it with both feet with a Kwaaaang sound, and Tulji’s right wrist shattered, causing his arm to bounce away.

Tuljin screamed.

“It’s not over yet! Kuaaa!”

Tuljin’s right wrist was instantly healed by the Troll king’s regeneration, and he swung his right hand at me.

I ran along the ground, dodging his right hand, and this time jumped and headbutted Tuljin’s groin.

Kuaaaaang Pung

One of Tuljin’s balls exploded, and fragments scattered everywhere.

Tuljin grabbed his balls and fell backward in the pain of his balls being destroyed.

Tuljin grabbed his balls and shouted at me.

“Kuaaaaa! Wait! Stop! Stop!”

“Admit defeat!”

“Not yet!! Kuang!”

As Tuljin’s balls recovered with the Troll’s recovery power and Tuljin tried to stand up again, I was already between Tuljin’s legs.

Tuljin, realizing this, screamed.

“Keureuk?! No!!”

This time, I grabbed Tuljin’s dick tightly with both hands from above my head and did a back tumble as if tearing his dick off.

Jijijijik Pusyusyusyut

As his dick tore and blood-urine spurted out, Tuljin grabbed his groin with both hands in immense pain and screamed.

“Kkeuaaaaa! Kkeuaak! You angelic bastard! I lost! I lost!! Give me back my dick!”

I gave Tuljin back his dick, and Tuljin attached his dick to his groin.

Tuljin’s dick was restored to its original state by the Troll’s recovery power.

All the surrounding Trolls clicked their tongues at my wickedness, but the strength that shattered Tuljin’s wrist in one go and the agility to dodge attacks were real, so they couldn’t openly curse me because they were afraid of my strength.

If I had wanted to, I could have shattered Tuljin’s skull, and if his skull was shattered, the Troll would die.

Tuljin acknowledged my strength and knelt before me.

“Keureureureu. Trolls know honor and don’t speak with two mouths. I, Tuljin, will listen to you.”

“Good thinking.”

The tables had turned, and now I had become Tuljin’s boss.

“From now on, follow my orders in what I do in the capital.”

“I understand. Keureureureu.”

Our expedition ate meat and rested in the Troll tribe before heading to the territory of Lord Stesaenon, ranked 5th, on the mountain to the north.

—

Lord Stesaenon, ranked 5th, is a stone golem about 10m tall and asexual.

In Stesaenon’s territory, there were stone golems with naturally occurring egos, and Stesaenon was their king.

Stesaenon’s body was made of stone and ore.

Stesaenon spoke in a heavy male voice with a slight mechanical sound.

“I sympathize with your goals and dreams. But you must earn my recognition first.”

“How do I earn your recognition?”

Stesaenon took us to the top of the mountain and pointed to the peak of the mountain on the opposite side.

There were craters there.

“I will throw rocks at that peak to create craters. If your crater is bigger than mine, I will recognize you.”

“I will do that. But do I have to throw only rocks?”

“I have flexibility too. In the case of wizards, they can use magic.”

When we said we would compete, not only the Tentacles but also the surrounding stone golems gathered to watch.

One stone golem shouted in an excited voice.

“No one can beat Stesaenon’s crater. There will be a new loser today.”

Stesaenon asked me in a voice of concession.

“Would you like to go first? I will give you two chances.”

‘Even though I’m strong, isn’t this too much of a disregard?’

I decided to accept the concession.

“Then I will go first.”

Dozens of Tentacles came out of my stomach and shot a huge dark mana cannon at the peak with a Jiiiiing sound, and with a Kuwaaaang roar, all the craters and the peak disappeared, and the mountain became shorter.

In that instant, all the golems, including Stesaenon, stopped moving in shock and opened their mouths wide.

Stesaenon, with an unbelievable expression, lost strength in his legs, knelt with a Thump, and muttered.

“I can’t even blow away a mountain peak….”

Stesaenon put his hands on the ground and began to wail with a face as if he had lost his country.

“I can’t beat that! I’m not qualified to be ranked 5th! Euaaaaa!”

Many stone golems watched Stesaenon with pitiful faces.

Stesaenon stood up on trembling legs, looked at me, and said.

“Y-you are now the lord ranked 5th…. Heuk.”

Honestly, I had no intention of becoming the lord ranked 5th, so I said as if doing a favor.

“No. Stesaenon. Only you can understand and lead the golems. Please continue to be the lord ranked 5th. Instead, be my friend and help me.”

Stesaenon was moved and shouted powerfully.

“Thank you! Now Stesaenon will become Kyle’s friend and become Kyle’s strength! Tell me if you need anything!”

“Hahaha. Today is a good egg.”

The surrounding Tentacles and golems cheered happily.

“Uwaaaaaaa! Hooray!”

“Kyle! Stesaenon! Kyle! Stesaenon!”

The golems didn’t really farm or raise livestock, so we caught and ate anything on the mountain and slept.

—

The remaining lords already had Demon Lord candidates they supported or were supporters of the current Demon Lord, so we headed straight to the capital, the Demon Lord’s territory.

While heading to the capital, Kanpasha summarized the results of the journey so far.

“Your Majesty. The Phantom Tree (Trent) tribe, Spirala ranked 19th (Dark Fairy), Tuljin ranked 20th (Troll), and Stesaenon ranked 5th (Stone Golem) will definitely help us. And we have gained the favor of Juknok ranked 16th (Lich), Beni ranked 18th (Demon), and Dudurion ranked 6th (Manticore). This is a truly great achievement.”

Kureha admired from the side.

“Your Majesty is amazing.”

“According to the Secret of the world, if you earnestly desire it, it will be achieved. Hahahahaha.”

“I’ve never heard of such a secret. But it sounds real because Your Majesty said it.”

While heading to the capital, I spent a pleasant time tasting Nerubika’s and Louisa’s vaginas and anuses with my dick for the first time in a while.

We arrived at the capital, the Demon Lord’s territory, approximately two months after departing from Juknok’s territory.

My reputation had already spread this far, and I was invited to the Demon Lord’s palace.

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