After defeating Clayman, the Walpurgis would continue. However Guy seems to have an opening statement, mostly regarding Rimuru's subordinate, Asriel
"Say, Rimuru, who's that friend of yours?" Guy asked
"Oh, this is Asriel, an Otherworlder like me" Rimuru replied
"I see..."
"Asriel, can you release all your Aura for us to see, please?" Guy asked Asriel politely
"Oh, uhh- sure" Asriel replied
Taking a deep breath, Asriel prepared to unleash all his Aura. And as he exhaled, the Demon Lords saw all of Asriel's accumulated aura, it made Demon Lords Frey and Roy get chills, even the maidens. And you could faintly see a figure that seemed to resemble that of a Demon, and was glaring at all of them. After showing his aura to them all for about 10 seconds, Asriel once again concealed it
"Impressive, truly impressive!" Guy said, as he stood up and clapped
"I guess we found a new replacement for Carrion" Draguel said
"Well... about that" Frey said
Basically a summarization to not make this too long, Carrion was disguised as one of Frey's escorts, as well as Luminous Valentine disguised as one of the Maidens and her subordinate, Roy was taking her place. Both Frey and Carrion stepped down from the position of Demon Lord to become Milim's subordinates. Now, with all that settled...
"Rimuru, since there are only 8 of us now, what are we gonna name ourselves?" Guy asked
"Please make it quick, we had to host 3 Walpurgis just to decide on a name last time..." Dino said
Thinking as quick as they could, Rimuru thought of a name that would suit them, and there, it struck them
"The 8-Star Demon Lords, Octagram" Rimuru said
"Mmmm, yes, what a wonderful name. Then we all are now known as Octagram!" Guy declared
Everything seemed to be settled, but Dagruel and Milim seemed to be unsatisfied
"How about Asriel? I could sense his power when he unleashed his aura, it seems to be rivaling that of Milim's, perhaps even stronger" Dagruel said
"Yeah! It would be a waste to leave him out of this..." Milim said
"Hmmm, how about I put him in a special position I just came up with?" Guy asked
"And what would that be?" Luminous asked back
"A Shadow Demon Lord" Guy replied to Luminous
"Eh? What's that?" Milim asked
"A type of Demon Lord that exists in the shadows, none of us 8 are allowed to mention him as a Demon Lord, and he is not allowed to declare himself as one" Guy replied
"I see..." Leon said
"So, Asriel, how about it? Will you be okay with being the first ever Shadow Demon Lord?" Guy asked
"Sure, I'd l-love that" Asriel said, a bit pressured, but he was happy to have a status
And from there, the Walpurgis ended, and everyone headed back home. Rimuru, Asriel, Shion and Ranga made their way back to Tempest. And when they arrived, everyone was there to greet them, celebrating their victory over Clayman. And that night, all of Tempest had a feast, everyone in town took part in it, drinking and eating to their heart's content
Asriel and Rimuru, sitting in front of each other face to face, finishing their meal. Shared a handshake with each other
"Thank you for taking me in despite being a stranger" Asriel thanked Rimuru
"And thank you for everything you've done for Tempest" Rimuru thanked him back
And with that, the thriving country known as Tempest. Was under the protection of
The Storm Dragon Veldora Tempest
The Destroyer, Milim Nava
The Demon Slime, Rimuru Tempest
And lastly
The Shadow Demon Lord, Asriel Dreemurr
