*Birth of a Demon Lord
081. At the Banquet
Clayman felt himself to be triumphant.
The old generation which looked down on him now looked with utter surprise.
From only hitting one arrogant brat.
So when these stubborn geezers would fall prostrate before him, then he could finally create a world for monsters.
So Clayman thought in his heart of hearts.
But... was this fine?
This question came to mind.
That honorable person had mentioned not to stand out, but here he was at the center of attention.
This thought, Clayman quickly dismissed.
It's alright. Recommending a subjugation was a matter of persuasive power, after all.
Besides, by showing Milim as his follower surely he would dissuade them from opposing him.
What demon lord would oppose the strongest demon lord Milim?
But is that actually the case?
Did he go to far? Why is he feeling anxiety?
Truly, there was no need to hit Milim.
Moreover, thinking about the Walpurgis Banquet and the possibility of failing to garner the demon lords' support made him truly uneasy...
No, wait. Isn't something off?
Why were alarm bells going off in Clayman's head?
If the current plan failed, the following one would be jeopardized. And that was no good.
He had to get advice from that honorable person...
But he was currently forbidden from contacting that person.
Besides, he still had the trump card called Milim.
And, thank to his unique skill『Puppeteer』she was currently completely under his control.
In front of her overwhelming power even that Karion was eliminated without offering a hint of resistance.
And after calming his fears thus, a smile appeared on his face.
「Now then, let me thank you all from the bottom of my heart for gathering upon my summons.
Let's begin my banquet.
Thus I declare that the Walpurgis Banquet has begun!」
As per his rights as the one who gathered them, Clayman declared the start of the banquet.
And so, for the first time in many hundreds of years, begun the banquet attended by every demon lord.
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Guy was observing Clayman with a smirk on his face.
He almost started laughing looking at this joke of a man, and was truly proud of himself for holding it back.
Clayman is completely misunderstanding.
Rather, he just doesn't get it.
Though they are called the ten great demon lords, that's a name the humans selfishly decided for them and not one Guy recognizes.
Whether there are ten or hundred matters little to him.
But, the Holy Demon Great War 500 years ago left less than ten of them.
And then, the new demon lords suddenly decided to fight for dominance and decided to keep the number at ten.
The humans must have been overjoyed to hear that the number of dangerous beings would decrease.
So this rule is more of an unspoken agreement, if anything.
Guy is the first demon lord.
He granted the wish of his powerless summoner and destroyed an enemy nation.
As payment, he destroyed the summoner's country.
And with this, though it was unnecessary, he noticed his awakening as a true demon lord.
The two Arch Demons he summoned to destroy the first country evolved into Demon Officials after destroying the latter one.
And, he permitted them to continue serving him.
There was another being who awakened as a demon lord at the same time as Guy.
Milim.
One of the four "dragons", the first among them, created a child with a human.
Interestingly enough, most of the "dragon's" power was taken by this child.
Thus, the "dragons" declared the making of children a taboo.
The "dragon" who lost his power took on flesh, and became the founder of the dragon family.
From then on, the mass of natural holy spirits came to be called the Dragon Race.
Presently, the many dragons who inhabit the world can trace their roots to this founder
The "Dragon Race", Star King Dragon Veldanava.
That dragon reincarnated as his daughter's pet dragon and was killed by some country.
Thus, these fools came to know the meaning of imperial wrath.
In her anger, Milim destroyed the country.
And awakened as a true demon lord.
Unconscious, she fought with Guy.
That battle continued for seven days and seven nights, transforming the bountiful lands in the west into a wasteland.
Eventually, the battle concluded.
Milim regained her consciousness and the battle ended.
The one who returned her sanity was none other than Ramiris.
In the process, the ruler of spirits Ramiris absorbed the evil magic of demons and the powerful aura of dragons and began to change.
But, she was able to stop Milim's rampage.
And the three settled this dispute.
These three were the first demon lords.
The decided that each of the three would be different than the other two.
