“Also, do any of you Demon Lords have any objections?”
Inside the hall, the Demon Lords, who had initially looked bored and uninterested, with one even dozing off on the table, all raised their heads and looked at Lu Minghao, who was standing in front of Clayman, their faces showing interest.
After listening to Rimuru's words, the Demon Lords had a general understanding of what had happened. Don't assume they are the brainless characters often depicted in novels.
Each Demon Lord present had reached their position through endless slaughter. If there were any fools among them, they would have perished in previous battles.
Of course, this also includes Clayman. However, his inflated ego had completely destroyed his rationality. Ever since becoming a Demon Lord, the feeling of being able to arbitrarily control the lives of others and look down on everything had made him lose himself.
Naturally, Clayman's lack of wisdom, coupled with ambition that far exceeded his capabilities, was also a major reason for his transformation into a clown.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been delusional enough to believe that he could completely control Milim, the oldest Demon Lord and 'Destroyer Tyrant,' with a mere magical tool.
Milim, bored, pretended to be controlled by Clayman and even allowed Clayman to believe he was giving her orders. After Milim directly killed Demon Lord Carrion, Clayman even began to look down on the other Demon Lords.
He arrogantly believed that his ridiculous clownish demeanor and so-called intelligence allowed him to manipulate the other Demon Lords at will, even inciting them to attack Rimuru.
“Hey! Hey! You guys aren't really going to agree to this, are you?”
Clayman watched the silent Demon Lords, his face becoming unsightly. He stood up and questioned the other Demon Lords with disbelief.
“Are you really going to condone his recklessness?”
“This guy is just an unknown slime who only participated in this feast of ours because of luck. Now that he's acting this way, it's an insult to us Demon Lords. Shouldn't you all join forces to sanction him?”
After saying that, Clayman stared resentfully at Lu Minghao, who had suddenly jumped out to cause trouble. In his opinion, if it weren't for Luo Yina, who wasn't on his side, and this guy causing trouble,
he would have been able to manipulate all the Demon Lords with his intelligence.
“How boring. Also, let me tell you something else: stop trying to control me with that childish mental manipulation. If I didn't think I wasn't done playing yet, you'd already be dead.”
Lu Minghao looked at Clayman, who was chattering like a clown. Originally, he didn't plan to continue paying attention to him, but Clayman actually courted death by trying to use mental manipulation to control him. If Lu Minghao hadn't reacted quickly,
Clayman would have already turned everyone into a scene of grotesque transformation, turning them into mindless gluttonous monsters.
“You…”
“Clayman, you've violated the rules. This place is fair to everyone, and you're only allowed to state your case to others. Because Clayman violated the rules first, I have no objections.”
Before Clayman could finish speaking, Guy Crimson, one of the oldest Demon Lords, interrupted him. He slowly spoke with an interested smile. If Lu Minghao hadn't intervened, Clayman would have only lived until the end of this Walpurgis.
Even knowing that Milim couldn't possibly be controlled by this clown, Guy Crimson would never allow something similar to happen, even if it was fake.
“But Guy, this guy…”
Pa!
“Now it's finally quiet. Honestly, you keep talking about Demon Lords, but don't you know that what makes a Demon Lord isn't this insignificant title, but strength—absolute, overwhelming strength. That's what a true Demon Lord is.”
Lu Minghao, already annoyed, didn't give Clayman a chance to continue speaking. He kicked out directly, and Clayman screamed as he flew over Luo Yina's head and crashed into the wall behind Ranga, staring at Lu Minghao with anger and humiliation in his eyes.
“He's right, Clayman. Since you're a Demon Lord, you should solve problems like a Demon Lord. Whether it's Rimuru you mentioned earlier or him now, as long as you have the strength, you can do whatever you want.”
At this time, Guy Crimson also looked at Clayman with amusement and then turned to Rimuru and continued to ask.
“Also, do you intend to call yourself a Demon Lord?”
“Well, I've already accepted the position of Jura Forest Alliance Master. In the eyes of others, I'm already a Demon Lord.”
“That's fine, then. Since everyone is here, as long as you defeat Clayman in front of us, then you'll be a true Demon Lord. Also, there's one more thing. Lu Minghao, right? Do you plan to call yourself a Demon Lord?”
Guy Crimson turned his head and looked at Lu Minghao, who was stroking Milim's head, and asked. The other Demon Lords also looked at Lu Minghao with interest, wanting to know his choice.
“Call myself a Demon Lord, huh… Do I need to call myself that? I say I'm a Demon Lord. Does anyone have any objections?”
Facing Guy Crimson's question, Lu Minghao's lips curled up slightly, and he looked at all the Demon Lords present with disdain in his tone, asking. His title of Demon Lord didn't need anyone's approval.
Because he was the Demon Lord. As for those who opposed it, he would just turn them all into nutrients. As for being recognized, Lu Minghao thought it was ridiculous. If even the identity of a Demon Lord needed someone else's approval,
then they shouldn't even call themselves a Demon Lord.
“Haha… Hahaha, it seems you understand.”
Facing Lu Minghao's answer, Guy Crimson not only didn't get angry, but laughed loudly instead. He agreed with what Lu Minghao said. That's what a Demon Lord was like. If even the identity of a Demon Lord needed approval, then what kind of Demon Lord were they?
Did any other Demon Lords ever recognize the identities of the oldest Demon Lords like him, Milim, and Ramiris?
No, it was only because of the fear that humans, monsters, demi-humans, and virtually all intelligent life had of them that they became Demon Lords.
Their identities as Demon Lords didn't come from any recognition, but from fear and despair. That was what a true Demon Lord was.
“In other words, as long as I defeat Clayman, it'll all be over?”
At this time, Rimuru completely ignored the conversation between Lu Minghao and Guy Crimson, just staring at Clayman and muttering to himself. As long as he dealt with this guy, then everything would be over, and the Jura Forest could return to its former tranquility.
“I really can't help it. Just because I didn't want to dirty my own hands, I ended up causing unnecessary trouble.”
Clayman also heard Rimuru's muttering and slowly walked up, playing with his white gloves with a helpless look. But what should have been a very imposing action was ruined by Clayman's messy hair and dust-covered clothes.
He looked like he was just impotently raging.
“What a failure. I was too clever for my own good. But it's your turn, Milim.”
As he spoke, Clayman looked at Milim beside Lu Minghao with a confident smile. As soon as Clayman finished speaking, Milim, with empty eyes, automatically stood up from her seat, completely ignoring Lu Minghao, who was still stroking her head.
At this moment, Guy Crimson, who had been smiling, instantly turned gloomy and looked at Clayman as if he were a dead man.
"Hey, hey! In the end, you still have to rely on others, and you're even dragging Milim, who just got beaten up, into this."
"Don't waste your energy. Of course, I will also participate in the battle. Besides, Guy, you don't have any objections, right?"
"It doesn't matter. If Milim willingly helps you, I naturally won't stop her."
Guy, with a gloomy face, looked at Clayman, who was questioning him. When he noticed Milim's small expression, a helpless look suddenly appeared on his face as he agreed to this matter. He had already roughly guessed the truth about Milim being manipulated.
Most likely, Milim was just playing some game because she was bored.
'This is bad. Clayman aside, Milim is too troublesome!'
Hearing Guy Crimson's words, Rimuru's face instantly became serious. If it was just Clayman, Rimuru was 100% confident in defeating him, but if Milim was added, then it would be troublesome.
"Well then, I'll participate too. It just so happens that I promised Milim that I would spend time playing with her after I left last time."
At this time, Lu Minghao, who was stroking Milim's hair, said with a smile on his lips. However, as soon as Lu Minghao finished speaking, Clayman and Rimuru's expressions underwent a major reversal. Clayman turned into the same pained look that Rimuru had before.
Rimuru couldn't help but laugh, his big eyes filled with excitement as he looked at Lu Minghao. If he could hold back Milim, then he could defeat Clayman and break his control over Milim as quickly as possible.
"Then, as you wish, I'll kill you all!"
Looking at Lu Minghao standing beside Milim, Clayman said with a murderous tone. Now, he didn't want to care about anything else, he just wanted to kill these two hateful slimes in front of him.
Then, Clayman snapped his fingers, and the golden-haired three-tailed fox he had brought suddenly grew larger, and at the same time, its shadow lengthened, and a figure wrapped in a black robe appeared.
"Master! Master! Luo Yina wants to play too!"
At this time, Luo Yina, sitting on Ranga's head, raised her small hand and ran to Lu Minghao's side, her big eyes staring at the golden-haired three-tailed fox on the opposite side with longing. That fox was so cute, Luo Yina wanted to snatch it over.
"Okay, we just need one more person."
Faced with Luo Yina's request, Lu Minghao nodded casually. Anyway, it wasn't a big deal, but Lu Minghao didn't notice that Sally, who had just stood up and wanted to say something, sat down again when he nodded.
In the next second, a blue magic barrier suddenly enveloped all the participants, and then the entire hall rapidly expanded several times, and the Demon Lords sitting on the stone chairs began to retreat rapidly, making enough space for the next battle.
"Milim, kill him!"
Just as the barrier was formed, Clayman raised his finger and pointed at Lu Minghao. His anger towards Lu Minghao had even surpassed Rimuru, of course, also because Lu Minghao was the biggest threat among all the people on the opposite side in Clayman's opinion, and he had to deal with him first.
Whoosh!
Just as Clayman finished speaking, Milim's figure appeared in front of Lu Minghao, and a fist wrapped in a huge amount of magic power slammed down on Lu Minghao's face.
Boom!
A huge roar sounded, and Rimuru and the others were directly blown away by the shockwave. When they came back to their senses, they only saw Lu Minghao blocking Milim's various attacks with one hand, completely looking like he wasn't serious.
"Master, Luo Yina is going to play!"
Unlike Rimuru and the others who were worried about Lu Minghao's safety, Luo Yina waved her small hand at Lu Minghao with a happy face, and ran towards Clayman's side, hopping and skipping.
"You!"
Looking at Luo Yina who suddenly approached, Clayman only felt a faint tingling sensation coming from his back, and subconsciously made a defensive look and asked.
However, Luo Yina completely ignored Clayman and walked directly past him to the three-tailed fox that was bristling all over, her big eyes filled with interest as she looked at it. Luo Yina had long wanted to have such a big, fluffy toy.
Before, because Ranga was Rimuru's subordinate, Luo Yina didn't want to attack, but now...
"Come here, little fox."
Faced with the behemoth that was nearly five meters tall in front of her, Luo Yina was not afraid at all, and stretched out her hand like teasing a puppy, wanting to touch its head, which made Clayman couldn't help but show a smug smile.
He seemed to have already seen the scene of Luo Yina being bitten in one bite. That was not an ordinary little fox, but one of the strongest five fingers under his command.
"Awoo!"
But in the next second, the smile on Clayman's face froze. One of the five fingers he placed high hopes on actually lay prostrate on the ground like a puppy in front of Luo Yina, and even flatteringly put its head under Luo Yina's small hand and kept rubbing, its three big tails wagging non-stop.
"You!"
Just as Clayman was planning to forcibly control it, a tattered puppet body suddenly fell in front of him. It was the black-robed figure he had directly summoned from the shadows, and on the opposite side, Shion was carrying a big sword, walking towards him with a smile on her face.
And when he turned his head, he realized that Rimuru had appeared behind him at some point.
"Clayman, are you ready?"
Rimuru raised his head and looked at Clayman with cold eyes, and a huge amount of magic power poured out like a tide. Today, he was going to completely solve this guy who had been hiding in the dark and lift his control over Milim.
Bang!
In the next second, Rimuru's figure disappeared in place, and at the same time, Clayman's body was hit hard and flew into the sky, and in mid-air, Shion, who had been waiting here, raised the long knife in her hand and slammed it down with the back of the blade.
'Poor Master... No, Clayman.'
The little fox, who had shrunk its body and was lying in Luo Yina's arms, looked at Clayman, who was being hit back and forth like a ball in the sky, with sympathetic eyes. Just now, it actually wanted to attack Luo Yina at the beginning, but when it saw Luo Yina stretch out her small hand and walk towards it, it seemed to see the whole world turn into a bloody color, and countless flesh and blood monsters were staring at it behind Luo Yina with greedy eyes.
At that moment, the little fox decisively chose to change its master, after all, it wanted to live.
On the other side, Lu Minghao was playing with Milim like a game. For Lu Minghao, who was only a little bit away from completely entering the realm of the gods, fighting with Milim was really like playing with a child.
"Milim, if you have fun later, remember to give me some keys to other plane worlds."
