"...I see. Ah—whatever you want! I don't care anymore..."
Holding her little head, Milim chose to just let it be. You guys do whatever you want.
"Are you sure you've thought this through?" Guy said.
"Yes, we've fully considered it."
"Of course, it's not about abandoning the throne of the Beast Kingdom, but rather establishing a new system with Milim at the head."
Swirling his wine glass, Guy felt it was a bit of a pity.
"That's truly a shame. I held you in high regard and hoped you would awaken in another hundred years."
Although Guy said this, his face showed more relief.
Finally, someone was going to manage that girl Milim. One big trouble solved. Happy.
Taking a sip of red wine, Guy announced directly.
"Effective immediately, Frey and Carrion are no longer demon lords. You may serve Milim according to your own wishes."
Frey gave a light chuckle and voluntarily left her demon lord throne, standing behind Milim along with Carrion.
"...This way, the number has decreased rather than increased. They won't be the ten demon lords anymore."
Draco rubbed his chin and murmured softly.
Everyone present was a powerhouse, so naturally, they all heard him.
Hiss!
Suddenly, the expressions of everyone in the hall became serious.
You should know, to come up with the name "ten demon lords," they had held meetings for over two years.
In the end, it was only after news spread from the human world that the title was settled.
Coming up with titles was like a nightmare for them.
Dagruel: "This is tricky. We'll have to think of a new title."
Luminus: "Fortunately, everyone is here. With so many demon lords present, surely we can come up with a name."
Dino: "After all, last time was a mess. We held over a dozen Banquets just to think of a name."
Rimuru: "You held a Walpurgis for something so trivial?!"
It was fine if Rimuru didn't complain, but his complaint landed him right in the line of fire.
"Hey, we have Rimuru this time!"
Milim seemed to remember something and stood up excitedly.
"Hey, in Rimuru's country, every monster has a name! Why don't we let Rimuru think of it!"
Just like that, Milim sold Rimuru out.
"Nani!"
Draco: "Not bad, my third brother's talent for naming things is actually quite decent."
Ramiris: "Exactly, exactly! That was over a hundred thousand names; it's truly incredible."
Ranga: "Woof, woof, woof..."
Cranel Zalor: "Now then, Newbie Demon Lord Rimuru, I wish to grant you a supreme privilege."
"Uh... I think I'll pass. I don't need such a privilege, thanks."
Cranel Zalor smiled, pretending he hadn't heard a thing.
With a single swipe at the round table, the table split into two halves.
Setting down his wine glass, Cranel Zalor slowly walked toward Rimuru through the split passage.
"That's right, it's the right to decide our brand-new title."
"I am bestowing it upon you."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and then nodded in agreement. "Mm..."
Walking up to the somewhat bewildered Rimuru, Cranel Zalor gently caressed Rimuru's cheek.
"Surely you will accept such a supreme honor!"
"Eeek~"
As he spoke, Cranel Zalor tilted Rimuru's chin up and slowly leaned in toward his ear.
"Speaking of which, this matter started because of you anyway. You'll surely take responsibility and think of a name for us... right?"
"Eing~"
Cranel Zalor nipped at Rimuru's ear, causing his pretty face to turn bright red instantly.
He shyly pushed Cranel Zalor away. "Alright, I get it. I really can't deal with you."
"Go back first and let me think. If you guys don't like it, you can't blame me."
"No problem."
...After a period of brainstorming by Rimuru, a brand-new name emerged.
"The Nine Heavens Demon Lords... how about that?"
"..."
While everyone pondered for a moment, Milim was the first to slap the table and stand up.
"This is strong enough! A new era has arrived!!"
Ramiris also proudly raised her chin. "I told you, Rimuru could definitely do it."
Dagruel: "Not bad."
Luminus: "Hmph, it's alright. It has some merit, I suppose."
Dino startled awake from his slumber. "He thought of it in an instant. So impressive! Why did we struggle so much last time?"
Draco: "As expected of my third brother."
Leon Cromwell: "I have no objections."
Cranel Zalor: "Good, then it's settled. From now on, we are the Nine Heavens Demon Lords!"
Afterward, everyone stood up, and Raine spoke as the announcer.
"Now, allow me to re-introduce the members of the Nine Heavens Demon Lords."
"..."
"..."
"Immortal Demon Race, Supreme Mage, Lord Draco."
"Slime, Demon Race, New Star, Lord Rimuru Tempest."
"That concludes the introductions."
With that, the curtain rose on the era of the new Demon Lords... After the title was decided, the next step was the division of territories.
As a Demon Lord, one must possess their own territory. Once established, all living beings in that territory fall under the Demon Lord's dominion.
If those beings wish to live in a Demon Lord's territory, they must obtain the Demon Lord's recognition.
Otherwise, it will be seen as a provocation, and the Demon Lord has the right to forcibly remove or drive them out.
A phantom image of the world map slowly appeared before everyone, and a problem followed.
Rimuru's Jura Tempest Federation and Draco's Principality of Nazarick were both located within the Jura Forest.
This created an issue with the allocation.
However, those two old foxes, Draco and Cranel Zalor, had already reached a secret agreement beforehand.
All these places would be dumped onto Rimuru to manage; Draco couldn't be bothered to deal with such matters.
"Then, the entire Jura Great Forest, except for the plains on the eastern side of the forest, the remaining territory will be placed under Rimuru's command and dominion."
Cranel Zalor spoke with powerful conviction.
"Eh?"
"What about Draco? What will he do?"
The naive Rimuru had no realization of the problems involved behind this matter.
The Jura Forest had countless races and had been in an unmanaged state for ages; managing it properly would be a massive headache.
Yet here he was, still worrying about the 'good big brother' who had just pit him. "No matter, I have taken over Clayman's territory. I'll leave the Jura Forest to you."
"Do a good job. Big brother believes in you!"
As he spoke, Draco even made a cheering gesture.
For a moment, Rimuru was quite moved.
It was truly great to have such a big brother.
I'm almost out of images again, how troublesome.
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