Chapter 10: The Walpurgis

Story: I'm a Daemon, so what?

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Chapter 10: The Walpurgis

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- Felix -

"Ara ara, was it really wise to do that right now Master?" I hear Arcueid question

I look at Megumin as she undergoes her evolution, I hadn't meant to name her then and there, but oh well.

It seems that some of the other Demon Lords don't approve of what I did, whatever, not like their opinions particularly matter in this case.

"It wasn't on purpose, oh well, nothing I can do about it now."

Thankfully 'Magicule Breeder Reactor' covers my magicule loss, so in case things get messy here I won't be at a disadvantage.

Once Megumin finishes her evolution I observe her closely, her magicule capacity is about even with Arcueid, the only thing she is inferior in is her host body. Something I will have to fix at some point.

She became a Daemon Duke, and while she likely can't rival any of the Demon Lords attending in pure magicule count except the seeds like Carrion, and Frey, she should be able to pose a challenge to some of the others.

Megumin along with Arcueid are definitely the strongest attendants at this meeting, only rivaled by Guy's own maids.

Megumin kneels as she says, "Thank you for granting me a name my lord, I swear to serve you to the best of my ability."

"Ah, no problem Megumin, naming you helped me after all, the stronger the subordinates I have are the better. Now rise, the Walpurgis should be starting soon."

She quickly does so and takes her place beside Arcueid.

I look towards Guy Crimson, now that everyone is here we can finally get started, though he himself is staring at me with a creepy smile on his face.

Once he noticed me staring he gave me a wink and turned to everyone else.

"Thank you for attending everyone, now that everyone is here, it's time for the introductions then we shall commence the Walpurgis."

The blue haired Daemon took the lead, I think her name is Rain, she's most likely the Primordial Bleu. And a Daemon Duke on top of that.

 "I will now introduce the participants. Daemon, Lord of Darkness: Guy Crimson-sama."

Ugh, what a chunni title, look at him, he thinks that's the coolest shit ever.

He is strong though, he has multiple Ultimate Skills and is capable of rivaling Milim, not someone to underestimate.

"Pixie, The Labyrinth: Ramiris-sama. Dragonoid, The Destroyer: Milim Nava-sama. Giant, The Earthquake: Dagruel-sama. Vampire, The Queen of Nightmares: Luminous Valentine-sama."

This world just thrives on chunni huh? Maybe I should join in? That could be fun.

Another surprising thing was that even though Luminous is a True Demon Lord, she doesn't have an Ultimate Skill.

It seems like Ultimate Skills are much harder to get than I thought.

"Fallen, The Sleeping Ruler: Dino-sama."

So that's one of the Primordial Angels according to Ramiris. One with an Ultimate Skill as well.

"Harpy, The Sky Queen: Frey-sama. Lycanthrope, The Beast Master: Carrion-sama. Demonoid, The Platinum Saber: Leon Cromwell-sama."

How odd, according to Ramiris he wasn't always a Demon Lord, rather he was a True Hero in the past. He ended up becoming a Demon Lord after he killed Demon Lord Kazarem and took his seat.

He also seems to have an Ultimate Skill, something quite difficult to obtain from what I learned from Luminous not having one.

And she's the Vampire Progenitor.

He is someone to keep an eye on.

Still, how odd, for a Hero to become a Demon Lord.

"Daemon, Felix-sama."

I need a cool title.

"Finally Slime, The Leader of the Jura Tempest Federation: Rimuru Tempest-sama."

Gah, even Rimuru has a title.

Rain bows, "That concludes the introductions."

Guy stood up, "The reason for this meeting is quite simple, Clayman's dead, we're here to discuss who his replacement should be."

He turned to look at me, "Now how about we start with his death, could you explain why you killed him?"

I didn't sense any hostility from him, hell it seems like no one really cares that I killed Clayman, he must be a shithead to everyone then.

I looked Guy dead in the eye as I said, "He did something he shouldn't have, so I killed him for it."

I thought back to that moment, did I feel any guilt over what I did? All the families that I split up.

No, no I didn't. 

I guess I am a Daemon after all.

Guy looked at me with a grin as he said, "That's it?"

Well, I did need to become a Demon Lord, but the primary factor was the I wanted Clayman dead for what he did, the Harvest Festival was just a side benefit.

Ah, why do I have a feeling that Guy was happy with my answer?

"Yup, that's it."

….

….

We stared at each other for a few seconds before Guy cracked.

"Pfft, hahahaha, that's great! I haven't heard of a reason like that for becoming a Demon Lord in a long long while. I have a feeling that you and I are gonna be good friends."

I stared at him in surprise.

This dude is insane.

Oh well, it worked to my benefit.

He then looked to the other Demon Lords, "Since Felix is more than strong enough for the position of Demon Lord, I recommend for him to join this council, Milim and Ramiris also recommended him earlier, any issue with Felix becoming a Demon Lord?"

I looked at Milim and Ramiris in surprise, they never told me they recommended me.

"Umu! Felix should become a Demon Lord!" said Milim with Ramiris nodding along.

Ramiris floated up to me as she said, "You know, I wouldn't mind if you became my underling, how about it?"

I gave her a half lidded stare, "I'm good Ramiris."

"Hey, he can't be your minion! He's my Bestie!"

I tuned out Milim and Ramiris' argument.

"I have no issue." said Dagruel

"Sounds fine to me." said Dino, though I have my doubts if he was even listening, it looks like he's sleeping. The title Sleeping Ruler fits.

"Hmph. I don't care who becomes a Demon Lord, do what you want." said Leon

"Gahaha, I don't have any issues seeing as this guy beat me." said Carrion with Frey nodding along

I turned towards the last person, Luminous. "I suppose I can give my agreement."

Seeing as no one raised a complaint he then looked towards me and said, "So what do you say? Want to become a Demon Lord?"

I felt multiple gazes on me, I ignored them and turned to Guy, "Yup, that's why I'm here after all."

"Ghaha, great! Seeing as you killed Clayman, you can officially have his territory, do what you want with it. Hmm, now what title should you have?"

Ugh, I really don't want him to choose my title, with his naming sense I bet it'll be something chunni as hell.

Seriously? Naming your subordinate Misery?

"If you don't have an idea we can always call you 'The Usurper of Black'? You are afterall the current strongest Daemon of the Black Line of Daemons." Guy asked with a smirk.

"Yeah, use that one! That Noir has always creeped me out!" Megumin shouts out excitedly. Though the look Arcueid is giving her for breaking decorum for the second time in this Walpurgis would likely kill small children.

Hmm, 'The Usurper of Black' huh? Not a bad title. And from what I know of Diablo he honestly seems the type to find my title amusing despite its implication.

"That sounds good to me."

"Good then, we are back to being the Ten Great Demon Lords then, anyone have anything else to say?"

I saw that Frey was about to say something but was cut off by Rimuru getting up and saying, "Yes, I have declared myself a Demon Lord and want to be officially recognized by this council."

Guy looked towards Rimuru with interest, "Oh? You do know the requirements, yes?"

"I need to be recommended by at least two other Demon Lords, or fight another Demon Lord for their seat."

"Correct, so which option will you choose."

Before I could give my recommendation, Frey spoke up. 

"I would like to announce something first, I would like to give up my position as a Demon Lord, I do not think as I currently am I am worthy of that title."

"Huh! Why Frey?!" I do remember Milim and Frey were quite close.

"Back when I first met Felix he was far more powerful than me, and now, I can't even fathom how strong he has become. Instead I have decided that I am going to serve Milim."

"Gah!"

Everyone seemed surprised by her declaration, even Dino who I haven't seen do anything except sleep looked at Frey in confusion.

"I therefore relinquish my status as a Demon Lord."

"Now this was rather sudden." said Guy

"Wait Frey, you didn't tell me about any of this!" 

"Yes Milim, that would be because it would be a pain to convince you. As I said before, I have a few reasons, the top reason is that I am too weak to be called a Demon Lord."

"But Frey, aren't high-speed aerial battles your specialty? I see no reason to put yourself down like this." Dagruel seems to be adamant on getting Frey to stay.

"That's true, in an aerial battle I would have the advantage, but simply having the advantage is not enough." 

She then looked to Milim, "Besides Milim, you can't keep being irresponsible forever, you need to take care of the people in your domain, and I can help you do that. So, will you accept my proposal Milim?"

"Ugh, it isn't my style to have people under me, hmm, fine! As long as you treat me the same way you can serve me!"

"Ufufu, I'm glad then Milim."

"Hold on, I have something to say." said Carrion

I have a feeling I know where this is going.

"I would also like to give up my position as a Demon Lord, I have fought Felix a few times and have been beaten with ease each and every time. Milim was also simply toying with me when we were fighting, at my current level I'm not strong enough for this position. Since I've lost to Felix multiple times I believe I should submit to him completely." 

Huh?

As I looked at him in shock he walked towards me and kneeled as he said, "As of today, I am your subordinate, I'm counting on you, Boss."

"Hold on, I never agreed to this!"

Seriously dude, what the fuck.

"Ghahaha, I've already given up my position as a Demon Lord, so what do you say?"

Hmm, there are benefits to having Carrion as my subordinate, he has the potential to become a True Demon Lord for one, I'll also be able to utilize all of his forces if I want to.

"Ugh, fine, do what you want."

"Hahaha, will do, Boss."

"Are you sure this is what you two want?" asked Guy

Carrion looked towards Guy and said, "I put a lot of thought into this, I'll still be the King of the Animal Kingdom, I'll just take orders from Felix." He then looked towards me, "So if you ever want the Animal Kingdom to do something, just let me know."

I gave him a short nod. Having stronger subordinates can only be a good thing, I'll have to make Carrion stronger of course, as he is now he is my weakest direct subordinate. Something I'll be sure to tell him, he is the kind of guy who will only get motivated by that after all.

"Sigh, I quite liked you too, you might have even awakened in a few centuries, but very well, I accept both your resignations from the Council. As of this moment, both Frey and Carrion are no longer Demon Lords. The two of you are free to serve whomever you please."