Caleb stared at the gathered demons as he recalled what they had been doing for the past few weeks. It had been a hectic period of trying to find clues about becoming the new demon king since the system was no help. Lisa and Ruth weren't much help either, as this was new ground. Apparently, even though they insisted they would be the new demon king, they didn't really know anything either.They had hoped that with a sudden vacany, they just had to duke it out until the strongest demon came out on top. It was a decent plan, considering what they knew. He would have thought the same if it weren't for some details. How would the system determine who was the strongest demon? What standards did it go by? Was it pure strength or intellect?There were simply too many possibilities for their idea to work. It would have made more sense if the system had sent out a notification or something to give the demons an idea. Unfortunately, it was apparent that all the other demons thought the same, gi

Caleb turned to Grace and said, "Explain."Grace fidgeted as she said, "Well, wouldn't it make everyone happy? Caleb will get the support of two powerful demons while they won't be slaves anymore."He couldn't see what the benefit was for him. As his slaves, they were already on his side. They had to support him no matter what. It was different from when he used the [Brainwashing] skill, where he would have to always be on the lookout for the skill wearing off. They wouldn't suddenly stop being his slaves out of the blue. He had to release them in order for them to be free.Ruth scoffed. "That'll never happen.""Why not?" Grace asked as she titled her head to one side.Pointing a finger in Caleb's direction, Ruth said, "There's not a single good thing about him. He's neither strong nor smart. He's not even attractive."With each word, Caleb felt as if he was being stabbed in the heart. She really didn't hold back. For some reason, the system didn't punish her for her words. It didn't

Despite the issues Lisa and Ruth had, they had eventually caved in and helped Caleb out. Well, it wasn't like they had a choice anyway. Since they were his slaves, they would have to do what he said, no matter what. It was just better they chose to work with him out of their own accord. However, he never expected for their opponents to suddenly declare war on them.Caleb stared blankly at the written declaration in front of him before looking at the demons assembled in front of him. Most of them were eager to fight and kill, but those with any brains had a serious expression on their faces. He paid special attention to Lisa and Ruth, since they knew more about the demons they were facing. They hadn't said this could happen.As if sensing where his thoughts were going, Lisa immediately said, "This isn't like them. They wouldn't declare their intention to fight, especially through a message."Ruth nodded. "This smells like a trap."Well, if that's what they thought, then it must really

So that was their plan. The reason why Caleb hadn't seen any of the enemy forces was because they intended to poison them. That was actually pretty smart of them. They wouldn't have to waste manpower and could eliminate them easily, depending on the poison they were using. However, he could see several flaws with the plan. One of them was how ineffective it was.It would have been one thing if they were stuck in a room. The small space would ensure the poison spread quickly and disable or kill them right away. The problem was that the castle wasn't a small place. In fact, if they kept moving, they would eventually outrun the poison gas unless their foes had the foresight to install the poison everywhere.Now that he thought about it, that was a likely scenario. They didn't seem to be the type to let such a detail slip past them. That just meant they would need to hurry and find an exit to escape before it was too late. The best way was to figure out how Takisha and Mildred got out. Th

"It's taking them a while to come out," Mildred calmly said as they stared at the entrance.Takisha hummed. "It's possible that they weren't as much of a threat as we initially thought."When they heard that Lisa and Ruth had been beaten by a demon rat, they had thought they had misheard. It was hard to believe that it could have happened. If it had been only one of them or two separate occasions, they could see it possibly happening. Those two were the type to go in thinking they had nothing to worry about. They were arrogant, but not without reason.They could get out of a tight spot. However, that wasn't what happened. Somehow, a demon rat had managed to subdue the both of them at the same time. He must have some kind of trick up his sleeve to pull it off. Many other demons thought it was just pure luck that got him this far. Well, luck was a factor, but they didn't survive this long being careless.That's why they decided to work together temporarily to get rid of him and two of t