The Lazy King

My regrets came all too quickly.

The fact that I wasn’t going to be able to eat a Demon Lord, coupled with the swiftly-dwindling motivation of my Legion.

It’s not that I had let my guard down. Perhaps I should say, ‘as expected of a Demon of Old.’

Generally, Demons get stronger the longer they age. It’s because they have more time to proceed down their tree. Of course, power doesn’t rise if you spend the whole time doing nothing, but at the same time, the Demon World isn’t the type of environment where you can spend all your time doing nothing.

Even without Gluttony, the order of the Demon World is survival of the fittest. In a world like this, it’s a terrible move to underestimate a Demon who has perpetually carved out their existence.

Taking the shortest path, my arm has long-since entered the territory of the Lord of Sloth.

And there was something I noticed.

Gar has a rare, bewildered, expression as he turns his eyes towards me.

“… Zebul-zama… the Zone is…”

“Yeah, I know… damn, it isn’t breaking at all. What is this…”

It was frighteningly secure, and the air was stagnant.

That was the property of this field every Demon allied to a Demon Lord should know of.

『Abyss Zone』.

A battle for land between Demon Lords.

We were once allies, but now Leigie’s 『Abyss Zone』 is bearing its fangs at an opposing army. As the zone works with the Demon Lord at the center, I’m not affected, but even so, for my Zone not to reach Gar who’s running right alongside is more than abnormal.

I’ve eaten for long enough that numbers are of no importance, but I don’t remember anything like this.

My instincts tell me there’s only a little more to go… The Zone I’m competing with is stronger than any I’ve encountered before, but with him this far away, I have the advantage.

But I’m just a little lacking in power. It’s been two days since we marched forth after eating that Demon Lord, so hunger is one of my problems.

In this state, I can’t make full use of my power of Gluttony.

“It’s just a little further… damn, even if it took time, and we would have to take a detour, I should have eaten another Demon Lord before coming here…”

As expected of Rank Three. He’s really giving me trouble. From start to finish, he’s completely different than those other two.

Even if it doesn’t matter in fights between Demon Lords, when armies are involved, 『Abyss Zone』 makes a huge difference. Rather, if a friendly Zone is broken through, it’s best to retreat.

Well, the moment it breaks is usually the moment before defeat, so that’s quite impossible.

After proceeding a while, I sensed the scent of excitement and fighting spirit drifting around.

It’s no Glutton Demon. It’s much sweeter, a scent that whets my appetite.

Battle is just around the corner. I don’t know if their Demon Lord is there, but it feels that they won’t let us pass so easily.

That’s about right. If they did something like letting the Demon Lord who ate two others pass, their presiding Lord would get executed by Kanon-sama. That’s exactly why those past two lords launched attacks on me despite their fear.

Should I just eat these guys already?

I turn to my own army.

No, not yet. Even if I do, the power I’ll gain from it is limited. I’m not sure about General Class, but any Demons below that will go into my stomach without purpose.

In the first place, breaking through their Abyss Zone by eating the friendly soldiers it’s supposed to strengthen is pointless.

Will the Demon Lord come out?

That’s the main problem.

If he isn’t there, then in the worst case, I could use a skill to eat their entire army… with Gluttony Skills, it’s possible.

If the Demon Lord comes to attack personally, I’ll have to concentrate on that, so I’ll have to leave Leigie’s army to my own troops. To combat Leigie’s army without the bonuses of my Zone is a bit much, even for the Gula Army that specializes in attack.

From a strategic standpoint, the enemy should send their Demon Lord. Unless the army is considerably powerful, you have to send a Demon Lord to combat another if you want a chance of victory.

But the opponent is Sloth. With that in mind, there’s no way he’ll come out. What’s more, he should be a Demon of the same level as me. The pursuit of his cravings should have become his existence itself by now.

And in order to substantiate that, Leigie has never stepped on the battlefield alongside his army. At the very least, within all my memory, Leigie hasn’t fought a single time.

I feel my canines with my tongue, and start up a Skill.

Let’s show off my appetite to Leigie for a bit.

A support Skill, 『Fleeting Requiem』.

With me at the center, all area within a few meters is visited by 『Night』.

Those touched by it have their magic devoured, a Skill of Gluttony. It’s a variation on 『Wave of Starvation』, and one of the ones I obtained upon become a Demon Lord so long ago.

To those that touch it, it inflicts damage, and all magecraft and skills that try targeting it are disassembled, and used to supplement my own magic. It truly is a manifestation of my ceaseless appetite. f𝓇𝘦𝒆𝘄𝑒𝗯𝑛𝗼ѵ𝙚l.𝒄𝘰𝓶

It even devours Leigie’s Abyss Zone, and while it may only be a small radius around me, I deploy my own Zone.

Like a slap on the face, I felt a strong bitter sensation. On the unexpected sensation, I grimaced.

Just eating his Zone tastes this bad… this is why Sloths are…

“Zebul-sama, something is coming.”

At that moment, my subordinate gave a report.

Across the desert, the shadow of a single person running entered my senses.

No, it’s wrong to say it was only one. It was one, but at the same time, many.

Those same shadows, of a Female Demon around the same size as me, split into numerous bodies, and came closer with considerable speed.

“… Hit her down!”

The entire army is late in following my orders.

The approaching party… was made of only one.

More importantly, about a few hundred meters behind her, an army more than twice our size was approaching…

They sure are underestimating an army led by a Demon Lord. I’m amazed that there’s a skill that can deceive my eyes, but even so, the power I sense from that girl isn’t great.

A slight bitter scent is mixed in with the smell coming from her. She isn’t a Demon Purely aiming to fulfill a single desire.

A sharp killing intent emanates from all the split bodies as one.

I look through my mind for what sort of skill it could be. Through the large number of Demons I’ve eaten, my battle experience sees through it.

It’s probable a Luxuria high ranking Skill. I believe there was a Demon Lord Class Skill that could birth multiple phantasms with physical substance.

Well, it doesn’t seem to be coming from her herself.

Fufu… do you not know of my Rank? Of my name?

Whether you be a 『Knight』 or a 『General』… if you think that’s enough to beat a Demon Lord, then I sure am being looked down upon.

… Well, you’ll have plenty of time to regret it. Within my stomach, that it.

One of our front line Demon’s 『Wave of Starvation』 eats up one of the illusions. Against the power that devoured her magic, I definitely witnessed the small girl knit her brow.

She’s inexperienced. She hasn’t been in battle long enough. No, she’s been sent to confirm our power, I see.

Fufu, so be it. How about I play with you?

Against the young girl’s fleeting beauty, the Demon’s hand stopped for a moment.

His appetite quickly returns, but he’s too late to launch an attack. The girl easily dodges, and gouges out his throat. What refreshing skill.

To be bewildered by beauty… Fufu, how nice it is to be young. Go youth. Go youth.

I reach my tentacles through the ground to eat the fallen Demon. My magic increases ever-so-slightly.

I don’t have the time to savor the taste, but your sacrifice will not be in vain… because this world is survival of the fittest.

Gar uses his fangs to pierce the girl from behind.

But that body immediately fades like a dream, and it dispersed as pure magic energy.

Without leaving anything behind, I suck it up. It’s sweet. It’s extremely sweet magic. I see. Lust. She’s at least experienced enough to know when to use and cancel a skill.

She may be tastier than I first thought.

Perhaps I have been blessed by the heavens. The moment I took in her magic, my power reached a level surpassing Leigie’s.

Along with the sensation of something shattering, Leigie’s Zone broke, and mine expanded. The second it came over her, the girl’s movements stopped.

What’s more, all of her bodies at the same time.

Fufufu, that’s how powerful his Zone was. She’s never experienced it breaking, I’ll bet.

But that’s no good. You can’t stop moving at a time like this…

I quietly snake my feelers through the ground, and skewer the ten closest bodies. The bodies that had been pierced from blind spots are all reduced to magic, as they fade like mist.

It seems the main body wasn’t among them. Well, she’s only scouting out the situation anyways.

But, even so, her magic is quite splendid. Even if I can’t eat up a Demon Lord, this flavor is plenty.

My stomach is growling. That girl has talent as an ingredient…

… Okay, a gourmet like me will give you the best possible preparations before eating you up.

Just when I had resolved myself, I had an exceedingly bad premonition.

I immediately deployed my own 『Wave of Starvation』.

That was my instinct, born from all the time I’ve lived as a Lord of Gluttony, and following it was the right choice.

From the distance, a power rivalling a Demon Lord came into being.

A dragon of fire that sucked up everything in its path collided with my wave.

Heat and light that didn’t fall short of the Demon World’s sun competed with my Wave of Starvation.

“Zebul-zama, thiz iz…”

“Ku… fu… could you not talk to me for a bit?”

It was a terrific barrage of light and flame.

It may even rival that weapon the heavenly soldiers used. Divine flames that might just rival Heavenly Judgement.

The hot wind that breaches my wave shakes my hair, but it stick to my forehead due to my sweat.

Just what is this power!? Even if my stomach may be empty, its magic is so vast that the Rank Five’s Wave of Starvation cannot devour it!?

Wrath? No, this is… not the fire of anger. The taste is different.

At that moment, I remembered the gossip the late Mizuna had brought up earlier.

Quite recently, a certain Demon Lord was awarded a legendary Demon Blade.

… I see, so this is… Demon Blade Celeste. The blade that bosts the name of the L Class Dragon that had surpassed Demon Lords!!

Fufufu, I had forgotten…

Listen properly! Isn’t he your Rival Demon Lord?

The troubled face of the leader of the inspectors sent to me, Mizna, passes through my brain.

I see, this truly is… a threat.

Mizna, it seems you were more proficient than you thought yourself.

“Iz it the enemy Demon Lord!?”

“Fufufu… if it was the Demon Lord using it, we would be ash by now.”

The heat, the light, they turn to a sublime flavoring, as they supplement me.

A feeling of satisfaction expands through my body. What a flavor… what dense umami, this impact that simply perks you up. Splendid, so this is the power of a Demon Blade!

One more, I have one more thing to look forward to…

My wave of Starvation’s power increases, and it barely starts to push back the Demon Blade’s flames.

It feels that power is overflowing all over my body…

“How tasty…! If the sword’s power can give off this much flavor, then just how delicious is the blade itself…”

“Zebul-zama, unfair!! Having it all to yourself…”

“With people of your caliber, you’ll die if you try eating it, you know… Fufu, polish yourselves so we can sit at the same dining table one day.” 𝐟𝗿𝚎𝐞𝓌e𝒃𝑛𝒐ѵ𝒆𝑙.c𝚘𝓶

I look over my cute army, that’s still conscious of their hunger in a time like this.

They’ve really given us quite a welcoming present.

Fufu, they’ve brought a Demon Blade of this level. There’s no helping it if they’ve misunderstood that they can make it without a Demon Lord. It really can’t be helped.

As I thought, the Sloth isn’t here. If he had been participating, one blow would have ended it.

But that Great Demon Lord sure is awarding out some dangerous weapons… she could have just given it to me…

For Gluttony that preys on the rabble, a contest of powers is the greatest banquet.

I lick my lips as I continue to eat the flame’s power.

At that moment, the wave that was definitely gaining traction was suddenly pushed back.

So the output can rise even further… I put my power into controlling the wave.

But the more time passes, the greater advantage I’ll gain. This much isn’t enough to fill my stomach.

Gluttony has a good affinity with skills that release continuous power, and Demon Blades.

Whether it be fire or ice, of thunder or anything, I can eat it.

Demon Blades of this type depend heavily on the user.

And its output sure is… large. I’m not sure about an ordinary Demon Lord, but it lacks the power to take me down in a single strike.

Though it’s not at the level of a sword that can spew unlimited flames, 『Wave of Starvation』 is a basic skill. I can maintain it for hours on end.

“Fufu, how long will they keep this up? If they’re able to satisfy my hunger, I may just let them of, you know.”

The amazing amount of Magic, the pleasant feeling of my hunger being sated, athrobing feverish feelings spreads across my entire body, and a wave washes over my mind.

Ah, how wonderful. I’m glad we didn’t do something inelegant like taking a detour!

I was tasting the flames in a dreamy state, and my eyes were closing as I basked in it, when the Demon Blade’s power began to swell up greatly.

It happened in a split second.

The wave that had been fighting evenly was instantly washed away, and my vision was covered with flames that burned everything.

“Wha!?”

“!?”

With a hint of resistance, of a chance to give a final scream, Gar who was standing beside me was burned away.

I instantly extended my tentacles, and ate up that magic right before it destroy my soul.

To me, it was completely unexpected. MY own advantage had made me negligent.

Despite the trance it put me in, the flame within my stomach raise a hunger that seems to devour my entire body. My instincts rage on.

This can’t be. This can’t be. This can’t be. This can’t be.

I brush off the flames surrounding me with countless tentacles. My army. The Gluttony Demons, without being given an opportunity to breathe, were absorbed by my tentacles before the flames could reach them.

That energy. That magic. Anyone besides me would definitely be obliterated. I don’t have the time to use a skill. In the first place, Gula Skills aren’t suited to defense.

I had already decided it. The moment my army was to be ruined… I would carry on their will.

That the army I trained, the army that shared my hunger would be eaten by me personally.

With each swing, my tentacles provided my perpetual energy. Instead of taking in the magic, I used it to strengthen my own power.

The 『Fleeting Requiem』 I was wrapped in faces the flames. The fire’s output rivals or exceeds what a Demon Lord of Wrath could release in might.

But unlike the Wave of Starvation, what I’m using right now is a Demon Lord level Skill. Well exceeding an ordinary Demon’s Skill level.

Its scope is small, but it cuts me off from Celeeste’s flame, and saves up its energy as it sends it all to me.

Tears are escaping me. That power, that meaning, that supreme taste.

It was likely the enemy Demons’ trump card.

The stream of flame ended in only a few seconds. The heat remaining causes the wind to act up, putting the desert in disarray.

Nothing… was left. My army that numbered close to a hundred were all converted to magic, and installed into my stomach.

Celeste’s flame was the same.

“Haa haa haa, I’m sorry… everyone…”

I lick my lips. The flood of emotions makes me look up to the sky.

The enemy army is still far. In this wade black desert, I’m all alone.

I put my hands together. I must offer my thanks.

“… Thank you for the meal.”

The power I devoured breaks down, and my own might rises.

My Zone, which had lost its own meaning completely surpasses Leigies, and it envelops the desert.

Power is overflowing. More than ever before.

Fufufufufufufu. I can see everything.

The Rank Three Army, and the location of the General Demon who used the Demon Blade.

Spanning several Kilometers, my Zone continued to break Leigie’s.

My perception tells me it has expanded explosively.

Just as I thought, the Demon Lord’s presence isn’t anywhere.

“I made light of you all… Fufufu, to think a normal General could push me back this far… but now I’ve had a taste of your trump card.”

I deactivate 『Fleeting Requiem』. The power that had been dissolved by the skill converges on me all at once.

From here on, it’s my… no, our turn to attack.

Along with the Enemy General’s voice, Demons with numbers that greatly exceed ous rush at us with bloodcurdling expressions.

Their stronger Demons than I had expected. For Demons below General Class, that is.

With you guys’ power, I will show my respect by fighting to the fullest.

I lick my lips.

It’s time to dig in.

I extend my tentacles from my back, and take a stab at the Demons coming at me.

I sensed it the moment I pierced the first one. Tasty…

Fufufu, as I thought. Good work, Leigie of the Slaughterdolls! As expected of an old generation Demon that survived the Heavenly war! You have a good army on your hands!

I lose myself in eating with the Tentacles. A spear impales my back, and I eat it.

Time passed like a dream. Against a Demon Lord, their fighting spirit doesn’t die. What dauntless courage. A powerful Legion that doesn’t fall behind my own!

A six armed muscular Demon that seems to be the leader brandishes a sword at me.

I draw my own 『Fang Sabre』 to hit it down.

My ivory white fang, and the large man’s crimson edge meets.

When the edges met, I understood.

Fufufu, I see. This Demon is the Wielder of Celeste. He’s giving off a tasty scent.

It’s not just the sword, but the Demon himself as well.

I stifle the smile bursting forth from my heart.

“Enemy Leader…”

The Demon raises a heroic laugh, as he slashes at me with the swords in his other hands. I sense that all of them Demon Blades with considerable power. I used my Tentacles to meet them.

This smell, and that fighting style.

A Demon who’s amassed this many Demon Blades. He must be a Greed Demon.

And he launches an attack with the flame from before.

He really knows how to use his own power.

“Good skills.”

“Ki ki ki, ‘tis an honor to be praised by you!!”

Fire flows up from his sword, but without paying heed to the flickering sword, I used my Fang Sabre to go for his neck. As expected of a Demon Blade even I’ve heard of. If I took an attack from it head on, it looks like it’ll be bad. But between a Demon Lord and a general, the basic specs are too different.

Of course, it’s not like he’s weak. It’s not like he’s weak, but no matter how much he trains… 『Superbia』 aside, for a 『Avaritia』, the gap between General and Demon Lord isn’t a small one.

My Tentacles go after the small Demon attacking me from behind, and I dodge her blow.

There, was the courageous girl who had tried to launch the first attack.

An ice Demon Blade, and a dagger. Fufu, for a lust to go hand-to-hand… how brave.

I’ve determined. These two are General Class.

The first is Greed-kun, the second is Lust-kun, and the others are all small fries. I see a difference in fighting ability between the two, but before me, it’s not like it matters.

They’re all equal food.

“Two of them… a little small, but they look quite tasty.”

The girl’s movements stop for a moment. It seems this child has a bad habit where she stops moving when she gets surprised on the battlefield. She’s much too inexperienced.

I didn’t let the chance go, and pierced her. I mean, it’s just an illusion, anyways. My eyes told me as such.

Just as I thought, the girl’s figure fades like mist. Without wasting a bit, I absorb it, and challenged the large sword swing coming at my back by opening my mouth wide.

The Demon’s expression of shock. Fufufu, as I thought, to truly know the taste, I have to use my own mouth…

The other ones scattered around don’t tell much of a difference between Gluttony or Greed.

“A Demon Blade… never eaten one before. It may be a delicacy.”

“What!?”

I stopped the blade he lowered with his strong arms with my teeth.

The hot metal I feel on my tongue, and the thick magic. The flames leaking out serve as a perfect accent.

I’ll eat it… your collection.

I mean, that’s how you cook up Greed.

I stop another sword he swung with another hand by holding up my Fang Sabre, while making an obvious gap in defense.

Fufufu, I know you’re there. Luxeria.

I know everything. Because right now… you’re on my territory.

Young. Young. Young. Young. Young Lust… Aaaaaaaah, how delicious it must be.

I may not be able to endure it any longer.

“Your main body… that magic looks quite delicious.”

I surprise her, and in that gap, I used the tongue from the mouth I opened on my back to grasp her sword.

It’s a cold and delicious blade. The Greed Demon’s expression warps for a second.

“Fufufu, the texture isn’t bad…”

I move the tongue gaudily, and pull the sword from the girl’s arms.

She sure is powerless. You need to train your physical strength too.. fufu.

The Greed Demon swung another sword in panic, and I stopped it with a mouth I manifested on my hand, before crunching it.

Everything was excellent.

High battle experience. Status as a Demon. None of it even reached my feet.

The moment I broke one of the Greed Demon’s collection, he was wide open.

This is why Demons these days are… have I started sounding old again?

I used my tongue to collect up the fragments of the sword I caught, and continued to chew it.

Greed raises a scream. Don’t worry, your prided sword is extremely tasty.

No, is it about time yet?

As expected, the Greed Demon stopped moving, but when I extended my tongue at him, it was blown away with amazing force.

What!? What is it, all of a sudden?

A boorish Bastard Sword crashes into the ground.

As if it had exploded, pebbles fly everywhere. Continuing on with strange movements, the blade came at my tongue and tentacles with tremendous momentum, and blew them away altogether.

“… What are you?”

It was a lead-colored skeleton. Its height was around two meters. Without any sign of emotions, or any presence, it simply boorishly continued to swing its arms.

But its physical strength far surpassed that Greed Demon.

It was just too incomprehensible. It’s no Demon. It doesn’t give off a Demon’s scent.

I take a last lick of Celeste, and let go. No matter how weak the opponent, I’ve resolved never to be careless.

“… What could that be… it’s not a Demon, it has no presence.”

“Ki ki ki, it’s just a candlestick holder, you know! Boss’s just put a little spell on it!”

The skeleton kicks off the ground, and rushes at me like a beast.

It swings the giant sword taller than my body.

It’s definitely fast, and it has power, but still, its attacks aren’t that significant to me. I can see through them, and if I just challenge its sword head on, I’m pretty sure I can overpower it.

I was surprised because the scent it gave off wasn’t that of a lifeform, but that’s about it.

Still, this one… doesn’t look tasty at all, does it.

Candlestand? That thing that holds up candles? Why can something like that move?

“… Doesn’t look very tasty. Though I look like this, I’m quite a gourmet.”

I parry the blade, and sever one of its arms.

There’s no change in its expression. Does it not feel pain? And wait, in the first place, is it even alive?

Well, I guess none of that really matters.

In the previous exchange, I understood. Greed-kun and Lust-kun are definitely strong, and Candlestand-kun isn’t bad, but they’re no match for me.

Celeste is their only means of dealing Damage to me, and I doubt they have a trump card greater than that. For a mere General to aim to annihilate a High Class Demon Lord, it’s an outrageous weapon. It’s plenty.

I took some distance. It’s about time to get down to cooking.

I activate one of my Demon Lord skills, 『Evil Eye』.

It’s a set of Demon Eyes that can bind the movements of Demons lesser than me. There’s the restriction that I can’t move either, but as a skill, it has plenty of uses.

And like that, I started up a Gluttony Skill.

『Over Table』

I eat the magic floating around in the air.

From all over my body, even my face and feet, an amount of tentacles incomparable to those before sprouted out.

Countless feelers dripping in purple liquid.

They’re fresh arms that have plenty of appetite in them. Fufu, can you guys withstand them?

As a parting gift, I’ll explain the cooking method, as I extend my tentacles to their targets.

It’ll be troublesome if they think of them the same as those before.

Fufufu, this is… not Demon class. It’s a Demon Lord class Skill.

Lust and Greed dodge, and skeleton tries to take it with his sword, falling to pieces as a result.

In order to get a greater certainty of the taste, I pull it in with the tentacles, and chewed it with my normal mouth, but as I thought, it’s just an inanimate 『item』. Without any careful construction, just an object. It isn’t really tasty.

But it seems it was one of Greed-kun’s collection, so he raises quite a nice scream.

Fufu, it looks like I’ve finished one step in the cooking process.

“Dammit, in order to get that, do you know just how much trouble I went through? How many Demons I killed…!?”

“Fufufu, it looks like I did something inexcusable. Don’t worry, you’ll meet up in my stomach soon enough.”

I extend my tentacles.

Of course, I don’t do anything as boorish as hit the main dish directly.

I snack on the other demons, while aiming for Greed-kun’s weapons, and Lust-kun’s equipment bit by bit.

The young tentacles are much faster than normal ones. Greed-kun is dodging them in a fine manner, but the hurdle’s too high for our precious Lust-kun, and the skin she covered up so well is showing more and more, and there was quite a bit of fun in that.

Her eyes filled with killing intent are beautiful. Even as a fellow woman, I may develop some passion for her.

“What are you planning…”

“Fufufu, do you go as far as to crunch the shell when eating?”

I swing the tentacles.

Fufufu, sorry, sorry, I had made a misunderstanding.

As a gourmet, let me acknowledge you. You definitely are a Luxelia. And a first-rate one at that.

The finest dessert. I’ll teach you true pleasure.

Celeste is hard. But even if it may be a Demon Blade, if it keeps clashing with my power, it’ll be reduced to shambles.

He probably ran out of stock a while ago. Greed-kun is now just swinging around Celeste alone.

From here on out, it becomes monotonous work.

But that’s fine. It’s a crucial process.

I incessantly pester Greed-kun. I strip Lust-kun bit by bit.

Things like this increase one’s appetite. There’s nothing tastier than the food I make for myself.

By the time Lust-kun had achieved her birthday suit, the two of them started discussing something.

I stop my hands for a bit, and watch them. Do they still have some hand they can play?

My army’s been crushed too. If I don’t make you tasty enough for their share as well, I’ll be troubled.

If they’re going at it, you might as well show me everything you’ve got. I’ll bet that will increase the flavor.

After coming this far, you’re still embarrassed? As she hides her breasts and crotch with her hands, Lust-kun and Greed-kun have somewhat grim faces as they speak.

Still… to think something like that is fine in the presence of an enemy, they sure are young. How long ago was it that I did something like that…

As I was probing through a few thousand years of distant memory, I noticed is.

My own wind was blown away by another’s.

The few kilometers of territory I took were immediately reverted, and taken by another Demon Lord.

It was merely a quiet, tasteless, and dreadfully peaceful magic, as if it was just there to exist, and nothing else.

At the same time, something equivalent replaced my power that had been seeping into the earth.

How can this be… why, at this point in time…

“… Oy, oy, what did you guys do? Is this part of your plan?”

There’s no way that’s the case. At this point, the revival of their Zone wouldn’t overturn their certain defeat.

The difference between us isn’t one of that low level.

But in an instant, none of that mattered anymore.

What was in front of my eyes, wasn’t Lust-kun or Greed-kun.

As if I had been hit by lightning, I felt it in my soul.

The presence of a being great enough to rival mine self. An existence of darkness.

A sense of exaltation that made it feel like just by him standing, something amazing would happen. The feeling of an absolute existence, where even if you added together Lust-kun and Greed-kun, it wouldn’t reach anywhere near it.

I see… I’m really lucky. It seems even the Big Boss will come out to meet me.

Right now, I’m in exceedingly good condition. If I eat Lust-kun and Greed-kun, I’ll probably rise even higher, but I don’t have the time to be worrying about those two.

I’m not sure by what intent, but the black-haired slim youth, with a sluggish expression on his face, threw himself onto the ground.

His absurd movements have earned my admiration.

This one is…

One of those in service to the Greatest Demon King.

A Lord of Demons, who rules over Indolence, and Depravity.

“… You. Who are you?”

On my question, the Demon Lord spoke with a lazy look on his face.

“… I see.”