The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 432: Prime Minister of Oxen and Horses: I’ll go to the morning office!

"——It was more than 30 years ago. When this kingdom was recruiting internal affairs officers, I applied several times and was finally hired. I worked like a slave every day.

My colleagues are addicted to the casino and don't work seriously. The royal family gambles wildly in the casino, and the nobles love the casino as well. Do you know how hard it is for me to spend money recklessly every day?

Maybe it would be better for the Demon King's army if I just let this kingdom go? I've thought about this many times. I said, do you understand my hardship and helplessness? "

"I see."

Zun Zun kept comforting the phantom demon who was pouring out his grievances.

As for why he could say this calmly, it was because the Shapeshifting Monster was no match for Zun Zun, that's all.

In addition, he seemed to have been holding a grudge for a long time and couldn't help but talk about the hardships he had experienced so far.

The shapeshifter, who worked seriously and never gambled, immediately gained the trust of the royal family and successfully became a capable and trusted minister.

So far so good.

However, after he climbed to a high position and took charge of domestic affairs, he discovered the actual situation of the kingdom.

In the face of serious fiscal deficits and rising debts, the nobles and royal families were unwilling to face up to this reality. They indulged in debauchery and indulged in false prosperity every day, doing nothing.

Then this guy worked hard on it.

His initial purpose was espionage, but because he was born serious and excellent, he forgot his identity as a spy for a while, and continued to work for the kingdom, reversing the kingdom's losses.

But when he became the prime minister, he suddenly realized that he didn't need to do that.

"You are really a great internal affairs officer."

"Thank you for the compliment. No, that's not it. Anyway, after climbing to this position, I finally took action. Yes, the time has come to work for the Demon King. You seem to be working very hard to spread rumors about the Demon King, but His Majesty is a wise ruler who is extremely worthy of serving..."

"I cannot agree with that."

"what?"

The shapeshifter, who was suddenly interrupted, looked at him in confusion.

Zun Zun scoffed at this and said, "You said that the Demon King is a wise ruler worthy of serving. Then may I ask, in all the years you have worked diligently in Ragcliff, has the Demon King ever contacted you?"

"...No." The Shapeshifter shook his head, but then said defensively: "This is not important. As a spy, I can't contact the Demon King's army casually."

"But you said that the kingdom was immersed in luxury and decadence at that time, so who would care about these things?"

"Well."

He seemed to be speechless.

"It seems that you are very unconvinced and think it is unnecessary. But if the Demon King had contacted you at that time and secretly funded you and helped you eliminate your political enemies, why would it take you so long to become the Prime Minister?"

"what!"

The shapeshifter seemed to understand.

Although the Demon King's army cannot defeat him, they can always place spies or helpers like him. With the help of both inside and outside forces, they will definitely be able to take control of the kingdom very quickly. As for the current situation, we can only say that -

"That's right, the Demon King doesn't care about you at all, or has forgotten you."

"Impossible! The Demon King is a wise ruler!"

One has to admire his loyalty.

Or should we say that the Demon King does have charisma?
"Just assume that the Demon King didn't contact you in order not to alert the enemy, but in my opinion, he is not a wise ruler. As for why, it's because you, Ragcliff, are such an excellent internal affairs officer, but he has no idea about it."

"Well..."

One has to admire Ragcliff's powerful ability to transform a shaky casino kingdom that was like a loft in the sky into a powerful country that needed it to support the resistance against the Demon King's army.

And he actually had such complacent thoughts, otherwise he would not have become so angry and embarrassed because Zun Zun and the others ruined the plan.

"No, that's not the case... The Demon King is very busy, and he must be dealing with a lot of official business every day to deal with you. It's understandable that he would forget about me, so..."

"Hahaha----"

Zun Zun suddenly laughed out loud.

The Changeling took a step back subconsciously and asked, "Why are you laughing all of a sudden?"

"Nothing, I just think your filter is too strong." Zun Zun waved his hand casually and said, "The devil you mentioned who handles official business every day actually often sneaks out to enjoy himself. In fact, I have encountered it twice."

"Hey, stop talking nonsense!"

"One time was at the Succubus Shop, and the other time was at the Hot Spring and Water City. Hey, he seemed to enjoy it very much and even talked to me about his feelings."

"What!?"

The shapeshifter opened its mouth wide, and its mouth was the only facial feature that stood out, so it was very conspicuous.

And Zun Zun was laughing secretly.

It seems he was frightened.

I have never seen the Demon King's face, how could I have met him twice, and in the Succubus Shop and the Hot Spring and Water City? To say so is completely a rumor, yes, just like what the Axis Cult does.

There is no way to confirm it anyway, so what's the point of spreading rumors?

I couldn't help but smile confidently.

However, the shapeshifter stared at him carefully, and then took out a magic item with black and white wings and a bell from the shadows in his arms. Although he had no expression, he still made an obvious look of confusion.

--What!?

When Zun Zun saw this magic item, he was suddenly panicked.

Isn't this a lie detector magic tool!?

A magic item that makes a jingling sound when you tell a lie. Why does the Shapeshifter have this magic item?
Perhaps seeing Zun Zun's confusion, the Shapeshifter explained, "This was to test where you put your money, so I prepared it on purpose. I didn't expect that you would know about it. It seems that you didn't lie to me."

call--

Zun Zun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't know how he managed to avoid the lie detector test, but the only possibility was his divine body. Aqua could actually avoid the lie detector test because her own divinity could erase some of the evil spirits generated when she lied, so it didn't matter if she told a little lie. (Not a second setting, Volume 10, Chapter 5)
It seems that I have also exerted the effect of the divine body. I am so lucky!

While Zun Zun was secretly rejoicing, the Shapeshifter remained silent. With his mouth closed, he looked completely dark, and his face could not be seen clearly without any facial features, so it was impossible to tell what his mood was.

But it must be depression or loss.

After all, the filter has been abruptly shattered and the past beliefs and support have been lost, so it is understandable that this would happen.

So in this case.

“——Kill me.”

"what?"

"Kill me."

The shapeshifter said this calmly.

Although he could not do anything to Zun Zun and his hope of escape was slim, he had to give it a try. But now he didn't even have the thought of trying. He had lost the will to live and asked for death.

And in response to the request of the Shapeshifter, Zun Zun of course -

"I reject."

"Ok?"

"I don't mean to kill you, Ragcliff. Rather, I really want to recruit you."

That’s right, this is the reason why Zun Zun did not reveal the true identity of the Shapeshifter at the beginning, that is, to recruit this very powerful internal affairs official to serve him.

Isn't it a waste to kill such a talented person so casually?

For the sake of his own great cause, Zun Zun wants to recruit him.

But the Shapeshifter had no such idea at all. He shook his head and said, "No, I only serve His Majesty the Demon King."

"You too!?"

Such a statement reminded him of a certain headless knight.

"That's no problem."

"……Um?"

"Please introduce myself again. I am Zun Zun, one of the greatest magicians of the Crimson Demons, and the strongest Crimson Demon who will eventually become the most benevolent, kind, supreme, and powerful Demon King!"

"Impossible, there is only one Demon King!"

Seemingly unable to accept such a statement, the Shapeshifter fought back unwillingly.

"Who said there is only one Demon King?" Zun Zun said nonchalantly, "Just like the Kingdom of Belzeg and the Kingdom of Elrod, just like there are actually eight Demon King Army cadres, just like there are also a lot of heroes, who said there can only be one Demon King?"

"what?"

The Shapeshifter didn't seem to expect that Zun Zun would say such twisted logic.

But that's the truth.

Who stipulated that there can only be one demon king? It is nothing more than that the current demon king does not allow other demon kings to exist, so those demon kings are subdued or eliminated. Just like the human kingdom, if you have the ability to annex another kingdom, you will definitely not be polite.

"I want to be the new Demon King! If the current Demon King thinks I'm a threat, he'll definitely attack me."

Zun Zun looked at the shape-shifting monster again.

"Ragcliff, don't you think this is an opportunity?"

"...Chance? What chance?"

"This is your chance to prove yourself. Let that demon king who ignored you and didn't discover your talent know how powerful you are. Then, to see him beating his chest in regret, isn't that the best reward?"

“…Hehe…Hehehe…”

I don’t know if Zun Zun’s bewitching was successful, the shapeshifting monster let out an inexplicable laugh, but he still had some resistance.

"But humans becoming demon kings and the like..."

"Wait a minute, technically I'm not a human, I'm a Crimson Demon."

"Well!"

The Red Demons are cyborgs, and if you really want to be precise, they are not pure humans.

"Well, I agreed."

Zun Zun took the initiative to hold the hesitant hand of the Shapeshifter and half-forcefully pulled him over. Seeing this, the Shapeshifter seemed to have finally let go of the heavy burden in his heart and became Zun Zun's subordinate.

"But I still need you to leave here... I say, do you have the ability to clone yourself?"

As Zun Zun asked, the shapeshifter split into two halves.

Then the door opened.

Zun Zun came out, and after a while, another Zun Zun came out.

I thought the changeling would go directly to Alice's room, but I didn't expect that—

"What!? Zun-Zun, what did you say? You want me to take off my clothes and crawl around the castle with a collar on? I didn't expect you to be such a scumbag. I really misjudged you!"

"Um, that's it... No, that's not it..."

"I'd love to!"

"……what?"

"I said, I'd love to! Come on, let's start now! It's better to use a more humiliating way of tying up!"

There was a noisy sound coming from Darkness's room. After a while, the Changeling came out of the room in a somewhat collapsed state. Through the door that was about to close, one could vaguely see Darkness, who was tied up tightly and had a red face.

I didn’t expect this guy to come here to seek authenticity!

(End of this chapter)