The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 549 Nine Crown King!
Kleiman is dead.

Rimuru showed no mercy and devoured his soul completely, leaving him with no possibility of resurrection.

He swallowed it whole, as if he was covering up something.

And just after he ate Clement, the Red-haired Demon King Guy stood up and spoke with a majestic look.

"Well done. I allow you to appear as the Demon King from now on. Anyone object?"

No one seemed to object.

Rimuru didn't express it openly, but he still looked slightly relieved. After all, this was the Demon King's base camp, and a fight would only cause injuries to their side, which was basically an act of suicide.

But some people choose to do so.

"Excuse me--"

Zun Zun raised his right hand and said loudly: "I want to be the Demon King too! What should I do? Should I use my traditional skills to defeat my superiors? I don't care, but I hope I can choose my opponent."

“Respect, respect!?”

Rimuru stared dumbfounded at his friends who were eager to try.

The Red Demons are all fighters... No, it should be said that the entire ancient Kingdom of Belzer is a fighter. When they see a powerful opponent, they naturally want to fight.

He knew this from his good friend, but could you please stop looking at the red-haired devil all the time?

That guy is obviously the boss here!
“Wait, wait! Zun Zun, you can’t have a conflict with Guy!” Ramiris pulled his hair and scolded, “You still have to help me transform Grem, what if you get hurt!?”

Get hurt, not die.

Just this sentence made many demon kings take it seriously, especially since one of them had just fought with the humanized dragon demon Milim and was not at a disadvantage.

Of course, Milim did not use his full strength and did not activate his own super skills, but that does not mean that Zun Zun has no backup plan.

You have to know that this guy is dressed as a magician, how could he not have any skills.

Etc., etc!
A man dressed as a magician can fight with Milim? Isn't that a bit strange?

"hehe."

Guy also seemed to want to fight Zun Zun, which reminded him of the time when he challenged the Creator Star King Dragon Veldonabar, and the result was naturally a miserable defeat.

It is undeniable that Zun Zun is very powerful, but unfortunately he cannot be compared with the Creator Star King Long. But as a person who also wants to pursue the limit of power, Guy understands this desire to fight with the strong.

"Okay, come with me."

Guy, the original red and one of the oldest demon kings, accepted the challenge.

Open the space at your fingertips.

The two walked in one after another.

About half a day had passed.

During the period, Rimuru was initially worried that something might happen to Tsun Tsun, but Milim said that there would be absolutely no problem, and Ramiris sided with Guy because she hoped that Tsun Tsun would lose and become her little brother.

Somehow, Carrion and Frey also joined the discussion, and finally even Leon, Valentine, Dino and other demon kings joined in the discussion.

As expected, most people supported Qi Yi.

Just when the argument was getting more intense and was about to turn into a fight, the two of them came back.

In short, both sides suffer.

Whether it was Qi Yi or Zun Zun, although neither of them had any injuries, their aura was quite unstable.

The magic power that Guy had been hiding could no longer be suppressed, and at the same time, Zun Zun's divine power was surging in this space like the surging sea. The two of them confronted each other and suppressed many demon kings except Milim.

“So, so strong…!”

[Report. The chance of winning a battle with two people is... 0]

"Don't tell me this kind of thing!"

Rimuru felt a little aggrieved.

He was quite smug about having just defeated Clement, but the gap between the two was too huge.

The King of Wisdom in his body seemed to sense Rimuru's desire to become stronger, and began to silently analyze and choose a path to become stronger.

At the same time, many demon kings had different expressions, some were surprised, some were solemn, and some were eager to try.

Guy didn't care about it. He looked around and declared domineeringly: "I hereby acknowledge that Zun Zun is the new Demon King. Who agrees and who disagrees?"

So far, no one objected.

"Zun Zun, I knew you could win!"

"Hey--"

When Rimuru saw Ramiris rushing over excitedly, he felt that he was still not as thick-skinned as her. He had just said that Guy would definitely win, but he changed his mind too quickly, wasn't he?

"Oh my, this is really satisfying. As expected of the oldest demon king, he was almost forced to use his ultimate move. But I am a little curious about who is more ruthless between him and me."

Zun Zun stretched and sat down on the chair, and Rimuru came over to ask for details.

At this time, Rimuru took out the round table that he had swallowed, and many demon kings were sitting there. When Zun Zun also sat down, the green-haired maid brought a cup of black tea.

"Thank you."

"…I am terrified."

To be honest, she is so humble.

After that, another meeting was held to discuss matters related to Clement and his inherited territory - the former Demon Lord Kazareem.

have nothing to say.

This incident was nothing more than Kazareem wanting to make Pig-Head Emperor a Demon King and join in, just like he had nominated Kalion and Clement, so as to increase his own voice.

Not a demon at all.

In addition, there is a group called the Mediocre Clown Gang among Clement's associates, and they are suspected to have the help of humans. The resurrected Kazaream is likely to possess a human.

Leon's attack could even destroy his spirit, so it's commendable that Kazaream survived. However, even if the demons wanted to revive, it would take hundreds of years. Kazaream from the Demon Death Clan was able to revive in such a short time, so someone must have helped him secretly.

So, all the blame was directed at someone.

——Yuuki Kagurazaka.

"So, Venerable, why do you say this person is the mastermind? Do you have any basis for this?"

It was Leon who spoke.

After all, he was the one who killed Kazareem, and there must be a reason why he resurrected him. It couldn't be to avenge his teacher, right?
Rimuru also looked at Zun Zun. "No."

He said so.

“I say!” Rimuru slammed the table angrily, “You are going too far, Master! Why are you saying this without any evidence?”

Saying someone's name in front of so many demon kings is no less than sentencing them to death. If it were anyone else, this would be acceptable, but the other person is Shizuka's student - Rimuru has promised to protect her students.

"Rimuru, do you like reading detective comics?"

“…Does it have anything to do with this?”

"Generally, the big bosses behind the scenes are people who are very deliberate and will never leave any flaws or handles for themselves. They can be said to be perfect criminals. In fact, this kind of thing does not necessarily appear in comics, but is also common in reality."

Zun Zun said something that made no sense.

But Rimuru understood.

Many detectives know who the criminal is, but they have no way to produce evidence and are played around like a clown by the other party.

Wait, clown?
As if I remembered something.

“…Okay, I got it.” Guy said to Rimuru who was deep in thought, “I’ll leave this matter to you. Just treat it as your first job after becoming the Demon King. Is that okay?”

The tone of a boss towards his subordinates.

This incident is inextricably linked to Rimuru, and it also happened in the Great Forest, so there is no problem in handing it over to Rimuru, the leader of the Great Forest.

"I see. I'll check it out."

Rimuru nodded seriously.

After that, it was Frey and Carrion, who chose to quit the ranks of demon lords and become Milim's subordinates.

The reason is that they are too weak.

Especially after seeing the battle between Zun Zun and Milim, he realized that there was more than one level difference between him and the opponent, and he would definitely not be able to resist if they met.

Becoming a demon king would only lower the demon king's status.

indeed.

The two have been Demon Kings for over 200 years, but they are no match for the up-and-coming Zun Zun, and they can't even compare to Rimuru, so they simply don't have the face to continue sitting on the Demon King's throne.

And that's the end of the meeting...

not at all.

Although there are two more Demon Kings, Zun Zun and Rimuru, with the abdication of Kallion and Frey and the killing of Clayman, there are only 9 Demon Kings left.

"No longer the Ten Great Demon Kings."

“It’s really annoying.”

"It's a matter of dignity, so we need to come up with a new name."

"Fortunately, the Demon King's Banquet has not yet ended. With all the demon kings gathered together, perhaps some good ideas can be stimulated."

"It was a hassle before. Every time we had to decide on a name, we kept adding and subtracting items. As a result, the Demon King's Banquet was held several times."

"Yeah, yeah. The same thing happened with the previous Ten Great Demon Kings. In the end, it was humans who called them that. It was a waste of our efforts. So I can't do it anymore. I don't have the energy to think anymore—"

The demon kings complained.

It is really puzzling that a demon king banquet was held just because of such a small matter, but it is just as humans think - no matter how many demon kings there are, they can increase or decrease, and finally just call for as many great demon kings as possible.

"Eight Great——"

"veto."

Obviously not everyone wants to be called that.

"Then let Zun Zun come up with the name."

Ramiris suddenly said this.

Everyone looked over.

"I?"

"Yeah! Didn't you name my Grem Unit-01 before? I think it's great."

That's just a joke.

And Rimuru, don’t look at me like that.

"Good! Today, as you rise as the new Demon King, I would like to grant you a great privilege - the right to name us. I offer it to you. This is a great honor, I'm sure you are willing to accept it?"

Guy said this with a smile.

Rimuru ignored Zunzun’s pleas just as Zunzun ignored his pleas.

This guy……!
When the other demon kings saw that someone was helping them, they also looked relieved, and some even drank tea leisurely.

Zun Zun sighed deeply.

"…Nine Champions, how about that? We are all gathered together, and we are all the best of our races. In addition to being strong enough, we are also confident that we will never lose to others in some other field! That's right, we are the world's top nine people in our respective fields, and we are champions who will never lose!"

As soon as these words were spoken, silence fell.

The demon kings closed their eyes and began to chew on this word.

The devil has the arrogance of the devil.

In terms of strength, the three ancient demon kings are naturally the strongest, but compared with other aspects, the second generation or even the new demon kings are naturally unwilling to admit defeat.

In fact, even the three ancient demon kings felt that they were stronger than the other two in some way.

"very good!"

"A new era has come!"

"That's right. Even I am confident that I will never lose to any of you when it comes to laziness!"

"Dino, you are hopeless."

It seems they like it very much.

that's it--

From this moment on, the demon kings will come into the world with new titles and be feared by the world.

(End of this chapter)