The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

"Eh?"

Upon seeing Alpha's reaction, Beta instantly understood.

Is this child Lord Shadow?

That imposing figure, hidden beneath the black robe, was actually a child?

Beta's reaction was no less astonished than Alpha's at the time.

Gray was speechless for a moment.

I'm so sorry I've only been reincarnated for six years!

If everyone reacts this way when he takes off his black robe, then he really needs to think carefully about whether he should reveal his true face to his subordinates in the future.

I'm going back to sleep.

A surge of purplish-black magic enveloped Gray's figure once again in his black robes, and in the eyes of his two subordinates, he transformed back into his tall and imposing form.

Gray left, leaving behind a pensive Beta and Alpha, who reminisced about the moments he had shared with his parents there.

Beta was puzzled as to why there was such a big difference before and after removing the black robe.

At this moment, Gray's image in Beta's eyes began to crumble... well, maybe not entirely.

Is this a male protagonist who's raised in a nurturing relationship?!

Beta recalls Gray's appearance just now.

His deep eyes held a captivating charm.

His face is exquisite and pleasing to the eye, and he also exudes a touch of heroism.

Beta considers herself to be attracted to handsome older brothers; the kind of tall, imposing, and reassuring men are Beta's Prince Charming.

Gray's image when he's wearing a black robe perfectly matches Beta's image of a prince charming. His figure under the black robe is a cute yet handsome young boy, creating a charming contrast between his appearance before and after wearing the black robe.

In short, it is:

When he's in his shadow form, I want to be held in his arms and tormented by him.

When he's in a cute boyish pose, I want to hug him and squish him.

Moreover, they are still in their early childhood, and there is still room for them to grow in the future.

hiss--

Thinking about it that way, a prince charming like that doesn't seem so bad, does it?

Beta's face flushed slightly, he breathed hot air, his legs rubbed together, and he swallowed.

hey-hey……

o(*///▽///*)q

Ah Wei, come out and go through the formalities!

Thankfully, Alpha went around looking around and comparing the differences between the old and new homes. Otherwise, if she had seen Beta's expression, she might have been influenced by it.

Comparing the differences between the old and new homes, Alpha could only produce a short account of the Xiangji Pavilion.

Xiangji Pavilion was formerly the South Pavilion. The room was only a square foot, enough for one person to live in… So people were ordered to rebuild the South Pavilion, its design slightly different from before…

At this moment, Beta finally came out of his delusion and greeted Alpha, his nominal "senior," and asked him a few questions.

"That...Little Alpha?"

Beta tentatively greeted him, but Alpha immediately became displeased upon hearing it.

"Remove the 'little' part! Call her 'Big Sister'!"

Alpha tilted her head back slightly, trying to straighten her back and appear taller. Her face held a serious expression, her brows furrowed, and her eyes conveyed a feigned maturity.

Beta couldn't help but chuckle at Alpha's adorable yet pretentious demeanor. He reached out to pat Alpha's head, but Alpha slapped his hand away.

Only that sir can rub my head!

In fact, Alpha's feigned maturity stemmed from the ideas instilled in it by Gray.

In the days that followed Gray's rescue of Alpha from the bandits, he noticed that Alpha was somewhat insecure.

Alpha was, after all, the daughter of a peasant family, and in the semi-feudal, semi-slave society of the Olmec Kingdom, peasants, though not the lowest class, were still an extremely lowly profession.

The kind of person you are determines the kind of child you raise.

Alpha's parents lived a life of hardship, and the experiential theories they instilled in Alpha were the reason for Alpha's inferiority complex.

Not only Alpha's parents, but also other farmers, had the ironclad rule of not disobeying the nobles ingrained in their bones, even towards the disgraced nobles who had been exiled to the border.

It's ironic that in a fantasy world where magic exists and knights possess fighting spirit, the absolute power held by the monarchy and nobles prevents the oppressed from rising up in rebellion and defying these noble lords.

A single Tier 1 professional can match the combat power of hundreds of ordinary people; the higher the rank, the greater the gap.

A level 10 professional is the strongest being in this world, a terrifying being capable of destroying a nation single-handedly.

The resources and methods for cultivating high-level professionals are entirely in the hands of noble lords, which means that the oppressed people will never have the ability to resist.

Furthermore, the ongoing war between humans and demons confirms a statement Gray made in his previous life regarding historical evaluation.

The people are prosperous and suffer.

When the country falls, the people suffer.

Gray intended to groom Alpha as the second leader of the entire Shadow Court, and he was determined to eradicate Alpha's deep-seated inferiority complex.

So these days, Gray has been helping Alpha build confidence and giving her a lot of encouragement. Becoming the leader of the Shadow Court is the goal Gray set for Alpha.

While Alpha is still young, his inferiority complex as a peasant and his fear of the nobility are not yet deeply ingrained, making it relatively easy to eradicate.

Beta found Alpha's resistance amusing and was preparing to continue teasing Alpha...

Suddenly, Beta felt a terrifying aura emanating from Alpha, and black energy seemed to surge from Alpha's small body.

This is a superior suppression second only to Lord Demon Shadow!

Beta was startled and no longer dared to underestimate the tiny Alpha in front of him.

Only when Beta was sweating profusely did Little Alpha realize that it had had a deterrent effect and withdraw its pressure.

This suppression is not related to the strength of either party, but is a suppression at its very core.

This brings us to the knowledge about the Demon King's Familia from the Demon King's legacy.

Those who have their rituals performed by the Demon King himself and become members of his kin are the ones who benefit the most.

Those who are taken in as subordinates by the Demon King's Familia after the ritual is completed receive far fewer benefits.

Whether the Demon King performs the ritual himself or his clan performs it, the first time is always the most effective.

In other words, Alpha is now the number one person under the Demon King, a being second only to one person and above all others.

According to the history of the demon race, the first subordinate taken in by each demon king was almost always a high-ranking general in the demon king's army.

However, throughout history, demon kings have mostly taken demons as their followers. Even when they took other races as their followers, there is only one example of orcs being taken as their followers.

Unlike Gray, whose first familiar was human and whose second familiar was an elf.

This is also because Gray's views differ from those of previous Demon Lords.

Humans and demons are mortal enemies, and all the demon kings throughout history have hated humans.

Since Gray was reincarnated from a human, he naturally wouldn't have such prejudices, and might even be biased towards humans.

Grey Brant is the most unique demon lord in history.