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

How bold!

Alpha immediately gave Gray a wink, connected to the team voice chat, and subtly made a throat-slitting gesture.

Lord Shadow, shall we find a place in the wild to finish this off?

Gray: ...

Why are you reacting the same way as Theta and Delta, all wanting to kill the hero first...?

No, actually, this kind of reaction is normal.

When the Demon King's subordinates encounter a hero's party whose mission is to defeat the Demon King, they certainly won't let them develop and actually let them defeat the Demon King.

No need.

Gray's voice rang in Alpha's mind.

Don't worry too much about them, just send someone to keep an eye on them. There's no need to take action against the hero.

Yes!

Although Alpha didn't know why his Shadow Lord treated the hero this way, he always trusted the Shadow Lord unconditionally.

Lord Shadow must have his reasons for doing this, right?

Having received Gray's instructions, Alpha abandoned the idea of ​​finding a grove of trees for the hero to kill, but his gaze remained cold, barely suppressing his murderous intent, though he still harbored considerable hostility.

The moment Philippa saw Gray, her interest soared, and she took a few steps closer with joy.

"Grey, we meet again!"

Taking a few steps closer, Philippa noticed Alpha, whom she had just ignored; the two were walking side by side.

Philippa's mood visibly sombered, and she asked weakly, "Is the lady next to you your fiancée?"

Gray shook his head: "No, I was just hanging out with a friend."

Philippa's emotions changed very frequently. One moment she was no longer depressed, and she extended her hand to Alpha: "Nice to meet you, Philippa Ravenhill, also a friend of Gray. May I ask your name, madam?"

"Madam," Philippa addressed Alfa, because Alfa's appearance did indeed seem more mature than his actual age.

Don't forget, Gray, Philippa, Alpha, and Iota are all the same age.

However, Philippa is petite, and when placed next to the more mature Alpha, it's hard to believe they are the same age; one would think there must be at least a five-year age difference.

Sofia was speechless as she watched Felipe's expression change faster than flipping through a book.

No, this Grey Brandt was shopping at the trade fair with a woman when he was told that she wasn't his fiancée. Why was he relieved? That's a much bigger question!

Sofia couldn't hold back any longer and gave Gray a thorough dressing-down, sincerely hoping that Philippa would realize this after hearing her words.

"He already has a fiancée and he's bringing another woman to the trade fair? Friend? Who would believe that nonsense! Pah, what a scumbag!"

Gray was caught off guard by this combo and was extremely helpless.

No, I figured I'd already made things clear beforehand. My relationship with Philippa is purely platonic and won't affect this relationship. But this Holy Light Church's Holy Maiden is acting like she's on fire, chasing after me and arguing the moment we meet.

But faced with Sophia's criticism, Gray... really couldn't refute it.

Now that he's already juggling three relationships, he has no right to deny that he's a scumbag. Rather, being a scumbag has become a given fact, and who knows how many more relationships he'll have in the future.

My process was wrong, but the result was correct?

He angrily cursed at Lord Demon Shadow? Alpha's murderous intent, which he had managed to suppress, resurfaced.

How dare you show such disrespect to Lord Shadow Demon!

Before the person involved and the angry Alpha could speak, Philippa quickly pulled Sofia back and apologized, "I'm sorry, she's been a bit hot-tempered lately and offended me..."

Sofia was even angrier now.

Why are you still defending this scumbag? Haven't you seen through Grey Brandt's true nature?

Sofia was upset. She realized that her status in Philippa's heart was not that of a sister, but rather that she was nothing at all. Philippa would abandon her as soon as she saw a man.

Sofia squatted down in frustration, drawing circles on the spot...

Philippa was thinking: I shouldn't have believed anyone who said they could help me win over Gray. She's still trying to ruin my relationship with Gray!

After Philippa said those words, Sofia was completely stunned, and Alpha couldn't help but look at her with newfound respect.

Good, you've got it. How could anyone insult our Lord Shadow Demon?

Alpha spoke up, extending his hand to Philippa in a friendly gesture: "It's nothing, Aria Serphine, nice to meet you."

Arya Serphine is Alpha's real name, given to her by her parents.

Now, she is all that's left in the family, along with the name her parents gave her.

For a while after being rescued by Gray, Alpha was indeed very depressed, but following Lord Shadow and gradually putting her energy into the construction of Shadow Court, she had already taken a new step.

This life, saved by Lord Shadow, will live only for Lord Shadow, no matter what!

However, Gray was taken aback when he heard Alpha introduce himself.

Because he discovered that he didn't seem to know what Alpha's original name was.

What about the other ten Shadow Attendants?

Beta had just heard about her a few days ago; she was Ivy Wendy, the runaway princess of the Saint-Tian Elf Kingdom.

Is Ipsilon's name Funi?... What was her last name again?

Even the name "Furni" of Ipsilon was only remembered because her younger sister, Lia, had mentioned it to her.

Number 0486 is named Lyra, and like Ipsilon, I don't remember her last name...

He remembered his fiancée's name very clearly: Cyrus Grinven. After all, among the Ten Shadow Attendants, only Aieta was his closest confidante in terms of their public identities.

If he doesn't even know his fiancée's name, he should really follow the example of the Japanese samurai and commit seppuku to atone for his sins.

But he really didn't know the names of the other ten shadow servants. This wasn't because he had forgotten them; on the contrary, their nature was even worse.

Gray's mental strength was exceptionally great, which gave him an excellent memory.

I wouldn't say I have a photographic memory, but remembering a few names for hundreds of years is no problem, let alone now that only a little over ten years have passed.

Why is it considered worse than forgetting someone's name? Because he never even asked the Ten Shadow Attendants what their names were.

A name is a person's most distinctive feature, or rather, something that serves as a reference.

As soon as this name is mentioned (ignoring the issue of duplicate names for now), everyone knows who it refers to.

Gray assigned each of the Ten Shadows a code name using a Greek letter, eliminating any ambiguity and thus eliminating the need to know their names.

Moreover, Gray has indeed gotten used to calling out code names, and that's not something that can be easily changed. Changing a habit isn't something that can be accomplished overnight.

Although it wasn't really necessary, Gray decided to go back today and memorize the names of the Ten Shadow Attendants, as it was the most basic respect he could show!