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

The forest at night is like a mysterious and unpredictable painting. The bright moonlight shines through the trees, creating dappled patterns. The tall, straight trees, their branches intertwined, seem to whisper ancient legends. A gentle night breeze rustles the leaves, and together with the chirping of insects from afar, they create a beautiful symphony.

In this quiet forest, there were nine women of different ages, races, and personalities.

Amidst the dappled shadows of the trees, a figure in black robes seemed to appear and disappear like a ghost, as if carried by a gust of wind.

"Good evening, everyone."

Gray removed his black robe, revealing his slightly immature but handsome face.

The Shadow Warriors' activities over the years have almost wiped out the thieves in Bifeng Territory, with only occasional slave-hunting teams or cultists still appearing.

There's nothing to eliminate recently, so Gray doesn't need to wear the black robe he uses to conceal his identity.

As soon as he finished speaking, the nine women's attention was instantly drawn to this side. The next moment, Gray felt his body being struck heavily and was pounced on by the beast.

"Boss!"

The black-haired dog-eared girl's eyes sparkled as she affectionately licked Gray's cheek.

"Alright, Zeta, get up."

The dog-eared girl obediently got up, half-squatting on the ground, sticking out her delicate tongue, her fluffy ears and tail swaying in the night breeze.

Beta, standing to the side, was so envious he almost ground a tooth to powder.

If it weren't for maintaining her image as a gentle and adorable elf girl, she would have pounced on him long ago.

Then, apart from a certain incongruous red-haired girl and a certain silly dog ​​sticking out its tongue, everyone else knelt on the ground and performed the highest etiquette of the Shadow Court.

"Lord Shadow Demon." (Repeated syllables)

Again.

Gray smiled helplessly: "There's no need to be so formal."

"No, you are the supreme leader of our Shadow Court, this is the proper way to show respect."

The one who spoke was Alpha. After several years of growth, Alpha has become more and more upright, and there is a hint of heroism between her eyebrows. She can be said to have the appearance of a big sister.

Meanwhile, the blonde cat-eared girl stared intently at Zeta, and Zeta the dog glared back defiantly.

The two... well, the cat and the dog clashed fiercely in their eyes, sparking a silent war.

Stupid dog! You frivolous demonic shadow, get over here and kneel down right now.

What are you looking at?

What are you looking at?

Gray, oblivious to the silent battle raging around him, said to the women who were still kneeling, "Get up, all of you."

Yes! (repeated sound)

After he stood up, the women approached Gray one after another. Gray's small frame couldn't handle their excessive enthusiasm, and he thought to himself that he might as well kneel down.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Gray shooed away the clingy girls and got down to business.

Gray's gaze shifted to the new face of the day—the orchard owner's red-haired daughter.

"Teacher, when will class begin?"

The red-haired girl was oblivious to her surroundings, her eyes filled only with an insatiable thirst for knowledge.

Gray called the girl over not just to teach her, but also with a little ulterior motive.

What he taught the girl was knowledge from a past life, knowledge of immeasurable value, which could not be given to a stranger without expecting anything in return.

To prevent this knowledge from being spread indiscriminately, and mainly because the girl's background is unclear, Gray needs some safeguards.

Therefore, Gray plans to take this girl into the Demon Shadow Court as well, so that she will be one of his own. After the girl becomes a member of the Demon Lord's Familia, he will no longer have to worry about her betraying him.

“Before I begin teaching, I’d like you to guarantee me something,” Gray said slowly.

The girl was not surprised at all; being intelligent, she knew that this knowledge could not be taught to her for free.

I'll give you two choices.

"First, join our Shadow Court. Afterwards, you will serve the organization as a member of the Shadow Court, and in return, I will impart all this knowledge to you without reservation..."

“One.” Before Gray could finish speaking, the girl interrupted him.

So decisive? Gray was somewhat surprised.

His original two-option offer was to let the girl go back and keep the secret of Gray's teaching of her. Now, the things he taught her in the orchard would be given to her for free.

But for this inquisitive girl, she would agree to any condition as long as she heard that Gray would impart his knowledge without reservation, even if it meant becoming his wife.

She likes knowledgeable and intelligent people, and Gray was one of her criteria for a partner anyway.

"Alright, from today onwards, you are a member of my Shadow Court. I will give you the code name [Aiota]."

The girl memorized the code name, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Do these code names have any special meaning?"

Gray was a little surprised; this was the first time someone had asked him about the meaning of his code name.

"It doesn't have any particularly special meaning; it's just a code name based on the Greek alphabet. You can think of Greek as a special kind of language."

As he explained, Gray walked up to the girl and said, "Don't resist."

The girl stared wide-eyed at Gray's actions.

Infuse magic and complete the ritual in one go.

"This is... magic?"

The girl was both surprised and delighted.

She doesn't have much talent in magic, but she has an unusual interest in it. However, she has always been limited by her talent and has not been able to study magic in a focused manner.

The girl's eyes burned with desire, as if she wanted to devour Gray alive.

Gray felt a chill for no reason; he had a bad feeling.

Not far away, a girl was staring intently at this place, with a pair of horns faintly visible on her head.

"Is it another time you're taking humans as your servants, Demon Lord?"

After taking Eiota into his Demon Lord's Familia, Gray had no other concerns and, having nothing else to do, began teaching the girl one-on-one.

The commotion naturally attracted the attention of the other girls.

Dog: "??? What is this all about?"

Zeta stopped fighting with the blonde cat-eared girl, but before she could make a sound, Alpha covered her mouth and grabbed her to prevent her from rushing over.

"Quiet down, Zeta, don't disturb Lord Shadow."

The dog struggled fiercely, indicating that it had something to say, before Alpha finally released it.

"Then why did Gamma go there?"

Alpha turned his head and saw, just as the dog had said, that the purple-haired girl Gamma had already sat down next to Iota to listen to the lesson.

Alpha is quite confident in Gamma.

Gamma isn't as boisterous as this dog, so there's no need to worry about it affecting Gray.

To prevent the dog from yelling that it was unfair, Alpha came up with a brilliant plan.

"Zeta, go and hunt some game. We'll have roasted meat later."

The dog's eyes lit up instantly: "Understood, Boss!"