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

Aliceville paced back and forth, anxiously awaiting the development of the battle.

She seemed to think her presence was a hindrance, and that Gray needed to share a beta with her to protect her.

To send a valuable eighth-tier professional to protect her? That would be a terrible waste.

Compared to the anxious Aliceville, Beta, who fully understood that "with Lord Shadow here, there will be no accidents," was not in a hurry. Not long after Ipsilon teleported the three of them there, Beta was silently counting down the days to see how quickly the three of them would return.

That's right...

Being sent away by Lord Shadow was still a bit upsetting, even though I knew I needed to leave someone behind to protect Aliceville.

However, Lord Shadow's stay in Westphalia will only last until the rebellion of the Eight Princes is quelled. Beta knows that, given Gray's usual style, he probably doesn't want to oversee matters related to Aliceville's ascension to the throne. Once the threat of the Eight Princes is eliminated, he will leave and push all the work onto the three of them.

Judging from this, it seems that we haven't even spent a few days with Lord Shadow yet, and Lord Shadow is already setting off again.

During this time, I still hope to spend as much time as possible with Lord Shadow. The next time we meet will probably be after we've dealt with the Demon Order and are gathered in Olmec.

Beta sighed inwardly.

Although I wanted to occupy Lord Demon Shadow's time for a few more days, is there no lingering effect now?

On the day of the conversation, Beta saw Gray with such a solemn expression for the first time, and she understood how serious the matter that Gray said he "couldn't even put into words" was.

I hope it can be resolved smoothly. Lord Shadow can definitely do it.

After that, the Demon Cult was eradicated, and I could finally live a carefree life...

For a moment, some inappropriate scenes for children popped into Beta's mind, but they quickly dissipated.

Because Gray returned so quickly, Beta didn't have time to continue his delusions.

A flash of silver light, and not long after, the three people who had been teleported there using spatial magic returned in the same way.

"Ok?"

Alice Villa stared in astonishment.

Although he was indeed restless and anxious because he was worried about the battle situation, after all, that Ravend Black was the one who even his father had fallen into his hands, he also knew that the battle between high-level professionals would not be decided so quickly.

And then... how long has it been, and Lord Shadow has already returned with Delta and Ipsilon?

"As expected of Lord Shadow Demon, the battle was over in an instant!"

The lovestruck, love-struck elf girl Beta greeted the three returning members with starry eyes, a stark contrast to the still somewhat bewildered Alice.

"Okay, all done."

"One ninth-rank archbishop, two eighth-rank bishops, and high-ranking professionals from the four minor factions of the Demon Order—that's about it."

Gray said slowly.

This is based on experience. Apart from the largest faction of greed and avarice, the factions that have already been defeated, such as the factions of knowledge and truth, and the underworld and shadow, only have a few high-level professionals left, among whom the archbishop is still at the eighth level.

Gray estimated that this was about all the high-ranking members of the smaller factions of the Demonic Order.

Ipsilon added from the side, "Lord Shadow, we should have missed a cultist at the bishop level."

That man was seriously wounded in the battle with Edmund Celestio and should be recuperating in the royal city now.

Gray nodded: "In that case, let's go straight to the royal city, kill the last bishop, and then I should head to Demirer."

The first half of the sentence was a normal follow-up action plan, but the second half felt off.

Beta, Delta, and Ipsilon instantly and simultaneously grasped the key phrase: "Lord Shadow is about to depart?"

Beta guessed that Gray wouldn't stay in Westphalia for long, but he didn't expect him to leave so soon.

It's not far from the capital, we can get there today, and dealing with another seriously injured eighth-level bishop won't take much time.

This can basically be understood as...

Lord Shadow is leaving today?

It's only been a few days? Especially since the meeting of the Ipsyrons, it hasn't even been three days, has it?

The express route only took the time spent traveling.

The three of them naturally wanted to persuade him to stay, especially Ipsyron, who had only been with them for a few days.

However, Beta and Delta knew how eager Gray was to move on, and it was difficult to persuade him to stay without a valid reason.

Seeing that Beta and Delta were silent, both looking somewhat resigned to their fate.

Ipsyron was puzzled, but he persisted.

"Lord Shadow, merely dealing with the cultists is probably not enough. The War of the Eight Princes in Westphalia is still ongoing. Without quelling the War of the Eight Princes, the entire Westphalia will not be at peace. Although several princes have already died, there are still many feudal lords left, and they are all eighth-tier professionals..."

The unspoken part of Ipsilon's statement was, "I'm afraid the three of them won't be able to handle so many eighth-tier professionals."

Gray naturally understood, but faced with Ipsilon's "justifiable" reasons for trying to persuade him to stay...

"No problem. Those eight kings aren't a monolithic entity. We can just take them down one by one in several waves. A righteous siege with three against one will end it quickly."

"With the information gap, those kings have no idea that my Shadow Court is involved, and that there are multiple Ten Shadow Attendants present. They're probably busy seizing territory right now, aren't they?"

Gray chuckled.

That's why they were given the opportunity by cultists to defeat them one by one.

Gray continued, "Moreover, although they are called the Eight Kings, the cultists have actually defeated quite a few of them one by one. Who is the Central Legal King Albert Lane who is confirmed dead? And then there are the two mountains of bones created by the cultists."

It is normal for large armies to be led by feudal lords, so it can be basically assumed that there were at least two feudal lords among these two piles of bones.

That means there are only a few eighth-tier feudal kings left. You can handle the rest yourselves without my intervention.”

Gray's analysis is correct.

In the War of the Eight Princes in the Kingdom of Westphalia, it would be impossible to deal with the situation if only one of the Ten Shadow Servants, Ipsilon, was present. With two Ten Shadow Servants, Ipsilon and Beta, they could put up some effort. But with three Ten Shadow Servants, Ipsilon, Beta, and Delta, it would be a chaotic massacre.

Aliceville was in charge of Gaga, while Ipsyron, Beta, and Delta wreaked havoc.

Gray was unaware that Westphalia was in far greater ruin than he had imagined.

Of the eight kings, King Edmund Celestio, former General Ravende Black, and three bishops—a double-digit number of eighth and ninth-tier professionals—only four remain.

The king was crowned with three parts, plus a seriously injured bishop who was about to be dealt with by them.

The remaining feudal lords united to deal with the Shadow Court, and their combat strength among high-level professionals was evenly matched.