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

With each word spoken, they had almost finalized their policy towards the hero.

Gray hesitated.

Although Philippa, as a hero, is not an unrelated person, she also has the mission of defeating the Demon King... and killing him.

But fundamentally, both humans and heroes were kept in the dark by the Goddess of Holy Light. The root of the hatred between the two races should all be traced back to the goddess of the [heavenly realm].

He is the true and common enemy of both races.

The brave would get in his way, so he needs to be eliminated...

Is this correct?

Even if the hero were a complete stranger, Gray would still ask himself this question. What's more, the hero was Philippa, his childhood friend, and they still had a good relationship.

The canary, imprisoned in its cage, finally manages to spread its wings and fly, but can only struggle forward amidst the raging winds and torrential rain.

I want to kill her?

Gray remained calm, his expression seemingly unchanged, as if he were in complete control.

Aieta listened to the other ten Shadow Attendants' speeches without saying a word, but she stared intently at Gray's face, feeling an indescribable sense of unease. She raised her gaze, staring into Gray's eyes, and a glint of light flashed in her beautiful eyes.

She raised her voice slightly (compared to her normal speaking volume) and finally opened her mouth:

"The heroine is a little girl named Philippa Ravenhill, the current princess of the Olmec royal family."

"Grey, she's your friend, right?"

Once the words were spoken, the ten Shadow Attendants present were all eighth-level professionals with hearing many times better than ordinary people. Despite the noisy environment, Aiota's voice reached everyone's ears without missing a single word.

Instantly, the entire room fell silent.

Zeta, the last dog to stop talking, although she didn't have the intelligence to understand the meaning of Eota's words, stopped talking when she saw that the other sisters had suddenly stopped talking.

Gray was slightly surprised.

Before he could even speak, Aiota had already said everything that he couldn't say aloud.

Grey felt deeply touched by his fiancée's thoughtfulness.

The value of a legal wife is truly impressive.

Among the Ten Shadow Attendants, how many actually knew about the close relationship between Gray and the Hero Philippa?

For example, Alpha, who met Philippa on the road with Gray, and Ipsilon, who met Philippa when Gray teamed up for the Holy Light Pilgrimage.

But only Iota raised this point here.

Gray looked at Iota with gratitude in his eyes, cleared his throat, and said:

"I also hope that we won't end up fighting to the death with the brave."

Having understood Gray's intentions, no one mentioned "plan C" (plan to eliminate) the hero again.

After a moment's thought, Alpha offered another idea.

"Yes, there is indeed no need to fight to the death with the hero. The human side (as if they are not human) has only been deceived by the Goddess of Holy Light and the Church of Holy Light."

The Goddess of Holy Light is a common enemy of both humans and demons.

Perhaps we can try to win over the brave to our side.

Sita was still somewhat resistant to this; the hatred for the hero, deeply rooted in her blood, was not something that could be easily dispelled.

But now that she knows it was all the work of the Goddess of Holy Light, Sita's mind is filled with conflicting emotions.

She raised the question that everyone cared about, without any expression on her face.

How to win over brave warriors?

The ten shadow servants all pointed their gazes at Gray (Zeta, the dog, followed suit).

Here, the person most familiar with the hero and Philippa is undoubtedly Gray.

The ten shadow servants' gazes were directed at Gray.

If we bring the hero into the secret realm and reveal everything, what are the chances that the hero will join our side?

Gray understood what they meant, but couldn't give a definite answer.

He and Philippa have a good relationship, but it's hard to say how Philippa will react after she learns that he is the Demon King she is tasked with defeating, and that the endless cycle of conflict between humans and demons is all the work of the Holy Light Goddess, the faith of her homeland's state religion.

All Gray could say was, "I can't guarantee she'll join us after she knows everything."

Gray couldn't guarantee the hero's participation, and suddenly, the conflict arose between the hero potentially being an obstacle and needing to be eliminated, and the best course of action being to avoid a life-or-death struggle with the hero.

The danger of confronting a brave person is immeasurable.

Getting the brave warriors from the distant Olmec Kingdom into the secret realm of the desert is also a major challenge.

Bring the hero here? Do you agree to the hero's blessing?

Silence fell again, but it was broken by a hand that slowly rose, slightly fleshy and full of allure.

It's Kappa, the invincible pink-haired succubus... Kappa, the one picked up by the Ten Shadows.

Although Gray felt that this incredible thing "couldn't come up with anything worthwhile," the pink-haired succubus, despite her incredible abilities, would still become serious when discussing important matters. Her sudden raising of her hand must mean that she had some good ideas and was being asked to speak.

Then, Gray regretted it.

All that could be heard was the enchanting voice of the pink-haired succubus, which Gray considered utterly incomprehensible.

"Hero, the princess is a girl, right? She seems to have a good relationship with Lord Shadow Demon."

At this point, Gray was still unaware that something was wrong, and only felt that Capa was repeating something that seemed perfectly reasonable.

That's for sure, the princess is definitely a girl. We won't discuss any special cases like effeminate men, tomboys, cross-dressers, or gender swaps here.

"That's simple. Marry the hero, and he will be the one I've been waiting for."

Gray: "???"

Hearing such shocking remarks from the pink-haired succubus, it was fortunate that Gray wasn't drinking tea, otherwise he would have spat out a mouthful of soda.

Do you want to listen to what you're saying?

The Demon King marries the Hero? Do you think this is some kind of doujinshi plot or anime?

To put it another way, if Capa's proposal was to use his identity as Grey to win over Philippa, marry her, and then confess his true feelings to her, using some kind of "forced marriage" buff to convince her.

This simply won't work.

Philippa knows she has a fiancée. So you mean I have to try to win over Philippa, a princess of a nation, while I'm under this debuff?

How do I do this?

Although breaking off the engagement would remove the "having a fiancée" debuff, it would be extremely disrespectful to Eota, and Gray would never do such a thing.

Even setting aside all the above premises, asking Gray to seduce Philippa... do you think our Gray Brant is capable of such a feat?

When it comes to fighting, you can call him a slayer who can crush the seven great demons, but when it comes to romance...

Even Gray himself felt that this was simply unrealistic.

He can only be considered to have relatively rich passive sexual experience, not a dating master.

Concubines can't do it!