The two of them panted as they looked at each other. After a moment...
Guy's 'Infinite Regeneration' allowed his injuries to fully recover, while Draco also cast 'Divine Heal' on himself to return to his original state.
"Hmph, let's end today's sparring here."
Draco nodded in agreement.
It was unwise to engage in a war of attrition with Guy. With the infinitely multiplying copied version of the 'King of Wrath,' Guy's Magicules would never run out.
However, Draco's MP would eventually be exhausted, and the energy of his Immortal Demon Form wasn't inexhaustible either, so the current result was for the best.
In the battle just now, the estimate of Draco's full-power combat strength was 40 million, while Guy... reached at least 80 million.
Moreover, Draco had activated his Immortal Demon Form, which only lasted ten minutes, while Guy could use such terrifying power at any time.
This was the strength of the combat power ceiling. The newly awakened Draco was still far from this level... inside the White Ice Palace.
Raine brewed a new pot of tea and handed it to Draco. After this battle, her attitude had improved considerably.
"Thanks, little Raine."
"...You're welcome."
Although Raine said this, in her heart she was screaming, "It's not little Raine, it's Lady Raine, you idiot!"
"So, back to the topic from earlier. Draco, come be a demon lord."
Guy rested his chin on his hands and looked at Draco. "At worst, I'll just spend a night with you."
"Pfft!!"
Draco spat out his tea, nearly choking to death right there.
"No way!"
"I don't need that, thank you."
"Eh?"
Guy narrowed his seductive eyes and said with a half-smile, "As long as you're willing, I can transform into a female form for you to embrace."
Draco felt a wave of disgust. "Yikes, you should save that for Leon. I can't handle it."
"Leon?"
Guy returned to normal, his eyes narrowing slightly. "You seem to know quite a lot."
Demon Lord Leon was one of his only friends, and a hundred years ago, a similar scene had occurred.
Leon and Guy had a fight, and naturally, Leon lost.
According to their agreement, Leon fell from being a Hero to a Demon Lord, becoming one of the ten demon lords.
However, not many people knew about this. Guy was curious how Draco knew.
"Everyone has their secrets, don't they?" Draco shrugged.
"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore." Guy composed himself and asked, "Are you really not considering becoming a Demon Lord?"
"Becoming a Demon Lord isn't out of the question, but I don't want to deal with tedious work."
"Working a day job is impossible, absolutely impossible in this lifetime."
"No problem!"
Guy agreed decisively without hesitation.
After all, there were plenty of slackers among the Demon Lords; Guy's goal was simply to pull all unstable factors into the ranks of the Demon Lords.
This would make them much easier to manage.
Furthermore, once one becomes a Demon Lord, the area surrounding their base is considered their territory. Managing that territory themselves would save Guy a lot of trouble, making it a win-win situation.
If he encountered a responsible Demon Lord like Luminus, it would be an even better deal.
As it happened, the Jura Forest where Draco resided had been quite chaotic lately. He could announce that it was being assigned to this guy. Hehe.
Guy already had a plan in mind.
Seeing Guy so decisive, Draco frowned slightly, feeling a faint scent of conspiracy in the air.
Sure enough... "Then, as your Demon Lord territory, the Jura Great Forest—the most fertile land on this continent—is yours. Don't be polite with me!"
Draco raised an eyebrow, immediately understanding what the guy was plotting.
But who was Draco? Did Guy think he wouldn't have anticipated such an issue? Naive.
"Dame! (No way!)"
"Veldora has already been resurrected; the Jura Forest still belongs to him."
Draco took a sip of tea and spoke calmly.
"Oh? If you're talking about this topic, I'm wide awake."
Velzard, who had been watching the drama from the sidelines, suddenly perked up.
"Lord Lionel, did you say my brother Veldora has awakened?"
"His presence had completely vanished before, so I thought his soul had been extinguished."
Velzard's tone was quite surprised.
"Ah~ no need to call me 'Lord', we're all family."
Draco said with a beaming smile, "After all, Veldora is my second brother."
"Second brother?"
Velzard was stunned. "What do you mean?"
Draco briefly explained how he, Veldora, and Rimuru had become sworn brothers.
"Hoh? That evil dragon has actually become so well-behaved?"
Guy said, sounding somewhat incredulous.
After all, Veldora had caused the Demon Lords endless headaches for countless years; the 'House-Wrecking Dragon' title wasn't just for show.
"Well~ actually, that guy is very easy to trick. You guys just communicate with him too little."
Draco shrugged and said.
"So, his seal was broken by that Rimuru?"
"That's right."
"It seems another interesting fellow has appeared."
Guy said with great interest, "To be able to break a Hero's seal, and as a Slime no less. Interesting."
"Say, Draco, that means this Rimuru possesses power rivaling ours, doesn't it?"
Guy knew very well that the strength of a Hero's seal was definitely not something an ordinary person could break. Moreover, it was a seal placed by 'that person'. An existence capable of breaking the 'Infinite Prison' must have reached the level of an Awakened Demon Lord.
Draco nodded noncommittally. "Correct. Rimuru just recently became an Awakened Demon Lord."
Guy was silent for a moment before suddenly saying, "In that case, let's have him become a Demon Lord too."
"And then assign the Jura Forest to Rimuru, right?"
"Eh, exactly."
"Then we'll do it like this..."
The two looked at each other and hit it off immediately.
They began to discuss how to rope Rimuru into the Demon Lord group.
Velzard looked at the two of them with a strange expression. These two were clearly colluding in villainy; they were a perfect match.
Ever since the birth of the second generation of Demon Lords, a new agreement had been introduced.
There were two ways to become a Demon Lord: one was to gain the recognition of three existing Demon Lords and become one normally.
The other was to declare oneself a Demon Lord and defeat one of the original Demon Lords, which would also earn the recognition of the others.
The Platinum Saber King Leon was an example; he proclaimed himself a Demon Lord two hundred years ago and, for certain reasons, came into conflict with the former Curse Lord Kazaream.
Afterward, Kazaream led an army of two hundred thousand to attack Leon's territory.
As a result, Leon killed them all single-handedly. From then on, Leon took Kazaream's place as a Demon Lord, becoming a new generation Demon Lord.
Now, history was repeating itself in a strikingly similar fashion.
Clayman, who was created by Kazaream, might follow in his master's footsteps and once again become a new sacrifice.
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