The puppet country Kistau, formerly Clayman’s castle——
Coppelia was sitting on the sofa in Clayman's luxurious hall. This was originally the seat among the four seats in the east, west, north, and south of the circle where Clayman entertained the new generation of demon kings. It was also Clayman's own seat. But at this time, she was treated rudely.
Sitting on the ground.
The other three are the three puppets of Clayman's Five Fingers who have free decision-making power and certain powers: Ice Demon Swordsman Yamza, Witch Myran, and Undead King Adman.
There is a small object on the square table in the center - Clayman's "ID card" for being recognized as the Demon King, the Demon King's Ring. Having it means that this country may still be recognized as having a Demon King, regardless of the subsequent inheritance.
Who is the demon king?
Of course, who will succeed the Demon King is the key.
"Not long ago, the ring conveyed the notice of the Demon King's feast, but unfortunately, Clayman is dead. This can be confirmed by the disappearance of the curse. Next, should we just give up, or recommend a new candidate, in the Demon King
Are you trying to be recognized as the new Demon King at the feast? What do you think?" Coppelia was the first to speak.
Yamza glanced at him contemptuously and said, "Hey, the new guy, how about if you have something to say directly?"
Unlike the other members of the Five Fingers, he was neither created nor controlled by various means, but actively loyal to Clayman.
At the same time, Clayman's reputation began to deteriorate, which was also related to the fact that while he was the strongest soldier and military commander of the Five Fingers, he was also a despicable and cruel villain.
All the old subordinates from Clayman’s predecessor, Casalim, know that although Clayman consumes chess pieces as disposable props, in the real circle of companions, he is actually a warm man who is both gentle and caring.
.Otherwise it would be difficult to convince the public with his strength.
Therefore, except for the ragtag demons and opportunistic demons who were later absorbed to forcibly expand the power and military strength, Yamza was actually very unpopular among the old Kasalim tribe.
When Clayman awakened, Yamza received the Demon King's blessing and his strength greatly increased. If combined with several pieces of quite advanced magic equipment given by Clayman, his strength would basically be comparable to that of Clayman in the Demon King state.
If he continues like this and works hard for tens or even hundreds of years - this is not a problem for the life of a demon, and then if he finds enough sacrifices, he may be able to become a real demon king. Therefore, he believes that regardless of whether he succeeds or not, it is very important to strive for the qualification to become a demon king.
It belongs to him.
Therefore, he was very dissatisfied with Coppelia, who took on the role of presiding over the meeting of the Five Fingers.
Although in terms of qualifications, the Butoh Doll has been fighting as Clayman for a longer time, the name Coppelia and the acquisition of spiritual wisdom are recent things, and the soul of the previous demon embedded in the Butoh Doll is male, so Yamza
Calling him "the new kid", he thought that Coppelia, who was so new in both soul and intelligence, was simply stupid to want to compete with him.
Coppelia wrapped a black aura in her hand, slapped Yamza at a speed that Yamza could not react, and then slapped him several times in succession, sending him rolling on the ground.
"Hmph." When Yamza stood up, his eyes were full of anger, but he said harshly, "I'll leave it to you this time, and I'll settle the score sooner or later." and left in a hurry.
Coppelia looked at the palm of her hand and thought: "The effect is weaker than expected, which means that his desire to be loyal to Clayman is largely false."
Coppelia's core is Marianne Bell, and what she just used continuously was the derivative skill of [Mammon, the King of Greed] [Heart-Seizing Palm].
As the name suggests, it is a mental attack that steals the heart. Unlike ordinary mental control, this attack can directly replace the target's loyalists with other targets of your own designation.
The principle is the same as Marianne Bell's method of using [Greedy] to force the desire to live into the desire to die, but the coercive power is even greater than this, because it will not change the personality and endanger life. If there is no way to compete with [The King of Greed]
Mammon's ultimate intelligence ability, which neither outsiders nor the target can detect.
Just now, Coppelia hit her so many times before it took effect, which shows that the opponent's virtue is only at this level.
Although there are still better skills, Coppelia now demands stability. Judging from the death of Gulambel and all his companions and the lack of movement from the original green, it can be said that the Rozo family has nothing they can do in human society.
’s matter.
She also has another trick, which is to directly control the top leaders of various countries, but judging from the previous battle with Rimuru, she may be easily cracked and directly use this as a pretext to openly lower the butcher's knife on the Rozo clan, which is meaningless.
However, she has experienced the feeling of the spiritual life form Demon, and is not so obsessed with human identity. Anyway, her ambition has never been to strengthen the Rozo clan and protect the peace of mankind.
Although Clayman's territory is not as large as the human country as a whole, his business scope is wider. The puppet country also has a large population and a solid foundation. It is quite good as an asset for starting a new business.
It may not be impossible to take over most of the current underground assets of the Rozo clan with Clayman's existing connections. Therefore, no matter what, we must strive to inherit Clayman's status. Even if he is not recognized as the Demon King, he must at least be recognized as one.
The king of the puppet state of Kistau.
When he discovered that Clayman's Butoh doll was about to update its core, he ordered him to make Coppelia as his own backup just in case, and it really worked. As a new work after Clayman's awakening, when Clayman died,
No matter what the circumstances, any explanation will do.
"You two, do you have any other opinions?" She said to Miulan and Adelman in a tone that did not allow for objection.
"I am now the queen of the Kingdom of Farumenas, and I have no nostalgia for this country." Miulan said.
She didn't know the truth about Coppelia, but based on experience, she could still see the gap in strength between the two sides and part of Coppelia's ambitions. She didn't have a good impression of this country and didn't want to get involved in any power struggle.
Adelman said: "I will just continue to serve as the Homeland Defense Force."
Even if he becomes the King of the Undead, he is still an earthbound spirit. He is used to being summoned. When he is summoned this time, he only intends to regard it as a briefing meeting. No matter who takes over as his boss, he only needs to accept the result.
If someone wants to kill him - that's no problem, the feeling of being bound to this land is not very comfortable, and liberation is not necessarily a bad thing.
"Very good, then let's decide." Coppelia said happily, "Although Clayman does have shortcomings and there are scum like Yamza among his subordinates, there are also many good demons and people who cannot be left alone.
Disorder continues to spread. From now on, I take over this country."
As for what to do, she already had a lifetime and a half of experience and enough knowledge of this world, so there was no problem.
