In an unknown town, full of dangerous carnivorous beasts, Crocus was strolling to the back of the group of people.
"Hey, why don't you all become my subjects?"
He said as he looked at the butt of the red maple lady while she was walking seductively.
'Tssk... I need to get out of here. What more of being your slave?
The group was too scared and the red maple lady was also in a pinch, and he found Crocus scary. So she said nothing as a reply.
"I don't care if you betray me along the way. It would be more fun like that. I don't want a throne that is so boring to reach once I become the King of the Dust Kingdom."
The unknown, everyone was so scared about it because the brain is constantly trying to predict what will happen next, allowing it to prepare the body and mind in the most effective way possible.
In uncertain situations, that planning is a lot harder and if you're potentially facing a predator or a human foe, the wrong response could be deadly.
"Why am I unworthy of becoming a King? Your King? Am I unworthy?"
The pressure suddenly spreads once again, making the people tremble in fear. The group was so scared of Crocus because of his power and personality. He is like a different person in every situation.
"You just have to call me, your highness and I will protect you all. After all, I will be your king and you will be my subjects hehe."
The red maple lady suddenly froze. She saw the description of the seven demon masters with the obsession of becoming a King. However, she shook her head.
'If he is the seven demon masters, could it be a coincidence? Too much? Met me? Wait... I think I can leave.'
She thought as she threw away the idea of being him. All of a sudden, the Envy on the center voice out something that made her freeze.
"Your highness, what's the problem? Pardon me, your highness. I just noticed that you seem distracted."
Worriedly asked by Envy, not caring about everyone. The red maple girl was shaking!
'There is it, your highness, again.'
She thought with a heart beating fast.
"Envy, is it okay to leave my demon Sloth behind in the academy with no special powers?"
Crocus gazed at the faraway land with a worried look. Envy swiped transformed his hands into a blade and cut all the grasses on his highness.
Envy nodded to his highness.
"The academy was the only way to get a magical origin stone for Zoan spirit types to have their beast at least get two or more magic auras. For Warlocks is an improvement of weapons and for the Primordial was to at least get a magical treasure to make Infinite duration at least add seconds. And there's a lot of mess there."
He explained, however, that Crocus was not interested.
"It's useless for me. I have a personal practice Zone. So those treasures aren't that attractive to me. Maybe I'll skip the academies."
Envy did not interfere until Crocus was finished.
"Your highness, it's not the only thing that the academies can do. It will take those scholars to other places for more opportunities and sometimes, even to other dimensions."
Crocus was flabbergasted when he heard this as Envy continued.
"As long as you do your best in every dimension, take many opportunities, and get a lot of treasures... You can exchange those into titles like buying this Kingdom!"
Crocus was shocked by what he was hearing; he couldn't believe it.
"You? It's like me? What about the anomalies?"
Envy didn't want to bear around the bush.
"Yes, it's like your game, your highness. Anomalies were accepted too, your highness. However, they won't be able to get any gifts for whatever they do and they can only get magic points once from the majority's goal.''
Crocus suddenly thought of something.
"Well, I would be busy getting the throne that time. Maybe I'll let it pass."
Envy coughed a little when he heard his highness say that. He knew his master is lazy, but in power or being a King, everything will change.
"Your highness, if you have enough magic points, you could buy the kingdom on your own."
All the hairs on Crocus stood up.
"I can?"
With a questioning expression on your face.
"Yes."
Envy nodded.
All of a sudden, Crocus thought of something.
"By the way, why is an academy needed in this apocalypse? Isn't it a little inappropriate?"
Envy closed his eyes and sigh.
"This is to protect them from the outside mutated creatures. The more magic points accumulated in a Kingdom, the safer they would become from those beasts that already mutated to it's ok no noon. Mm ml mm mm mmm-hmm I'm peak."
Crocus went silent hearing this. He never expected something like this.
The red maple lady frowns when she hears this. Her heart skips a beat and if this guy is truly that guy in the ranking, it would only mean one thing.
'He is confident to kill us if we run away!? But I refuse to believe that he is that person! The world is gigantic, and this place is a little dangerous... That person with him sounds knowledgeable too and even people from up above can't give this accurate information.'
She thought she was the red maple lady that was born out of witchcraft. He discovered it when she was doing a ritual from a million years ago. Then she connected with some unknown creatures that told her about the world outside.
She became fascinated and interacted with them a lot of time, but each interaction only lasted a minute. However, it's enough for a million years. Right now, her world is still hazy, and she didn't even have combat experiences.
"How long are we going to wait? Is this the right direction? Are you all fooling us? Do you think that all of you can run away with my demons?"
Crocus is not scared to say that he is the seven demon master however, he knew those peeps are not nothing to fear.
To become, he must have people believe him and if he can't make them yield by asking, he will make them yield with threats, because, in the future, he is sure that he could stomp everyone!
The lady maple girl understood this while he looked at his people.
'Damn! They didn't notice! They are so busy waking me up they forgot to Maneuver the All system. These people are all fools! Is this what future generations have become?'
The lady maple girl wonders, but deep inside, she knew the reason. The hairs on her body stood up and when she looked back, Crocus was looking at her with a dark face.
'Should I yield? But isn't it too much and so early?'
Seeing the difficult look on the red maple lady's face, Crocus couldn't help but reveal a maniacal smile.