Reckless Councilors; the "Humiliating Treaty"

Indeed! The place he had struck this time was rather inappropriate.

Although he had held back and the damage was minor, the humiliation was anything but!

"Alright, now that everything is over, hurry up and leave. Azhdaha, get familiar with your current strength as soon as possible. After all... the days ahead won't be so peaceful."

Mo Li spoke calmly, then transformed into a golden afterimage and vanished within the Great Underground Labyrinth.

Only Azhdaha, Veldora, and Ramiris remained, staring at one another wide-eyed.

"...What did Morax mean by that? Why don't I quite understand?"

Hearing Mo Li's cryptic words, Veldora scratched his head and asked in confusion.

"I don't know either. Morax is always like this, acting all unfathomable every day. He clearly knows everything, yet he never says anything. He's like some riddle-spewing weirdo. Who knows where he picked up that bad habit!"

Still wearing a pig-headed face, Azhdaha bitterly complained about Morax.

"I know! I know what it means!"

At that moment, Ramiris, who was flying nearby, shouted excitedly.

"What? You know? Hurry up and tell us, dear disciple. What could make that fellow Morax so grave?"

Hearing that someone knew the answer, Veldora immediately turned to Ramiris with an excited expression.

Even Azhdaha, whose face had been beaten into a pig's head by Mo Li, instinctively looked toward Ramiris.

Seeing Veldora and Azhdaha both looking at her, Ramiris's little face was filled with smug pride. She then began recounting the small gathering of Demon Lords that Mo Li had called after the Demon Lord Banquet.

After Azhdaha successfully awakened, the Demon Country Federation fell peaceful once more.

After helping Azhdaha awaken, Mo Li returned to his idle life.

In truth, Azhdaha was not the only monster in the Demon Country Federation who could "awaken" into