Mandala roared like a crazed beast, doing everything he could to deny the War God's words.
"No Demon King, no matter how powerful, could make more than half of the Territory Rulers fear them!"
He was afraid. Although the community "Salamandra" had established transactional ties with members of the Demon King Alliance, it had never received an invitation to join. If what the War God named Bahram said was true, then the community "Salamandra" had already been abandoned by those powerful figures.
The Demon King invasion incident they had planned at the cost of their companions' lives had been utterly meaningless!
"Hey, you didn't really think someone with Host Authority could be called a true Demon King, did you?"
In a sense, the boy who truly was a Hero mercilessly shattered Mandala's last remaining illusion.
Little Garden did indeed have a custom of calling Asura Gods and Buddhas who possessed the Little Garden privilege known as "Host Authority"—allowing them to initiate Gift Games that no one could refuse—Demon Kings.
But compared to certain other existences, so-called Demon Kings were merely inferior products that tarnished the title.
He took out a contract document, wrote words that were far from unfamiliar to the descendants of the Star Sea Dragon King upon it, and handed it to the Lizardman who had no choice but to face the truth.
O one who crosses the starry sea, choose the gate you wish to pursue and present proof thereof.
First Gate: The primordial star gave birth to many stars, which in turn gave birth to new stars one after another.
Second Gate: Stars collided with one another, transforming into the flesh and blood of newborn stars.
Third Gate: The new age soon to arrive shall summon spring to the stars.
Fourth Gate: The valleys and waves