Yagnah made no unnecessary movements in response to Ariel's actions. He merely kept his head lowered with a respectful expression, truly looking like someone with deep and unfathomable schemes.
"There's no harm in telling you. It is true that a unique title like [Demon Lord] will only pass on to the next suitable person after its holder dies."
"But there is another possibility: when the holder's strength surpasses the system's influence—in other words, when they become a god. Once someone becomes a god, the system can no longer affect them, and the [Demon Lord] title naturally becomes vacant."
Ariel played with her nails, utterly indifferent and completely unconcerned about what others might think upon learning that she had become a god.
Yagnah's eyes widened in disbelief upon hearing this news as he stared at Ariel.
Her words struck his heart with tremendous force. Ariel had actually... become a god!
The previous Demon Lord had become a god, leaving the position of [Demon Lord] vacant. That was why it had fallen onto his head. Ariel had not lost the [Demon Lord] title because she had died once or for any other reason, but because the title of [Demon Lord] was no longer worthy of her.
So that was it...
"There is still one thing I do not understand. I ask that Demon Lord-sama enlighten me: what is the system?"
"Oh! Right."
"I forgot that you people don't even know what the system is."
"Put simply... a long time ago, humanity on this planet excessively extracted the planet's energy, bringing it to the brink of collapse. At that time, a great goddess stepped forward. She sacrificed herself and used grand magic to resolve the crisis."
"That magic is what you now hear as the voice of god, along with ability values and