"Wait, let me sort it out first... Are you saying that the fourth guy didn't really unify the entire demon race, but now it is exercising the authority of the "demon king" and can launch the "edict"... This is ridiculous!" After listening to Malthus's words, I couldn't help but walk back and forth in place, my mind racing at high speed, trying to connect the dots with what was happening in front of me, but the result became more and more unacceptable to me.

"Admittedly it sounds ridiculous, but it's just the way it is." Malthus spread his hands and pretended to be helpless.

"But this doesn't make sense, you and I both know that the so-called "edict" is actually a blessing in essence, which can free the giver from all the effects of black magic, this is a high-level skill that only the demon king can launch, even if I have almost one-sixth of the demon king's strength now, I can't do it, not to mention that the "conspiracy" is only one of the "twelve demon gods", which is too incredible."

"Of course, His Royal Highness himself really can't do this with his own strength, but the question is who makes the family have a backer..."

"Backer!? Who else in this world is qualified to be a backer for the "Twelve Great Demon Gods"!?" At first glance, I couldn't help but sneer at Malthus's words, but suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, and a bold guess came to my mind.

I didn't say the name, but Malthus seemed to have a close relationship with me, and nodded with a wry smile.

"How is this possible...", according to Maria's recollection, my mouth opened wide in surprise, and I could throw an egg right into it...

"This thing sounds a little incredible, but in fact, it is not difficult to understand to put it bluntly, with the original strength of the four highnesses, it is not enough to dominate the group and command the demon world, so if it wants to dominate, it must use external forces, and you also know that the backer has always wanted to bring the demon clan into his jurisdiction, I thought that if you sealed your majesty, everything can be captured, but I didn't expect that although everyone was divided, their attitude towards this backer was highly consistent..."

"This is a matter of course, if you surrender to it, what kind of demon is it!" I couldn't help but sneer, and a little pride passed through my heart.

"So, when the Fourth Highness found him and took the initiative to surrender, the other party was of course overjoyed, and the deal was quickly negotiated, recognizing the leadership of the Fourth Highness over the Demon Realm and helping it unify the Demon Realm, and in turn, the Fourth Highness and all the demons under his command must swear allegiance to this backer and identify him as the ruler of the world."

"Nonsense!" After listening to Malthus's account, I was furious.

"How can a dignified demon bow down to that guy!? Fourth, why don't you want to think about what we have been fighting to the death for thousands of years!? Does it still have the realisation to be a great demon god!?" At that time, I was as angry and anxious as a father who faced a bad son, and I kept counting the "conspiracy".

"In fact, the Fourth Highness also has its helplessness, since His Majesty's absence, the entire demon clan is divided, fighting in the same room, fratricidal things happen almost every day, and there is the heavenly realm outside that is aggressive, it also hopes to unify the demon realm as soon as possible through this move, and then compete with the heavenly realm after recovering its vitality..."

"Childish! How can those Celestial Guys be so easy to deal with!? Once they are involved, those guys will multiply and expand as quickly as parasites, and in the end, the entire demon realm will be completely controlled by this group of guys, and at that time, even if the fourth brother wants to fight against the water, I'm afraid there will be nothing he can do."

"Actually, Presumably the Fourth Highness is also very aware of this, although it has nominally accepted the leadership of the Heavenly Realm over the years, it has been unwilling to let the other party interfere in many practical affairs, and I heard that there has always been a contradiction between the two aspects."

"Isn't that a matter of course? If those guys had cooperated, the "starting point war" would have been impossible to break out... The fourth kid is good for everything else, but he likes to be sneaky too much, and he can't always get on the stage, if it weren't for this, he would have been the best candidate to inherit the throne of the demon king..."

"Your Majesty is wise, in fact, for the practice of the Fourth Highness, the vast majority of the demon compatriots are also sneering and disdainful, so there are not many people except the Heavenly Realm who recognize him as the Lord of the Demon Realm, but who makes the background hard? Therefore, the various factions within the demon clan are indeed the strongest among the four highnesses, and even many of the "seventy-two commanders" like Gragon have turned their backs on their original masters and joined its command."

"So that's what happened..."I couldn't help but nod slightly, many of the problems that had plagued me before were finally explained at this moment, but I never expected that so many changes had taken place within the demon world since the demon king was sealed, maybe it was due to the influence of the demon king's mentality, and at this moment I had a mixed feeling in my heart.

"So that's what it's aiming at now?"

"It seems that this is the case, but in fact, since Houdini released you, the various forces in heaven and earth have begun to move..."

"Including you?" I said with a slight mockery.

"It's your nature," Malthus laughed.

"At first, due to the relationship of the "Forbidden Seal", all the demons could not trace your whereabouts through magic, and everyone could only use the same method as those mortals to find a needle in a haystack to search slowly, but this efficiency was too low, and in the end, many people chose to give up, and even thought that you were actually dead, or the so-called "Houdini Incident" was originally a fictional farce... Only a handful of people like me and Dacula who know the truth of the events of that year are still tirelessly searching, all the way to the previous "Misty Forest Incident"... Everyone is convinced that His Majesty the Great Demon King has really returned to the world..."

"It was actually an accident," I said with a wry smile, thinking of Mr. Charinger who had died as a result of my involvement.

"But in any case, if all the factions in the world already know that you are His Majesty the Demon King, I had already guessed that His Royal Highness would definitely take action when he heard the news, but I didn't expect them to come so quickly, and if it continues like this, it is estimated that other factions will soon come one after another, Your Majesty, I am afraid that there will be no peace in the future..."

"Hehe, that kind of thing has been gone since I knew my background, and now I just hope to be able to save my friends and prevent the complete awakening of the demon king, as long as I complete these two points, I will die without complaint..."

Malthus was stunned when he heard me say this, and then looked at me with a look of great surprise for a long time...

"Why are you looking at me like that?" I wondered.

"Oh, don't get me wrong, my dear majesty, I just didn't expect to hear such words from your mouth..."Malthus shrugged his shoulders exaggeratedly, a slightly mocking smile on his face.

"Then you'd better get used to this." I understood the meaning of Malthus's words just now, but I didn't expect to be able to make a demon understand his thoughts, so I replied coldly.

I have to say that Malthus is actually quite sensitive in some aspects, and when he heard me say this, he couldn't help but change his expression slightly, and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you mean..."

"Because we may have to work together for a while—" I sneered as I looked at Malthus in surprise.