I am the emperor of Mengwang

When Diablo heard that it was finally his turn, he said something respectfully to Rimuru, and then turned his attention to Ruminas and the others on the opposite side.

“Then Luminas-sama, I, Rimuru-sama’s ‘Second Secretary’, will negotiate with you!”

Diablo narrowed his eyes slightly and said to Luminas with a 'smile'.

Looking at the smiling Diablo, Luminas' eyes were full of vigilance, and she couldn't help but feel a little afraid.

For some reason, she always had a bad feeling.

"Luminas-sama, although Rimuru-sama has forgiven you, the compensation you deserve must not be reduced."

"You should still remember how all the elite knights of the Paladin Order, and the other six saints except 'Sakaguchi Hinata', were dealt with!"

Diablo narrowed his eyes slightly, showing a slightly friendly smile and asked Ruminas and others.

"Of course I remember. Don't worry about that. I will prepare enough ransom to redeem them!"

Luminas nodded. Of course she still remembered. It was just some ransom. She, Luminas, had nothing but a lot of money!

She, Luminas, is different from a certain demon king who can only eat and drink for free. As the only true ancestor of vampires, Luminas, who has the title of "Queen of Night Demons", can be said to be the most extravagant among many demon kings.

If we only talk about wealth, I'm afraid that the wealth of all the demon kings in the 'Nine Heavens Ruler' combined is not as much as hers.

As the absolute ruler of the Holy Empire and the Western Holy Church, Luminas has accumulated wealth over the past thousands of years that can be said to be endless.

Almost any treasure can be found in her collection and treasure house.

It's just some ransom. If she wants, she can even buy a small country to play with herself.

"That's good, at least you didn't forget!"

Hearing Luminas's answer, Diablo's smile grew even wider.

As the original devil, Diablo knows the identity of Luminas. In the underworld, Diablo has observed the situation on this continent countless times.

As the true ancestor of the vampire clan, Luminas' life span is almost eternal. The vampire clan is also known as the 'nobles of the dark night'.

So Diablo planned to make a big profit from Luminas today, so that Lord Rimuru could know how great Diablo is.

The woman sitting there at this moment also vaguely sensed that something was wrong. She now seriously doubted whether letting Diablo preside over the negotiations was a wrong decision!

Qi Yi, who was sitting next to Mo Li, looked at this scene, with the corners of his mouth raised, revealing a playful smile.

Haha, Luminas is in trouble!

Guy knew very well how bad Diablo's character was. In addition, the two had known each other for more than ten thousand years during their time in the underworld.

Among the seven original demon ancestors, Guy would not take the other original ones seriously, but he was a little afraid of the original Black Diablo.

No one knew how many times the two of them had fought in the underworld, but most of the time the result was a draw.

Even though Guy is stronger than Diablo now, he doesn't want to provoke Diablo, this "dog-skin plaster".

It's not that you can't beat him, but there's no need to. This guy Diablo is a BUG. Other original creatures will at least return to the underworld for a while after they die, but Diablo is different. He will be resurrected immediately after death, and even his strength will become stronger.

It's just so fucking weird.

This is not what Guy fears the most, although the current Diablo has just taken on a human body and his strength is only that of a demon lord.

But Guy had a hunch that as long as Diablo wanted, he would always have a way to become stronger. Even if it was an ultimate skill, as long as Diablo wanted it, he would get it soon.

This is where Guy's confidence in his old friend lies.

But based on his understanding of Diablo's character, he probably wouldn't have any interest in something like strength!

"But the ransom only includes the 'Six Saints' and the knights of the Holy Knights, not Sakaguchi Hinata. You should know this too!"

"clear!"

At this moment, Luminas couldn't help but frown. For some reason, her bad premonition became stronger.

“‘Sakaguchi Hinata killed Rimuru-sama’ and ‘The Holy Knights invaded the Demon King’s territory’, you can’t deny these, right?”

Following Diablo's pace, Luminas admitted everything one by one. There was nothing she could do about it, as what Diablo said was indeed true.

"Admit it, these are the facts after all!"

"Then I'll start making my demands!"

After hearing Luminas admit everything, Diablo's face was filled with joy.

"First, the Holy Empire must recognize the existence of our Demonic Federation. Without your recognition, it will be difficult for us to conduct business with humans in the future. Is this correct?"

Diablo said with a smile.

“No, Lady Luminas, you can’t do that. This is not in line with our teachings.”

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately aroused opposition from other paladins.

There is no way around it. The teachings of the Western Holy Church are to protect humans and expel monsters.

How could they acknowledge the Demonic Federation composed of monsters? This was absolutely not possible.

Not only the Paladin, but even Hinata Sakaguchi showed an embarrassment in his eyes.

There is no other way. It is indeed a bit... difficult to ask the Holy Empire, which has always protected mankind, to recognize a country composed of demon kings, dragons, and many monsters.

After all, in the list of their church, the Demon King and the Dragon Race are both hostile to them.

Although their god Luminas is also a demon king, only a handful of people in the entire Western Holy Church know this.

Therefore, it will not have a big impact on the French Empire.

"Yes, I agree! I can ask the Holy French Empire to recognize the status of the Demon Federation. I even hope to establish diplomatic relations with the Demon Federation."

After hearing Diablo's first condition, Luminas agreed directly and even proposed further ideas.

For Luminas now, this is actually not a bad thing, and it is even something she wants.

The "Heaven-Demon War" is imminent, and if she can gain the Demon Kingdom as an ally, she will feel much more at ease.

Although Luminas is not afraid of those angels, it would be much easier if she could get help from the Demon Kingdom.

As for whether Tempest could survive the angels' attack, Luminas had never thought about this question!

With powerful beings like Demon Lord Morax, Demon Lord Rimuru, [Storm Dragon] Veldora, and the disaster-level rock dragon in Tempest, the group of angels did not have the ability to defeat Tempest.

Even if we don't count these, even just one Morax can probably sweep away all the angels.

The Demon Federation is too strong. There are three top-level "disaster level" warriors alone, and three with the combat power of "awakened demon lords".

With this level of combat power, I'm afraid even if all the Western countries unite, they will not be able to defeat the Demon Kingdom.

Not to mention that Rimuru, Morax and the monster Milim have a special relationship. According to Luminas, if something really happened to the Demon Federation, Milim would probably not stand idly by.

“Lord Luminas, it’s fine to acknowledge the existence of the Demon Federation, but if we establish diplomatic relations, isn’t it a bit…”

At this time, even Hinata Sakaguchi who was standing by couldn't help but offer some advice.

It is indeed a big deal that the Holy Empire, the center of the Western countries, has established diplomatic relations with the Demon Kingdom, which is composed of demon kings and monsters.

Not to mention that the purpose of the Holy Empire is to conquer monsters. It can be said without hesitation that the Holy Empire and the Demon Federation are two forces that naturally stand on opposite sides.

Now they want to establish diplomatic relations, isn't this a bit...

"Okay, this is my own decision, please stop talking!"

Ruminas crossed her arms and spoke to Sakaguchi Hinata and the others with an arrogant look on her face.

In the Holy Empire, she is the one who has the final say. Since she has made a decision, she will not go back on it.

As for the subsequent impact, as a holy empire with a unified political and religious system, the words of the god Lumina are the oracle they must follow. It is nothing more than issuing an oracle, simple as that.

"Yes! Lady Luminas."

Seeing Ruminas stubbornly doing what she wants, Hinata Sakaguchi stopped trying to persuade her, because she knew that once Lady Ruminas made a decision, she would never change it.

Looking at Hinata Sakaguchi who voted in favor, the other paladins also nodded and agreed with Ruminas's idea.

Although it wouldn't be a problem even if they disagreed.

Listening to Luminas's proposal, Diablo narrowed his eyes slightly, then turned his head directly to Rimuru who was sitting on the main seat to ask for his opinion.

"Yes, the Demon Kingdom is happy to establish diplomatic relations with the Holy French Empire!"

Of course Rimuru agreed to Luminas’ proposal.

After all, more friends, more paths?!

Doesn’t the world require not only fighting and killing, but also human relationships and worldly wisdom?

In addition, the reputation of the Demon Federation is not very good now, which has caused some merchants to not dare to trade even if they like the products of the Demon Federation.

With the recognition of the Holy French Empire, the situation will probably be eased a little!

Seeing that Rimuru agreed, how could Diablo, the "brilliant blower", refute it? Not agreeing with both hands and feet would be an insult to his loyalty.

"I'm glad that Lady Luminas can establish diplomatic relations with our Demon Kingdom. Then, Lady Luminas, let's start the next negotiation!"

Diplomatic relations are diplomatic relations, and the settlement still needs to be negotiated. After all, brothers still have to settle accounts clearly!

"...Okay, go on."

The corners of Luminas' mouth twitched, but she still didn't say anything more.

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In this way, with Diablo's "top negotiation skills", "unsympathetic mentality", and "a myriad of strategies", he directly extorted a huge amount of compensation from Luminas.

Together with the ransom promised before, this amount directly emptied one third of Luminas's treasury.

Luminas' heart was bleeding! However, as a demon king, Luminas still endured the pain in her heart and agreed to Diablo's conditions.

Rimuru, who was watching from the side, was also shocked after hearing the huge amount of money.

Even Rimuru, Diablo's master, felt that Diablo was "cruel". He was too dark! He was so dark that she felt sorry for Luminas.

You have to know that Tempest suffered almost no losses. None of the cadres were injured, and even the legions that were dispatched had no casualties.

But what did Diablo list?

The expenses that needed to be made up for the Demon King's majesty, the compensation required for the Holy Knights' unauthorized invasion, the ransom of Hinata Sakaguchi... She listed a lot of things directly, and she didn't know that they had lost so much.

The most important thing is that Luminas actually agreed, which made Rimuru feel very dreamy.

This compensation, together with the ransom paid to the saints and the Knights, is almost several times the amount of money in the treasury of the Demon Federation.

"Alright, Lady Luminas, this is the end of the negotiations!"

"Thank you for your generosity, Luminas-sama."

After the negotiations, Diablo stopped talking and asked Ligurd to draft a contract.

After Luminas signed, the negotiation was completely over.

"You are worthy of being the black devil ancestor among the original devils? I am afraid that even your heart is black! Even I can't help but feel distressed by this amount of money?!"

Luminas said sarcastically to Diablo who was like a lackey beside Rimuru.

This was almost one-third of her savings, and even though Luminas was wealthy, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

"Forget it, let's just leave it at that! Just consider it as my support to your Demonic Kingdom."

Luminas waved her hand and said nonchalantly.

"Ha ha……"

Diablo did not feel embarrassed in the face of Luminas's sarcasm. In his opinion, as long as he could benefit Rimuru, he would not care about anything else.

"Okay, now that everything has been resolved, can I take Hinata and the others away from here?"

Looking at the smiling Diablo, Luminas didn't want to be bullied here, so she asked Rimuru directly in a bad mood.

"Indeed, you can, but is it that urgent?! Do you want to have a meal here before leaving?"

"After all, you have come to the Demon Kingdom, and I want to treat you well!"

Rimuru asked with a little hesitation. To be honest, even she felt a little embarrassed.

After all, Diablo was a little... over the top, but was he?! Now that the contract had been signed and was in her hands, she had no intention of giving it away.

"snort---"

Luminas snorted coldly and didn't say much. Besides, now that she had settled her account with the Demon Kingdom, it was time to settle the account with a certain evil dragon.

Just like that, this so-called "Holy and Demonic War" came to an end after Luminas and others signed the contract.

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