"Welcome to the fold."
Damien transformed Seitenshi into his familiar, boosting her magicules from 260,000 to 990,000.
Like a Hero, a Saint belonged to the human side of power.
Thus, Seitenshi wasn't a majin but a human evolved toward a higher state... a Saint.
Damien couldn't turn her into a majin.
But he could metteo could make her his familiar.
With his breakthrough to Special S-rank, his original 24 familiar slots had surged to 108.
108 slots... Damien had no shortage of openings now.
This was why he dared to take in all four Primordial Daemons at once.
Even if he allocated half to the cardinal world, that left 54 slots.
He could practically claim every notable strong figure mentioned in the original story.
Not to mention the portion reserved for other worlds.
Ogerpon, Ice Empress, Snow Empress, Artoria, and Justeaze totaled five.
With Seitenshi, that made six.
Plus, Damien had a feeling.
As his strength grew and the Lord of Wisdom evolved into a Top-tier Ultimate, he'd break the familiar limit entirely.
'But for now, I should conserve a bit.'
That's why Damien reluctantly held back on the Beastgirls. 'Don't worry, I'll bring you all home eventually!'
"You're back..."
"Ugh, the town's in ruins."
"As expected of Lord Damien, too powerful."
"Alright, let's get to work!"
"Before nightfall, we must rebuild the town!"
"Ooohhh!!"
"..."
Returning from the Void World, Damien watched his familiars, led by the Akahiko, clear the debris, repair roads with magic, and reshape buildings.
After the Oni, Damien added the Beastmen and Birdmen to his familia list.
The Beastmen, including the Star Wolves and the Beastgirl, numbered over 500,000.
The Birdmen currently consisted of just under 30,000 Tengu.
However, considering Frey and her harpy, also classified as Birdmen, over a million would soon join Frey, becoming major magicule contributors to Damien.
Though he no longer cared about magicule amounts, more familiars and followers increased his human form's magicules.
He could feel his strength surging.
[Damien]
[Normal Magicules: 16 million → 23 million (30% boost from Cursed Children and Tengu)]
[True Dragon Liberation: 2.1 billion → 2.2 billion]
After all, who'd complain about having too many magicules?
"Miss Treyni."
Shuna approached Treyni. "I need your help with something."
"No need to be so polite, Miss Shuna."
Treyni smiled. "I'm part of the Monster Kingdom too. Just tell me what you need."
As an Awakened Demon Lord, Treyni's status demanded respect, even with her kind demeanor.
"It's about the town's expansion."
Shuna gestured toward the Beastgirls emerging from the Void World. "With so many new children, the town's area is insufficient. We need to clear new space."
"I understand."
As the forest's administrator, Treyni said, "I'll have the plants make way to provide enough space."
A simple task for her, whose commands the forest's flora obeyed without question.
"Thank you."
Shuna handed her a planning map. "Please follow these specifications for the modifications."
"No problem!"
Treyni took the map, happily calling her sisters to get to work.
Next, Shuna found Momiji and Kaede to arrange residences for the Star Wolves and Tengu.
The monster town would soon become a true city after this expansion.
However, not all monsters would live in the city.
The Tengu, for instance, preferred high mountaintops or secluded valleys.
Damien didn't force them to abandon their original territories.
His plan was for his monsters to receive city housing and forest territories based on their strength, race, and status.
The Star Wolves, for example.
The original eighteen Wolf Guards selected different areas, establishing familias and recruiting new Direwolves (C-rank monsters).
These Direwolves, under the Wolf Guards' magicule influence, would evolve and join their ranks.
The Tengu was tasked as border guardians, continuing to live in the Kusa Mountains.
Damien also entrusted the Kusa Mountains and surrounding ridges and forests to their management.
"The Queen is now one of us, so no need to guard against her."
Damien addressed Benimaru and Momiji. "I need you to establish a defensive line in the east, keeping an eye on the Beast Kingdom of Eurazania and the Puppet Nation of Jistav."
In other words, a border fortress guarded by two Demon Lords Seed.
"The central area, with the Einzbern Castle as the core, will develop an academy district."
Damien turned to Seitenshi. "The academy district will be divided into elementary, middle, and high schools based on the children's ages."
"They'll learn magic, martial arts, culture, pursue interests, and discover their talents."
"Seitenshi, I'm entrusting the academy district to you. Can you handle it?"
The academy district was designed specifically for the Beastgirls.
Being so young, they struggled to discern right from wrong.
What they needed most now wasn't power but education to build proper values.
"You can count on me. I'll take good care of the children."
Seitenshi was confident, having been raised with top-tier education in leadership.
While not suited for combat, she was unmatched in economics, politics, civil affairs, and education within the Monster Kingdom.
"Good."
"Now, for the internal affairs of the Monster Kingdom."
Damien addressed the crowd in the castle hall. "Akahiko, Hoshiga, Kaede, Trya, and Doris, I name you the Four Heavenly Kings of the Monster Kingdom."
"You will guard the forest's west (Kingdom of Falmuth), north (Armed Nation of Dwargon), east (Eastern Empire and two Demon Lord territories), and south (Sorcerous Dynasty of Sarion and City of the Forgotten Dragon)."
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