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“Mm…”
I knew it. Reading a newspaper in the morning is how it’s supposed to be.
<The public would like to know: The stories of the Demon God’s warriors, the demon kings.>
<What is the ‘demon king’ mentioned by Marx, the servant of the noble, great Demon God?>
<Too many demon kings? Or too little Demon God’s servants!>
<Demon King Belegrea: “It’s obvious the number of those following the Demon God’s will should be increasing. A demon king doesn’t mean a king of the demon continent, but a warrior that answers to the Demon God’s will.>
<Question to the young demon race children: The job they want when they grow up? 98% reply, demon king!>
<Surveys of demon race youths! The best husband/wife material? Obviously a demon king!>
<This week’s bestseller, The 100 Ways You Can Also Become a Demon King!>
“Good. Very good.”
The first articles to appear weren’t like these ones. Yup, they were either pessimistic or filled with distrust towards what I was doing.
Since that reporter said this whole thing was hard to understand, I told the metal bat to lightly knock him around to help facilitate the… ‘understanding’ process. That reporter was now pouring his entire being into writing articles containing truths and a dash of fake news.
Of course, I had to double-check the articles he wanted to publish first. If I hadn’t done that, the support for my One Million Demon Kings Plan could’ve fallen even further. The people’s faith in me wouldn’t have decreased either way, but I couldn’t afford my plan to fail.
The single most important aspect of the One Million Demon Kings Plan was equipping the chosen candidates with power and a sense of pride that they became demon kings through their own hard work.
That’s why I had to work extra hard to change the reporter’s mind on this matter. Well, to be more specific…