Dungeon Battle Royale ~ Since I became a Demon King, I will aim for World Domination-Chapter 273 – Heading for an Alliance ⑧

Chapter 273 – Heading for an Alliance ⑧

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The melody informing me of the arrival of a new mail plays. Once I open it, the mail contains a list of the monsters, which will be up for trading, sent by Kaoru.

――!?

This is quite interesting…

『

Created Subordinates (Generic)

Devil King – A subordinate specialized in magic.

Devil Lord – A subordinate specialized in physical attacks.

Devil Butler – A subordinate specialized in support.

』

The monsters I can trade for items below unique seem to be those three types. What drew most of my attention were…the subordinates listed after those three.

『

Unique Subordinates

Belial – A subordinate who can summon devils.

Barbatos – A subordinate specialized in enemy detection.

The unique subordinates will require one sacred treasure and one unique item. I’ll refuse any trades going below that in value. By the way, for the unique items, my favorite would be the wand Thyrsus! The runner-up would be Divine Robe! As for the sacred treasures, I’d love to have the wand!

』

Maybe intending to harass me or maybe because he really wants one sacred treasure and unique item each…he’s listed two unique subordinates alongside some information.

The ability to summon devils…does this mean he can create subordinates even while not being a Demon King? He might not have that much value as a subordinate for Kaoru, who can create devils himself, but for me as someone incapable of creating devils, Belial’s value would be immeasurable.

I use my smartphone to send a mail.

『Let me ask some things: What are the devil species Belial can summon? Is there any difference between the devil species Belial can summon and the ones a Devil Demon King can create?』

After waiting for a while, Kaoru sent me a reply.

『Belial can summon Demons. Those are C-Rank devils. There’s no difference to the Demons I can create myself』

『How many Demons can Belial summon?』

『One every four hours』

Hmm…so six demons per day, huh?

――Kanon! What’s the CP cost for creating a Demon?

I ask Kanon telepathically. She frantically comes flying over, and answers, “Umm…you need 100 CP to create one Demon.”

100 CP…? In other words, for Kaoru, Belial would save him 25 CP per hour… It’d have played a role back when we just became Demon Kings, but nowadays, that’s a tiny fraction of our CP income.

It feels like the intended use of Belial’s ability is to summon a demon in battle…and use it as a disposable shield?

Now then, which should I choose? I guess I’ll try to negotiate since I’ve got nothing to lose anyway.

『I have a suggestion. I’ll raise the trading rate for the generic monsters from my side. Or to be precise, I’ll add one Orichalcum Set per monster. I’ll also throw the Divine Robe into the mix as well. So would it be possible for you to trade a unique subordinate for that?』

『What would you answer in my shoes? Generic and unique items…they’ve got a gap in value that can’t be filled, don’t they?』

Kaoru’s answer is somewhat roundabout, but in short, he refuses.

『I’ll need some time to think it over』, I inform him via mail.

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Now then, what should I do about this?

I have three choices: First, choose Belial. Second, choose Barbatos. And lastly, throw one more sacred treasure into the mix, and choose both.

The wand sacred treasure ― Growth Wand ― is a no go. Sarah, the owner of the Growth Wand, is one of Aster Empire’s main combat assets. That said, it was already a tough fight with myself to just hand over Growth Large Sword. I don’t want to part with any more sacred treasures.

The mass production of Demons is a big advantage. According to Kanon, Demons can evolve, so it’s possible for them to become big combat assets in the future.

On the other hand, Barbatos specializes in enemy detection. He’s certainly appealing as well.

It’s unclear what exactly a specialization on enemy detection entails, but in game terms, it’d be close to the role of a thief. I feel like that role would heavily boost Rina’s unit, which is the Aster Empire’s main combat force.

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If I prioritize defense, it’d be Belial, and if I prioritize invasions, it’d be Barbatos.

I was greatly troubled by that difficult choice.