Demons were running and screaming everywhere. I didn't know what was happening. I should probably ask the one that started the whole commotion, the demon lord. It should be easy for me to look for the demon lord since he left destruction in his wake while he was running away. He was in his bedroom with the walls broken, curled up into a ball muttering this is happening over and over.
"Mr. Demon Lord," I said as I knocked.
"No, no, no, you're not real, this is all a dream," he said while shivering.
"This is not a dream. I'm right here."
"Did the hero union defeat the overlord consultancy firm and are now going after its clients?" he asked.
"No, I work for the overlord consultancy firm," I said as I gave him his contract.
"But, but, you're a hero!" he exclaimed.
"Ex-hero."
"But, you're the laughing reaper, the scariest hero in the history of Arrenia, how come you're working for overlord consultancy firm?" he asked confused.
"Yeah about that, why are you calling me the laughing reaper?" I asked confused.
"You don't remember me, Arrenia, and the past demon lord?" he asked bewildered.
"Should I?"
"Yes, you should. You killed the previous demon lord!" he said almost screaming.
He told me about what I did the last time was here. How 500 years ago I was summoned by the human king to kill the previous demon lord. It didn't even take me one day to reach the demon lord castle. The reason I was the scariest hero was that I killed the majority of the demon population, three of the four elite guardians and the demon lord. I did all of that while laughing maniacally and it didn't even take one day.
500 years ago? That was the problem with the multiverse, depending on where you are in the multiverse time could move faster or slower. I didn't remember anything even after he explained everything to me. Then this must've happened last year since every mission that I had after the incident was a blur. It didn't matter I should finish my current job anyway.
"I don't remember any of that I'm just here to do my job."
"I understand but, don't you think it's ironic that the person that saved the human kingdoms all those years ago would also be the cause of its downfall?" he asked while smiling evilly.
"I don't care, so you want to conquer the world, what does that mean exactly?"
"I want to kill all of the humans in this world and let the demons populate all of Arrenia. Kill every men, women, and child, can you help me achieve that Peter Reed or do you have compassion for them because they are human?" he asked tauntingly.
"People will die anyway. I only give them a little push."
"Wow, are you sure you are human?" he asked skeptically.
"There are an infinite amount of humans in the multiverse and that not counting all the alternate timeline. So what if a few hundred thousand died? It will not make a dent in the multiverse."
"Now, that that's settled with let's conquered the world. I need to know all the information regarding the demon army, the heroes party, and the human kingdoms. What's your army size, what's their army size, how many people in the heroes party, anything you think will be helpful in conquering Arrenia bring them to me." I commanded.
He then gathered all of the demons to report everything that they knew about the human kingdoms and the heroes. After listening to the demon report about the heroes and the humans. I didn't if I should laugh at the demon lord or kick his ass. But before that, there was something that I needed to ask.
"What's your name anyway?" I asked.
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Like that was a cue to a show the demon lord and four other demons began to pose and introduce themselves.
"The archlich, B'ozz."
"Werebeast chief, Leira."
"Demonic general, Vroldul."
"The grand witch, Farivne."
"The demon lord, Veldu."
"WE ARE THE DEMON LORD AND THE FOUR ELITE!"
After they introduce themselves, the other demons began clapping, cheering, even chanting for an encore. The demon lord and his four lackeys were all smiles and seemed more than happy to do an encore. They were joking, right? Any seconds Mr. E would come out of his hiding and told me that this was all a prank. No? Shit, they were serious, I needed an aspirin my head hurts.
"Shut up!" I said with killing intent.
When they felt my killing intent, they flinched and shut the hell up.
"Now, I have questions that needed answers so would you kindly answer them?" I asked smiling.
They all nodded so quick that it looked like their necks would snap.
"The hero is a fourteen-year-old that hasn't even hold a sword for one month, right? He was a farmer before he was chosen as a hero, right? So why are you sending slimes and goblins to fight him?" I asked while rubbing my head.
"That's because there is no joy in fighting a weakling," said the werebear.
"Of course it was the one that looked like a savage and a battle freak that would nurture the hero."
"What's this about a mana cannon?"
"It's a cannon capable of destroying a mountain," said the witch.
"Say that again, but slowly."
"It's a cannon capable of destroying a mountain," again said the witch.
"The reason you haven't been using this cannon?" I asked confused.
"It's a secret weapon," said the witch while her eyes darted around.
"The REAL reason you haven't been using this cannon?" I asked again.
"It's tiring to charge it with mana, OK. You happy?"
"You know you have a thousand other demons that can help you charge the cannon, right?"
"OH," said the witch dumbly.
I continue to scold the demons for every dumb mistake and every foolish decision that they made. Every demon big and small, weak or strong didn't get away from my scolding, not even the demon lord. After I was finished the demons were sad and depressed, some were down on the floor crying, while others were muttering things like, I want to die, I'm sorry for being born, I'm lower than scum, and other disheartening things. It seemed that I went too far, but it was their fault for being so dumb. I guess it was time to cheer them up.
"Don't be sad. You can all redeem yourself if you follow my plan."
"The elite four with their strongest subordinate will attack the hero at the same time, not any of that one by one bullshit. The lich subordinates will place curses and poison on the kingdom farms and ranches. While the witches and general subordinates will destroy the church, temples, and everything that can help raise another hero or send a distress signal to the heroes union. The weaker demons will loot the humans of their potions and armors and powered the mana cannon. I want you all to conquer the human kingdom in 48 hours," I explained.
"But, if we killed all the human, who will we torture and what would we eat?" asked one of the demon.
"Yeah!" chimed the demon lord.
"Weren't you the one that asked me to kill every last human being?" I asked him accusingly.
"I changed my mind," he said while walking back slowly.
"This is worse than babysitting a 5-year-old kid," I said while shaking my head.
"Fine, after we killed the hero and the church. We'll ask the human to surrender. If the human surrender and meet our demands we'll promise not to kill them. The demands are, humans must send monthly sacrifices to the demon lord caste, humans must never build another church and contact the heroes union, and humans must obey the demon lord commands. That sounds good enough?"
"Yes," said the demon lord smiling.
"Now, that that settles with, finish my plan in 48 hours, If you can't do it by then you won't have to worry about the hero, because I'll kill you all myself," I said as my killing intent leaked out.
With that, the plan went into action.
<2 days later>
The humans finally surrender after two long days of death and suffering. Their hero died from the unceasing attack of the elite four and their subordinates. The church and its believer was razed to the ground before they were able to send a distress signal to the heroes union by witches and other demons. Their army was killed using a mana cannon. The cannon also destroyed their walls and castles. The humans finally succumbed to despair and followed the demon's demands.
The demons were euphoric when the human surrender. After thousands of years of fighting humans, they couldn't believe that it all ended after two days because of a human. They began cheering the demon lord, chanting for his long life, and all of the elite four for slaying the hero. The mood in the castle was pure happiness. Partying, drinking, a contest of strength, and human torture could be found everywhere inside the demon lord caste.
"Ha ha ha, being the demon lord is the easiest job in the world."
I almost kill him when he said that, but luckily I restrain myself.
"You have conquered the world. Please sign the contract," I said to the demon lord.
He complied and signed the contract. When he did a portal opened up, I was wondering how I would get home, so this is how.
"Thank you for using overlord consultancy firm, please recommend us to your friends and remember to contact us again for you villain managing work," I said with a business smile.
It was time for me to go. I went through the portal and arrived back at the hostel basement. Mr. E and Bob were there.
"You're back already?" asked Mr. E.
"How long was I gone?"
"Around 5 minutes," said Mr. E as he looked at his phone.
"You wanna eat breakfast? Bob is going to cook."
"Sure."