"This didn’t go how I expected, especially the fact that Owen is somehow involved," Supreme Ruler Dena said, "but with Supreme Ruler Exosso dead, all we can do is find Supreme Ruler Umbra and hope he’s alive—and can explain the situation."
"Then we’ll immediately head to Death Paradise," Yuan said.
"What about Bone Atoll?" Lev suddenly asked. "With their Supreme Ruler now perished, who will replace him?"
Supreme Ruler Grant then spoke, "In normal circumstances the Supreme Adviser would assume command if the Supreme Ruler died unexpectedly... unless a successor was already named. But we can assume the Supreme Adviser is dead too, and that we’re likely the only ones in the Bone Atoll who know the Supreme Ruler has perished."
Supreme Ruler Dena continued, "If there’s no rightful successor, anyone can claim the title. In other words, it’s a free-for-all, and the strongest will become the new Supreme Ruler."
"But since nobody knows that the throne is empty..." She pointed at Gutou and said, "He can technically become the next Supreme Ruler if he desires."
Gutou shook his head vigorously and said, "Oh, no! No, no, no! As tempting as becoming the next Supreme Ruler sounds, there’s no way in hell I will be able to keep the position for long! It’s not like I can keep this a secret forever, either. The moment the rest of the world finds out the truth, I will become nothing but a vulnerable prey, hunted by everyone in the Bone Atoll!"
Supreme Ruler Dena shrugged and casually said, "In that case, I’ll become Bone Atoll’s next Supreme—"
She suddenly halted her speech and turned to look at Yuan with a profound smile on her face.
"Actually, why don’t you become their next Supreme Ruler?"
"What?" Yuan pointed at himself with a dumbfounded face. "Me? Can a human even become the Supreme Ruler?"
"A human...?" Gutou stared at Yuan in shock and doubting, wondering if he’d heard correctly.
"We won’t know for sure until you try. Since you can technically turn into a demon, it’s worth giving it a shot."
Yuan pondered for a moment before nodding his head.
"You know what? Why not? How do I become—try to become the Supreme Ruler?" he then asked.
"You’ll need to participate in the Supreme Ruler Ritual," Supreme Ruler Dena answered as she swept the entire castle with her divine sense.
"Follow me, I’ll take you to the location."
Yuan nodded and began following her.
Lev and the others also followed.
Some time later they entered a spacious chamber where a large pile of bones lay arranged in a circle with a solitary bone totem rising from its center.
’Fuck... are we really going to do this?’ Supreme Ruler Grant wondered inwardly.
To let a human become a Supreme Ruler would be an immense humiliation to their entire world and race, but he was in no position to protest against it.
’No... I’m sure the Demon God would not allow such a thing to happen!’ He then convinced himself.
Supreme Ruler Dena proceeded to explain the process to Yuan.
"Stand in front of the altar and repeat the incantation after me."
After taking a deep breath, Supreme Ruler Dena recited the incantation aloud, "Demon God..."


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