Chương 186: What to do if you accidentally steal the protagonist's harem?

The armored lizard, which had turned to run away, had only taken a few steps when it suddenly felt a sense of impending death enveloping it.

When a ring of fire appeared beneath its feet, before it could even react, a pillar of azure fire shot into the sky.

The armored lizard, engulfed in flames, was instantly transformed into a giant ice sculpture.

The moment the azure flames subsided, the ice sculpture formed from its body also dissipated into countless ice shards in the breeze, as if it had never existed at all.

The Oni clan members who witnessed this scene were completely shocked.

Both the lava gorilla and the armored lizard were calamity-level magical beasts, and among the more powerful and troublesome types, yet they couldn't even last a minute—

"Human? — No, this aura is that of a demon!"

In a sense, monsters, demons, and demons are all the same.

Monsters are wild beasts that lack intelligence and are unable to communicate, hence the name "monsters".

Compared to monsters, monsters possess intelligence, can communicate, and have their own tribes and cultures.

As for demons, they are high-ranking beings among demons. Because they have evolved into a humanoid state and have a huge amount of demonic energy, they are called demons.

The Jura Great Forest, as the area where the Storm Dragon was sealed, was previously almost devoid of demons. After all, as the Storm Dragon's territory, even other demon king forces dared not trespass upon it.

However, a month ago, the magic that enveloped the entire Jura Forest suddenly vanished into thin air.

The monsters in the Jura Forest have no idea what went wrong with the seal on the Storm Dragon, but recently there seems to have been a significant increase in the number of powerful foreign beings appearing there.

Demons, which were almost never seen before, are now appearing one after another.

Yang Cheng was not the first demon the Great Demon Clan had encountered recently.

Previously, a demon named Krumit also came to their Great Demon Clan's village, saying he wanted to bestow a name upon their strongest clansman.

However, due to the unknown origins of the other party, coupled with the recent undercurrents in the Jura Forest, their chieftain, who was also the young master's father, did not agree.

They didn't know whether the demon in front of them was related to the previous Krumit, but it was a fact that the other party had just saved them.

Compared to the Great Demon Clan members who were completely unfamiliar to Yang Cheng, Yang Cheng looked at the people in front of him and, despite knowing the plot, felt extremely familiar with them.

After all, these great demons will all become Rimuru's subordinates in the future.

Moreover, they were quite recognizable. The tall and young red-haired Ootengu was the young master of the group, who would later become Benimaru.

An elderly man with white hair, a cute girl with pink hair, a mature woman with purple hair, a handsome man with blue hair, and a middle-aged man with black hair — To be honest, Yang Cheng was very puzzled as to whether the Great Demon Clan was the legendary "Shamate" family.

Despite being from the same clan, none of the six people present had the same hair color, not even the siblings Benimaru and Shuna.

"Thank you so much for saving us just now—" Shuna didn't know whether the demon in front of them was trustworthy, but since the demon had saved them, they had to express their gratitude; it was a matter of basic etiquette.

Yang Cheng glanced at the obedient, bowing girl in front of him, expressing her gratitude, and then at Zi Yuan, who was having difficulty getting up due to her serious injuries. He smiled with a relaxed expression.

"Shuna, there's no need to thank me. I just happened to be passing by."

"Shion's injuries should be alright, right? It's a pity that while I possess regenerative abilities, I lack the ability to heal others."

Seeing Yang Cheng's kind attitude, Zhu Cai was clearly relieved; the other party obviously didn't seem like a bad person.

However, she quickly tilted her head in confusion and asked, "My lord, is Shuna calling me?"

"That's right, your name is Shuna, her name is Shion, and the one over there is called—" Yang Cheng had only spoken halfway when he suddenly felt a significant decrease in the amount of magic energy in his body, and he instantly woke up!

Yes, judging from the appearance of these Ootengu, they clearly haven't met Rimuru yet, nor have they received a name from him.

I just called out their future names purely out of instinct, and now it's turned into "bestowing names"?

Because of Yang Cheng's "gifting of names", Shuna and Shion's bodies were directly enveloped in light, and they completed the evolution of their race in a short period of time.

Having evolved from the original Great Demon Clan into the superior race of Demon Humans, the two gradually transformed their appearances into those of Yang Cheng's memories.

As for Yang Cheng, he looked at the two people who had evolved in front of him with a completely bewildered expression.

No, let's talk about the naming system for monsters in this world. It's just too damn hasty!

All I did was say two names and admit they were their names, and that's considered bestowing names upon them?

However, what Yang Cheng didn't know was that the conditions for bestowing a name upon a demon were naturally not that simple.

First, to be named a monster, it must have sufficient magic power and be of a superior race.

At the same time, a monster that is given a name must genuinely accept the name in order to become a named monster.

If the party bestowing the name lacks sufficient magical energy, or if the party receiving the name does not accept the name, then the name is merely an ordinary appellation.

Yang Cheng undoubtedly has all the requirements for superior races and magic power. In fact, at this stage, he is even stronger than Rimuru, who has already devoured Shizu!

As for why Shuna and Shion accepted the names bestowed upon them by Yosei, they themselves were not quite sure.

When they heard Yang Cheng address them that way, the two of them thought the name he used sounded nice, and they had a feeling that it really was their own name.

"Thank you for bestowing this name upon me!" x2 After completing their transformation and evolution, Shuna and Shion showed expressions of surprise and delight upon experiencing the changes in themselves.

They could clearly feel that after their race evolved, not only had their magic power increased significantly, but they had also gained many powerful skills and abilities from Yang Cheng, the one who bestowed their names.

Of course, the most important point is that both Shuna and Shion feel that they are much prettier than before.

Although the Great Demon Clan was considered a superior species among demons, they were still just demons. Now that they had transformed into the Oni-human Clan, they were truly demons.

"No need to thank me. If I said everything just now was an accident, would you believe me?"

Looking at Shuna and Shion kneeling before him, Yosei felt a headache coming on.

Originally, he just wanted to improve his relationship with the future main characters, since you can't avoid getting hurt when you're in another world.

If one day I encounter a powerful enemy that I can't withstand, I can call for reinforcements.

But he never expected that as he increased his favorability, he would inadvertently steal away the entire harem of the Rimuru King.