So, was Copia (and presumably her father?) such terrible rulers that the moment someone showed up and replaced them, everyone accepted them immediately?
@Saybah@dharman at least in chapter 5 that guy of the elite 4 was going around saying "humans where... Must kill..." While carrying a huge axe around. While this could all be a horrible misunderstanding it's quite possible it's Maou letting her underlings run around murdering people as well.