You know you’re stupid when your boss praises your subordinate and you still don’t acknowledge how indispensable he was.
Literally Everyone with a brain: Dariel was the most valuable member we need him back
The mother freaking Demon King Dariel was your most valuable member
Stupid’s Dad: Dariel was my most valuable member
Stupid: I’m gonna fire Dariel and never invite him back.
I can kinda see that Stupid has an inferiority complex because his dad probably chose to love Dariel more than him (or it seemed that way to him). My thing is You’d think he’d at least learn to be a better person by now. He’d be dead and stripped of all his power if the Demon King chose physical torment over mental. But nope. He’s still the stupid guy that blames his subordinates for all of his mistakes.
@Azif Maybe it’s all a game to him? Or the other demons wanted it so he just went along for the ride? It seems to me that he doesn’t care that much about winning. If he did he’d force them to bring back Dariel (who he acknowledges was more useful than a current heavenly king), or he’d care more about potential nuke level weapons, or he’d put someone competent in charge. It seems like the heavenly kings are largely running the war and the demon king couldn’t care less (it just seems like if he was in charge the war would be won by now). I could be wrong though; I would say we could definitely use a lot more explanation on why two intelligent species are at war and the Demon King’s character.