Why Is There a Mushroom on the Demon King's Hit List?

What can a honey mushroom locked in an iron cage in a girls' dormitory do?

Step one: Turn the arrogant female mage who drains his magic power every day into an obedient, personal mushroom slave.

Step two: Drain the life out of a young thug who sneaks into the dorm, turn him into a puppet, then swagger down to the third basement level to collect cargo and rescue his kin.

Step three: Found the "Bitten Mushroom" Merchant Guild and sell miraculous potions and weapons across the continent, making his underlings work for him and bring in the money.

Mogu only wants to stay behind the scenes, evolving mushroom strains and figuring out how to extend the handsome transformation time of his [Humanoid Form].

But his fanatically devoted subordinates somehow turn an agricultural company into a Mushroom King Empire that keeps the rulers of every nation and the gods in the heavens awake at night! The nations jointly add Mogu to their list of Demon King targets.

"Lord Mogu even calculated the exact moment the gods would fall. We are willing to give everything for you!"

Looking at the knights, magisters, and mushroom commanders kneeling all around him, Mogu gives a cool nod while only ten seconds of transformation time remain. Inside, he's panicking: "Get up already! If this meeting doesn't break up soon, I'll turn back into a mushroom!"