When I entered the room, there were already a few people sitting in line there.

　First, from the human race, the previous brave Arantzill-san and the current brave Radey. Then, from the brave party, Satome, Sesha-san and Zester.

　From the demon race, the previous Granbaza-sama and the current Four Heavenly Kings, Droyer, and..., that?

What about Zebiantes?
I'm coming to get him.

　To catch him?

What's the meaning of this? I was about to ask him from the beginning, but a scream approaching from behind the door told me all I needed to know.

'Yee-hah!　I hate meetings because they're boring!
It's none of your business. The master told me to attend the meeting, so you have to be there!

　My wife, Marika, entered the room with her two children in her arms.

　In one hand, she has a genuine child, Grandpa, who is the breath of harmony, and in the other hand, a big kid.
　And in the other hand, the big kid.

You were trying to escape, weren't you...?

　Zeviantes is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's Army, so I told you to make sure you participated.

You can't afford to do that!　There is no more boring waste of time in the world than a meeting!

　That may be true, though.
　Though this guy sometimes prods the truth of the world.

　You're not going to be able to get your hands on any of them.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.
　The truth of the world has been exposed in this situation where the central figures of the world meet at the same time.

　I'm sure that discussing this matter with my team members is not useless at all.

　Yes, the meeting that is about to begin is....

It is called the 'Council on what to do about the battle between the heroes and the Four Heavenly Kings'.

"That's none of my business.

　Zebiantes is completely unconcerned about the big meeting.

'I am the wind!　The wind is free at all times!　No one can bind the wind!
I mean, you're a human being, right?

　The Demon King revealed.
　That the demon race and the human race were the same kind of people. He divided them into two for that person's plan and gave them each an aura and magic power to compete with each other.

　I think it's a pretty shocking fact if it turns out to be true.
　This guy doesn't seem to matter much.

I've been playing around, so I only need to report what was decided at the meeting. That's the most efficient way to go about it.
If I tell you, will you follow through?
You're adamant that they demand corrections to what they don't like.

　I'm asking you to attend a meeting to get to the stage of discussing it!

　Discuss and decide!
　Pass the word and speak up!
　If we're going to talk and fix it again, we're going to have to do it twice!

　I'm not getting anywhere, so I decide to ask a trusted Zebiantes breeder for help here.

　A tray is falling from the heavens.



　The stars fly as the tray collides with the top of the Zebiantes' head.

　The one who gave the sanction is my wife Marika.
　She was the one who brought this idiot to the conference room.

''You can't embarrass the master, can you?

　He says it with the dignity of a married woman and a mother.

You're a good adult, too, and adults have responsibilities. You're only an adult if you fulfill your responsibilities.
'I don't want you to say something like that to gouge my heart out!

　It was a critical hit in the heart of the big child Zebiantes.

'You should tell her, Gran-chan. 'Be the kind of adult I can respect.'
Duh.

　My breath, Gran, who is almost a year old, smacked Zebiantes on the head.

It's not a good idea to have a baby chastising you. It's a good idea to have a good time.
　The Zebiantes, as expected, couldn't help but feel annoyed.

I will attend the meeting. I'm going to attend the meeting.
That's it!

　It was still my wife, my son, who had infinite special effects against Zebiantes.

'Then I'll leave you to it. I'll bring you some tea later.
The Marika...

　I was going to say something to my wife as she left the room....
　.........nothing came to mind.

'I don't know the hard things in the world, but I believe that whatever you decide is right. But I can believe that whatever you decide to do, you'll be right.
Marika...?

　After all the trouble I caused you just a few minutes ago with the inferno attack and all the trouble I caused you with the evacuation, you still believe in me and are following me...!

　What a great wife!

　Let's take her trust and make sure the meeting goes well.

'Oh, no, no, no. If we're going to do this, I'd like it to be over quickly. And I need a cup of tea. I want the First Flush Golden Syrup stuff.
You shut up in the meeting.

　Zebiantes, who was sitting on a chair without any motivation, and Droyer, who was positioned next to him, spoke briefly.

　
　She herself can see the difficulty of just being inexperienced as a commander.

''Anyway, the brave and the Four Heavenly Kings, oddly enough, representatives of the various camps of humans and demons, are all here. We can't afford not to take this as an opportunity.''

　To begin with.
　Why did these two meet together without fighting?

　Aren't the hero and the Four Heavenly Kings, who normally would have been forced to kill each other immediately?

　The fact that it didn't turn into a dilemma is perhaps a peculiarity of this situation.

　Inferno.
　That monster's abnormality had the danger of uniting even the brave and the Four Heavenly Kings who should always be killing each other.

''And on top of that, the Demon Lord's descent into the village of Laxx is a rare occurrence. Isn't that guy coming out of the Demon King's Castle?　And it's a tweak, but the fact that it came out of that gentleman's mouth is also nothing short of shocking...
Mr. Dariel.
Yes?
Long story.
I'm sorry...!

　Because it can't be helped.
　It's a good idea to have something as shocking as that happening so quickly that it becomes a long story, or else the hero and the Four Heavenly Kings will have a meeting across the table.

Anyway, let's talk about the future. I'm sure everyone was shocked by what the Demon King said.
I guess I didn't get it.

　Of course.
　But the decent people of the world can't be as calm and self-conscious as you are when they're overturned by common sense, anymore.

It's up to each of us to decide what our reaction will be under the impact. I think it's good to discuss that here and establish a policy.

　I heard the truth revealed to me by the Demon King.
　It was completely proven that the battle between the brave and the Four Heavenly Kings was nothing more than a farce.

　Can you still continue this battle?

　The answer will be different for everyone.

　But there are many people involved in this battle.

　The Adventurer's Guild, the Demon King's Army, and the rest of the world still clamor for "defeat the Demon King! Thwart the brave! And he will be doing the coolest thing possible.

　We can't stop fighting that battle on our own.
　Including that, the people responsible for knowing the world's secrets would discuss what they would do from now on.

Then you're free to go. You are all free to do as you please. A mere expression of one's feelings, even if that is all it takes to set a course for the future.
Well, I think I'd like to go home now.

　I didn't say I was free to go that far.

　Zebiantes was out of the question, so I'll let him shut up, but the first person to open his mouth was the brave Radie.

''I ..., I want to continue fighting like this.