When I returned to Ivalice, my chief of staff, Giron, came in with a hand rub to say that he was waiting for me to return, and his second-in-command, Lilith, protested angrily.

'Master Ike, is it true that you have left me here to go to the enemy's base?

Really?

　I didn't feel the need to hide anything in particular, so I tell her honestly.
　Then Lilith raises her well-formed eyebrows upside down.

You can't afford to take such a risk. What will you do if something happens to you?

It's just reconnaissance, don't make that big a deal.

''Even so, Ike-sama is the leader of this Immortal Brigade, no, not only that, but he is also the bosom of the Demon King's Army. If anything happens, the loss of this Demon King's army will be incalculable.

　And besides," she continues emphatically, "Ike is the one who has decided to offer up my virginity.

'Master Ike is the one who decided to give up my virginity to the one who decided to give me my virginity, and if he dies, this Lilith will be the laughing stock of the world as a whore who ended her life as a virgin for the rest of her life.

　He let out a wry smile, "That story again?
　She, Lilith, the deputy leader of the Immortal Brigade, was a demon of the whore tribe, or succubus.
　She's been serving me since the formation of the brigade, and she's one of the best in the brigade in terms of her abilities.

　However, the trouble is, she seems to be in love with me.

　Normally, when a succubus reaches the age of maturity, it deprives the males of their energy and uses it as its own magic power, but she has reached the age of maturity, but she stubbornly refuses to do so and still gets her sustenance by sucking the energy from flowers.

　At any rate.
"What's wrong with a whore if she's not a b*tc*?
　He wants to give me his virginity.

　She wants to give up her virginity to me in spite of herself.

　By the way, she thinks I'm immortal.

That wish will never come true if we don't do something about it. I wonder if there is any way Ike can bring you back to life.

　That's what she's always saying.
　She's the first candidate to not reveal my identity.

　Succubus girls are exceptionally beautiful and exceptionally intense without exception.

　And more importantly, she's the kind of girl who suppresses her instincts and refuses to take her semen from another man.

　If my identity were to be discovered, I would be turned into a mummy in the blink of an eye.

　With that in mind, I didn't want to act with her as much as possible and excluded her from the members of this trip, but she seemed to be angry about it.

　I manage to come up with a suitable reason to appease her.

'Lilith, if I take you with me, no matter how much I cheat with magic, both humans might find out who you are. It's hard to hide your beauty, even with magic. That's why I took Sati with me this time.

　Hmm, what a good excuse for me.
　My grandfather always said that women should be praised for now.

　It's common sense that no woman wants to be called beautiful, no matter where in the world she lives.

　But that doesn't fix Lilith's mood.
　On the contrary, it makes her mood even worse.
　Apparently, the word 'sati' touched her nose.

Ike-sama, I'm good, but is that woman OK with you?

She's human, though?

But is she not a beauty? She is, of course, a few steps inferior to me, but she still stands out, I suppose.

　I look at Satie.
　She looks annoyed.
　That's right.

　If the daughter of a demon tribe says such provocative words, it's a weak-minded girl. I can't even argue with her.

　But surprisingly, Sati gripped the sleeve of my robe and said as if to summon up her courage.

''Oh, with all due respect, Lilith-sama is a man who is active in warfare and can be useful to Ike-sama, but I think I'm many times better at daily life, especially shopping and household chores.''

　The moment I heard those words.
　Lilith.
Excuse me?
　And then he looked at me.

　Satie.
I'm not going to let you down.
　The expression on her face said, "I don't know what to do.

　It's just like a woman's battle," he said.
　In a way, it was harder to be caught in the middle of that than to be on the battlefield.

　I turned to Giron to ask for help, but

Don't dump me, sir.

　He whispered in a whisper.

　It seems that Jiron's theory is that even the world's best sage cannot solve a woman's quarrel, whether it's a demon race or a human.

　He certainly hits on the truth of things.

　He is usually useless, but sometimes he surprises me by getting to the heart of things.

　And on the rare occasion that he does, he provides me with an unexpected helping hand.

By the way, what's that bag you're carrying under your arm?

　That point reminds me of my original purpose.
　I also remembered the face of the merchant who bought the contents of this bag and the information he gave me.

　I made an honest face and voice as I remembered my duties as Immortal Brigade Commander and said.

'It's Sati and Lilith. You must cease your petty squabbling.

　Did the dignified voice work?
　The two men immediately stop fighting.
　-- at least on the surface.

　After watching them, I turned to my chief of staff, Giron, and said.

'Apparently, Rosalia's army will be attacking soon.

　Hearing those words, Jiron's mouth dropped open with a pout, Lilith regained her respectful face, and Sati looked surprised.

　It was interesting to see how each of the three of them reacted in a characteristic way, but regardless, they had to prepare for the invasion of the humans.