Then I ordered Ivalice to build a chicken farm.
　Of course, the reason wasn't to make mayonnaise, as I had mentioned before.
　Well, it's meant to be, but a chicken farm is a really good value for money facility.

　Eggs are the source of life. It's so well balanced that it's called a complete nutritional diet, and the chicken itself is a very good source of protein.

　To begin with, the chicken itself is delicious. I like beef and pork, but I also like chicken.
　The chicken breast is good in callaage, and the thigh can be used in sauteed or stewed.
　Even dry white meat can be turned into a treat if you deep fry it in oil with cheese in between.
　If chicken and eggs become available in large quantities, the citizens' lives will be enriched.

　Incidentally, there has been chicken meat on the market up to now, but there have been hens and roosters that have stopped laying eggs that are kept in the yard by farmers and are now on the market. They were called "jidori".

　Well, they didn't taste bad, but when they were produced at the farmer's level, it was difficult to distribute them in large quantities.
　If we could build a poultry farm of a decent size, if not a modern large-scale poultry farm, the town would be very prosperous.

In that case, let's build it right away.

　is Günther with a bottle of sake in his hand.
　He liked the prototype sake so much that he has been sipping it constantly lately.
　He said, "It's not intoxicating, but it feels good on the palate.

The point is, he likes it.

　Satie smiles.

'Apparently so,'

　I smile back at him. -- though you can't see Sati through the mask.

'But Master really doesn't have time to rest, does he?

　Sati says abruptly.

'I haven't seen my master slowly stretch his wings since I came to serve him.

''Well, it can't be helped. Humans ... no, demons too, but the higher you get, the busier you get.

'All the noblemen Satie knew had a lot of time on their hands.

That's good to hear.

　In a way, it's ridiculous that the demon race is more hardworking than humans.

　However, there is also a lazy person named Sephiro in my Demon King's Army, and there are lazy people among the other legion leaders as well. The organization of the Demon King's Army is advanced, and as long as they produce results even if they are lazy, the Demon King doesn't say anything.

　However, on the contrary, if you are incompetent, even if you are a hard worker, you will be mercilessly relegated to the left.
　The Nobunaga master in his previous life also banished any incompetent general.

''With that in mind, is the Commander in Chief okay now?

　I haven't heard from him lately, but I'm worried that he's doing it right.
　But maybe that's preaching to the Buddha.
　Reishi's former boss, Sephiro, the Witch of the Black Peril, hasn't lived for hundreds of years on a date.
　The Seventh Legion isn't weak enough to waver just because I'm out.
　In fact, I should probably be more worried about my own legion, which still doesn't have enough strength to fight.

　Even though the Elven Warrior Corps and its head, Anemone, were recently added to the group, the Eighth Legion's strength is one of the smallest in the Demon King's Army. If we don't increase our strength yet, we won't be able to be of any use to the Demon King-sama.

''........Well, what should we do for that?''

　Now that I've finished making sake, building the poultry farm, and doing what I can for the time being, I naturally have to think about the future.

　I'm the head of this army now, and my actions will change the fate of my men.
　I'm sorry Satie, but I didn't have time to rest.

　As I was thinking this, Anemone, the daughter of the elves who had recently joined my legion, came trotting over.

　There was a letter in her hand.

''Ike-sama, it's hard work.''

　Anemone says under her breath.

　Her panic was similar to Giron's, but she doesn't point it out. She is a proud elven tribe. She would be offended if she was lumped in with the orcs.

　I wait for her to catch her breath, "What happened? I asked.
　She held out a sheet of letterhead clutched in her hand.
　The sender of the letter was the Elven Queen and it was addressed to Anemone.

'May I see it?'

　Anemone nodded silently.
　I quickly skimmed through the letter, but the content of the letter was a mundane sentence from a sister who was worried about her sister.
　However, when it was written, "P.S.," he found something that could not be overlooked.

'When is this letter?'

It arrived this morning.

That means he may be coming to you soon...

　I blurted out, and Sati asked with a strange look on her face.

'Is the Elf Queen coming?'

　'Then we need to prepare for hospitality,' continues Sati, but I shake my head.

'It's not Her Majesty the Queen who's coming, it's a human woman.

A human woman?

'You remember Satie, don't you?　When I was first posted to this city, you had an invading order of knights.

Yes, the White Rose Order, I think it was called...?

I hear the Commander is coming for me.

　Hearing those words, Lilith came rushing in. Her hearing was as good as ever.

''That little girl is coming again?''

　I say, a little excitedly.

'You remember?' It was a little surprising to me, because I said

　'This girl is no chicken, but she has a brain that can forget what happened before if she takes three steps.

''That's right, I remember. Because she's the girl you met on your honeymoon trip (honeymoon) with Master Ike.

..........

　The honeymoon trip was probably talking about the time when Alistair of the White Rose Order was blamed for the failure of the Ivalice attack and headed to the tower where he was imprisoned.

''Heh, that girl has finally been freed from her imprisonment.

It looks like it.

It's a surprise.

What makes you think that?

Because at the rate he's going, I was thinking he'd be locked up for a while.

That's what I thought, too.

Is there a reason for this?　He said his parents were great nobles, and I wonder if they loaded the king with money. Or maybe they're too short on talent.

It could be both.

　I put my hand to my chin and think.

'Indeed, the girl named Alistair is the daughter of one of Rosalia's most respected factioned nobles.

Aristocrats?

It means a great lord.

　I was taken aback by Lilith's limited vocabulary and explained my thoughts.

I'm sure you're right, it's possible that your parents were loaded with money. It's really a shortage of talent, and even the general who is staying with us on estate is in such a situation that we have to call him back.

"Master Ike has beaten up all kinds of knights,

But that's not the point. Frankly, why Alistair has been freed from his imprisonment is a minor issue.

What do you mean?

What matters is her intentions for being here. Master Ferrette's letter doesn't say anything about that.

　It was Anemone, the one who had brought the letter, who added to the matter.

'My sister, in case you were wondering, had written something that suggested the danger of assassination.

Not likely.

　'I assure you,' he said.

'I met a girl named Alistair once, and she didn't seem like the kind of girl who would do such a mother-in-law thing. And she didn't look like the type to have the nerve to do so.

But you seem to be a bit delusional. But you seem to be the type of person who assumes things a bit too much, so if King Rosalia suggests that this is something only you can do, you seem to be the type of person who would do it at the suggestion of the king.

Yeah, it's possible, isn't it?

So you're still going to assassinate Master Ike?

　Anemone looks astonished, but she seems to be the only one who is surprised.
　Shouldn't we take action now?　And his face pales.
　Lilith laughs at the sight of him, "Giggle". Anemone protests, "What's so funny?

''Fool, Ike-sama wouldn't take a back seat to a girl like that.

　I assure them.
　All eyes are drawn to me, but, well, I certainly won't be assassinated by the girl named Alistair.
　But even so, we should still be wary of her.


"Don't let your guard down against any opponent. Throughout history, there have been many great generals who have won successive victories in a row, only to be assassinated at the last minute and disappear from the stage of history.


　That was my grandfather's legacy and the fact that he was said to be the guardian of the abyss.
　When I remembered my grandfather's voice and face for the first time in a long time, I turned to Sati and commanded, "Now, I don't know what this girl called Alistair is coming for, but she's going to be here.

Now, I don't know what this Alistair girl is coming for, but anyway, we have a guest coming. In the meantime, would you be prepared to have some of your belongings ready?

　Satie said, "Yes! He smiled and happily made his way to the marketplace in Ivalice.