It is a given that commanders have a hard time afterwards, not during a battle.

　Especially when they used a bizarre plan like this one, the aftermath was extremely troublesome. The same would have been true for the unhealed Demon King-sama, whose wounds hadn't healed. A day of post-processing seemed longer than a week of just making a mess.

　The 3rd legion that led the rebellion this time, all of them, including the legion leader Domus, were sentenced to imprisonment in the dungeons. Well, Basteo, who led the rebellion, is no more, and even they must have seen the sight of demons and humans having a friendly feast. I'm hoping that this one incident will change their minds.

　And as for the bill for the food we received from Zenobia, the Demon King paid the entire amount of money for the bill. Whatever.

It was payment for my plight. And if you think about it, even 100 million gold pieces are cheap.

　He is a very generous demon king, thank you very much. I'm very grateful to him for being such a generous demon king.

　As for me, my muscles have been aching for the last few days, probably because of the unfamiliarity of the meatball fight. It's as if my muscles are trying to tell me that I'm not young anymore. It's a bit of a shock.

　The party is over, and when I returned to Ivalice's mansion, everyone responded in kind.

'Lord Ike, this was a great party.

　Günther spoke to me as he gulped down the rum as if it were a substitute for water.

　It's a good thing that I'm in a good mood. But they are in a good mood, squaring their shoulders rather than making a single unpleasant face.

You can drink as much as you want, eat as much food as you want. There has never been a war like that before. I'm sure you'll be able to change even the concept of warfare. It's quite brilliant.

'I agree. I would love to have more of these fun battles. Shall I invite your sister to join us for the next battle?

　I told Anemone, who asked with a twinkle in her eye, softly that this was an exception to the rule.

　Even Shigan, who is usually a quiet man.
It was a good fight.
　He told me with blushing cheeks.

　But it wasn't all the jolly guys, Lilith and others who had charged into the castle with me were saddened by this battle. I asked her, curled up in a corner of the room.

"Ugh........Ike-sama! The food made by that maid is foul. It's too delicious. Because of that, I eat too much..............Ugh, Ike-sama. Even if you gain weight, please don't forget about Lilith........

　And that was that.
　I'm not going to throw it away or anything, but it's not mine.

　And then there's Sati, who's been a shadowy figure in this war.
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　He's been in a good mood since this morning and has been holed up in the kitchen.

　He even forgot about his morning coffee, which is usually served when he wakes up, until I called him.
　The aroma of the coffee is so good that it tickles my nose even when I'm in the office.
　My curiosity got the better of me, so I threw myself out of my work and headed for the kitchen, where I saw Satie doing something.

　There, I saw that Satie was stewing something in the soup. The pot was cloudy and brown, and I couldn't see what was in it. But it was an intriguing aroma nonetheless.

"Sati.

Hey! Hey! Master.

　With a bleep and a bounce of the spine, Satie turns to me.

　Really, she didn't seem to notice until she was called out to me. It's unusual for her to be called a maid among maids, a mockery of a maid, and not uncomfortable to be called a maid.

''What are you making?　Something elaborate, though.

Yes, I'm going to make that curry you mentioned earlier, Master.

Curry?

　Oh.

　Speaking of which, have we been talking about this for a while now? It was when the Demon Lord was injured and it was almost a month ago.

　I remember that story well.

''This time, Sati was very happy to be able to help in the war as well. That's why I want to thank my master.

So you're making me a curry?

'Yes, sir. We got a lot of spices from Zenobia, and I had Jiron-sama and Lilith-sama taste them during that battle as well. Satie's special curry, I'm sure we can serve it tonight.

'Right. That's going to be fun.

Yes, sir.

　With a big smile on her face, Sati slowly stirred the pot.

''And since your master seems to be tired from this battle this curry is full of nutrients so I wanted to make him feel better soon.

Yeah well I'm certainly tired of this battle.

　Feeling the ache in my muscles, I let out a sigh.

　Even though it was intended to deceive the eyes of the Lords Alliance, it was a risky strategy that could lead to heavy losses if a wrong move was made. It's a miracle that they succeeded.

　I'm done walking this dangerous tightrope.
　I don't want to have to walk this tightrope anymore, and hopefully this will be the last time I have to fight a war.

By the way, Satie, it's time for tea. By the way, Satie, it's almost time for tea.

Yes, of course. How would you like today's tea?

Make sure it's from Ivalice.

Yes, sir.

　I head back to my office as I watch Satie prepare the tea.
　Even though the war is over, I still have the job of governing this city.
　I didn't even have time to sit down to work.