Slowly, Drake gets up.
　Suddenly, it's as if all the damage my fist has done has been healed, too. This reaction is exactly the same.
　Milo, Gilanka, Chappie, Bau, and Puppy all get up as if all their strength was restored the moment I put the chains of servitude around their necks. They said that along with my companionship, the damage they had done before would be fully recovered.
　After getting up, Drake first bowed to me.

''My apologies for my rudeness, my apologies. Master.''

"...yeah, uh, yeah?

I hope to at least repay the many disrespectful things I have done to my master by pledging this allegiance.

What do you mean...?

　But it's not what you think.
　Drake is a human. And I'm a monster user, not a human user. In other words, it's impossible for Drake to be my friend.
　And yet, Drake is following me as if he were a demon. I don't understand the meaning of this fact.

　But I'm confused.
　I'm confused, and my friends don't seem to be confused at all.

"d*mn. You are the most junior member of the team, so do your job!

'No matter. Let it be your highest honor to be able to follow the Lord.

'Hahahahaha!　Finally, I have a junior colleague who is younger than me!　Let's use him like a carriage horse!

'Nice to meet you, Miss Drake!　I'm Lieutenant Bau!

You!　I have not yet acknowledged that!

"I don't even recognize you!　You're the second-in-command, you can't take that shit!

Hmmm ... conflict is an ugly thing. I don't think anyone would want their status so badly.

"I look forward to working with you, gentlemen. I'm new here, but I will work my ass off for my master.

....

　No, why are you guys accepting it naturally?
　Eh, what. Am I crazy for being confused?　I don't know much about demon users yet. Don't you think that humans are a type of demon?
　Well, then, can't I just run the whole world by myself?　Oh, my God.

"Noah, my Lord...?

　Oh, thank goodness. I'm glad someone else is confused besides me.
　Alisa talks to me like she's very confused. That's confusing, isn't it? I called myself a demon wielder, and now a human has joined my group. And according to him, an S-ranked adventurer.
　No, I mean...
　I don't know where to put my anger at the killing of Chappie.

''Why........''

No, no, I don't really know what I'm talking about either...

Why does that man who called himself Drake only say 'Cough' from before...?

What?

　That.
　I look at Drake, who has already started chatting with my companions, and it's definitely funny.
　I'm the only one who can understand what Milo and the others are saying. That's because I possess a skill called 'demon language understanding'. It's because I have this skill that I can communicate with Miro and others.
　But Drake didn't have that skill. I confirmed it with the 《Analysis》, so there was no doubt about it.
　Alisa looks at Drake as if she's seeing something creepy.

''So, you said Drake. You can't fight?

Although I am small in stature, I have improved my warrior spirit. I hope I can be of some help to you, my master.

You didn't want to be sunk by your husband's blow. Don't say that.

It's just as big as you are, my dear.

"Shut up, shorty.

Haha, you know how powerful your master is.

'Yes, my master is the strongest!　That's our captain, indeed!

　Drake, Milo, Gilanka, and Bau are chatting away, happily so.
　And this too, to Alisa, would sound like "Grrrr," "Kiki," "Kooh," and "Cain. It's really creepy.
　Eh, what?
　Does this mean that Drake was actually a demon?

Hey, puppy!

M... what's the matter?

What ... what's going on here?

What?

　I ask Puppy, who was yawning outside the mosquito net.
　At any rate, it's a dragon that's been alive for over a thousand years, and it would know something. He knew something about the Demon King, Lil Kara, and so on.
　But Puppy just nodded his head, rather unsure of the meaning of the question.

''No, so how could that guy be a demon...''

What are you talking about? You're a demon, aren't you?

Huh!

Can't you see the amount of magic in the air?　What, humans don't have good eyesight either?

　Puppy lets out a sigh, as if it's obvious.
　Hmph, for some reason, I was irresistibly annoyed that he was so good at it, and I punched Puppy in the stomach anyway.
　I know it's unreasonable.

'Then what?　Is he a demon?

Well, before you hit me, you could at least ask me to say something... Ugh, I'd be dead if it wasn't for me...

Answer me.

Don't you think you're being too nice to me?

　That has to be terrible, of course.
　Milo is loyal, Gilanka is a gentleman, and Bau is cute. But you're an arrogant, arrogant a**h*le. I don't have a single compliment to give you right now.

Ouch..... but that's okay. What's it gonna be? He's a monster!

'No, it was a normal occupation!　I wasn't a demon!

'If that was the case earlier, it's not now. He's a demon.

Huh?

　Eh, what.
　I don't get it. I really don't.
　The puppy let out a small sigh of relief at the fact that my face must have been filled with questions like that.

When I saw it for the first time, I couldn't believe my eyes either. I could not believe my eyes when I first saw him.

'No, I don't know what that means!　Why does that happen?!

You're the one who's doing it, and you don't know...?

　Huh?
　I'm doing it?
　You know what? I have no idea what you're talking about.

Well a sorcerer may become a demon through the power of his immortal and evil ways.

Yeah, I've heard of that. Rich or something.

　I don't know much about it either, but I've heard such stories in my travels.
　A person who studied as a sorcerer, gave himself up to the evil law, and fell into demons along with obtaining the power of immortality - that's Rich. It is said that by abandoning his human body and embracing the magical element, he changes himself into a demon.
　It seems to be a ridiculous reason, because as long as you become immortal, you can study magic forever. I guess sorcerers are just a bunch of weirdos like that.
　But that's just the story of a sorcerer.
　Drake's high level of physical skill is one thing, and his steel body is a complete martial artist. I don't think they have anything to do with the abyss of magic or anything like that.
　But puppies.
　When I was thinking like that, he let out a big sigh.

That's what your skills are all about. It's the kind of thing that can generate an enormous amount of magical elements against a dying enemy and solidify its existence. In that moment, every species turns into a demon, just like the sorcerer's ultimate endgame, Rich.

What do you mean...?

I mean, you attacked him and he became a monster.

....

　Eh.
　It's not that Drake is a monster or anything, but...
　Are you saying that I... turned Drake into a monster?