My country - the place that has been named Grandizia is bordered by the Draukos Empire to the east and the Olvance Kingdom to the west.
　The Draukos Empire, which reigns supreme in the center of the continent, and the Kingdom of Olvance, which has an enormous territory in the western part of the continent, are by no means on good terms with each other. Even I, who had been traveling all my life, had heard rumors of a war between Draukos and Olvance many times. According to the story, a battle is held every year or two on the border.
　And the Ruins of Rilkara is the westernmost point in the land of the Draukos Empire, and once you cross the forest, it is directly in the territory of Orvance. To the north of the forest is a mountain range that stretches from north to south, and to the south of the forest is a plain. Mostly, skirmishes called battles are held on these plains.

　Well, that is the current situation that surrounds my country.
　To put it plainly, we are surrounded by two major powers that are vying for the first and second place on the continent.

''Haha........''

　For now, the uncle of the Knights - once again, his name was Isaac - disappeared into the Imperial City.
　The remaining soldiers are still pointing their weapons at us, but they have almost no will to fight. I have no intention of fighting, and they have no intention of fighting, either. In other words, there was no way a battle was going to happen.
　I'm not going to be the only one to have a good time. I'm not sure if they intend to fight me, but if they disarm, they may feel that they have succumbed to me.

　For now, I've told you my purpose.
　It's not that I wanted to invade the Empire. It's a very good idea to have a good time with your friends. The only people who die in a war are the soldiers on the front lines, not the people who started the war.
　If the other side is forcibly trying to threaten my peace, I'm willing to fight accordingly.
　But I'm a pacifist.
　That's why this visit was in the form of an ambassador of goodwill. I've founded a new country, and although I'm not a vassal, I'm showing a friendly attitude to my country and getting it to recognize me.
　I asked for an audience with the emperor, and Isaac went into the imperial city to obtain his approval.

'Hey kid, how long do they have to wait?

I don't know. Until the Emperor said yes.

Why don't we just kill them one by one as an example? That way, the emperor will come out quickly.

The idea of you scares me.

　You should be the one being treated like a demon king, Puppy, not me.
　It's like the name of the country, and now it's you. I can't do anything bad right now, so I won't do anything, but you'll remember it.

'Lord Noah what am I supposed to do?

When the Emperor feels like meeting you, come with me. Pappy will stay here.

All right.

'Don't mess with the soldiers. I'm only an 'ambassador of goodwill'.

I'm aware of that. We are not so blind.

　I don't know which one of your mouths said that. Which mouth told me to kill them one by one earlier?
　Well, I've been waiting for a long time, too. I'm hiding behind the puppies to keep them out of the sun. Alisa is with me.

　For now, while there's still time, let's recap our plans for the future.
　For now, I'll meet with the Emperor of the Draukos Empire and get him to recognize me as the representative of Grandizia. That way, he will recognize my country, albeit reluctantly. This way, if they say something later, this one will be able to say, "But you did acknowledge me as an emissary of goodwill, right? This is a great cause.
　And after the Draukos Empire, I am scheduled to meet the king of the Kingdom of Orvance. This one, too, is aimed at getting him to recognize me as the representative of Grandizia. The method is the same as the one on the right.
　And it's important to note that it's no problem for me if I can't meet with either of these authorities.
　But the fact that I'm an ambassador of goodwill is all that matters. As long as I don't get openly condemned or denied, that's the same as reluctantly acknowledging my country.

　That's what I plan to do, even though that's what I got from Drake.
　He's a really good guy, isn't he? I can put him in the position of Prime Minister or something like that in the future.

Well, it's not going to happen overnight.

If that's what you want, Master Noah, I'll wait as long as you want.

I don't want to wait too long. I'd rather go to the shade at least.

We're in the shade. We'll be fine.

It is my shadow!

　Apparently it's rather hot for puppies to be exposed to the sun. Well, the scales are black, aren't they?
　While talking like that, we waited leisurely. As expected, the soldiers holding their spears are in front of us, but we won't be able to hear their conversation.
　I look at the soldiers whispering in a whispering voice while whispering to me warily.
　As my gaze turns to them, their shoulders tremble with fear. Probably they are not so used to fighting in a real battle. Well, since they are a knight's group defending the imperial capital, they probably don't have that many opportunities to go to war.
　With just Milo and Gilanka alone, they could annihilate this number of people.

''........''

　Ah.
　I've been feeling that I'm being stared at as if my body is being stared at by a slimy person.
　With that, I stick out my right hand. It's a sensation of kneading a little magic and then slamming it down.
　This is a technique to prevent the sensation that the thread of magic power has tied you up. Well, in other words, if it's going to do something with magic power, it's a way of offsetting it by striking it with more magic power.
　Perhaps--Analysis.
　Somewhere that I can't see, it was probably trying to learn information about me. I counteracted that magic before it reached me, though.
　As expected, I could understand it in a situation like this, even if it was in the middle of a battle. You don't realize that you're being analyzed.

d*mn...!

　From the top of the city walls, I heard a voice clicking its tongue in a small way.
　It's a voice I've heard before. Maybe it was Shelly, one of the S-ranked adventurers who was in the elven hiding place at that time. She must have survived and reported me to the authorities.
　At that time, I didn't have a sense of having received the Analysis. That's why he wanted to see my information as if he was trying to get one of the information now.
　It's not that I don't mind being seen, but it's weird to be seen without permission.

''Noah-dono, what are you doing...?''

'Oh, it's nothing. Just a little exercise.

Is that so...?

　Well, I'm taking the liberty of looking at Sherry's information, so it doesn't really matter either way.
　By the way, I might analyze the soldiers here for a bit. It's possible that some of them might be stronger than I thought.
　I lean against Puppy's body and make a small, absent stretch.

''Ha.......when will it be?

"Don't get too comfortable, kid. You're my king.

I know, I know, but...

　It's quite boring to just keep waiting.
　Me, Alisa and Puppy stand still in front of the gate, waiting.
　The sun rises in the middle of the sky and slowly sinks in the west, even as it darkens completely.

　Still, Isaac did not come back from inside the imperial city.