Well, negotiations were concluded peacefully, and my country, Grandizia, was in a position to keep the war on the continent quiet for the time being.
　Even though it's a quiet view, it doesn't change the fact that I'll be providing demons as a mercenary. However, I spoke with Feliana after that, and she doesn't plan to attack right away. In the first place, they will first move the people of the territory to the territory they have obtained, and only after the settlement has been settled.
　And since the Draukos Empire has also lowered its defensive line to the barrier of Hydra, they won't attack us from the other side.

"Alright. We've finally arrived.

　That's why the current situation is that no country is moving.
　My country will work for richer and stronger countries in the meantime.
　I've come to the entrance of the city today as part of that effort.

"If you leave it to the Puppy, I'm sure you don't care about this matter at all.

....

'To begin with, since we have no need for logistics, there is no problem in bypassing Guan. There's no need to attack a Seki that has a defensive force united behind it. Even if they don't, stones thrown by the giants would be enough to make them a siege weapon. If we wanted to take down a barrier, we could do it in three days.

Yes, Drake, I'll shut up.

　I interrupted Drake's mutterings like that.
　Well, it's a matter that was decided by me and Feliana, the head of the country, for one thing. It's not going to be overturned no matter how much Drake, who is only taking the form of a vassal, interferes.

'Well, I promised him, but it's only for about two years. Now we have to think about what we can do in those two years.

'Two years? It's a long time to just wait, but...

I've got a few things I want to do. You know, the Wealthy Nation and the Strong.

What do you have in mind?

Well. I have a little something I need to try. You know, with Jessica gone.

　In the meantime, we are allies with the Kingdom of Olvance, and I accepted the condition that I would stand up to the other side and not move for two years. They also said they would give me all the tax revenue.
　Incidentally, Jessica is currently back in the Kingdom of Olvance for a short period of time due to the matter of adjusting the tax revenue. As soon as the tax revenue adjustment is completed, she'll be back in the country. I've left my subordinate non-motivated demons to escort me to and from the airport.
　I said that it would be better to have a demon with a will, but Jessica said that it would be more helpful to follow a simple order in a time of need. For me, I think a demon with a will is better suited for guarding.
　In case you're wondering, Jessica is my military strategist, but that doesn't change the fact that she's still a person from the Kingdom of Olvance. I probably shouldn't give her any bad information.
　When I think about it, I'm grateful for Jessica's absence right now.

　Well.
　I'm going to wait two years to put a face on the face of the Kingdom of Orvance. But after two years, I won't be able to resist. The time to destroy the Draukos Empire will come then.
　For that reason, we need to prepare our forces in the meantime.

"Drake.

Ha, Master Noah.

Hey, go get Milo, Gilanka, Bow and Chappie to come up here.

Yes, sir.

　For now, let's let the executives assemble.
　Milo is the Minotaur, the leader of the Beastman Corps; Gilanka is the Goblin, the leader of the Subhuman Corps; Bau is the Wild Dog, the leader of the Hyakkutan Corps; and Chappie is the Ogre, the vice-captain of my Konoe Corps. For now, these five, including Drake, can be considered my top five officers in my country.
　I'd also like to give Angus some sort of position. Considering that he's a living mailman, and that he's normally undead, I wonder if it would be better to give him a vice-captain of the 'Immortal Squad', of which Drake is the captain.
　Well, I'll leave it up to Drake to make adjustments in that area.

''Also, gather the demons outside the gate. Only the ones I haven't made my will on yet.

'Ha. So we can exclude those who are willing?

Yes.

Yes, sir.

　In case you're wondering, there are roughly 1,500 demons I've beaten to the punch, roughly 1,500 of them. Out of an army of fifteen thousand, that's just a few.
　The place we're in now was originally a park, and it's reasonably spacious. However, as expected, we can't gather everyone here. And even though they don't have a will, the demons who follow a simple order should be able to understand at least 'assemble outside the city'.
　Drake excused himself from his seat, and I was the only one left.
　Now, I'll call the remaining one myself.

''Ooh!　Papiiiiiiiiiii!

I can hear you without being so loud!

　Oh, they were closer than expected.
　Flapping his wings, Puppy, a dragon with dark skin as usual, comes to me.
　What the hell, I hadn't screamed out as much as I could in a long time.

I was taking a nap near here and your voice woke me up.

You're free, aren't you?

What's wrong with you? I don't have a job to do.

Well, you're not the only one with a lot of free time on your hands.

　We got the city in the first place, and we kept all the equipment and everything intact. And we made sure that we didn't destroy the buildings and stuff as much as possible.
　As a result, there was almost no damage to the city.
　The truth is, I was thinking of having the demons refurbish the houses that were destroyed in the battle. The demons have also deployed their own houses to live in, and those who seem uncomfortable in terms of their size are each remodeling their own houses at will.
　And the free puppies don't have a home in particular, they spend their time wherever they want. I thought about doing it at home, but this guy said "My roosting place is in the woods" and didn't take it.

So, what do you want, kid? You must have a good case, since you called me.

Yeah, I'm just trying to keep that promise I made you earlier.

"Promise?

Well, don't worry about it, he's here.

　Five shadows coming from in front of me as I was talking to Puppy like that.
　I wonder if these guys were relatively close to us. The four that came with Drake in the lead were a giant minotaur, a dwarf red cap, a muscular ogre, and a pet dog-like wild dog - my companions and executives, Milo, Gilanka, Chappie, and Bow.

'Oh, my lord. I'm here.

"In the presence of my Lord, my Lord.

Oh, oh, my God, I've got...

'Master!　Hello!

Yeah. Good job, guys.

　Well.
　Puppy is mandatory, but I'll respect the free will of the rest of these guys for now.
　It's a mystery skill to me, too, and I don't know what effect it will have. Using an executive for the first time might be a bit of a problem, so I might as well experiment with a willing and non-executive first.

Thanks for the tour, Drake.

'Ha. This level is no problem. I'll go gather up all the demons that don't have a will.

'Yes, please. Also, while you're at it, can you show Amanda out of town?

...Amanda?

Yeah. The Gorgon that I made a gorgon do.

　I don't remember how many, but it's one of the demons I've made willing.
　I'm sorry to use it as an experiment, but as expected, I can't just run it without any verification.
　Drake doesn't seem to be very happy about it, but well, there were only a few Gorgons, and you know what I mean. 'Yes sir,' he replied, and Drake left again.

'Well ... Milo.

Oh, my dear sir.

Do you want to be... strong?

What?

　Milo raises his eyebrows at my words. A cow's head doesn't have any eyebrows.

"Of course I want to be strong, master.

"I know a way that might make you stronger do you want to get on board if I say so?

Yeah. You got some interesting ideas, master?

　Keke, Milo laughed.
　With that, the other demons reacted as well.

''My Lord, is that story true?

'Yes, Gilanka. Maybe I can make you stronger.

Me too!　I want to be strong too!　Master!

Hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands, hands...

Hey, I'm first!　I'll be the first to be strong!

　Gilanka, Chappie and Bau are on board as well.
　Bau in particular is at a low level and wants to be strong.

'I just don't know for sure. I don't know if they're going to be really strong, and I don't know if your wills are going to stay.

　What we are going to do is 'Demon Fusion'.
　I don't know what will happen to these guys as a result of that. Will their levels rise or fall? Will their free will remain, or will it be lost? Will the days with me remain, or will they be lost?
　There's no proof that we'll ever be truly strong, just the way we 'might' be strong.
　If it works, it can make them stronger.

If you guys don't like it...

　But to me.
　Milo smiled cynically at me.

"Hey, Mister.

Yeah?

He's our master, you know. He is our absolute master, and he will obey us. We are subject to our master's wishes. If he tells us to die, we'll die on the spot. If he tells us it can't work, we'll kill ourselves.

Don't do that.

　That's a heavy heart, indeed.

That's why, my dear sir. You tell him what to do. I don't know what he's thinking, but I don't know how we can refuse him.

Milo....

"Command your master!　You want us to be stronger than that!

　I gulp and spit at Milo's words.
　In any unproven way, their absolute loyalty to me will not be rejected by them.
　That is - sincere loyalty to me.

'Milo, I know that spirit........puppy!

"...Hm?　What?　Me?

'It's a risky way to lower your level, but hopefully it will make you stronger. That's what I'm going to give you now. I like that!

　I had decided that Puppy would be the first to do it.
　He promised to be the first to do it. And to that, Puppy said, "Do what you want," too.
　Besides, Puppy is the one who has the highest level. Hopefully, I'll be the first to reach my goal of level 70.
　But, to my words, Puppy said.

'....well I don't like that...'

　And.
　I usually refused.