He looked at me and said, "Me too, please!　Please! Puppy said, and let it sink in for now.
　Because, hey. Milo, Gilanka, Amanda and the others believed in me and put themselves in my place. So I succeeded on top of that, and I became a lot stronger.
　I somehow don't like the way they refused to do that at first, refusing to like it, but then returning the palm as soon as they succeeded. Let's start with Puppy's punishment by having him become the weakest in my camp for now. I thought that would be the best way to break Puppy's nose, which was called the Evil Dragon Grandisier or something, for now.

　Well.
　I'll just be me, and I'll go to the east gate for now. It seems like someone is there.

Well yeah, yeah, I guess so. Only Milo and Drake come with me. The rest of you just do what you have to do.

Oh, my dear sir.

We understand, Mr. Noah.

　Only Milo and Drake, who are following me, answer that.
　There's no particular reason for choosing Milo as the person to come with me. Well, I think he's the most demon-like demon among my companions, so I'm just bringing him along as a threat to the messenger. And Drake is to have the messenger take care of the messenger instead of me when the need arises. And in order to do that, Drake will be defenseless while I perform the Metamorphic Person Change (Metamorphic Human). It also serves as an escort during that time.
　Well, I don't really intend to fight. I, for the time being, Feliana has also told me not to move.

Hmmm........

　However, if an emissary came from the Empire, what the hell do they want?
　Already I - or rather Grandizia - attacked this city immediately after making a pact with the Kingdom of Olvance. It's not like there was ever a declaration of war, and I have no idea why the imperial messenger and I are meeting.
　I'm not sure if he's the kind of guy who would say something like "I want my city back".
　But that doesn't mean I have any right or reason to return it to you.

"Drake, what do you think?

Yes, sir.

　If someone came from the Kingdom of Orvance, it would be the West Gate.
　The one closest to the Empire is the East Gate, so it's probably a visitor from the Empire's side.

''It seems unlikely to be an emissary from the Empire, doesn't it? There's no reason to send an emissary to our country at present either.

Harmony.

'We have not engaged in a fragile engagement, and the Empire has lowered its lines of defence as far as they will go for our country. It is not in the nature of the Empire to make a peace offer at this time.

　I nodded at Drake's words.
　That's true too.
　For the most part, I'm a complete invader, you know. And it certainly wouldn't be possible for them to come to negotiate peace with me like that.
　In the first place, I have no intention of making peace with the empire that killed my family for an innocent crime. I'm going to do my best to kick it even if it is a peace negotiation.

''Then who came?''

'Lord Puppy didn't say he was a messenger, you know. Perhaps an adventurer, who has not yet learned of the city's fall, has visited.

Oh, there's a good chance of that.

'But it's also unlikely. It's easy for information and such to flow among the adventurers. Especially the ones about danger.

Yeah,

　Drake shakes his head.
　Well, it's true that information seems to flow fast among adventurers, isn't it?
　Besides, it's already been over a month since I occupied this city. Not a single person has come before, and it's certainly unlikely that someone would come now.
　What the hell, Drake, don't deny it yourself when you start talking about it.

''It's possible that additional personnel have come from the Kingdom of Orvance.

What do you mean?

I'm here to take care of Princess Jessica. She's the princess of the land.

Oh, sure, maybe.

　In the meantime, I'm giving Jessica a room in the (temporary) court.
　I've assigned a few elves to be caretakers, but I'd still prefer someone from the kingdom.

''The elves we have appointed as caretakers for Princess Jessica have been selected and deployed with excellent housekeeping skills. Of course, since they will also serve as the guardians of Jessica, they must be reasonably good at what they do. However, if you send a caretaker to us, we won't be able to refuse him. We have no doubt that an agent is lurking in the background.

'Well, yeah...'

I'll tell the elves to cage the men of the guard if the need arises.

....

　What do you want the elves to do?
　I'm sure the elves are the people I'm supposed to be protecting. But for the most part, they are still living quietly deep in the forest, so all they do is guard the area around the forest to make sure no one enters.

Well, if you're the enemy, we're just going to riot, master.

You look happy, Milo.

Yes. I want to fight with this power that my master made me so strong.

Okay.

　Let's have that spirit hit us to the fullest when we eventually clash with the Empire.
　In the meantime, if you're just a messenger, you won't have to fight them.

''Oops........''

　While we were having this conversation, we arrived at the east gate.
　And then a voice that sounded as if it was in some kind of dispute.

I don't mean to do anything weird!　We just say we want to see what's going on in this town!

'Soon our king will be here!　Wait until then!

Yeah, at least let me see what's going on inside until they come!

I'm running an errand now!　Wait here!

　The east gate.
　There are two demons and an elf guarding that area. Incidentally, this elf has a rather mature tone, but according to Arisa, he has not yet reached the age of majority. By the way, he is a male.
　And the one arguing with the elf is a young woman. It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get your hands on a new one. The practical Transportation Carriage is next to the woman, perhaps as a traveler.
　She has a very distinctive accent. It is a more southern dialect than this area.
　I'm not sure I've ever seen anything like it.

Oh!　Anita!

Heh...?

　But such a woman.
　The moment she found me, she pointed at me.
　She kicked the elf who tried to stop her and ran towards me.

"You're the king here!

Huh?　No, no, what?　What, who...?

You b*tc*!　For your husband...!

''With a powerful demon in tow, the 'Demon King of This Era' who brought down the city of the Empire!　We came here to see you!

What...?

　The woman puffed out her chest, showing off her large twin mounds as well as her attitude.
　She raised the glasses around her eyes with a curt smile and looked at me.

'Ours is Silmeria No Fall!　Please, please!　We came all the way out here to hear about you!

Why...?

Of course I do!

　The woman - Silmeria says this and puts her index finger and thumb together in front of me.
　It's a gesture that - to put it simply - means gold.
　Likewise, a sly smile appeared on his well-formed face.

''Merchants congregate where there's a smell of gold!

....

　I wonder.
　All I can feel is a stink.