What's up?　I don't think there's anything wrong with you either. After all, you're the current king of demons. There must be a lot of demons under his control.

....

Of course, I'll give you plenty of money. If it's dragon scales, three pieces of dragon scales will yield one gold coin. If it's a unicorn horn, you can get five gold coins for that alone. Even though there is such a high demand, it's impossible to steal a demon while it's still alive, so the prices are rising. But if they were under the control of the current king of demons, they could obtain the materials without killing them. I think it's a good deal for you guys as well.

....

　Huh.
　I endure the feeling of wanting to let out a big sigh.
　It means that Silmeria came here in search of the materials of demons that are in demand but are not easily obtained despite the demand - that's why she came here. I thought that the demon king (me) would be able to obtain a part of the body of a demon that would normally be annihilated by the spread of the magic element as soon as its life was taken away.
　It's certainly a very merchantish way of thinking.
　But there's no reason for me to accept that word and cooperate with her.

I see, I understand what you're saying.

　And it's Drake and Jessica who are dealing with Silmeria.
　I'm going to leave it up to them to decide what to make of this story. If both Drake and Jessica think they should cooperate with Silmeria, then it's my duty as a person standing on top of them to accept their words.
　But I don't think I'll accept it, though.

"Do you understand?

'Yes. I'm sorry to say that it doesn't seem to be of any benefit to us.

...what?

　Silmeria raises an eyebrow.
　I don't understand where she had so much confidence in herself, though.
　Didn't he see that such a business meeting was completely pointless from the beginning?

''In the first place, we don't need money. We don't need any of the logistics that are originally necessary. Even if you say we're going to buy a part of a demon's body at a high price under such conditions.

It may not be necessary now. Even so, there will be opportunities to do so in the future.

'If you don't need it now, you won't need it much in the future. Just a rule of thumb.

　Drake dismisses it bluntly.

Then I will ask you a question.

...What is it?

'Yes, I suppose so. I apologize for the cliché of the metaphor, but let's say that we offer to do business with you.

Yeah.

　Silmeria nodded at Drake's words.
　Drake's words, which are released with a tingling killing spirit, will surely send a chill down your spine just by that.
　Silmeria, who is maintaining an imposing appearance relative to such a Drake, is also a lady's man.

''I will buy your father's right arm for ten gold coins. Can you accept that proposal?

....

"I will buy your friend's bones for five gold pieces. Will you sell it to me?

....

"I will buy your children's fingers for a gold coin each. Can you offer it?

....

That's what you're talking about.

　To begin with, it's crazy from the premise.
　To Silmeria, it's the body of a demon. However, to us, it's the body of a fellow human being.
　As is to be expected, even if you are asked to buy a part of your fellow man's body at a high price so that you can give it to him, it's not something that you will be able to agree with so easily.

''Hmm........''

Well then, that's all you have to say. You can leave now.

No, no, I'm not done.

　However.
　Silmeria, who should have been completely debunked, looked up with a thin smile on her face.

''Ours is a merchant. The most necessary thing for a merchant to be recognized--do you know what it is?

Well. I have no idea.

It's all about showing your value. The product, the sales channel, your business acumen, your eye for detail, well, there are many things. It's a matter of combining all of these things to show your value. You have to convince them that they will benefit from working with you.

　Silmeria says so eloquently to Drake.
　It's true, it's not hard to understand. At the very least, it would be a necessary action to make an impression on the other party at the first meeting.

''If that's the case, then I should say that currently, that attempt has not been successful.

　But Drake is scathing.
　That's just as well. This is the guy who told us to 'sell the body of the demon'. To us, it's the body of a fellow human.
　I may think I'm human, but demons are my friends. There is no way I could sell the body of such a fellow human being so easily.

But I'm not saying you can't trust them completely from the start. It's not like he's a naive person who would trust a stranger unconditionally.

''That analysis is correct. If it wasn't for your earlier statement, Master Noah's heart, it would have been a situation where your head could have been instantly blown off.

We're merchants. I'm used to walking a tightrope between lives.

　Kukuri, and Silmeria laughs.
　Even though she was completely done in by Drake until just now.
　But Silmeria's objective is only 'to buy a part of the demon's body'. I have no intention of participating in that business negotiation.

Well, that's it. It's a bit early to ask for the body of a demon to be sold. I regret that I shouldn't have asked you until we had a little more business to discuss.

Very well. I have no intention of doing business with--

"Miss Drake.

M... what's wrong, Princess Jessica?

　Jessica stops Drake, who started to say something like an ultimatum.
　Oh no. I haven't said anything. I'm just going to leave it to the two of you and see what happens.
　Well, as of now, it seems that they are opposed to selling the body of a demon, so let's not interfere with that.

'Hi, I'm curious. I understand what you're saying about selling the demon's body, but it seems like you have something else in mind.

...Is that so?

''Yes. If you say so, this place is like the Demon King's realm. To declare the sale of a demon's body in a place like this is to shorten your own life span. But the fact that you have arrogantly told me that means that you have a more important plan to get me to admit to myself. What do you think, merchant?

'Chuckle... chuckle...'

　Hahahaha, and without even trying to hold back the laughter, Silmeria broke her face.
　However, Jessica and Drake's eyes are serious as they look at Silmeria like that.

''Ah........no, I'm glad you bought it.

...So you don't have any particular plan of attack?

No. Of course you do. At the very least, we'll be able to show what value we can contribute to this country.

　Silmeria said, and crossed her arms. Along with that, her ample chest also rose up.
　I wish you wouldn't do that kind of thing where you can't look at them. Drake seems to be fine with it, but I don't have much of a tolerance for that kind of thing.
　At least.

　It's a good thing that you have a lot of confidence in the "value" that you're about to show, or perhaps Silmeria smiled thinly.