Brother are you serious about that?

I'm serious. Originally, I would have had to kill you, too, the head ringleader, but I made a deal with you. If you surrender peacefully now, I will spare your life only.

No, no, no, I'm not saying that.

　I don't understand.
　If I kill all the demons under my command and open up this town to them, they'll spare my life.
　That's coming from a guy in a dominant position.
　I don't see much difference between my country and the Empire.

"Will you speak to the Emperor?

Hmm?

'If you kill all your lords and surrender the entire city to us, I'll spare the Emperor's life.

....

'That's what your brother is telling me. There's no way I'm going to nod my head.

　I'm the king of the land of Grandizia. I'm the king of the kingdom of Grandizia.
　I can't possibly accept such a thing. I don't think you can understand that.

"So...

Do you think you can do anything by force of arms...?

　In my mind, I prepare and remind myself of a skill.
　It's a skill - 'Demon Calling'. It's a skill that summons a demon of your choice to come near you.
　The target is a puppy.

--Demon Calling.

　With the sensation that the space right next to it is distorted, a huge dragon appears from there.
　Well, it's much less dignified in this town, but it's still a dragon puppy in its own right.
　It will be an apparent demonstration action.

You're not going to be able to get a good deal more than you'd like.　What, why are you here?　I should have been taking a nap because I found a tree that looked good. Mu, boy, you have called me again. Are you trying to steal my scales again?

"Shut up, Puppy.

　I'm kind of serious right now.
　Brother Ray, and the knights behind him, shrank back as if startled by Puppy's sudden appearance.

''Dragon...!

d*mn it...!

　The nine knights who had come with Brother Lei retreat slightly and reach for their waists.
　It seems that they intend to fight without running away, just in case.

''You guys, calm down. I don't allow you to draw swords.

Haha....!

So I'm gonna ask you again.

　My words might have sounded like an ultimatum.
　Even my blood relatives can't nod their heads when told to kill a fellow human being, as expected.
　So, very much like a demon king, I smiled fearlessly and told my brother again.

"I can handle it with the use of force...do you seriously believe that?

　So let's show them that they're wrong.
　A mere ten horsemen can do away with me.
　I'm going to show them that this is not true.

Hmmm...summoning a dragon. And you want the dragon to kill us, Noah.

....

　Brother Ray's words are returned with silence.
　There is already no room for negotiation with my brother. My brother told me to kill my men.
　My men and I are not weak enough to obey such words.

"Brother.

What?

My brother is my enemy, isn't that right?

....

"Analyze.

　Without waiting for an answer, I mutter those powerful words.
　The range is everything in my sight - my brother and all the nine knights who follow him.
　Their information appears in front of my eyes as a translucent string of text.


　Name: Ray Whitefield.
　Occupation : Knight level 28
　skill
　Swordsmanship level 28
　Gymnastics Level 20
　Shield Defense Level 15
　Equestrian Level 10.


　It's not particularly strong.
　In fact, it's lower than the average level of the demons in this city. Even the demons I haven't transformed are only capable of dealing with them.
　And most of the remaining knights in my field of vision with my brother are also in the level 20s. I'm not sure if that's because my brother is the highest level, but maybe because he's a senior officer. When they're all gathered together like this, it's easy because they only need to do one [Analysis].

　Let's put it simply.
　To put it simply, even if ten people were to attack, Puppy could kill them instantly. That's about it.
　How is it possible for them to remain so calm at this level? Puppy, it's level 66 at least.

''Noah-sama, I don't think we need to talk to this fellow anymore.

No, no, Jessica...

　Jessica, who is next to me, says that to me during the "Analyze".
　Ah, this is not good.
　Without even asking Jessica's permission, "Analyze"--.


　Name: Jessica Northlea Olvance.
　Occupation: con artist level 8
　skill
　Spearhead level 8.
　Truth & Reconciliation Level 8
　Performer Level 5


Yeah.

What can I do for you, Master Noah?

No, no...?

...?

　What I saw in my vision was unbelievable.