Seven days had passed since his brother had visited Grandizia in a blitz.
　And in these seven days, there was not much movement, especially in the Empire or the Kingdom of Olvance. If I had to say, it was only the official announcement that the former imperial territory west of Hydra's barrier - the land that lost its inhabitants and became an abandoned village - would become the territory of the Kingdom of Orvance.
　Even now, it seems that the citizens of the Olvance Kingdom are moving to the former imperial territory. And it seems that the Empire, which has lowered its line of defense to the barrier of Hydra, is basically concentrating on the defense of the barrier, and not even a skirmish with Olvance is happening.
　Well, it's peaceful.
　Even though the two countries are each staring at each other, the borders are sealed, and even though the situation is likely to unleash an outburst if something happens, it's still peaceful.

''Ha ... it's a nice jolly time.

Oh, my husband. It feels so good.

　And today, I've been basking in the sun on the rooftop of the (temporary) court.
　There are quite a few things I have to do, but the truth is that I've given up on them because they're too much trouble. For example, I have to take it easy on demons that don't have a will, or strengthen the captains of the various armies. But perhaps because I haven't done anything in particular, my demon user level is still at 49.
　Just, you know.
　I originally wanted to take it easy like this. It's strange to be treated like a demon king or a king, even though I came here for the purpose of living a slow life in the first place.
　By the way, I usually like to bask in the sun by myself, but today I'm with Miro, who seems to have a lot of free time on his hands.

It's so peaceful.

Yeah.

The sun is shining and I'm getting sleepy.

　A wooden chair and a wooden table set up on the roof.
　I brought these from the warehouse all the way up to the rooftop, because I wanted to bask in the sun. The reason for this is to bask in the sun. By the way, if Miro sat on the chair, it might break, so I had him sit on the floor. Still, my gaze doesn't change that much.
　The more important problem is that I'm still sleepy. I thought I slept well last night, but cheerfulness makes me feel really sleepy, doesn't it?

What's the matter, mister, you don't want to sleep?

Uh, yeah. Sort of.

Yeah.

　For some reason, Milo taps his own thigh with a plop. Naturally, the place is hairy.
　What is this?

"Here.

No, I don't sleep in here.

Hmm?　≪Should I do a "person change" (metamorphosis)?

All the more reason to stop.

　I'm happy for Milo's feelings, but no.
　I'll take that feeling of Milo trying to give me a good night's sleep as a compliment. But when I sleep on those lap pillows, everything but my head is on the stone floor. The kind that makes your body ache.
　No, I don't mean that.
　I'll sleep in my bedroom if I have to.

"Sigh...

　But it's peaceful.
　I can see the wide city below. The sight of demons strolling through the city.
　And in terms of direction, this court (temporarily) faces east. The entrance to the city that one naturally sees is also the eastern gate, and far beyond that one can see the mountain range.
　That mountain range is said to be the Hydra's barrier.
　There is only one roadway that connects the kingdom of Orleans and the Empire through the mountain range. Hydra's Pass is located in the narrowest part of that roadway, and it is surrounded by sheer mountain ranges on both sides. Naturally, if you want to advance your army, you have to take the highway, and unless you drop the barrier of Hydra, you will not be able to advance.
　How can you find such a perfect location? The left and right sides are mountain ranges, a natural fortress, with a barrier on the road.
　By the way, in order to pass through the barrier, you need to present your ID card, so my journey naturally ended up passing through the mountain range. Well, one of the rumors about the place where the Book of Job Change exists is 'the top of the continent's largest peak', so I went to see it while I was there.
　It's a good memory that there was nothing but snow.

''Hey, Milo.''

What?

I need to talk to you about something.

What's the matter with you, sir?

　Phew, I let out a big breath.
　The fact is that I just saw it as something of an accident, but he doesn't seem to realize it, so even for me, I'm having a hard time judging it.
　I've had the help of Gilanka and I know some things. I've been wondering if I should denounce this or not.

'About Jessica's case,'

'Oh well the little guy said something about it. Something about your husband making a move on him.

Yeah, yeah. That's what I'm talking about.

　The secret about Jessica that I found out. Milo must have heard that I asked Gilanka to help me with that matter.
　The information that was provided when I analyzed her before and the information now is different.
　I don't understand what's going on, and I don't have a clue as to why this is happening.
　But.
　The occupation of Jessica that I saw before was 'military strategist'.
　When my brother came, I saw her as a con artist.

"What if Jessica is...

Yeah.

What would you think if I told you I wasn't a vocation 'soldier'?

...?

　Milo tilted his head and then scratched his cheek.

'No, it's not a problem, is it?'

Yeah.

I know people value their professions. We don't give a shit what he does for a living. I don't care what our little princess does.

I see.

Mostly, there are some weirdos who go from human to demon. What's the point of having more weirdos?

....

　I see.
　Milo's opinion certainly has a point. A vocation is just a standard by which to judge a person.
　I was a brave man, but I never had any intention of defeating the Demon King, and I've never acted like a brave man.
　Yeah.
　Let's talk to Jessica for a minute. Then we'll see what happens.
　Well, whatever her calling is, she's still smart.
　Well, you have to take responsibility for what you've done.

'Yeah...?　Hey, master!

Yeah?

What the hell is that?

What's the...

　Milo is looking to the east with his eyes wide open.
　In that direction we see a mountain range. I can also see something that looks like smoke.
　If you look closely, the smoke seems to be coming from the mountains. Is there a forest fire going on?
　Well, since we are so far away, the damage from the fires will not reach our country. It would be nice if they burned down Hydra Seki while they were at it, but it's not going to work out that way.

'Wait....'

　However.
　I thought it was a wildfire, but what I saw was a mountain that was slowly breaking in two.
　Slowly, the mountain was being split in two.

I'm not going to be able to do anything about it.

　I thought it was smoke, it was dirt smoke. It is probably caused by a mountain of that size cracking.
　And there is no way I can think of any reason for the mountain to crack. I thought for a moment that there was an earthquake, but it is strange that there was an earthquake that big and there was no vibration here.
　If that's the case, then there is "something" that broke the mountain.
　Even with my full strength, there is no way the mountain could break. In fact, even a great mage would find it impossible to do so.
　In that case, why--

"Noah-dono!

　With that.
　The one who opened the rooftop door and walked in was the elf Alisa.
　What I can see in her expression is an impatience that makes me feel something uncanny. Her eyes are wide open as if she had just seen something unbelievable.
　Probably, it's the same as what I saw just now--.

''Alisa, that was.........''

"I came here in a hurry from the east gate I was in the watchtower at the east gate to watch the Imperial side of things.

What do you... see?

　Including Alisa, the elves who have the vocation of 'archer' are assigned to the watchtower to act as lookouts.
　The "archers" have an excellent eye for finding prey and have much better eyesight than ordinary professions. That's why I was asked to take on that role.
　What did Arisa see in such eyes--?

"What emerged from that mountain........was a huge, demon.......!

....

They're coming this way!

　Alisa's eyes are outstanding.
　If those eyes have captured it, then there is no doubt about it.
　If that's the case, there's only one thing I need to do.

"Alisa.

Oh, oh!

Tell Jessica to come before the court.

Yes!

　I don't know what the 'giant demon' is that Alisa is talking about.
　If it's coming at us, we'll just have to intercept it.
　It's just me and my friends.