My country--Grandizia had been developing steadily.
　What the heck, I had promised not to move for two years according to the words of Feliana, Queen of the Kingdom of Orvance, so I used the time to improve my war potential.
　Specifically, they created an elite army.
　First, he created an elite goblin group led by the goblin Gilanka - a troop of goblins, all of whom were over level 90, led by Gilanka, who was level 99. The goblins are dexterous, and like Gilanka, all of them have learned the skill 'Theft'. That's why we made them with the idea that they might be able to take the opponent's supplies or something like that when it comes to war.
　And then they created a cutting party led by Milo the Minotaur. This one was a battle group led by Milo, and was mainly made up of giant demons. They were also equipped with throwing weapons so that they could drop the hindered Hydra Seki in the shortest possible time, in case they were to go to war with the Empire.
　I'm also thinking of an air squadron led by the Sky Dragon Puppy, but that one is not yet ready to be put into actual combat. This is what Puppy said, "I want to be a captain too! He was selfish and selfish, so it's a form that I had no choice but to make.

''Ha........''

　There is a lot to do, and I let out a big sigh.
　These past two years of trying to replenish the war effort, but as expected, it wasn't like we didn't move at all for two long years. Instead, they had sent mercenary groups of demons to the front lines where the war between the Kingdom of Orvance and the Draukos Empire was taking place. I heard that Milo's incision squad and the like had already been put into actual battle as mercenaries, and they had already achieved enough success.
　Although I didn't move for two years with the momentum, or rather, just as Feliana told me to, two years of not being able to do anything is quite a long time.

'Master Noah,'

Hmm. Drake, what's up?

Yes, sir. Report.

I'm listening.

　Incidentally, I'm sitting in the throne room right now.
　Just a few minutes ago, I was holding a meeting with a merchant who wanted to expand business with my country. It seems that the farming by demons that Drake has been leading is doing rather well, so I tried to do business with the merchants of the Kingdom of Orvance on a trial basis. As a result, the quality of the foodstuffs seemed to be reasonably good, and they wanted to trade more.
　From the other side, the foodstuffs will be 'foodstuffs made at the Demon King's house', but still, from the starving people's point of view, it's the same. Since I didn't have any objections to it, I asked Jessica to confirm it before expanding the deal.
　It's a good thing that you're not the only one who has a good relationship with your partner.
　And now Drake, a former adventurer who was probably looking for me and is now a zombie grappler, seems to have something to report.

''It's an air battle squadron with Puppy-dono as the captain, but for the time being, we have a candidate in mind. The total number of demons under Noah-sama's command that can fly was about a hundred, so here we are.

Are there that few?

To begin with, the demons that can fly abandon their homes when danger approaches. Perhaps the flying demons that originally existed in the 'Demon Forest' must have sensed Puppy-dono's attack and fled. The hundred or so demons weren't very high level. This is the inventory.

Hmm....

　The report given to me by Drake was checked for a moment.
　It was a record of the demons of the vice-captain, the commander of each unit, and the squad members, led by the captain puppy. It listed the names of demons that I also knew, such as Wyvern and Killer Bee.
　Some of them are 'fly slimes' or something like that, but what kind of guys are they? Flying slimes and other things that are usually super creepy.

''Yeah. Keep going.

I understand. Then, when we have our team back together again, I'll ask Noah-sama to reinforce them.

I'll do another 'demonic fusion' then.

　My companions have also decreased in number.
　There used to be 15,000 demons that were my companions, but due to the creation of an elite goblin squad and incision squad, that number has now been reduced to about 10,000 or so. The quality of each one of them has improved, though, so they're probably an increasing force to be reckoned with.
　As expected, I can't bear to fuse the ones I planted my will into, so the only ones I fused were the ones that didn't have the will yet.
　Now, I guess there are about 2,000 demons with wills.

''Since Puppy is level 66, I wonder if the underlings will be strengthened to that level as well.

Maybe I'm overstepping my bounds, but it's time for you to strengthen it, Lord Puppy.

He's not gonna revolt against me when he's stronger?

"That rebellious attitude of Lord Puppy is probably due to his character. We have this collar given to us by Lord Noah. As long as we have the collar, we will not revolt against Lord Noah.

　I wonder if it's a personality thing.
　Well, it's a pity that only Puppy has 66 while the others are level 99. Maybe it's time for me to reinforce him properly, too.
　If he still rebels, I'll ask everyone to stop him.
　In the meantime, I'm going to ask Jessica, who was waiting next to me, to check the inventory that Drake brought out. By the way, Jessica's occupation is 'impostor', but now she's using the skill 'performer' to become a 'military strategist'.
　And according to Jessica, if you change your occupation by using the skill 'Enka', all of your skills will change as well. For this reason, I've heard that as long as you're a military strategist, you can think of yourself as if you were really a military strategist.
　However, that doesn't mean you can use it indefinitely, though it does have some disadvantages. I haven't heard any details about that.

Yes, Noah-sama. It's generally not a problem.

Now, go like this. Drake.

Ha. Yes, sir.

　I nod at Jessica's words and give her instructions.
　There's a lot to think about, I guess. I've been thinking about the relationship with neighboring countries, improving productivity, and increasing our war potential, and I've mostly left that up to my friends, or rather Drake and Jessica, but I'm thinking about it too.
　It's a good thing it's been two years, and I've fulfilled my promise to Feliana. It's a good idea to think that there will be no problem for me to invade the empire in the future.

''Ha........''

Master Noah, how can I help you?

No, well Jessica.

　I let out a big sigh, and Jessica called out to me with a worried look on her face.
　Well, it's the path I've chosen. It's my own choice, though.

I'm sure that what I was aiming for was a slow life, but...

What?

　I wanted a future where I could spend my time mooching around with my fellow demons.
　Why am I so busy being a king?