He overwhelmed Munoz and his men.

　He was worn out after a fierce battle with Kaori, but it didn't matter, he overpowered them.
　After they had all been defeated, Kaori asked me.

'Did you kill them?'
No, I have some ideas.
Could it be that that was a 'peak strike...'?

　Kaori asked excitedly, but with a strange little playfulness in between.

'If you try to hit a peak with this sword, you'll break it.

　It's a relic of the first generation, a physical, mass-produced swing.
　It's not a technique, it's a peak strike - if you hit it with force, it'll definitely break the bogey.

''More importantly, what do we do with these guys?''

　I change the subject and ask Kaori about the treatment of the people who kept him alive.

'What are you going to do about what?'
You mean like an execution?　It's treason, isn't it?
They don't do that.
Don't you?

　I'm a bit surprised.
　You're the Demon King.

''I've been telling you all along. Your mother insisted that you have no interest in politics and you shouldn't mess with anyone lower in rank.
'What?　And these guys who rebelled?
Of course it is.

　Kaori nodded.

'How's that...?'
It's all right. I'm the Demon King, and I don't falter no matter what normal humans do to me. I'm still recovering and by the time these guys wake up, I can stomp on everything with my nose in the air.
I see.
....
Kaori?

　For some reason, Kaori is silent and stares at me.
　When I stared back at her the same way, she opened her mouth with a divine look on her face.

'I say this because we're the dudes who punched each other, and the truth is, I'm a little annoyed. It's annoying to have bugs buzzing and buzzing around you.
Are you bothering me?
'Yes. But you must obey your mother's injunction.
....

　At this moment, a switch went off inside me.
　For a while now, the accumulation of things that had been piling up since I became the head of Cano exploded.

　I didn't like Kaori's current situation, where she couldn't do what she wanted to do.

　So I thought about it.
　I thought about it, and I put all those thoughts together.

"Hey Kaori. How old are you?
Huh?　Does my nephew care how old I am?　I don't remember how old I am after a hundred years.
Are you an adult?
'Mmm!　It is rude. I am a respectable adult!

　Kaori puffed out her cheeks and flattened her breasts to the point of warping.
　The sadness of the lack of breasts was emphasized more because she did so - but I'm going to digress, so I didn't go through with it.

'Doesn't look like it,'
'It's rude!　It's true that he's a bit small...
That's not true. I just thought, for an adult, you don't seem like a complete stranger to your parents.
We're not your parents, are we?
'Yes. Adults need to be separated from their parents, and what they don't have is a child who looks like an adult, which sucks.
...is it true?
Yeah, really.
You'll have to wait.

　Kaori said, and then suddenly cued up!　And it was flying.
　A tremendous flight, disappearing in an instant across the twilight, that figure is truly a demon king.

''It's already recovered that much....''

　As he declares, there's nothing more he can do when the Munoz come back to life.

　Or so I thought.

'I'm home!'
Haha!

　It came back from the direction it had flown in, as fast as it had gone.

'Where have you been?'
'I asked my servant 810. As my nephew says, adults are the ones who leave their parents. ........I was rather taken aback, 'You didn't know?'

　For a moment, Kaori was a bit depressed.
　I don't know who he is, but this servant 810 seems to be a very sloppy type.

　Anyway, that's beside the point.

"I told you so, didn't I?
'But how do I get away from my parents?　Your father and mother are not in this world (...) now.
If you were in this world today, you wouldn't be the Demon King. Well, it's normal to go beyond what your parents tell you.
Make up to me?

　Kaori tilts her head slightly.

'Yes. You can't rebel at all. That's just rebellion, that's what fifteen or sixteen year old kids do.
Wait a minute.

　Kaori is cueing up again!　And then it flew away.
　I waited a little while, thinking it was 810 again, and then it came back soon after.

It's true, 810," he said, "I told you it's only children who should be snickering at you.

　'810, you sound like a radical but sensible person.

'Right?　So don't just rebel. Think about it, and go beyond your arguments.
What do you mean by 'beyond'?

　Kaori asked for an honest answer.
　This is a bit of a problem, but let's just say that the conversation is fast and good for now.

'Don't mess with humans at all costs, but think for yourself whether or not it's okay to do so. For example, waging war on a human nation for no reason--

　It's like a teacher to a student, prompting Kaori to answer.

'Maybe not.'
Yes. So, how does the king punish the rebels?
It's normal!

　Pah--and Kaori's face was smiling.

You're not going to be able to get your hands on any of them," he said, "so it's only natural to execute the rebels if you're in the king's position. If you don't, you'll be licked, and more importantly, the same thing will happen one after another and the country won't be stable.
I see!

　Kaori turned to the stunned Munoz.
　Then he raised his hand and swung it down.

　I'm not sure I'm going to be able to find the right one.
　That's the Demon King, that was a very fast sword.

　The death penalty, well, the person who plotted the rebellion deserved it.

Thank you!　My nephew has made me feel a little better about myself.
Well, that's good.
You will continue to execute more and more rebels.

　I feel like I've opened some kind of wrong door, so I'm going to follow up on that.

'Executions are nice, but you have to reward your subordinates properly for their proper work.
'It's all right. I'm giving all my servants a mansion and servants.
For a servant, you're being treated like a nobleman.

　Well, he's the Demon King's servant, so that's how it works, right?

Thank you!

　After thanking me with a big smile, Kaori stared upwards at me.

'What's up,'
"I want you to be a 1025, nephew.
So, 1025 is the... oh, the servant.

　Kaori nodded.

　

　I thought so, but I didn't want to be wrong, so I asked her just in case.

"You mean someone to talk to about the separation of your parents?
That's right.

　Apparently, my guess was correct.
　Well, if that's the case.

Good.
'Really?　Yay!

　Kaori was so happy that she jumped up and down on the spot.

'Then let everyone know. I'll see you later!'

　

　Since she didn't come back after waiting for a while, I decided to call it a day and headed home.

　　　　　☆

　A few days later, the royal capital, Rethym.
　I was summoned to the royal palace, where I was alone with His Majesty the King in the garden.

''You're very good sir, thanks to you, a battle with the Demon King's army was averted.
No, because I'm the reason for this.
'Tomorrow the messenger from Comotolia will arrive. Has the doctor brought formal attire?　If you don't have it, I'll make you get it.
I don't have it, but is this a formal outfit?
"Formal wear.
...for what?

　A hunch, that's all.
　I had an extremely bad feeling and sweat ran down my back.

''You've become a special advisor to the Demon King, haven't you?　I don't understand the meaning of the iron bridge and the dusk-under-the-table duke, but I don't understand one thing about it now.
'Oh, ah ... that's what you mean. Yes, I am. So why are you wearing formal attire?
It's a good thing that you're a special advisor, or else you'll be given an unappointed title. I'm a little jealous of the fact that he seems to have lost his teacher, but if that's how we can avoid fighting the demon king in the future, I can only be thankful to him.
...What?

　What does that mean?
　A title for me...

What does that mean...
I hear he's a grand duke. It's not in the Aegina system, but you can think of it as the equivalent of a prime minister, above the duke.
'That's not what I meant, and you're the highest ranking at once!

　Kaori, you're overreacting!