Can you break that thing?　If I can't, I'll do it myself.
Who do you think you are talking to? There isn't anything the Demon King can't break.

　Perhaps because he was in the middle of a battle and in a state of rage, Kaori easily took advantage of the guidance.
　She flew straight at the meteorite and threw a body-hitting punch.

　The meteorite was pierced like an arrow, and it was expected to penetrate, but the moment it hit the meteorite, it cracked it to pieces.

There was not a speck of dust.

　While spouting dialogue like a villain, he released countless magic bullets and shot pieces of scattered meteorites to shatter them further from one end to the other.

　The dust cloud of meteorites spread out.
　It was a momentary event, like a large firework blooming in the sky, and those on the ground had their eyes glued to it.

　Anticipating this, I unleashed two spells.

　The first was a massive sleep spell.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of it.

　The soldiers of the Kalamba Kingdom fell to the ground in a flurry.

　And another magic that opens up space.
　That one I used when Ortia begged me to take a vacation, I opened up space.
　It sucked the remnants of the meteorite into the space where no one could get in the way.

　I sucked in all the meteorites that had been broken up into pieces in the air.

　One to destroy evidence, the other to preserve it.

　I retrieved them so that my involvement would not be detected later on, and I retrieved them as evidence to break my ties with the meteorite for good.

　From the moment the meteorite fell, the situation changed completely.

　Standing on the battlefield were me, Kaori, who had landed on the ground, and Erica, who was surprised to see her soldiers wiped out in their sleep.

　These three were the only ones left.

'Awesome, nephew, is that what happened the other day?

　Kaori asked excitedly as she landed.

'Yeah,'
I see. I didn't know it was possible to use it that way.

　Kaori became more and more excited.
　That excitement slid directly into his wariness.

'It's getting more and more fun, continue on, nephew.
Yeah.

　I went along with Kaori, who said that I'd eliminated the interloper, so I could fight without reservation.

　The only witness left is Erica.
　If it's just Erica, she doesn't mind being seen.

　She was no longer the same as her sister.
　She called me darling, and I knew there was no point in hiding it from her as she gave me blind favors.

　And because of her blindness, it's okay to exert force when she's the only witness.
　The awesomeness of a strong believer's powerful argument is usually not taken seriously.

　So I went along with Kaori.

"Let's do it in the air, we don't want to hurt the soldiers.
I'm a fan of flying battles!

　Kaori was in a groove with my proposal.
　I went along with her endlessly fighting in the sky until she had come to her senses.

　　　　　☆

　After the fight, I came down to the ground and stood in front of Erica.
　Incidentally, Kaori flew off somewhere in a good mood.

''You made me wait,''
I knew it was darling.
'What?　Oh, yes, yes it was.

　I broke the spell of my disguise.
　I had forgotten that I was casting it myself, because it looked so normal to Kaori.

　I undo the disguise while chasing a fallen and snoring soldier to sleep.

'I knew it,'
You see, that's what I'm talking about.
The only person who can fight the Demon King on an equal footing is the darling.

　Erica said, smiling and in a good mood.

'I knew my darling was amazing,'
Really?　Didn't Erika know that you could fight Kaori on an even playing field, as she said?
No, I'm just saying.

　Erica said, circling around and looking around at the fallen soldiers.

'It was the fact that he incapacitated all of us in an instant.
You.
'I was surprised when they dropped the meteorite, but I was also surprised that the meteorite did zero damage.
Yeah.

　I see, so that's how you interpret it.
　Inside Erica's mind, she thinks it was me who dropped the meteorite.

　I distracted them with the tremendous impact of the meteorite and put them all to sleep during that time.
　That misunderstanding was convenient, so I decided to just go along for the ride.

'Well, at least that's the way it works,'
Wow that's my girl.
By the way, that's a win for me, right?

　When she said that, Erica ugly, her lips twitched.
　As it is, she turned her face away with a pui.

'Erica, you haven't really come into it yet.
It's not like he wasn't into it.

　I sighed.
　Erica's that felt like a complete child spoiling it.
　Even though Erica was already known as the Wise Queen, I felt like my mental age had dropped about ten at once.


''I won even if I didn't get serious. I fought off Kaori too, so that's it for this story.
"Darling....

　All of a sudden, this time he was squirming at me with wet eyes, like an abandoned puppy.

　This time, I know better.
　You can't completely shun Erica.

　She has the energy, the "power" to make it happen, and no brakes in the name of common sense.
　We need to nudge her in a less damaging direction over here.

Instead, we can build a foreign mission--like a diplomatic mission--in Pindos.
Really?

　Erica's eyes sparkled.
　It's a place where diplomats from countries and nations live and conduct business.
　In a way, it's a place where foreign dignitaries are allowed to stay with impunity.

　When I suggested that, Erica was so excited that she hugged me.

'Thank you, darling, I love you!'

　I don't feel like I've gone even deeper, but for now, I had to be happy that I got through it for now.

　　　　　☆

　At night, in the mansion's office.
　I was staring at a piece of meteorite that I had secured.

　It was a series of meteorites that started with the attack on my brothers.
　Every time something happens, a meteorite appears in front of me.
　This time, too, a meteorite fell as if it was going to round up all of us.

　There's something for sure.

　Kong Kong.

"Who's there?
It's Erica.
Erica?　What's going on?

　As I complied, the door opened and Erica walked in.

　I woke up Karamba's soldiers and brought them back, but Erica followed.
　I said I would build a diplomatic mission in Pindos, and I couldn't say no, and if I refused, the whole thing would fall apart, so I allowed Erika to come along.
　It's a good idea to have a few days to stay in the mansion again, just like a barging wench - or rather that very thing, Erica.

'What's the matter, is there something I'm missing?　I told the maids to let you have everything you need.
It's not.
Then what?

　Suddenly, I realize.
　I notice that Erica's eyes are wet and her cheeks are upturned.

'You know what, darling?'
Yeah?
'Darling, it was so cool today. I've never seen a darling fight that long before.
Oh this is the first time I've seen you and Kaori in a spirited exchange?

　I think we've shown a little bit of clashing, but I don't know if I've ever seen them fight as hard as they did today.

It was very, very cool, darling. Erica, I just love you so much more.
....

　I didn't know what to say.
　I couldn't say anything because whatever I said was going to get me even deeper.

　As I kept my mouth shut in confusion, Erica took a further step forward.

''You know what, darling? Do you like Erica?
It's a--
Erica loved it.

　She said, and with a shuffle, she pulled something off her waist.
　Immediately afterwards, the clothes she was wearing slipped off with a squelching sound of clothing rubbing.

'Nah!'
Darling, I want you to be in love with Erica.

　Erica, now in her unborn form, looked at me with her increasingly wet and hot eyes.