After passing through a dark alleyway, the man arrived at the place alone. It was a corner of a deserted warehouse district located in the commercial district of Xenoskar, the royal capital of the Demon Kingdom of Xenoas.
　This warehouse, previously owned by one of the great merchant families, had been abandoned since the family had given it away. It was damaged and expensive to repair, so there were no buyers for it.
　A man wearing a black cloak with a hood pried open the heavy door into the empty warehouse and entered.
　There was a large hole in the ceiling of the empty warehouse and moonlight was shining through.
　Under the moonlight, the man finds the person he's been looking for.
　A man dressed in black and wearing a mask.

'What do you mean? You don't want to see him again after work. Or do you want me to hire you because of what happened to Euron?
"...isn't there another person in the way?

　Hearing a muffled, masked man's voice, the little fat man who came over removed his hood and grinned. The pale, greasy face of a man past his thirties who said he was a Mephistopheles tribe shone brightly.

''Ho.... I'd be grateful if you guys could make the First Prince disappear, but what do I get in return? Weapons diversion, like before?

　A third person's voice flies from behind the little fat man who said that.

''....I see. So that's what the deal is. You diverted Xenoas's weapons to Euron, and in return, you asked the masked black-suits and others to do so.

　The voice that echoed through the warehouse caused the little fat man to look back in surprise. His eyes widened even more at the person who was standing there, a person who shouldn't be there.

''Well, His Majesty the Demon King!

　The figure standing at the entrance of the warehouse is indeed the Demon King of this country, Zelgadi von Xenoas.
　There, I also deactivate the "Mirage" and return to my original form from the black costume of the mask.

"Wha, you........?
I'm sorry, but we're tripping. You're... Severus Arnos, right? Your father doesn't seem to know anything, does he? And when he saw the mask and the letter, he just twisted his neck and didn't seem to know anything about it.

　Yes, we did. In the end, we left a mask and a letter saying "We need to talk about your old job" and the address of this place in each of the private rooms of all those who seemed suspicious. Of course, I summoned the mice to watch them.
　Most of them twisted their necks incomprehensibly, or were angry at the householders for who their prank was, but this guy, Severus Arnos, was the most suspicious of them all.
　Only this one, after reading the letter, hid the mask in his desk drawer so that no one would know, and quickly put the letter in his pocket.
　This man was the second prince, the second prince, the heir of the Arnos family, a merchant family, the family of Fares' mother's family, or in other words, the brother of the second queen, and to Fares, his uncle. This was the man who would eventually become the head of the Arnos trading house.

I didn't know it was you. My father, the chairman of the Arnos Chamber of Commerce, must be very sorry to hear that.
No, no, Your Majesty! I did not murder the princess!
What? I never said anything about "murdered". And how did you know about Farnese?

　Severus gets stuck as if his whole body is frozen. It's a fallacy to tell. Only a few people know about the cherry blossoms, and since they don't know, there's no way they can get information that he was killed.
　Indeed, if the Second Prince becomes the Demon King, Severus will be the Demon King's uncle. His position would not be limited to a businessman, and he might have enough power to interfere in political affairs as well. I suppose he had such an aim........
　The troops led by Sirius-san, the SS chief, come avalanche into the warehouse. It's finally time to pay the tribute.

"Arrest that man. I would normally tear you to pieces right now, but I still have some questions to ask you.
'Ha! Rope me!

　At Sirius's command, the stunned Severus was put on the noose without any resistance. The soldiers took Severus away.

''I suppose that settles the matter.
"Don't be a fool, King Brunhild. Here's what we need to do. If we want to prove Farnese's guilt, we have to expose him to the world. But Fianna would not allow Farnese to become the Demon King. Then we must cut him off from the royal family as soon as the announcement is made.
Well, that means...
"His Majesty's engagement to Lady Farnese,

　Sirius-san cut in with a bang. Right? Yeah, I knew that.
　Is it impossible to evade in this situation........

　▶︎Fuyuya escaped!
　▶▶ But there's no escaping the Demon King!

　Such a state of mind.

'Well, you see, I already have a fiancée...'
N...? Well, that's not so strange, is it? I had two. One or two wives of a king...
There are eight of us.
Hachii?

　His Majesty the Demon King's eyes immediately sat down in surprise. He grabbed me by the shoulders forcefully and spoke to me with a drawn-out smile. What is this scary.

''Your Majesty, Your Majesty. "Your Majesty," he said, "I'd like to have a word with you in detail, if you don't mind. We'll be done by morning. We're going to have to wait until morning to finish this.

　No, I'm a minor," I tried to escape, but in my country it's different, but they treat you as an adult at about 15. I don't think I need to drink, but I'll definitely get involved.

　▶ ▶ Winter Night ran away again!
　▶▶ But you can never escape from the Demon King!

　Uggh.





　After all, at the same time as announcing Sakura's existence, her engagement to me was also announced.
　Behind the scenes, the crimes committed by Severus were revealed, and as a result of this, the head of the Arnos family, the grandfather of the second prince, went into hiding, and the family was taken over by his youngest daughter's marriage partner as his son-in-law.
　Normally, the crime was so serious that the entire family could not complain even if they were punished, but since the Second Prince was related to the Second Prince, and the Second Prince himself renounced his right to the throne, his sentence was reduced.
　The Second Prince didn't seem to have much interest in the throne of the Demon King to begin with, which might have led to Severus' impatience. Of course, Severus himself would disappear with the dew on the decapitation table.
　Fiana-san and Sakura's father and son were immediately brought to Brunhild. To be honest, I didn't want to stay long and get tangled up with His Majesty the Demon King anymore. It was a tangled drink after all.
　Yumina and the others accepted Sakura easily and had a somewhat relieved look on their faces.

''Now that there are nine of us together, that means there won't be any more of us.
You're lucky someone didn't get in, that I'm sure.
What do you think? I'm sure your wife has a mistress position or something, even with nine...

　Else, Yae, and Lean are talking in some kind of whispering way, but I went through it. Please don't set a strange flag.
　It seems that the Demon King Country Xenoas is still in the direction of not interacting with other countries, but it seems that they are sending people to Brunhild in the form of personnel dispatch.
　Compared to other countries that still have discrimination against the demon race, you can work in our country without worrying about it. The only thing I'm worried about is whether His Majesty the Demon King will come to see me personally because of this.





''Anyway, I'm thinking of building a school here.
'It's nice. It's close to town and seems like a good place to go.

　I was showing Fiana to the proposed school construction site. Old man Naito, the construction manager, and his bodyguard, Benidama, are with us.

'We're going to start with a small school building and gradually build more. We still only have Fiana-sama as a teacher, and we can't have a large number of teachers, can we?
'Yes, I'd like to start with about 20 people. I can manage that much.

　Old Naito's old man meets Fiana's needs and slides the details together. Hopefully this will give the kids more options for the future.
　But if we're going to build a school, I'd like to do something about the other school as well.
　An adventurer's school. A school where novice adventurers can learn skills. If anything, this one is more life-threatening, so I'll have to do something about it as soon as possible.
　In the meantime, I decided to go to the guild and discuss it with the guild master, Relisha-san.
　We parted ways with Fianna and the others and headed to the guild. The guild is as crowded as ever, and the dungeon attack seems to be progressing, albeit slowly. The cat-beast sister at the reception desk, who I was already familiar with, guided me into the guild master's office.
　When I told her the idea I had briefly envisioned, Relisha-san pondered for a bit, but eventually she opened her mouth.

''It's not a bad idea. I still need to think about the class content a bit, but there are several advantages to this. It will reduce the number of beginners who die in vain, and it will also allow retired veteran adventurers to get back into the game.
'Plus, it's good publicity for those who graduate from this school to make a difference.
'Yes. There is no need to set the entrance fee so high. The training period is probably six months to a year.

　As she writes on her notepad, Relisha collects her thoughts. There seems to be a grand plan already going on in her head.

'And maybe we should separate them by age: thirteen to fifteen, sixteen to twenty, and then twenty and up. Those with a certain amount of life experience and those without will teach differently.
'I see. Indeed.

　I nodded at Relisha-san's words. In a manner of speaking, this school will be run mainly by the guild. I'm only putting forward the idea. So the guild will arrange for teachers and instructors.
　Probably not many people who are over 20 years old would want to become adventurers, but I can't say that there aren't people in the knight's guild who would quit being knights and become adventurers, for example. It's also worth noting that adventurers can make more money if they get a hit.

''I understand. Let's propose this idea at the next guild master meeting.
Please do. If you need any equipment, let me know and I'm sure I can find it for you.

　It feels like a good enough response, and I'm honestly relieved. There's a lot to learn about basic adventurer's skills, preparedness, things to be aware of, and how to effectively fight monsters.
　Normally, you would learn them through your own experience, but as an adventurer, one wrong move and you're dead. If you can learn this know-how from your predecessors, it will be a very powerful weapon.

''By the way, I heard that His Majesty the King has engaged a princess from the Demon Kingdom of Xenoas.
''Uggh, you're still quick with information...''

　I can't do it. Well, guilds are all about information in some places. I'm sure Xenoas has a source of information that's under the radar.

''And now, I'd like to ask you a favor.
What is it?

　What Relisha-san told me was that, at the end of the day, he wanted to place a branch of the Adventurer's Guild in Xenoas as well. He said that he wanted me to be the bridge between them, but it was a bit depressing to think that I would have to meet that His Majesty the Demon King again.
　Indeed, because Xenoas didn't have a sensing plate or tablet, I ended up having to deal with Gira without much preparation.
　It's not necessarily true that Xenoas won't be attacked by Frazeez, either. I suppose it's necessary.
　In the end, I accepted Relisha-san's request, and later on, I was to head to Xenoas again.
　As for the guild, I took Sakura with me along with Relisha-san, so she readily agreed to it. Cholo.
　Afterwards, His Majesty the Demon King was talking to Sakura about many things, but Sakura had cut him off as "annoying".
　As she looks at His Majesty the Demon King's depressed face, she feels a bit uneasy about having a daughter in the future. I wonder if that could be my future self....
　When I admonish Sakura to be as gentle as possible to His Majesty the Demon King, what more do you want me to do? He replied something like.
　Nuh-uh.