Guhaha!

　The demon man falls backwards.

　I looked down at the man, shaking my fist at him as I struck him.

'Do you surrender?'

...... Yeah, I lost. I'll admit it. That kid over there is the master of this neighborhood.

　The man says and Fury, who was watching behind him, walks over, smiling.

'Alright!　That's what I'm talking about, Mr. Jade!　You've got most of the zones in Adrista territory!

Yeah. I spent some time on it.

　Me and Fury have conquered the forces that are gaining ground in Adrista territory from one side to the other.

　The man who would be under Fury's command from now on said as he got up.

''But why would the human race help the demon race?

　I've been asked this every time I've defeated the masters of various regions. It's true that anyone involved in the affairs of other races is naturally suspicious.

It's a request. It's a job.

Money. How much money you got?

Do you want to commission him?

I'm not interested. I'm just curious how long they've been asking for.

Until we take Adrista territory.

Yeah. I see.

　He didn't seem particularly uncomfortable and nodded yes.

''But Fury ......-sama, right? Why are you trying to take Adrista territory?　I've never seen anything like it around here. It's from another territory, right?

The mood. Or maybe it's because it's the closest thing we have to human territory.

...... Heh. If you're not scared of the master of the area you were in and upsetting him, it's better for you not to take the territory by yourself, right?

　Is that a word for your new master?

　If we take Adrista's territory, the request is over. That means I will be leaving Fury's side.

　Now Fury would have to rule alone. That means my allies will be limited.

Hmmm. Well, we'll figure that out another time.

　In response to the man's words, Fury acted as if nothing was wrong.

　Is he a neophyte or is he a huge vessel?

''You know what? Anyway, it was the human race that defeated the people who have established themselves in the other Adrista territories, right?　As soon as the request is finished, they'll turn against you and come back down. You can't afford to take your time.

　It's like a warning.

　Fury's enemies are many. As the man says, my people have to be wary of them, and enemies will come from other territories.

　Even if I can get them to follow me temporarily, it doesn't mean they've gone down to Fury.

　So what the man is trying to say is this.

　Even if you hire mercenary monsters to target an empty territory, it's useless if you don't have the strength to maintain it. They are not on your side," he said. And.

　That's worthy of insult and disrespect.

　But Fury bent his head lightly to the left without breaking the corner of his raised mouth, whether he didn't understand the meaning or not.

'Hee hee hee.'

　The figure is that of a happy, smiling, bis*xual boy.

　But what he is carrying is huge. Aside from the fact that he's aware of it, though.

　Then it was time to ride Fury and the undead dragon to their next destination.

'So, what's next?'

　At my words, Fury opened his mouth to get to the point.

'Each realm has its own castle. If you set up a ruler's banner in that castle, you claim to be the master of the realm.

　A flag.

　Come to think of it, the human race also has a national flag. The demon race must have something similar to it.

''In that case, you should have set up a flag first. Why do you keep going around beating up people from other forces?

''There are a lot of demon clans that don't like to call themselves lords. It's going to be all downhill battles for a while, and it's easier for me to go and greet them like this.

Oh, I see. So, you're headed to that castle next?

''That's right. In any other realm, there would be three or five castles, but Adrista territory has only one. I'll go get that one!

　I'm going to show them a woozy look.

　That means that we'll be fighting an army led by Quartz from now on. This means that they are already attacking us, and to officially take control of Adrista territory, we have to be ready for a battle.

　And yet, it seems that Fury is not ready for battle.

　He's not going to leave the battle to me.

　This is a demon tribe that already has two domains. Naturally, they must have an incredible army.

　If there are too many of them, I don't think I can handle them all by myself.

　In other words, this is ......--.

''Hm?''

What's going on?

Look at that. Where's my people?

...... Yeah.

　It's pretty far away.

　I can only catch a glimpse of it on the horizon. It's that far away that half-measured eyesight can't follow.

　An adventurer.

　They are wounded and in retreat.

　If you head further back, you'll find Kåñëa and Sheila and others.

''This might not be good~''

What do you mean?

There's a castle up ahead that we're headed for. I think it's the route Quartz and the others will take.

Okay.

Hey. Don't you feel anything?

　Fury asks me surprisingly.

　He must have thought I was going to stop him.

'It's a test for the guild. I'm not going to stop you.

Even if they're close to you?

Yeah. I think they know the risks.

...... Hmmm.

　Somewhat boringly.

　Fury looks at me like he's assessing something.

What?

　I ask, trying to hand over the meaning of his gaze.

　But Fury quickly looked elsewhere and blurted out.

'It's nothing,'

　He replied, still smiling.