When I went to Beton-san’s place, she got down on one of her knees and greeted me.

  Hnn?

  Is she imitating Beezel?

  「I apologize for all the disrespectful remarks I have made.」


  ……


  I look at the kuros and spiderlings around Beton-san.

  The kuros and the spiderlings shook their heads and legs to deny that they threatened her.

  Well, good.

  Ah, I didn’t even expect you to do that.

  So that should be…


  Demon king?

  Or Loo?

  Or perhaps Dors pointed it out?

  It can also be Bron or Prada.

  Yeah.

  Who made Beton-san’s attitude change?

  「None. I guessed it from the atmosphere…am I wrong?」


  Well, I prefer your previous attitude.

  「Ah, is that so…ehto…I’m sorry」


  No, it’s okay.

  So, is there anything you want to tell me?

  「Y-yeah. Once again, I apologize for causing trouble in Shashaato City.」


  Well, that’s just the difference in common sense between races, right?

  Though I’d appreciate it if you could choose a way that doesn’t bother others in the future.

  Also, you don’t have to apologize to me but to…ehto, to whom?

  You apologized to the demon king, right?

  「Yes, I did. And the punishment has also been decided.」


  Punishment.

  Ah, yeah, even if you’re trying to protect yourself and your friends, you should be punished for setting up magic circles around the city.

  As expected of the demon king.

  「After this, I’ll go to the governor of Shashaato City to explain the situation and apologize so I thought I must speak with village chief before that.」


  I see.

  By the way, what is your punishment?

  「A certain period of labor.」


  Fumu.

  To be honest, I don’t know if that’s appropriate or not.

  So, I’ll trust the demon king.

  Well then, do as the demon king has said.

  Also, an apology to me is unnecessary…is it?

  Bron is appealing to me to accept it.

  I have no choice.

  I’ll accept your apology-

  0-

  Count Pugyaru has been found.

  We also found the cause of the trouble.

  Is this case closed?

  Eh?

  There’s more?

  What is?

  The migration of monsters and demon beasts due to the movement of the kuros?

  Oh, so some territories might get destroyed?

  I hadn’t thought about that.

  「I’ll take care of that.」


  Dors came over. The talk with Loo and the others might be over.

  「Even if they’re scared of inferno wolves, there are beings much terrifying than them.」


  Much terrifying than them?

  Dors’ gaze turned to Doraim.

  …Ah, I see.

  So, since a dragon’s nest is nearby, it really doesn’t matter if the inferno wolves play.

  「Yeah, that’s it.」


  That’s good.

  What a relief.

  Let’s go home.

  Or so I thought but the kuros were looking at the radish dish that Doraim had made.

  There were still some of them left.

  Some of us didn’t eat them.

  However, considering the number of kuros, there won’t be enough…


  It’s good that Ann and the others brought cooking utensils and ingredients.

  「It’s natural to prepare for provisions.」


  Given what you are wearing, no one would have expected that.

  Well then…


  Cook a little, eat, and go home!

  No one objected with my decision-

  0-

  Just before dawn.

  I decided to head back to Shashaato City.

  Before that, the kuros and the spiderlings would cause commotion so I asked Beezel to send them to Youko’s mansion in Village Five with his teleportation magic.

  The spiderlings and the kuros don’t want to leave me but I promised them that I would play with them later and they agreed.

  I wanted to use teleportation magic to teleport Dors, Loo, and the others with me but I gave up the idea thinking of the burden on Beezel.

  Well, there won’t be any problem if we act together……


  With the demon king with us and Loo and the other’s flashy attires, it looks like we’re having a parade as we make our way back to Shashaato City.

  At the end of the line are the kuros and spiderlings, who have caught the rioters and those who have been acting suspiciously.

  I guess I’ll just have to draw attention while riding the flying carpet.

  But the demon king is with us which means no one should even bother looking at us, right?

  I believe in you-

  0-

  Then, there was Miyo and Governor Ifrus, who were waiting for us at a place where they decide if a visitor may or may not enter Shashaato City even though it was not even dawn.

  When Miyo saw us, for some reason, she started exchanging signs with the demon king.

  What’s that?

  Baseball sign?

  I don’t think we need a send-off bunt or something like that given our situation.

  The demon king is also refusing to…no. Is that a sign for a no-no?

  Even an amateur like me can read signs, you know.

  「It was a confirmation of what Governor Ifrus must do. It’s not a send-off bunt.」


  Miyo told me so.

  Was it related to the words and behavior of Governor Ifrus?

  Can’t he just act the usual…ah, the way he behaves before the demon king is different?

  「You don’t need to mind them.」


  Let’s just follow what Miyo said and not mind them.

  The demon king talked with Governor Ifrus along with Beton-san.

  Randan and Glatz are taking care of the delivery of those who were acting suspiciously and those who were causing commotion that were caught by the kuros and spiderlings.

  Miyo seems to be scolding Tiselle.

  Did Tiselle do something wrong?

  「The information is accurate. Be cautious with your action.」


  I understand what Miyo is saying.

  That’s why it hits me too.

  I started acting immediately because life was at stake.

  I’ll try to be more careful.

  In this case………


  ………………………………


  What should I have done?

  When I was distressed, I was consoled by Doraim.

  「Village chief doesn’t need to be troubled. You should do as you please. If it becomes a problem, those around you just need to work a little harder.」


  That’s…


  「I tried to imitate the words of that angel(Ruincia). Did I do a good job?」


  Kind of similar.

  But thanks.

  Hmm?

  What’s that?

  That’s not a bunch of strangers…


  They are familiar faces.

  They are members of a merchant group.

  Joro, the leader of the merchant group, is there too.

  Yeah, it’s them.

  They are members of the Joro merchant group.

  Since they are here, were they helping in finding Count Pugyaru?

  You were looking for someone but not Count Pugyaru?

  Then, who?

  Their objective was Beton-san.

  「We were looking for her because she didn’t come back last night. She’s a member of our group after all.」


  ……


  I see.

  Beton-san is a member of the Joro merchant group.

  That means the people Beton-san wanted to protect were the Joro merchant group?

  I didn’t know.

  Ah, Beton-san starts to panic when she sees the members of the merchant group.

  This is……


  Did she not tell them that she’s a devil?

  Looks like it.

  I understand.

  I won’t say anything strange.

  Even about this commotion.

  I’ll check later to see how much I can tell them.