After Being Betrayed by the Empire, I Decided to Support the Demon King

Having served the Empire for half of his life, Ela was decisively sold out. He intended to flee to another country but was nearly beaten to death during his escape before being saved by a dragon-gi...

Chapter Seven: As expected of Mr. Ira!

During the morning meeting, Wolf had already arrived at the hall early, while Satan Ye and Sirina had not yet arrived, and few of the leaders had come either; only the little fairies had arrived early.

When Wolf arrived, only Youyou, Vera, Rainbow Shell, and Mr. Rim were sitting there. Except for Rainbow Shell, the others lived in the Demon King's Castle. Unlike the other leaders who had their own residences in the Demon King's territory, they arrived relatively early.

Seeing the somewhat shy Wolf brought in by the little fairy, Vera very familiarly patted the seat to her right and said welcomingly, "Come, come, Wolf, right? Sit here, sit here."

At Vera's invitation, Wolf hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and thanked her. Looking at the lich, who was clearly more enthusiastic, she said, "Um, thank you..."

Vera smiled too.

However, Youyou quickly saw through her. She shook her head helplessly and said, "Miss Wolf, the seat next to Miss Vera is Mr. Yinla's usual seat. The seat to the right of Mr. Yinla's seat is reserved for you."

Wolf was clearly taken aback by this.

"Huh?"

Amid Wolf's puzzled voice, Vera shook her head somewhat embarrassedly. She glanced at the other leaders who had entered the hall and said regretfully, "What a pity... although Illa probably won't react either."

It seems Vera is a little disappointed that she didn't manage to get anything done with Illa.

As Wolfe sat down with Vera in an empty seat, she also got the impression that "Vera is not a good person, at least she's a troublemaker," but that impression... was probably pretty accurate.

"It's a real pity."

Yinla's voice came from the entrance of the hall. He was looking at Vera speechlessly. He walked over and sat down, gently tapping her head as punishment, and said, "I almost beat you up."

Vera immediately slumped into her chair, looking as if she had been beaten to death by Illa... but anyone could tell that it was a tap even lighter than gently stroking a cat or dog.

"Mr. Yinla".

Senata, who entered around the same time as Illa, fiddled with the little bat-shaped hair clip on her head. Before Satan and Sirina arrived, she chatted with Illa:

"The Silvermoon Tree Court has indicated that the elves you and Prince Satanye rescued earlier can be taken back with you on the next trade caravan... I have already mentioned this to Prince Satanye."

In other words, to avoid bringing it up with Satan Ye again later, I'll just inform everyone that we won't discuss it at the morning meeting.

Vera raised an eyebrow. She already knew some of the details of the matter yesterday, and she couldn't help but sigh, "Ira, you're really angry. If Caligula knew he made you angry, he'd be laughing his head off."

Upon hearing Vera's words, Yinla also thought of that idiot. His face darkened noticeably, and he said, "It has nothing to do with that guy. If it were just because of him, I would have been furious back in the Empire, but I can't accept it..."

Before Ira could finish speaking, Vera nodded knowingly. She looked at Sirina and Satan Ye, who walked in from the other door, and said, "So it's still because of Isabela, right? But that seems pretty normal to me."

“Even if the law forbids it, the slave-catching teams are still rampant, so why not secretly loosen the restrictions and still get a share of the profits…Isabella must be thinking the same thing, right?”

"..."

Yinla couldn't help but cover his face. He knew Vera's guess was correct, and no one even thought there was anything wrong with the logic, but he knew in his heart that it was different. He said, "It's different, it's different... That idiot Yinsabella!"

After uttering that curse, Yinla, not wanting to explain further, looked at Satan Ye, who was watching him and Vera curiously. He nodded and said, "Let's begin, Satan Ye."

"Mm," Satan Ye replied obediently. She looked around at everyone and asked, "Everyone, is there anything you need to report?"

After Satanye finished speaking, Yinla immediately shared his thoughts. He looked at Youyou and asked, "I would like to take stock of the clay, broken pottery jars, and earthenware bowls in the Demon King's territory. I have some designs to work on."

Romance

"Furthermore, I hope you, Senata, can inform the kobold territory and ask them to find an opportunity to collect some stones in the mines—bluish-white or pure white powdery rough rocks, similar to the kind of rocks (limestone) commonly found by the sea."

"Silina, I'd like to lead a team to search the rocky beaches near the shallow sea. Could you help me find some free monsters with good eyesight and decent intelligence?"

Yinla mobilized everyone in the Demon King's territory. He glanced at his colleagues and felt it necessary to explain his purpose. He said, "Well, the purpose of finding these things is to..."

But before Yinla could finish speaking, Satan Ye and Xilina began shaking their heads in unison, and even Hong Ke, who was usually quiet, immediately shouted, "Mr. Yinla! We will definitely cooperate with you in the best of our ability!"

"..."

Um, is such a big reaction really necessary?

Yinla was somewhat puzzled, but he felt it would be better to explain a little more, so he said, "I just want to build roads. This mixed material, which I call 'cement,' has significant advantages in road construction..."

Then, halfway through Yinla's story, the usually gentle Black Knight named Black, who always patiently listened to all the little monsters' words, interrupted Yinla with a shout, his soul fire trembling within his helmet: "Good! As expected of Mr. Yinla!"

Yinla: "???"

After seeing Yinla's puzzled expression, Satan Ye couldn't help but burst into laughter. She said with a laugh, "Then, everyone, let's cooperate with Yinla, hahaha~"

"..."

Feeling the cheerful atmosphere, Wolf glanced at Satan Ye and Yinla... When she arrived at the Demon King's territory, she was still a little surprised to learn that the obedient and cute little girl who followed Yinla was actually the Demon King of the Demon King's territory.

After all, it doesn't look like it at all... In Wolf's mind, a king should at least sit on a high throne and be full of majesty, but Satan Ye seems to be the complete opposite.

In contrast, Yimra is more like a destructive demon king.

As Wolfe was thinking this, Vera seemed to notice something and said with a smile, "Well, you'll get used to it. That's just the atmosphere in the Demon King's territory. We all trust each other~"

Which do you think is more unnecessary, doubt or trust?