"I want to see Satan."
As Ira announced this, the two rows of black knights guarding the Demon King's palace parted to make way for Ira and Vera almost immediately after she finished speaking.
Why? Why did this happen?!
“You… no, never mind.”
Ira wanted to say something, but then abandoned the idea and led Vera and the little fairy on his shoulder through the gates of the Demon King's palace.
"Knock knock knock~"
Ira knocked gently on the door. The beautiful, patterned door in front of them looked quite impressive, but neither he nor Vera were surprised. In fact, the door was rather plain for a king.
After all, the imperial king's palace is a real palace, not like the room in the castle where Satan is sleeping now, which, no matter how luxurious, is still just a room.
To put it simply, this place could even be called a "dormitory".
"..."
After waiting for a while, Ira did not receive a response. However, as Satanye's personal maid, Shirina should have stayed with Satanye, and Satanye also had a team of maids to take care of her.
"Shall we break down the door?"
Vera made this suggestion, only to be met with eye rolls from Ira and the little fairy.
"What are you looking at? I was just joking..."
Amid Vera's complaints, the palace doors were pushed open, and a neatly dressed and tidy Sirina nodded to them, saying, "Good morning, Lady Ira, Miss Vera, and this little fairy."
"good morning."
Ira returned the greeting to Shirina. Although he had rushed here without even having breakfast, he still greeted her politely: "It's another sunny day, and the wind is still blowing..."
Vera, her face darkening, quickly got to the point. She pointed at the little fairy, interrupting Ira's pleasantries, and said, "The little fairy said that some wild fairies have come to ask for help. The giant bee has taken over the nest of wild fairies near the Demon King's territory, and they hope we can help."
Vera quickly explained the situation in just a few words.
Although it wasn't explained very clearly—after all, the little fairy hadn't figured out much of the details either—at least it let Sylvana know what had happened, but…
"I see, it seems to be a good opportunity to replenish the Demon King's territory's workforce..."
Shirina analyzed the situation, then looked at Vera and Ira, and said with some doubt, "So, are you planning to take the Demon Lord to experience battle? Should I wake her up?"
It seems the barbecue party lasted a bit too long yesterday, which may have kept the kids up a bit.
"Actually, I came to ask Satan Ye for instructions."
As Ira spoke, he looked at the helpless expressions on Shilina and Vera's faces, and he himself felt helpless as well. He said, "I know you think it's unnecessary to ask for permission, but I can't understand how I'm supposed to mobilize the army to wipe out the giant bees if I don't ask her."
Yes, Ira didn't understand. He really couldn't understand what others were thinking. Without orders, how could he really command the Black Knight, the Headless Horseman, or the Insectoids to kill the enemy?
"It's actually very simple. Just go to the area of each leader, find someone you know well, and explain the situation."
As she said this, Shirina chuckled and shook her head, saying, "If something is beneficial to the Demon Lord's territory, no one would refuse your request, right? Lady Ira can give it a try... So, is it still necessary to wake up the Demon Lord?"
"I...but..."
Speechless, Ira didn't know what to say. He could only try to remain calm and adapt to the obviously illogical working relationship with the Demon King, who didn't require any reporting and only required him to do things his own way.
During her days in the Demon King's territory, the most common responses Ira received were "Oh, go ahead and do it" and "Okay, no need to ask me." It seemed that... Satan Ye really didn't need to know what was happening in the Demon King's territory.
Satan Ye can accept responses like "XXX happened, what should be done, please advise!", and will ask for everyone's opinions during morning meetings and choose the most appropriate ones. He is also more accepting of responses like "XXX happened, I am AAA about this, which led to QQQQ." (similar to weekly reports).
She didn't care at all about her subordinates doing things their way!
Although he could be said to have no kingly demeanor whatsoever, no etiquette, manners, or common sense required for the proper governance of a country, and no sense of responsibility whatsoever, he was just incredibly adorable!
How could there be such a king in the world?
"Seriously, what is Satan Ye thinking..."
Although he was questioning it in his heart, Ira showed a smile on his face that he himself did not know why he was showing. He laughed happily and said, "Hahahaha, anyway... Sirina, you woke up Satan Ye. She really needs to see or participate in actual combat."
"..."
Shirina squinted at Ira, who seemed to have realized something, and couldn't help but laugh as she said, "Understood, Lady Ira, I'll wake the Demon King right away."
Watching Shirina turn and walk into the room, Ira let out a long sigh: "Phew..."
"..."
"Ira, what were you thinking just now?"
Vera asked, frowning, "When you spoke, the mana around us trembled, and they even cheered... What happened?"
In response, Ira glanced at her gently, then smiled and replied, "I understand some things, I understand what I need to do, what I can't do, and I understand how I am different now compared to when I was in the Empire."
Under the Black Knight's sidelong glance, Vera, like them, looked at Ira and asked, "What?"
"I can do anything."
As Ira said this, he had completely understood... There was no need to consult the king's opinion, no need to consider the royal family's reputation, no need to consider the balance of power, and no need to hide one's talents to maintain the stability of the court.
"Everything is allowed. I am allowed to be my true self and to do whatever I want. I don't need to suppress myself or care... because Satan wouldn't care either."
As Ira spoke, he said things that would be criticized in the Empire, but he knew no one would care. The joy on his face was genuine. He said, "This trust may not be as strong as Isabella's, but it is purer."
"Trust that is not affected by other things."
As Ira said this, knowing that Vera understood, he saw Vera's proud expression ("Right, right, the Demon King is on the right side, isn't he?") and said, "I can do what I want to do, so I can do anything!"
"Next! I will realize the dream I've fought for my whole life! But not in the Empire, but in this Demon King's Territory! Let me build a kingdom where I can live a life of contentment!"
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