Franbel IV POV
A slender man appeared.
He was dressed in somewhat modest clothes for a nobleman and was still in his early thirties.
He is Viscount Barom.
Most of the businesses related to sugar in this kingdom are entrusted to this man.
“Your Majesty. It’s only been a day.
What is the reason for your summons this evening?”
“Uh-huh. Viscount Barom, the Grand Mage here, wishes to meet with you.
Grand Mage, I will prepare another room for you to talk with Viscount Barom there. Is that alright with you?”
“Nyaa—”
Cat Sith-dono nodded.
Then, he stored the typewriter in the [Four-dimensional Space].
I ask the soldier to take Lord Ket See, Nico, and Viscount Barom to a small room at the other end of the castle.
The three of them leave the room.
…….
……….
They’re gone.
“Summon the three heroes as soon as possible without letting the Grand Mage know.
Minister of Defense, this is an emergency meeting.”
“What happened, Your Majesty?”
“It seems the Grand Mage has become the Demon King.”
“……Ha?”
The three heroes arrive a short time later. I had a meeting with them.
The conclusion reached was that we should stay out of it, obey their demands as much as possible, and remain quiet.
The heroes were stronger than before, but they still would not be able to win.
Sadly, it is impossible to defeat him.
There is a rumor that if the Demon King is defeated, the country will be prosperous.
After all, the response will be the same as before.
Let’s not wake a sleeping lion.
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Tomita (Cat) POV
We were brought to a separate room.
Viscount Barom turns to me and curtsies.
I take out my typewriter.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Roya de Barom.
Please feel free to call me Barom, Great Mage-sama.”
I type on my typewriter, [Pleased to meet you].
“Yes, please take care of me.”
Still, if I listen carefully, I can hear the King talking.
Cats have better hearing than dogs.
They plan to discuss this in secret, but I’d like to know what they plan to discuss.
Ah, they know I have the title of [Demon King].
What if they want to take me down or something?
“I’ll jump straight to it, Great Mage-sama. Do you have something you want to talk to me about?”
“Nyaan (Oops.)”
I wanted to ask the Viscount for permission to grow the plants used to make sugar and for permission to sell the sugar.
While listening to the King’s private conversation, I decided to talk with Viscount Barom.
The discussion went on and on.
In the end, I was unable to obtain permission from Viscount Barom.
I was so frustrated that I only received sales rights, except for some items such as sugar.
Sales rights are the rights to open a store, which is like a letter of recommendation from a nobleman, apparently.
I will try to persuade Yotsuba with this.