Chapter 232 – Chapter 22 – Taking a Breath
More than two months have passed since he returned to the Demon Castle.
Yulia sat in her seat and quietly sipped her tea, lost in her thoughts.
In the meantime, a lot of things have happened and have been completed.
She got her hands on the glory of the Demon King family, which she thought she would never regain.
The nobles, who used to have high noses, bowed their heads in tension at every word they said.
Eastern demons now respect the king more than the lord of their land.
And in the West, his name would have spread far and wide.
“Ha.”
There were times when I was scared because I still felt like I was dreaming.
Everything up until now had been absurd, and when I opened my eyes, I was back to those shabby and powerless days.
I wondered if I had gone back to that moment when I was just a king in name.
But when I woke up in the morning, everything was a dream, not a reality.
Starting with the report from the head chamberlain, we talked about how far the level of craftsmanship has progressed and how much handicrafts will be supplied to the West.
I also heard from Ain who came in later that the salt mine in the northern part of the castle was working very well.
In addition to that, it was known from other servants that the chaotic east was rapidly stabilizing.
This was something no one could have predicted just a few years ago.
The situation in the East was just as unstable as in the West, and it looked as if a rift would split at any moment.
In the past, Yulia thought that it should be resolved through conversation.
I felt that for granted, and in a situation where everything was on the verge of collapsing, I had a foolish mind that power might not mean anything.
Klaus got that right.
And he made this eastern part calm by force, and it worked for sure.
As a result, all the forces of rebellion, including Aupen, were slaughtered, and those who surrendered lived their lives, grateful for the mercy of the demon king, with their bodies flat on their faces.
“Your Majesty, I am Planche.”
“Come in.”
After Yulia’s permission was given, a silver-haired demon in neat attire entered the room.
It was Planche who was in charge of the inside of the demon castle, taking over the duties of the chief chamberlain, Carla Gul little by little.
Although he was still concentrating on maid work, he would soon take over the position of chief chamberlain and display his abilities to the fullest.
“This time, the nobles have expressed their willingness to resume trade with the West.”
“I guess so. Who here dares to say no?”
“In addition, he said that it would be nice if it could be used to improve relations with the West, and said that he would offer several gifts to His Highness the Demon King. It seems that he wants it to be passed on to the West as His Highness the Demon King’s prestige.”
It’s very simple and useless, so you’re going to give it all away, Yulia thought with a smile.
She probably would have scolded her for doing something deceitful while frowning if she had been her old self.
However, I now know that positions of power are not so easy and do not always have to be right.
So, Julia smiled and accepted the nobles’ favor, not the favor.
Nobles are the ones who can just wipe them out anyway if they go wrong.
From the battle with Aupen and the subjugation to the east after that.
The power of the aristocrats weakened, and on the contrary, the power of the demon king soared without knowing how high it was.
Now, only the minimum number of troops for defense are left in each territory, and all the rest have become the demon king’s own army led and led by the demon king himself.
“And according to the report of Otto, who is dispatched to the border, it is time for the West to receive all the news from the East and prepare for it.”
“Didn’t I have to spill a little more false information? Pretty quick on the subject. What do you think, Planche?”
No matter how professional a maid or maid is, this is very political.
Although it might seem a little strange to ask such a question to Planche and not to anyone else.
Planche tilted his head for a moment before answering Yulia’s question.
“Rather, I think it’s appropriate. I think it could be quite embarrassing if more false information was leaked for no reason and the West’s vigilance increased and the resumption of trade was disrupted.”
“It’s quite right. Are you even thinking about that?”
“I apologize for any inconvenience, Your Highness the Demon King.”
“No, not at all. If you want to follow in the footsteps of Khalagul and become the chamberlain, you must have such basic knowledge. You have to know the current situation in moderation so you don’t get swayed.”
If you don’t know anything, you’re not pure.
If you don’t know anything, you’re just in a perfect state to be taken advantage of.
She herself was like that, and she was used so much that she almost got into trouble.
“Rather than that, where is Klaus now?”
“I am currently working in the office.”
“Can you tell Klaus to come over here, Planche?”
“All right.”
The silver-haired maid quietly disappears with her back bowed politely.
After staring at her for a moment, Yulia turned her gaze back to her window.
If you ask who was the number one contributor to her coming this far, she will give an obvious answer or remain silent.
She, of course, has no intention of forgetting the hard work of her loyalists who have been patiently waiting for her.
However, some of them were also loyal to the ‘Mawangga’.
Others, out of loyalty to her father, also gave their allegiance to Julia.
Even if he left everything else and was loyal to the demon king named Yulia, it was an endless wait.
The bands of the rebels were much stronger, more cunning, and much larger than they were.
It is only natural that the person who destroyed it would rise to the position of first-class contributor.
And Klaus made it as if he were directing a well-crafted play.
“Your Majesty, this is Klaus.”
“Come in.”
The door opens and Klaus and Planche step inside.
Perhaps he was in the middle of his work, and his fingers are lightly smeared with ink.
He is working at this time when even the demon lord himself is taking a break.
I feel resentful, slightly apologetic, and oddly jealous.
When he shows himself so drunk, he is now buried in work.
“You can stop and go to Planche. Don’t come until you find it.”
“I follow Your Majesty’s orders.”
Klaus knows what it means to send them far away to Planche.
As her door closed and Planche’s presence disappeared into the distance, Julia sighed lightly and brought out her woman, Julia, the true version of herself she could only see when she was alone with him.
“I would have told you? Work is good, but when you are resting, take a break.”
“I was resting.”
“Are you even lying now? Look at your hands It has ink on it.”
“Oh, I didn’t see the ink splattered while I was working.”
“You keep trying to trick me. Klaus. Be honest. Then I will forgive you.”
“… Actually, I was looking into the military organization.”
Seriously, why is this man not listening?
Yulia jumped up from her seat in her frustration, and she stepped in front of him.
Working, looking at work, it’s not bad. It’s something to be welcomed.
But at least taking care of my body while working is my loyalty and ability.
It was Klaus who was handling all sorts of things, such as clearing up all the bandits and resuming trade with the West, developing salt mines, and other policies to stabilize people’s livelihood.
I didn’t know how angry I was when I heard that I had stayed up three days and nights the other day.
Then, if something goes wrong with your body, what is it that makes you feel sorry for yourself at that time!
“It’s the king’s name, Klaus. Rest when you rest. I don’t want to be the king who pampered my man and let him die from overwork. I don’t know if I want to make a man who suffered a double accident on the bed.”
“I know. I understand, so don’t stare at me like that.”
“If you break it, you will be punished for high treason. Got it?”
After Klaus replied that he would know several times, Julia finally calmed down.
After catching her breath for a moment, she let out a sigh and sat down on her couch, tapping the seat next to her.
When she asked her to come over and sit next to her, Klaus politely did as she wished.
“… I didn’t expect it to be this fast.”
“What?”
“The situation in the East. Due to the civil war, many people were killed or injured, and parts of the eastern part were turned into ruins and ruined by extinguishing the remaining fire. Honestly I thought it would take a lot of time to recover it all. But the recovery is so fast that I wonder if this is possible.”
At that, Klaus only smiled.
Julia doesn’t know, but she probably won’t know her whole life.
She said that she already knew the progress of everything and had been preparing.
“I have no choice but to do that. Although there was a civil war, not everything was in ruins like the human kingdoms during the Continental War. It was just that the economic and military parts were a little messed up. Julia.”
“Still, if it wasn’t for you, it would have been pretty difficult. Especially the trade part.”
Of course, the West vehemently rejected the resumption of trade offered by the East, saying that it was a modification.
Right now, while the entire West is divided and fighting each other, the East, rather than stimulating it, is trying to take a peaceful course.
Klaus gave orders to the red tarantulas again at that moment, and they soon began spreading some information and rumors all over the West.
Then, many of those who were vehemently opposed to seeing if there was anything else they ate, reversed their opinion.
Eventually, trade between the East and the West was resumed again, and at first it was completely released after receiving various jewels and precious items sent as gifts from many people in the West who reacted with disapproval.
The new Demon King of the East has no intention of antagonizing the West.
Although Klaus has left the West, he is human and considers the kingdom his home.
That’s why he wants to live peacefully with the West, something like that came to my mind.
“Did you say that the mind keeps leaning only in the direction that is good for you? It’s scary.”
“It is instinct. The desire to somehow escape from a difficult and unanswerable situation. It just comes out in a very subtle form. I just used it appropriately.”
The act of deceiving someone, the act of deceiving, as expected, things that would have been embarrassing if it was Yulia of the past.
However, she also now has a clear understanding of the power of being in the position of the Demon King.
The important thing is to protect and maintain only the precious things, and if it interferes with it, it was right to use any method to get rid of it, erase it, and get rid of it.
“What about the military part? Has the damage been repaired?”
“Unfortunately, we have lost skilled soldiers in previous battles. But it’s not something you can’t recover from. Above all, there are many people who will be in charge of the core of the army in the future, so the quality will improve soon.”
Peace won’t last long.
Either the West breaks first, or you draw the sword first.
This deceived and false peace is bound to be broken someday.
The important thing is who is better prepared at that moment.
“Come to think of it, isn’t it time for the academy to start school soon?”
“It is said that the West has been postponed for a month because it is so troubled. It’s worked out very well for us. Trade and salt mines still need stabilization, and there is also the problem of distributing the vacant lands in the east to the right people.”
“… Oh stop. It’s break time. Stop talking about work. Stop doing that…”
Snap-.
While occupying the top of Klaus, Demon King Julia smiled dizzyingly.
“Let’s talk a little bit more about our successor.”
