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So... What brings you two here today?

The truth is, I have a favor to ask of you.

A favor?

Yes.

Would you allow me to live in your home free of cost for a while?

What?!

You're joking, right?

Do mew really think he would ask this as a joke?

It's nyot the least bit funny.

But what in the world happened?

Well... I suppose I do need to tell you...

about what happened to us.

A New Housemate

Lord Gholl.

Pardon my intrusion.

Lady Uliminas has reported an emergency.

What is it?

Sir Yuigarde is staging an insurrection.

She says he has occupied the throne room along with his closest aides.

A-Are mew serious about this?

As members of the Dark Army's Infernal Four?

It's not a question of seriousness.

We're only going to serve as witnesses to Yuigarde and Lord Gholl's duel.

And that's what makes mew three insane!

Your job is nyo more than to catch traitors and imprison them!

Oh, please, Uliminas.

We only approved this duel in hopes that it would open Lord Gholl's eyes.

What Yorminyt said!

Lord Gholl has not been himself of late!

He's never at the castle, he won't resume our advance...

He's making everyone suspicious!

Hugi, Mugi!

Wasn't Lord Gholl always partial to mew two?

Th-This and that are...

...entirely different matters!

Sleip! How do mew feel about this?

I believe none but Lord Gholl is worthy of the Dark One's throne.

But now that there are those among our forces speaking of rebellion,

it is necessary for him to exercise his power.

Welcome to the throne room, all of you!

Oh, dear. Aren't you getting a bit ahead of yourself?

That throne still belongs to Lord Gholl.

What's the problem? It will belong to Sir Yuigarde soon enough.

More importantly, no physical or verbal interference is permitted in their duel.

I trust you will comply with this rule?

Don't make us repeat ourselves!

We will not break our word!

Much appreciated.

Enough out of mew, Phufun!

Do mew have any idea how much care and concern Lord Gholl has given to us?

Oh, you're here, too?

Your presence is so minuscule, I didn't see you.

I'm locking all of mew up for treason!

You're too weak.

Stay out of this, small fry!

Damn... mew...

Typical Uliminas. You do excel at underhanded tricks.

We can't have you interrupting the duel at every turn.

Greanyl, take care of Uliminas.

As you wish.

So you're here.

I was getting sick of waiting, brother—

I mean, Lord Gholl.

I challenge you to a duel for the throne of the Dark One!

Thf Drrgh Wrnf?!

Fd knnd bwmf!

Wy nrvrr wmdrd nn shwee hrrm!

I have no intention of engaging in a needless fight with you.

Your own subordinates endorsed this duel.

They say you have grown too cowardly to remain at the top of the demon race.

Your recent foolish actions are unbefitting of the Dark One,

and they have had enough!

I have one question for you.

Which of my actions do you regard as foolish?

Huh?

You want to play dumb after all this?!

You've been visiting a human town frequently to indulge in its pleasures!

And that is not all!

You went soft and withdrew our entire army when we were a step short of victory.

You rejected all of our suggestions to resume our advance,

demonstrating a reluctance to take control over the human race.

It is highly doubtful that you are at all serious about our conquest.

Murmurs of discontent and unease over your choice to side with the humans

are spreading throughout our entire army.

I see.

So it was also you who sent our army to march on Klyrode without my consent, Yuigarde?

That's right. There's no sense in passing up an opportunity.

And you all agree with him?

I see.

In that case, I have no choice.

Now, swear upon the Demon Ring that symbolizes your status as the Dark One

that you will fight me for the throne!

That vigor! That intense pressure!

This is Lord Gholl's true power!

I, Gholl, the Dark One, hereby declare...

that I relinquish ownership of the Demon Ring.

Huh?

Take it.

I will retire as the Dark One.

You cad! Are you mocking me?!

If all of you think my actions are unbefitting of the Dark One,

then I have no reason to cling to the position.

Get real!

Don't you run from me, Gholl!

Oh, right.

Sir Yuigarde!

That's for what you did to Uliminas.

And I apologize for the trouble I caused for all of you.

L-Lord Gholl!

Please wait a moment!

I never thought it would come to this...

Drzz thfs mwrn urr lwvfs rr shvvd, fweemro?

Yrrs! Lmf's rrn whull mwe hrmv thrh shnnfs!

And that's what happened.

Yuigarde really became the Dark One?

We're flat broke, and we have nyowhere to go!

I understand your reasons, but I'll need to ask the others.

I'm back!

Today's hunt was quite... bountiful...

Wait, what?!

Why, Lady Balirossa!

Good to see mew!

Wh-Wh-Wh—

You got here at just the right time.

I'm thinking of letting these two crash at our house for a while.

What do you think?

What?!

I would appreciate it, Lady Balirossa.

I suppose your misgivings won't be cleared so easily.

I would expect nothing less of you.

What? She's obviously just scared of mew!

Please, everyone, don't stiffen up so.

I am no longer the Dark One.

I have abdicated the throne and left the army.

Considering I abandoned my duty as a ruler,

it wouldn't be right to continue living in demon territory.

That said, when it comes to humans I can call friends,

Sir Flio was the only one I could think of.

I've come to ask this favor as a friend.

B-But the Dark Army just attacked Klyrode a few days ago!

Apparently, the new Dark One, Yuigarde, was responsible for that.

Precisely.

I bear no ill will.

I swear that I will not harm any of you humans.

S-So... it's just like when you came over for tea?

Precisely.

Doesn't change the fact that we're demons, ya knyow!

Uliminas, please don't scare them!

That aside, Uliminas, he's still the former Dark One.

How is he flat broke when you're with him?

The intelligence corps I was leading left the Dark Army after all this, too.

And wouldn't mew know, this former Dark One here gave them all our money!

It's thanks to them that the damages suffered by our army have been minimal.

It's only a fitting reward.

See, that's exactly why the demons rebelled against mew!

All that coddling!

That tone...

I'm always the one getting the short end of the stick!

I see nyo reason to show him any respect!

Forgive me, Uliminas.

I never cared for my predecessors' methods.

That's why I took the Dark One's throne from my father.

Abdicating the throne because you have no support is just the way of things.

W-Well, that may be true, but...

But there are still things I can do, even without holding the throne.

Just like how Sir Flio halted conflict

between humans and demons despite being a nameless adventurer.

You knew about that?

Of course I did.

Anyway, about you staying here...

Rys and I think we're okay with it.

What about all of you?

W-Well, if you two are okay with it,

we hardly have any room to object, being freeloaders ourselves.

Huh?!

He did say he wouldn't do anything scary.

I think it'd be all right with me.

Me, too. I can just think of him as Sir Flio's tea companion.

I have no problem with it.

I shall become the supreme one's shield or blade as needed.

A-Are you people hearing yourselves?!

He may have abdicated the throne, but he was once the Dark One!

And the woman with him was his closest aide!

You really want to live with them?!

So, Balirossa...

You're telling me to kick out my former boss and colleague now that they've lost their home?

Rys, putting it like that is basically coercion.

What am I to do?

S-Sybe? Not you, too!

A...

All right, very well!

Now we've got the demon's most powerful force on our side!

What a magnificent farm.

Is there anything I can do to help?

No, no, no!

The djinn is the only helper I need!

I can help you train the horses.

I'm quite accustomed to handling magic beasts.

Mr. Ghozal! Please don't get in the way!

Ah, how marvelous!

And all of these belong to you?

Yeah.

I make weapons, armor pieces, and miscellaneous goods to sell.

I have Balirossa and her crew test out the adventurer gear I make,

then improve them as needed.

These dragon scales are...

Oh, those, uh...

The victor using the loser as sustenance is the way of the world.

It was our side that attacked you, after all.

It appears you've cast several spells on them.

All thanks to the dragon scales.

Their innate properties make them ideal for storing spells.

I see.

If human soldiers use this armor,

even the Dark Army will need a plan to deal with them.

They're just for individual adventurers.

You realize the spells on them aren't meant for big group battles, right?

Impressive as always, Sir Flio.

How is he getting along so well with a human?

Well, he isn't the Dark One anymore, so what's the problem?

B-But ya knyow...

He looks even more lively than he did when he led the demons.

To be purr-fectly honest, I'm not sure how to feel.

Having trouble sleeping, Balirossa?

This is herbal tea.

If you're hungry, we also have cookies.

Thank you, Lady Rys.

Actually, Rys was worried about you. She said you seemed down.

I was concerned, too.

We kind of ended up forcing you to agree with letting Ghozal and Uliminas stay here.

I was hoping we could talk for a bit.

Oh, no...

As a freeloader myself, I'm in no place to talk.

It just threw me when the other girls agreed so quickly.

I see.

I like the life we have now.

I sell armaments made with materials from beasts we hunt to make money.

We eat the vegetables Blossom grows on her farm.

Byleri and Sybe look after magic beasts.

Belano and Hiya are studying magic.

Living together with a shared respect for each other may be ideal,

but it doesn't always work out so easily.

That... is true.

I suppose I'm really not suited to live here after all.

Balirossa...

I wanted to continue to stay with you two from now on,

but unlike the others, I'm useless.

And...

In my head, I understand.

He may be a demon, but when he's talking and laughing with us,

or eating the same foods as us with a delighted look on his face,

he's no different from us.

I know the demons consider us to be the aggressors, as well.

But still...

I just can't come to terms with it!

I may be a newbie who's never stood on a battlefield before,

but within the knight order,

I have seen many tears shed over wounded soldiers and lost comrades!

Even though I know that man is not evil,

even if he says he's quit as the Dark One...

I don't know if I can live and laugh under the same roof as him...

I think it's natural to feel that way.

I'm pretty sure all humans in this world reject demons to some degree,

though some much more than others.

There's no helping that.

Also, I don't think Ghozal and Uliminas came to us just because they felt they had to.

Really?

I'd guess they intend to keep an eye on this household.

We have my husband, Hiya, and Damalynas within Hiya...

And me myself, of course.

This household is a gathering of people who could be a powerful addition to either side.

And you don't feel uncomfortable being watched like that?

Nah. I don't have anything to hide.

So you don't have to throw away your hard feelings.

Living together with mutual respect means accepting each other's ways of life,

not forcing yourself to be friends with everyone.

Accept... their way of life...

Incidentally, I'm curious about something.

You reject the Dark One, but you're fine with me?

I was part of the Dark Army, too, after all.

In fact, at first, I was planning to feed all of you to my soldiers.

What?! You were?!

Yes, I was.

I-I can't see it!

I've seen you in a vulnerable state far too many times!

I can't perceive you as an enemy I should hate after all that!

Are you trying to pick a fight?

Also, about what you said earlier...

You are not useless at all.

You're the one who taught me how to make these, after all.

Try one.

They're actually okay.

"Actually okay"? That was unnecessary, Darling!

Sorry about that.

I have an announcement.

Ghozal. Uliminas.

Should the two of you do harm to humans in any way,

I, Balirossa, will make you regret it!

So you've accepted our cohabitation,

but you want us to be aware that you'll be watching us?

Oh?

And what does the useless scaredy-cat knight who was freaking out

so much yesterday think she can do?

Sh-Sh-Shut up!

You call me useless?!

You're one to talk, after Sir Flio beat you at your own game twice!

Meow?!

M-Mew don't get to say that to me!

Hsss!

I thank you again for your acceptance of us, Lady Balirossa.

I'll only take your hand after I've determined

that you're both worthy of my trust.

Let's go, Sybe.

It's a fine day for a hunt!

Take that, you stupid demons!

I-I can't run any longer, Hero!

We're almost out of demon territory!

Just hang in there until then!

Once we get to town,

I'll sell off the jewels and magic gems I "borrowed" from the demons' treasury!

I'll stay in a proper inn and take a nice, relaxing bath, too!

Oh, a bath! That sounds lovely!

But have you forgotten that we're wanted criminals?

Of course I haven't!

It'll all work out once we get out of Klyrode!

You're unusually on the ball, Hero.

What do you mean, "unusually"?!

I mean...

Don't give me that!

Come on! Stop whining and run!

We're gonna run right beyond that horizon!

On that note, I appreciate you taking us in.

Uh-huh...

Don't be so concerned.

I like to keep clean, and I don't make a lot of noise.

And I'm very social, so I'll get along well with the neighbors.

Um...

That's not something mew should be so smug about!

This is why you're so... so...

N-Next time,

"A Steamy Hot Spring Trip, Part 1"!

Did I say something strange?

Next Time

A Steamy Hot Spring Trip, Part 1