"What the hell is going on?"

"Oh, Jessica, welcome home. I'm sorry I just got back, but I'm going to have a meeting now."

"Hah...."

Grandisiah Royal Palace, Conference Room.

I gathered everyone there for now. [M]All of them, me, Drake, Angus, Lilkara as the monster representative, Alisa as the elf representative, and my father, Noel Whitefield, as the human representative.

And when Jessica, who was out, came back, she came to this conference room.

"What the hell is going on?"

"There have been several meetings, but the agenda is' Coexistence of monsters and humans'.Jessica, I need your opinion. "

"I see. Now, may I assume that I have finished talking to you to some extent before I return?"

"Well, by the way, I think the general direction is already consistent.And then, whether Jessica agrees or not. "

It is Drake and Angus who exhale little against my words. [M]And it's Dad who's holding his head in pain.

In comparison, Lilkara's mood on the throne is backed by a smile that seems to be in a good mood.

"First of all, I... the philosophy of the Grandisiac," coexistence between monsters and humans. "

"Yeah."

"I think I was a little too impatient.Living with monsters and humans as neighbors... I wanted to be in such a country.But honestly, I don't think I can live up to that ideal right now. "

"Yeah."

Jessica nods at my words.This was endorsed by all of us here.

The coexistence of monsters and humans.

You could say that Grandisiah was pressing it against the status quo.

To humans, there are monsters living next door, so get along.As for monsters, there are people living next door, so don't attack them.

I was just giving both orders.

In that state, the monsters who absolutely obeyed my orders did so. [M]By comparison, man fled out of fear of the monster living next door.I wonder if I can live with monsters or spend time with someone I don't know when they'll attack me.

Besides, I was still trying to hold on. [M]Dream of a future where monsters and humans can laugh at each other and live hand in hand.

But they noticed. I think it's too sweet an ideal.

"The coexistence of monsters and humans that I set up... that idea remains unchanged.But the idea of coexistence didn't mean we had to live next door. "

"... I see."

"So, first of all, west of Hydra's Seki... I will transfer Grandisiac territory other than the 'Magic Forest' to the Kingdom of Orvance.Besides, the "Magic Forest" continues as Grandisiac territory, so it is forbidden to enter at all. "

"─!!"

I can see Jessica's eyes opening and surprising at my words. [M]

To the west of Hydra's Seki-it's half of what used to be the Dracos Empire.And this is the status quo Grandisiac territory, but it is a mysterious state of sending Orvance soldiers to inhabit the Grandisiac people.As a result, the people who live here are less conscious of being Grandiseased citizens, but rather feel like they are already in exile in the Kingdom of Orvance.

I would not dare to grant asylum to such a people - so I decided to cut off any asylum from them.

Instead, it is in the form of a takeover by the Kingdom of Orvance for each of its territories.

"Is that... too one-sided to benefit only the Kingdom of Orvance...?"

"I know that. It's just... well, there's more to the text than making an alliance from the beginning.When Grandisiah and the Kingdom of Orvance formed their alliance, the territory they gained after that was split in half.Jessica did a lot of drawings for me, so I've barely been able to assign territory until now... but I'd like to take that text out and give it away. "

"I understand that, but... when that happens, the Kingdom of Orvance will be the greatest territory on the continent.In addition to the size of its original territory, if it were to hand over everything west of Hydra's Seki... it would be an untouchable power. "

"I know. I just think there's no other way."

Seriously, I can look to Jessica.

There are both advantages and disadvantages.Give the Kingdom of Orvance its territory free of charge and allow all its citizens to belong to Orvance.That would increase the Kingdom's productivity and increase its pure strength.

"All I want to do is live together passively."

"Passive coexistence....."

"Oh, I forbid you to cross the Grand Dissaire for work or to enter the country for anyone other than an envoy.And in Grand Dissaire, we build a production system by monsters.If an adventurer breaks in and attacks a monster, he will be sentenced to death in accordance with the laws of the Grand Dissaire.... That's what I'm thinking right now. "

……

Monsters and humans live side by side.

I dreamed of a world like this.But the reality is tough.

Man fears monsters and sees them as enemies.Then we should live together on the same continent without interfering with each other, rather than together from the beginning.

This is the passive coexistence I think.

Everyone but Jessica has agreed with this opinion so far.

"I just want Jessica to sell the territory to the Kingdom of Orvance at the highest possible price, rather than giving it away for free.Gold is not rotten. "

"At least half of Grandisiah's territory will be handed over.You'll get the right value. "

Drake follows my words.

Jessica sighs loudly at my words. [M]

"Okay, that's how it works.However... in the future, we may have to think and move even if our relationship with the Kingdom of Orvance deteriorates.At first, I think it will be desperate to maintain law and order, but I am not afraid of the monster invasion and will be able to give you vast territory to produce.You can think of a dramatic improvement in national power. "

"Yeah."

"We will probably swallow the surrounding countries even more than we have an alliance with Grandisiah.And surround the area around the Grand Dissaire and build a tabletop posture… I think the Queen would probably be able to do that during her lifetime. "

"Yeah."

Jessica's map of the future - a map of the continent centered on the Grandisias, a future in which all countries except the central Grandisias become the kingdom of Orvans.

If the Queen's ambition is strong at that time, the Alliance could be destroyed and declared war on the Grandisiah.

Of course, there are a lot of monsters in the Grand Dissaire, such as the human army.

"That's why I'm ready."

"Are you ready...?"

"Ahh....."

Originally, this is what I say to the woman I love wholeheartedly, giving her a ring with a view of the sea.It's not something to say to the other person in a conference room with nothing to do with color.

But Jessica wouldn't say no.Anyway, the first thing I said was over there.

To continue friendship with the Kingdom of Orvance.

I've made up my mind.

Jessica, let's get married.

"Yes…………………………… yes?"