"How about pretending that nothing happened? Just as if those kids have never rebelled."
Yila said this, and he continued calmly under everyone's gaze, "I don't understand the thoughts of the monsters, but this is the only way it would be legitimate enough. Of course... Demon King, your own thoughts are what's most important."
Vera nodded in agreement to Yila's words... but she didn't express any opinion herself, even though everyone understood how to handle such a situation.
What is she thinking? Is she hiding her strengths?
"Let's do as Mr. Yila suggests..."
With Satan Ye's approval, the vampire girl nodded and responded, "I understand, then as the Demon King says, I will pretend to respond to them as if nothing happened."
"..."
After waiting for a while with no one reporting anything, the Ghost Eyes Girl adjusted her glasses and reported, "Some unfortunate news, the gold coins in the Demon King Territory are barely enough to sustain until the merchants arrive."
This was indeed very bad news.
"So..."
Lime couldn't help but ask.
"Which means..."
Hilena frowned.
"Could it be..."
Vera anticipated something bad.
And it seemed the silent Ghost Eyes who was in charge of the Demon King City's finances adjusted her glasses and said calmly, "Thus, whether it is the cost of food, castle expenses, or magic experiment expenses, they all need to be further reduced."
"Everyone's salary, including mine, also needs to be reduced, military expenses too."
The Ghost Lady said this, looking at the slightly stirred Insect Man, Black Knight, Headless Knight, and Mechanical Body, she said, "Fortunately, because of the empire's withdrawal, the number of troops can indeed be correspondingly reduced."
"..."
"Fortunately, by the end of this quarter, our expenditures will be much more relaxed, and after the war ends, trade routes with dwarves, beastmen, and elves can also be restarted. We won't have to endure the high prices of war traders anymore."
The Ghost Eyes Girl said, she looked at the five little fairies, and said, "Fortunately, we have our own planting of plants like blue fungus, and other animals are also being raised. However, more diverse types of food have already been consumed."
Listening to these words, Lime seemed very depressed... although his head was a featureless green gel, everyone could feel his depression.
"Um... recently, recently..."
The little fairy made a cute sound, as if wanting to say something.
"Our harvest..."
Another little fairy chimed in to add.
"Is mediocre."
The little fairies spoke in turns, with different voices and voice characteristics, quickly forming a whole sentence, seemingly reporting bad news. The situation in the Demon King City was worse than Yila imagined.
If the empire fights for a few more years, it's possible that the demon race might be destroyed.
Should I do something about this?
Thinking this way, Yila felt the matter had nothing to do with him, so there was no need to particularly care. His only duty was to train Satan Ye into a qualified king... No, there was a problem with his education.
So, the only thing he had to do was to train Satan Ye into a king who could fight.
Besides that, the survival of the monsters, the living standard of the Demon King City, had nothing to do with him, and he had no need to interfere... He had no reason to improve production; there was no need to do that.
"..."
It seemed no one had anything more to report, and along with Satan Ye's nod, several leaders each returned to their own territories or residences... which were within a region of the Demon King Territory, but outside the castle.
But Lime, Hilena, Ghost Lady, Vera, and others, people without a strict sense of a "team"... or rather, those whose teams were handed over to several battle commanders, lived in the Demon King City.
Yila stood quietly watching, seeing Satan Ye leaning on the Demon King Throne and sighing.
"Youyou~ don't do it! Can my research funds be a little more lenient? Boohoo~"
Vera pretended to cry and complained to the Ghost Glasses Girl, but she very decisively shook her head, refusing Vera, and said, "Unless you give me the corresponding funds, then I can make an exception to help you buy back materials."
"Where would I get money from..."
"Then don't bother me."
"..."
"Ah, my research... is going to be forced to a halt!"
Hearing Vera lament like this, Yila reminded her, saying, "Vera, you're too out of character in front of the Demon King... however, possibly the Demon King City doesn't mind this."
"It indeed doesn't mind."
Vera glanced at the distressed-looking Satan Ye, then turned her gaze to Yila and asked him, "Yila, do you have any money? How much do you think I'm worth for a night?"
These words were a bit off the wall... but that's exactly Vera's character. When you really take her seriously, she would turn around and pretend nothing happened and back off.
"You better keep it to yourself... but, indeed, I do have something that needs your help."
As Yila said this, he reached out to undo the buttons of his coat, and as he took off the coat, he continued speaking, "I hope you can use spells to repair my clothes, um... what is that attitude?"
Asked by Yila, Vera was now hiding behind Hilena, cautiously sticking her head out, and said, "Oh, repairing clothes, I thought you were serious~"
These words were even more off the wall, even if it were taken seriously, it's not possible to take off clothes right here.
"Please, you know, these are my very precious clothes."
Saying this, Yila placed the clothes in Vera's hands, and said, "I can help you take a look at your experiments that rely purely on luck and lack rigor later."
Originally thinking she was being ordered around for nothing, as soon as Vera heard this, she became energized. She remembered the past when Yila looked at her experiments, always talking about "variable control" and "blank control". She asked excitedly, "Really?"
"Ha."
Yila gave a cold laugh, he looked towards Satan Ye's direction, saying, "Satan Ye, during the meeting, there were many places where you went wrong. Please listen carefully to what I say next."
"Eh? Ah, yes!!"
Seeing Satan Ye becoming serious amid her chaos, Yila nodded and prepared to speak step by step about the issues, he said, "When you are indecisive, don't show a face of not knowing what to do. Handling government affairs is not that urgent..."
But mid-sentence, Vera interrupted him and remarked, "Oh my, Yila, don't keep on instructing. Isn't the Demon King cute this way?"
In terms of cuteness, it indeed was quite cute. If Yila continues teaching, soon it won't be as cute, but is it really okay to say it directly?
"Miss Vera, don't say that... If Mr. Yila is willing to teach me, no matter how difficult, I am willing to learn."
Seeing the seriousness in Satan Ye's words, Yila and Vera looked at each other and then laughed together... It seems the little Demon King still hasn't understood the situation, but I guess that's still fine~
The crux of the problem isn't about "difficult" or "not difficult"...