72 Public Speaking

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"That's all for now. I hope you know how important the decision that I am giving it to you. See you all again if you decide to stay and for those that don't accept the agreement and condition for staying, I will say it now. Farewell and good luck in your journey, I wish you all the best."

I turned around and walked down the stage that I've temporarily made just for this event. No matter how much I previously hate in becoming a leader, now that I continue to make an announcement it feels quite fun though it won't be in a long term. To be honest I wish most of the people decide to walk off from the agreement. It would be easier to control a small number of people that currently not fully committed and no such loyalty to me.

If there's such thing as corruptions and traitors within this group. It could destroy everything that I have done and plan from the inside.

"Look how imposed you look to the rest of the people."

"Oh come on dear, without you standing beside me. None of these people would even respect me. In addition with the help of Aria constricting their thoughts and actions, there would even be people jeering and those that will try to negotiate."

"Have you decided what are you going to do to those two summoned heroes?"

"Other than Mike, I am not sure about how useful Takashi is going to be."

"He is like Emelia doesn't it?"

"Embarrassing to say, I feel my situation is similar to Sena other than the fact that I have more companions and a wife to stick with me."

"Such sweet words to say even though you love Emelia more than me."

I started to scratch my head thinking on how to reply to that retort.

"Well you do not need to answer, I am just telling you. If you ever find someone else you love do remember to show care to each and every one of us."

I am about to deny the fact that I won't be loving anyone else but the world where polygamy is accepted and at the same time the king of the kingdom usually have multiple mistresses appeared inside my mind.

"...Dear, don't tell you already have someone in mind?"

"? No, I am thinking about how different this world is compared to my world."

"Different? In what way?"

"The fact that it is acceptable to have more than one wife."

"Fufufufu…. Dear, you are walking on a wrong path if you continue to think that way."

I suddenly shivered upon seeing Amanda smile brightly at me. This is one of the changes and things I've noticed about Amanda.

"I-I'm talking about the general population dear, I am not saying that every woman accepts it."

"Hohoho…. Anyway, what are you going to do now?"

"Let's kick everyone out in the meantime. To be honest I am not keen on letting everyone stay here, hopefully only twenty percent or so will be desperate enough to stay. We could allow them to create villages within the forest of death, they could survive with the help of Mike. Unless he decided to abandon them in which is his choice and problem."

"Mind giving them some food?"

"I don't mind, let's give the food that we had previously farmed. I am not keen on giving them fresh foods."

"Alright dear, I'll proceed to inform of your instructions."

"Thanks, dear."

It's bad of me but I am thinking of it this way. How could the whole kingdom just run away from their problems and carelessly decided to force another kingdom, in this case, it is the Gwendal Kingdom. Shamelessly came to our kingdom after following the holy alliance by sending thousands of their army to attack.

At the same time, I can't help but hate Mike. He is such a selfish person even though he appears to look carefree and easy to make friends with. He has such a convenient magic that he could have helped us by providing the food that he could magically spawn it with just his speck of magic ability.

He only waits till our kingdom in this mess that he decided to show his concerns if I am don't exist, I think there is no such thing as the Gwendal Kingdom anymore. Mike is a dangerous foe thus I do not want them to know the secret ability of mine and will kick them out unless he agrees to the conditions of being my slave.

Takashi, on the other hand, is the typical stupid hero of justice, in this case, Sena seems to have controls over him and he now is following each and every order of Sena. He probably makes stupid decisions even though he wants to help out someone.

I don't really hate or like this kind of character but now with Sena in the picture, everything might change. Sena could, in fact, be a great ally or my worst enemy. She is in control of one of the most powerful human being. I doubt Emelia could even scratch him with her full power, at the same time, Takashi is not using any hero weapon or equip of any such holy enchantments thus I am unable to do any kind of damage towards him. The only thing I could do is force him down by revealing my imposing aura but if that fails, I will technically be beheaded as they would know that I am a demon king.

Now if everything goes fine when all of them become my slave. No one could do anything to me. Hopefully, I don't get to meet the other two summoned heroes that I still do not know about them.

"Yo, can't I just stay in here for a while? Hey, stop trying to push me out."

As expected, Mike has started to cause trouble. He is trying to portray that we are the bad guys which in fact hilarious because my reputation is already negative, how bad can it get?

"Emelia, guards, please lead our guest out from the place."

"You do not need to say a word."

"Yes, Sir!"

Without hesitation, Emelia is already out there confronting Mike giving no mercy and push him out. Next is Takashi, if he decided to go all out we might have a problem but lucky for us the problem instantly quell after Sena telling him to back down.

Takashi doesn't look happy as he kept complaining that at least let Sena and her father stay inside the Kingdom.

The main reason why I do not want them to stay inside for far too long is that of the huge gap in the time difference between the illusion room and the world outside. It is precisely because of this that the plantation speed of growth but surprisingly it doesn't affect the humans that residing inside the illusion.

If upon coming out from the illusion room they realize that there's a time difference, they would try to find the actual Kingdom in which I have used illusion magic with the help of Aria and her demons subordinates.

They even blocked off the whole perimeter and at the same time, the people of the Gwendal Kingdom couldn't come to overpass the perimeter. I even made the weather inside the illusion room similar to the outside world so that they wouldn't notice anything. But in fact, they already stayed for two whole days.

I believe they wouldn't notice anything unless Takashi or Mike has a watch or a power similar to it. People in this world don't have any watch, they usually use the sun to tell what time is it and someone would do the pleasure to ring the enormous bell to unconsciously tell the rest of the people of the time while during the night, they could read the month and year of the world with the use of star constellation.

"Aria you seem happy, did something happen?"

"How?"

Aria starts to touch her facial expression, within three seconds she shows her expressionless face once again.

"I-It's nothing."

For the first time, Aria who I knew for at least half a year now, started to blush. Did she something enjoyable? Good for her I guess, it's bad if she continues on like this. She won't be able to make any friends at all.

"You should show your smile more often, it will bring you more good than harm."

"Yes, master. I will remember it and tuck it inside my heart for my lifetime."

"T-That's a bit exaggerating… Anyway good job. Do rest up after you have complete your remaining duties."

Aria nodded her head and walk off to do her duties meanwhile, I have no idea what should I do. Should I bring the fight to the holy alliance themselves or should I sent a representative to the other two kingdoms and hope they will join forces but the chance of it happening is probably only five percent out of hundred.

Yawn* I should sleep… Too tired to think about such complicated matters.