After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King

It was worth mentioning that during Yila's time working in the empire, or rather, after fighting on the battlefield until near death, during his time off, he did a lot of things.

Some were about exploring the world, like exploring ruins... then unexpectedly meeting Favignano and teaming up to start their actions together.

Some were sudden situations, like when Yose was kidnapped by the Great Fairy and was about to be forced into slavery, so Yila had to gather strong acquaintances to rescue him.

And sometimes Yila intentionally sought something... like going to the Silver Moon Tree Court, viewing the World Tree, and looking for the truth about his crossing over, which eventually led him to become the savior of the Silver Moon Tree Court and coming into contact with the Snake Molt.

That was just a matter of convenience.

...

However, Yila was not necessarily a very righteous person, which should have been clear... the "not necessarily very righteous" part did not mean his character was despicable.

It meant that Yila's methods could be very dirty.

It could even be said that sometimes to achieve a certain goal, his means would be unscrupulous, such as with the person he had previously conversed with, "Julius Caesar."

The other person's identity was very simple to explain... she was the eldest princess of the Caesar Duchy, who had been switched and thrown into the river, drifting downstream to be found by a couple in a village on the outskirts of the royal capital.

By chance, Yila discovered the truth of that time and found the girl who had become the leader of a gang in the village, "Julius Caesar," and at that time...

He placed a hidden piece.

It was predicted that when he and Yose won the war against the Demon Control Area, during the time when both the empire and the Demon King Territory were recovering, he would deal with the noble blemishes while manipulating Julius Caesar to create trouble for the duchy.

Similarly, Yila's relationship with "Julius Caesar" would also be brought to the surface at some point, and then in name, Yila would intervene in the duchy's affairs with the excuse of, "I don't understand the duchy's matters, but someone asked me for help."

This did not require the empire to put in extra effort; only Yila would be causing upheaval in the duchy.

...

It wasn't just the duchy; in fact, Yila had similar preparations in many nations... sometimes, Yila really was like Batman, but with one major difference: Yila had parents.

Whether it was his past parents in the Federation or his current adoptive parents from the Elkaras Family, it was the same.

"I'm sorry, I had said you might become new duchy councilmen."

Yila said this while drinking with several people. When he first met them, he had promised that when they were needed, he would gradually elevate their social status to significant levels.

This promise wasn't entirely empty since if Yila truly used them, their status and his interests would be closely linked.

But now, it seemed to have fallen through.

"It's no big deal."

A tall and slim thug said this, casually drinking his strong liquor: "We get along just fine with the boss lady, stealing those idiots' wallets is great."

"That's right."

"Exactly."

"..."

It sounded like they were quite content, perhaps this was a case of contentment, but... *continuing like this was not feasible. If one day they slipped up and got caught, they could be hanged, and there would be nothing they could do.*

However, Julius just sat there drinking, seemingly lost in other thoughts.

"What do you think?"

Yila asked.

"Ah, I can't really say..."

With her red hair and scarred face, Julius Caesar said while staring at her wine glass: "But, we haven't had spare money for drinks in a long time... Yila."

The usually bold-looking boss lady now could only helplessly put her arm around Yila's shoulder... a very standard buddy gesture.

But because of Yila's physique and somewhat youthful appearance, or rather immature... right now, he looked like a good kid being coerced by an older sister and a thug.

"When we get money, we can only buy food. If we make a big score, a really big one, then we can buy some wine, and usually, I can only drink a little bit... this kind of life has no prospects."

Julius said this with some melancholy, and the surrounding thugs fell into silence as they looked at her.

"Have you thought about changing professions?"

Yila asked casually... to be honest, he could now arrange anything for them, even support a hundred idlers if necessary, as long as Julius Caesar did not genuinely enjoy the thrill of petty theft.

Besides, Julius herself was a fairly high-ranked professional, she could even be an adventurer.

"I'm not sure. Actually, I wanted to do business. I once stole dozens of gold coins from a sneaky guy, secretly rented a small store to sell wine, and hired a manager, but that guy ran off with the money... though I later got the money back."

Julius said this, making a throat-slitting gesture to indicate what she meant by "got the money back" as the sneaky man watched in bewilderment.

"But I still lost the money for the rent... I can't read, I've never been educated. So I thought I would just wait for you to find me, and I'll follow your arrangement."

Julius Caesar said this, pulling Yila's head closer to her own and laughingly asked, "So, Lord Yila, what are your commands?"

Yila, caught in her embrace, looked at Julius's close-up cleavage, and casually broke free, saying, "The empire lacks people now. Go to the empire and become a noble. With your status, there's no problem being a noble."

Moreover, under the current Yila Faction's control, the primary assessment for empire nobles was not ability... but rather loyalty, specifically their loyalty to the empire and Isabella.

Yila wasn't sure if this situation was good, but it was clearly the embryonic form of a federation-like government, though the ultimate authority was not the federation itself, but Yila.

"Noble? Can I do it?"

Julius looked doubtful, pointing at herself: "I haven't received any noble education, can't even read, and can't speak in phrases like, 'What a beautiful day.'"

Whether or not it would work, it was clear that it would... nobles were nobles regardless of literacy, but it was best to be literate. Not necessarily able to write, but at least able to read.

"I will arrange for someone to teach you. Just go directly to the empire and find Marilla Elkaras, she also needs people over there."

Yila said this as he stood up to leave... but was stopped by Julius pulling him back.

"Lord Yila, you've never really drunk with us. How about a night of drinking?"

"Ah, well..."

But, I have to accompany the god tomorrow... never mind, I'll get them all drunk and then go back to sleep.