So why did it turn out like this?


    Guinevere put her hand against her held like she was trying to suppress a headache and groaned.


    She was currently in a corner of the Manesh pce, it was a room where Guinevere would normally handle documents with one hand and hold tea to drink with another.


    The men and women rxing in whatever posture they felt like with no regards to their honor on the cushions that were ced on the ground were the source of her suffering.


    Ria, Ca, and Guinevere herself were fine. Even Serge and Irina werent unnatural in being there.


    Is there a problem?


    A problem


    It wasnt a problem, but why was this ce being used as a ce for the discussion?


    The ce with the most involved people is Ogress, after all.


    The people Ria looked over to were: Ars, Shifaka, Thor, Labyrinth, and the four God Dragons.


    Be it the excessively awe-inspiring lineup or the fact that the Dragonyer was sitting together with the God Dragons, as expected, not even Guinevere had theposure tough it off.


    Moving somewhere else sounds annoying.


    The person to say that as she was rxing and lying down was Fire Dragon Ohma. Although the other Dragons were maintaining postures that protected their majesty, they still agreed with Ohma.


    Were at a more light part of the conversation, so I think that some alcohol would be nice.


    The one to say that was, of all of them, Valis. It appears that Dragons being adept drinkers was true.


    Ria instructed a courtdy who was waiting on standby to have food and drinks prepared for them.


    Their discussion in the meanwhile wasnt truly light, however.


    They spoke of things like what to do once they came into contact with Earth by means of the Great Copse and how to process immigration. Normally, things like this were to be discussed by all of the continents rulers, but the people here were carefully selected with the intention of making it so that people with no knowledge concerning Earth would have a say in the discussion.


    Ria, Serge, and Labyrinth had reincarnated from the Earth. Ars and Thor were summoned as Heroes. Shifaka was a representative as a human that had actually immigrated. Guinevere and Ca were representatives of the locals.


    For now, lets give Japanese people top priority for immigration.


    Ria proposed something that came from her own ego, but no one opposed it. Ars raised the cup in his hand and Thor nodded. Labyrinth drank her juice, but she didnt disagree either.


    Ah, Im not trying to object, but Ive been thinking about something for a while now.


    Serge raised his hand and gave a question.


    Why are reincarnators and Heroes only ever Japanese?


    There were people that werent Japanese, too.


    The one to say that was someone who had until now remained quiet, Shifaka.


    It was like that on other continents, but it seemed to be that there were only Japanese people remaining when I looked on this continent as well.


    Regarding the reasoning for that, Ars spoke with a few spections mixed in.


    I think that we should ept poor immigrants from ces like the United States first. In the beginning, their way of life will be agriculture and raising animals.


    Immigrants moving from the Demonds would also support the immigrants from the Earth. It appeared that Ars had been thinking around those lines as well.


    The discussion was basically only being done between the humans. The God Dragons were drinking out of sses with alcohol in them, sometimes asking for opinions on various things.


    There were many tricky problems on their agenda.


    What about the Imperial family[2]


    The one to bring up this particrlyplicated problem was Ria. Even Ca and Guinevere were unable to understand Japans governing system.


    Moreover, even between Ria and the other former Japanese in the room, there was a generation gap. Ria had lived as a Japanese person for forty-two years and had knew many people who held the Imperial family in high esteem. Meanwhile, the four others only barely recognized it as the symbol of Japan through textbooks.


    There is the Imperial family to think of, but is having them continue governing a good idea?


    Ars spoke, yet no conclusion was reached.


    If were going to talk about them, what about the Ma, Jerusalem, and the Vatican?


    The formerly Japanese people held different views about Serges question. Ca and Guinevere could easily understand the problem since it had to do with religion, but they couldnt understand monotheism itself. They went out of the way to exin the general outline of what Judaism, Christianity, and Im was, but Ca and Guinevere, two people who didnt hold any hostility to demons, could only see the religious as breeding grounds for racial discrimination.


    Well, there was also a problem for the ones doing the exnation


    For there to be only one God what an arrogant concept.


    Guinevere spoke.


    Ca, someone who actually knew the power of a God, would be considered an atheist on Earth. Even though she held the bloodline of a God.


    It wasnt that she simply didnt ept the existence of Gods. She was an atheist in the sense that she wouldnt allow their meddling.


    Even so, their discussion branched out into further dicey topics.


    Oh yeah, there arent any cks in this world, huh?


    Once again, Serge brought something up.


    It was true, almost everyone looked European. It seemed like a lot of people did look oriental in the southeast though.


    Ah, that. Its because of discrimination.


    Ars spoke while scratching his head.


    The meeting continued on and on for days.


    Meanwhile, the God Dragons enjoyed themselves by getting drunk off of the alcohol not


    Ars contacted the Demonds with his phone, setting up the preparations for the eptance of immigrants.


    Tractors powered by mana. Lawnmowers powered by mana.


    Steel factories powered by mana. Shipbuilding factories powered by mana.


    Using mana left and right, Ars was bringing the Demonds ever closer to the modern era. A few parts were even advancing beyond what science was at though.


    Could you make the inte?


    I want to make the literacy rate be 100% first. There are still a mountainous tribes that dont speak themon tongue yet.


    Ars took Serges request seriously and answered him.


    I also want a transportationwork. I want to expand our railwork, and we also have to construct and maintain roads it should be more or less manageable thorugh magic, though.


    The more he talked, the more they came to understand just how advanced the Demonds were. It really was a great thing they didnt have to fight them.


    Could I use one of those Machine Gods?


    You probably could but theyre pretty expensive to make. Im using an orichalcum alloy for it anti-nuclear weapon armor, and there are only a few people who can manufacture its Magic Core. By the way, we have a lot of jets, too.


    Oooh! A science victory! [2][3]


    They probably had the war potential to fight against the entire world.


    Theyd even had the ability to purposely not damage Lemdria too much when they fought the country.


    The meeting truly did continue for days. As various kings and rulers were contacted, new members appeared to join in.


    Great Sage Alvis. Truthfully, he was the most in-looking man among them.


    But he was the Great Save of another continent and had managed it. Then, failing in its management, he hade to this continent with the few survivors in tow.


    As someone who had migrated as an immigrant, hisments were definitely valuable. However, he would asionally mix in hisints. Rather, hisints did nothing but be moremon.


    Really, humans have to have existences better than themselves or theyll just turn into impudent, arrogant things.


    The deadline Valis gave soon arrived.


    On that day, it was a very typical morning with people doing their usual daily activities.


    But the popce of each country was made to know of as much as possible through their representatives. What they could understand was next to nothing, though.


    The God Dragons returned to their families, with humans, demi-humans, and demons all amassing their fighters and made tents the ce where the Imperial Capital had once stood.


    And in the center of it all was the Demon King in a dogeza.


    Im sorry


    To say nothing of the humans and demi-humans, even the demons were looking at him with somewhat cold gazes. To say they were shocked would be an understatement.


    You do you know what youve done!?


    The person to speak in such an angry voice was Shana. The former Hero was abused by one of his pastrades that had helped defeat the previous eras Demon King together with him.


    Among those resignated gazes, the only one who looked uneasy was Ferna.


    Seriously you know what situation were all in


    As for why even Ria was shocked, well, its because a certain matter came to light so close to go-time.


    Ferna was pregnant.


    The father was this here Demon King-sama.


    Fernas fighting capability was considerably high even amongst those present. After all, she was a member of ck Cat, an organization that trained gifted children, since she was a child.


    It was natural that there would be me to ce somewhere if something caused her to lose her ability to fight. And in the case of a pregnancy, that me would mostly be held by the man.


    I have no face


    There was no room for justification left to Ars, who continued with his dogeza earnestly. He himself probably knew that as well.


    No matter what we say, theres no changing what happened. Lets put her somewhere safe and have her give us support from the rear.


    Since teleportation magic had adverse affects on pregnant women, Guinevere and Ferna would fly to Ogress.


    Ars finally got up and looked at the various demon officers with upturned eyes.


    Even while sighing the senior officers all arranged themselves before Ars.


    Some peoplelike Asukawere grumbled to themselves still, though.


    Its almost time


    Taking out his pocket watch, Shifaka muttered.


    He was the only human among them that had experienced a Great Copse. He looked up into the sky.


    And then, the color of the sky shifted.


    Blue. But not the blue a sky should be.


    Like it had shaken dust off itself, it was a clear blue. Too clear.


    Ooh


    People let out groans, as well as admiration. What stood out to them was another surfaceanother ground* upying the majority of the sky.


    It was something that Ria had seen countless times in photos, it was the Earth.


    Their atmospheres fully connected with each other, she could even see thendmasses clearly.


    Where is Japan


    Ria muttered. The globe rotated slowly, showing off its appearance.


    A chain of green inds on the vast blue waters. Finding it, Ria clenched her fists.


    Aah, it was still there.


    Japan was still there.


    The twos so close that they would normally have crashed into each other due to gravity, they kept their distance, still rotating.


    The Great Copse had begun.