Two weeks passed since the last time. The maneuvers for the construction of a peaceful and pleasant land were progressing well.

During those two weeks, I spent most of my days in my office having sleepless nights because of work.

I had transformed myself into a civil servant or something similar. I received daily reports from Luccie which I then had to examine in order to make decisions. I didn't think managing a territory could be so boring.

From sitting all the time, I started to feel pain in my back.

Speaking of administrative tasks, it was almost time for Luccie's daily report.

A few minutes later, someone knocked on my office door. I gave permission to enter. The door opened and Luccie entered.

“Your Majesty, I am here to report to you. ''

''I'm listening to you. ''

''We heard from Ragnar. ''

''Finally, and what does he say. ''

''I found the men you asked me to watch. As soon as I arrived and despite my discretion, a man with white hair directly spotted me and attacked me. ''

I see, it must be Ichigo Kamaguchi. Interesting...

''I managed to overpower him without doing him too much harm before slipping away. I continue to keep an eye on them as you asked. End of report. ''

“I see, things seem to be going well on his side. You can continue. ''

“Magma sent to the border with the dwarf village gives us news. ''

Luccie began to read her report.

“Your Majesty, I have finally succeeded in connecting our lake to that of the river present in the territory of the dwarves. As you asked me, I managed to master my strength. I'm starting to get used to this shape and my power. I plan to stay in the area a little longer to see how things develop. I will let you know the situation if there is any change. End of report. ''

''Everything seems to be going well for Magma too...''

I was a little afraid that he would destroy everything in his path. Fortunately, everything went very well.

“On the Nebulime side, things seem to have progressed a lot. ''

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''I'm listening...''

''Me and some of our men planted the seeds you brought us. I erected a fence above the plantings and modified the climate inside so that it was conducive to the development of the plants. I continue to supervise and I will give you news on the rest of the events. ''

'' Nébulime also seems to have gotten away with it. ''

“Yes, your Majesty. ''

''You also do a very good job Luccie. Everyone is doing their best, that makes me happy. ''

With the day's reports now over, I stood up from my seat and began to stretch. It's been a while since I've stood up.

I realized how difficult it was to sit for several hours. I began to have respect for his officials whom I used to call lazy.

My back pain was getting worse. Maybe I should stretch my legs.

''I'm going to take a break. You can accompany me if you want. ''

“I am your Majesty. ''

It was time to take a break. Accompanied by Luccie, I headed outside the manor. Once outside, I decided to pay a little visit to Nébulime.

“What if we went to see the results of Nébulime? ''

“Good idea. ''

We then headed towards the plots set up by Nébulime.

It was a good minute's walk. Ideal for stretching your legs.

A few minutes of walking later, we arrived at our destination. Nebulime having seen us coming headed towards us.

“Your majesty. ''

''Ah Nebulime. I came to see how things are progressing. ''

'' GOOD. I'll show you around. ''

We began to explore the fields.

As the report indicated, the project was progressing well. We could see small shoots coming out of the ground in certain places.

As for the seeds planted, I opted for a wide variety of vegetables. I also thought about grains like wheat.

I had nothing to complain about, everyone was progressing well. But one thing bothered me. There was a problem and that problem was lack of time.

It would not be long before the empire resumed its assault on the kingdom of Gurai. If the Gurai Kingdom falls before we are able to harvest our vegetables, all this effort will have been for nothing.

The estimated time to be able to move on to harvest was approximately four months. If I wanted to estimate, I would say it would take about two months for the empire to go on the attack.

We are completely short of time.

“Nebulime. ''

“Yes, your Majesty. ''

“Could you let me modify the constitution of your barrier? ''

'' Yes. ''

'' Alright ! ''

Since my reincarnation as a demon king, I have only used spells that I used when I was still human. The only time I used a spell that wasn't in my inventory was during my fight against Magma. I didn't think I'd have to do it again anytime soon.

I closed my eyes and breathed my mana into the barrier. The original colorless barrier turned black.

This color was not dangerous for the plants since the barrier always let light inside.

“Time stop. ''

Time inside the barrier stopped.

The lower demons that were inside the barrier remained frozen. Only Nébulime and Luccie could move.

''Time really stood still... It was a lot easier than I thought. ''

I knew the Demon King had this ability because I had inherited this knowledge. But also because I had already seen him use it during different fights.

Back then, we were forced to resort to artifacts to protect ourselves from this fate. Some people still had the ability to resist this fate, like heroes for example.

By manipulating the flow of time with my mana, I began by gradually speeding up the flow of time.

I didn't yet master this spell very well, so I was only able to accelerate it to seven times its initial speed. It was still enough since it had managed to reduce the waiting time before the start of the harvest to just two weeks.

“I sped up the flow of time a little. I'm counting on you for the future. ''

“Yes, your majesty. ''

While I was busy giving the last instructions to Nebulime, I heard a voice calling to me from afar. I turned around and saw Gloria running closer to me.

She was anxious.

I saw it in his eyes. Something seemed to be bothering her.

'' Dad ! Dad please do something! '' She said, her breath ragged.

“Is there a problem Gloria? '' I asked, taking a much more serious look.

'' Yes. There's something wrong with Minia. I feel like she's about to die. ''

'' Minia? Who is it ? ''

“This is the kitten we brought back from Seika. Please help dad... I don't want her to die. ''

She let a few tears escape from her eyes. I stroked her head to comfort her.

“Don’t worry, I’ll see what I can do. ''

I think it's time to take off my demon king costume and assume my role as a father.

And the rest I wanted to take from all this?

End of chapter.