The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

"Aha……"

Early in the morning, Aliceville rubbed her sleepy eyes and slowly got up.

Once she cleared her mind a little, she remembered what had happened yesterday.

Thinking of this, Alice Vil quickly checked the supplies in her spatial ring.

"The rice bag is still there... What happened last night wasn't a dream..."

Aliceville sighed.

What happened last night was so sudden that she still feels like it's not real.

He was simply distributing relief grain and directing the townspeople to work until night. Just as he was about to rest, someone came to his door, offered to cooperate, and even asked him to be a qualified ruler after he ascended the throne.

All of this happened overnight, almost burning out Aliceville's brain CPU.

Such sudden plot twists only happen in novels and storybooks, right?

Regardless, this is a good thing. Since we have received material support, we should accept it with gratitude.

Of course, one should still be vigilant. Although, judging from Alice Vil's perspective, Gray seemed to have no ill intentions, let alone any malicious intent.

(Gray: How could I possibly have... ill intentions...)

But it's always good to be careful.

One should always be wary of others.

Better safe than sorry.

After confirming that last night's events were not just a fleeting dream, Aliceville prepared to go out and get to work for the day.

Aliceville distributed relief food in a way that involved distributing only one meal at a time.

Although this is troublesome, requiring distribution every day, it can alleviate the problem of townspeople fighting over food to some extent.

The relief food they received was not much, and they could eat it all on the spot. Once they finished eating, they wouldn't be targeted by the hungry townspeople and have their food stolen. Eating under Aliceville's nose meant no one would dare to steal their food.

Alice Villa felt that it was better to have a little trouble than to have various conflicts and disputes among the townspeople... In fact, conflicts and disputes would cause even more trouble than distributing relief food every day.

Go find Gray before distributing the relief food.

Aliceville thought to herself.

Last night, Aliceville helped Gray find a room to stay in. It wasn't far from this house. Both houses were available for Aliceville to use at will. She would stay in one, and the other one was originally empty. She was even considering giving it to the townspeople to help alleviate the housing shortage.

Now Alice was glad she hadn't done that. She couldn't accept receiving supplies from Gray and not even being able to provide a place to stay.

As Alice walked out of the room, she heard Gray's voice coming from above.

"Good morning."

"Um... Good morning..."

As Alice responded, she saw Gray jump down from above and land steadily on the ground.

Was he just standing on the roof?

This immediately resolved Aliceville's question: "How did the voice come from above?"

This confirmed something for Alice.

Without sensing any magical fluctuations, Gray jumped down purely using his physical strength.

This confirms that Gray is a practitioner with a physical constitution who focuses on cultivation. Even though he is a magic-based practitioner, he still has a powerful physique.

Aliceville said, "I was just about to come find you, but I didn't expect you to get up so early. I've made you wait..."

It was only just getting light, so I had indeed gotten up a bit early compared to most people.

However, Gray doesn't need much sleep. If he didn't stay up late yesterday, this is his normal sleep schedule.

“It’s nothing…” Gray didn’t wait long before quickly changing the subject and asking, “Are you going to prepare for the distribution of relief food next?”

“Hmm.” Aliceville nodded. “However, we’ve been distributing relief food like this for several days now. It’s too much trouble to have people queuing up one by one, and it also affects the townspeople’s normal work. Today I plan to find a more convenient way.”

We need to find someone to discuss a simpler way to distribute relief food. Do you want to come?

"Discuss?" Gray asked, "With your men?"

“You can’t say that…” Aliceville shook her head: “I didn’t bring any guards or maids, nor do I have any subordinates I can trust.”

They said they wanted to discuss it, but only with a few of the more clever leaders I had chosen.

There were so many people, I couldn't handle them all by myself, so I chose a few helpers.

“That makes sense,” Gray nodded in agreement.

A country cannot have only one king at its top; it needs many people to manage other affairs. This is the necessity for the existence of nobles and officials.

Alice Villa's "helpers" are similar.

“Before Beta arrives, I don’t have much to do, and I’m just idling around anyway. I’ll probably follow you around for the next few days to check on the situation in Moonshadow Territory,” Gray replied slowly.

“Okay, I understand,” Alice replied, leading Gray toward a small room.

The simple house will serve as a place for negotiations.

"Your Highness, Second Princess!"

There was a man standing at the entrance, just an ordinary farmer acting as a guard.

Alice Wilt smiled and said, "Good morning."

Then he opened the door.

The farmer would never stop Gray, who was following Aliceville. Even if he didn't know who Gray was, he could tell that he was related to the Second Princess.

Grey then followed Aliceville into the simple hut.

Aliceville had gotten up early enough, but she was still the last to arrive.

Good morning, everyone. Is everyone here?

Alice Villa maintained her approachable smile.

Good morning, Your Highness the Second Princess!

After a chorus of "Good morning," they began to ask Gray questions.

"Your Highness, who is that person behind you?"

Gremer remained silent. He knew that Alice would assign him an identity, and he wouldn't speak without informing him first, lest he break the established persona.

Alice Villa didn't elaborate on Gray's intentions, simply replying, "Friend, come help me with something."

Naturally taking her seat in the main seat, Alice Violet suddenly remembered that there were no more chairs in the cabin. She turned to Gray and asked, "Shall I have someone bring another chair over? You can sit next to me."

Gray shook his head: "There's no need for that. I'll just stand and listen."

Seeing Gray's reaction, Alice Villanre didn't insist any further.

However, upon hearing their conversation, some of the others in the room were whispering among themselves.

Undoubtedly, it was the subtle whisper of the relationship between Curious Grey and Alice Villa.

If I were to answer honestly, it would be—we're not familiar with each other, we've only just met.

Aliceville didn't intend to explain further, nor could she, and simply glanced at the scene.

"Now that everyone is here, let's get started."