Across the Imperial Sea.

　It happened on the northern continent, in the outskirts of the Faukoku.

　At night, when the plants and trees were asleep, a figure shrouded in a black haze crept easily into the city.

On the ground ...... neatly ...... human beings ...... enviously ......

　A black haze entered one of the houses and covered the man who had fallen asleep.
　The man died without even raising his voice.

　Then he opens his eyes with a face that is drained of blood.

　The color of his eyes, which should have been blue when he was alive, was cloudy and reddish-black.

''Nakama ...... Nakama ...... fluffy ...... fluffy ......''

　He nodded at the black haze's instructions and plopped down on top of his wife, who was sleeping next to him.

　Her screams of agony were small.

　The black haze walked out of the house in the manner it had entered, and into another house.

　Repeating the same thing over and over again, the haze made more and more friends.

'Chijo, Chijo, Sesshoumaru...... Nakama, Nakama Fuyasu......'

　As the night dawned, many of the city's people had reddish-black, cloudy eyes that were not the same as the ones they had in life.

　The black haze went out and spoke to somewhere else.

''Commander ...... Meirei ...... did .......''

Well done. Go on. Four targets in the city.

　The voice of the man who was called the leader was clear.

''Medical Association ...... next, next.

　The black haze moved slowly while hiding in the shadows.


　The black haze was communicating with the 【Magic World】.

''Commander Hilgen. Do you think it will work?

I don't know. You don't know, so you're trying.

　The variant called Commander Hirgen replies bluntly to his colleague.

　They are the faction active in the ground invasion.

　Originally they were the mainstream faction, but after Marshal Gevardou was defeated and destroyed by something on the ground, they were reversed by the cautious faction.

　Both factions are in agreement that the ground invasion is their long-cherished desire.

　It would be more appropriate to say that they are the impatient faction that wants to invade now, and the faction that says we should move only after we have seen enough time to do so.

''We have gathered fragmentary information that the people of the ground have only some prominent power,''

So why don't we just go in?

"A proper collision with a group of outstanding men would be too much for them to handle. This is the one the General will lose. We will be killed in the blink of an eye.

　The other party was silent at Hilgen's words.

　The demon world is a supremacist society where the pecking order is completely determined by strength.

　The suggestion that it would be better to take into account strategy planning ability was ignored every time it was proposed.

　If strategy-making ability had been taken into account, Hilgen would have been a general, he thought to himself.

''So first, I'm going to send in the contagion/invasive type of miscellaneous soldiers. They will slowly reduce the power of the country. No matter how strong the people on the ground are, they can't go without food and drink. As the power of the country weakens, so does their strength.

It's a long shot. It's the kind of thing a cautious man would like to do.

　Hilgen nodded at his opponent's point.

　He was aware of what people would think of his approach.

'I want to invade as quickly as possible, but at the same time I think it's better to reduce the damage. At least I don't want to go head-to-head with people who can kill me instantly.

There's no denying that.

　Hilgen's words are compelling.
　The people of the demon world may be belligerent, but they are not suicidal.

''It may seem circuitous, but it's a sure thing, okay?　After all, our miscellaneous troops are over a million and growing on their own. Send them in periodically and they'll be exhausted. And they'll die even in their lifetimes.

　Hilgen said and chuckled.

　The other man laughed too, but quickly retracted his smile.

'By the way, why did you choose the north?　The great enemy is the Empire, is it not?

"The Empire is strong indeed. "Empires are strong, and they're quick to respond. But not all nations are so strong. If the rest of the Empire is vulnerable, it's practically an Empire versus a demon world.

　Hilgen told him what he wanted.

"The Empire is tired of saving other countries. If we don't help them, we'll be isolated. That's the best way to hit it. This is the best strategy. We don't need to fight a perfect opponent.

You're a real schemer, Hilgen. It's a good thing we're all brothers in arms, because we all share the same General.

　Hilgen accepts his opponent's praise with a nod.

'Once you've weakened the enemy, it's your turn, General Hugo.

I know.

　General Hugo nodded.

　Hugo was the boss in the organizational pecking order, but they had been friends since they were born.

　Where there was no one else, they interacted as they did when they were children.

'And the good thing is that our Lord Marshal, and the Duke above him, are cautious and understanding of my ideas.

That must be it.

　The two men laughed at each other.


　...... After such an exchange took place in the demon world, three cities were devastated in the legal country.
　The government finally noticed and sent an army to put down the troops, but there was no doubt that a great deal of damage had been done.