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　I am a demon king who has acquired powerful soldiers.

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　I am a realist.

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　I didn't want to fight a reckless battle.

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　There is a saying in other worlds.

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　If you know your enemy and know yourself, you will not be in danger in a hundred battles.

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　This is a saying by a military strategist called Sun Tzu, and I respected Sun Tzu.

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　So I will follow his words.

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"By the way, I heard that there are other demon kings in this world.

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"Yes, there are. They each have their own kingdoms."

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A force to be reckoned with by the Demon King's forces?

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If the humans join forces, they may be overwhelmed.

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"So you are saying that humans are not monolithic?"

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That's right, sir.

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"As is standard in this kind of world, are there any brave men?"

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"Yes, there are. To be precise, there should be. There are 72 heroes with the skill of [special effect] against each demon king. There are no confirmed heroes with special effects against the master.

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"When it is confirmed, it will be a threat."

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Yes. That's why each Demon Lord has his own servants stationed throughout the land to hunt for heroes.

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"Lukewarm. Why don't they just get rid of the kids when they're young?"

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"As expected of the Demon Lord. He's a merciless man. And he has a strategic eye.

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　In my previous world, there were no demon kings, but in the other world I was studying, there was something called "The Game. In the stories called "games," the Demon King often became the villain and was defeated by the heroes. I have studied the games several times, and in all of them, the Demon King clearly played the "lickspittle" game.

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　He disperses his forces, and for some reason, he foolishly places weak demons near the villages where the heroes live. It was as if he was asking them to gain experience.

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　Sequential deployment of forces. Even after the heroes are found, the Demon King waits at the Demon King's castle without reinforcing his forces. It is a foolish plan.

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　Besides, in other worlds, the most powerful weapon, which is the Demon King's weak point, is often placed in the Demon King's castle. This is why there is no end to the number of foolish Demon Kings who are defeated by the heroes.

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　Knowing this, I asked Eve.

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"Eve, is there any special equipment for heroes in this castle?

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　Eve's eyes widen.

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"How do you know that?　It's only listed on a hidden page in the inventory."

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"It's a hunch, a hunch. But you have one. Then get rid of it right now.

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"What, discard it?"

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　Eve is puzzled.

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"But it should be in the castle. It is the symbol of the castle, which can be found in other castles.

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"A symbol of authority. Nonsense."

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But it is also a source of authority.

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"I'll be d*mned if I'm going to be overthrown by a symbol. Destroy it. Don't seal it, destroy it. Throw it in a volcano.

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"...... yes."

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　For a moment he seems lost, but Eve dutifully carries out her plan.

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　She summoned a skeleton and told him to dispose of it in the volcano.

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　When she hands the sword to him, he has already left the remnants of his life behind.

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　She turns to me and says

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"You are indeed a demon king. It would be dangerous to leave your weakness unchecked. The battle with the other demon kings is about to begin. I don't want to be sidetracked by a brave man.

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"As expected. The other demon kings are too stupid. If I find a brave man who isn't in charge of me, I can give him information and have him defeat the other Demon Lords in the castle.

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"That's wonderful. "It's wonderful. Yes.

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"The enemy of my enemy is my friend. We take advantage of everything we can."

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"I admire you very much. Then shall I have the children search for the brave men who are still children?"

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Do that. If I find him, I'll go and take him down myself.

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"It is unprecedented for the Demon King himself to defeat a child hero.

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I am not bound by convention. It seems that my forces are the weakest among the demon kings. If I were to attack them in a straightforward manner, the gap between our forces would widen. So I will oppose them with .

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"Realism: ......"

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"It's called realism. We must increase our national power by all possible means, and exterminate our opponents. I should not be a saintly Liu Bei Xuande, but an owl. I would like to take a cue from Cao Cao, Cesare Borgia, Soun Hojo, Dosan Saito, Hisahide Matsunaga, and others."

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"So these people are heroes from another world."

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"These are people who have risen to the top by any means necessary. It is my belief that I would rather live a muddy life than die shouting pretty words.

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　So," I continue.

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"I said I would take all possible measures, and I'm going to do it right now."

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"What do you mean?"

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"I immediately came up with a clever little tactic based on pragmatism," he said.

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"The few outnumber the many, right?"

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That's right. It's against the Art of War, but it fits my style. So gather information first.

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What kind?

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Information on the human nations or noble families around here. And gather information on the weakest Demon Lord around here.

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"In this area, there is Count Ismariah's territory. The weakest demon king is Sabnak.

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"That's what I'd expect from a database dressed in a maid's uniform."

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　Eve's mouth twitched slightly when I complimented her on it.

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　She is a modest woman.

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　She does not change her facial expression very often, but when I explained the plan to her, her expression changed to one of surprise.

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　She opens her mouth. Well, ......" she said in surprise.

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　That's how bold and fearless the plan I proposed was.

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　She looked at me again and gave me her assessment of the plan.

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"I'm very impressed, sir."

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　It seems that my pragmatic scheming had met with the approval of the secretary and maid of the Demon Lord's army.

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　Relieved, I decided to tell her the details.

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