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　The battle between the Demon King Sabnak and Count Ismailia took place a week later on a plain near my castle.

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　I had informed both armies in advance that their respective armies would be encamped there.

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　Sabnak the Witch King..,

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"I will not forgive you, human, for meddling in my little brother's territory."

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　And he is a fighter,

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　As for Count Ismariah,

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"How can a demon tribe attack the city that shelters us?

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　I am sure that they are burning with righteousness.

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　In fact, Sabnak was in high spirits with two thirds of his army at his disposal.

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　Count Ismariah also brought nearly 50 knights and a group of mercenaries.

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　The clash took place shortly after noon.

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　It was a fierce battle. The demons of Sabnak fell one after another, and the knights of Count Ismaria broke their knees.

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　The two sides were rapidly reducing their numbers, but the word "retreat" was not uttered by either of the generals.

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　At first it was a battle for control of my domain, the castle of Ashtaroth, but already both of them were becoming stubborn, and it was becoming a contest to see who was the better general.

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　It was becoming a game of who was the better general.

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　I was smiling at that.

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They are idiots. You can't eat with pride.

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"Yes, they are foolish people. They are fighting for us, and we are unharmed.

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"If we do as Eve suggested and surprise them both when they are weak, we can easily destroy them both, and maybe not be blackmailed for a while.

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"Would you like that?"

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"No way. I hate war. Besides, fighting them off here won't give us anything. What I want are materials to expand my army and my castle.

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"I see. How then?"

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"I think it's time I told you the truth. We're going to the castle of the Demon Lord Sabnak with a small force. We're going to raid the material storehouse there and rob the materials.

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"......, how dare you raid the castle of Sabnak, who is fighting for our army?"

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"I never asked you to help me."

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　He said coldly.

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"Well, I did ask you to do something about Count Ismailia.

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"Indeed."

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"And I haven't made an alliance with Sabnak yet. Or any subordinate alliances. I'm not with him. This is not a betrayal. It's a plot.

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"-- conspiracy."

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　Eve looks at me with a serious expression on her face.

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"There's a country called Japan in the other world I've been researching.

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　There was a great general there named Mori Motonari.

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"That's a cool name."

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"Mm. He was a small lord in the Chugoku region, but his wits made him the governor of ten provinces in the Chugoku region. He rose to power through his wiles.

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　He was later known as..,

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<<"The God of Plotting.

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　"The name 'the king of the world' was given to him."

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"The God of Plot. You mean the god of intrigue."

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That's right. The god of war said. "In the world, the more you measure, the more you win, and the less you measure, the more you lose. In short, always keep your head on a swivel and exploit your opponent's weakness.

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"As of now. Sabnak the Witch King is on the battlefield with the majority of his forces. So Sabnak's castle is deserted and undefended.

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"Yes. If we target that place, even a rookie Demon King like me can surprise them with plenty of time to spare.

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"That's our master. Your wisdom outstrips that of a single knighthood. No, he's the second coming of the God of War.

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I'd like to hear you say that after you've succeeded. Now, first of all, I need the three wood golems we made the other day.

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All three?　What if the defenses of Ashtaroth Castle are not up to the task?"

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"Eve, if the current defense of Castle Sabnak is 5, how many defenses does Ashtaroth have?"

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"Four if you include the master, one if you don't."

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Then rounding off the number to the nearest zero. So there's no point in worrying about it now."

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"............"

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　Eve is silent.

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　In a way, what I'm saying sounds fearless, or perhaps even wild and reckless.

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　But it was necessary for me to be this bold to strike a strong enemy with the few men I had at my disposal.

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　Sabnak and Count Ismariah, who are after my castle, are now engaged in a fierce battle on the plain.

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　They are very close in strength and will be fighting each other for some time to come.

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　In the meantime, the enemy, who has emptied his castle, will not be able to do anything.

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　That's what Eve assures us, but she is still worried.

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"If either one of them finds out, the castle of Ashtaroth will fall, won't it?

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"Then that's the time. We started from zero to begin with, so we'll just go back to zero. There is nothing to regret.

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　When I finished, Eve bowed her head deeply,

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"I admire your courage, sir."

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　He smiled.

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　I was so impressed that I used the Klein pot to reinforce my forces while Eve summoned the wood golem.

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　Even if I and the golem could handle the assault, I thought, we needed someone to carry materials out of the enemy's material storehouse.

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　Low grade demons were enough for this kind of thing.

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"Well, so far so good, but I don't know if we can infiltrate Sabnak's castle. We will use all the forces we have at our disposal.

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Are you going into battle as well, Master?

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I intend to.

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The Demon Lord himself is going into battle. What if something should happen to him?

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In any case, this castle has the core, which is my weak point. I'm going to leave it out in the open. It doesn't matter where we fight. The bottom line is that we either win or we lose.

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"......If you are prepared to go that far, I will no longer stop you. But please take Eve with you.

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"Drinking tea on the battlefield is one thing, but this time I don't have time for that."

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"Of course, we can make tea on the battlefield, but that's not all. This Eve has the skill of [Strategy]. I will show her how to be useful on the battlefield as well.

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　Besides," she continues.

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"I may look like this, but I am a member of the demon tribe, and I am a fighter in my own right. If I should fall behind on the battlefield, I am prepared to die on the spot.

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　She pulls out a dagger from her pocket.

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"......If you insist, I will no longer stop you. But do not take life lightly. I have never had a better cup of tea than the one you make since I woke up in this world. If you die, I will not be able to drink good tea.

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　When she heard these words, her cheeks flushed a little,

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"I will continue to pour good tea for the master."

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　He swore to me.

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　She then provided weapons to the skeleton warriors she had assembled and took command of them.

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