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　The front line was chaotic.

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　Kobolds screamed, and wraiths calmly took them down.

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　The lion-headed warriors slaughter the wraiths with gusto.

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　The three functioned as if they were part of an ecosystem, but it would not last forever.

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　The Kobolds were finite and the Wraiths even fewer.

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　Soon the front would collapse.

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　It was a reality. As soon as the last Wraiths were destroyed by the Sabnak, the Kobolds would come at me, but they would be victims of my magic.

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　Body magic, to be exact.

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　I dodge their attacks with my enhanced physique, and then I attack them by applying magic power to my fists.

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　With a single blow, the lion-headed warrior kicks the Kobolds to the ground,

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"Oh-ho!"

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　He roared.

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"I thought there was only a blue dwarf here, but it's hard ...... to tell, you must be Ashtaroth."

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"It's a pleasure to meet you, if you don't mind me saying."

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　I try to play along, but Sabnak does not laugh.

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"My men have informed me. A thin, sorcerer-like man with a graceful appearance is the new born Demon Lord. He looks just like you.

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He's quite handsome, don't you think?

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I'm not in the mood for jokes like that.

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I'm sure you're right.

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You've ruined my face. Using me, baiting me against the humans while you raid their treasury, you're beyond clever, you're beyond cowardly!"

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"We asked you to protect us, but we did not formally sign the subordination pact."

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"So if you don't have a paper promise, you can do whatever you want?"

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"Yes. ...... makes it sound like I'm the villain."

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　Laughing to myself, I pick up the shortsword lying on the ground.

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　It was in Kobold's hand a moment ago.

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　Since it seems to be already dead, I can't be blamed for borrowing it without permission.

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"At this point, we have no choice but to discuss this.

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"I see, so you are already prepared to have your head bounced off."

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"Well, I don't know about that. Maybe you'll be the one to separate the torso from the neck.

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Your swordsmanship is no better than an amateur. I don't think I can beat you.

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"But my magic power is quite strong!"

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"Swordsmanship versus magic. Interesting."

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　Sabnak then raised his great sword to the upper position.

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　His movements are slow, but he has no desire to sneak in and attack. He felt that if he did so, he would be cut in half from the head.

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　My imagination was completely correct.

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　A second later, Sabnak's great sword swings down and cuts me in half.

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　I was sliced from the top of my head to my waist, but I was still able to speak.

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　I was able to talk, because it was my alter ego that he sliced open.

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　I had expected this, and had prepared a substitute with the magic of "illusion.

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　Sabnak immediately sensed that I was alive by the way I responded,

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"Chi!"

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　His expression is distorted.

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"You are so clever!"

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"What's wrong with being smart?"

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　I attack from the shadows.

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　I get around his blind spot and stab him in the stomach with my shortsword.

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　--I should have done it, but he evades me with his monstrous reflexes.

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"You're as quick as a cat!"

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I am a lion!　I am the king of lions!"

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　Sabnak the Lion King, who was treated like a cat, swung his sword with all his might.

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　The pressure of the sword was so great that the blow that passed right beside him and struck the ground was as powerful as a meteorite strike.

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　A large hole is made in the side of the body.

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　Seeing this, I even felt fear, but I am a realist.

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　I calmly assess the strength of the battle.

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　The opponent is better at single combat.

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　Feeling this way, I keep my distance, attack with magic from afar, and call for the orc soldiers I have left near the throne.

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　They were overwhelmed by Sabnak, but they held up their shields and served as the vanguard.

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What can you do, you fools!

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　Subnak immediately began to dominate the scene, but surprisingly, he struggled against magic attacks.

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　Although he is a great fighter in single combat, he seems to be weak against attacks from afar, even magical attacks.

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　If we could keep the situation as it was, we might be able to win, but Sabnak was smiling with a relaxed smile on his face.

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　I asked him if he had a smile on his face.

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"You have a good head start, Sabnak, as if you are sure of victory.

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"Well, yeah. You seem to be stalling for time, but I wonder who has the advantage in stalling."

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"What do you mean?"

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"The moat of this castle is good for a hasty construction, but it does not cover the entire castle. The rear hips seem to be unprotected.

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How did you know that?

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　He pretends to be surprised.

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"I'm not stupid. I have reports from the scouts."

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"I see. So you want me to reroute the hidden troops to the rear to pincer them?"

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"If it sounded otherwise, then I must have said it wrong."

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　Sabnak sounds confident, but his confidence is not overconfidence.

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　It is true that there is no moat behind the castle of Ashtaroth and there are no soldiers. If they were to be caught in the rear, they would be swept straight into the castle, and that would be the end of the story. That is how defenseless the rear of the castle was.

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"One more moment, or soon, my men will come rushing in here..." he said. The High Kobolds, the best of the best of the Kobolds, are coming. They will destroy your core."

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"If they destroy the core in the throne room, it's game over, right?"

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"Yes."

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"Then they can't be destroyed."

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"It's not your choice."　

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　Sabnak takes out a crystal ball from his pocket and throws it.

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　It hit the floor and emitted a magical light.

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　It seems that the crystal is filled with magic power, and that it is a tool that can be used for magic only once, even if it does not have magic power.

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　The crystal seems to have been given a "far vision" spell, and the back gate of the Ashtaroth Castle appears in the air.

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　The image changes to a bird's eye view, as if shot by a hawk, and we see a group of High Kobolds attacking the back gate.

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The image is delayed by a few minutes. This means that my men will be here soon.

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"I see. So there's a delay. I thought it was strange.

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"Strange?　What do you mean? Are you crazy?"

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No way, I'm perfectly calm. Sabnak, your farsightedness is so feeble that I'm going to change it to mine.

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　I got his permission, but before I received his consent, I chanted a shortening spell to complete the "farsightedness".

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　The newly projected image showed Kobold in front of the castle gate.

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　Sabnak is astonished when he sees it.

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"What?

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　The reason for Sabnak's astonishment was that the majority of the High Kobolds had fallen not into the castle, but into a large hole in the middle of the castle.

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　Yes, I had intentionally made the engineers thin out the back of the castle and dug a pit there.

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　Sabnak fell for it.

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　I saw the look on the demon king Sabnak's face. His shoulders were shaking and he was filled with anger.

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　He seemed to be tempted to slit my throat at any moment.

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　I look down at Sabnak with a refreshed feeling, knowing that I have struck a blow with my wiles.

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　I am reminded once again that it is in moments like this that schemers find their pleasure.

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