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　I defeated the demon king Sabnak and seized Sabnak's territory.

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　I have destroyed Sabnak's castle and received only his people, but there is one problem.

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　The population has increased so much that the castle town has become too small.

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　For now, they have set up tents in the square, a kind of refugee camp, but they cannot keep it like this forever.

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　We have to give them houses to live in and jobs to do.

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　It would be a good idea to expand the castle town.

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　We need a lot of materials for that.

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　Eve, the maid, discreetly offers.

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"Shouldn't the materials be used to strengthen the legions and the castle?"

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"That might be the obvious strategy. But first we need to expand the castle town.

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"...... Gyoi."

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"You don't sound convinced."

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"No way."

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"It's written all over your beautiful face. The materials should be used to expand the legion.

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　Eve's brow furrows, but she confesses her feelings honestly.

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"Our army has been depleted by the recent battle. I thought we should expand our forces first.

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It is true, but I believe that the lives of the citizens come first. A strong country starts with a strong national power, so that it can sustain a strong army.

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That's true, but...

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"The more immigrants, the easier it is to hire mercenaries. Demons are the core of the army, but I want mercenaries to be the core of the army too.

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"You want to hire human soldiers?

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I intend to.

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Humans betray us.

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I heard that other demon kings use humans as soldiers.

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"That's a warlord. We have a garrison in the rear, ready to kill him if he betrays us. I don't think we can afford to have a viceroy in our corps.

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"Then we must win the hearts of the mercenaries through trust. The quickest way to do that is to build a nice city to live in.

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"Yes, that's true, but ......"

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　The only way to convince Eve, who is still not convinced, will be to show her the real thing.

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　Demons, monsters, humans, and subhumans living in peace and producing abundant goods.

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　So I will use the materials I have left to create stone and wood.

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　I buy what I need from traveling merchants with the gold and silver in my vault.

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　Once I have the materials, I start building, but again I break the rules of this world.

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　Normally, the streets of this world's castle towns are convoluted.

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　They are winding, serpentine, and obviously inefficiently shaped.

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　Together they look like a maze, but that's by design.

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　It was meant to buy time for the enemy to invade the castle town, and to hold them back until they reached the castle.

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　It was a method often used not only in this world but also in other worlds.

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　This is the reason why the streets of castle towns in Japan are so narrow and intricate.

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　It is a way for the lord of the castle to protect himself, but I do not have that kind of self-preservation.

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　I am concerned about economic development.

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　Therefore, I had planned to make the new city center a planned city with a grid pattern to facilitate movement and distribution.

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　When I told this to Eve, it also caught her off guard, but she agreed with me in the end.

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　No, on the contrary, she admired it.

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"The master who pursues offensive economy instead of defensive defense is a heretic among demon kings. But Eve loves him for that heresy.

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　He understood my intention and followed my instructions.

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　The construction of the new castle town will be prepared around her.

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　A general named Hijikata Toshizo was also under my command, but he was useful in war but almost useless in domestic affairs.

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　He was either reading a book in the general's room in the castle, or else he went to the colorful town below the castle and drank during the daytime.

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　As a matter of fact, it is better to think of him as a battle fanatic and useless for anything productive.

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　However, he did have a lot to say about Shikicho, which is located in the corner of the new central area of the city.

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　According to him, having s*x with prostitutes is not the whole point of Shikicho, but drinking with, conversing with, and sleeping with nice women is the chic way to enjoy Shikicho.

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　In summary, he asked me to build him an oriental-style brothel or brothel.

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　I am not a saint and I knew that such a facility was needed, so I agreed.

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　Eve frowned and I tried to convince her.

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"History is full of countries that have been extraordinary enough to say that there are no prostitutes in our country. The Soviet Union, where a storm of purges is raging, China during the Cultural Revolution, and a peninsula ruled by a fat little man. Well, you wouldn't understand, Eve."

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"I don't know those countries, but I know what they mean. I just think it's disgusting that you and Hijikata-sama seem to enjoy discussing it."

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　Eve tsk tsk!　He insists.

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"We originally planned to build a colorful town, but the master is forbidden. If you feel so inclined, please contact Eve.

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　I wonder what will happen when I call on you. He was curious, but did not ask any more and ran away to Toshizo's place.

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　We are not going to talk about the colored town anymore, but the new town will need a training center for soldiers and so on.

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　I wanted to discuss with him how to build an efficient training center.

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　But that is just an excuse to get away from women who are in a bad mood.

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　I have lived for several decades, including my previous lives, but I still have a hard time dealing with women.

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　One moment they are in a good mood, and the next moment they are in a bad mood.

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　When I mentioned this to Toshizo, he agreed with me with a glass of doburoku in his hand.

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"I don't understand women. It is easier to master the way of the sword.

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"I agree. It's harder than mastering the truth of magic.

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　When Toshizo and I looked at each other, we let out a wry smile.

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　By the way, Eve's mood soon returned and she made us a nice cup of tea when we returned to her office.

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　She also served me scones with sweet and sour blueberry jam.

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　She is a perfect maid to bake pastries while acting as an intermediary for the city planning, she says,

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I am a military strategist and administrator, but first and foremost I am my master's maid.

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　That's what he said.

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　His words and actions were truly 5 Stars Legendary Rare.

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　It was probably my greatest happiness to have such a talented demoness like her under my command for the first time.

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　I thought so.

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