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　It was confirmed that they would go to the dwarves' village, but it was difficult to choose the right person.

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　The Ashtaroth Legion lacks a commander who can be trusted to stay at home.

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　When I, the general, am away, the defense level of this castle drops drastically.

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　The only hostile force at the moment is the Count of Ismailia, who is also weakened, so there should be no danger of a surprise attack, but the possibility is not zero.

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　The surrounding Demon Lords may be holding their hands tight and waiting for me to leave.

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　I would like Eve, who has a good reputation as a strategist and an administrator, to stay behind, but she is not willing to go along with me.

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　She was not selected at the beginning.

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　That leaves only Hijikata Toshizo.

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　He has no problem in terms of character. If I don't have the character of a king, I'll slay him from behind!　He is a man who has publicly stated that he is "a man of the world.

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　It is not good strategy to leave such a person behind.

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　Eve, the secretary and maid of honor, insists.

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　I defend him.

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"He may be incompetent as an administrator and a violent and untouchable warrior, but he is not the kind of man who would take over a castle when you are not home.

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　Perhaps her persuasion worked, or perhaps she was afraid that a dispute over the guard might upset her own accompaniment, but in the end, she agreed.

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　I was relieved, but at the same time I thought

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"But then again, we are still short of a commander. It's like this to decide who will stay at home.

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"Indeed."

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"Besides, it's hard for me to make this trip without taking along someone I can rely on in terms of combat."

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"Would you like to take a werewolf with you?　One Dwarf can slaughter five men.

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"That's why you said you weren't going to fight. Well, maybe in some cases there will be a battle.

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　But even so, we can't take werewolves with us. It is conspicuous to walk around with a demon. We are going to a dwarven village. We must show them that we are as non-hostile as possible.

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　The best way to do that is to take a human general with us.

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"Oh, if only we could summon our souls as we did the other day, there would be no problem at all.

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"To summon the soul, you need a drifter. You won't be able to get it so conveniently."

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"Right."

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　As I lament, Eve offers me an alternative.

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"Master, how about this?　The population has grown so rapidly. Some of the humans may be skilled. We will select the most promising among them and make them our commanders.

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"That's a good idea. One of these days, I'd like to build a unit of only human beings. We need to have good human commanders for that.

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Two birds with one stone.

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Some people say, "The sooner, the better. Put up a sign in the town square saying so.

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How would you like it written?

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"Yes."

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　and put his hand on his chin.

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"I'm looking for a good commander. I'm looking for a man who can be my ally. Those of you who have the ability, apply. Your reward will be as great as you wish."

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　I wonder," he summarized.

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"Excellent. Many will apply.

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　Eve immediately makes a signboard and has the orcs take it to the square.

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　The orcs report that people gather immediately and that hundreds of people have seen it.

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　They were talking,

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"I'll give it a shot."

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"Let's see what I get for my prize."

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"You're a Demon Lord who knows what he's talking about."

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　I heard that they were saying that.

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　I'm looking forward to it.

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　It was going to be a gathering of men of character.

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　Now, they recruited commanders in this way, and in response, many people gathered.

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　There must be roughly 100 people in the training room in the castle of the Demon King.

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　Since we had told the orcs that there would be no screening and that no one of any delicacy would be turned away, we had more volunteers than we had expected.

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"How can such a slender thing be of any use?"

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　Eve points to an old man who looks like a dead tree, but that is judging people too much by their looks.

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The old man is a magician. He's got some serious magic in him. Even if he can't command, I'll recruit him as a mercenary.

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"I see. Your insight is very good, sir."

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　But," Eve continued.

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"The girl will be of no use to us at all. Shall we send her away before she hurts herself?

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　Eve looks at the girl in front of her.

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　It was a girl in a hood. She is small. Maybe a size smaller than Eve.

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　She does not seem to have much magic power, and from the fact that she has a sword strapped to her back, we can guess that she is a warrior, but she certainly does not look very strong.

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　However, I cannot bear to turn him away, since I told him that looks can be deceiving.

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　I hope they work hard enough not to get hurt, learn what they are capable of, and go home.

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　While I was thinking of that, a trouble occurred.　

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　A large man standing next to the girl touched her buttocks.

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　She allowed him to do so with a blank expression on her face and stood there mumbling "5".

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　A man beside her saw this and warned the big man, and a fight broke out.

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　The girl looks at him as if he is a stranger and whispers "4.

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"This is getting troublesome."

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　I was about to leave, but Hijikata Toshizo stopped me.

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"You shouldn't be mediating such a trivial fight. It's beneath you.

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　As Toshizo left, he admonished the big man.

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　The girl said "3" from behind her hood.

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　He wondered what she meant by that, but the big man seemed to be more upset that Toshizo had interrupted him and took out a battle-axe from his back.

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　He took out the battle-axe from his back.

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　If he raised the axe, the big man's head would come off his torso.

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　I don't want to see that, Eve says.

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"I thought it would be fun to show him some blood. It would be a breach of military discipline to have such a big man under our command.

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"You have a point, ......, but even so, you're like a demon tribe."

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I am a demon.

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　While we were having a conversation, the girl said "two.

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"Eve, what do you think that number is?"

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"Perhaps, but I think it's a countdown."

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"Countdown. What kind of countdown?"

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"I don't know about that."

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　Eve said, "I'm sorry," and the countdown turned into "1.

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　Because of the concept of zero in this world, something will happen in one second.

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　As I watched, the big man raised his battle-axe.

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　At that moment, Toshizo's right hand reaches for the sword at his waist, but the sword is not drawn.

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　The girl said "zero" before he could draw his sword.

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　At the moment the girl said "zero," she quickly drew the sword on her back, drew a flowing line, and showered it on the big man.

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　The next thing she knew, the hilt of the man's battle-axe was cut in two.

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　The big man looks at him with an expression of not knowing what just happened.

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　However, he must have realized that the girl had done something to him, and he bites her.

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　What a lowlife this big guy is.

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　He can't understand the difference between his ability and his opponent's at this point in time.

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　If the girl had her way, the man's head would be on the floor by now.

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　It seems that only I, Toshizo, and Eve understand that.

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　If the big man doesn't realize this soon, he will lose his life.

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　I tried to warn him aloud, but at that moment the girl dances and draws the trajectory of her sword.

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　A silver streak runs across the man's cheek, a cross is carved, and the strap of his trousers is cut off.

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　The man's trousers slip down, revealing his underwear, but only then does he seem to realize what's happening.

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　I've just touched the ass of the most ridiculous woman I've ever met.

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　Realizing this, the big guy turned pale, lifted up his pants, and ran away from the hall.

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　People around us laughed at him, but Toshizo and I did not.

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　Yes, the big man was funny, but we were overwhelmed by the power of the girl in the hood.

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　If such a girl joined our ranks, we would be a hundred strong.

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　But is this girl an enemy or a friend?

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　It seemed that she was so powerful that it would not be easy to judge her, but my fears were unfounded.

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　The hooded girl turned to me, got down on one knee, prayed to me, and said

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I am a pure lamb to God. A maiden who lives by the sword.

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　I come to you by oracle.

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　By prophecy, I let the tactless man touch my ass and waited five seconds.

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　God told me to wait five seconds and then the Lord whom I was to serve would appear.

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　The oracle came true.

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　The oracle came true.

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　Yes, it is you.

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　--The demon king Ashtaroth.

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　The girl who called my name was majestic and divine.

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　She looked like something out of a religious painting in a church.

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　I thought so.

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　I couldn't help but ask her name.

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　She took off her hood and released her beautiful blonde hair.

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"My name is Jeanne. --Jeanne d'Arc. I am a warrior from another world, a country called France.

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　The girl who said so was as pure as a saint.

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