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　I, who used a fat, wild mouse as my messenger.

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　I name him Mitsuki Mouse.

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　I was afraid that there might be some complaints about the name, but I adopt it.

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　The origin of this name means "beautiful moon," so there should be no problem.

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　After giving her magic power and intelligence, we send her to the ground.

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　According to the dwarves' stories, Shaarthal has a stronghold in the above-ground part of the village.

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　He tortures the dwarves he captures there and turns the dead ones into zombies.

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　A lowly man, but it was true.

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　A large building. The screams and pains of the dwarves can be heard from the building which is supposed to be the chief's house.

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　I peeked in a little and saw repulsive torture in progress.

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　It does not matter if you are male or female. It seems that even children are nothing but experiments in necromancy for Shalltal.

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　The spirits of demons were made to dwell in dwarves, demonized, and the agonizing pains and sobs that leaked out from the torture were collected and used to produce cursed jewels.

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　Frankly, it's a sight to behold.

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　I wanted to cut off his head right there and then, but I guess Mitsuki wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

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　I hold still and check out Shalltal's physiognomy.

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　This is the man I am going to kill in a few hours.

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　I wanted to get a good look at him so that I would not miss him.

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　I look at his face from a distance.

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　I knew he had a grim face.

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　Twisted lips, upturned eyes, dark skin. He looks like a dark elf, but he is human.

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"Surprising."

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　Eve, who was standing next to me, came to visit me.

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"What's surprising?"

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"He's the one who does devilish things up to this point. I thought he was really a demon... a human being..."

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There are many humans among the Demon Lord's servants.

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"Yes, that's right. I have a human subordinate myself.

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　It reminds me of Hijikata Toshizo and Jeanne d'Arc.

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　But they would never do such a brutal thing.

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　Is Charlemagne really a human being?

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　Eve gives us a clear answer.

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Humans are ......, no, this is also true of demons, but sometimes people do demonic deeds. It doesn't matter what race you are. I think it just means that Shalltal was pure evil.

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"Yes, indeed."

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　Reminds me of past history.

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　The world I lived in was at war.

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　The planet Earth, where I studied, is no different.

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　Everyone was fighting each other. They were always killing each other.

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　Cao Cao, the wily hero of the Three Kingdoms, massacred Xuzhou.

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　The massacre of pagans by the Crusaders.

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　A series of religious wars by Oda Nobunaga, the reformer of the Warring States period.

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　If you unravel the history of mankind, you will find that there have been few periods of peace.

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　This is a turbulent world.

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　It may be inevitable to produce such bloody characters.

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　And it may be the fate of a former human demon king like me to defeat such devilish people.

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　Feeling this way, I give an order to Eve.

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"Send out a decoy team ahead of schedule. We haven't finished digging the hole yet, but we'll make adjustments so that it will be ready when the decoy team attracts Shalltal and lures him out into the cavity.

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"How is that possible?"

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"Trust the dwarves, or rather a man named Godreve."

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　That taciturn, disciplined man said he would finish the work in 30 hours.

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　He would keep his word.

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"I understand. Then I will inform Lady Jeanne and send out the Dwarves.

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　But," Eve continued.

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"In this war, one wrong move and the master may be killed. I know it's not possible, but please give me something to cheer her up.

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"You two look like a couple of lovers before you go off to war."

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　I laughed lightly and handed her two rocks.

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"What are these?"

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"That's flint."

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"Can I at least use the magic of 'ignition'?"

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"No, it's not. It's a ritual from another world, Japan. It is said to bring good luck if a woman strikes a man twice before a game.

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Oh, my God, that's such a custom.

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"Toshizo told me about it."

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Then I'll slap you twice.

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　And she declares,

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　Click, click, click!

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　He struck the flint twice.

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　It was a booming sound.

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　It sounded as if it would ward off all kinds of bad luck.

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　When I told her about it, I ordered her to do it.

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"I'll be back safely in a few hours, and I want you to make me the best tea.

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"I understand. I'll see if I can find some soft water in the meantime.

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"Thank you for your concern."

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　He touched Eve lightly on the head and left.

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　I left without leaving, because I heard Jeanne's voice calling to me from far away.

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"Hey!　The Demon King!　We're leaving. What's the general doing here so late?"

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　This year's battle was overwhelmingly lacking in strength.

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　The decoy force would be useless as a decoy if Jeanne and I did not play an active role as the two wheels of arms.

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　This time, our skills as both commanders and warriors would be tested.

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　But Yves seems to have no doubts about either of them.

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"The master will surely defeat Shalltal. This is not a prophecy, but an established fact of the future.

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　The maid's expression was cute and reliable as she said so.

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