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　Ashtaroth's army, which had won the first battle and was riding high on the momentum, continued its rapid advance, but a strange sensation came over them.

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　Let me describe it in words.

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"...... all the enemy soldiers who appear are weak. They are all goblins and orcs.

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　Eve answers this question.

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"I think it is because we are being pinched from both the west and the east, and there are no men to send to the southern front."

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"I wish that were the case."

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The master is a worrier, isn't he?

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"See how a few strands of my hair are standing on end?"

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　Eve stared at him.

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"Yes, I know."

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"Something is going on at times like this. I have a bad feeling."

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　Eve smiles again, takes out a comb, and arranges her hair.

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"I fixed your hair. Now I've shaken off the bad luck.

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　Just as Eve says this, there is a transmission from the spy slime.

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　Him?　Her?　The communication talisman he had been carrying turned red.

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　I can't speak telepathically on the battlefield right now, but I think something has happened.

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　When he spots a hawk in the sky above him, his consciousness flies away.

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　I temporarily take a ride on the hawk and borrow its vision.

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　I nod my head and my vision suddenly opens up. Hawk-eye's magic seems to have succeeded.

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　I go to inspect the western front.

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　It's a terrible sight.

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　Diplosia's army, which must have numbered at least 1,000, is nearly destroyed and is preparing to retreat.

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"What happened?

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　When I approached, I found close to 10,000 corpses crawling around.

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　There were zombies, skeletons, and ghosts.

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　They were not strong demons, but their numbers were too great.

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　The Diplosian army had been overwhelmed by the sheer volume.

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　I have a bad feeling about this, so I turn and look at the Eastern Front.

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　I turn and look at the Eastern Front, where no battle has already been fought.

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　Or had there not been from the beginning?

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　Was it a ploy by the Demon Lord Eligos to create a pinch and catch Diplosia and me off guard?

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"You've had your fill. ......"

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　Then he releases his consciousness and sets the hawk free.

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　I tell my men what I see.

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"The Western Front has collapsed. Diplosia has been defeated.

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What?

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What?

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"Well, ......"

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　Each of the three commanders was surprised.

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"An army of nearly 10,000 undead will be moving south from now on. No, I think they will surprise my castle before that.

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　He says in a prophetic tone, and the prophecy comes true.

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　My men report that the castle of Ashtaroth has been attacked by surprise.

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　Eve and the others turn pale, but they are reassured.

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Don't worry. I have given Godreve a plan for just such an occasion. It's classic, but with the same pitfalls. They'll fall for it and they'll all die."

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　I'm not a big talker.

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　A second report comes in late, informing us that Godreve has defeated the attackers.

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　Hearing these words, Eve exclaims in admiration.

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"Master, you are the god who rules destiny..." she exclaimed. Do you know everything?

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"No way. I was just consulting with Gottlieb to see if something like this could happen before we left. We haven't used the pitfall on Eligos yet, so I thought it would work."

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But still, it's a bit too much of a scheme.

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"Put those words on my epitaph."

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　Jokingly, he told them of his future prospects.

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"The Demon King Eligos will continue to move south and attack my territory."

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"...... probably."

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"Then we'll just have to go in there and take out Eligos."

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"But master, we are facing an army of 10,000. I don't think we can win in the field.

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I'm sure you're right.

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Then how?

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We'll think about that, but for now, we won't be holed up in a castle.

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　Toshizo refutes his words.

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"They have 10,000 and we have only 300. Are you going to die?

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I thought you wanted a place to die.

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"You'll feed me a hundred thousand arrowheads, won't you?"

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"Was. Then I guess that means you and I aren't dead yet.

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　I continue.

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"The reason we don't siege is because it would be too much trouble for our people. Eligos is a cruel man. He will invade the city and raid it, or mow the green fields on the outskirts. That is unbearable. And there will be casualties among the inhabitants."

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"Indeed, the walls of the Demon King's castle are inadequate.

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"It's like a thin cloth against an army of 10,000."

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　So in any case, a siege is pointless.

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"I have a plan. I may be no match for an army of 10,000, but in a battle between the Demon King and the Demon King, there is a chance for an upset. That's what I'm going for.

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"I would love to hear it, but will you let me hear it?"

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　Toshizo said somewhat sarcastically, but of course he meant it.

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　When he told only Hijikata Toshizo, Jeanne d'Arc, Eve, and the three commanders about his secret plan, they lost their expressions.

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　To each of them, he said

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"I thought you were a fool, but I was wrong. You are a fool. But you are the biggest fool in history.

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　First, Hijikata Toshizo gives a glib compliment.

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"The Demon King is amazing. That plan might work."

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　Saint Jeanne is unreserved in her praise.

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It is a dangerous gamble, but it is all we have left. Eve will cooperate.

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　The military maid, while mentioning the dangers, promised to cooperate.　

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　After hearing the voices and arguments of each of the three, I was satisfied and regrouped my troops.

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　A special unit led by Eve.

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　She was given a secret mission.

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　To "fulfill" this secret mission, I gave her a prop.

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　It was a powerful crystal ball I made from the corpse of the demon king Sabnak.

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　With the crystal ball, I can use a certain magic only once. It was a prerequisite for the success of Eve's secret mission. Only Eve was to know how to use it and when to use it.

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　When she heard about this plan, she looked surprised and looked at me and mumbled, "I'm going to use the crystal ball.

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"...... conspiratorial god."

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　And.

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　It seems that even the great Mouri Motonari would not have thought of this strategy. It may be true, but I wanted to succeed in this secret plan before I could boast that I was equal to Mori Motonari.

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　Therefore, I will focus on the forces advancing westward.

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　The main force that will advance westward and fight against the army of Erigos.

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　I will lead the center.

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　The left and right flanks will be left to Toshizo and Jeanne respectively.

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　We took care of the mobile demons and Eve took care of the less mobile ones, and we continued to march westward.

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　It was a forced march.

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　As I observed with my hawk earlier, there was a valley to the west.

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　It was a narrow terrain.

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　I was going to use it to fight.

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