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Returning from the dungeon called <>.

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　An excursion is an excursion until you get home!

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　A dungeon is a dungeon until you get home!

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　It is said that there is a saying among adventurers, and it is true: we return home without letting up.

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　However, since the trip there was easy, the return trip home was no problem at all.

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　We returned to the ground in a day without encountering any strong enemies, and then we got on a carriage and returned to the castle of Ashtaroth.

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　We return safely without encountering any foolish bandits on the way back.

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　It was the reverse of the "good going, scary coming back" pattern.

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　Of course, no one can sympathize with such a children's song, so I listen to Jeanne's humming instead.

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　She has a beautiful voice, a good sense of pitch, and seems to be good at singing.

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　I would have given her a chance to learn vocal music and become a diva someday, but such an opportunity would have to wait until after the unification of the country and the era of peace.

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　What I need now is a good commander.

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　Jeanne is more valuable as a commander and a warrior than as a singer.

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　I looked at Jeanne in such a way, but I suddenly noticed an object in my pocket.

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　It reminds her of the feeling of a piece of iron in a drawstring.

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"Speaking of hard-to-obtain items, this shuriken... I wonder who it belongs to..."

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　The shuriken is a shuriken, so it must be a ninja-related object, but the last Tokugawa shogun, Yoshinobu Tokugawa, was a shuriken thrower as a hobby, and there is no possibility that he is summoned to the site.

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　Hanzo Hattori's followers will be very disappointed if he is summoned.

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　So would I.

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　Tokugawa Yoshinobu is a man whose reputation varies greatly from person to person.

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　In the eyes of posterity, he was a wise man who did not let Japan fall into a state of civil war and handed over power to a new government.

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　From a different point of view, he is a fool who failed to utilize his overwhelming military power effectively and ended the 250-year history of Tokugawa.

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　I am the type of person who judges history dispassionately, but while I admired the wise judgment of Yoshinobu Tokugawa, I was somewhat cold toward him.

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　However, he is a general who is said to be the second coming of the divine Ieyasu.

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　He might be useful to us if we summon him.

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　He felt that way, but he scoffed to himself when he realized something.

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　Eve asks.

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"Master, what's so funny?"

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　I'll be honest with you.

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"No, I'm just thinking I'm getting better and better."

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"What about the supreme being in this world, Master?"

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"I appreciate the compliment, but ......"

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　But you've really come a long way.

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　At first I was eager for any commander of the heroic class, but now I have my pick and choose.

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　I am reminded of the words of a Chinese king.

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"Never go far from Shu."

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　These are the words of Emperor Guangwu of the Later Han Dynasty, who ridiculed himself for his greed in trying to conquer the country of Shu, even though he had gained a region of only a few kilometers. Cao Cao also quoted it.

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　These words are very appropriate for me right now.

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　I have to remind myself of this, and Eve praises me even more for it.

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"You are indeed a master. Your modesty. I think you are the best of all the Demon Lords.

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　He thanked her again,

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"summon the spirit of the soul

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　The first time I ask him to prepare for the

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　Immediately, he uses the he has just picked up.

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　I don't know if a demon or a snake will appear, but the moment of summoning is always exciting.

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　It is said that in this country of Japan, even among the common people, this kind of exciting game is popular every day. It was fortuitous that I could enjoy it in another world.

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　Klein's jar, the all-powerful jar that can summon demons, materials, and heroes.

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　I have used it many times before, but it is a strange pot if you think about it.

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　It is about the size of my waist.

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　And yet, out of it comes not only a human, but a Cyclops much larger than that.

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　Well, I'm forced to accept that it's because it's a mysterious jar installed in the Demon King's castle.

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　As I stare at the jar like this, Eve explains it to me.

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"There is one of these Klein jars in each Demon Lord's castle. And there is always the core of the Demon Lord, that is, the core.

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"Is each Klein jar different?"

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The shape of the core is different in each case, but the Klein pots are the same. They are all this size and shape.

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"I see, so this visceral shape is common to all demon kings."

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Yes. And this Klein jar is absolutely indestructible.

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"Really?"

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Seriously. No matter how powerful the magic is, it won't crack.

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"Then our plan to infiltrate the castle and have the Klein jar destroyed is futile, isn't it?"

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Perhaps.

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"Well, if we're going to get into the castle, we might as well just destroy the core."

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"Yes, sir."

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　Eve smiles and agrees, but then adds, "I'm not sure I'd like that.

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"However, I have learned from infiltrating the castle of the Demon King Eligos that each Demon King has cleverly hidden or disguised his core, or built an ironclad position to protect it. I thought it would not be easy to destroy them quickly.

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"I see. Well, the Demon Lord who leaves his weak points as they are is a heretic.

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Yes. So, Master, I think it is time to think seriously about the protection of the core.

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　Eve asks me with concern, but I tell her it is unnecessary.

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"Why is that?"

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　Eve, concerned for my life, is insistent.

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　She was not going to be convinced unless I explained myself properly.

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　So I spoke the words of Shingen Takeda, a warlord who once lived in the land of Japan.

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"In the province of Kai in the country of Japan, there was a great general named Shingen Takeda. He was a warlord surrounded by enemies, but he did not care about defending his castle all his life."

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"Why is that?"

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Even if you have a strong castle, it is meaningless if there is no one to defend it.

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Yes, that's true, but...

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"There's a quote from him that goes something like this..."

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　A man is a castle, a man is a stone wall, a man is a moat, mercy is a friend, revenge is an enemy.

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What do you mean?

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"Just like that. A castle is nothing without people you can trust. On the other hand, if you have a trustworthy vassal, you don't need a castle. It means that people can be a castle. That's why I told you to be merciful to others and not to bear a grudge against them.

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"If we in the demon king's camp are to apply ourselves, it is not to strengthen the castle but to fortify it with men who will not betray their masters. You are saying that we should train our men to protect the core with all their might.

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"Exactly."

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"Excellent. In the country of Japan, there are many capable generals like the master.

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"The Japanese are very talented."

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By the way, this King Takeda Shingen, did he conquer Japan?

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No, I couldn't. No, I couldn't. But I became a great lord.

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"I see, that's a shame."

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　Eve was disappointed, so I did not tell her what happened to Takeda after that.

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　Takeda Shingen was indeed a capable man, but he made too many enemies during his lifetime.

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　He expanded his territory by launching surprise attacks on his relatives, killing his own sons, betraying his allies, and using all kinds of scheming and artifice to rise to power, but he was crushed within a generation when his son took over.

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　There is a theory that the excesses of the father's generation were forced upon the son's generation, and there is also a theory that Katsuyori, the successor, imitated his father without knowing his own abilities.

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　In the end, the "man's castle" built by Shingen collapsed.

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　Eve's concern will increase when we tell her this.

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　In order not to burden her further with maid work, paperwork, and other trivial matters, I dare to keep quiet about it and ask her for a cup of tea.

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　As I sip it, I think.

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　Now I am going to summon a new "part of the castle" from the Klein pot, but what will he be like?

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　Will he be competent or incompetent?

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　Would he like tea or would he prefer liquor?

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　My curiosity was boundless, but the sooner I summoned him, the sooner I would get the answers to these questions.

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　So I quenched my thirst with a cup of Eve's tea and put the shuriken I had brought back from the dungeon into the jar.

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