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　After completing the of Yuri the Brave, I also acquired the legendary Japanese ninja Fuuma Kotaro, which increased my espionage and plotting abilities.

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　It was human nature to want to attack the surroundings.

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　Or perhaps it is the fate of the Demon King.

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　I don't like war very much, but it is something I have to do someday.

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　And for a boy like Yuri to live in peace, it would be better to unify this world and bring it together.

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　If there was a suitable king, it would be a good idea to help him in his task, but unfortunately, there was no such a holy king among the humans, nor was there any suitable person among the demon kings.

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"After all, the master should stand and lead this world," said Eve, the maid.

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　Eve, the maid, said.

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"I suppose that's the only way," I replied.

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　I reply and call Hanzo.

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　I summoned Hanzo because Kotaro Fuuma is a moody fellow who does not reside in this castle.

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　He is always on the move, gathering information.

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　He is in charge of the intelligence unit and Hanzo is his second-in-command, but Hanzo is more like a commander because he is more serious.

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　However, Hanzo still recognized the ability of Fuuma Kotaro in an instant and was willing to join his command.

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I will show you that I will be the key to the plotting of the Demon King's army together with Master Fuuma Kotaro," he said.

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　And then, he immediately began to plot.

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　He immediately brought me information that would give me a clue to the plot.

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"I'm very grateful to you, Demon Lord.

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No need to say hello. You got some good information, didn't you?

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　I asked Hanzo. He said, "Yes, I do.

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"I have found out the strength of all the demon kings in the area.

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"Thank you very much. Then, which is the weakest demon king in the area?

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That's the Demon Lord Dekarabia in the south.

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Yeah, we passed the border of his territory the other day when we were searching the dungeon.

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I see. I thought that demon king was the weakest around here. He's ranked F in strength. He's even weaker than the Eligos we fought the other day.

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Then I think we can handle him.

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But Ashtaroth's army is not strong either. They are about equal in strength.

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I see. Well, I've only just been born. My city is small and my army is weak.

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But my master is a god of war.

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　said Eve, interrupting from the side.

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"If the odds are against you, you win; if they are against you, you lose. If we are evenly matched, there is no way the master can be defeated.

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"I wish it were so, but if we are to follow the usual course of the Art of War, we would prefer to fight with forces lower in rank than ourselves, wouldn't we?

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"But there is no such force."

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　Hanzo asserts.

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Then we have no choice but to make them lower than us through intrigue.

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"I agree. But is there such a way?

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"Yes.

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　I assure you.

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　According to the report, the demon king we're planning to oppose, Dekarabia, is one of the most prominent economic cities around here.

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　He has built his castle at the intersection of several roads, which naturally leads to high tax revenues.

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"Then, in order to weaken the enemy, we should cut off its tax revenue.

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Is that possible?

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"It is possible. But we need the cooperation of the Dwarf Chief Godreve. Will you go get him?

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"Yes, sir."

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　Bowing deeply, Eve carried out the order, and a few minutes later Godreve arrived.

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　Since he is a ghost, he does not live in the castle town, but resides here in the castle.

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　He had converted a part of the castle into a workshop, where he was making and experimenting with new weapons.

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　His scientific knowledge, combined with my magical power, should be able to create something interesting.

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　When Godreve came without a footstep, he chuckled.

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"You're trying to do something interesting, aren't you, my Lord?

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"Oh, I won't bore you. By the way, can you make fake gold, Mr. Gottlieb?

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You mean fake gold?

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In layman's terms.

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"Yes, but it's either a bad product that's easy to spot, or it costs more than making real gold coins."

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Why is that?

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"Normally, the authenticity of a gold coin is determined by weighing it. If it weighs the same as the original gold coin, then it is authentic. If it weighs the same as the original, it's authentic.

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"I see."

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"Of course, there are metals heavier than gold, but they are more expensive than gold. That means it costs more than gold.

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So if the weight is the same, even if only for a few weeks, we can deceive.

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If only you could demonstrate such powerful magic.

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I can do it. Here is the material of the Demon King.

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　He takes out the right eye of Eligos, with which he had fought earlier.

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　It was in a bottle, soaked in a liquid.

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"We can use this as a material to create a metal that weighs the same as gold, even if only for a few weeks," he said.

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"And then we can gold-plate it."

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　Hmmm," Godreve said, putting his hand to his beard, "it might be possible.

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　If the best engineers say it is possible, all that remains is to create the useful metal.

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　We go to Klein's vase room and put Eligos' right eye in it.

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　On the way, Yves says to me,

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"Wouldn't it be more profitable to produce something golden with this material?

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　she says, like a miser.

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"Yes, we may be able to summon gold and silver treasures, but I'm not interested in a little money, and I'd rather have the trading city of the demon king DeCarabia than 10,000 gold coins."

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　The gold coins are spent once and gone, but the trading city will continue to generate wealth forever.

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　It was not necessary to consider which was more valuable.

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　When I shared my thoughts with her, Eve bowed her head,

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"You are the master," she praised.

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　"You are the master," she praised.

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"I guess I should wait to praise you until after you succeed," she said.

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"I gave you an advance because I'm sure you'll succeed.

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　Yves smiled.

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Not everything is a success, you know.

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"But Master has never failed me before."

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I see... but a track record alone is no guarantee of success in the next mission. I'll try not to let up until the very end.

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　I put the material of the Demon King Eligos into Klein's jar and put magic power into it.

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　This time, what I want is not a demon, but a material.

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　It was easy to get it out, because it had a perfectly specific use.

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　Moreover, the metal does not need to exist forever, it only needs to retain its form for a few weeks.

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　Perhaps this is why it was so easy to reproduce the absurd order of a metal that weighed almost as much as gold.

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　Grayish-brown metal piled up in a heap.

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　They were to be melted, poured into a mold, and gold-plated.

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　Then the fake gold is ready.

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　The work of melting, pouring into molds, and gilding the coins would be no problem if left up to the dwarves, who are the artisans of the craft.

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　In fact, Godreve did it in only three days.

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　As Yves put it,

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"That's what a Dwarf should do".

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　as Yves would say, "That's what a Dwarf does!

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