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　Treasure chest filled with gold coins.

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　The reason why they were not placed in the treasury was to prevent them from being mixed up with the real gold coins.

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　In other words, the gold coins were as good as the real ones and indistinguishable from them.

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　Kotaro exclaimed in admiration when he saw it.

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"Amazing! With this much gold, we can dream of the kingdom of heaven.

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If only it were real.

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　He then told them the details of his plan.

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"From now on, Kotaro will infiltrate the enemy territory with these gold coins.

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"Hmm."

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"Posing as a wealthy merchant. "and inform the enemy that you will take the gold coins to the cities of the south."

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And then you'll have DeKarabia, the Witch King, steal the gold.

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That's right.

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But won't a thousand gold coins at once look suspicious?

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Well, we'll split them into three groups and have them take three separate routes.

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That's a good idea.

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If they attack us too brazenly, I'll call war on them for attacking a merchant under my protection.

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It's fake money.

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"It'll be a few weeks before they realize that. I'll take advantage of the time lag. If I declare war, they'll build up their forces in a hurry. They'll hire mercenaries, both human and demon. They'll be buying all kinds of supplies.

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With the counterfeit money you've prepared.

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That's right. But what if, after the payment is made, they find out that the money is fake?　What if it suddenly disappears?　What happens to his credibility?

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"His credibility would probably suffer."

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　Fuma Kotaro laughs wryly.

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"Yeah, the mercenaries he hired would revolt, and the merchants he bought supplies from would give up on him.

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"And then the army of the Demon Lord DeCarabia will be in chaos.

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"Yes, nothing is easier than defeating an army in disarray.

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"Maybe we can snatch his territory without even a single battle.

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"I hope they will go that far, but let's not get our hopes up too high. Let's get ready for war.

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　I have called you here," he said, looking at Jeanne d'Arc who had come to the council room.

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　Her intelligence and comprehension are not so high, so she doesn't seem to understand what I've just said, but she seems to understand that my plot will weaken the army of the Demon Lord De Caravia.

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"For the sake of the Demon Lord, I'll do my best!

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　He makes a clenched fist.

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　Meanwhile, Hijikata Toshizo said,

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"You're still a coward, aren't you?

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　He complimented him and asked about the formation of the troops.

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"The formation will be the same as before. I'll form the demon squad. Hijikata is a mixture of demons and humans. Jeanne will lead the human mercenaries.

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"As usual."

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　Jeanne smiles.

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"By the way, we're about evenly matched, and if I succeed in my plot, all hell will break loose and we'll win by a comfortable margin."

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"And if you fail?

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　It was Toshizo who asked ominously, "What if you fail?

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"Then we'll cancel the war and run away.

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"Well, your husband's schemes have never failed, so I'm sure he'll be fine about it.

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　Toshizo is as relieved as Eve, but we mustn't be too overconfident.

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　It is not a good idea to always, without fail, reverse a desperate situation with a plot.

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　As I have said many times before, the basic principle of the Art of War is to defeat the few with the many.

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　This is also written in Sun Tzu's Art of War. It is also in Clausewitz's theory of war.

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　There is no reverse of it.

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　In this case, too, we simply followed the usual path.

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　Choose a neighbor country of equal strength as a hypothetical enemy, weaken it by a trick, and reduce its power.

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　If the scheme failed, it was natural for the enemy to flee without fighting.

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　When I explained this to the commander class, Jeanne agreed with me.

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"The person , whom the Demon King always uses as an example, is amazing. She is a woman, but she has mastered the art of war.

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"Not Sonko, but Sun Tzu."

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　I correct him, because he is a great strategist, but I decided to have them prepare the troops.

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　Since training is a regular part of the training, preparation is the preparation for war.

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　Prepare weapons and arrowheads.

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　Securing rations. Selecting the route to transport the rations.

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　It is customary to give leave to the soldiers before the war, so we had to distribute lump sums of money to them.

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　Frankly speaking, there are many things to do.

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　However, such a simple task has a great deal to do with the victory or defeat of a war.

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　Since ancient times, no hero has ever won a war by neglecting supply.

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　The more capable kings put more importance on the supply and do not let their soldiers starve.

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　I may not be a hero, but I did not want to be an incompetent king.

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　Fortunately, my Ashtaroth army had enough tax revenues for the moment, and enough food for the army, so that I would have no problem to carry out the war.

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　This was also a credit to Eve and Godreve, who were my hands and feet, and who were running the internal affairs.

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　If this war ended in victory, I would have to promise them some kind of reward.

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　With these thoughts in mind, I announce the end of the war council and find a lone figure remaining in the council room.

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　A golden-haired saint.

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　She is a sweet-natured saint with a big appetite, and is trying to say something.

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　She seems to be hesitating because it's after the war council and I'm probably busy, but then she says in a kind voice, "What do you want to talk about? I said in a kind voice and she came running to me.

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　She was all smiles as she opened the notebook she had bought for him.

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"Demon king, look at this!　<. I've mastered the entire alphabet of this world.

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　I pat her on the head and she purrs like a dog.

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　Jeanne has mastered the alphabet of this world through hard work.

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　I feel like I'm always teaching her letters before the war, or maybe this tradition has become a pre-war tradition, a good luck charm.

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　So I decided to teach Jeanne words instead of letters.

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　It was a step up.

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　When Jeanne heard this, she smiled prettily and said, "I'm so happy!

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"I'm so happy!　I love the Demon King!"

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　She hugged me, and her body was so soft to the touch.

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　And she smelled so good.

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