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　While we are checking the success or failure of the plot and preparing for battle, I teach Jeanne how to read and write.

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　Since she seems to have already learned the letters, I thought that the next step would be to teach her the grammar of this world, but first I had to teach her words.

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　The alphabet of this other world has almost the same structure as the European alphabet of the other world, but the words are also similar.

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　According to my research results, it is similar to the other world's European and Latin languages.

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　I wonder if there is some kind of causal relationship.

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　As I ponder this, I notice that Jeanne, who is standing by my side, is excited and her eyes are shining.

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　She seems to want to learn the words as soon as possible.

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　I thought I would teach her in the council room, but then I noticed something,

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　It was a shadowy figure staring at me through the doorway of the council room.

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　She was..,

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She was staring at me with a look that seemed to fit the onomatopoeia of "stare".

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　I could catch a glimpse of white brim.

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Apparently, she doesn't like the fact that Jeanne and I are alone.

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　It's fine if she doesn't like it, but as if to say, "The maid saw it! I let out a sigh and Jeanne made this proposal to me.

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"Demon king, you can study in my room."

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Jeanne's room?

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Yes, my room. The Demon King gave me my own room.

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Well, that's fine too.

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Then that's where we'll go.

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　Jeanne gathers her notebook and writing materials.

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　As she leaves the council room, Jeanne warns Eve.

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You and the Demon King are going to study together. The maids have a lot of work to do. If you don't do your work, the Demon Lord will be in trouble later.

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　Eve seems annoyed by his words, but he is right on the money,

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"I understand."

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　I understand," she said meekly and withdrew.

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　But then she turned around and said, "I'll see you later,

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"I'll bring you some tea later as , so please don't think of doing anything immoral," he said.

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　Jeanne says, "I'll bring you a cup of tea later as <.

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　Jeanne clicks her tongue, but then smiles,

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"Thank you," she said.

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　She said, "Thank you.

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　Somehow, I feel as if I have caught a glimpse of a woman's obsession, or perhaps a feud, but I do not care and go to Jeanne's room.

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　In this castle of Ashtaroth, there are a number of rooms where guests and diners are accommodated, but as expected, there is a strict division between men and women.

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　Jeanne is the only female commander in chief, so it seems that she is the only one who lives in this vast compartment.

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"Oh, by the way, where does Eve live?　Isn't she in the neighborhood?"

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　Jeanne shakes her head.

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The maid lives in the corner where the servants live. She lives there as a maid's maid.

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"I see, that's just like Eve.

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　Eve is practically number two in the castle and could live in a more luxurious private room if she wanted to.

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　She could even have her own house in the castle.

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　I guess that's how much you want to be by my side, but you could learn to be a little more extravagant, I thought.

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　When I told her this, Eve said in a single word that I was wasting my time.

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The maid is stingy. Not only to others, but also to herself. She doesn't spend her money that way."

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"Well, she's got a little bit of sophistication."

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"I'm not a prude. I'm a cheapskate. I'm a cheapskate.

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That's a terrible thing to say. I'm not a cheapskate by choice, I'm just a man who doesn't waste a single piece of gold. He just wants to get the government on a sound financial footing and let me rule the world."

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"I can sort of see that, but ......"

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"And being stingy is not a vice, but a virtue. There once was a not-so-bright warlord named Yamauchi Kazutoyo.

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"Hmmm..."

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"He was poorly paid, but his wife, Chiyo, was very thrifty and saved all her money."

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A little secret savings.

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Yes, a secret savings. Not only did she save it, she spent it lavishly.

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Flamboyantly?

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Yes. One day, her husband was to appear before the lord's horse. The husband wanted to buy a famous horse, but he didn't have the money. But the wife thought now was the time to spend the money, so she gave him some of her own money.

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"Oh, that's very generous of her."

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Yamauchi Kazutoyo bought a famous horse with his pocketbook, and the horse caught the eye of his lord, Oda Nobunaga, and he rose to prominence.

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"Do maids do the same thing?"

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"I don't know if she keeps a navel, but thanks to her, we've never been in the red."

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"That's great. I admire her a little."

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　We arrived in front of Jeanne's room.

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　There was a plate with the word "Jannu" written in letters that seemed to be written by her.

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　Her handwriting is quite good, which is quite an evolution considering that she was illiterate until a few months ago.

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　Isn't Jeanne amazing? she boasted, sticking out her chest.

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"Yes, it's great!

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　I patted her head and she looked happy.

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"By the way, Jeanne likes to be patted on the head, doesn't she?

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"Yes, I think I was a dog in my previous life. A big dog.

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You know, you look like a golden retriever.

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What about?

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The golden hair, the kind eyes, the friendly nature.

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"Well, I'm going to get a golden retriever or something like that someday."

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　She creates a new goal, but first she says something like this.

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"My previous life was a dog, but the Demon King's previous life must have been a cat.

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"A cat?　Why?"

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Because cats look away when they see eyes. The demon king also looks away.

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　She closes her eyes with moist eyes and puts out her lips.

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　Her lips are pouting.

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　It is as if she is asking me to kiss her.

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　She was a French girl, but I was a cat.

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　I stroke her again, ignore the kiss, and go into her room.

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　By the way, I left the door open.

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　Jeanne asked me why.　I explain.

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"It's just good manners for unmarried men and women to be in the same room.

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"Is there such a thing?"

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"I believe there is such a thing in France as well as in this world.

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"I remember there was."

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　She said with a blank expression and happily entered the room.

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