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　The battle between Ashtaroth and Dekarabia is not a single combat.

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　My theory is that single combat is something that only a boar warrior or a brainy demon king would do.

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　I try to avoid single combat that need not be fought.

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　I feel like I've beaten every demon king I've ever fought in single combat, but this time it was going to be a two-person fight.

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　To begin with, I do not know how to fight against non-humanoid Demon Kings.

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　In such a case, it would have been helpful to have a ninja by my side.

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　Kotaro Kazama took eight kunai in each hand and threw them at DeCarabia in a timed manner.

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　He was about to make a small test, but Dekarabia moved sluggishly and did not show any signs of avoiding the attack.

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　He then magically created a barrier, which neutralized all of them.

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"It seems that Dekarabia is a wizard type of demon king.

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"Yes, it seems so.

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　This may be the first battle with a magic-user type demon king.

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　Both Sabnak and Eligos were warrior types.

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　Both of them were strong, but because they were warrior types, their actions were easy to understand, but this star-shaped demon king's movements were unreadable.

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　I could not read his facial expressions.

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　He could not read their next move.

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　In fact, the star-shaped creature shined its body and emitted a ray of light from its center.

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　The ray of light extended in a straight line and pierced Kotaro's heart.

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　The ray of light that pierced his heart went straight through the wall of the castle of De Carabia, making the castle more airy.

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　Kotaro falls down with a slump, but I am not worried.

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　He is a ninja.

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　He is a legendary ninja.

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　It would be a disappointment if such a man were to die by such a blow.

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　He will say these words like in a comic book or a historical novel.

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"The art of the shapeshifter!"

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　It turns out that the man who was stabbed through the heart was just a log with clothes on.

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　Meanwhile, Kotaro Kazama came up behind DeCarabia and slashed his back with his ninja sword.

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　--The back is marked with a pentagram on both sides, so it is hard to tell which side is the front.

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　Anyway, Kotaro succeeded in his attack.

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　A whoosh!

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　There was a spray of blood.

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　I was probably the most relieved person to see that scene.

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　I had wondered if I could defeat him normally because of his deformed form, but it seems that his physical attacks are not ineffective.

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　It seemed that as long as it did not have a barrier, it could be attacked.

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　It could be defeated by either attacking from a place where there were no walls like Kotaro, or by striking a blow that would break down the walls. Thinking so, I chose the former.

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　The barrier could be cleared only from the front, and I would be able to take them down if I let Kotaro attack while I kept Decarabia in my sights.

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　With such an unspoken agreement, we continued the strategy of me releasing attack magic and Kotaro slashing from behind for a long time.

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　The starfish creature was getting wounded and was breathing its last breath of air.

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"We can win!

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　Just as he thought that, the body of the demon king DeCarabia glowed.

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　It seemed that he was going to make his final attack.

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　He concentrates his magical power in front of him and shoots a ray of light. A thick beam of light.

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　He spits out a beam of light like a pillar of light and spins around in a circle.

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　It seems to attack in 360 degrees.

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　At first, it seems to be a desperate attempt, but it is not.

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　He used the debris of the throne room as he shot out his rays with such force that it seemed to destroy the throne room.

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　The throne room was destroyed to the point of collapse, and the walls and pillars fell from the ceiling one after another.

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　In order to protect Eve from the debris, he took a step back and magically created a defensive formation, and DeCarabia ran away like a rabbit.

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　I thought he was a slow demon king, but his escape was so fast that I couldn't even see him.

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　And his last line of dialogue was quite appropriate.

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"Ashtaroth, the Demon King of Plots, the one of the two sides of the coin. It is true that I have lost my castle through your scheming. But this is not the only castle I hold. As long as I have this body, as long as I have this will to fight, you will never know the outcome.

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　With these words, DeCarabia fled through a hole in the wall.

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　Kotaro the Wind Demon saw the scene and whistled,

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"Now I have more people to kill," he said.

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　And he laughed.

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　I sneered back at him.

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"That's how it is with the demon king. It doesn't hurt to have more sworn enemies now."

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　Hearing this, Kotaro said,

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"You are indeed a Demon Lord.

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　But there is a maid who is looking down at the debris heap of De Caravia Castle.

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　She was so dejected that even from a distance it was obvious.

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　I know why.

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　He must think that he is responsible for letting DeCarabia escape.

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　The name of the Demon King will be ruined if he does nothing while the maid who has been relying on him is down in the dumps.

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　He gently strokes her hair and says, "It's not Eve's fault.

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"It's not Eve's fault. Don't worry about it.

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"But the master is trying to protect me ......"

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"If anything should happen to Eve, our army will be in great trouble. I might not be able to drink tea and I might die."

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"......, sir."

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"But there is no 'but'. In the first place, DeCarabia had every intention of escaping from the very beginning. If the Demon King fights on the premise that he'll escape, there's nothing we can do."

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"What?　What do you mean?"

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　Eve asked curiously.

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"This is the castle of the Demon King DeCarabia. Even if we escape from here, won't destroying his core disable him?

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"Of course. But what if the core is not in this castle?

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You don't think that's possible?

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"I'm having Kotaro Fuuma check it out right now, but if my intuition is correct, there is no core in this castle."

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　As if to prove his words, Kazama Kotaro examines Castle DeCarabia.

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　He had his secret service search the castle carefully, but the core of the Demon King was nowhere to be found.

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　Eve is puzzled when she hears this.

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"Isn't this his castle?

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"This is definitely his largest city, but the core is not here. Or, more precisely, it is no longer here.

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"What does that mean?"

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"I felt it when we were fighting. I felt something strange from DeCarabia.

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"Well, isn't that because he's deformed?"

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　Kotaro interjects, but I shake my head in denial.

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"This is a strange sensation that only a magician can understand, but I felt a tremendous power coming from the center of his body. On the other hand, I don't feel that power in this castle anymore.

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　Eve, with her keen senses, seemed to have noticed.

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"No way, Master!"

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　She is astonished, but affirms it.

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"No, I mean, no way. His core is in his own body. A demon king whose body and core are one. That is DeCarabia.

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　Eve and Kotaro were absolutely stunned to hear that, but I was not so surprised.

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　Each demon king hides his core or disguises it in desperation.

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　The demon kings are also very paranoid and are always afraid of rebellion.

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　Under such circumstances, they must be wondering where to hide the core, their weak point. DeCarabia's solution was not perfect, but it was one way.

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　At least, if you are one with your body, you are less likely to be betrayed in your sleep.

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　This is why he did not take care of his subordinates in this way and fostered the soil for their rebellion.

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　This was a blessing for a strategist, but troublesome for a strategist.

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　DeCarabia was free to act with his weakness at hand.

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　He had taken his core city, but he might be allowed to act freely in the future.

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　But not to be discouraged, I decided to send a message to the people in the castle.

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"The demon king Dekarabia has escaped from this castle. The castle already belongs to us, Ashtaroth's army. Surviving members of DeKarabia's army must surrender. If you do not wish to surrender, run. Further conflict is futile!"

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　Hearing these words, DeCarabia's men suddenly lost their fighting spirit and all surrendered.

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　Some of them escaped, but it is not known whether they returned to DeCarabia.

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　It seemed that few men would return to the king who had handed out counterfeit gold and been beaten to death by other demon kings.

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　At any rate, there would be no more unnecessary bloodshed.

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　Kotaro, the wind demon, thought so, but he let slip a few words.

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"...... Demon King Asito, you are still a man of tremendous ability. His knowledge and wisdom surpass those of Honjo-sama (Ujiyasu Hojo). No, he may be the second coming of Soun Hojo, the founder of the Hojo clan.

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　Thus I gained the trust of Kotaro Fuuma and a new castle.

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