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　After a few days of rest at the inn, they went directly to the hermitage of Confucius, where a small boy was cleaning in front of his hermitage again.

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　Jeanne asked him, "Have you come again?

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"Have you come again? Has someone named Komei left?"

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　The boy bowed politely and said, "He is back.

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　The boy continued, "He is back, but...

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"He is home, but he is taking a nap right now. Can you wait until he wakes up?"

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　Jeanne was furious.

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The demon king has been busy!　Twice! He asked me to wait for him to wake up for a nap.

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　Jeanne, who was angry, was restrained.

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Wait a minute Jeanne! People don't like to be woken up when they're sleeping peacefully. Let's wait. We have a finite amount of time, but we have enough time to admire the forest.

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　With that, he turned back and went for a walk in the forest.

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　The forest of Komei was quite beautiful, with beautiful wild flowers and trees.

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　Jeanne found wild strawberries and popped them into her mouth one after another.

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　She bit into a wild strawberry and said, "Khoomey is rude.

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Khoomey is rude. It's not good to have such a rude person in your life.

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"He deserves our respect," I defended.

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　Two hours later, he returned to Kongming's hermitage.

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　The boy said, "You just woke up, sir. He is thirsty and wants to eat figs from the forest.

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　Can you wait while I go get some?　Before he could finish, I handed him the figs I had just collected.

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　The boy looks surprised to see me.

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"Are you a hermit?

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　The boy asks him, "Are you a hermit?

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"I am the Demon King.

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　He replied, "I am the Demon King," and led me straight to the house of Kongming.

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　It was a small house, and as soon as I entered the front door, I found myself in a parlor.

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　It seemed that the parlor also served as a study, and there were bookshelves covering the entire wall, filled with books.

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　This part of the room looked like that of the traditional Confucius, but Confucius himself, who was reading a book in the parlor, did not look so much like the traditional Confucius.

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　There were books randomly placed on the table, and the person who appeared to be Kongming was reading a book absorbedly.

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　His clothes were wrinkled and his hair was shaggy.

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　His clothes are wrinkled and his hair is shaggy. He seems to have been drinking alcohol during the day and smells of alcohol.

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　The image of a saint in the story crumbles quickly.

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　The person who seems to be Kongming looks up from his book and glances at us, saying that he will finish reading in about five minutes.

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　The book was so thick that it seemed impossible for him to finish reading it in five minutes, but he did it.

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　Flipping through the book, he read it in no time at all.

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　Toshizo teases him.

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"Even a monkey can read it. The question is, can you remember what it says?

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　He was right, but Kongming did not seem to mind and handed the book to Toshizo,

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He handed the book to Toshizo and said, "Please say the appropriate line on the appropriate page.

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　He handed the book to Toshizo and said, "Say the appropriate line on the appropriate page.

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　Toshizo followed the instruction, and pointed out five lines on the 300th page.

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"What is written there is about strategy, isn't it? It says that the basis of strategy should be to attack from a distance.

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"...... is correct."

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　Hijikata's face turned pale.

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"I am not reading the book, I am memorizing it. I'm reading it later, after I've imprinted it in my head."

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　I've heard that before.

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　A master of super-speed reading is able to imprint letters in his head like a photograph and read them later. Perhaps Confucius is a man who can do that.

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　I thought about this, but then Kongming suddenly burst out laughing.

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"Ha-ha-ha, I'm just kidding. There's no way he can do such a monstrous thing. I folded the pages when I gave it to the samurai there. I made him open the pages he had memorized on purpose."

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　Toshizo and Jeanne were relieved to hear that.

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　I had noticed something, but I dared not to say anything, and then he got to the heart of the matter.

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"Are you the famous Zhuge Liang?"

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"I do not know if you are famous, but my name is Zhu-ge Liang and my nickname is Kongming.

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I am honored to meet this military genius. My name is the Demon King, Ashtaroth, and I am here to add you to my army

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"You're very direct, aren't you?"

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　Kongmyou had the boy bring him a packet of cigarettes, which he smoked.

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　He tapped the ashtray twice and looked me in the face, staring at me with a price tag.

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"You're quite a manly devil king, aren't you? He's not like DeCarabia."

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"I don't want to be compared to that starfish."

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I heard you beat DeKarabia at his own game.

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You used a little trick.

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"A little trickery is all very well. It's better than the king who doesn't play any tricks.

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　Kongming assures her. He seems to like me, but he still doesn't want to be my subordinate.

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"You're a good king, but I'd like to live quietly in this hermitage for a while. Please leave.

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　He was told to leave.

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　Kongming looks out the window. He was not looking at the scenery, but at some distant place.

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　I point to a camellia bud that I can see from the window.

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It looks like it will be in bloom soon. I'll come back when they bloom.

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　Kongming waved his hand in a bored manner and looked through his book again.

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　We left as we were, but Jeanne got angry on the way.

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"That attitude is terrible. The Demon King has come all the way from far away.

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"He's just like he was in the past. He doesn't seem to be interested in the mundane world.

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"But does it help?　I was surprised at the trick in the book, but anyone can pull off a trick like that.

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　I laughed when I heard those words.

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"What, you fell for it too?

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　What do you mean?

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What do you mean?

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"What do you mean?" "I mean exactly what I said. I looked at the book... but it didn't have any folds.

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What?

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　What you mean," continued Toshizo, "is that...

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"That's right, Kongmei memorized that book in an instant. He has absolute memory.

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"Is he a monster?"

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　Jeanne, who has recently learned to read a few books, said, "Yes, Kongming seems to be a monster.

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　I really wanted to make him my subordinate and install him as the lord of the castle of De Caravia.

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　After telling this to Toshizo and Jeanne, they returned to the inn town and stayed there for a few days.

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　That night, Hijikata growled with a bottle of doburoku in his hand.

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"That military commander is great, but our Demon King is great too, for he can discern the true nature of a person in an instant.

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　What will happen when the two of them, the strongest demon king and the legendary strategist, join forces in one camp?

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　Toshizo could not help but look forward to it.

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