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　I leave the castle of DeKalabia, leaving behind a dependable demon warrior and a human mercenary captain.

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　My home base is the castle of the demon king Ashtaroth, and even though Godreve is my housekeeper, I can't leave it unoccupied forever.

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　As we traveled northward along the road leading to the castle of Ashtaroth, the beautiful castle came into view.

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　Now that we had the old castle of Eligos in the north and the old castle of Dekarabia in the south, we would be able to secure the castle of Ashtaroth by having territories on the east and west sides.

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　But things did not go so well, for after the Demon King Dekarabia, the Demon King Zagam was next.

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　Before confronting Zagamu, we wanted to improve our internal administration and gather information about him.

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　So he called Kotaro the Wind Demon, but before he appeared, he sat down in his office and straightened his back.

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　I have been away from this castle for a long time.

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　I have been away from the castle for a long time, and I am tired from the long journey and the war.

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　You sit down in your familiar chair and try to recover, but something is missing and you immediately feel a sense of discomfort.

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　There must have been something indispensable in this familiar chair.

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　What was it?

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　As I was recalling what it was, Eve, the maid, brought me the answer.

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　She brought a set of tea and scones in a silver wagon and poured the tea, smiling like an angel.

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　Yes, that's the aroma.

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　My office is always filled with the scent of tea.

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　It has become my daily routine to relieve my fatigue with a cup of the best tea made by a maid named Eve.

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　I remember that I had not had her tea for a long time, because I had not taken her with me on my last visit to the hermitage of Komei.

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　For me, Eve's tea has become more like air and water than a luxury item. It is an indispensable part of my life.

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　By the way, a beautiful woman who accompanied me on the way made tea for me without my asking, but she made tea by eye, did not steam it, and did not adjust the temperature appropriately. And she used hard water instead of soft water, so it tasted very bad.

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　To her credit, she is a saint <, but though she was a master swordsman, she was less than an amateur when it came to tea.

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　So she made her own tea and drank it on the way. The taste was better than the tea made by Jeanne.

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　He realized once again the importance of his maid Eve, who came to visit him.

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While the master was away from the castle, Godreve the Dwarf ruled well, but there was one problem..." she said.

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"A problem?"

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　Eve nods in reply.

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"It seems that a conflict has developed in this city while the master was away. It seems that there are those who are dissatisfied with the ruling.

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I see. What kind of dispute?

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"Well, here's how it happened."

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　Eve spoke with great gusto.

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　Godreve, the Dwarf chief, is supporting the battle against the Demon King Dekarabia from the rear.

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　He sent out a constant stream of trained demons and humans from the castle.

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　The reinforcements were so successful that the castle of DeKalabia fell, but afterwards, controversy arose over the merit awarded to the soldiers based on their contribution.

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　Godreve had the werewolf troop, which had achieved the first place, as the second place.

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"How is that possible? Who did you choose as the first runner-up, by the way?

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"That's the thing..."

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　Eve, too, looked surprised and began to talk.

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　Godreve had not chosen a werewolf unit to be the first team in the recent battle, but had given it to a human unit, not a mercenary or a soldier.

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　He did not give it to mercenaries or soldiers, but to a medical team that did not fight on the front lines.

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　They were given the best war record because they had saved many lives.

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　Hearing this, I thought to myself, "That's great of you, Mr. Godreve," but Yves didn't seem to think so.

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"Yes, the medical team's doctors and priests did a great job, but since this is a battle, I thought they should be recognized for their work with the lances.

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"Well, yes, but we had a lot of time to spare in the battle of DeKalabia, and the reinforcements themselves didn't do much. It is true that the werewolf unit did a great job, but there were many other units that did well. It is in times like these that we should focus on the medical units that are working tirelessly day in and day out.

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　Hearing these words, Eve seemed to be convinced and said, "As expected of the master. I didn't realize that you had such consideration.

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"Well, it was Gottlieb who first thought of it. Well, it was Godreve who came up with the idea first and I support his actions.

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"But I don't agree with the rough werewolf captain. He's threatening to beat up the old dwarf.

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"We must take care of the old man and Godreave is a ghost. I can't hit him. So I'm going to find a way to make it all go away.

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　I put my hand to my chin and began to formulate a plan.

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　Eve giggles as she pours me a second cup of tea.

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　What's so funny, I ask.

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"...... No, I just think it's hard for the master to think all the time, both on the battlefield and in the castle.

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"That's right. There's no time to rest.

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The king of intrigue must always be thinking.

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That's right. This time, I have Zhuge Liang as my strategist, but I would like to have more strategists. I'm not sure about Shiba Ii ...... since he and Kongming don't seem to get along, but Kanpei Kuroda, Hanbei Takenaka, Kansuke Yamamoto, Taigongbang, Ye Lu Chuzai, I think I'm biased towards the East, but in the West the line between civil and military officials is not so clear, you know? "

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　I then came up with a solution to our earlier problem.

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　Hearing this, Yves said,

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"You are indeed the king of intrigue. The master doesn't need a military strategist.

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　She said.

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　I appreciated her trust, but I wished she could understand how the king felt every time he had to twist his head.

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