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　At the castle of the Demon King Zagam, south of the castle of Ashtaroth.

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　The room of the Klein pot in the castle of the Demon King Zagam.

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　Klein pots are magic pots that can summon demons and heroes by inserting materials into them.

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　There is one of these jars in the castle of each Demon Lord, and it is the only one that cannot be broken or moved.

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　According to Zagamu, this jar is the only one with a common design, and all 72 jars have the same design, but this does not matter to Zagamu, who is not interested in antiques.

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　What Zagam was interested in was the person who emerged from the vases.

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　--The other day.

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　The other day, Zagam had gathered beautiful women of the demon tribe and of the human tribe and was having a feast of carnal pleasure.

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　He was literally drinking as much as he could, and having women in his arms, when something interrupted the feast.

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　It was the messenger of their old enemy, De Carabia.

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　At first, Zagam thought that he would not meet with the messenger. He and DeCarabia had never been on good terms, and he did not even want to see him.

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　If he had come himself, that would be a different story, but there was no reason for him to meet the messenger.

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　And now, in the midst of a banquet, a good meal, a dancer's dance, and a diva's song were more important than a conversation with the arch-enemy.

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　But Zagamu changes his policy.

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　The report of his men announcing the arrival of the messenger was more serious than he had imagined.

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"Master Zagam, the messenger from DeKalabia is covered with wounds all over his body. He has countless arrow wounds, sword wounds, and burns. He is ranting loudly that he would rather deliver a message from the Lord than tend to his wounds.

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　Even Zagamu realized that the situation was unusual after hearing that much.

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"All right. Let him through!

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　He calls for the messenger.

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　The messenger was examined closely and found to be carrying a bow with a broken string.

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　Zagam's men tried to take it away, but the messenger refused to give it to them.

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　There was a dispute, but Zagam could not be harmed with a bow that had no arrows and no strings.

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　Zagam gave special permission for the bow.

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　It may have been more of a hassle than a show of kingship.

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　Perhaps Zagamu really wanted to return to the feast and enjoy himself with the succubus to his heart's content, but this desire was never fulfilled.

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　Decarabia's messenger came to Zagamu half-dead and half-alive, and told him that his master Decarabia was dead.

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　As expected, Zagam was surprised by the report.

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"Mmmm...you don't think that Dekarabia is dead? How did he die?　Who did this to him?

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Master Decarabia was killed by a scheming demon lord from the north.

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"What? It's the rumored Tale of the Two Sides of the Same Coin."

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　Zagamu growls.

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　The messenger replies.

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"The name is true. The forces of my master Dekarabia and those of Ashtaroth are almost equal. Nay, our forces were superior. But Ashtaroth overturned the gap in just two weeks."

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What kind of magic did he use?

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"He used a trick, as his name implies. First he created fake gold coins and brought them into our lands, then he deliberately passed the information on to us so that we would seize them.

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With that, they declared war on us?

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"Not only that. Whoever read that we were going to use the counterfeit gold to build up our forces, immediately formed an army and attacked us.

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You mean that they invaded when they had lost the confidence of the mercenaries and the population, using the counterfeit money?

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"Yes, that's right. It was a devilish plot, indeed.

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Indeed, you're the Witch Queen. I can't imagine such a plot.

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　Zagam is not incompetent.

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　He never underestimates his opponent's ability, so he honestly acknowledged the fearlessness of Asito's knowledge.

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　But this man is also a demon king. His self-esteem is even greater than DeCarabia's.

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"He is indeed the king of intrigue, but even intrigue is not all-powerful. I may have absorbed Decarabia, but I still have a chance to win.

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"That's right. He has not yet built up his forces. Besides, the remnants of DeCarabia's army will be on your side at every turn.

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"That's encouraging, but ......

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　He seemed to think that absorbing DeKalabia's men, who had so blithely allowed Ashtaroth to invade, would not be a force to be reckoned with.

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　The messenger sensed this, so I will now cut to the chase.

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　The reason why the messenger had come to this place, why he had crawled all the way here even though he had been hit by an arrow and wounded by a sword, was to take out the enemies of the Lord.

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　He was willing to endure any humiliation to do so.

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　Determined, the messenger holds up with both hands the broken bow he has been carrying for so long.

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　Zagamu looks at him suspiciously.

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What is it?

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"It is a piece of flotsam my master had hidden in his possession.

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Drift?

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　The flotsam is the treasure of a hero's kin, washed ashore from another world.

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　When placed in the Klein Jar, it will summon a hero from that flotsam.

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　Heroes from other worlds have tremendous power, and are so important that it is said that the number of heroes under a demon king's command determines the strength of that demon king's army.

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　It was a generous offer to give it to him for free, but there must be something more to it, Zagam thought.

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　The messenger said flatly

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"This flotsam is the best bargaining chip of Mr. DeCarabia. It was supposed to be used to defeat you.

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"But Ashtaroth got to you before you could."

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I'm afraid so. But Master DeKarabia will not forgive those who kill him. He wants to die with a vengeance.

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So you want me to use the flotsam and jetsam to avenge my enemies?

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"......, that is correct, sir."

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　The DeCarabia messenger assured him, and then he collapsed.

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　The tension that had been building up seemed to have been broken at this point.

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　With his last energy, he had come this far and handed over the flotsam.

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　He must have thought that he was no longer needed, and that it was up to the recipient to decide what to do with it.

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　The messenger passed out and went through the gate to the underworld.

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"He was quite a splendid man. Give him a nice burial."

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　Zagam ordered his men, and the gargoyle guards followed his orders.

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　--This was about three days ago.

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　With the flotsam thus acquired, Zagam was not sure whether to put it in Klein's jar or not.

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　DeCarabia had said it was his trump card. It would surely summon a powerful hero, but that made him timid.

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　They say that heroes choose whom they serve.

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　Will the hero I summon obey me?

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　Such a calculation crossed his mind.

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　After a few moments of contemplation, Zagam finally places the flotsam in Klein's jar.

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　He knew that his men would underestimate him if he continued to hesitate.

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　Besides, the demon king Ashtaroth is more formidable than he had imagined.

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　If we strike him head on, Zagamu will be the one to lose.

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　He did not want a repeat of DeKalabia.

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　Zagamu's mouth curled into a line and he made up his mind.

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　Whatever heroes are born, I will teach them the order of sovereigns and vassals, and use them as my servants.

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　He will use these heroes to oppose the scheming demon king Ashtaroth.

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　It is with this in mind that I have brought in the bow without strings that DeKalabia left behind.

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　This bow is what is called a short bow, and it seems to be easy to handle even on horseback.

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　Perhaps a famous bowman is the owner of this castaway, Zagam thought.

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　Zagam thought so.

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