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　The night before the battle between the demon king Zakam and Juchi, the champion of the steppe.

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　On the day when the army was assembled in the castle of Ashtaroth and it was decided to go into battle tomorrow, I had a dream.

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　I don't usually dream, but that day I had a very clear dream.

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　I dreamed about the borderline between reality and dreams.

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　That night, I went to sleep and woke up in my dream.

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　There she was, the goddess I had met when I first came to this world.

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　She was in an empty space, holding her finger to a teacup, and bringing it to her mouth.

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　She noticed that I was awake,

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"Hey!

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　She raises her right hand.

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　I'm a little confused.

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"Oh, I'll have to make a seat for you, too," she said.

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　she says, and a white chair materializes in front of her.

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　I sit down in the chair and she asks me if I want some tea.

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　When I tell her that I don't need it, she makes fun of me.

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"You know, if you drink in your dreams, you'll wet the bed."

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　She was still a childish goddess, but her smile was the same as when we first met.

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"It's not like that. It's just that I know Eve, the master tea brewer, and I'm not interested in tea made by anyone else.

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"Oh, that maid is so good at making tea?"

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"She is a master."

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　She said she would like to be my guest someday.

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　She smiles when I tell her that she is always welcome to join us, but immediately raises her eyebrows.

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"I appreciate the invitation, but the goddess is not allowed to visit the earth much," she said.

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"Is it possible to summon earthly beings into your dreams instead?"

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"Yes. I'd like to call on her every night.

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I'd love to call you every night. I'm busy during the day.

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Do you want to relax at night?

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I'd love to.

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That's too bad, I could give you dreams like a succubus if you wanted.

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I'll ask you to do that when I'm in power.

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Oh, you want to be a succubus?

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You told me to go for it, didn't you?

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Yes, I did. Yes, I said that.

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　The goddess nodded her head yes.

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"But that's just lip service to the demon king. It's hard to say that you'll die soon even if you become a demon king.

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"Well, I'm not the type to give up, I'm the type that won't just die for nothing."

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"Yes, I can understand that. I don't know how you've come this far from such a disadvantage."

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"Well, a man's got to play the cards he's dealt, right?"

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You have three cards: pragmatism, intrigue, and the Demon Lord.

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You've got good men, you've got luck.

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With those three cards, you defeated the Demon Lord Sabnak, you defeated the Demon Lord Eligos, and you defeated DeCarabia. And DeCarabia. You may be the only Demon King in history to have achieved so much in just a few months.

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"If I had lost, I would be dead. I'm just desperate.

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I guess I was right. In time you'll be called the greatest Demon Lord in history.

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I hope so. I can't wait to unite this world and live in peace.

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Is that where you want to be?

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What's there?

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That's why I want to rule.

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Oh, I see. Well, something like that. At first it was to protect myself, but now it's different.

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　Now I have something to protect.

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　I have people to protect.

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　I have men to protect.

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　I have a maid who knows how to make tea. I want to drink her tea every day.

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　I have a saint who loves to eat. I want to teach her the language.

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　I have a dandy from the end of the Edo period. I want to talk with him.

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　I have a dwarf in spirit. I want to drink with him someday.

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　I have a military strategist who has grown to hate war. I want to talk strategy with him.

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　That's why I'm going to win the war.

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　The goddess said with a smile of great energy.

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"Yes!　I like it!　It makes me want to click the like button a hundred times. There are many different demon kings in this world, but in the end, they all have their own personal reasons for becoming a great demon king. And your reasons are very personal. And it makes sense."

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　We go to heaven for peace.

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　We fight because we do not want to fight.

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　It is a contradiction in terms, but a man who cannot protect his own precious friends is not qualified to speak of peace.

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　So says the goddess.

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"Anyway, I like you. I like you.

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"Thank you."

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　--Does she mean that?　I don't know.

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"I really shouldn't be getting involved in all this. But I still want to see what you can do. That's why I called you here."

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　What does he mean by that?

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　I try to ask back, but the words never reach me.

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　The goddess who was supposed to be sitting at a white desk and chair drinking tea was somehow far away.

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　Or am I moving away?

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It's as if I'm waking up from a dream.

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　Such a feeling envelops my body.

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　She must have sensed it, too, for she said at last in a rushed tone, "From now on, you are the demon king.

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"From now on, you will fight a fierce battle against the Demon King Zagamu and Juchi. The outcome is a secret, but you will live up to your reputation as one of the best of the best.

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　But in the midst of this fierce battle, you will be hit by an arrow.

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　There is only one way to avoid it.

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　I'd love to tell you exactly how, but the goddess can't interfere too much in earthly affairs.

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　So I'll just give you a hint.

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　You're about to wake up.

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　And there comes a pretty maid and a blonde saint.

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　They're here to help you out of a tight spot.

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　They'll give you a present, and you have to choose between them. If you do so, I'm sure--"

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　The goddess's words are cut off.

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　At the same time, I wake up in the real world.

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　The morning sun leaks in through my bedroom window.

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　I hear sparrows chirping outside my window.

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　It is a cool morning.

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　The morning is quiet.

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　It was not a day to go into battle, but this evening I would be leaving the castle of Ashtaroth with my army.

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　As soon as I remember this, the memory of the dream fades away.

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　When I wake up in the morning, the memory of the goddess I have just told you about fades away, as if I have forgotten the dream I had last night.

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　When the dream of the goddess disappeared completely from my memory, I heard a knock at my room.

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