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　In this kind of fight, the first one to hit first wins, and when the opponent is off his guard, you strike a blow quickly.

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　I am a realist and a pacifist, but I knew well that it is better to start fights and wars first.

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　Eve calls me a gentleman among gentlemen, but only in my study.

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　It is during these rough times that his true belligerence comes out.

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　The mercenary is set on fire by my preemptive "fireball" spell.

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　The mercenary who tries desperately to extinguish it. He seems to be very kind to his friends.

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　I deliberately slow down the intensity of the fire.

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　I slow it down, but the fighting continues.

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　It seems they want my head no matter what.

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　A mercenary with two euphemistic daggers charges at me.

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　I could have blocked them with magic, but I now have a wall that is more reliable than the magic of the Wall of Defense.

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　That wall has golden hair.

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　It has a holy sword.

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　She was a warrior, always hungry and always smiling.

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　She drew her holy sword Nouvelle Joise from her back and leaped in front of me with the speed of a bird of prey.

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　She destroys one of the two swords of the two-sworded mercenary with a single blow, and tries to finish off the enemy with the second sword.

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　Her eyes were like those of a bird of prey.

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　Jeanne has the personality of a saint, but she changes when she is on the battlefield.

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　When I was in trouble, her eyes would change color.

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　She had killed many enemies for me, but I did not want her to waste her life.

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"Jeanne, don't kill them if you can help it."

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　Jeanne raises her sword, reacts with a twitch for a moment, and then she lowers it.

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　Jeanne only destroys the other dagger, not the head.

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　After that, when she faced the enemy, she tried to avoid being mortally wounded.

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　I would stand alongside her and deliver a few gentle blows, and I would receive a modest complaint.

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"The Demon Lord is too kind. He is too gentle with those who are trying to take our lives.

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"We don't know their situation yet. And Jeanne's Semitic monotheist god probably says... --"Thou shalt not kill."

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　Jeanne seemed convinced when I quoted the words of an otherworldly religious leader who preached the doctrine of non-killing.

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"But only once. If they attack you again, cut them down next time. God told me not to kill people, but he also told me to protect the Demon Lord.

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"Protect me, who causes wars, but don't take my life."

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"It's not a contradiction. Because the Demon Lord will create a world of peace, right?　A world where there will be no more wars?

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Yes. That's the kind of world I want to create.

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　A world where girls like Jeanne can live in peace.

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　A world where maids like Eve can pour tea in peace.

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　A world where dwarves swing hammers and pickaxes every day and elves gather mushrooms in the forest.

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　No demons, no humans, no subhumans.

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　I wanted to create such a world.

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"Then I won't worry about the little things before the big things.

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　Jeanne declares and thrusts her sword into the neck of the man who seems to be the leader of the mercenaries.

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　She says coolly.

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"Good for you, boys. This demon lord here is more merciful than any of you. If you retreat now, we will spare your lives.

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　His cool-headed expression and voice make me startle. The gap between her normal appearance and that of the demon king makes me think so, but she is as beautiful as a goddess of war when she wields a sword on the battlefield.

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　I couldn't help but admire her, but was that wrong?

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　I had missed the presence of the archer lurking in the shadows.

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　He was aiming at Jeanne, who was fighting on the front line with her breasts exposed.

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　He tries to put his bow into her unprotected chest.

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　At the moment I thought "Oh no," I tried to put up a barrier, but I couldn't do it in time.

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　No, to be precise, the arrow was never released.

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　Instead..,

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　Bakun!

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　was heard.

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　It was a roar.

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　What in the world was going on?

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　I turned my head toward the sound and saw a hooded figure.

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　His black hair could be seen through the gap in the hood.

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　Could this be the merchant?

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　When I looked at Eve, she nodded her head in agreement.

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　If Eve who has actually met him says so, there is no doubt about it, but there is something more important to be confirmed.

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　But there is something more important to check: the strange weapon in his hand. It may have been the weapon with which he defeated the archer, but it was unclear what it was. It is a weapon that we do not see in this world.

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　The man was holding a small black mass, a cylindrical object.

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　I thought I saw the corners of his mouth turn up from behind his hood.

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　I could hear him boasting.

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"This is a short tube called a handgun, or a pistol," he explained.

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　He explained to me, "This is a short tube called a handgun, in other words, a pistol.

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　A handgun?

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　Eve and Jeanne nodded their heads.

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　I explain on his behalf.

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"A pistol is a shortened version of a gun, which makes it easier to carry.

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"I don't know what a gun is in the first place," Jeanne says.

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　Jeanne says.

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A gun is a smaller version of a cannon, a weapon designed specifically for personal use. A pistol is a smaller version of a cannon.

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"So the cannons that Godreve the Dwarf is making are hand-held pistols?"

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"Good answer. In Jeanne's world, guns were not yet in widespread use. Come to think of it."

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"It's the same in this world. I've never heard of guns.

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　Eve says.

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"That's right. But we have gunpowder. We can make guns. No, maybe they didn't make that gun, but they brought it with them.

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"Brought?　Where did it come from?

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"From another world. The gun and the way he talked convinced me. The man is a hero from another world.

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　Jeanne and Eve were astonished to hear those words, but the hero was cool.

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"Oh, you are indeed the Demon King Ashtaroth! I'm from another world, I'd say, ...... but I'd be only half right.

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　A strange high-pitched voice contradicts my theory.

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　He laughs a "click" and removes his hood.

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　What I see is not who I imagined he would be.

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　I had expected to see Ryoma Sakamoto, the hero of the closing days of the Tokugawa Shogunate, but I was wrong.

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　It was the dark-haired elf I had seen earlier by the lake.

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　She was holding a pistol proudly in her hand and said, "How do you do?

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It is a pleasure to meet you. I am the Witch King of Ashtaroth Castle. My name is Ryoma, just Ryoma.

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"Ryoma Sakamoto," he said.

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The Sakamoto Ryoma you knew was a woman and an elf?

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No, he's quite handsome, but he wasn't a woman.

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"No, he was quite handsome, but he was not a woman. I'm afraid I'm not Sakamoto Ryoma. I am his daughter.

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"Daughter?

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　--I was surprised by the unexpected answer.

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　I was puzzled by the differences between this world and my own when I arrived here, but the words of the beautiful black-haired woman in front of me were the most surprising of all.

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　Can summoned heroes have children in this world?

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　I ask Eve. She shakes her head.

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　I don't know. We don't have such detailed data," Eve says apologetically.

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　The dark-haired elf who calls himself Ryoma looks at her with amusement.

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"Even the scheming demon king is surprised at my presence, it seems. Well, let's talk about the details over a drink.

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　She holds up a leather bag at her waist.

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　It seems to be filled with some kind of liquid.

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　It looks like liquor.

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　She seems to be a heavy drinker.

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　Now, she seems to be a half-elf, but is she really the daughter of Ryoma Sakamoto, the hero of the last days of the Tokugawa Shogunate?

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　That is my main concern, but there is something else that I am wondering about.

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　What kind of sake does she, who has a mixture of Japanese and otherworldly, even elven, blood, prefer? What kind of sake is in that leather bag?

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　It may not be important, but it made me wonder a little.

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