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　Dagon, the Demon King, is going to attack us in war.

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　We knew that already, but the question was when.

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　The more time that passed, the stronger the forces of both sides grew.

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　Dagon would call in demons and pirates from his home island. Bernese hires mercenaries from the surrounding cities.

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　So far, Dagon has more men than Bernese and has the advantage.

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　I would wage war within three days.

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　I will share my findings with you all. No one doubted my words, but there was one who dared to ask me a question.

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　Marco Polo. He asks.

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"The enemy is holed up in a strong fortress. Will they abandon their advantage and attack?

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"They will. It is true that they will not lose if they hold the fort, but they will not win. Dagon's side will be at a disadvantage.

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And why is that?

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Because the Bernese have more economic power than Dagon. Even if the innovative merchants were to join them, they would not be able to make up the difference.

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"I see, that makes sense. There is a lot of gold in the council treasury.

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I would decide to play the game before they use it to hire more mercenaries. This maritime city is rich but its defenses are lax.

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"They think only of trade. It has no defenses. We've kept the peace by living in harmony with our neighbors.

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And you have reinforcements from these neighboring powers, don't you?

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Yes. They will arrive within three days.

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Then the enemy will be here within three days. Let's be prepared for that.

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　I call Kotaro Fuuma.

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　I ask him to go to Dagon's island and rescue Fianna.

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"I think it's possible, but it may take some time.

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"I understand. I'm sure it's possible, but it may take some time.

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Yes, sir.

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　The ninja vanishes like the wind.

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　I look at Eve.

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　She gives me a disapproving look.

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"I have a bad feeling about this. I have a bad feeling I'm going to have to stay at home again."

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"You're wrong. This time, Eve will be your mentor."

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　Eve smiles at his words. She is lovely.

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"This time, Eve will be the chief strategist, Hijikata Toshizo on the right wing, and Jeanne d'Arc on the left wing.

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"That's a wonderful idea, but what about Ryoma-dono?"

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　Ryoma grumbled.

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"Yes, yes, I am a merchant, but I am more skilled than your maid.

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"I know. I know. That's why I want Ryoma to go pick up the reinforcements that are on their way to the neighborhood.

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I see... I'll be in charge of them.

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I see. I'll send word. I'll send a message to you, and I want you to launch a flanking or rear attack at the best time.

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Understood. I'll leave it to you. Ryoma here is good at outmaneuvering others.

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　With that, she was off.

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　Marco Polo was grateful to see her.

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"I haven't seen Leoma so full of life in a long time. Since her father's departure, she had been depressed, but now she has her old smile back.

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"That smile is something she makes from within herself. Nothing will change without me.

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"That's not true. When a woman falls in love with a man, she comes alive.

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I'll do my best not to disappoint her.

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　He replies in a casual manner, and gives instructions to Eve.

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"We leave tomorrow morning. Until then, keep the mercenaries in good spirits. You can have up to three drinks.

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　Eve nodded and began to prepare for departure.

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　Toshizo reminds her to limit herself to three drinks, and stirs up a strong drink.

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　Jeanne prays to God in the makeshift church she has built in her room.

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　After spending the night before the departure for battle in our own ways, tomorrow morning our army leaves for the battlefield.

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　The mercenaries of Bernese set out in the morning, and by noon they were encamped on the plains south of Bernese.

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　Although it was only a short march, the fortress where the revolutionaries and Dagon's army were originally holed up was just a stone's throw away. Perhaps we were lucky to have made it this far without encountering them.

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　We started a battle with Dagon's army that had just come out from the fort.

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　Dagon's army had deployed siege weapons in front of the fort, as if they were expecting to mop up our presence in the city.

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　Therefore, we had the advantage of fighting in the field.

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　The siege weapons were destroyed one after another, and the enemy engineers who were trying to use them also fell, but that was only until the war started.

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　Soon Dagon's elite arrived from the rear.

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　They were mainly composed of pirates, mercenaries, fishermen, sea slimes, and giant sea birds.

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　They were heroic and their morale was high. Our mercenary force was pushed back.

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　Toshizo, who was commanding the right wing, complained.

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d*mn, Bernese mercenaries and guards are all weaklings! I wish they'd take a lesson from the Ashtaroth!"

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"Yes!　My men would easily defeat them!

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　The saints of the left respond.

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　I tell them.

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"Don't think you can fight every time with ideal men. A great general is a man who can win a war with difficult subordinates.

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"Unfortunately, we're not generals. I'm not your husband.

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That's right. The Demon King is too smart to keep winning with a troublesome hero like Hijikata.

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That's right. I don't have the confidence to lead a bad samurai like me to victory.

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　Toshizo plays along with Jeanne's joke.

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　No, he's not joking... he knows it. Jeanne also seems to think she is a troublesome hero.

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"The Demon King is winning with us, the most troublesome heroes of all. Then show us a miracle this time as usual!"

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　I guess the point is to devise a strategy so that even a weak army can win.

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　Of course, I have a plan, so I tell them.

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"The enemy forces are mostly marines. Marines are lightly armored. You should put forward the heavily armed infantry among the mercenaries and cut through the deadlock.

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"How do you cut through them?"

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　I show Jeanne my example.

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　I receive a longsword from Eve, and I dive into the enemy lines, slicing through Dagon's army.

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　The first thrusts his sword into my thigh before I can bring it down, the second parries my thrust and uses the momentum against me. The third decapitates him. With a return blow, he slashes the first man's stomach as he rises to his feet.

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　He strikes with a series of blows as if he were dancing.

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The demon king has a great sword!

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"Yeah, he's got the moves! Not only magic but his swordsmanship is top-notch too!

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I may be the best... but you guys are the best. Go to the front and save the weak."

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　Hearing these words, Jeanne and Toshizo went to the front.

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　Jeanne changed the course of the war with a single stroke of her sacred sword, while Toshizo inspired his allies with the sharpness of his Izumimori Kanetada.

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　The two heroes brought the battle to a 50-50 split by their lion-hearted efforts.

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Thus, I brought the battle to a 50-50 split with my small army, but that was as far as I could go.

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　The battle soon became deadlocked, and Dagon's superior numbers gave him the advantage.

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　Dagon's ambush troops began to land one after another from the sea.

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