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　I wanted to visit Count Ismaria with a minimum number of people.

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　There were two reasons for this. One was that it would make the other party uneasy if too many people were to come.

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　It was not good to make the people who were (ostensibly) trying to establish a rapprochement with us feel uneasy. We should limit the number of attendants to a minimum.

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　I gathered the executives and asked if any of them wanted to come with me.

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　Even the slime leader made a hand shape with his shapeshifting body and stretched out his hand.

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　Realizing the pointlessness of self-recommendations, I started with the names of those I couldn't take with me.

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"Eve stays at home first."

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　Hearing these words, Eve made a rare protest.

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"Why am I staying at home?

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"This trip will be dangerous. Or rather, I believe it will be nothing but danger."

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"Does that mean that Count Ismariah has something black in his belly?"

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　The question was from Toshizo.

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　I nodded my head.

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"Perhaps, perhaps not, but if I go to Isrealia, I will be captured for sure.

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"Knowing that, you're going to jump into the tiger's maw?"

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"Yes, you may think I'm an idiot, but it's also an opportunity.

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　And here I will tell you my strategy once again.

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"Count Ismaria will capture me. He will demand the cession of territory in exchange for my life. Yes, I may have to give up the old castle of Eligos."

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"If it's in exchange for the Demon Lord's body, I may have to give up my entire territory."

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"That is an overestimation of me, but Ashtaroth's army will collapse without me. I will have to give in to their demands."

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　But," I continue.

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"On the other hand, deceiving and capturing a negotiator is the worst thing in the world. It gives us a good reason to invade his territory.

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"Normally, invading human territory would cause the human nations to make a fuss," he explained.

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　It was Godreve the Dwarf who explained.

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"Yes, they are afraid of the demons. They will work together. But if Ismaria acts unjustly and calls it a punitive military action, they will have no excuse to deploy.

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"Well, that's a good strategy," Godreve said.

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　Godreve stroked his beard in appreciation, but continued, "So..."

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"If you're so sure of that, I hope you have thought of a way to escape from the Count's prison after you've been captured by Count Ismariah.

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"Of course, I have thought of it. That's what I'm trying to do.

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　I assured him, and we proceeded to talk again about the selection.

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"The reason we are not taking Eve to the Isreali territory is that she is likely to be imprisoned. I don't want to take a woman."

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"............"

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　Eve is silenced. A clever maid indeed, she must have seen the benefit in my words.

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　But it is Jeanne who does not.

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　She makes a good argument.

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"I don't want to be treated like a woman anymore. I have fought on the front lines for the Demon Lord, as his sword and shield. All the battles."

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　She seems to be using the words "front lines" and "all battles" interchangeably, but I see a point in what she says and allow her to accompany me.

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"Jeanne has a point. I'll ask Jeanne to come with me.

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　She smiles like a sunflower.

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　Eve looked a little disappointed, but soon calmed down and asked me about the other choices. That's my secretary," she said.

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"I'll have Toshizo come with the others."

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"Oh, you have a good eye for people," he said.

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　It was just like Toshizo to comment on his master by stroking his stubble with a grin.

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"If I'm going to go in force in small numbers, I'd like to bring along a few of my best men. After we escape from the prison, we'll need our strength."

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That makes sense.

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We'll need ninja strength to escape from the prison. Kotaro Fuuma and Hanzo the Kobold ninja, please!

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　I looked at the seat where Kotaro and the others had just sat, and found only Hanzo left.

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"The head has already left and is gathering information.

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"You are indeed a true ninja. That's reassuring.

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　As soon as I said that, Hanzo disappeared. They are the guys we can count on.

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"With them, we won't have to worry about anything in case we have to escape. The problem is what happens after we get out.

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"Shall we put some men on the border with Ismaria?

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　This was Eve's idea, and she agreed with it.

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"We should be composed only of humans and small demons so as not to provoke the Count of Ismaria."

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"Yes, sir. I'll leave the giants and trolls to the defending forces.

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"Thank you. Now we just need to find the person to lead the unit. ......"

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　Looking around at the remaining leaders, it seemed that they were all too brainy to even speak the ninety-nine words.

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　Blaudenborough, the leader of the werewolf unit, is brave but somewhat lacking in consideration for others.

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　Thrush, the head of the slime unit, looks like an extension of a single-celled organism.

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　He seemed to lack the qualities to be the leader of an army, let alone the leader of a unit.

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　--The leader of the unit would inevitably be a trusted maid.

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　I reminded her that she was both a soldier and a maid, so I asked her to take a break from her maid work for a while.

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"I'll leave Eve to lead the army at the border. Is everything all right?"

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　Eve smiles at these words.

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"Eve is a military strategist by nature. No problem at all.

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　But," she continues.

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"As a military strategist, Eve is not as naive as a maid. Those who break the rules of the army will be executed without mercy, so please be prepared for that, ladies and gentlemen.

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　Eve smiles like a demoness, as if she were the daughter of a demon tribe.

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　I remember when she was the only one of my men. I remember when we attacked Subnak.

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　After the war, she executed the orcs who embezzled our supplies without mercy. She showed a harshness that belied her appearance.

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　The legend of that time seems to have been passed down in the army of Ashtaroth, and no one took Eve lightly.

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"I will not follow a woman!

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　Bradenboro, the werewolf who might have said "I can't follow a woman", was listening to her thoughts on military discipline while sweating.

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　This would be no problem. Eve would keep the army at the border and keep morale up until my return.

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　Confident of this, I immediately announce my departure.

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　The leaders in the crowd adjust their faces, and one of them shouts out.

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Glory be to the scheming demon king Ashtaroth!　May the castle of Ashtaroth prosper for a thousand years!

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　Hearing these words, the leaders recited them, raised their cups, and drank them down.

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　Only Jeanne, who was weak on alcohol, drank orange juice.

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　Thus ended the strategy meeting of Ashtaroth's army, and the policy was set, but the Strategist Eve immediately went back to being a maid, because I have to prepare for my trip.

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　I have to prepare for my journey. I am feared as the king of intrigue, but I have no life skills at all and cannot even iron my own clothes.

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　Everything was left to Eve, my maid. I knew this was wrong, but seeing Eve happily putting my shirts and other things in her bag, I had no desire to do it myself.

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　I felt that I would take away her pleasure. But that may have been a selfish interpretation of a man.

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　With these thoughts in mind, I waited for Eve to get ready, and the next day I left the castle of Ashtaroth.

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