''Yes, the village of Lux is a very suitable base for heading to the Demon King's Castle.
''Eh.........?''

　Droyer was somewhat confused by that point.

　But think about it.
　Now nearly two years ago, after being fired from the Demon King's Army, I wandered around aimlessly in despair and ended up in Lux Village.

　This is where my second life began, but I'll leave it at that.

　What I'm trying to say here is....

''The Demon King's Castle and Lax Village are only that far apart.

　Just enough for one desperate man to walk aimlessly to reach it.

It's a village that originally belonged to the Mithril mine. The position itself is also on the very edge of the border between human and demon territory, making it easy to come and go between each other.

　Thanks to this, Zeviantes and Granbaza-sama come to visit casually.

　I've actually experienced it myself, but there wasn't a single human village on the way from the Demon King's Castle to the village of Lax.

　It also means that if you're good at it, you can sneak into the Demon King's Castle without being spotted by anyone.

It's a much better route of entry than attacking the Lasperda Fortress in a fair manner. The route from Lux Village to the Demon King's Castle. In other words, it's like going in through the back door.

　If it was the Lax village before, it was already too poor to secure enough supplies and personnel to support the brave men who had entered deep into enemy territory.

　But now it's different.
　The revival of the Mithril Mine has enriched it, and the flow of people and goods is turning around at a tremendous rate.

　It would be hard for the outside world to find out that this is a cover to materially support the brave men.

The more you hear about it, the better it is...?
''Right?''

　In strategy, there is never just one right answer.
　Until the time you are ready to make up your mind, you must explore and compare various possibilities. It's important to expand your thinking as far as the world.

That's how I came up with the strange idea of using the village of Lax as a base. It's a strategy that you can't realize unless you think about other factors besides supply, search and battle. That's another thing you've learned from your training here.
..........

　Radey, here's a meaningful pause........

'.........of course!

　I don't think he was thinking that hard.
　An idea.

　Oh well.

"Anyway, since the world would be better off with as much peace as possible, Master Grandfather, I'm going to ask Mr. Alanczyk to step out into the open and start rebuilding Lasperda Fortress.

　The humans and the demons went hand in hand.

"To draw attention to them, Radie will quietly try to break into the Demon King's Castle from Lux Village.

　I think it's a good idea to set up

"Of course, it is a policy that requires the cooperation of the people of Lax Village. Dariel, will you accept the position as village chief?

　He asks dutifully.
　'You're serious, Radey.

Good.

　I am of the human race.
　I understand that I have an obligation to cooperate fully with the brave men.

　And the former Demon King's Army also has to do what the Demon King asks.
　That's because I've heard his intentions.

"I'm the one speaking out.

'Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!' the hand that is raised just to say 'Yes, yes, yes!

　Isn't that Zebiantes?
　I don't recall ever giving an a**h*le a say in the matter, do you?

''Even if we go to the Demon King's Castle from this village, it's still not far, is it?

　What do you mean?

I'm so exhausted from the Demon King's Castle that I'm going to need to get enough rest before I can use my wind magic to fly so fast from here to here.
Isn't that just you being poor...?
And since you're going into enemy territory, I think you'll need to be more prepared than that. The fight is not over until we come back alive. I can't help but feel that this plan is hasty.

　You're a Zebiantes and you're sticking to the point...?

It's a fair point.

　It's true that even if you look at the simple distance, the theory of an immediate infiltration from Lux Village to the Demon King's Castle is too violent.

　If not, Lux Village would have been destroyed by the Demon King's Army long ago as an eyesore.

''It's true that it's close, but there's still a long way to go between Laxx Village and the Demon King's Castle.
Even if we were to send aid from the village of Luxe, there would still be several staging points.

　We're going to connect these stopping points, and then we're going to take the direct route from Lux Village to the Demon King's Castle.
　I'm going to have Radie head down to the Demon King's bottom.

''Huh?　Huh?　Huh?

　Droyer was looking around at the exchange of Zeviantes' question and me raising a strange plan, while Droyer was cringing at the side.

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　That's why I'm trying to build a relay point.

I've got an idea.

　That's why I came to the forest.

　This is the forest that entered the direction of the demon territory from Lux village.

　It can be said that the area is already sufficiently the domain of the demon tribe, and an atmosphere of magic power can be felt from the surroundings.

　But there's no sign of human presence.
　I'm sure you'll find no human settlements here at all, just like when I was dismissed from the demon king's army.
　It seems to be a place outside of the human race.

　This is more convenient.
　In order for the enemy's brave men to advance in secret.

Well.........

　Then I'll do what I have to do.

　First, I will bring my hands together at the front of my chest.
　After putting both my right hand and left hand together, both hands together in a form of praying to God, I furiously thrust my hands up furiously as it is.

'Kyeeweeeeeee!'

　With a shout.
　With the tip of the joined hands, the heart of the heaven is only impelled.

　And keep your hand raised to the limit. Keep your right hand and your left hand absolutely together.

　First, put your right foot in front of you.

　Dun dun dun, and two steps.
　Step forward as far as the right knee can go at a right angle. Don't forget to make sure that the left leg behind you is stretched out.
　Stay in the same position and take another step with your right leg.

　Dunk.
　The footprints on the ground are so strong that they can be seen.

　Then exhale, lower your right foot and attach it to your left. Make sure your heels and toes are perfectly aligned.

　Then bring your left foot forward in the same way, but this time with your left foot bent at a right angle.
　Step.
　Dang.

"Kyoehee!

　Don't forget to call out.
　Then add a twist at the waist. Once to the right, twice to the left. .... or was it once?

"............?

　I can feel a look of fear and confusion from the side.
　And more than one.

"Dariel-san........?　What happened to you?
She just suddenly did something strange in the woods...?
It's broken!　The a**h*le must be broken!

　Annoying a**h*le.
　Nobody's broken.

　The accompanying Radie, Droyer and Zebiantes were staring at us with eyes as if they were looking at something bad.
　Granbaza-sama and Arantzill-san have been sent to the headquarters of both camps to wrap up the joint construction of the fortress as soon as possible.

　I'm going to keep moving my body here so that I don't lose to the efforts of the two of you. I'll continue to make strange noises!

"Kyoyehee!

　And so, after a few hours of enjoying the bizarre dance.

　After a few hours of enjoying the bizarre dance, Radie and the others finally began to look serious.

What should we do?　Should we stop her by force?
Or better yet, just knock him out and take him home...?
I couldn't let my wife and children see me like that!

　Shut up!
　The cold stares from the ladies became unbearable, so hurry up and get here and notice me!

"...if you think it's a lame call-up dance.

　You there?

Is that you, Dariel?　What do you want with us Dryadians?