It seems that Gelmoor, the 2nd Legion Commander Jet Black Wings, has been brilliantly orchestrated.

　In advance, I told him about the weaknesses of Alesta, the main city of Rosalia, but he was probably also very jealous of our 7th Legion's success.

　With a simple bit of false information, Gelmoor moved his own legion and headed for Alesta.

　Giron, the orc's chief of staff, asks.

''But sir, what would you do if the Gelmoor guy dropped Aresta?

That's when it's time. The Demon Lord's domain will expand again. That's all there is to it.

　--though, more than likely, it wouldn't come to that.

　Gelmoor's Second Legion is known to be bendy and brutal, which is why the inhabitants of the city of Alesta will be desperately resisting them.

　If they take over, they will be brutal and ruthlessly treated.
　The rumors would surely spread.
　The resistance of the lords must be much greater than what we've seen so far.
　Moreover, the presence of the 'League of Lords Army' that resides in the royal capital, Reezus, is also significant.

　While the lords of Alesta were desperately resisting, the League of Lords would move in and attack the Second Legion.

　The 2nd Legion is known for its strength, but they will probably be defeated.

　They have been dropping human cities at an unprecedented rate, but now that the humans have gotten serious about it, it's unlikely that they will be able to take things so easily.

　In fact, reports of the Demon King's army's struggles have reached my ears.
　The only one who can maintain the momentum now is my Seventh Legion.

''To be precise, though, it's only my Immortal Brigade.

　'I don't know,' the orc Jiron says proudly, rubbing his hands.

'You'll get zero credit for that,'

　I'd like to say that, but it's hard to hate this guy.

　In fact, although he's stupid, he's faithful to his orders, and although he's not fast, he does his job well.

　If I were to rise to the rank of corps commander, I'd be happy to put him in the last position of chief of staff.

　With this in mind, I decided to have Giron prepare for battle.




　The expedition to Ismus was to be conducted with 200 people.

　This time, we won't be taking the trolls, giant race (Ziya Giant) or giant tree race (Trent) with us.

　There are several reasons for this, one of which is that they stand out.
　These large demons are easily visible even from a few hundred meters away.
　And they are slow to move.
　An army is inevitably going to act on the basis of slow-moving things.
　That's why we decided to leave behind those who can't ride horses or fly.

　The crux of this strategy was to quickly invade the enemy territory, quickly rescue the dwarf king, and quickly retreat.

　Although the large demon race is powerful, it is not suitable for mobile warfare.
　Demons and humans are not suited for this.

''That being the case, I'll have to leave my chief of staff, Jiron, behind.

　Lilith, the second in command, says with a devilish look on her face.
　No, an actual little devil.

"Oh, no, you're leaving me out of it, aren't you?

　Giron panicked.

''.......................''

　It is a matter of thought.
　It will probably never be useful, but it is also pathetic to leave the general staff behind.

　There are two people allowed to ride on a horse.
　I'll put him on the back of an empty horse somewhere.
　By the way, the back of my beloved horse is also empty.

　Naturally, Lilith's guy begged me to ride behind him, but this is another tricky problem.

　That's because Satie, the maid, has heard the rumor and has joined the fight.

''If Ike-sama's horse's back is free, then by all means, please take this Satie with you.

　Lilith countered fiercely.

'I've never heard of you taking a woman into battle,'
'Excuse me, Master Lilith, but I believe you are a woman as well.
I am both a woman and a warrior.　

　Sati turns to face Lilith, who responds firmly.

''So, but even on the battlefield, you need to be in charge of making the food, right?

'Exactly, but are you sure?　If the enemy catches you, they will do terrible things to you. Do you have any idea how horrible it is to be a murderer on the battlefield?

　Sati continues, "--but," but I stop her.
　Because Lilith's words were a good argument.
　The cruelty and ruthlessness of the humans who were killing on the battlefield are not much different from the demon race.

　If a pretty girl like Sati is caught in such a situation, she'll be lost.

　I tell Satie.

"I'll be in charge of making the food.
...Is that so?　

Transportation Transportation Transportation Corps (Transportation Corps) is the specialty of the Transportation Corps. They will provide food for the troops.

　I should add, though, that the food is several notches inferior to what Satie makes.

　In fact, the food we eat on the battlefield is disgusting.
　This is hard bread that has been drained of moisture for preservation purposes.
　It's just salty bacon marinated in salt for preservation.
　Rarely they are served with cabbage or cucumber pickled in vinegar, but they are extremely tasteless.

　I wasn't a foodie to begin with, but ever since I started having Satie by my side, I hated the battlefield even more.

　Every time I take a bite of tasteless food, I miss the taste of the stewed soup and roast beef that Sati makes.

　--I shouldn't, I shouldn't.

　How can I miss my daily life before I go off to battle?
　Of course, I'm going to head to the battlefield with a sense of desperation, but even so, even before I set out, there's always the possibility that I'll feel like this, just in case.

　No matter what kind of opponent you are dealing with, don't let your guard down.
　That's what my grandfather taught me, and in fact, it's because I've kept that advice that I've been able to win until today.

　I hope I can continue to be like that in the future.
　With that in mind, I said goodbye to my maid, Sati.




　The Ismus Kingdom is located on the western side of the Rosalia Kingdom.
　Its history is ancient and its establishment was older than the Rosalia Kingdom.
　It is also known as the country where the ancient hero Ismail rose to power.
　Ismail is the name of a hero who defeated the Demon King in a war some hundreds of years ago.

　It seems that this area was given to him by the emperor of the great empire that existed in the past as an achievement.

　It's not large because it was originally a frontier territory of the empire, but as expected from the descendants of a heroic king, the knights who hold it are reputed to be strong and powerful.

It's just a matter of time before the knights are in that country.

　'Giggle,' laughs Lilith the Succubus.

'Yeah, because now we're gathered in the King's Capital, Leasas, in the League of Kings.

　I comply and continue.

"But I'm not exactly an empty shell. "But I'm not saying that I'm an empty shell, because the enemy is not that stupid. You know that, don't you?

　Lilith replied distractedly, "Yes.
　The one who continued to call out to her was the dragon man, Shigan.

''But even though you are short-handed, can you attack the royal capital so easily?

There are only 200 of us.

　Lilith countered.

But the 200 is also the best 200 soldiers in the Demon King's army. Ike, the best commander of all, will be in charge of the 200 best soldiers. There's no way they can lose.

　-- but I tried to warn him not to be overconfident, but the words were never uttered.

　Because I could see the dust cloud from ahead.

　Apparently, the enemy had caught his attention.
　The orc's chief of staff, Giron, said in a cold sweat.

''It's bad. ........They've noticed us, haven't they?''

　'No,' I say, shaking my head.

'Don't mind me. I came up to this point in time just for show. I'd be disappointed if you didn't see me here.

　As I said this, each member of the brigade took out a weapon.
　Lilith, the whore, has a rapier with magical powers attached to it from her waist.
　The dragon man Shigan has a long spear strapped to his back.

　The other members of the brigade also take out their own weapons, which they are best at.
　The way it looks is both heroic and fierce.
　This is the reason why the members of this brigade have been through many battles and have made a lot of achievements.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find the right people to call them the brave men and women of the past.
　I'm not going to lose as long as they're around.

　When I looked again at my trusty companions, I gave the order.
"Ride out!
　And--.

　


　The signal for the battle began with a yell from both sides.
　What came next was a storm of enemy arrows.

　One of the areas where humans are superior to the demon race is probably their technical and leadership skills.

　It seems that the enemy army has archers who were organized.
　All of them are carrying magnificent long bows.

　If I wasn't here, all of the Immortal Brigade's men might have taken that storm of arrows in stride.

　While galloping my horse, I cast the 《Storm (Hurricane)》 spell.
　As the name suggests, the 《Storm Wind》 magic is a magic that creates a storm.
　Its power is immense, but it's not very useful.
　If you cast this magic, trees will fall and wooden houses will collapse.

　That's all there is to it.

　It can at least slow down the opponent, but it can't do direct damage.
　However, the force of the wind is so great that it can easily change the trajectory of an arrow or so.
The arrows shot from the enemy are headed in a different direction and pierce the ground in the air.

　I'm not going to be the only one who can do this, but I'm not going to miss the opportunity.
　That's when I immediately send in the spearmen of the dragon man Shigan.
　The enemy stands on its feet.
　Sigan doesn't miss the opening and cuts the enemy line in half.

　Although his rigid spear is not specifically endowed with any magic, his spearmanship is one of the best in the legion.

　With each swipe, the enemy fell down.
　So far, it's just as I calculated.
　The rest is up to Lilith's troops, though.

　--I stare up at the sky.

　There was a troop of demons who could use 《Flying》 magic and a troop of demons with wings.

　The purpose of this is to get behind the enemy's lines and launch a surprise attack.
　Originally, this kind of flying troops were very vulnerable to archers.

　However, they were successful in convincing them that bows are useless, and the archers had abandoned their bows and were fighting with swords.

　Of course, they never dreamed that they would be attacked from behind.
　One after another, they fell prey to the mage swordsman troops led by Lilith.
　Seeing this scene, the orc's chief strategist Jiron shouted in admiration.

''This guy is amazing. It's as if the enemy army is melting away.''

　In fact, the enemy forces had lost the will to fight and had begun to throw down their weapons and run away.
　In short, the Immortal Brigade had won this battle.
　I was convinced of this, so I gave an order to all my troops: "There is no need to pursue this battle any further.

''We don't have to pursue this any further.

　The members of the Immortal Brigade immediately follow orders.

　If it were a normal brigade of demons, this is when they would be in their element, and the unilateral slaughter would begin, but my Immortal Brigade's members were well educated in this area.

　When I was satisfied with the scene, I immediately decided to move on to my next move.
　As I've said many times before, our objective is not to overrun the Ismus Kingdom.
　Our goal was to rescue the dwarf king from being held captive by Ithmus.

　I wanted to avoid unnecessary bloodshed, and I didn't think it was possible to capture the royal capital of Ismus with just two hundred brigades.

'What do you intend to do then?'

　Giron, the orc's chief of staff, asks.

'I have a few thoughts.'

　Then he ordered Jiron to strip the armor from the fallen knight.
　Jiron complied with the order with a strange look on his face.
　And he obeyed the order.