Drake, I'd like you to meet the newcomer to our country, Jessica the Strategist. This is Jessica, the new soldier in our country.

Oh, um, my name is Jessica Northlea Olvans!

'I didn't expect you to be here so soon. My name is Drake Des Sides. I am Master Noah's loyal slave.

No, I don't know what you're talking about.

　I head over to Drake, and for some reason Gilanka, Bow, and Chappie are there too.
　Jessica greeted them and Drake responded to them, but Drake's words probably only sounded like a 'kho' to Jessica.



'Yes, sir. I didn't think the baby that the vixen was holding would be as big as it was.

"...?　Um, w-well, you don't remember me, do you?

Of course I remember.

'Master Noah, what is the meaning of this...?　Master Drake.....

Yeah, well, never mind.

　The conversation isn't fully connected, but well, it's a lot of work to explain.
　Jessica seems confused, but we'll just have to get her used to this.
　And Drake knows that he can't connect with the conversation, and he just says 'vixen' as he normally does.

'So, what is the matter with you, sir? Dear Noah.

Yeah. I need to talk to Drake about a few things.

　I guess he was in the middle of doing some work, but as expected, I'll let him take priority.
　In the meantime, I'm going to scratch it out and explain it to Drake.
　I'll be able to tell you about the plan to seize the territory of the empire and use it as a bridgehead in the development of my country.



Oh, you think so too?

　I told Drake just what Jessica had told me about the matter, and he replied that.
　It would certainly be faster to take the city away than to build it from scratch. That's for sure.

We've been slowing down in some areas," he said. Therefore, we think it's a good idea to take away a place that will serve as a bridgehead.

So, what do you want to take away?

''The one that seems to be good is the city of Rafas, which is the closest city to here. Being the city closest to the ruins of Rilkara, it's a city that is often visited by adventurers.

"Hmm.

　I nodded at the location Drake indicated with his hand.
　The city of Raphas is the one I stopped in when I was holed up in the ruins of Rilkara. It certainly seemed like there were a lot of adventurers there at that time.
　But instead, there seemed to be almost no army.

'But Raphas' city isn't that big, is it?

That's right. I'm sure there are a lot of adventurers who visit this place. The adventurers often visit, so they have an inn and other facilities.

'If you take away such a small city, I've got over ten thousand people under my command. You wouldn't be able to house them all.

Instead, the city of Rafus is surrounded by flat land. It will make the task of expanding the city easier than it is now.

　Oh, I see.
　Now that the forest is all around us, we'll have to cut down trees and stuff like that.

''Besides, there have been some complaints from the elves lately.

What do you mean?

"Originally, elves are a race called 'forest people. Expanding their hiding place means clearing the forest... and they don't seem to be very happy about clearing the forest that is their neighbor.

　Drake continues, though no one shouts out loud in front of Noah-sama, though.
　On the contrary, the dissatisfaction had been building up just by not saying it. As expected, I, too, don't want to expand the country by forcing the elves to suppress their dissatisfaction.
　If you think about it that way, this proposal was a good way to cross over.

''Good.''

　I've made up my mind.
　With Jessica's suggestion, I guess this is where I'll have to make my decision.

"Let's take the city of Rapace.

　You can call me a demon king or an invader, I don't care.
　As King of Grandizia, I will invade the Empire.

Well, let's go to war, my lord!　I got it!

"My Lord, let me show you my sentries.

Hands, hands, hands, hands, I'll do my best.

'Wow!　I'll be active too!

''Master Noah, I will also lead an army to repay your faith in me.

　Milo, Gilanka, Chappie, Bow, and Drake all scream with joy.
　From the point of view of the demons, it's just too sluggish to build a country from scratch. It's much simpler to say, "We'll kill all the humans and take the entire city.

"Dear Mr. Noah. We are pleased to see you.

Yeah. We'll move in as soon as we're ready. Drake.

'Ha!　Lord Baugh, please assemble all the troops!

"Yes, Miss Drake!

　Along with Drake's words, the Bau roared loudly, Aoohhhh, and bellowed.
　Along with that, what was transmitted was an earth-shaking roar of the earth. It's not an earthquake, but a tremor of the earth because there are too many people aiming for this place.
　It's a characteristic that only Bau can possess among my staff, the 'Demon Summoner's Howl'.
　The number of my followers led by that voice - the number is 15,000.
　As if it has a regularity, they begin to line up behind my subordinates like an army made up of elite soldiers.

''Three thousand 'Beast Squad', I've got them all, master.

　Lining up behind Milo are demons that seem to be a fusion of beast and man.
　Lizardmen, warwolves, lamia, centaurs, harpies, alraune, dragoneuts - it's almost half-human. Each of them shows their morale by showing the weapons they hold in their hands.

''Three thousand 'subhuman troops', all together. My Lord.

　Lining up behind Gilanka are demons that are close to humans, but have evolved differently than humans.
　There are goblins, orcs, ogres, titans, grendels, giants, cyclops, gigas, trolls, and other species that are much larger than humans, as well as smaller than humans. Some of the giant species are larger than Milo, while others, including goblins smaller than Gilanka, would be grouped together as 'subhumans'.

''The 'Hundred Beast Squad', three thousand, we've got them all!　Master!

　Lining up behind Bau are demons that don't deviate from the beasts' form, but some of them are mixed.
　Gargoyles, chimeras, ortolos, unicorns, basilisks, hippogriffs, manticores, and pegasus are some of the most chaotic demons in the world. They vary in size, but what seems somewhat strange is that the Bau that leads them is the smallest.

''The 'Immortal Squad' three thousand, before you. Noah-sama.

　And lined up behind Drake are the undead.
　Zombies, ghouls, skeletons, skeletons, Dullahan, liches, ghosts, wraiths, and vampires - there are many different types, but what do they all have in common, or is it that they are all immortal? The Drake, who is also led by a zombie grappler, can be called an army of immortals, since he has become a zombie grappler, a profession.
　Well.
　Four units of three thousand each are now complete. But I'm leading a force of 15,000 demons.
　Now, the remaining three thousand--

"The remaining three thousand are in Master Noah's 'Guard'.

...for me?

"Yes, sir. Chappie-dono as my second-in-command. We have a group of demons under Master Noah that are higher in ability than those under Master Noah.

Yeah, right.

Hands, hands, feet, pants, pants. I'll do my best.

　I look at the three thousand demons that line up behind me.
　There are sub-long dragon species such as wyvern and salamander, beast species such as Cerberus and bicorn, beast species such as gorgon and sahagin, inorganic species such as golems and living males, and various other demons such as immortals, subhumans, and giants, mixed in with each other. You could say it's the most chaotic army.
　This is - my 'SS'.

Our four generals are all here. Please give your orders. Our King.

　The proposal to form an army with Milo, Gilanka, Bau, and Drake as the four generals' army, which he told Drake. It exists here in its full form.
　I glowered at them, looking at the four of them leading a squad of races and the mixed army that existed behind me, I thought.
　I thought, "With this much strength, there's no way we can lose to the Empire.

This is how much of a demon...!

　And then Jessica saw my strength in such a way.
　I just shuddered at the sheer number of them, at the swarm of violent demons.