It's been 104 days since I became the Demon King.

　Today, it was time to have a discussion with the returning household members.

　The most surprising thing for the servants who returned late last night was the change in their control area.

There is a decent meal here. Is this a dream?!

　The one who was astonished was a goblin fighter wearing a crude blue-dyed helmet, who was also under the old man's control - Blue. The Kobold Knight--Silver, dressed in a set of Silver Series equipment--Silver also feigned reticence, but his tail was waving from side to side at high speed.

''Well, Master........ This kind of hospitality to us lowly people. I am.........I am........a fruitful rewarder.

　A beautiful dark elf cries and is grateful to see a shabby hut that is about to break down - Chloe. This dark elf's faith in me is a little too heavy.

　Hope, who is also my other subordinate, was also smiling happily.

　After achieving a lot of success there, I led my subordinates to a crude hut (creation CP3) on the fourth level where the living quarters are located. As a sign of their labor, they were served meals grown by their subordinates, and the effect was immense.

　According to Kanon, his men, who are demons, also have things like loyalty. I've heard that they don't betray you, but I've heard that when their loyalty is high, they work beyond expectations, so I indulged them to the extent that I didn't feel sorry for them.

　Well, there's also the example of a former member of the canon family - Gobuta.

　For example, compared to the same goblin species, Blue.......

Blue.
What's that?
"I'm in a critical situation. Are you willing to give up your life to save me?
'What?　Was this the last supper...?

　Blue is blatantly depressed. It's a far cry from the gobbler who risked his life to deliver a message of canon to my domain of control. Loyalty. I don't like being caught up in invisible data, but the cost of spending it is small. It was, shall we say, a comforting measure.

"Master!　You don't have to order this lowlife around, you Chloe!　If I have a favor to give, I'll give up this life anytime!
"I would give my life for the Lord's sake!

　Pushing away the dejected Blue, the two men of faith close in on me.

　It's not loyalty at this point, it's faith, right?

　I longed for a moderately distant relationship like the one between Kanon and Gobuta.

"Well, so much for the joke, can you give me a report?

'Ha!　I'm awed!

　On behalf of my family members, Chloe began to report on the 30 control centers she had investigated.

　There were 55 control areas left in Kanazawa City, including my control area.

　Based on the information reported by Chloe - the type of enemies that appeared, I estimated the level and race of the Demon King. I began the process of dropping the location and information of the dominant area into a simple map of Kanazawa City, which I took from the invaders.

　First, the information to be dropped in - less than level 3. In other words, the dominant territory ruled by an unevolved demon king.

　Once evolved, the cost of creating the dominion of a compatible race is halved, and the cost of creating an incompatible dominion is doubled. In addition, it is possible to create groups unique to evolved species.

　In other words, there are no race-specific groups of monsters. Moreover, there is a high probability that demons such as goblins, kobolds, slimes and rats will appear in the dominant domain, which is controlled by demon kings under level 3.

''There aren't many demon kings under level 3.

　There were only three dominant areas that met the conditions.

''Ummm.......I think Coco and Coco are also under level 3....

　The dominant area that the canon indicated is a dominant area where the demons that have appeared are Kobold only.

'Kobold only, right?　Aren't you a demon king (beast species) or something?

I know this is my experience, but when we were driven into a corner, all the other subordinates except for Kobold-san were only humanity's experience, so we only created the strongest Kobold-san for now.

''Is that what you call experience speaks. If that's the case, this dominant realm is also only identified as a goblin, but could it be that it's not a demon king (a fairy species) but less than level 3?

That's true. To say that the level of creation remains at the initial E would be reckless, or not very much, but it's possible.

　Based on the canon's consideration, there were six dominant areas ruled by a Demon King below level 3.

　104 days since he became the Demon King. 74 days since the invasion with humans began. The number of demon kings who haven't yet reached level 3 is 20%, and 20% seems like a small percentage from my standpoint that I'll be fighting for one day, and considering that even the knowledge-specialized canon reached level 3 26 days ago, it felt like a too large percentage.


　Even if it was level 2, the dominant realm that Kobold appeared in. Assuming you're a [Special] like me and canon, and you haven't gained 10 BP... you haven't, right?　So far, the only two reference data are me and canon, but I've got a 100% rate of getting BP from [Special]. .........no, we didn't. Let's assume I didn't.

　I shake off the bad feeling that came into my brain and get immersed in the world of thoughts again.

　A level of 2 means that the BP I possess is 15, which is the sum of the initial 10 and the 5 I gained from leveling up; if Kobold is there, the creation is a D. Since the equipment Kobold was equipped with was an iron weapon, the smelting is more than a D. To grow the rank from E to D, the BP required is 2, which means that at this point in time I've spent 4 BP.

''Chloe. Did the Kobold that appeared in this dominion area have a full complement of iron items?

'Yes. In front of the stairs leading to the second level, there were three kobolds equipped with iron items of the same configuration as Silver.

　I assemble the information Chloe gave me in my head.

　The same configuration as Silver. In other words, it's a four-piece set: weapon, shield, helmet and armor. If everything is made of iron, the CP consumed is 10*4 40.

　If you're under an order that's important enough to have them fully equipped you'll give them a few better items, right?

　Once the wrought is at C, the black iron series consumes 50 CP. Furthermore, there is also a silver series that consumes 100 CP for the silver purveyor.

　To begin with, 105 days have passed since he became the Demon King. The only subordinate that has been created properly is Kobold. The only item that has been forged is the iron series. Then is there too much CP in the world?

　In other words, this demon king's strongest subordinate that he can create is the Kobold, and the strongest item he can smelt is the steel series.

　So the creation is D, and the smelting is also D.

　What can I do with the remaining 11 points of BP?

　The BP needed to rank up from E to C is 2+5, which is 7.

　In other words, the most natural scenario would be to raise one of the three items of 【Body】, 【Magic Power】, or 【Knowledge】 to C, and then raise the remaining items to D. In other words, the most natural scenario would be to raise the remaining items to D.

　From the information obtained, the opponent's strength can be guessed.

　Next, I began to guess the Demon King's race from the monsters that appeared.

　This one was easier to guess than the previous one. It's not a guess, it could be called a definite information.

　The canon, which is a knowledge specialization, encompassed the unique subordinates that could be created by the Demon King's evolved race, although up to Creation C.

　Demon King (Race) -- None.
　Demon King (demon race) -- brat. Ogre.
　Demon King (Demon Race) -- Imps. Gremlins. Demons.
　Demon King(Elf) -- Sylph. Doriad. Elves.
　Demon King (Dwarf Breed) -- Gnomes. Trolls. Dwarves.
　Demon King (Slime species) -- Poison Slime. Magic Slime. Metalstime.
　Demon King (Beast Species) -- Saber Tiger. Warcat. Hellhound.
　Demon King (Fairy) -- Red Cap. Pixie. A Doriade.
　Demon King (Vampire) -- Giant Bat. Ghouls. Lycanthrope.
　Demon King (Dragon Species) -- Lizardman.
　Demon King (Fallen) -- Gargoyle.


　The race-specific subordinates tended to be superior in performance compared to the CP they consumed. If they had normal thinking, they would have put in a number of them in the dominant territory.

　Based on the appearance information reported by Chloe, the Demon King's race was added to the dominant area marked on the map.

　As a result, the breakdown of the 24 dominant realms that completed the investigation was: demon king (race) 0, demon king (demon species) 4, demon king (demon species) 5, demon king (elf species) 3, demon king (dwarf species) 2, demon king (slime species) 3, demon king (beast species) 3, demon king (fairy species) 3, demon king (bloodsucking species) 1, demon king (dragon species) 0, demon king (fallen heaven species) 0.

Surprisingly, they were scattered. What are the conditions to be able to evolve into a dragon species and a fallen species?
I don't know anything about those two species.

　The conditions under which they evolve are, according to what I've heard from the canon.

　Demon King (Race) -- None.
　Demon King (Demon Species) -- [Physical] status C or higher.
　Demon King (Demon Race) -- Your magic power must be at least a status C of 【Magic Power】.
　Demon King(Elf) -- Your status is C or higher of [Knowledge].
　Demon King(Dwarf) -- Your status is C or higher of 【Refining】.
　Demon King(Slime) -- Create 100 or more members of the slime family.
　Demon King (Beast Species) -- Create 100 or more animals that belong to the Beast species.
　Demon King(Fairy) -- Create 100 or more animals that belong to fairy species.
　Demon King (Bloodsucker) --Don't step out of his room for 30 days or more.
　Demon King (Dragon Species) -- Unknown.
　Demon King (Fallen Species) -- Unknown.

''When it comes to this, the tricky part is.......the dominant domain of the demon species and the dominant domain of the demon species.

　The expedition had been going on for more than 30 days, but not all of their subordinates were able to make it back, and while all four of their followers made it back safely, one kobold, one goblin and one dark elf rotted away along the way.

　All of the deaths were caused by an attack by the demon king, who had attacked them forcefully while surveying the territory he controlled.

　The goblins and dark elves were defeated by the Demon King who evolved into a demon species, and the Kobold was defeated by the Demon King who evolved into a demon species. The former was probably 【Physical】 B. The latter was 【Magic Power】 B. Both of them were self-reinforcing specialized demon kings.

　It seems that when one's rank goes up, its performance is greatly enhanced. Thinking about it, it would take 17 BP to grow a rank from the initial value of E to B. Just growing from C to B would require 10 BP - in other words, it would require spending two levels up.

　The demons that appeared in the control area were weak. The items they were equipped with were also poor. However, the strength of the Demon King who had attacked them was in a different dimension.

　It would be impossible for the time being to defeat that demon king with just his followers.

　Well, if we were to make a move, it would be from the area controlled by the presumed level 2 demon king.

　Before that, though, we need to defeat the brave party that will be invading tomorrow.

　The fun break (analysis) is over.

　Now let's see if we can't solve the problem at hand so we can implement our future plans.

　I told my men and women about the plan to intercept the brave men's group that was declared to be invading the city.


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　It's been 105 days since I became the Demon King.

　Just a few minutes ago, a group of brave souls officially recognized by Kanazawa City released the fourth domain they controlled in the city. Humanity was in full swing at the liberated land with a party to celebrate the liberation.

'From tomorrow, we will begin the liberation of the fifth dominant realm in Kanazawa City!　'Support me all my followers!'

　Miyamoto Masato, aka 'Mr. Ewww', had posted the above text on social media, accompanied by a picture of his best smug face.

'So, I guess we're safe today.

　

　We're ready for this one. I've decided to give my primary handlers plenty of rest to prepare for tomorrow.

　Not needing to sleep or eat, I continued to simulate tomorrow's interception in my room.