Theon I want one.
What?
Why don't you give the Elf girl and her swordsman to me for a while?

　I frown at Yataro's suggestion.

'You want it for defense?'
No, we will report to you if a powerful enemy invades, as we did this time, so there is no need for that. Izayoi and Saburo are more than capable of fighting this war.
Then why do you want them?
It's not that I wanted it. We just want to keep them for now. The elven girl and the swordsman are given priority in gaining experience. It appears that Theon places great importance on the role he plays in the composition of his team.
Yeah.
I, too, understand Theon and the importance of building a deck.
What do you mean?
"The Elf girl is what we call an 'attacker' in Theon, an 'attacker' (magic). Elf swordsmen are attackers. The other healers can also be provided by elves. If that's the case, what's missing is 2 attackers (melee). And 1 【Tank】. An attacker (magic) or an attacker (ranged)?
You will.
Then why don't you hand-pick these men from the areas you're going to control?

　I sort out the suggestions thrown at me by Yataro in my head. Instead of organizing from the strength we possess, do we devise an ideal formation before securing our strength.......

''That's not a bad idea.
"Theon will eventually take Ishikawa prefecture ... Hokuriku ... Japan ... and the world ... We're going to unify, aren't we?
'The world.... I don't know.
'Woo hoo. Theon is young. Theon is young and should dream big. If he's capable of unifying the world eventually, it's only natural that he'll choose an invasion force from among former demon kings.
Don't carry too much.
'Woohoo, woohoo. Theon is my master. My future is all tied up with Theon. I'm counting on you.

　I removed my gaze from Yataro, who was smiling at me with a good-natured smile, and I hid my embarrassment.


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Canon. Tell me the Demon King's race and characteristics.
Yes?

　You can find out this information by browsing "Laplace", but it's quicker to ask the canon. Most importantly, this sequence of events has become habitual since I became the Demon King. Kanon happily begins to talk about the Demon King's race and characteristics.

'The Demon King's race is the initial race [race], the physical specialization [demon race], the magical specialization [demon race], the knowledge specialization [elf race], and the alchemy specialization [dwarf race]. After that, there is a beast species that excels in physicality, a fairy species and a slime species that is balanced. A 【Bloodsucking species】 that excels in the dark attribute. The unknown 【Fallen Species】 and 【Dragon Species】, that's 11 types.

What species is best suited for the tank?
If it's a tank, will it be a dwarf or a demon?　It's a strange species, so it's not easy to capture, but the Durahan of the 【Fairy species】 seems to have high durability. After that, if you don't care about the Demon King, the general and the demons that have the name of the Lord tend to have high durability.

　An essential role when building a squad - the tank.

　Having joined Chloe and Lina's invasion force myself, I fully understand the importance of the tank.

　When challenging unknown territory, we set up a base camp around the tank and act with caution. Also, if I am surrounded by enemies, I will set up a defensive formation around the tank.

　That's why I've placed many disposable tanks - living mail - under the control of the invasion members. However, you can't cross over to strong enemies with only disposable living mails. The existence of a tank that is able to compete with powerful enemies, like Iron in Lina's unit, is essential. Chloe's troop's Noir also has a belligerent personality and looks like an attacker at first glance, but when facing off against a powerful enemy, she takes the initiative in taking on the enemy's attacks.

''Ideally, if I can surrender a level 10+ dwarf demon king and have a unique subordinate dwarf in my military force, with a nice endurance specialization and a smelting specialization.......''
That's a very convenient time for you to be...

　Hearing my words, Kanon lets out a bitter laugh.

''Right........ Then I'll have to surrender two dwarf-species demon kings?''
Well..........I heard from Rina-san that Iron-san's superiority is not durability, but mental strength. Of course, she also said that her durability is great.
"Mental strength?
Yes. He says that unlike humans, they are not afraid and have the mental capacity to be the target of enemies, which is one of the advantages they don't have.

　The target of the enemy that Kanon is talking about -- to put it into game terms, it would be 'hate control'. If you think about it, I've learned a special ability called "intimidation" that increases the enemy's hostility (hate), but I have no intention of taking the initiative in using it.

　A normal person wouldn't like to be attacked by the enemy unless they are a trusted comrade, bothered by extreme hero syndrome, or are a dominant person.

　On the other hand, a created subordinate (demon) would not have such feelings.

Does that mean that we should select tanks from demons and not the Demon King?
''The invading humans also have the occasional person in a heavily armed, tank-like role, but if they're in a real pinch, they'll run away.......''

　The Demon King is a former human. His senses are closer to humanity than to demons.

　If I'm the leader, I can force Saburou, Kanon and Yataro to become a tank by order, but that's not a true tank. Considering that, I have to say that it's tough to make the Demon King a tank unless you capture a perverted Demon King with special proclivities.

　Demon kings, for example, would be the two extremes of the general staff type, which is left to the subordinates, or the attacker type, which fights on its own.

''If that's the case, when we invade a controlled territory controlled by a [Demon Species] or [Dwarf Species], if there are any dazzling demons, is it best not to kill them, but to make them under your command?
That's true. I'm sure there are plenty of candidates for attackers, though.
I don't care how many candidates there are, it's still a pain in the ass to get them to "surrender".
I have faith in you, Mr. Theon.

　The sound of everyone Yataro chanted about as a former demon king's invasion force was appealing, but that dream was easily frustrated.