At the end of the 《Pseudo Peace》, I was all of my subordinates except for Yataro, Izayoi, and Saburou. And with over three hundred subordinates, I went out of the realm of control.

　I understand the method of 《Ruling》 by instinct.

　[Rowe] - It is only a reminder that he will "rule" in the land ruled by humanity.

We now begin to rule!　Prepare yourselves for the unexpected!

　--Reign!

　I meditate and hold my right hand on the ground and remind myself.

　...........................

　No changes occur.

　The method should be right in my senses........?　I check my smartphone's screen.

Error, the ruling sphere and the dominant domain have interfered with each other.

　Error? Interference?

　The effective range of the Ruling is 3,000 meters in circumference... 3,000 meters away?

We're moving north.

　I took my subordinates with me and moved like a procession of lords.


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　I measured the distance traveled with the health app in my smartphone.

　I stop my progress at the footpath about 60 minutes away from the dominion area.

We are now beginning to rule!　Prepare yourselves for the unexpected!

　--Reign!

　I meditate and hold my right hand on the ground and remind myself.

　--The ground shakes and shakes.

　The ground shakes and shakes, and a black vortex with a diameter of about 30 centimeters is generated at the end of the held up right hand that seems to swallow the space around it.

　I instinctively understand that the 《Ruling》 will fail if I remove the held out right hand.

　I take out my smartphone with my left hand, which can be moved freely, and operate the screen.

『Ruling has begun.

I have declared you to be sovereign over any hostile force within your effective radius.

"You have 180 minutes to eliminate all hostile forces within your effective range.

Hostile force in range, we have confirmed hostile presence. Eliminate them immediately.

Do you want to show a map of the active area?　[YES] [NO]

　Messages flowing on my smartphone screen one after another.

　I tap [YES].

　I see.........

　I look at the map displayed on my smartphone and understand the structure of the 《Governance》.

　 A line of 3,000m, which is the effective area, is also shown.

　There are three types of dots, a blue dot, a red dot and a white dot.

　The most common dot is the blue dot gathered in the center of the map - me and my men.

　The next most common dot is the red dot--probably the human race in [Rowe].

　The white dots that are only 3 in sight - probably the humans of [Neutral].

　Even though it's a depopulated area, there are three [Neutral] humans....... That's not much. The number of red dots is around 100 at a glance.

　Alright, I understand the situation.

　The next thing to think about is.......the action to take.

　First, we need to attack the human race with the red dots. I'd like to say it's a surprise attack, but humanity has been informed that I rule. The advantage is that I can force them to make a recommendation after a show of force. The disadvantage is that the question is whether humanity will accept the recommendation after the slaughter.

　2. [Loudspeaker] is used to announce the recommendation. The advantage is that humanity's subordinates can obtain it without any effort. Hopefully, there might be some humans who are good at cooking, which the former Demon Lord's people crave. The downside is that it would give the humans a reprieve.


　If you're going to have humans under your command, would it be better to advise them beforehand so that they won't cause any bad feelings?

　I simulated the future that the two thoughts led to and took out the [loudspeaker].

''Ahhhh. Testes......... You can hear me, right?　My name is Theon, and I am the demon king who ruled over Kanazawa City, Hoku City and Hakui, and later Hakui. He was the demon king who ruled over Kanazawa City, Hoku City, and then Hakui and Hakui.

　Use the [Loudspeaker] to start making recommendations.

　It's quite difficult to speak unilaterally when there's no response from the other party at all.......

''From now on, this land shall be my territory of control. This land is all the areas where these voices are heard. If you have the will to descend under my control, be aware of that thought. If you disobey me, my men - the demon will respond to you by force. You have 10 minutes to think it over. Think it over.

　I tell him my recommendations one way or the other.

I forgot to mention that when you're under my command, I'll guarantee you the minimum amount of food and clothing. Of course, I'll be throwing out any human beings who eat useless food.

　Lastly, I also told them the merits of being under my command.

　When I decided to rule, I was worried about the treatment of humanity.

　If I rule, the humans who succumbed to me will become my subjects. This seems like a great advantage, but do we really need humanity as our subordinates in the first place?　In the first place, I came to the argument that.

　The relationship between me (Demon King) and humanity - in other words, the relationship between [Chaos] and [Lowe] is an adversarial relationship. It's a relationship in which we take away each other's territory and kill each other. What's the benefit to humanity?　If you ask me, I'll squeeze out the answer - food for experience. If you want, even if they're under your command, they're not as loyal as the ones you created, and unlike the former Demon King's command, they don't have superior abilities.

　The human race doesn't want to spend all of their precious CP and go through the troublesome process of becoming a member of the family. That's the truth of the matter.

　But what if it wasn't for the consumption of CP...?　Relationships and emotions, which could be called free will, are tricky, but they're also more flexible than my created subordinates. I've heard that the crops produced by humans, who have become household members through experimentation and are now obsessed with tinkering with the soil, taste better than the food I've created. In addition, when I let them gather information under canon, they gather information that cannot be gathered by the people I created them for.

　I now control an area of more than 540 km2. It's an inexcusable territory for a country, but in the future it will expand to the size of a small state. When that happens, will the only people who will survive in the territory I control be the people I created?　　Can you defend yourself against a powerful enemy?　This also raises concerns.

　Then let's start creating the shape of the country little by little now.

　If a selfish, helpless fool appears we can get rid of him. Call it short-sightedness and fear-mongering, but I am the Demon King.

　As the Demon King, I began to make a decision to create a country from this place - Ishikawa Prefecture.


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　Ten minutes later.

　I check the map on my smartphone.

　Ho.........

　Some of the red dots began to move towards the outside of the effective range, and some of the red dots turned into yellow dots.

　Are the yellow dots a sign of surrender?

　The number of red dots remaining in the effective range is 78, mostly concentrated in the northeast.

Takahara, Sara. Take 100 of your men and head northeast.
Yeah.
"Ri.

　I point to the northeast and give directions to Takahar and Sarah.

'Chloe. Take your squad and 50 of your men and head west.
Ha!

　I point in the direction of the red dots that dot the west and direct Chloe.

'Leila. Take your squad and 50 of your men and head east.
Ha!

　I point in the direction of the red dots that dot the east and give Leila instructions. Since this is a man-to-man battle, Lina will stay at my side.

'Call me when you show a willingness to surrender.

　I'll get the call and help you if the red color turns to yellow.

Then begin Operation Ruler.

　Under my direction, my men began to invade various places.