This is........pretty heavy........

　Canon muttered as he looked into the blacked out smartphone screen.

　The enemy's strength was beyond expectations. The numbers, unity, and individual abilities - all exceeded expectations.

'It's 20x years now...?
Yes.....
Why is there a samurai in Japan in the year 20xx?

　The group of humans holed up in the city hall of Zhuzhou had more strength than expected. Among them, the group with matching jackets and swords in their hands was astonishingly strong.

　The old man who took the lead and cut down the dhampir with a single sword - probably the 'Sword Sage'. His strength was outstanding, but the rest of the group of Jinpai were also quite capable, fighting C-ranked Living Mail at more than even strength and easily cutting down a D-ranked ghoul. If they formed a clique and invaded my controlled territory Yataro would definitely call a state of emergency (EMERGENCY).

　If we mobilize all hands, can we win?　If you ask me, the answer is yes.

　But there is no practical way to mobilize all hands on deck to attack. Several of my areas of control are under ongoing invasion. There's a need to allocate forces for defense as well.

　It's no secret that my movement - the main force of Demon King Zion is invading the north of the prefecture. It's information that even a layman can easily learn if they look it up on the internet. It's also exposed that the Demon King and his followers can move freely and instantaneously inside the controlled territory. That's probably why, when they launch an invasion with a large army, there is no end to the number of people who will invade their territory as if in conjunction with our movements.

　If they were under our control, it would be easy to increase the number of them with the 《District Creation》. However, Yataro, Izayoi, Saburou... and Yatarou and Izayoi are raving about their growth potential - mainstays such as Setanta and others can't be divided from the defense.

　This is because it is absolutely necessary to prevent humanity (Lowe) from liberating the area of control to the same Demon King (Chaos), if not the same Demon King (Chaos).

　Even if the Demon Lord (Chaos) took away our dominion area, we would be able to get it back and regain it. However, if the human race (Lowe) were to free their domain, this would not be possible. The Demon King's area of control is 6km2 per dominion area. In contrast, if he took it away from the humans through the Ruling, the area of his dominion is 28.26km2. The difference between the two is more than 4 times.

　In other words, the liberation of the dominant area by humanity (Lowe) - showed the weakening of the entire Demon King (Chaos).

''We're in trouble....''
It's a problem.

　I unintentionally revealed my true feelings, and Kanon let out a sigh as well, as if in agreement.

''Do you think we can win if we mobilize all of our remaining forces, leaving the forces needed for defense?
''Well......... I'm sure we can win, but........
Can we win? Then what is your strategy as a self-appointed chief of staff?
The enemy's main force is gathered at Suzu City Hall, right?
Maybe.

　It's possible that there are other forces deployed outside of Zhuzhou City Hall, but it's hard to imagine that they have a force equal to or greater than that force. If they had that much war potential, they would have clashed with us much sooner.

''In that case.......the effective range of the 《Ruling》 is a 3km radius, right?
Yeah.
First, we will rule the rest of the region, excluding Suzu City Hall, and turn it into our territory.
And then?
''I think we'll be able to get closer to the enemy so if we try to use a quantity strategy, we can win!
What is a materialistic operation?

　I pile on the questions to the smugly smiling canon.

'What?　A quantity strategy is a strategy where there is a limit to the number of subordinates that can go out at once, but even if they are defeated or defeated, they are replenished from the territory they control and pushed through with the force of numbers.
I see. You're the self-styled chief of staff. Would you like to hear my vote on the canon's strategy?
Oh? I don't want to hear the look on your face.
Dismissed.
I think I've got some idea.

　Turning from a smug face, Kanon lowered his face and muttered weakly.

''First of all, the first strategy that Kanon proposed...''
There it is!　Hold up your finger, as Mr. Zion does, and--

　--Roll up your skirt!

What?　Wait, wait........I'm sorry.......

　Ignoring Kanon, who blushes and rolls up her skirt, I continue to speak.

''Governing the areas other than Suzu City Hall first--this strategy is a bad idea.
'What?　Why?
Using that strategy... they will be hunted down.
Isn't it good to hunt them down?
'Hunting them down isn't always a good thing. Let's say I control all the land except for Suzu City Hall. What would happen to them then?
"--!　He's going to fight back like a dead man...?
Correct.
But if that happens, humanity will be forced to invade the territory they control... wouldn't that be an advantage?
'Well......... But before we are forced into that situation, they will fight back to the death. If that happens, the damage here is likely to be enormous.

　The insanity of the cornered produces results beyond what is expected. They are already trapped in an area called Suzu City.

The second is a quantity strategy. If we preserve our main force, our soldiers, and conduct a quantity strategy with our men, they will grow up to be a force to be reckoned with. In the process, they may be able to produce many....well, tens of thousands of people, but there is a risk of producing dozens or even hundreds of strongmen if they are not able to do so.

　In this changed world, a new concept called level has been added.

I see........ Then, please tell me your strategy, Sion-san!

　Kanon asks me, as if to vent his anger at the denial of his own strategy.

'So I said I was in trouble?'
'What?　No way, no plan?

　I shrug and raise my hands.

'For now, let's figure out the enemy's exact strength...'

　I began to prepare to find out the enemy's exact strength.