Three days after I asked Mrs. Tamura and Souske to conduct the interview, the results of the interview were reported to me, who was having a moderate amount of fun with the defense.

　I was having a good time defending myself when the results of the investigation were reported to me.

'I'm reporting to you, Sion-sama,'

　Miss Tamura and Sousuke bowed to me and looked down at the thick stack of paper in their hands.

'There were 51,142 people who wished to farm, 23,196 who wished to work in industry, 18,914 who wished to build, and 3,026 who wished to serve in the military. Those wishing to work in wood processing and ornamental processing were counted as industrial applicants.

　After writing down the number of people Tamura told me, I use my smartphone to check the number of people in the territory. The number of people in the territory is 111,692. If I add up all the numbers I wrote down........96,278.

The math doesn't add up?
'Yes, sir. Master Zion has given us his approval, so the number of children is not included.
You have about 20,000 kids?
No, there are 10,874 children under the age of 15.

　There were more than 10,000 people.......that's a lot. However, the math still doesn't add up. As if she sensed what I wanted to say from my expression, Ms. Tamura continued to say, "I know it's a bit of a hassle, but we've heard the results of the interviews.

''I know it's a bit of a hassle, but I've added some other tasks that I believe will be necessary as a result of our interviews.
What is the operation?
''Yes. Demons ... no, 2,858 people in charge of preparing meals for everyone under their command. 542 medical personnel. 582 people who mine and cut down trees at the request of our subordinate, Akira-sama. Mr. Akira requested that those in charge of mining and logging lend their wisdom rather than hard labor. Similarly, 320 people used trucks to transport materials. And finally, those who care and educate the children - 238 people.

　Ms. Tamura spun her words in a slurred, flowing tone.

　238 educators is a lot, isn't it?

Can I have a word?
Yes, sir. What is it?
I'm an educator.
"Mr. Zion, you can count on me. I will be there on site with full responsibility. I promise that I will not teach my children to say or do anything that could harm Master Zion's reputation, and I promise that I will raise them to be people who will develop Master Zion's country in the future. We say that children are the treasure of the nation. The development of education is the key to a child's growth.
'Enough.......... Okay..........

　Ms. Tamura speaks up quickly in a serious tone, and I lose my heat and admit it without a second thought.

'I admit to being an educator. However, I regularly check to see what kind of education I'm providing. As I'm sure you know, within the realm of control it's impossible to hide from me. In the unlikely event that I have been mis-educated - I will abstain. Is that clear?
I understand.

　At my words, Ms. Tamura shook her head with a mysterious look on her face.

　After that, I talked with Ms. Tamura and Yusuke and created the soil that would become the foundation of our internal politics with the Creation of Dominion Territory. As for industry, I freed a pile of unfamiliar machines that I had scavenged and set them in order.

　In addition, it was recently discovered that there were many items that could be smelted that could be unlocked depending on the number of territorial residents. Among those items were 【Hydro Power Plant】 and 【Wind Power Plant】. This greatly improved the environment where the electricity that had previously been flowing wirelessly was secretly used. This change not only greatly improved the infrastructure within the controlled territory, but also showed that the power plant facilities in humanity's controlled areas were now able to 《govern》.

　A cake is a cake maker. I don't know much about how to build a water pipe or a house. However, among the territorial residents, there are many people with experience in plumbing and construction. The same goes for agriculture and industry. All I can do is instruct my soldiers to smelt, create, or collect materials from outside their domain.

　From this day forward, my country grew rapidly as my men and my fellow countrymen - demons and humanity - worked together.


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　A week after the infrastructure development within the realm of control began, I was visiting a military family.

　I was visiting a certain subordinate's abode.

'How are you doing?'
It's no good.

　A jokingly shaped man with a stubble and star-shaped glasses answers my question.

　The man's name is - Tusk, a computer nerd who calls himself a hacker and who has been under my command since the third day.

　He who controls information controls everything.

　As long as the human race (Lowe's) side is launching propaganda, we will need to take countermeasures as well. For that reason, I've selected about ten computer-savvy humans from the fiefdoms. Since we've ordered that they are not allowed to send out information to the outside world, we've assigned a relatively communicative Tusk to be their subordinate, as a transmitter and coordinator.

　The current order given to the task is--Campaign to improve the image of Demon King Theon!

　Specifically, it is to promote the healthy life of the human beings who became the territorial inhabitants after the Reign. The purpose is to reduce the difficulty of the Ruling.

　However, when a video of their lives (image video) is uploaded to the Internet, it is immediately deleted. Even if they falsify the voice of the fiefdoms and post on influential blogs and bulletin boards, they delete it immediately. When you try to start a blog, everything is Error and you can't post it.

　Now that it was a known fact that the Demon King could use the Internet... the restriction of information on humanity was becoming more and more intense.

'You're a self-proclaimed competent hacker, right?　Can't you do something about it?
"Calling yourself a hijacker is a terrible idea.... It's impossible. With equipment like this, we can't compete.
Tch!　.........it's useless....... After all, tinkering with dirt suits me better--
What?　It's Tamma!　Well, uh ... yeah!　I've collected any information that seems useful!

　I click my tongue in frustration at Tusk's lazy excuses, and he hurriedly tries to show me other results.

'Information?　What is it?
'This is information you couldn't have picked up without me!　A special program I created detected it, and then from the archives--
I don't need any more crap. Just get on with it.
You're impatient... Well, the Demon King called himself a country.
What?

　I'm taken aback by the information about the task, which is announced with a cocky expression on my face.

'Declaration of independence?　The Founders' Declaration?　I don't really know, but the first one I called myself was the Demon King of Hokkaido. After that, the Demon King of Kanagawa, Aichi and Fukuoka followed in tandem," he said.
On the internet?
Yes, but it was taken down immediately. But it was taken down immediately. I did a great job of salvaging it and...

　After that, I think about Tusk's nonsense as background music as he continues to talk about his strengths.

　I started to be aware of the country when I unified the north of the province. However, that didn't really mean that I was going to start a country, but rather that I thought that setting up an infrastructure, like running a state, would lead to an increase in strength. Separately, I didn't intend to make a declaration of independence or a founding declaration.

"The Demon King who declared the founding of the country - the 'Thirteen Evil Stars (Zodiac)'?
Excellent.

　They control the same, or more than the same amount of territory I do. Of course, they have experience with the Ruling, and there will be lords and ladies. If that's the case, it's a natural progression for them to arrive at the same infrastructure development as me, and it's understandable that they'll rise to become a country in the process.

　But why do you need to declare it?　To satisfy your need for recognition?　To make yourself look bigger?

　To whom was it declared in the first place?　Mankind?　Demon King?　-- or both?

　I consider the advantages and disadvantages of the various possibilities and declarations.

　--!

　I see.

　After much thought, I've come to a conclusion.

...or are you listening to me?

　When I finished thinking, Tusk, who had laid out the oracle for a long time, called out to me.

'We, too--we declare our nation's founding.
"Huh?

　Tusk is stunned when he hears my conclusions as he arrives.

''Then we'll need to call all of the major subordinates together.......Tusk, do you want to join us too?
Yes, yes...?

　Goodness hasten. I was to call up the main members of the team, including my main family members who had gone on an invasion.