Oh, I see... this is what humanity wants.

　I look at the map of Ishikawa Prefecture and think about my future course of action.

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　The aim of the Kanazawa Liberation Army was to throw food in front of two hungry tigers and have them compete with each other - a plan called "Two Tigers Competition".

　The two hungry tigers here are me and Demon King Kaoru.

　The food thrown in - the land of the unprotected.

　Coincidentally, the human race used the strategy that Kanon had previously advocated.

　Humanity sent us southward, forcing Demon King Kaoru's army to move northward. In order to rule more land, we moved south, avoiding the west side where many humans were waiting for us. Similarly, Demon King Kaoru also avoided the west side and moved north. The remaining land in Hakusan City is adjacent to both my control territory and Demon King Kaoru's control territory. Similarly, the humanity's base of operations in Nonoichi City was adjacent to my control area as well as Demon King Kaoru's control area.

　This is a problem........

　The best way to solve this problem is - to form an alliance with Demon King Kaoru.

　First of all, the strategy is to annihilate the Kanazawa Liberation Army in the immediate future and start over again, but.......that's impossible.

　There might be advantages to forming an alliance, but there was no way to get rid of it.

　Even if the remaining land in Ishikawa Prefecture was divided in half, who would attack Nonoichi City Hall?　Due to the specification of the 《Ruling》, the 《Ruling》 will not succeed unless all of the opposing forces within the area - that is, all of the enemies, including those under Demon King Kaoru's command, are eradicated.

　It's not impossible to attack Nonoichi City Hall, but it would require a lot of time and sacrifice. Moreover, even if they could form an alliance, it would only last until the Kanazawa Liberation Army was eradicated. Once the Kanazawa Liberation Army is eradicated, the relationship between our enemies will return.

　Suppose I were to attack Nonoichi City Hall. In order to do so, I would need to deploy a great deal of military force. What guarantee do I have that Demon King Kaoru won't attack my territory while I'm there?

　She broke her promise!　Traitor!　And you might lose your credibility... but against whom?　If they drop their trust in me, they'll be fighting in a few days either way. On the other hand, if Demon King Kaoru announces an attack on Nonoichi City Hall, I'll use the opportunity to invade Demon King Kaoru's control area.

　In terms of threat, Demon King Kaoru's army is several times greater than the Kanazawa Liberation Army that is holed up in Nonoichi.

　In that case, should we ally with humanity... or should we encourage them to do so?

　The success rate - will be extremely low. The Kanazawa Liberation Army has been preserved in its entire strength. To top it all off, the humanity of this Kowaleta world (Lowe) instinctively hates me (Chaos).

　I'm in trouble.........

　Later on in the future......... To see what the enemy is doing.

　I choose not to move. If Demon King Kaoru is going to rule over humanity's land in the meantime, I'll leave it alone, or if not, I'll wait until they invade Nonoshi City. Once they start invading Nonoichi, I'll do my best to invade Demon King Kaoru's territory.

　If she doesn't move... then we'll have to come up with a plan.

　I've decided to wait and see for a whole day.


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　The next day.
　Yesterday, Demon King Kaoru, who had so boldly repeated his "rule" so many times, didn't move, and the first peaceful day in a long time came to Ishikawa Prefecture.

　Does Demon King Kaoru think the same way I do?

　Are you waiting for me to make a move?

　1. if Demon King Kaoru invades Nonoichi City City Hall, I will invade Demon King Kaoru's territory of control.

　2. If I attack Nonoichi City Hall, Demon King Kaoru will invade my territory.

　3. what if I ignore Nonoichi and invade Demon King Kaoru's control territory...?　Probably, the humans at Nonoichi City Hall will invade the territory controlled by me and Demon King Kaoru.

　The best outcome is 1, but Demon King Kaoru won't move. If that's the case, we'll have 2 or 3 to choose from in the future.

　........hmm?　Wait, what?　Whether it's 1 or 2, the trigger is the invasion of Nonoichi City Hall.

　What would happen if he invaded the remaining vacant land in Hakusan City?　Humanity will not interfere with us. Will Kaoru, the Demon King, interfere with us?

　If you interfere, then the two tigers' plan for humanity to compete for food is a success.

　Demon King Kaoru and I - the two hungry tigers will fight for the land to feed on and consume each other.

　However, I was planning to wait and see if Demon King Kaoru would be able to rule over the land in Hakusan City. Perhaps Demon King Kaoru will also take a wait-and-see approach?

　So what happens when that happens?

　I continued the simulation, moving various pieces that resemble each of the forces I had set up on the map.

　And then I arrived at one path.

　It's not the best, but is it a better path among the options available?

　Either way, if we're going to adopt this approach, we need to be prepared.

　None of the forces are going to be stagnant. So let's take a month to prepare carefully. If any of the forces that are numb and ready to move in the meantime, we'll make some money.

　I called my officers and made preparations.


　　I'm going to call my officers and make the preparations.


　A month later.

　In the end, none of the forces, including me, moved, and a lull continued.

　During the month, Lina, Takaharu and the other executives had gone out to Himi and other areas controlled by Toyama Prefecture to gain experience and had repeated exercises with their troops. The number of invaders had dwindled drastically, and Yataro, who had no time to spare, continued to work with me on the creation of the Domain of Control through trial and error.

　I'm fully prepared.

We are now ready to begin ruling Hakusan City!

　I gave orders to my men who were present.