On the day of the agreement proposed by Hasebe, I had my men deployed in the form of a circle around the Nonoichi City Hall.

　I deployed my men in a circle around the Nonoichi City Hall.

"Do you think the promise will be kept?
What do you think?　Dr. Masako says he's a trustworthy person.
Even if Mr. Hasebe can be trusted, the credibility of the people he trusts is another matter.
People break their promises so easily.

　The canon, who is even more distrustful of people than I am, shakes its head deeply.

'Well, let's be prepared to make some money if we succeed.
Yes?

　--All hands, finalize the operation.

　--Lina troops, protect the humanity that surrenders under the red flag!

Yes!

　--Hibiki, Iron Corps, intercept the pursuing humans!

I'm awestruck, sir!
(This)

　--Chloe, Leila's troops will be guarding me and clearing the human population outside the gates!

I'm willing to trade my life for it!
I will not let Master Theon lay a finger on you!

　--All remaining units, converge on Nonoichi City Hall!　Let's settle this before the end of the day!

""Oh!"

　Tacahar, Red's troops in the center of an earth-shaking yell.

　--Report Notes. You are forbidden to attack those who have no intention of engaging!　Those who are not willing to engage in battle are called to sit on the ground and everything else is seen as hostile intent!

""Oh!"

　-- Finally, this time -- if the surrender was false, lay waste to all humanity!　Strike the human race with the essence of our-- [Chaos]!

"'Oooooohhhh!'

　--All right, let's go to work!

"My name is Theon of Astor, the Emperor of Astor!　In accordance with the pact, the foolish leaders Hideya Ando and Saori Kayama have taken our people captive and sent them to freedom!　Come on, brethren!　It's time to stand up!　Together with me, we will win our freedom!

　I took the loudspeaker and called for an uprising of the insiders in Nonoichi City Hall.

　What happens now?

　Will humanity ever answer my call?　With mixed emotions of anticipation and anxiety, I look at the gate on the wall covering Nonoichi City Hall.

　5 seconds passed, 10 seconds passed........30 seconds passed.......1 minute passed....

　I didn't realize a minute was so long......... If I hadn't checked the time, I might have launched an all-out attack out of disappointment in humanity.

　

'...................Canon. Is this a mistake?
"Hmm........just a little more of the situation.......ah!

　I called out to Kanon, when I was in a hurry.

　The gate in the wall covering Nonoichi City Hall, which had been tightly closed, was opened, and countless human beings flew out.

　Which way?

　Is the goal to intercept... or to surrender?

　The first human being to lead the way has a weapon in his hand!

　Failure.

All hands on deck, attack--

　He was about to set the signal for an all-out attack, when--

　The trailing humans are waving a large white flag and a human being with a weapon in his hand is shouting something.

''Oh, you guys ... what do you think you're doing!
We answer Dr. Hasebe's call and surrender to the Astor Empire!
"I don't trust our lives to those boys!
Wait, wait!　Are you guys insane?　The enemy is an evil enemy - the Demon King Theon!
Shut up!　I'm a demon king!　It's much more humane than 'The Wise Man of Kanazawa' or even 'The Fool of Kanazawa'!
Oh, calm down don't let the enemy's falsehoods fool you!

　At the gates, all hell breaks loose due to the differently minded humans.

　--All hands, commence operations!

　I announce to my men that the operation has begun.

"All of Hasebe's brothers and sisters, lay down your arms and assemble under the red banner!　Those who are armed are seen as willing to hostile and attack!　Attention, brethren left behind in Nonoichi City Hall!　All those willing to surrender, surrender their arms and sit down on the spot!　'Those who stand are seen as willing to hostile and attack!

　Many human beings rush to the red flag that is waved in response to my words.

''All hands!　Protect our people!　'Let's free our brethren at Nonoichi City Hall!

""Oh!"

　Justice is mine!　He emphasized the words 'fellow countrymen' and 'liberation' as if to say, "I don't know what to say. They rushed to the chaotic Nonoichi City Hall, where their different wills were mixed together.


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　Three hours later.

　More than 50,000 human beings have expressed their willingness to surrender.

　With the exception of Lina, Chloe, and Leila's unit, all of their subordinates invaded the interior of Nonoichi City Hall. Perhaps the betrayal of their comrades was unexpected, but the humans were floating on their feet, and they had succeeded in controlling each floor with an overwhelming advantage.

　I check Takahara's point of view through my smartphone as he runs on the front lines.

　We've already conquered the first floor. Only the second and third floors remained.

　Many of the humans have their butts on the ground and have expressed their willingness to surrender.

　Is it about time...?

　--Kotets, can you take it down in three hours?

It's possible.

　Kotetsu responds to the words spoken directly to him.

　--Now I will rule!　You have three hours to take control of the building.

　-- "Rule.

　I shut my eyes, held my right hand out to the ground and chanted.

　The ground shakes and shakes, and a black vortex about 30cm in diameter is generated at the end of my right hand that seems to swallow the space around it.

　The familiar text appears on the smartphone 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]

　The messages flowed on the screen of the smartphones one after another.

　It was the last human being left in Ishikawa Prefecture who had been set up to rule.