The biggest factor is the location.
The location?
Fortunately, I was born as a demon king in Ishikawa Prefecture. "I was born in Ishikawa Prefecture, where the north and west of the prefecture face the sea, so I was able to concentrate on the east and south. Therefore, I was able to focus my defense on the east and south.
Oh, I see.

　In some warring states games, the least difficult to defend was either the southern-most feudal lord in Kyushu - the Shimazu family, or the northeastern feudal lord - the Nambu family. The reason was that they were easy to defend and easy to build a strategy.

　For the same reason, Ishikawa Prefecture also had an advantage in the early stages, but if it moved southward - into Fukui Prefecture, it would be vertically thinner, and if it went east - into Toyama Prefecture, it would be horizontally thinner. Thinning.

　Stretching out the autonomous territory would lead to an increase in the number of territories in contact with the enemy.

''In the future, even if we have the same strength as Demon King Kaoru... or the 'Kanazawa Liberation Army', we won't be defeated in a one-on-one match.''
Well.........we are actually winning!
But what about one-on-two?
''Hmmm... but how about trying to fight each other like we did when we faced off against both Demon King Kaoru and the Kanazawa Liberation Army?　It doesn't necessarily mean we're outnumbered one to two, you know?

　The canon thinks hard and objects.

'Are you sure?'

　I give such a canon a nasty smile.

'Huh?'
'In my case, the enemy of my enemy cannot be my friend. Rather, they are enemies. The Demon King Kaoru and the 'Kanazawa Liberation Army' were also enemy to enemy. But from now on...?
'What?　Ah!

　When Kanon looked at the map, he realized it was common sense.

　Demon kings are hostile to each other.

　The demon king and the human race are also enemies.

　However, the humans were on friendly terms with each other.

　Currently, the human race in Fukui Prefecture, the human race in Gifu Prefecture and the human race in Toyama Prefecture are working as separate organizations to liberate their hometowns. However, the people of Fukui, Gifu and Toyama prefectures are in conflict with each other, but not against each other.

If there was a pitfall, it was coloring the map.

　The map spread out in front of him was color-coded according to each of the forces for easy visual clarity. The fact that the forces were divided by color was the cause of Kanon's misunderstanding.

''Eh?　But it was Mr. Zion who told me to make it visually clear--
"Therefore, I am thinking of forming an alliance to gain advantage again from a location standpoint.

　I ignored Kanon's nonsense and proceeded with the conversation.

''I understand the reason for forming an alliance but does Demon King Kaoru accept the proposal for an alliance?　Demon King Kaoru hates Theon so much ... so much ... so much ...?

　The canon asks with emotion in his words.

'Really?　I believe that right now in this world the only force that can form an equal alliance is Demon King Kaoru.
What?
"Alliances were never meant to be guaranteed in the first place by this world's laws-- the system.
Well, that's why I think it's so difficult.
'But if it's mutually beneficial, don't you think it's worth considering?　The alliance I propose to Demon King Kaoru this time is an alliance of equals.
"An alliance of equals?
A non-aggression pact with each other a simple and equal alliance.
I can understand that, but would you accept Demon King Kaoru?

　Perhaps because Kanon's distrust of others is very strong, he doesn't seem to be keen on this alliance.

''Kanon, currently the Astor Empire and Demon King Kaoru are at war with each other.
Yes, sir.
Which side of the battle is favored?
By far, the best army in the world-- the Astor Empire!
''That's right. Because of the current situation where we're overwhelmingly pushing for it the Demon King Kaoru is more likely to form an alliance.
Is this Mr. Theon's usual blackmail?

　Sometimes I wonder, what does canon think of me?

It's not a threat, it's a negotiation.
'I understand!　It's a threat in the name of negotiation!
'Huh ... this worm is such an a**h*le ...'
What--?　That's rude!
Who's rude and what alliance did I just say I would form?
Well, I'll tell you what...　An alliance of equals?
Despite the overwhelmingly favorable war situation, I propose to Demon King Kaoru an alliance of equals.
Why?
'When you propose an alliance, it's a negotiation. Negotiation is setting all sorts of conditions, trying to get the other side to concede and proceed to gain as much advantage as possible.
That's the basis for negotiations.
For example, a long time ago, a certain fairy lord gave himself up for his own survival.

　I gave one obvious example.

'Huh?　That fairy-type demon king was a visionary, dainty demon king?
'It's not dainty, but I'm sure the only future would have been to swing BP the wrong way and disappear... but I'm still alive, so maybe he had the foresight to do it.
'Huh?　What a compliment!　You're disgraced?
Just as in the case of the bug that offered itself to us, we can't succeed in negotiations unless we offer something to you.
You've gone from being a fairy to a worm, haven't you?
It's a good thing that the canon, which was at an overwhelming disadvantage, was able to present itself to me. But what I, in a situation of overwhelming superiority, offered up was--
You were anonymous and now your name is....
We're all equals.

　Because of my overwhelming superiority in the situation, from the Demon King Kaoru's perspective, an alliance of equals was extremely valuable.

''Uh........Recommendations aren't good enough?''
'If you're willing to accept the recommendation it's worth considering, but I still think the alliance might be better for now.
But if I make you surrender, I can tie you up with orders.　You don't have to worry about being betrayed, do you?
'Leaving aside the amount of effort required to get them to surrender the advantage of making them surrender is absolute command authority. What, then, do you think would be the advantage of an alliance over forcing a surrender?

　I smiled a nasty smile and posed a question to the canon.