It's the 23rd day since we began our simultaneous invasion with Demon King Motoki.

　~~.

　Today, too, an electronic sound that announces an unpleasant voice has been ringing from my smartphone since this morning.

　The caller is a pig - Demon King Motoki.

''Sion, I heard a rumor that it ended in a skirmish yesterday as well, is it true?''
What would you define as a skirmish?
Enough sophistry!　Theon's--the power of the Thirteen Deadly Stars will not be like this!　When!　When are you going to get serious!'
I'm always serious, though, right?　If you say so, it looks like you withdrew early yesterday, too?
Kuhuhn! I'm not a big fan of this place.
Okay. Well, I'll give you the same answer. I'm fighting the best I can.
''Wow, I know the power of my friend Zion!　Zion's power shouldn't be like that!''
What do you know about me?　Oh well. Let's assume I'm not serious. So why would I tell you the day I'm going to get serious and invade you?
That's it!　We are allies!　It's a one size fits all relationship!
You can read my thoughts as one, can't you?
"Gulp... unless I can see what you're up to, I won't be able to follow you!
What do you mean by 'fit'?　What do you propose to fit in?
Yeah, it's a mutual...
Well, okay. I'll save you the time. I'll have something big going on in a week.
One week, right?
We're ready for it, although there may be a small margin of error.

　Hearing any more unpleasant pig squeals was unbearable. I hung up the phone unilaterally.

　Well, is it time to go?

　I pick up my smart phone and make a call to one of my lieutenants.

'Aye, aye!　Theon.
Are you sure you're ready for this?
Okemaru!　You can always go!
Then we'll do it tonight. We'll take one last look around.
"L

　We're ready.

　We're going to break this deadlock.

　I was to gather the executives and inform them of tonight's plan.


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　17:30.
　The pigs get ahead of themselves as usual and begin their invasion of Fort Tateyama.

　18:00.
　Emperor Astor marches to Fort Nanto.

　18:30.
　During the skirmish, a large number of ghouls are charged into the Phalanx forces.

　At the same time.
　I was waiting in a depopulated rural area 5km north of Fort Tateyama.

　Sarah's patrols have confirmed that there are currently no humans within a 3km radius of my location. The humans in Toyama Prefecture are huddled together in the center of Toyama City.

　Naturally, the uninhabited land is ruled by the Demon King, so the humans have a surveillance system in place. However, the target of the surveillance was concentrated on the Lord of the adjoining control area - the Demon King Motoki.

　And now, that surveillance target was in the middle of the invasion of the Tateyama Fort.

　The patrols patrolling the area had been investigated, but those patrols had been buried by Saburou's troops just now. Surveillance cameras and the like have been located as well.

　This is the hot time of day when the Astor Empire and the Demon King Motoki are putting up a farce against the humans in Toyama Prefecture. It's a travesty, but it's a deadly travesty. Many human beings focused their attention on the Nanto and Tateyama Forts.

　As a result, the phenomenon that was born is--.

　-- "Governing

I have begun to rule.

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.

There are no hostile forces in our area.

Do you want to show a map of the active area?　[YES] [NO]

　It was the "Reign of the Uninhabited Lands".

　--All hands, be on guard!　Hostiles will be eliminated on sight!

　I put my men in place on all sides, just in case.

　20:30.
　The Demon King Motoki begins his retreat. At the same time, the humans of Toyama City move to Nanto Fort.
　There are 60 minutes left until the end of his reign.

　21:10.
　The prepared troops of the ghouls are annihilated. Kotetsu, who is entrusted with the command of the Nanto Fort invasion, continues the farce with mainly long-range attacks.

　21:30.

　--'We have completed our reign, sir.'

　I was prepared for a bit of a battle, but the "rule" was completed without a second thought.

　I carried out the creation of the dominion area with a hint of caution, so that it was recognizable as the dominion area even from the outside.

　The dominion area of the Astor Empire was completed just 2km away from the Tateyama Fort.


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　You said you were creating a new area of control.

　～™

　The smartphone plays a ringtone that announces an unpleasant pig squeal.

'Zion!　What's that all about!'
What's that?

　From the first voice, the pig's voice was raspy.

''It's about the dominant territory that appeared north of Fort Tateyama!
"Ah ... that's the one. It was a vacant lot, so I "ruled" it.
Wow! I don't listen to you!
Do I need to tell you?　
I don't know what it was!　And I didn't see that it was within a week!'
Today is still a week away, right?
"If it's today, say it's today!　You tricked me!

　The pigs are quite upset, buzzing and annoyed.

'Fooled you?　What are you talking about?　When did I ever cheat on you?
"How could you keep this from me?　Tell me!　You must have been deceiving me!'
What?　If you've been listening quietly for a while now, have I misunderstood something?
What?
What's my relationship with you?
She's my friend!
We are allies - allies in fact. What we've agreed to in this alliance is a mutual non-aggression pact and a simultaneous invasion of humanity in Toyama Prefecture, which I have accepted as a hemorrhage service.
'Yes!　You promised me that you would work with me to defeat the humans in Toyama Prefecture!　But you tricked me into running a stand-up play!'
What?　You misunderstood me.　You're my master?　Do I need your permission to do anything, anywhere, every time?
"No, I'm not saying that, but we are allies in each other's cause.
Don't get cocky, okay?　I have kept my promise to you that I would not invade your domain and launch an attack on humanity in Toyama Prefecture. Wherever and whatever I do I have no right to speak with you!　Isn't it?
"But then, what is the point of an alliance?
'What?　Are you asking me to be subservient to me?
"No!　As an equal alliance...
Isn't that fair enough?　I'm keeping the promise you made to me. All you have to do is keep your word and keep your mouth shut, too.
"Gulp all right. But from now on--
'I have no intention of reporting my actions to you in the future. If you don't like it, you can dissolve the alliance. What do you want to do?
Okay.....

　It wasn't like me to get emotional, but I was able to kill the Demon King Motoki.

　Thus, the first stage of the invasion of Toyama Prefecture was a success.