55 What about that at the moment?

In the virtual world, he came back to the original world at the moment when he was able to recognize that Taze had been clearly destroyed.

He wasn't too tired, and when he looked around, he saw the Golden Demon King getting excited when he smelled Wolfe's hair.

Well, he didn't seem to have been physically shocked, but it was still a shock.

I checked my clothes to make sure I was okay.

I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's worth it.

"It was a narrow victory. I was going to finish it the next time around, but it was a quick decision.

"I don't believe it. The benefits to you were practically non-existent!

That's what I thought at first, but it turned out to be a pretty good deal.

"...... Wait, I'm going to go check out what you've done. I can't help but think that you've committed some kind of fraud, and I'll be right back to check on you.

The Golden Demon King sat down in his chair and sank into a chair.

Perhaps he has entered the virtual world.

I'm not sure what to make of this. ...... There are a lot of gaps, aren't there?

I'm not sure if this is a good idea, but it's a good idea.

I think I've done it a few times with Lakra, but I haven't crossed any lines, so I'm fine.

The image of the Golden Demon King that I saw earlier has become a good role model for me, and has helped me save my mind.

So let's wait while watching his sleeping face.

A short, golden-haired fox with a tail and ears.

If I had the book left by Yukura, I might be able to find out which tribe the subhuman originally belonged to, but I am not familiar with subhumans.

There were also subhumans living in Ghanai, but not in such large numbers.

There is no discrimination, but the absolute number is small.

There was a family with a human and a subhuman, but most of their children were human.

The Golden Demon King's appearance is close to that of an adult, but even so, he is only slightly older than Ilias and Wolfe.

There is a possibility that he became a demon lord at the same age.

He lost his life as a young man and was resurrected as a Demon Lord, then he was killed by a hero and resurrected again in the present age.

It's quite a tumultuous life, and perhaps a bit of twisted hedonism is inevitable.

After five minutes of gazing at it while immersed in sentimentality, the Golden Demon King slowly awoke.

This one takes two hours at a time, but looking at the results, it seems to take much less time.

"......

That was quick, no cheating, right?

I'm not sure how you can cheat in a virtual world created with magic in the first place.

If you had such skills, you would have won more easily.

"Here ......

Here?

You bastard!

Huh?

He gave me a splendid slap that made a pleasant sound in the throne room.

It was painful to say the least, but not so powerful as to leave any lingering effects.

What are you doing to me?

That's not what I'm talking about!　I'm not sure what you're talking about.　--Pfft.

The Golden Demon King rushed towards the throne and brought up some sort of trash can from the ground, just like the table.

Then he took it and hid behind the throne.

You can hear him coughing.

Wow, that's nasty.

I thought we had a no-shock agreement!

You've already won the battle, the contract is over!

I can hear you shouting from afar, is that correct?

I'm sure you'll be able to understand why.

I'm not sure what to do.

I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.

The golden demon king comes back with a blue face.

He has tears in his eyes, he's seen a terrible sight.

--Yeah, well, you shouldn't have seen that.

What do you think you're doing to people and creatures?　"What do you think you are doing with a living being?

"You're the one who said it was a hypothetical world, and you confirmed just before that you hoped Taze would die before Garne did.

Wasn't that your advice to the others? ......

I think it's your fault for setting up such an absurd victory condition. There are very few ways that Garne can win in a straightforward manner.

"Nugu ......!

You'll be able to get a lot more than just a pair of shoes.

I'm not sure what to do.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's true that I did this to myself and made you want to turn away from me.

When I realized that I couldn't win in a straightforward manner, I took action, and Garne and Taze destroyed me.

The first step was to use the Ghanaians to turn the majority of their own people into refugees and send them to Tarz.

It is easy to guide refugees to escape routes if you block the roads to other neighboring countries first.

If the neighboring country is on land and is the only safe escape route, it is inevitable that the innocent people will flee there.

We've sent almost everyone who can't be used for war.

There is no need to keep women and children who cannot fight in the country as long as they are not willing to fight a long war.

Soldiers naturally rebel, but there are many ways to do so.

As a knightly nation, the TARDIS cannot abandon the refugees who have fallen victim to its atrocities, and it has to deal with most of them.

Naturally, the refugees would eat up all the food, causing a famine, and they would also send agents to start a civil war like a guerrilla war.

Then, considering the danger, the Tories will move to eliminate the refugees.

After a country's worth of massacres, the morale of the knights in the Taze fell to the floor.

And that's just the beginning.

He continued to act as if he didn't care about the future of Garnets after this game was over.

At first, the knights were excited to defeat the treacherous king, but the opponent never appeared in front of them.

All I saw was a horrible scene and a vain repetition of slaughter.

In the end, the Knights of Taize never once crossed swords with the army of Ghane.

This was made even worse by the presence of Dokora, who was rampaging in Taize.

The alliance of bandits was still alive and well in the virtual world, as someone from the other world happened to find one of their strongholds, which provided a clue to the solution.

The problem could have been solved without the otherworldly person, but of course it would not have been hastened.

This put Taze at a severe disadvantage.

It was easy to enlist Docora's help, since they already knew that they were kindred spirits.

It would have been a tragic sight if he had been able to turn the corpses of a whole country into undead through necromancy.

As a result, the Knights were undefeated, but their people and territory were irreparably damaged, and Tarz was no longer viable as a nation.

"After that, Garne will be completely destroyed by the invasion of other countries, and the King of Garne will die a cruel death, but victory will be victory.

"Three days later, he was torn to pieces and beheaded!　And in the form of a concubine!

It was quicker than I thought, it was a very close victory after all.

I was planning to be a little more careful in the second round.

The golden demon king started to hold his mouth, as if he remembered the scene again.

I don't want him to throw up here, so I pat him on the back.

I thought you would have some resistance to slaughter, even for a Demon Lord.

I'm sure you're not the only one.　I'm sure she has a sincere heart!　How can you be so calm?

"Well, I've been trying not to look.

The history of genocide has been widely documented even in modern society.

Ivan the Terrible, Vlad III, Hitler, Pol Pot, the Empress Dowager.

Bluebeard and the Countess of Blood are just a few of the names that come to mind.

There are few people alive who have seen them firsthand, but they are still there in writing.

Just commanding them to do so had a tremendous effect.

Even though it was a virtual world, it was a real world, and I avoided looking at the situation in the area as much as possible because I thought it would be a great psychological shock if I witnessed it.

Even though it was a virtual world, I didn't want to experience such a scene of being hated by my acquaintances.

You think she was the only one who saw the tragedy?　Yes, you should go and see!

"I can't do that, and I don't know what my friends will do to me if I don't keep an eye on you here.

"Oh, no. ......

It's not the same as the carnage of different life forms, human conflict is so black and dirty.

If you've been operating on a screen, but you've seen those details in your own eyes, you'll never be able to ...... come back to be a normal person.

There is a darkness that should not be understood, even if it is much closer and brighter to understand than abjuration magic.

If you had won the game, I would have used your record to threaten to invade Taze. I didn't think you'd make me cry and throw up the sweets I ate!

I'm sorry about that. I'm sure you're aware of that.　I've been trying to get an unreferenced victory with that in mind, and most of the time a straightforward victory is just overturned by Marito.

I'm going to sit in the chair since you seem to have calmed down.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do, but I'm going to do it.

...... Hmm, that's hard, that's fluffy, I want one of those.

I can't imagine beating Marito in a tactical competition.

I'm not sure if I can beat him in ten loops or so, but I think I can.

"......

The golden demon king also walked over to me and jumped on the pillow I was playing with on my lap.

It's not a lot of weight, but it's a golden tail that's bigger than your upper body.

"......, you're in my way.

"Why don't you apologize for your rudeness to my mistress and do me a favor!

The tail slaps you in the face, muffled.

It's not a good idea to upset the demon lord, whose contract is up and he's ready to attack.

With a sigh, I gently stroke the middle of her tail, her ears and the base of her hair.

"Mmm, you're stroking a good spot.

I've tried a lot of things with a smaller version of you in the virtual world.

In the virtual world, I had the disadvantage of not being able to fight on the stage, so I spent most of my time in Garne's castle to see how I reacted to different kinds of bad behavior.

In the second half of the game, the knights came to the castle with a deadly determination, so I abandoned the castle and ran away to buy time, but until then, I had a lot of free time, so I did a lot of things.

To pass the time, I was playing around with a miniature version of the Golden Demon King.

I refrained from doing anything that would be bad for my child's education, but I did try most things.

As it inherited a part of my memory, it reflected my likes and dislikes, and I found out not only where I could pet it, but also its likes and dislikes of food.

I couldn't get her to give up any information about the demon king, but I'm sure it would be a very popular product in modern Japan.

"So, you've been getting along with your alter ego? You must have had a hard time venting your desire for her in your small body.

"How can I lust for a palm-sized thing? And isn't it unfair that it slips through when you try to put it in the fire or submerge it in water?　I could have shaved some of the hair off its tail, but that would have been a shame.

What are you doing to me?

I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not.

It's a lot of fun.

Like I said, I've tried a lot of things, but the fact that you lose physical interference when you try to attack too hard is not a bad feature for a kid.

I'm sure Ilias will slash him a few times, and Wolfe will knock him down at least once out of curiosity.

I'm sure Ilias will slash him several times, and Wolfe will knock him down once out of curiosity. I found a hundred and three non-canonical ones, how many were there in total?

"Hmmm, that's a secret. But you've done well to find most of the ones I've been adding just for fun. You must have been very fond of your little mistress.

"And yet she doesn't respond when you whisper love to her. Is it her bad nature, or is it just her naivete?

"Oh, shut up!

It hurts when the hair gets in my eyes.

--It's hard to believe that this girl is the Demon Lord when I'm stroking her on my lap like this.

I'm going to have to get her back in a good mood before her knees go numb.

I can still remember the time I spent with a shrunken version of you, but most of my other memories are just results.

It's possible to remember the last moment, for example, but most of the memories in the virtual world remain only as result knowledge.

In addition to playing with the copy of the Golden Demon King, I also trained with a general who taught me how to use a sword.

I thought it would be a little easier if I could play a second game, but it didn't work out that way.

In the virtual world, I thought I had grown up to the point where I could take one out of ten shots against an ordinary soldier, but the way my body feels now is clearly from before the fight.

I remember that I trained, but it's like it never happened.

The only thing I can remember is a fragmented memory of playing with a small gold demon king.

"It's no use, the time you used to destroy Taze is about two years. If you come back here with your memories intact, the shock of those two years will hit you all at once. Your mind and body won't be able to take it. The reason why your memory of your little mistress is so clear is because it was designed that way. But it's still fragmented.

You mean you can't hope to have the secondary function of training in compressed time and powering up in a short period of time like in some manga?

If that were possible, I could have asked Wolfe to stay and train for a long time, but alas.

However, he can still try, and if he trains various weapons for a year at a time and brings back the results, he can find out what kind of weapons are suitable for him.

By the way, the first round of the Golden Demon King, Iliad and Wolfe ended in failure, didn't it?　Can't we see what happened to them?

"Why don't you just pet them for the rest of the time? If you want a place to sleep, you can come in with me.

If the Iliad sees you like that, he'll cut you down if he has to.

It's not easy, but it's not too much to fetch and check, so why don't you go with me?

That's interesting, but there's also the example I just gave.

This is a virtual world, but it is a war recreated in a realistic way.

I don't want to see anything too shocking.

"You're not a lord, and a knight or a country girl wouldn't do something like that.

As for the Iliad, but not the wolfe?

The golden demon lord looked into my face, and I could see the curiosity in his eyes as he heard the unexpected words.

It is interesting to know that the white black wolf tribe is capable of doing what you do?

"Well, he's my apprentice, and apprentices are supposed to imitate their masters.

We're teaching them right and wrong, but what Wolfe is based on now is the judgment of right and wrong.

Wolfe is pure and upright.

That's why she can learn the proud chivalry of the Iliad and the wretched outrageousness of this one.

It's not about right and wrong, but about whether the action is right or wrong.

You may be under the delusion that what the master does is usually right, but as you acquire wisdom, you will develop your own habits in making choices.

Besides, the past can never be completely wiped out, for Wolfe's beginnings were dark.

Let's go to ...... and see if we can avoid the battlefield.

I'd like that. --But there was something I wanted to tell you first.

What's with the seriousness in your voice all of a sudden?

I lightly pat the Golden Demon King's head, wondering if he knows exactly what he's doing.

I'm sure you're not the only one who has a problem with this. You have to be aware that your entertainment is only allowed in the virtual world.

"...... I know what I'm talking about. 　Don't forget that you were destroyed once.

Well, it's a good thing I'm an understanding Demon Lord. Thank you, Golden Demon Lord, for being you.

--It's no wonder you're being dragged to this side of the war, even though it's a virtual world.

But it's unlikely to be too much if it's this gold demon lord.

All right, let's go. Which side do you want to see first?

"Well, we'll see what Wolfe does later. I prefer to start with the struggling Iliad-Lazzar.

"All right. So, how are we going to watch this together?

I'm not sure. ...... Well, it's easy when you don't have any magic. Let's go!

The same feeling as at the beginning, the mind is wrapped in the sensation of being separated from the body.

I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, but it's a good idea.

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The first round of the world ends, and the second round begins.

Most of my memories of the first round remain only as a result.

(Ilias, this is already the second round, isn't it?)

Lakra's body is not here, only her voice reaches my ears.

She doesn't feel her body, but seems to be receiving information through my eyes and ears.

He seems to be very comfortable and says that life as it is is not so bad, but life without a body would be horrible.

"Yes, I suppose so, but that's a problem.

Indeed, Garne's leadership is impressive, and he has the right numbers.

However, when I saw the training scene, my impression was that it was just like this.

And in fact, the difference in strength between Taze and Garne was too clear.

I'm not sure what to make of that. Taze's knights are really strong.

The war started with all possible preparations, but the result was a disastrous defeat.

The advantage of not having me in Taze was certainly great, and if I had taken the lead, I could have fought against the Knights.

But it was not so easy against the Commander of the Order.

When I encountered Léanor's troops, I went toe-to-toe with Lord Léanor.

I had the upper hand, but by the time I realized it, all the soldiers around me had been wiped out and I was forced to flee.

As soon as Fowl and the other troops saw that I was difficult to defeat, they began to steadily cut down my troops.

I'd like to take a shot at the soldiers myself, but I can't afford to do that when I'm up against a knight commander.

There's no comparison between soldiers and knights in a battle.

The war situation will not change even if I alone have the advantage.

And where I belong, the Ragdoll Corps, the strongest knight order in Tarz, will not be shaken by the lack of one of us.

If it was a hand-to-hand combat, it would be possible to defeat him forcefully, but if it was a killing contest, it would be a different story.

I couldn't even defeat Grandpa Kara, and found myself reduced to a single man.

Still, he was determined to do something about it, when Lord Ragdoll arrived.

(Lord Ragdoll was scary too, I still feel like his head is not connected!

I could have fought Lord Raggedy one-on-one, but I was defeated and died.

He made a momentary mistake and snapped my neck.

It's a shame that I don't remember any of the details, it would have been an amazing feat that would have impressed me even now.

After I lost my body, I had to operate only by instruction, but soon after, Garne fell.

To be honest, I don't feel like I can beat His Majesty's leadership at all.

I'm not sure I can beat him in a straight fight. ...... As a knight of Tarz, I'm delighted, but ...... in this game, I can only despair.

The strength of the pieces and the rank of the opponent are superior.

I'm not sure what to make of it.

"Mmmmmmmm, the second round is about to begin.

This little gold demon king has also sprung up again.

I keep it out of sight except to get the basic minimum information, but it's irritating me.

You can swing your sword, but you can't cut it, and you can't touch it.

"Watch out, what if you scratch my mistress' jade-like skin?

How many times have I heard these words before, and it is obvious that they have no substance.

I can't even get her to talk.

(Speaking of which, what happened to Shosho-sama and Wolfe?

Although Wolfe has an excellent point man, Mixu-sama, it is still a difficult question.

The presence or absence of Wolfe's fighting prowess would not have much effect on this game.

It will only have an effect if the knights, excluding Raggedy-doo's troops, and the Knight Commander are removed.

The difference in strength is too one-sided, even if Myx can compete with His Majesty's leadership if he concentrates on his brain.

He can't even be counted as a fighting force.

But he is an excellent strategist, and he may be able to find a way out of the situation by taking a different approach.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. ...... No, I don't think you can break out of this situation with a strange strategy.

I'd like to know how the others are doing in their virtual worlds.

You want to know what's going on in other virtual worlds?　Good, then choose any item from this book that interests you!

The little gold demon king took out a book, and on the open page were my name, Wolfe's, and his.

Apparently, I can see the other two as well.

I specify my name.

The virtual world I've chosen is now in its second cycle, and it seems that Garne was destroyed in the first year of the war. It appears that the body died in the first year of the war.

"Hmm.

I'll take the Wolfe.

"The virtual world you selected is now in its second cycle. It seems that in the third year of the war, the body died.

(You lasted three years, Mixu-chan, that's amazing!

(You lasted three years, Mixu!) This one lasted half a year of preparation, then a year of war in which I died, and the following January, a total of one year and seven months in which Garne was destroyed and the war ended.

The Wolfe have been able to continue the war for twice that long.

This information is significant, because it means that, depending on how you do it, you can more than double the time it takes to fight a war against such a large opponent.

And that's with me as the enemy in Wolfe's world.

You're right, Mr. Mix. Let me know if you have any good ideas, Lakra, and I'm sure we'll have plenty of opportunities to try them out.

I'm not going to be able to enjoy being a king without a body, and I want to get this over with.

There are times when being honest about your desires can be praised and times when it cannot.

In the case of Lakra, he is not praised, but he is not hateful.

However, she's a good advisor, and has come up with some good ideas on the spur of the moment, whether it's in internal affairs or in battle.

Even in the first round, if she hadn't ordered us to retreat, the game would have ended half a year earlier.

So what about you, Master Shosho?

Yeah, I'll check.

Specify his name.

I wonder how effective his tricks are.

The hypothetical world you selected is gone, it seems Taze was destroyed in the first year of the war.

"What about ......?

"......?

Specify again.

"The virtual world you selected is no longer available. It appears that Taze was destroyed in the first year of the war.

"Wow, .......

...... That's ridiculous.

No virtual world means the game is over, I know that much.

He destroyed the TARDIS, and he did it alone, in less than two years.

I get dizzy and sit back down on my throne.

I'm sure you're right, Mr. Shosho!　I believe Ilias-san is also an enemy over there.

Yes, in his world, I am also an enemy.

I know this because I'm fighting against the Ragdolls of the virtual world, and the strength of the strong in this virtual world is no different from that of the real world.

He could have destroyed Tarz against me, Lord Ragdoll, and you.

No, no, you can't.

This isn't a game where you can play on your opponent's mind like you have in the past.

There was no way he could have overturned the overwhelming power gap, but he did it.

He didn't need ten chances, he did it in one.

Lakra, what do you think he did?

"Well, I think it's ...... probably a terrible idea.

Well, I'm sure he didn't use the most honorable methods.

He is alone, then he must have been dyed.

He would have chosen the outrageous without mercy, in a way that would have overturned even the premise.

(Hmmm, what were the words that Shosho-sama said before he started?

I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one who's had to deal with this.

The victory condition is that Taze must be destroyed before Garne is destroyed, and the condition that he must be destroyed is bothering him, and he assassinated his Majesty. ...... No, he said, this is not a victory condition.

...... Hmm?

Well, the condition of destruction.

(What do you mean?)

There's more than one condition for a country to fall, it could be when a castle is fallen, when the king surrenders and gives up the country, or when the country ceases to function. He probably destroyed the Targs in some way other than victory in battle.

(Okay, so if he couldn't win in battle, what other ways could he use ......?

...... For example, if you marry King Garne, and the country is united and renamed, the country of Tarlyze may be considered defunct.

(But you'll be declaring war in six months. Isn't it too much to ask for a marriage within six months?

I know that.

In the first place, the woman His Majesty likes is already at Tarz.

I don't think he'll be attracted to a woman sent from a country that's about to declare war.

No, with Lakra's charm magic, ......

(Mooooooooooooooooooooooo!　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea.　Even if by some miracle you are able to persuade His Majesty Marito, there is no way you can come up with a plan to destroy the country within six months!

"I guess that's true .......

He was unusually reluctant to do so, perhaps still scarred by the mistake he made with him.

But then, how can you make him surrender to you during a war?

How do you get someone to surrender when you can't win?

But I'm sure the idea is not so bad. In destroying Taze, who has no chance of winning the war, I thought, "Maybe.

Yes, if we can't win by war, then we should find a way to win.

I remembered his words.

I remembered his words, "Take it easy" means don't be stubborn.

Yes, he knew I was stubborn, and he was giving me advice.

Okay, I've decided to do it.

"(Are you sure?)

"I'm going to take a little break and look around Garne, and if I still can't come up with a plan, I'm going to travel to Tarz.

(Oh, ......)

If you think about it, I'm the reigning king of Garne in this world, but only a few people in Garne know what I look like.

Then, I could go see Tarz as a third party.

The information in the book is not bad, but it is better to see him with your own eyes.

If we don't fast forward the time, we can move around freely for half a year, and there is no way not to take advantage of it.

Where should we go? ...... That's right, we didn't see Wolfe in the first round.

It's a good idea to go help him now, when he's in a miserable position in the closed Kuro Wolf village.

...... Oh, yeah, that's a good idea.

"Lakra, change of plans!　I've found a winning strategy!

"Really?

Yeah, he could destroy the Taze on the first go-around. That's what I'm talking about.

What do you mean?

It was simple, he hadn't appeared to Taze yet. He hasn't even become an enemy yet, which means that we have to (pull) him (into) this (world's) (world's) (world's) (world's) (world's) (world's) (world's) (world's) (world's) (world's) (world's) (world's)