Dual Life ~Hiru wa Yuusha Party, Yoru wa Maou Gun~

Mirage, who has been working as a deputy secretary of the Four Heavenly Kings Beelzebute, has been on duty several times with Astalt, who is also a deputy deputy. In a two-on-one simulated battle, the two of them who have reached the level of being able to cross each other with Beelzebuth will be entrusted with various tasks on behalf of Shitenno. Basically, Astarto was a great name and Mirage was the assistant, but there was no problem, and everything was going well.

"Recommend surrender, what would you do?"

"This is surrender."

An astart with a scythe blade piercing the opponent's neck, and a demon with a cat-like face that raises his curled hands and utters a surrender. At the same time as she utters her words, her hair-covered face turns into a girl with innocence, and it turns out that she was using beastling magic. Astart restrains the cat demonic girl in a familiar manner and deprives both hands of freedom. They were a tribe called cat demons who stole crops and livestock from nearby villages. Cat demons that can resemble animal cats with beastification magic, cats' magic in their case, are always quicker than other demons, so they continue to work evil in the dark. It's not the Demon King who leaves it alone. In response to repeated complaints, Astart, instead of Beelzebuth, led the army in a captive operation. Cats roosted by the cat demons, attacked there for a few moments, and discovered the head of command of the cat demons.

"Your head has already been captured! Stop wasting resistance and stop fighting immediately!"

"head!"

"I caught my head!"

"Nyanya!"

Cat demons fighting with other soldiers hear the Astalt's recommendation to surrender, and they start to unleash their beasts by lowering their weapons one after another, raising their surprises. Although he was fighting in a large space inside the cave in a fierce battle, he was relieved to have managed to recover, and Astart relieved. However, in an unusual sight, Astalt opens his eyes and speaks to a detained Cat Demonic girl in an unintentional manner.

"It looks like there are only women, but where are the men?"

"... I was killed in a territorial struggle with black hair. Mao escaped because she didn't want to be a slave."

Demons who are not governed by the Demon King's army often engage in traditional territorial struggles, some of which eradicate losing race men and treat all women as slaves. Cat demons are finely divided by the color of the hair that covers their bodies after becoming a beast, and it is not uncommon for fighting within races to be the same as demons. However, we can't believe this word as it is, and we have to consider the possibility of a trap that could keep the Astartes safe. However, that vigilance also ends in no worries.

"It looks like she's saying it's true, because she protected the little kids and the elderly in the back of the cave, but I couldn't find any man or traces of their lives."

It was Mirage who came along with soldiers and other cat demons. Mirage traveled through the cave on a different route than the Astartes, and found and protected the non-combatant cat demons where they arrived. When we heard about the situation, they seemed to be the calico cats among the cat demons and originally lived on the eastern end of the demonic territory. However, despite being attacked by the black cats and attacking the village, they were easily defeated. Nevertheless, thanks to the villagers earning time, they managed to escape and managed to escape to the territory governed by the Demon King. Whether the black cats also found it disadvantageous to set things up with the Demon Army, but succeeded in spreading their pursuits, they now face food and shelter issues. The dwellings find this cave, and for the time being, quite a bit, but nearly a hundred calico cats need a considerable amount of food to live. In addition, half of them couldn't work decently with children or the elderly, and concluded that they would inevitably steal from nearby villages. Mirage, who explained the situation to Astalt, waits for her decision. The ultimate decision is in Astart, the belief of Beelzebuth, and the only way to punish the calico cats here is to obey.

"... We will provide them with food, clothing and shelter in the Demon King's army, and arrange for work. The compensation for the damaged village will be temporarily taken over here, and later paid out of the wages earned by labor. Of course, it's a compensation, so we need to add some extra money. … I do n’t want to come back here again. ”

"Nya! Will you give me a job?"

"Is there no need to feel cold in the cave anymore?"

"Will warm milk come along?"

Hearing Astart's remarks, the cats start to make noise. Apparently, they seem to have felt the limits of their lives now and would be glad if they could manage it. As far as the Mirages know, there have been no reports that they were stealing but hurt anyone. Of course, just stealing is a worthy criminal act, but Astalt seems to have decided that the situation would create room for sympathy, and that if he had the foundation to live properly, he could rehabilitate.

"Sorry! New one!"

"Hey, stop it! I'm not your head!"

"I'm a new kid!"

"I wonder!"

"I wonder!"

"I wonder!"

Mao, who was detained by Astalt, expressed appreciation for rubbing his face, probably because his hands were occupied. He started calling himself the head, and the surrounding calico cats were excited in support of it. Apparently, this race doesn't seem to be very smart, Mirage calmly analyzes and ponders what kind of job they will be doing. At least the affairs are difficult, but can you take advantage of the goodness and lightness of an agent as an intelligence agent? Many races pretend to have fallen to the Demon King's army, and try to wear a sleeping neck on the back. Is it possible to build a bar in a major city and work there, and especially those with high physical abilities can take on infiltration duties? Education However, Mirage continues to think that it is necessary to prevent leakage of confidential matters in case of emergency.

"Mirage, manage this situation without thinking."

"Yeah? It's better to be an instructor rather than a head anyway. It would be faster if Tart took care of you, and wouldn't you disagree?"

"Kyokandan!"

"Astard Kyokan!"

"Tart-chan!"

"What the hell are you talking about? ... and Tart-chan, not Astalt. Please don't imitate them too."

It has already been decided that Astrato will be in charge of these calico cats in Mirage, and he will be treated as an instructor without permission. And Mirage didn't miss out, as Astalt flickers with his eyes every time the calico cat's ears move. The ears of the cat demons grow from above their heads, and there is a paws on the palm without using beastling magic. Some say they're just women, but they're small and adorable, and there's no reason that the cute lover Astalto doesn't react. However, right now, in front of a large number of subordinates, he is trying to avoid showing his sloppy appearance, but he has been expressing his expressionlessly, but only the glow of his eyes has not been deceived.

"Well, let's talk about the details after we return to the castle, but let's move with them for the time being. I'm worried about the black cats."

"That's ... yeah, so we're going back to the castle! The calico cats will be taken with them in a restrained state, and we'll prepare carriages for the elderly and children Please be assured that if you flee, you'll have to imitate this too, so make sure to follow these instructions calmly!

Along with Astalt's command, the soldiers were taking a commanding move. There is no sign that the calico cats are plotting anything, but it is unavoidable to be detained as long as they are stealers. Astalt and Mirage are each given a hundred soldiers by Beelzebuth, but they are the result of routine training, are highly skilled and loyal, and have no reason to imitate the calico cats for no reason. Nevertheless, it is undeniable that those who attempt to flee with such passionateness will not be tolerated, especially if the race is a fast-running race, and it will cause some injuries to prevent escape. Will not hesitate.

A few hours after the capture of the calico cats, the Mirages formed a row and proceeded west along the highway. In front, fifty soldiers are on guard, and if they find a demon, they will quickly defeat them. In the center, commanders Mirage and Astalt, and fifty soldiers, surround the area and are fully guarded. Behind were a series of young calico cats walking with their hands arrested, a child and an old man in a carriage, and a hundred soldiers watching over them.

"Then I'll go back to the castle and I'll complete my mission safely. Even so, the calico cats weren't a troublesome race and I was saved.

"Mirage, don't let your guard down. Now that you're acting with non-combatants in mind, it's possible that your opponents may attack you as an opportunity."

Astarto scolds himself with a harsh tone for Mirage, who talks about drunkenness while riding on a horse. By no means did Mirage be alert, but he made such remarks on the basis of the loose atmosphere around him. While there are still no units in front of the units and calico cats guarding for monsters and ready for a rear raid, there are still few situations in which the central unit can respond immediately. In particular, the streets where the Mirages are traveling have good views, there are few obstructions where assaults can hide, and even if any threat approaches, it will detect in advance and if most opponents, only the forward unit alone But you can say. In addition, the present location is the land controlled by the Demon King's army, and if an opponent demons is about to invade, you will immediately report with a contact ball. That's why it's safe to watch out for monsters and the calico cats, but if Mirage is going to attack them, they'll take that opportunity.

"Oops, I'm angry. Well, I don't think it's okay anyway, because I don't think there's a careless unreachable soldier that proud Beelzebuth has been serving for many years."

Upon hearing the words, the soldiers around them saw a slight nervousness and tightened their expressions. There are several ways to re-tighten the loose air, but Mirage practices a way to change the consciousness of the surroundings by reprimanding someone indirectly rather than directly. The soldiers they bring are mostly old and have a strong loyalty to Beelzebuth and Astalt. However, because he knows Astard from an early age, direct reprimands are less effective. On the contrary, there are some who express happiness just to say that it is a reward. If Mirage is still treated as an outsider, it is likely that he will obey the order but does not say that he has loyalty, and will not accept it in any way, apparently anyway. However, the psychology that those who rebel against Mirage do not want to be seen the same way will work, and they will enter the march with a sense of tension in a series of flows.

"Just like ... you are the same aide as me, so think of something a bit more dignified."

"Hahaha, the strength of the Astalt, I'm just better than this."

None of the soldiers here are scornful, even if they are repulsive to Mirage. Because everyone knows the daily training of hell by the four kings, Beelzebuth. Not only because Astard is also the daughter of the four kings, but also because he has a solid ability, the soldiers save their lives and follow their orders. Also, Mirage did not care about his own evaluation, and he thought that it would be more efficient to play his role now, as long as there was an afferent deputy named Astalt. Many demons have a strong racialist dimension and generally do not want to be subordinate to another. The current Demon King's army is nothing less than the fact that Devil King Lilith has been trying to unify the races for many years. It is easy to imagine that there was considerable struggle until the values of different races working as the same army spread to the demons. Given these circumstances, it can be said that the men of Beelzebuth, who temporarily accepted Mirage, who had suddenly arrived as a deputy secretary, fully understood the idea of the Demon King Army. There are many reasons for this trivial Mirage-Astalt interaction. In the case of Mirage, though, the most important reason is to work efficiently and ultimately to make yourself comfortable, but it's no use to say even more.

"You're such a frivolous attitude-"

"--Wait a minute ... is this ... the Germanian Empire? No, but no way ..."

"Even if you try to deceive it ... Mirage, what's wrong?"

Mirage focused his attention on something that caught his sense of magic, as though Astalt's narrative was likely to continue. Astart also noticed that Mirage had changed and apparently noticed while speaking the words that he was not simply trying to mislead the story. The southern part of the demons was bordered by the human kingdom of Valois, but much of the east was bordered by the Germanian Empire. The Germanian Empire is a tribal alliance with the Kingdom of Volova to fight the demons, but it has seldom been a major battle with the Demon Army. On the contrary, if you are interested in the demonic culture, humans called blackmen enter the scene. Although ostensibly supposed to be a human merchant who deals with the demons in pursuit of profits, Mirage was told in the background that the central part of the empire was likely involved. Since it is also a great opportunity for the Demon King's army to learn about human skills and culture, it is a so-called open secret that Demon King Lilith has also secretly acknowledged. However, it has not disclosed any facts other than the Demon King Lilith and the Four Heavenly Belze Butte, and the Deputy Officers Mirage and Astalt, and the demons who are actually trading. The magical power that can be felt from the direction of the Germanian Empire, which is not so involved. No matter how good Mirage's ability to sense magic is, it's a sense of incongruity because the limit range where you can sense other magic is not so wide.

"No, don't worry because it may be my mistake. For now, let's give priority to returning to the castle."

"If you say that, you will be overwhelmed ... well, it is good"

Mirage believes that there are a lot of soldiers in the area and also the calico cats, so it is not a good idea to imitate the anxiety here. Being able to feel magic even across nations means that at least a large-scale magic or something similar was triggered in the Germanian Empire. But Mirage wonders if there has been such a stupid thing. At least in my lifetime, I have never had the experience of feeling magic outside of the demons. Therefore, it is inevitable that Mirage cannot confidently affirm what he felt this time. With vague anxiety, Mirage leads the army on the way home. One month after returning to the castle, an emergency call comes in from a unit guarding the Germanian border.

-Monsters believed to be dragons from the Germanian Empire to the Demons. Border guards and troops heading out are wiped out