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

"... Kohon. My strategy takes advantage of this instinct. First of all, if the evil dragon moves on its own and rampages, it will cause enormous damage to the people, so go to a land where no one lives. I'll guide you once, and this is probably the place to be. "

Mirage keeps talking and then talks, adding a cross to the large map in the conference room. It is now located north of the territory of the cat demons with evil dragons, and is a land of large plains. There are small villages and towns on the line connecting the two points, but Mirage decided that evacuation was not a problem if they evacuated in advance, and also selected them based on travel distance and time.

"And then, I'll lure the evil dragon so far ... and kill it. I thought of a plan to get back to the Germanian Empire, but it's a bit unrealistic."

Mirage expected that the evil dragon would not leave until it had devoured demons. Magical power is created in the body of living things, but also floats in the air in the form of magic. Then, when the creature dies, what happens to the magical power inside the body? It just spreads in the air as magic. In other words, killing a demonic who has more magic power than killing a human is more efficient in absorbing magic power from the air. The act of fighting back against the attacking opponent may be merely instinctively seeking food.

"Hmm, and Mirage has a means of attack that can kill the evil dragon ...?"

The first to give conviction was the elder. As you may have noticed, Mirage's strategy has great contradictions. Is there an attack that defeats the opponent who does not even work the magic that I showed earlier? Without it, it's just a desk theory, meaningless.

"... Of course, there are, but it takes a lot of time to elaborate the magic. It's not very much, but I don't have time to take a break in front of the evil dragon. If I move from my current position and take too much time to guide, my magical power will run out first, no matter how many times I calculate, the distance shown on this map is optimal. And the way to guide the evil dragon is that if you are short distance it is instantaneous to kill instantly, so magic from a long distance is the main, but sometimes it is ignored if it is an odd attack. The one who guides is a powerful person who looks quite attractive as a food, or uses a large amount of soldiers like the Germanian Empire-''

"--Please do it. Do you know what you are talking about?"

Astart's anger that he does not know how many times it is. But this time, it was so quiet and cold that it was incomparable. With a little head work, everyone knows, but this strategy presupposes that Mirage works out his magic at the destination and waits for the evil dragon. But what happens if you guide the evil dragon without a mirage that handles transfer magic? At last, monsters who cast ineffective magic from a distance and lured evil dragons, even those who can't even use enhanced magic, won't even escape. It can easily be imagined from the fact that all the units fighting the evil dragon have died. One is a dragon flying in the sky, and it can move quickly with enhanced magic, but the decoy role needs to escape by itself. Also, there are other problems.

"In the first place, those who had lived before leading the evil dragon will lose their homes, lose their fields, and will not even live in the future. You're just waiting for you ... I don't admit that it's such a tactic! It's somewhat realistic to use your full force to destroy the evil dragon. Certainly admits, but it seems only optimistic to be able to defeat the evil dragon alone, then we should work together and strive for survival! "

Both the screams of Astalt and the screams resound in the conference room. Everyone knows she respects her father, loves her people, and values her subordinates. That's why Mirage cannot be convinced of the strategy he designed. However, Astalt is also really aware that it's an optimistic dream that everyone can survive. At least no one thinks Mirage is a man who makes ruthless judgments, sacrificing someone without thinking. However, officers here are well aware of the feeling that Astalt is not convinced.

"Thank you for being angry at Tart and thinking about the people and thinking about my life. I am glad that Tart has grown up as a good child."

Elders speak not as subordinates, but as old men who have watched Astalt since childhood.

"Grandfather ... if you think so, oppose the Mirage strategy-"

"--But it's true that there is no other possible solution, and if you waste your time unnecessarily, the evil dragon may start moving right away ... Mirage, this old short If it's okay with the grandfather's life, use it as you please. ''

The elder's conclusion shattered Astalt's hopes. Mirage remembers the illusion of a sound coming from around the heart. Somewhere in my mind I was hoping that everyone would get angry like Astalt, expecting more alternatives to come out, wanting to look out for Mirage, who drafted a ruthless strategy . Mirage realizes that she is smart, not a self-imposed person, but that she can only defeat the evil dragon with a cruel operation. Even worse, those who were criticized and kicked out on this occasion may have less reason to leave the Demon King Army without rot and may have less guilt. But after the elders agreed, Mirage could easily imagine the subsequent development.

"Grandpa! What are you up to ..."

"Hmmm, my wife and children have died in the battle with Kinzaku, a long time ago, so I don't have any sorrowful families. I wonder if I was looking for a place to die like this ... It's a pity to lonely kill an old man. "

"I'm this age because I can't get married, my beloved Beelzebuth has made a pretty girl, and I'm at a loss what to do. I'll be participating too. "

"Hah! You've been married for hundreds of years and haven't thought of a general yet. Even though such an assassin's woman is ordering, if you don't do anything, a man won't go away. "

"Let me volunteer too"

Officers who are vocal one after another. The only thing that seemed to be incredible was what was happening only to Astart, and his gaze moved from right to left.

"Everyone, is it really nice to just jump on my opinion like me? To be honest, the success rate isn't very high ... it's more likely to fail, mainly in my role. In that sense, maybe I'm scared and I may escape on the way. "

With the last hope, it's no longer a pity, but Mirage dares to say something that incites anxiety. In fact, the cornerstone of this strategy is still Mirage, which fights against evil dragons, and if it fails, everyone will die. On the contrary, Mirage who can use transfer magic can pretend to have died and escape. The same goes for those who act as guides. If anyone escapes due to fear or anxiety, the distance to the evil dragon will be too large and the next guidance will be impossible. It is a strategy that can only be achieved by using the optimal distance to the optimal distance, using the optimal attack magic to attract the evil dragon, and confronting the evil dragon in the optimal state in which Mirage has developed his magic. Mirage is so close to the evil dragon that the fear of the evil dragon is soaked in, and she is worried that if she has any doubt, she will actually face the monster and break her heart .

"Hahhhah. That's why I'm so bearish because the masked Danna is the tail. And in fact, you're a strategy that would die if you failed?"

"Oh, well, that's right. Honestly, my magical power is not extraordinary, so if I fail, I may die first.

Mirage responds with a laugh, as if saying nothing. Mirage's idea of killing the evil dragon was to use the mysterious magic that absorbs magic like the evil dragon. In fact, it was quite a bit unreliable when it was tested with a half-hearted activation, and it was true that the scale of the evil dragon could be removed, but Mirage believes that the probability of success is still less than 10%. Even if you use the same magic in the first place, you won't be able to compete with Mirage, which is a mixture of dragons and demons and humans. In addition, the amount of magic that can be expected is much higher for evil dragons. It's just an overwhelming disadvantage that you only stand on the playing field and have a limited time to run out of magic. If you can fight many times, you will consider another strategy, but you can not leave the evil dragon that killed 2,000 demons in three days any longer. The lives of 2,000 demons and 20 officers who have died are the minimum damages calculated by Mirage.

"Hey, I'm on the battlefield before you're born. You can tell if you're ready for death. You can see it with just one eye."

"That's right. No matter how old I get, I'm not too sensible to understand that much. Mirage ... I asked for the rest."

Incomparable, not incomparable, Mirage thought so deeply about them. Despite being an adjutant, Mirage is always dedicated to assisting Astalt and trying to be as comfortable as possible. It's ridiculous to trust such a person, and if he were in the opposite position, would he be able to take such an attitude, or rather, Astalt's reaction would be normal.

"Later ... as a worst commander who killed him with his subordinates as a decoy, he could be executed at a martial law council, but if he was alive, he would do good at that time."

"What happened to everyone else! I don't want to! Don't do it!

Nevertheless, the Astard refused, but he fell into the desk as if collapsing from the spot.

"Oh, it seems like the aide isn't good enough to lie down a lot. It's the same with Berzebute when Tart was little. Even so, it's important for the commander who guards the castle to fall asleep. Fffffff "

"Well, I'll wake up right away. If we fail, we'll have trouble without her."

"I will be resentful"

"I am prepared"

Mirage answers the elder's statement in short words. More than half of them are silver-horned demons, and other races are selected and fierce who have spent hundreds of years with Beelzebuth. Before the establishment of the Demon Army, the demon tribe of the Golden Horn, who had been an enemy of the mortal heavens, were soldiers who survived repeatedly, fighting each other repeatedly. They had died closer than anyone, were more hurt than anyone, and loved their peers more than anyone. They would never want to send Astalt, who had been watching his growth since childhood, to the dead area. Only Astart is left here, Mirage intends to do so from the beginning using a sleep magic. Spells that usually do not work because they are resisted can become effective if they disturb the spirit. Asart, who specializes in hallucination magic and brainwashing magic, is more vigilant of such magic than any other person and does not neglect it. That is why it was necessary to excite on purpose and completely lose calm. And officers who notice the action will only further strengthen their credibility for Mirage. As if they swore loyalty, like the four kings of Beelzebuth.

"Well, everyone will start deploying evil dragons immediately after deployment. Judging from the recent three days, evil dragons are likely to start moving immediately. Don't worry because I'm giving instructions to the local soldiers ... and if possible I'd be grateful if they could survive. Absolutely, absolutely defeat the evil dragon! "

The roar of twenty officers echoes outside the castle in Mirage's words, and the birds parked in the surrounding trees rush out. Their faces were so bright and fun they couldn't seem to head for the dead. After confirming the general arrangement and sharing the time for each to attack the evil dragon, the Mirages disappear from the conference room with transfer magic.

"Do not go……"

Only from the closed eyes of Astalt who is left in this place, a single tear shed in consideration of them falls down his cheeks. And she wakes up only after everything is over.