Maou Gun Saikyou no Majutsushi wa Ningen datta

As I thought, it was crowded during the metastasis in Valenzele.

Because the brigade leaders of the 7th Corps were coming one after the other.

All the familiar brigade leaders are gathered.

There was Baio the werewolf, and there were other faces.

Compared to other regiments, the 7th Corps has a relatively horizontal connection to each other's brigade leaders, but I'm jealous over newcomers.

No demon tribe could speak very easily.

Between the transfers, in his spare time, Kushana, the only brigade leader he felt comfortable talking to.

He is the brigade leader of the Tooth Beast Brigade.

The Tooth Beast Brigade is a brigade organized around the demons and demons of the genus Beast, according to the script.

Naturally, the brigade leader was also a demon of the genus Beast.

He is a demon called Manticore.

He looks odd on the body of a lion, with a sassy tail, and an old man's face.

Speaking of Japan, is it a monster that strikes 40314?

Anyway, it's a particularly prominent alien demon in the Demon King's Army.

He spoke to me in a friendly tone.

"Long time no see, Ike. - No, Lord Ike, should I say"

The voice belonged to an old man who had been given to him, but his age is unknown.

At least you'll be older than me.

I gave it back reluctantly.

"Ike is fine as always. Mr. Kushana."

"But that's not how it works. You have become deputy commander. You should kick it up and down."

"Well, my lord, but please forgive me. Even if I'm the Legion Leader."

Kushana loosens her face,

I can't vouch for you when you become the Demon King.

And I laughed, and got to the point.

"But did Master Sephiro assemble a brigade leader because of anything?"

That would be to open a military council, but the regular military council had just opened before this.

What he would like to hear would be its content, not its like that.

Of course, I didn't know either. Okay, but to some extent, I can imagine.

I decided to tell him the imagination.

"Perhaps, but the circumstances of the war with Rosalia are not absurd"

"... Hmm, is that still true? The other day, the second legion that launched the offensive was paying back."

I put that in a trap, but I can't say it's a boulder.

Instead I say the unobstructed facts.

"Yes, the Rapid March of the Demon King's Army has stopped perfectly since the King's Alliance was founded."

"... well, that's as expected. But I didn't expect this to stop brilliantly either. In the past, the League of Kings was activated about three times, but each time, we were repelled."

Well, I wonder if that will happen again this time, and Kushana of Masticore leaked her exhale.

"I'm not gonna do that this time."

and it was Baio the werewolf who broke into our conversation.

He said, "The last time I lost, it was because I wasn't born yet."

He's still an overconfident man.

Kushana seems to have thought so, too, and is grinning bitterly.

The Demon King's Army, especially the young Demons, tend to insult humans, me and Kushana think.

Even the Demon King's Army will know very little about human strength and horror.

Me and Cefiro, and the Demon King, and about this old man.

I guess that's why it's an emergency military debate.

With that in mind, the demonic clan of Sephiro's secretary appeared and told him, "Please gather during the military council", together with the brigade leader.

Nice voice.

Quite a beautiful woman, but only Sephiro's secretary, who seemed capable.

I guess she's making up for the seriousness, for what Cephiro is not serious about.

With that imagination, we headed into the middle of a military conference.

It's a big time during a military conference in Valenzelle.

There is still room for about 30 demons to gather.

Each brigade leader sits in his or her own fixed position.

Is it because I don't even have a daughter as attentive as Sati that I don't even get tea and sweets?

Or is it such an urgent military debate that we don't even have time for it?

Looks like the latter as far as Sephiro is concerned directly beside him.

With a rare and serious look, she began declaring the military council.

"Not on this agenda."

The entrance is the same, but far more serious than usual.

That's all, the Demon King's army is being hunted down, I guess.

"In short, my demon king's army suffered a great defeat the other day"

…………

No surprise voices are raised.

I guess each brigade leader on the boulder has about that much information in his ear.

"First of all, the 2nd Legion leader, the paint-black winged Germoor, failed to attack the city of Aresta"

Each brigade leader who hears the words lowers his drinks.

For the cruelty, the greed, of the second legion was known among each legion.

Some of them openly loosened their expressions and were brigade leaders laughing "I feel good".

Meanwhile, Sephiro takes a glimpse of this one by the side.

Or maybe this guy is spotting the plot I made to burn Germoor and send him to Aresta.

This witch is quite a plotter, too. Also, there is no need to collect information.

I'm not surprised they noticed, but seeing as I don't say anything, this guy probably understands my intentions as to whether he thinks he's "feeling good," too.

Sefiro goes on when he puts his gaze back.

"It's not just the 2nd Corps. The fourth legion was also deprived of half of the occupied territories. It suffered devastating damage leading up to the 5th Corps. Even the 1st Regiment, regarded as the best of the Demon King's Army, is forced to struggle."

"Is that 1st legion too?

Kushana of Masticore shouts her surprise.

"That's all human resistance is getting stronger."

"The effect of the formation of the King's Alliance has just appeared."

Kushana supplements.

Sephiro nods silently.

"I guess the only one who's fighting well is about my legion. Still defending the occupied territories."

Sephiro looks here again.

It's largely due to the work of the Immortal Brigade, you want to say.

In fact, it was a great feat that my brigade continued to guard Ivaris, the front line.

Thanks to this, the hardships of the other brigade leaders have been alleviated, and the food and supplies sent by the agricultural city of Ivaris have become the lifeline of the 7th Regiment.

I suppose it should be admired in front of the crowd, but Sephiro dares not praise me on this occasion.

He probably takes it into account to avoid objections from other brigade leaders, or to protect me from jealousy.

It didn't seem to think anything of it, and it was a witch named Sephiro who was susceptible to the subtlety (kibi) of the devil's heart.

I make a suggestion to thank her for her consideration.

"Captain, I have a proposal for you."

I raise my hand modestly.

"What?

And when Sephiro says, the same gaze gathers at me.

You can make a suggestion, I guess.

"Now I hear Arsenum, an important stronghold of the Demon King's Army, is surrounded by the King's Alliance."

Arsenum is a trading city in the middle of the continent that I attacked the other day.

Now as the direct jurisdiction of the Demon King, it is an important base of the Demon King's Army, but if it falls, the momentum of the Demon King's Army may finally cease completely and the battlefield may be turned upside down.

No, a complete withdrawal from Rosalia would be assured.

Not only that, but other occupied territories may be renounced and, worst of all, inverted offensives may be launched as far as the home of Demon King's Castle as last time.

That's all I wanted to avoid.

History says it will repeat itself, but I didn't want to step on the same footing as last time just this time.

"It is true that Arsenum is besieged. But you're not going to save it, are you?

"No way. If we lose Arsenum here, the Demon King's Army's losses will be immeasurable."

"But I have already received the demon king's knowledge that Arsenum will give up. It would be useless to go to the rescue now."

... Is the Demon King already going to abandon Arsenum?

He seems to be so threatened by human momentum by now.

Arsenum has already given up and gone into consolidating the defenses of the cities behind it, Sephiro tells everyone.

The fact that that sober and capable demon king decided so is pretty much a stranded piece of evidence.

But now, losing Arsenum here is a matter of hatred for the Demon King's Army.

That should be avoided.

I made that decision, I insist.

"I think we should go to Arsenum for rescue, citing the total strength of the 7th Corps here"

Hearing that statement, the majority of the brigade leaders raise their voices of surprise.

Sefiro moved his eyebrows slightly with a strange face.

"Hey, Ike, you didn't listen to me now, Arsenum, it's the policy of the Demon King's Army to give up and retreat the front"

It was Baio the werewolf who unexpectedly disagreed.

It's unusual for the most belligerent guy to disagree.

Maybe he just wants to disagree with me.

I would not have responded to Baio, but Kushana of Masticore has also expressed opposition.

"Deputy Commander. I hear Arsenum is already completely besieged, that number will reach 10,000. The number of my brigade is a little over 3,000. You mean you hit enemies with that number?

Kushanah continues to distort his face further.

"And all those 3,000 combined. We can't even empty the occupied territories. At the moment, there has never been a revolt in the occupied territories of our legions, but emptying the occupied territories will not do so."

Other brigade leaders agree.

"Exactly, if you raise the total army and move, there will always be cities that will flip anti-flags"

I did agree with that.

"You're absolutely right. There is also the possibility of being ambushed by an enemy. Minimum guards should be left behind."

"Then only 2,500 soldiers can move, no, 2,000 places"

"That would be reasonable."

I answer.

"You're just 2,000 soldiers and you're gonna hit 10,000?

"It's only five times that. There's nothing wrong with us."

- I just wanted to say that, but that's too much confidence.

The fundamentals of military law are where a small number of troops are defeated by a large number of forces.

I mean, the operation I'm proposing was one I should never have done.

Worst of all, the 7th Regiment threatens to perish.

It was natural for everyone to disagree.

- There was just one person on my side.

Sephiro, who had kept his silence from earlier, opens his mouth to the contrary.

Will she protect me?

Or is it because you believe me?

I said in a resolute tone.

"Okay. My concubine just thought it would hurt to lose Arsenum here. Let's hire an Ike operation here."

That's what the leader of the 7th Corps said.

This will determine the conclusions of the meeting.

Sephiro doesn't even show the majestic "Y" lettering in front of me, but in front of the other brigade leaders, he acts like a Legion leader, and he's in awe.

If that's what she chose, I guess that's the right thing to do.

And the other brigade leaders seem convinced.

She is

"Now, each of you, return to the occupied territories and begin the battle. We shall gather in Ivaris within a week, continue north, and head to Arsenum Rescue"

And I assured you.

The Brigade Leaders said, "Yes, sir," and rose to their seats, after them between the meeting rooms.

There are no cowards in the brigade leader of the 7th Corps.

When they decided to go to war, they stood up and walked away in exasperation.

A few minutes later, during the meeting, which had been busy until earlier, the quiet is suddenly restored.

All I had left was me and Sefiro.

A strange silence flows when it's just the two of us.

I know you didn't sense that, but Sephiro's clerk brings you a drink with a silver tray.

Is Cefiro a wine because he likes big liquors?

Purple liquid is poured.

I have a bright red liquid.

This secretary doesn't know I'm human.

The blood of the animals may have been mistaken for preference because of the immortals.

I'll pretend to speak to it, but when the secretary is gone, I'll put it on the table.

Honestly, I don't like animal blood or anything.

On the contrary, drinking something like that would break your belly.

Sephiro, when he saw the sight, shrugged, distorted his mouth and said, "Next time I'll tell him to even get it out of the water".

"At least make it tea"

And, arguing, she said:

"That's not at dawn when Arsenum rescue succeeded."

"Then let's specify the tea leaves now. Avarice, please."

"Is it good for such a cheap thing?

"I like that scent."

And when I ran out, she asked.

"You don't mind if I say so much, but you're confident that Arsenum Rescue will succeed?

"The captain knows I'm a cautious man. I'm not brave enough to try to lose."

"- Does that mean that you have successfully developed a weapon called a fire rope gun?"

"Yeah, it's only about 100 cloves. That will be enough, it will be a force of war."

"The three-step shot I used when I was in Basteo, you're willing to use something like that?

"It was a bunk shot then, though. I'm going to go with a three-step shot because I'm going to be able to get all the numbers this time"

"But that weapon isn't powerful, but can it just cross with 10,000 great armies?

"You can't just do that."

I'm out of words.

"So you don't mind interpreting me as saying that there are other proposals?

"Yeah, I don't mind."

I assure you.

When she looked me in the eye, she nodded with a strange face.

"Come on, I'll leave this operation to you."

"... don't you ask for details?

"Don't Ask"

And, Cephiro returns it short.

"Why not?

"It's no trouble."

She tells jokes.

"... even if the Commander of the Demon King's Army is okay with that attitude?

"Assuming you're the Commander of the Demon King's Army, this attitude is fine."

And she runs out.

Seeing that playful attitude makes me exhale "at all".

Someone I've been looking after for years, but I really can't grasp this guy's character.

Did you perceive my subtle air, Sephiro, when suddenly he got serious, like this?

"- You've said something similar before. The concubine is not the type to fight a battle without a chance."

"It's time for a duel with Basteo, right? In other words, the captain thought he could win this time."

"Exactly. With your command and your weapon like that cannon, you probably won't lose."

That's what she said.

"Will you also show your concubine the same sight as then? It's Ike."

And I've been asking.

"I'll do something about it."

When I answered that, I decided to do everything in my power to meet that expectation.

"I'll see you in a week, in the city of Ivaris."

With that said, he rose his seat and made his immortal robe shine.

She says on my back.

The voice color was serious, but the matter was witchcraft.

"Prepare the finest wines. I like Peruna."

"I'll have it ready if you get it"

Without looking back, I went back to Ivaris.