The Legendary Rebuilding of a World by a Realist Demon King

It's a good thing that I slipped out of the Demon King Ashtaroth Castle because my friend was coming, but I didn't have a place in mind to meet him.

The possibility of meeting him is infinitesimally small, as the handkerchief is always in this town.

But I was strangely not considering the possibility of not meeting him.

I strolled around the city, thinking that I would definitely be able to meet him again somewhere.

I'm the kind of place a military strategist would like to be. I looked for the old man while visiting bookstores and other places, but I couldn't find him.

On the way, I found a saintly woman happily buying and eating in the streets, but when I dared not speak to her, I was captured on the contrary.

Part of the blonde hair stood up tautly and sniffed, "I smell a demon king," sniffing.

I give up and call out to Jeanne, thinking that it's probably a dog, in fact, it's probably just like a dog.

'Is the Saintess out?'

I'm out. I'm on patrol to keep the peace in the city.

'That's a hero. But what do you have in your hands?

It's croquettes and grilled corn.

I know that, but you can't come on patrol while you eat.

I know. That's why I eat on patrol.

............ I see.

I let out a bitter laugh, but I don't pay any attention and invite Jeanne to join me.

'Just one thing, share it with me. Yes, let's eat in the city's Fountain Square.

Jeanne said, "Seriously! You make a face.

'It's very unusual for a demon king to ask me out on a date. I think it might rain.

The sky was a pleasant blue sky.

'Buying and eating with Jeanne once in a while isn't bad. Besides, we were looking for someone, but in the end we didn't find them. We're pulling out for the day.

I see. Well, it's wishful thinking, but wait a minute.

Jeanne disappears furtively. At first I thought she was going to put on some makeup, but I was wrong.

It looks like she's going out to buy more food for me because she doesn't want her own food supply to decrease.

He has no concept of sharing food with the people he loves.

I smiled like Jeanne, so without saying a word, I followed behind her and bought twice as much food and together we headed to Fountain Square.

We ate croquettes and grilled corn on a bench in Fountain Square.

The croquettes were inspired by the new potatoes I'd brought in.

It's potatoes with minced meat mixed in. It was full of calories and a big hit with the manual laborers.

I liked it with vinegar.

Grilled corn is an old food, but it's also made from a variety I brought in.

It's a very sweet variety, and while it's not a staple food, it's very good for garnishing or eating on its own.

Baked corn with butter on top of it gives me the happy feeling of being a heavenly person.

In fact, Jeanne's face was melodramatic and delightful.

'Haha ...... happy. Paradise, paradise......

and the saint was very pretty, eating croquettes and grilled corn.

'I was very poor where I was born. I've never had anything so greasy and sweet.

This other world has a reasonably good food supply.

Compared to Jeanne's birthplace, but because of the magic, freezing and distribution is more developed, delicious food is readily available for a war-torn world.

''Yeah, I don't want to go back to my old world anymore.

Jeanne even started eating my portion of croquettes, but I don't pay attention. There is no other girl who seems to enjoy food as much as she does. There was nothing wrong with sharing at least my portion with her.

However, as expected, it would be a problem if she ate the whole thing, so I took out one croquette and brought it to my mouth.

The croquettes in this world were very sweet and delicious. Delicious enough without any Worcestershire sauce.

As the demon king and the saint were tucking into their croquettes, there was an old man who spoke to them.

He walks over and sits down next to me without permission as he sticks his staff in the air.

Jeanne is miffed, and I guess that's because she interrupted me.

She was angry at me for being a tactless old man, but I wasn't angry at her. But I didn't get angry because I realized that he was the one I was looking for.

I handed the croquettes to the hooded old man, and he took a bite.

The old man chewed and swallowed the croquettes and said, "That's good.

It's good," he said as he swallowed the croquette. Maybe it would be even better with some olive oil.

I quickly take out the olive oil.

The old man grimaces.

"You are the king of intrigue, you know exactly what you're dealing with.

Hannibal Barca is a hero of the Mediterranean world. I always thought of him as the soy sauce for the Japanese.

I see.

The old man, called Hannibal, removes his hood. The old man there is an old man I met earlier in the village of Dunke.

It was there that he gave me the book of strategies.

"The book of Hannibal's battles is my bible.

'I'm glad you played a role, but maybe it wasn't necessary for a genius like you. There's a word for it, preaching to the Buddha.

'I still have a lot to learn. Especially from a great general like you.

Maybe we'll learn something. Now, since I can't help but praise you for this, I'll cut to the chase, but I'm sure you and I will have a decisive battle in the near future.

Straight to the point.

You can't waste your time, you know. And if you're not surprised, you know I'm a member of the ant army.

"The Goddess told me.

Oh, you're in the goddess' good graces.

'It's more of a partiality than a favor, or a favoritism.

'I see, normally the gods don't interfere with earthly things, but you must be different. Just because it's interesting to observe them, you know.

I get the feeling we're all trying to buy something.

Is this a purchase? Not since Scipio has this Hannibal bothered to meet with me.

He's a Roman hero. The man who put dirt on Hannibal, the great general.

Yeah, that was quite a young man.

'I wish I could get through to you on strategy and tactics, even if it's just one part in ten thousand of Scipio.

He said lightly, tentatively entrusting Scipio to himself.

'Well, I know it's useless, but I'd like to pull Lord Hannibal out of it.

Hannibal chuckles as he hears those words, "Don't be ridiculous," he says.

"Don't be silly,

Is it stupid?

It's a big joke. Here, look at the blonde girl beside you.

You must be Jeanne.

Jeanne looks at me with a pout.

'My daughter, if you were invited to join my legion, would you switch sides?

You don't even have to think about it. I'm always with the Demon King.

I answer immediately.

'Not only is this young lady with you, but that oriental samurai as well.

He was probably talking about the third generation.

"I will not betray my master just as you would not betray the Demon King Ashtaroth.

What kind of a man is your husband?

"My master is like silk on a clear stream.

"Ho......

'So beautiful, so strong. But they are so fragile.

Hannibal says he closes his eyes.

She summoned me to this world. "She summoned me to this world, where I was defeated by Scipio, and where I was miserable and old, and she taught me the meaning of life. She taught me the meaning of life. She taught me that even an old man like me could be counted on to be dependable.

That's the main thing, isn't it?

Hmm.

I nodded.

'I'm not the only one. Many others are fascinated by her. We want her to be our future queen.

'And when you say future queens, you're not serving an ant queen, are you?

You are a future queen. It's easy to hide it, so I'll tell you, the name of the queen of the ants is Ariosh, and I serve his daughter, Alicia, who is his daughter.

Aliosh and Alicia: ......

That Ariosh took root underground and brought down Ismailia's castle in just a few hours.

I know that.

'But the ants are thriving. The castle of Ismailia is not enough. Soon, I will send another attack on the castle of Ashtaroth.

Is it inevitable?

'Unless my master becomes queen, but Ariosh is greedy and will not be able to stop his desire.

The girl said she could not disobey her mother's orders.

Yeah. I mean, this is fate. It's a battle of wits between me, who once shook Rome, and Ashtaroth, who is shaking this other world.

The inevitable confrontation, I suppose.

You're right. But, alas, this blood of mine is churning. I tremble beyond my years at the prospect of joining forces with a hero I've never fought before.

Hannibal stated and then stood up.

'No, it was fun. And they were good. They are the best croquettes in the world. I'll buy them on the way home and make Lady Alicia happy. And within a few months I will conquer this castle and give it to her.

'That's not how it works. I understand the situation, but I have a duty to protect Ashtaroth's castle, his men, and his people.

You have a duty and I have a right. Let's see who's stronger.

I don't know about that, but I'll do my best.

I say and stand up and shake hands with General Hannibal.

The old man returned the powerful handshake.

The hand of the man who once shook the most powerful empire in the world, the man who had reciprocated with Imperial Rome within the empire, was very thick. No, it was hot.

I was so moved by his passion that I could not believe he was an old man, and I couldn't let go of his hand.

But I couldn't hold his hand forever.

I'll let the old man go.

I gave him a goodbye hug and watched him leave.

The sunset falls over the city of Ashtaroth.

It made Hannibal's shadow longer.