The World of Masks

His territory has always been vast and beautiful. The capital in front of Marathon Castle was different in size and development from the capital of other countries. It was lively and lively. However, if you look inside, there wouldn't be such an abnormal country.

Undead enjoys a tremendous amount of material wealth thanks to free labor and real-life skills. If you look at it in other countries, it will be a paradise you can only dream of seeing. The vast majority of the people, however, were researchers solely for logistics development. Those who are used only as tools for the Demon King without dreams or freedom. For those who had tasted freedom in reality, it was a terrible condition, but most people were satisfied with reality.

After all, the right to life and death was originally a rat for royalty and nobles. That's just what turned him into the Demon King. I was terrified that everyone would die when I entered the Demon King's ranks, but I ended up living a richer life.

Although studying and researching were difficult, it was nothing compared to hard farming. Moreover, I was happy enough to do anything just because I wasn't hungry enough.

Above all, it was a joy and blessing to work for the Demon King for those who had already started serving him as a new god. The democracy of the Demon King has not yet been established in the newly incorporated area, but this place, which can be the center of the Demon King's power, is overflowing with fanatics about the Demon King.

Jack steps out of the castle and out of the capital. Every time I moved, the people who recognized the Demon King fell facedown on the ground and took the dramatic reverence. It didn't matter if the ground was dry or wet or clean or dirty. I'd lick my feet right now if I asked.

There is a plain next to the capital. The new Demon King's altar stood in the middle of the plains where the gate to reality existed. There is security, like iron, and this place has always had an enormous army of soldiers ready for the invasion of reality, but it seems like it's because of the mood.

“My Lord!"

Two young men come out of the garrison. It's been a long time since I met Callie and Chloe in a masked world. Callie sprints into Jack's arms. On the other hand, Chloe walks slowly, exquisitely. And I kissed Jack for a long time.

“It's been a long time, my lord. ”

“Yes, it's been a long time. ”

Unlike Callie, who almost always sticks together in reality, it's been a really long time since she met Chloe. She lives in France, so it was hard to see her face unless I met her in the masked world.

Jack enters the encampment with two slaves at his side.

"Welcome, my lord."

A knight in charge of the border with the Black Wizard who manages the usual encampment bowed to Jack in homage. Jack nods and looks at the article.

“Well done this time. You've done well to make things easier. ”

“What a tragedy. Feel free to use it as your horse. The joy of the Demon King is my joy. ”

Knights who revolutionized the annihilation of coalition air force forces by raiding and destroying fighters who were dispatched to Earth and waiting for airports. Jack gladly complimented their representative, the knight in front of him. The knight slammed his head in front of Jack, joyfully as if he had received a gift from Santa at Christmas. But my voice reminded me that I can't hide my joy.

“Are there casualties? ”

“There are some injuries, but no deaths. The wounded were all cured with the potions given by the same grace of the Demon King as Hahae. ”

The knights took off as soon as they raided the airport and destroyed all the fighters. You've left the rest of the Allied forces alone. The order was not given to exterminate the humans, nor was it necessary. The Allied forces were unable to catch them leaving the airport at a moment's notice from beyond the humans. They return from shore to New Zealand on giant sea monsters undead and return safely through the portal.

After a few more words, Jack looks around. It was not because of the mood, either. A long time ago, an encampment swarming with enormous numbers of undead was so empty that no trace of it could be found.

“I expected it, but the damage is great. ”

A faint sigh echoes through the evaporation of the troops that always gave Jack confidence.

“I can't help it. It's not like modern armies are worth it. Honestly, if we stick together from the front, we break unilaterally. ”

Callie grimaces, still clinging to Jack's body.

“What's the damage? ”

“Nearly 10 million people were destroyed, including the undead, made up of New Zealand people and allies. ”

As the Demon Lord's Chief of Staff, Callie was aware of all of the Demon Lord's concerns, and answered Jack's question without hesitation.

“ Have you been smashed so much? ”

Chloe's eyes are wide open. She knew that the war had been devastating, but she didn't know that she had been devastated. Callie shakes her head.

“Nearly 95% of the Demon Lord's army has vanished. Honestly, this war can be seen as our victory, but it's hard to claim total victory. We were the limit.”

Despite pushing the Allied forces like there was no limit, the number of undead had actually reached its limit. If we had stalled a little longer, there would have been no undead to deploy.

“Almost all the remaining undead have been deployed into production or sent to the border to provide defenses. ”

“That's why I'm so relieved. ”

A large army of frightening undead forces engulf the people, now turned into nothing but lonely winds.

“So the defenses in my country are okay? If that amount of troops have disappeared, there should be some difficulty in defending them. ”

“That's okay. The remaining undead alone are enough to defend us. No matter how many of them swung knives in the first place, they were just machine guns and artillery. The most dangerous knights and wizards are the monsters and the black wizards and our knights and wizards. ”

Monsters and undead dominate the Demon Prince, but there was also a human force. Some of them were knights and wizards from the beginning, and some of them had created talented people as knights and wizards. The people who were sent to Earth were representative this time. Humans were merely researchers developing the military industry, and there were only a few of them. In the beginning, it didn't take much for the human army to dominate monsters and undead.

“And there are hundreds of thousands of undead left. You can rest assured of the country's defenses. ”

“ Didn't you say that most undead were destroyed? ”

Apparently most of the undead have been destroyed, but there are still hundreds of thousands left. Chloe tilts her head.

“Over 10 million undead in the first place. Just five percent of 10 million is half a million. ”

“I can only imagine there were so many of them, my troops. ”

“Most of them flew away in this battle. ”

“But isn't half a million enough time? ”

“No, you can't. The undead as a military force are second to none, and most of our production relies on the undead. And our country's territory has grown enormously. With more territories to defend, it's worth half a million. ”

Callie, who cleared Chloe's suspicions, turns to Jack.

“How can we afford to kill a few hundred thousand humans? ”

If you lose it, you can refill it. Up until now, I've only made undead enemies who died in battle or naturally dead humans, but if it's urgent, I can kill living humans and make them undead. But it was kind of like a prescription for potions. If many humans die, the study will slow down and the next generation of slaves will be fewer.

That's why Jack was skeptical of Callie's opinion.

“Never mind. You don't have to do that, it's not that urgent anyway. As expected, Earth time will last at least six or seven years in the same large-scale battle. Humans need to stay alive and work on their research and population growth. ”

“Six, seven years. I bet it was about eight years after Earth time that the old man said he was ready. ”

“That's right."

The old man said 10 years into Earth time until he was ready to merge the worlds. After roughly two years, there were eight left. Even if the world was occupied, it would take time to build altars and set up fairy tales, so the full invasion was planned to begin in about six or seven years.

‘If we invade now, we won't be ready for this. I don't know what the gods and superpowers will do. ’

Until the full-scale invasion, I will postpone a good comeback as the President of the PPSO, who is concerned about the future of the Earth and Earth. Of course, I didn't intend to stay still in the meantime. We'll start by carefully examining the superpowers' abilities, the biggest obstacle, and work our way up to the plate just in case the invasion starts. Very slowly, and carefully, so no one notices.

So Jack leaves the Undead garrison and this time heads to the far side of the capital, where he reverse-engineers and reproduces modern weapons to advance his skills.

You see the large buildings that are being used as laboratories. Surrounded by pieces of modern weapons from New Zealand. From maintaining the original well to being completely smashed or difficult to recognize. There were different kinds: fighters, helicopters, tanks, armored cars, munitions, etc. All the modern weapons from New Zealand were wiped out. Labs not here, but far from here, near the sea, also had ships such as ports and destroyers. There will be reverse engineering there as well.

Something flew in the sky from afar. I thought it was a bird or a monster, but it wasn't. It was definitely an airplane.

“You're on a test flight. ”

“Is that a plane made in this world? ”

Jack gives you an impressive voice. Only a few years ago, an airplane flew through the sky in a place that was a typical medieval civilization, where it wields a sword and fires arrows. A plane made by the world itself.

“Isn't it about time? No matter how much technology and civilization were underlying this place, there's a lot of support. The basic science and the basic technology are all being imported from Earth, and there's a sample that's broken, but it's also got some high-tech stuff. And there are millions of researchers. Resources are endless. Above all, it's been two years on Earth, but it's been six years here. It's only a matter of time before we get there. ”

Callie said with an expressionless expression, as if it were natural. Then I looked at where the plane was flying.

“Well, I don't think it's complete yet. ”

On the plane that was free to fly in the blue sky, black smoke suddenly began to erupt. The steady plane's trajectory twists and the fuselage shakes violently. Then the rider turns down. I started falling sharply.

Kuang!

You hear the sound of the explosion from a distance. Red light and black smoke bloom relentlessly on the fallen mountain.

“Too bad.”

Cloe, who was looking at the plane interesting, vomited a sigh of sadness. We know that airplanes are not cheap.

“Well, that's a quick expense. ”

As Callie put it positively, you can see another plane soaring through the air. The shape was slightly different from the plane that just crashed. The plane was built by a different team than the team that just built the plane.

“If one crashes, you can refine it, rebuild it, and then you can blow it up again. Is this a volume operation that only we can do? ”

Even the Soviet Union, which was a nation-led, industrial-focused strategy under the totalitarian idea, was ignorant enough. The problem was that the strategy worked surprisingly well.

“But even with all this support, I don't know if I can raise the level of the weapon to the Earth right now until the invasion starts. ”

With about 20 years left in the world of masks, I could barely keep up with the time, but there was a good chance that I could not.

“It's not great, but we have a plan to bridge the gap between weapons. And if there's a big gun gap, I can't help it. We have to push it into the volume like this one. At least as productive as we would be. ”

We use Undead, a laborer who can work freely, work tirelessly, and do dangerous and difficult things for free, and there are many materials in large territories. Even if every country in the world were to change into an exhibition system, it would not be able to keep up with the Demon Lord's output.

“Still, this unlimited support will reduce the gap a lot. Maybe we can really catch up with Earth's technology. All we need is logistics, which is a long shot. ”

Given the exponential advancement of Soviet technology, which has mobilized all domestic capabilities as desired by the state, Jack could not have anticipated how elevated the technological advancement would be if the Crown Prince's investment continued for more than 20 years.

I can fly a plane in six years. ’

This time, I watched the plane flying steadily, and Jack was troubled.

Jack picks up Callie and Chloe and takes a look around the lab. The size was enormous and it was naturally large because it belonged to almost the former population of the capital.

As soon as Jack shows up, everyone stops working and falls flat on their heads.

“What is that? ”

From the entrance to the lab, I looked around the wall and asked. It was a real portrait of Jack's face. Somehow, it was a strange place for everyone to find out who they had never seen before, but I could figure out why.

“Of course it's your portrait. I don't need to know the face of someone to serve. I handed them out one by one so they could stick it to each house. It's what we do in the upper town, right? ”

Callie, who was standing right behind Jack like a god-wearing witch, said she was near misogynistic. Jack once again looks at his portrait on the wall. People worship at work and at work, seeing that portrait twice a day. Jack secretly feels an itch on his face.

“Is that really necessary? ”

“It is likely that the intensity of the faith will be different from the painting of who they should serve. If you think about why even religions, such as Catholicism and Buddhism, are so strictly forbidden from idolatry, you get the answer. ”

“If that's the case.”

Jack accepted. It was as if he had become a family of piglets in the north.

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