Hyaku Ma No Aruji

"Besides me, you've got a job to do."

Salman said that after taking Merea's word and thinking about it for a while.

"How's Elma? He actually pulled and fought us when he fought Mooseg."

"If it's a battlefield story, that could be it. But when you look at the Demon King's Sword from a more holistic perspective, Elma doesn't have the power to lead everyone."

Merea said in a clear tone at no time as she shook her neck to the side.

"Elma is never blunt, but I still don't have the power to take the minds of many people and tweak them."

"It's rare for you to be clear."

"Everybody's lives are at stake."

Melea replied with a serious look.

"It may be possible after Elma has resolved all the problems she has. But Elma is doing her best to keep those problems from dropping so far. If I let him carry or embrace anything more, he'll probably crumble."

……

"Elma is very clumsy."

Rather with a merciful grin for its clumsiness, Merea said.

"I mean, why don't you put together a sword and lead it? That's what it looks like."

Salman knew Merea would shake her neck to the side and dared ask.

As if to insist one by one that your expectations are not wrong.

"I can't do that. The bigger the group called the Demon King's Union (Meer-Nesaiah), the more I will not be able to belong to some squad. 'Cause if I pull too close to some squad, some other squad will pull."

"... well, you can't deny it"

Merea's appetite is rare. Especially since my consciousness as a length began to bud.

When Merea like that concurrently heads some squad, the center shifts.

I dare to create three squads with different roles, making it pointless to have a multilateral perspective.

"From a practical point of view, the Demon King who belongs to the Sword (Emery) starts to think about how each will move from an economic point of view, and the Demon King who belongs to the Knowledge (Lazras) from a theoretical point of view. So when the group grows larger, my role will be to pool their opinions and switch to something that will make the ultimate choice and decision."

That is also my role as head of a large group.

"If that I belong to one of the differentiated groups called the Sword, consciously or unconsciously, the Sword will become more vocal. This doesn't make sense. Now the three squads must always be equal"

Melea was always thinking about the nature of the population as Melea.

What kind of system is needed to lead a large number of people?

"Not yet. With this number of people, I can pick up the opinions of each and every one of you."

But Merea continued.

"When I can no longer pick up my personal opinions by myself, I need a person to gather and summarize my opinions in front of me. I'm not bitter to hear all the opinions myself, but realistically, it's impossible for one person, me, to compromise them and tailor them to the next guiding principle."

I only have opinions on the number of people.

Even though there is a great guiding principle in all of us to save the Demon King, the way we do it will be different from one another.

Merea was willing to listen to them one by one, but also understood that the way we did it could strangle ourselves.

"We don't have time. It's the worst thing to lose movement between opinions and opinions."

"Right."

Salman knew too.

People's minds are diverse and complex.

Even with the overwhelming desire of Melea, there can be no perfect agreement.

It would be disgusting if that happened in the first place.

"Well, if everyone's opinions were uneven, I'd be nauseous. It even seems manipulative."

"I think so too."

Merea also responded with a bitter smile to Salman's words.

"So while you're at it, you have to decide who's in charge of gathering opinions in front of me."

"Is that the leader of each squad?"

"That sort of thing"

Salman thought about it again for a while.

Then I ask Melea.

"I see that. But that's not the only reason you're asking me for the role of chief this time, is it?

"Haha, I can't hide anything from Salman."

"You're clumsy, too."

Salman gently fingers Melea teasing her fingers as she twirls her snow and white hair.

"Why 'now', I mean, I came to ask you to do that. Two demon kings arrived again today, but still the numbers haven't increased. Enough to still do in the previous system. And now you're asking me for the chief like you're in a hurry."

"Salman's mean, too. I'm sure you already know everything."

"... I guess so"

Salman puts his arms together and meditates his eyes.

I closed my non-auditory senses as long as possible so that I would not miss the next word that Merea would release.

"Then I'll tell you."

Merea looked at Salman like that and finally touched on the heart of this story.

"This time, I'm going to divide the Demon King's Union into two teams."

Merea's voice was quiet.

"The squad headed to the academic city of Aios and..."

Salman listened to the voice.

- We're heading to Sisalis.

Merea's conclusions were unanimous with those expected by Salman, irrespective of their dimensions.

◆ ◆ ◆

"Miss Lillium, how about some tea for the first time in a long time?

"What, you suddenly think you're asking me about my room, it's disgusting."

When Merea was communicating her thoughts to Salman, in another room a little further from the same hierarchy, Shaw and Lillium were meeting.

"Please don't say that. Even I think I should be close to the other squad leaders as the temporary head of the Purse (Listal). I'm rarely so concerned about anything other than money, am I?

"That's what makes me sick. You're more natural than moving around money, so suddenly when you're distracted by weirdness, you get all sorts of ideas. So be honest. Are you sure this action will lead to money, too?

"Hmm. - Well, you're not saying you're not involved at all."

"That's good."

Lilium said so and finally invited Shaw into the room.

Lilium's own room is nicely maintained, albeit qualitatively, with ornamental plants placed by the way adding a clean atmosphere.

"Surprisingly, it's beautiful, but I thought it was a more girly room"

"What do you think I am? You think I have such a girly hobby?

"I don't know what you think of yourself, but you seem like a girl enough, don't you?

Says Shaw with his neck clenched.

In those straightforward words, Lilium seemed somewhat facetious.

Stand up from the chair or stand one step away from Shaw.

"Kyu, what are you suddenly saying? Are you kidding me?

"About 10%."

"... it's hard to be angry."

"I answered that in anticipation."

Shaw walks slightly into Lilium's room and sits in the chair opposite him, saying softly.

"Well, you'd be happier if Merea told you than me around there, so I'll leave that to say first"

"... Something's annoying"

"What is it?

"I know everything about it. It feels like it."

"With the power of gold, we can get some information."

Shaw essentially took a piece of gold out of his clothes pocket and cleverly rolled it over his finger to show it.

"Then use your power to get information about the Demon King, the Seven Imperials, and Merea's eyes."

"To some extent, you said. - No, I'll correct it. If the power of gold is extreme, that's not true either. I mean, not yet, proof that my gold power isn't enough. In other words, I still have room to rise to heights!

"It's a cool dialogue if the martial artists say so, but when you say it, everything's gonna be ruined."

Lillium sat back in the chair again, saying so.

More fingers squeal properly, calling out the two "Flames of Life".

Bo, the legged "Flames of Life" that appeared with the burning noise, each walked over in front of Shaw and Lilium and sat down for a moment on the spot.

"So, what's the real purpose of you being here today?

"Get intimate -"

"Does that gold melt in" Flames of Life "?

"Actually, I had some anticipation of the policy that Merea would take from now on, so I thought I'd talk to you first."

Seeing Lilium lit a candle fire at his fingertips, Shaw corrected his posture.

"I see. Well, first, I'm going to ask you what you think of the policy that Merea will take."

"You've come as pale."

Shaw shrugs his shoulder unfortunately when he plays.

But such Shaw also answered Lilium's question immediately.

"Perhaps Merea intends to carry out an expedition to Aios and an expedition to Sisalis at the same time"

"Why did you decide that?

"One thing you suggested is an expedition to Aios. And there were two things that other demon kings were saying - not words - in favor of."

……

Lilium frowned small, in Shaw's words.

"Did I do something extra?"

"No, I'm actually concerned about the anomaly that happened to Merea's eyes. In addition, it is sufficient from the point of view of simply searching for the Demon King to go to Aios while you are at it. If we become famous any more, it will be hard to lurk in Aios."

Perhaps so.

Lilium nodded small.

"But there's still a reason. - Even if it's a good idea to go on an expedition to Aios, why try to do it in parallel until Merea disperses the Demon King"

"Right. That would be your objection to your prediction."

"Actually, the reasons I'm going to give you are more important now."

Said Shaw.

"It won't be long now, because you may not be able to make contact with Sisalis"

"What does that mean?"

Lilium looked surprised when she saw Shaw again, who had begun to entertain gold coins on her fingers.

Opposite Shaw takes his gaze off such a lillium and says indulgently looking at the gold coins that go around twirling over his fingers.

"Perhaps the Kingdom of Lemuse and the Three Kingdoms will crush the Sisalis"

I've pulled information from somewhere I don't know.

Again, this man is invincible somewhere.

Lilium became a little grotesque with the gold deceased in front of him.