Chapter 269

Chapter 269

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 269: This Castle Is Now Mine (8)

“Grrrr! Demon Lord! I also need a dormitory!”

“Gyusass! Demon Lord! I need one too!”

Imsoong and Gyuil shouted that they also wanted their own dormitories after seeing the goblin’s dormitory. They must be incredibly envious.

“Hey, hey. Of course, I’ll make the same one for you too. I just started with the goblins to test it. You just have to wait a little longer.”

“Grrrr!”

“Gyusaaa!”

There weren’t as many imps and kobolds as goblins. Combined, their numbers were only about the same as the goblins.

All I needed to do was place a similar order again.

“What the heck! Why didn’t you say anything to us? We want storage lockers too! Storage lockers!”

“We want storage lockers too!”

“We want storage lockers!”

Of course, the pixies also complained.

“Aigoo, Serinu. I told you to wait a little bit. I’ll make it for you soon.”

“It’s hard to wait…!”

Serinu trembled as if she couldn’t hold it in any longer.

“I want to put my stuff in a locker too!”

I approached Serinu from behind, giving her a soft shoulder pat while saying,

“Just hold on a little longer, just a bit. You’ve already gathered so many shiny things, haven’t you?”

“That’s why I need a locker to store them!”

“Geez.”

Managing room assignments was such a hassle, wasn’t it?

It was not just the pixies. The dark elves needed dormitories too, and the lamias as well. But since lamias were large, they couldn’t use ordinary dormitories.

The castle was quite tall, but once I assigned dormitories to my subordinates… well, there were still plenty of rooms left.

“Sweet.”

Currently, my personal guards and nuns weren’t exactly staying in dormitories; they were just using empty rooms as they pleased. Since they were from the human world, I didn’t have to worry about them in this regard.

All the empty rooms were occupied by them. The lamias had also taken over large rooms and were comfortably settled.

But the lamias did have their struggles.

“Demon Lord, ever since we arrived here, we’ve only been active within the castle walls, so our bodies feel stiff. We’d like to engage in some more intense, combative activities. Can’t we go outside?”

That’s exactly the issue.

The lamias couldn’t go outside yet, so they’re limited to simple training inside the castle walls.

They couldn’t release their energy like they used to when roaming the jungle.

“Juria, please be patient for a little longer. Now is the time to get used to life inside the castle.”

“I’m eager to go to war already…”

“To go to war requires a lot of preparation. Even more than when we were in the jungle. Still, aren’t you enjoying yourself, wearing those ornaments?”

“Well, that’s true.”

The lamias had raided the baron’s castle to gather shiny things and make ornaments, and they were currently enjoying wearing maid uniforms.

“There will definitely be a time for action. Until then, focus solely on training.”

“Yes, I’ll do that.”

This place was the frontier.

Even if the angels had heard rumors about the saintess, it was unlikely they’d launch an all-out attack suddenly. Even if they sent a large army, they’d have to deal with the anti-angel faction nobles scattered everywhere before reaching here. That wouldn’t be easy.

So now was the time to focus on internal affairs.

Strengthening our foundation would allow us to go out and fight later.

As I was going around the castle handling things…

“Keureuk keureuk. Lord.”

“Oh, Buril.”

Buril came to see me.

“I’ve finished setting up the dormitories. They can now manage their equipment and such on their own. Keureung.”

“Hahaha, well done.”

“Keureung, so now I’d like to start training soon.”

A soldier who demanded training first, for real!

Unbelievable!

“Hahaha! Buril! Why! Is your blood boiling? Can’t you control the urge?”

“Of course! We’ve come this far; we can’t stop now! I want to head to the wide battlefield! Keureuk!”

“What a remarkable fellow!”

I was touched!

“Of course, we’ll go! But Buril, training… that’s a bit tough for now. You see, fighting in the jungle and fighting in the human world are completely different matters. So, I plan to assess the situation thoroughly before making a move.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. So for now, just focus on practicing weapon skills and physical training with the others. Soon, I’ll give you instructions.”

“Keureuk! Understood!”

For now, there’s no combat training. I needed to reevaluate our tactics. For now, they’d just be doing physical training.

“Nekri!”

“Yes! Demon Lord!”

Currently, the dark elves were armed with leather armor and helmets. Fully covered, they just looked like soldiers. Slender soldiers.

The dark elves were in charge of guarding and patrolling the castle. Every day, wagons and people came into the castle from the baron’s castle. The only ones who could handle that work were the dark elves.

They were also in charge of guarding the saintess and angels when they went out to give speeches and spread their teachings.

By the way, the response to the speeches had been explosive.

The charismatic and beautiful saintess, accompanied by equally beautiful angels, was delivering speeches that stirred anger and hatred. It was hard for anyone not to be captivated.

The saintess said that the residents were already beginning to harbor animosity toward the angels and those who followed them.

“Nekri, is there any problem with your work?”

“Other than the helmet being a little stuffy, no. But Demon Lord? I have a suggestion.”

“What is it?”

“Well… we’d like to explore the human cities, perhaps go outside for a bit.”

“Oh, is that so?”

Well, that made sense.

They had come all the way here, and now they were stuck inside the castle. Standing on the walls, staring out, of course, they’d want to go out and explore.

This wasn’t just a desire of the dark elves.

The others also wanted to explore the new world. I had been planning to do it in shifts soon, so I’d let them know.

“I was already planning to organize shifts for that soon.”

“Oh! Really?”

“Yes!”

“I’m so happy!”

Nekri shouted with a bright smile.

The first task was to familiarize the human world with the monster army. Since the Saintess was delivering such effective speeches, let’s trust her for now.

We needed to set the stage so that monsters could move freely in the human world. So, I called the Saintess after she returned from her speech.

“Saintess, to operate here, we’ll need to reveal the monster army to the humans. Is that possible?”

“Honestly, it seems a bit difficult.”

Oh.

“But… the people in this territory are quite enthusiastic about me. If we take our time and frame the story as a necessary alliance to deal with the angels, it might work.”

“I understand. Please guide the conversation in that direction.”

“Of course. Hehe, just trust this mother. I will definitely win over the crowd.”

And so, I began to carry out each task one by one.

Vanessa became the military advisor for the Kyuse Bellacruel Demon Lord’s army.

“Battles between lords, huh.”

“Yes, I know it’s completely different from the jungle. Could you explain how war is conducted on this side?”

“I expected you would ask sooner or later.”

Thud.

A map was placed on the desk.

Vanessa put her hand on top of it.

“First, you must remember. From now on, there will be no more overwhelming victories like in the jungle.”

“Well, that’s expected.”

I already knew that.

“Wars usually happen for a reason. It’s often about interests. If diplomacy and negotiation fail, they may seek arbitration from a high-ranking noble within the faction. But if even that doesn’t work, war breaks out.”

“So war is the last resort, then.”

“Correct. You understand well.”

Vanessa explained the wars that occurred between human lords.

“After declaring war on each other, they gather their forces. Lords gather standing armies and mercenaries, including cavalry, to form their armies… and then they fight.”

“That sounds simple.”

“But there’s a lot to consider. Commanding the army and choosing the battlefield are critical factors.”

Command, huh.

“To be honest, the tactics and military strategies you showed in the jungle would be incredibly useful. The horn, flags, signal fires, and communication spells used by mages are all helpful, but it’s best when the pixies deliver the messages directly.”

I listened closely to Vanessa’s explanation.

Although the lord commanded the army, unlike me—Demon Lord Kim Kyuse—who divided and controlled the forces thoroughly, it seemed their method was quite rough around the edges.

But well, it couldn’t be helped.

I came from a modern society, after all. There’s no one in this world who ran an army like I did.

“Look at the map. Mountains, plains, and usable roads are all marked. In this situation, the routes the enemy can take are limited. Of course, marching is not the end. There’s a castle here.”

Right.

This was the biggest difference from the jungle.

In the human world, there were castles. And castles had stockpiles of supplies.

You didn’t necessarily have to go out and fight. You could just defend the castle. However, you’d lose everything except for the castle.

“But border lords rarely engage in prolonged sieges. It’s difficult to maintain a large enough force to siege a castle, and they often lack reinforcements.”

“Hmm…”

“So, they usually agree to meet at a specific point and engage in battle there. Since they’re fighting over interests, it’s often more efficient to just resolve it in such a way.”

I see.

That made sense.

After hearing her explanation, it’s clear now. Battles between lords weren’t about total annihilation or fighting to the bitter end.

Conflict resolution.

That’s the purpose of these wars. Honestly, knowing the history of world wars, it’s a bit fascinating to see such medieval-style warfare.

Of course, this was about wars between lords within a single country. War between nations would be a different story.

And wars with the angelic forces would be different as well.

That’s the most important part.

“So then, Vanessa. I have a rough understanding now. As the military advisor, what do you think will happen if we fight against the angels? Have you gathered any useful information?”

I had given Vanessa a mission to gather information about the fierce wars happening in the central regions outside the castle.