Chapter 285

Chapter 285

Otherworld Demon King Survival Guide.

Episode 285: Land War (6)

Exercise of the victor’s rights.

“Kerraaaak!”

“Kerrruuuuuck!”

“Gyusasat!”

It was a tremendously enjoyable moment. My subordinates spread out in all directions, clearing the corpses of the soldiers and stripping them of all their equipment and belongings.

“Oh, indeed, this is quite lucrative.”

Among the spoils were the soldiers’ wallets, which contained a decent amount of silver coins. If you collected enough of these, even from a brigade, it added up to a pretty nice sum.

But this wasn’t the main point.

“Armor. Weapons. Equipment. Clothes and tools…!”

The supplies found in the shattered carriage were particularly impressive. It was packed with food enough to feed hundreds of soldiers. Why did this sight make me so happy?

In fact, it was practically like I’d just seized the war supplies of two baronies.

Baron Pakel’s military supplies and Baron Helson’s military supplies.

Both now belonged to me.

“Hehehe.”

In terms of sheer volume, there was enough to equip two battalions with spears and armor, and still have plenty left over. With just a few fresh recruits, I could instantly field an army.

It’s not like I was paying my subordinates any salaries anyway. If I pushed things a bit, I might be able to operate a regiment-sized force.

But the important thing was not the number of troops, but the number of commanders. No matter how many soldiers you had, it was pointless without proper leadership.

In any case.

These were all happy problems to have. All that was left now was to move all these supplies to the fortress and use Baron Helson’s corpse to negotiate a ransom.

That should provide considerable support for preparing for the greater wars to come… Haa. But if a baron-level war was like this, how much stronger would a count-level war be?

It was quite a concern.

“Guys! If you find anything you like while looting, set it aside! I’ll give it to you!”

“Kerraaaak! The master has spoken! Loot anything good!”

“Kerrruuuuck!”

My subordinates have started to develop a taste for equipment. They used to be content with cloth armor and iron helmets, but now they were getting greedy for iron breastplates, gauntlets, and greaves.

Watching them, I find it quite endearing.

It was while I was observing my subordinates like that.

“Hey! Demon King!”

“Huh? Pixie, what’s up?”

A pixie flew over in a hurry.

“What’s going on?”

This one had gone to mop up the remaining enemies.

Did they find something?

“There are monsters in the mountain!”

“Monsters?”

“Yeah! A goblin den!”

“Huh? Huh?!”

Wait a minute.

Goblins?

Hold on. If you thought about it, wasn’t this obvious? There was no rule saying monsters only lived in jungles. Naturally, if you went into mountainous regions, you were bound to encounter wild monsters.

“Kerrruuuck?! Master? Did I just hear something exciting?!”

“Buril, I just heard something interesting from the pixie.”

“Something interesting?!”

“Pixie, tell him.”

“There’s a goblin den! It seems monsters live on this mountain!”

Upon hearing that, Buril’s eyes flared with red light.

“Kerurururung!”

Then he spread his arms wide and roared!

“Master! There are fresh recruits! Kerrrraaaak!”

“Buril, what should we do about it?”

“Recruit them all!”

“Exactly, Buril! And Pixie, I hereby appoint you as recruitment officers! Gather your subordinates and bring in all the new recruits!”

“Kerrruuuuuck! Understood, Master! Everyone! Goblins, pay attention to me!”

Buril, excited, dashed off toward his subordinates. Soon, the goblins were cheering loudly. New recruits were always a good thing.

“Wow.”

I didn’t expect to recruit more subordinates here.

This felt like when you were playing a card collection mobile game, wandering around the field, and you suddenly acquired a normal-grade card, but it felt extremely useful.

“Pillage the forest! More recruits will ease your burdens!”

The more troops you had, the less personal responsibility each one had for guard duty and watch shifts.

“Wow!”

Once things settled down, I should head back to the jungle to recruit more subordinates.

I wonder how the hobgoblins and lizardmen were doing?

After forming a strong elite force, my plan was to march into the jungle, subjugate the dark elves and lamias, and bring them all under my command.

It might happen sooner than expected if my forces continued to grow like this.

“Master, you seem to be in a good mood.”

“I’m very happy!”

“Shashaa!”

Sharan approached me affectionately, and soon after, Lumica came over, demanding attention as well.

“Demon King, you know I worked hard this time, right?”

“Of course I know!”

The Sharan and Lumica combo was incredibly powerful.

After that, we returned victoriously.

Just bringing back all the equipment was a tough job. Anyway, after returning, I consulted the Saintess about the negotiations with Baron Helson’s territory and delegated the authority to her.

She would handle it better than I would.

After that came the promised fried food party.

“Kyusaaaaah! These fried foods are all mine now!”

“Krrr! Gyuil is blocking it all!”

“I’ll devour everything, Kyusaaaaah!”

My subordinates, almost in a frenzy, devoured the fried food… Since it probably wasn’t the healthiest thing, I should only throw parties like this occasionally. Whether they were human or monster, they needed to eat vegetables to get essential nutrients.

“Today, drink and enjoy! There’s alcohol too! Long live the invincible Kyuse Demon King’s army!”

“Keraaak! Long live!”

We truly reveled in a night of drinking, singing, and dancing.

And the next day.

Even though we had won, roll call still had to be done.

“My army! Did you enjoy yourselves yesterday?”

“We sure did, Master! Those fried potatoes were absolutely delicious! I had no idea such a dish existed!”

“Hehehe, is that so?”

Buril was in high spirits.

It turned out there was a crop similar to potatoes, but no one had ever made fried potatoes before. So when I suggested the idea, it worked out wonderfully.

Who in the world didn’t like fries?

“I won’t even glance at other vegetables anymore!”

“Potatoes are vegetables, you idiot.”

“Kerlurung?! Is that so?!”

Anyway, the last battle had given me a great sense of exhilaration, and it seemed to have led to my growth. I realized I had grown once again.

As I lay in bed before sleeping, I seriously thought about how to use this growth, and suddenly an idea struck me.

“That’s it.”

I looked at the soldiers gathered on the training field.

“Infusing magic into each one individually is a huge task. But now it’s time to overcome that.”

It was time to start using area buffs.

“Stand still! From now on, I’ll infuse magic into you all at once!”

“Kerruk?”

If this succeeded, I could save a great deal of time every morning! Magic infusion was practically the same as the salaries my subordinates received. More importantly, it saved precious time.

But doing it individually took too long. It was time for an innovation.

I immediately began manipulating my magic.

—Gooooo!

The magic surged from within me…!

I released it just as it was!

—Jiiiiiing!

A massive magic circle appeared above the soldiers’ heads. They looked up in surprise. It was a fairly elaborate, purple magic circle.

“Kerruk…! Master! I feel so at ease under this light!”

“That’s because it’s made with my magic!”

Oh.

This consumed quite a lot of magic, didn’t it?

But I think I could manage.

“Hah!”

I expanded the dark magic even further. Then, from the magic circle I created, dark magical rain began to fall, forming a mist.

—Pitter-patter.

“Kerruk?! Kerluruuuuck?! Master! The magic! The magic is flowing into my body!”

“Krrrrrrk!”

“Gyusaaaaah!”

At the same time, my subordinates began to roar! Yes! I could even infuse them with my magic like this!

“Hahaha! Enjoy it!”

Although it consumed a lot of magic, this allowed me to easily infuse them with power. Well, for my women, I’d still use direct physical contact to infuse magic.

But honestly.

I had too many women. Even if I used my tentacles to group-pleasure them every day, I wouldn’t have enough time.

“Keraaak!”

Anyway, I had learned something useful. From now on, during morning roll call, I’d use this area buff to distribute magic.

“Congratulations on your victory, Brother Kyuse!”

“Hehehe, thank you, Karuti.”

“You can be even happier! This was a real war! Unlike the jungle, you defeated an actual trained lord’s army without taking any damage! That’s incredible!”

With all those cheat codes, how could I lose?

I basically cheated. Bombing with an air force and using magic in medieval warfare… Of course, it was an easy win. But still, I won’t deny my own brilliance.

Using what you had well was also a skill.

“So, Mother Duchess decided to grant you a reward, Brother Kyuse!”

“W-what?”

A reward?

“What do you mean… A reward? You mean she’s sending something through a gate?”

“Exactly!”

No way!

“But isn’t that impossible?”

“Listen till the end, Brother Kyuse. We’re working hard to create a proper gate to the Middle Realm. That’s how we managed to send down those Evil Eyes, right?”

Karuti explained that while sending full demons down was nearly impossible, they had managed to send things like Evil Eyes.

“That’s true.”

“It’s something similar! But sending reinforcements is still impossible!”

So no full demons were coming.

“It seems we’ll only be able to send down Mother Duchess’s gifts! I need you to prepare to receive them!”

Gifts?

“Well, of course, I’ll prepare. But gifts?”

“They’ll be very useful! It’s a bit of a stretch to send them, but I trust you’ll make good use of them, Brother Kyuse!”