Chapter 22
“By the way, is governance of the trade city Ryun Height going well? I received some reports that it got attacked by a small scale enemy. “
I honestly reported about the scheme of Radiant Church Priest to liberate Ryun Height and that I banished him.
“I see, the clergyman had a secret collusion.”
Demon King silently nodded, and commented.
The sore place has been pointed out.
“Fo..fortunately disorder was kept at the minimum. Banishing the leader as he was, and not appointing a substitute, I have stopped the movement of hostile forces.”
The demon king motionlessly staring at me, asked.
“I am readily prepared.”
But even with that, I don’t want to kill humans whenever possible other than on the battlefield.
Somehow I’ll have to try.
I don’t know whether my resoluteness was conveyed or not, but the demon king didn’t pursue the matter further.
“Thank you very much.”
From now on, my worries have increased by one, but for the time being I seem to have got through it.
The demon king continued.
“Unfortunately I have only heard casually.”
Somehow, the second division seems to have lost the momentum they had at first. I have heard such rumours from the inujin caravan.
That rumour being true, the demon king slightly nods.
I see, that was the ostentatious feeling in the castle. When I looked, there was a map spread on the round table with various writings all over it.
Looking at it roughly, one of the three cities they had captured in the beginning seemed to have been recaptured. It seems they’ve lost consecutively in subsequent wars.
The demon king, rather than rebuking me for looking at the map, pointed his rough fingers at it.
“Yes!”
Straightening my back, I bowed.
After that the demon king offered me to sit on a chair.
The ones that can sit in front of the demon king are the top executives of division commander class. Pulling the chair nervously, I sat on the chair not being able to calm down.
I would have been comfortable, had he sat with me, but he was standing in attention with his hard to read reptile face.
Facing the demon king across the round table, I wait for the next instructions.
“From sometime ago, I wanted to have a talk with you at ease for once. Among the various commanders of demon army I recognize you as one of the excellent commanders.”
The demon king asks me with a calm demeanor.
I bow my head.
“I’m awed at your divine discernment.”
Of course, there is a meaning to the four people squads.
That’s why, having two persons in a team, called two man cell, is basic for policemen or some of the military personnel.
Even I, myself, also have personal experience making a buddy for the swimming lessons in elementary school.
But I had realized that there is a limit to a-two man cells.
Even if one forcibly fights as it is, the battle potential automatically falls below half.
Thereupon, I combined two two person teams. This is the four person variant.
On top of that, even if only two of them remain after the casualties, they can still barely maintain the two man cell.
Again, during reconnaissance occasionally one of the teams can go for scouting, and the other can maintain safety at the current position …. Such operations are also possible.
Even if I say that, I didn’t think of all that, rather these are the knowledge from a game in my previous life, it’s not a story to brag about.
Nonetheless, it was the first time anyone’s asked me this question.
The demon king deeply nodded to my explanation.
It’s not Baito… rather vice division commander….
Barce was skillfully recording the current conversation.
No, wait.. Barce can correctly pronounce me, ‘Vaito’, right?
The demon king continues to ask me questions.
“Me?”
I am just a vice division commander. I may sound bossy, but I am nothing more than a mid-level executive.
I had never expected that a person like me would get a chance to ask the questions regarding the demon army to the demon king in person.
Even if you say it like that.
As a matter of fact, the demon army has been sufficiently modernised.
The demon king’s headquarters, Glenstadt castle, is a huge accumulation point for supplying personnel and goods to the frontline.
Since the supply lines are maintained by the first division, we can fight with peace of mind.
Meanwhile, the human army depends on pillaging or purchasing. In worse cases, it’s on the whim of the soldiers.
The enlistment system and training regimen are also well-prepared, so they can build a new unit in a short period.
The humans seemed to be afraid that ‘the demon king can summon military forces infinitely from the hell’, but in reality it is just that sophisticated a system that has been established.
The demon king looked at my face, prompting the remark.
“Yes.”
“With all due respect, I want to enquire regarding the chain of command of our demon army.”
“I permit, you may speak.”
In these last few years, the demon army has expanded its battle prowess at once.
However, that was the reason of various disorders.
An aide or a vice division commander, which one is it?.
When I joined demon army, the respective divisions were called ‘Ryujin Troops’, ’Kyojin Troops’, ‘Majin Troops’ etc.
When the scale got bigger, the division was used for displaying the majestic appearance.
However, the chain of command and the responsibilities below the division commander level remain vague.
For example, Aide Barce is a close associate of the demon king, while the shishioni Dogg is just a group leader.
Speaking of the ranks, obviously it would be Barce, me and then Dogg.
At a glimpse, it looks the same.
“Considering the current scale of demon army, there are a lot of ambiguous matters in the chain of command or the class system, I am anxious that this might be a problem hereafter.”
Maybe I am the first and last person to criticize the demon army’s organisation in front of the demon king himself.
The demon king nodding in a calm demeanor, indifferently explained.
Rather I think it’s better to make the hierarchy clear, but what is the difference?
“If we establish strict chain of command or rank system, there is more chance that the weak soldiers with wisdom would be superiors of stupid but powerful soldiers. But the demon army is not matured enough to accept those.”
“So, keeping the hierarchy vague, I can only entrust it to the division commander’s order. Naturally, as you say, I’ll have to revise it sooner or later.”
Unexpectedly so, the demon king seems to be critical to the rule of supremacy of the strong.
Immediately, I apologized to the demon king for impoliteness.
“It’s ok, your question is sharp. I am also satisfied with your ability to govern Ryun Height.”
“That’s right. I suddenly remembered the elated face of Gomoviroa when she recommended you.”
But the demon king seemingly satisfied with himself, stopped the audience.
“Yes my lord.”
It was thus, that I was finally freed from the presence of the demon king.