Maou Gun Saikyou no Majutsushi wa Ningen datta Chapter 3

Thus the free city Asenum fell into the hands of the Maou’s Army.

Dozens of Undead Brigade members died in battle.

The number of dead on Asenum’s side was around the three digits. If we look at the scale of the city, they surrendered to have the least victims.

However, the Orc officer seems a little unsatisfied.

“Our casualties are low but don’t we have too few heads of the enemy general?”

“That’s so that we could keep it to a minimum” is what I wanted to say but instead, I reply like this.

“That was how the previous Maou-sama was. This current Maou places more importance on results rather than the number of enemy heads. Our contributions are properly valued.”

Or it should be. I have no self confidence.

Certainly, it’s as the orc says. We gain contribution in the Maou’s army by how many people we kill.

Like the Warring States period of j.a.pan, bringing back the heads of enemy generals with reputation would get them a promotion.

However the current Maou, Dairokuten-sama, made a large scale reformation of the a.s.sessment method.

For example, even if we kill a human, as long as we have results, we should be valued.

If it wasn’t for that then I who look human wouldn’t have been selected to be a brigade leader. The theory should be true but traditional values still permeate the Maou’s Army.

“Either way Asenum is a trade city. No, even an ore town or agriculture town are the same. We finally have a city to rule and if they kill off all the residents then there’s not meaning. If the residents are gone then who will trade? If you kill the dwarf, who will make silverware. If you kill the peasant, who will cultivate the fields? If the fields are gone how would one have livestock?”

“Haaa. We it certainly is true….”

Amongst the demons, some of them think that if there aren’t pigs or cows, couldn’t they just eat humans? As expected, they’re a minority.

Few demons would choose to humans.

Demons also want to eat delicious things.

It’s the same as not making a carnivorous animal’s meat into food. Human meat tastes bad it seems.

Furthermore, Demons can’t make handcrafts as well as humans and dwarfs.

On the contrary, we don’t even have the minimum amount of skill to make things like carriages or weapons.

Everything is from captured humans who are forced to produce them.

“That’s why the plan to kill the humans is a bad plan.”

Saying it like that and repeatedly declaring “Don’t kill non resistant townspeople”, I decide to meet the town’s representative.

The lord who was governing the town is currently unconscious in critical condition. The ones who could be the town’s representative are the head of the merchant guild or the head of the church.

Both begin with trying to flatter me.

“Ike-sama from here on, how much tax do you think is a good amount to give to the Maou Army?” the merchant guild leader asks.

“Ike-sama hereafter do you approve of our G.o.d’s faith?”

To both their questions, I answer by saying “There will be no changes with how it’s been up till now.”

Hearing my words, the two are relieved.

I haven’t added my condition though.

“However, the Maou Army’s law will take priority. We will punish everyone opposing capture and those who cooperate with them. Bear that in mind.”

When I drop that order, both go silent and lower their heads and withdraw.

They withdrew more easily than I expected. Probably because the conditions were looser than they thought it was going to be.

Of course all the treasure on this street will be confiscated and freedom will be considerably limited compared to before. Far off compared to what they were expecting, it’s a much more lax policy they’re seeing.

Well the previous age was one where soldiers ma.s.sacred and the person in charge being publically executed was normal.

The current Maou’s treatment is lenient but even now there are still army corps dragging around old customs.

For example, the most cruel thing I know is the Second Army Corps leader. I’ve heard a story where the lord of a town he captured was executed by pouring melted iron down his mouth.

In comparison to us the Seventh Army Corps, our policy might even seen kind.

――Thinking that, the face of the leader of the Seventh Army Corps comes to mind.

Capture is complete. Occupying is done. The moment that I was thinking that I have to go and report, my body became hazy and I disappeared from there.