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Chapter 20
Makai Hongi

“…I’m back.”

I opened the door and stepped into the house. My parents, younger brother, and sister were waiting there.

As ogres were very strong, they tended to have a lot of children.

Of course, we also tended to die a lot.

“Welcome home. I heard about the Gekokujyo. So you’re a Commander now?”

“It just sort of happened. I didn’t have much choice.”

“You’re as lacking in energy as ever, my son. Still, I am glad that you are back safely.”

My father said as he grabbed me by the shoulder and hit me happily.

My father had lost one of his arms in a battle and hadn’t fought since then.

He currently earned a living by cutting down trees in the forest.

Even though we were residents of the Demon World, we had to work in order to survive.

“And your mana seems to have increased a lot. It’s hard to believe, considering where you started off.”

My mother was quite impressed as she looked at me.

“I think you were only slightly above the average ogre before you left.”

“Really?”

It was clear they hadn’t really been looking at me.

I wasn’t expected to live long as a child. And for a long time, they acted as if I wasn’t even there.

“Everyone in the village is happy that you’ve returned. You should go to visit them later.”

“Fine.”

“The festival is also approaching, so you should help with that.”

“I know.”

I had just come back and was already being used. Was I really a Commander?

They treated me exactly like before…

Under a king, the line of command went as follows.

General, Corps Commander, and Commander.

In my case, I was the Commander of the Ogres, which made me the most important person in all six of our villages.

One might assume that the village chief was the most important, but strength was everything in the Demon World.

So if I decided to leave the village in someone else’s hands, it was because I appointed that person. And not because the Chief was powerful.

A Japanese person might think of civil officers and military officers. But they didn’t separate things like that in the Demon World.

It was perhaps similar to the ancient theme system, where a Strategos had both military authority and jurisdiction over the land.

“Hey, Commander. Grab some of that wood for me.”

“This?”

“Yes. Bring 10 of them over here.”

“Fine.”

In other words, the Commander was supposed to be important. The number one in all six villages…

“Hurry up. The festival will start soon. Stop dawdling around.”

“Yeah…”

“Run faster.’

“Yeah…”

And so I moved faster. Though, I was the Commander.

While there was no distinction between military and civil officers, and the Commander exercised control overall, preparing for the festival was the work of the craftsmen.

There was no point in me leaning back in some fancy office chair and doing nothing.

If Guden were in my place, he would have probably laughed boisterously, ‘Gahahahaha!’ and worked the hardest.

“Come on now, Commander. Put your back into it.”

“F-fine.”

But, it still didn’t sit right with me.

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    When the festival preparations were finally finished, I was able to take it easy.

    I had also finished going around the village and greeted everyone I knew.

    That meant I could relax until the festival started.

    (Still…While I’m glad that I have more mana now, my troubles seemed to have increased as well.)

    Everyone in the Demon World had the Orb of Control inside of them.

    And the person who was at the top of the country they lived in…in other words, the king, controlled them through it.

    This affected everyone that lived in the country. There were no exceptions.

    Through the Orb of Control, you were offering some of your power.

    However, it wasn’t as if it went directly to the king.

    If that were the case, only the king would become stronger, and everyone else would remain weak.

    As the power could move through bodies four times, there was no way that you wouldn’t utilize that.

    In my case, I was receiving a small amount of power from the ogres of all six villages.

    And some of my power was then given to Corps Commander Nehyor.

    Corps Commander Nehyor then gave some of his power to General Farneze. And General Farneze’s power was then offered to Lesser Demon King Melvis.

    It was a pyramid of power.

    “Commander. Someone has arrived from the village ‘behind the mountain.’ Apparently, people who aren’t under anyone’s control have appeared nearby.”

    “…Are you serious? Negotiate and tell them that they may come to me if they will accept being under my control.”

    Anyone who was in this country and wasn’t under Lesser Demon King Melvis’s control would stick out a lot.

    The Orb of Control gave you a good idea if someone was on your side or not.

    Of course, it didn’t tell you anything more specific than that, but it was still quite important.

    After all, it meant that spies could not hide. And it also meant there was less chance of you accidentally attacking fellow soldiers on the battlefield.

    As for these uncontrolled strangers that the report spoke of.

    Such people were on the rise in this post-apocalyptic world.

    The cause was the death of a king, resulting in a new ruler.

    Sometimes people did not want to accept the new authority, or they were exiled from their lands.

    As they had nowhere to go, they would wander from country to country and search for a new home.

    In most cases, they were not welcome and driven away.

    “…So, what should I do?”

    I suppose they were war refugees.

    I didn’t mind accepting them. But there were times when they came with trouble.

    And sometimes it could escalate to war.

    In fact, there were times when this was done on purpose, as war was often desirable. However, we were already in one.

    I had no idea if it was a good thing to start another one. But…

    (If they are asking for help, I can’t refuse them.)

    That was my family’s mantra.

    And I must risk my life to protect others.

    Those words that my mother said continued to be carved deep into my heart, even after I was reincarnated.
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