Vol 1 Chapter 1 (2/2)
The De so their resources for oneself”
The Hero: “I cannot forgive such a thing”
The De would happen in the Demon World”
The Hero: “Humans wouldn’t…”
The De: “…”
The Hero: “…”
The De: “Do you mean to say humans wouldn’t do it?”
The Hero: “…”
The De: “Well, many worlds have already been laid waste to in this fashi+on”
The Hero: “Worlds?”
The De: “Ah, that’s just research that’s been done by our clan Don’t worry about it I want… I want to see so that has never been seen before”
The Hero: “…”
The De: “As The Hero, you should understand”
The Hero: “What about?”
The De: “I can’t really put it in words”
The Hero: “Aren’t you a scholar?”
The Deuess I am”
The Hero: “Then explain it”
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Explanation
Econoe of said goods until deeoods and the distribution of goods to said people, and the selling of goods to people who need them
Slavery: The practice ofa person the property of another person The slave has to follow the orders, work for, and ht and sold by the owner Most slaves were not allowed to own any wealth, but some countries like the Roman Empire allowed slaves to save money until they could buy back their own freedoms
Colonization: The practice of acquiring territory outside one’s own country Particularly during the Great Age of Navigation, many European countries acquired colonies in Asia and Africa Many colonized people were heavily exploited and lived in harsh conditions
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The De: “Hmm … in essence”
The Hero: “…”
The De beyond that hill yonder’ or ‘What will there be at the place where this shi+p is sailing?’ That happy, expectant feeling?”
The Hero: “I suppose it happens, actually, it happens quite a lot”
The De: “It does doesn’t it? You’re a Hero after all!”
The Hero: “Why are you so happy?”
The De: “That’s exactly what I want to see!”
The Hero: “… You want to be a hero?”
The Dear Like I said I’…”
The Hero: “…”
The Dereat fortune that I am, but I do feel a sense of responsibility, and I would hate to push this on to so fantasies of a person who can never be a Hero trying to be a Hero —But, I want to see things which I’ve never seen before”
The Hero: “…”
The Deain ‘Be mine, Hero’ So that what I foresee will not occur, be ht, be my sword”
The Hero: “I refuse”
The De: “No way?”
The Hero: “No way”
The De: “Absolutely not?”
The Hero: “Absolutely not”
The Deotiation?”
The Hero: “No”
The De: “…”
The Hero: “Are you kidding? Of course not”
The De: “I see that there is”
The Hero: “Why do you insist on looking down on me? You think you can adopt this attitude because you’re a scholar?”
The De: “I’ives up No matter what it is, there will always be a compromise for tomorrow”
The Hero: “That sounds even more heroic than me”
The De to the stories, I’m supposed to offer you ‘Half the World’”
The Hero: “Heh Half”
The De: “There’s a lot of surplus”
The Hero: “There probably isn’t such a Hero out there Or if there is, he isn’t a Hero if he can change his convictions”
The De: “Yeah, all the stories I know of end in this way too”
The Hero: “Uncool”
The De, there really isn’tEven if I were to transfer 50 of everything in the world to you, froal standpoint, there are a lot of problereement”
The Hero: “You can’t shake a Hero’s conviction with such lies”
The De: “It’s just as you say”
The Hero: “Fro, I would never accept 50 of the De about wouldn’t make me happy in the least I’old As long as I have a bed, and have enough food to h for me”
The De: “So you have the convictions of Honourable Poverty”
The Hero: “Don’t talk about poverty, you’re the De”
The De: “Even I have no interest in the Annexation of territory anyway”
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Explanation
Bribery: The practice of giving gold or money to a person in order to obtain special favours and concessions for oneself Originally, was limited to Governments and people in positions of power, but the Hero has no wish to be involved in this practice
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The Hero: “What? Really?”
The De: “From the point of view of the next administration, there will be problems with pride or popular needs and the eotiation is i further evil on the next generation”
The Hero: “Hmm… Is that the case?”
The De this ‘50’ agree out ‘This or That’”
The Hero: “What do you mean?”
The De: “In other words, it’s a proble on dividing the world only into ‘The Human World and the De’s World’”
The Hero: “Yes, that’s quite right”
The De: “Isn’t it? If ere to do this sort of transfer, the ill surely begin again in the next generation This isn’t a negotiation or a cooperation, it’s just a delay”
The Hero: “Hmph”
The Deement”
The Hero: “Then, negotiations have failed You’ve taken up exactly half a day … Even though I don’t have the will to fight you any?”
The De: “Wait, I have a proposition”
The Hero: “Really, what?”
The Deive you the whole thing”
The Hero: “Eh?”
The De But the land doesn’t belong to ive myself to you in my entirety These are my terms, and I offer myself to you So please, become mine”
The Hero: “Y-You—”
The De: “You look stupid if you just flap your lips”
The Hero: “Wh-What the…”
The De: “Those are the terms of my proposition”
The Hero: “Do you knohat you’re saying?”
The De: “Yes I do”
The Hero: “So, you’re serious?!”
The De: “Of course”
The Hero: “Think about what you’re saying! Ha-Ha-Have so aren’t you?”
The De: “You don’t have to be so surprised I’ve been told that in the Huhters of innkeepers get involved in such affairs and sweet talk and sweet promise all over the place”
The Hero: “Don’t listen to these sort of things”
The De: “I really read about it in a book —Butit for oneself This is another one of those ‘Things I Haven’t Seen Yet’”
The Hero: “What are you saying?”
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Explanation
Honourable Poverty: The practice of not ai to further one’s desires or attain personal benefit, but hteously and in poverty Some may even call it the Conviction of Honourable Poverty The Dehteousness and his surprising lack of comprehension
Annexation: The practice of ceding a country’s territory to another country This usually occurs after a war or diplomatic conflict Annexation usually tears apart history and ethnicity, causing people to lose their ho term tends to sow the seeds of trouble
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The Dereat proposal is a proposal that fulfils even 10 of the proponent’s goals at the time of the proposition I’ve never had this precious experience of confessing, ‘Letmy heart beat so fast”
The Hero: “Yet you look perfectly calm”
The De: “I’m not allowed to?”
The Hero: “N-no!”
The De: “Absolutely not?”
The Hero: “Absolutely”
The Deotiation than before”
The Hero: “Don’t come any closer”
The Deiveof the sort I’m a late-bloomer”
The Hero: “Didn’t you say before that you were a Contract Idealist?”
The De: “That’s the truth ‘Late Bloomer’ is just a cover for the truth”
The Hero: “Why do you have to be so impossible?!”
The De: “Hero”
The Hero: “What?”
The De”
The Hero: “You were very articulate when you were describing all those tragic futures”
The De: “That’s because it’s my field of expertise”
The Hero: “What sort of expertise is death?”
The De: “Economics is a ithout blood”
The Hero: “That’s scary Actually, the thought of a Deht in the first place is already scary”
The De: “It wasn’t my intention to scare you… I’m sorry for all the confusion
The Hero: “…”
The De to do a bit of sales talk”
The Hero: “Ohh… There she goes again”
The De me”
The Hero: “How so?”
The Deuarantee it’ll be perfect”
The Hero: “So that’s what it was? An accountant?”
The De: “Also…”
The Hero: “?”
The De: “We can finish this war”
The Hero: “Didn’t you already say that was impossible?”
The De: “Of course, it’ll be is would never agree to it either Even were I to surrender, I would si would rise in the Demon World and the humans would welcome that This war has become a vital part of human society, no matter how bad you think it is”
The Hero: “…”
The De: “But, precisely because of this, if we can welcome this ‘Alternate Future,’ not just for me, but for the Three Thousand Worlds, this will be another thing that has never been seen before”
The Hero: “…”
The De: “So what of it?”
The Hero: “It’s…”
The De: “Hm?”
The Hero: “You are—”
The De: “Yes, I am”
The Hero: “You’ve been thinking about this all this while?”
The De the war is the job of the ”
The Hero: “And for that purpose— Umm, you want me…?”
The De: “Yes, well You could say that”
The Hero: “…”
The De: “Oh but don’t be ether to the other side I want to takewalks with you And I really am an accountant, that wasn’t a lie If you wanted et sheets and our health planningIs that enough? Is it enough? Oh, it isn’t… Well, even though I won’t say I’ood to be around I’ Even if you left me in a room all day, I proood to sleep with, but it all comes as part of the set”
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Explanation
Three Thousand Worlds: This refers to the entire universe In Buddhism, a thousand small worlds makes a mediue sized world In the biggest of the worlds, there are three levels of a thousand worlds, hence Three Thousand Worlds
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The Hero: “Why are you so flustered?”
The Deet cheated in this contract, letis a science, isn’t it? I lack the ability to do things like colloidization or eht be really difficult”
The Hero: “She is reallythe point…”
The De: “And also, ah—well I think I really lack the physical beauty that h, I don’t have the proper upbringing…”
The Hero: “Is that so? I … I don’t think so”
The De: “No, it’s true”
The Hero: “Oh, oh?”
The De these special robes which the Chief Maid made for me— They hide my flaws You probably can’t see it, but they pinch ether”
The Hero: “You look like you’re going to cry”
The De: “Isn’t it so flabby?!”
The Hero: “No, it’s… You look gorgeous… Especially your chest and breasts”
The De: “It’s okay, you don’t have to coize for it Youtradition of prizing intelligence over physical appearances…”
The Hero: “Is that so?”
The Dee race of demons who are completely unconcerned with physical appearances —When I was a little girl, about 150 years ago, if I had paid attention to my body and my appearance, I wouldn’t be faced with this fear of a Recall that entrepreneurs tend to face during such an iotiation”
The Hero: “Your tery is very complex”
The Des in this world”
The Hero: “Oh jeez”
The Deive a physically unsatisfactory ie… Ue? Is that all I have to offer?!”
The Hero: “…”
The De I can offer is loyalty I co lived scholars And we really advocate contracts Once a person like ardless of past or present, with ties perhaps stronger than steel—I will stay by it In sickness or in health, I will stay by your side, I promise it…”
The Hero: “…”
The De? Don’t you want to be et to ‘The Other Side of the Hill’”
The Hero: “…”
The De: “Hero—?”
The Hero: “Hey, De”
The De: “Yes…”
The Hero: “If… If I become yours… A lot of blood will flow”
The De: “—Yeah”
The Hero: “I’d have to kill people, wouldn’t I?”
The De: “… Yes I won’t lie to you”
The Hero: “There’ll be rivers of blood, won’t there?”
The De: “Until this all ends, I cannot promise your hands will not be sullied by blood Whether it’s you or s”
The Hero: “I … I’ll be called a traitor”
The De: “I can hide your true identity While we use end will remain beautiful, this I can also promise The Hero is—the hope of humanity”
The Hero: “Do we really have to go to the other side of the hill?”
The De: “… That’s not true We also have the choice of continuing this waltz-like conflict and waste of resources, enjoying a peace made from mountains of corpses and rivers of blood”
The Hero: “And that would require an unbelievable amount of sacrifice, wouldn’t it? Ulti ould have to continue Even if I kill you, even if I take down the De”
The De: “But you wouldn’t have to dirty your hands directly”
The Hero: “You don’t want to make a contract with me anymore?”
The De: “I don’t want to make a dishonest contract This is… The world’s most important conversation”
The Deht”
The Hero: “You have very strong convictions”
The Deood or bad It’s just economics proven by Game Theory
The Hero: “…”
The De: “In short, to overcome ‘The Prisoner’s Dilemma,’ we should cooperate to achieve a stable relationshi+p”
The Hero: “Okay, I’ll be yours”
The De: “Is that okay?”
The Hero: “Yes … But just so you know”
The De: “?”
The Hero: “I’ this for the boobs!”
The De: “So all you need is this?” rub rub
The Hero: “Don’t rub yourself!”
The De: “Hero”
The Hero: “What is it, De?”
The De: “—“
The Hero: “?”
The De: “I want to touch May I please touch you…?”
The Hero: “…”
The De: “You don’t believe me?”
The Hero: “It’s just that your voice suddenly became very polite”
The De: “I want to touch you just for a little bit —Ae intentions You can tie ated De”
The Hero: “That’s enough, I understand —Fine”
The De: “…”
The Hero: “Your hands are very cold”
The De: “Cold? —I’m sorry”
The Hero: “No, it feels good”
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Explanation
Game Theory: An extremely new 20th century branch of Matheation of what happens when several players work together to achieve a certain goal It is especially important to the fields of Economics and Computer Science
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feels
The De to the Hero”
The Hero: “—I belong to the De”
The De: “The Contract is complete”
The Hero: “The Contract is complete”
The De: “Yayyyy”
squeeze
The Hero: “… Ukh Let o”
The De: “You said it was okay to touch you”
The Hero: “Ugh… Are you done? That’s… So what should we do first?”
The De some food”
The Hero: “We’ve got a long trip ahead of us”
The De: “You don’t seem to like this”
The Hero: “No I’m used to trips More importantly, are you okay with this?”
The De to have a Hero and… Well From now on I never plan to leave you”
The Hero: “Of course It’s a promise, I’ll protect you”
The Deo search for ‘The Other Side of the Hill’ in this great world”