01x03 - A Little Bit of Thought Goes A Long Way for Efficiency!

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The Rarugo Sea.

Of the countless islands in these
beautiful waters, 80% are unexplored.

Shrouded in mystery,

it's a place filled with
unknown creatures and plants,

a paradise with abundant
resources like rare minerals.

Plus, remains of ancient civilizations
drifted there and blended with nature.

I've come to this mysterious
southern island for a short vacation...

Who am I kidding?

Come on. It's a demon army
racing competition!

Ready, start!

Whoa!

Wait a minute!

Stop, Lily!

That little brat...

In fact, Lily is heading
to the Rarugo Sea for a logistics mission.

Rarugo?

Why there?

The people of Rarugo and the demon army

have formed an inseparable bond.

If I remember correctly,

Rarugo is where the dragon men lived.

Around 3,000 years ago,

the Demon King Belial
invaded the human world...

After losing the battle,
the demons who stayed

reconciled with the humans

and built a diverse community.

The dragon men were one of those races.

And yet, humans started
to harm the dragon men.

In the end, they couldn't
co-exist in harmony.

That's why they went
into hiding in Rarugo.

That's right.

The painful memories of that time

have surely been passed down
across generations of Dragon men.

Which is why they welcomed
Demon Queen Echidna's invasion.

It's only because
of their support and assistance,

that the demon army could
continue battling in the human world.

You could say that Rarugo
is the lifeline of the demon army.

I see. I didn't know that.

The dragon men...

Letting go of their hatred can't be easy.

I understand now. In that case,

am I to go to Rarugo
and help with the procurement process?

Yes.

The food and resources
in the castle are running out.

She mustn't fail in this purchase.

Things are worse than I thought.

Not only that,

this is the proposal submitted by Lily.

"Everyone must smile
and have a good time!"

Seriously?

To be honest, this is what
all her reports and proposals look like.

They have enough men for the task,

but they have a tendency to fall behind.

Isn't it better to ask
for Edvard's help instead of mine?

Isn't he a dragon-man from Rarugo?
He must be familiar with the place.

We can't do that.

He is in charge of protecting the castle.

It's fine. Let me do it.

I'll carry that, too.

That one, too.

If we send Edvard over,
he will do everything by himself.

In that case, Lily won't get
the chance to learn.

So, you want me to keep an eye on Lily?

Yes.

I never thought joining the demon army.
would mean babysitting...

But then, I'll just have to do it

if I want to be accepted
into the demon army...

Thank you, Leo.

Without further ado,

you can travel to Rarugo
through a warp portal...

Don't get lonely while I'm gone, okay?

Prepare to leave immediately!

Is she really a succubus?

That is why

I came to Rarugo, but...

Hey, Lily!

Stop it!

Go!

I'm telling you to stop!

I won!

Congratulations to the runner up too.

Third and fourth place
did a good job, too!

Lily, that's enough playing.

I wasn't playing.

What?

I called for a race to see
who can carry materials the fastest.

-That's...
-What is it?

We've only managed this much, so far.

No problem!

One trip will do?

That's all for today.

Now let's all have snacks together!

Leo!

Look, drinking this will give you energy!

Okay...

Here. Open your mouth.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

There's no way they could
finish on time at this rate.

In addition to the portal between
the demon castle and Rarugo here

there are also plenty of places
to store our goods.

If they made use
of the traits of each race,

and delegated tasks properly,

they should be able to finish the job
within two days at the most.

That's if they make good use
of their various traits...

Leo, give this a try too. It's good!

I'll pass.

I'll give them to the others, then.

Hey!

-Some carrots for you.
-Thank you.

If you don't mind,
who is that guy over there?

Let me introduce you. That's...

-my husband, Leo...
-Hey!

I am Onyx, the Dark Knight.

And we're not married!

-Make sure to come to our wedding...
-There will be no such event!

Damn it. If this is how it's gonna be...

Hey, you two.

Please get that spot fixed immediately.

What did you say?

A change of tasks requires
the boss's signature and stamp.

Boss...

Curse this. I can't do anything
while I'm still on probation.

The islanders have a ton
of complaints too.

I'm sorry. I deeply apologize.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

Please accept this gift as a token...

If this continues, it's a race between
whether we run out of supplies,

or the dragon men
terminate the collaboration first.

Either way, the demon army
will be ruined in no time.

I'm back!

Leo, what happened?

Are you feeling unwell?

Do you need some food?

Do you want to lie down?

My head hurts.

That's bad!

No, I don't literally mean it's in pain...

Medicine! Who has medicine?

Medicine!

-I guess she is a good kid, but...
-Does anyone have medicine?

Help!

-Did the materials from Rarugo arrive?
-About that we still haven't.

I see.

Don't you think it's too
difficult for a kid like her?

Lily is one of the Four Generals.

Besides...

The army is destroyed.

Most of the facilities in the castle
have been wrecked.

But during the fight with Hero Leo,

not a single individual died.

Meaning that he didn't use
the full extent of his powers.

We put everything
we had at stake in that battle.

But it's just a game for him.

What kind of Demon Queen am I?
I'm an embarrassment.

Queen Echidna...

Queen Echidna.

I found this at the entrance.

I'm giving it to you.

Oh, right!
Let's plant some seeds in the garden!

Shall we?

It will be beautiful!

You're right. Thank you, Lily.

Lily surely understands our situation.

I hope so.

Does anyone have medicine?

I could trade this for it...

I beg you!

-But she's too much of a child.
-Please trade with me!

-Unlike Steina, I can't reason with her.
-Do you have medicine to cure headaches?

Leo isn't feeling well!

I'm glad that she's fond of me, but if she
could spare half of that effort...

no, just one-tenth
of that effort on her work...

That's it!

Leo!

Sorry I'm late!

I have the medicine for your headache.

Leo?

Does your head hurt?

I got bitten by a snake.

What?

That's a deadly Korori!

That's right. I summoned a venomous snake.

This will prove the key to Lily's growth.

Leo, hang in there!

This won't do.

Even I won't last half a day.

No way! You can't die!

I'm sure Steina can cure you, right?

It's no use.

The portal is broken.

We can't return to the castle right away.

I've already confirmed
that no magician in Rarugo can heal me.

In that case, there's only
one way to save me.

Then I'll go pick medicinal plants!

Bingo!

Please...

I think the plants can be found
in the westers mountains.

Oh, my vision is getting blurry...

Wait for me. I'll be back soon!

Is the west on the right or the left?

It's over there.

All right! The mountains in the west!

Antidote!

Things are going well.

I've set up all kinds of hurdles
on her way to the west.

She'll have to use her subordinates'
abilities to overcome the hurdles.

Working together is the best way!

My goal is to make Lily learn

to cooperate with her subordinates.

It's the ultimate on-the-job-training!

The medicinal plant
on the western mountains...

The medicinal plant... is over on...

the western mountains!

So you finally transformed.
Fenrir, God of Wolves.

The giant wolf

is the guardian deity
of Erukia Continent, where Lily is from.

I don't know how she can turn into
such an impressive creature.

Can anyone of her kind do it?
Or is it only Lily?

The one thing that I do know

is that she'll be facing
her first hurdle soon.

On this huge rock,

I cast a spell that nullifies
nearly all physical attacks.

That's weird.
Can't this thing be destroyed?

To go past here, she'll need help
from her subordinates who can cast spells.

I just can't break this thing!

Come on. I'm in a rush!

It's going well.

She'll figure it out soon enough.

That even things she can't do alone

can be done when she cooperates
with everyone else.

That's how she will...

-Oh! It budged!
-What?!

Again... a little more...

Stop hitting it, you idiot!

Do you think your body can stand that?

Enough! Give up already!
Just go to the nearby village!

At your speed, you could
reach there in less than a minute!

Your subordinates who know magic
are stationed right there!

A little more!

Stop it!

Take that!

It's destroyed...

Are you kidding me?
She cleared the hurdle by herself

without help from anyone.

No, there's a second hurdle.

That one won't be easy to clear.

This time, it will work!

Slimes that multiply
themselves without limit!

Seriously? Why do they keep increasing?

What is this?

In fact, among these slimes,
there's a small slime

which is the core body.

She can clear the trial by eliminating it.

If she wants to clear the hurdle quickly,

bringing subordinates with sharp
perceptions is the best choice.

Or someone who can use freezing magic.

I did it!

Stop right there!

You might fall into the valley
if you don't watch where you go.

This is the third hurdle.

A huge crevice that I created
with the power of gnomes.

If she wants to reach
the western mountains,

she will have to cross it.

Who are you, mister?

I forgot to introduce myself.

I'm Godheart, a traveling minstrel.

This is not the time
to care about my appearance.

I eliminated my scent.
She'll never know it's me.

Thank you. Goodbye!

Even with Lily's jumping ability,
she won't make it across.

There's only one way...

Oh, how regrettable

If only I had a friend who could fly,

I could ask them to help me
cross to the other side

A friend... Help...

Yes. When there's a hurdle
you can't overcome by yourself,

you'll be able to do it
with everyone else's help.

Don't you think so?

I see.

Right.

You're right!

Thank you, Mr. God.

I will consult the others!

Be careful on your way.

Thank goodness. It took drastic measures,

but she finally realized how important
it is to work with her subordinates.

Now she has to keep practicing.

I'll help Lily gain
all sorts of experiences in the future.

While I cover for her mistakes...

If she starts now,
she'll be a great commander one day...

Mr. God!

I consulted the others

and they said that
I can swim to the other side!

Look! Thanks to your advice,
I crossed it so easily!

Thank you!

Failure... Failure!

No way...

Leo!

Lily, you got the medicinal plant?

Are you feeling better?

Yes, thank you.

Unbelievable...

If she only knew what I went through.

Oh, I have something to show you.

Look.

You did a drawing, huh?

This is...

I want to try working this way...
is that okay?

Did you come up with this by yourself?

No, it was Mr. God...

Um, a man called Mr. Godheart told me.

He said that instead of doing it alone,
it's much easier to do things together.

That's why I gave it some thought
while you were sleeping.

I'm pretty dense,

so I never get stuff like that
unless someone tells me.

In the back of my mind,

I thought she was too foolish
to ever understand.

I've been looking down on her.

What do you think?
Will that make it easier?

It's not you, Lily. The dense one is me.

It won't do?

All I had to do

was give her a suggestion.

Yes. It will definitely
make things easier.

You're amazing, Lily!

You really are.

When I divided tasks with the others,
the work was done in no time.

I learned that cooperating
with others is really important!

Lily has become a reliable Beast General.

I guess...

But I was a little worried

when she suggested
locations for our marriage ceremony.

It's no laughing matter.

So, why do you want to see me today?

Right, this is no time to relax.

Leo, I have something
important to tell you.

You don't have to say it.

You're officially accepting me
into the army, right?

Demon Queen Echidna has given an order.

Black Knight Onyx is to report
to her immediately.

Is my cover blown?!