第２４５掘：将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ ではなく、将の首を取ればいい (Part1)
```python
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv('glossary.csv')
print(df.to_string())
```
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Name (JP) Name (EN) Gender Affiliation/Notes
0 ユキ Yuki Male Dungeon Master, Dungeon Master Tribe?, Kazuya Torino
1 セラリア Seraria Female Queen of Weed, Human
2 ルルア Rurua Female Diplomat, Human
3 シェーラ Shera Female Diplomat, Rabbit Beastman
4 デリーユ Deryu Female Special Duty Demon Lord, Human Base, Fresh Blood Princess
5 エリス Eris Female Entertainment District Rep, Elf
6 ラッツ Ratz Female Merchant Company Rep, Rabbit Beastman
7 ミリー Milly Female Adventurer District Rep, Human
8 トーリ Tori Female Police Rep, Wolf Beastman
9 リエル Riel Female Police Vice Rep, Cat Beastman
10 カヤ Kaya Female Agriculture District Rep, Fox Beastman
11 ラビリス Labyris Female Fake Dungeon Master, Student, Succubus
12 フィーリア Firia Female Blacksmith District Student, Dwarf
13 アスリン Aslin Female Student, Domestic Helper, Human
14 キルエ Kirue Female Maid, Human
15 リーア Ria Female Guard, Hero, Human
16 ジェシカ Jessica Female Guard, Knight, Human
17 クリーナ Cleena Female Guard, Magician, Human
18 サマンサ Samantha Female Guard, Magician, Human
19 サーサリ Sasari Female Maid, Human
20 サクラ Sakura Female Seraria's daughter, Human
21 スミレ Sumire Female Rurua's daughter, Human
22 ユーユ Yuyu Female Deryu's daughter, Human
23 エリア Eria Female Eris's daughter, Elf
24 シャンス Schans Female Ratz's daughter, Rabbit Beastman
25 シャエル Shael Female Kirue's daughter, Human
26 ユミ Yumi Female Milly's daughter, Human
27 ユーリ Yuri Female Tori's daughter, Wolf Beastman
28 リユル Riyuru Female Riel's daughter, Cat Beastman
29 キッカ Kikka Female Kaya's daughter, Fox Beastman
30 マコト Makoto Female Ria's daughter, Human
31 アイノン Ainon Female Jessica's daughter, Human
32 プロール Prol Female Cleena's daughter, Human
33 マノアマ Manoama Female Samantha's daughter, Human
34 クアル Quar Female Military Supervisor, Wolf Beastman
35 ナールジア Narjia Female Blacksmith District Rep, Fairy
36 コヴィル Covil Female Diplomat, Fairy
37 ナナ Nana Female Super Ratz Store Manager, Fairy
38 キユ Kiyu Male Diplomat Guard, Doppelganger
39 スティーブ Steve Male Monster Army General, Goblin
40 ブリット Britt Male Steve's Adjutant, Goblin
41 スラきちさん Surakichi-san Male Weed Patrol, Legendary Slime
42 ミノちゃん Mino-chan Male New Continent General, Blood Minotaur
43 ジョン John Male New Continent Vice General, Vegetarian Orc King
44 霧華 Kirika Female Covert, Dullahan Assassin
45 ヴィリア Vilia Female Student, Human
46 ヒイロ Hiiro Female Student, Wolf Beastman
47 モーブ Mauve Male Adventurer, Human
48 カース Curse Male Adventurer, Human
49 ライヤ Raiya Male Adventurer, Human
50 オーヴィク Ovik Male Adventurer, Human
51 ラーリィ Lari Female Adventurer, Human
52 ロック Rock Male Adventurer Guild Master, Human
53 キナ Kina Female Adventurer Guild Vice Master, Cat Beastman
54 グランドマスター Grand Master Male Human (Name unknown)
55 リリシュ Lilishe Female Church Priest, Goddess Lilishe
56 ザーギス Zargis Male Laboratory, Demon
57 ビックス Bicks Male Adventurer, forced to kiss the floor by Milly
58 カーリー Carly Female Super Ratz Clerk
59 実験堂店主 Laboratory Shopkeeper Unknown NaN
60 ティファニー Tiffany Female Accounting Dept, Elf
61 アス Asu Male Slave Merchant, brought Ria and others
62 ミミア Mimia Female School teacher
63 ばあちゃん Grandma Female Midwife for the children
64 ガッキ Gakki Male Dwarf, put on a tab at a food stall
65 ドレ Dore Unknown Dressa's Doppelganger
66 ポーニ Poni Unknown New Police Chief
67 クロちゃん Kuro-chan Unknown Black Fenrir Lord
68 たーちゃん Ta-chan Female Tanuki sister
69 きーちゃん Ki-chan Female Tanuki sister
70 いーちゃん I-chan Female Weasel
71 しーちゃん Shi-chan Female Giant Boar, 10m lump of meat
72 のーちゃん No-chan Female White Snake, over 20m long
73 ろうちゃん Ro-chan Female Jorogumo, Masochistic Arachne
74 だんちゃん Dan-chan Unknown Pillbug, originally one of Zargis's modified pillbugs
75 セルバ Selva Male King of Roschur, Human
76 アーリア Aria Female 1st Princess, Next Queen, Human
77 エルジュ Elju Female 3rd Princess, Saintess, Human
78 オリエル Oriel Female 3rd Princess's Attendant, Rabbit Beastman
79 アレス Ares Male Captain of the Royal Guard, Human
80 ロワール Loire Male Minister under the grave, Human
81 ジャーマ Jama Male Eldest son of Raburuse territory duke, Nuisance
82 アルシュテール Alstaire Female Saintess, Human
83 クラック Crack Male Royal Guard, Human
84 デスト Dest Male Royal Guard, Human
85 ロックステン Rocksten Male King of Gartz, Human
86 ティーク Teague Male 1st Prince, Next King, Human
87 ローエル Lowell Female 2nd Princess, Shield Princess, Wolf Beastman
88 シャール Charl Female 3rd Princess, Elf
89 ヒギル Higil Male 4th Prince, Human
90 ライエ Reye Male Gartz internal Dungeon Master, Dungeon Management Tribe
91 アンナ Anna Female Maid, Lion Beastman
92 リーリ Riri Female Reye's Guard, Wolf Beastman
93 タイキ Taiki Male Hero, Human, Japanese (Taiki Nakazato)
94 バカ姫 Idiot Princess Female Human, On the run
95 アイリ Airi Female Taiki's wife, Human
96 ルース Ruth Male Captain of the Royal Guard, Human
97 リリアーナ Liliana Female Queen of Last, Demon (Human base)
98 レーイア Leia Female Four Heavenly Kings, Demon (Elf base), Magical Black
99 デキラ Dekira Male Panty-eating Demon Lord, Demon (Pervert base), Dead
100 ジェスタ Jesta Male Four Heavenly Kings, Demon, Brute force
101 ヒエラ Hiera Unknown Captain of the Royal Guard, Demon
102 タナカ Tanaka Male Yuki's acquaintance, Human, Japanese (Tadanori Tanaka)
103 アキラ Akira Male Flash Hero, Human, Japanese (Akira Yuki)
104 ナデシコ Nadeshiko Female Hinomoto Hero, Human, Japanese (Nadeshiko Yamato)
105 ヒカリ Hikari Female Bridge Hero, Human, Japanese (Hikari Arls Luxen)
106 ルナ Luna Female Useless Goddess
107 コノハナサクヤヒメ Konohanasakuyahime Female Japanese God, Divine Spirit
108 トウヤ・ヤシロ Touya Yashiro Male Hero from another world
109 ノゴーシュ Nogosh Unknown Sword God
110 ノノア Nonoa Unknown Magic God
111 ファイデ Faide Unknown Agricultural God
112 ゴータ Gota Unknown Beast God
113 ジョルジュ George Male Dungeon Master
114 エーテリ Aetheri Female Elder, Elf
115 セット Set Male Macho Rabbit Beastman, middle-aged dandy
116 ナーヤ Naya Female Married Elf with child
117 フィオンハ Fionha Male King of Zilba
118 ミフィー Miffy Female 5th Princess, 8th in line to throne
119 エア Air Female Magic Sword User (Space)
120 オリーヴ Olive Female Magic Sword User Sister (Older) (Fire)
121 ミスト Mist Female Magic Sword User Sister (Younger) (Water)
122 ヨキエル Yokiel Male General, Western Army Commander
123 ローウ Row Male General, Northern Army Commander
124 マーリィ Marly Female Magic Sword User (Wind)
125 ヒヴィーア Hivia Female Marly's Adjutant, Jessica's colleague
126 ライト Light Female Holy Sword User?
127 エージル Agil Female Magic Sword User (Lightning)
128 ノーク Nork Female Agil's aide, stripped by Steve
129 プリズム Prism Female Dual-wielding Magic Sword User (Water, Earth)
130 ブーリス Buris Male General
131 ジョシュア Joshua Male General Buris's Adjutant
132 ハイン Hein Male General Buris's Adjutant, old general
133 ノク Nok Male Minister, dead
134 聖王エナーリア7世 Holy King Enaria VII Male King
135 ホースト Horst Male Lord
136 ポープリ Popuri Female Principal
137 ララ Lara Female Vice Principal, Elf
138 エオイド Eoid Male Lucky Pervert
139 アマンダ Amanda Female Heroine, Wyvern Rider
140 アーデス Ardes Male Idiot, 13th in unpopularity
141 ソエル Soel Female Taiki's wife #2
142 ワイちゃん Wai-chan Unknown Wyvern
143 宿屋の主人 Innkeeper Male Innkeeper, Karaage
144 ランバ Lamba Unknown Mercenary Guild Master, Duel Special Judge
145 ドリッド Dorid Unknown Town Mayor of Academy City
146 ヒュージ Huge Male Duke, Samantha's father
147 ヴィーユ Viyu Female Duchess, Samantha's mother
148 ルノウ Runo Female Knight, Samantha's older sister
149 ブレード Blade Male King
150 ロンリ Ronri Male Chancellor
151 ドクセン Dokusen Male Fall guy
152 イニス Inis Female 1st Princess
153 ビクセン Vixen Male Royal Guard Vice Captain
154 ラライナ Laraina Female Magic Sword User (Wind)
155 テレス Teles Female Hausen Dining daughter, Laraina's younger sister
156 モメント Moment Male Mercenary
157 ファイゲル Feigel Male Advisor
158 アグウスト8世 August VIII Male King
159 ヒッキー Hikky Male Stupid son of local duke
160 ヒフィー Hifi Female Goddess
161 コメット Comet Female Dungeon Master, Idiot genius Lich
162 タイゾウ Taizo Male WWII Tech Officer, Taizo Honme
163 ピース Peace Female Comet's Royal Guard Monster, Dullahan Valkyrie
164 ディフェス Difes Female Holy Sword User Leader
165 スィーア Sia Female Holy Sword User, Enaria ancestor
166 ニーナ Nina Female Holy Sword User, Monitor
167 キシュア Kishua Female Holy Sword User, Roday ancestor
168 アルフィン Alfin Female Holy Sword User, Monster Tamer
169 クロウディア Claudia Female Holy Sword User, Elf
170 カーヤ Kaya Female Holy Sword User, White Fox Beastman
171 レイラ Leila Female Holy Sword User, Monitor 2
172 ネフェリ Neferi Female Holy Sword User, Sister
173 フィオ Fio Female Holy Sword User, Sister, Undead
174 グラド Grad Male Giant Monster, Ground Zero Dragon
175 レスティア Restia Male Current King
176 レフェスト Refest Male Former King
177 ヒーナ Hina Female Chancellor, Kaya's sister
178 トモリ Tomori Female Hina's daughter
179 ストング・アーム Strong Arm Male General, Macho man
180 門兵隊長 Gate Guard Captain Male Wolf Beastman, soldier's pride
181 ノーブル Noble Male King of Ex
182 サクリ Sakuri Male Dungeon Master
183 ジョブ Job Male Chancellor
184 ビンゾ Binzo Male Magic Tool Technician
185 シュミット Schmidt Male Leader of Blood Battle Mercenary Corps
186 ロゼッタ Rosetta Female Leader of Rosetta Mercenary Corps
187 トーネコ Torneko Male Merchant, Toruco Shop
188 ドレッサ Dressa Female Former Princess
189 ハイド Hyde Male Wanted Thief
190 ノードン Nodon Male Rosetta Mercenary Corps Member
191 セフィーヌ Sefine Female Royal Purveyor Slave Shop Owner
192 アーネ Arne Female Knight, Dressa's best friend
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Chapter 245: Don't Shoot the Horse to Get the General—Just Take His Head
To shoot the general, first shoot his horse.
[Reading] *Shou wo in to hossureba mazu uma wo iyo*
[Meaning] A proverb stating that in order to subdue opponents or make them bend to your will, it is best to first dismantle what they rely upon most.
*From the Dictionary of Stories and Proverbs.*
Don't Shoot the Horse to Get the General—Just Take His Head
Side: Yuki
In the end, I had completely shut down that whole "turn them away at the gates and force a duel" event. The response, however, was remarkably swift; someone came looking for us at our inn that very day.
Come on, really? I thought I'd get to turn into a shut-in at the inn for at least a few days.
For now, Taiki and I decided to handle it.
If anyone else stepped up, the visitors might find some rhetorical leverage to trip us up, and besides, we were the ones directly involved.
Well, calling it a visit was a bit generous; we were in the middle of dinner when that highborn young lady from before and a little squirt walked right into the establishment.
They still hadn't spotted us.
Taking advantage of their blindness, I ushered my wives and Taiki's companions up to our rooms, watching their interaction with the old innkeeper from a distance.
"This fried chicken is incredible. Is it free-range?"
"Who knows? Honestly, it might be monster meat."
"No way. Monsters are rare on this continent."
"Ah, right. If it's free-range, maybe I should buy some to take back."
"That sounds great. But the feed and care completely change the quality of the meat, so we'd have to look into that properly."
"True. You're surprisingly knowledgeable about this. Were you in the industry?"
"Mm, well, my grandpa ran a poultry farm back home. So it's just secondhand knowledge from him; I'm a total amateur myself."
"Still, that's impressive. Look at me—I had to bring a whole internet's worth of knowledge to negotiations just to get this far. I didn't rely purely on what I studied like you did, Taiki."
"No, I appreciate the compliment, Yuki, but even if I were thrown into your shoes, I don't think I could pull off what you do."
"Well, of course you couldn't be exactly like me. We think differently."
"No, I don't mean that—I mean the sheer results. Achieving your goals in just a few years and immediately moving on to the next monumental task... given the scale of it all, it's normally impossible. You must have had to deal with countless high-ranking figures, right? I couldn't handle that."
"Ah, that might just be because I was a working adult in Japan. Negotiating with people who hold higher status than you is just a Tuesday in the corporate world..."
"Ugh, I'd much rather live a peaceful life in this world. Honestly, the thought of going back to Japan now terrifies me."
Whether they noticed us or not didn't really matter, so we just kept chatting idly over our food.
Curiously, even though the old innkeeper knew exactly who we were, he didn't utter a word about us to them.
Yeah, he's a reliable, good old guy.
"Please, I beg of you. We will pay any price as a reward, so please, tell me where they are."
Even with the duke's daughter bowing that low, the old man didn't budge an inch.
So cool.
"Hey, Yuki. If that old guy ever gets into trouble, I'm definitely helping him out."
"Me too. Abandoning a guy like that would mean failing as a human being."
"Right?"
People like him have to be cherished. He was an amazing old man who commanded that kind of respect naturally.
Then, as the young lady continued to bow, the little squirt said something to make her stand up.
Hmm, what's the deal with that kid?
"Oh, the little one is starting to talk to the old man."
"Yeah. Maybe she's actually a big shot."
"What, like one of those ageless crones who turns out to be the principal of this academy?"
"Exactly. Though she looks a bit *too* young for that, I think."
"True. Someone like Deryu fits the ageless child archetype, but that kid looks no older than Aslin and the others. A toddler crone?"
"What kind of bizarre new genre is that? Can't we just stick to the usual terms?"
"Well, sure, it's basically the same thing. But when they're *that* tiny..."
"Yeah, I get why you'd say that. But as it happens, she *is* the principal. Your guess was spot on, Taiki."
"Whoa, you appraised her? Man, your Appraisal skill is so convenient. Mine requires me to get practically right in their face."
"Well, mine was granted by a god. I'll pass the info along to Cole later so everyone's on the same page."
"Thanks. Oh, look, it seems the old man gave in to the pint-sized principal."
"Well, she is the principal. The old man probably owes her a few favors. Alright, for now, we'll treat her exactly like the little kid she appears to be."
"Register that. So we play along with the child act?"
"Exactly. No reason to show our hand early. Since she thinks her identity is still a secret, she'll probably try some underhanded tricks."
"...Like what?"
"Let's see... if we act arrogant toward a 'child,' she'll drop the principal title on us to turn our own rudeness against us, leveling the playing field. On the flip side, if we treat her gently, she'll maintain the innocent child act and plead for us to forgive the young lady. If we cave, the whole matter gets swept under the rug, and she'll later reveal her identity claiming the issue was officially resolved."
"Wow, that's straight-up fraud. I'll leave the handling to you, then."
"Right. Let's just keep eating normally. Looks like the old man is bringing the principal and the lady over."
"Got it."
With a distinctly reluctant air, the innkeeper guided the two of them into the dining hall to seek us out.
The inn's entrance and the dining hall were connected, and since we always greeted him upon entering, he knew perfectly well we were here.
Actually, we stayed out here on purpose today.
We couldn't risk the principal and her companion bumping into the rest of our group, so we had kept everyone else upstairs.
As I chewed leisurely alongside Taiki, the old man approached us, a deeply apologetic look plastered across his face.
"I'm sorry, you two."
"Mm? What's wrong?"
"Hey, old man, tonight's food is great as always. What's up?"
We spoke to him with our usual casual familiarity.
The two figures behind him seemed intent on remaining quiet until introduced.
"Well, an acquaintance of mine was asking about you both. I know it's against the rules to give out guest information, but... I owe her a debt of gratitude from a while back."
Yeah, figured it was something like that.
"It's fine. If you owe her, she can't be a bad person, right?"
"Of course not."
"Then don't worry about it. In exchange, can we get another round of this fried chicken?"
I pointed to the nearly empty plate.
Seeing that, the old man broke into a broad smile and nodded.
"You got it. Eat as much as you want tonight. I'll tell the missus."
He really knows how to treat a guy.
I'll have to ask him about the chickens later.
Since they taste this good, I want to raise them and eat them back in Weed.
"So, are the people behind you the ones asking about us?"
"Yeah."
With that, the old man stepped aside, allowing the young lady to step forward, with the pint-sized principal trailing closely behind.
Now, how will they play this?
Given that they came all this way, they must have learned the contents of the letter. The young lady looked agonizingly uncomfortable.
"Ah, the young lady from earlier. Did you manage to deliver the letter safely?"
I tossed out the question with casual nonchalance.
The moment the words left my mouth, she flinched. Well, she brought it on herself.
Even though I intended it to sound perfectly ordinary, it probably tasted like pure sarcasm to her.
"A-About that..."
"Hmm? Is something the matter? Did you perhaps lose it?"
"N-No, certainly not! I delivered it safely into the principal's hands!"
"I see. Thank you very much. So, what brings you all the way here?"
When I asked, her mouth opened and closed silently.
Well, there was only one possible reason for them to be here: an apology.
The transfer proposal had been official, and she had turned us away on her own authority.
"I am deeply, truly sorry! I beg your forgiveness for my insolence earlier!"
The young lady bowed her head with everything she had.
Behind her, the pint-sized principal watched us intently, analyzing our expressions.
Hmm, testing the waters, are we?
How wicked. She probably intends to reveal her identity and force an even compromise depending on how we react.
"My, whatever are you apologizing for? Your handling of the situation earlier might have been a bit forceful, but it was done out of a desire to protect the academy. There's really nothing for you to apologize for."
"Eh?"
The young lady looked utterly bewildered.
And behind her, the pint-sized principal, convinced she had been forgiven, let a triumphant smile slip onto her face.
But before her foot could take a single step forward, I kept going.
"The one who truly needs to apologize is that insolent brat of a principal standing right there—the one who hid the transfer notice, neglected her duties, left a student to take the blame, and is now hiding in the shadows waiting for a chance to slide by, wouldn't you agree?"
The pint-sized principal froze mid-stride.
"A-Ah... What? Y-You knew she was the principal?"
"Of course. I heard all about her from His Majesty Zilva and His Eminence Enaria. What, did you think the letter explicitly stated her appearance was a secret?"
Exactly. I had purposefully had it written that way.
By doing so, she would inevitably move to cover up her blunder, allowing me to call her out and extract even better terms.
Of course, if she had been entirely honest from the start, it wouldn't have come to this. But this principal chose to play petty games.