Shall I pluck it?

When the meeting ended, the weary regiment commanders slowly exited the chamber.

Only the Demon Lord marched with high spirits.

Even Oni-kun is showing signs of fatigue on his face—this must be serious.

Wait— is Balt really okay after that?

Death is written on your face.

At the meeting, a proposal was adopted to consolidate each legion into a hastily assembled but numerically balanced formation.

The Black and the Breasted Star-being were not summoned, as they suffered no damage and thus required no reorganization.

Moreover, the bosom planet's people remained stationed near the fortress under the pretense of monitoring the apes they themselves had provoked—refusing to move.

Even if they summoned forces by force, it wouldn't budge. Not even with a lever.

The reorganization involved reassigning the remnants of the Sixth Army, led by Shota, into the Fifth Army.

Reassign the Seventh Army, led by the delinquent, into the Third Army.

The Fourth Army under Mel and the Eighth Army under Oni-kun remain unchanged.

In this manner.

The Fourth Army under Mel and the Eighth Army under Oni-kun will be taken along during the assault on the Elven village.

No need to reorganize them now—since they will be moving together anyway. It was decided that keeping them under their current commanders is more efficient than attempting a premature restructure.

The Fifth Army, led by the pseudo-samurai, is scheduled to remain for defense duties in the Demon Realm, so reinforcements will be added.

Likewise, the Third Army, led by the idiotic giant, is designated as a defensive unit, so increasing its numbers was decided without hesitation.

Fine-tuning will occur, of course, but broadly speaking, this is the arrangement.

In short, the forces assigned to the Elven village assault undergo no reorganization.

Defensive units are restructured to reinforce their combat strength.

It's not like the usual reversal, but frankly, a legion is just a number game. As long as you have a head, it's manageable.

Only Mel and Oni-kun are considered actual combat units.

The rest are expendable—pawns that can die without consequence.

The disparity in stats is cruel.

Now then, the other legions will be busy compiling personnel transfer lists shortly, but our Tenth Legion remains unchanged—idle by default.

Fermiena has revived. Operations are in hand.

So, I’m stepping out for a moment.

I strike the Vampire Child, who’s been sleeping in lethargy, and drag it forcibly.

“Ah. Not again. Not again, dragged off without explanation.”

The Vampire Child seems to have developed some strange enlightenment. Ignore it. Ignore it.

Holding the Vampire Child, I initiate teleportation.

The face of a monkey filled my vision, up close, as soon as I arrived.

“Huh?”

The Vampire Child stood face-to-face with the monkey as well.

“Eliminate them all—no survivors.”

“Huh?”

I left the Vampire Child behind and teleported away.

I think I heard a shout—“Wait a minute!?”—but it was probably just my imagination.

The monkeys occupying the fortress had become a nuisance. I decided to clean them up.

What’s wrong with a few tens of thousands, even a hundred thousand? The Vampire Child can handle them. They can handle them.

Once one is killed, the rest will come on their own. No escape possible.

No escape, even if they tried.

I had planned to deal with the monkeys eventually. But I chose this moment because the Second Army’s breasts-star had shown suspicious behavior.

To be precise, they had made direct contact with an elf.

Never expected they’d attempt contact with a demon lord’s general immediately after the entire world’s outposts were destroyed.

And yet, the breast-star alien readily agreed to the proposal.

Indeed, it seems the ones whose nutrition flows entirely to their chest have little substance in their mind.

Even the idiotic giant who declined the same offer appears to have more mental capacity.

Apologies for calling you an idiot.

But still, not rejecting it immediately qualifies as idiotic.

The elf attempted contact with the breast-star of the Second Army and the idiotic giant of the Third Army.

If this continues, you’ll be used up by the demon lord.

How about cooperating with the elf to deceive and assassinate the demon lord?

The breast-star agreed without hesitation.

Idiotic.

The idiotic giant hesitated, ultimately choosing to hold off.

But their demeanor showed clear internal conflict.

They would undoubtedly comply if approached by the breast-star.

Idiotic.

"What situation is this?"

"Yes. Suddenly, the Anogratchi within the fortress began stirring. Currently, there is no sign of them emerging outside the fortress. The cause remains unknown."

The breast-star receives a report from a soldier stationed at the fortress.

Standing silently beside him.

"No need to worry."

"Ah!?!"

Both the breast-star and the soldier, startled by the sudden voice, react with startled exclamations.

Do not react as if you've seen a ghost.

"The Tenth Army is conducting the fortress's opening procedure."

"What?"

The breast-star repeats the question, disbelief evident in tone.

I have no intention of repeating myself twice.

"I will remain here until the operation concludes."

I say this, then draw a chair from another dimension and settle into it without invitation.

I summon another table and arrange sweets and drinks upon it.

From the distant fortress, the sound of fierce combat echoes.

Do your best, Vampire Child.

I shall watch your efforts with elegance, sipping tea in leisure.

Ah, yes.

"Once extermination is complete, the Second Army will occupy the fortress. That will be busy work."

I mutter this to the still-dazed Vampire Child.

After securing the fortress, we must divert forces to maintain it.

Humans may attempt a counteroffensive. We must station troops to prevent that.

Therefore, we cannot spare time to advance into the Demon Lord's territory with the Elves.

We will not grant them the luxury of time.

Now then.

The Demon Lord's inner circle is exposed, vulnerable. Will the Vampire Child interfere?

One would hope he isn't quite that foolish, but if he attempts anything—

then the head of the Second Army will be replaced.

His head will be replaced with that breast, yes.

Bust Size Rankings

First Place: Mother

That bust size is a threat, a phenomenon. No human could prevail against it! Run—run away!

Second Place: Crevia (Shun-kun's maid)

Not a breast, really—more like pectoral muscle.

Third Place: Sarnatria

Not for nothing is she called a "boob star." May struggle, but still—

Reverse Rankings

Third Place: Sue

Gah!

Second Place: Demon Lord

Loli-baba, unavoidable.

First Place: Teacher

Just growing slowly! Expect great things in the future!

Note: Elves appear to be naturally petite in bust size.