“Nn.”
Yō nodded her head as she could follow his words. The current game itself was a very good example of that.
Although it also depends on the spirit level of the Demon Lord, what Garol wanted to say was that the [Number of winning conditions for the Participants], the [Number of winning conditions for the Host] and the [Number of Punishments] had their relationship in a specific ratio.
“And that is what I meant when I mentioned about [How to avoid facing the Demon Lord in battle] earlier in the conversation. Having a direct confrontation with the Demon Lord is only the last resort. The famous Demon Lords are mostly of the Strongest Class---and sometimes are true Demigods who can construct their own Worlds. After all, the Demon Lords of the Mid to lower levels are all of the level of Great Demons or even God class. Only fools or rookies will want to try and solve the problem with a direct confrontation.”
“……oh.”
Yō seemed a little deflated as she nodded her head.
---It was just as Garol had said. To have a direct confrontation with a Demon Lord and hope to win was an idea that did not fit in with common sense. After all, Demon Lords tend to possess Gifts that were of the highest tier and were incontestable in the Gift’s type while some of them also possessed the power to endow Gifts upon others.
To shatter that sort of enormous Spirit level, just depending on a normal Gift wouldn’t be of much use.
And with that new understanding, Yō was still uneasy about it as she said softly:
“But, Garol-san having followed by the side of the [Floor Master] should have experienced and survived many Demon Lord Games till date. Even if it’s a little of those experiences, could I ask of you to share it with me?”
Yō continued to press the matter and it was very out of her character to be so persistent.
“Uu……About that……it might just be okay with giving you some pointers……”
“Please…” Yō moved closer as she continued her cornering.
And at last, Garol finally gave in as he raised both his hands to indicate his surrender.
“I got it, I got it already……Although I don’t know if it will be of much use, but I will still teach you all that I know.”
“……Really?”
“Nn…… But Yō ojou-chan, I have to tell you first that there is no fixed method in the strategies of battling a Demon Lord’s game. And that is something that the Demon Lords themselves are very mindful about as well. In other words, all the strategies I’ve used in the past are all old battle plans that are outdated. It might even be just a waste of effort for me to recount them……”
“No. Even so, it’s okay. Because I reckon that I must start from the step of [Understanding] to be able to get a better grasp on other tougher situations.”
Understanding Little Garden, Understanding Demon Lords and Understanding the people of this world.
Garol did not reject any further but parted his lips in a cheerful smile as he agreed to Yō’s request.
At the same time, Jack and Ayesha had also seemed to have explained the task to the children.
The total number of people trapped by the huge dragon in this place was fifty four.
And so they started their search in the Ancient Abandoned Vampire Citadel that was covered with clouds and rumbling thunder.