"My lord… are you out of your mind?"
"What now."
"Why is the Maou Tower laid out like this?"
"Like what."
"Why did you arrange the soldiers from weakest to strongest, starting from floor 1?"
"Is that a problem?"
"Yes, it's a problem!… If you do it this way, the hero will just cut through our monsters in order of difficulty, gaining experience and getting stronger and stronger…"
"Oh, is that so?"
"……?"
"Right… yeah, that tracks."
"Exactly! This isn't some human experience farm we're running here. What kind of army arranges its forces specifically to help the enemy grow stronger?"
"Correct answer. The Demon Army."
"Pardon?"
"Never mind."
"…And what's with stationing only one soldier per floor? Is this a hotel? A demon zoo?"
"You're being awfully mouthy today…"
"I'm not being mouthy—the strategic incompetence of this formation is what's severe, don't you think?"
"Hmm…"
"Don't 'hmm' me! If you don't want to watch our soldiers get picked off one by one, please issue a correction order immediately!"
"Hmm…"
"…Why are you hesitating? Do you actually have a reason for this?"
"Well, you see… in the games made by the humans from the dimension I like, this kind of layout is just the standard…"
"Excuse me?"
"It's a thing."
"…You mean the humans from the dimension whose games you've been playing?"
"Yeah, exactly! This one's an RPG mixed with an AOS—different genre, but it's insanely fun too."
"RPG? AOS? What are those…?"
"Want me to explain? Wanna play together?"
"No… I'm fine…"
The subordinate stared at the Demon King for a moment, then shut his mouth as if deciding there was nothing more worth saying.
"Please, just keep playing your games…"
And with that, he trudged away and walked out.
*Oh! He finally gave up, huh?*
Far from feeling insulted by his subordinate's attitude, the Demon King was delighted.
Tap tap tap tap.
The game in front of him was just too much fun.
"Ah! I got solo-killed again! I wanna get good so bad… I wonder what kind of person holds the number one ranking. Maybe if I search the community boards it'll come up…"