Talk:Dukedom of Ankaji/@comment-47.222.28.81-20190925184133

Hajime mentioned when after dealing with the new monster that contaminated their oasis that hurting the Dukedom was the latest step in the demons systematic goal to weaken humanity before their attack.

The thwarted steps (in LN order) : Step #1 Sack Ur with a Monster Army & kill Aiko Hatayama, who was reviving crops and farming terrain. Step #2 Ambush the Hero party and get them to defect if possible (destroy if necessary), then conquer the True Orcus Labyrinth. Step #3 Poison the Dukedom of Ankaji to death, depriving the humans of the bounty of the sea (which is funneled from the City-on-the-Sea Erisen, to the Dukedom of Ankaji, lastly to the rest of the human kingdoms).

The step after was to assault the Heiligh Kingdom with a 100,000 strong monster army while being aided from within by 2 renegades among the summoned heroes and an undead hit squad.