Maoyuu Maou Yuusha - ep02

Before anything can really get start, they need somewhere to get settle in at. It turns out that the Maou already had somewhere in mind, she just need Yuusha to decide to help her before Maou would set anything in motion. Although it turns out the location that the Maou choose surprise Yuusha he was expecting something further north where it is already prospering, when the Maou choose a starting settle in the poor south. Maou's reasoning is that in south they would be more willing to accept new ideas, because their need for survival would outweigh any pride that they might have.

This leads us to meeting a new character called Maid-Cho or Head Maid, is seems that the original author of this series just could be bother with think up names for his characters and has them just go by their title. Another interesting thing is Head Maids view on their agreement, that they are married. Since it in the contract of shared ownership of one another, with no time limit being set. That means in other-words marriage. Once that little fact is out of the way, the Maou goes into her plan on how to change things.

Her first idea is changing the current farming method, to a new one that doesn't allow for the land to rest. The current method is use the land to grow wheat and barely with having it rest for a season before switching to the other crop. Her new method is add in two new crops in between the normal growing phase instead of just letting it rest. Clovers for the pigs to feed on, which also cause them to fertilize the soil. Turnips to have feed for the pigs during the winter. This would allow for you to increase the amount of meat that you would be able to keep on hand.

Although it turns out that the village chief isn't to keen on the idea of taking advice from a woman. This leads to them going home to rest after their long day, but as they are waiting for dinner to be prepared. Maou basically has to negotiate with Yuusha so that he will lay down next to her. However just as thing are going her way they get some uninvited guests. It turns out that some runaway serfs are hiding in the barn as they runaway. Although after lengthy discussion about what to do, and on Maid's views on what makes a person different from a bug. They decide in the end to take them in, to assist the Head Maid in her duties.

The next day Maou take actions to have the leaders of the village be more accepting of her ideas, by starting up a school to start teaching the children of the village. The reason for this is by investing time in the villages youth, this will lead them to be more accepting of her ideas. Things end with Yuusha taking a look back on his life, although he spent all this time trying to achieve peace. He begins to question what will be waiting for him when peace is achieve and there are no battle left to fight, Since fighting is the only life he has ever known.