Akuyaku Reijo Ni Koi Wo Shite

The number of peddlers visiting the city has increased. Facilities such as inns and taverns are bustling, but there is no end to it alone. In addition, there will always be people who imitate the customer service one day. With that alone, I knew it would be difficult to maintain the current situation.

Therefore, a new post has been set up. The idea is that merchants will buy and sell each other's products in the city of Kamark. Not a new idea. If you can do business in a city near the border, you can reduce the number of days and costs for transportation. It's strange that there wasn't anything in Kamark before.

In fact there was. There was, but it just disappeared because merchants did not gather.

The trading post is back. If trades take place at a trading post, border duties will fall into the city of Kamark and tax revenues will increase, but Leon has made the tariffs surprisingly low for merchants.

Border tariffs are set by the country, so they are called special tax reductions in the event of a disaster. Of course, I have reported to the kingdom and I have permission. The appearance of demons has increased the number of merchants in Kamark. With the importance of such a nation, the reason that the territory does not endure will not endure. No one could say that the tax cut was useless.

The real reason is sowing bait to attract merchants to the city of Kamark. Even if tariffs are collected, much of it goes to the state and not much remains on the territory. Therefore, it is common to add a territory tax in addition to the border tariff, but Lion has reduced the tax on the contrary.

This makes trading on other borders seem ridiculous. Merchants will definitely choose Kamark. Even if a customer is imitated, it can prevent the customer from flowing to other towns. After that, if the merchants who gathered can enjoy the entertainment of Kamark with the profits, the city of Kamark will eventually be moistened.

Of course, one day we have to raise the tax rate. But then, Leon is not going to be the lord. And you don't have to rely on tariffs until then. Last but not least, Leon believes that the people must live properly on their own, and that tax revenues must be taken to control the territory. Merchants drop taxes, etc., are meant to be a bridge.

"We have reached the target number of cattle and pigs. After that, it is time to increase ourselves and start full-scale livestock production."

Jean explains one of the measures for the future.

"Is crowding enough?"

"For now, we're going to do some work in the form of apprenticeships. We plan to make the skilled people independent once livestock is successful and the number grows."

"Oh, that's good. After that?"

"The cultivated land has finally reached its harvest. Not bad reports have arrived."

"Really"

"The co-management approach seems to work as a result."

"Co-management?"

Rion doesn't remember ordering. Rion thought Jean's idea was something he did on his own.

"Did you not know?"

"... nothing at all"

"I let the sinners go to farming, which has resulted in co-management."

"What is that co-management?"

"It means managing the whole cultivated land as a group. Originally, my family looked at the fields and fields of my house, but then there is a difference in harvest depending on the family. Knowledge and experience are different."

"... Oh, that kind of thing"

Excellent knowledge and experience sharing. Work can be made more efficient by sharing the work. It means that each one made good use of his strengths and produced good results. Of course, individual abilities can be useful or inconvenient, but now they are turning around without problems.

"It's an annoying place ahead. I remember talking in the cafeteria when I was a student."

"Really……"

Vincent must have been there. It is a nostalgic and lonely topic.

"I argued that it was strange to deny the value of the effort to those who equal all the nations of the rich and the poor. The results will tell which one was right."

"Because it's not an experiment. Both have their own benefits and harms. It's up to you to manage them well."

"Oh, yes. I'm no longer a student, I'm a practitioner."

Most of Bandu's territory is borne by those who have just arrived here after graduating from school. Only those who have knowledge but no experience. And now, Leon thinks that coming here may be a miracle.

"Let's keep an eye on the state of the people. When things start to work, there are new and unsatisfied things. People are greedy."

"It's an old-fashioned line, but that's right.

The rehabilitation of Bandhu is progressing surprisingly well. Rather, it makes Rion uneasy. It was a big misconception that I thought things were going well, and in the end I couldn't protect Vincent, and Rion's heart deprived me of the word of security.

The next failure is my death. Although he is not afraid of death, he did not want to die without doing anything.

◇◇◇

Lion is not just focusing on government. He also focused on military service.

However, this one is more exploring than politics. Rion, who had no idea that he would lead the army, did not study much about the military. There is no knowledge, not just experience.

In addition, there are problems. Regarding the military, members of the Bandhu party are much more detailed. Regardless of his government affairs, he never listens to what the layman, an amateur, says about the military.

That's why Leon doesn't have the idea of letting him do what he wants, or letting it do everything. I will not lose my attitude of learning from the Bandhu parties, but I will decide what to do when I have questions. Everything is Rion's pleasure to come up with his own ideas.

The opponents are not Bandou parties. Those sent from the impoverished royal streets who have been trained in the name of newly recruited persons.

They will take control of the society behind the city along the road leading to the royal capital. Negotiations and money alone do not obey the backers. You need to show off your strength.

Lion is trying to do that. Instead of half-hearted power, he wanted to show overwhelming power, so that resistance could not be considered. The best thing is that Rion moves himself, but the lord cannot do that. If so, there is no choice but to train alternatives. They were sent for that.

The equestrian is more than a hobby of Rion. I started with a desire to make the Band 泡 party blow, and somehow break that pillar.

The result will be finally shown today.

Outside the walls of Kamark. Equestrians are gathered on the plain that spreads across the border. Twenty horses north and south. To the south, youth of the Blue Party, led by Mercury. To the north are the members of the Frey family, led by Rion.

Starting from this is a battle with horses. It was designed by Rion to break the nose of the Bandhu Party to see the results of the discipline.

"Then start the match."

The referee has a keel. There is no other way, but as a keel, it is what we want. Kiel, the teacher of Leon's sword, trains the members of the Frey family. Not only that, he also knows how Rion is training with them.

This is where we really care about the outcome.

"……start!"

At the signal of Kiel, the equestrians of the Blue Party ran all at once. The Lions on the other hand are on par. The movements of the two cavalry units are completely different. It is the Blue Party that moves in a lump and moves with tremendous momentum. Rion's cavalry, on the other hand, is not in a hurry and is moving in two columns.

The distance between the two squads approaches as you see them. Rion's cavalry was also quickening.

Finally, when both parties clash, Rion's squad splits. Following that, the blue party cavalry scatters. Several Lions in Rion's party fell off the horse, being chased by a Blue Party equestrian.

Regardless, Rion heads halfway forward. About half of the blue party horses are following it. The trailer of that pursuit fell off the horse.

The other half of Rion's cavalry is attacking from behind. But behind it is a blue party horse. The disadvantage was that at the moment Kiel thought that he was Rion, he split the squad into two hands.

Suddenly, it seemed he was wondering which to follow, and the Blue Party's equestrian response was clearly delayed. By taking advantage of that gap, Rion's cavalry is reversed. He attacked the blue party group running from the left and right.

"This is ... it really won't win"

The settlement has not yet been settled, but the situation is getting better for Lion. Right now, the Blue Party is running at the forefront, but it has been reduced in number by half of Rion's squad, which follows it from behind. Half of the blue party behind it was completely divided and losing momentum by Rion's immediate force, again reducing its number.

"End! End!"

Kiel announces the end of the match, judging that it will only increase the number of injured people. When they heard it, they stopped fighting and gathered at Kiel after they had recovered the fellows and the horses they were riding on.

"It ended at a good time."

This was Rion's first voice.

"... Did you make the wrong time to stop?"

"Maybe that. If you continued to the end, you would lose here."

"But the situation was entirely in favor of Rion's squad."

"The situation is. But this isn't the skill to drop the Mercuries off the horse. So I've been thrown away."

"Abandoned?"

No matter how hard you try, it will take years to catch up with Mercury with your riding skills. If you fight one-on-one, ten out of ten, the members of the Frey family will lose. That's why Leon thought of throwing away one and taking two or three.

In this method, the Kazuki jumps forward in desperation, stops the Blue Party's horse, and attacks it with others. However, things were not so easy, and there were unexpectedly many Rion dropouts. It was a simulated battle, not a real sword or spear. However, just dropping an opponent off the horse was not easy for the members of the Frey family.

If Mercury noticed that, and would avoid head-on-hand before that and moved on to the horse's fast pace, the triumph of Lions would have disappeared.

Kiel had stopped playing before that.

"Even so, win wins. I proved my way was right."

Rion seems to be satisfied with his ingenuity. In order to enjoy this feeling of satisfaction, Rion can be said to be worried about various things. Whether it's scholarship or craftsmanship, the result is what you want, and that's what makes Leon happy.

But this did not end there.

"... I was able to know their immaturity. I'd like to see you in the future."

"Hey?"

Not just Mercury. Others are bowing down toward Lion.

"Is it a place of collective use of horses? Indeed, the era of one-handed warriors ended when we lost the battle with the kingdom."

Kiel has explained the meaning of Mercury's wishes. The Bandu Six Party has been hiding power. But that power has not changed or made any progress since losing to the kingdom. Young people like Mercury became aware of Rion and became anxious about it.

That is the result of this match. The time has come to change the battle in time. And they believe that Rion can do that.

"... That's almost nothing I can teach."

"However"

"So let's think together. If we narrow our wisdom, we can come up with a better way."

"Ah……"

For the first time, Rion reached out to herself. That's how Mercury felt.

"Is that OK?"

"Hah! In the words of Perion!"

On this day, the Bandeau Guards became the guards of Rion in a true sense.

Eventually, the feelings of the Blue Party youth will spread to other parties who share the same feelings.

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An unexpected person appeared at Kamark. Ain, Rion's right arm in the Frey family. Leaving the royal capital, Ein appeared in Kamark, of course. Not just because he wanted to meet Leon.

It's time to start invading other cities. It was to direct it.

"No way, you're coming by yourself"

Rion is surprised at Ein's visit.

"Because it's the first move. I can't make a mistake. Is it better for me to come in for perfection?"

"Yes. If you stumble on the ground, everything will go wrong. So, is it okay for Ain to take command, and is the strategy more thorough?"

"I want you to hear that. Is it OK?"

"of course"

I've been planning and preparing for it, but my anxieties won't go away. Ain arrived at Kamark because he wanted a guarantee of Rion on the plan.

If Rion is okay, then Ein can proceed without worry.

"It's three cities ahead from here."

"Hmm? Isn't it a big city?"

Rion has everything in mind about the city along the highway. When I arrived at Bandhu, I checked all the towns by myself, and on the subsequent round trip to the royal capital, I stopped by each city and listened to the intruders.

"Yes. The original plan was to drop it from a small town, but we revisited it."

The first strategy is what Leon has shown when it comes to invading other cities. Ain has said that he has reviewed it.

"……Reason?"

"If you drop two places, other organizations will know our movement. If that happens, there may be people who attack on the contrary."

"Yes. If you are close to the royal capital, you can still get people, but not where it is. If you are dispersed with a small number of people, you can not prevent it."

“Yes.

"I don't think I'm wrong"

"Is that so"

A relief expression appears on Ein's face. But Rion cannot end it. It knows Ein.

"But can it be dropped?-It can't be dropped anyway. If you exhaust your power, it will be the same as dispersed."

"Yes, I thought about it."

"What?"

"First of all, we are making insiders in the enemy."

"How many?"

"Three"

"They do each other?"

"I haven't told you."

"I see. Well, it would be good."

Rion does not believe in insiders. Pretending to betray and betrayal is enough. Rin's question to Ain is to confirm the danger.

Create multiple insiders and don't let them know that there are others. This allows other insiders to monitor the movement of the insider. Whether you have been betrayed can be inferred from information provided by another insider. Ain's response satisfied Rion.

"I let the folks spread information about the betrayal of someone."

"Is it a hoax?"

"Yes. He is the most trusted and formidable enemy boss."

"Did you trust the enemy boss? How did it react?"

"I got a good response, so I decided to move. It was fine to spread it out from three people."

You can't believe in betrayal information right away. I still can't leave it, so I'll try to get it out of the way. When I did that, I was told that I was certainly betrayed. I ask another person to confirm that this is not the case. However, the same betrayal information arrived from another source.

In this case, no matter how much you trust the person, you will be suspicious. If you trust, your opponent has that much power. From a different perspective, you have the power to take the place of yourself.

After that, just create a trigger for internal division. That's all. He tells his boss to dispose of it before it matters, and advises the suspected one that he is in danger. That only agitates both anxiety.

"The timing of the intervention is difficult. If it is too early, the enemies will come together. If it is too late, the winner will have more time to seize the organization."

"Yes. I took another step."

"eh?"

"I'm in contact with the person who gave me the betrayal.

"... I was drastic."

If the contact fails, the betrayal information may be known to us. In that case, all the moves that have been made will be lost.

"To make sure it drops. By cooperating with it, you can thoroughly reduce the power of the enemy organization. Even if it wins, there is no power to oppose it. Then just erase it. ''

"What were you going to do if you failed?"

Rion already knows this answer, but she asks it.

"I pulled my hand. I dropped other towns, increased my strength, and thought that I should think again. The opponent can not reach the royal capital."

You can't fight back against enemy organizations, even if you know it's the Frei family. Even if you fight back, if the stage is a royal city, you will not lose. On the contrary, it is only a good opportunity to reduce the enemy's power.

"I see ... I understand. I won't ask anymore."

"So?"

"I can't think of anything better. I think it's well done."

"……Oh, thank you very much"

It has been moving as Rion has commanded all the time. In this case, for the first time, we deviated from Rion's instructions and thought ourselves. That's why Ain has been trembling with excitement.

And that's the same for Rion.

"To be honest, I was worried about the royal capital. I was worried that I would be able to do it even after my absence."

"That's not surprising, because the General was there, the slums have changed."

"But I'm fine now. You can change the lives of the poor, like the squatters, even if I don't move."

"Don't say that. Our only general is Frey."

"... Oh, that's because I promise. Just ..."

Rion felt like she was about to start crying, but she was able to blow her away.

"What is it?"

"I thought right now, but the Frey family is bad."

"eh?"

"I'm Baron Frey. If you're claiming to be in the city near Kamark, would you think it's my family?"

"Well, that's true, but it's unpleasant to know that nobles are bosses of the backstreet, right?"

"Tasteless"

"What to do now?"

"You have to change your name, right?"

"Why? Because he is a family, please decide."

"I'm right?"

Rion began seriously thinking about the family's name. I can't think of this when thinking about it. If the family is useless, a group. Then, at the same time, weird thoughts are running around in my head. I think that it is because of the strange insistence that it is a back society, so I change my thinking greatly.

At that moment, Leon's finger fell to his mouth.

"Did you decide?"

"Resist"

"Huh?"

It was a word that Ein couldn't understand, but not in this world.

"It means to oppose."

"Hey. Isn't that cool?"

"Well, I thought I'd make something cool. If Ein is good, it's decided by the resist."

"Yes, I understand. I'll tell the whole organization."

The Frey family became resist again. I didn't mention Rion, but I came up with a willingness to oppose the world in Rion's heart.

But eventually, the name will have a different meaning. That's a long way off.