Armed Summoners - Black Spears and the Brave Men of the Other World

Episode One Hundred Fifty-Eight: The Tactics of Setuna

"I agreed with Setsuna because she said she'd be happy, but you pissed me off. Why are you giving me that?

One word of Miliu Zenon-Levaire pierced Ayn's ear when Setuna followed the room with her squire, minutes later.

The silence that dominated the conference room collapsed with a sound, and the face-to-face gaze of attendance at the meeting focused on Ayn without refusal.

Ayn-Rajar has a number of sights that say he is accountable. Of course, I took it for granted, and I'm not stingy to explain it.

Ein was the one who plotted to set up the Setuna faction, and Ein himself was the one who dictated Allegrian-Scene and Zephil-Maldeen. Above all, Allegria does not have to dictate, but decides to join the Setuna faction with summary judgment, and yet joins forces to form a faction.

As a result, it was visible that it would make Setuna somewhat angry, and I was also thinking that she might hate me. And in fact, Setuna got angry. No, maybe you're more right about that than angry. His face could not be forgotten without the art of exchanging like Ayn and the others had done.

Miliu will hold Ayn accountable, so much so that he doesn't know.

"Whatever you do or do, more than you have formed, Mr. Miliu needs to be prepared to be a Setuna, too"

"It's okay to be a Setuna. I'm more of a Setuna believer than I was. Problem is, Setsuna lost her mood."

"There, you see, as you do with Mr. Miliu's charm,"

"I'm not, I'm telling you to take responsibility. Ein, head of the Setuna sect."

"So ah"

Ein glimpsed Faria sitting next to her, twitching in Miliu's pursuit. The same goes for Miliu, but Faria Zenon Belfaria-Aslalia is one of those who responded comfortably to the formation and participation of the Setuna sect. Together with her neighbor Ruufa Zenon-Bargazar, she responded in one word that it would be good for Setuna, so I was just wondering if Miliu could possibly have made Setuna angry.

As such, Ain asked Phalia for help, and Phalia glanced sideways at Miliu.

"Damn, what are you talking about? You'll know what Setsuna thinks when you think about it. You can't be happy about him."

"But Ein said Setuna would be happy."

"I didn't think about it. It's your fault."

"Why does that seem so?"

Miliu looked grumpy with her cheeks swollen, not at all convinced of Faria's statement. The beauty was ruined because of it, but I didn't talk about it. Speaking of which, I know it's going to be a snake. I'm sure it will be pursued even more intensely because it's Ayn's fault that it happened.

"But I knew it wasn't something the captain would be happy about."

As Ruufa pinched her mouth between them, Miliu dropped her shoulder disappointingly.

"Until Ruufa......"

Then I'll stare at this one.

"I don't mind staring at me, but it was Mr. Miliu himself who decided whether to agree or not."

"I know, that's about it... oh, I'll be sweet on Setsuna later"

"You'll end up like that."

To Miliu's sighing-minded words, Faria flashed her shoulders with a bitter smile. Ein was relieved to think that asking Faria for help had worked.

Then Astal-Lanadies, seated in a seat that pinched one empty seat, looked at Ein. Beautiful at all times, Girl Jie, who encloses her temperament and ambition, looked a little anxious. I guess I cared about Setuna's reaction, which was supposed to be the leader of the faction.

"But are you glad this is it?

"What is it?

"When it comes to forming a faction without Uncle Setuna's approval, isn't there a lot of problems?

"Well, there will be some problems… I thought it would be more important to build a faction."

"Is it possible that Uncle Setuna will unilaterally dissolve?

"I guess not."

When Ain responded instantly, Astar looked oddly satisfied. It was a reaction that I believed in Ein's arm, and I couldn't help but be happy with Ein. Ein can say that Astar found him. From the Logner period to the Gandhian period, Ein continues to be watched by Astar. Both public and private.

It still is.

Without Astar, there would have been nothing like Ayn-Rajar being given a name as a successor candidate for a military teacher.

"I don't know what to say."

I guess Miliu has gone like he did, because Ein didn't like the confident assertion he made.

Ain, looking at Miliu, laughed.

"Master Setsuna will take our thoughts for granted."

"Sure. You're gonna ask me everything."

"Though he rarely speaks to me in person."

Faria must have sighed thinking about Setuna.

"It would be safer for you to be a little impotent, even for us."

"Speaking of which, wasn't Mr. Zephyr a Sire?

"Yeah, that's right."

"So, from the Sire to the Setuna? Is that what you want?

"There will be no particular problem with the saddle replacement, but as of now, you have decided to hang it"

"What am I supposed to do with a faction hanging?

"Whatever the conflicting factions are, there's not a single thing in the world that rivals the Kings and Setunas, and hey?

"You're right, Mr. Zephyr. There's no way we Sethunas can compete with the Kings, but rather, we want to go on a coordinated route."

"Well, naturally, right? There's no way Setsuna would ever compete with His Majesty."

"It is the faction that formed it on its own, but if there is such a thing as a rivalry with His Majesty by summing up the opinions of that faction on its own, it is we who may be cut off by Lady Setuna"

"Then why did you make a Setuna?"

"So I told you."

Ein looked at Miliu and then turned around with him. The conference room, rapidly built in Bandor New Castle, gathers facades that arrange for participation in the faction led by Setuna. They were all persons of considerable standing and prestige in Gandhia, each with a title. Regardless, what is on this occasion is not the only party member of the Setuna faction. Beginning with the Allegrian-Scene, about half of the General Staff had decided to join the Setuna (the other half being the Kings and Leongands), and there was no doubt that they would increase in the future. He is a faction of Gandhian heroes. All the non-factional nobles, the military, who are hesitant to belong to the Leongands, who boast the greatest forces in Gandhia, and to the anti-Leongands, who no longer even have a shadow, may have wished to join the party.

Of course, Ayn doesn't think that anyone without a faction would join the Setuna faction. At a time when Zephyr-Maldine is participating in the Setuna sect, some will see it as nothing more than a partition of the Setuna sect but technically the Kings, and even as Ein, I am sure it is in that mindset. As I said earlier, the Setunas are not factions that rival the Kings. It is no exaggeration to speak of factions within the Kings. Zephyr endorsed the Setuna launch and volunteered to join the party because he also understands that the Setuna are not in conflict with Leongands, but rather to push them back.

"It's what we need for Gandhia's future."

Ein looked into Miliu's eyes. As for that, I have been there many times to this day. Anyway, Miliu needed a good reason to convince Faria, Ruufa. And the word that exerts its power to shake Ruufa's head vertically, for Gandia's sake, was one word.

In fact, the formation of the Setuna is for Gandia.

At present, the government of Gandhia is unified under the present king Leongando. It is Leongando who decides the will of the country, and it is also Leongando who is in charge of national politics. No matter how powerful politicians, civilians or military personnel have been, they cannot defy Leongand's will. Dominance by Leongand can be described as absolute. When Leongand speaks yes or no, good becomes evil.

Still, Leongando hasn't become a dictator because of the huge aspect of Leongando leaving national politics to the politicians. Leongand was only the ultimate decision to make, and whether policies were to be adopted depended on the strength and coordination of the politicians. It may also be because of those habits that national politics functions well when Leongand leaves the country on an outing or something.

But they say those habits are bringing dark clouds to Gandia.

There may be enemies.

Leongand does not become a dictator, but reigns as a mediator, while he is king of Gandia and has the power to become a dictator. The result has been greater discretion on the part of the politicians under his command and stronger influence on the part of the politicians. Gisele Court's influence, in particular, was comparable to or even likely to outweigh Leongand.

It was also natural for the warrior Nares-Ragnahorn to worry and advise Leongand. However, no measures can be taken to reduce the influence of Gisele Court. Because if we do that, we will not only have the Giselle Court, but also the backlash of politicians, nobles and military personnel under the influence of Giselle Court.

This is what is happening as a result of focusing on outpostings and leaving home affairs to the politicians.

I can't do that either.

I was faced with a situation where I had to focus on my outings. Regardless of Logner, it is not unlikely that Gandhia would have perished if he hadn't stomped through the war at that time, as far as the Zalwarn and Kruselk wars are concerned. It is not even a laugh to say that the country is doomed as a result of its focus on internal affairs. It wasn't until that time that Leongand took the lead in leaving national politics to Giselcoat and other leading politicians.

So I don't blame Nares for that either. There is also the fact that the activity of Gisele Court and other politicians underpinned Gandhia. Without them, repeated victories could have been meaningless.

Victory after victory also makes no sense if the country is blurry.

Leongand is not incompetent. Rather, it's a competent category. Being good at his ability to choose better from the policies proposed by the politicians, he can also be described as good as a politician. He also makes good use of his power as a king. But I'm not a dictator. I'm a mediator.

Once, if a leading nobleman like the Ansleus family, who boasted power in Gandhia, drew a detachment party and flipped the flag against Leongando, there was no doubt that within Gandhia it would be as confused as if it had turned the heavens and the earth upside down.

The fear of Nares is there.

Therefore, Nares advised Leongand to clarify his enemies and allies. Whatever it is, Leongand and his surroundings alone share information. Who is the enemy and who is on your side? With clarity, it is easy to deal with whatever happens, and it is not impossible to pre-process it.

Regardless, I wish I didn't have enemies, but they can't really do that.

The anti-Leongans, they should have completely crushed it, but there are still remnants of it, and they're acting. I lose my back shield, Rhine-Anslius. I lose my mind about the anti-Leonganese obsession that keeps moving, but I couldn't shut up and overlook it.

There is no reason why it can be cut for no reason.

One of those suspected by upper Gandia, including Leongand, is Giselcoat Lars-Kernall Krebourg. Gandhia's most powerful politicians, who are called the Shadow King, continue to be suspected of connecting with Benoagard because of one incident, but they cannot immediately capture Gisele Court on suspicion. If it's a dictator like cutting off suspicion, maybe that's fine. But if Leongando did that, Gandhia's politics would be disrupted. Besides, after the execution, if Gisele Court's wrongdoing is revealed, there is no doubt that the reputation, trust, of Leongand and the Gandhian government will fall to the ground.

We cannot completely remove dissatisfaction or distrust as we were able to contain it with force. Sooner or later, it could erupt and cause unacceptable damage to Gandia. Everything is about possibilities, but it was Nares' and Leongand's idea that they couldn't make those possible bets.

If Gisele Court's betrayal is clear, it's not the story. But you can't cut him off or fight him off any more than you can leave the realm of doubt. More importantly, from your previous match to today, there is not one suspicious piece of information coming from around Gisele Court. There's no reason to cut it off.

Still, Nares and Leongand's suspicion of Gisele Court seemed to be largely due to intuition.

Ein suspects Gisele Court a little more logically, but that doesn't mean he has enough evidence to be cut off.

It is also in those streams that Ein hastened the formation of the Setuna sect.

The formation of the Setuna faction will run a shock to Gandhian politics. I hope the shock is such that it hurts the enemy, but all that, Ein doesn't know.

Ein is a tactician, not a politician.

This is his tactic.

Tactics to tear out enemies lurking inside Gandhia.