General Kazun, who reached Azel with his crawling body, saw incredible things there.

The flag of St. Orion and the symbol of Orion, the Snepath flag, and the emblematic flag of the Barren family governing Azer, were supposed to hang on the huge barrier that surrounded the city of Azer, but now a flag similar to the emblem of the Brutus Border Uncle, which has fought the flag of the Kingdom of St. Bandam for many years, is in the wind.

"What do you mean!?

Few soldiers have pulled as far as Azer according to General Kazun, perhaps less than a hundred.

General Kazun roared at what less than one hundred soldiers knew.

"General, this has already become an enemy territory. Move quickly!

"Damn, you Zambal Barren. You betrayed me. Ah!

General Kazun possesses himself in the form of anger, and Zambal Barren, who would have betrayed his country.

But it was obvious that nothing could be done on his own now, to take his men and flee.

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Christoph is greeted by Zambal Barren in front of the castle gate in the city of Azer and enters the administrative office as it is. The disturbing molecules in Azer have already been roughly eliminated by the Pritz and Intelligence Departments, making it possible to move smoothly.

"Just as priority is given to the allowances of wounded soldiers, so that those seriously injured are not discriminated against, even if they are Saint Orion soldiers"

"Are you fanatics, too?

"If I hadn't been born in this land, they wouldn't have been fanatics either. They're brainwashed. It wouldn't be the end guys like them we should hate, would it?

"Okay. I'll make it that thorough."

General Ichijo will give orders to his men and make them thorough.

"And I'd like to ask the Helplence Brigade to be on perimeter alert."

"You're on sentry duty. So, what about the surrounding villages?

"Now, if we put the surrounding cities and villages under rule, the fanatics could attack that city and villages and kill them all, so you leave them alone. I don't mind just building a sentry net."

"Your Excellency is kind."

"It's just a hassle to manage even if you follow the surrounding villages. Plus, if the surrounding villages peel their fangs here, they'll be wiped out. Now you can throw it away."

Zambal Barren watched without saying anything about how it was going.

He needs time to figure out what kind of thought the too young ruler, Christoph von Brutoise, is the bearer of.

"Well, Lord Zambal Barren"

"Ha!"

"I'll leave this azel to you. but some of my men are hard-headed, and I will keep you under surveillance."

"Your concern is particularly so. Even if someone were in that position, we would have advanced as well."

Christoph nods satisfactorily.

Having fixed his gaze on Christoph like that, Zambal Barren cannot measure Christoph's sincerity of the narrative, which is far from being in power.

That may be an age-appropriate thing to say, but I feel there are signs that make me think that there is something deeper in the young powerful in front of me.

And Lord Zambal Barren has a favor to ask.

"Please, sir?

"I want you to use Lord Zambal Barren's connections to encourage you to turn around."

"... is it a turnaround..."

"It won't be difficult. I just want you to write to me. After that, my men will deliver a letter to him."

"Can I just write to you?

Zambal Barren remembered a letter that showed up in his room during the day.

"You can just write to me."

This powerful man will be able to assassinate even those who are at the heart of the state, if he wants to kill them.

Something cold runs on my spine.

"And I ask you to announce that you will free people who have been unfairly enslaved. Whoever does not release the slave within a certain period of time after the declaration will be punished. Of course, if you are a criminal, you can be a slave, but if that slave is not guilty, you will reward the slave's master accordingly. Since Baron Cook is in charge of this case, Lord Zambal Barren would appreciate your cooperation."

"I'm Baron Peron von Cook. I am now worshipping the Chief of the Military Tabernacle for the North of Orion under Lord Christoph. Thank you very much."

"Yes, my name is Zambal Barren. Stay tuned."

It is not so surprising that a young man of Christoph's age is a baron, but it was surprising that that young nobleman would become the head of the slave liberation policy. And it was Zambal Barren, who was even more surprised that the young nobleman was in the high office of chief of military ranks in the northern part of the Orion.

"Dear Zambal Barren, as soon as possible, I ask you to declare this order for the liberation of slaves."

Zambal Barren, who was given a thin and beautiful white paper that wasn't parchment or anything else, is still amazed here.

"This isn't... a cloth, is it?

"Hmm? Oh, that's something called paper. It turns into parchment produced in the territory of the Duke of Brute Ease."

With all sorts of surprises on his chest, Zambal Barren made a fresh start in his life under Christoph, the Duke of the Kingdom of Holy Bandham.

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Christoph groans looking out over the city from the terrace of the administration.

"Why are people in this city so poor?"

The person just shrugged, but it was also heard well by those who refrained behind it, and they struggle to answer.

Many of the people of St. Orion, not just this city, are poorer than the people of the Kingdom of St. Bandam. That is the result of the continued exploitation by the ruling hierarchy, said to be priests, from the people, and the end of many starving deaths each year in the neighbouring villages and settlements.

"Lord Zambal Barren, is the slave liberation going well?

"There's some confusion, but it's generally going well"

"That's good"

Christoph sighs from the terrace of the administration overlooking the city. There is no one here who knows the reason for that sigh.

Gael jumped in noisily before Christoph like that.

"Your Eminence, I would like to report to you"

"What's the matter, so hasty"

"Ha, there were reports that General Ajaha's Third Army and Lieutenant General Rottenheim's Eleventh Army were defeated earlier during the Plum offensive!

"... Really, what's the damage?

"Huh? Aren't you surprised?

"Gael knows I don't expect anything from them, right?

"My lord, in public you say such things..."

"General Ajaha was given two legions, as many as 30,000 soldiers. The enemy, by contrast, put in 20,000 reinforcements. I won't say until I win, but I'm unlikely to lose either. That's what I thought, did he still lose..."

Zambal Barren, who had refrained beside him, has a bitter look and several escorts are faceless. Of course, it didn't matter to Phyllia, such as Ajaha.

"Orders Federer to attack Plum. Turn over the Brute Ease army. But Carla will be with me, and the magicians will leave it to the deputy captain, Elimerda."

"But then there's your neighborhood security!

"It's okay, I have Phyllia and Carla, Peron and Clara. They're the only ones who can fight 100,000 soldiers, right?

"Oh, that's... okay. I will issue an order to the Brute Ease army immediately."

Zambal Barren and others who were listening to that exchange are overwhelmed by the fact that Christoph tells the truth about the presence of brave men such as just a few who are comparable to 100,000 soldiers.

If there is such a power of war, that is what will ravage the national territory of St. Orion.

Christoph, who is already a subordinate and ruler of the Kingdom of Saint Bandam, has appointed himself an administrator.

But that's not to believe in yourself and give you the status of administrator, but to show the St. Orion nation that you are beneficial to those who surrender. And because if someone who knows this city well is an administrator, there will be less trouble.

Within that day the Brute Ease army went out to attack the city of Plum.

"Hey, Clara. I wonder why you let the Federers go to this attack on the city of Plum?

"That's easy. To make Mr. Federer and Mr. Gael fight."

"I knew it. Peron would do."

"Peron won't be able to move now because he's a key part of the slave liberation policy, and now we should make Mr. Federer's kung fu a priority over Peron's kung fu."

"Why?"

"Christoph is going to give Mr. Federer and Mr. Gael a territory after this battle, because whatever you say, if 30,000 troops led by Admiral Ajaha dropped the pram they couldn't drop, it would be a great battle effort. Besides, Perron's already been given a territory, so he's got an asshole."