"Ars, you're still collecting as a child. You must be struggling."
"Huh? Yeah, I see. Sometimes they look despised."
"I guess so. I'll tell you a little bit about me. Ars, do you know how old I was when I became the lord of the Fontana family?
"No, I don't know...."
"I'm three. My ancestor's father died, and I succeeded Fontana's governor when I was three years old. But do you think a three-year-old could put together territory?
Three years old.
About when I started cultivating the fields.
Even if you have memories of your previous life, like me, you can't put together territory.
Anyway, I was told this too.
I was told that what I said was bullshit and so on, so few people got along properly.
As a result, I could only play with the fields almost in the back of the house.
"That's where Raymond put the territory together instead of me. He used his position as my guardian to run the territory. After that, even as I grew older, I was still in that state."
"Isn't that something else? I don't think it's a problem."
"I don't think so. He brought all the territory to his ears, saying that I was the only boy in the Fontana family. Take me as a puppet."
Oh, is it true that Carlos, the boy, succeeded the Fontana family governor?
Well, if you keep the top kids, you can essentially personalize the territory.
In retrospect, when I went to dedicate Valkyrie to the Fontana family, it seemed that Raymond had decided on sales permits and so on.
However, the permit used the Fontana family crest.
Perhaps Raymond, the guardian, used his precious handkerchief on his own.
"I've been looking forward to the opportunity. Don't let Raymond fail. And this happened."
"Hmm? You were expecting me to take you down?
"No way, I didn't even think about it. However, the mere fact that he has begun to build the Fontana family's unknown fortress in the northern woodlands that he has permitted will suffice. That's why, when you started the riots, Raymond himself was responsible for the crackdown."
"Oh, so it was Raymond's failure to give me a landowner's permit?"
"Exactly. Even a small loss would trigger a breakdown of his forces. But he just disappeared suddenly. Thank you very much. After Raymond's death, I will have the Fontana forces in my hands."
I see.
Is that why the Fontana family was so slow after I defeated Raymond's Fontana army in the field?
We needed time over there to put together a messy house.
I was more focused on the castle than on attacking a city with walls, so I was able to afford it.
I wonder what would have happened if I had been attacking.
Well, let's not think about what to do.
There would have been an increase in casualties in siege battles.
"Does that mean that Carlos already holds the power of the Fontana family in one piece? In that case, there's no point in reconciling with us...."
"I don't think so. Raymond's relatives and men have been breathing sweet juice from him. When I take power instead, the taste disappears. In other words, there will be a rebellion. I'm following it on the surface now. I suppress it with your presence."
"Me?
"That's right. Even if I put the whole house together, I don't have many tokens myself. However, if we take in a new force called Barca, it will be suppressed. That's why we're talking about this. Arus, I will make you a knight in the realm. Become my man."
Hmm, I think it's hard for a nobleman, too.
I had no idea that my land was in a spiral of power.
This is Carlos's proposal, but I wonder what will happen to me.
Apparently, despite suppressing Fontana territory, Carlos is in a delicate position due to his power relationship with Imaichi's servants.
But that said, there is no doubt that I am assembling this land as a nobleman.
If the owner comes himself and becomes a subordinate, he will wash the past into the water and entrust the land even though it is small.
Many parts don't know what to say after I become a subordinate, but maybe it's a bad story.
At least I'm glad you're not guilty of this.
Above all, telling this story will also have an impact on our relationship with Bishop Paul, who brought it together.
I feel more afraid of the possibility that the church might keep staring at me.
Okay, I've made up my mind.
Originally, I started fighting because I was told that I would take the land, and I couldn't pull it because I held the soldier in my hand.
I didn't mean to rush the territory from the nobles.
However, under the same conditions, this is also troublesome.
Ask them to treat me better in terms of conditions.
In this way, Carlos and I had a secret meeting until late at night.