Is this the tax revenue this time? Thank you very much. The Reed family magic I bought from Barca seems to be working perfectly. "
"Yes, tax calculations have never been easier. It won't stand out, but I think it's a very good magic."
I see. You mean it was a good purchase? Okay, you can back off. "
Receive a report of tax revenues at your castle in Fontana.
Looks like the magic I bought from Ars' brother is working.
The magic of Automatic Calculation derives accurate calculation results and is no longer useful for collecting taxes.
It's helpful if the calculations are quick, but it can also lead to some kind of fraud if the numbers on the documents are incorrect.
Some of the taxes collected with ambiguous calculations may also be reduced.
"Dear Carlos, a message from Ars von Barca has arrived. Would you like to meet him?
"Yeah? A message from Ars? All right, I'll see you. Let me through."
"Yes, sir."
It was when I remembered Ars while checking tax revenues.
I heard a message from Ars.
What are the requirements this time?
Ars sends a fairly frequent message because he doesn't have his own mansion in the city of Fontana.
Some requirements, such as permission to lead a house, the construction of a casino, or the donation of warm clothing, may even require permission to perform unknown acts such as autopsies in the territory.
What will you say this time?
"Excuse me. I have a message from Als von Barca to Carlos de Fontana."
Talk to me.
"Yes, Ars von Barca met with Raffin von Garness the other day. At that time, Mr. Garness was insulted by Mr. Barca, so he wanted permission to defame him."
"Wait a minute. Did Raffin insult Arus? Explain why it happened."
"Yes, it seems that Garness made a statement during the meeting that his wife, Liina, would be mine. Mr. Barca asked Mr. Garness to cancel the statement, but he couldn't accept it. He wrote to me asking for permission to stigmatize Fontana."
What the hell is that?
Speaking of which, did Raffin have any thoughts for Lillina?
Lillina has a blood connection with me and is the daughter of the master of the Graham family in her former territory, to say the least.
And above all, beautiful.
There have been times when Lillina has not had the opportunity to appear in public before, and the story of Lillina has been rumored to be solitary.
There's a beautiful girl with blood on her.
That's why I was asked to meet with Lilina not only in Fontana territory, but also in other territories.
It was a sudden development with the appearance of Arus.
Almost for the first time in public, Ares welcomed Lillina to his wife.
Young knights and knight cadets would have regretted it.
I see.
The Garness family in Raffin's house was next to the Barca Knight Regiment.
Could it be that the young knight, who was still in love, pushed him against Balka?
However, whatever you say is bad.
It is the greatest insult to the nobles and knights to be said to take away their wives.
It would be natural to be angry.
I thought Ars was still a blue kid with an ass, but why is there such a masculinity at one end?
"Okay. Tell Ars. In the name of my name, Carlos de Fontana, you will admit to defaming me. Let me show you what it's like to be a man."
"Yes, thank you."
So I checked my speech and my signature in writing, and the message immediately jumped out of the castle to tell Ars.
"I will report, Carlos. According to the information we just received, it appears that Ars von Barca led an army attack on the Garness family. The Garness Mansion is said to have already fallen."
"What do you mean?
"It is believed that the Balkan army captured the villages of Garness and placed them under its control. There are reports that other knights who have watched the situation heavily are also showing movement."
"Wait a minute. Isn't that what Arus said about stigmatizing Raffin? Why would that happen?
"This is unconfirmed information, but it appears there was a problem between the two houses' territory. The stream of rivers flowing into Garness territory was replacing water scarcity concerns. It appears Raffin was present as a Garness messenger who requested a meeting with Barca to discuss the matter."
I don't know. I haven't heard anything like that. Territorial issues? Maybe Raffin said he'd take Arus' wife in a territorial dispute?
"... I don't know."
"I'm sorry I don't know. If we don't make the relationship clear, we may not be able to pack up. Bring a witness to see if that statement was true."
"... we already have witnesses from the Balkans."
"Okay. Bring him in right away. But we also need to call witnesses from the Garness family."
"Dear Carlos, I wonder if that's difficult....."
"Why? It'll take some time, but you can call it in."
"The people who attended the meeting developed into a brawl on the spot. It seems that the members of the Garness meeting were wounded in the fight and all of them have already died."
"... what is that? Can such a thing happen? Yeah, what about Raffin? No way...."
"It seems that Raffin-sama was attacked by Ars. Ars pursued Raffin, who had escaped from the meeting, to Garness' home. He claims to have cleared himself of the stigma of fighting in Garness House."
"... it's an emergency. Gather your men."
That idiot.
Why can't you be quiet?
I called in soldiers to prevent any further problems that had erupted rapidly in Fontana territory.