"Mr. Ars, may I ask you a few questions?
"What's the matter, Paine? Was there something new?
"No, it's not so much a problem, but it may become a problem in the future."
"What? If there's anything that bothers you, you can tell me."
"Don't you think Arus will avenge Carlos?
"... vengeance? No, we're still investigating who attacked Carlos. Do you know who he is?
"No, not yet. But it is impossible for ordinary knights to beat Carlos, the master of the Fontana family. I'm sure you're at least the best of the best. And just before entering the kingdom, the kings were all attacked.... there are naturally only a limited number of forces that were able to move more than one of the leading players on that scene."
"Stop. If you suspect something you're not sure about, you'll have more enemies. If you just speculate and yell at vengeance, you'll see pain in my eyes."
"I think so, too. But there are some who don't."
"... is that what you're saying in Fontana territory? He wants to avenge Carlos."
"For Fontana, it is in a sense natural to think about avenging Carlos, who was cowardly crushed and lost his life in order to achieve this goal. Especially those who do not have a big picture of things and try to move with emotion alone."
"I see. Then it's a pretty deep-rooted problem. If he thinks it's natural to take Carlos' vengeance, he may change his point of contact when I stop taking vengeance. I'm not going to avenge you. You mean I might tell you I'm dumb or weak?
"Yes, that's right."
In the city of Fontana, he worked to improve farmland, gather talent, build schools, and create unified standards to empower Fontana.
Paine talks to me when I'm clinging to my desk and I'm working all the time.
The content was something I didn't think much about.
There is a chance that some of them will avenge Carlos' sudden death.
I didn't think much about it.
To tell the truth, I did not face Carlos' death firmly because my life was a top priority and I was in the position of the Fontana family's principal proxy.
I think Carlos was a good boss to me.
Immediately after the defeat of Raymond the Fontana family slaughter, the outlook was entirely blind, but it was saved by Carlos.
Becoming a knight under Carlos made me wonder about Raymond's defeat and gave him the territory.
And after that, somehow Carlos was sweet to me.
Sometimes it was necessary for Carlos to have the strength to act as a balkan.
But I was still pretty free to move under Carlos' protection.
For example, for one business.
Carlos watched over me as I developed something new and made it into a business seed.
What would have happened if Carlos had been a greedy aristocrat who made a fool of me as a lowly peasant ascending knight and took away the goods he had developed?
It would have been impossible to earn money and use it to further develop Balka and connect it to new businesses.
Sometimes I thought I'd die pretending to be innocent, but overall, I was free to do it.
I won't thank you enough.
In that sense, I was in favour of Carlos.
But that makes it difficult to pursue Carlos' death in depth.
Of course, it is unlikely that Paine will do nothing completely about Carlos being attacked and dying.
But that's why I'm asking you to avenge someone.
If you denounce some nobleman by name and it's different, it's a big problem.
In the worst case scenario, it could lead to war.
Of course, it's impossible for Fontana to fight somewhere in her current state.
Now is the time to save up your strength.
"As it stands, we cannot move towards vengeance. But I do have feelings for Carlos. So let's do something else to distract us."
"Is it something else?
"Let's have a big funeral for Carlos. Let's mourn Carlos, who died in Fontana."
"... speaking of which, they once held a festival in Paraméa, in the former Arrestian realm. Well, I see, I will let you know widely that Arus is also heartbroken about Carlos' death, and at the same time suppress your excitement by weeping together."
"Oh, I have money. Let's have a grand funeral. Perhaps it would be a good idea to put Carlos in a book and distribute it to the entire Fontana territory. So let me conclude by adding: Fontana mourns the death of Carlos and submits herself to a year of mourning."
"Subject to mourning. So Fontana doesn't fight for a year?
"I don't think so. I will defend myself if anything happens, but basically I'm not going to attack from here. Somewhat of a pretext to suppress the extremist knights in Fontana territory."
"That's right. As a precaution, we will need to deploy a defense force at the point of contact with the other territories, but I think it will help prevent an allied runaway."
"Well, then, it's settled. Shall we prepare for the funeral? However, you can announce that you will obey mourning first. Can I ask you something, Paine?
"Yes, sir, Mr. Ars."
Okay, now we have a reason to spare a little more time.
Let's look at the history of the Fontana family for the funeral relationship and make it the biggest.
It may be strange to say that you will obey mourning and perform a grand ceremony, but it is okay.
Thus, as it began to snow little by little, I ordered Carlos to write a book called the Great Trajectory of Carlos and recommended the preparation of the funeral.