"Leon, Fontana has gained independence as a kingdom, but what has become of the Doren royal family and other nobles?
"You seem pretty confused. However, it appears that Royal Doren is sending letters to each noble family stating that he does not recognize Fontana as royal."
"I guess. Does it feel disrespectful to name the royal family after the great historical Doren family? So what am I supposed to do with Fontana?
"I tried to restrain you. I gave orders to the neighboring nobles to attack Fontana."
"... I see. This is the right spot. Are you going to fight the aristocratic coalition?"
"Yes, the Menmen in particular seem to be moving fast. Looks like they're already preparing to summon an army."
"Well, I guess so. Naturally, I wanted to become a hegemonic aristocracy. Now, what do we do?"
After defeating the royal messenger who came to Fontana, I immediately moved to establish the kingdom.
After being able to magically make salt, I talked to Archbishop Paul and installed it to a promise to perform a coronation ritual instead of treating salt in the church.
As a result, Fontana set the minimum conditions for naming the kingdom.
But, of course, Royal Doren, the original royal family, is not convinced.
They say it's impossible for anyone but their own to name the royal family, and they're trying to defeat Fontana.
And there came the house of Menmen, which was part of the three great nobles.
The House of Menmen was originally a nobleman who wanted to be a hegemonic nobleman even if he held onto the throne.
Even if the royal family mobilized and the various aristocracies sent troops to fight Fontana, they would need someone to take charge of the army.
If you can be the general commander, this means you have a substantial advantage over other nobles.
In other words, they will be in the same position as the hegemonic aristocracy.
The Menmen will not miss such an opportunity.
If anyone other than the Royal Family becomes responsible for the supply of salt, the Royal Family's position will be relatively diminished and its prestige will be diminished.
The method I took to make Fontana kingdom was half correct and half incorrect.
Until now, in a long history, there has been an unconscious common recognition for many people that "royalty is a special existence".
For this reason, the royal family was able to continue to be a respected being, albeit with reduced strength in previous years, in a situation where only the royal family could make salt.
But not Barca.
Newcomers who have suddenly appeared in recent years have won the battle, but they are only a few forces inferior to the great aristocracy.
What would you say if you were able to make salt that only the Royal Family could make this time?
Do you gently obey the barca because they hold the essentials of salt?
The answer would be NO.
This world is a mess.
You can take whatever you want.
It is a terrible time to have someone who thinks so.
We will take the identity of Barca while we punish the untouchables named Fontana Kingdom and others.
Maybe that's what you're thinking.
Like the Tiers in the past, where various aristocrats have killed them, it's the only way to gain tremendous wealth by keeping Balka under control and monopolizing it.
At least compared to a royal family that can make the same salt, they won't hesitate to attack and rob Barca.
In other words, the salted barca is a delicious prey, like ducks carrying spring onions, compared to hard-to-reach royalties.
"How many nobles have heard of the King's decree, Leon?
"Well, how many is it going to be? 40, maybe half a million."
"Seriously? Fontana could use a reserve at most 40,000, right? It's tight."
"But you knew this would happen. What are you going to do?
"No, it's an amateur idea. Well, if you've been hiding trees for a long time, it's called the forest. I think it would be best for you to be king besides the Fontana family."
"... yes? Besides the Fontana family, will you be king? Are you sure about this?
"Yes, Leon. As I said before, it is not decided that there is only one royal family. If the Fontana family could be royalty, the other nobles could be kings. Especially if it's a noble family that's been around for a long time, it's got a little royal blood on it."
"But what about the salt? Isn't it because Fontana is able to stabilize the supply of salt that she takes the throne?
"That's not true. Whether or not you can make salt is not a condition to be king. In fact, Garrod-sama can't make salt even when she's king. And if thou wilt, thou shalt be king of the other nobles. That way, the Doren royal family can't leave Fontana alone."
"... but will that work? Few people have bold thoughts like Arus. Do you have a noble family that thinks you're going to be king?"
"It's okay. I already wrote a letter of recommendation and sent it. To the church."
"What is it? A letter of recommendation? Did you send it to church?
"That's right. When we were negotiating a coronation ceremony for you to go to church, I told you that other nobles wanted to be king as well. I'm throwing away all my money."
"... I mean, did you tell the church that you wanted to be king to yourself? I'll be rude."
"But it looks like it went pretty well. When the church went to confirm the story, the Linzats and the Resorte reacted. That's enough."
"That's good news. If the great aristocracy of the south and west could be moving to become royalty, the coalition targeting Fontana would be less likely to move, whether it was a lie or a truth. Even if you don't actually become a royal family, you can control that information."
"That's what it is. So pass this information on to other aristocrats, mainly the Royals and the Menmen. Can you do it, Leon?
"Yes, of course, Ars. Tell them to move immediately."
Might fight a mighty group.
The odds of winning are thin if you fight properly and efficiently.
Instead of seriously figuring out how to fight hundreds of thousands of troops at that time, I first realized there was no way to reduce that number.
And a way to reduce the number.
If that's how you hide the trees, it's a forest operation.
If only Fontana would be king and behold the Doren royal family, you could create others who would be king in the same way.
To that end, I took the story to the church on my own initiative.
But the Church doesn't really believe such a story.
I don't believe it, but I think it would have been nice to have you hold on to the money.
The fact that a lot of money rolled in made it more authentic, and I decided to confirm it.
The confirmation work alone was sufficient.
Generally speaking, there is a common understanding that no one but the royal family will be king.
However, even though it is a secret that the Church has confirmed whether or not it is willing to be king, it can be said that it acted disrespectfully towards the royal family.
There's no smoke where there's no fire.
Thus, the information that the Lyons were also willing to become royalty by Lyon was secretly disseminated to the various factions.