"Leon, can I have a minute? I have a council meeting to think about later."
"Do you want to think about it? What is that?
"It's not for the country, it's for their own benefit. Hopefully, how much did you put under civilian control? In short, I want a mechanism to prevent some aristocrats and knights from running away."
"What is civilian control, Arus?
"Do you feel that the political departments in charge of home affairs and diplomacy have the power to make decisions, not the military forces that drive the country? In short, the position of prime minister and general is higher than that of prime minister."
"... hmm. In other words, there is a means to fight for a political solution, not vice versa. However, as it stands, the Prime Minister and the General are both Ars, and will the Fontana family be involved in this eventually?
"Well, yes, but you don't have to be the king himself, do you? For example, I think it's enough that the king can appoint and dismiss the most senior man in the army, the General. Anyway, hopefully there's no one to start a war on their own."
"Hmm. It's going to take a while to decide. In order to break the current situation realistically, I think it would be effective to prohibit and severely punish arbitrary actions."
Well, let's turn it around. Well, I was hoping that would happen. But I think we should all discuss it from now on. Otherwise, the country is getting bigger. "
"That's right. Now, why don't we put together a few more thoughts and make a draft before the council considers it?"
"Oh, thank you, Leon."
Listen to the stories of the part-time brothers and the combatants heard from Leon and think about it.
I don't know what to do, but I don't think it's a good situation for the military to be abnormally powerful.
But it is also troublesome to say that the army is powerless.
After all, the surroundings and the country are still unstable, and above all, there are monsters in this world.
I don't know when a powerful monster will emerge, or how many more monsters will push in.
We need as much power as we can to deal with it.
After all, good ideas don't come to mind so easily, so I pulled them from the knowledge of the previous life.
Build a superior presence over the army so the army doesn't run wild.
Civilian control will not be possible in this kingdom, but I would like to explore the organizational structure that will become a stopper.
In that case, decisions may take time and become less responsive, but there are expectations that the country will be able to cope with them if it has more power.
Well, you're right, Leon, it's not like we're going to do this right away.
It will be necessary to think carefully about the proposal and create a continuous mechanism and organization.
I was talking to Leon when I thought so.
Kyle came into Fontana's city office in a hurry.
"Okay, it's tough, brother Ars!!
"Oh, I'm surprised. What's the matter, Kyle? What do you mean, they're coming in with the force to break down the door?
"Gi, the comms reported that the Gizanian house was destroyed.... Well, what should I do?"
"Hmm? The Gizanian house... I'm sure that's it. It was a noble home in the south, near the land where the Marshall Mercenaries were standing, wasn't it? What? I thought you and Naja had an incomplete alliance.
"That's right. The Gizanian house was crushed by Naja."
"... yeah. I understand that, but why is Kyle in such a hurry?
"Reports say the castle ruled by the Gizanian family has vanished from city to city, Mr. Ars. Do you know what this means?
"Did the castle disappear in every city?... eh, that's not true."
"That's right. [Light of Judgment] seems to have been used. Where the city of Gizania was, castles, walls, buildings, and people were gone. All that was left was a lot of salt."
Are you kidding me?
You gotta be kidding me, Kyle.
But Kyle jumped into the office and, unlike usual, made a serious report in a hurry.
There's no doubt that you're not joking when you see it.
The house of Gizania was destroyed by Naja.
Although it is a case in itself, it is not surprising.
It was once said that Naja had defeated the Guinean knight, and even if that had connected the magic pass from Naja to the Guinean family, it was not an ally.
I don't think so.
But the way it was done was a problem.
The fact that the Gizanian family destroyed the entire city and the huge amount of salt left behind.
Kyle's prediction that Naja may have used the Light of Justice is probably correct.
[Light of Judgment].
Compared to the magic of other aristocrats once used by the First King, it is also called the Great Magic that draws a line.
It can only be used by casting spells, and its effect is to turn a wide range of things into salt.
However, the great magic was lost in the days of Nero, the tyrant of the Doren royal family, and now it is just a story.
It is said that Naja used it.
"No, but isn't it strange? Naja certainly had the power of [Gathering] and was expected to have the ability to gain magic for each noble or knight's inheritance. And I think that might have put the missing King Doren in his hands. But there wasn't enough magic left to use, was there?
"I don't think so. But I got it. Naja has acquired enough magic to use the great magic [Light of Judgment], brother Ars."
"That's why it's weird, right? Although Najah took the castle next to Guinean territory, it must have been trapped there by the entire Marshall mercenary regiment. Other aristocrats and knights should not have approached Najah's power, but the surroundings were sealed off. Where did you get that magic?
"... brother Ars. This is my idea and I have nothing to prove. But maybe this is what I'm thinking, you know?
"Oh, yeah, sure, Kyle. Let me know if you're expecting something."
"... maybe, but it was Barca who gave Naja enough magic to use."
"What? From Barca? Wait a minute. What do you mean? I'm not being taken by Najah. Is it possible that someone from the Vulcan Knight was attacked by Naja?
"No, it's not. It wasn't the knights Najah had on him. It's Valkyrie, brother Ars. Perhaps Naja [collected] the magic of [sharing] from Valkyrie. And with that [sharing], Naja uses the magic of the entire Valkyrie herd."
... eh?
Can you do that?
Naja has acquired the Magic [Light of Judgment].
Kyle says the magic came from Valkyrie, Barca's greatest power.
I finally realized the seriousness of Kyle's story.