Price of Management

“What do you mean by the rebirth of Grand Duke Bezalius, a great army? I opened the lid and there's no place like home! If the Horn Empire loses this war, we won't be saved! ”

Earl Antares chuckles at the anxiety surrounding Earl Lindell.

‘I thought you were in a hurry, but you're such a small fellow. ’

If not, Earl Lindell is easily excited without being calm about everything. After turning under the flag of the Horn Imperial Court, he was getting worse and more easily shaken.

It seemed that he had not gained any stability since he was freed from the strong air conditioning system called Jehovah.

But I had to be prepared for that.

Turning your back on the royal duties was a very dangerous adventure.

Neither the Kingdom of Leaden nor Jehovah were on the same side, nor even King Kars. Likewise, I was in a situation where I had to walk the wire in an insecure position.

“Hey, Earl Lindell. Calm down and listen to me. The propaganda from the Kingdom of Leaden is very good for us. ”

“What good would that do? What's that supposed to mean? ”

“You are now hostile to the House of Leaden, but that doesn't mean you're completely on the side of the Horn Empire. ”

“Of course. There's no way the Emperor can trust us. It's more about partnership than about loyalty. ”

In the end, Earl Lindell and Earl Antares turned their backs on King Leaden because of their interests.

The Horn Imperial Court couldn't fully trust the two families. However, I had to assume that I was holding hands because I needed enormous funding from two families to carry out the war.

“That partnership will continue until the end of the war. In other words, after the war, the Imperial Court will no longer need us. ”

It was the two families that dominated the basin of the Baden River, the continent's greatest yellow masonry.

At the end of the war, the Horn Imperial Court will begin to plot a plan to take the lands of the two families.

The financial situation of the Horn Imperial Court will be very difficult after the war, even though the country is poor due to economic difficulties. In order to overcome the financial turmoil, he had the potential to dispossess Earl Lindell and Earl Antares and take away their property and land.

Can you come under oath of allegiance, throw away a family or two, devoted to the victory of this war, and take everything away? There could be as much looting as there could be in the mood of the everyday Rugged Horn Empire.

“But that doesn't mean the Horn Empire has to lose the war! If the Kingdom of Ledden triumphs, we will be condemned to this day and age. Dammit! Now I see which one wins, but we're in danger! ”

“Tsk, tsk, you're thinking too extreme. Of course, the Horn Empire must win the war. But that doesn't mean you can't win too easily. ”

“Are you a Sheepdog?”

“Similar, but different. The emperor must not lose his strength after this war. We must use the Kingdom of Leaden as a foothold to swallow up the Kingdom of Orion. Now that we have conquered the continent, it must be worth our while under his command. ”

Earl Antares shines his eyes and speaks.

“But the longer the war, the better. We need time to take a stand so that we won't be left behind after this war. ”

“Mmmm... ”

“The current power plan of the Horn Empire is where the nobles draw breath and submit to the absolute power of the emperor who subdued even the nomads. The Emperor left the country for an expedition, so I can barely breathe. If the emperor overwhelmingly destroyed the Kingdom of Leaden and won, the situation would remain the same, but what if the war grew? ”

“The nobles of the Horn Empire are starting to notice. ”

“That's right. That's when we get a gap to dig in. While the Emperor is busy fighting wars, we work with the nobles of the Horn Empire to create a new system of aid. If we become powerful, the Emperor will not be able to defeat us after the war is over. ”

“Like the landscape within the Kingdom of Leaden, it means forming a new force within the Horn. ”

“That's it. Not only nobles, but also senior Imperial officers who failed to impress the Emperor and failed to join the expedition. ”

“It's going to take some time to build up the force like that. ”

“That's why the war should not end so easily. Personally, I'd like the Kingdom of Leaden to have a long war that lasts five, maybe two years. That should give us plenty of time to stick to the plan. ”

Earl Antares grins.

“The emperor is a dangerous man, but he is also an opportunity for us. The Emperor must soar like a dragon. But slowly, so we can all hang on to our dragontails and fly together. ”

“Hurrah!"

Earl Lindell couldn't help but be surprised. Earl Antares' reign was just as magnificent.

‘Now you're complaining a little bit. ’

Earl Antares feels fatigued as he looks at the relaxed mind of Earl Lindel. It was a great pity that only one of the Jehovah wives shared the will of God.

If all five families had followed their own agenda, things would have been much easier.

Think about it.

The landfall unilaterally passes to the Horn Empire.

The Kingdom of Leaden, which has been abandoned by the landfall, is defeated indefinitely by the Horn Empire.

The war will end early, but it doesn't matter.

If the six families of the sixth generation work together to maintain a strong system of harmony, even the Horn Imperial Court would not be able to easily do anything about it. The power of the aftermath to rule the Baden River was inexplicable even to the Hundred Thousand Armies of the Horn Empire.

If that had been the case, the cooperation between the emperor and Jehovah would have been much easier.

The emperor continues to conquer the continent with ambition, and the landscape supports supplies through the Baden River. Thus, when the emperor overthrew the Kingdom of Orien and built an empire, Jehovah enjoys the film as an important festival that must not be missed in the empire.

It should have been.

But Earl Antares' ambitious side has been wrong from the start.

There was someone who essentially interfered with it.

‘Caroc ligand……. ’

After the death of Earl Wolfgang Lanchel, who was an aftermath center, he began to persuade his son, Jason Lanchel, to divide the landscape by the story of Earl Lanchel and Earl Kunt.

The result is this.

The only family committed to the Horn Imperial Court with Earl Antares was Earl Lindell. Earl Lindell had a personal grudge against Caroc Ligand, which led to his refusal to follow Earl Antares.

‘But it's not over yet. I'm too old to be shaken by a distraction like that. ’

Early '80s, Earl Antares. I have spent a long time in political circles. Earl Antares, who had been through the whole battle, didn't want to give up on the young man who was so jealous.

“Humans don't age when they're old. ”

“Then what is aging? ”

“We call them old people who are used to avoiding the right things. ”

Suddenly, I remembered the conversation I had with Caroc Ligand. The words that hurt my heart still stayed in my heart.

‘I only know one, and I don't know two. What is right and wrong in this world? ’

Earl Antares smiles coldly.

‘The winner who survived to the end is right. If you survive and record the history of victory and preach it to the next generation, you will be right. ’