"Long time no see, Lord Ragna. I cordially welcome your pledge of allegiance to Lord Carlos and your becoming a member of Fontana. Best regards,"
"Oh, it's you. No, let me call you Lord Ars. From now on, the Arborest family works for Fontana. I'm going to encourage Lord Ars' Barca family not to lose."
"Yeah, let's hang in there with each other. But you're a lot out of your mind. I was wondering if you'd stick around for a little more compensation repayment."
"I meant to do that at first. but I heard Lord Ars gave the Mementos a blow after he beat the Arborest family. If the matter with the Memento family is cleared, Fontana's eyes will naturally turn to Arborest again. If so, I thought I should make a decision now."
"Well, the Memento Army and I are still fighting."
"Hmm. We're talking about a meeting between the three noble alliances, but does that mean the Memento army hasn't received that information yet?
"No, it seems very different. The Memento family leaders appear to have instructed the military to cease. Even so, it doesn't seem to mean pulling it up, like you brought negotiations to Master Carlos while putting pressure on Fontana territory."
"Negotiation? Are you asking what it's like?
"That's apparently what you're saying, why don't you join hands with the Memento family at the Fontana family. He seems to be trying to walk with the three nobles in support of the Memento family as hegemonic nobles."
"Wow. That hard-line Memento attitude is pretty softened. The defeat of the Barca army has led the Fontana family to see it as quite a reciprocal bargainer, which they thought was small from the greater nobility."
"But from the field commander, that doesn't sound like a very interesting policy. Because it will take the form of a ladder removed before it is ambushed and properly fought. Especially when you argue that some of the troops in the Memento Army should resolutely attack Fontana."
"I see. Well, so will that. Though I lost the first fight, it still seems like a lot of them. But will Master Carlos accept that proposal? Normally, you wouldn't want to join hands with a hostile Memento family."
"Come on, what are we going to do? What about your thoughts as an Arborest family, Lord Ragna?
"Right. As an arborest, I'd appreciate it if you would join hands with the Reinzatz family, not the Memento family."
"Is it the Rheinzatz family? Surely, it's a grand aristocrat west of the king's realm, isn't it? That he is the most powerful of the three noble alliances."
"That's right. Probably the best opponent for Fontana to hold hands with. Besides, it's very profitable for the Arborest family."
"... well. The Memento family is east, and the Rheinzatz family is west, right? The Rheinzatz, west of where Fontana forms, also increases the number of merchants passing through Arborest territory. Does it mean it's easy to revitalize the Arborest?"
"Exactly, Lord Ars. Anyway, the Arborest has greatly reduced the number of people in the last few years. It takes time to recover."
"Ah.... that's tough"
"Really. But with water transportation, you can make a profit without being so manned."
"Speaking of which, I've been wanting to ask you about Arborest territory, there's a lot of rivers over there, right? What happens if we go further down that river? It's not another noble realm, is it?
"Right. Arborest territory is the most endless territory in the northwest. There is no further way. Moving on, the wetlands just keep going."
"Wetlands, is it? Can't people live here?
"You can't. That's where demons live, just like the forest north of Barca. Once upon a time, the ancestors of the Arborest family tried and continued to fail."
He was reunited with Ragna, the Arborest family lord who became part of Fontana.
Until now, he was an Arborest as a nobleman, but from now on he said he would be positioned as a single knight within the Fontana family.
Some would be unacceptable just because they originally reigned as aristocrats.
But if we surrender to Fontana now and go down to the military gates, they will appease the existing territory?
You'll be wanting to get back together somehow.
Such a ragna came to the frontline base for the Memento family.
I guess it's because Carlos is packing into this position right now.
So he and I met face-to-face, so we talk lightly.
In addition to the story of the involvement of the trinoble alliance in that story, I also wanted to ask a few questions about Arborest territory.
Rivers flow in from several aristocratic territories to rivers large enough to float numerous ships in the Arborest territory.
With the river we can carry a lot of luggage and bring it to Fontana.
but what happens if we go further down that river etc.
I heard there were no other aristocratic territories.
Speaking of which, he said, there is not another country, nor is there a person living there.
They say there are vast wetlands, and there are demons hitting each other.
Dangerous demons are stirring up and preventing people from entering.
For this reason, it seems that the Arborest family also continued to fail in their pioneering project as an expansion of their territory, just as Fontana once failed to pioneer its forests.
"But you would have had a chance to know that even if you were in Fontana, right? Don't you really want to hear something else?
"That's sharp. Then I will ask you to go straight in. What is thunderbolt sword material? They were made of materials that could be removed in the Arborest area, or in the wetlands just outside, right?
"I heard Lord Ars is keen to develop magic weapons, but are you also interested in thunderous swords"
"Well, I guess so. If you pass the magic, the electricity will be generated. It's very valuable to use."
"Surely there will be no more user-friendly magic sword than a thunderous sword. That's because you can wipe out a lot of enemies in one swing. Fine. Perhaps I can teach Lord Ars the same knight of Fontana."
Thus, I succeeded in hearing from Ragna about the material of the demon used in the thunderbolt sword.
I've allowed a reduction in the amount of compensation as an information fee, but if I get it right, I'll be able to take it.
I decided to go to the wetlands after this fight.