The Marquis’ Eldest Son’s Lascivious Story

The moon shines brightly in the night sky of September.

Perhaps because of the continued darkness of the city walls, the entire city was illuminated as if it were floating in the dark.

The city of Zizafork is the home of the Marquis of Zeldomitra, one of the five noble families of the Levios Kingdom.

However, it is not a city that has walked together since the time of the founding of the aristocracy, like the city of New Nelly in the Quoldenze family. The Zerdomitra family has repeatedly moved to the capital since the rudder was heavily cut to the invading expansion route in the generation of Zerdomitra Krad.

In times of war, the city that was worthy of an invading base was their castle. It can be said that the concept of home base was scarce in the first place.

It was in recent years that the city of Zizafork became recognized as the home of the Zeldomitra family. In order to efficiently rule the enlarged territory of Zeldomitra, and to build a system capable of waging a war of aggression on a larger scale, the owner of the Zeldomitra family at the time decided to set his back on the largest city in the territory.

There are two iconic buildings in the city of Zizafork.

One is a castle inhabited by the Zeldomitra clan, and the other is a huge tower.

The giant tower was originally a religious institution for praying to the great spirits of the sun. The aristocratic family that once ruled the city of Zizafork was established and donated to demonstrate its loyalty to the High Council of Zesion.

But with the end of the priesthood, the role of the tower changed. The time was renovated as a watchtower to watch out for the invasions of the aristocratic houses around it. The tower was conveniently located just halfway between the city and outside the city.

By the time the Zeldomitra family conquered the city of Zizafork, the tower had also completed its role. As a result of the expansion of residential areas due to population growth, they entered the interior of the city.

Nowadays, it only rings the bell that tells the time.

"Sardine"

A man appeared on the roof of the tower.

His name is Zerdomitra Garel. The current owner of the Zeldomitra family is the Marquis of Zeldomitra.

I knew you were here after all.

The rooftop is built like a roof balcony with the ceiling section on the lower floor on the floor. Therefore, it was a space that gave a spacious impression.

It was Garel's nephew and the next president, Zeldomitra Sardin, who was called. He leaned against the chair and murmured in a small voice.

It's Tsukimi.

Sardin sometimes climbed this tower in the middle of the night when he thought about something in depth. He likes this place closest to the moon in Ziza Fork.

Would you like your uncle to join us?

There was already a chair there. You must have anticipated my uncle's visit.

Garel nodded silently as he faced Sardine across the table. It may have been a long time since I saw my nephew's face so carefully, and he suddenly thought of it.

What is it?

"No, I just thought I looked a lot like you when you were younger than me."

Sardin's father was the ancestor of the Zeldomitra family and brother of Garel.

"... especially my voice. When I talk in this dark place, I feel like I'm even talking to my brother."

Since the citizens have already completed their day of activities, the lights of life have disappeared from the city. From time to time, the moon peeking into their faces from the gap of the clouds and only a little lighting magic illuminated them.

I can't really read my nephew's expression because of the unreliable light source. Garel felt a nostalgia for the voices he could hear from beyond the darkness.

"Speaking of which, my father and my uncle used to have conversations in the middle of the night." The place was a castle. "

"Sometimes you called out to me, sometimes from your brother." We talked about the future of Zeldomitra many times. ”

If so, do you want to talk to me tonight?

When he said that, Sardine lightly raised one hand. The surrounding civil servants activated additional illumination magic when they saw it. Multiple balls of light appeared shaking out the darkness, clearly reflecting the two figures.

When it got bright, Garel noticed that the materials were on the table.

"... it's the Koldenze family."

The map, which is spread out in the center of the table, focuses on the central part of the continent.

"Didn't your uncle come here to talk about it?"

Although I was discussing with the knights and high officials of Zeldomitra, as a sardine, I wanted to talk to my uncle slowly here. And so did Garel.

That's right.

On the map, there were a number of objects like a good morning made from wood cut out. There are three types: red, blue, and green.

It turned out that my nephew was studying the war between the House of Koldenze and the House of Spiaszek.

"Damn, what happened in the Voistra Plains..."

Garel glanced at the pile of dawn as he frowned.

The beginning of things is soon after the beginning of September. Unbelievable information that the Quoldenze troops were besieging the city of Othelloria came into the city of Ziza Fork.

"The place is the word of the people." However, considering that the source of the rumor is Qualdentze..... "

The Zeldomitra family were brought with them by merchants who operated across the territory. His name is Gijot.

The officials of the city of Zizafork who responded initially judged Gijot's tale to be a vicious demo. The sudden start of the Ossellian offensive was obviously an anomaly. It's not very trustworthy.

But I didn't do anything to get rid of Gijot. The snake fang operation that happened at the beginning of this year was still new to their memory, and it was time to think about what might happen and listen to it.

Gijot's knowledge of the movement of the Quoldenze army was a pure coincidence. He happened to be in the territory of Spiazek, visiting the countryside near the city of Docellan, where his acquaintances lived.

After a half-month's stay, he returned to the nearest city of Docelan, where he said the city was somehow occupied by the Kuordenze army. All of a sudden, he seems to have panicked because he was pushed into an incomprehensible situation.

But Gijot was a man who didn't just fall. He was deeply involved with the city of Zizafork and thought that this information could be sold to the Zeldomitra family.

When I made up my mind, I acted quickly afterwards. He followed in the footsteps of the Quoldenze army, pretending to be a pedestrian. In fact, since he was a peddler who earned his living, he was rarely suspected. Thus, he crossed several cities and eventually caught up with the Kuordenze troops who were attacking the city of Ocellolia.

Gijot's story is unknown, but at this time, the Quoldenze troops were concentrating more on the conquest and suppression of the city than on the pursuit of the Spiazek clan who stood in the castle in Otheloria.

As expected, a pedestrian cannot approach a city in such a situation. He quickly cut off and escaped from the Shpiazek Territory and hurried to the Zeldomitra Territory.

"As a result, we were informed at an early stage."

“That's right, it's a big deal to know these things.”

Sardine gently thrust his fingers at the red brunette on the map.

"The fall of the city of Docellaran, the fall of the city of Vaadberg, the fall of the city of Barraika... and the attack on the city of Othelloia."

The red bunny shows the city where Gijot actually saw the presence of the Quoldenze army.

In the city between the cities of Barraica and Othelonia, there were a number of blue ducks. This is a city that Gijot visited but could not confirm the presence of the Quoldenze army.

It must be the Otheloria offensive using the western part of the Voistra Plain after all.

The red and blue dudes indicate that the Quoldenze troops are not heading south from the city of Bahraika. In addition, Knights Zeldomitra predict that there will be no invasion from the south of the Voistra Plains due to the movement of the Silopians and Evenapis forces.

Based on these results, the Zeldomitra family regarded the "Western Via Ossellia theory of assault" as a prominent feature.

"If this pedestrian had visited Sikinaon City, I would have seen a little bit of war right now..."

According to rumors later on, you also fell.

Garel smiles bitterly at Sardine's light mouth.

I see, it's a rumor.

The goodies on the map were red, blue, and green. The largest number of them is the green dawn.

"Civilians immediately inflate their stories. Now we can't really read the truth."

Gijot's tale was quick. It was a little too early. In order to corroborate, Zeldomitra officials conducted interviews with visitors to the city of Zizafork, but those who knew about the abnormalities of the Voistra Plains could not be caught.

It seems that something happened in the territory of Spiazeik, and it was only recently that such a voice was heard from pedestrians and travelers. But it was all rumors that people heard, and it had no credibility.

It's really a terrible arrangement.

Sardin was in tune with Garel and turned his attention to the map.

The green bunny was lying roughly on the whole of the Voistra plain. This shows the information on the fall of the city received from people other than Gijot. It's easy to see that rumors have been exaggerated and the truth crushed over time.

Rumors like these don't give us a good idea of the outcome of the battle. Therefore, the Zeldomitra family assumed that only the testimony of the first visitor, Gijot, was true and proceeded with the study.

"It is possible that you dare to exaggerate the results of the battle and listen to it and send false information to other territories. For blindness. The Marquis of Qualdenze would do just that.”

"It's like Lord Lukse, who's good at power plotting."

"The northern half of the Voistra Plains is particularly bad." If you believe in reputation, almost every city seems to have fallen. I was trying to hide the state of war in this region... I can't read anything anyway. ”

The two of them stared at the large quantity of green dirty food and roared.

It is a conspiracy of the Koldenze family on its own, but in fact, this is the result of the spread of the lie that Wilk shouted on the battlefield that "all the northern part of Voistra went down to Koldenze". There's no Rooks' will there.

“My uncle thinks there's something in the area. There was some kind of conspiracy."

"I still can't see the whole thing, but there's no doubt that some kind of solution moved behind the scenes. Otherwise, I don't think Marquis Quordenze, who values diplomacy, will return to his territory until he has stopped socializing.”

Until the other day, Garel and Sardine had gone to the capital again. Its purpose is to prepare in advance for the usual social season, gather information, and manipulate public opinion. The Levios will be heavily implicated in the Zeldomitra family's future invasion strategy.

Garel wanted to avoid taking the incoming Sardine to the capital of the kingdom, where the priestly assault had just broken out. However, Sardin himself was forced to give permission because of his strong wishes.

I had the advantage of taking her with me. Sardin has a good relationship with Prince Dunkel. His son, Dunkel, was more likely to appear on the social scene than Levios king Lugain, who was rumored to still be lying down after the attack.

"Did I cut you off?" I didn't have much of an impression of that. ”

Sardine recalls the figure of Luke, who came to greet him as he departed from the capital. No matter what kind of treachery was lurking behind that unstoppable smile, no answer could be given.

"It's no surprise to think that leaving the capital on the way was part of the plot. For the Marquis of Qualdenze, it will be a return as planned."

Garel let out a big sigh before continuing.

"I heard that the battle situation is more dominant than before, but it has moved a lot since I got here." Were you concerned about the interference of other houses and wanted to settle it as soon as possible? The Marquis of Qualdenze is bold, too. ”

It was a pale statement. It's only natural that Garel himself doesn't believe in the idea.

He understands Rooks a little bit about who he is because he has interactions with Rooks. That's why I was only uncomfortable with the movement of the House of Qualdenze this time.

What I deliberately said has a strong meaning of convincing myself. As a matter of reality, something is happening in the Voistra Plains.

"It must have moved."... I don't know who moved it. "

Garel turned his attention to his nephew, who made a thoughtless statement.

"Koldenze Wilk, is that it?"

Sardin smiles in affirmation of the response.

"My uncle calls it interference from another family, but the Levios family isn't there right now." Even if there is interference, is there still time to talk about it? "

“That's right.... naturally, I'll think of it as the Marquis of Qualdenze."

"If so, isn't Lord Lukse going to try to crush Spiazek in the Great Showdown while maintaining his superiority in the war?" There's no point in rushing into a match now, and you don't have to bet. Lord Garphis, the war-torn general, must agree. "

That is what Sardin has been claiming for a long time. I don't know what kind of plan there was, but I'm sure there's no one else but Qualdenze Wilk who can make a mysterious and big move so far.

Sardin deepens his smile.

"However, in May, we were able to deepen our rapport with Lord Wilk. At the evening meeting, I felt a strong will to overthrow Spiazek."

The Zeldomitra family interacted with the Queldenze family at the Wangcheng social event held in May. For that reason, Garel had a conversation with Wilk for the time being. However, at that time, it was not so long after the threatening battle between Wilk and Orsian, and I could only have a conversation that would not cause any strange stimulus.

Meanwhile, Sardine participated in the next general meeting held in the middle of the evening party, so she and Wilk were able to make more of a breakthrough.

"I've heard that many times already. It looks like you were planning to defeat Spiazek yourself."

“Yes, Lord Wilk was negative about our proposal.”

The proposal is a plan for the invasion of St. Navenpos led by the Zeldomitra and Levios families.

The plan is to destroy the independent nobility of the Ummmon Islands who are in the way of the Zeldomitra family, paving the way to the holy city of Maguaze, and extort them from the kingdom's nobility allies. In return for agreeing to this proposal, the Quoldenze family presented a system of cooperation in versus Špiazek.

"There was no island to attach to."

Then Sardin breaks his maker's smile and starts to remember and laugh.

Sardine and Dunkel talked several times about invading the Holy City at the next general meeting, but Wilk never broke his opposite side until the end. Dunkel's proposal also showed some understanding, but from Sardine's point of view, it seemed to be merely a form of courtesy to the person who hosted the meeting.

"Don't think too much, just do it on your own, don't involve Qualdentze... I felt like I was saying that." I didn't expect you to hate me so much. ”

Not only was there no gap in standing behavior as an aristocrat, but its strength was so prominent on the contrary.

But Sardine had no particular bad impression. Rather, I felt a little closeness to the fact that I was able to confirm the appearance of human emotions from Wilk, who stood around as an aristocrat.

I don't think Lord Wilk is just an obedient son to Lord Luke.

"Indeed, my father, the Marquis of Qordenze, is positive about invading the Holy City... no, about involving us, Zeldomitra and House Levios." It's not the will of Lord Wilk. "

Sardin nodded, wondering if that was the case.

"Lord Lukse's policy is to crush Spiazeke's army completely in the Great Showdown. Considering the legs of the centipede, it is necessary, but considering the scale of Koldenze and Spiazek, the wounds left in the territory are also huge...."

The Great Showdown was a total battle for the fate of the nobility. It is a unique opportunity to destroy the Knights once and for all and pick the guerrilla buds that occur after the war. But on the other hand, it can also be a place to lose a large number of Civil Guards.

"Besides, I don't think the cornered Spiazek army will lose so easily." I've heard that Operation Serpent Fang took Castle Rishleaf almost as close to an ambush. It is better to assume that Spiazek's forces are still alive. Depending on the course of the battle, it is likely that the Quoldenze army will struggle, suffer heavy losses, and win or lose. Either way, you can't win unharmed. "

The Koldenze and Spiaszek families are no other great nobility in the central part of the continent. The size of the colliding armies is unlike any other independent nobility in the Free City.

How many soldiers are gathered and scattered on the battlefield? Sardin even remembered a certain touch at the size of the number.

"The Kuordenze army is in control, and the vast Voistra plain is devastated. You'll have a hard time swallowing your territory."

Considering the post-war period, the former Spiazek people are losing the men who work for them after they were squeezed from their property for the Great Showdown. The army's power is essential to contain this grievance and realize reconstruction. More specifically, the power of the Servitors. The slave ancestors accept slavery by the strong guidance of the clear superior, the servant ancestors.

But the Voistra Plain was vast. That control will require a lot of personnel. In the Zeldomitra family, even if the Kuordenze army was complete, they expected to have a surplus.

What remained after the war was a snake that ate a giant prey called Voistra and was stuck.

A snake that swallows too big and is too fat also makes it difficult to protect itself from external enemies. Sardin says that if you're not good enough, the prey in your stomach might blow back and rip your guts out.

"Considering that, it's a cheap purchase, such as an invasion of the sacred city." If we can get Zeldomitra and Levios to stay out of harm's way, we'll only need to shy away from the West. It may come as no surprise that Lord Luke is positive about our proposal. ”

Ensuring a safe break time after meals is of great benefit to Qualdenze. Of course, we can't be completely alarmed, but basically we just have to keep an eye on the Empire.

Garel had no problem with Sardine's reasoning. I didn't complain, so I shook my head.

"That's why the words of Lord Wilk at the evening party are completely untrustworthy."

Garrell considered Wilk to be a noble boy who was honest and brilliant, and who looked closely at his father's back. Because Wilk's behavior at the meetup was very similar to that of Rooksé. I could immediately tell that I was working towards my father, Luke.

"I saw that the great nobleman Kuordenze had the right strength for the next incumbent." Then you will understand the benefits of the invasion of the Holy City. We should think that there was some kind of intention in the statements that dared to deny it. ”

Although it is a night party, the meeting where the next head of the five noble families of the kingdom gathers their faces is a very political place. It was arguably the forefront of the next generation of diplomacy.

There should be something behind opposing proposals that are beneficial to one's own self on such occasions.

"So, what kind of intention does your uncle think Lord Wilk had to take the opposite position?"

"...... The Marquis of Qualdenze is positive about the invasion of the Holy City." However, depending on the future situation, it may be more convenient to reverse it. It was a preparation for refusing to enter the war. Because the next generation is against hard-line, we cannot agree to invade the Holy City. "

It is, so to speak, insurance. It is hypothesized that Koldenze's parents and children had a meeting in advance, and Wilk acted accordingly at the meeting.

Do you really think Lord Lukse would do such a small job?

"... no, I don't think so"

If you just refuse the proposal, you don't have to prepare an excuse called Wilk. Even though Lu Xe said positive, she was standing around never taking a word of it, and she always said, "I knew it! It is kept in a state where it can be said." It was not an insurance that I had to get until I acted out to spread the discord between the present and the next generation.

It was Garel himself who best understood that it was a farce.

"Lord Wilk was dissatisfied with the plan to invade the Holy City." Isn't it better to be honest about it now? "

I'd like to argue, but I can't think of any other good interpretation. Garel struck a hammer like a roar.

"I wonder what I didn't like. Perhaps Lord Wilk is also dissatisfied with Lord Luukse."

"That's an opinion that has leapt a little too far." It was clear that Lord Wilk's standing around, which Kramitis showed when he approached the Imperial Castle, was support for his father, who was responsible for diplomacy. There is no discord between the parents and the children of Qualdentze, or even if there were, it would be small. "

Although Wilk was aware of his responsibilities as the guardian of the earth, Garel saw that his aim was to be oriented towards aristocratic diplomacy after the end of the turmoil. In fact, due to Wilk's actions, Luke has a situation in which he can strike a variety of hands.

If Koldenze's parents and children were truly unarmed, Wilk would have come to the capital and taken the lead during the social season to make the most of the hand. However, Rooksse was the only one who came to see him before the season. Probably wouldn't have come out if it had been a social production. In other words, he trusts his father and leaves diplomacy to him. The fact that Qoldenze parents and children are basically oriented in the same direction is conveyed.

But when I said this, I said, "Well, what about Zeldomitra? Tensions may run between my uncle and my nephew. That's why Garel didn't put everything into words.

"I think Lord Wilk is holding back with reason even if there is a rebellion against Lord Rooks because he is smart." The only thing overflowing is dissatisfaction with the proposed invasion of the Holy City. ”

At the next general meeting, Wilk had a strange interest in Sardine and Dunkel, who showed antipathy for their guardians. That is what makes a strong impression on him.

Perhaps because of that, Sardin continues to consider it alone, and ultimately says, “Wilk is also having some kind of frustration with his guardian? It goes in that direction." In the current situation where there was a lack of information, there was a part that would be lost in the image.

"That's just imagination."

For his part, Garel doesn't have such an impression on Wilk.

At the exchange meeting, she showed her talented standing around, and when the demon beast approached, she was immediately preparing for the diplomatic battle that was going on with her seemingly great cause. The Wilk statue depicted in Garel was like Rookse II.

If it was Rooksé 2, it should try to move things forward in a deliberate and distant manner, but it should not move for light reasons such as rebellion against the owner. Isn't there a deep intention in that action?... Left alone, Garel's thoughts flowed more and more to the side of the plot.

"... it's a story without a clue." After all, I can only tell my story in speculation. "

Garel shook his head several times to cut off the thought. Both myself and my nephew are only stuck with impressions after all.

"It is better not to measure others' hearts with imagination." If you have a futile preconception, you will be entangled in a snake. "

There was a confrontation between Garel and Sardin over the proposed invasion of the Holy City.

Garel thought that the idea of the next incumbent would be hampered by the policy of the current incumbent... that his nephew's attempt to draw such a composition in Qoldenze would be larger than the part that projected his current situation. Because of this, we have a tendency towards impressionism.

"... I understand. Well, as my uncle said, it's possible that the parent-child relationship is good."

Sardin exhales deliberately.

In that case, Lord Rooks would have left it to Lord Wilk.

I can see from his eyes that he has any claims. Garel moved his chin slightly to encourage the conversation to continue.

"It's a long time ago, but your father and uncle said it." The Koldenze offensive stops at Ryishleaf Castle, and the Levios intervene to stop it. "

The Levios do not want the birth of a giant nobleman. The Zeldomitra family predicted that they would always plot a truce before the start of the Ryshleaf offensive as a way to stall the central part of the continent.

Garel remembers this, so he nods immediately.

"However, Operation Snake Fang cracked the Great Shield." It could be said that the invasion of the Qordenze army was impossible....... Now, if Lord Wilk had given his own military maneuver a different policy at this time, how would Lord Rooks have received it? "

If there is any discord between parents and children, I may decide that it is dangerous to give my son more martial arts. But what if the relationship is good? Sardin continues his theory.

"Since I support you on the diplomatic side, I hope you can show your gorgeous work and push your back like that." Like my grandfather, Duke Garphis, I feel free to wing on the battlefield.... if you think about it, you can also guess why Lord Luukse came to the capital. It's the patronage of the operation devised by Lord Wilk. There are a number of possible reasons to reassert the status quo in the capital before the end of the operation in order to discourage the Spiazek family. ”

I don't know if you mean it, but Sardine is talking about it in a way that is like a light extension.

It should be noted that Wilk did not devise the operation in complete delusion, but with a certain basis. Among Gijot's testimonies, there were rumors that the Voistra Liberation Army, led by Koldenze Wilk, had been very active.

”It sounds like you're forcing me to squeeze in, but it suits me”

Garel took it that this was also a kind of self-assertion using a cushion called Qualdentze. If you trusted your nephew, give him more authority, and that's all he sounded like.

"Hahaha, that's a funny story."

“I see. My brother and I used to talk crazy stupid stories.”

Garel sometimes discussed the future of the Zeldomitra family with his brother, the ancestor. Rather than a serious discussion, it is like brainstorming in which ideas are twisted by combining intuition, impressions, imagination, delusions, aspirations and dreams with each other. The bold hypothesis that Sardin had just spoken of was reminiscent of the night he had spoken with his brother.

Please return the stupid stories to me.

"I want to do that, but if there is such a plan, how should we summarize the story?" Both the purpose and the content are annoying. The movement of the army is too... insane. "

My uncle said, "What do you think the Kuordenze army did?"

Garel thought for a moment and sat down, pressing his back against the back of the chair.

“It's going to be a ridiculous story. I can't grasp the reason or the purpose."

"Please let me hear it without saying so." Now, the moon, the other side of the clouds, and the bullshit will disappear into the darkness. "

Garel hadn't noticed, but there was a cloud hiding the moon sometime.

If you turn off the lighting magic ball, will you feel like you're talking to your brother like you used to? With that in mind, Garel grabbed the pointer stick that was roughly placed in the corner of the table.

"I'm going to tell you a stupid story."

Once she refused, Garel opened her mouth.

"The reputation for the northern half of the Voistra Plains is too bad."

Since it was a topic we had touched on earlier, Sardine only nodded quietly. The green dick with the pointer stick hoisting to the Voistra plain is beaten.

"This is likely to be the Marquis's plan to hide the actual results of the battle." It is somewhat unnatural that so far the story has been exaggerated. It suggests that there may be some kind of hidden intent. ”

Of course, Garel says, the northern half of the Voistra Plains could really be conquered. But that's impossible. He makes a mockery of himself, saying that any attack would be too fast.

"So where are you trying to hide the northern half of Voistra?"... it will be the fall of the city of Vuadberg. "

So Garel pointed the stick at the red dude. If you believe Gijot's information, it is a city occupied by the Quoldenze army.

“The fall of these three cities is incomprehensible: Vaadberg, Docellaran, and Burraika. Therefore, it seems that the liver of this military action is here."

“The hypothesis that we attacked Otheloria via the west is obviously unnatural.”

“Yeah, that's right. Considering the passage through the western part of the plain, it would be sufficient to drop and suppress the area around the city of Maigeode or Torsa. The city of Barraika is a little too far ahead of us, so there's going to be a big showdown somewhere before we get here.”

Tan, tan, and the pointer rod rhythmically clapped the name of the city on the map.

Now he is in the position of Marquis Zerdomitra, but Garel was one of the generals who served the Lord until a short while ago. The military story is ripe.

"Vaardberg, Docellaran, and Barraika are unnecessary for the Othelonia offensive. We don't have time to drop cities like this."

However, those cities have red goodies to show that they have fallen.

“That means we need to change our view. They say the Ossellian onslaught has something to do with the fall of Vaardberg, Docellaran, and Barraika."

It was not a question, it was just confirmation.

"That's right. It's probably in this part of the Koldenze territory... it's called the Ark Noah Contaminated Area, but I think we got into Spiazek territory from here and launched an ambush."

Garel almost laughed as he said it. It's too nonsense to do anything. That brilliant-looking man couldn't have done such a thing. He thought it was not courage, but barbarism.

“With a handful of elites composed of knights and ancestors, you can break through at the shortest possible distance without worrying about the soil. In fact, Lord Wilk is doing similar things in Operation Snake Fang."

"It's a rescue for Nambonan City. By his swift action, he succeeded in defeating the Spiazeiks."

The tip of the pointer rod traces the Amelia River.

"With this tough force, we will destroy all the coastal defenses on the opposite side of Spiazek." After that, I used the relatively less polluted land to cross the river with the Conservative Guard.... "

“I've heard that the Arkonian contaminated area is a very inaccessible place, but it may not be that big. If you take the time to bypass it, the Civil Guard will be cleansed to the extent that it can.”

I know of other remotely located contaminated areas, but they have little meaning, and information gathering is also sweet. The Zeldomitra family underestimated the Arknowa contaminated area.

"I don't think so. If Lord Rooks goes to the capital, Spiazek's eyes will naturally turn to Lord Garfis." Lord Wilk, who was waiting in New Nelly City, will be the one to pierce the gap. "

So Sardin expressed one opinion.

“According to the pedestrian's testimony, there were a lot of Koldenze soldiers in Vuadberg. I think I used a lot of ships to transport this soldier..."

“That's right, is there anything that bothers you?”

“It's possible that Lord Wilk brought a large number of ships to the crossing point of the Amelia River. We may have carried a ship on the Obieto River, a ship on the river in our territory, or maybe a military ship owned by the Evenapis family. We need a lot of money to send in a big army.”

In preparation for the invasion of the Holy City, we were supposed to conquer the Umong Islands. The essence of the assault was the arrival of ships from other regions. The Avenapis and the Levios brought large numbers of military ships to Lake Umon manually, and the violence seized the islands at once.

"... have you used our measures?"

The idea has already been conveyed to the Qoldenze family.

“We had to talk to Qualdentze, but we were able to use it.”

I don't suppose that's what inspired the operation?

"There is a possibility." That topic came up at the evening meeting. Everything was written in a strange book with similar maneuvers. It is also found in the scriptures. Both are failures. "

Sardin remembers the book that Athelahan Karmia was talking about. After returning to Jiza Fork City, I instructed my close friends to pick it up, but I still didn't get it.

“I think Lord Wilk thought it was an impractical solution, such as bringing in a ship. However, I heard from Zeldomitra and Levios about the measures to conquer the islands and understood that they were feasible. Then I thought about whether I could use it for the Spiazeik strategy, and came up with this plan...... How about that?"

"It's an open-minded thing." But when you think about it, do you see what Lord Rooks wanted to keep secret? The Qordenze family, one of the five nobles of the kingdom, dared to carry out an ambush using the ship... If such a case spreads, it could lead to the capture of the Umong Islands. After all, we are also one of the five noble families of the kingdom, the Zeldomitra family. "

If there is a precedent, we will be wary. The Zeldomitra family, which has a relatively good relationship with the Koldenze family, is likely to carry out similar operations.

"As a Zeldomitra, you've been stolen, so it's essential to have a bad impression of Qualdentze. I see, then it's no wonder Lord Lukse moves in secret."

Garel burst out when he saw his nodding nephew. It was just pure fun that a stupid story had unexpectedly led to it.

"However, this military operation is bold, invincible, and meaningless. Even if the ambush over Alcunor succeeds, I don't think it will lead to the conquest of Ossellia."

"Well, that's right. If we can turn Vaardberg into a bridgehead, it will dilute the strategic value of Castle Rischleaf... but in the first place, Koldenze is already under control."

Prior to Operation Serpent Fang, Operation Veardberg would have been a game-changer. But as a matter of fact, Voistra's shield was already cracked. Rather, it seemed like a mischievous way of expanding the battlefield.

"It will be of paramount importance to defeat the Spiazek army directly in the big battle. It is obviously anomalous to throw the next master into enemy territory in order to gain a city far from the front line.”

Then there is too little return on risk. Even if Rooksse were to give his son martial arts, he wouldn't allow such a dangerous attack. It would be much better if you played gorgeously in a big showdown without playing games.

"From Vuadberg, we will intercept the enemy general at the front where Lord Gulfis is waiting." This is a total amount, but it will be impossible at first. "

If there is anything else that can be targeted, it is the neck of the Lord's ancestor.

But we can't take the city like an empty nest. Usually, it takes a long time to drop one city at a time. Garel affirmed that he could not wait for the Lord of the Voistra Plains, the Spiazeik Army, to take him hostage.

By the way, according to rumors, Lord McNeith and his ancestor, Lord Kindlore, were also captured.

“If the present and the ancestors were to be defeated simultaneously, it would be either a big showdown or a strategic Othello conquest. I don't deserve to believe it."

By the way, the rumor is coming from Gigotto's mouth. However, the details were asked by people, and Gijot himself did not confirm them. In the first place, there is no way for a pedestrian to confirm the life and death of the ancestor.

It should be noted that the Gijot information is from before the fall of the city of Othelonia. Naturally, in the Zeldomitra family, we do not think that both the present and the ancestors were killed at that time. It was decided that a civilian who was excited by the magnitude of the impact of the siege of Ossellia might be listening to the demo.

Therefore, even if additional death rumors arrived later, it was treated as a derivative of Gijot's hearsay and could hardly be believed.

"According to similar rumors, Lord Gulfis developed a magic defect." It's not surprising given the age, but.... "

Garel says in a dazed voice. When Sardin heard that, he took the other pointer stick that was on the desk.

“The fact that Vaudberg, Doselan, and Burraika are under the occupation of Koldenze means that there must be at least an army in the north of Voistra that includes its main ancestors. Otherwise, it will be difficult to control the city. Likewise, the Lord's ancestors are indispensable in conquering Osseloria, the home of the Spiazek clan. Given that, it is reasonable to think that Lord Gulfis and Lord Wilk are marching separately.”

Now that Rooks had gone to the king's city, the attackers were the ancestors of the two lords. No other general has played a significant role in the Quoldenze army in recent years.

We can't tell which one is attacking the city of Othelloia or which one is standing up north of Voistra, but in any case, Garfis' magic failure is a falsehood.

“That's what's going to happen in reason. However, I was wondering if it would be so easy to carry out a raid via the west. Of course, Spiazek's Knights were waiting for him in the city on the route. There is no passing through the empty plains of Gala, and it is not easy to reach Othelloria. First of all, Lord Garphis would not want such a settlement.”

"I don't know how far we can shred Spiazek's servants in the ambush-looking base strategy." The legs of the centipede will be stupid after the war. ”

"... I still don't know." I do not see the ultimate objective, the reason for this operation. This is just a grand operation. "

So Garel contemplates for the first time. And I tried to tell the story by force.

"For some reason, the troops led by Lord Wilk raided the city of Vaadburgh." The operation was originally over here.... but at this point, the Spiazek forces on the front line will be pinched from both the Reischleaf and Vuadberg sides. Surprised by the sudden ambush, the Spiazek army abandoned the front and returned to the city of Othelonia. Although this was an unexpected move, Lord Wilk did not miss this opportunity to advance, defeating Docellan and Burraika, and preventing the Spiazek army from appearing again on the front line. Lord Garfis of the front dared to attack from the western part of the plain while his grandson was covering the Voistra plain. The west was less defensive than I thought, and I was lucky enough to reach Othelloria..... "

The last one had his voice down.

"It's a lot worse than you think." I haven't been able to solve the problem of the Servitors. And according to the pedestrian testimony, the general of the Kuordenze army surrounding Ossellonia should be Lord Wilk. ”

Garel pointed silently and placed the stick in the corner of the table, as if he had thrown it. It was so divisive that I didn't want to go on talking any longer.

"... Damn, the civilians can say whatever they want." We still need to send an envoy to the House of Koldenze as soon as possible. I don't know at all as it is now. I have to check the situation with the eyes of someone I trust..... "

I have already selected a knight to serve as an envoy, but the reply from the Queldenze family is not good. I was reluctant to accept the messenger.

Inside the Zeldomitra family, the idea is to send in servants as intelligence agents, but it has also been reported that Qordenze territory is very vigilant in terms of the entrance and exit of servants. You'll get a bad impression when you're exposed to a sneaky slip of the tongue. The current situation was so opaque that it was necessary to proceed with caution.

"We need to know more about Lord Wilk than ever before." In May socializing, that was already a huge success.... "

Sardin laughed at the way he put it.

"If Lord Wilk asks, you'll be angry, Uncle." Most of the cause will be Princess Orsian. "

The intimidation battle started with Orcian, and the demonic beast Kramitis crusade also inspired Orcian to join the battle. Basically, Sardin thought it was the result of Orsian's rampage. I think that some aspects of Wilk's response in a strange way have increased the fuss in vain.

"I don't understand the relationship with Princess Orsian either." "Despite all the murderous intentions, why are we having a simple conversation..." I thought my heart would stop when I heard you were with those two at the party. "

The threat of magic was like a declaration of hostility for my ancestors. Normal means conflict and confrontation. The kingdom aristocrats around me understood that, so they were wary and afraid that Wilk and Orsian would approach. I can't imagine what the damage would be to those two idiots if they started a fight.

It was a miraculous meeting that was established between Wilk, who was subtly bothered by the sense of the nobility, and Orsien, who did not have such a feeling in the first place.

"I was surprised, too. And for some reason, Princess Orsian, who appeared at the meeting, showed a favourable attitude to Lord Wilk from the beginning. It was really weird."

Judging from Sardine who did not know the circumstances, she had no idea why her attitude had changed so much during the period from intimidation to the evening party.

"Besides, Lord Wilk was also somewhat receptive." Normally, it wouldn't be strange to protest against Princess Orsian's disrespectful attitude and the insensitive presence of Lord Kirode. Both I and Prince Duncker had a heartbreaking feeling. "

"At the evening party, he would have danced with Princess Romillier of the Spiazek family. At that time, the surroundings were terrifying."

Blood washing children are dancing with their hands together. Perhaps the wave of murderous intent shown in the intimidating battle with Orcian would be released from close range, and the nobles who were watching could not afford to feel the romance there, but simply chilled their liver.

"Lord Wilk is solidly moving in a crowded place, but strangely elegant." I think I'm going to have a hard time looking at it. "

Maybe she was in the mood for a nightclub.

Sardin joked, but Garel's expression turned very steep.

"If Quoldenze swallows Spiazek, what does that young man want next... no, it's a terrible story." Now more than ever, we can't be swayed. "

You're very vigilant, aren't you?

"My brother and I grew up listening quietly to the threat of the Zinker-En Empire from our fathers and grandfathers." The Western Champions will soon advance to the eastern and southern parts of the continent. "

The Third Emperor, Ferrot, stood before Sardine, and the Quoldenze family was biting into the Eastern Empire's nobility. Therefore, I never felt the threat of the Zinker-En Empire on my skin.

"Lord Wilk is the son of the Marquis of Queldenze, but he is also the grandson of Lord Cassia and Lord Garfis. Somewhat, it must have influenced the idea. I might think about conquering like Zinker-En-Di eventually."

Sardin thinks it's a leap too far, but he also knows that there are a lot of nobles in the kingdom who want to unite Wilk and Zinker-En.

"I don't think so." I think Mr. Wilk should think realistically. I don't know if there's anything childish about it... oh, I felt young when I thought about civilians. "

Sardin felt that at the meeting, he was overconfident in the power of the civilian population. It is a relatively common tendency among younger aristocrats, not uncommon.

"It might have been around this time last year, or it might have been the impact of starting to be involved in the governance of Nambonan City." Perhaps my father has entrusted the city to me. And if you rule directly, you'll feel good. "

“You should understand immediately. I don't think it's a big deal."

"That's true, but you don't have to hate it that much."

"I just think it's stupid. I don't hate it. Because of that foolishness, my Zeldomitra is flourishing."

There are a number of industries in Zeldomitra, the most profitable of which is the slave trade. In addition, the slave mentioned here is a slave ancestor's common slave, other special cases are not included.

The main source of slavery is the battlefield, but it is now the Quoldenze and Zeldomitra factions that are waging an external war in the Kingdom of Levios. The Levios and their factional nobles have captured the natives on an expedition to the foggy lands known as the Northern Expedition, but the other kingdom nobles have little choice but to acquire them.

There are not many parents in the Kingdom who give up their children from hardship, but there are not many working adult males caught. Because the worker is going to sell at the end. It is far from a stable supply.

And no matter how noble you are, one day you can't slave and ship the landlords for no reason at all. The cover is too bad.

For the Zeldomitra family, the free city group was like a field where slaves grew on their own. In some cases, there are few competitors that are not competitors, and even simple trading profits are sufficient to make a fortune.

And the slave market itself was generating huge profits. In Zeldomitra territory, the systems related to slavery are more meticulously maintained than in other territories, and they have enough military power to be regarded as the five nobles of the kingdom. As slave traders from all over the continent gathered in search of a safe and stable trade, more slaves than captured by the Zeldomitra army were flooded into the market and traded every day. Shoba's profits, including customs tolls and brokerage fees in the market, are huge.

The composition of what built the platform made a fortune was the same for both the earth and the Elio continent.

"It doesn't mean that Lord Wilk feels the same as you." The New Nelly City slave market seems to have flourished in the last few decades, but it is small compared to Zither Fork. In the first place, the system is different between Zeldomitra and Quordenze. "

Most aristocratic territories do not distinguish between the people and the slaves. Because both are slave ancestors, they are considered to be essentially the same existence.

Even if you are a slave, you will be taxed as a single citizen, and if conscripted, you will be taken as a junta. It's more costly for management than I thought. You can't own it indefinitely unless it's an Exploiting Aristocrat or Knight.

Handle with care. Sometimes I was punished by the lords if I killed them by using them explicitly. However, it could not be assumed that the slave ancestor held the right to kill and take the same slave ancestor. If you have properly filed a notification as a slave, you will be given some extenuating circumstances, but you will be punished too badly. After all, from the lord's side, it turns out to be the composition of the territory that killed the territory.

In addition, slaves can escape if they are treated too harshly. If they escaped, the owner would have to find them and bring them back on his own. The Lords won't help us at all. Even if a fugitive slave wanders the city, there is no public service to arrest him. The reasoning of "it's worse to be out of control" causes me to be shut out. Master has no choice but to weep.

On the other hand, the Zeldomitra territory has a system for slavery.

The system that can be said to symbolize this is the division between the first and second inhabitants. Ordinary people in other territories are the first, and slaves are the second. Taxes and conscripts were treated differently between the First and Second Nations, creating an environment that was relatively easy for the residents to own slaves.

Measures have also been put in place with regard to escape. Fugitive slaves are soon to be captured and returned to their owners at the customs post in Zeldomitra territory. The service fee would be taken, but it would be much cheaper if the locals decided to bring it back on their own.

Due to these systems, the slave ownership rate of the Zeldomitra people is higher than that of other territories. Slave rebellion comes to mind on Earth, but it doesn't occur in Zeldomitra territory. Because slaves of slave ancestors can't beat the ruling class of ancestors and slave ancestors. At most, a murder case will occur between the master and individual slaves.

And the fact that it is easy to own slaves means that labor is easy to use. Even in small villages, manpower can be secured relatively easily, so it was easy to reclaim land in Zeldomitra territory.

It can also be said that there is efficient investment at the private level. I was grateful for the Zeldomitra family because even if I left them alone, they would invest and grow on their own. The residents will be grateful because it will also reduce the tax burden.

Not many civilians are attracted to the reign of Zeldomitra. For the Zeldomitra family, which had many contaminated areas and required the efficient use of land, securing the population and concentrating investment in the labor force were the lifeline. One of the forefathers has the motto that there is no earth to protect without the people.

However, there are not many territories where a system like Zeldomitra has been introduced. As far as Wilk could tell, the Zeldomitra family was responsible for enforcing the law with a large force.

There are various arguments about why this system is unacceptable, but Wilk thought that the most powerful reason was "somehow I don't like it" emotional theory.

A slave ancestor is a slave ancestor no matter where he goes. From the perspective of the ruler, the system that creates a pseudo upper and lower class within the frame of the slave ancestors of the first and second residents "somehow does not care".

In the first place, there is a practical problem that the cost of introducing the system does not match the performance because other territories do not have as much slave supply as Zeldomitra.

I think it's the same everywhere.

And Sardin was flirting with this system, scornful of the Zeldomitra people who were enthusiastic about pseudo-class play.

Even though they were only weak people called slave ancestors, the sight of them discriminating against each other as first and second peoples was stupid, pathetic, and ugly.

Ancestors of slaves should be equal, not superior, and ancestors of slaves should be subordinated only to the ancestors of the Lord and the ancestors of the servants. He still thinks so. "I don't like it somehow" might be the destination.

However, since I also understand that Zeldomitra's system works effectively, I did not think about reforming it. It can be said that the civilian population did not have the enthusiasm to enter that way.

"... I used to dream about civilians too"

There was no discrimination between slave ancestors in other realms, and there was a time when Sardine thought so.

Especially with the Zeldomitra army and the free-city militia, who had a lot of fighting opportunities. I thought everyone would live together, without discrimination, if they were the inhabitants of a small, slim territory.

Of course, it was a fantasy imagined by a boy who did not know the world, and it broke quickly.

"Also, my uncle is vigilant, but I don't really understand the horror of the Zinker-En Empire." The system in which the Lord's ancestors succumbed to the Lord's ancestors could not last long. I think stagnation is inevitable. ”

Those with the same strength should not give in to those with the same strength... this was the idea that Sardin eventually reached.

The Levios can be recognized as the leader of the Union of Aristocrats, but the Zinker Enemies cannot be worshipped as absolute lords. He believes that finding a pseudo-masterial relationship between the ancestor and the ancestor is essentially a foolish act that is no different from the ranks of the common people.

The ancestor of the Lord is the ancestor of the Lord, and he shall not yield to the ancestor of the Lord. There is no cause in which the ancestor stands above the ancestor. The Lord's ancestors have the right as the Lord's ancestors to be independent and free.

That's why Sardin wanted the Zeldomitra family to be stronger and bigger. Since the era of war is over and he still reigns as a great nobleman, he craves more power than ever to embody his beliefs.

And if I could, I wanted my uncle to recover his former courage. Sardin admired his father and uncle for invading the Free City.

"... I see. So what do you think of Princess Orsian?" Perhaps it is a legendary bloodline, ancestor. Can you be worshipped as a superior? "

Garel knows Sardinian claims. And I dared to change the subject because I know that when you talk about it, the conflict of opinions begins.

Garel was half convinced that Orsian's identity was his ancestor. Because I intuitively understood that the quality of magic power was a different kind of magic power that was not the main ancestor's. There is no reason there.

According to Sardine's way of thinking, the firstborn is worthy to stand above the firstborn of the Lord.

No way.

He showed an astonished trick.

"Even if Princess Orsian was the original, it would be meaningless if the blood didn't continue." As it is, I am no different from the Great Lord. "

The means of conveying the bloodline of the ancestors are unknown. After all, only Zesus, the founder of Zesuism, seems to be the ancestor of the ancestors.

"I don't know how far the Bible is right, but all the sons of Zeth were the ancestors of the Lord. Even if Princess Orsian had a son, she would probably be just an ancestor. History has proven the folly of worshipping the child. In the end, it's said that they didn't learn anything from the 2000 war... what happened when they branded their ancestral bloodline as the Holy Family."

A one-generation power is only a tentative power. Sardin affirms that it is only by being able to inherit a powerful power steadily that he is entitled to be ruler.

That's right.

Garel understands the idea. In ancient times, the Elio civilization flourished because the manipulative people "discovered" the inheritance of the blood of the Lord's ancestors. In terms of the inheritance of power alone, the bloodline of the original appears to be only unstable.

However, it was true that because the values of the Elio continent, which tended to be attracted by strong power, would be rooted in their roots, there would be a sense of expectation of the blood that would flow to Orsian. I actually felt the magic power nearby. Garel couldn't talk as much as Sardine did.

"The ancestors can't do anything by themselves. Lord Wilk's magic power was terrifying, but I felt that it was the quality of the Lord's ancestors. I didn't feel the quality of my ancestors. Your uncle is the same, right?"

Garel nods. If Wilk is of the ancestral lineage, the inheritance may be realized again. But they sensed that it was impossible.

"That magic power of Lord Wilk is not alien, but it's abnormal enough." If you had that much magic power, you wouldn't hesitate to fight a demon beast. "

Compared to the main ancestral battles, which could produce residual magic power, the demonic beast battles were less difficult. However, Garel was surprised that he was so active in his charge to defeat the demon beasts in other realms. Even though he had a plan for diplomacy, he believed that he would not have moved without confidence in his magic power.

"Maybe the fight against the demonic beast Kramitis isn't just about diplomacy." I think there was also a reason to buy Princess Orsian's interest. ”

"Is that a suspicion?"

The romantic situation of the young aristocrat in 1939 is an important element in diplomacy. Previous reports suggest that Sardin didn't say anything like that, so Garel asks in a somewhat offensive tone.

Because of the person who fought the killer dick battle, they feel a distance from the word "love". However, it was also a story that could be sufficient given the number of years.

“That's not true. Princess Orsian, as you can see, is a stormy princess. It would be terrible if we turned against the enemy, but it would be reliable if we were on our side.”

Garel couldn't agree much with Archduke Millendorva because he saw him struggling from time to time in May socializing. A storm is a storm that scatters regardless of an enemy ally. Looking back at what he did in the capital, Orsian was nothing but a disaster.

Sardine continued to take care of the strange analogy that might have silenced Garel.

In other words, Lord Wilk asked for friendship with Princess Orsian as a deterrent to House Levios.

Sardin thought there would be some reason to approach a rough daughter like Orsian. And if there were, I could only think of love or force.

"... that might be a very effective hand." Princess Orsián had won successive battles against the Levios army. In the future, when Levios stood in front of Lord Wilk in Koldenze, it would be a cloth stone to push behind. At least Levios will be vigilant. "

Whether or not we can really move, we'll be wary if we have information that we're good friends.

"The two of them had a good atmosphere."

Garrell speaks of what Sardin reported to him before.

"The son of a prestigious nobleman and an unborn ancestor. It seemed strangely meshing, even though they were two people who didn't seem to have much to talk about.”

"Koldenze and Mirendorva, if you become an ancestor, you won't let them out in marriage..."

"I didn't feel any sensitivity between the two men." Princess Orsian is the one to act, but she looks even more beautiful. Nonetheless, it didn't seem particularly attractive. Lord Wilk may not be very energetic on the female side. Instead of a good atmosphere, I had the impression that it would go well with me. At least not as much as Lord Kirode, who is obsessed... oh "

It was clear from the sidelines that Kirode was obsessed with Orsian. The figure of Kirode struggling to gain interest came from the mouths of other aristocrats.

"As far as the story of the evening party is concerned, Lord Wilk seems obsessed with the princess of Silopia." I hear you've been close to me since I was a child. If it hadn't been for Ershinia, I would have married her. "

There are many sightings of Wilk and Plume enjoying the evening party. And most of them testified that it was an intimate atmosphere.

"It may be similar to Lord Garfis around here." It seems like he was dancing with other princesses, so it might not be a paranoia. "

"Either way, the Marquis of Queldenze will struggle to find a proper wife." Young princesses who are worthy of Qualdentze will not be found at this time. "

Sardine then smiled at the platitudes.

"There is only one person who is just right." This is Princess Romillier of the Spiazek family. "

Foolishly, Garel leaked his words. I turn my attention to my nephew's jokes. But Sardine had already turned his expression into something serious.

"With all due respect, Lord Wilk seems to be thinking of destroying Spiazek." However, it took a stand against the Holy City invasion plan. Then Zeldomitra and Levios will not be able to cooperate, and it will be unstable after the war. "

"Well, I don't think I'd make that choice very much."

"So I think about welcoming Princess Romillier to my wife." It is a ceasefire agreement. Don't you think the post-war reign will be stable? ”

After a few thoughts, Garel immediately shook his head.

"That would be unacceptable for Qualdenze's blood. Even though I finally bit deep into the Voistra plain, I don't bother to let the prey escape."

Then the war will come to an end in a very half-hearted state. Only a part of the Voistra Plain becomes Koldenze territory, and the Spiazek family will remain.

"However, there is no anxiety after the war. There will be no centipede legs in the first place, and there will be no problems with staffing since the territory to be acquired is only part of the Voistra Plain.”

But you can't destroy Spiazek.

So Sardine smiled with a sarcastic smile.

"Uncle says something short of heart." As you may know, Lord Wilk is only thirteen years old. Wouldn't it be good to destroy it 30 or 60 years later? "

Garel didn't think that House Spiazeik would be destroyed in silence. It used to be a proven nobleman who founded the Voistra Kingdom and was recognized everywhere as a man in the middle of the continent.

However, there is a generation gap in the perception around here. The Spiazeke family is highly regarded by the elderly generation. The generations of Garels, who were blown in by their elders, also had the image of a strong man in the Spiazek family, but the younger generation did not attach much importance to it.

From Sardine's point of view, the Spiazek family was only one of several nobles. By the time I got to the heart, the Kuordenze family was rampaging, so it was closer to the image of a "strong nobleman".

"The bottom line of the Spiazek family is in the Voistra plain, right? Even though some of the Qualdente has already eroded so far, it won't be enough to scratch it.”

Besides, Sardine pointed the stick at the outside of Qordenze territory.

"This was once the noble territory of the eastern Empire, but the Koldenze family should still have a shallow reign around here. I think that we should review the system once and for all. Restore these areas during the Armistice and build a base to serve as a base for future incursions into the new territory gained on the Voistra Plains. A few decades later, the difference between Koldenze and Spiazek is even wider than it is now, don't you think?”

"I'm going to welcome Princess Romillier as my wife." It would be too bad to attack your parents' home. "

"If you use such a kind of excuse and invade, no one can complain." Are there forces nearby that can complain about Qualdenze, which will become bigger than it is now, decades later? Besides, Lord Wilk must be good at that kind of cause. "

The future of the kingdom and the Empire was difficult to imagine, and Garel could not answer immediately.

I think it's a much safer plan than to overthrow the Spiazek family in the Great Showdown and annex the whole of the Voistra Plains.

That was certainly the case. Garel thinks that the Voistra Plains swallowing is very risky.

It's just hypothesis, but if the Koldenze family has been empowered through a truce, it won't be too hard to devour the rest of Spiazek territory. The snake grew bigger, but the prey was smaller.

But there was a big reason Garel couldn't honestly agree with.

"However, such as welcoming the princess of House Spiazek... it reminds me of the old Princess Asleeza." Aren't you going to get entangled? "

That's it.

In response to that point, Sardin is delighted with all he gets from me.

"Everyone will feel like an uncle. Princess Romillier became the second Princess Asleeza. That's why we're all on the alert. Quoordenze will sway sooner or later, and will be confused by Spiazek's rewind. I'm sure the generation that appreciates the Spiazek family will agree.”

A piercing stick is pushed onto the map.

“I think it's weird. Think calmly, if you look at the territory, the advantages of Qualdenze are no longer obvious. Whichever way you benefit more from a truce, it's Koldenze. Normally, we should be wary of the enormity of the Quoldenze family."

Many thought that Zinker Enemy's domination had been stopped because he had been struck by pebbles during the invasion of the Voistra Kingdom. And that pebble was Spiazek Asseriza, who was married to the Arginis Emperor.

In a sense, this is an event that has changed the history of the continent. Too big a precedent. When I heard from the Spiazeks that the princess would enter the Quoldenze family, it was no surprise that the image would be pulled by them.

"... but Lord Rooks and Lord Garfis will have the same feelings." If Lord Wilk were to be boned by Princess Romillier, he would never give her permission to marry as long as he was concerned. "

"Didn't you take your hand at the party to make sure? It is said that the Arginis Emperor fell in love with Princess Asseriza the moment he saw her. Perhaps Lord Wilk invited Princess Romillier to dance to see for herself.”

I dared to try to make contact to see if I could regulate myself. The peripheral movement was also consistent with the Wilk statue painted in Garel's brain.

"Lord Wilk also said this. It's time to build up your strength."

The five noble families of the kingdom thought about their own growth without thinking about invading the holy city, and Wilk said that at the next general meeting. Of course, that was reported by Sardine, and Garel remembers it.

"You're going to build up your strength..."

In view of the flow of Sardin so far, it was a statement that could be heard very deeply. Immediately after the next general meeting, Romillier came into contact with me and even insisted that I "do as I say."

“When you think about it, you can also see the intent of this sudden military action. I tried to cut as much territory as I could manage in Qualdentze today. Even if it was a truce, it would be more convenient to stop it later while it was bitten by the Voistra Plains. I thought that the only affordable place to increase the number of intrusions in the future would be in the city of Vuadberg."

"What about the siege of the city of Ossellia?"

“I don't know. Whether the ambush was the result of a surprisingly good progression, or Lord Garphis, who was angry that he could not settle the matter on his own behalf, staked out and moved forward....."

So Sardin placed the thumb stick in his hand all the time on the desk. Garel understands that this is all he came up with.

In other words, the end point of this disturbance is the ceasefire.

That's not going to happen, it's an oozing voice. It was too bold a hypothesis.

Given the movement of the House of Qualdenze so far, this is a story that I am not convinced about. However, I could not deny it completely due to the precedent of Operation Serpent Fang. Garel can't imagine how the presence of Qualdenze Wilk would work.

"That's right.... Well, Master Wilk is not yet of marriageable age, so he may not be able to come forward with marriage."

It might take some time for the current battle to calm down, but once it settled down, Sardin predicted it would be a truce.

I see, let's remember it as a hypothesis.

“If this prediction were true, how would your uncle rate Lord Wilk?”

The salvation of the father.

Garel suddenly thought that.

Rooksé was not originally in a position to succeed his father-in-law.

And so does Garel. He is often distressed when he becomes the president on someone's behalf.

As a single general, I could no longer make lavish decisions, as I did when I was invading Independent noble territory. If you don't protect the Zeldomitra entrusted to your brother, if you don't protect the sardines he left behind, the more you think about it, the more conservative your decision becomes.

I wondered if Rooks had the same troubles.

Protecting the Quoldenze family and destroying the Spiazek family are like conflicting goals.

If our first priority was to protect the House of Qualdenze, we should have taken care of the Ryshleaf Castle. At the time of swallowing the Imperial Eastern Aristocratic Territory, it will be at the top of the central part of the continent, so it will only stir up the sense of crisis in other houses. I should have finished by asking House Spiazek for an apology. The whole Voistra plain is too risky for the Quoldenze family.

But I guess I couldn't stop Luke, who had his brother taken away by the Spiazek family and raised him to head of the company. It may have suffered in the space between defending the House of Qualdenze and fulfilling the grudges of his flesh and blood.

If Wilk acted on Sardin's idea, it would be a relief to his father.

He showed his courage by crushing Ryishleaf Castle and cutting it into the Voistra plain. I'll take care of the destruction of House Spiazek myself, but I don't need to suffer anymore... Maybe that's what I suggested.

"Hmph..."

Garel laughed at himself as if he were mocking himself.

It's too sentimental a delusion. It's a good place to talk foolishly.

I may have been shaken by nostalgia for facing a voice similar to my brother.

Of course, I couldn't put such a sweet idea out of my mouth.

In order to protect the Zeldomitra family, we must nurture nephews who want adventurous behavior in order to protect the next president. Garel took a deep breath and admonished himself.

"... yes, I think Lord Wilk has a terribly realistic idea if that prediction is correct."

“Yes, we are trying to make the Koldenze family stronger. Without being tampered with by the blood of Spiazek. It's a splendid thing to do."

So Sardine looked up to heaven.

The clouds are flowing, and the moon is trying to peek in the face again.

"... I wonder if I can help Lord Wilk with the Koldenze family?"

said Sardine after making a preamble.

Cooperate?

"This summer was a bad summer, wasn't it? This autumn was supposed to be a lonely harvest festival.”

The annual schedule of wheat cultivation in Zerdomitra varies from autumn to winter, with the harvest festival taking place around the following summer, when seeds are harvested and collected as a tax.

From around spring, the southern part of the continent was expected to experience a crop slump. The forecast was correct, and this year's Zerdomitra territory was able to harvest less than usual.

“I've heard from the civil servant that the price of wheat is rising. In the Free Cities, it seems like I'm desperate to gather them."

Zerdomitra territory was ineffective, but not so bad that the people were starving right now. Therefore, securing wheat is not an urgent issue.

The Zeldomitra family is a landlord, has good governance, and emigrants are numerous. Above all, because there are more slaves than in other territories, the population of the entire territory is quite large. However, food insecurity was also a constant concern because there was little agricultural land for the population. Eat bread if you're hungry, be it the First or the Second. Because the life of the Second Empire is built on the premise of the existence of the Second Empire, I could not starve to death just because I am a slave.

"It will be an opportunity to attack the weak south with a hunger." If Qualdenze can feed us, we can move as fast as we like. "

Large-scale military operations require food reserves. Therefore, it was the policy of the Zeldomitra family not to make very large moves from this year to next year.

"Quoordenze must be a little confused." You can sell your bounty by being an active ally. ”

Sardin was dissatisfied with that.

The Zeldomitra family is also difficult to move, but the independent nobility of the Free City group is more difficult to move than that. If so, we should have received food from the Koldenze family and taken the territory at once.

“You can't make Zeldomitra bigger just by waiting for the Levios to move. If we don't move ourselves, we can't build up our strength."

As if responding to that voice, light falls from the sky.

"Lord Wilk showed us the way."

The moon and stars illuminated Sardine.

A bloody (nicknamed) ambitious nephew was floating in the dark.

The two families of Kuordenze and Špiazek signed a peace agreement in the city of Nambonan.

It was not long after the special report that shook the entire continent.