Wortenia Senki (WN)

Day 130 of Summoning the Other World [The Shaken One] Part 4:

"I look forward to your future loyalty.

When Princess Lupis' voice sounded during the glance, the five nobles standing in front of her bowed their heads simultaneously.

"You're doing well.

At the end of the face-to-face meeting between the sleeping nobleman and Princess Lupis, Liang Zhen and both Counts of Bergston Zeleif gathered in a room of the castle nodded with a grin.

"I thought it might be the gift of the instructions of your lord Shiba.

Count Bergston, an aristocrat, carefully bowed his head to Ryo Shin.

January is about to pass since the Counts belonged to the princess.

In the meantime, Liangzhen and Count Bergston Zeleif had begun to form a bond of faith in each other.

"No, it's just a matter of the Count's dedication. Because I am a stranger.

This is not modesty.

It's not easy to break down a wall of identity, no matter how much you fish with interest to throw up an honest argument.

It may be said that Count Bergston listened to Ryo Truth and was lucky to be on his side.

Because we know that, Ryo Jin had left the bystander's clippings to both Counts of Bergston Zeleif.

Meltina and others said, "Do you use the fallen back heavily!," he objected, "but was reluctantly drawn by Ryo's true persuasion.

As a result, both Counts Bergston Zeleif show more work than expected.

In about half a month, he succeeded in turning the bystander aristocrats around the Wang capital back to their princesses.

Of course, the counts' strength has greatly influenced them, but Liang Zhen's interest and explanation by circumstantial judgment had a great impact on the success of the solicitation.

That's why both Counts Bergston Zeleif never behave in a transgressive manner to Ryojin, who has no title.

Liang Zhen was also never in a position to grow without his own handle or anything.

"As a matter of fact, there will continue to be more nobles who pledge allegiance to Her Royal Highness.

"Yep. Count Zeleif is right. There are many bystanders who have a grudge against the aristocracy!

The resentment of bystander aristocrats, who have been alienated from central politics for years, is strong.

Sometimes after the war, we knew that it was ourselves who would be entrusted with politics after the nobility had been swept away, and the nobles coming to the king's capital had sworn allegiance to the princess with unusual dedication.

"Well, it's good to have more..."

Ryo Jin grinned bitterly as he watched the grinning Counts.

Because the truth was it was never a situation I could be optimistic about.

"Do you have anything to worry about, Lord Shiba?

Count Zeleif came to me looking at Ryo's true complexion.

"No... I know it's not good to call it a showdown with the aristocrats like this... I was worried about how they handled it.

Count Bergston said after thinking slightly into Ryo True's words.

"Ho... Is it the showdown with the aristocrats that troubles Lord Michizawa? Or is it after the showdown?

(Hum... Do boulders have that much wisdom... especially after understanding what they're saying...)

"Count Bergston, is that still not a showdown with the aristocrats?

Both Counts of Bergston Zeleif are top notch politicians, but their talents as militants seem to prevail over Count Bergston.

Count Bergston uttered his own thoughts so as to embarrass Count Zeleif, who simply sees only the problem in front of him.

"No, that can't be. Originally a princess with a knighthood that is significantly inferior to the number of soldiers had something close to each other in terms of fighting power... now that it absorbs bystander nobility, it should be quite advantageous in terms of both soldier numbers and fighting power if only to fight aristocracy... then again..."

Arriving to answer his own question, Count Bergston asks Liangzhen with a gaze.

But this is incomplete as an answer.

Liang Zhen wanted to hear the answer ahead.

But when I saw Count Bergston's face, I gave up.

Because it says on my face that I don't know why.

Ryo Jin gave up and opened his mouth to explain to the two of them what the problem was.

"Yeah, you're right. What bothers me is after the showdown with the aristocrats... well, if I could solve it before the showdown, I'd never go over it..."

War is all about preparation.

It may be said that almost all wins and losses are determined by how well prepared they are beforehand.

Liang Zhen understood that.

This is not just about Ryo Trung.

If you're Japanese in the 20th century, you can read all kinds of military books from the East to the West.

It is normal for a businessman to say that he will learn Sun Tzu's military methods and use them for sales.

Apart from not using it for war, modern Japanese knowledge is comparable to that of ancient great politicians.

In comparison, this earth, Earth, is a warring nation turmoil.

An environment that places more emphasis on force than knowledge greatly inhibits the development of culture and knowledge.

In the first place, it may be considered that the walls of national identity systems are high, and that there is a difference between heaven and earth in knowledge between the ruling and the dominated classes.

It is not uncommon for peasants living in rural areas away from the capital to even write their own names.

And most of the soldiers led by the fallen aristocrats are these peasants.

They are not militarily trained.

The soldiers the Earl of Bergston has led are certainly a thousand, but they are only a small group of amateurs.

Of course, it is the people who are able to lead the group by receiving support from the Count Bergston family.

They are not amateurs with military training or experience as mercenaries in the past.

But it is forbidden to expect too much from the power of a soldier who leads more than just an amateur.

Of course the composition of the first enemy, the aristocracy, is the same.

An amateur gathering that took you from your territory.

But not the Knights.

They are all raw warriors who use magic, even if they are inferior.

They are paid by the king and employed by the kingdom.

There's a review for joining the group. Not everyone can ever get in.

If it were, it would be the last trump card to protect the royal family.

That is what is dictatorial by General Hodrum.

Especially when there are forces that should be trustworthy.

Liang Zhen entrusted both Counts of Bergston Zeleif with the bystander clippings in his place because he wanted to prepare for the battle against the Knights.

And the more information we gather about the Knights, the greater and more serious the problem becomes.

In terms of the number of soldiers, it is quite possible to recover them.

The number of people is limited because they are professional.

That's why the hiring of mercenaries takes place on every battlefield.

Mercenaries, however, are only first aid.

There are variations in abilities, and above all, they are far inferior to knights in the sense of loyalty.

Also good mercenaries cost a lot of money to hire.

On average, I have to pay about five times the annual income of a knight.

Instead, if you don't have to be a knight to hire them all the time, you can fire them immediately, so it's not like your employer will ever lose money.

It would be easy to understand if you thought of knights as regular employment, and mercenaries as non-regular employment.

Based on that point, Liang Zhen is troubled by the problem, which concerns maintaining the kingdom's posture after distributing General Hodrum.

A showdown will be held between the Knights and the Princesses after the battle against the nobles.

This in itself is a common recognition of those who belong to the Below Princess Lupis princess sect.

If you defeat the aristocracy, Princess Lupis can preside over national politics.

This leads the bystander nobles to pledge their allegiance to Princess Lupis without refusal.

If you control all the nobles in the country, you will not lose much of the Knights' power.

Because if it's just the number of soldiers, it should be able to make nearly ten times the difference between princesses and knights.

So what's the problem?

It depends on what Princess Lupis will do to defend herself after eliminating the Knights by the victory of Princess Lupis.

It is a turmoil.

Human beings grinding their fangs to feed the Kingdom of Roselia, both domestically and abroad, were rotten enough.

After eliminating the Knights, the hungry wolves will turn their fangs without hesitation if there are no soldiers to replace them.

But the knight is a professional warrior.

There can be no immediate change where the required number has been selected from the peasants.

But hiring mercenaries makes it expensive.

Besides, I can't trust you in terms of loyalty.

If we don't get rid of the Knights, the Princesses will remain puppets. Any of them will be crushed, and it's like getting lost in a maze with no exit to meet the invasions of neighboring countries that have seen a decline in national power if they don't have the power to replace the Knights even if they get rid of the Knights.

"As long as it takes place... there is a foresight in the boulder.

"Absolutely.

Count Zeleif nodded to Count Bergston, who heard Liang Trun's explanation and raised an exclamation.

But when I look at the two people I admire firmly, Ryo True's heart gets even colder.

(Can't you figure this out... these guys... if even these two people who are said to be cutters don't come up with it, then naturally they won't think of Princess Lupis or Meltina.

Ryo, you won't be able to let your true heart cool down.

They are not ordinary people.

If people who are proud to carry their country from now on don't have the eyes to look ahead, then they should be anxious.

And the truth is, Liang Zhen, as an individual, this issue is not very important.

The only real purpose of Liang Zhen is to get Princess Lupis back shield and pass their claims through the guild.

If you don't live in the Kingdom of Roselia, you don't know what this country will do after you eliminate the Knights.

The extreme story, Ryo Jin, was taken by any number of means if only to annihilate the Knights.

The knights of this world grossly dislike what they say is a ploy or an ambush.

It's because of the element of magic, or the idea that you should fight by force without thinking too much about something called mass warfare.

That's for sure because I have ascertained the thoughts and tactical eyes of the knights who wish to Princess Lupis and pledge allegiance to Princess Mertina and the others.

Justice, loyalty and pride.

It is their claim that any battle can be won with these three.

I was shown a tactical book that actually said it was their textbook, but the content was terrible.

Beginning with courtesy, most of the contents of the book are skewed towards practices that have nothing to do with combat, etc.

In fact, without the concept of replenishment, there is no concept of formation.

There will never be all humans, but the average of knowledge is too low.

And not so long ago, there was no creation for Liang Zhen to trap an honest person.

Still, a knight would still be good.

Because their value is martial arts.

But nobility is not.

Martial courage is important, but so are the eyes that look ahead.

Not to mention, given how we will rule the country after we win, it is natural to expect that we will need alternative warfare after the elimination of the Knights.

Of course not all humans are always aware of it, and just because they don't doesn't, doesn't mean they're generally incompetent.

But if you still can't think of all the people who are at the top of the organization, is that still the only way to get stunned?

Ignore what happened after the Knights were eliminated and kill Ya?

Liang Zhen desperately shook away the sweet temptation of short-circuited thought that sprang from the depths of her heart.

(No... no matter how much it is. That's unsavory... just too unethical.

If we do that, the Kingdom of Roselia will no doubt perish.

Liang Zhen was a selfish and reasonable person, but on the other hand a person who took great care of what he said was benevolence and brother-in-law.

Even temporarily, he couldn't have killed a man who was supposed to join hands.

"What's wrong?

Count Zeleif peered worryingly into Ryo's true face.

Has Liang changed her true complexion?

"Hmm... you think that Lord Goshiba has no problem beating the Knights in and of itself... I mean, if you're bothered by the means to protect the Kingdom of Roselia from the teeth of the wolves in the neighborhood after eliminating General Hodrum..."

Count Bergston stares at Ryo Trun when he tells him to push just in case.

"Yep. That's the problem..."

"Then why don't we head Lord Mertina and lead the remaining Knights?

"Ooh! The boulder is Count Bergston. That's a great idea!

His plan is to get the princess to bind the Knights to Mertina, who is loyal, after he eliminates General Hodrum? That is.

It is true that this proposal would only eliminate General Hodrum and his surroundings, so there will be no major loss of power.

But Ryo Jin shook his head to the side.

Because he thought about it beforehand and decided he couldn't.

"I can't do that. Close to recklessness if we take into account the humanity of Meltina.

Meltina is certainly brave, righteous and very loyal to the princess.

Competently speaking, it can certainly be said to be appropriate.

But on the contrary, the advantages become a major problem.

Martina hates factional strife itself in the first place.

She is very loyal to the kingdom and princess.

And the problem lies where I believe that my values are absolute and that others must be the same.

Specifically, she takes it for granted that all human beings pledge unconditional loyalty to the royal family.

Of course that's not a mistake.

It can be taken for granted that I serve more than the Kingdom of Roselia.

But humans are not so easily divided.

There is also greed.

There is also a preservation.

There are also differences in thinking.

There are a variety of reasons.

Of course, if we are absolutely strong, we do not need to consider the will of others.

I can squash it with force.

However, the situation currently facing Princess Lupis is not as sweet as such a tough measure would go through.

When it comes to simple power relations, Princess Lupis is the most vulnerable.

We need a man who can lead the Knights to swear allegiance to Princess Lupis.

It requires understanding the grievances of others and dealing with them.

It is an impossible story for a very direct person like Meltina.

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Both counts remained silent when they heard Liang Zhen's explanation.

They didn't have the eyes to look ahead, but they had the wisdom to understand the importance of the problems that could be put in front of them.

That's why they couldn't say anything extra.

Behind their brains came the fate of the Knights, who burst out of their dissatisfaction with Meltina's arrogant attitude.

"As good as it gets... it's certainly an ineligible HR... but what if it does? Looking for one of the knights to fall back on the princess?

"No... I don't want to do that as much as I can... because there is a chance that it will produce a second General Hodrum.

Liang Zhen shook her neck to the side in the words of Count Bergston.

A person who says he will fall back from the Knights in the present situation is a person who falls by profit.

Sure, I don't usually have a problem with being that kind of person, but this time I have to have the Knights put together after I get rid of General Hodrum.

Inevitably, authority becomes mighty.

That is why loyalty to Princess Lupis must choose the one who is serious.

Not to give birth to a second General Hodrum.

"That's right! There's one human being out there!

"Huh?!

Liang Zhen doubted his ears at the words of Count Zeleif, who had guarded and conceived silence.

"Is that true? Count Zeleif!"

The Earl of Bergston also gives a surprising look.

"Yep. She has no problems with her track record or her humanity! I am confident that I will cover you!

"Is she a woman?

"Oh? Don't you see? Count Bergston! It's her. He was called a white military god of Roselia. It's that one!

[Roselia's White Military God] Surprise runs in the face of Count Bergston when he hears this word.

"What the hell are you like?

Count Bergston answered Ryo's true question without being able to hide his upset.