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"So, you can't do it like that. You have to go on the offensive more to win."

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"How long are you going to keep talking like that, Byte? We're capable of building castles. We should be more focused on defense.

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　This was after finishing the construction around the castle town and outer walls.

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　Now I was thinking about a castle where I could show my authority according to Gran, and I was wondering what to do when I heard a noisy conversation.

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　I looked to see who it was, and saw my brother Bite and Vargas talking in a rather heated manner.

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"What's the matter, you two?

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"Oh, Ars. Listen to me. I was talking with Vargas about how we should fight if there's another war... but he kept talking about how defensive we should be.

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"What are you talking about? Tell him to get a bite from the general. When we're training, he's trying to do assaults all the time, and it's getting dangerous.

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　It seemed that the two of them were discussing tactics.

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　The two of them are usually gathering the peasants for training with the intention of having them serve as captains when the battle starts.

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　However, it seems that their ideas are in direct conflict with each other.

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　We can't just let this go, can we?

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　I decided to sit at a table with my brother Bite and Vargas, sipping a drink and listening to what they had to say.

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　I decided to talk to them over a drink at the table with Bite-brother and Vargas.

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　After listening to what each of them had to say, I got the impression that Byte's brother was more focused on offense, while Vargas's was more focused on defense.

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　However, I have a feeling that the Bite Brother is a bit dangerous, while Vargas has experienced many times in actual battles.

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　This was because of the recent battle with Fontana's army.

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　It was my first battle in the field with the Fontana army, and it was the same for my brother Bite.

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　The first battlefield was filled with a strange atmosphere.

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　In an unusual situation where you never know who is going to die at any given moment, you take up arms against the enemy and cut them down.

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　At this time, there is no time to feel sorry for them.

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　Such a person would probably have died or been seriously injured in that battle.

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　So would I.

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　I got unusually excited during the first rush.

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　But I think it was because of that that I was able to move without fear in a battlefield I had never experienced in my previous life.

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　It was the same for everyone except for me, and of course, I suppose it was the same for my brother Baito.

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　We ended up winning against an opponent who was clearly more capable and more numerous than we were.

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　This victory must have been imprinted in his brain as a successful experience.

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　At that time, he was able to win because of the assault attack.

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　Then, he should be able to win if he makes the same attack next time.

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　It is quite normal to think so.

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　After all, even though Mr. Byte is a strong man, he is still a child.

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　But you know what?

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　I didn't think of that time as a successful experience.

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　To tell you the truth, I never want to attack again with the disadvantage of being outnumbered as I did then.

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　The only reason why we attacked at that time was because we thought it was necessary.

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　We were a group of peasants, but all of us could use magic, and we had a hidden gem in the form of Valkyrie.

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　With these preconditions, we chose to make a dangerous assault in order to inflict heavy damage on our opponents in a single field battle.

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　The only thing they did was to make sure to crush the opponent's head at any cost, and that was the assault attack.

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　In terms of results alone, I think this choice was successful.

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　We successfully defeated the leader of the opponents, Raymond the Vizier of the Fontana family, and as a result, we were allowed to do so because our interests were aligned with those of Carlos.

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　If they had chosen a wait-and-see strategy, such as fighting a siege in the northern part of the river, they might have been able to withstand the attack at best, and negotiations with Carlos might not have been realized, or even if they had been realized, they might not have been taken seriously.

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　Even if they could have made peace with Carlos, it would not have been on the same terms as now.

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　Well, in hindsight, the assault attack was not a wrong choice.

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　However, the emphasis on defense that Vargas mentioned also seems to be subtle.

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　This is because Vargas was of the opinion that the Barca army, which could build castles in a short period of time, would be better trained to build castles on the battlefield and use them for defense.

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　But that is not an option.

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　In my situation, that tactic is strategically out of the question.

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　Through direct negotiations with Carlos, I was allowed and even given the right to rule the territory of the Knights of Barca as a subordinate, but this position is a tower on the sand.

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　Basically, Raymond's faction has been in power in the Fontana family so far, and Carlos' position is still not solid.

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　I heard that the Fontana family is united, but I am probably hated like a caterpillar among the members of the Fontana family.

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　I think it's only natural that a knight from a humble peasant background who came out of nowhere should be given a fiefdom so quickly and with such a big face.

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　For those who had a close relationship with Raymond, he is their hated enemy.

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　What would happen if the Fontanas were to enter into a war with the other nobles?

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　Carlos would immediately call for war.

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　Of course I will have to join him.

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　If I ignore the call, I will be punished for it this time.

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　And what would happen if I tried to build a castle on the field of battle and tried to besiege it?

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　Will the other knights of the Fontana family move to help me in my siege?

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　Frankly speaking, I can only see a future in which we would be abandoned in such a situation.

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　If it is said that the Balkans were trying to take the enemy's back while they were on the defensive, that would be the end of it.

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　There is nothing better than being able to fight a defensive battle.

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　However, it is nothing to train mainly for defensive battles.

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　If you do that, you will end up dying on the battlefield as a pawn.

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　The conditions are quite severe.

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　Since we acquired the territory of the knights of Barca, we have been reforming the economy and building the city out of necessity, but we need to focus more on the military side as well.

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　Once again, I discussed with my brother Byte and Vargas about the future of the Balkan army, explaining the situation to them.

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