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"Master Carlos, the northern city of Burma is in sight."

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"Mm. What about the detachment?

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"Ha. It seems that they are attacking the northern city of Burma, but they have not achieved any significant results at this time. When we decided to join them, we told them to take it easy, so they are currently maintaining a position around the city.

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"Good. We'll hold a war council once we're in position. Tell everyone to gather."

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"Ha."

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　Last year I put Fontana together and moved to retake Einrad Hill, which I had not been able to do for years.

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　It is a land that I have not been able to take back since it was taken from me when I was a younger man.

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　That means that I will do what Raymond has not been able to do with the Fontana he has put together.

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　If I stumble here, I may be called into question as the head of the Fontana family, and I may allow people like Raymond to rise again.

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　This mission to retake Einrad's Hill cannot fail.

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　I put my life on the line for this mission.

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　But as it turned out, it went more smoothly than I had expected.

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　It's him.

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　The man who suddenly appeared last year, and who is now a part of my bloodline, Ars von Barka.

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　He is to take back the hill of Einrad, and he wants us to go ahead and build the positions and the roads leading to them.

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　That was all I ordered him to do.

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　But he went ahead of me to the Einrad Hill and started fighting as soon as he arrived.

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　And he engaged in battle with the pride of the House of Uruk, the cavalry!

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　It is a common belief that the strength of a cavalry unit on the battlefield is astonishing.

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　Moreover, the House of Uruk has a cavalry force of nearly 1,000 cavalrymen at all times to defend the hill of Einrad.

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　That is why I have ordered Ars to make a position for them.

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　If he uses his magic, he can instantly build a wall to surround the camp.

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　Once the position is completed, we can proceed with our mission without the danger of an attack from the cavalry.

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　That was the plan.

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　But as it turns out, the pride of Uruk, the cavalry, has vanished from the world.

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　They must have thought to attack first and take the initiative.

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　However, they were destroyed by the Valkans who intercepted them.

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　And to our surprise, the first battle ended with the unbelievable result that the Balkan army suffered almost no damage.

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　When I received the report, most of us, including myself, thought that there must have been some kind of mistake.

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　But there was nothing wrong with the report.

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　It had really ended in an overwhelming victory for the Balkan army.

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　Then came the battle for the Einrad Hill.

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　Ars, who had gained a great deal of credit in the first battle, was left to make a position only, while the others set to work.

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　The knights were working hard and trying to show me what they could do.

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　But it was Ars and the other Barka forces that stood out the most.

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　They had built a position behind us as we attacked the hill, walling off the entire hill.

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　Moreover, they had detected the enemy forces coming to the hill to rescue us in advance and fought to keep them away from the hill.

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　I would say, "Who told you to go to such lengths?

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　Although Ars did not claim it himself, it became impossible to ignore him in the battle for the hill of Einrad because of his military exploits.

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　If I ignored his work, he would say that I am a person who cannot give due credit to him.

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　So, it may be a misnomer to say so, but I have decided to adopt a strategy in case the battle for the hill ends smoothly.

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　I decided to leave him in charge of Einrad Hill, which I had recaptured, and go with the rest of the army to capture the city to the north.

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　Well, they should be able to handle it.

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　If they can fortify the hill with their specialty of wall-building, they will surely be able to successfully siege the hill for a while.

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　In the meantime, we will capture the city to the north.

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　If we can hold the hill of Einrad and the northern city of Burma, we will be able to put a lot of pressure on the territory of Uruk.

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　That would be a great victory.

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　And I will be able to show my power as a leader both at home and abroad.

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Are we all here? We will now hold a council of war on the capture of the northern city of Burma. First of all, let each of you give your ideas.

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　Thus, I set out to conquer the northern city.

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"Wait a minute, what did you just say?　Hadn't they just reported the other day that they had found reinforcements from Uruk?　I'm sure there was a request for help."

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"Ha. I say again... The Balkan army led by Ars von Balka has made a night attack on an estimated 5,000 Uruk troops. They set a trap on the Cisirian road and succeeded in capturing a number of knights. We have since confirmed that the Uruk forces have retreated to the second city of the Uruk territory."

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"Did you really repel an army of 5,000?　I mean, is it definitely the Xillia Road that intercepted the Uruk forces?"

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Yes. Yes, I am sure of it.

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"I see. What the hell was he thinking going out that far?"

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　A place called Xillia Road, northeast of the Einrad Hill, which Ars left to me.

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　Naturally, I have the topography of the area in my mind.

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　But did they really go that far to intercept the Uruk forces?

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　The Cisirian Highway should be further away than the distance one would travel from the hills of Einrad to the northern city of Burma.

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　Why would the man who was supposed to be in charge of the defense of the hill go that far to fight them off?

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　If the Uruk hordes were advancing, it is rather possible that the enemy reinforcements would have come to us instead of to Einrad's hill.

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　It would have been a great help to us if we had intercepted them.

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"Peacha was still at Einrad, wasn't he? Let him report back to us. And let's send him to the Xillia road to check on them directly. If the reinforcements have indeed retreated, we have no more chance. As soon as you have confirmation, send out a big signal to the surrounding areas. Let's make sure to discourage those who are caged in."

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　Thus, the battle for the northern city, which had been going back and forth, was changed drastically by Ars, and Fontana came close to victory.

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　......How should we reward them for this battle?

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　It was very difficult to find a suitable reward for Barca led by Ars, so I decided to come up with a plan.

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