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"Master Ars, Vargas van Valles has taken control of Arbalest. The former territory of Arbalest is now divided between Gana von Ickx's Ickx Knight Domain and the Barres Knight Domain.

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"Thanks for the report, Payne. Vargas did a good job. At least now we have succeeded in uniting the east and the west in Fontana.

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"Yes, that's right. Mr. Vargas reported that Laguna, the head of the Arbalest family, has already passed away. Those who rebelled when presented with the bill of indemnity were defeated and the rest surrendered to Mr. Vargas.

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"Some knights with a local power base have officially switched from Arbalest to Fontana. It would have been easier if Vargas had destroyed them all in one fell swoop."

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"May I ask you a few questions, Mr. Ars?　Mr. Ars has officially established himself as the guardian of the head of the Fontana family, Mr. Garod, in other words, as the acting head of the family. However, Fontana is now in the most dangerous situation as it is under the eyes of the three major nobles. Do you have a policy or a vision to protect the territory in the future?"

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"I've made such a big show of it in front of everyone. It would certainly be good to have some direction."

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"Yes. Even though you are the acting head of the House of Fontana, until recently the current Fontana territory was still three noble domains: Fontana, Uruk, and Arbalest. It must be said that it is very unstable just after the consolidation of them. If the three noble families were to challenge Master Ars to a battle right now and we were to be defeated, the territory would be destroyed in a heartbeat.

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"Yes, that's right. But our policy is to buy time for the time being.

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"Stall for time, sir?"

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"That's right. Whatever we do, we need to buy time. When winter comes, Memento's army will have to turn back.

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　I'm at Carlos' castle in the city of Fontana.

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　There I received a report from Payne.

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　I had to work on behalf of the infant Garod, the new head of Fontana, who was once in Vulcania for the protection of Garod, among other things.

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　The city of Fontana was a better place to conduct political affairs, since it was the one point where the road network of the Fontana territory converged.

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　In the meantime, there was a report that Vargas, who had been dispatched to the west, had conquered the Arbalest territory.

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　It seems that it went well.

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　The absence of Ragna, the head of the Arbalest Domain, was also a major factor.

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　Although Laguna had surrendered to the Fontana family, the knights under his command were still dissatisfied.

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　They seemed to have easily rebelled when Vargas had stirred them up with a bill of indemnity.

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　Well, for what it's worth, this means that the Fontana family now has full possession of the neighboring nobles' lands.

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　However, as Payne said, my purpose is not to increase the Fontana's territory.

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　My personal objective and that of the Fontana family still remains the question of how to build a strategy for survival against the three major noble families.

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　It is a common occurrence in this day and age that no matter how much territory we expand, we will lose it again to another power.

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"Well, I have taken all the measures I can think of. I am thinking of cooperating with other noble families to make it difficult for the three great noble families to invade the Fontana territory.

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"Other noble families?　Which noble family is it, Mr. Ars? I don't think there are many people who would join hands with Fontana if they were to be stared at by the three noble families. ......"

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"Yes, there are. No, there's always someone.

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"......Where would that be?"

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"The Risortes, Payne. The Risortes, Payne. The Risortes who fell from the hegemony of the nobility after the defeat of the League of the Three Noble Houses. Fontana has joined forces with the Risortes to fight the League of the Three Nobles.

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"The Risortes? The Risortes are the southern nobility, further south than the ...... royal domain or any of the three noble families. Isn't it too far away for the Fontana family in the northernmost lands and the Risorte family in the southernmost lands to cooperate with each other?　I don't think they're a very good partner. ......"

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"I don't think so. It's a long-range strategy, teaming up with a distant fiefdom to fight a nearby one. If the three noble alliances come to Fontana together, no matter how hard we try, we can't win or defend ourselves. But what if they knew that Fontana had joined forces with the Risortes?　The south might move while the League of Three Noblemen is heading north with all its forces. The League of Three Noblemen would not be able to turn their full strength to the north. Well, instead, if the Resolute family is about to be attacked, we will have to come to their rescue.

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"I see. In other words, you are making it difficult for the alliance of the three noble families to make a move by putting them in a situation where they can always find someone to take a backseat. You have a point. But who's going to negotiate with them?

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"They're already on their way. It's Leon. He and Carlos were attacked, but Leon's safe. And the Reeds were nearby. I got Kyle to contact me telepathically. Instead of going back to Fontana, he wanted me to go further south to the Resolute family."

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"I see. You had already moved that far. I was worried I was overreacting. Forgive me.

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　The Resolute family, once the dominant nobility.

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　It was a great noble family with a large territory further south than any of the royal fiefs or the three noble alliances.

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　While Fontana was engaged in a series of skirmishes with its neighbors Uruk and Arbalest, the Hereditary Nobles and the League of the Three Noble Houses were engaged in a major battle.

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　And the winner was not the Risortes, but the League of the Three Noble Houses.

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　However, the defeat did not mean the complete annihilation of the Rizzolute family.

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　Although its power was greatly reduced by the three noble families, it still remains as a noble family more powerful than other noble families.

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　At present, they are not a force to be ignored just because they do not have the power to fight against the three noble families at the same time.

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　This was convenient for us.

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　If we had been the dominant power in the past, they would not have listened to our proposal to form an alliance with the Risortes.

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　But now, with the Risortes in a weakened state, it would be a different story.

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　It would be beneficial for the Risortes to join hands with the Fontanas, with whom they have never had much contact.

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　It is not only the Fontanas who would be troubled if the three noble alliances attacked them again in concert, but the Risortes as well.

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　And it is not a disadvantage for the Risortes to be allied with the Fontana.

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　The distance between the north and the south, and the other noble houses in between, are too far apart to be a disadvantage.

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　There is no fear of being betrayed and having their territories taken by the alliance.

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　They may think that it is okay to form an alliance for the time being, and if Fontana is attacked, it is okay to go slowly to cover the attack.

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　What is important is that the alliance between the north and the south is necessary to reduce the possibility of the three noble alliances going on the offensive at full force.

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　I explained this to Rion and asked him to take the matter to the Risortes.

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　Apparently, there were some arguments over there, but in the end, we were able to work out this story.

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　Thus, for the first time in this long war-torn region, a north-south alliance was formed between the Fontana and Rizzolte families.

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