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"The reorganization of the Fontana army. It is true that the Fontana has acquired the new territories of Lubitsch, Hermes, and Boutica. Each of them will have its own ruler, but according to the Fontana Charter, we will have to conscript boys of a certain age into the army. You will reorganize the army with this increase, won't you, Mr. Ars?"

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"No, no. I'm thinking of fundamentally changing the military structure."

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"What?　What do you have in mind when you say "fundamentally"? The current Kingdom of Fontana already has a unique way of recruiting soldiers from all the lands, including the frontier counties, to form a military force exclusively for Fontana. Are you going to change that further?"

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"Yes. The number of soldiers increased with the acquisition of the new territory will be more than 50,000 in all. That would leave us insecure when other great nobles attack. That is why I intend to make major changes to the military structure.

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"...... specifically?"

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"We will name all the soldiers in Fontana's army."

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"............ Yes?　What did you just say, Mr. Ars?

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"He says he's going to make all of Fontana's army magic-enabled."

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Wait a minute. What are you talking about, Mr. Ars? Don't tell me that you are going to give the surname of Barca to all those who are drafted into the army?　It is a source of pride for a nobleman or a knight to have a family name. That's a bit much."

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"Calm down, Leon."

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"No, I can't stay calm about this, Mr. Ars. What on earth are you thinking?

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"Well, let's take it in order. First of all, I'm not the one who names the soldiers. I don't intend to spread the magic of Barca alone.

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"Not just Barka's last name?　Does that mean you are giving them Fontana's last name?"

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"No. There are five that will be named for the army: Barca, Barthes, Lubitsch, Hermes, and the Reed family."

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"Spread five surnames across the Fontana Army?"

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"Yes. We had a rough division of 5,000 people into one army, but we are going to change that. The people who make up the army will be divided into smaller groups and units, and given different roles. In the order I mentioned earlier, there will be engineers, cavalrymen, swordsmen, scouts, and communications soldiers.

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"Divide the composition of the army by roles: ....... Giving them different magic by naming them?　No, but it is ....... I don't know, it would certainly make the organization more flexible. ......"

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　Leon is confused.

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　Well, that's as it should be.

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　You'd be surprised to hear that we're suddenly going to spread magic to the whole army.

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　But I'm not.

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　I'm not... even if you remember my original starting point when I organized the army.

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　It was when I fought Raymond of Fontana's house in what is now known as the Barca Rebellion.

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　At that time, I led a group of peasants who were outnumbered and outgunned against a noble army that was superior in both numbers and strength.

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　And we won.

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　At that time, it was the Valkyries who gave us the decisive blow.

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　However, even before the Valkyries made their flanking charge on the battlefield, the peasant groups were still fighting quite well.

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　I think it was because they all had access to magic at that time.

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　Valkyrie's magic included a long-range attack called "Scattershot" and a body-strengthening spell called "Body Enhancement.

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　Because all of them were able to use them, they were able to face the noblemen's army, including the knights, head on.

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　I wonder what would have happened if other people had not been able to use magic.

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　A knight is so strong that he is said to be an opponent that even a bunch of ordinary people can't match.

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　Even if there had been people like me, my brother Byte, and Vargas who were capable of opposing the knights at that time, we would have been crushed to the ground immediately.

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　In other words, the ability to use magic is such a great power.

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　That's why we apply it to Fontana's army as well.

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　Here's what I think.

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　Let's say that the people who are recruited are divided into a group of 5 people.

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　Then, let's put five of them together to form a squad.

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　Then, how about putting five of those squads together to form a platoon, five of those platoons to form a company, five of those companies to form a battalion, and so on.

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　Roughly speaking, one battalion would have about 3,000 men.

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　If we use the current situation as a reference, then a general who commands two battalions could be called a general in charge of an army.

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　Well, we will consider this division later.

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　The important thing is to name them.

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　The idea I have so far is that the leader will be the godfather.

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　The leader of a group of five members names the members of the group.

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　Then, the squad leader names the five squad leaders.

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　The platoon leader names the five squad leaders, the company commander names the platoon leader, and so on.

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　In other words, we are trying to create a magical path throughout the entire army, with the general at the head of the path.

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　Then I, my brother Bite, or the head of the Lubitsch family or the head of the Hermes family would name the generals so created.

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　Then, in the blink of an eye, these armies will be able to use [swordsmanship] and [horsemanship] that will rival their professional counterparts.

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　What do you think?

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　They can skip the training time it would normally take to acquire those skills and acquire the skill of magic.

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　In the blink of an eye, we can transform ourselves from a group of peasants into an organization that has already mastered specialized skills.

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"...... Are you serious, Mr. Ars?　You mean that you are going to take the soldiers you just drafted and turn them into knights, right?"

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"No, it's not. This is not a name for a knight. This is a temporary naming for the purpose of operating as a Fontana army. Therefore, when you are discharged from the army, you must give up your name. The same goes for those who have broken the military code. And they are not given the right to receive the succession ceremony. Therefore, the children of soldiers are not allowed to inherit magic.

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"You don't even give them the right of succession?　Wouldn't that make it difficult for us to make a name for ourselves as a knightly family in the future?"

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"No, that's only for the Fontana army. After retiring from the army, for example, you could take the surname Graham at Leon's request. Or you could go to the frontier count, and if you are successful, he might give you a fiefdom."

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"But that would not be a pledge of allegiance in naming. But then, you would not be pledging allegiance in naming.

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"Inside the Fontana Army it does not apply. It is more like a pledge of allegiance to the Fontana Army itself. After all, the group leaders and squad leaders who give them names are not knights in the first place. And there is the possibility that they may change their names when they move the army. At some point, the magic you can use might suddenly change from [swordsmanship] to [telekinesis]."

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"...... I see. Are you also thinking of changing the name depending on the deployment of the units that make up the army? If so, it seems inefficient to give names to generals. We don't need so many engineers and communicators, and in fact, it might be easier to combine them if each platoon has a different magic that can be used.

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"Well, that's something to consider."

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"...... But there are other problems. If we are going to do the naming, don't we need to give as much to the church as the number of rituals required for that?"

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"I'll pay for it initially. Fortunately, I have the money now. Well, eventually you will have to pay for it from the coffers of the Fontana royal family."

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"...... Then do the Lubitschs and Hermeses know about the story in the first place?　I don't know if I would agree to my magic being used in that way."

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"It also pays."

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"...... money?"

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"Yes. The Lubitschs and the Hermes family, now under the Fontana Kingdom, have no fiefdoms. In other words, they have no source of income. So, instead of land, they pay money. The Fontana army pays money as a necessary expense according to the number of people in the army who can use the magic of the Lubitsch or Hermes families.

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"So you are saying that as long as there is a Fontana army, there will be payments. It could be quite a money pit."

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"Maybe so. But it's a big deal to be able to use magic enough to make up for it. Besides, I hope it will prevent the army from growing uncontrollably.

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"Yes, although it would be well worth the money if I could acquire the skills of a sword saint overnight. But, yes. Then, it might be possible to keep the naming to a minimum except in emergency situations to reduce expenses.

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"I don't know, Leon. I don't know, Leon. This way we can raise the strength of the army. But more than that, we may be able to increase the number of commanders at the head level. That means... It also means that we won't have to send our valuable personnel who need to inherit magic into battle. At least we won't have to have Master Garoad go out to the battlefield and put himself in danger.

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"Is that what you mean? Certainly, there will be fewer opportunities for Mr. Garoad to take risks, should he be the one to leave a successor. But I think it is an idea that we should consider. It would be necessary to take into consideration those who have worked so hard to be knighted.

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　It seems that Rion is reluctant to support my idea.

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　Well, it may be necessary to take care of the people who are presently here.

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　Even a major change from the existing system is a source of confusion, but if the evaluation system itself is completely changed, they may wonder what their efforts have been so far.

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　Well, I think it would be better to assign them to the leader class at first.

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　Anyway, the Fontana Army started to change its appearance as a new type of army.

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