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"It's moving. Al, Lubitsch's army moved first. The people in the middle are very fast."

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"Yes, Master Garod. It seems that Lubitsch's army is aiming for a central breakthrough by thickening the center of the army. Perhaps there are more Lubitsch knights among the front runners.

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"Fontana's army is slow, isn't it?　Are they going to be okay?"

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"Mmm-hmm. It seems that Fontana's army is moving the cavalry on the left and right in large numbers. The center seems to be moving slowly in order to firmly catch the advance of Lubitsch's army.

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　From the top of the tower, he watches military exercises between Fontana's army and Lubitsch's army with Garod and others.

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　Whenever Garoad says something, the people around him exchange their opinions.

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　It's like watching a sports game.

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　It seems that some strategic group sports were originally used for such proxy battles for power, and they may be more similar than you think.

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　While I was thinking about such a simple thing, I was watching the clash between the two armies taking place below me.

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　Lubitsch's army is about 6,000 strong.

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　It seems that they are divided into 6 groups of 1000 each.

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　There are 3000 in the front center, 1000 on each side, and 1000 in the center back.

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　The center is thickened, and while it launches an assault, the left and right armies support it, and the main camp takes overall command.

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　The way they move their troops is quite impressive.

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　After all, this Lubitsch army is a hastily created army.

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　I heard that some peasants from Lubitsch territory volunteered to participate in the military exercises, which suggests that the Lubitsch family must have been highly trusted by the people of Lubitsch territory.

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　And each one of them was strong even if they were peasants.

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　The army reflects the fact that swordsmanship is popular in the area.

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　But still, it is not more than a "well done army for a hastily created army".

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　Basically, knights in the service of nobles move peasants gathered with their squires.

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　However, the knights are the main force, and the peasants are merely following them.

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　In other words, the way Lubitsch's army, or rather the army of the old nobles and knights, operates is like the soccer level of elementary school children.

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　It is the kind of movement that one would expect to see in an elementary school class where students have just learned how to play soccer.

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　In other words, most of the peasants who make up Lubitsch's army just follow the knight's movements.

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　It would be like a soccer team that forgets its assigned position and gathers around the ball.

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　They can barely hear the signals to advance or retreat, but they are just running around the battlefield, following the movements of Lubitsch's knights who are running at the front.

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　In other words, armies led by knights in the old days often fought battles in which groups of peasants led by a large number of knights clashed with each other and competed to see who would win.

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　Therefore, if there is a strong knight, the odds of victory will increase greatly.

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　If there is a knight of the highest rank, victory is guaranteed, and the morale of the peasants is high.

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　But on the other hand, the army led by not so strong knights would have low morale.

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　In this sense, the peasants from Lubitsch had a very good morale.

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"Oh, they're fast! Cavalrymen are that fast!"

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"Well, no human can match the speed of a Valkyrie's feet."

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　However, the forces assisting on the left and right of the central Lubitsch force were the first to meet their opponents as they charged forward with great vigor.

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　Fontana's cavalry attacked Lubitsch's army from both sides.

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　Kyle's cavalry was a company of about 600 cavalrymen on each side.

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　They were pushing toward Lubitsch's army of 1,000 each on the left and right.

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　Seeing this, Lubitsch's army responded with spears.

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"I heard that the Lubitschs are good with swords, but they also use spears, don't they?

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"Yes, that's right. Against cavalrymen, it is essential to have a bedding made of spears held by a group of men. If the bedding doesn't stop the cavalry's rushing attack, that alone will decide the outcome of the battle.

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　Under normal circumstances, Lubitsch's army would not be mistaken in its response.

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　But, do they not understand that they are dealing with "Fontana's cavalry"?

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　The cavalrymen of the Fontana army are horsemen riding on Barca's horned valkyries, but they are not just riding mounted messengers.

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　They all possess the Baltic family's magic, the art of riding.

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　And having [the art of riding] means that they have magic such as Fontana's [Ice Lance] and Barca's [Scattershot] that enables them to attack at long range.

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"Ah, a cavalryman just passed by us using magic.

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　As soon as Garod said this, roars could be heard from the surrounding area.

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　This was probably because the other knights who were watching the battle with us understood how troublesome the attack would be.

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　The cavalry unit mounted on Valkyries, fast messenger beasts, unleashed their magic attacks from them.

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　They were defending themselves with spear beds, but shields and armor given to peasant soldiers are usually of poor quality, to be frank.

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　If they were hit by several ice spears, the defenders would be outnumbered.

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　Lubitsch's army might have been better off with more arrows at least.

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　The passing cavalrymen make a wide turn and attack Lubitsch's left and right again.

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　Or, that's it, isn't it?

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　For some reason, Lubitsch's army, which is more focused on swordsmanship, did not have a solid cavalry force.

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　No, it's not that they didn't have mounted dragons to ride.

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　But there was no cavalry unit only for the nobles of the Lubitsch family and knights.

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　There were barely a few dozen cavalrymen going out of the army on either side.

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　They would not be able to hold back the highly maneuverable Fontana cavalry company.

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　The left and right armies are being cut down by the magic fire from both sides.

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　However, sometimes a company of cavalrymen will rush in without using magic.

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　If you are not careful and think that they will break away by releasing magic, you will be hurt.

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　With this alone, the left and right armies of Lubitsch's army had almost come to a standstill.

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"Look, Al! It looks like Lubitsch's army is going to attack from the center with all its forces. The main army in the rear is also moving forward.

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"We're losing on both sides. Normally, they would retreat at this point. But this is also a military exercise to show the power of the Lubitsch family in front of Mr. Garrod. We cannot choose that option. Then I guess we have no choice but to take the method that gives us the slightest chance of winning.

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　Lubitsch's forces made an immediate choice when they saw the inferiority of the forces on either side.

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　They thought that in such a situation, it would be better for all the forces to work together to break through the center.

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　I do not think he was mistaken in his thinking.

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　If the remaining forces could break through the center and many [swordsmiths] such as Brams in the main camp could defeat the opposing general's head, Kyle, it would be a great victory.

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　No matter how much damage is inflicted on the left and right armies, we will take the top of our opponents.

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　Perhaps, if I were in the same position, I would have made that choice.

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"...... Fontana's army seems to be getting pushed back. Maybe Lubitsch's army will succeed in breaking through the center.

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　And deprived of any other option, Lubitsch's army was strong.

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　They were now in a position where they could no longer back down, and they began to push back the center of Fontana's army with a daring attack.

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　This can be clearly seen from the high vantage point atop the tower.

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　Lubitsch's army was pushing into the Fontana's army.

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　If I were watching a sporting event, I would have cheered loudly enough to dry my throat for Lubitsch's army, which was trying its best to make a comeback in spite of its inferiority.

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"......Oh, but that's no good. Kyle is thinning the center on purpose, Mr. Garrod."

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"Yeah?　Is it on purpose that you are being pushed?　If you do that, you'll lose, won't you?"

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"No, Fontana's army is winning. It seems that Kyle has chosen the path of not just victory, but total victory over Lubitsch's army.

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"Total victory?"

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"You'll see. Lubitsch's army will be wiped out after this.

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　Garod listens to what I say with a question mark on his head.

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　Apparently, he didn't understand what I meant.

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　It is true that looking at the current situation alone, the Lubitsch forces seem to have gained more momentum than the Lubitsch forces.

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　But that's only because Kyle lured them in.

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　Soon after that, as I said, Lubitsch's army was on a course to be annihilated.

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　A wall suddenly appeared in the midst of Fontana's army.

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　A thick brick wall 10 meters high and 5 meters thick.

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　It formed a U-shape in the midst of the Fontana army.

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　This must be the work of the engineers in the Fontana army.

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　They put their hands on the ground and cast the spell of "wall building".

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　And the timing was perfect.

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　The communications officer had used telepathy to synchronize the timing with the entire army.

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　The Fontana soldiers who were inside the wall were to be able to get out of the wall, while the Lubitsch soldiers were to be left inside the wall.

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　In the end, it seems that it was the scouts who were inside the wall, preventing the advance of Lubitsch's army until the very end.

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　The scouts can use the magic of the House of Hermes.

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　In other words, the pawns created by the Hermes family's magic of "alter ego" succeeded in buying time until the wall was completed and all of Fontana's soldiers were outside the wall.

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　Then, the Lubitsch forces left behind inside the wall attack from the rear.

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　The cavalrymen, who had been relentlessly attacking the Lubitsch army from the left and the right, now turned around and took the rear of the Lubitsch army.

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　It is quite confusing to be attacked from behind.

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　When a group of about 6,000 people are fighting each other and are told that they are being attacked from behind, everyone gets scared.

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　What would happen then is that they would try to escape.

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　But there is no such thing as escape.

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　Because you are surrounded by walls.

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　And so, having finished building the wall, it seems that Fontana's army had sent other forces besides his cavalry company around the perimeter, pushing every single one of the confused Lubitsch's army into the cul-de-sac as they pursued.

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　Even the Lubitsch family's signature swordsmanship would not help in this situation.

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　Surrounded by the Lubiches and with nowhere to run, they manage to escape, but Kyle is the first to sense it and gives them a telepathic command to stop their movement.

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　Thus, the first military exercise between Fontana's army and Lubitsch's army ended in a complete victory for Fontana's army led by Kyle.

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