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"Hey, Ars. Where are you going to attack this winter?"
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"Huh? What are you talking about, Brother Bite? Why are we even bothering to talk about fighting in the winter?"
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"No, what I'm saying is that it's just a normal thing to say. With you I can move my army in winter. Then the other five houses of the Northern Nobility can attack during the winter.
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"No, no, why would I do that? We're having a hard time finding people for our rapidly expanding land! We have to keep a firm grip on the land for a few more years, so there's no need and no room to move any further.
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"We'll figure out the manpower shortage later. We still have some enemies left, so it's safer to destroy them. And I'm not the only one. There are a lot of people who want to fight."
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"...... seriously?"
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"Yeah, I'm serious."
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I was in the city of Fontana, doing my domestic work while giving orders.
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My brother Bite, who had been leading Fontana's army to exterminate bandits and maintain security in the newly expanded land, came out to see me.
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Along with the bandits, he seemed to have been fighting against knights and survivors of noble families who were rebellious against Fontana.
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After hearing the report, I was mildly shocked by what my brother said.
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Do many of you think that I'm planning to fight this winter too?
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Generally speaking, it's not a good idea to move troops in the winter.
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After all, it is cold and there is the problem of food.
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But it is a fact that in recent years, the Fontana army has been operating even in winter, as if ignoring such common sense.
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It is possible to mitigate the cold at least a little by using the ice spirits I summoned with [Summoning Ice Spirits], and we can also use Valkyries for transportation.
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And if I can increase food production with [Soil Improvement] and pack my provisions in a magic bag, I can go on long-distance expeditions.
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Therefore, starting with the attack on the labyrinth city of the Percival family, I have done expeditions to the east across the Great Snowy Mountains, in addition to cutting off the Lubitsch and Hermes territories.
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When you think about it, it is true that recently we have been moving our army in winter every year.
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However, it is not that I want to fight without a break in winter.
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Please don't take winter warfare for granted.
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If that were the case, I who can use [summon ice spirit] would be sent to the battlefield every year.
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I don't want that.
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I want to spend the winter soaking in hot springs and listening to opera divas sing with Lilina.
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"What Mr. Byte says is true, Mr. Ars.
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"Leon, you're back."
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"Yes, I had reported it using [telepathic communication], but I thought I would come here and report it in person."
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"How's the new Graham territory? I know it's a lot to deal with, being suddenly transferred to a different location, but how are things going?"
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Yes, we've had no problems. We were always relatively close to Fontana. I think it's easier to organize than the outlying counties.
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"That's good to hear. So, what did you mean when you said that your brother Byte was right?
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I mean it as it is. As Mr. Byte said, there is a lot of talk in the Kingdom of Fontana about which noble family Lord Ars will be targeting this winter.
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"No, as I told my brother Bite earlier, it's time to consolidate inside for a while. There's no sense in expanding our territory for nothing.
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"I am sure that your idea is a realistic one, Mr. Ars. But for others it is different.
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"What's the difference?"
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"I hate to put it this way, but basically, people think mainly of themselves. And knights are generally interested in gaining territory by showing their services in battle. In other words, many of them want to fight alongside Ars, and after achieving success in battle, they want to have their own territory or expand it further.
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"...... I see. So you want to fight not only for your country, but also for yourself."
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"That's right. With Mr. Ars, we can move in winter and they can't. Moreover, we all know that the walls of the walled city are no longer able to function as a defensive force after this battle. If it is a battle that we have a chance to win, and if we can defeat a knight or a leader in it, it will be an achievement, then everyone will want to go out to the battlefield.
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But if I lead Fontana's army into battle, how do I know you'll give him the territory?
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"Yes, that's right. So the general idea seems to be to join the army of the frontier counts and participate in the winter campaign. If you are a knight in the army of the counts of the frontier, there is a good chance that you can get your own knighthood in the territory of the counts of the frontier now as a knight if you are active.
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"I see. I guess if you win too much, you get more of them. That's a lot of trouble.
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I wonder if this is what you call the main faction or the belligerent faction.
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Apparently, there are knights and would-be knights in the Kingdom of Fontana who think that the recent string of victories has created a bubble of opportunities for them to gain territory.
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I am not really interested in fighting at all, but I wonder if those who have their own interests at stake feel that they don't care about such things.
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However, it would not be a good idea to be influenced by the opinions of others and attack somewhere.
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If that is the case, we will have to keep on fighting, listening to those who want to fight.
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But war is not a reason to fight.
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There should be a national purpose and war should be one of the solutions to that purpose.
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I was left to ponder what to do about this problem before more belligerent opinions were voiced.
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