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"All right, let's consider the site of the Holy City and the surrounding area as the first candidate. But the problem is what comes after that. Even if we successfully conquer and get the land, that place is too far away. It will be an enclave from the Kingdom of Fontana.

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"Yes, Master Ars. The problem is how to govern a land that has become a lawless zone, where everything around you may become hostile. But there are those who can be our allies.

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"On our side?　Where is it likely to be?"

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The Kingdom of Resolute. The former Hekail and Gizania are relatively close to the Kingdom of Resolute. Therefore, if I make contact with them in advance, I think we can find a way to cooperate.

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"That's a trick Rion can pull off because he has ties to the Kingdom of Resolute. But is it possible?　Even for the Kingdom of Resolute, don't they want to expand their land?"

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"Perhaps, but this proposal will be accepted. The royal capital and the site of the Holy City are now within the sphere of influence of the Reinisatz family. It would be easier for the Kingdom of Risolute to stabilize its borders with a friendly third power in between than to have frequent conflicts between the Kingdom of Risolute and its own territory. Above all, they do not need what is called the land of the dead.

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"So it would be better to have a lead territory in a land that we don't need, so that it can act as a buffer zone. And in the meantime, we can take the land we can get elsewhere, right?"

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"Yes. Let's try to put together a good negotiation so that they will think that way."

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"But what about the rest?　Many of the noble families between the Kingdom of Fontana and the Holy City, including the Reinsatz family, are in collusion as the Grand Nobility League or the Northern Nobility League. Even if Kyle gets the land, he probably won't be able to hold it if there is a concentrated attack from there."

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　Perhaps there is no better place for the Reeds to target.

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　I think that Kyle will lead his army to take the site of the Holy City and the land that Naja used to rule.

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　But even so, there were some hard conditions.

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　Not only the subsequent rule, but also the relationship with the surrounding powers is important.

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　After all, the territory was not connected to the Kingdom of Fontana.

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　Rion, who proposed the plan, knows this very well.

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　We need to be sure of what he intends to do.

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　Rion is the blood brother of my wife, Lilina, but he is now in charge of the Kingdom of Fontana on behalf of the king, Garod.

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　I knew that he was not simply making this proposal for Kyle's sake, but because he thought it would be in the best interest of Fontana.

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"It is precisely this alliance of great nobles that is involved, Master Ars. After the disappearance of the Holy City, the Church gathered the leading figures in the Kingdom of Fontana to rebuild it. They have even issued a ban on warfare, and have even withdrawn priests from noble families who defy them."

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"Right. We've set the tone for that to happen."

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"Yes. And, of course, many of the nobles are against it. The alliance of the great nobles led by the Reinsatz family will probably launch an offensive against the Kingdom of Fontana in the coming year. That's why we want to make the first move. We want to drive a wedge into the south while we still can.

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"Isn't that a good way to sacrifice the Reed family, Leon?　If Kyle takes the lands south of King's Landing, he will certainly be able to pincer the Grand Noble Alliance from the north and south. The risk of a one-sided attack on the home country might be reduced, but the burden on Kyle would not be half as great.

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"But if Kyle goes south, there will be people who will work hard to help him, won't there?"

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　Oh, I see.

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　That's what he's trying to do, Leon.

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　He wants to drag me into the fray.

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　If Kyle gets a big piece of land south of here and he's in danger, he knows I'll move to lend a hand.

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　In other words, if Kyle gets the land, it is a given that I will go south.

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　Maybe this is Leon's way of getting back at me.

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　Rion was the one who should have stopped Garoad when he said that Kyle's lands were "free for the taking".

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　Kyle has been a member of Fontana's army and has been active in the battlefield many times as a general.

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　He is also a highly capable man in the management of his territory.

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　To such a man, the king, who is supposed to be the lord of the land, has said that he is free to cut off the land.

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　From a perverse point of view, it can be said that it is an act equivalent to telling Kyle that the Fontana royal family will not offer him a reward and that he should get it by himself.

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　Even if Garoad did not have such feelings, some may think so.

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　Probably, Leon did not expect that Garoad would suddenly say such a thing.

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　However, it is difficult to make Garoad, the king, retract what he said once in front of Charlotte, the princess of another country, even though they do not speak the same language.

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　Therefore, I presented an idea that came to me on the spur of the moment.

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　He thought of killing two birds with one stone by putting me to work along with the issue of Kyle's lands.

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　To put me to work, since I had decided to leave all the troubles behind, resign from my position as Prime Minister and Grand General, and go into hiding, leaving everything to Rion.

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　To prepare for the wars that will take place in the next year or so, and to make effective use of our human resources.

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"Well, people love Kyle. I'm sure there are a lot of people who can help. Of course, I'll lend a hand in my own small way. What about Kyle?　What do you think of the story about targeting the area around the site of the Holy City?"

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"Thank you, brother Ars. I'll be fine. I'll do my best.

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"Well, then, it's settled."

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　Well, whatever Leon's intentions are, I think I'll go with that idea.

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　Since Kyle has just gotten married, I'll consider all the trouble I'll have to go through with the territory as a gift.

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　As a big brother, I have no problem to make a little effort.

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　Thus, the Reed family, with Kyle at the center, began to work to save the lawless land where order had been lost.

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