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　A mountain called Mount Radial is located between the royal capital and the territory of Rheinsatz.

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　Although lower than the sky-high Daisetsuzan, Mount Radial is still high enough to be a famous mountain in this area.

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　In winter, it is covered with snow, and in spring, one can see from the royal capital that the snow is decreasing from the top of the mountain.

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　Therefore, it is said that the residents of the royal city have long sensed the arrival of spring by watching the melting of snow on Mt.

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　And from the other side of Mount Radial, the Reinsatz family was coming with a large army.

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　We, the Balkan army, were to wait for them on the plains at the foot of Mount Radial and intercept them.

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　There is enough space here for a large army.

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　We have already sent an envoy to the house of Reinsatz and agreed that the Reinsatz and Balkan armies would meet at this place.

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"May I ask you a question, Mr. Ars Varka?"

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"What's the matter, ay?　Is there something on your mind?"

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Why are we fighting in the form of a battle?　If we are going to be victorious against the Reinsatz family, I think there are other ways to do it."

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"Such as?"

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One example is the use of magic airships. By simply moving through the air in a magic airship and launching a surprise attack on the capital of the Rheinzatz territory, we can expect to see results in the war.

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"That's certainly one idea that could work. But it's not a good idea, ay. I don't think it's a good idea this time.

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"Why is that, sir?"

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"If we win that way, the Reinsatz will probably withdraw. But we cannot cut off the Reinthaats territory. The Reinsatz family and the noble houses and knights who are vassals of the Reinsatz family will not accept a Barka victory or the domination of the Reed family. If this happens, even if they gain the territory, rebellions will continue to break out in various parts of the country, and the House of Reed will be worn out in dealing with them."

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"But I think we can certainly win."

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"Well, that's certainly true. But that's not the premise. The magic airship is my property and I use it only for myself. The same goes for the magic airship, the Valkyrie with horns, or the transfer magic circle, but if I win the victory based on something that only I can handle, then you can't win without me, can you?　In short, it is preferable to win using a strategy that can win without me, simply put."

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"Is this a strategy that can win without Mr. Ars Varka?"

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"Yes. Ideally, it should be a strategy that can be used by Reed's army. In this way, the Reed forces would win using a strategy that would allow them to win against the Reinsatz and other noble armies. And then we want the Reinisatz and other noble armies to think that they are no match for Barka and Reed.

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"So it's not enough just to win. However, it seems to me that there are many elements in this operation that the Reed family cannot imitate.

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　While deploying Barka's forces at the foot of Mount Radial, Ai spoke to me.

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　He seemed to be suggesting that there might be a better way to fight.

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　I think that is a natural question.

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　Because among the information that Ai has is the data from the battlefields where I have fought in the past.

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　In particular, it seems that Ai was thinking of the attack on the capital of Rheinsatz territory by a magic airship.

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　He thought that he could win the war by using my winning strategy of going to the capital by a flying vehicle called "magic airship" and dropping magic weapons from the sky.

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　That would certainly be true.

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　Then, we would be able to win the war while limiting the damage to us.

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　And I have that plan in my mind.

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　If push comes to shove, I am considering using that strategy to deal a blow to the Reinsatz family and force them to retreat.

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　However, that strategy was not a good one for winning the hearts of the lands and the people.

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　The capital of the Reinsatz family is naturally located in the middle of a large territory.

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　Even if it was the only one damaged and occupied, the rest of the land would remain unscathed.

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　Those who have the backbone to disobey Barka and Reed will fight back.

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　And if they use the winning strategy of the magic airships again to suppress the rebellion, they will have to destroy all the cities.

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　Of course, such a move would cause Barka's impression to plummet.

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　Therefore, we have decided to temporarily seal off the winning strategy and fight in a battle this time.

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　The battle style of warfare was originally a common practice, and it is easier for both sides to accept the outcome of the battle.

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　And if possible, it would be preferable if the fighting style is something that can be done even by the lead family.

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　After all, it is the Reeds who will carve out the land in this area, and it is the Reeds who need to maintain it.

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"So, Ars Barka-sama wanted you to give an actual situation to Ai, didn't he?　What do you mean?"

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"It's easy. The Eye will be watching the battle between the Reinsatz and Barka armies here from the air. I want you to get on a magic airship and watch the battle between the two armies from the sky and report the battle on the ground. I want you to report the outcome of the battle to the entire country via radio. Can you do that?"

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Yes, it is possible.

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　The real goal of this battle is to "win hearts and minds.

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　Win the hearts and minds of the people by fighting fair and square and winning.

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　Or perhaps it would be better to say "break their hearts.

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　But it was not only for those who lived in the territory of Rheinsatz.

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　Barka's war will be shown not only in the territory of Rheinsatz, but in the whole country.

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　Let them know that if they fight the Balkans they will be defeated even if they are 10 times stronger than them.

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　That's why I've decided to make a move.

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　It's called a radio play-by-play using Ai.

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　I will put Ai on a magic airship and let him watch the battle between the two armies.

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　Then, I would have the radio play the situation on the radio using another terminal that I had installed at the Balkan Cultural Broadcasting Station in Balkania.

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　How the battle will be fought and who will be victorious will be delivered to the whole country via radio.

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　For this purpose, we had already made preparations to have the "Eye" learn on-the-spot reporting at the beast race track in Vulcania and other places.

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　Thus, the battle between Barka and Rheinsatz was to be the first ever battle with live radio commentary to be broadcast on the air.

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