The Braus family is one of the five most powerful families in the country of King Domorgal.
　It is financed by one of the world's leading garnets mines.


　Today, the city of Braus is guarded by René Braus, the second son of the Braus family.
　He and his eldest son are in the middle of an attack on the country of King Loseys.

　'Oh, I wish I could have gone to war too. Then I could have defeated an enemy general like Almus with my invisible slash.

　Rene speaks ruefully.

　Rene's men reply to that.
　''Isn't that why your father entrusted Rene-sama with his back?　He has high hopes for Master Rene.
　'Right!　I knew you'd feel the same way!

　Rene is in a good mood.
　For the time being, it's not a problem to be in a good mood when dealing with Rene.

　My subordinates know that.

　To tell the truth, René does not have any military talent at all, nor does he have any military power. And he doesn't have military strength either.
　That's why René's father didn't take him with him.

　But Rene is not completely incompetent.
　René's timid and cautious nature makes him unsuited for military service.

　But as a civilian, he has shown his talents.
　His cautious nature has contributed to the safe expansion of the mines.

　It is also René's idea to use the profits from the boxwood (garnet) to buy cattle and horses to increase agricultural productivity to prevent a repeat of the great famine of eight years ago.
　Perhaps because of this, the agricultural productivity of the Braus territory had increased greatly since the plague eight years ago.

　Domestic merchants sold boxwood (garnet) to not only the great families, but also to other countries.......such as the Equus tribe, contributing greatly to the expansion of its sales channels.
　At any rate, everyone recognizes René's ability as a politician.

　But he himself seems to want to become a soldier.



　Then, René receives urgent news.

　''We're in trouble!　We are besieged by Rosais' army!
　'Haha, that's a funny joke.

　A cold sweat floats on Rene's forehead.

　''Master Rene!　Isn't this the time for Rene-sama's invisible slash to come in handy!
　No, no, it's just a joke. Yeah, and let's negotiate for now. No, but first we need to know how many and what kind of troops we have!





　The city of Braus is a walled city.
　Its walls, built with its wealth, are second only to the walls surrounding King Domorgal's capital and are strong.

　From the top of the wall, René looks down on the enemy forces.
　The sun has already set and the enemy forces are nowhere to be seen.

　The enemy seems to have put out the bonfires and I have no idea how many there are.
　But if you consider that they broke through the main body of Domorgal's army and invaded here, the number exceeds five thousand at least.

　Rene involuntarily swallowed his spit.
　On the other hand, the city of Braus has about two hundred troops. In the first place, they never thought that the enemy would invade even this place.

　It's not a very good idea, but it's unlikely to win.

　''Lord of the City of Blouse!　Listen up!
　A man's voice rings out.
　Rene replies.

　'I'm defending the city of Blouse on behalf of my father, René Blouse!　What do you want in my town!

　The man answers the voice.

　'This city is already under siege. Surrender quietly. Surrender and surrender the castle and I will guarantee the lives of you, the inhabitants and all your soldiers!
　Or, let me think!





　Do I have to surrender?
　Rene asks his subordinate.
　The subordinate nods quietly.

　'I'm concerned that we haven't received any reports of the early horse or falcon flights but we can assume that Domorgal's army has been defeated. We've been attacked so far. I don't know why, but it's a pretty forgiving condition. We will accept them.
　Okay, okay. I'll accept that.



　Rene and the others had no way of knowing, but the fast horses were out to deliver the news of the fall of Dres Village now, but they had been crushed by Rosais' army.
　On the road from Dres Village to the city of Braus, there were only two roads that the horses could run at full speed.
　One of those roads - the shortest path is taken by the Rosais army, so fast horses can't get through.

　So they would have to take the second one, which was the longest route.
　But even Rosais' army knew that.

　They waited for him in advance and quickly detained him.

　You might think we could use a hawk flight, but spellcasters are valuable.
　They were only deployed to the most important points - Dres Village and the city of Blouse.






　'No, I really didn't expect you to accept that...'
　Raimondo looks at the open castle gates with bewilderment.

　Since there are only five hundred here, it seems to be an effective move to hunker down.
　Well, with the ballista and explosive spear, it's not that difficult to destroy the gates.

　''Isn't it actually a trap?
　Muzio also looks at the gates with a puzzled expression.

　''It's a trap, a trap. I'm sure the moment you charge in, you'll be shot at with bows and arrows from both sides.''
　Rosward agrees with the 'trap theory'.

　'Ha, they're all cowards, aren't they? Then I'll go for it.
　Virgal takes a few handfuls of people and goes inside the city walls.
　Then he shouts from inside.

　'It's all right.'
　Hearing his voice, Rosais' army finally entered the castle with relief.




　　
　Rene's face contorts in frustration as he is tied up.
　I can see the tears in her eyes.

　'Oh well, it happens.
　Raimondo consoled Rene.
　He felt some kind of pity for her.

　'Whoa!　Wow, that's a lot of boxwood (garnet)!
　Muzio happily begins to loot.
　The two hundred of his own soldiers he relies on are bound and cannot resist.

　The Equus rob money and goods from merchants who are staring at them from a distance in frustration, and from the homes of the city's leading men.
　Among them were many foreign delicacies such as spices, goldsmiths and glasswork.

　It was a treasure trove.

　The only people who felt safe were the city's lower-middle class residents.
　They had nothing to loot but grain, salt and their daughters.

　Naturally, no matter how barbaric the Equus tribe is, they don't bother to rob the poor people of grain and salt in the face of a mountain of treasure. Or rather, they don't waste their time robbing them.

　Besides, the city of Braus is also a mining town.
　It's home to many miners. They have their own recreational facilities - whorehouses.
　The Equussians, having received the order that the brothels are also free, rushed to the brothels.

　And so the occupation of the city of Braus by Rosais' army was (with a few exceptions) very peaceful and moderate.




　'Captain!　I'm happy to serve my captain!
　Virgal says to Rosward in a good mood.
　In his hands is a mountain of treasure.

　On his head is a gold crown, and around his neck is a necklace that almost makes him feel stiff just by looking at it.
　He has also taken off his flax clothes and is dressed in beautiful red silk.

　If he were dressed only as a wealthy family member or a wealthy merchant, he would be a wealthy man or a wealthy merchant, but unfortunately, his face and atmosphere are so badly affected by this that he gives the impression of a pirate who has found a treasure.
　The sad part is that he's not a strong man, but he's not wrong.

　The reason why Virgal and his friends are in such a good mood is that with this much money, it's easy for them to buy themselves back.
　With the change, they can even build a big house.

　The rose-colored life was dancing in Vilgal's head.

　However, Villegal doesn't know that if you buy a large house or land, your looted treasures will run out of money.
　The value of the land is not well understood by Villegal, who is from the countryside of Germannis, a place that even Adelnians frown upon.


　'This is the captain's share.
　'No, I'm good ... what I've taken from people ...'

　Virgal pushes Rosward's hand forcefully into his hand as he tries to refuse like that.

　'Aren't you going to marry Miss (Leah) when this war is over?　Then you'll need the money, right?
　Yeah, well I'll take it.

　Rosward is easily hit by the shiny hardware.
　Humans are like this.


　'By the way, what is the captain doing here?'
　I'm collecting papers. It's got the location of each village and the name of the head of the village and so on. And the annual tax revenues. Not as accurate as our fiefdom, but pretty accurate. I didn't know that there was someone who thought like my brother," he said. It's really amazing.
　No, not really.

　Rene smiles shyly.
　Rosward approaches Rene.

　'My name is Rosward. I am the first vassal of the Lord of Ath, Lord Almus. I would like to ask you one thing.......where is the list of vassals in this territory?
　'What?　What's it for?
　It's a recruitment exercise.

　When Rosward replied honestly, Rene laughed kerfuffleily.

　'No, no, I wouldn't tell you. Good luck finding out...''
　Tell me!
　Rosward draws his sword and releases it, attaching it snugly to René's neck.

　'This is the third drawer from the top of my father's room!
　Thank you.

　Rosward curtsied gracefully and made his way to the lord's quarters in this mansion.





　Meanwhile, Sojourn was holding the spellcasters stationed in this city.
　They could not fly the owl flight.
　Because if the empty body is killed, death is inevitable.

　Nevertheless, I couldn't be relieved, so I restrained them one by one.


　You're not going to be able to find out what's going on in the world.
　No, the things I stole from people...

　Sojourn tries to refuse, but Dora grabs his hand forcefully.

　'What are you talking about!　That is what man stole from the earth. What's wrong with stealing stolen goods? Besides, everything in this town belongs to us. And you're getting married.　Captain Ron and a thousand men.
　Yeah, well, when this war is over...
　So you need money.

　Seo-yeon joined in the looting, persuaded by Dora.






　A short time later, Raimondo brought the news of the end of the pleasant looting time.
　He would now decide how to deal with the captured soldiers, Rene, the internal affairs officer and the sorcerer.

　This was something that should have been done immediately, but the mood of the Equus tribe was not likely to be tolerated, so they put it off.

　'The new king wants to send bureaucrats to the villages to collect direct taxes. That's why people who can read and write Cilician are so essential.
　'I've heard about that. I've heard about it, too, and I think we should move forward with that policy. So I want to take these bureaucrats with me. Is that what it is?
　Yes, sir.

　The physical recruitment begins immediately.
　A collar, shackles and shackles and shackles would complete the process.

　First, it was decided to enslave twenty people.

　In a proper war, I would enslave them all rather than worry about whether to enslave them or not, but unfortunately I can't carry many of them.
　If we let them walk, the mobility of the cavalry would be killed.

　They will be loaded into wagons as if they were luggage and transported.

　Well, don't worry. I will guarantee you guys more pay than when you worked in this Braus territory.
　In the meantime, it's a problem to be revolted against, so I'll say so.

　No one is going to bother thinking about running away with this.

　Um ... my family ...
　Why don't you trade for this?
　'Who's this?!'

　Rene screams in protest. But no one listens.


　The sorcerer is next.　
　A sorcerer is a very troublesome being. A sorcerer high enough to be able to put a soul on them can take some kind of action, even if they are chained up.

　So you can't take them by force.
　So it would be a formal solicitation.

　Call them one by one into a private room, interview them and ask them if they want to come along.
　Naturally, we'll bait them with more than double their current salary.

　There were a total of ten sorcerers in this city and the village of Dres that could carry souls, and three of them decided to join the army of Lossies.
　Soon after, the boxwood (garnet) will be paid in advance.

　Well, that didn't make me feel any safer, so a few soldiers and a sorcerer arrived to keep an eye on them.

　The others refused on the grounds that they have husbands and children.
　No matter how much I could trade René for them, it's not a good idea to change the environment.


　Next up were the relatives of the Blouse family, including Rene.


　It was confirmed that they would all be taken.
　They could hold them to ransom and it would be a bargaining chip.

　After all, the Braus family is one of the five most powerful families in King Domorgal's country.
　They have brought a large number of soldiers to this war as well.

　If the Braus family can be pulled out of this war, it will lead to a significant drop in strength. Even if we can't get them out, we can still make them suspicious that the Braus family is connected to King Rosais' country.

　The soldiers were troublesome, so I had them disarmed and then put them all in jail.
　I could have killed them, but I didn't see the need to kill them, because I didn't see the need to kill them.

　If we didn't kill them, the chances of them being armed and becoming enemy soldiers again would go up.
　But since we've been following a policy of not killing, we decided that it would be better to stick to it until the end. Half-heartedness is not good.

　And it's better to have a rumor that you will be spared if you surrender to the Los Angeles Army.



　'Well, So Yeon. Could you take an owl flight?
　'I understand. I'll go put some good news in Master Alms' ear tonight.

　Seo-yeon said and ran off.
　There is no creature that can attack an owl in the middle of the night. The midnight owl flight is the safest way to communicate.

　The midnight owl flight is the safest way to communicate. Tomorrow we have to defeat the enemy from Dresden as soon as possible. After that, we must reoccupy Dres Village. After that, we'll be able to respond flexibly according to Almus-dono's instructions and the situation on the ground. Then.




　Afternoon of the second day

　The one who received the order to retake the village of Dres was Braus the lord of the Braus territory. This is Tonino's difference in that he would be skilled in land advantage.
　Braus first let only the cavalry go ahead and checked the dress village.
　Then he sent the infantry marching in a hurry.

　''What?　Rosyth's army was after they left?　Our destination is ... the city of blouses!

　Braus moves the two hundred cavalrymen he has sent ahead of him to the city of Braus.
　There were only two hundred infantry in the city of Braus.

　The two thousand infantrymen of the force will rest once in the village of Dres.
　Braus would like to make them run at night, but he can't do such a dangerous thing, and his soldiers don't have the strength to do it.

　The only thing he can do is to hope that the enemy five hundred will hesitate to attack, and the two hundred cavalrymen he has in front of him will be able to intercept them.


　I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it.
　But it was unavoidable.
　I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that your family's life is at stake.

　If I had to choose, I'd say it was a mistake in the way Tonino was distributed.
　But it's not fair to put all the blame on Tonino. I'm not going to be the only one who can do that.

　And no one would have thought that René would surrender so easily.
　But René was originally a man with no military talent. Without prior information, this was the best move. If we were going to lose anyway, the fewer the casualties, the better.

　Everything was a series of misfortunes, and it was all in the hands of the Lossies Army.......

　Thus, the week-long war reaches its third day.