On that day, the land of King Rosais was in a festive mood.

　The first good news goes back three days ago.
　It seems that General Bartolo, who was given absolute command authority (Imperator), had defeated the enemy army. Our losses are less than two hundred, including the wounded.

　The report of the victory was first sent to King Loseys, who immediately announced it to the great families and then to the common people.
　The common people clapped their hands and rejoiced at this, as King Losey's kingdom had been on the receiving end of the war for decades.

　Winning the war meant that they were able to plunder the country, and there was an influx of slaves into the country.
　There was a great benefit for the common people as well.

　The next good news was the next day.
　The next day, the Allied troops succeeded in opening the capital of Domorgal's country bloodlessly. The next good news was the following day.
　Prince Aldo has apparently abandoned the defense of the capital and has fled.

　And today, word comes to King Rosais that most of the Aldo great families are turning one by one to the Carlo faction.
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　"70% of the great families have moved down to our side. They say they'll have it all under control in a week.

　I looked around at the Australians and they cheered, and I wanted to join them.
　I wanted to join them in cheering.

　That's what Bartolo did. It was a bigger win than I expected.
　I think it was a good decision to appoint him.

　At this rate, it looks like the civil war will be over soon.
　You get territory and vassal states with almost no damage. That's great.

　War is expensive anyway but it's not that expensive for a short period of time.
　Basically, it's good to know that after three months, it's bad.

　This war has been less than a month since it occurred, so we still have plenty of time to get our finances in order.

　'Raimondo. Belvedil, how's Evil doing?
　Neither side is going to make a move. ...It's too obvious to me that when General Bartolo returns, we'll have to fight back, even for now.

　So the warnings of the two countries' movements were unfounded.
　First of all, when this war was over, the North's defenses would be in place. After all, King Domorgal's country, which had been our biggest enemy, would become our ally.

　The next step would be to defeat King Belvedere's kingdom, and then King Evil's, which would be the right order.
　If we form a formal alliance with Rezad when attacking Belvedere, it might go smoothly.

　Once these two countries are down, there will be no more countries that can be hostile to our country.
　After that, if we move south and absorb the small and medium-sized nations, the unification of the Adelunian Peninsula will be in sight.


　"For now, let's just tell the commoners what's going on. As long as we're winning, they won't complain.

　It's good to have fewer deaths.
　No matter how much we win, if there are more dead, there will be an outpouring of discontent.


　'Shall we proceed with the preparations for the triumphal ceremony? As promised, bring me my drink.

　But first, we need to think about the land we're going to give Bartolo for his prize.

　At this time, we were blinded by the two words "victory" and downplayed the problem that we still hadn't been able to capture Prince Aldo.
　This would later lead to great misfortune....






　
　'UGHHH!!!'

　Just then, Mari was scratching her head.
　Asari's plan was to.

　King Domorgal's kingdom attacks King Rosais' kingdom in order to force Prince Pax to take credit for it.
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　When the Equusians have sent out reinforcements, we can put Redus at the head of the Equusians.
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　If we get to this point, Eville and Belvedere will definitely be in the race.
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　When King Rosais' country was weakened, he raided King Domorgal's country from behind. In return for his help, he made the country of King Loseys a vassal state.

　That was what it was supposed to be.


　That was collapsed from the very first move.
　Somehow, King Domorgal died and civil war broke out. And King Loseys' kingdom intervened and won a great victory...
　I can no longer collect it.


　''Um Mr. Merlin you can't blame me for this, can you?　No one could have predicted that King Domorgal would die...
　No it's just my lack of attention. If you look at that belly, he could have had one or two lifestyle diseases and you didn't check it out for a minute.

　However, it's difficult to blend Roselle's sorcerer with the medical practitioner directly under King Domorgal, as it is with stones.
　So if I say it can't be helped, it can't be helped. Truly a prank of heaven........


　His Majesty told me not to worry about it, didn't he?
　I know exactly what you mean. There isn't a person in the world capable of punishing me.

　Basically, the upper echelon of the Roselle Kingdom is made up of competent people chosen by Asari.
　Asari is also the one who has the important decision-making authority in choosing the next King of Roselle.

　Mari was a person who had been helping the first King Roselle even before the founding of the Roselle Kingdom.
　No one questions Marri's power.

　
　Besides, this time he only lost the interests he was supposed to get, not the interests he currently has.

　That's why King Roselle is not blaming Mari, but encouraging her, but.......
　That kindness is hard.

　'So what are you doing here?'
　General Clieu has returned from his campaign.
　Krue?　Didn't you say it was going to take another two weeks to get there?

　General Kryu.
　It was the most famous general in the Roselle Kingdom. For more than a year, he was on an expedition to unify the northwest of Gaul for more than a year.
　He skillfully uses the two blessings and always calls for victory.

　His signature tactic is the assault. His two names are "Demon Thrust.

　There isn't a single Gallic person who doesn't know the name of the Demon Thrusting Cru.

　When he heard that Master Merlin had failed, he came back with ten thousand of his best troops. According to General Kryu, it's too early to give up yet.
　...Oh, I see.

　A plan to defuse the situation emerges in Mari's mind.
　

　''Huh ... okay. I'm coming over.

　Mari dragged her heavy legs to General Clue's side.






　Congratulations. Krue. Thanks to you, the unification of Gaul is one step closer.

　Mari threw a congratulatory look at Kryu.
　Cru breaks her face in a good mood.

　''Wahahaha, this is what it's like when it comes to me. Now, Lord Mariluri. You have one more thing to say to me, don't you?

　Mari raises her eyes. However, it's true that Mari is currently not in a position to be able to be great.

　'It's not Mariluri, it's Merlin. .........The plot has failed. If this is the case, King Rosais' country will grow in strength. I need you to help me prevent that from happening.
　"That means I'm to march into King Domorgal's country with Prince Aldo at my side.
　That's what I mean.

　Fortunately, Prince Aldo has not been captured yet.
　He's on the run, continuing to resist.

　It's only a matter of time before he's caught but he's not too late.
　Mari has a high-speed means of transportation called the flying dragon (Ellie). Using this, Prince Aldo will be easy to protect.


　The only thing we have on hand is 15,000 of the 10,000 I brought back, plus 5,000 battle slaves, which is about the same as the enemy. That's almost as many as the enemy. I'm sure I'd win for sure but I'm tired. We were in the cold north of Gallia just a few days ago.　What do I do?

　Kyu looks at Mari with a grin.
　Mari says with an expression on her face as if she had bitten a thousand bitter worms.

　''........please. Please, please clean up my ass.''
　Okay, okay!　It's a request from Lord Marilu, of all people. I will gladly accept it!

　Kryu smiled smugly.
　Mari glared at Kryu.

　'Not Marilu, Merlin!　Or Mari!　Totally.........the brat who was wetting the bed not long ago.......
　I'm 40 years old.　Forty years is a little over a year ago... that's amazing with an old woman.
　You're a senior citizen this year. You're an old man in general. And I'm 17 years old on the outside. I'm a beautiful girl who is forever a virgin because my virginity membrane regenerates quickly with the help of a blessing. I'm a beautiful girl that the virgin's kitchen (unicorn) would be happy to see.

　Mari, who had regained her usual tone, snickered.
　Kuru cowered his shoulders.

　For what it's worth, these two have known each other for a long time, so they are good friends. Although they will definitely deny it.

　''Then hurry up for good. I'll make a proposal to His Majesty the King and then we'll leave immediately. And I want Herr Krillin to come along for the ride.　Just having you flying up there is effective enough.
　"...that's not Krillin, that's Ruril...

　Mari laughed bitterly as she and Kryu headed to the palace.






　'd*mn it!　Why, why, why!
　....

　Enough has passed since Aldo started hitting Alice.
　It's time to start hurting in earnest, and it becomes painful.

　Alice is much stronger than an everyman, but what hurts hurts hurts.

　''........Is it time for you to forgive me?''
　'May!　Why, why, why!

　'Why?' is a question Alice has no answer for. Alice has no idea about politics and military affairs.

　''At any rate, we should think about the future.

　That's the most realistic solution at this stage. If we surrender, it's obvious that we'll be killed.
　If we escape to Roselle, we might be able to borrow Roselle's force, or at worst, save our lives.

　'How do you propose to escape!　We're under siege now.　You're the only one I have on my hands right now!

　Once they abandoned the capital and fled, Aldo's popularity was completely gone.
　One by one, the soldiers in his bodyguard began to flee or sell information to the enemy.

　When they finally reach the territory of a great family on their side, they are served poisoned food. They attack you in your sleep... and so on.
　It's a situation where the only ally is the slave Alice.

　In other words, Aldo's life is in Alice's hands, but he doesn't realize it and keeps beating her up.
　If it's typical for Aldo, it's typical for Aldo.

　And Alice, who doesn't have the slightest desire to sell Aldo, is also Alice.

　But it's not favoritism or loyalty that Alice protects Aldo, though it's pure fear and a preconceived notion that she can't resist.




　''Ah!　How could this happen!

　Aldo shouted as he punched Alice in the face. Tears in his eyes.
　I'm the one who wants to cry. Alice thought.

　Well, the last time Alice cried was more than ten years ago...

　The two of them are in the mansion of a wealthy Aldoite family.
　At least, for now, they seem to be on Aldo's side, providing him with food and baths.

　But it's only a matter of time, Alice thinks.
　The wind is completely on Rosais' side. The great families side with the strong.

　Besides, Aldo is guilty of killing his brother and (this one is falsely accused) killing his father. That's more than enough cause to betray.

　''Master Aldo, it's time for you to stop, or I won't be able to answer.
　I didn't ask for advice from a spider-woman!

　Aldo punched Alice in the face as hard as he could.　
　Then don't ask, Alice thought. Naturally, he didn't say it.

　'Oh shit how can I break the ice...'

　Aldo pulls away from Alice and begins to circle around the room.
　His face is bright blue.

　If I apologize flatly now, it's obvious that I'm going to expose my raw neck. Something, if I don't do it, I'll die.
　A single word of death flickers through Aldo's mind.

　'Hey, Alice!　Can you kill Carlo?
　''Well wouldn't killing the First Prince separately just carry another person?''

　There are plenty of royalty. In addition, it is also possible for a powerful family to become the next king. In fact, many people on the Adelian peninsula have become kings in their own right.

　Rather than making Aldo on the throne, it would be much better to do some random divination and find a young child from somewhere and make him God's chosen king.

　''Ugh.......what should I do.......''

　As Aldo was pondering, there was a violent knock on the door.
　The great man who had protected Aldo opened the door vigorously.

　'Hey!　What, you didn't even ask for permission...
　'Master Aldo!　Rejoice!　The kingdom of Roselle, the kingdom of Roselle!

　Aldo's eyes widened, too.
　Aldo clapped his hands with the great family and rejoiced.

　Aldo Domorgal. Bad luck seems to be strong.

　''Haha...''
　Alice sighed deeply.