"Lord Armes. The matter of peace...
　I see you've been to Lord Carlo's.

　I said, and Carlo nodded.
　I'm the one in charge of this war, but Carlo is my ally in the first instance.

　I'm not going to be able to get the same amount of money for the same reason.
　I'm not going to be the only one to have a book delivered to me and Carlo.

　Or rather, it's strange that it's coming my way.

　''I'd like to discuss that now, if that's alright with you?

　Carlo nods and answers my question.

　'It's fine. It's not something to rush, but it's not a good thing to delay either.'






　In a large tent, seven figures were gathered together.

　From the kingdom of King Rosais, me, Raimondo and Bartolo.
　From the country of King Domorgal, Carlo Domorgal, General Tonino, and Lettis Braus of the great family.
　From the kingdom of King Equus, Muzio.

　Alexios and the others, who are reinforcements from Rezad, are treated as mercenaries I hired for the sake of construction, so they won't participate in the meeting.

　Muzio was the first to open his mouth.

　'We, the Equus, have come here to repay the favor of King Almus. Therefore, we do not ask for any interest. But.....

　Muzio raised his voice.

　'It's clear that Roselle was complicit in the rebellion in our country!　If Roselle doesn't make reparations, I won't be able to show my father and brother, my dead comrades in arms, in the afterlife!

　Muzio slams his fist down hard on the desk.
　'Angry,' he seems to say.

　'The problem is the evidence ... the sorcerer in question hasn't come clean yet, has he?
　We don't have a sorcerer in our country who can break that sorcerer's curse.

　Roselle's sorcerer has a spell on him to prevent information leakage.
　If they try to speak, their hearts explode.

　Until the curse is broken, they can't do anything about it.

　As a matter of fact, I've sent orders to have her transferred to us. She should be here in three days. At that time....
　I'll ask Julia to break the spell.

　When I said this, Muzio quietly thanked me.
　There is no better sorcerer in the Adelian Peninsula than Julia.

　If not Julia, it would be impossible for anyone to do it.

　''An apology to King Equus's country and a demand for reparations. Extradition of Prince Aldo from King Domorgal's country. Reparations from King Loseys' lands. A truce for three years or more. Is this where we are going to end up?

　Raimondo presents a specific peace plan.
　The first two are mandatory, and the latter, if possible.

　It's doubtful that Roselle will pay our country any money.
　Because the country's power is still far superior to Rozelle's.

　Me and Carlo both agree with Raimondo's expression.
　However, only Bartolo was different.

　''Umm, for some reason, the flow of receiving peace, but.......do we have to accept it?　Let's just go after it. We don't have time to discuss peace.

　That's certainly enough of an idea.
　To tell you the truth, I don't want to go to war anymore.

　It's harrowing and expensive.
　Continuing the war any longer would seriously damage our domestic industry.

　But it's now or never that we can beat Roselle.

　'But General Bartolo, what do you plan to do if we are defeated?　We'd better make a hand strike here...
　'Defeated before the fight is a very cowardly thing to say, Master Raimondo. Did the wind of cowardice blow you down?　
　'Huh!　I'm talking about if....

　Raimondo and Bartolo glare at each other fiercely.
　It's the first time I've seen these two fight.

　It's a bit new.

　'You were defeated once in the first place, weren't you?'

　'It's in the past. We won the last battle. We will win the next one. The enemy's morale is greatly diminished. We can't let this opportunity pass. The difference in national strength between our country and Roselle is more than ten times greater. We must strike now.

　'I suppose that's why. What if Roselle gets serious and comes to hit us as hard as she can?　It gets bogged down. The soldiers want to go home and are no longer useful. The enemy has made a peace offer, and now is the time to stop the war. If we miss this one, there will be no next time.

　Hmmm, both of you are right on the money.
　I can't decide.

　I'm inclined to weaken Roselle if possible, and I'm inclined to do the same.
　But the risks we take....

　High risk/high return or low risk/low return?
　Which should we choose?

　'General Tonino, Lord Bartolo says so........can we win?
　Carlo asked Tonino.
　Tonino nodded widely.

　'I thought we could win. We're just going to chase them down. Now's your chance.'　

　So the two generals can win.

　Next up.....
　All eyes of nature are on Lettice Blouse.

　What is the opinion of the head of the Blouse family?　And.

　'As for us, we'd like to have an alternative piece of territory to cede to King Rosais's country so we'd like to cede the territory from Roselle if we can.

　Main battle groups: peace groups = 3:1

　The main fighters have the upper hand.

　'What do you think, Lord Carlo?'
　Carlo replies to my question with a bitter smile.

　The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that it's not a problem for me as long as I can succeed to the throne. Our country is in shambles from the war and needs to be rebuilt as soon as possible. We can't prolong the war any longer.......but if we consider that Roselle will become even more powerful in the future, the option of cutting back on our power now is also an option.......

　You can't decide.
　I can't make up my mind either.

　'Master Alms, Master Carlo!　Wisdom!　It's time to beat Roselle to the punch!
　'Our priority now is peace!　Any further continuation of the war will lead to a decline in morale and devastation of the land!

　Bartolo and Raimondo are forcing us to make a decision.
　I can feel the uncanny energy from both of them.

　If you're going to make a decision, the sooner the better.
　But ...
　My poor brain can't tell which one is right!

　Just when I was beginning to seriously think about rolling the dice and saying "the dice have been thrown"....

　'The king!　A hawk flight from Lord Ial!
　"Eagle Service!　Bring it back quickly!

　Okay, best timing!
　I take the letter from the guards, break the seal and open it inside.

　.........
　.........
　.........

　I couldn't help but smile.
　The other six people looked at me curiously.

　I carefully folded the letter and then told the six men.

　'King Gilbed's country and King Fardham's country have invaded Roselle.







　Ial's role was to fire King Zoldias' country into King Belvedil's country.
　He succeeded in doing so, and the two countries were at war.
　At this point, Ial's role is over.

　But it would be a shame to let him play around like this.
　So he had Ial sent to King Gilbed and King Fardham.

　The odds were stacked against them.
　Both countries had been given a hard time by Roselle.
　The chance for revenge was now or never. So, without a doubt, he would come to talk to them.

　''Oh!　As expected, Lord Almus!

　Carlo gives me a look of respect.
　Stop it, you're embarrassing me.

　On the contrary, Tonino and Lettice were looking at Carlo with a look of dismay.　
　Such important diplomacy was going on without King Domorgal's country.
　Carlo should be angry. He should at least have a complaint or two of sarcasm.

　Well, we have an excuse: "We didn't know if we'd succeed, so we didn't want to give you the boot.

　I left King Domorgal's country out of it because I plan to make it a vassal state.
　It will serve as a physical buffer zone.
　Eventually, I want Domorgar's diplomatic autonomy to be taken away.

　As a stepping stone, we have placed King Domorgal's country outside the mosquito net.
　To remind Gilbeth and Faldum of the importance of King Rosyth's country and the downfall of King Domorgal's.
　Bad character?
　That is the highest compliment to a politician.

　As a matter of fact, the tribes of Germanis and the tribes of northeastern Gallia have been informed of the defeat of Roselle.
　This one is via Ains and Abraham.

　The Cilician people trade with countries and tribes all over the world.
　Using their trade networks, they can do this easily.

　Especially Abraham was very enthusiastic about this.
　It might have been a good idea to tell him that I would show him my great-grandson's face next time.

　The tribes of northeastern Gaul want to gain independence from Rozelle, and the Germanic tribes are looking at the land of Gaul with an eye on it.
　They will certainly make a move if they see that Roselle is in trouble.

　''Well, I think we should continue to pursue and hunt down Roselle. Where's Mister Carlo?
　'I am the same way. Now is the time for the Adelnians to join forces!　Let's get them off the peninsula!

　........No, I don't think that's possible.




　Thus, the allied forces drove back the messengers of peace and began their pursuit of Roselle's army.
　At the same time, King Gilbed's country and King Fardham's country flowed into the Roselle Kingdom.

　At the same time, the tribes of northeastern Gaul and the Germanis began to show signs of disquiet.
　King Roselle hurriedly ordered General Clieu to return to his kingdom.

　General Kryu returned to the Kingdom of Roselle with a forced march.
　The Allied Forces chase after it fiercely.

　The chase depleted Roselle's army even more, and they were able to return to the Kingdom of Roselle.
　Fewer than 10,000 men are able to return to the Kingdom of Roselle.