It all started when a wealthy family of the As clan lineage was in financial difficulty and imposed an extra tax.　

　Before the war started, they promised the commoners a tax cut.
　The temporary taxation was imposed at the same time.

　This angered the commoners.
　However, this did not lead to an immediate armed conflict.

　At that time, the commoners reluctantly paid the tax.

　Later, however, the situation changed dramatically.
　One of the rich man's sons had raped a commoner's daughter.

　The daughter was a virgin before she married, and she was mentally ill.

　The daughter became mentally ill and committed suicide.

　Naturally, her family and her fiancé protested to the Australian family and a trial was held.
　As a result of the trial, the son of the rich family was acquitted.

　On the way home, the family's private army assaulted the despondent family.

　News of the assault spread throughout the territory.

　The enraged commoners united around a group of war veterans, and at the same time, they rose in arms.
　At the same time, they rose in arms.

　They besieged the mansions of the great families.






　'What are you doing? Totally.........By the way, the great clan must have always had a certain number of soldiers......What are those soldiers doing?
　It seems the soldiers have circled the commoners' side, too, don't you think?

　A sigh escapes my mouth when I hear Raimondo's report.
　That's because the soldiers are commoners too.

　You may have love for your hometown, but your loyalty to a wealthy family is questionable.

　''What do we do now?　Your Majesty.
　You're going to have to subdue them, like this or that.

　If they only stop at strikes, I won't send in the army either.
　I will try to persuade them to do something about it.
　But if they've taken violent action, that's a different story.

　Of course, a man of great wealth is guilty.
　Of course, the rich and powerful are guilty of this, but so are the commoners who acted violently.

　I want you to collect the soldiers you're sending out to work on the road as soon as possible. We'll be on our way in two days.






　I have gathered three thousand men.
　The regular army led by me is approaching the border of the territory where the rebellion is taking place.

　Somehow, the soldiers also feel a bit buoyant.

　''Ial, I'm sorry to ask you to do something dangerous, but I want you to go negotiate with the rebel army. What I'm going to tell them is, 'I promise to give you a fair trial again. Disband immediately. And the ringleaders of the rebellion must turn themselves in. Otherwise, we will use force to put them down.'

　The men I lead are commoners, and they are commoners, too.
　I feel bad for both of them, but the commoners don't.

　I'm sure they sympathize with the rebels.
　Fighting in this situation doesn't mean you can't win an overwhelming victory.

　In fact, we are even in danger of losing.
　I don't want the people to be my enemies.

　'I understand. I'll see what I can do to persuade them.




　It wasn't until after dark that Ial came back.
　When Ial looked at me, he shook his head.

　'No. I was too excited to talk.'
　Well....

　We don't have a choice.　
　We're going to have to resort to force.

　But what do they want?
　''No ... what many of the commoners who make up the rebels are asking for is a redo of the trial. 　and other claims.

　So there's a big difference of opinion between the ringleader and the soldier.
　.........
　Maybe it's too early to think of this as an armed conflict yet.





　The next day, they crossed the territorial boundary and invaded the territory where the rebellion was taking place.
　And at noon that day, they arrived near the mansion of the great clan at noon.

　From a distance, a crowd could be seen besieging the mansion of the great clan.
　They were all armed and their armaments were no different from the regular army.


　After setting up a simple position on a hill some distance away, I turned to my soldiers and said, "Gentlemen, what happened?

　'Gentlemen, you know how this happened. You know how it happened, gentlemen," he said. But they were wrong for their uprising. They should have appealed to me before they resorted to violence. I am not a fan of bloodshed. There is no more tragedy than two people killing each other. Therefore, I suggested to them that they should retry the case, but they refused to do so. They're too excited to listen to me. Does anyone have any relatives or friends in the rebel army?　If they are there, I want you to come forward. Please, please go and convince them to come forward.

　The soldiers begin to buzz around.
　After a while, a few men raised their hands.

　'My daughter is married here. Perhaps my son-in-law is joining us.'
　'My brother has been adopted as my son-in-law!
　"My friend is from that estate!
　My cousin has moved to the city!

　I looked around at them, one by one.

　'I'm going to ask you guys to do a favor. I need you to go and convince your friends and relatives. I'll make sure they get a fair shot at justice. As king, I swear to God and to you. I want you to tell them that I don't want any conflict.

　"'Yes!　Your Majesty!


　Well, I hope this is a turnaround.





　Rosward, thank you for coming.
　What is it?　Your Majesty.
　'If a battle occurs, there is a good chance that the infantry will be useless. In that case, you'll have to rely on your cavalry. Or worse, you'll have to fight the enemy with only your cavalry.

　They are currently negotiating with the commoners who make up the rebels, not the ringleaders.
　They don't want much.
　They just want a redo of the trial.

　And I promised them a new trial.
　But the ringleaders have other ideas, and they're not talking.

　That's where I negotiate directly with the commoners.
　If it comes from the mouths of those closest to you, they'll trust you.

　But even then, there's a chance the ringleader will want to fight.
　We must prepare for the worst.

　'If we start a war, the morale of the enemy will be low. I will show them that we can defeat them with cavalry alone. They don't have a commander. If we get around the flank, we'll be done.

　Rosward says something encouraging.
　You've grown up........

　It's a lie that a few years ago we engaged Rigal Dibel's forces under provocation.

　''It's nice to have the Kingsguard around at a time like this.
　We will stand by your side, no matter what. But what are the ringleaders up to?
　The way Earl talks about it, it's all about overthrowing the power structure. As for me, I haven't made it clear but I guess the goal is to get rid of me too.

　But I'm very popular with the commoners.
　If you openly identify me as an enemy, no one will follow you.

　That's why you seem to avoid mentioning me as much as possible.

　But the thing that bothers me...

　Why don't you break it up?　Either way, I'm sure many of the rebels think they've served their purpose when I promised to redo the trial. Their morale must be greatly depressed. You can't even beat a winnable enemy in this state.

　You'll die for nothing.
　I'd give up and say it was a bad opportunity.

　'It's weird. The timing of the uprising is bad to begin with. If we don't gather our friends and do it with a large army after more dissatisfaction has been gathered, we won't be able to kill a single great family, let alone defeat the monarchy.

　We both have our heads in the sand.
　Maybe there is something fundamentally different about our purpose.

　'Could it be........that the goal is to cause mass human death?
　What do you mean?　What do you mean?
　It's just that the ringleader might be a trusted associate of another country. The goal is to turn me against the common man.

　If that's the case, the fight is even more sour.

　Looks like we're going to have to settle this one bloodlessly.




　When the sun had fully set, the men I had gone to persuade returned.　
　I called them up and asked them how they felt.

　'How did it go?'
　'He seemed to be thinking about it. He wanted time to think...

　We can't maintain a state of civil war forever.
　It gives us an opening for other countries to take advantage of us.

　'All right. The attack will take place tomorrow at noon. We'll wait for an answer until then.

　I told them and then I had them gather the men.

　"Tomorrow at noon, we are going to attack. I don't like bloodshed, but if they want it, they will have to. I am the king. My duty is to bring peace to this land. And I cannot permit a threat to that peace to continue indefinitely. I will not tolerate anyone who threatens the peace of this country, whether they are our own people, our own great families, or our own slaves. But whether the matter is settled by discussion or by force, I will not fail to give them a fair trial. I promise you this much.

　The soldiers' expressions are gloomy.
　But there is no sign of disquiet or extremely low morale.

　If it comes to a fight, they're going to fight reasonably well.
　Well, as long as they don't run away from the enemy.

　Then Roseward's cavalry will be able to defeat them with a flanking attack the rest of the way.





　Early the next morning.
　I approached the rebels with only a few cavalrymen, including Rosward, and approached the rebel army.

　The rebel army's equipment was almost identical to that of the regular army, but...
　It's a whole different story inside.

　They don't even notice that we're approaching.
　Even if they do notice, they can't form a formation, and the formation they finally make is poorly constructed.

　And the camp is also a terrible place to be, as most of them are laying down on their furs, sleeping rough.

　I'm getting close to the limit, out of reach of bows and arrows and spears.

　"Lulu, Seo-yeon. I'm begging you.
　Yes!
　I'll take care of it.

　The two of them jointly weave a magic formula.
　One of Tetra's developed sorcery formulas, loudspeakers.


　'Rebels!　I don't want bloodshed. But if you say you want bloodshed, I'm not gonna condone it. As I have said many times before, I will make the case for a new trial. I give you my word. So there's no reason for you to spill blood!　Disband immediately. And the rebel leaders are suspected of having contacts in other countries. Report yourself and explain your situation. If you're not disbanded by noon, I shall consider you my enemies. You know as well as I do that I have no mercy on my enemies.


　The Dibel purges terrified many of the great families.
　And it wasn't just the great lords who were afraid of me. The commoners must have been terrified, too.

　The rebel soldiers were buzzing and moaning.
　Deep down, they may have thought I wouldn't attack them.

　Now they must have realized the magnitude of their crime.
　Besides, people's anger is a temporary thing.
　It recedes like a receding tide over time.

　My daughter was raped, though to most commoners it was a stranger's story.
　They may be furious for a time, but in time they will forget their anger and cool down.

　If they don't disarm now, armed suppression is no longer the only option.


　After saying all that, I walked away.



　It was noon and there was still no word from the rebels.
　It was inevitable.
　I told the men briefly that we would attack as I had declared, and then I rode off.

　We formed up and made our way to the rebels.
　The rebels are not prepared to intercept as far as they are concerned, despite the fact that there was a warning of an attack.

　''Get ready!

　At my command, the soldiers readied their spears.
　A splendid phalanx.

　The rebels, on the other hand, had not been able to form up at all.


　''Charge...''

　He was about to give the order to attack.
　One of the rebels escaped.
　With that, all at once, the rebels rushed out.

　They still haven't even put their weapons together and they're still in total collapse.

　''........Do you want to pursue them?''
　No, that's fine.

　They won the war unopposed.
　I don't think they'll have the morale to rebel next time.

　'Rosward. You don't have to kill the rebel soldiers. Go and get the ringleaders only.
　Yes, I understand.

　Thus, the rebellion came to an anticlimactic end.