The venue was King Fardham's country, the capital city of Feletia.

　It is the second most populous city on the Adelnian peninsula after Losais and Resad.

　"Well, gentlemen, thank you all for coming. Thank you for coming together.

　King Fardham, an advocate of the Adelian Liberation War, opens his mouth.
　Then, in a matter-of-fact manner, he gives an overview of the strategy that has been decided upon so far.

　It was just a follow-up to the strategy decided upon by gathering the military, diplomats, and great families of each country, and there was nothing new to hear.
　And when I say strategy, I mean how many troops and where to attack, by which country....

　This was about the extent of the war, and no decisions were made about logistics or chain of command.

　As they say, the more boatmen, the higher the mountain.

　'And I would like to have a detailed check on the generals leading the armies of each country and their troops.

　King Fardham said, and first he gave the general's name and the number of soldiers from himself.
　The general..........I've never heard of him. But he is probably a great family of a certain rank, or a royal family.
　Ten thousand men.

　'My country is sending nine thousand men, with General Tonino as commander.

　That's what Carlo, King of King Domorgal's country, said.
　
　Nine thousand is also a significant number considering the current national strength of King Domorgal's country.

　''I will send out twelve thousand men.

　It was King Gilbed who said that.
　I still haven't heard the general's name, but he's probably royalty.

　Two thousand more than King Fardham, that's a good look, isn't it?
　Why don't you conquer the South as soon as possible instead of attacking Roselle?

　Well, I understand that we can't send out our troops as much as we'd like because of the complicated intermarriage between our own great families and the great families of the south.

　And......
　The eyes of the kings are drawn to me.

　Currently, no matter how you look at it, the country with the most power in this is our country, and it's also the one with a powerful army that is the main force.

　Huh........

　I slowly opened my mouth.

　'Ten thousand from the Kingdom of Romalia. 10,000 from the Kingdom of Romalia, 2,000 from all the allied nations in the Federation except Alva's. And 2,000 from the Kingdom of Alva. In total, 14,000 men. And the commander-in-chief is Bartolo Pompeius.

　King Fardham smiled and
　King Domorgal (Carlo) widens his eyes in astonishment.
　King Gilbed's face twisted in frustration.

　Fourteen thousand was the largest number of troops, and General Bartolo's name was no stranger to the Adelian peninsula.
　For a start, this would avoid the impression that the King of Romalia had no intention of taking the war for the liberation of the Adelnians seriously.

　Thank you for your cooperation, King Romalia.
　'I am a member of the Alliance against Gaul, and above all, an Adelonian. You have every right to join the war for the liberation of the Adelnians. Also, I'd appreciate it if you could thank me only after you've won.

　I smile back at him. Then King Fardham smiles at me, too.
　We look at each other with smiles on our faces.

　'Can't we choose a commander-in-chief sooner than that?

　King Gilbed hastens the progress of the meeting.
　Our country deserves to be Commander-in-Chief anyway!　I guess that's what he's going to say.

　'The Commander-in-Chief, but my...'
　I think King Fardham is the right man for the post of Commander-in-Chief.

　I raise my voice to interrupt King Gilbeth's words, and then I promote King Fardham.
　Instantly, the air freezes.

　I don't read the frozen air, and I give my reasons in a matter-of-fact manner.

　'First of all, King Fardham is the proponent of this war for the liberation of the Adelnians. Since he advocated it, he should be held appropriately accountable for it. Secondly, King Fardham's country has the most experience in engaging the Kingdom of Roselle. Thirdly, the oldest person in this place is King Fardham.

　King Domorgal's country is out of options, as it has only 9,000 troops out there.
　So it would be Fardham, Gilbed, or Romalia.

　In such a situation, if I, who has the maximum number of troops and a renowned general, were to nominate King Fardham for a plausible reason.......
　It will almost certainly be decided by King Fardham.

　And.........

　'I, too, think King Fardham is fit to be Commander-in-Chief.

　King Domorgal (Carlo) has given his approval.
　King Domorgal's country is the least powerful of the three countries, so it can't participate in the struggle for leadership by nature.
　So they should not want to make waves as much as possible.

　As soon as I endorse King Fardham, a general trend will be established.
　Then there will be no other choice but to go with this flow.

　And if two kings out of the four of us nominate a king....

　What about King Gilbed?
　"I think I deserve King Faldum, too.

　King Gilbed can't say no to it either.
　And .....

　

　Well, there's no reason to say no.
　You're looking at me curiously, but that doesn't change the fact that I recommended King Fardham.

　....
　Now, there is no doubt that this has caused a rift between King Gilbed and King Fardham.

　Originally, King Gilbed had acted as if he was superior to Rosais, Domorgal, and Fardham.
　In fact, they may have been superior in terms of land and population.

　But with the birth of Romalia, King Gilbed had fallen to second place.
　

　And with the loss of the leadership battle, Gilbet's resentment is now directed at King Fardham, who is ostensibly leading international politics at the moment.
　So that's why.

　Well, it was Earl's idea.

　Probably, King Gilbed thinks that King Fardam and I are working together.

　Thus, the commander-in-chief was successfully chosen and it was decided that the expedition would begin at the end of May.
　Thus begins the War for the Liberation of the Adelnians....





　It seemed.






　It was April.
　When the weapons and rations brought by the nations were gathered in the outposts of King Fardham's country, and the formation of armies began throughout Adelnia.

　The Kingdom of Roselle was invaded by King Fardham's kingdom.




　One month after the attack on the Roselle Kingdom.

　"Hmm, it's just as we heard. I didn't know that we had this much food ready to go.

　Balthazar, General of the Roselle Kingdom, smiled wryly.
　He was the general who was appointed Supreme Commander of the Roselle Kingdom after General Kryu was disqualified and sent to the northeast of Gallia.

　He was a general who belonged to the anti-Marin faction, that is, the pro-Romalian faction.

　Balthazar led an army of about 20,000 troops.
　Ten thousand infantry and ten thousand cavalry.

　He formed his troops in the interior of the Roselle Kingdom and headed for the northeast of Gaul.
　And then he reversed.

　With only 10,000 cavalry, they launched a surprise attack on King Fardham's country.
　As a result, the garrison army that King Fardham had placed on the border was destroyed.

　They were then joined by the infantry that came later and overran King Fardham's country.

　Nevertheless, King Fardham was not incompetent.
　Naturally, he tried to take measures.

　But.........

　The speed at which the Rozelle Kingdom is advancing is too fast.
　As far as that is concerned, the Roselle Kingdom does not prepare a supply line as far as it is concerned, and it is advancing like locusts while looting.

　They advance with 10,000 cavalry and destroy the main force of the enemy.　
　Then attack the city with infantry and quickly capture it. Then they attacked the city with infantry and quickly captured it, gaining food for their troops.

　It's really a smooth move.
　However, it would be difficult to maintain 20,000 troops if we just kept looting the city.

　So what does that mean?
　The answer is simple. It means that we are attacking a place where there is food on a scale that would be unthinkable in a normal city.

　In other words.

　Every city, fortress and village that Balthazar has captured........
　It's a collection point for weapons and troops to be used in the war to liberate the Adelnians, prepared by King Fardham's country.

　"That diplomat in charge of Romalia, what was his name, what was his name... well, you know. He's doing a good job. He's very good at getting all this information.

　Balthazar smiled broadly in amusement.





　'Well, now all we have to do is wait for King Fardham to cry.
　Wow, you're alive.
　It's all part of the plan.
　"Your Majesty, I've formed a force. You can go get rid of Roselle at any time.

　Everything went according to our plan.
　First of all, we would pass on the information that the war for the liberation of the Adelnians might occur to the diplomats of the Roselle Kingdom in the most natural way possible.
　That pudding-loving diplomat has a head as sweet as a pudding, so he easily got his hooks in.

　

　What would normally be so convenient?　You might think that would be suspicious, but....
　People are inclined to believe what they want to believe.

　In the first place, the information itself is all accurate, even though it is partly hidden, so we have no choice but to believe it.

　Thus, the Kingdom of Roselle said, ''We're going to scratch the back of the anti-Garia Alliance! So they attacked us with the idea that we should be able to do something about it.

　If the logistics base was destroyed, we could not wage a war for the liberation of the Adelian people even if we wanted to.
　And then King Fardam's country would come crying, and our country's reputation as a country that fights them off would be enhanced.

　Two birds with one stone.
　.........
　No, when you consider that the plan to separate King Fardham and Gilbed from each other, and the fact that you can also examine the terrain in the national territories of Gilbed, Fardham, and Domorgal, who will be passing through as they march to the rescue....

　Four birds with one stone.

　"20,000 from the home country and 10,000 from the allies, for a total of 30,000. 20,000 for infantry and 10,000 for cavalry. Well, with this much, we won't lose to Roselle.

　About a month has passed since the report of the attack on the Roselle Kingdom.
　Well, there's no reason why I can't gather this much in a month.

　By the way, it seemed that Gilbed and Domorgal hadn't even half finished training their troops.
　What are they doing...

　''But this many troops, it would be a disaster if we lost.......no, I'm not doubting General Bartolo's ability.......''
　'No problem about it. I've already exchanged hawk flights with Roselle's diplomats. It's Bartolo's job to stall for time until the peace.
　'Roselle seems to be marching in with her plundering army. Roselle's strategic objective is not to invade King Fardham's country, but to stop the war to liberate the Adelnians, and maybe just a little pocket money as an added bonus.

　Recently, we have been able to send spellcasters and inter-intelligence to the Kingdom of Roselle.
　Combining that information with that information with the pudding diplomats....

　As I thought, the Roselle Kingdom does not seem to have the luxury of a long-term war at the moment.

　It seems that they are having quite a hard time subduing the northeastern part of Gaul.
　Well, it seems that the Gauls have a strong hunting background, and.......

　I guess he's not as quiet as the Adelnians.

　Also, I hear King Roselle isn't doing so well either.
　Crew has been demoted, Merlin is on vacation, and the King is sick.

　I don't think a big expedition is possible in this situation.

　So perhaps if we attacked them with an army of 30,000, Rozelle would back down.


　''Your Majesty!　We have received a letter of intent from King Fardham!

　One of the diplomats in charge of King Fardham's country runs in.
　I unpacked the letter of intent.
　I found what I wanted in it.

　"Then come to the rescue, Bartolo. I'll ask King Domorgal's country and King Fardham's country to provide the logistics for us.

　This one will bleed.
　Why don't you at least offer us some food?



　Over the next fifteen days, the Romany Commonwealth forces crossed the border of King Fardham's country.
　Five days later, they met the army of the Kingdom of Roselle and engaged them the next day.
　Over the next three days, they had several skirmishes, but Balthazar was unable to break Bartolo's defense.

　Two days later, peace was made between the League of Gaul and the Kingdom of Roselle on the condition that Roselle's troops were withdrawn, the war to liberate the Adelian people was called off, and the Romans were withdrawn.

　In twenty-five days, the war between the Roselle Kingdom and the Gallic League ended.

　In this battle, the Kingdom of Roselle plundered a lot of gold and goods and, above all, restored the disgrace of the previous war.　
　Furthermore, the stabilization of the southern border was confirmed, and as a result, the suppression of the northeastern part of the Gallic tribes began to show signs of improvement.

　The national prestige of King Fardham's country, which had been attacked by the Roselle Kingdom, but had been unable to prepare a decent army, fell.　
　Likewise, Domorgar and Gilbet, who could only watch their friends' plight with their fingers, also lost much of their diplomatic influence.

　And the diplomatic position of the Kingdom of Romalia and the Commonwealth of Romalia, which had saved King Fardham's country with a single country, was greatly improved.

　Which country is the greatest power on the South Adelian Peninsula?
　The answer to this question was clear.