I cleaved my sword as hard as I could to the side.


    Tarsia''s sword flew off in an arc.


    The game was won. Everyone thought so.


    But Tarsha''s eyes were not dead yet. Never let your guard down against a man with such eyes.


    He quickly drew his short sword, which was only half a jarg at most.


    "Arsrod, I will defeat you at all costs!　Then my clan will fly much more heroically than it does now!"


    "Male flight?　You''re going to get us out of this. I''m sorry, but your lands are too far away to rule. You can''t do anything from there.


    "We may not be able to take over the whole country, but we can rule three or four prefectures. My vision is a federation of great lords who rule over several prefectures!


    With this cry, Tarsha slashed at us with a dagger.


    I felt a force and impact that was hard to believe for a dagger.


    But what was even more impressive...


    I was surprised that there were people in this country who could talk about the concept other than me.


    I don''t know if it is realistically possible, but at least the most profitable thing for the local lords would be to divide and rule among such big lords. In fact, they may be able to swallow as many small lords as they want, but that will reach its limit at some point.


    I intend to unify the great lords by force, but I wouldn''t be surprised if there are those who think it would be better to stop before that point.


    "Arsrod!　Your power is mighty, but it was only built by you!　If you die, the world will be in turmoil again!　Then there are plenty of opportunities to take advantage of them!"


    These words were no idle illusions, I knew that better than anyone.


    That''s why this woman is doing her best to kill me.


    Not to protect her territory or for any other obvious purpose.


    In my head, Odanobunaga was shouting that I should never cut corners and that this woman would drive out parents and kill their children to achieve her goal. I understand. A man who can abandon everything else for the sake of his goal is strong.


    I''ll swing my sword as hard as I can.


    "I like you, Tarsha!"


    "f*ck you!　Now I''m going to kill you!


    "You are under me!　Your true value lies in the life ahead!"


    Of course, Tarsha said, "Don''t you dare!" and he thrusts a dagger at me.


    But I felt the sword lose its power.


    I guess I knew intuitively that I could encompass his purpose.


    So I quickly twist up the hand with the sword outstretched.


    "Ah! Ah! ......"


    The sword falls to the ground. He is now completely helpless.


    "You can''t cut a woman without a weapon. You''re going to be my prisoner."


    "Suit yourself. But if you behave rudely, I''ll bite your tongue out in a heartbeat. ......"


    It''s more rewarding for me to have someone say such hateful things about me.


    From that point on, it was one-sided.


    Morale on the enemy''s side is definitely down.


    They''ve got the princess! Get out of here!"


    I hear a voice that sounds like a scream. I knew it. The occupation of a Shingen greatly increases the cohesion of allies. It seems that the strength of Machar was not the frontier count himself, but his excellent generals.


    The battle ended in a great victory with the use of guns. Once the battle was over, the Machar frontier leader Cytred had no choice but to retreat his army back to his castle. He must have thought that he would be annihilated at this rate. It was the right decision.


    Laviala said, "Let''s go after them and destroy them immediately! But I refused.


    "That''s not necessary. We can just stay here and hold the fort this time. At least we won''t have to make up for it.


    "But, Raviara and her team have still won the war, but they haven''t taken the territory, have they?"


    "Here is a list of the enemy''s major casualties this time. You''ll see what I mean."


    It was immediately apparent that Laviala was astonished by the numbers.


    "I didn''t realize that so many of the commanding class were dead. ......"


    "We shot them out of the sky with guns. No way, the families will not all be cut off, and the children or younger brothers will take over, but it will take a long time for them to function properly, of course, history does not wait that long."


    In the meantime, the small lords who are only attached to the Machar frontier will give up the idea of staying here and will come running this way.


    "And we have a hostage here.


    We had already made a verbal agreement with Tarsha, but we had offered her some useful terms.


    "If you will serve as my general, the Counts of Machar will continue to exist. I will also give you the possibility of remaining as a great lord of several provinces under me, even though this may not be your vision."


    I left the banquet where I had won the war and went to Tarsha, who was being held captive.


    "It''s frustrating, but I guess that''s all we can do. ....... I never thought I''d end up working for you ......."


    Tarsha still had a vexed look on her face, but then she let out a deep sigh as if to blow it off.


    "I understand the details. If you are going to treat me as a general, please inform your general as soon as possible."


    You''re switching so fast. I guess she still wants to fight.


    Thus, the expedition ended in success for the time being, but the real work was just beginning.


    The day after the banquet, Hayama came to me.


    I recognized him immediately because I had made my messenger wear a blue sashes in advance. I wanted them to be able to tell what had happened just by looking at the color.


    "The lords of Mineria, Ails Kartis of the province of Brantar and Brand Nahum of the province of Olbia, have raised their armies one after the other!"


    So my father-in-law and brother-in-law have challenged me to a fight.


    "And it seems that even ...... financial bureaucrat Fanelia was in sync with ...... some of the lords near the castle of Maust, who were also in communication with ...... the lords."


    Juaneria is a warwolf, a man who originally took it from the merchants.


    I clicked my tongue there. I don''t know who started it first, Ailes, Brand, or Juaneria''s side, but they''re going to crush him thoroughly.


    "I''m going to crush them all. That''s why I came all the way out here."