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Chapter 206 - Comforting the Human Heart

"Thank you for coming, Ars-dono. I wish to say that I am indebted to you for your help in the recent battle."

"It's been a while, Gana-dono. What is the situation?"

"Currently, we have succeeded in suppressing Paramea. So far, the Arbalest family does not seem to be trying to retake these completely-fallen lands. I think it's due to the effect of the Barca army's attack on the knightly territories here."

"I see. So you've successfully suppressed the surroundings this quickly. Well done."

"No, it wasn't that hard of a job. However, I must say that people are still very critical in their views of Fontana."

"Is that so?"

"Yes. They seem to be quite unhappy with our rule. We could force them to obey us, but I don't think that would be a good idea."

"Is force not enough?"

"Well, of course. If anything happens to them, the locals will be hostile to us. If the Arbalest family's unrest subsides and the soldiers come to get the surroundings back into their sphere of rule, the locals will be able to help them. If that happens, no matter how impregnable Paramea is said to be, we won't be able to protect it. At any rate, in order to travel safely by boat through this mamano-infested lake, it is important to have a boatmen who are familiar with it so the locals are important people right now."

"I see. So, ruling by force as Carlos-sama said is probably not a good idea. We will have to try other methods."

"What do you have in mind, Ars-dono?"

"Hmm, I don't know if I should tell you this as a layman's idea or not, but can I ask you something, Gana-dono?"

"Yes, of course."

"I'm wondering if it's a good idea to have a festival as a way of consoling the inhabitants of the land we've conquered and captured. Those who were in the fortress fought in unison but were defeated as a result, and many of them died. But their deaths were brave and noble, and those of us who fought directly know that better than anyone. So how about we hold a festival to honor their good fight and pray for the souls of all those who died, including the inhabitants of Paramea Fortress?"

"...... Can you honestly say that those people fought bravely? I think all of them died while in fear of the slowly increasing water level and the mamono of the lake lurking closer and closer..."

"No, no. They fought hard until the very end despite the desperate situation. The residents came together as one. Isn't that amazing? Oh, and don't say that the fortress was submerged which caused a panic within the people. You'd have to be there to know that, you know? Besides, who knows if the people fought bravely until they were drowned... after all, you would have had to actually seen it to prove it wrong. Haha."

"You're quite resourceful, Ars-dono. But do you think that the festival will be enough to satisfy all the people living in the vicinity of Paramea?"

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"No, I don't think so. However, I think it will give them a chance to put their minds at rest. What we need to quench right now is their uncontrollable anger. People close to them have died, and they're powerless to oppose the new rulers. If the festival can suppress some of that anger, at least on the surface, it should calm them down."

"That's true, I suppose."

"Don't be swayed yet, though. It wasn't incorrect to say that festivals alone would be enough to comfort human hearts. We should give them some real benefits."

"What do you mean by 'benefits'? What are you talking about?"

"Barca will develop the land in this area. The water fortress Paramea is located in the middle of the lake, but there is also farmland around that same lake, but no one currently lives there. We also raised the water level by damming the river downstream of Lake Paramea. After that, we cut the weir that was holding back the river and let the water flow out, so the land downstream of the river is in disrepair. That land's rough, so Barca will [Level] it, too."

"I see. By giving the residents a direct benefit, you make it harder for them to complain once they have received it."

"That's right. I don't think we need to convince everyone. It's enough if there are a certain number of residents who are in favor of Fontana's rule."

"..... Ara ara, that might work. Then we should prepare for the festival. May I ask Barca to develop the land?"

"All right, then. Let's let the residents know about the festival as soon as possible, and if possible, ask them to help out, even if it means giving them a salary. It will be more effective if they were to prepare for the dead with their own hands."

　On Carlos's orders, I arrived at the former site of Paramea and met with Gana, who was currently in charge of the area.

　Apparently, in his opinion, ruling by force is not a very good idea.

　As long as the person in the field says so, he's probably right.

　So, I came up with a plan that I had been thinking about even before I came here.

　The idea was to make a festival in honor of those who had died.

　The festival didn't change the fact that the inhabitants of Paramea had died as a result of my plan.

　The fact remains that they died as a result of our actions, but I thought that it would make people feel a little better if they knew that we were mourning and respecting the people who fought so bravely, rather than feeling nothing for them.

　In reality, it may not be that easy to forgive, but people around here are more pragmatic when it comes to death.

　If the land can be improved and people can live a better life than before, I believe that more and more people will recognize the new rulers from a profit-and-loss perspective.

　Gana acknowledged that this was a strong possibility and adopted my idea.

　Thus, a festival was to be held in Paramea.

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