172 Episode 167: Day 11: A debrief after dinner. (How the country handles small arms. ）

"Mm-hmm. What do you think Takeo should do?

King Azpar asks.

"Right... as a country? As me personally?

"First of all, what do you think you can do as a country?

"As a country, for now, I think it would be fine for the moment if we put in place a policy that would make defense a priority for those facing the Katlanda Empire...

The problem is developers, right?

If it's my first thought, the developers are relaxing and developing, so it would be good to leave...

If it's the way it flashed earlier, you might be persecuted now.

"Um, right.

"... if you can, you want to draw that developer in here..."

"Right, that's the best way to get rid of the threat.

And let them deploy in action?

"No, then you will be crushed by the magicians of the kingdom, as Mr. Alan said earlier.

Things won't change just because the place changes.

"... right.

"I basically like this world of swords and magic, so I want to avoid suddenly making it a world where small arms spread.

"Really?

But with a small gun, it's easy to increase your power, isn't it?

Leila asks.

"Yeah, think about it.

The mainstream today is sword and magic. That's a special skill... it has a structure that culminates in a master of force, but in it comes a weapon that doesn't matter what the individual's force is, and that makes it easy for anyone to exert the equivalent of a magician...

As the governing side, it's nothing but a threat.

"Sure.

Everyone but Takeo nods.

"So I think we need to slowly evolve the small gun as we watch the magic evolve.

Of course, research should be done because all of a sudden weapons with more destructive power than small arms may be developed in other countries... "

"I see, he said we should manage it in the King's Capital.

"Yes, but you won't be able to put a place for research in the Wang capital.

I'd like to put it under the control of the Elvis family, if I can, because of the pressure of the street magician I mentioned earlier...

Must be hard... "

Takeo sighs.

"Really? If Takeo manages it, it'll go in the right direction.

"Well, in terms of research, it'll work, but...

Alice, there's a lady and she's studying the latest weapons...

... isn't your power kind of biased too much against the Elvis family?

"Hmm?... Sure...

You do have a skewed distribution of power... I don't know what other nobles will start to do.

"That's right.

I can't get my hands on it if nobles and clerks say, 'The Elvis family is willing to rebel'... "

"... you're going to say it.

King Azpar says, leaking a sigh.

"Yeah, people's society is built on jealousy.

How much we said there would be no violation of the Crown, and we would interpret it as if it were at our own convenience.

I can't carry that kind of trouble.

Consider if there is a better way for everyone to do it uniformly.

"Dear Takeo.

For example, how about you take care not to crush a small gun, and Takeo goes to the king's capital?

Smith asks.

"Right...

That means fighting the civilian and martial officers of the King's capital... but it's a hassle.

"Is it a hassle?

"Yeah.

I think the Wang Capital is the place where the country's central institutions came together.

"Yes."

"Then I think most of the local elites are civilians, martial arts officers, who come together there.

"Sure, a lot of people come in on a recommendation from local nobles.

King Azpar nods.

"Do you know what kind of people an elite is?

"Huh? I'm a man of excellence in study and swordsmanship.

Smith says.

"I mean, they're people who have confidence in their swordsmanship arms and amount of knowledge.

"Yes."

"I have to hit those confident people with the opposite opinion, don't I?

Jealousy, disgust, jealousy, life crisis... that's a hassle.

You don't want to go that far to Wangdu.

"... you can't deny it because you're not wrong, though.

King Azpar laughs bitterly.

Everyone thinks alike again.

"... surely there were three countries at war now, weren't there?

Takeo asks abruptly.

"Yeah. Demon kingdom, willip united nations, katlanda empire, right?

William says.

"For example... what if we set up an institution to study martial arts, tactics, branded the Royal Institute of Tactics or something, and it's a nobleman facing three countries to do substantive research?

"Hmm? What do you mean?

"Er...

Since each region has different counterparts, we choose one of the aristocratic territories facing the enemy countries for the purpose of developing a weapon to go with it and establishing tactics, where we fund it as a request from the state.

So, try to submit a report to the laboratory once or twice a year.

Aggregate the realities of each region in the Wang capital and work out a national strategy.

That way, the civilians compare the three, so even if they study state-of-the-art weapons and have somewhat distorted combat power, they may leave us alone if it doesn't become a threat to the Wang capital.

Plus, maybe some groundbreaking weapons will come out of the rest of the world.

"That might be... good.

"You do have other nobles involved.

King Azpar and William nod.