The Vastness of Magical Destiny

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"This court now announces its decision! In light of Duke Philip of the Homer region being unable to fulfill his rights and obligations to the Leon Region, and the former Lord Boninski having been stripped of his noble and lordly status by this court, the court on behalf of the Kingdom of Nicosia hereby reclaims the sovereignty of the lordship over the Leon Region. Following applications from Caucasus Lord Baron Komer and Duke Philip of the Homer region, and after deliberation, this court accepts Baron Komer’s request by a vote of three to two. Baron Komer is to temporarily exercise the rights and obligations of the Lord of the Leon Region for the duration of one year. After one year, the court shall make a further ruling based on the results of its investigation and the documentary evidence provided by Duke Philip of Homer."

With the crisp sound of a gong, the dispute over the interim lordship of the Leon Region, which had dragged on for over a month, finally came to an end. This heralded a new era: subordinate lords had successfully wrested an additional piece of land agency rights from a Great Lord, an unprecedented event in the kingdom’s history, offering immense hope to countless minor lords while also sounding an alarm for major lords.

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Of course, the greatest beneficiary was still His Majesty the King. The initiative remained in the hands of the kingdom. Although Leon was rather remote and in extreme disorder, it had, after all, been developed land, and once boasted several hundred thousand slaves. Whether from Caucasus or Homer, proving who was the rightful ruler of Leon to the kingdom depended on the attitude of the kingdom. In this regard, Caucasus clearly had the upper hand.

"Mathew, are you prepared on your end?" Tez picked up his goblet but showed no intention of drinking, his face not relaxed after having made a decision. His brows were still deeply furrowed, as if pondering something.

"What exactly are you worried about?" Mathew sat down heavily on a bench, his face flushed with color. He was puzzled by his old friend’s behavior during this time and couldn’t understand why Tez was reluctant to support Caucasus’s request and yet showed no opposition when asked for his opinion.

"Do you think Philip will accept this reality?" Without addressing the other’s question, Tez continued to ask his own.

"Well, I think he should accept it if he’s smart. Philip’s nose is sharper than we think. The Blue Dove Corps has already been formed, and the Iron Cross Corps has changed guards. What can he do if he doesn’t accept it? Rebel? He’s not that foolish. At most, he will issue some strongly worded statements, but the ’Utrecht Decree’—he never enforced it in the first place, and it’s business as usual now. That’s all."

Mathew thought that his old friend was excessively worried about Philip’s attitude. The reason the Great Lords dared to resist the "Utrecht Decree" was not without cause, as it contradicted the kingdom’s first issued "Land Law." The subsequent amended "Land Law" was not passed by the noble assembly, lacking legal foundation; otherwise, no Great Lord would dare to openly defy the Central Kingdom without legal justification.