It was absurd, but an all too realistic reason.
"Our western region has a powerful enemy in Burgundy, so we don't recklessly try to devour each other. The southern region, on the other hand, is different. The Swiss Confederation had its eyes on Lombardy and the Archduchy of Austria, so the south faced no real external threat."
Unlike the west, the south had few external threats, so it was a region where territorial strife was frequent. So it was natural for them to be wary of being devoured by one another. And the appearance of cannons had broken that balance.
And it was I who had created such a situation.
That was why Count Euz had lavished praise on me, saying I'd set up a game I couldn't lose.
"Count Belfort, isn't he a talent capable of becoming a pillar of the west?"
"To face an enemy as mighty as Burgundy, a capable ally is reassuring."
