Chapter 3

There is a game called First Fantasy. It is a game that has captivated not only the Japanese but also the whole world. The series has now reached 15 games, and if spin-offs are included, there have been more than twice as many games as in the original series. The series has sold tens of millions of copies per series, making it a monster of a production. 　There is an anime version of FF. It was broadcast on a limited scale on a well-known online distribution site. It is titled "First Story." It is an anime that blasted off ....... Because the main characters meet an undeserved end, it became a work that had a large percentage of both praise and disapproval, mainly disapproval reviews. However, the problem is not with the end, but rather with the storyline. The main reason for the bombshell is the number of depressing developments. Every episode was filled with depressing elements, to the point that even FF players, who are relatively accustomed to depressing developments, were fed up with it. It is so unpopular that it is said to be a completely separate product from FF. It is also called "FS" in the sense that it is a different work from FF. The character who appears as the villain in this work is named Ark Noyadama. He is a typical bite dog, despite his regal title, "the master of evil." He is a former nobleman whose family collapsed when he was 15 years old, and he fell into the dark side. His end was so horrific that it left the viewer traumatized, not to mention disgusted. Another soul has entered the body of Ark. Who knows what kind of changes this will bring about in his troubled future? 　Lampard thinks as he watches his master drinking tea. --This man is a miracle. The Noyadama family had fallen as far as they could fall. 　They had fallen. Fraud, illegal slavery, excess taxation, head tax, reckless and meaningless military affairs, and so on. The territory was in ruins, but it was especially terrible in the days of his predecessor. All they cared about was exploiting the people of the territory. They would spend the money they had made on spending, and when they ran out of money, they would further exploit the people. 　They took the livestock, they took the land. Lampard knew that it was only a matter of time before the territory would go bankrupt. Then his predecessor died, and Ark was given the title of Earl Garum. 　At first, Lampard did not have high hopes for Ark. He thought that Ark, who had been spoiled and raised by the previous head of the family, could not possibly be a sane man. In the first place, his age is 　What could an eight-year-old child do? However, this thinking was brilliantly subverted. As soon as Arc became a young earl, he had all the previous wrongdoings exposed at once. He even offered generous compensation to those who had been harmed by the wrongdoings. 　He even sold the Noyadama family's property to compensate them. All excessive taxes, unjust ordinances, and slavery were eliminated. He even put those who had been deprived of their jobs by their earlier rulers to work as servants, creating jobs for them. Those who had been deprived of livestock and land and were struggling to survive today shed tears of joy. Of course, some held grudges against Arc. Most of them had a grudge against him. But that was not Arc's fault. It would be the responsibility of the previous ruler and the previous generation. 　It would be harsh to hold an eight-year-old child responsible for the sins of his parents. But Arc was firm in his response to them. "I don't ask you to forgive me. I don't expect you to forgive me, If you want to hate me, hate me. You have the right to do so. But I will say this!　You can't eat with a grudge! If you have a grudge against me, have it. But will it make your life easier?　Will it change your life? You have two choices. One is to die in the field with a grudge against me. The other is to hate me and obey me! Choose!　I don't care either way! "But if you work here, I'll guarantee you a bare minimum livelihood." Lampard describes Ark as "a kind-hearted master who accepts hatred, but acts for the good of his people. Ark also paid his servants a fairly ・・・・ large salary. Arc called it a " bare minimum salary," but that was by Arc's standards. 　For a commoner, this was more than enough. And those who had been working for little pay were now being offered a salary to suit their needs. This was another reason why Lampard thought that Arc was "kind-hearted." However, even Lampard was surprised and opposed to the idea of disarmament. "The bandits are now running amok." "If the size of the army is reduced any further, the damage will be even larger." Demons have also been appearing in large numbers in recent years. A few years ago, some countries were destroyed by the outbreak of monsters. The deaths of Ark's parents were also caused by monsters. 　However, "Is this current army able to protect the territory from bandits and monsters?　I don't think so." "If it's just a vanity army, we're better off without it." "We can't afford to spend money on a bunch of incompetents." 　Lampard thought Ark had a point and followed his orders. Lampard then began to take a deeper look at Ark's words. If it's an unneeded army, we're better off without it. That means build an army that has value. 　Lampard thought so. He took Ark's order to "enhance the quality of the soldiers while reducing the size of the army. As a result, the size of the army was reduced. Of course, Ark had no such intentions, but Lampard misunderstood Ark on his own. Lampard thought that Ark would not have been foolish enough to simply reduce the size of the army under such circumstances. 　Lampard was fundamentally mistaken about ARC. "Tea's good." 　Lampard looked at Ark. 　Even now, Ark is watching the servants' work. 　He is a kind-hearted master. He must be thinking about the servants even now. 　Lampard thanked God. Thus, Ark's greedy behavior was misunderstood by Lampard.