Zans.

As a newly established government, the City of Freedom was operating unexpectedly smoothly, and the incorporation of the towns surrounding Zans was also an unexpectedly smooth process.

The common folk had received land that they were able to farm on their own, thereby bidding farewell to the era of noble tyranny, so they were naturally more than happy to follow the new regime.

It was as if a dark cloud that had been hanging over their heads this entire time had finally drifted away.

Equality and human rights were the most direct aspirations of the people living at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder. At the very least, that was what appeared to be the case on the surface.

Of course, there was another reason why the common folk had so much trust in the new government, and that was Erwin. As a handsome and approachable young artist, he was certainly a lot more pleasant to look at than those haughty nobles with their large, protruding bellies.

With that in mind, it had been a very good decision to assign him as the commander of the Universal Church Freedom Army.

In addition to that, some people had been spreading stories of the battle that had taken place on the Canston Plain, so it became common knowledge that Erwin was just as splendid a magician as he was an artist. One couldn't help but wonder whether Lia had played a part in the dissemination of...