Chounin A wa Akuyaku Reijou o Doushitemo Sukuitai: Dobu to Sora to Koori no Himegimi - Vol. 10 Ch. 47.2 - Declaration of Independence

[MrTurtleMan]

Because he believed Ramslett was weakened from repelling the invasion force attacking the south.

If the enemy numbers were true, the Ramslett's forces would be almost completely exhausted.

If the enemy were fewer, that means Ramslett would still have to be on guard for another attack while guarding against the king.

I think Saeba's version did a better job conveying that.

The king just had no way of knowing that the MC carpet bombed the entire area and Ramslett's forces suffered little to no losses.

When you punish nobles for serving you well do you think the other nobles become more loyal or less loyal?

 

[SunSun]

When you punish nobles for serving you well do you think the other nobles become more loyal or less loyal?

It highly depends on if the noble in question could be come more powerful than the king or not.

We know Ramslett is good natured and serving honestly for the kingdom, but the king doesn't see it that way, he sees it as a potential power grab by becoming popular with other nobles and commoners.

Because that literally happens throughout history. A popular vassal overthrows the ruler. Or a popular vassal just remains a vassal. How would you gamble if it was your head on the line?

The king in the story isn't some genius, but neither is he incompetent. He's just mid, paranoid and wants to goon.

 

[MrTurtleMan]

It highly depends on if the noble in question could be come more powerful than the king or not.

We know Ramslett is good natured and serving honestly for the kingdom, but the king doesn't see it that way, he sees it as a potential power grab by becoming popular with other nobles and commoners.

Because that literally happens throughout history. A popular vassal overthrows the ruler. Or a popular vassal just remains a vassal. How would you gamble if it was your head on the line?

The king in the story isn't some genius, but neither is he incompetent. He's just mid, paranoid and wants to goon.

There are ways to side-line people that are gaining too much power without declaring them traitors but go ahead and ask Richard the 2nd how his blatant power grab turned out for him

 

[SunSun]

There are ways to side-line people that are gaining too much power without declaring them traitors but go ahead and ask Richard the 2nd how his blatant power grab turned out for him

Which is why the king didn't reinforce Ramslett during the Zaus invasion.

That was him weakening Ramslett. If Zaus had sent the full 100,000 army, Ramslett would be destroyed, but Zaus would be weakened enough to try and consolidate Ramslett Duchy.

If Zaus didn't and Ramslett repelled the invasion, then Ramslett is weakened enough to not be able to resist the Crown using military over political force.

The king just didn't know that Mob A can craft an airplane and carpet bomb the entire 100k force so that Ramslett's forces was left intact, and that same plane let him sneak into Est Empire, assassinate their Crown Prince and Court Mage, AND rescue the girl.

Again, the king is operating on what he knows, and isn't a genius or an idiot. He's just mid and doesn't know what carpet bombing is.

 

[MrTurtleMan]

Which is why the king didn't reinforce Ramslett during the Zaus invasion.

That was him weakening Ramslett. If Zaus had sent the full 100,000 army, Ramslett would be destroyed, but Zaus would be weakened enough to try and consolidate Ramslett Duchy.

If Zaus didn't and Ramslett repelled the invasion, then Ramslett is weakened enough to not be able to resist the Crown using military over political force.

The king just didn't know that Mob A can craft an airplane and carpet bomb the entire 100k force so that Ramslett's forces was left intact, and that same plane let him sneak into Est Empire, assassinate their Crown Prince and Court Mage, AND rescue the girl.

Again, the king is operating on what he knows, and isn't a genius or an idiot. He's just mid and doesn't know what carpet bombing is.

The king is an idiot because he knows they were able to repel 100 000 troops and sneak in and kill the prince and court mage, the evidence was literally presented to him with their heads and the reconquest of the lost territory. It was after this that he decided to call them traitors.