Although Charlotte was a complete layman in military matters, he knew the importance of equipment. Every member of the West Wind Knight Regiment under his command was equipped with a rifle, a rapier, and a dagger. Some soldiers might instead carry a lance and a pistol, after all, some excelled with a Knight's Lance, and carrying a rifle would be too cumbersome for them. They used something like a Magnum Hand Shuttle instead.
Thus, at his command, Baron Valentin and his men saw countless black gun barrels pointed at them. The moment someone tried to resist, a volley of shots turned him into a sieve.
Baron Valentin's Knight Order had originally been Seagull City's local garrison, so its quality was poor. Though he was qualified to maintain a Knight Order, he thought it was too expensive and simply had not raised troops. Then they had suffered a crushing defeat in Nansera Territory, and their morale had long since plunged to rock bottom.
Now, surrounded by "enemy troops here to launch a surprise attack," many of them immediately broke down. They threw down their weapons and tried to flee.
The soldiers of the West Wind Knight Regiment captured them alive and pinned them to the ground.
Charlotte did not go back on his word. In full view of everyone, he gave each surrendering soldier twenty Centimes. The soldiers of Baron Valentin's Knight Order who received the money were taken to the rear and searched, with all their belongings taken except for those twenty Centimes.
Charlotte never mistreated his own people, so the soldiers of the West Wind Knight Regiment, from top to bottom, had developed the habit of keeping any small valuables they obtained on the battlefield.
The soldiers of Baron Valentin's Knight Order did not know what had happened to