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"Well, let's see. I'm a bit nervous, but I have to do it."

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　It was when I got back to the village and got my things in order.

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　I have to do something I don't feel very good about.

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　It was to cut the horns of the beast.

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　All three of the Valkyries that I had presented to the noble Fontana family had had their horns cut off.

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　It would have been better if all three had not been cut off so suddenly.

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　However, I could not complain at the scene, so all I could do was to watch.

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　I had to make sure that the beast that had its horns cut off would not weaken and die, just as my father had been worried about.

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　I had been fretting about this for days, but now that I was back in the village, there was no point in putting it off.

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　If we are going to do it, we must do it quickly.

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　Thus, I decided to cut the horns of the beast of burden.

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　I decided to cut off the horns of the messenger beast.

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　The first Valkyrie I raised and the five I raised for the second time.

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　Of the five, two were hatched from eggs that I directly gave magic power to.

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　The other three were hatched by the first Valkyrie who injected magic power into them.

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　And the three that I presented to the nobles this time were the three that I had Valkyrie raise.

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　In other words, the two that remain now are the two that I raised myself.

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　I have decided to cut the horn of one of them.

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　The reason is simple.

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　I thought that by keeping the horns of one and cutting off the horns of the other, I would be able to compare the progress of the two beasts under the same conditions.

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　If the one with the horns cut off dies clearly earlier, it would be better to stop cutting the horns.

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　I never thought that the first use of a metal blade bought in town would be to cut the horns of a living creature. .......

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　But come to think of it, I think I have cut deer antlers in my previous life.

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　I think it was because of the problem that if the deer had antlers, they would fight with each other, leading to serious injuries.

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　So far, we have not seen any such fights between the newborn animals, but such fights may happen in the future.

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　Above all, I thought that it might be better to think of the wild animals as domestic animals to be used as products, not as members of the family like pets.

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　It might be better not to give them names too carelessly.

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"Okay, let's do it. I'm sorry, but you're going to have to be patient and not get violent."

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　I ruffled the white fur of one of the animals that was standing there quietly, and began to cut its horns.

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　It took a lot of effort to cut two horns that were quite hard.

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　But the beast seemed to understand what I was saying and continued to be patient.

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　Finally, the second horn fell to the ground with a thud.

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　The second horn fell to the ground with a thud.

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"Hmmm. I never thought it would end up like this. ......"

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　Several days have passed since the horns of the messenger beast were cut off.

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　So far, the animal whose horns were cut off is in good health.

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　They have not complained of any physical problems and have not shown any signs of weakness.

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　We were relieved to know that nothing seemed to be wrong.

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　But then, a new fact came to light.

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　It turns out that individuals who have had their horns cut off are no longer able to use magic.

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　Not only could they not use my original magic such as [Land preparation] and [Soil improvement], but also the daily life magic [Drinking water] and so on.

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　I happened to see a horned animal giving me a drink of water, and I finally realized that I could not use magic anymore.

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　What is the meaning of this?

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　As far as we know, the horned one is still able to use all kinds of magic, while the hornless one cannot use any magic at all.

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　However, when I observed the beast by concentrating magic power in its eyes, it does not seem to have lost its magic power from its body.

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　I wonder if the word that describes the current situation is that the magic power is there, but it is not being used.

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　Actually, I found out later that the same thing can happen to human beings.

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　Of course, humans do not have horns.

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　Instead, it is said that humans cannot use magic if they lose both of their hands.

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　This is something my father told me, that in rare cases, some people lose both hands on the battlefield, and they spend the rest of their lives without magic.

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　Considering that daily life magic such as [Lighting] and [Ignition] are cast by pointing to the place where you want to invoke the magic and then casting the spell, it may be that they cannot be invoked without the hands.

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　And for Valkyries, horns may play that role instead of hands.

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"......This could be valuable information in a sense ......"

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　If you cut off the Valkyries' horns, they will not be able to use magic.

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　This information seems to have only disadvantages, but I see it as an advantage.

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　Because I remembered that the peddler had once told me that he had never heard of a magical beast.

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　Maybe there are, but I can't imagine what would happen if a magic-usable species suddenly appeared in the midst of the non-magical conjugate industry.

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　It may cause some trouble.

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　But there is an even bigger problem.

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　That is, the Valkyrie I raised can be mass-produced with the magic of [magic injection], as long as you have the Valkyrie eggs.

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　In essence, they need to be purchased from me because I am the only one who can raise them.

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　But if it turns out that the same Valkyries can be mass-produced without me, there is no need to buy them from me.

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　That means that my monopoly profit is gone.

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"Okay, I'll cut off the horns of all the Valkyries I sell to the peddlers."

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　Thus, I decided to cut off both horns of every beast before shipping it out.

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　After cutting off the horns, the creature looks so much like a horse from a previous life that you can't even see the cut marks hidden by its hair.

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　I decided to continue this work of cutting horns as long as it does not affect my lifespan.

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