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"Ars!　Is Kyle okay?"

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"Bite brother or ......, I'm fine, I'm just out cold."

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　As I was putting Kyle on the bed at home, I heard thudding footsteps and my brother Byte came in.

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　He must have heard what we were talking about, and immediately came running.

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　He was gasping for air and checking to see if Kyle was okay.

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　Kyle was on the ground in a pool of blood.

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　When I saw him, I thought Kyle had been cut by a soldier's sword.

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　But it seems I was wrong.

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　There were no cuts or puncture wounds on Kyle's body.

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　It seems that the Valkyrie had protected him.

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　Probably Kyle stopped the soldier when he saw him trying to get on the Valkyrie without permission.

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　The soldier got angry, pulled out his sword, and cut at Kyle.

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　But Valkyrie stopped him with her own body.

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　Valkyrie pushed Kyle and got between him and the soldier.

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　Kyle falls to the ground with a loud crash, and Valkyrie receives a wound on her forehead.

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　It was Valkyrie's blood that was spreading on the floor.

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"I see, but is your side alright, Ars?"

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"I think I've calmed down a bit. I can't leave the matter alone for now. I'm calling people over to get other people's opinions."

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"...... okay, then."

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　When my part-time brother asked me if I was okay, I guess he meant my mental health.

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　But I dared to shift my answer to the question.

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　The soldier I hit with a shotgun shell was killed instantly.

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　I didn't want to think about it too much.

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　So after a while, the people I had called gathered around.

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　* * *

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"...... so I killed one of their soldiers who came to collect the tax. Of course, I didn't respond to their demands, and I turned them away. What do you think will happen now?"

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"After all, I don't think we can afford to let them get away with it. Maybe when the Fontana family gets word, they'll gather up their soldiers and come over here."

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　I gathered people together to think about what to do and we started talking.

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　The old peddler answers my questions.

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"...... should we consider abandoning this place and running away?"

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That is one idea. I think there is a good chance that we can manage to escape to a land ruled by another noble family, that I think.

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"Won't the Fontanas demand that you hand them over to them or something?"

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I'm sure they will. But I don't think that any nobleman who does not have good relations with this nobleman would listen to such a thing, that he would not. After all, Master Ars can hatch precious messenger beasts, that he can. I think he will be in great demand.

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"So that's how it is. Then I guess we should consider running away as a last resort.

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"I will guide you then, that I will. But if you seek protection in that way, you will still be protected by that nobleman, that you will not change.

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　That's right.

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　Running away might save your life.

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　But in the end my freedom will be gone.

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　I suppose it would be better if I don't die, but isn't a life deprived of freedom the same as being dead?

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"What are you talking about? What are you talking about? You don't mind if they take this place away from you. What have you worked so hard for!

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"Bite Brother ......"

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"And you killed a soldier. The next soldier is going to get every last one of us, even our relatives. They might kill Kyle this time. So why don't you fight them?

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"You say so, brother Bite, but how are we going to fight? No matter how much magic I use on my own, there's no way I can win against so many soldiers.

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"Don't be stupid. Of course I'm going to fight with you. It's your job to protect your brother!

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"...... Ars, if you are willing to stand up, I will help you."

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"Oh, Mr. Maddock?　I don't mean to call you out on this, but Mr. Maddock has nothing to do with this, does he?"

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I've been watching you since you were a little boy. I've watched you since you were a little boy. You're like a grandson to me. And now he could be killed, even if it's by a nobleman. Is it so strange that I want to help him?"

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　I didn't know you thought so much of me.

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　But is that the only reason you would go to such great lengths to oppose those in power?

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"Besides, it is thanks to you that we lumberjacks are beginning to enjoy a better life. Since you cleared the forests, stored the wood in safe places, and started making furniture and charcoal, we all have enough to eat. Now I have no desire to go back to the way things used to be. You are, as it were, the heart of our woodcutter community. Then I must help you, even if it costs me my life.

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"Thank you, Mr. Maddock."

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"Oh, shit. How can I, as a parent, not do anything when others are talking so much? Ars, Dad, he's ready. We'll do it together. You're not the only one, but you're the one who has to protect them."

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"Are you sure you want to ......, too, Dad?"

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"Yeah, a man's got to speak his mind."

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　Seriously.

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　I called up all these people that I thought would be on my side, but I never expected them to be on my side so much.

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　But maybe that's a good thing.

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　I'm sorry to break it to you guys, but I don't want to live my life with all my freedom taken away from me by these aristocrats.

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　The reason I have been able to live happily in this world so far, even though I was born into a poor farm family, is because I have been free to do as I please.

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　It seems that the only way to continue that life is to fight.

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　Then I have to make a decision.

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　To fight the nobles to gain my freedom and to protect my family.

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　Thus, I set out in haste to fight off the soldiers who would eventually come.

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