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If that's the case, I'd like to help. I'll contact some of my merchant friends and see what I can find out."

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"Old man ......, are you sure?　I thought merchants don't do anything that doesn't have merit."

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"Don't be silly, if you leave, I won't be able to sell my servile beast exclusively. Besides, I'm just like that old man. I'm buying you, Ars.

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"Thank you, I'll get you a big piece of land if it all works out."

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"Well, I don't know. What are the odds?　A few of us here are going to end up getting killed no matter how hard we try.

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　The peddler has a point.

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　It is true that the few of us who are here are out of our depth.

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　Even if we decide to fight, it would be reckless if we do not have the minimum number of men.

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　We must gather the numbers.

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　No matter what it takes.

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"First, we must gather the people. I need people who will fight and die with me."

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"What do we do?　Do we force them to help out in the fields?"

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"Brother Bite, if we do that, we'll be in their crosshairs. We should at least get them to volunteer to do it.

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"That's just the same thing as what you're always saying about . Even if you get enough people together, they'll run away as soon as they get in danger.

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"Maybe so. Then I'll give you something better for your money. Something that everyone thinks is worth standing up to the nobility.

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"Is there such a thing?"

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　There is.

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　Perhaps it's worth it.

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　Something that makes you think there's more to be gained by risking your life.

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　But I've never tried to see if it could be done.

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　So I decided to show my best trump card to my brother Byte, my father, Mr. Maddock, the old peddler, and Gran.

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"First of all, I have to tell you something. What I'm going to show you now is what I call my secret trick. I'm going to show you something that I'm going to use to get you to cooperate with me. If you are at all intimidated by this, please offer it to me while you still can."

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　I said this as I looked at everyone with serious eyes.

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　I looked into each of their eyes as if I were going to shoot them dead.

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　The place went quiet, as if the air had cooled down.

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"I understand, that I do. If you insist so much, I will risk my life as well, that I will.

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"Okay?　Once you say it, there's no turning back, right?"

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"I am a traveler, and I was thinking of settling down here, that I have come to this point. This must be some kind of fate, that it is. And I would like to see what Mr. Ars has in store for me, that I would like to see.

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"Well, good. So everyone else is okay with it?"

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"Yeah, no problem. What do you have to show me? Don't be shy. Show us what you have to show us, Ars.

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"Okay. What I give to my collaborators is ."

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"...... magic?"

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Yes, of course, it's not a living magic, it's my own magic. My own magic I give to you."

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"No, you can't do that. Ars, you don't know what you're talking about!

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"You're right on the money, Dad. My name is now Ars Barca. I take the name of this village, Barca. And you will also take the name of Barca.

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"The ...... name of the land is ....... Ars, that's ...... too much, isn't it? It would be like being a noble ......."

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"Yes, Mr. Madoc. From now on we are a family called Barca. We may not be as big as them, but we will be equal to the nobility. That's the only way I can go. If we are to negotiate with the Fontanas, we must at least raise our position to that level."

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"But, Mister Ars. But, Mister Ars, isn't it difficult to become a nobleman?　You can't be equal to a nobleman just by giving him a name, that you can't."

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"That's why I said I'd give you magic. Just make up your mind. Decide if you want to call yourself Barka with me!

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　I raise my voice and say.

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　As I expected, they are just confused at being told such a thing so suddenly.

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　But my eyes have been the same since the beginning.

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　It's as if I can see through everyone in the room.

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　It's not that I'm pessimistic about the bad situation and saying absurd things.

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　I think he understood that.

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　After a few moments, everyone present came to a conclusion.

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　They would take the surname of Barca and receive the magic.

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　I take a deep breath.

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　Over and over again, I breathe deeply, as if I am replacing all the oxygen in my body.

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　With that breath I take in all the magic that exists in the air.

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　I mix the magic from the outside with my own magic in my belly.

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　The dilute magic power like air is converted into liquid, and then it is kneaded with the image of boiling it down to a thick viscous substance.

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　The artist fills every corner of the body with this magical power, takes a deep breath again, and takes in new magical power.

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　Then, he squeezed out the magic power that he had worked up to the utmost limit little by little from his fingertips.

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　Magic circle.

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　I reproduce the magic circle I saw for the first time at the naming ceremony.

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　I draw a magic circle in the air with magic power as I have perfectly memorized in my brain by [Memory Saving], and fix it so that it does not fizzle out.

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　It was a difficult and delicate work, much more so than the earth-based magic I usually use.

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　It had been a long time since I had done this work.

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　After all, I have not used this magic circle since the time I used it on Valkyrie.

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　After all, I did not know exactly what would happen if I used it.

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　I named the first born beast Valkyrie, but the magic appeared in all the children born after that.

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　What would happen if I used it on a human being who already had a name?

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　I didn't know.

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　But of all the cards I have, this magical naming is without a doubt my best trump card.

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　The farmers must be desperate for my spells, especially "Land preparation" and "Soil improvement".

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　I think there will be no end to the number of people who want it.

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　That's why I decided to use this magic circle, despite the risk.

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　However, the names that other people have are already recognized as blessings from God.

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　So, in order to give a new name without abandoning it, I decided to take the name of the village where I was born and give it a new surname, Barka.

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"Named Bite Barka".

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"Named, Assira Barca."

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"Named after Madoc Barca."

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"Named Trion Barca

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"Named the Grand Barca."

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　As I held out the magic circle to each of them, I gave them new names.

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　Thus was born in the village of Barca a magical warrior who would fight alongside me.

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