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"General, there are some new guys from the village."

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"From the village?　What do you mean, Vargas?"

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"Maybe because they heard about our victory here. If they can ride on the winning horse now, and if they can give us magic, then some of them will want to join us.

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"I see. That's not how it works."

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That's the way it is.

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　Vargas came to me with a report.

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　It was about new arrivals from two villages.

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　It seems that they are here for the sweet.

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　But for now, we need a little help.

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　I have decided to bring these newcomers into my fold.

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　From what I have learned from the knight who took them prisoner, the 500 men of the Fontana army are still part of the strength of the Fontana family.

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　Well, they had only gathered them to capture a boy from a village on the outskirts of their territory called North Village, and they had not expected a mass battle with magic-using people.

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　It was even said that 30 knights among 500 men was an exceptional force.

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　The next question is what kind of action the Fontana family would take.

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　The Fontana family is a noble family, but in terms of strength alone, they only have about 5,000 men, and even if they gathered the maximum number of men, they would only have about 7,000 to 8,000 men.

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　In that sense, the presence of our Barka forces, which had defeated an army of 500 men and captured six knights, must have been seen as a threat.

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　I wonder if they will try to gather the rest of their forces and crush us in one fell swoop.

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　I honestly don't know.

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　But to their delight, the knights thought that the nobles of the other lands would not intervene.

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　What would happen if they could not handle a riot in a village in their territory and asked for help elsewhere?

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　It would be a loss of face, but also a big debt to that power.

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　The Fontana family would not want that.

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"It's good to know that Vargas knows a knight," he said. He is from the commoner's background, so he was able to tell me a lot of things.

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"I've fought side by side with him a few times."

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　It was fortunate that we were able to extract valuable information without any rough handling.

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　Having Vargas on board was a big deal.

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　We must make good use of this information.

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"Alright then, let's reinforce our defenses right away. We'll build a castle, Vargas.

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"Oh, I'll take care of it."

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　If they are not willing to rely on other forces, let's take advantage of that.

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　Apparently, the nobles who rule the land are fighting each other for territory in this area.

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　The longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it will be for the Fontana family.

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　There was a suggestion to attack the town of Fontana with the momentum from the victory, but it would be impossible for a group of amateurs to mount a siege.

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　It would cause too much damage.

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　Then, I think we should aim for an endurance battle from this point on.

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　If they get impatient, can't we come to the negotiating table on the grounds of returning the POWs?

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　Yes, let's ask the old man to spread the story of our legitimacy and victory to the other villages.

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　With this decision, I decided to improve our position in the north of the river with the increased number of 300 people, while reaching out to the old man's network of merchants.

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　Build a castle.

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　Its purpose is to protect us, but its ultimate goal is to get to the negotiating table with the Fontanas.

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　The main purpose of this trouble is my safety and my freedom.

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　I do not wish to exterminate the noble house of Fontana, to burn this land to the ground, or to take it for myself.

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　Even if we took the land, we would not be able to keep it.

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　I am surrounded by people who can't even write properly.

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　But a mere farmer A is not a negotiation partner for the nobles.

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　That is why I needed to win this battle and make them think that I am a very dangerous man to make enemies with.

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　However, the current situation is that they have only won one battle in the field, and the gap in strength is huge.

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　Therefore, it is necessary to make them think that it is not good to take on Barka.

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　So we want to build a castle to appeal to them.

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"That's why we want to build a castle. We want to build a castle that they will be afraid of its appearance and that will have a proper defense. Making things is your specialty, isn't it, Gran?"

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"Well, I never thought this day would come, that I never thought this day would come, Mr. Ars.

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"What?　Can't you build it?"

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What are you talking about? For a builder, it is like a dream since childhood to build a castle, that it is. I don't know how many times I have thought about building a castle, that I have.

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"...... So that means you've never designed a castle. Are you okay?"

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"I just haven't had the opportunity until now, that I have. There are no lunatics like Mister Ars who would build walls on their own, that I know of."

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"...... you think I'm an idiot, don't you?　Or maybe that's what you came to me for?"

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"That's not the only reason, but it was one of the reasons, that it was."

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"......Well, look. I can clear land and build walls, but I'm no good at building. You're my only hope. Come on, Gran."

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"I know. I will build a magnificent castle that will amaze even the nobles, that I will, Lord Ars."

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　Gran was surprisingly more dextrous than I had expected.

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　But I know he has building skills because he has built me a house before.

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　I began to discuss the construction of the castle, exchanging ideas with Gran.

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