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"You mean Bishop Paul is covering for me?"

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"Hmmm, you don't have to be so frightened. I'm not trying to eat you. The story is simple. You gave the villagers the family name of Barca through me. Just explain that to them and everything will be all right.

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"So I don't see why Bishop Paul would go to the trouble of doing that. Why is he doing it as if he is protecting them?

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"That's also a simple reason. You are the cause of all this. It is because of your magical power that I was able to rise in rank and go from priest to bishop. If you were to leave, my rank would be in danger of being lowered.

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"...... I see. I mean, can the ranks be lowered?

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"It is true that there are such cases. Furthermore, I would like to keep the story hidden that the Ars, who performed the naming ceremony in my church, misused the secret of the naming ceremony to increase their power.

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"Oh, you mean the scandal stuff."

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So, it is only natural that we would like to maintain a good relationship with you in the future. It is quite common that there are some errors in reporting to the higher-ups.

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"Church organizations are scary. ....... No, but I'd appreciate it if you would."

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"But not without a fight. I still think your actions were too conspicuous. At least, let's ask them to make a donation, although it will be a step in the right direction."

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　Money again.

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　No, that's not an option.

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　In order for a nobleman to knight his men, he must make a donation through the church and then have them named after him.

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　This means that more knights means more money for the church.

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　This time, the number of people who can use magic has increased explosively around the village of Barca.

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　If I am going to report that I have spread magic by requesting Bishop Paul to name a knight after me, then of course there must be a price to pay for that.

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　I guess that would mean that I would need to make a show of money to make a false report.

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I understand. Let's pay it. How much is it?"

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"Yes. I should have roughly this much.

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"I'll be right back!　Isn't it too expensive?　All the money I've saved so far is going to blow away."

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So it's not an amount you can't afford. I'm honestly surprised. I could never pay that kind of money. That's what you get for doing something like this."

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　d*mn.

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　Easy for you to say, this guy.

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　I can't believe he's offering me an amount of money that will wipe out all the money I've made from the sale of the beast, the sale of the magic mushrooms, and all the other things I've been doing.

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　Is that really a fair price?

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　I wonder if they know the total amount of my assets.

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"Wait a minute. I'm willing to give you all the money I have to solve this trouble. But if you're going to spend all your money just to solve the problem with the church, it's meaningless. Isn't Bishop Paul proposing a solution that includes the Fontana family?

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"Hmmm...well noticed. I'll take care of that problem too.

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"Can you do something about it, Bishop Paul?"

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"I think it's possible. There is a reason why I was away from here until the other day. It was to decide on an area to organize a number of churches as well as to promote myself as a bishop due to my promotion to a higher rank. I was asked to take charge of the churches in the territory of Fontana, which includes the village of Barca.

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"Fontana territory?　Does that mean that Bishop Paul is the one to organize all the churches in the Fontana family's territory?"

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"That's right."

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"That's great again, but ......, I'm not sure how much of an advantage that would be in dealing with the Fontanas."

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"I see. Then here is my question for you. This time, you have been at loggerheads with the Fontanas. So, from the point of view of the Fontanas, what do you think is the most interesting part of the current turmoil?

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"The point that the Fontana family focuses on?　Since you lost to me once, maybe you're wondering if you can win next time."

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That's not true. You are completely blind to the nature of the problem.

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　What's that?

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　I've been told I don't understand the essence of what's going on again. .......

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　When Mr. Madoc said that to me, I almost got into a fight with a lumberjack, didn't I?

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　At that time, he said that I was neglecting my pride as a lumberjack.

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"How do you maintain your dignity as a nobleman?"

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"Oh, no, not at all. Look, Ars. The most important thing the Fontana family is concerned about is where the magic used by Barca's people came from.

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"From where?　I've been naming things, which is something a nobleman would look into, but you haven't figured it out yet?"

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No, it is not. Not many people can use magic. And moreover, peasants do not give it to others. Then who would do it? It would be no one but the nobility. But none of the magic used by Barca's people belongs to the Fontana family. That means that some other nobleman is giving magic to the peasants of the Fontana territory and causing a riot. That is what the Fontana think.

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　I see.

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　It is certainly natural.

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　The starting point is that the forests are being cleared at a rapid pace and fortress-like walls are beginning to be built on the land.

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　There might be some disgruntled elements in the area.

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　The moment they thought so and moved to seize the land, one of the soldiers was killed, and the peasants, incited as they were, started a riot and even attacked the army of the nobles.

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　In this way, it may not be simply a peasant uprising.

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　It is more normal to think that there is something contrived.

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　Other nobles may have been involved.

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　Isn't it natural to think so?

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I will go and talk to the Fontana family. This time the other nobles had nothing to do with it, but the magic you use was given to the peasants by me. That there was no interference by the nobles and that the people only rebelled when their land was about to be taken away from them. I can only say this because I have known you since I was a child."

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"Doesn't that put Bishop Paul in danger?"

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"That's why we do the groundwork in advance. But it would be impossible without your donation.

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　It costs a lot of money to convince people and to set the groundwork.

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　Hell, yes.

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　Bishop Paul may be in danger, but that's how important I am.

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　The rank I've attained could be lost if I die.

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　Then, although he says he is doing it for my sake, I think he is really doing it for his own sake.

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　Thus, I decided to pay Bishop Paul to go to the Fontana's to talk to them in order to settle this trouble.

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