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"Mister Ars. The library is nice, that it is, but what are you going to do with it afterwards, that you are?"
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"Hmmm, yes. We need more books, but we also need more people. I'd like to have more books, but I'd also like to have people... people who are already well educated.
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"A learned man, that you are. Such things usually come by word of mouth, that they do. It is rare for ordinary people to be learned, and people from noble families or knightly families learn a lot of things from an early age, that they should.
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"After all, it's connections that get the smart ones. ....... In the meantime, let's put out a call for applications. The wise men who think they have what it takes are invited to come to Barca. The one whose knowledge is recognized will be granted the magic of the House of Reed.
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"What criteria are you using to recruit, that you are? We don't want a lot of people to come here just for the sake of Kyle's magic, do we? Shouldn't there at least be a requirement to apply?"
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"Yes. ....... So, here's what I'll do. Let's have them bring a book. Let them bring in any book and allow them to transcribe it for the library's collection. If we can talk to a few that meet that criteria, we can narrow down the number."
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"Books, that is. That is another condition that increases the difficulty level considerably. Most people do not have books, that they do not, Mr. Ars. Under those conditions, many makers like me cannot meet the requirements, that I know.
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"A builder like Gran. Do they want Kyle's magic, too?"
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That's true. Of course the calculation will be easier, that it will be, but if there is an opportunity to obtain magic without going to the battlefield, that I think there will be people who will raise their hands.
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I see.
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So some people don't like the idea of getting non-offensive magic in exchange for risking their lives on the battlefield, but there are others who would want Kyle's magic if it were not so.
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"...... By the way, what about Gran? Don't you want Kyle's magic?"
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"I want it, that I do, but I need the magic of Mister Ars more than that, that I do."
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"My magic? Was there any magic that could help Gran's manufacturing?"
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Of course, that I do. Meditation is the best magic for me, that it is, Mr. Ars. It is a dream-like magic that allows me to work for days without sleeping, that it is.
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Oh, I see.
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For Gran, [meditation] is more beneficial than [speed reading] or [automatic arithmetic], isn't it?
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It's true that [meditation] is convenient, as it completely removes fatigue after a night's sleep, and it seems that Gran has been using [meditation] during his manufacturing work lately.
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He sometimes works for several days in a row with minimal fatigue.
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I was worried that his body would eventually start to suffer a backlash.
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Well, let's put [meditation] aside for now.
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The problem is recruiting people.
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We will use Kyle's magic as bait to gather those with the best brains.
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We can use an old man who has peddled all over the place, Gran who has traveled, and Rion who used to be a knight of the land, and get them to talk to people around them.
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Here's what we're going to do.
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Spread the word that magic will be given to those who are confident that they have a better brain than others.
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Magic that can read any text instantly and perform any calculation.
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But there is a condition for the bestowal of this magic.
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You must bring a book to the new library in Vulcania and allow me to transcribe it for you.
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Then, you must show what you know that I, Kyle, Gran, Rion, and the others will "get".
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If you can wow us, you will be granted magic.
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After that, you are free to study at the university I have built for you, or you are free to work for me at Barca.
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Well, anyway, let's try it under these conditions. Gran, send a letter to your friends who know the maker or something."
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"Yes, that I understand, Mr. Ars.
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Thus, Barca was to gather knowledge and books in a big way.
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"Is it a universal surprise show?"
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There was a time when we thought we could use Kyle's magic as bait to attract the best brains to our talent pool.
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But somehow it turned out to be not what I had in mind.
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I don't know where the story got twisted, but it turned out to be unexpected.
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"Nice to meet you, Mr. Barca. I am a genius at drawing. As you can see, I can create exquisite pictures with my eyes closed.
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"Nice to meet you. I can eat bread through my nose. You see, no one else can do that.
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"This is the first time I've seen you. Listen to my song. I sing."
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For some reason, the people I was looking for were not intellectuals, but people who excelled in one art or another.
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Or rather, most of them showed me things that I thought they would have done better even in a playground, which is not much of a trick.
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Now I was being fed a song so bad that it was almost deafening.
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This trend apparently had something to do with the migration of people to Barca.
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It seems that there were a few people who were thinking of moving here to Barca, and they jumped on my offer to gather the wisest of the wise and give them magic.
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For some reason, they transformed themselves, showing not knowledge but tricks that no one else can imitate.
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Incidentally, since the definition of a book was not given, some people in Vulcania started to sell something like a booklet.
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Thanks to this, we are being shown something incomprehensible day after day.
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But this is not so bad.
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Some of them really excel in one art.
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The painter I mentioned earlier might be useful for making maps, and I'll ask him if he wants to work at Barca Castle.
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Also, let's find those who make and sell books of their own work in the city and use them as scribes.
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Thus, although the trend was different from what I had expected, unusual people began to gather little by little.
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