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　A boy named Billy was given an important role in this egg hatching project.

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　Although he had attended school, he could not write or do math to his satisfaction.

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　Despite this, Kyle agreed to give Billy his own magic.

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　This was partly at Billy's insistence, and half of it was probably an experiment.

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　To see what would happen if Kyle's magic was given to a person who does not understand letters and numbers.

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　Perhaps Kyle himself was naming Billy with this in mind.

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　But he probably also had feelings for Billy.

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　He was at best a unique individual and at worst an eccentric.

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　In short, Billy was a person who, in the eyes of those around him, would not be able to live properly in this society.

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　Billy was small and not strong at all.

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　He was a boy so thin that he could not even work in the fields.

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　Moreover, he was the youngest son in his family, not the eldest, and could not take over the family.

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　If he was to survive, he would have to take credit on the battlefield and somehow own his own land.

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　It was the unanimous opinion of those around him that it would probably be difficult.

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　Moreover, he was useless even as a domestic helper until he went to school.

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　When I asked him to take care of the fields, he spent his time staring at the insects crawling on the ground, and I had to say that it was a waste of time.

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　When my family heard that I had built a school and started to provide lunch, they sent me off to school, telling me to stop helping in the fields.

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　Billy caught Kyle's eye because of his focus.

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　It seems that Billy is so absorbed in one thing that he shuts out all the sounds around him and concentrates on it.

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　When Billy started school, he was hooked on the educational toys I had made and left for him.

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　I had placed toys such as rings of wisdom, puzzles, and blocks in his school, which I remembered from his past life.

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　The purpose of the school was to help children learn to write and do math, but that was only the end of it.

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　First of all, I wanted to increase the number of students attending the school, so I prepared a variety of toys for them.

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　Billy seemed to love this toy so much that he played with it all the time, even though he spent so much time at school that he was the first one to come and the last one to leave.

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　Kyle had seen this and talked with Billy in his spare time.

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　After building a reasonable relationship with Kyle, the Reed family was established by Kyle, and he was given the magic.

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　Billy himself must have known that he was not suited for farming or war work.

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　He had to beg Kyle to give him a name.

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"So, Billy has been studying hard since he was named," he said.

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"Yeah, he seems to be working hard. He just doesn't like transcribing books very much. I was just wondering if you had another job."

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"Well, if you like puzzles, you can combine ratios ......?　I guess I could work as long as I'm enthusiastic about it."

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"Don't worry, brother Ars. I'll be there to support you.

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"Okay. I don't know about Billy, but I trust Kyle. Let's hope it works out."

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　Thus, they decided to rent Billy a room in Barca Castle as a laboratory and entrusted him with the management of the eggs.

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"So, what do you think, Billy? What are the results of your research?"

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Ah, yes. Here's the list of eggs hatched, Mr. Ars.

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"Oh, you're making a chart and keeping a record. As I advised you, it is easier to understand in a chart than in writing, isn't it?

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"Ah, yes, that's right. I think it's easy to understand, yes.

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"So, how is your research going ......, I guess it's going to be difficult to have [spawning]."

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Ah, yes. I think it is difficult at present. In the first place, it seems that the probability of the eggs of the beast of use hatching as a magical beast type itself is quite low.

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"Hmmm, then it would be difficult to hatch the eggs of the messenger beasts by myself. I guess I'd better think of a way to get the original [spawning] beasts.

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"Ah, yes, Mr. Ars. But if you give me a little more time, I might be able to do something."

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"Oh, that's true, Billy. I'm not going to charge you for the cost of this study just because it failed.

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"Well, that's not good, Mr. Ars. My house can't pay for a single egg here.

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I told you I wouldn't do that. So what you just said is true?　I'm just saying I might be able to do something about it."

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Oh, yes. We don't have enough data right now. When we have more data, we may be able to hatch a few more usable animals with the desired traits.

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"...... By the way, what kind of data are you taking?　Can you really make a messenger beast with the traits you want?"

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"The characteristics of the beast will change depending on the magic power it absorbs. I think that each person's magical power has a type of conjugate that will hatch. If we can find out the type, there might be a possibility.

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"In other words, is there a law that says that the magic power of the one who hatches the cavalry dragon is likely to show the characteristics of the cavalry dragon even if it is combined with the magic power of other people, or something like that?"

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Ah, yes. Well, roughly speaking, it is like that. I can't say for sure until I have more data.

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"Hmmm, so if we want to make a [spawning] beast, we need to mix it based on the magical power to hatch a magical beast type that can use magic. I don't mean to put it this way, but is it possible to hatch a magical beast that can use magic in such a convenient way?"

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"Huh?"

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Hmm?"　What the hell, Billy. Did I say something funny?

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Oh, yes. The Valkyries hatched from Ars-sama's magic are magical beasts that use magic. So, it will be based on Ars-sama's magic power, right?

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"Hm?　Oh, I think you've got it all wrong, Billy. Valkyrie is not a magical beast in the purest sense of the word. Between you and me, I named him and gave him magic, but he's just a normal type of beast that can be ridden. I'm sorry if you were expecting a hexenbiest.

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"No, no, Valkyrie is definitely a hexenbiest, Master Ars. It doesn't matter if Ars-sama is naming her or not, she was born as a hexenbiest type that can use magic."

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　What?

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　No, it can't be.

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　Valkyrie can do magic after I named her.

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　If I hadn't named her, she wouldn't have magic, she'd be a mere messenger.

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　But Billy's confident words made me freeze in surprise, not knowing what to say.

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