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"So this is the tax revenue. Thank you. I see the magic of the Reed family purchased from Barca is working properly.

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Yes. The tax calculations, etc., seem to have gone better than ever. It may not be very noticeable, but I think it is a very good magic.

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"I see. So it was a good buy. All right, you can step back now."

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　At the castle in the town of Fontana, we receive a report on the tax revenues.

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　It seems that the magic purchased from Ars' brother is working.

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　The magic of "automatic calculation" is the one that produces accurate calculation results, and it is more than useful for tax collections.

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　It is also helpful that the calculations are fast, but if the numbers on the paperwork are wrong, it means that they are cheating in some way.

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　It may also reduce the number of taxpayers who have been cut out of their tax collections due to ambiguous calculations.

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"Mr. Carlos, a message from Mr. Ars von Barca has arrived. Would you like to see him?"

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"Hm?　A message from Ars?　All right, I'll see you. Let me through.

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"Yes, sir."

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　I was checking the tax receipts and thinking of Ars.

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　Something about a message from Ars.

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　What kind of requirements this time?

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　Ars sends us messages quite often, probably because he does not have his own residence here in Fontana.

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　He asks for permission to build a house of Reed, to construct a gambling house, to offer warm clothes, or even to perform some unintelligible act such as dissecting a human body in his territory.

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　What will they say now?

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"Excuse me. Mr. Ars von Valka has a message for Mr. Carlos de Fontana.

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Speak.

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"Yes. The other day, Mr. Ars von Barca met with Mr. Raffin von Garnes. During the meeting, Mr. Garnes insulted Mr. Valka and asked for permission to clear his name.

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"Wait a minute. Ruffin insulted Ars?　Explain to me how that happened."

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"Ha. It seems that during their meeting, Mr. Garneth said that he would take Barka's wife, Lilina, as his own. Mr. Barca requested Mr. Garnes to rescind the statement, but he did not accept it. Therefore, he has written to me asking for permission to clear his name with Mr. Fontana.

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　What's that?

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　I remember there was a story that Ruffin had feelings for Lilina.

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　Lilina is related to me by blood and is the daughter of the former head of the Graham family, a fallen, but still powerful family.

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　And most of all, she is beautiful.

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　Perhaps because Lilina had never had the opportunity to appear in public before, she had become the subject of rumors.

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　I have a beautiful daughter who is related to me.

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　That's why there had been requests to meet Lilina not only within the Fontana territory but also from other territories.

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　This was brought to an abrupt end with the arrival of Ars.

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　For almost the first time in public, Ars took Lilina to be his wife.

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　The young knight and the squires who were candidates for knighthood must have been very disappointed.

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　I see.

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　Ruffin's family, the Garnes, were next door to the knights of Barca.

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　Could it be that the young knight, still in love with her, had come to Barca?

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　But it's not a good idea.

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　For a nobleman or a knight to be accused of taking a wife is the greatest insult.

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　They should be outraged.

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　I thought Ars was still a little boy... but he's got some manly qualities.

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"All right. Tell Ars. I will allow you to clear your name in the name of Carlos de Fontana. Let's see how manly you can be.

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"Ha. Thank you very much."

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　Thus, after confirming my statement and signing the document, the messenger immediately left the castle to convey it to Ars.

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　The message was sent to Ars.

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"I have a report for you, Mr. Carlos. We have just received information that Ars von Valka has led an army against the Garnes family. The House of Garnes is believed to have already fallen."

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"What?"

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"It is believed that Barka's forces have taken over the villages of Garnes and brought them under their control. Other knightly families are reported to have taken the situation very seriously.

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"Wait a minute. Wasn't the report from Ars that they were going to clear Raffin's name?　Why would that be?"

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"Unconfirmed information suggests that there have been problems between the two families' territories. It seems that the river flowing into the Garnes territory had changed its course and there was concern about a shortage of water. It seems that Master Ruffin attended the meeting as an emissary of the House of Garneth, who had requested a meeting with Barca."

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"That's absurd. I've heard no such talk. A territorial dispute?　Could it be that in the midst of the dispute over the territory, Rafin said he would take Ars' wife?"

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"...... I don't know."

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"Don't be so sure. We have to be clear about the back and forth, or we might lose our grip on the situation. Bring me a witness to confirm that the statement was true."

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"......We already have witnesses from the Barca family, though."

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"Okay. Bring him here at once. But we'll need to call witnesses from the Garnes family as well.

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"Mr. Carlos, I'm afraid that would be difficult. ......"

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"Why? It may take some time, but we'll be able to call them in."

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"Those present at the meeting reportedly got into a brawl on the spot. In the scuffle, members of the Garnes family were injured, and it appears that all of them have already died."

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"...... What is that? How is that possible? Yeah, where's Ruffin? No way. ......"

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"It appears that Master Ruffin has been killed by Master Ars. Master Ars followed Master Ruffin, who fled the meeting, to the Garnes family stronghold. He declared that he had cleared his name in the battle at the House of Garneth.

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"...... Emergency. Gather the troops."

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　That idiot.

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　Why can't he just stay quiet?

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　I called in the troops to prevent a further escalation of the problems that had suddenly erupted in Fontana.

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