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"Ah, you managed to survive ......."

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"Thank you, Mr. Ars. I'm glad you're all right.

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"Ah, thank you, Leon. How many of Barkha Graham's troops are left?

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"Probably about half of them. ....... A lot of them died."

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"Half of them when they came towards Einrad. ....... That's a hell of a lot of damage."

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"But let's be thankful that he is alive. To be honest, I thought I was going to die too.

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"Yes, it is. And it's all because of Carlos, isn't it? If you'd told me you were coming to rescue us today, I would've kept the siege going. I'll go talk to him.

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　It's a nightmare with half the army dead and all the rest wounded.

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　I'm glad we were able to defeat Pesci, but this is tough.

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　We can't let this problem go unattended.

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　So I went to the camp where Carlos was, to talk with him who had returned to Fort Einrad after the pursuit of the Uruk army.

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"This battle was a great success. You fought well in a time of crisis in Fontana.

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"Thank you, Carlos. But I'm here to ask you a few questions.

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"You're referring to the instructions I gave you. The one about staying in position?

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That's right. Why did you give those instructions?　The truth is that they could have come to our rescue immediately, and in fact they did. If that had been the case, we would have suffered less damage if you had not issued such an order.

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"It was absolutely necessary. It was a burden on you, but it had to be done. Forgive me."

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"Necessary?"

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"Yes. Did you ever think of that?　How did this crisis come about?

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"By this crisis, do you mean that the House of Uruk and the House of Arbalest have caught you between them?　I'm not saying it myself, but isn't it because of the chaos I caused in the Fontana territory?"

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"That's not true. Your behavior is certainly problematic in many ways. But that is only one of the reasons. In fact, it's something else."

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"Another place?"

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"Yes, there was a traitor inside Fontana."

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"What, a traitor?"

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"Yes. Some of our people in Fontana have been plotting this. They contacted both Uruk and Arbalest and arranged for them to attack at the same time. And they wanted to get a reward from both of them for having planned it."

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"Ah, well, Rion also mentioned that. "Oh, by the way, Rion also said that the timing was too good for a pincer attack from the east and west."

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That's right. That's right. I put on a show with Peacha to flush out the ringleaders. He said in front of everyone that he would wait and see what would happen in another five days. I was checking to see if anyone had passed this information on to the Uruk forces.

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"I see. I mean, then, didn't you have to give us false instructions?　It would have nothing to do with exposing treachery."

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"That's not true. If we're going to do this, we have to do it right. Well, it was easier to fool the traitors if we actually gave you the orders. I never thought you'd be in a position to do it yesterday, though."

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"It's a terrible bummer. ....... Did you find the traitor after all?"

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"Yes, some of them tried to leave the fort to inform the Uruks, so we caught them and made them tell us. I caught him and made him tell me. He was found more easily than I expected. After extracting the information and putting the traitor behind bars, we set out. But I never dreamed that you had already defeated Pesci!"

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　Seriously.

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　So if we had just held out for one more day, we wouldn't have had to make more sacrifices.

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　Well, that's just the way things turn out.

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　I don't agree with it, but it's still better to have a reason.

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　And if I had thought that there was a traitor in my own camp, I might not have thought of leaving Fort Einrad if I had been in the same position as Carlos.

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"But then again, I didn't think you'd beat two of the head of the family. ....... I'm honestly surprised, Ars. Well, what would you like for your prize?"

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"Reward?"

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"Yes, it is natural that we should reward you for your valor in this battle, but it is difficult to know what to do when you have defeated a leader of your class. We need to reward you in front of everyone, but what do you want?"

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"...... Well, I would like to report after the fact that I would like to ask for permission to build a house for my brother Bight. May I ask your permission to build a new house for the House of Barthes and to place knights under it?"

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"After the fact?"

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Yes. In fact, we had a naming ceremony at the church to make up for the lack of strength before we went to Fort Einrad to rescue them. I apologize for the delay. I would then like to ask for official permission for the naming of the Barthes family and their family name by my brother Byte."

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"...... Is there anything else you haven't reported?"

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"As a matter of fact, Leon, along with his brother, has been named in the church in order to increase the number of people under his command. Leon may have already informed you of this, but I would like to inform you of it as well.

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"Byte and Leon. That was really at the church, wasn't it?"

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Yes. I hope you will confirm this with Bishop Paul."

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"Very well. But that's not enough as a reward for taking out two of the head of the family. Is there anything else?

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"What else?" ....... Then I would like to receive some money. ......"

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"Money?"

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Yes. In fact, the knighthood of Barca is a bit cash-strapped at the moment. ....... If you could pay me in cash, I would be very grateful.

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"Can't that be a territory?　A fiefdom would provide a steady income, wouldn't it?　With the work you've done this time, you could get a territory of a reasonable size, you know?"

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No, thank you. Oh, yes. One more thing, we would be happy if you could acknowledge our ownership of the Thunderbolt Sword and the Nine-Tailed Sword that we have acquired.

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"Okay. I'll think about it. I can't give you an answer right away, because I have to coordinate with other things about the prize. I'll make a formal announcement later. You can step back now."

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"Yes. Excuse me.

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　I hope that's okay.

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　We might want to get on the same page with them as soon as possible.

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　I'll use the bird messenger to explain the situation to Bishop Paul in the city of Fontana, not to mention Leon and Bite.

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　Well, I guess that's it.

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　Both the Uruk and Arbalest armies that attacked from the east and west have lost their top leaders.

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　The army itself is also heavily damaged.

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　I do not think that they will be able to regroup and attack again anytime soon.

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　Thus ended the war on two fronts that began with the Second Balkan Uprising.

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