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"Boy, you've made some good ones lately."

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"Oh, you're the old man. I've invented a new kind of sake. Would you like to try it?

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"Oh, you don't mind, do you? Well then, be my guest.

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Don't drink too much. It's just a prototype. I gave it to my father, who loves to drink, and only kept what he liked. Well, we'll have to check later to see if it's suitable for the palates of nobles and knights.

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"Hmm. As I've heard, it's quite alcoholic. But this one almost burns my throat. Who would want to drink this?"

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"I don't know. I haven't tasted it. I haven't tasted it, but I think the higher strength ones might be better if they are aged for a few years. I'll have to do some research on that.

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"Oh, I don't know about that. It's going to be a long story. I'm going this way. It's punchier than the regular one, but easier to drink."

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"I see. Let's see, the old man likes that one. Well, I guess we'll have to try distilling existing liquors at first. We need to record the pattern of the number of distillations and the combination of ingredients. I'll ask Billy how to do his research, and I'll have one of the Reed's who likes to drink do it."

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"Well, whatever you do, leave the selling to me, kid. I've got a new kind of sake. There'll be buyers for sure."

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"Of course. Because alcohol is a product that would destroy society if it were banned. There will never be an end to the demand.

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"Hm?　Where has that ever happened?"

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"Oh, no, I'm talking about here. But Barca has a good selection of products, not only alcoholic beverages, old man.

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"Yes, boy. Liquor, clothes, paper, medicine, bricks, furniture, glassware, and much more. And above all, we have a stable self-sufficiency in food. It is good to have a lot of products, but it is also a characteristic of Barka that there is plenty of food to eat.

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"Well, yeah. It's not just my magic, but the crops themselves have been improved for some time now. The seeds of the vegetables I originally grew in the fields are quite popular, old man.

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"Now that you mention it, it reminds me of the old days. I can see you moving around in the fields from the time when you were still a little boy. Do you remember that monk?　The first time you met me."

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"Of course I remember. I went to the old man's place to sell sandals, didn't I?"

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"Yes, I was thinking that an unnamed child came to me to sell me a pair of surprisingly well-made sandals, and before I knew it, I was ruling a knighthood like this. I can't believe it's only been a few years since then.

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"I miss it. It's no exaggeration to say that the starting point of my present appearance started when I bought an egg of a beast from an old man. I think it was probably the most fortunate thing that Valkyrie was born from that egg.

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"...... Valkyrie, the messenger beast. Hey, kid. Are you still working on the Conjugate egg?"

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"What, old man? Are you still trying to tell me that the research on the mastodactyls is useless?

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"No, I wouldn't say that. A flying type of flying beast was born, which is more rare and valuable than the riding type. For that reason alone, I consider the research a success. But isn't it still hard to hatch a hexenbiest type beast with the magic we want?　Now that the management of the territory has stabilized, don't you think it's time to jump into research, which is a big expense?"

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"...... No, old man. We'll continue our research on the messenger beast. That's a done deal."

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"Why are you so obsessed with this?　If Barka's business has become stable and profitable, isn't that enough?"

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"It's because of the war, old man. The last battle taught me one thing. It's the superiority of the Valkyrie's mobility. It was because of the Valkyrie's legs that we were able to drop knight's houses one after another as we moved westward through the Arbalest territory.

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"Is there going to be another battle?"

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"I don't know. At least I don't want to fight. At least I don't want to fight, but if I have to fight, I want to be on the offensive. It's too hard to defend."

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"I see. Okay. But what is Carlos going to do?"

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I don't know. Maybe they'll announce it at the New Year's celebration. The Fontana's move for the next year."

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"I see. We humans are always fighting, aren't we?

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"Yes, old man. I wish the world would come to peace."

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　I was working in Vulcania when the old man came to talk to me, even though my current home address is still the city of Fontana.

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　The old man poured some of his newly made sake into my glass to quench my thirst.

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　As we talked, the topic of conversation gradually became a somber one.

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　Perhaps it was because it was the time of winter when the snow had started to fall, and they reminisced about the old days.

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　Among them, the old man seemed to be concerned about the fact that the research of the beast of burden was putting a big pressure on the income and expenditure of the Barka Knight's territory.

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　But I can't stop him.

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　If we might be able to mass-produce Valkyries, we have no choice but to continue our research even if the results are not immediate.

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　And realistically, Valkyries are a great asset.

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　Because we don't know when the war will happen, I believe that this research will definitely be useful for the future.

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　It was when I was talking with the old man like that.

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"Excuse me. I have a report."

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"What's wrong?　What's wrong?"

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"Yes. A demon has emerged from the woods to the north.

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"...... demons?"

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Yes. The soldiers who were out to kill a big boar that had come out of the forest encountered the ogre. They tried to kill it with magic attacks from a long distance, but they were beaten back. According to the testimony of the surviving soldiers, they were unusually strong.

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　...... Seriously.

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　I didn't know those things lived in those woods.

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　Now I realize that I have a territory in a terrible place.

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　But I don't know what's going on just from this report.

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　I immediately decided to go to the site where the demon had appeared.

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