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"It has been a long time, Master Laguna. It has been a long time, Master Laguna. I welcome you to the Fontana family and welcome you to Carlos's family. I look forward to working with you.

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"Oh, it's you. No, I'll call you Mister Ars. From now on, the Arbalest family will work for Fontana. I will work as hard as Lord Ars' house of Barca.

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Yes, let's do our best. Yes, we'll both do our best. But that's a bold move. I had thought that you would be a little more persistent in your efforts to repay the damages.

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"That was my plan at first. But then I heard that after the victory of Lord Ars over House Arbalest, he dealt a blow to House Memento as well. Once the matter with the Memento family is settled, Fontana's eyes will naturally turn to Arbalest again. So I thought we should make a decision now."

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"Well, the battle with Memento's army is still ongoing.

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"Hmm. You say that there is a meeting between the three noble alliances, but the Memento Army has not received this information yet?"

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No, apparently not. It seems that the leaders of the Memento family have ordered their forces to halt. They are not pulling out, however, but are putting pressure on the Fontana territory and have approached Carlos to negotiate.

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"Negotiations. What kind of negotiations are you asking about?"

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It seems that the Memento family and the Fontana family are interested in joining forces. It seems that among the three noble families, they support the Memento family as the supreme noble family and want to work together.

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"Oh. The hard-line Memento family's attitude has softened considerably. The defeat of the Barca forces has led the Fontanas, who were considered small in the eyes of the great nobles, to see them as equal negotiating partners in their own right.

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"But it seems that the policy is not very interesting from the point of view of the commanders in the field. The ladder was removed before they could fight properly because of the surprise attack. In particular, some of the Memento forces are insisting that Fontana should be attacked.

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"I see. I see. Well, I suppose that's true. Even though they lost the first battle, they still seem to be outnumbered. But will Carlos accept this proposal?　Normally, you wouldn't want to join forces with the Memento family, who have turned against you."

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"Well, I wonder what they will do. What are the thoughts of the House of Arbalest, Lord Laguna?

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"Well, yes. I think it would be better if the Arbalest would join forces with the Reinzatz family instead of the Memento family."

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"The Reinsatz family? The Reinsatz, I believe. They are the great noble family to the west of the royal domain, aren't they? They are said to be the most powerful of the three noble families in the alliance.

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Yes. Probably the best partner for Fontana to work with. And it would be in the best interest of the Arbalest family."

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"...... I see. The Mementos are in the east and the Reinsatz in the west. The Rheinsatz would have more merchants passing through Arbalest territory if Fontana were to team up with the Rheinsatz in the west. So it is easier to bring back life to the Arbalest territory?"

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You are right, Mister Ars. The Arbalest region has lost a lot of people in the last few years. It will take time to recover.

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"Ah. ...... that's a lot of work."

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Really. But with water transportation, you can make a profit without much manpower."

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"By the way, I wanted to ask you about the Arbalest territory, there are a lot of rivers there, aren't there?　What happens further down that river?　It's not another noble territory, is it?"

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"Yes. Arbalest territory is the farthest northwest. There's nothing beyond that. It's just a series of swamps further on."

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"Wetlands, huh? Is it uninhabitable?"

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"Impossible. It's a place where demons live, just like the forest north of Barca. The ancestors of the Arbalest family tried and failed to settle there in the past.

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　I met again with Ragna, the head of the Arbalest family, who is now a member of Fontana.

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　Until now, the Arbalest family has been a noble family, but from now on, it will be a knightly family within the Fontana family.

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　Since they have always reigned as an aristocratic family, it may be difficult for them to accept this new position.

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　However, if he surrenders to the Fontana now, he will be relieved of his existing fiefdom.

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　They must be hoping for some way to revive their fortunes.

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　Laguna has come to the front line against the Memento family.

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　Carlos is now in this position.

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　We had a brief conversation.

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　During our conversation, I asked him a few questions about the three noble alliances and also about the Arbalest region.

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　There are rivers flowing into the Arbalest Domain from several noble houses, and there is even a river big enough to float many ships.

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　By using those rivers, they can bring a lot of goods to Fontana.

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　But what happens if we go further down the river?

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　We have heard that there are no other noble territories.

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　Furthermore, there is no other country, nor is it inhabited.

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　It is said that there is a vast swampy area, and that it is teeming with demons.

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　Dangerous demons infest the area, preventing people from entering.

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　Therefore, it is said that the Arbalest family has a history of failure in their pioneering projects to expand their territory, just as the Fontana failed in their attempts to cultivate the forest in the past.

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"But you would have had the opportunity to know such things even if you were in Fontana, wouldn't you?　Isn't that what you really want to hear about something else?"

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"Very perceptive. Then let me ask you a direct question. What is the material of the thunderbolt sword?　You made it from materials that can be found in the swamps of the Arbalest region or beyond, right?"

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"I heard that Lord Ars is keen on the development of magical weapons, is he also interested in the thunderbolt sword?"

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Well, yes, of course. It generates electricity when it passes through magic. It is of great use.

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It is true that there is no other magic sword as useful as the Thundering Sword. It can reap a multitude of enemies with a single swing. It's good. As a fellow knight of Fontana, I might as well teach Lord Ars.

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　Thus, I succeeded in finding out from Ragna about the material of the demon used for the Thunderbolt Sword.

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　I had to accept a reduction in compensation for the information, but if I could get it, I would get my money's worth.

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　I decided to go to the marshland after this battle.

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