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"Master Ars, may I ask you a few questions?"

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"What's the matter, Payne? Is there a new problem?

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No, it's not so much a problem, but it may become a problem in the future.

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"What?　If you have something on your mind, it would be helpful if you would tell me."

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"I wonder if Master Ars is thinking of avenging Master Carlos?"

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"...... revenge?　No, the person who attacked Carlos is still under investigation. Have you found out who it was?"

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No, we don't know yet. But it is impossible for an ordinary knight to defeat Carlos, the head of the Fontana family. He must be at least as good as the head of the Fontana family. And just before entering the royal territory, he and the king were attacked. There are only a limited number of forces that could have moved more than one of the leaders at that ...... place."

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"Don't. If you start doubting things you don't know, you'll make more enemies. If you cry out for revenge based on speculation, we will be hurt.

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"I agree. But some may not agree with me.

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"...... Is it possible that such a voice is being raised in Fontana territory?　They want to avenge Master Carlos."

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"In a sense, it is natural to think of avenging the death of Carlos, who was cowardly attacked in the dark and lost his life, in order to achieve the goal for the sake of Fontana. Especially those who are unable to see the big picture and try to act only on their emotions."

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"I see. So it's a deep-rooted problem. If he thinks it's natural to avenge Mr. Carlos, he may change his mind when I don't move to avenge him. You mean he might say I'm a coward or a weakling for not trying to avenge him?"

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"Yes. Yes, that's right."

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　In the city of Fontana, he worked to improve farmland, recruit people, build schools, and establish uniform standards in order to build Fontana's strength.

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　I was working hard at my desk when Payne came to talk to me.

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　The content of the conversation was something I had not really thought about.

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　The possibility that there were people who wanted to avenge the sudden death of Carlos.

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　I hadn't really thought about that.

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　To tell you the truth, I had not really thought about Carlos's death because I had come to the position of acting head of the Fontana family with my own life as the top priority.

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　Carlos was a good boss to me.

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　Right after the defeat of Raymond, the Fontana family leader, I had no idea what to expect after that, but Carlos saved me.

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　He became a knight under Carlos' command, so that he was not questioned for defeating Raymond, and he was even given a fiefdom.

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　And even after that, Carlos was still very sweet to me for some reason.

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　It may be that Carlos needed my strength as a barca.

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　But even so, I was able to move quite freely under Carlos' protection.

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　For example, in business.

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　When I was developing new things and making money from them, Carlos was watching over me.

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　I wonder what would have happened if Carlos had been a greedy aristocrat who ridiculed me as a lowly peasant knight and took away the products I had developed.

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　It would have been impossible for me to make money and use it to further develop Barca into a new business.

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　Sometimes I thought I was going to die because of the reckless demands, but overall, I was allowed to work quite freely.

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　I can't thank them enough for that.

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　In that sense, I had a good feeling toward Carlos.

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　However, it is difficult to say whether I would pursue Carlos' death in depth or not.

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　Of course, as Payne said, it is impossible to do nothing about Carlos' death.

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　But then, who should we avenge?

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　If we blame some nobleman by name and he is wrong, it will be a big problem.

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　In the worst case, it could lead to war.

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　Of course, there is no way that Fontana will fight with any other party in its current state.

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　Now is the time to save our strength.

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"We cannot move to avenge the death of the victim in the current situation. But I do have feelings for Carlos. So let's try something else to divert our frustration.

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"Something else?"

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"Let's hold a big funeral for Carlos. Let's have a big funeral for Carlos.

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"......I heard that you once held a festival in Palamere, the former Arbalest territory. I see, so you want to let it be widely known that Mr. Ars is also heartbroken over Carlos's death, and at the same time, you want to shed tears together to suppress your excited feelings.

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"Yes, I have money. Let's have a big funeral. If you want, we could compile a book about what a good man Carlos was and distribute it throughout the Fontana. And I will add this at the end. The Fontana will mourn the death of Carlos for a year."

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"Mourning. Does that mean that Fontana will not fight for a year?

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"No?　We will defend ourselves if anything happens, but basically we will state that we will not go on the offensive. If anything, I think it will be a pretext to suppress the movements of the radical knights in the Fontana territory."

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"Yes, that's right. We will need to place a defense force at the border points with other territories just to be safe, but I think it will have the effect of preventing our allies from running off the rails.

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"Okay, then it's settled. Shall we proceed with the funeral arrangements? But we can announce that we will be in mourning first. Can you do that for me, Payne?

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"Yes, sir, Mr. Ars."

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　All right, now we have another reason to buy a little time.

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　As for the funeral, I'll look into the history of the Fontana family and make sure it's the grandest it can be.

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　It may be strange to have a big ceremony after all the mourning, but that's OK.

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　And so, as the snow began to fall a little, I proceeded with the preparations for the funeral while ordering the writing of the book "The Great Trail of Carlos".

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