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"...... are the royal decrees issued by the royal family. We can only hope that the House of Fontana will quickly form an alliance with the Royal Family and act as a supreme aristocracy. What is your reply, Lord Ars von Barka, Acting Head of the House of Fontana?"

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"It is a great honor, but the Fontana family is currently concentrating on dealing with the immortals who have been sighted in the Northern Woods. Until that is resolved, it will be difficult for the Fontana to continue to send their forces so far away from the city lightly.

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"What?　I don't recall any such information. Were there really any casualties?

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We are in the process of confirming this. However, since I clearly confirmed the existence of immortals with my own eyes several years ago, I cannot act with complete disregard. Please forgive me."

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"Then I, too, will petition the Church and request an archbishop who can promptly perform the purification rite. Then we can deal with the immortals as soon as possible. Then there should be no problem for the House of Fontana to act as the supreme aristocracy.

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"No, that is not necessary. There is already an archbishop in the territory of Fontana. Therefore, he can perform the purification ceremony at any time. However, the power of Fontana is not strong enough to empty this land and go to the royal sphere. It is not worth it.

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"......, does that mean that the House of Fontana cannot obey the king's order?"

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"I'm afraid so. I have no intention of doing so. I have no intention of doing so, but I cannot move at the present time. I am merely giving you an accurate picture of the current situation of the Fontana family.

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"You don't seem to understand, acting head of the House of Fontana. Since ancient times this country has been ruled by kings and noblemen. Now the royal family is asking for the House of Fontana which swore fealty to the first king. Now is the time to restore the land to its normal state. But since Lord Barca seems to be a peasant whose noble blood does not exactly flow through his veins, he does not seem to be able to accurately estimate the gravity of the situation.

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"......With all due respect, you know of course the significance of aristocratic families. Ever since the first king established this country, the various noble families have been entrusted with the governance of the various regions of the country. Why is that? It is in order to respond immediately to the immortals who appear in this vast land. The Fontana family is focusing on fulfilling its original role given to it by the first king. No doubt the king would not ask us to abandon the role of nobility that has been handed down to us since the time of the first king.

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"But immortals have not existed for a long time. We cannot neglect the stability of the nation by indulging in such fairy tales.

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"This is a curious thing you say. It was only a few years ago that the existence of immortals was confirmed. Perhaps the messenger, who was in the safety of the royal sphere, thinks such stories are idle rumors. If that is the case, does it mean that he does not believe in the Church, which at that time recognized the existence of immortals?"

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"That is not true. That is not what I am saying. I am not saying that, Mr. Barca. All I'm saying is that the Fontanas will not disrespect the king's life.

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"My apologies. I hope you will forgive my hasty decision. And the messenger is right, the Fontanas cannot possibly be disrespecting the royal family. This can be seen from the actions of the previous heads of the family who fought in defense of the previous king.

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"So, I accept the king's order, is that correct?"

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Therefore, as I have already told you, the current Fontana family cannot leave this land. As nobles who have protected this land for generations, we would first like to concentrate on dealing with the immortals in order to protect the peace of our people."

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　This guy's persistent.

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　A messenger from the capital arrived in Fontana with a royal decree.

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　They arrived earlier than expected, before it got too hot.

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　It seems that the messenger had moved in a hurry, using a fast-moving rider.

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　We met with the messenger and were formally informed of the king's command.

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　And it was just as Rion had told me beforehand.

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　The royal family and the Fontana family would form an alliance, and the Fontana family would be required to act as the supreme nobility.

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　Of course, this was impossible.

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　I had discussed this matter with the other Fontana knights beforehand, and we had decided that we would not accept this royal order at all costs.

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　But they are more persistent than I expected.

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　The information about the sighting of an immortal is a matter of some importance, but the messenger is still pushing hard.

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　They may have come here because they have been told to do whatever it takes to get their story together.

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　I know it's a tough order from the top, but we can't back down either.

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　He was trying to refuse the order quietly by using the "arm in arm" strategy.

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"I see. Then let's do it this way. How about the Fontana family putting even a part of their army in the capital? This would allow us to respond to any contingency in Fontana's territory and to protect the security of the Royal City area. What do you think?"

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"What about ......?　No, that's difficult. The Fontana army is strong, but it is not as large as the other great noble families. There is only so much that can be done with a divided army.

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"No, I'm not being modest. The strength of the Fontana army is now known to all. I've heard that Barca has a hexenbiest army. I heard that they played a great role in the defeat of the Percival family. Yes, that's good. I'll put a hexenbiest squadron in the capital. The king will be pleased.

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"...... Messenger. Are you talking about my Valka's Valkyries?"

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Yes. With these Valkyries, these hexenbiest-type messengers, the royal sphere will be safe. This is a royal decree. The Fontana family must send all the hexenbiests to King's Landing at once. I hope you understand that any disobedience to this order may be seen as rebellion against the king.

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　Is this guy serious?

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　Don't tell me you came to the city of Fontana for this from the beginning?

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　Put all Valkyries in King's Landing?

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　...... Maybe it has something to do with the fast horsemen who came here.

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　Usually, the shape of the beast changes depending on the person's magic power, so if the person dies, the same beast cannot be obtained.

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　But there are exceptions to this rule.

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　Maybe there is a way to reproduce Valkyries in the capital using the obtained Valkyries.

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　Or maybe they know that Valkyries can be easily mass-produced with only the eggs of the handmaidens?

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　But I have learned from talking to this messenger.

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　He, or rather, the royal family, looks down on Fontana, and on me as its acting head.

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　I get the vibe that the king is ordering me to do what he wants me to do, so don't mess around with it.

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　I guess this means that I am being licked.

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　I wonder why I have to listen to the royal family's orders.

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　I swore allegiance to the dead Carlos, but not to the royal family.

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　And I don't like the fact that they want to take Carlos away from us for their own convenience, without even the slightest appreciation for his work in protecting the king.

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　What I don't like the most is that they want the Valkyrie.

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　The moment I heard that, my blood rushed to my head.

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　It reminded me of the past.

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　Come to think of it, my life of fighting all the time started when a soldier who came to the village of Barca once asked me to give him the Valkyrie.

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　And one thing I have learned in my life is that we need to be at the same table if we are to have a discussion.

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　Right now, I am talking to the messenger in front of me, but behind him is the royal family.

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　The royal family does not recognize me as someone with whom they should negotiate at a table of equals.

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　I guess the royal family thinks I am just an upstart peasant who should obey the king's orders unconditionally.

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　In other words, no matter how many words I exchange with this messenger, it may not mean much.

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　So what should we do?

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　When I thought about it, it occurred to me.

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　I thought that it would be okay to break off relations with the royal family.

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　Wouldn't that be the best thing to do, instead of giving them absurd orders from above?

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　Yeah, let's do that.

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"Do it, Bite-brother."

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"Oh."

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　The next moment I had a good idea, I went into action.

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　I said a few words to my part-time brother who was in the audience hall.

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　Upon hearing my brief words, he immediately moved.

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　He understood everything I wanted to say.

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　The next moment, the royal messenger who had visited the city of Fontana was taken to heaven without ever stepping on the royal city's soil again.

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　It's a tough job being a messenger.

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　I thought about it as if it were someone else's problem.

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　Thus, without warning, the Fontana family suddenly announced their intention to part ways with the royal family.

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