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"Lord Brams, have you ever fought the House of Hermes?"

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Of course, General. The Lubitschs share a territory with the Hermeses and have fought many wars with them. I would cut down the Hermeses as many times as I can before my Lubitsch swordsmanship, but they are troublesome to fight within their territory.

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"I believe you said that the Hermes family uses magic?"

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That's right. They have their stronghold in the mountains and use leaves as material for their illusions. As a matter of fact, the exact location of the castle of the House of Hermes, which is warded with illusions deep in the trees, is not known even to the Lubiches, who have been fighting for many years.

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"I see. Then it makes sense that the Hermes family has survived for so many years because their territory borders that of the descendants of the Sword Saint. He's a troublesome opponent.

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You are absolutely right.

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　The Lubitschs, located to the east of the old Carmathian territory, have captured the lands of the Lubitschs.

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　However, they only defeated the noble house of Lubitsch by attacking its capital, and most of the knights who were originally in the territory are still alive.

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　They came to greet Fontana as soon as they heard the news of his victory over the Lubiches.

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　Those who have not arrived have been sent to the city with a detachment, so there is no problem.

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　The rest of the Lubicz family was sent to the city of Fontana, leaving the Lubicz castle manned and ready for the next battle.

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　The Hermes family is located further to the east of the Lubitsch territory.

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　Look at the map of the Lubitsch family.

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　According to the map, the Hermes territory borders the Daisetsuzan Mountains to the east.

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　According to the map, the Hermes Territory borders the Daisetsuzan Mountains to the east, and to the north of the Hermes Territory, the mountains protruding slightly to the west from the Daisetsuzan Mountains.

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　Daisetsuzan, which is a sky-high mountain running from north to south, making it difficult to get to and from the land to the east of it.

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　And there are several mountains that jut out from the Daisetsuzan.

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　To the south of them is the territory of Hermes, and further north, beyond the mountains, is Baltonia in the Uruk region.

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　In other words, the Hermes Territory is located on the opposite side of the southeastern part of the former Uruk Territory, such as the Fox Valley.

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　According to what I have heard, there is no road from Uruk to the south beyond the mountains, and therefore the Fontana family has been fighting with the Fontana family for many years for the Einrad Hill, which was regarded as an important trade route.

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　So, it seems that Hermes is located in a place where the mountains are too steep for man to travel.

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　A castle in the mountains is surprisingly difficult to attack.

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　However, the Hermes family is not only based in a difficult terrain, but also uses magic to fortify their defense.

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　The Hermes family uses magic of illusion with leaves.

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　The mere fact that the house is located in the mountains makes it a fearsome effect.

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　The Lubitschs have entered the mountains many times to attack the Hermeses, but each time their army was enveloped in illusion.

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　A lost forest.

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　It was the best defensive barrier for the Hermes family, and over the years even the location of the castle has become unknown.

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　...... Am I the only one who thinks that King Dorren would have been better off relying on this House of Hermes than on Fontana if he wanted to hide from the League of the Three Nobles?

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"Well, okay. In short, is it correct that the effect of the lost forest is lessened in winter when the trees in the mountains are dying, Mister Brams?"

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"I suppose so, but are we really going into the mountains?　Mountains in winter are even more dangerous. And even if the trees are dead, they are not completely leafless. I believe that the Lost Forest is effective to some extent. If we should get lost in the winter mountains, our army will be wiped out, General.

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"Don't worry. We've already taken the necessary steps.

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　Brams is right that it would be foolish to take an army into the mountains in winter.

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　However, the Valkyries that we have been using for transportation can move without any problem even in winter.

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　And the soldiers riding the Valkyrie are protected from the cold by the ice spirit I summoned with my [Summoning Ice Spirit].

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　I've also installed warm military clothes made by Dressleena, so I think they'll be fine.

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　As for the problem of the lost forest that protects the Hermes family, we have already prepared a strategy.

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　We have prepared a guide in advance.

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　No, not a person.

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　It was a bird.

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A tracking bird. Follow the scent of this letter and lead us to the Hermes house. Can you do that?"

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"P."

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　It's not just a bird.

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　It is a creature that hatch from a mysterious egg of a beast of burden, a creature that listens well to people, and an outstanding work of art created by Billy Boy's research in Barca.

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　Among the precious flying servants, this tracking bird can smell and even follow the scent of its target.

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　When Billy first created this tracking bird, he basically used it only as a substitute for a pigeon.

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　But later, due to Kyle's [telepathy], it only played a supplementary role as a means of information transmission.

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　However, although the tracking bird did not have the same information communication ability as the telepathic communication, it still served a sufficient function.

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　Rather, the true value of the tracking bird was its tracking ability.

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　If it smelled a scent, it would fly to the target, no matter how far away it was.

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　It changed the efficiency of criminal investigations in Fontana.

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　The search for the culprit can be made in a matter of seconds by following the scent of evidence left at the crime scene, and no matter how far the fugitive escapes from the prison, he will always be able to catch up with him and locate him.

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　As the name suggests, the tracking bird had established itself as a professional tracker.

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　And I have a letter in my hand.

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　This letter was written on parchment, not on the plant paper made from barca.

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　The letter was written by the head of the House of Hermes.

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　Even though the Hermes domain was surrounded by the Lost Forest, there was another domain outside of it, and there were some knights there.

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　They sent a messenger there beforehand and sent a letter to the House of Hermes.

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　Of course, the House of Hermes would not nod if they received such a letter.

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　However, they could not ignore the Fontana, which was recognized as a royal family, and sent the letter back.

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　Handwritten by the head of the Hermes family himself.

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　A letter, probably written at the Hermes family's headquarters at the end of the Lost Forest, had been carefully sent back to me.

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　Thus, the Fontana army chased after the tracker bird that flew following the scent left in the letter.

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　And beyond that, the castle of the Hermes family came into view, the location of which had been unknown for many years.

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