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"I found it. There's a castle on top of that mountain.

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"...... is true. I never thought it would be so easy to find the castle of the Hermes family. ......"

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"That castle is in a good location. It's hard to see from a distance, Master Brams. Even without the warding of the Lost Forest, it might have been difficult to find."

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"Indeed you are right, General. It is a mountain castle that makes good use of the mountainous terrain. But we're up against Hermes' men who are good only at showing us illusions. I would like to let us Lubitsch lead the way."

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It's dangerous, but is it safe?

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Of course. On this battlefield, I will prove that the Lubitsch family will now work for the Kingdom of Fontana.

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"Yes, sir. Then I ask that the Lubitsch forces take the lead. However, we will make our move according to theirs.

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"Of course. Let's go to ......, boys, now's the time to show our swordsmanship! Take it!

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　The Hermes territory advanced over several mountains.

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　The Hermes territory, which for many years has been defended against the advance of the Lubitschs and others, is a splendidly defended territory, but it also has its shortcomings.

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　It has a disadvantage, however, that most of its territory is nothing but mountains.

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　Not many people live there because it is not possible to create large fields.

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　But even so, they managed to sell the valuable products from the mountains and run the territory.

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　However, it is said that in recent years, this has become increasingly difficult.

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　The market price of the products sold from the mountains has been gradually declining.

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　The person who had the biggest impact on the market was actually me.

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　The Hermes family has always been famous for the magic mushrooms that can be found in their territory.

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　The magic mushrooms have become a very expensive medicine for restoring magic power, and by making and selling them, the Hermes family has been able to manage this area where crops are hard to come by.

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　Recently, however, the situation has changed drastically.

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　The magic mushrooms, which were supposed to be harvested only during limited seasons, are now traded throughout the year, regardless of the season.

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　The price of the magic mushrooms is decreasing and they are being sold even when they are not available in the Hermes territory.

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　The Hermes family used to be known as the "Hermes family" when it comes to magic mushrooms, but they have begun to lose their position.

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　The other party was a small knighthood in a noble domain that also borders the forest.

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　The surrender letter I sent to the House of Hermes before the war stated as much.

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　It must have had a great impact on the Hermeses family, since they were accused by name to stop selling magic mushrooms in Barca if they wanted to negotiate with the Hermes family.

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　Well, the restorative is not only a medicine, but it can be used for various purposes.

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　I don't think it would have affected the Hermes family that much since Barka uses it in the production of paper, but I guess they can't tolerate the fact that there are places where they can get it at any time of the year.

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　Well, it bothers me too.

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　I can't help but think that it was fatal for them to depend on magic mushrooms harvested in such an unexplored place for their finances in the first place.

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　Incidentally, other than magic mushrooms, this Hermes territory is also rich in medicinal herbs, but this may be due to the fact that a doctor meme, who had visited this area before, brought various medicinal herbs to Barca and cultivated them in a glass greenhouse, but this may be just a coincidence.

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　It must not be so bad in Barca.

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"Oh, it's started..."

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　Just as I was mulling these thoughts over, the battle began.

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　As Lubitsch's army was approaching the castle of Hermes, they started to counterattack with their bows.

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　Normally, this would have caused some damage, but Lubitsch's army had a big mouth.

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　The young new leader Bramus led the charge, followed by the other knights.

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　The knights swung their swords and cut down the arrows as they flew by.

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　Legend has it that the sword saint was once a mighty swordsman who had slain every arrow in his life with his sword.

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　As I watch from behind, I admire the magic of the Lubitsch family.

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　It is a very simple magic called "Kenjutsu" (swordsmanship), but just by casting it, one can gain the strength to fight a thousand battles.

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　Moreover, the effect lasts for a while with just one word of the spell.

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　But the men of Lubitsch are not resting on their laurels.

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　It is said that if they do not train their bodies well, their bodies will not be able to keep up no matter how much they use the magic of swordsmanship.

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　The Lubitsch army has approached the gates of the castle while blocking the onslaught of arrows with their swords.

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　It's amazing that not only the knights and squires but also the peasants are good with swords.

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　I thought to myself...what a difference from Fontana...

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"Oh look, Ars! They're cutting at the gate with their swords!"

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"True, brother Bite. But it's not an act in vain. They're going to cut down the thick gate! When Lubitsch's army breaches the gate Fontana's army will move in. Have them ready.

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"Oh, yes, sir."

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　It's a fine thing.

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　The Lubicz family, especially a young man named Brams, who had become the head of a noble family, was beating the gates to the city with a flying leap.

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　Apparently, Bramus' gale sword is a magic sword.

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　It is an heirloom sword that has been cultivated by the Lubitsch family for generations with their magical power, and it is said to greatly increase the agility of the wielder.

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　Moreover, it is as hard as a hard fang sword, and even if swords strike each other or slash at the gate, the blade will not spill.

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　With this sword, he cut down the gate of Hermes Castle.

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　But the knights of Hermes come out from behind the fallen gate and attack Lubitsch's army.

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　Apparently, they had expected this to happen and were already waiting behind the gate.

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　The knights wave their hands and make leaves fly in the air.

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　The next moment, the leaves turned into people.

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"Oh, ninjutsu!

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"What are you talking about, Ars?　That's the [alter ego] of the magic used by the knights of the House of Hermes, isn't it?"

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"No, no, no, the art of altering oneself is what ninjas do. "Well, the Hermes family has some good moves."

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Why are you so excited, man? Forget about it. Let's go. We're going into the castle.

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"d*mn, doesn't anyone understand how excited I am?"

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　No, I think it's actually pretty cool magic.

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　The knight uses leaves to create a new body, and it seems that his body is as strong as the original knight's.

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　And the alter ego is not an illusion but something real.

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　Since one knight has several leaves as his alter ego, he has to deal with several times as many knights as he originally had.

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　I think this is quite a hard task.

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　However, the territory was not so large to begin with, and the number of knights seems to have been small.

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　In addition to the Lubitschs, who were known as masters, the Fontana army led by the Bite brother mounted on a Valkyrie rushed into the castle, and as expected, the Hermes family was not able to hold out.

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　Thus, following the Lubitsch family, the Hermes family was defeated by the Fontana army.

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