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"So, the Hermes family will be treated the same way as the Lubitsch family. The head of the Hermes family, Geyser, is to retire and let his son, Gary, take over the reigns. And the knights of the House of Hermes are to renounce the name of Hermes and swear fealty to Fontana. Then, the Hermes family's lands will be confiscated, and they will be given titles in the Kingdom of Fontana and asked to participate in the government of the country. Is that understood?"

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"...... Okay. I accept your terms."

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　After breaching the gates, the House of Hermes surrendered.

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　To be honest, I'm glad it was over so easily.

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　In fact, the battle against the House of Hermes was the one that I had expected to be the most difficult in this campaign.

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　The Hermes family has a territory surrounded by mountains and has a magic to create a body that turns back into a leaf even if it is defeated.

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　When I decided to fight the Hermeses, my concern was whether it would be a guerrilla war or not.

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　If the Hermes family used a higher level of magic called [Phantom Ward], which is a higher level of magic of the Hermes family, and then repeatedly attacked us by surprise using a split body, it would have been very difficult to deal with them.

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　Moreover, the cavalry mounted on Valkyries would not be able to display their full strength in the mountain forest, so there was a high possibility that Fontana, which was supposed to have attacked, would not be able to achieve victory and might be forced to retreat.

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　Probably, I would lose the trust of many knights if I was defeated by the Hermes family.

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　Those who had been following me because of my unbeaten record might say, "What's that?　"This guy is actually not a big deal, is he?" It would be bad if it were to happen.

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　That's why they went to such great lengths to wage war in such a cold winter.

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　In order to avoid troublesome guerrilla warfare, they took this opportunity when it was snowing and the knights of the House of Hermes were all gathered for the New Year's greetings.

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　And it worked.

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　The Hermeses family probably didn't expect that they would be able to break through the [illusion ward] so easily and invade their castle.

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　They must have thought that they had been lost in the snowy mountains, causing damage.

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　MV in this battle! is definitely on Billy who developed the tracking bird.

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"By the way, may I ask you a question, Mr. Gazer?

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"I wonder?"

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"I've heard that the only magic of the Hermes family is [alter ego] and [illusionary warding], but actually, aren't there others?"

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"......What do you mean by 'other'?"

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"Yes, that's right. For example, they have some kind of magic to hide themselves. No, right?

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".................. this is a surprise. Where did you hear this?

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No. I just thought that if they are active in these mountains and can use something like an alter ego, then maybe there is such a thing.

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"I see. You've got me there. I thought you knew what I was asking, but it seems I was wrong. You're wrong. The Hermes family can use magic other than the two mentioned above.

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"Is that true, Mr. Gazer? Even the Lubicz family did not know of such a story.

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"Of course, young master of Lubitsch. If they know anyway, I may as well tell them. We knights of the House of Hermes can use the magic of concealment, Lord Barca.

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"[Covert], huh? That's nice. Very good. It's a wonderful magic, Master Geiser. You mean the magic of invisibility?

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"Yes, it is. But not only that, it can also assimilate to the colors of its surroundings. Along with the clothes you wear and a little equipment.

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"Oh, that's great. I see. So, when you sent a messenger with a letter in advance, you used this [stealth] to deliver the information to this castle?

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"That's right. The reason why the Hermes family has been able to conceal the existence of this castle itself is because of the [covert] as well as the [illusionary warding]."

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"...... By the way, is that magic more effective in the mountains?　How effective would it be if you went into town?"

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"If you ask which is more effective, it would be the one in the mountains, of course. However, it does not mean that it cannot be used in the city. However, it is still easier to be noticed.

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"...... By the way, you're not using it now, are you?　Be aware that if anyone leaves this castle without permission, they will be the target of an attack."

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"...... Oh, of course. If there is such a person, you can cut him down."

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　Is everything okay?

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　There was a moment, but what if someone is trying to escape in a [covert] way?

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　At any rate, I had thought that the Hermes family seemed to be ninja-like, so I had given instructions to the messenger beast after the attack.

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　I told them that if they smelled a tracking bird trying to leave the castle, they should let Valkyrie know and attack it.

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　According to Gazer, who will now be forced to retire the head of the House of Hermes in front of him, the [covert] is probably more like a chameleon-like ability.

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　Maybe he can't handle the smell, but I doubt it.

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　But the magic of the Hermes family turns out to be very interesting.

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　To be frank, I would say that the magic is more fascinating than that of the Lubitsch family, the descendants of the saint of swords.

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　A family that has been living in hiding in the remote mountains.

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　Regardless of how they feel inside, it is a good thing that the Hermes family has decided to win a short battle with the Lubiches and bring them under their control.

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　I decided to make the most of the Hermes family's magic sooner or later, and turned my attention to my next opponent.

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