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"I disagree. I am firmly against it, General. The act of being given a family name by a nobleman should not be done so casually. The naming of a knight should be done in honor of a man who has fought for his life on many battlefields, but who still possesses a noble spirit. It is never given to peasants who are merely conscripted into the army.

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"So the Lubitschs are against this military reform proposal, are they not, Mr. Brams?"

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"Of course. I will say it again and again. If you send my house of Lubitsch to the battlefield, I will work for you at the risk of my life. Please, General.

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"I see. What about the Hermes family? I have just taken over the reigns from Mr. Geyser, and I would like to hear your opinion, Mr. Gary von Hermes.

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"I agree with Lord Brams, General Ars. The magic of the Hermes family is special. If we carelessly bestow it on an unspecified number of people, we do not know how it will be misused. And I still think that the magic of the nobility should not be used in such a way.

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"I also disagree, Barka. It is good that the former Lubitsch lands are to be transferred to the Burmese to be ruled by the Burmese, but it is not good that the magic should be spread so widely in the Fontana army."

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"Why, Mister Elance?　A stronger Fontana army in itself should help the Burmese family."

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"That may be so. But there are other problems. I am a little afraid to say this in front of you two, but it means that the newcomers, the Lubiches and the Hermes, will become too big in the Kingdom of Fontana. If that were to happen, the influence of the two families over the army to protect the Kingdom of Fontana would become too great, and the knights of Fontana, such as ourselves, would be left out of the equation."

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　......I see.

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　I hadn't given Elance's opinion a second thought.

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　For knights of the Fontana lineage who have become noble families, such as Elans and Ghana, it may be that they do not like the idea of an outsider suddenly coming in from the outside and making a big face.

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　However, the naming of soldiers in the army is not a relationship between nobles and knights, but rather the military has the right to give orders.

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　The soldiers do not have to listen to Brams just because they have access to Lubitsch's magic.

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　But that does not mean that they do not have influence.

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　Maybe he is worried about that.

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　Hmmm.

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　I don't know.

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　The military reform plan that I told Leon about has been rejected by the very same people.

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　It seems that I can't get much support from the people around me.

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"...... Let's summarize what we've talked about so far. Both the Lubitsch and Hermes families are against the granting of magic to the soldiers of the Fontana army. And the Fontana are concerned about the growing influence of the two houses, including the Elans. Is that correct?"

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"That's a clear overstatement, Mr. Ars. But it seems that most of the people here think so.

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"It seems so, Leon. So what about your brother Bite and Kyle?　Are you against providing magic to Fontana's army?"

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"Me?　I don't mind. I don't mind using the surname Barth if you let me be a general in the Fontana army, Ars.

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"Well, I've given the Reed family name to various people in the past, so I'm not complaining now, brother Ars.

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Then it's settled. In the army of Fontana, I will create a new unit of 10,000 engineers, 5,000 cavalry, and 1,000 communications, and I will give it the name of Barca Bartholomew Reid. The military shall have the right to give orders to the men of the corps, but not to the Barkas, Barthes, or Reeds. That is all."

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"Wait a minute, General. That's not what I want to talk about. As I said before, a nobleman gives a knight his name because of the deep trust between them.

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"Lord Brams. This is the Kingdom of Fontana. And you are a nobleman of the Kingdom of Fontana. Then I ask you to follow the Fontana way."

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"......The Fontana way, sir?　Are you saying that in Fontana they give names easily?"

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"My brother Kyle, head of the House of Reed, has done so since Fontana was still a noble house, even when it was in conflict with the House of Uruk and the House of Arbalest. He sold the surname Reed to the knights who held lands in Fontana under our grandfather King Carlos. And it is still the same today. In the Kingdom of Fontana there are many people with the surname Reed who are engaged in practical work. It is just that this time it will be applied to the military as well. In other words, we are selling our name to the Fontana army. Don't you think it is strange that we can't do after the Kingdom what we did before Fontana became big?"

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"But, however. But even so, there is a history of nobility and knighthood. Some people may think it is unwise to use the historic magic of the nobility in such a way to make money.

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Then there is nothing wrong with that. The magic of Barca Barto Reed is a new magic developed by our brothers. It is not a historical one. Then, if it is not the magic of a historic nobleman, it is acceptable to sell it.

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"U....... It's ......"

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"A moment, General Ars. I have a question I would like to ask you."

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What is it, Mr. Gary?

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"The number of engineers, cavalrymen, and radio operators I mentioned earlier. In your first explanation, you talked about giving magic to the entire Fontana army, but the number you just mentioned is far from that.

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"Yes, that's right. In fact, as Gary mentioned earlier, there is no guarantee that there will be no one who will misuse the magic. For that reason, I'm thinking of forming a limited number of trusted people to give magic to at first.

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"I see. Then the House of Hermes will offer its name as well. However, the magic of the Hermes family is somewhat special. Therefore, in order to master it, I will be in command of the scouts. Then I will create a force that will be able to scout any place without fail.

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"Are you sure?　Besides, even if Mister Gary were in command, the scouts would still have to follow military orders to the letter."

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"That's fine. The Hermes family is now a member of the Kingdom of Fontana. Then I have no objection to working for the Fontana army to protect it.

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"Thank you. Well, then, yes. I'll give you about 1,000 scouts for the time being.

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"Yes, General Ars."

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Then, the Hermes family will be included in the Fontana army to give magic to the Fontana. Is that correct, Mister Elance?

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"Uh-huh. If there is a limit to the number, that's fine. But please make sure that the soldiers who have been given magic are loyal to the army.

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Yes, I understand.

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"May I speak too, Mr. Ars?　If the names of Barka and Barthes are given to the soldiers, a total of about 15,000 soldiers will be able to use [laying roads] and the like, right?　Are you saying that we can utilize that one as an army?"

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"Yes, that's right. Leon is right. So far, Barca has been improving farmland, laying roads, and many other things in Fontana. From now on, I am going to leave this to the Fontana Army."

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"In other words, you are saying that the development projects that we have been paying Barka for should now be done by the Fontana Army?　What else do you plan to do with the salt?"

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"From now on, only Fontana's army will be used for work orders and for the sale of holy salt to the churches. I will also charge those who can use Barca's magic if they use it to make money without permission. In return, Barca will receive a fee for each person who gives his name to Fontana's army.

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"Are you sure?　Wasn't this the business that has supported Barca's operations?"

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"Fine. I get money in return, and now Barca has other income."

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"Okay. If the military were to take charge of the sale of the holy salt, as well as farmland improvement, it would be possible to cover some of the maintenance costs of the military. That's good news."

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"Okay, it's settled. Then the future reform of the Fontana army is now officially approved. The meeting of the council is adjourned.

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　The Lubitschs have developed a strange stubbornness.

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　We may have to follow up later.

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　But for now, we succeeded in increasing the number of people who can use magic.

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　It was not possible to change the whole army to magic users, but it will change the army a lot.

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　Besides, the system of the corps itself can be used regardless of the magic.

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　Thus, Fontana's army was transformed into a new form.

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　And with that, my father and brother Hector became the new head of the army who can use [summon ice spirit].

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