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"You are quite reckless, aren't you, brother Ars? I was worried when I heard you were going to duel because I didn't think you would fight Ian.

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"Well, if we had made a wrong move, we might have lost. I'm glad we won."

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"Yes, it is. But if you had that sky-blanketed sword, you wouldn't have to worry about losing, would you?"

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No, not really. This is a very powerful tool that consumes a lot of magic power. Besides, the amount of magic power you put into the Kuzetsu Ken depends on how far away you're going to have to cut. If you make even the slightest mistake in adjusting the distance and the amount of magic you put into the sword, it will really just cut through the air, so it's definitely difficult to handle.

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"I see. In that sense, the iron sword is easier to use in mere combat. Is the kuzenjutsu effective only against immortals?

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"No, the sword does not have the same performance as the holy sword. It may be effective, but against the king of immortals, it may be corrupted by the magic of impurity. Well, it's a little too strong to be used in a normal fight between mortals, that's for sure.

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"I see. I see. I guess it's good to use it when the time comes."

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　After a duel with Ian, a warrior of Atmos, in the east, I returned to Vulcania.

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　He and Kyle discuss the details of the duel and the performance of the new magic sword.

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　As I told Kyle, this sword is too powerful.

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　But I think it is also too much firepower.

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　For example, in a group battle, the ice and fire sword that burned the entire fleet of the Arbalest family could be used over a wider area.

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　On the other hand, this Kuzetsu Ken can cut through distant places, but its range does not exceed the length of the sword.

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　It may be able to cut through any defenses, but on the other hand, it can only cut one person at a time.

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　It cannot cut down thousands of people with a single swing and consumes a lot of magic power, so it is a weapon for short term battle.

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　In other words, no matter how strong the Kuzetsu Ken is, it is not a universal weapon.

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　Therefore, I will continue to use several magic swords in combination as before.

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"Ah. Rion-san contacted me, Ars-brother. He wants you to come to Fontana as soon as possible.

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"From Leon?　Okay. Tell him I'll be right there."

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　While we were discussing magic swords like this, it seems that Kyle received a call from Leon.

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　It seemed to be an urgent matter.

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　He decided to go to the town of Fontana as soon as he received the call.

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　The first thing he did was to go to Fontana.

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"Leon, what's wrong?　Is something wrong?"

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"Yes, Mr. Ars. The Count of Wagner von Xillia has requested reinforcements.

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"Reinforcements?　From Wagner?　Tell me more about the situation."

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Yes. The Count of Cicilia was moving his army southward from the present territory of Cicilia, that is, the former Hermes territory, with the aim of expanding his territory. At first there was a lot of momentum, but it seems that they tried too hard.

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"Tried too hard?"

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"That's right. The former Hermes territory is mountainous and there is not much land to harvest wheat. They wanted more land. They attacked Rajka, which is south of the old Hermes territory and southwest of Boutica. But the Rajkas, who rule the Rajka territory, have asked for reinforcements from other noble families.

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"Hmm. You mean there were a lot of reinforcements?"

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Yes. Yes. It seems there were more than expected. Because the Rajkas belong to the Union of Northern Noblemen, and the Union of Northern Noblemen have gathered there.

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"...... Wait a minute. I'm pretty sure that's the Northern Nobility League, right?　Was it the coalition that was formed after the previous coalition forces to defeat Fontana?"

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"Yes, that's right. The Union of Northern Nobles is made up of 13 noble families. All of them have come to the aid of the Rajka family.

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　Wagner was originally the child of the head of the Xillia family, a knightly house of Uruk.

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　The House of Uruk was defeated and destroyed in a battle against the House of Fontana, when the House of Xillia absorbed the Uruk knights in the former Uruk territory.

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　Wagner's father, Harold, tried to frame us Barka, but he also used Wagner to bring the Uruk knights, who had been enemies with us, into the Fontana.

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　Wagner was only about 13 years old at the time, but he did his best.

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　He managed to pull it all together and worked for Fontana despite the fact that he would normally have been denounced as a traitor by the knights of Uruk.

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　As a result, after the founding of the Kingdom of Fontana, Wagner's Xillia family was given the status of a frontier count, an aristocratic family.

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　However, it is difficult to judge how much this is honestly pleasing.

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　The reason is that they were transferred from their former territory of Uruk to the newly acquired territory of old Hermes.

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　The old Hermes territory was a mountainous area that looked like a ninja village, and since it did not produce much wheat, it was managed through the trade in medicinal herbs.

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　The old Urk knight and his men were moved there.

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　Naturally, staying in such a territory would bring nothing but hardship.

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　Then what should we do?

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　We have no choice but to venture out.

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　The position of a frontier count makes this possible.

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　In the Kingdom of Fontana, young men are drafted into the army regardless of whether they own lands.

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　But that does not mean that all the men will be lost.

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　We can use the power of the knights of old Uruk and the men we have recruited to take other noble lands southward from the territory of Xillia.

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　The Kingdom of Fontana grants the counts of the frontier the right to gather troops and the freedom to carve out territories in other countries.

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　Thus, Wagner marched in search of the lands.

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　But as a result, he caught a too big opponent.

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　A recently formed group called the Union of Northern Nobles.

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　This coalition was created when the previous coalition to defeat Fontana failed to capture Fontana.

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　The long wall of the Carmathian defensive wall prevented the capture of Fontana, and as a result, the noble families in the north were attacked by the Memento camp coalition due to the outburst of the Memento family and others.

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　At that time, the nobles who were opposed to the Memento family's way of doing things cooperated and joined hands with each other.

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　The result was the Union of Northern Nobles.

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　Incidentally, there is a larger alliance called the Anti-Memento Coalition, which is a bit complicated, but it seems that the Northern Nobility Coalition is also a part of that coalition.

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　In other words, the Northern Noblemen's Coalition, because of its origin, has a tendency to unite to deal with any attack by the nobles in the Coalition.

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　And since the Rajkas were members of the Confederation of Northern Nobles, they came to intercept the attack.

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　However, it was not expected that the thirteen noble families would come out with an army.

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　It was expected that at least a few of the surrounding houses would come out and negotiate with them, insisting that they would not be allowed to advance any further.

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"All right. I will send Fontana's army to reinforce Wagner."

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　Well, we cannot ignore the fact that it is not what we expected.

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　We have no choice but to abandon Wagner at this point.

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　If we ignore Wagner's request for reinforcements, the Kingdom of Fontana will be seen by those around us and our men as a country that has no value for nobles and knights to serve, who would abandon their men.

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　If this were to happen, it would be a fatal loss for the Kingdom of Fontana, which has only been in existence for a short period of time.

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　Therefore, we must go to the rescue.

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　And so, as the end of summer approached, we were off to a new battlefield.

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