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"Leon, you got a minute?　I'd like to have a council meeting later to think about it."

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"Something to think about?　What is it?"

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"It's about a mechanism to control those who want to fight for their own interests instead of those of their country. If possible, I would like to have civilian control eventually, but in short, I want a system to prevent some nobles and knights from going out of control."

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"What do you mean by civilian control, Mr. Ars?"

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"It's not the military that runs the country, but the political branch, which is in charge of domestic affairs and diplomacy, that has the authority to make decisions.　In short, when it comes to the positions of vizier and general, the vizier is higher."

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"...... hmm. So you are saying that fighting is the only way to obtain a political solution and not the other way around? However, at present, the Prime Minister and the Grand General are concurrently held by Ars-sama, and won't the royal family of Fontana eventually be involved in this?"

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"Well, yes, but it is not necessary for the king himself to be a general, is it?　For example, the king could appoint and dismiss a general, the top person in the military. Anyway, it would be good if we could prevent people from starting wars on their own.

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"Hmmm. It will take time to decide. If we want to overcome the current situation in a realistic way, I think it would be effective to prohibit and severely punish arbitrary actions.

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"Well, there you go. Well, what you just said is just the kind of thing I hope will happen eventually. But I think it would be better to talk about it now. Even if it doesn't, the size of the country is getting bigger."

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"Yes, that's right. Well, let's put some more ideas together and make a rough draft, and then the council can discuss it.

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"Yes, thank you, Leon."

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　After listening to the stories of the battle freaks told to me by my brother Byte and Rion, I think about this and that.

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　I don't know what to do, but somehow I think that the situation in which the military is unusually powerful is not good.

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　However, it is not good that the military is powerless.

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　At any rate, the surrounding area and the country are still unstable, and above all, there are demons in this world.

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　We do not know when powerful demons will appear or when the number of demons will increase and come to our country.

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　We certainly need to be strong enough to deal with them.

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　In the end, good ideas do not come to me so easily, so I have pulled from the knowledge of my past life.

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　To prevent the military from running amok, we will create an entity above the military.

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　Civilian control is probably impossible in this country, which is a monarchy, but I would like to find an organizational structure that will somehow serve as a stopper.

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　In such a case, there is a possibility that decision-making will take a long time, and that the country will lose its ability to respond quickly, but I have a hope that this can be managed if the power of the country is large enough.

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　Well, as Leon says, it is not an immediate solution.

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　It is necessary to think of a plan and establish a sustainable structure and organization.

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　That's what I was thinking while talking with Leon.

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　Kyle came into the office in the town of Fontana looking panicked.

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"Oh my God, Brother Ars!

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"Oh, what a surprise. What's the matter, Kyle? What's the matter with you, coming in here like you're going to break down the door?"

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"Guy, I just got a report from our correspondent that House Guizania has been destroyed. ....... What should we do?"

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"Hm?　The Guizanians are ......, I think that's it. A noble family in the south, with a fief near the land where the Mercenaries of Marshel are holed up, right?　What is it?　I thought you and Naja had some kind of imperfect alliance?"

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"That's right. The Gizanians were crushed by the Naja."

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"...... Yeah. I understand that, but why is Kyle so upset?"

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"Reports say that the castle ruled by the House of Gizania was destroyed along with the entire city, Brother Ars. Do you know what this means?

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"An entire city and castle disappeared?　......Eh, that can't be right."

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"That's right. It's like the light of judgment was used. Where the city of Guizania used to be, there are no castles, no walls, no buildings, and not a soul to be seen. All that was left was a lot of salt."

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　You're kidding, right?

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　Please tell me you're joking, Kyle.

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　But Kyle came running into the office and gave me a report in a panic, unlike usual.

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　Seeing him, I am sure that he was not joking.

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　The House of Gizania was destroyed by Naja.

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　While this is an incident in itself, it is not that surprising.

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　It was said that Naja had once defeated a knight of Gizania, and if the head of the House of Gizania was thus connected to the magical path from Naja, he was not a friend of the House of Gizania.

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　I suppose that is possible.

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　But the way it was done was the problem.

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　The fact that the Gizanians had destroyed the entire city and the large amount of salt that was left afterwards.

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　Kyle's guess that Nadja might have used the Light of Judgment was probably not wrong.

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　The light of judgment.

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　It is called the great magic that was once used by the first king, a magic that stands apart from the magic of other nobles.

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　It can be used by simply casting a spell, and its effect is extraordinary: it turns a wide area of objects into salt.

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　However, this great magic was once lost during the reign of Nero, the tyrant of the Dorien royal family, and is now only left as a legend.

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　It is said that Naja used it.

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"No, but isn't it strange?　Naja was expected to have the power of "collection" and the ability to obtain magic by inheritance of nobles and knights. And it is possible that she may have used this power to get her hands on the missing King Doren. But didn't he have enough magical power to use great magic?"

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"I don't think so. But I got it. Naja obtained the magic power to use the great magic [Light of Judgment], brother Ars."

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"So, that's funny, isn't it?　Naja had taken a castle next to the territory of Gizania, but she was supposed to have been trapped there with the Mercenaries of Marshel. The other nobles and knights must have been too scared of Nadja's power to approach her, but they kept the perimeter closed. Where could she have gotten that kind of magical power?"

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"...... Ars brother. This is just my opinion and I have no proof. But I have a theory that I think is probably true.

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"Uh, yeah, sure, Kyle. Let me know if you have any guesses."

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"...... Maybe, but it was from Barca that Naja got enough magic power to use her great magic."

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"Huh?　From Barca?　Wait a minute. What do you mean?　I didn't let Naja take my magic. Maybe one of Barca's knights was attacked by Nadja?"

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"No, it's not that. It wasn't the knight that Naja took. It was a Valkyrie, Brother Ars. Perhaps Nadja collected the shared magic from the Valkyrie. And then Nadja is using that [shared] magic to connect with and harness the magic of the entire Valkyrie pack."

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　...... What?

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　How is that possible?

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　Nadja has obtained the great magic "Light of Judgment.

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　Kyle told me that she got the magic power for it from Valkyrie, the greatest power of Valka.

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　I finally realized the gravity of the situation when I heard Kyle's story.

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