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"Hmmm...you said you want to preserve the culture, but what should we do about it?"

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　The issue that became clear to me during my conversation with Leon.

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　It was about the invisible culture that may be rapidly disappearing in the Kingdom of Fontana.

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　We do not know how the culture in the country will change in the future due to the drastic social changes in recent years.

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　Some cultures will survive in each region.

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　On the other hand, some cultures will disappear without being noticed.

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　However, I felt that a certain degree of protection is necessary.

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　After all, once a culture disappears, it will never return.

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　Therefore, I think that I should use my authority as the Minister of Finance to send money for the protection of culture as a nation.

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　I think so, but it is difficult to do so in practice.

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　But what is the culture in the first place?

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　The current Kingdom of Fontana was established by swallowing several former noble domains, and each noble domain has developed its own culture independently in the long history of the Kingdom.

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　I don't even know what kind of culture existed in the old Fontana alone.

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　And I do not even understand what other cultures existed in the other former noble territories.

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"So, I guess what we need is a good research. Payne, are you there?"

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"Yes, what is it, Mr. Ars?"

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"We need a document that summarizes the culture that we need to protect in the future. I want you to go and research the culture in each region.

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"Okay. But what criteria should we use?"

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"Yes. Let's see, something that has been around for about 100 years or so. Find it as much as you can. I want to know everything about it, regardless of whether it has a shape or not.

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"With or without form?"

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"Yes. For example, a building built more than 100 years ago might be registered as a cultural asset and preserved. But the skills of craftsmen who made the buildings 100 years ago may need to be protected as intangible cultural assets without any form. The things we can actually see with our eyes are important, and the techniques and customs that create them are equally important.

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"...... I see. Tangible and intangible. So, if we are talking about classical objects such as buildings, sculptures, artifacts, books, etc., would that be correct?"

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"Yes. But the way festivals are held in each region, music, theater, etc., are also culturally valuable. We would like to understand them as well.

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"I see. The arts, too. I understand, Mr. Ars. I'm afraid it will take some time to do the research.

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Of course. Thank you, Payne.

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　If I don't have the knowledge, I'll take this opportunity to do some thorough research.

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　With this in mind, I decided to ask Payne to do some research on culture.

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　The word "cultural assets" that I had heard in my previous life came to mind when I thought of cultural preservation, so I decided to use it.

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　I thought of creating a system in which the national government or some other organization would recognize an object as a cultural property by saying, "This is an object of historical value to the country," and then protect it.

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　Buildings were the first thing that came to mind, but we should not forget other intangible cultural assets such as technology and art.

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　I think that it is probably difficult to have a complete picture of all the cultural properties in the country with Payne's survey.

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　Or, on the contrary, it may be that there are too many cultural properties in the country based on the standard of 100 years ago.

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　But if we are going to do it, the sooner the better.

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　Because of my magic.

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　There is the magic of "clearing land" and "building walls", or "laying roads" and "laying tracks".

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　Because of this magic, the Kingdom of Fontana continues to develop day by day.

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　Rough lands are being reclaimed and reused so that they can be used more efficiently than before.

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　However, in other words, this meant simply destroying and rebuilding what had been there before.

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　More and more things are destroyed and new things are created.

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　As a result, many things will be lost.

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　Perhaps, things that should have been historically valuable are now being destroyed.

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　In order to prevent such a situation, we felt that it would be better to conduct the survey as soon as possible, even if it is incomplete.

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"But, historical value, huh? I don't know much about its history either."

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　I have been thinking about the protection of cultural properties, and the importance of history was at the core of my thinking.

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　No matter what it is, there is always a history.

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　Cultural assets, whether tangible or intangible, have historical value, which is why it is important to preserve them for future generations.

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　But here again, I was ignorant.

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　Just as there are many things I do not know about culture, I did not know much about history.

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　No, in general, I think I know more about history than most.

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　I was born a poor farmer, but the woman I married, Lilina, was a rare book lover.

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　Lilina read and explained many history books to me.

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　And since then she has been collecting books.

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　She has even built a library in Vulcania by collecting books from all over the region.

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　In addition, he has collected as many books as possible in the lands he has invaded and reproduced them as paper books by using the Reed family's magic, such as psychokinesis.

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　However, the question has always been whether it is really correct to learn history from such books.

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　This is partly because the church, which has been deeply rooted in the region for a long time, has been fabricating history.

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　At any rate, a system was established that even took advantage of the first king and his wife.

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　What is the correct history?

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　We don't even know what is the correct history.

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　Under such circumstances, it is natural to question whether it is possible to identify cultural properties of historical value.

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　Then perhaps we need to do some historical research as well.

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　Research on history based on objective viewpoints and physical evidence, rather than the distorted history that has been assumed to be correct from each person's point of view.

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　I think it would be a good idea to have a department that would compile and record the history of the Kingdom of Fontana, which will continue to be a part of the history of the Kingdom of Fontana.

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　With this thought in mind, I once again felt the need to investigate not only the culture but also the history of the country.

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