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"Al, is that woman the princess of Briaria?"

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Yes, that's right, Mr. Garrod. May I present to you... I am pleased to introduce you to Charlotte de Louis Hornet Brillier, who is to be married to Kyle Reed. We would be honored if you would give them your blessing.

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"Mm. In the name of Garod Fontana, I now pronounce you both man and wife. Congratulations on your marriage, Kyle.

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"Yes. Thank you, Master Garod.

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　The audience chamber in the castle in the city of Fontana.

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　That's where I met Garoad with Kyle and Charlotte.

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　I had obtained permission from Garoad, the king of Fontana, to marry him, and now the marriage was officially sanctioned.

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　Normally, the couple would return to their mansion for the wedding ceremony.

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　In Kyle's case, the wedding ceremony was held at the house of the Reed family in the town of Fontana.

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　However, this is not the case this time.

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　As was the case with my wedding, weddings here are basically open and anyone is welcome to attend and say congratulations.

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　And the person getting married had to entertain those who came.

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　They had to serve alcohol and food without compensation.

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　However, even so, ordinary people do not usually attend weddings of the nobility.

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　At best, it would be a powerful merchant.

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　But Kyle's case is different.

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　Kyle, who used to be a farmer like me, is very popular here in Fontana.

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　And there are many clerks and liaisons with the Reed surname in various places.

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　The number of people Kyle has given his name to is quite large.

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　Therefore, it was thought that if a wedding were held, there would be a large number of people at the wedding.

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　Therefore, we had special permission to hold the ceremony at the castle of Fontana.

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　The ceremony will be held at the castle of Fontana, and Pope Paul will come from the church to perform the rite of succession.

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　In this way, they show people that Kyle is a member of the Kingdom of Fontana by marrying the Princess of Brillia.

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　I have explained this to Charlotte at the castle of Barca and other places.

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　Charlotte seems to understand her position and knows how to behave with her, even though she doesn't know anything about the customs here.

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　She bows her head to the boy king who is sitting on the throne in the audience hall.

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　She must understand that she is no longer the princess of Briaria, but the wife of the head of the Reed family.

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　By the way, Charlotte is a very pretty woman with her loose hair and wearing a fluttering dress.

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　Maybe that's why.

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　Garod's cheeks were a little red as he was a little nervous.

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　No, Garoad.

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　Your wife is going to be my sister Ellie.

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　I'll have Ellie as Garoad's partner at Kyle's wedding.

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　With these thoughts in mind, the greeting to the king went off without a hitch.

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　After the audience with Garod at Fontana's castle, a reception was held.

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　It was nothing more than a private dinner, attended by Garoad and Leon.

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　There, Charlotte suddenly raised a question.

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　Charlotte suddenly asked if Kyle had a territory.

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　Kyle quickly answers the question.

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　Of course, he answered that he did not, because he did not have a territory.

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　Then Charlotte asked again and again for confirmation, as if she could not believe what she was hearing.

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　Garoad and Leon, who do not understand the Eastern language, are also looking at her as if they are wondering what is going on.

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<<< Kyle's estate?　The Reed family is a somewhat unique family, and there has been no talk of having a fiefdom until now.

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　The Reed family's origins were somewhat unusual.

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　Like me, Kyle was a farmer who created his own magic and took on a new family name, but until now his affiliation had been ambiguous.

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　Originally, he continued to work to help Barca, but I did not name him Kyle.

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　Therefore, Kyle is not a member of the Barka family.

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　But he was not a direct member of the Fontana family either.

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　He was not named by the Fontana family, just as he was not named by me.

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　Therefore, strictly speaking, Kyle was not named by anyone and was therefore in a position to be a freelancer with no one to whom he owed allegiance.

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　If I had to guess, I would say that he was in the position of a powerful and influential family.

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　In reality, however, he had been helping me with my work for a long time.

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　And by extension, he was also a general in the Fontana army, and even allowed me to use the surname Reed for my correspondents.

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　So there was no doubt that he was a member of the Kingdom of Fontana even if no one named him.

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　Does this mean that a powerful family with a noble brother belonged to the military, led the army, and was even involved in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Fontana?

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　The reason why the situation has been so ambiguous up to the present is that it was clearly me who caused it.

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　Kyle was indispensable to the rule of Barka.

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　That's why I had him help me with my work instead of making him a nobleman or a knight.

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　And it was the same after I became acting head of the House of Fontana and after I became Prime Minister and Grand Admiral.

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　Therefore, Kyle Reed was neither a nobleman nor a knight, and therefore he was never given lands by me or the Fontana family.

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　Under normal circumstances, this treatment would certainly make him angry.

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　Kyle's work so far has clearly earned him the right to be a nobleman.

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　If it had been anyone other than Kyle, he would have already given up on me and left, taking his lands from someone else or something.

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　But Kyle didn't do that.

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　He always loved me as his brother and worked hard.

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　No matter how much money other people offered him, he always refused.

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　And I just kept taking advantage of it.

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　Well, it was not without reason.

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　The Reeds, as Kyle calls them, are scattered all over the Kingdom of Fontana, doing all sorts of jobs.

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　They are mainly in charge of the territory, using [speed reading] and [automatic arithmetic] to manage finances, and communicating with each other via [telepathy].

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　His influence is immeasurable.

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　There were various problems if I had made them my subordinates after all these years.

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　Therefore, the way things are now, the way things are left in limbo, is the best way to keep the situation in check.

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　But maybe it's time for that to end.

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　Kyle is already 16 years old.

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　He is considered by others as a grown man, and above all, he is married to Charlotte.

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　He will have children in the future.

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　Maybe he should at least have a proper status and a fief for his child.

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"...... So Charlotte pointed out to me that it's not right that Kyle doesn't have a fiefdom, what should we do, Leon?"

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"Well, yes. I do not think it is wrong to give Kyle a territory, considering his achievements. However, since there have been frequent changes of fiefdoms in recent years, I have just informed the other nobles and knights that we will keep the status quo stable for a while so as not to cause any confusion.

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"Then we can't give them territories from within Fontana, can we? We could divide some of the Barca's lands among the Reed family."

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"Then why don't you just carve up the territory, Al?"

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"What?　A cut of the territory, Mr. Garrod?"

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"Yes. Why don't you just give the Reeds a free hand to cut up their land and take it yourself?"

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"...... I see. Is that correct, Mr. Garrod?"

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"Yeah, sure. You're gonna have to do better for your wife, Kyle."

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"Yes. Yes, sir. I, Kyle Reed, will see to it that you get the land for yourself.

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　Is that okay?

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　Garoad, the king, gave Kyle permission to cut free.

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　Next to him, Leon looks at him like he's in trouble.

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　But, well, if he has given us permission, let's make the most of it.

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　Thus, the move to acquire the land for Kyle was suddenly made.

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