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"...... and that's it. What do we do now, Kyle?　Shall we send a request for help to the Fontana home country?"

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　He is now talking with Kyle about what he and Leon discussed in the city of Fontana.

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　Once again, they have traveled by means of a transporter magic circle to the Reed territory to the south.

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　I've been moving around so often lately that I feel like I've been pretty busy.

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　I tell Kyle what Leon said to me, and check how Kyle will move from now on.

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　Leon's idea was a very reasonable one from the standpoint of the Kingdom of Fontana.

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　He would restore the succession to King Dorren and put him on the rightful throne.

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　Then, he offered to make a deal with King Sigma Doren, who had obtained such a throne, on terms favorable to Fontana.

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　In reality, this would almost always be at the behest of the other party, since they would not restore the succession unless they showed their willingness to accept the deal.

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　However, such a deal would probably provoke a backlash from the remaining nobles in the capital region, the Reinsatz family, or other independent nobles.

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　And that opposition would be directed toward Fontana, which would obviously be directed toward the Reed domain closest to King's Landing.

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　How will the Reeds survive this?

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　If the Reeds were to request the Fontana army to mobilize, it would prove to themselves that the Reeds are powerless, and they would be in debt to the Fontana side, and if anything happens in the future, they may be called upon to do so for that reason.

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　Kyle needs to take these factors into consideration and act accordingly.

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　I came to Kyle to confirm this from his own mouth.

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"Well, for the moment, I don't think we should send a request for help to Fontana's army. There seems to be no movement in the royal city area yet. Still, we should be prepared..."

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"What if they make a move?"

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"In that case, we might call for help. But it won't be Fontana's army.

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"...... Okay. Then we'll be ready for you, Kyle.

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　Confirm Kyle's intention.

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　Kyle basically said he was not going to ask for help from Fontana's forces.

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　Yeah, that's probably a good idea.

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　We don't have to go out of our way to put ourselves in the Fontana royal family's debt.

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　The relationship between the royal family and the nobility that make up the kingdom.

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　It might be easier to understand if we compare it to a shopping arcade.

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　The king of Fontana is the chairman of the Fontana shopping district, and the owners of the stores in the district are the nobles.

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　The chairman of the shopping arcade as a whole is in charge of the management of the arcade, which is approved by each store.

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　However, each store belongs to the nobles who own it, and the chairman's meddling in the management policies of the stores is regarded as an overstepping of his authority.

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　This is the reason why Leon told the Reeds that he would help them if they asked for help.

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　No matter what the business situation of a store is, it is the responsibility of each store, and the Kingdom of Fontana is not allowed to intrude into the store.

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　And the same was true for the request for help.

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　When the Reed family was in danger, who would they call for help?

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　It is decided by Kyle, the head of the Reed family.

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　It is not absolutely necessary to ask the Fontana royal family for help.

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　Apparently, Kyle does not intend to rely on the Fontana too much.

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　Then, where will he turn for help?

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　In such a situation, the first person he would turn to for help would be his blood brothers.

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Then we should take this as a good opportunity. You want to make a big lead, Kyle?"

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"Yes, I think so. I mean, that was your intention all along, wasn't it, Brother Ars?　Didn't you want to make the Reed family bigger to protect the future of the Barka family?"

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"Well, yeah. I don't know what will happen to the Barka family, or rather to my son Alford and his descendants, if things continue as they are."

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　If push came to shove, Kyle would turn to Barca for help, not to Fontana's army.

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　And we will not refuse him.

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　We could help the Reed family led by Kyle and expand the Reed territory at once.

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　That would, I think, help the future of House Barca.

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　The future of House Barca.

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　I have been thinking about this since I handed over the reigns to my son Alford.

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　I cannot help but wonder what the future holds for my children and their descendants.

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　And when I thought about such a future, I could not imagine a good image.

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　The achievement of Barca in making the House of Fontana independent, a kingdom, and a great power.

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　This would be both welcome and an eyesore for the other nobles and knights of the Kingdom of Fontana.

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　I always wonder what would happen if I were to die somehow and leave this world.

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　In that case, the Barka family will be sucked to the bone by those around them who are their allies.

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　They will use any means, any reason, to take it from them.

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　For example, the Barka bank, the magic train, the magic airship, the Atmosphere, the celestial Vulcania, etc., there are so many things that others would like to have at their throats.

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　What will happen if the House of Barca loses this political struggle and declines?

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　Would the descendants of Ars Barca, who rose by force alone and took many lives, not be considered dangerous?

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　Being originally from a peasant family, they might be put to death.

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　Such is the thought that comes to my mind.

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　Then, what should we do to avoid such a situation?

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　One would be for me to live longer.

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　There is a possibility that by using [Recovery], I could be freed from my life span and live as long as an apostle of God.

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　But I can't confirm if it is really so.

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　In fact, we cannot deny the possibility that I am just a little less likely to age than other people, and that my body is actually aging well.

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　And above all, immortality does not mean immortality.

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　It is quite possible that some event could kill them.

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　So, in order to protect the future of the Barka family, they should be strong enough to defend themselves even if the nobles around them say something against them.

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　However, this does not mean that we should increase the Barca's territory recklessly.

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　I, who had the power and the achievement in the Kingdom of Fontana, wondered how the people around me would look at me if I increased my territory more and more for my own self-preservation.

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　Perhaps, I might be thinking of doing something wrong in order to leave the Fontana royal family behind.

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　There was a risk that they might think so.

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　That's why we've never ventured to increase the Barca family's territory.

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　Considering my past achievements, it is said that I could have increased my domain more, but I have still held back the expansion of my domain and worked on technological development and so on.

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　However, that situation has changed.

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　Kyle, as the head of the Reed family, was directly ordered by the king, Garoad, to cut off his lands.

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　Kyle's lack of offensive magic makes his presence in the Fontana a delicate matter.

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　Kyle has useful magic, and when he served in the Fontana army, he was a general with an impressive record.

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　However, the Reed family had never existed before, and Kyle's personal abilities were basically the only thing that could be seen.

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　Therefore, the nobles and knights in Fontana, who consider the Barca family dangerous, do not care too much if the Reed family tries to increase their territory.

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　There is no way to take advantage of this situation.

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　If the Reeds can increase their territory and become a major power in Fontana, it would be an advantage for the Barca family.

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　Having a strong pro-Barca Reed family in the country will help protect my descendants.

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　Well, there will be no end to what I can say, but I have to leave the rest to my descendants at that time.

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　In any case, all we could do now was to protect the Reed family, which had been cut off and freed, and to prepare for the increase of the Reed family.

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　Thus, after agreeing with Kyle, I decided to focus my efforts on strengthening the Reed domain.

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