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"Well, that's great. Is this the view you are seeing, Mr. Ai?　I can see it too, but I can see the positions of both armies from above."

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"...... I see. So you are one of the wise men of Barca, are you not? So you can see what Ai is seeing there?

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Yes, I do. Yes, I am. Ars has hired me as a member of the Reed family because of my astrological skills, and I have also attended the Wise Men's Conference. That's why I can see the scenery that Ai-san is seeing in the present. It's amazing, isn't it?"

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"Yeah, that's great. Yeah, that's great. I mean, I'm not a wise man, so I can't see it. I'm sorry, but would you mind placing the positions of the two armies on this map here with the pieces?　Bring the ai with you. The radio will be easier to understand if you basically look at the map with these pieces and explain it to them."

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"Yes, sir, Vargas van Valles."

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　Yes, it was.

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　I forgot to mention that Ai, who is probably looking down at the ground from his magic airship, is also sharing his visual information with Kiri here.

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　I wonder what it feels like to be able to see another image even though it is right in front of you.

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　The information overload may seem confusing, but Kiri is also a being named by Kyle.

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　Apparently, she can think of more than one thing at any given time, thanks to some kind of parallel processing.

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　I never envied the Reed family's magic before, but now I want it.

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　I want to see what's happening there with my own eyes.

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　However, as long as we are broadcasting with radio, which only carries voices, it may be possible that we can't see.

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　It might be easier to convey the information clearly.

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　While I was thinking about this, Ai and Miss Kiri finished arranging the pieces on the map to imitate the size of the army.

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　This map is also an extraordinary one.

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　It represents the radial plain as seen from the sky.

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　Ordinary maps are more like hand-drawn maps with simple lines, and the map made in Barca was reputed to be incomparably detailed, but this map is far beyond that.

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　This is much better than that. By moving the pieces around, I can get a good idea of the local situation even though I can't see directly.

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"Mr. Vargas, may I ask you another question?"

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"Yes, Mistress Kiri?　Ask me anything you want to know. I don't know how much I'll be able to explain once the fighting starts."

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"Well, I'd like to ask you something first, or rather, I'd like to confirm something. The nobles and knights in both the Balkan and Reinsatz armies can use magic, can't they?　The Barka army's magic is to build walls and send stones flying, but the Reinsatz army uses the famous time manipulation magic, right?"

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"Yes, that's right. I'd say you are right, but I'd say you are half wrong. It is true that Barka often uses earth magic such as wall and stone. On the other hand, the Reinzatz family has magic that manipulates time, such as [super-acceleration] and [momentary]. However, the Reinisatz army is not limited to that.

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"...... Well, what does that mean?"

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"It's simple. The Reinisatz Army is led by the Reinisatz family, but there are several noble families within it. The great nobles who have the magic of time manipulation have taken in other noble families over the long history of the Reinzatz domain, and this is the reason why the Reinzatz domain exists today. The troops of such noble families who follow the Reinzatz family use magic other than time manipulation."

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"Oh, I see. Yes, that's right. The Fontana army is the same. In addition to the Fontana's ice magic, they sometimes use other magic such as the Lubitsch's [swordsmanship] and the Hermes' [alter ego].

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"Yes. You know your way around, Miss Kili. It is usually said that aristocratic families possess only a certain limited system of magic. But the great noble families are different. There are many other kinds of magic besides time manipulation that are used by the armies brought by the Reinsatz, the high nobility of our time.

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　That's right.

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　That's why the great nobles are so powerful.

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　An army that incorporates people who can use various kinds of magic is often difficult to counter.

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　Basically, the magic that can be used by the head of the family is stronger than the magic used by the knights.

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　However, there is also a kind of compatibility.

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　For example, it may be easier to understand if we compare the former House of Uruk and the former House of Arbalest.

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　The House of Uruk had a powerful magic called "Black Flame" which, once it burned, produced a black flame that would not disappear until it burned out.

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　Even though this magic is so powerful that even one serious bite of it will surely kill you, it was said that the House of Uruk is not a good match for the House of Arbalest.

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　This is because of the wide attack range of the Arbalest family's master class magic, [Distant Thunder].

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　Distant Thunder] attacks the opponent by dropping lightning from the sky.

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　The range of its magic attack was much farther than that of [Black Flame].

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　Perhaps that's why.

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　Carlos, the founder of the Kingdom of Fontana, was once involved in a battle that devastated Fontana when he was a child.

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　In the aftermath of the war, the Fontana domain was left between Uruk and Arbalest, leaving the young Carlos, the sole survivor of the Fontana family.

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　I have heard that this was not only because of the aristocratic custom of keeping the historic House of Fontana alive, but also because the Uruks did not want to share their territory with the Arbalests.

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　In other words, they dared to keep the House of Fontana alive in order to distance themselves from an incompatible partner.

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　It is also said that the fact that the Rizzolletes, once the dominant nobles, were superior to the Reinsatz was also related to their magical affinity, and that it was the Percival family, the least powerful of the three noble families in the alliance, that overturned the Rizzolletes because of their affinity.

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　Therefore, when the great nobles fight each other, they often deploy their armies in consideration of the compatibility of this kind of magic.

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　In the case of the Reinzatz army, the Sardians, who control water, would have paid attention to such things as where to place their troops.

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"But Barka is not exactly a noble family. It is a house built by a general in his own lifetime, and its magic is limited to the soil. But the general's brother, Bait van Barthe, is able to use the magic of the riding arts. The most basic tactic for the Reinisatz army would be to place the cavalry with [riding technique] in a thickly prepared position on the outside, and then direct the main force with the power to attack to the main camp where the general is.

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"I see. Well, if we defeat the general, Ars-kun, then we can win against Barka, and if that's the case, then it's as if we've built up an advantage over the Reed family at that stage, right?"

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"That's what I'm talking about. Well, the general's way of fighting is to deal with the attackers who use various kinds of magic one after another, and how to win the battle with a smaller army than the opponent. That's the highlight.

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"I see. I think it would be genuinely interesting, too, if it weren't for the sight of people dying. Oh, maybe I will leave the room if I can't mentally bear to watch what Ai-san is seeing, but if so, please let me know.

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"Yes, the sight of the battlefield is more demoralizing than you might think. If you don't feel well, don't push yourself too hard, Miss Kiri. Is Ai okay with that?

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"Yes. No problem, Mr. Vargas van Valles.

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"Ah, while you were saying that, the army started to move, Mr. Vargas. The front of the Reinisatz army is moving more slowly."

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"Oh, I see. At last. I'm just commentating here, but I wish you the best of luck. Don't die, general.

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　We're already prepared.

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　As we were talking before the war broke out, it seems that there has finally been a move in the army.

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　First the vanguard of the Reinsatz army moves in.

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　Ai let me know by moving his pieces.

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　Thus began the battle on the Radial Plain.

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