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"A monk will be king. I never thought this would happen. I never thought about it.
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"I think so too, old man. I was a peasant kid without money when I met him.
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"No, I knew at that point that the monk was more than just a man. I was thinking that he must be a survivor of some fallen noble family or something. That's why I thought he would eventually become not only a knight but a nobleman. But I never thought I'd go even higher.
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"You never know what's going to happen in life, do you?"
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"Yeah, I guess so. But it's really a happy story.
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We are almost done coordinating with the various parties.
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After much discussion with the council, Rion, and the church, it was decided that I would become king on the same day that King Dorren's return to the throne was to take place.
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However, I will be a special kind of king for one generation only, and it will be more like an honorary position.
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After the discussion in the city of Fontana, I am back in Vulcania.
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And I had a discussion with the old man in the castle of Barca.
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"I hear you're going to be the king of the sky, right, kid?"
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"Yes. After much discussion, it looks like that's what we're going to do. The king who rules the heavens, so the king of the sky.
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"I knew it. Are you saying that the name "King Barka" would be confusing and confusing with the Barka family?"
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"That's right. Even if they recognize me as king, it still means that the Barka family is an aristocratic family.
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At first, the council used the name King Barca.
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However, after some discussion, it was decided to give him a different name.
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The problem was that the name "King Barca" would give the impression that the Barca family, of which my son Alford is the head, was royalty rather than nobility.
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I am the only one who is recognized as king, and the Barca family will continue to exist as a noble family in the service of King Fontana.
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Therefore, the confusing name "King Barca" is rejected.
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Instead, how about "King of the Sky"?
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The King of the Sky. Well, it is indeed an oddly named king in a city in the sky, isn't it? But when I think of the magic that the monk uses.... If anything, a king of bricks or something like that would be more appropriate.
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"Indeed. Well, I guess that's why. When you hear the name of the Sky King, you don't think of the Barka family, whose main magic is earth magic, do you? I guess that's what you call good."
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"I see."
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I find myself thinking that I'm being called one thing after another.
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From a peasant to a knight, from a nobleman to the acting head of a noble family to the chancellor and general of a kingdom, and finally to the king of the sky.
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I'm not sure which will have more impact on people, the shield of God or the other name he is calling himself now.
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"Well, then, we'll have to call the monk the Sky King from now on..."
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"Nothing wrong with the way you've been doing it, old man. I'll always be an old man to you. Well, we'll have to call each other in a more formal way in an official setting.
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"I see. I'm glad to hear you say that. Monk doesn't change his appearance at all. I feel most comfortable calling him monk.
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"I think it's better if you call me that too, so I don't get carried away. If I'm getting carried away and saying I'm the king, you can warn me what I'm talking about, old man.
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"Yeah, okay. I'll leave it to you.
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It's not nice to have an old man you've known for a long time suddenly become distant.
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Except in a public place, otherwise it would be fine as usual.
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In this way, we discuss further about what has been and what will be.
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"A country ruled by the King of the Sky. It will not be called Barka, either. Is the Kingdom of the Sky correct?
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"Yes, let's go with that for now. "Well, let's just go with that for now, since Barka was rejected.
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Okay, let's call it the Kingdom of the Sky. So, this Kingdom of the Sky belongs to the Kingdom of Fontana but is allowed to rule on its own. So it is allowed to be self-governing, right?
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"Yes, that's right. However, we are required to limit our forces. The minimum organization necessary to protect the Kingdom of the Sky is allowed, but we are not allowed to invade the Kingdom of Fontana or other noble territories."
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"Limitation of forces, huh? There may be an organization to maintain security within the sky kingdom, but is there a limit to the number of soldiers? Did you really accept these conditions, monk? What are you going to do if something goes wrong? I guess we can only ask the Kingdom of Fontana to come to the rescue, right?"
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"Yes. I'm sure the council feels the same way, which is why they made those conditions."
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I guess the old man is concerned about that, too.
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In exchange for accepting my kingship, he demanded that I not have a large army.
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Even if the Kingdom of the Sky is established and I am removed from the government of the Kingdom of Fontana, it would be extremely dangerous to have an overwhelming army there.
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Therefore, the number of soldiers that the Kingdom of the Sky is allowed to have was decided.
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The maximum number is about 1,000 men.
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It may be enough only for maintaining security, but it is not enough to attack somewhere, apparently.
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And I accepted their conditions.
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That's probably why they decided to offer me the throne without any major problems.
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"Are you sure that's all you need? Well, with the monk, it might not be a problem. ......"
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"No, that's a little too much. We might be in trouble if something happens. So I've prepared a way out."
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"Loophole?"
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"Yes. This condition only requires the number of soldiers, old man. I've negotiated to exclude any other weapons from the conditions.
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Then he smiles at the old man.
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Thus, I decided to prepare a new force for the new country to be established next year.
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