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"Speaking of which, what have you been doing while you were absent from the House of Lords?　Did you go out somewhere, Mr. Alphonse?"

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"No, I've been at the mansion, Cecily."

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"At the mansion?　As I recall, Mr. Alphonse is staying at the residence of His Highness Charles, right?　But you weren't in the house the whole time, were you?"

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"I didn't stay in the building. I've been training swordsmanship in the garden of the house."

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　A room in the school building of the House of Lords.

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　There I was having tea with two noble ladies, Elizabeth and Cecily.

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　Cecily asks me about the time I was absent.

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　I'm a little embarrassed when she asks me again.

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　I realized that I had been so busy studying and training swordsmanship that I had hardly left the grounds of the house.

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　It didn't bother me too much because the house is so big, but it makes me feel like a hermit.

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　But when they heard what I said, they seemed to have other things on their mind.

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"Have you been training with a sword all this time?　Are you planning to enter the labyrinth, by any chance?"

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"After all, you must be worried about what Clément said to you.　It's easier to improve your skills if you train in the labyrinth, and all the students are eager to join."

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"I'm sure you're right, Miss Elizabeth. I'm sure you're right, Elizabeth. I'll have to warn Clément and the others. They don't want to mess with Mr. Alphonse."

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"...... labyrinth?"

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"Huh?　Wasn't it?　We thought that you wanted to enter the labyrinth to gain strength.

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"Well, I want to be strong, but what is a labyrinth anyway?"

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"Perhaps you don't know?　Well, it's not surprising if you don't. You're from a foreign country, aren't you, Alphonse? Well, then, let me, your sister Cecily, teach you."

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　Cecily noticed that I was staring at her and didn't understand what they were talking about, so she started to explain.

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　It was a story about a labyrinth in the magical land of Briaria.

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　The labyrinth is located in the magical land of Brillia.

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　According to Cecily, there is a place called the Labyrinth in the magical land of Brillia.

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　And the labyrinth is controlled by the royal family.

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　The labyrinth is restricted to ordinary people.

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　In the labyrinth, there exists something called the labyrinth nucleus, which increases the concentration of magic inside the labyrinth.

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　Therefore, it is said that usually, magic stones can be obtained inside the labyrinth.

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　However, the labyrinth that the two mentioned here is not used for obtaining magic stones.

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　The labyrinth is used to train nobles and knights.

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　This Brillia is different in many ways from the United Kingdom of Fontana, where I come from.

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　One of them is the concept of marriage.

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　In the United Kingdom of Fontana, there are basically no rules when choosing a marriage partner.

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　As long as the two families who wish to marry agree, the marriage is consummated in a succession ceremony at the church.

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　However, this is not the case here in the Magical Kingdom of Briaria.

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　Perhaps it is because there is no such a system of succession, but it seems that they had a completely different way of thinking.

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　It is said that it is desirable for a man and a woman to be married with the same amount of magical power as much as possible.

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　In the East, it has been known for a long time that if two people with high magical power marry each other and have children, their offspring will be born with high magical power.

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　Conversely, if one of the man and the woman has extremely low magical power, their children are also likely to have low magical power.

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　Therefore, in order to increase the number of children with high magical power as much as possible, it is said that marriage is no longer permitted when there is too much difference in magical power.

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　However, this means that many people cannot get married even if they are attracted to each other.

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　Moreover, even if two people with high magical power marry each other, it was not always possible to have a child with high magical power.

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　In such a case, the marriage partners would be limited to a few families.

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　It was pointed out that this was also a problem that the blood would become too thick.

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　The labyrinth was used as a countermeasure to this problem.

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　The labyrinth is managed by the royal family.

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　There is a labyrinth nucleus and the concentration of magical power is high there.

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　It was known that if one trained in the labyrinth, the amount of magic power would increase to some extent even for those who were not born with much magic power.

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　Perhaps the body absorbs the magic power of the surroundings while training.

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　Thus, by using the labyrinth as a training ground, it became possible to expand the marriage relationship, and the Brillia Mage Kingdom succeeded in obtaining a system that can continue to produce powerful nobles and knights.

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　However, it seems that not everyone can enter the labyrinth.

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　Only those who have been authorized by the royal family can enter.

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　Otherwise, the stronger ones might go to other countries.

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　The training in this labyrinth also has a great significance for nobles and knights besides marriage stories.

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　The reason was that there were demons deep in the labyrinth, and if they could defeat the demons, they would be recognized for their abilities.

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　And those who defeated certain demons were allowed to serve in important positions such as knights of the Kingsguard.

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　In other words, the labyrinth offered a unique opportunity for advancement in the Brillia Magical Kingdom.

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　It is said that the third and younger sons of barons and viscounts often prefer to hide in the labyrinth in order to improve their abilities, considering the possibility that they may not be able to succeed their parents' families.

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"...... So, if I defeat demons in the labyrinth, my power will be recognized."

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　Sounds interesting.

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　I think to myself as I see Cecily's chest heaving with pride after the approximate explanation.

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　I have heard that there is a labyrinth in the United Kingdom of Fontana, but it seems to be a little different from the one in the United Kingdom of Fontana.

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　I'm also curious about the demons that lurk in the labyrinth.

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　I wonder if I can enter that labyrinth, too.

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　Listening to their stories, my heart was drawn to the labyrinth.

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