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　Throne room of Barca Castle.

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　A few moments after the New Year, I was walking towards there.

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　Brother Ars, who had attended the New Year's celebration in the town of Fontana, had returned to Barca Castle and would soon perform the baptismal ceremony.

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　The room with the large, bright stained glass windows behind it used to be called the audience chamber.

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　The castle was well planned and the sunlight shines through the stained glass windows and casts a glistening and mysterious light on the throne.

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　On the throne was Brother Ars, the king of the sky, and next to him was the queen, Lady Lilina.

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　I step forward in front of them, kneel down, and bow my head.

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　Today, my own special baptismal ceremony will be held.

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"Now I will perform the naming ceremony. With this naming, you will receive the Lord's blessing and be able to use magic. But this magic is given only to enrich people's lives. Can you swear that you will not misuse it?"

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　Seeing me bowing my head, Brother Ars, who was on the throne, speaks up.

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　The baptismal ceremony is to be held here in Barca Castle, not in a church, and there is no one else to be baptized.

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　Only a few people are present, including my father and mother.

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　It's a ceremony like a gathering of only my family members, but I'm nervous to be told in such a solemn manner by my brother Ars, who is dressed properly.

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"Yes. I swear."

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"Very well."

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　Good.

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　Even though I was nervous, I could reply normally.

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　I can speak with my stomach straining, and I can carry the magic in my voice.

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　I am sure that my voice is not too low to be heard.

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The sixth son of Assyra and Marie! Ars Valka, shield of God, baptizes you. From now on thou shalt strive and live with integrity and purity. May the Lord bless you and watch over you.

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　Saying this, Brother Ars thrusts his right hand forward.

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　I observe the movement of Brother Ars with my eyes upward.

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　The right hand thrusts forward and releases magic power, changing its shape.

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　The circular shape was intricately painted with letters and symbols that I had never seen before.

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　I wondered if these were the magic circle for the naming ceremony.

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　As I was thinking such a thing, Lilina-sama, who was standing next to Ars-brother, appeared in front of the magic circle that had been deployed.

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　It was the beginning of the New Year, but it was not cold here in Vulcania.

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　This is because ice-absorbing stones have been installed to absorb the cold, and the castle is heated to regulate the room temperature.

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　Perhaps it is because of such a warm space, but the lady Lilina wears delicate clothes made of fine and shiny thin fabrics.

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　The color of her clothes combined with the color of the stained glass makes me think that she is a goddess.

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　The Lady Lilina came out in front of the magic circle that Ars had created and gave a name to the goddess.

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Your name is Alphonse. From now on you will live as Alphonse. God bless you.

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　When Master Lilina said these words in her beautiful voice, there was a round of applause.

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　Everyone was congratulating me.

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　As I received the applause, I said a big "yes" to my real mother.

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　I was so happy to be able to say "yes" to my real mother.

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"Washing!　I knew it! The dirt comes off in no time. It's shiny. If I had this, I could explore the labyrinth a lot more.

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（Hey, Alphonse. Can't you stop using me as a test subject?　(I keep getting soiled so bad that I can't get any cleaner.)

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（It doesn't matter. Norn has been buried in the ground in the labyrinth for a long time, so he doesn't deserve to be this clean.)

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　Naming ceremony performed at the baptismal ceremony.

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　I knew it!

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　I had been called Alphonse, but now I felt that I had finally received my real name.

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　Because, you know.

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　Until now, it was just a temporary name.

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　Even if I had used the name Alphonse, I could not use magic.

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　But right after I was officially named, I suddenly had the knowledge of magic in my head.

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　With it, I could use the magic of life.

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　Now I am using the magic of "washing" all the time on Norn.

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　This is a useful magic that removes any kind of dirt in an instant.

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　In addition, I can now use the magic of [Lighting], [Drinking Water], and [Ignition].

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　These are called life magic, and anyone can use them.

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　But it seems that as you rise in rank, you will be able to use other kinds of magic as well.

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　In particular, those who have more magic power than the head of the family can use [Recovery].

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　It is an amazing magic that can heal any kind of wounds.

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　Apparently, I can't use [Recovery] yet.

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　I have knowledge of life magic in my head, but I don't have any information about [Recovery].

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　Well, I guess I will be able to use it when I have more magic power.

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(But, that Ars guy can use other magic too, right?　(Can't Alphonse use the magic of Als?)

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（Impossible. (Impossible. Because I was given magic by Lady Lilina, not by my brother Ars. I can only use the magic of my godfather.)

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（Then, why don't you give Ars a name too?)

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（I was hoping to do the same, but it seems I can't. (I wish I could have done that, too, but I can't help it. But come spring, it's time to go. We have to be ready by then.)

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　I'd probably be lying if I said I didn't want the magic that my brother Ars and my brother Byte use.

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　But I can't be bothered to worry about that.

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　I could imitate [Meditation] and [Strengthening Arms], and I can learn other things by myself.

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　So I changed my mind and decided to get ready for what was to come.

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