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"It is an honor to meet you, Mr. Alphonse Barca. My name is Sebas, butler in the Vandenburg family.

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　A number of horse-drawn carriages arrived in the capital of the Orient.

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　They are not the simple, solid ones that merchants load their goods into, but have proper roofs, walls, and peepholes, with coats of arms painted on the walls.

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　It is a tailor-made carriage that clearly indicates that a person of high rank is riding in it.

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　Several such carriages are surrounded by armed mercenaries who guard the perimeter at all times.

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　This imposing group must have traveled here in a hurry over a distance that was not very close at all.

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　Even before they arrived in the Orient, a warning was sent to us, and already the officials and mercenaries are resting at the inn we have prepared for them.

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　According to the report, they are still quite tired.

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　It must have been a strain for them to come not only within the brian magic country but also through several small countries.

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　However, even though they came here in such a great hurry, the butler, Sebas, looked very sharp and dignified, as if he was a member of the Vandenburg family, a noble family of a large country.

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　He probably came from some aristocratic family.

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　He was talking to me in a very natural manner, but there was an atmosphere that I had to stand up straight and respond to him.

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　The others who were facing Sebas along with me were more nervous than ever.

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"Welcome. Thank you for traveling all this way. I hope you like the accommodations we have prepared for you.

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　I reply to Sebas in a strong voice.

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　Seeing this, the Vandenburgs who were with Sebas reacted with a jerk.

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　At the same time, the officials of the Orient also turned pale.

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　Sebas himself did not change a single expression on his face.

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　Perhaps the atmosphere around him was right.

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　A countess among the great powers.

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　It is definitely a higher rank than those at the top of the Orient's military.

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　I remember that when I was in Brillia.

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　The students in the House of Lords could be divided into two types.

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　Those who have the power equivalent to a count or those who have less than a count.

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　The students who stayed in the Academy for a long period of time and deepened their relationship with other nobles were mainly from families above the rank of counts, while those below that were from the rank of viscounts, barons, or knights were in the Magic Labyrinth.

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　This is because they were aiming to increase their own magical power by staying in the labyrinth, and to have the magical power of a count level.

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　In this sense, the Vandenburgs, the counts of Bryria, are undoubtedly high nobility.

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　And it has a power and history that cannot be compared to the nobility of a small country.

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　Naturally, the people who serve them are also proud to be counts, and I'm sure they have their own feelings toward me for ignoring them and speaking to them so arrogantly.

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　However, it is not a good idea to be too polite here.

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　The person I'm talking to is neither the head of the Vandenburg family nor its daughter.

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　They are just butlers.

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　If I bow down to the butler, my position will be recognized by both sides as less than that of a butler.

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　This, in turn, will affect the position of the Orient in the future.

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　Therefore, I hit them with [intimidation].

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　I try to insert a thorn of magic power into Sebas and those behind him who have eyes that look down on me.

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　This [Intimidate] is a magic that I use a lot, even though it is not a spell.

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　I remember that I developed this in the magic labyrinth of Briaria.

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　The purpose was to create an opening, even if only for a moment, against the demon mages who appear there, but now I only use it against humans.

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　In the beginning, I have been pursuing how to make the magic power sharp and sharp to strike the opponent and make him shrink, but recently I have been changing it a little.

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　This is because in the Orient, there is no one who has more magical power than me.

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　So, every time I hit them with [Intimidation], they would faint and it would only make it harder to deal with them afterwards.

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　Therefore, I started to use this [coercion] as a negotiation technique.

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　In a word, I have learned how to use it, or I have mastered it, I guess.

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　I try to thrust a moderate amount of magic power, taking into consideration the amount of the other person's magic power.

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　Then, the opponent does not faint, but he/she feels suffocation or tension.

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　Unlike the thorns and spears of magic power, it is like driving a wedge into the opponent.

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　This makes the other party feel tense and confront me without knowing it, so they will not be able to lick me.

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　After all, from my appearance, which is still considered as a child, it was easier to bring about a good result by using [intimidation] in this way.

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"I beg your pardon. My people were not polite, and I apologize. I hope you will forgive me for my rudeness.

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　But Sebas, who was used to dealing with such people, said so.

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　Sebas himself may have felt a sense of tension, but his expression did not change and he remained calm, as if he had been in constant contact with similar people.

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　He also sensed the state of the people behind him without looking at them, and bowed his head.

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"I forgive you. So, is Elizabeth safe?　I was the one who lost my cool when I heard she was ill. I'll be careful."

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　Hearing Cebus' words, I lower the output of the magic power I was releasing by one step.

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　Now, although the tension is still there, it must be easier to breathe than before.

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　A shallow sigh of breath was escaping from behind Sebas.

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　Good.

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　He had no idea what kind of person would be coming from the house of his marriage partner, but this butler seemed to be an easy person to talk to.

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　I told him that I was worried about Elizabeth who had come with Sebas and the others, and we started talking about her.

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