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"It seems that there are very few people in Laval who can use magic.
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On my way to Master Duke's place, a schoolgirl's words echoed in my ears.
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......Laval is a big country, isn't it? And yet so few people can use magic? I don't have a good grasp of the current world situation. It is wiser to study for the present and the future than to study the past.
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These thoughts have been in my mind since I heard the words of the schoolgirls.
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"Hey Jill, how many people in Laval can use magic?
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"......I've never actually been to Laval country, so I don't know, but I'm sure it's small."
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"Why?"
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Jill's pupils dilated at my words.
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"Why, because that's the kind of country it is."
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"You mean there are nobles who can't use magic?"
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"I don't think most nobles can use magic."
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Jill said it as if it were a matter of course.
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Most nobles can't use magic? Then who in the world can use magic? Maybe only the royalty of Laval. But that's too few.
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"It was Alicia who said we should always look at the world objectively, right? The Kingdom of Durkis has more people who can use magic than any other country. It's not that there are not enough people in Laval, it's just that there are too many in this country."
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"So in other countries, people who can use magic are rare and valuable."
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"That's what I mean."
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......I still need to know the inner workings of the Laval nation in order to bring it under my control.
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We don't have time to dilly-dally. We have to get to Laval as soon as possible.
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Alicia, the Duke is here.
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Jill's words brought me back to myself. From the end of the corridor, I see the prince walking toward me, radiating a tremendous aura.
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......Oh, yes, that's right. I had forgotten my original purpose.
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I've been so absorbed in planning my deportation to Laval.
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"Come to think of it, why was I looking for the Duke ......?"
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"Huh? What are you talking about, Alicia?"
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Jill said with a look of utter dismay on her face.
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Too many things have happened before I met Mr. Duke. It took me a long time to solve the problems in front of me.
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"Alicia can be such a fool sometimes. You're going to apologize to ...... Duke, aren't you?"
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Ah! Oh, right. I owe Master Duke an apology.
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"Why ......?"
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When I said this, Jill let out the loudest sigh I'd ever heard, deliberately.
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"Who was it that said something like, 'My heart may be broken for other men, but never for Duke'?"
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I remember ....... I wish you had taken those words as a joke.
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Well, it was my fault. I owe you an apology.
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"Mr. Duke."
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I stood up straight in front of the Duke and stared at him.
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