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"Your Highness, my name is Rebecca."
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Ignoring Nate, she bows deeply. Following her, the people around her bow their heads. The people in this village do not know how to be polite, so they have no choice but to imitate Rebecca for the time being.
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Nate is the only one who does not bow, but Rebecca lightly steps on the back of his legs and forces him to bow.
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This reminds us that he is the first prince of this country.
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I usually talk to him without any concern, but maybe it was very rude of me to do so.
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"I have something to say to you all..."
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In response to Duke's low voice, everyone begins to look up. The tension in his serious face is palpable.
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What is it that Duke, who is coming to this village for the first time, wants to tell everyone? .......
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"No matter how bad the situation is, there are people who call this place home. Even if they never want to return to this village again, it will never be the same again. It may be a rough place, but it is the place where we all grew up. It's possible that it's not all bad memories."
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"I don't need to preface this."
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Rebecca interrupted without ever looking away from Duke.
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I wondered about his behavior, too. Duke doesn't always talk so much. He must be thinking about the feelings of these villagers in his own way.
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After a short pause, Duke opens his mouth again.
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"...... this village will be settled and turned into a military base".
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Gundikiti . ...... military base!
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I can't get my head around all this. How many plans did Duke have in store for me that I had no idea about?
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While everyone looks surprised, Jicchan is still unfazed. I've never seen him panic before.
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It is no wonder that he is related to Duke by blood. It seemed that Jicchan had some idea of what the Duke was thinking.
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"You mean there will be no trace of them?"
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"That's what I mean. This country's lack of military power is highlighted when we focus on the world. Without proper facilities, we cannot strengthen our military."
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What kind of country does this prince want Durkis to become? I thought I had some idea of what the Duke was thinking, but I may have been mistaken.
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He is a few steps ahead of me.
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People call a person who is one step ahead an honor student, and a person who is two steps ahead a genius. ...... who goes a few steps ahead is considered a weirdo. That's the way of the world.
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What the hell do you want?
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Rebecca stomps Nate's foot as hard as she can. Nate frowns and asks again.
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"What the hell do you want, prince?"
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"I want to keep Alicia to myself."
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...... hmm?
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If you want to keep Alicia in your hands, you will have a contradiction. Deportation is out of Duke's sight.
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"Am I the only one who doesn't quite get it?"
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Nate looks at Rebecca. She tilts her head. Apparently no one understands a word he says.
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Duke continues.
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"The only way to free Alicia is to expand my jurisdiction. Alicia won't want that, though."
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With his words, everyone understood. The only reason this prince is a prince is because of Alicia.
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The Duke's whole purpose is for Alicia. His immense magical power, his extraordinary forensic eye, and his intelligence are all for the protection of Alicia. But he never lets her know that.
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Alicia, you are the darling of an extraordinary prince.
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