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64 - CHAPTER XIV -- THE BACK OF THE GAME

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"So, what's this game they're playing?"

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As I said this, Sylphy picked up the letter she had received from the idiot aristocrat from the trash.

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"...... Hmmm, let's check inside it anyway.

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　It's probably just a bunch of nonsense.

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"...... No, the content was more reasonable than I thought."

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His Highness Prince Luis, who had already heard the summary in King's Landing, replies to us.

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Wow, such a rude and impolite guy can come up with a game that is considered decent by the royalty. .......

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On the contrary, I'm a little curious.

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Sylphy and Aisha also look surprised at the words of His Highness Luis.

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Smiling at us, His Highness Lewis continues his story.

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"There's the 'Forest of the Divine Spirit' about 50km north of the royal capital, where slightly stronger monsters roam, isn't there?

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　The game's main idea is to go to that forest to gather materials."

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His Highness Prince Luis said.

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You must collect the materials within the time limit.

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　Each material is assigned a score, and the winner is determined by the sum of the scores.

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The materials and the distribution of points will be decided by the knighthood.

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The points are added or subtracted according to the status of dismantling materials.

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The period of the contest is two days.

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Several observers from the Knights will be stationed in the forest to prevent cheating.

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Participants can appoint a proxy.

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This is a rough description.

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Basically, each of the eight nobles who objected to our marriage chose eight adventurers to represent them.

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The eight adventurers and I (plus the knights who will watch over us) will go into the forest, and each participant will hunt and compete for points within a certain period of time.

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When entering the forest, the knights give you a special bag to put away your materials, which will be collected after the hunt is over.

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By the way, this storage bag.

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It seems to be a work of a famous alchemist, and it is said to be a valuable item that "time does not pass" for the items put in it.

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......It's the same as the one I made with [Unique Magic: Time and Space].

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I wonder how he made that alchemist.

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I'm sure they can't make it in the same way as I did. .......

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...... Well, let's leave the storage bag.

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The forest of the divine spirit where the event will be held.

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There is an old legend that a divine beast is sleeping deep in the forest, and it is a place famous for being roamed by slightly stronger monsters.

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Goblins, for example.

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The ones that inhabit this forest are sometimes as strong as the high goblins found elsewhere.

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It is also famous for the appearance of rare monsters that can rarely be seen, and for the obtaining of valuable materials.

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Incidentally, His Highness's clan "Alchemy Library" needs to collect materials from this forest.

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When our clan starts its official activities, we are planning to cooperate with them, so we will continue to visit this forest in the future.

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"......I see, it is indeed a decent content."

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"But how does a stupid aristocrat plan to cheat?"

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"...... I engineered the bribe of the knights.

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　The Knights who were contacted pretended to be bribed and reported back to us, so we found out."

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The plan is this.

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They borrowed time-limited storage bags from the bribed Knights in advance, and tried to collect a large amount of materials before the event by manpower tactics.

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Then, on the day of the event, they are given new storage bags to repackage the materials and submit them as the results.

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Ordinary people would not think that they could bribe a knight.

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However, the amount of money offered for the bribe this time was unbelievable.

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Even if they were bribed, it is not so difficult and not so much trouble for the knights to do it.

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If one weighs the reward against the effort required, there is no doubt that it is an unbelievable deal.

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The foolish nobles must not have considered the possibility of being cheated by the bribed knight-errant.

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It seems that they planned to push through the situation with their position as heirs of powerful noble families and the power of money.

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However, it is that brother-in-law (Alto) who is leading the members of the Royal Guard.

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The knight order members who are taught by the brother-in-law (Alto) would never go along with such a bribing scheme, and the plan was easily discovered, and here we are today.

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......What an idiot, he really is .......

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In the first place, if Sylphy didn't take the game like this time, that alone would ruin the plan. .......

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I bet he's probably home acting up right now.

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"We could have caught Sir Claude at this point: .......

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　Father said we should have rounded up all the guys who weren't directly involved.

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　It's possible that each of the main families themselves are involved, so he wants all eight of them."

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If not only the sons of these idiot nobles, but also their parents are involved in this case, it would be a terrible thing.

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If they're not careful, they might lose their houses. .......

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"I see, so the master is the only one who hunts in the forest?"

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"Yes, my sisters are getting ready for the wedding in King's Landing.

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　This matter with the dragons, it's not good if we don't settle it soon.

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　That's why we're moving the wedding up quite a bit.

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　I'm going to send the knight I brought with me to tell Sir Claude that we're going to play a game.

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　Then the date of the game and the wedding will be officially decided.

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"But wouldn't it be persuasive to say that Lewis's handiwork has been chosen to play the game?

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　Not if I say so myself, anyway."

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"If you and your sisters win, you could agree to their abolition as a condition.

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　I'm sure they'd be willing to accept such a condition since they've spent a lot of money so far.

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　I'm sure they're confident that they'll win with their cheating.

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But if they hunt in advance and accumulate in storage, I will lose even if I do my best on the day of the event, won't I?

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When I asked him about this, he told me that he would give me the storage units that he would lend me on the day of the event, pretending that the ones with the time lapse were the ones without the time lapse.

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It is said that it is easy to prove that the material will gradually deteriorate if it is stored in a storage bag with an elapsed time.

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After that, we discussed the details and His Highness Lewis went back to the capital.

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......He seems to be really busy.

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We are going to be busy with many things, aren't we?

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"Oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God!"

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Where shall I take this simmering anger!

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Do you have any idea how much money I've spent on this!

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I can see in my mind's eye the effort that has gone into putting the groundwork in place to get us here.

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First Princess Sylphide Augusta.

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If I could take her as my wife, my house of Roselia would be safe.

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Besides, she is such a beautiful woman.

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She would be the perfect wife for me.

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It's relatively easy for a royal family to decide on a marriage if they have the right skills.

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I am not proud of it, but I believe that my two-handed spear is quite powerful.

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Despite this, the royal family has refused to marry me.

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...... and many others have refused to marry me.

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But we cannot remain unmarried forever.

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If that happens, there has to be a compromise somewhere.

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Just as I was thinking that, I received a message from the royal family that Sylphide's marriage had been finalized.

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And it seems that it is a commoner.

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This is not good.

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I must find a way to break this engagement.

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So I devised a plan.

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I contacted my fellow nobles who had also been rejected by Sylphide and made preparations.

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I thought of a game based on "falconry", a nobleman's favorite game, and asked for a meeting with the king to explain the outline of the game.

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"Hmm, you want me to overturn a royal marriage ...... approved by the royal family, Sir Claude Roselia, you say?"

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"Not at all, my lord, only I fear that commoner blood may be introduced into the noble royal bloodline."

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"Well, I used to be a commoner myself, didn't I?"

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"Isn't Mr. Farren the king now, Your Majesty?

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　Whatever your original origins, the royal bloodline now flows through you, Mr. Farren.

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　It would be a mistake to compare a commoner with a nameless man.

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"Hmm, that's all right. I see your point.

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　If Sylphy accepts your proposal, I'll ...... think about it.

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　I don't think so, but you can back off."

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I didn't get the word, did I?

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If you say you're willing to consider it, it's an admission.

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We must do what we can to ensure victory in this game.

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I will call on my familiar members of the First Order and ask for their cooperation.

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No, even the knights must be struggling financially, so hanging a little more money on them will not be a problem.

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We have taken good care of them in the past.

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Now, let's keep up the good work and make Sylphide my wife!

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...... was perfect!

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But it's no good if Sylphide doesn't get in on the crucial game. ！！！！

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What should we do?

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How in the world can we get them into the game?

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I struggle to think, suppressing my anger.

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"My dear boy, how would you like to be visited by an envoy of His Highness Prince Luis?"

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What? His Highness Lewis? What do you want?

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"All right, let him through."

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When I went to the visitor's room, I found a knight waiting for me, who must have been the Kingsguard of His Highness Prince Luis.

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"I heard you have a message from His Highness Lewis?"

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"Yes, sir, I was told to give this directly to Sir Claude."

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Saying this, he took a letter from his pocket and handed it to me.

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Then he says, "I have indeed given it to you," and leaves quickly.

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...... is a very busy place.

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I open the beeswax of the letter and read the text while sipping the tea my grandfather brought me.

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"What the ！！！！"

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It says that Sylphide has agreed to participate in our game.

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...... but they have made it a condition that if we lose the game, they will abolish us. .......

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Well, the arrangements are perfect, we will never lose.

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This marriage is now doomed.

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I guess my luck is finally turning.

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