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Chapter 142 - Reward

 "Through this war, we, the Fontana family, have successfully acquired two important lands, Einrad and Vilma. First of all, I would like to thank you all for your hard work."

 

 

　Carlos is speaking inside the Hardened Brick fortification at the top of Fort Einrad.

 

 

　The other day, I received a report that Carlos and his team had successfully conquered the northern city of Vilma.

 

 

　Then, sometime later, the leaders came back to Einrad.

 

 

　I was a little worried that they might say, "Now that we have successfully conquered the northern city, we will further attack the House of Uruk."

 

 

　However, it seems that they are planning to take a break at this point and govern the land they have conquered.

 

 

"Well, I'm going to be awarding each of my knights for their work in this battle, but as you know, there's one person I'd like to talk to first: .... Ars von Barca, step forward."

 

 

"Yes, sir."

 

 

"You've defeated Keima's cavalry, defeated Fontana's big enemy Miriam, laid siege to Einrad Hill, fortified and defended Einrad Hill, defeated 5,000 Uruk troops, and defeated many knights. Yes?"

 

 

"Yes, sir."

 

 

"Good. Then, before I give you your prize, I have a question I want to ask you. Answer the following questions honestly."

 

 

"I shall."

 

 

"If you could only have either the Ice Spirit Sword or the Nine-Tailed Sword, which would you choose?"

 

 

　...... Huh?

 

 

　I'm not sure if this is about the reward for my work in the battle or not.

 

 

　Carlos suddenly gave me a two-choice question.

 

 

　Is he simply asking me which magical sword I want, the Ice Spirit Sword or the Nine-Tailed Sword?

 

 

　No, that may not be the case.

 

 

　If I answered "the Nine-Tailed Sword," would I be accused of insulting Fontana's Ice Spirit Sword, or some other obscure reason?

 

 

　Although I have not been in contact with Carlos for a very long time, I think he is the type of person who does not use such cryptic language and speaks straight to the point...

 

 

　Is there some kind of meaningful symbolism in this?

 

 

　Or is this question to see the temptation among nobles and even knights?

 

 

　I don't know.

 

 

"Carlos-sama, I've already received the Nine-Tailed Sword. It will be too much for me to get another such precious item. If I were to get another sword, an ordinary metal sword would suffice."

 

 

"Oh, are you sure you want to do that?"

 

 

"Yes, that's fine."

 

 

　The question was so unexpected and sudden that I had to show my Japanese temperament. Upon further thought, a sense of humility could be taken as weakness.

 

 

　However, I thought of the fairy tale about the choice between two axes, the golden axe and the silver axe, so I quickly answered.

 

 

　Should I have been a little bolder?

 

 

"Very well. Ars, you will be rewarded with three new villages in the west of Barca Knights' Domain. However, if I call for you from now on, you must bring at least 500 soldiers. Understood?"

 

 

"Yes, sir! Thank you very much."

 

 

"I'll be counting on you to keep up the good work. Now let's move on. We will hold Einrad and Vilma and conduct a territorial change to block the movement of the Uruk family. First, those of you who are going to be going into Einrad..."

 

 

 

　It was kind of a quicker process than I thought it would be.

 

 

　I wonder if that answer was the right one.

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　Well, I don't know, but apparently, I didn't answer the question wrongly, because the matter was settled without causing Carlos to get in a bad mood.

 

 

　In this way, I was granted three new villages as my territory.

 

 

　※　※　※

 

 

 

"Leon, are you sure about turning down that offer?"

 

 

"Yes, it was a tempting proposition, but I don't mind, Ars-sama."

 

 

"But weren't you working hard for the purpose of reviving the Graham family? You were offered a knighthood as a reward for this battle."

 

 

"That's right. It is true that it may have been a big step for the rebirth of the family. But I was only temporarily borrowing Barca's troops and taking command of them. Even if I were to become a knight based on this one battle alone, no one would recognize my own abilities."

 

 

"I guess so. Well, if that's what Leon says, then it's fine."

 

 

"Yes, it's fine. The other knights were all looking at you to see how you would answer. The atmosphere was quite intense."

 

 

"I don't know, was that the right thing to do? I don't want to be rude or anything. What did he mean by doing that?"

 

 

"I'm only guessing, but if you want my opinion, I'd be happy to share it with you."

 

 

"Oh, you figured it out, Leon? What was the point?"

 

 

"Perhaps it was a question that could have changed the situation significantly either way. The Ice Spirit Sword and the Nine-Tailed Sword allude to the Fontana and Uruk families. It was probably meant to find out where Ars-sama's desires lay."

 

 

"...... What does that mean?"

 

 

"If you had answered that you would choose the Ice Spirit Sword, it would have led to your advancement in the Fontana family. Perhaps you would have been given a reward that could have led you to a role as the head of a branch family that supports the Fontana family in the true sense of the word."

 

 

"Mm-hmm. Then, what if I had chosen the Nine-Tailed Sword? I can't become the head of the Uruk family, can I?"

 

 

"That's true. In the case of the Nine-Tailed Sword, rather than the Uruk Family, it might be more appropriate to call it Uruk Territory. Perhaps he was referring to the granting of land in Uruk as a prize."

 

 

"I see."

 

 

"However, it's also possible that neither of them was all that beneficial."

 

 

"What do you mean?"

 

 

"In the event that you answered "Ice Spirit Sword'', then your status would be that of a patriarch of a branch family of Fontana, which means that the Barca family with Ars-sama as the head will be completely incorporated into the Fontana family. In other words, Barca's knights, Valkyries, magic mushrooms, etc., all of which belonged to Barca, could be used as they pleased by Carlos-sama."

 

 

"Oh, what the heck. It's as if I drew the short straw, then."

 

 

"If you had answered "Nine-Tailed Sword", you would have been given Uruk territory, perhaps Einhard Fort and the surrounding villages. However, in that case, the land does not border the current Barca Knight territory and Einrad. It is possible that the Barca Knights' Domain, with its small number of vassals, would not be given an increase of their territory, but a change in location."

 

 

"So, we would have had to move out of Barcania."

 

 

 

"It's just my opinion, and it's only a possibility, but that might have been the case.

 

 

　Oh, come on, Carlos.

 

 

　I was complacent, I didn't expect him to include such a huge risk in that playful question.

 

 

　However, the fact that Leon immediately thought of this possibility when he heard the same thing as me means that there is a good chance that the other knights were able to also read the intention of the question.

 

 

That's what Leon meant when he said that the air around me was rather tense when the question was asked.

 

 

　In other words, at that moment, while the other knights were watching, I declared that I did not want to be promoted in the Fontana family, nor did I want a new, larger territory.

 

 

　Well, even so, it's not good for Carlos if I don't get any kind of reward, so I was safely handed three villages.

 

 

Hmmm, if Carlos had wanted me to tell him what I desired directly from me, he should have asked me directly like he always did, but this may be the way the nobles talk to each other.

 

 

However, I think I managed to take the best option, in the end, one with no losses to Barca. That said, I’m still bitter about me having unknowingly taken a bet with Barcania on the line.

 

 

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