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Chapter 145 - Magical Bait

 

"Kyle boy, please. Will you name me too?"

Hmm? What's going on? What are you trying to do to Kyle, old man?

"Oh, kid. I want Kyle to give me a name."

What? The old man already has the surname Barca. What are you talking about?

"No, I've been watching the work of a civil servant who recently started working at Barca Castle. I wanted to use that magic. To be honest, I'm better at counting money than wielding weapons on the battlefield. If there's magic like that, I'd like to use it."

"Is that so? After asking around with the others, it seemed like Kyle's magic wasn't as popular as I had expected."

　It had been some time since Kyle had started to give magic to selected people to work at Barca Castle.

　One day, the old man came up to Kyle and asked him to give him a name.

　The old man said that he wanted to use Kyle's magic too.

　I think this is a very ojiisan-like opinion...

　However, I know exactly how you feel because I want to use Kyle's magic myself.

　You can look at a document and know what it says, and can also do math perfectly.

　I'm sure there's no magic better than that.

　However, Kyle's magic was not as popular as I thought it would be.

　In fact, a lot of people didn't even pay attention to it.

　Apparently, it had something to do with the history of magic in this area.

　Perhaps when the royal family was powerful, there were noble families that used this kind of useful magic.

　However, many years have passed since then, as the power of the royal family weakened and noble families in various regions gained power, entering an era where they maintained their homes and territories on their own.

　As a result of the prolonged upheaval, several noble families fought each other for power, and gradually only the powerful families remained.

　In this case, the powerful noble families were probably those that possessed offensive magic.

　No matter how much one's physical strength increases as one's mana increases, the presence or absence of attack magic has a great deal to do with victory or defeat on the battlefield.

　Naturally, the houses that used the convenient magic that existed until then, but had no offensive power, were weeded out.

　Furthermore, over the years, a tacit understanding of the bestowal of magic has emerged.

　Those who performed well on the battlefield were taken as squires, and only those who were recognized as capable of becoming knights were given magic.

　Naturally, this was not only a rule for the nobility but also led to the recognition of the common people.

　In other words, those who have been active in warfare and have reached the point of being granted magic should be granted magic with the appropriate "offensive power."

　In other words, from the point of view of the common people, magic with offensive power is superior, and magic without offensive power is low-level magic.

　If you think about it, the magic I use is surprisingly well-balanced.

　The main spells I use are [Land Clearing], [Soil Improvement], and [Wall Construction].

　However, there was also offensive magic called [Shotgun].

　It was because of this [Shotgun] that my magic was recognized as offensive magic, and the farmers accepted my naming as long as they could get offensive magic.

　The first time I fought Vargas, I won with the power of attack magic, which was probably a big factor.

　In addition, the fact that the attack power of 「Shotgun」 is lower than that of the 「Ice Spear」 used by the Fontana family is also an advantage.

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　In terms of accuracy,「Shotgun」is better, but「Ice Spear」has a higher range and attack power, and I also use it for attacks on the battlefield.

　This was a good thing for the knights under the Fontana family.

　The feelings of the other knights were shaken when they saw me, the one who had suddenly appeared, defeated Raymond, the head of the family, and ended up under Carlos' control.

　However, when it comes to the important magic, the [Ice Spear] of the Fontana family is superior to the [Shotgun] of the Barca family.

　In other words, they were not overtaken by the sudden appearance of Barca, but they were paralleled by the existence

　That's why, when the knights saw Carlos ordering us to use my magic to build camps and roads, the knights thought, "They're low-class magic users."

　If the original attack magic I used had been stronger than the [Ice Spear], I might have gotten more flak.

　Well, that's why Kyle's magic, which has no offensive power whatsoever, was not popular despite its practicality.

　In fact, the other day I named some people knights for their achievements in the war, but when I suggested that they use Kyle's magic instead of mine, they all refused. So, it was quite unusual for someone like the old man to voluntarily want to use Kyle's magic.

"I understand your feelings, but if Kyle were to name you, then you'd be the only person who could use all three types of magic..."

"Then, to use the Kyle boy's magic, all I have to do is give up the name Barca, right? Isn't that one solution that could work, kid?"

"Is there such a thing as giving up one's name, old man?"

"Oh, I'm sure it's possible. When a nobleman takes another nobleman's territory, he may take in the knights who were in charge of the territory. When that happens, they make you give up the name you had before and give you a name from the new lord."

"Does that mean you will give up your Barca surname and take on the Reed surname? But even if that happens, you'll still have to serve in the army and participate in wars."

"Um, that's a no, I think you misunderstood. I gave out that proposal rhetorically, not really intending for you to take it seriously. Kyle's magic is fascinating, but I'm also a man who was given the name Barca by a certain young man. I'm not going to throw that away."

"Well, I'm glad to hear you say that, old man."

　It seems that the old man was attracted to Kyle's magic, but chose to be a Barca, rejecting the temptation.

　Well, as far as I was concerned, it didn't matter either way.

　By the way, naming using the Magic System has a great influence on the master-subordinate relationship in this area, but it seems that it does not apply in all cases.

　For example, even if both parties agree that they are master and servant, they may not give each other a name.

　This is especially true when both parties are from magic-using families.

"But you know, even if Kyle's magic isn't popular, there might be a certain number of people who want it like the old man."

"That's true. I'm not sure what to do with it, but I'm sure it's useful, even if it's not offensive magic. But it's not something you want to risk your life for on the battlefield."

"But, on the other hand, doesn't that mean that the people who want Kyle's magic are the ones who know how to use their brains, not the muscle heads?"

"Maybe so. I guess you could say that. What's the matter, kid? You look like you're up to something."

"No, the upstart Barca Knights are always on the lookout for smart people. I was just wondering if Kyle's magic could be used as bait."

"It's not wrong to use magic as bait to attract people, but what exactly are you planning to do?"

"What exactly do I plan to do? I'm going to gather all the smartest people in one place, give them Kyle's magic and make this a place for further development."

　It was an idea that came to me during my conversation with the old man, although it was at the level of an idea that I wasn't sure would work.

　It was the idea of creating a university to attract talented people.

　Not a school to teach letters and calculations to the illiterate in Barcania, but a university as an institution to research new things.

　I immediately began to prepare for the realization of this idea.

CadmarLegend Basically, Trion (the name of the merchant, which is mentioned a couple of times) wants to have Kyle's magic. But to do that, he needs to be renamed. We are led to understand how naming works, but later start to find out that Trion didn't really want the idea, but was wishing to get the spells that Kyle has. We then learn that Ars will be like a hunter and gather bait in the form of a university to capture prey, in the form of smart people. The goal is to try to make Barcania develop more with smart people being there. Woooh... this was a bit complicated at first.

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