Chapter 160: 162

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Chapter 162 - Peter's offer

"Ars-dono, I have a few things to tell you. Do you have a minute?"

"What's the matter, Peter-dono? You've come all this way to talk to me."

"Yes. The magic that I purchased from your brother at the New Year's celebration is working fine. I never thought you'd be selling your own magic, though."

"I see. What did you think of the Reed Family Magic? I think it's pretty useful, but do you..."

"Yes, it is. Because of allowing us to use it, I have realized that it's definitely useful. But there are some things that bother me about it."

"Bothers?"

"Yes. The [Automatic Calculation] would hardly be a problem, but the effect of [Speed Reading] is that the user's level of understanding will be significant. No matter how much you can read the text instantly, it is meaningless if the reader does not have the knowledge to understand the content of the text."

"That is indeed true, but I already explained that, didn't I? When we were talking about the specifics."

"Even so, I felt that the requirement for comprehension was higher than I thought. In order to be able to work with this magic, you have to be an actual learner or on the status of a government official. But such an important person could not be named by another family. In the sense of being able to fully use the Reed magic, it is difficult to choose the right person."

"...You're right. I understand. From now on, when I sell magic from the Reed family, I will make sure to explain that to the person I am selling it to. Thank you for your advice, Peter-dono."

"No, this is not a big deal. Besides, that's not the point."

"Hmm? Then what is the point you are speaking about?"

"Um, actually, it's hard to say, but... you're not going to sell your own magic, are you, Ars-dono?"

"What? My magic?"

"Yes. In fact, no matter how useful the Reed family's magic is, it is no match for yours. We feel that we want Barca's magic."

"Selling Barca magic... No, I can't do that, Peacha-dono. The Reed magic is an exception to the "no selling" rule since Kyle's magic was one with no offensive power whatsoever. If I give you my, Barca's magic, it will inevitably be accompanied by Fontana magic, even ice magic. Barca magic is a matter of great importance to the Barca family and domain. It is indeed not possible for me to use that as a source of business."

"I see. Well, I suppose you're right."

"Still, why did you ask that all of a sudden, Peter-dono?"

"Don't you understand? I'm in charge of Fort Einrad, you know. Well... the one you built, I guess."

"No, I built the fort together with Peter-dono."

"Don't be silly, I was only there as a figure head. It was definitely your power that built the new Fort Einrad. It was your power, Barca's power, that made it possible to use the Fort in the best possible way we could."

"Barca's power?"

"Yes. Think about it. There are many catapults in Fort Einrad. And the bricks made by your brick-making magic are the easiest to launch. The current defense of Fort Einrad desperately needs Barca's bricks."

　I see.

　He might have a point.

　That's what I thought when I heard what Peter said.

　I attended a New Year's celebration early in the year and sold Kyle's magic at the feast.

　I made money by deviating a little from the unspoken rules of naming in this world in which the act is deemed holy, by allowing Kyle to receive money for naming people.

　Naturally, there were those who were not happy about it.

　However, the fact that the head of the family, Carlos, had purchased Kyle's magic in the first place prevented any rebuttal.

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　If someone were to complain about me, that person would also be criticizing the actions of the head of the family.

　Carlos seemed to have a personality that was willing to seize any advantage he could get, which was a big help to me and a deterrent to the opposition.

　And so, other knights who were interested asked for their subordinates to be bestowed Reed magic.

　I quickly tried to do only those that were immediately agreed upon.

　The effect was outstanding, and everyone was surprised.

　But it was true that Peter was right, it might be hard to choose the right person to bestow Kyle's magic upon.

　If it is a knightly family that has its own domain, the person who really needs Kyle's magic is likely to be the central figure in the management of the area.

　But of course, such a person is already in some high position.

　It's not the case in Barca, but in other places, there is no division between civilian and military officials.

　This would inevitably mean that a knight, or someone who would eventually become a knight, would need Kyle's magic.

　But of course, you can't let someone like that take the name of the Reed family, and you can't let someone of lesser importance take the name of the Reed family.

　The price for being named is quite a huge amount.

　I'm not sure if there is any point in spending a lot of money to allow someone who is not going to be able to do the job to be able to use magic.

　If you ask me, it would certainly be a challenge to choose the right person to give Kyle's magic to.

　But that wasn't Peter's main point.

　To my surprise, Peter wanted me to sell Barca magic.

　I wondered what this meant.

　Normally, I wouldn't go to the trouble of naming anyone to give them my magic, which is offensive magic, after all.

　I'm sure that Peter knows that without me telling him...

　It is true that for defending Fort Einrad, Barca magic would be a necessity.

　However, it is obviously not necessary to sell Barca magic just for having ammunition for the catapults.

　The ammunition could be acquired just by the Barca's Knights' Domain selling them the bricks.

　...... I see.

　Maybe there's a reason why that's not enough.

　He knows the importance of Barca magic to me and my subordinates, yet got the courage to ask me to sell it to him.

　In other words, I think that Peter is trying to say that Fort Einrad needs Barca's power, that is, military power.

　During the banquet, he said that the defense of the fort was not a problem.

　But that was only because it was at Carlos' castle, and he couldn't openly say that it was difficult to defend the place, could he?

　So, once he had bought the magic of the Reed family for a high price, he spoke to me like this.

"Yes... As I said before, it will be difficult to sell the Barca surname. So, if you don't mind me saying, why don't we send someone to help you? How about we send people with the Barca last name, who can make bricks, to Fort Einrad?"

"Well, um, I know you said that selling the magic was impossible. I'm sorry for what I said to you. I hope you will forgive me. In addition, I would like to thank you for your suggestion. It would be a great help if those named Barca could come to Einrad."

"I understand~. In return, you will have to pay a modest fee for the dispatch, Peter-dono."

"All right. I'm the one who asked for it, so I'll do my best to pay you."

　In this way, I decided to dispatch Barca's people to Fort Einrad.

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