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"The noble house of Hekail is dead. What's wrong with ......, Rion?"

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"...... don't know. The Hekail family itself is not a very large noble family. And it is a noble family located in the south, far away from the Kingdom of Fontana. Therefore, I don't think it will have an immediate impact. ......"

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"You're not making any sense. Is there something on your mind?

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"Yes. However, I personally have a bad feeling about it, although I can't say anything definitive because I haven't received accurate information yet.

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"A bad feeling. I don't know if it's too much to believe in premonitions, but is it really something to be concerned about?"

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"Yes. The Hekail family that died was not a particularly powerful one, but it was not in a state to collapse suddenly either. It was not a house that collapsed suddenly, but it collapsed suddenly this year.

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"Hmmm, if it's a noble family from the south, didn't they just get destroyed by the Kingdom of Rizzolte or the Reinsatz family?"

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No, sir. Neither the Kingdom of Rizzolte nor the Reinsatz family had anything to do with the destruction of the Hekail family. Rather, it was not the noble family that destroyed the House of Hekail.

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"Not an aristocratic family?　What's that?　Then who defeated this Hekail family?"

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"The mercenaries, Master Ars. We have received reports that an organization called the Mercenaries of Marshel has destroyed House Hekail.

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"Mercenaries?　Can such a thing defeat the head of a noble family, let alone a knight?"

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"I don't know. Usually it is impossible, but you can never be sure. At any rate, Master Ars was the head of the head of the family before he became the head of the family. But it seems that the Mercenaries of Marshell defeated many knights in the territory of Gizania next to Hekail before they destroyed the House of Hekail. This is a bit unusual.

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"Heh. You must be very strong. I'm afraid the House of Gizania might try to kill you too, but if Leon is worried about you, then you're still in one piece, right?　But a group of mercenaries means that they are employed somewhere. I might be curious to know who is controlling them behind the scenes.

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"That's why ......, it seems that the Mercenaries of Marshell are not currently affiliated with anyone. It is more likely that they are completely independent, Mr. Ars.

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"Huh?　No, that's impossible. How are you going to make it as mercenaries if you don't have an employer? You won't have money or food.

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"That's why it's funny. I will look into this matter in the future. I hope you will keep it in mind, Mr. Ars.

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　After the military exercise between Fontana and Lubitsch's army was over, life returned to normal.

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　I am still working mainly on river construction.

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　The city of Fontana is very active with the construction of castles and churches, but there are no major problems.

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　Then, Rion brought me a piece of information.

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　It is a story about a noble domain far away from the Kingdom of Fontana.

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　The Hekail family, one of the southern noble families, had suddenly fallen into ruin.

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　And to my surprise, it was not some noble family but a band of mercenaries who did it.

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　Mercenaries.

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　There is a group of mercenaries in this area, although it is not a major one.

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　Basically, they are a bunch of ruffians, but I have heard that some of them have specialized knowledge in combat and some nobles take advantage of them.

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　However, it is said that the trustworthiness of mercenary bands that are hired for money and change their masters is not very high, and many nobles consider them as nothing more than disposable pawns.

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　Well, that may be true.

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　After all, nobles and knights have special power of magic.

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　They can't compete with knights even if they form a clique against them.

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　But there is an exception among them.

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　They are mercenaries who used to be seekers.

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　For example, those who came from the labyrinth town in the present Memento territory, which used to belong to the Percival family.

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　The Percival family, which ruled the labyrinthine city, used a knight family called the Tears to manage the labyrinth.

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　The magic of the Tears family is called [ability release].

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　By performing [ability release] on those who have gained various experiences in the labyrinth, they improve their abilities like a so-called "level up".

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　And some of those who have dived deep enough into the labyrinth can develop special powers.

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　A female searcher I met in the labyrinth town, Ryushka, had a skill called [Far-sighting].

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　This is a power that enables her to see clearly even at a great distance, but it seems to be more akin to sorcery than to magic.

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　Skills acquired by [ability release] cannot be passed on to a child, even if the child has a child after the inheritance ceremony.

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　But even so, an explorer who dives into the labyrinth in this way and becomes strong can become a powerful person that ordinary people can never handle.

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　It is said that there are sometimes cases in which such deep-seaers leave the labyrinthine city and become mercenaries.

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　However, it is better to stay in the labyrinth than to be used as a disposable pawn, because you can earn more money and have more freedom.

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　However, there are still some who choose the life of a mercenary over fighting demons.

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　Perhaps such a man is leading the Mercenaries of Marshel.

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　No, but still, as Rion says, it is a bit unheard of for a mercenary group to destroy a noble family.

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　Even if he is strong as an individual as a former searcher, not all of his mercenaries are strong.

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　Besides, as a group, a group of mercenaries absolutely needs an employer.

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　Without a person who pays for the act of fighting, it would be impossible to have a continuous mercenary business.

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　And even if they destroy a noble family, they will not be able to take over its lands.

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　Even if some thugs suddenly appear and kill the local leaders and claim that they are the rulers of the land, no one would take them seriously, and it is unlikely that the mercenaries would have the ability to rule the land.

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　Then, what will happen after that?

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　After destroying the nobles and plundering their lands, what will the mercenaries, a band of ruffians, do next?

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　Wouldn't it be to move to another place and attack someone again?

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　In that case, they should target those who have money.

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　In other words, nobles and knights.

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　No, or maybe they are after something even tastier than that.

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　What does the kingdom of Fontana look like to its mercenaries, who have recently created new silver coins and given them jobs to disperse among the immigrants?

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　Maybe some starving beasts will be attracted by the scent and head north.

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　We must be careful.

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　I let Rion continue to gather information about the mercenary group.

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