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"It seems you're right, Ars."

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"Wow, my bad premonition has come true. Does that mean that Naja took all the magic power that the murdered priest had?

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"Yes. I checked with the center and there seems to be no mistake.

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"Well, this is a big problem, Archbishop Paul.

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Yes. This is a serious matter.

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　Based on what I had heard from Lucica and Jane, I had a hypothesis about Nadja, and finally decided to discuss it with Archbishop Paul.

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　I cautioned him that it was only a hypothesis and that I had no idea what it actually was, and then I told him what I thought.

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　Immediately Archbishop Paul moved to confirm the hypothesis.

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　And we came to a conclusion as a Church.

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　My hypothesis was correct.

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"So, that's it after all. Does that mean that Naja can use the magic circle of the naming ceremony? She has the means to do the naming without going through the church.

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Yes, that's right. I guess that's why all the mercenaries belonging to the Mercenaries of Marshel can use magic. The Church does not allow disorderly naming of names to disrupt society. There is no evidence that the Church has given names to the mercenaries of that mercenary company.

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"Then Nadja must have named the mercenaries herself. And now the mercenaries can use the magic that Nadja can use. It's settled."

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"Now we have a problem. I didn't expect anyone else to steal the way to perform the sacred rituals besides you."

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"Ha-ha. Well, I couldn't say the same for others, could I?　But if you imitate and practice to use the magic circle, anyone can name it, right?"

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"That is not something that can be imitated so easily. You are crazy to be able to name it after seeing it once at a baptismal ceremony, Ars.

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"Well, if you do it, it will work. If you do it, you can do it.

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"Indeed. But even you don't know about the other rituals, do you?　Maybe this Naja guy can even use it."

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"There is a possibility that you can use the rite of succession, is that right? Then, the mercenary group is not a temporary thing, but a group with inherited power.

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　Naja's [collection] is not just a replacement for a magic bag.

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　That much is clear.

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　It is a fearsome skill that takes away the magic and inheritance rights of nobles and knights.

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　Naja, as far as we can estimate at this moment, has taken the throne of the Dorren kingship, the head of House Hekail, and the power of the knights of House Gizania and several other knights, as well as the power of the priests of the church.

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　What he has taken from the priest is a huge amount of magical power from the local population, which could possibly allow him to use recovery magic at the moment.

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　But what was more troublesome was the naming ceremony used in baptismal ceremonies.

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　If we believe Archbishop Paul's testimony that the Church was not involved in the fact that all the mercenaries of the Mercenaries of Marshel could use magic, then Naja herself must have performed the naming ceremony.

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　She probably named each of the mercenaries by holding up a magic circle over each of them.

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　If so, Naja's position in the Mercenaries of Marshell is as good as guaranteed.

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　After all, they are the ones who gave her power.

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　Nadja would have done the same thing that I had done to fight the noblemen's army during the Barka uprising.

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　Lucica and Jane have told me that Nadja didn't seem capable of holding a band of mercenaries together, but if she can name them, she's pretty easy to make them do her bidding.

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　After all, if they say or do anything insubordinate, they can have their names taken away.

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　Or else, we can unite the group by sanctioning them by force.

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　No, that's a bit of a strange timeline, isn't it?

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　When the Mercenaries of Marshel destroyed the House of Hekail, the information should have been that the mercenaries were already able to use magic.

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　This would mean that they could have named themselves even before that time.

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　If after destroying the Hecailes, they seized and occupied a more important base and attacked the church there, then the story would be different.

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　If so, then perhaps they have already attacked a church somewhere before?

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　Then, I obtained the naming ceremony and learned that I could [collect] magic paths from the local residents.

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　That is why he wanted to get the benefit of more magical paths by taking advantage of the priests in the church, which is an important base and has many local residents.

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"...... means that Naja will continue to target churches in the future. Is that what you are saying, Ars?"

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"Perhaps . The Church stands on every nobleman's estate. That is why they have renounced their armed forces to avoid unnecessary friction. To Naja, it must seem like a large piece of meat presented to her unprotected. If so, I wouldn't be surprised if there are more attacks on churches."

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"Okay. We'll deal with it as soon as possible.

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　The Church may be in danger.

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　As soon as I informed Archbishop Paul of this, he immediately began to take action.

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　I hope the Church will take good care of the situation and keep Naja at bay, but I wonder what will happen.

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　But then again, I wondered.

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　I now understand how dangerous it is for a person to use a named magic circle without permission and increase the number of people who can use magic.

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　And the less respectful they are to the history and traditions of knights and nobles, the more threatening they are.

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　I guess you could say that this is like the devil.

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　Well, as Archbishop Paul said, I am one of them.

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　How dare Carlos try to take me, a threat who suddenly appeared at that time, into his bosom is still a mystery to me now.

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　If I were in Carlos' shoes, I would have killed him without a question, because he was such a dangerous bomb.

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　Now I am thankful to Carlos for his divine response, and I hope the Church's response to Naja will be successful.

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