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"I'm home, Leon. Whew, I'm exhausted.

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"Welcome back, Mr. Ars. I'm glad you're safe. I didn't think you could really cross the snowy mountains and reach the east.

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"What? We've been in constant contact with you through the telecommunications officer's [telepathic communication].

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"That's true, but we can't hear the real voice of Mr. Ars through [telepathic] communication. We have to consider the possibility that he may not be able to hear us. Besides, there was an opinion that if you can come back with a transporter stone, you should be able to come back on the way.

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"Well, if you're asking me if it could be done, it could be done. But the members of the Eastern Expeditionary Force who had entered the Great Snowy Mountains with me couldn't return home because they didn't have enough magic power even if they had a transporter stone. It would be bad for morale if I was the only one who went home and slept in a warm bed.

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"...... sure. Although it was Mr. Ars who made it over the snowy mountains without incident, it was an act that is considered to be absolutely impossible, so it must be so. I am very glad that you came back. Let's make arrangements so that we can send enough food to the soldiers who are still over there."

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　I was talking with Leon in the town of Fontana when I temporarily returned home using the transfer stone from the variant I had built east of the Daisetsuzan Mountains.

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　Apparently, there were some doubts as to whether I was really alive after leading the Eastern Expeditionary Force into the Great Snowy Mountains, in spite of the fact that I had been contacted by a radio operator.

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　That must have been why they thought it was impossible for me to cross the Daisetsuzan Mountains.

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　However, the fact that I returned in time for the New Year's celebration changed all that.

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　And I didn't just come back.

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　I had brought something back from the other side of the Daisetsuzan Mountains, and it was recognized that I had indeed succeeded in going east.

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　It was a fabric woven with threads from a brocade caterpillar purchased from Sula.

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　The brocade caterpillar is a creature that does not exist on the western side of Daisetsuzan.

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　Therefore, by bringing back a fabric from the east that had never been seen before, they were officially recognized as having made it across the Daisetsuzan.

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"Does Mr. Ars aim to make trade possible by making the Daisetsuzan accessible from east to west?"

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"Well, I don't know. If we install the newly acquired ice absorbing stones, it will certainly make it easier to move around in the snowy mountains. But there will be demons. We can't trade unless the profit is worth the risk, can we?"

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"Yes. Even if it is for trading, it is impossible for ordinary people to use magic bags. If the bag is not too light, not too bulky, and not too valuable, it might not be profitable.

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"I mean, it's not even clear if they can keep the variant over there in the first place. We don't know what will happen after we know the forces in the area and get rid of the people in the village of Atmos.

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"The village of Atmos is going to be retaken from now on, isn't it?　Will they succeed?"

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"In the meantime, we're sending out a reconnaissance team from the variant to see what's going on. If Sura's information is correct, it seems that there are people digging for spirit stones in the village of Atmos. It depends on the extent of the security organization that protects them.

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"But even if we win the victory over the organization, we will have to continue to secure the recaptured village of Atmos," he said. It is not enough to defend only the variant.

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"That's right. If there are surviving ATMOS warriors in each region, I think we need to protect them until they can return to their villages. I hope we have a certain number of them, but I don't know when that will be."

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"It's hard to predict. But we can't afford to focus only on the east. What are you going to do about the south?

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"You mean the Mercelles Mercenaries led by Naja, you know, the Naja. I heard that the Church has declared them to be enemies of God.

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"That's right. After the attack on the church, the Church has decided that the severity of the crime is a serious matter and has designated Naja and the rest of the Mercenaries of Marshell as enemies of God. This means that anyone who has had anything to do with the Mercenaries of Marshel after that is also an enemy of God.

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"Hmmm . That's a tough call to make in practical terms. That's the way to go about it, like a village split."

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　We should also discuss how to move the Eastern Expeditionary Force in the future, but there was also a new movement against the southern mercenaries.

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　The Church has officially recognized Naja as an enemy of God.

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　I had considered Nadja a danger from the beginning, but the Kingdom of Fontana had taken no action against the Mercenaries of Marshel.

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　In fact, we did not even appeal to the other nobles to address the danger of Nadja.

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　There is a reason for this.

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　It is possible that Nadja learned how to use the skill of "gathering" from her experience in the labyrinthine city, and even gathered the magic of the royal family of Doren.

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　If she continued to attack the churches and increase her magical power, she might have been able to use the lost great magic [Light of Judgment].

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　However, they were hesitant to make this possibility known to the nobles all over the country.

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　Most people would normally be afraid of such a dangerous existence.

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　However, it could be considered in the opposite way.

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　Naja's presence would be the perfect opportunity to revive the lost great magic.

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　In other words, if the dangers of Naja's power are not properly communicated to the nobles, there is no guarantee that some of them will try to take the power into their own hands and make it their own.

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　No matter how dangerous they claim it to be, there will always be those who would like to have the power to overpower others if it is under their control.

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　In other words, the more I harp on the dangers of Naja, the more I am proving to be a strong counter-puncher against Fontana.

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　Therefore, Nadja had to be seen as an enemy by all the nobles.

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　That's why I asked the Church to take care of it.

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　The church is always preaching about naming and succession ceremonies as a blessing from God.

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　Therefore, if the Church identifies itself as an enemy of God, it is an enemy of everyone.

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　If a nobleman, by his selfish act, takes Naja in his hands, he too will be abandoned by the Church as an enemy of God.

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　In other words, Naja would have no power to rely on.

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　And while the empowered individual Naja may still be able to rebel, those around her will not.

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　How shocked would they be if God, who always watches over their lives, said to them, "You are the enemy.

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　Would you want to be on Naja's side even if you are God's enemy?

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　Wouldn't you probably side with God rather than Naja?

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　There may be some mercenaries who will abandon Naja and leave the Marshell Mercenaries.

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　In other words, the Church's policy is this.

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　Not only did they target individual Nadja who might gain strength, but they also moved to reduce the number of those who would side with Nadja.

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　No matter how strong she becomes, she cannot continue to live alone.

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"Well said. Wasn't it Mr. Ars who initiated this?"

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"What are you talking about?　I don't know. Well, I'm sure he had a lot of discussions with Archbishop Paul."

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"Totally ....... It's not hard to see why the Church would identify itself as an enemy of God. But I don't think this bounty system is only the idea of Archbishop Paul.

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　Leon says this and puts some stacks of papers on his desk.

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　The faces of Naja and the other leaders of the Mercelles de Marshel were painted on them.

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　Underneath the portraits were the words "Dead or Alive" and the amount of money.

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　Yes.

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　The church has put out a wanted list for Nadja and the other church attackers.

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　With a bounty on their heads, in other words.

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　This is a clear indication of who the Church recognizes as enemies of God, and it is also good news for the deserters of the Mercenaries of Marshel.

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　Those who joined the mercenaries but fled when they were recognized as enemies of God.

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　However, even if they escape from the situation, it is not impossible that they will continue to be punished as enemies of God in the future.

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　So we have prepared a remedy.

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　If you bring the bounty hunters prepared by the church, dead or alive, you will be recognized as a brave man who has avenged God's enemies and will be granted amnesty.

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　In other words, you are officially recognized by the Church as not being an enemy of God.

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　And with the added bonus of a large bounty.

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　Rion seems to think that it was me who thought up the idea of making Naja and the rest of the mercenary leaders bounty hunters.

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　But all I did was to give Archbishop Paul the documents sent to Fontana by the scouts and the correspondents I sent to watch over the Mercenaries.

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　I only provided the Church with an accurate depiction of his face and figure, which was perfectly captured by telecopying.

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　I don't know how well this will work out, but at any rate, Nadja will probably have a few sleepless nights.

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　In the meantime, I will try to finish the ATMOS relationship.

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　Thus, after the New Year's celebration, I jumped back to the variant with the transporter stone.

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