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"What's this?"

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"Is this it?　It's called a magic airship. It's a flying vehicle.

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"Flying. So you are Ars Valka after all.

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You know me well. I am indeed Ars Valka, shield of God. Please, my pleasure.

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I am Miglia, Archbishop of the Church of the Holy Light. It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Ars Varka."

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　For the time being, I guided the blue saint, Mirialia, to the magic airship so that we could talk without being overheard by the children.

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　The children who were with her are being attended to by the other soldiers she had brought with her.

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　Some of the children were crying because they could not see her, but they would be all right for a while.

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　I doubt that she would think of harming us now that she is separated from her children.

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　I will take my time and ask her what she wants to hear.

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"First of all, this salt grass is toxic and is used to make drugs. I would like to confirm this fact.

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Yes, that's right.

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"...... It is a little hard to believe that you, my saint, would remain in this land and need mere medicines and poisons. So I would guess that it would be some kind of illegal medicine that you can't disclose, what do you think?"

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"...... you guessed it. The medicine made from this salt grass is the one that is accepted in the underworld. But it is also true that it is a miracle plant that saves the land from salt damage. Originally, the salt herb was kept by the royal family of Doren, and later in the Holy City.

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"Hmm. The [Light of Judgment] that the Doren royal family used to use is a powerful great magic. In order to minimize its impact on the earth, this kind of plant was controlled?

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Yes. And the salt grass was also stored in the vaults under the Holy City. Perhaps some seeds miraculously survived and sprouted from there.

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"Is that true?　So you, or other Church officials, were not growing this on the Holy City site to obtain drugs?"

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"Yes. I can't give you any proof, however. All I can say is, please believe me.

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"Fine. In any case, we can't prove anything on both sides. Now for the next question. You used children to collect this salt grass, didn't you?　Are you sure that this was an act to buy and sell?"

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"Yes. Yes, because it is a fact that salt can be obtained, and it is a commodity to be sold. In addition, there are other towns that have disappeared due to severe salt damage. We were going to plant there as well.

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"And others?　Certainly we have heard that there are several places where [the light of judgment] was used by Naja, but it is dangerous for the drug to spread."

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"I know. I know, but the land around here is so contaminated that we have no choice but to do so. First of all, we need to make sure that wheat can be grown. And even if it becomes a drug, it depends on how it is used. Medicines made from salt grass can also have a calming effect by adjusting their medicinal properties.

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"...... Hmmm. They say that all medicines are toxic, and I suppose it is possible. However, I still consider it highly dangerous. I will have all the salt weed recovered. Of course, the sale of saltgrass is forbidden. Is that clear?"

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"...... understand. Let's do it."

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　I wonder if salt weed needs to be investigated for its medicinal properties by memes.

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　I can't decide.

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　Maybe Mirialia is right and this is something that can be used as an ordinary medicine.

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　But I don't think we can easily authorize it.

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　We don't want the suburbs of the Holy City to become a drug trafficking center.

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　In other words, the fact that Mirialia, who was supposed to be summoned by Pope Paul, is staying here to try to obtain this drug is considered to be a very valuable one.

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　What kind of medicine would it be?

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"May I ask you a question as well?"

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"Hmm?　Yes, that's fine.

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"Why are you here, Mr. Ars Varka?　Didn't you already gather many of the Church to the north and reorganize it there?　Why did you come back to the Holy City? And, since your arrival, there has been an anomaly that the ground suddenly floats in the air. Is that you, too?

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"It was I who made the site of the Holy City float in the sky, wasn't it? This land is now mine. I will not accept any objection.

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"...... that such a thing is allowed?　The Holy City has been a place where the Church has been since ancient times, you know?"

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The Church has already been revived in Fontana. However, as the saint said, we cannot leave the site of the Holy City unattended. Therefore, I have followed God's opinion.

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"...... God's opinion, sir?"

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Yes. He asked me, the shield of God, to protect the site of the extinct Holy City. Therefore, I have protected it by separating it from the earth. Therefore, as of this moment, the site of the Holy City is no longer under the protection of the Church, but under the protection of my Ars Varka.

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"Yes, such sophistry. ......"

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"Hou. You are the Archbishop, the saintly woman, and you claim that the Word of God is a technicality?　What if God hears it? Can't complain if you are considered an enemy of God, can you?"

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"...... I misspoke. Please forgive me."

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I forgive you. Now, I hope you understand the situation. So, why don't you cooperate with me, my little blue saint?"

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"...... cooperation, huh? You seem to be in a situation where you can hardly refuse, but what is it that you want from me?

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"Once again, let me be sure. The purpose of your action is to save orphaned children. And to return the nearby lands to their former fertility, where crops can no longer be grown due to the salt damage. Is this correct?

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"That's right. I really just wanted to restore the land through salt grass. I have no other intention.

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I understand. Then, though it may be in a small way, I will support your wish and cooperate with you. Let us work hand in hand to save this land.

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"...... What does that mean?　What is the purpose of your joining hands with me?"

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"You ask me to do this because you, as the Blue Saint Mirialia, are still an immensely popular figure among many of the people. I want you to ask me to restore the Holy City and the lives of its people to the way they once were."

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What's in it for you?

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"Many things, Your Holiness. I'm only using you a little in exchange for helping you to do what you do."

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　Apparently, Shiokusa intended to use them for peaceful purposes.

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　I don't know how much she really meant it, but if she insists so, I will accept it.

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　Then, I made a proposal to such a kind-hearted saint.

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　I will bring peace to this land on your behalf.

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　Well, it's my brother Kyle who's coming here later.

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　Perhaps the name Mirialia is well known around here.

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　The Blue Saint Mirialia is working to revive this land that has come to be called the land of the dead.

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　And to help her do it, she will ask my brother, Kyle Reed, through me.

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　In other words, Kyle will get the cause.

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　Kyle will be called upon by the former Pope-elect to help stabilize the land on which the Holy City once stood, and he will level the land.

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　It will be the name for enough land.

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　Incidentally, the "opinion of God" is not only a sophistry but also a lie.

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　Later, I will ask Aisha to make a deal with him when I bring him the new clothes and the new dependents.

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　I am a shield of God who has come to reclaim the Holy City by the word of God, and a saint in blue who has the support of many people through grass-roots activities.

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　Anyone who opposes Kyle, who is entrusted with this land by the two of them, is in other words, an enemy of God.

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　Let's take this route and get the territory.

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　No matter the power of the supreme aristocrat Reinsatz, he will hesitate to oppose the church.

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　Originally, Pope Paul was supposed to be in charge of the role of the Milliaria in order to gain such a cause.

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　However, I thought that Mirialia would be more popular in this area than the Popes who had left the Holy City alone and reorganized the Church in the north, and it would be easier to get their approval.

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　Therefore, I decided to establish a cooperative relationship with Mirialia, taking advantage of the fact that I had come across someone who could be of use to me here.

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