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　That's amazing.

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　I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

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　I was stunned to see the little boy performing his actions so nonchalantly.

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　Alphonse Barca.

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　The man behind the flying castle that has appeared at the foot of the mountain since some time ago.

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　I don't know why, but it seems that Alphonse, who is still a child, is running a mercenary company with mercenaries in tow.

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　The mercenary company itself is not unheard of.

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　It is because it is said that nobles and knights sometimes make their children nominal leaders from childhood in order to give them experience.

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　Children of historical families are born much stronger than ordinary people.

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　So the mercenaries admit it, but in reality, I think it is just a decoration.

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　But these Barka mercenaries are different.

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　It is properly managed with a child who is not even 10 years old yet at its head.

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　There are the lord of the castle of Valiant and a very pretty lady attendant, but even so, Mr. Alphonse has the authority to make all the decisions.

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　Is he really a child?

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　As a merchant I have traveled all over the land, but I have never seen such a strange boy.

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　He has a strong mind and does not seem so young when he talks to adults.

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　And every time I talk to him face to face, I feel a thrill in my heart.

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　What is it?

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　He was a boy who kept giving me strange and elusive impressions.

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　But that was not all.

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　Alphonse is not only strange, but he seems to know how to fight.

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　In no time at all, he was finding and defeating the bandits that we and Mr. Biden had been having trouble finding.

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　Especially, the first muscular guy was killed in an instant.

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　At least I didn't know what Mr. Alphonse had done.

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　Because before I knew it, there was a red sword in his hand, and it was stuck in the man's throat.

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　You wonder where the sword came from.

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　But he didn't care about that, he didn't even change his face, and he really knocked him down without any hesitation.

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"Well, well, well. We had set a trap in the cave and were waiting for them, but we didn't expect to be exposed like this.

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　Mercenaries overrun the bandits.

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　With swords, spears, axes and other weapons, they rushed at the bandits, knocking them down one by one.

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　While I was watching them, a man with a pretentious accent appeared from the depths of the cave.

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　That's him.

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　He clearly looks different from the other thieves, and I think he is the leader of this band of thieves.

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　My trading company was beaten up by him.

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　Despite the fact that we were well protected, we were beaten up by this man.

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"Be careful, Alphonse. Be careful with this guy.

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"Oh. Well, well, well... isn't that you, Miss Kristina? Oh, no. You let them get away that time and now you're here to get even with them? Should I have caught them myself at that time?

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　I have a feeling this guy is different from the other bandits.

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　He knows me.

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　Maybe this man is a spy from some other country.

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　The clothes he wears are obviously of high quality, and he is not forced to wear leather armor on his body like the man before him.

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　He seems to be wearing it well.

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　It is said that children of noble families are sometimes placed at the head of mercenary bands to gain experience, but it is also said that sometimes a nobleman is involved at the head of bandits.

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　This is what is called interference.

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　In order to physically obstruct a transaction that could benefit another power, a noble disguises himself as a bandit and attacks a merchant.

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　This may be the case here.

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　It could be that some house has some interests at stake and is working to disable the merchants who pass through here.

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　Is it safe?

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　If I'm right, this is no ordinary man.

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　He is a nobleman or a knight, stronger than most men by nature.

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　I'm sure Alphonse is too much for him.

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　He glances around him.

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　There is no rule that says this man and Alphonse must fight.

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　For example, wouldn't the warrior of Atmos, who is somehow a part of this mercenary group, fight in place of Alphonse-kun?

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　But Mr. Ian was not going to make a move.

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　Not only that, neither Mr. Elvis nor Mr. Ai would move.

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　They are just watching Mr. Alphonse, who has stepped forward in front of the man.

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　That means he is going to fight, I guess.

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　I too turn my gaze from the surroundings to the front and clasp my hands tightly in front of my chest.

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　A little mercenary who has been with us for a few days so far.

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　I pray for his safety and watch him fight.

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"What about you?　You kids go home and go to bed."

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Hey, Uncle. You have an interesting sword."

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"Oh, uncle?　I'm not that old yet, boy."

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"Oh, yeah?　Can I have the sword?　If you give it to me honestly, I'll spare your life."

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"That's a funny joke. I commend you for realizing the value of my free sword. But your words are worth dying for.

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　With that, the man drew his sword.

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　There is something inlaid in the gleaming hilt of the sword.

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　What is it?

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　It could be a gemstone or a magic stone.

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　The man grips the sword, which is said to be a free sword, and thrusts it out.

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"What? It's extended?"

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　The length of the sword, which was thrust toward Mr. Alphonse, has increased.

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　I am not mistaken.

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　The sword itself was extended to fill the gap between the two.

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　It seems to me that this is no ordinary sword.

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　Maybe it's a sword found in the labyrinth.

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　I have heard that weapons found in the labyrinth sometimes have unusual effects.

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　Though a small-time merchant like me has never handled such an expensive item, I guess it must be so.

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　And so, before my very eyes, the battle between Mr. Alphonse and the wielder of the free sword began.

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