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"I'm home, Sura. I beat the bandits.
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"Oh, welcome back, Mr. Alphonse. I'm glad you're safe. Did you bring that girl, Kristina, into the fold?
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"Yes, you know what, Sura? Yeah, that's right. At first I was going to ask Sura to do some shopping in town or something. But it seems a bit too much to ask.
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"I'm sorry. I have underestimated my physical condition. A long journey is more difficult than I thought. But I see. I am sure that Christina will be able to handle the work. I think we can trust her.
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After killing the bandits, we returned to the town where Biden ruled.
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Since Sura was still in this town, we returned there first to join him.
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Sula seemed to be feeling the strain of the long trip.
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She is riding a Valkyrie, so she is not walking, but it is still quite tiring.
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We got a merchant's wagon when we killed the bandits, and it might be better to take Sura in it.
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"But Sura trusts Kristina so much, doesn't she?"
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"Yes, that's right. Well, it is very rare to find someone who is willing to do business with someone like us who lives at the foot of the mountain. The people of the other lands see us as the descendants of the former iniquities, as if we were unclean.
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"Does it feel that bad?"
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Yes, it is. And perhaps you will experience it in the future, Mr. Alphonse.
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"Oh, really?"
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Yes. The members of the Barka mercenaries are all from the foothills of the sacred mountain. Even if Master Alphonse says that they are from the kingdom beyond the mountain... the people in the small nations will not believe him. Rather, they will recognize that this group of mercenaries is a group of iniquitous people.
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"So you're saying we're going to start with a low level of trust in the Orient, too?"
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"I think so. But it would be a very different story if we had even one reliable business partner. Kristina has always been a girl who is open to us, and she herself is from a background that has nothing to do with Reinan. I'm sure she has several business partners in the small states, and I'm sure she'll be able to make things work out between them.
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I see.
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It seems that people are discriminated against quite a bit just by the fact that they were born at the foot of a sacred mountain.
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That's why the people who obtained magic in the variant stayed in their own villages rather than using their power to go out into the crowded city.
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Sura knew that.
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That's why she said she would follow the mercenaries.
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I think she was worried not only about the lodging problem before going to the Orient, but also about what would happen after they arrived there.
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Even though Brother Ars had made an arrangement with the Orientals in advance, there was a possibility that the mercenaries would be discriminated against because of their origins.
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But it was too much for the old bones of those who came with us.
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He was glad that I had brought Kristina into the group who could take his place.
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Saying that he was glad, he went to Kristina and started to talk to her.
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She must have been telling me to work hard from now on.
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"I'm sure you're right, Mr. Alphonse.
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After Sura left, there was someone talking to me.
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I don't know where he had heard this from, but Biden, who rules this town, came into the room and said so.
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I guess he must have heard what I had just said when he arrived in this room.
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Mr. Biden doesn't seem to discriminate much, does he?
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"Well, I have known Sura and the others for a long time. However, there are many residents of this town who do not like those who live at the foot of the sacred mountain.
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"Is that so? That's surprising.
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"Is that so? We can't speak for others, but they are poor. What do you think they do when they can't get their livelihood in the forest because of the harsh environment they live in? It is not impossible for them to come and take the harvest from these fields. Some of us think of them as beasts, if I may put it this way.
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"Heh. I see. I'm surprised you and Sula get along so well, Mr. Biden.
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"Actually, when my grandfather ruled the town, there was a lot of fighting with the people at the foot of the sacred mountain. But my father's generation changed that policy. We began to actively trade with them if they brought us things that could be exchanged for food, such as furs and brocade caterpillar fabrics. It was not easy, but over a long period of time the relationship gradually changed. Gradually, the number of conflicts has decreased and the impression of each other is changing more than before.
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"I see. You mean that you have arranged mutual benefits so that they will not fight each other. Mr. Biden's father must have been very wise.
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"I am proud of my father. I hope I can live up to him. Well, anyway, thank you for killing the bandits, Mr. Alphonse. I have sent someone to the place where Mr. Elvis told me to go to get confirmation. We will pay you as soon as we have the confirmation, so please rest well tonight.
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"Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Biden.
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Once again, I realized that relationships are made up of many different things.
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I'm sure that Biden, despite what he said, must have been angry when his fields were destroyed.
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However, he has been able to suppress his anger and continue to deal with Sura and his friends, and that is why he has been able to build a good relationship with them.
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But then again, maybe there are some worries waiting for them when they reach the Orient.
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Not only to fight, but also to have a relationship of mutual trust.
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Or, it may be important to build a relationship where both parties can share advantages through trade.
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It seems that managing a mercenary group is not only about strength and money, but also about many other difficulties.
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I thought about this while talking with Sura and Biden, and decided to wait for the confirmation process to be finished.
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