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"First of all, I would like to hear your honest opinion, that I would. From the point of view of the Barka Mercenaries, how do you see the Orient today, that you do?"

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"...... Then, be my guest. To be honest, it's already quite dangerous, isn't it?　The walls outside the city were repaired with [wall construction], but the inside of the city is also in pretty bad shape."

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"Mm. After all, it is not something that can be hidden, that it is not. To tell the truth, the Orient is in a very urgent situation, that it is. In fact, I can say that we have been able to hold out until now, that we have.

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"Are you sure?　You can't say that to someone who just arrived today."

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Well, it doesn't matter, that it does. Those of us who live in a small group of countries know firsthand the devastation of the Orient, that we do not have to be explained to you.

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　The people of the Orient whose eyes lit up when we talked about moonstones.

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　However, when Banagher began to describe the situation in their country, their faces darkened.

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　It seems that the situation is very bad.

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　And they don't seem to have the energy to hide it anymore.

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　Are they going to be all right?

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　Even though they came here to fight, the Barka mercenaries are few in number.

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　I'm afraid that we won't be able to win the battles we could win if our only allies here are in such a state.

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The Orient is not a country suited to warfare, that it should be. The most advantageous thing about them was that they had many skilled craftsmen. But then the war forced the craftsmen to fight, and they lost many of their makers, that they did."

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"...... So you don't have any idea what you're going to do in the future?"

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"Normally, there is nothing we can do, that we can do. But we cannot give up. So, Mr. Alphonse, we need your help. We have a battle that we need your help with, that we do.

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Of course I will. We are here to fight. But it depends on what you want to fight about.

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I'm sorry. Then let me explain. Until now, the Orient has always been on the defensive against incoming foreign enemies, that it is true. But that is no longer the case. So, as a measure of a desperate measure, we are going on the offensive, that we are."

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　Yeah.

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　If you keep playing defense, you'll never win.

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　I'm sure of it.

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　Banagher is right.

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　But where are we going to attack?

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　If it is so difficult just to defend one's own country, even if one were to attack somewhere else, one wonders if it would be possible to maintain it.

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"We know where to attack, that we do. A lumberyard, that is."

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"...... What?　Does a lumberyard mean a place where trees are cut and placed?　Aren't you going to attack some city or something?"

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"That is right, that it is. I didn't say it wrong, nor did I go crazy, that I didn't, Mr. Alphonse. It is a lumberyard, that I am sure of, that I am sure of.

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　Are you serious?

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　No, I know I don't have to lie here, but I'm still worried.

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　The situation must have made him crazy.

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"Your face is questioning what I say. Well, of course it is. I just want you to see this, that I do. Our goal is to get this wood, that we should.

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　Banagher took a wooden stick from a nearby person and handed it to me.

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　The wood was neatly cut and had a beautiful grain.

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　It was probably a high quality wood.

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　It was firm and heavy, and I could feel its solid weight in my hand.

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　But what is he going to do with this wood?

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　Are they planning to attack other places to steal the wood and sell it to the craftsmen who will process it?

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　I think that would be too long.

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"Hmm?　Huh?　What's this? Does this tree absorb magic?　Is it softening as it absorbs magic?"

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"Wow. That's impressive, Mister Alphonse. It is said that it is difficult to channel magic into that tree, that it is not. You have managed to do it so easily.

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"Well, I'm quite well trained in the use of magic. Well?　Is it right that this is a tree that bends when it takes in magic power?"

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That is correct, that it is. It is wood cut from a tree called "Jumaki", that it is. It is a special tree that grows only in a certain place like a riverbank, and the purpose of this battle is to steal the softwood from the lumberyard where it is cut down and stored, that it is."

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"Hmmm. You mean I can just take the tree and go?"

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That's right. The purpose of this battle is not the land, but the tree itself, that it is. That is the only goal, and we are looking for the strength to achieve it, that we are."

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　I see.

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　I was worried that you might not have any idea since you looked so gloomy, but I guess I didn't need to worry about that.

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　I guess he has a good idea.

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　Then maybe the Barka Mercenaries could join us.

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　Listening to Banagher's story, I decided in my heart to go to the battle for the lumberyard, as long as I get paid.

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