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"Oh, well. I see. This Mr. Banagher has come up with a very dangerous plan. Perhaps this operation was not passed by the council, but by him personally.

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　After our discussion with Banerjee, we were on our way to the house where the mercenaries were waiting for us.

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　I explained to Sura who was waiting for us there what I had said to Banagher and told her that the operation would take place in a few days.

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　Then Sura murmured something that bothered me.

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"What do you mean?　He said he was a member of the Orient, and if that member came up with the plan, wouldn't the Congress approve the plan?"

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"I don't know. Maybe so, maybe not. But, you know, Congresses often take a long time to make a decision. Everyone gets together and discusses and decides. There are many good aspects to that, but there are also aspects that make it difficult to make immediate decisions.

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"Well, I guess we can't always be absolutely sure of what the king says. Well, it's not like the king's word is absolute. But what makes you think that this time it is an original move by Mr. Banagher?

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"It is time, Master Alphonse. Master Ars and Banagher must have discussed this beforehand, and they must have known that the mercenaries would come here. But they must not have known that one of the mercenaries would be a warrior from Atmos. Probably, Christina, who sent the mercenaries first, told them about the existence of Ian the Warrior of Atmos.

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"......I guess you could say that. It wasn't a given that Ian would follow me."

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"Well, is it possible that they were looking into it while we were on our way here? But I think that there are too many uncertainties when we have certain information about the presence of Atmos warriors in the Barka mercenaries and make it a central part of our plan. It is natural that there would be doubts whether the Congress would approve the operation even before the mercenaries arrive.

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"That may be true. But then, what was Banagher's intention in making this plan?"

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"I don't know. I don't know the internal affairs of this country either. I just know that it doesn't feel right. And the Congress is not monolithic. It might be a good idea to know the relationship between Mr. Banerjee and the Congress.

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　Banerji explained that this operation was intended to help the Orient.

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　But Sura said that it might not have been conceived through the Congress, which runs the country.

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　How could that be?

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　However, it is true that a strategy using Ian would not have been possible without his presence.

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　It seems to me that it is too early to tell such a plan to the Barka mercenaries who have just arrived today, and then to execute the plan in a few days.

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　So, Banagher may be acting on his own.

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　Come to think of it, I have heard this story before.

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　It is a story that there was a dispute among allies on how to fight each other even though they are in the same camp.

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　The knight who likes to be on the offensive insisted on going into battle, and the knight who is good at defense countered that he should further strengthen his defense in the stronghold protected by the wall.

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　In the end, the two sides could not reach a consensus, and the situation was made worse by the fact that both offense and defense could only be done half-heartedly.

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　I think this story was connected to the cautionary tale that choosing one side or the other is better than deciding which side is right.

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　Maybe there is something like that in the Orient.

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　People like Banagher, who think that just protecting them is not enough and try to find a way out.

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　And there may be those who argue against it, saying what if they send people outside and cause more damage when they don't have enough strength even in the current situation.

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　How can we decide the policy if we have people who have conflicting opinions in the parliament, the place where the policy of the country is decided?

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　It would be nice if they could decide through discussion, but it is not likely that they would be able to talk for too long.

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　Perhaps Banagher was on the verge of losing his patience in such a situation.

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　Then the Barka mercenaries arrived.

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　It was not just any mercenary group, but a group of Atmos warriors.

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　Perhaps one warrior of Atmos seemed to Banagher bigger than a hundred mercenaries.

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　And the power of the Warrior of Atmos is widely known in the East.

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　A Titan with overwhelming strength is a factor that can greatly disrupt the balance of power on the battlefield even by itself.

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　Before such a powerful force is used only to defend the city, I would like to put it into operation to further strengthen the Orient.

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　That is why they decided to attack the lumberyard even though it was right after the mercenaries arrived.

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"No matter how much I think about it, I don't know for sure what their intentions are. At any rate, I'm in for this mission. But Sura, you stay here and check out Mr. Banagher and the council. We could also use a merchant like Kristina.

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"Yes, that's right. Yes, sir. I don't know how much I can do, but I will try.

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　Mercenaries risk their lives on the battlefield for their employers.

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　But in order to do so, they need to know if their employer is trustworthy or not.

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　In this case, they need to know Banagher as well as the council of the Orient.

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　However, I still decided to participate in this mission.

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　Anyway, I myself don't know if the Barka Mercenaries will be able to make it on the battlefield or not.

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　We had no problem in killing the bandits, but I don't know how well we can do.

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　The same is true for the Congress of this country.

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　Anyway, let's give them credit for this mission.

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　If we can show the power of the Barka mercenaries, the situation may change.

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　Then it's a given that the mission will be a success, and if possible, we'd like to take out even a well-known person.

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　Are there any famous knights in the lumberyard?

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　With these thoughts in mind, we proceeded to prepare for the mission that was to take place in a few days' time.

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