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"So, I would like to have a meeting. The subject is how to increase the strength of the Barka Mercenaries in the future.

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　After talking with Brother Kyle, we decided to gather people together immediately for a discussion.

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　After returning to the Orient, I reported the war situation to Banagher and others, and then went home.

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　The atmosphere is a little more relaxed now, although they are checking and replenishing the people and things that were depleted in the battle.

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　We immediately gathered in a room of the house and had a discussion. I explained what Brother Kyle had told me and then asked for everyone's opinions.

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"We need money if we are going to grow the mercenaries, Alphonse. Mercenaries work for a price. If they don't get paid where they belong, they leave easily. It's the same for the employer, and it's the same for a group of mercenaries."

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　When the assembled group discussed how to gather a reliable group of people, Ian was the first to offer his opinion.

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　Ian was the first one to offer his opinion. He was indeed a warrior from the village of Atmos, where mercenaries are the main industry.

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　He insisted that money is no longer enough.

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"Oh, I agree with you, Mr. Alphonse. Without money, people will always leave you. Mercenaries and merchants too.

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　And there was one who agreed.

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　Kristina.

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　Based on her opinion as a merchant and as a safekeeper of the Barka Mercenaries, she says the same thing from a different angle than that of Ian, the Warrior of Atmos.

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　Well, that's true.

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　If we increase our strength, we will have to increase the number of people.

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　It is only natural that it costs money to feed them.

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How about "call people from the variant"?　I think that a resident of Valiant would fit the criteria of someone who would follow Master Alphonse and who would not betray him.

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　Sura, on the other hand, has a different opinion.

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　Of course there are things that connect people other than money.

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　It is not my birthplace, but I am sure that there are many people in Valiant who trust Barca because of the influence of Ars and Elvis.

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　If we are going to increase our strength, it might be better to recruit people from those who follow Barca.

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"Then I will train the mercenaries well, Master Alphonse. I will teach them the wonders of Barca, the greatness of Master Ars, and the heroism of Master Alphonse in a way that Elvis will drill into their very marrow. I will responsibly dispose of anyone who betrays us."

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　Then Elvis, after listening to Sura's opinion, said, "I think it's a good idea.

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　It seems that Elvis intends to punish those he has gathered.

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　He is probably going to train them by making sure that they are trained to think about Barca from the top of their heads to every part of their bodies.

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　I'm afraid that this might be too much, but it's true that just gathering people is not the end of it.

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　I am sure that a solid training is necessary.

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"Oh, well, then, let me give you my opinion as well. If possible, can we have people from Orient countries as well?　I think it would be better to have mercenaries from the Orient than a group of mercenaries who are all residents of the foot of the sacred mountain. Oh, I don't mean to say anything about the people who live in the sacred mountain, but ......"

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　Then Oliva shared her opinion.

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　Oliva, who had retreated earlier with the Orientals in the battle against the Gulagarians, had returned safely.

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　And since he had just shown up at the residence before this meeting began, I had asked him to join us.

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　There is the problem of whether he has such a trustworthy relationship with Oliva himself, but I thought it would be better to hear an outside opinion.

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　I think Oliva has a point.

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　The Barka mercenaries who joined the Orient Army and achieved some results in the war, but they still seemed to be a little out of place.

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　If we increase the number of mercenaries from Variant more than now, there is a possibility that they will be more out of touch with their surroundings.

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　Considering this, it might be better to recruit people from this Orient to some extent.

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"May I start with you, Mr. Alphonse?"

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"Hmm?　Of course you can, aye. Do you have any opinions?"

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"Yes. There are two main ways to increase the strength of the Barka Mercenaries. One is to gather those who can fight. The other is to gather those who cannot fight.

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"Hmm?　You want to gather people who can't fight in a mercenary group?"

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That's right. I am sure that you are looking for immediate ability. However, from a long-term perspective, if you want to grow your organization, you need to develop human resources. This is not only in terms of combat. It is also necessary to increase the number of people who will be involved in the management of the organization as executives of the mercenary corps.

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"......What does that mean?　Do you mean getting people who can't fight but can do the math like Kristina?"

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"That would be nice, but it's not quite right. I don't know if I can fulfill Mr. Alphonse's requirement of a trustworthy person. I propose that we gather orphans.

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"Orphan?　You want to collect children, aye?"

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Yes. Yes. A very young child. We educate and bring up children who are not under the influence of others. I believe that only if the Barka mercenaries train their own people can they secure reliable people who will not betray them."

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　I see.

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　Maybe what Ai is trying to say is that every adult has a possibility of betrayal.

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　People, money, blood ties.

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　Even before getting involved with the mercenaries, each person has various ties to each other, and you never know who will betray the Barka Mercenaries at any time and for any reason.

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　So, in order to reduce the possibility of betrayal as much as possible and to increase the number of trustworthy people, it is important to nurture them while they are still young, isn't it?

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　That may be true.

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　But it will not be effective immediately.

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　It will take a lot of money for them to become a competitive force.

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　But if they can be brought up well, it will have a great effect.

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"Are you planning to raise children, Ai?"

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"I have experience in educating children at Alphonse. I am available at your command."

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　And it seems that Ai is going to be the educator of these orphans.

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　I wonder if she will give the orphans the same training I received.

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　If that method works, I'm sure they will improve in their studies and swordsmanship.

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　That's more likely to make them more knowledgeable and skilled than those we can recruit in the variants and the Orient.

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　What shall we do?

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　Each opinion is a good one.

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　We put down on paper the opinions that came out of the meeting, and further discussed the future of the Barka Mercenaries by butting heads with each other.

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