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"So, please give us some land, Mr. Banagher."

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"...... is a very sudden proposal, Mr. Alphonse. What do you want land for?　I believe you have already provided a house for the Barka mercenaries to stay, that you have."

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"Yes, but... Actually, I'd like to make the Barka Mercenaries a little bigger. I'm also reflecting on the battle this time.

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"Reflection?　Well, I am aware that the reports I have heard indicate that you have achieved great results, that I have heard, but is there something you have to reflect on?

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　After the meeting at the villa, I was in a meeting with Banagher.

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　This was part of the original plan.

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　I have already reported on the results of the battle between the Orient and the Glugaria, but I have not yet received my reward for it.

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　The meeting was to be held prior to the payment of the reward after receiving reports from each of the participants in the battle.

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　Therefore, the original agenda of the meeting was to discuss the payment of the reward for participating in the battle, but I interrupted the meeting and made a request.

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　The demand was for land.

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"I think that the Barka Mercenaries have done a great job. But it does not mean that there was no damage at all. Some of us will be wounded in battle no matter what.

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"That is true. It is impossible for everyone to win unscathed, that it is.

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"Isn't that right?　So far, the Barka Mercenaries are made up of 100 mercenaries. We took all 100 of them and fought. And there were wounded. Then, when the next battle occurs, the number of mercenaries we can take out will be reduced even more. Then, the next time, there might be more casualties. If you repeat such a situation several times, you will soon lose half of your strength.

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"In other words, you want to build up an extra strength as a mercenary corps. By keeping a reserve force, even if there are casualties, we will be able to produce the same level of strength as expected in the next battle. For this purpose, you want to increase the number of men, don't you?"

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"That's right. That's right, Mr. Banagher.

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"But why does that mean you want land, that you do?　I don't know how many more people you plan to add, that I don't know, but if it is enough to increase the reserve force a little, I will prepare another suitable house for you, that I will. It may not be inside the inner wall, but closer to the outer wall, that it may be.

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　Banagher takes my suggestion in stride and replies.

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　I guess they don't want to throw out a mercenary group that has done a good job in the war.

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　Especially with the warriors of ATMOS, they are a reliable enough force.

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　In response to the request for more men to increase their strength, they have said that they will do their best to respond to the request.

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　But it is not enough.

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　It is true that the Barka Mercenaries want to increase their manpower.

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　And that is for the purpose of increasing their strength.

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　But that purpose is not just a short-term problem like Banagher said.

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　There is also a plan to gather and educate unscathed children so that it will be effective in the long run.

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　And that is going to cost money no matter what.

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　Now, doubling the size of the house that Banagher has prepared for us will not achieve that goal.

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"Not exactly, Mr. Banagher. We don't want a house to stay in. We want the land. To put it more simply, we want our own land that we can do with as we please."

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"...... Do you mean that you own the land, that you own the land, not the mansion?　What do you intend to do, that you do, Mister Alphonse?"

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"I was just trying to make some money. I'm thinking of making and selling things at the Barka Mercenaries. But you see, you have to keep your craftsmanship skills well hidden, don't you?　The house I rent from Lord Banerji is fine for me to stay, but it is not suitable for keeping information secret."

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"...... making things?　Are you planning to build your own workshop here in the Orient, that you are?　But that would be reckless, that it would not. There are many excellent makers in the Orient, and I don't think that what an amateur mercenary makes will sell, that I don't think.

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"Don't worry. If business fails, we'll think of something else. So, please give me land, even as a reward for the battle. A large piece of land would be better if possible, even if it is further outside the outer wall.

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"Outside the outer wall, that it is?　Are you sure about this, Mister Alphonse? That is a place for the poor who have no citizenship in this city, that it is. You can certainly keep the price of the land down there, but you can't do business there, that you can't."

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"The way you put it, you're saying it's not impossible, right?　Then it's settled. Oh, and as for the land outside the wall, please make sure the mercenaries have civil rights too. We don't want them to say that we can take their property because they aren't citizens after they've done a good business.

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"...... understood, that I do. But on the other hand, you will pay taxes as a citizen even if you are outside the wall, that you will?　If you cannot pay taxes, you cannot exercise your rights, that you cannot. Please remember that even I cannot protect you from that, that I cannot."

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"Understood. Okay, I'll take that as a yes.

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　The reason we want the land is to build and sell things.

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　I've been thinking about it for a while, but I don't think mercenary work is a good way to make money.

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　The pay is too low for fighting with your life on the line.

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　If you want to be paid well, you have to become stronger.

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　You should become strong and then go to an employer who appreciates your strength.

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　But the Barka mercenaries are completely unknown in this small group of nations.

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　You will not be able to get a proper job except through Banagher.

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　If they still insist on earning money as mercenaries, they will probably have to rob people.

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　Ian said that the best way to make money is to loot where the battles have been fought.

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　However, I felt that this would be almost the same as stealing.

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　If I had to do that, I would consider it, but that is not what I came to the East to do.

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　Then, I should earn my own money.

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　If I can earn money, I can live even if the mercenaries retire due to injury or age.

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　That is why I wanted my own land.

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　Banerji listened to our request, although he said he did not think it would be a good business move.

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　Maybe it's a cheap price to pay.

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　I think he decided that it was cheap considering that he could use the warriors of Atmos just to give us the land outside the wall, where only poor people with no property rights are anyway.

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　Thus, I got my own land in the Orient.

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