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"Did you run away with the debt?"

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"Yes, Master Alphonse. It seems that someone originally worked in a workshop inside the wall, but he ran away to the favelas because he said he had a tremendous amount of debts."

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"...... Can you get away with it?　Even debt collectors will come after you."

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"There are a lot of people like that in the favelas. You might be surprised how hard it is to find them."

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"Hmm. But you're good at it, right?"

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"Maybe. I've always said I'm the best in the Orient."

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　Is it true?

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　I asked him if he could pull some artisans from the favelas, and Kiku had an idea.

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　Kiku had an idea, but it seemed that he had a reason.

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　It seems that there is someone who has built up a rather large debt and is running away from it.

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"I know who it is, Mr. Alphonse.

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"Does Hannah know too?"

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Yes. He used to be a good, honest man. But when his daughter, the only family he had, got sick, he said he needed money to cure her.

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"And that's why you borrowed money?"

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"That's right. But even though he bought medicines with the borrowed money and gave them to her, she was not cured. So he tried various other medicines in search of one that would cure his illness, but in the end they didn't work. After that, he couldn't pay his debts, so he ran away.

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"Yes, yes. That's why they gave us orphans food sometimes.

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"I see. Then, is it possible to ask that person to come to this Barca village?

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"Maybe it's okay. I might have to check to see if they are still in the same place.

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　A debt-ridden artisan.

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　From what Kiku and Hanna have told me, they were in debt to their families.

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　I hear that many people in the favelas do not care deeply about others.

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　Even in such a situation, when I hear that he sometimes shared food with orphans, I wonder if he was not such a bad person at heart.

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"What do you think, Kristina?"

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"A craftsman with debts, huh? I guess it depends on where he owes the money and who is trying to collect it from him now, doesn't it?"

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"If I try to bring that person to Barca Village, does that mean the debt collectors will come here?"

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"I think it's quite possible. But in a way it might be easier to understand. If we offer them to cover our debts, or to welcome them with good treatment, they might come to our village."

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　I see.

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　You're offering an exchange.

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　Then there is certainly a possibility that they will come quietly.

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　The rest depends on his skill, but I'm sure he'll be fine.

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　At least if he's worked in the workshops of the Orient... he's probably more skilled than anyone else in this village.

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"All right, let's go look for him. Kiku and Hannah, will you show us the way?"

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"Yes, sir. I'll leave it to you, Mr. Alphonse.

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　And so I headed back to the favelas in search of this debt-ridden craftsman.

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"It's been a long time since I've been here. I used to live here a while ago.

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　We came to the favela.

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　Kiku was looking around the area and said something like that.

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　It has been only a year or so since we left this place, but I guess we feel nostalgic.

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　But still, this place seems to be familiar to him.

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　While talking about this and that, we continue on our way through the complicated favelas without any hesitation.

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　But this place is still the same.

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　Or maybe it's because we came here with only our children this time.

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　As we were moving deeper into the favela, the thugs appeared in front of us again.

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　A few of them are approaching us, surrounding us.

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　I fought off the attackers before, but this time I leave it to Kiku and the others to deal with them.

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　In the past, neither Kiku nor Hanna would have tried to fight them.

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　As orphans at the very bottom of the poor district, we have been living quietly and inconspicuously.

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　But now I'm different.

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　I am defeating the adults who attacked me.

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"......We won?　Did you see this, Mr. Alphonse?　I beat a grown man."

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"Of course. I'm trained by the Eye. You can't lose to such a scrawny opponent, Kiku. But you did good.

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"Yes, thank you. ...... Yay. I'm getting stronger.

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　Kiku is happy to defeat an approaching adult with his sword.

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　Come to think of it, I've only been training in the village of Barca.

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　I've never actually had to fight, so maybe it's been hard for me to feel that I'm getting stronger.

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　This could be a good experience.

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　Well, I don't want you to be satisfied with a win against this level of opponent.

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　There are many stronger ones out there.

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　By the way, Hannah seems to be more surprised than pleased.

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　She is surprised, as if she didn't expect to win against a grown-up.

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　She doesn't seem to like fighting very much, but she feels that she is getting stronger and stronger.

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"Oh, I can see her now. This is the house, Mr. Alphonse. Hey, old man. Are you there?　Come on out."

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　In the meantime, we seem to have arrived at our destination.

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　We kept going deeper into the favela, and after a few twists and turns, we came to a ramshackle house.

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　Kiku is pounding on the door of the house with her fist.

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　I wonder if it's all right.

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　If you hit the door too hard, the whole house might tip over.

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"Oh, come on, give me a break, that you will. Are you trying to destroy my house, that you are? ......? Are you Kiku? And you're Hannah?　I haven't seen you around lately, but I'm surprised you're still alive."

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　A man came out of the house as soon as he saw the house was destroyed by such a violent visit.

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　The tall man looks at Kiku and Hanna and smiles at them.

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　Apparently, it is true that he is kind to children.

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　This is how I met Garius, a craftsman who is in debt.

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