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"Thank you, Mr. Alphonse. Here is the reward for the Barka mercenaries.

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Thank you, Oliva.

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　There is a small army invading the Orient.

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　We have received such information and we, the Barka Mercenaries, have been called in to intercept them.

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　We immediately set out in numbers, and a skirmish-like battle ensued.

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　The city-state of Orient had several villages under its control in the surrounding area, and these were attacked.

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　After easily taking back the city, the battle ended without any further attacks, and the mercenaries had to turn back.

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　It was like this for the rest of the year.

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　We would go into a small battle and it would soon be over.

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　We never launched a counter invasion against an invading force, so our role was over in no time.

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　To be honest, it is boring.

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　It would have been nice to have a few more spectacular battles.

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　The only saving grace is that the Orient is paying us well.

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　Actually, the Orientals hire mercenaries other than the Barka mercenaries.

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　Sometimes I went to the same battlefield with different mercenary groups, and we exchanged information several times.

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　I have heard that there are some countries that do not pay their mercenaries.

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　In fact, defense alone is not enough to make money in the first place.

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　Rather, unless you invade other lands, fighting only consumes money.

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　According to other mercenaries, the Orient is a good employer these days.

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　They said that the successful development of magic tools, which had not been widely distributed before, and the fact that they make money from them, may be the reason for their good pay.

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　Indeed, the magic tools seem to be quite profitable.

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　Or rather, the village of Barca, which is actually making magic tools as a subcontractor, is also making quite a bit of money.

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　If anything, it is more profitable for them to use their manpower for making magic tools than to go into actual battles as mercenaries.

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　This means that Banagher and others who buy and sell magical tools from Barka village must be making more money.

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　Christina, for example, has recently come to say that she doesn't need to be on the battlefield.

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"......, was the reward not enough?"

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"No, I don't think so. I definitely got my money's worth this time, Oliva.

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I'm glad. Both Senator Banagher and I have confidence in the Barka mercenaries. Not only do they have warriors from Atmos, but they also have a reputation for not being violent in the villages they go to rescue. That's why I'm the first to call on them to do the job, but I can't pay them too much because of the other mercenary groups. ......"

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"The Barka mercenaries are well trained. We are especially careful to avoid looting and assault.

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"That's great. You've always been very helpful.

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　He counted the money he had received from Oliva and then made small talk.

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　Some of the other mercenaries in the group would go wild in the villages where they went to help.

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　Especially when they are dissatisfied with the reward, they even try to take the money and goods from the village.

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　Therefore, the Orient was quite concerned about the reputation of the mercenary bands.

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　Among them, the Barka mercenaries were considered to be the best.

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　It is probably because Elvis trains them strictly everyday.

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　He is particularly strict about discipline.

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　So, perhaps because he knows this, there has been no mercenary who has gone out of control in the Barka Mercenaries so far.

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By the way, may I tell you a little more?

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"Hmm?　What's wrong, Oliva?"

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"Actually, I was asked to do something for you. The village of Barca, where Mister Alphonse is ruling now, is that Mister Garius, isn't it?"

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"Yes. Yes, but what about Galius?　I'll tell you first, I'm the one who brought him in, so you can't ask him to go back to the Orient."

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"Oh, no, sir. No, it's not that. No, it is true that a man of Galius' stature has been languishing in the favelas for a long time, and I would like to see him back in the Orient. But I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about his daughter.

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"Daughter of Galius?　You mean Mahlon?"

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Yes. The Mr. Marlon, who was thought to be dead, was actually lying in bed for a long time, suffering from an incurable disease, according to what I heard. There is a rumor that he is recovering now. I wanted to ask you about that.

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　Apparently, Oliva was more concerned about her daughter Marlon than Galius.

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　How did you know about that?

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　Or rather, the incurability of the disease.

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　According to Norn, it was a curse, not a disease, but Oliva and the others seem to think of it as a disease.

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"Marlon is feeling better. "Marlon is feeling better...he just hasn't been feeling well for a long time. We'll have to keep an eye on him."

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"No, that's what I wanted to hear. No, that's what I wanted to hear. I'm more wondering how you managed to recover from your incurable illness. Could it be that there is a secret in the village of Barca that can cure that disease?

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"Well, I don't know, something like that?　I mean, why are you so concerned about that disease?　Maybe you know someone who knows someone?　Someone who has that disease."

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"...... as a matter of fact it is. If there really is a way to cure that incurable disease, please, Mister Alphonse. Would you allow me to introduce you to a patient with that disease?　I have been lamenting the fact that I have not been cured by any means, and then I heard about your daughter. I would like to receive that treatment. Someone said so and asked me if I could tell Master Alphonse so."

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　Oliva bows her head as she says this.

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　Come to think of it, was the curse that Marlon received so well known that it was incurable?

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　That means that there might be a good number of people who are suffering from the curse.

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　And one of them is an acquaintance of Oliva's who heard about Marlon's story and asked me to tell him about it.

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　I don't know what to do.

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　Well, I guess I could just meet him.

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　Maybe I can't cure him if he has a different disease, but then I can just say so.

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　If others besides Marlon have the same curse, I'd like to check it out.

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　With this thought in mind, I accepted Oliva's wish and promised to meet with those who had been affected by the curse.

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