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"Happy New Year, Mr. Banagher."

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"Happy New Year, that it is, Mr. Alphonse. Well, that Baruka elixir is amazing. My wife was very pleased with it, that she was.

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You're using it right away. It works, doesn't it?"

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"Mm. He has been in a good mood since he used it, that he has been very helpful. The other councilors have said the same thing, that they have."

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　The year began.

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　It's been nine years since Garud's last visit to Japan, and I'll be eight years old this year.

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　As a New Year's greeting, I have come to greet Banagher who lives in the Orient, where the customs seem to be a little different from those of the United Kingdom of Fontana.

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　In the United Kingdom of Fontana, when the New Year arrives, knights in the service of kings and nobles go out to greet their masters.

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　But it seems that such a thing is not so common in this small group of nations.

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　Not that he is my lord, but I was surprised when I went to my employer Banagher for the first time last year as a New Year's greeting.

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　In this country, it seems to be a common practice to spend a few days at leisure with family and relatives.

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　However, he was very happy that I came to greet him.

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　Maybe he thought that I was like a relative of Banagher's.

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　He served me a stacked box with a variety of unusual dishes that he usually eats at the beginning of a new year.

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　That is why I was invited to Banagher's house again this year and came to greet him at the beginning of the new year.

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　Over the meal together, we talked about many things.

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　Among them, we talked about the Barka elixir.

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　A new cosmetic product that was created and launched last year.

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　I decided to give them away as free samples before selling them.

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　At first, I was going to send them to the cursed households so that they could experience the effectiveness of the new cosmetics compared to the previous ones made in the Soma Church.

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　But I also decided to send the samples to the households of the councilors of the Orient.

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　I thought it would be better to use them if I had a chance to get in touch with them.

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　The councilors of the Orient are elected from among the citizens, and every one of them is recognized as an influential person in the country.

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　It may be an individual's ability or the power of his/her family.

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　It would be good to be friends with such places.

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　Incidentally, it was Christina's opinion that the samples should be sent to the wives and daughters of the members of the Diet, not to the members of the Diet.

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　Since the Barka Mercenaries are under Banagher's patronage and have a close relationship with him, some of them are his political opponents in the Diet.

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　If I send something as a sample to them, they may not accept it.

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　However, I made it possible for them to receive the gifts by sending them to their family members instead of to the members of the Diet themselves.

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　It seems that the wife's opinion has a lot of power in most families.

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　This was also a little surprising.

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　In the United Kingdom of Fontana, women's opinions tend to be regarded rather low.

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　Perhaps it is simply related to the strength of their power.

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　Because the church's system of succession is such that only boys can inherit the power of the head of the family.

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　Men are more likely to have their opinions heard.

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　However, in the East, there is no such a system of succession.

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　The more the amount of magical power of both male and female, the higher the magical power of the next generation is.

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　Therefore, it seems that sometimes the female side is more powerful than the male side.

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　It is said that a certain percentage of the members of the Diet are not very fond of their wives.

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　If that is the case, I will be giving gifts to women often from now on.

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　The Barka mercenaries are still a group of strangers in this country, so I will try to make a good impression on them.

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"By the way, your skill is still as impressive as ever, Master Galius..."

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"The container for the Barca elixir turned out pretty well, didn't it?　They took our opinions into consideration and came up with a design that fits this country.

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"Beyond the mountain peaks lies the home country of Mister Alphonse. It seems to represent a world shrouded in mystery that we do not know. But it is also amazing to produce such a large number of containers with such attention to detail, that it is. Isn't Mr. Galius busy making glass containers now?"

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"Not really. In the village of Barca, everyone is working together to make things under the guidance of Galius.

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"Oh. So it is not you, but others who make them to such a high quality, that it is not you? Hmmm. The craftsmen of the village of Barca are not to be underestimated. Is it Garius who is raising them, that it is?"

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　In conversations with Banerjee, Galius is often mentioned.

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　In terms of age, Galius is more than a year older than Banagher.

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　For Banagher, who admired Gran, it seems that Galius, who was of the same generation as Gran and was also active in the same way, was also someone he admired.

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　It is said that he once offered his support to Garius when Garius lost all his money for his daughter's medical treatment.

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　However, after Galius moved to the favelas, he seems to have cut off the relationship with him.

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　Perhaps he did not want to cause trouble for Banagher, who had become a member of the Diet.

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　But Banagher, who was still concerned about Garius, was happy that Garius had started working for me again.

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　He was probably also happy that the quality of the magical tools he had been making in the village of Barca had suddenly improved.

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　He was very surprised to see that his technical skills had improved by several steps from the amateur craftsmanship he had been doing until then.

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　After that, Banagher and I continued to talk about many things.

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　The new year began in a relatively relaxed atmosphere.

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