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"We're all seated. Then let's begin. One by one we will perform the ritual. Who would like to be the first?"
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"Yes. Then I'll do it.
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"Oh, you know, the one from earlier. What's your name?"
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"I'm Walter. Nice to meet you."
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Dozens of potential mercenaries entered the church.
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Once they were seated in chairs in the church.
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And from there, one by one, they were to perform the ritual of the blood wedge.
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Walter was the first one to come forward.
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The one who asked me about all that stuff in front of the church.
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Whoever will do it, I will let him come forward.
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"Hannah here will perform the ceremony. Hannah, hello."
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Yes. Okay, Walter, come with me. We will begin the ritual.
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Then Hannah takes care of Walter who has come forward.
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Actually, Hannah was supposed to perform this ritual.
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The blood wedge is to send my blood into the subject's body.
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That's why I'm supposed to perform the ritual.
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But I did not have to do it.
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It is also for the future.
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If the ritual could not be performed without me, it would be a problem when the number of the city's inhabitants increases.
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Besides, it would take too much time for me to perform the ritual for hundreds or thousands of people.
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No matter how much time I spend on each person, the more people I have, the more time it will take up.
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Above all, it would not be good for me to be in the forefront as the person who performs the ritual.
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The method of this blood wedge is to force painful punishments if the rules are not followed.
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It is probably very useful in organizing a group.
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However, there was a problem that it might cause antipathy.
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What would you think if someone had to suffer pain again and again for some reason?
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He might wish he had never undergone the ritual.
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Or he might hate the person who made him like this.
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Or you might even tell other people about it.
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They might say, "It's because of the strange rituals I did to you that you are in such trouble.
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I don't think I would feel depressed or anything, but I am sure that it would not be very interesting.
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Above all, I thought it would be better if it were not known that Alphonse Barca has the ability to influence other people's bodies.
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Thus, Hannah was chosen to take the role of a substitute.
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I went to the trouble of preparing a blood wedge so that it could be performed as a ritual without me, and asked Hannah, who had come to work at the church, to perform it.
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Incidentally, the blood wedge is to be made of the reddish-black magic stone.
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The largest and most beautiful stone is chosen, and Garius polishes and decorates it.
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As a result, a very nice looking stone is prepared for the ceremony.
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The stone is made to take in a large amount of my blood, just like Norn the Fresh-Blooded Soldier.
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However, it will not be in the form of armor like the Norns, but will be used as it is.
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The fingers of the subject's hand will be slightly injured so that the blood oozing from them will be applied to the magic stone.
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After confirming the conditions of the ritual and pledging to abide by them, a very small amount of blood, in which Norn's residual thoughts reside, enters the subject's body through the wound on the fingertip.
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If the person breaks the condition, he or she will be punished.
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The ritual sequence was automated in such a way that I did not have to move directly.
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This way, the ritual of the blood wedge would be undetected as my magic.
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"Do you, as a member of the Barka Mercenaries, swear to uphold these covenants and to conduct yourself in a manner befitting a member of this city?"
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"Yes, I swear."
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Your oath is confirmed. Now, place your hands here. A drop of your blood will now be offered to the heavens. Is that clear?
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"Yes."
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"...... confirms the success of the ritual. You are now a member of the Barka mercenaries. We wish you good luck.
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Hannah's doing great.
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Although she is a former orphan and from a poor neighborhood, she has learned to behave well in public thanks to Ai's education.
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However, she is still a girl who has not yet reached the age of adulthood.
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She tries her best not to be seen as a lowly performer of ceremonies in front of the mercenaries gathered here.
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Her church clothes, though not spectacular, are well made and fit her well.
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And she seems to be using the same magic she's been working on for a long time now to speak with magic in her voice.
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He seems to be using magic power not to invoke [intimidation] like I do, but to give the impression to others that he is a person they can feel secure and trust.
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Vulcania had an opera diva, a magician who sings to impress people through song, and this may be similar to that.
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And as a final touch, at the end of the ritual, Hanna's own magic was also invoked.
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Hanna's hand was placed on the magic stone and she reached out her hand.
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Hanna's hand is on fire.
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Both of her hands are covered with flames, which spread from her palms to her opponent's body.
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The fire is apparently not hot to the touch.
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The success of the ritual is conveyed by the slightly warm flame, which warms the whole body comfortably, being transmitted through Hannah's hand to the other person.
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Walter and the others were surprised at this.
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Some of them gulped and swallowed their spit as if they thought that some extraordinary ritual had been performed.
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The church was filled with such a scene, but after the ritual for Walter was over, the others lined up to receive the ritual from Hannah one after another.
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Thus, the ritual to join the Barka mercenaries was successfully performed by Hanna.
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