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"Commander, is this the training ground? Are you planning to train us out of the blue? Or are you going to see how good we newcomers are?
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"Well, not exactly, Walter. You may need to show us what you're made of, but that can come later. Right now we have work to do first."
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Me and my new mercenary friends at the training ground.
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One of them, Walter, saw the training grounds and asked me a question.
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It's not much of a training ground, just a plaza with a building next to it.
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He must have wondered what we were going to do there.
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I will answer your question.
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Of course we are here for a purpose.
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It was because I had something I needed to do before seeing how good these guys are.
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We're going to trial now.
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"What? A trial?"
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"Yes. I, Alphonse Barca, will preside over this extraordinary trial. The accused are all new mercenaries, including Walter, of course. Answer my questions correctly.
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Wait a minute. What do you mean by "trial" all of a sudden? I don't understand.
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"You'll find out soon enough. Now, let me ask you a question. This joining of the Barka Mercenaries is not a mission to infiltrate the Barka Mercenaries by other nations or forces. Answer with yes or no. Well, first of all, Walter. How about you?"
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"No, no. I'm just here because I heard about this mercenary group that's recruiting. It's true.
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"I see. Then how about you?
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"Oh, it's me. It's the same for me. I'm not taking orders from anyone. ......,guh,gah,gah,......"
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"What the hell? Hey, you okay? What's going on?"
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"Don't worry, Walter. He's just being punished."
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Punishment?
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"Yes. You didn't forget the ritual we just performed, did you? Be truthful and tell the truth at the trial. That's what you swore to do in the ceremony. And he testified falsely in this trial. So he's just suffering."
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That's why I came from the church to this training ground.
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It was to hold this trial.
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I held a quick, ad hoc summary trial and had them answer questions on the spot.
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As a result, Walter got nothing, but the other guy started to suffer.
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What does that mean?
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It's very simple.
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Walter told the truth and the other one lied.
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That's all.
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Elvis and Kristina were worried about something when it came to choosing who would join this group of mercenaries.
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It's called counterintelligence.
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There might be someone who approaches this Barka Mercenaries with an evil intention.
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That's what I was worried about.
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I'm sure I'm not overthinking things.
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Ian the Warrior of Atmos is here too.
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And the presence of me and Elvis, who claim to be from the land beyond the mountain peak.
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And the technology to manufacture expensive cosmetics called "medicine" in that foreign country.
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It would be strange to think that there are no outside forces that would want just such information.
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How can we find out those outside hands?
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I thought that the ritual of blood wedge could be used for this purpose.
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And it seems to have worked.
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The fool who lied back to me about my question is now clutching his chest in agony.
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"What about you, next? They are the handiwork of another power, not a spy against the Barka mercenaries. Am I right?"
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"...... is, yes. Of course.
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"Take him. Next, what about you?
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I ask question after question.
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And not a few of them suffered with their chests clenched.
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I knew it.
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I knew something was wrong.
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I don't think anyone is strong enough to withstand my pressure.
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It just seems unnatural that there are so many of them.
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I wondered if someone who is stronger than the others would be so eager to join a new mercenary group.
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After all, the stronger you are, the more expensive mercenaries are often hired.
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It was hard to imagine that they would want to join this new mercenary company, even though it was growing.
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If they were still strong enough to join the group, they might be a member of some power.
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This trial was necessary to confirm the existence of such a person.
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If there were such beings, we thought they would have a certain amount of magical power, so we narrowed down the number of them by using intimidation, and then we had the remaining small number of potential mercenaries undergo the ritual and go through the trial.
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The fact that he began to suffer in response to my questions is the best proof of this.
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These men are black.
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They were sent from somewhere else to inform others about this new Barca Street.
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Those who lie or remain silent, unfortunately, will not be accepted as our new friends.
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The suffering and fallen are taken by the mercenaries who are already waiting in the training area.
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One by one the number of those left dwindles until finally there are only a few left, including Walter.
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It seems that many of them came here as a favor from someone.
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Let's try to find out where they came from.
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Thus, there must have been dozens of new friends after the ritual, but most of them had to leave after the trial.
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This was the first proof of the effectiveness of the ritual.
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