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"I need a job, Mr. Banagher."

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"A job, that it is?　No, but it's not a job that can be suddenly entrusted to a group of mercenaries, that it should not be.

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"I'll see what I can do. As a Barka mercenary group, we can't become strong unless we gain experience in actual combat."

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"Mm-hmm. But even so, that it may be, Mister Alphonse. The Barka Mercenaries are already strong enough, that they are. We all understand that from the military exercises we conducted in the spring, that we do.

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"No, no. No, no. Not yet. What if the Church or the Empire attacks? If a great power with overwhelming military power comes, it will be the end of this country.

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　Banagher grunts as he says, "Mm-hmm.

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　Some time had passed since I had sent word that I wanted to fight somewhere.

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　But no matter how long I wait, I don't get a positive response.

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　I felt that they were stalling for some reason, saying that now was not the right time or that it was time to focus on internal affairs.

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　That is why I have come to the Orient to talk to Banagher directly.

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　But Banagher did not seem to be in a mood to fight.

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"Yes, that's right. Then let us do this.

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"Oh, do you have a good partner?"

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No, that it is not. We can't attack somewhere, that we can't. We are going to ask the Barka mercenaries to do a job for us, that we are not.

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"Job offers?　What do you mean?"

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It is a defensive job, that it is. As you know, the Orient is a small country, that it has many villages around it. I would like to ask you to guard those villages and to serve as messengers in case of emergency, that I would like you to do.

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"...... security and messenger,?　That doesn't mean there will be a battle, does it?"

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"Yes, but it is an important job, that it is. What do you think, Mr. Alphonse? I would like to ask the Barka mercenaries to do a job that is absolutely necessary to protect the Orient, that it is. Will you accept it, that you won't?"

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　Indeed, it is an important job.

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　Sometimes the Orientals would send their army only after a village was attacked.

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　But that is not efficient in any way.

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　It would be a great help to the country if they could detect an attack before the damage is done, or if they could warn people about it, or if they could stay there and fight.

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　But I think Banagher's way is a little different from that.

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　Although he said that he would like to entrust them with important tasks, I felt that he was rather saying that he would like them to be satisfied with the important tasks he has entrusted them with.

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He said, "Okay. Then I'll take the job."

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"Oh. Is that so? Thank you. Then I will give you the details of how many people to send to which villages later, that I will.

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　Banerji said this and the meeting was over.

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　I agreed with him for the time being and left.

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"I was like, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. ......"

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"I knew it. It was similar when I first talked to him about it.

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"Does this mean that Mr. Banagher doesn't want the Barka mercenaries to fight too much?"

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"To put it simply, I think that's true. But that is not the opinion of Mr. Banerjee, rather it seems to be the opinion of the Congress.

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　After finishing negotiations with Banagher, I went to Laura's base of operations.

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　I explained to Laura what I had discussed with Banagher, and she told me something like this.

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　The opinion of the council, huh?

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"Do you think it would be a bad idea if the Barka Mercenaries were to play too active a role?"

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"Yes. Yes. The Balkan mercenaries are stronger than the army of the Orient, after all. In fact, this has been proven in the form of military exercises in front of the public. We don't want these Barka mercenaries to fight with other countries just because they want to fight with someone else.

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"Can't you do something about it Laura?　Everyone says it's boring to just train all the time."

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"Hmmm. Isn't it Alphonse who thinks so the most?　But I agree with the council. I don't think we should go into battle by ourselves unnecessarily. Besides, a big battle will definitely come. Until then, I think it is better to act with the intention of saving our strength.

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"The big fight?　Is such a thing likely?"

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Even if there are no such signs now, the Orient is still a small country. The time will come when they will be invaded. I have no doubt about that in the future.

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　Hmmm.

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　I sent Laura to the Congress, but her opinion was basically the same as Banagher's.

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　There is no need for us to attack them ourselves.

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　I wonder if it is true.

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　If some country is going to attack us in the not-so-distant future anyway, I think it's a good idea to go there ourselves.

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　Well, it can't be helped.

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　If both of you have told me not to do it, then I'll just have to put up with it this time.

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　I'll do the job you've entrusted me with.

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　Guarding a village belonging to the Orient and a messenger...

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　I'll make a perfect security network so that if any of them attack us, the Barka mercenaries will be the first to detect it and intercept them.

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　With this change of mind, I decided to focus my efforts on the task of guarding the Orient.

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