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　Only the Orient can produce magic tools, which are very useful and not easily produced elsewhere, among the small nations.

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　This is a good thing for the Orient, but it may lead to a national crisis.

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　The surrounding countries may come to the Orient one after another for the magical items.

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　Therefore, it is necessary to set up a National Defense Agency with a stronger authority than the previous one.

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　I, as the Protector of the People, told the Congress and requested them to create the National Defense Agency.

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　Apparently, this law was not well known.

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　It is said that in this country, people use the term "toothpick picking at a corner of a heavy box".

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　It seems that other members of the Diet were surprised that he could find such a law.

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　When Laura told me this, I was more surprised that such a thing was possible.

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　I had thought that a member of the Diet would have some knowledge of such a thing.

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　Apparently, the laws in this country are complicated.

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　Basically, it is because of the importance of precedents.

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　When something happens in the Orient that cannot be dealt with by the existing laws, new laws are made.

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　This is repeated and a lot of laws are compiled into the laws of the Orient.

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　That is why, it is said that there are some laws that are useful only in very limited situations.

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　There are also such laws that are made once and then forgotten because there is no chance to use them.

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　The National Defense Agency seems to be the kind of law that was created a long time ago and then forgotten.

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　At my request, he hurriedly pulled out an old law book and checked it.

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　But even so, it is certain that the law was made in the past.

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　And since it has been enacted once, it is a law.

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　And it is a good law once it has been enacted, unless there is something that can cancel it.

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　Therefore, this request passed very quickly.

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"So, it has been officially decided by Congress that Mr. Alphonse will serve as Secretary of Defense for one year. Congratulations."

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"Thank you, Laura. As Secretary of Defense, do I get to decide who makes up the organization?"

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Yes. The decision-making authority rests with the Secretary, Mr. Alphonse. However, I think it would be better to include the people of this country in the process, in coordination with Senator Banerjee.

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"I don't know about that. I don't want too many objections to get in the way of our movement.

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"I understand that, but the members of this country have the advantage in dealing with other countries.

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"Hmm, yes. I understand. I'll put in about half of the members recommended by Mr. Banagher. Well, for the National Defense Agency to function, we need people to do administrative work.

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　An organization created to protect the country.

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　I've been nominated to be its director.

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　Well, that's the plan.

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　Because even now there is only one political party in the country's parliament, the Barka Party, that has the organizing vote.

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　The members of the Barka Party, including Laura, recommended me for the position of Protector, and I accepted.

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　There was a possibility that someone else would become Secretary of Defense, but it worked out.

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　I have held the position of Protector, which is a key position that affects the Orientals, but the Protector only has the authority to give orders to a part of the army.

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　But now that he is Secretary of Defense, he has the authority to use the entire army.

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　Moreover, when the time comes, he can move the army without going through the Congress, which means that he can use the army practically at will.

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　However, there is a time limit.

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　That means that I will be Secretary of Defense for one year.

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　Well, so far, there's been no real national crisis.

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　There is a danger, but there is no imminent danger.

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　The National Defense Agency will exist until the crisis is over, and that decision will be made by Ai.

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　However, the director general is different, and it is enough that I, who was not born in this country, was able to take the post at an age when I was not even eligible to run for the senatorial seat.

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"Well then, I'm counting on you, Zion."

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Yes, of course. I'll send an assassin from the shadowy Thracian clan to the country of Glugaria. I'll try to lead them to you.

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Yes. Thank you.

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　It only expires in one year.

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　Then let's make the most of it right away.

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　Since we do not know when other countries will attack us, we decided to create a situation where we will be attacked.

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　For this purpose, I will use the shadows.

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　I made a request to Zion, one of the heads of the Thracian clan, who still lives in my house in the Orient.

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　I asked him to send the shadows to the country of Glugaria, where they have the soft magic tree, to attack us.

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　There, last year, I attacked a lumberyard like a thief in a fire and took away the softwood.

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　After that, we have received many protests from Grougaria, and I am sure that they will be provoked soon.

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　If they attack us as we expect them to, we will be very happy.

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　After all, let's tell the Congress that our country is in danger.

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　Then, I would be able to fulfill my job of national defense and make a record that I would still be the Secretary of State in a year's time.

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　And so, the shadowy figure who went to Greegaria under the command of Zion did his job well, and the Orient was attacked.

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