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　In my mansion in the capital of the Orient, we talk using a magic communicator.

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　The person I talk to is Banagher, who is still in the Briaria Magical State.

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　When I explained to him about the current situation of the Orient, the Balkan mercenaries, and the Balkan church, he said something like that with a sigh.

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"Actually, not really. It's true that at first the Gulagarians and other countries complained about it. But after the original converts converted to the Balkan religion, things settled down and they became part of the original country.

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"Oh. Converting to Balkanism and becoming a believer also means undergoing a ritual. There are many restrictions on it, so it can't be the same as before.

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　For example, he tells Banagher about a man named Bing from the town of Melby who had come to convert.

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　Bing had always been proud of his strength and had been active on the battlefield in his own way.

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　One day, he acquired magic.

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　Bing was named by others, and with his magic, he gave his power to those who came under his command by naming them as well.

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　As a result, his magical power increased even more than before, and he and his godfathers formed a gang and came to rule the city of Melby.

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　But it was rule by force.

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　They simply took the original city of Melby by force, built a wall and holed themselves up in it, ignoring the requests of the government to take the city for themselves.

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　The men who gathered under his command, who boasted of their strength, were not, of course, very smart.

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　After all, the town of Melby was only occupied by Bing's party.

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　Of course, there were some aspects of the local people who supported Bing and his men.

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　Bing's men were happy.

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　Their heads had won the city and they could walk around, eat well, and play in the city with a big face.

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　But Bing could not be all happy.

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　He knew that the future was bleak, as the city could not be managed properly and the whole area was in a state of recession.

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　In that sense, Bing was not yet a dim-witted man.

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　Therefore, he was aware of his situation and felt a sense of crisis when he learned that other independent forces that were occupying towns and villages similar to his own were being crushed.

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　They had to survive somehow.

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　As a devious measure, he decided to convert to the Balkan religion.

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　By becoming a member of the Balkan religion, he would not only be spared from the attacks of the Balkan mercenaries, but he might even be able to get them to become his allies.

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　Or perhaps they had a faint hope that the Barka Church would recognize them as the true rulers of the city.

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　But Bing and the others did not know.

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　But what Bing and his friends did not know was that the Church of Barca had a mysterious ritual.

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　There was a ritual instrument made of my blood with a reddish-black magic stone as its core, which Hannah and the others who were in charge of the Barka Church had to carry.

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　Bing, a convert to Barca, touched it and made a vow.

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　From now on he would live according to the teachings of the Balkan Church.

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　Of course, it was no ordinary ritual, but an enforceable action.

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　Using a reddish-black magic stone, I gave it my blood, and it would receive the blood of the recipient, but also put my blood into the body of the one who received the ritual.

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　The effect was that if he broke his oath, it would cause severe pain in his heart.

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　Hannah and the others explained the details of the oath to me.

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　I will abide by the teachings and laws of the Balkan faith.

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　He will answer truthfully in court.

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　And not to use magic without good reason in the city.

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　As for magic, [physical reinforcement] is allowed, but changing the land without permission is considered to cause confusion, so [building roads], [building railroad tracks], and [building walls] are prohibited.

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　In other words, it used to be possible to build a new wall to further fortify the city of Melby when it was attacked, but this is no longer possible.

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　And that's not all.

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　There is also the matter of adhering to the teachings of the Balkan religion.

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　This is not a detailed rule, but a general rule to keep the social order.

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　Among them, there were such obvious rules as not to kill or hurt people, not to take or destroy things that belonged to others, and so on.

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　Bing and his followers knew these rules when they decided to convert.

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　They were explained to them when they were told that they would undergo the ritual.

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　But they probably thought it was just a promise.

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　He had no idea that if he broke his oath, he would immediately experience chest pains and would not be able to even breathe properly.

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　The original forces that said they would convert to the Balkan religion must abide by the teachings of the Balkan religion.

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　It is only natural for a human being.

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　But that does not mean that they can do whatever they want as before.

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　Thus, the converted leaders of the original forces lost their ability to resist and were taken under the control of the original state.

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　It is for this reason that the Balkan churches are allowed to gain followers in Gulgaria and elsewhere.

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　Incidentally, the best solution for an independent power like Bing would be to move to the Orient, taking all their gold and converting all their assets to en immediately after their conversion to the Balkan religion.

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　They will lose control of the city, but they can keep their money.

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　At first, there were many who did not want to do so because they would not be able to enjoy the good things they have, but now some of them are doing so because they know the situation and realize that they cannot resist.

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　Surprisingly, this will bring silver coins to our country, and I would like to see them flow to the Orient as it will be good for us.

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　Thus, the power structure of the Orient and other regions began to change further.

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