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　When I explained to Banagher what had happened to those who had converted to the Balkan religion, he said something like this.

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　Banagher is probably right.

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　No one wants to give up what he or she has once obtained.

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　There are not many people who can give up something that they have taken with their own hands, even though they have taken control of the city.

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　There are those who would go into exile with only the money they have, but there are certainly others who would not.

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"Well, but sooner or later these people will be eliminated. By the residents of the city.

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"That's what I mean. The reason why the inhabitants of the city recognize the existence of their own forces is because they can be their own protectors. But if the whole city is initiated into the Balkan religion, the city will be safe. If a former nation offers to take over the land again, I'm usually open to it. Even if they turn out a ruler by force.

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　The Bings who occupied the city of Melby converted to the Balkan religion, and as a result, the city lost its resistance and was taken over by the former state.

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　The story gives different impressions depending on the position of the listener.

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　For those who have become an independent force, such as Bing, the story may be perceived as a fraud.

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　They will lose their jobs because of what they did for their own safety.

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　Or rather, they could be seized without any resistance, since they cannot do any harm to others in the city.

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　If that happens, they will be tried by the law of the country, and in most cases, there is a high possibility that they will be convicted of death.

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　With such a future awaiting them, it is not surprising that they would not want to convert themselves.

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　But that is the position of the independent forces, so that is the way they think.

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　But the people who live in the city may not be like that.

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　One day, suddenly the people who surrounded the city with a wall using magic, claiming that they are the rulers of the city, have taken the city as their own.

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　As a result, life in the city is usually bad.

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　They say that they are protecting the city, but they take the money, saying that they need to be paid for it.

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　It may not be just money.

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　They will take precious things, manpower, or even dignity.

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　There must be quite a number of people living in the city who have been victimized by the ruffians who rule as their own force.

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　Nevertheless, there will be those who support them in the city.

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　They think that by supporting them, they will be protected at least by themselves.

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　Also, if there are rioters who attack from other cities, they will be able to repel them.

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　Thanks to this, the city was in a dangerous state, but it was still functioning.

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　It sounds good to say that the city was ruled by the state, but the residents were basically trapped in such a precarious situation.

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　This is where this story comes in.

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　If the church of Barca is built in the city and the number of believers increases, the whole city will change.

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　The rituals would greatly improve security and might even drive out those who had been occupying the city by force.

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　So the inhabitants did what they thought was the best thing to do, and that was to drive out the occupying infidels.

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　They will remove them by their own hands, or seize them and convert them.

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　Then they could return to their original country and live the same or even a more peaceful life.

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　In cities where there were independent forces that refused to convert to the Balkan religion, such conversions by the residents were beginning to occur.

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　From the standpoint of each small country, this was a welcome development.

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　For they would be able to reclaim the land that had once been taken away from them without using their own power.

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　And the people of their own power, abandoned by the inhabitants, are various.

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　They may resist and riot, they may be condemned to death, or they may come to the Orient, or they may become soldiers or mercenaries in their own countries.

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"It's hard work. But it's made things interesting. I think people's attitudes are changing.

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"Think about it. What do you think would happen if the majority of the city's population joined the Barkha cult and underwent the rituals?　They can't do anything bad, so the security will be better. But on the other hand, in that town, believers cannot do bad things, but non-believers who have not undergone rituals can kill people and steal things. They can do any kind of crime if they want to."

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<...... That's dangerous. No, it is not quite so, that it is not. On the contrary, it is likely that the person who commits the crime is not a member of the Barkha community. You can think of it that way, that you can think of it that way.

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"That's what I mean. Little by little, that's the atmosphere that's starting to emerge in cities all over the country. If you are not a follower of Barkha, you are not a person.　Thanks to this, the impression of Balkanism, which is supposed to be a new religion, is perceived favorably in many small countries. That's why they are now trying their best to gain believers.

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"That's right. So it looks like we won't be able to fight for a while. We are busy building churches, performing rituals, and making bracelets.
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　I did not expect this to happen.
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　At least, this was not what I had in mind when I received the letter from the Hail Medium in the country of Glugaria and decided to send the Barka Mercenaries.
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　However, the dispatch of the mercenaries had an unexpected effect.
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　Now is the time of the year.
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　We cannot miss this opportunity.
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　We spent our days too busy to make the most of our missionary efforts, centering on the Church of Barca and using the manpower of the Orient to the fullest.
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