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"Reinforcements? In the country of Grougary?"

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Yes. Following the declaration of war by the Orientals against the Bulgarian state, the Bulgarian state has asked for help from the neighboring states. As a result, other small nations have sent reinforcements to help us.

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"The reason for starting the war was because I was attacked from behind, and we have the justification, don't we? I don't think it's very good for a country to be on the side of cowardice in a fight to punish those who have done cowardly things. It would damage the reputation and so on."

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"That may be so. But still, it is conceivable that they would still like to help the Glugaria and prevent the expansion of the Orient."

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 We were on our way to the country of Glugaria on a magic iron ship.

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 Oliva, who was on board, gave me some information.

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 Apparently, there is a possibility that there will be an interloper in the battle against the country of Bulgaria.

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 In the past, when we were attacked by five nations, it was the first to attack us.

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 We succeeded in defeating them, but were then attacked by other countries as well.

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 So, although we had definitely defeated the army, there was not much damage to the other country.

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 Since a little time has passed since then, I believe that the number of troops in the Bulgarian army will be restored to the same level as it was at the time of the battle.

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 In other words, the number of soldiers we are expecting to fight this time is somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000.

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 However, this would not be enough for them.

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 They have asked for reinforcements, even at the expense of the war, to fight against us.

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 And other countries are moving in response to this request.

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"But it's not that big of a deal, is it?"

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"No, no. I'm afraid that's not the case. In fact, I have just received word from Senator Banerjee. Many of the smaller countries are preparing to send reinforcements."

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"Heh? How many countries?"

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"Probably more than ten. We are currently confirming.

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"What? Ten? What's that? That's too many! Why would that many countries get involved in a retaliatory war in self-defense?

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 I had been listening to the report with a relatively relaxed attitude, but the number of participants was greater than I had expected, and I raised my voice.

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 It's a lot of people!

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 If they mobilized about 5,000 people from one country, it would be over 50,000?

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 It's tough to compete with that kind of number.

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"This is my guess, but I think their defensive instincts as a small group of nations may have worked."

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"Defense function? What do you mean, Oliva?"

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"The small states are scattered in a place called the Kuzuryu Plain. They are always fighting each other, but they tend to unite to protect themselves from foreign enemies.

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"Yes, I'm listening. If a country that is said to be a major power tries to touch a group of smaller countries, the smaller countries will cooperate with each other to resist, right?"

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"That's right. And in this case, it may be working against the Orient. The fact that the Orient has declared war against the Groglian State may have triggered a united movement to defend it."

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"......Why? I mean, the Orientals are traditionally a weak country, right?"

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"It's all because of Mister Alphonse, isn't it? They come from a country beyond the mountain peaks, and they have brought to the Orient magic circle technology and many other unknown things that have never been seen in the smaller nations before. Furthermore, he has transformed his country from a weak one to an undefeated one in the past few years, and has even entered into an intermarriage with a high ranking noble of the great Bryllian mage nation. In other words, to other small countries, the present Orient is regarded as the same as a great power that does not belong to small countries. This is the reason why many countries have received requests for reinforcements from the Bulgarian states.

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 I see.

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 Well, I guess that's true.

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 The Orient of today is obviously different from the small countries of the past.

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 Nevertheless, we have not seen such a rejection so far.

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 The reason is that the Orient did not look outward.

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 They have kept to themselves, prioritized technological development, and focused on internal affairs.

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 That is why they were left alone even though they were becoming a strange country.

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 But now the situation has changed.

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 They started to propagate the Church of Barca in other countries, which led to the defeat of one of the countries, and although they were independent on the surface, they were in effect transformed into a puppet state of the Orient.

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 What would happen if the Glugaria were defeated here?

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 Unlike the old Orient, the Groglian nation is highly regarded for the quality of its archers and its unique and powerful bows, and may be taken over by the Orient.

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 Or rather, unlike the Peria, the Orient has officially declared war on the Gulagaria as a nation, so the Gulagaria would be changed more than a puppet state.

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 If this happens, the Orient might gain more power.

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 The thought of some of the nations may have triggered some kind of defensive instinct in the small group of nations, and they may have collectively decided to eliminate the different nations.

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 We may have spent too much time looking for evidence that the Hail Medium was conspiring with the Perians.

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 The time spent on finding the evidence, declaring war, and handing over Peria to the Cullens seems to have given other countries the time to make their moves.

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 However, he cannot pull out his army now.

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 We are already on the Gulu River, after all.

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 We must crush the Gulagarians with overwhelming speed before reinforcements arrive.

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 That is the only way.

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 So, after listening to Oliva's story, the magic ironclad we're on is headed for the country of Gulugaria at a speed that's faster than the limit.

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