"But why a mercenary, Ars? If we're sending Alphonse to Orient, why don't we send troops from this kingdom of heaven?
"That's not how it works, Dad. This country has a certain number of troops to hold by agreement with the Fontana United Kingdom, so they are not allowed to send their forces outside. Even though it's the East, I can't leave my troops in Alphonse and move my army."
"Well, aren't mercenaries much different? You're not going alone to Alphonse, who's only six years old, are you?
I'm going to Orient Country as a mercenary.
After answering that, my mother disagreed very much.
I vehemently disagreed with the idea of sending children as mercenaries to foreign lands.
Ask him to get out of the room somehow, and then Ars and his father will talk about the future.
He doesn't actively agree, but he seems to think there's nothing else he can do about it.
Still, considering me, he suggested to Brother Ars that he should march as an army from the Kingdom of the Sky.
But that seems difficult.
There are limits to the number of soldiers in this country, and we cannot send troops on our own.
But will I really go to the battlefield alone?
"Well, there's no use sending one child to the Orient who asked for help. Ask Alphonse to build a mercenary regiment. But it's not here. In the east."
"In the East? How could a child, Alphonse, gather soldiers over there?
"I can. If it's a variant. There are people gathering from several settlements at the foot of the Great Snow Mountain. But everyone has a hard life. Many people want to get out of their lives if possible. But people like the people of the mountains who don't have any schooling can't live a satisfying life without being discriminated against when they leave the city, and they live in variants. Gather people there."
"... I see. Then there will be no one to follow me. But it would be dangerous. I don't know if I'll obey the child's commander."
"There is no problem with that. Elvis is here. He's been forming vigilantes with Sula for a long time, and he's been mentoring them. The Vigilante seems to be attacking the Vulcan army's way of doing things, and they are rigorously training to follow orders from their superiors. I think if we gather people from there, we can use them as a mercenary group."
Elvis.
I just met him the other day.
My father nodded that he could be trusted.
Originally a peasant, he grew up in the Balkans.
I remember speaking with enthusiasm when I first met him.
I've been telling you how tough and disciplined the Balkans are.
But perhaps he raised the vigilante as a similar organization based on what he had experienced.
"Um, brother Ars. Then I'd like you to put eye on it."
"Nh, ahh, that's good."
"Hmm. Didn't you say that without thinking or preparing at all? Then maybe Mom will be able to convince me."
"Sorry, Dad. Please convince her."
"It's going to be a tough fight. Have a nice drink ready for your reward, Ars."
That's what my father says.
But I wonder if I can really do it.
Quite seriously, I feel like my mother was angry.
I think you won't be able to talk to me for a while, but is the reward good enough for alcohol?
I was more worried when I looked at my father. [M]
Well, let's sort things out a bit. Alphonse goes to Orient Country as a mercenary. Gather people together in variants and leave with Eye. You don't have to think about moving right away. Maybe in the spring? That's enough, right?
"Yeah, it's okay."
"So, we're talking about Orient Country. It is also Grand's birthplace. How well does Alphonse know about the surrounding small states?
"Well, I've heard that several countries are in turmoil and fighting each other. Do you know that the land sandwiched between the Brillian Magic Nation and the Episcopal Nation is a difficult place to reach even from the great powers?"
I see. It seems that small groups of countries may collaborate and fight with each other when large countries come from outside. So it seems that large countries, including empires, have been left unattended. Recently, however, disputes have intensified within small groups of countries. Well, I'm the cause. "
"What have you done again, Ars?
"Again, Dad. Looks like I'm always doing something. I just wanted to say that I can't deny all of this. Actually, I gave the Orient Nation banana magic. It's also called [naming], the magic that can be named in the church."
"... I want to do something I didn't hear. Did you really do that stupid thing, Ars? That's what my dad thinks, too. I don't know what the church would say if they found out."
"It's okay because there is no Church of the Holy Light in the east. However, besides Naming , there are many other useful things like Brick Generation and Magic Stone Generation . Orient Country seems to have made quite a profit in the first place, but that attracts the attention of other countries. They're attacking us, and they're asking for help."
Well, that would be the case. I've just had a tough time with Ars, and the country is... "
"That's why I'm so happy, Alphonse. If you go to Orient, you won't lose your opponent."
With that said, Mr. Ars pushed his thumb through us with a grip.
Father is astonished to see it.
I also replied by sticking out my thumb, thinking it looked like Ars' brother.