"I'm Sula. I've defeated the bandits."
"Oh, welcome home, Alphonse. Thank you for being safe.... hey, did you bring Christina in with you?
"Eh, you know what, Sula? Yeah, that's right. At first, I was going to ask Sula to buy it in the city or something. That sounds a little impossible."
"I'm sorry. I don't know, I was thinking too sweetly about my body. Long journeys are better than I thought. But is that so? If it were Christina, it would do the job well. I think you can trust me."
We defeated the bandits and returned to the town where the Baden once reigned.
Sura remained in this town, so I'll meet you back there first.
Sura seems to be enjoying her long journey.
I'm not walking because I'm riding the Valkyrie, but I'm still pretty tired.
We got a merchant carriage when we defeated the bandits, and we might as well put Sura there.
"But Sura trusts Christina so much."
That's right. In the first place, it is valuable to have a decent deal with people like us who live at the foot of the spiritual peak. From the rest of the land, it seems that we are the descendants of the former culprits, and we see them in a filthy existence. "
"How bad does that feel?
"Yeah, that's right. And perhaps Alphonse will experience it in the future."
"Oh, is that so?
"Yes, the members of this Balkan mercenary regiment are all from the foothills of the spiritual peaks. How dare you say that Alphonse is a man of the kingdom beyond the spiritual peak, and those who live in the small nations will not honestly believe it. Instead, we should recognize that this mercenary group is a group of culprits."
"Does that mean that the country of origin will start with a low level of credibility?"
"I thought that would happen. However, if there is a trusted counterparty there, the story will change a lot. Christina was originally a child who treated us indiscriminately, and she had nothing to do with the spiritual peak. There will be some business partners in the small states and they will have a good time."
I see.
Apparently, the fact that he was born at the foot of the spiritual peak is quite discriminatory.
That's why the people who got their magic with the variants stayed in their villages rather than using their powers to get out into the crowded city.
Sula knew about it.
That's why I told you to follow this mercenary regiment.
I was not only worried about the problem of the accommodation until I went to Orient Country, but I was worried about it from there.
Even though Ars' brother had made arrangements with the Orients beforehand, the mercenaries could have come from strange backgrounds of discrimination.
But I endured the old bones that followed me.
At that time, he was glad I brought Christina in to help me.
While saying it was good, he went to Christina and started talking about something.
They must have said something about working hard from now on.
"Sura is right, Alphonse."
And after Sula left, someone came to talk to me.
I don't know where you heard it from, but the Baden who ruled this town came into the room and said so.
I think you heard what I just said when I arrived in this room.
"Mr. Biden doesn't seem to be very discriminatory."
"Well, I've known Sula and the others for quite a long time. However, many people in this town hate the people who live at the foot of the spiritual peak."
Really? What a surprise. "
"Really? Neither of us can speak of people, but they are poor. What do you think you would do if you didn't get enough to live in the woods because you live in a harsh environment? I'm not here to steal the fruit from these fields. I don't know, some people think it's like a beast."
"Oh, yeah. Something like that often happens, and Mr. Baden is getting along with Sula."
"In fact, when my grandfather ruled the town, he had a lot of struggles with the people at the foot of the spiritual peak. But in my father's stead, I changed my mind. If you had something to trade for food, such as fur or broccoli dough, you'd be willing to make the right deal. It wasn't easy, but over time the relationship changed little by little. As a result, the number of disputes is gradually decreasing and their perceptions of each other are changing."
"I see. You prepared for each other's interests and made them not contend. Mr. Baden's father was smart."
"I'm proud of my father. I want to be ashamed of the father, too. Well, anyway, thank you for killing the bandits, Alphonse. We are sending people to the location Elvis asked for confirmation. We'll pay you back when you're done, so take your time off tonight."
"I see. Thank you, Mr. Baden."
Again, I thought there were many kinds of relationships.
I'm sure that while saying this, Bayden will be angry when he raids the fields.
However, we are building a good relationship because we have kept it under control and continued to deal with Sula and the others.
However, if you think so, when you reach Orient, you may be waiting for something like that.
Whether we can be trustworthy relationships and not just fight.
Alternatively, it may be important to establish a relationship through which both parties can share advantages.
It seems that the mercenary regiment is not only operating in terms of strength and money, but also has a lot of other difficulties.
While I was thinking about that in my conversation with Sula and Baden, I decided to switch my mind and wait until the confirmation work was finished.