1. DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON
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2. Hey, you guys?
Are we sure this is the right way?
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3. Yup, this is correct.
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4. According to our trusty map,
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5. these stairs should lead
right to the fifth floor,
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6. near the orc settlement.
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7. Seems pretty sketchy.
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8. This is amazing.
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9. Look at all these different Tentacles.
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10. The orcs must have pulled
a fast one on us.
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11. There's no way they would leave this be.
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12. - I don't know.
- Hmm?
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13. It does connect to their settlement.
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14. Makes sense
they'd want to keep people out.
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15. Let's press on for now.
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16. I think it would save us time and energy
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17. if we just found a different way.
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18. Huh?
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19. Careful. Don't get too close to the wall.
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20. These monsters like to hide their bodies
inside of them.
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21. Lots of Tentacles usually means
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22. that the walls are hollowed out.
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23. Those things love to set up camp in there.
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24. They interfere with devices,
grow on treasure chests,
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25. and are just a general pain in the ass.
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26. I hate them
almost as much as I hate Mimics!
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27. There.
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28. I think we've made very good progress...
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29. Huh?
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30. That's weird.
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31. The orcs should've passed through here
to get to the third floor.
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32. But how'd they get through all this?
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33. Huh?
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34. Something's here.
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35. Be careful.
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36. Kensuke!
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37. Ugh, Giant Frog!
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38. Ugh, gross!
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39. No! What have you done?
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40. Stand back! Aslam!
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41. Hey!
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42. Ambrosia!
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43. Hmm?
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44. - Senshi, behind you!
- Huh?
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45. Don't let go, okay?
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46. Do you have a plan?
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47. - M-My magic should do the trick!
- No! We're too close!
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48. This is bad.
What should we do?
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49. Wait. That Tentacle.
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50. Something about it seems... out of place.
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51. I'll bet it's all tangled up in a trap.
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52. I wonder if there's any way
I can make use of that.
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53. But how?
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54. If I touch it directly,
I'll be in for a world of hurt.
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55. - Hey, Laios!
- Huh?
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56. Why don't the Tentacles
seem to be hurting the Giant Frogs at all?
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57. Uh...
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58. I don't know.
That's just how they're made?
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59. Real helpful,
Mr. Monsterpedia!
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60. Ah, the curiosity of youth.
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61. Whatever.
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62. Wait, what are you doing?
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63. It doesn't hurt!
I can do this!
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64. What the...
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65. It won't come out!
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66. Come on!
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67. Chilchuck! No!
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68. All right, quick, let's get him out!
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69. - Phew. He's alive. Uh?
- Show me your hands!
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70. No way. They're not hurt?
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71. This frog skin.
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72. You used it like gloves
to protect your hands.
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73. That's really smart.
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74. Hmm...
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75. Uh, Chilchuck?
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76. - Huh?
- This here is a great idea!
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77. Start an incision at its belly,
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78. and completely skin the frog.
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79. Uh, hang on, I—
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80. For the Tentacles, peel the skin.
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81. Huh?
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82. Gather the parts that have thin tips,
set them aside,
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83. and boil the thicker parts.
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84. Once done, mash them up
and mix them with flour.
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85. Shape them into cylinders,
and gently press with a fork,
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86. then boil once more.
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87. Senshi...
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88. - Hang the skins...
- Huh?
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89. of the Giant Frogs to dry,
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90. take measurements, and begin sewing.
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91. Add olive oil,
garlic, and chili peppers,
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92. then the frog leg meat,
fry it all up, and...
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93. It's ready!
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94. TENTACLES GNOCCHI,
TENTACLES PASTA, FROG SUIT
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95. I can't believe these guys!
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96. Could you both take turns?
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97. Before I could even pick
who to stop first, it was too late!
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98. Don't be like that. Just try it on.
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99. Yes, yes, come on.
Go and take a little bite.
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100. I told you to take turns!
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101. Hmph. No way
you're getting me to wear that.
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102. Hmm...
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103. If you wore this, Marcille,
we think you'd look real cute.
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104. It's great! Really.
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105. What a nice color on you.
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106. So neat how the eye parts
make it look like we have little ears.
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107. Let's go.
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108. Yes, ma'am.
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109. Amazing! It doesn't hurt a bit!
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110. Ugh, this stuff is giving me
the heebie-jeebies!
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111. So beautiful.
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112. And yummy.
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113. Kensuke!
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114. Ambrosia!
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115. - Guys?
- Hmm?
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116. The castle town.
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117. We're already on the fifth floor!
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118. Looks like they left in a hurry.
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119. So the orcs were telling the truth then.
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120. And that means
the Red Dragon can't be far off.
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121. Let's stay on our guard
and see what else we can find here.
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122. Right.
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123. - Hey, uh...
- Hmm? Hmm...
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124. Laios... is this frog blood?
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125. It hardened onto my clothes
and now I can't get this thing off of me.
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126. It's because I didn't really have the time
to completely tan it.
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127. We're fighting the dragon like this?
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128. Forget the dragon!
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129. How am I gonna look Falin
in the eyes, huh?
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130. Answer me!
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131. Hmm?
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132. - My insides don't feel so good.
- Kiki, Kaka.
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133. Show Namari to the guest room.
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134. Hmm.
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135. While you do that,
I will go report to the Island Lord.
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136. So, how was the dungeon?
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137. The thing to be most concerned about
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138. is that it has become more perilous.
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139. Treasure down to the third floor
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140. has been stripped bare.
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141. Hideouts for outlaws are on the rise.
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142. And orcs have been appearing
on the upper floors
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143. and are frequently causing problems.
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144. I would suggest sending in troops
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145. or offering a bounty.
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146. Hmm...
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147. How did they even manage
to find their way in?
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148. Perhaps the pathways were connected
from old dwarven tunnels.
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149. Orcs have been known
to settle in such places.
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150. Dwarves, you say?
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151. What a truly troublesome lot they are.
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152. They're like moles.
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153. No matter how many holes we close,
another pops up.
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154. Long ago, when the elves and dwarves
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155. split between east and west
because of a war,
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156. the dwarves hid in these lands,
waiting for the elves to attack.
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157. Even after the war ended,
they continued digging holes,
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158. eventually turning the Golden Country
into a dungeon.
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159. I've even heard
that the dungeon continues to grow
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160. because of the descendants
of those very dwarves.
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161. Let us move on
from unsubstantiated rumors.
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162. Here are the drawings
of the magic circles.
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163. They are in the usual Elvish language.
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164. And according to the penmanship,
it is the same author.
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165. And there are no signs
of anyone else modifying them at all.
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166. There's no mistaking it,
the lord of the dungeon,
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167. or should I say the Mad Mage,
drew these magic circles.
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168. Is this individual an elf?
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169. I cannot say with certainty,
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170. but it's unlikely
a tall-man or dwarf cast it.
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171. This is concerning.
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172. - Hmm?
- The thing is,
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173. the other day, I received a letter
from the elves of the west.
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174. It said, "The dungeon belongs to us.
Relinquish it."
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175. How utterly conceited!
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176. They're the ones
who gave the lands to the humans
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177. after taking and squandering
those lands from the dwarves.
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178. Just ignore them.
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179. This land was bestowed to me
by the king of the elves.
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180. So I'm afraid that's not possible.
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181. They'll take the entire island.
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182. I certainly hope not.
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183. There is most likely
a vast amount of riches
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184. still in the bowels of that dungeon.
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185. My Lord,
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186. their objective
is not any material treasure,
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187. but the immortality spell
cast on the dungeon.
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188. This spell
that tethers the soul to the body
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189. is still a great mystery.
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190. And once that mystery becomes unraveled,
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191. its value will far exceed
any amount of gold.
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192. We should solve it before the elves do.
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193. So we should trace
all of the magic circles and study them?
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194. That's not enough!
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195. A powerful spell such as this
is bound to have a schematic.
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196. You should seek it out.
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197. After we get our hands on it,
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198. then you can agree
to give them back the dungeon.
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199. Once they realize
we possess that valuable knowledge,
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200. the elves will see you as an equal.
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201. No, they will kneel before you
to curry your favor.
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202. You... you think so?
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203. So where do you think it might be?
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204. Isn't it obvious?
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205. The lord of the dungeon
would have possession over it.
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206. So we should keep sending in adventurers
to search the premises?
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207. That is correct.
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208. Monster extermination
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209. and buying artifacts from the dungeon
is pivotal.
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210. Spend your coin and aid those adventurers.
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211. I understand.
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212. I will put out a reward for the orcs.
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213. And my reply to the elves?
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214. I will pen something
that buys us some time.
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215. "Laios" was his name, yes?
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216. He was quite the skilled adventurer,
but I wonder just how far he will go.
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217. - Good morning, Namari.
- Huh?
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218. How are you feeling?
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219. Wait! Where's my axe?
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220. Your stuff is there.
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221. Also...
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222. this is from Grandpa Tansu.
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223. Isn't this too much?
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224. You can think of it as a retainer,
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225. for when he needs you in the future.
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226. Oh. Thanks a lot.
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227. I appreciate it.
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228. Do you need a town guide?
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229. So, where are you staying?
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230. You must be going to rest up.
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231. Huh? Not yet.
I'm going back to the dungeon.
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232. - Hmm?
- Mm? Oh, my.
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233. You're returning already?
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234. No, no. I just have
some business at the temple nearby.
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235. Business?
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236. Business.
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237. Revivals.
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238. Huh? Oh, Namari!
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239. Those are the eyes
of someone looking for something.
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240. So, is it a thing or a person?
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241. Person.
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242. A female tall-man, hair light brown.
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243. Length would be
about down to the shoulders.
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244. Her age is...
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245. somewhere from teens to forties.
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246. Hang on.
Is this Laios' sister?
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247. There's no question
that girl is in her twenties.
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248. Go get your eyes checked out.
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249. Give me a break. How should I know, huh?
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250. Hmm.
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251. Nothing by that description
has been brought here yet.
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252. I see.
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253. The fifth floor,
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254. exiting the Golden Castle,
leads to the castle town.
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255. The area has expanded
and distorted due to magic,
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256. but you can still sense
phantoms of its former glory.
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257. A person passing by just out of sight.
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258. The sound of someone whispering.
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259. These strange feelings
linger like a dream.
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260. So this is
where the orcs set up their post.
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261. Looks like they left here in a hurry too.
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262. Their food storage is a complete mess.
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263. What a horrible smell.
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264. Must have been ransacked
by nearby monsters.
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265. Looks like the flour and alcohol are okay.
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266. Oh.
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267. Let's make some bread.
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268. If the orcs come back, they'll be mad.
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269. Nah, we gave them vegetables,
so we should be squared away.
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270. Wargs.
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271. Was this... the Red Dragon?
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272. Seems so.
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273. Looks like they all got hit
by its fire breath attack.
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274. Going by the smoke,
it must have just been here.
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275. Hey, Laios?
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276. I remember you saying
that dragons aren't really active,
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277. that they mostly sleep a lot.
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278. But going off what the orcs said
and seeing all this,
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279. it's been moving around ever since,
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280. and might even be wandering around nearby.
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281. I think we could have won
against a sleeping dragon,
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282. but... can we really defeat it now?
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283. What if we lose, or...
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284. what if she's already been digested?
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285. Hey, it's all right.
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286. Take a deep breath.
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287. Let's just think it all through.
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288. Well, whatever you decide,
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289. don't forget you'll have to fight it
with just three people.
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290. Just three?
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291. Don't look at me like that!
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292. I told you
that I'm not built for fighting!
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293. My job was to help get all of you here,
and that's all!
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294. We know that.
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295. We weren't blaming you.
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296. I... may have overreacted.
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297. So, how are you defeating dragons
before now?
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298. Well, it depended
on a bunch of different factors, but...
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299. Falin would cast
protection spells against fire.
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300. Namari, Shuro, and I
would slow its movement.
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301. Marcille would weaken it
with explosion magic.
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302. And Shuro would deliver the final blow.
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303. - I think that's how it would go at least.
- Hmm...
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304. But that's not gonna work
with the party we have now though.
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305. We have to think of a plan
that'll work for the three of us.
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306. Dragons are covered in super tough scales.
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307. Making them resistant
to magic and weapons.
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308. But under its neck,
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309. there's an inverse scale
that serves as its weak spot.
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310. If we strike there, we can win!
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311. Under the neck?
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312. And about how big would you say
this Red Dragon is exactly?
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313. How to explain...
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314. Oh. See that there?
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315. It's about as tall
as that crumbled passageway.
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316. I mean,
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317. that literally looks like
the dragon bonked his head there.
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318. Oh, that makes sense.
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319. It's quite huge.
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320. It'll be no easy task
striking the scale from that height.
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321. Yeah, you are not kidding.
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322. Hmm... Let's try getting up there.
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323. It's pretty high up.
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324. What if we jumped
on the dragon's neck from here?
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325. - You can't do that!
- What she said.
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326. I can cast abjuration spells,
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327. but they won't be as good as Falin's.
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328. If you fall from this height,
you'll definitely hurt yourself,
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329. and it'll all be over.
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330. And that's not all.
What about its fire breath?
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331. None of us can outrun that.
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332. Oh, yeah. Namari also said
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333. that Senshi's axe
won't stand a chance against it.
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334. What about your weapon, Laios?
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335. You'd have to keep it occupied
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336. while I'm charging up
a strong explosion spell,
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337. one that will knock it unconscious.
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338. And after that,
someone will have to fatally wound it.
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339. Do you think
you and Senshi can pull all of that off?
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340. Of course. I'm sure we can.
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341. Okay. How?
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342. Hmm... Huh?
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343. Instead of hitting the dragon,
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344. what if we were
to blow up a structure instead?
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345. There are lots of houses
and bridges that extend between buildings.
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346. We blow one up
when the dragon goes and walks under it,
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347. and the rubble
should slow down its movement.
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348. With all that rubble weighing it down,
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349. the inverse scale
will be within striking distance.
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350. We won't be able to buy much time
when we're actually fighting it.
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351. But we can lure it somewhere we want
while we're running away from it.
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352. These paths are narrow for a Red Dragon.
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353. It should also be tired
from being so active.
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354. With the proper route,
we can tire it out even more.
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355. I see.
Well, I can probably help with that then.
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356. Really?
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357. Thank you, Chilchuck! I'm so happy!
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358. But I wonder
why the dragon's not sleeping though.
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359. And why did it show up on floor five?
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360. It seems to be wandering around
narrow areas that it doesn't like.
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361. Maybe it's mating time?
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362. Probably not.
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363. Oh, hang on a sec.
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364. Didn't Namari say Senshi's pan
is made out of a really cool metal?
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365. What was it?
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366. Something about
"blocking the dragon's fangs"
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367. and "smashing through its bones", I think?
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368. Oh! That's right!
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369. She said that blacksmiths
dream about the stuff!
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370. If that's true,
it must be able to block its fire breath!
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371. Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
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372. Well, that's one of our problems
taken care of.
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373. Sure that knife isn't also made
from something special?
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374. We should've had Namari look at it, huh?
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375. I'm starting to feel like we can do this.
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376. Like they say,
"If there's a will, there's a way."
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377. Right! Let's finish
planning out our attack.
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378. Hmm?
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379. Ah, you're back.
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380. Senshi, why did you wander off?
We were wondering where you went.
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381. I was making bread.
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382. You know we're about
to fight a dragon, don't you?
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383. Of course.
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384. This will be quite the task,
don't you think?
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385. A good meal is most important.
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386. We've already lost once to this dragon
because of an empty stomach.
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387. This time will be different, right?
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388. Oh! There's wine!
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389. I went and borrowed
a few things from the pantry.
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390. Not until we beat the dragon.
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391. We don't have any eggs,
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392. but we should still be able to make that.
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393. Shave down some bread with a grater,
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394. season the Giant Frog meat
with salt and pepper.
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395. Dip the meat in a water and flour mixture,
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396. work in the breadcrumbs.
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397. Then heat some olive oil, and fry.
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398. Boil down some red wine and seasonings
to make a sauce.
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399. Hmm. It's ready!
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400. CUTLETS TO CONQUER THE RED DRAGON
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401. Looks delicious!
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402. Once I started smelling it,
I got really hungry.
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403. Let's dig in, everyone!
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404. It's so crispy!
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405. What's wrong, Marcille?
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406. Knowing these monster meals
will come to an end soon
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407. just got me a little emotional.
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408. Well, let's not get ahead of ourselves.
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409. Everyone, I want to say something.
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410. I don't think I would've been able
to make it this far on my own.
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411. Senshi, thank you.
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412. We were strangers
but you were still kind to us.
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413. Your food not only filled our stomachs
but... my heart as well.
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414. Chilchuck, if you weren't with us,
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415. we would've lost days
taking the long way down.
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416. That helped us so much.
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417. And Marcille,
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418. I'm sorry
for putting you through everything.
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419. When you said you'd come with us,
I was really happy.
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420. Everyone, thank you so much.
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421. O-Of course!
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422. You're so cringe!
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423. Sorry.
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424. Uh?
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425. Is that...
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426. It's even bigger
than I remembered it being.
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427. No kidding. Can we really defeat that?
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428. Oh. Huh?
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429. We'll be fine.
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430. We all got this far, didn't we?
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431. Let's review the plan.
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432. Marcille has her spot,
which we'll lure the dragon to.
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433. Everyone ready?
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434. As soon as our health is in good shape.
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435. All right.
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436. Let's go!
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