1. We're finally back!
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2. The air up here is so much better
than the dungeons'.
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3. Is this sunrise or sunset?
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4. Do not touch the window!
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5. The spell is still in effect here!
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6. - Kabru.
- Hm?
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7. I'm reporting to the Island Lord tomorrow.
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8. I'd like you to join me as a witness.
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9. Do you plan on telling him
about everything?
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10. I don't think it's necessary
to mention Laios and his party.
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11. Mostly I just don't want Falin
to murder anyone else.
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12. That makes sense.
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13. Why don't you use the rest of the day
to get some sleep?
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14. Whoa! See that, Kuro?
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15. Big ship. It's huge.
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16. I wonder if the people on it
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17. have lots of money!
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18. Hm?
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19. This isn't good.
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20. Toshiro, we need to see
the Island Lord right away.
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21. Is that ship special?
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22. It belongs to the Elves of the West.
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23. That bird figurehead.
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24. Must be the Canaries then.
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25. They appear when dungeons reach
a certain level of danger.
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26. When that happens,
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27. their mission is to investigate
the dungeon and conquer it.
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28. I've heard rumors that they've been
putting pressure on the Island Lord,
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29. but it looks like they're switching
to coercion.
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30. How is something like that allowed?
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31. Isn't this a tall-men region?
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32. To the elves and dwarves,
races with short lives are like infants.
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33. And sadly, the Island Lord's
not very good at negotiating.
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34. Let's hurry.
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35. Hm?
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36. Hey!
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37. If it isn't Shuro!
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38. Hello, Namari.
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39. Where is Falin?
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40. Hmm.
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41. Laios and the others
haven't given up yet, though.
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42. Is that so?
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43. - Are they still eating monsters?
- Yes, they are.
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44. Excuse me,
but we're here to see the Island Lord.
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45. Oh, you're out of luck then.
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46. Some important people
suddenly came to talk with him.
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47. And they've been in there for hours now.
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48. So we're too late.
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49. We have to go inside.
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50. Is that really wise?
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51. If the elves take control
of the dungeon, it's over.
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52. The town I'm from also prospered
from a dungeon.
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53. One day,
monsters flooded the town,
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54. the elves came, and many died.
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55. Why was my family
part of the ones who were killed?
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56. My mother was a single parent,
did everything she could to raise me.
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57. She didn't deserve to die like that.
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58. I've vowed to never let
that happen again.
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59. The system in which a single race
holds all the power,
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60. it isn't healthy for anyone.
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61. Forgive me, but...
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62. I've come here to deliver a report
to the Island Lord.
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63. Excuse me.
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64. As you can see,
we're in the middle of something.
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65. Come back later.
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66. It's a report about the situation
in the dungeon.
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67. Please hear me out.
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68. - Seriously?
- It must be important.
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69. Stand your ground.
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70. Make it brief.
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71. Not too long ago, during our exploration,
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72. we encountered a human
who turned into a monster.
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73. What?
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74. Damn it. A Chimera.
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75. It's progressing faster
than expected.
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76. See? I told you all!
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77. We didn't have time to twiddle our thumbs
and wait for an answer!
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78. Let's give the order to make landfall!
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79. We won't allow that!
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80. The elderly need not get worked up.
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81. Country borders are so trivial
compared to the lives of people.
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82. Just who do you think you are?
Treating me like I'm old and senile!
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83. Tansu, please, I think we've said enough.
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84. What?
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85. You're a true Island Lord.
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86. Understanding and wise.
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87. Now,
if you would please stamp here.
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88. Don't do it!
You can't give in!
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89. Did we actually end up
making things worse here?
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90. The truth is...
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91. if I had enough strength
to conquer a dungeon,
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92. there wouldn't be a problem.
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93. But I don't.
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94. So I started looking around
for adventurers
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95. who were more skilled that I could assist.
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96. However, most of the people I found
were self-serving and worthless.
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97. By the time I accepted my fate
and tried to conquer the dungeon myself,
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98. I heard rumors about the Touden siblings.
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99. I have a feeling
that they were brought up pretty well.
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100. They have good instincts,
but no real ambition.
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101. They're honestly kinda weird.
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102. The more I found out,
the stranger they seemed.
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103. Despite not being that strong,
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of the dungeon.
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105. They would give money
to people with poor reputations.
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106. And their origins
and the strange company they kept
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107. were hard to follow.
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108. Still, there's something about the brother
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109. that made me feel he was deeply connected
to the destiny of this island.
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110. - Hey.
- The question was...
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111. - I'm sorry. I'm in a rush.
- ... would his role be good or bad.
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112. May I sit next to you?
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113. - To decide that...
- Thanks for the meal.
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114. - ... I wanted to speak with him directly.
- You dropped something!
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115. And once I did, I finally understood.
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116. He only thinks about monsters.
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117. Therefore, we can't trust him
to consider the future of the island.
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118. But there's one thing I can say for sure.
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119. At this moment, among the tall-men,
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120. he's the one who's closest
to the heart of the dungeon.
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121. This will more than likely be the first
and last chance we get.
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122. So I can't let the elves get in his way.
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123. I'll figure out what to do
about him after.
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124. - Enough already.
- Huh?
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125. You can do whatever you want.
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126. My lord!
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127. I'll let them know to make landfall.
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128. - Please wait!
- Hm?
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129. It's too dangerous.
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130. The types of monsters, architecture,
and environments,
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131. all of it is in turmoil.
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132. We're already aware of this.
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133. It's a characteristic of dungeons
showing growth.
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134. We have to stop it as soon as possible.
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135. In human terms, a growth spurt.
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136. This is when it requires
the most nutrients.
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137. What's all this now?
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138. About 15 years ago,
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139. a dungeon destroyed my hometown.
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140. It was a town called Utaya.
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141. Fifteen years ago?
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142. Then, wouldn't that mean...
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143. No way! Are you the child
they say survived that incident?
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144. I did hear that the vice-captain
or someone
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146. Yes.
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147. They took care of me for several years.
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148. Oh?
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149. You were probably spoiled,
but became an adventurer?
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150. It was my dream to join a squad,
but I couldn't as a tall-man.
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151. I didn't wanna repeat that tragedy,
so I wanted a way to help.
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152. How admirable.
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153. Are you getting enough to eat?
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154. You should go and visit
the vice-captain sometime.
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155. Anyway...
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156. You mentioned "nutrients".
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157. Tell me more.
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158. Well, because of your efforts,
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159. Utaya's dungeon was
quickly destroyed. However...
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160. there were many casualties
among the soldiers and civilians.
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161. It was due to the dead
turning into monsters
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162. and eating the living.
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163. Soldiers were ambushed
before they could do anything.
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164. Rely on numbers,
and Utaya will repeat itself.
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165. I suggest we seal the dungeon instead.
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166. We can't do anything
that will end up feeding it.
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167. I'm pretty sure it's not your intention
to cause damage to the dungeon
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168. during combat anyway.
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169. How many people are inside?
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170. The majority of them
are on the first floor.
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171. Let's evacuate them slowly.
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172. All humans have some sort of connection.
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173. And I know some people
who can definitely help out.
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174. So just leave it to me!
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175. Kabru...
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176. he still ate monsters
despite everything he went through?
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177. Begin preparations...
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178. - ... for the investigation.
- Huh?
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179. I suspect you're plotting something.
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180. If that's the case,
show me what you've got.
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181. Should anything go wrong,
my troops will rush in.
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182. Understood?
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183. Yes.
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184. So are they like scrambled eggs?
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185. Huh?
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186. You said before
that people compare souls to eggs.
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187. But if you're referring to souls
that are mixed together,
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188. then what would that mean
in relation to how eggs are cooked?
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189. For example, scrambled eggs,
a sunny-side-up egg,
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190. and a poached egg
would all have different stories.
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191. Listen, Senshi.
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192. I didn't make that comparison
for you to take what I said
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193. and try to make a joke out of it.
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194. Who's making jokes?
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195. I was actually impressed
by how interesting a comparison it was.
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196. There's nothing else that behaves
in as many different ways as an egg does.
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197. For example, eggs get firm when heated,
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198. but the white and yolk solidify
at different temperatures.
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199. Frothiness, moisture attention, viscosity.
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200. And the most interesting one, emulsification.
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201. Even things that don't mix naturally
like oil and water,
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202. mix beautifully
under the right conditions.
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203. Just like this.
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204. Well, that's...
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205. Wait, souls are actually
nothing like eggs!
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208. Hm?
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209. It's ready!
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210. So, how are we supposed to eat this?
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211. Pick up the bread
with your knife and fork.
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212. Then use the bread to scoop
the yolk and sauce as you eat.
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213. Delicious as usual.
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214. Hm?
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215. If you don't mind,
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216. could you stop looking around
at stuff that isn't really there?
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217. Or is there something?
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218. I don't think so.
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219. I just thought
I felt some kind of presence.
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220. Huh?
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221. Does that mean this isn't a hallucination?
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222. Huh?
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223. Well, when I got mana sickness,
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224. remember when I mentioned
I was seeing and hearing things?
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225. That never went away.
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226. Seriously? Why didn't you say something?
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227. Because Chil would just yell at me
and tell me I'm sick in the head.
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228. That's because you are.
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229. What are you hallucinating?
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230. Hm?
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231. Day in and day out,
something keeps trying to talk to me.
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232. At first,
I couldn't tell what it was saying.
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233. But gradually, its voice and shape
started getting clearer.
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234. It's pretty scary,
so I've been pretending not to see it.
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235. Then you could actually
hear me speaking after all.
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236. So what did it say?
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237. Well, it's not too happy
that I was ignoring it.
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238. I wonder if talking to it is okay.
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239. Do you think it's evil?
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240. Uh, not sure.
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241. Possibly?
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243. Can I help you with something?
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244. Uh-huh.
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245. Hmm.
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246. What's it saying now?
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247. It's mad at me because I thought
it was an evil ghost.
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248. - Also...
- Hm?
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249. it's asking if we've forgotten
that it saved us from the, uh, mage.
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250. Huh?
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251. Oh, wait, I remember!
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252. Right. How can I forget that whole thing?
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253. Please give it our thanks.
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254. Hm. Mm-hm.
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255. I guess it wants
to introduce us to someone.
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256. Thoughts?
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257. It's not the god of death, is it?
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258. Well, we don't have many options, so...
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259. All right!
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260. We're ready to go
whenever you are!
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261. Huh?
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262. Huh?
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263. Wait. What the heck?
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264. Where are we?
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265. - Hey!
- Huh?
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266. Out of the road, please!
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267. Is... that a Unicorn?
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268. That clothing...
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269. Did you guys come from the outside?
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270. No, we came from the dungeon and—
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271. I can't believe it!
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272. Uh, come with me!
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273. I have never seen monsters
be this docile before.
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274. It's 'cause they're ordered
not to hurt us,
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275. - so we can coexist here.
- Oh.
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276. That's not gonna be the case
for outsiders though.
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277. So make sure you hold on
to the stuff I gave you.
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278. Hm?
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279. Izutsumi, something wrong?
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280. Teleportation sickness?
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281. She's probably tired.
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282. Is that the Golden Castle?
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283. Sure is.
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284. And the ghosts that brought us
to this place,
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285. are they actual residents too?
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286. Pretty much.
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287. Well, the person you're about to meet
has more info.
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288. Maybe they'll know why you were chosen.
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289. 'Cause we sure don't.
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290. We were "chosen"?
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291. This is it.
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292. Just sit tight, okay?
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293. If you're looking for the master,
he went to the church.
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294. - It's them.
- Huh?
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295. Those guys?
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296. Guess we came here
at a pretty bad time.
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297. Until the master comes back here,
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298. why don't you try to relax in the village?
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299. Seems like everyone
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301. What should we take them around
to see first?
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302. The village isn't that special so...
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303. They're all residents
of the Golden Castle?
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304. Yeah,
but I don't see any old folk.
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305. Honestly, I'd like to see
where the monsters are being raised!
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306. Huh?
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307. I wanna take a tour
of the fields we saw on the way over.
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308. Huh? That's what you're interested in?
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309. I mean, that's easy enough.
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310. Hurray!
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311. I'll just wait for them
to get back.
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312. Can't leave Izutsumi alone anyway.
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313. I agree.
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314. Th—That's a Minotaur!
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316. We milk this instead of cows.
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317. Why are you raising monsters?
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318. Oh.
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319. Because normal livestock
was hard to get a hold of.
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320. Whoa.
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321. Wow.
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322. What a beautiful field.
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323. It's so well-tended too.
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324. Is everything here used up
by the villagers?
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325. We admittedly waste quite a lot of it.
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326. But if we didn't have fields
to keep us busy,
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328. It's mostly in appearance,
but we try to mimic surface life.
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329. Really?
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330. Izutsumi, are you okay?
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331. At least
she doesn't seem sick, I guess.
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332. - Sorry. We don't mean to interrupt but...
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334. Dresses?
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335. Exactly!
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336. They're dresses we made by hand.
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337. We've got so bored
of modeling them ourselves,
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of an outsider to do it.
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339. Sure if you want me to.
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341. It has to be the red one.
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342. You'll have to forgive us.
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343. Our dresses might seem a little
old-fashioned from your perspective.
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345. Somehow, this is different
than what I expected.
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for a thousand years.
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349. This is great!
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350. I'm pretty picky about my alcohol,
but this isn't bad at all.
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351. Happy to hear.
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352. I've been serving it to my orc customers,
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353. and this recent batch
is really popular among them.
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354. Yeah, I bet.
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355. Oh, what about wine? Do you make that?
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356. Well, I do, but it's much newer
than making ale.
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357. Been doing that 400 years now,
so making the switch has been tricky.
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358. That long, huh?
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359. Sounds pretty established.
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361. I started it when I was 600,
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362. Come again? Hm?
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363. Chilchuck. Guess what?
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366. Keep that to yourself next time.
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367. - This place is incredible!
- Huh?
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368. They completely succeeded
in cultivating monsters
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369. and made it an art!
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370. Do you see that?
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371. It's the biggest Dryad garden
I've ever seen!
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372. The Minotaur had four nipples like a cow!
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374. That was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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375. You really missed out.
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376. By the way, where did the other two go?
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378. Uh, we're over here.
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379. What in the hell are
you wearing? Playing dress up, huh?
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381. I was asked to wear this, I swear.
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383. This was the tamest one I tried on.
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385. Uh, yeah, Laios?
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386. You have any clue
why she's stuck to you like that?
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388. I have no idea. That's so weird!
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389. It's like she's switched brains
with a child or something.
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390. Oh!
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391. - No!
- Huh?
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392. Lots of barriers
have been cast here
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394. And it seems like
it's affecting Izutsumi in some way.
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395. It's because she's half-monster, right?
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396. Yeah.
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397. But I've never seen a barrier
make monsters not aggressive before.
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398. I really wish I could decipher this.
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399. But I don't know most of these characters
and I don't have time to learn!
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400. Why the hell do these things have to be
so hard to read and secretive?
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401. Anyway, this really is an amazing place.
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404. Same here.
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407. It isn't much,
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408. but we've prepared a warm meal
for all of you.
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411. Uh, welcome, everyone.
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412. I've been wanting to meet you.
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413. I'm Yaad. It's a pleasure.
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415. Well, he's my grandfather.
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424. Does everyone in the village
routinely eat monsters too?
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425. There are some who do,
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426. although we don't really need
to consume food.
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427. Huh?
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428. Our sense of taste
has completely dulled.
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429. Aside from that,
we have no real appetite to speak of.
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430. Such is the curse of immortality
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431. that the mad mage cast
on the people of this village.
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432. Hmm.
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433. Do you know why the mage
would do something like that?
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435. When I grew old enough
to know what was happening,
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was difficult.
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438. But please, don't let
our problems stop you.
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440. We may not get hungry,
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441. but simply being able to watch others eat
still brings us joy.
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for being the one who made the mad mage
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448. So in order to look for help,
he headed to the surface.
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how did he fare up there?
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450. Well, from what I've heard,
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from the underground cemetery.
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452. He claimed he was the king
of a ruined country,
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453. and would give his entire kingdom
to the one who defeated the mad mage,
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454. then turned to dust.
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455. Is that so?
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456. He's finally been released from his agony.
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457. Knowing this brings me solace.
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458. Many people have attempted
to escape the curse
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459. by leaving the village.
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460. However, none have succeeded.
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461. And their physical bodies
are lost as a result.
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462. Without a body,
you gradually lose yourself,
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463. become an evil ghost,
and then are unable to return here.
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464. I'm sure you've encountered
these ghosts before.
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465. Yeah!
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466. We attacked them with holy water
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467. and then made a sorbet out of them!
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468. So, anyway, you never told us
why we were called to this place.
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469. The prophecy.
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470. Prophecy?
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471. Indeed.
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472. "One shall arrive at the village
with winged sword in hand,
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473. they will be the hero
who will defeat the mad mage
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474. and set us all free."
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475. Winged sword?
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476. Does he mean Kensuke?
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477. Well, there are wings on it, although...
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478. Wait! This lion face
wasn't on here before!
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479. When did...
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480. The Winged Lion
is our guardian deity.
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481. He was imprisoned at the very bottom
of the dungeon by the mad mage.
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482. However, the Lion still guides us
by telling us prophecies
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483. by way of our dreams.
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484. And those prophecies are why
my grandfather left for the surface.
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485. - Sir Laios.
- Hm?
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486. There's more to the prophecy.
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487. "With the winged sword in their hand,
the hero will defeat the mad mage,
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488. and thus rise as the country's new king."
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489. Wait! You can't be serious!
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490. He just picked up that sword
by complete accident!
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491. It was no accident.
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492. The fact the sword is in this room with us
means it was something preordained.
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493. - Now, Sir Laios...
- Hm?
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494. Can you please
promise me something?
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495. Promise me you'll defeat the mad mage
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496. and free everyone in this village.
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497. Huh?
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498. But I...
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499. Uh...
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500. Can you please let me think about it?
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501. You've gotta turn him down.
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502. Why bother
giving them hope like that?
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503. 'Cause I can't flat-out refuse.
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504. Kensuke, when did you even get like this?
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505. Huh, buddy?
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506. Maybe it was when you got eaten
by the Dungeon Cleaners.
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507. I was actually so nervous during all that.
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508. I couldn't really taste any of the food
they made for us.
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509. You've got some nerve, you know that?
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510. Specifically requested by the party, huh?
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511. It really didn't have
that much flavor to begin with.
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512. Huh?
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513. He said they have no appetite,
so they don't need to eat anything.
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514. I think it's safe to assume that's why
they're not very good at cooking.
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515. I just realized something.
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516. The people in this village...
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517. They don't really need to tend fields
and use dishware,
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518. so why bother keeping them around?
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519. What was the point
in wasting all that energy
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520. to continue maintaining them
for the last thousand years or so?
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521. I reckon it's 'cause
they actually do need those things.
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522. It helps them keep their sanity
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523. and gives them a reason to live.
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524. - Laios.
- Huh?
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525. When we were with the orc chief
on the third floor,
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526. I still remember exactly
what you told him.
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527. Huh?
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528. What did I say again?
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529. Well...
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530. make sure you take the night
to think about it.
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531. Do you mind if I sleep in here too?
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532. Go sleep in the room they gave you.
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533. But I don't wanna be alone in there!
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534. And Izutsumi is being weird.
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535. Come on, scoot over.
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536. Just sleep on the floor!
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537. His hands were so cold.
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