1. DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON
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2. Izutsumi, Chilchuck…
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3. Could you slow down a bit?
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4. Cracks are all over the floor,
and it's hard to walk.
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5. I didn't notice.
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6. Let's take a break.
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7. What is this? An old folks' stroll?
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8. Something's bothering me.
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9. In our current forms,
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10. how different are our actual ages
from how old we look?
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11. Laios, how old are you now?
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12. I'm 26.
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13. Senshi, how old
does Laios look to you now?
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14. Around 60, maybe?
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15. They say a dwarf lives
2.5 times longer than a tall-man.
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16. So 26 years for a tall-man…
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17. is like 65 for a dwarf.
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18. So, our appearance
reflects our actual age.
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19. What really concerns me
is our remaining lifespan.
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20. Do we age at the same pace
as before our transformation,
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21. or do we age according to our new forms?
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22. Marcille, you act like
this is none of your concern.
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23. But if the latter is true,
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24. the average lifespan
for us half-foots is 50!
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25. In less than 40 years,
you'll be all wrinkled and die!
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26. What?
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27. WRINKLECILLE
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28. Is the lifespan really that short?
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29. I thought you could live until 100.
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30. Some do, but…
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31. It's only a small percentage.
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32. I was just joking.
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33. My point is, if that's true,
these mushrooms are too convenient.
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34. There are loads of people who would pay
a fortune to change their race,
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35. but I've never seen those mushrooms
for sale anywhere.
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36. In other words, this transformation
must be temporary,
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37. or it comes with nasty side effects.
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38. Side effects, huh?
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39. That's a possibility.
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40. I was hoping
we could make use of it somehow,
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41. but I guess it's not that simple.
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42. Make use of it how?
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43. Do you want to become
a demi-human or something?
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44. T-That's not it.
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45. I was thinking about Falin.
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46. Falin?
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47. This is just a what-if, but…
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48. Say everything works out, and we manage
to defeat the lunatic magician.
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49. I repent.
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50. Falin regains herself.
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51. What have I been doing?
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52. - Hurray!
- Hurray!
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53. We return to the surface.
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54. Honestly, we had such a rough time!
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55. People will be terrified.
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56. Right?
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57. I think it'll be tough for her
to remain a dragon from the waist down.
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58. - You stupid—
- Hold on!
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59. Let's hear him out.
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60. I've thought of hiding the lower part
of her body inside a hole.
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61. Welcome!
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62. However,
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63. a large monster can't survive
in a village with little mana.
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64. Just like a fish can't survive
outside of water,
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65. Falin might not be able
to survive in a village.
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66. And that's where
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67. those Changeling mushrooms come into play.
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68. If we can somehow change
her lower body to a smaller dragon,
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69. Falin might be able to live comfortably
in a human village!
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70. - What—
- What an optimistic guy!
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71. Mušḫuššu!
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72. Well, I won't deny
that I also have a wish to transform.
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73. Tall-men are just
so unremarkable and dull…
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74. Hey, don't you hear that strange noise?
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75. No. It's probably
the sound of dwarf relics.
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76. It's not that.
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77. It sounds like rocks
striking against each other.
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78. And it seems like
it's slowly getting closer.
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79. I know.
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80. Gargoyles!
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81. Didn't you close the door properly?
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82. W-We need to get out of here quickly!
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83. They're getting closer!
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84. If we don't do something,
they'll keep coming after us.
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85. We should ambush them.
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86. B-But…
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87. I'll distract the enemies.
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88. Chilchuck, hold the pot.
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89. Izutsumi, slip around behind them.
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90. Senshi, wait for the right moment.
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91. Marcille, how close are the enemies?
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92. Like I said,
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93. they're right there!
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94. Laios!
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95. Damn it!
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96. Everyone, watch out!
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97. Do you get why the first thing I do
is take cover?
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98. Don't hang around our feet.
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99. Easier said than done…
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100. Forget it! You're still as clumsy as ever.
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101. Come here!
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102. What is this smoke?
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103. Is it one of your magic?
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104. Are you two hurt?
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105. No! The sword
just passed between our arms!
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106. Good.
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107. Pass me Kensuke, would you?
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108. Sure.
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109. Did it always look like that?
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110. Nope.
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111. Has the shape of the sword changed?
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112. Was that smoke…
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113. - Spores from Changelings?
- Spores from Changelings?
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114. B-But I don't see
a ring of mushrooms anywhere.
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115. It passed through a circle
we formed with our arms.
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116. Does that mean…
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117. They keep flying away!
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118. Everyone!
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119. Hold hands and make a ring right now!
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120. Read the situation before you say that!
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121. I did!
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122. Now what?
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123. What do we do?
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124. We'll get a Gargoyle
to pass through our ring.
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125. If my guess is correct,
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126. the Gargoyle will transform!
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127. Here it comes! Dodge!
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128. There's a wall on that side! This way!
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129. Ow!
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130. I'll tear in two!
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131. Owie.
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132. It's stuck!
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133. Now, surround it quickly!
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134. We did it! Where's the Gargoyle?
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135. Look!
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136. That's the Gargoyle?
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137. It really transformed!
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138. I see. The Changelings caused this.
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139. So nonliving things change faster.
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140. Laios!
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141. Are you okay?
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142. It hurts, but I'll manage.
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143. Dwarves have sturdy bodies.
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144. Damn it.
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145. That one won't come down.
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146. How can we get it
to pass through our arms?
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147. - Marcille.
- Huh?
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148. - Give me your hand for a bit.
- Huh?
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149. - It should work.
- Um.
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150. - Let's do it.
- All right!
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151. We're going to get up close to it,
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152. and provoke it into attacking us!
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153. - Hey, what do I—
- Run in sync with the call!
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154. Here we go!
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155. - One, two…
- One, two…
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156. - One, two…
- One, two…
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157. Here it comes! Are you ready?
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158. Ready for what?
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159. - Ready, set…
- Ready, set…
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160. Fly, Marcille!
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161. It's over.
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162. There was nothing to it.
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163. All we had to do was wash the spores
off our bodies to turn back.
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164. It feels wrong.
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165. Don't worry about it. It's just water.
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166. You should wash them off thoroughly.
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167. Right now, we're like
seedbeds for mushrooms.
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168. Now I understand why those mushrooms
have this characteristic.
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169. When animals have their forms
changed by Changelings…
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170. - Run!
- Run!
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171. They're hated by their own kind.
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172. They die.
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173. And they become new Changelings.
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174. It's quite the side effect.
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175. Unlike Gargoyles,
it'll take time for us to turn back.
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176. Let's prepare a meal as we wait.
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177. Of course.
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178. Kensuke, look at how you've changed.
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179. I doubt it was the mushrooms
that turned the insides into a key, but…
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180. Will it revert if I give it a wash?
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181. What are we having today?
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182. We still have some dumplings left,
so we'll boil them.
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183. That again.
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184. Do you have a problem?
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185. Not really. I'm just tired of them.
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186. - Tired of them?
- She sure is a free spirit.
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187. I'll try cooking them differently.
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188. Heat oil in a pan,
and gently place the dumplings in it.
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189. H-Hot!
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190. When the wrappers are golden brown,
take them out and let the oil drain.
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191. Izutsumi is a light eater
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192. and never touches something
she doesn't like.
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193. To make sure she eats enough,
I have to put in the time and effort.
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194. What do you think, Izutsumi?
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195. You just fried them?
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196. Stop that!
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197. Just maybe…
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198. It changed its shape!
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199. Just as I thought,
it seems like the mouth acts as a ring.
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200. And there are so many
varieties of dumplings.
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201. What if I eat one and end up
growing mushrooms in my stomach?
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202. We had the Hippogriff's meat,
and that didn't happen.
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203. Digestion is quite powerful.
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204. Now, help set the dishes.
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205. It's done!
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206. DUMPLINGS TRANSFORMED
BY A CHANGELING FAIRY RING
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207. There are so many types.
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208. This one has Barometz meat in it.
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209. Mutton, huh?
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210. So the filling changes too.
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211. This one's got cheese inside!
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212. This one's sweet.
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213. What meat is this?
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214. Your legs are just too long!
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215. My body's back to normal!
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216. Damn it.
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217. What an awful way to wake up.
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218. Thank goodness.
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219. I'm so glad.
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220. Well then, we should get going soon.
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221. You should change into something lighter.
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222. This floor is warm.
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223. The temperature is conducive
to creature reproduction.
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224. But I'm not sure if there are any living
things ahead in this environment.
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225. I should have made sausages or something.
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226. Speaking of which,
didn't you make some with Red Dragon meat?
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227. I did.
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228. BONELESS DRAGON HAM
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229. But I lost them.
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230. Is that so?
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231. Never mind.
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232. I don't like it when it's hot.
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233. Why is your sword wrapped in a cloth?
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234. Huh? That's because…
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235. Show me.
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236. No, I can't do that.
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237. Show me!
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238. What should we do with him?
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239. Should we form a ring around him
and beat him up?
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240. Go wash it off right now.
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241. How are things over there?
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242. All I see is a strange building.
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243. I don't see any other paths.
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244. A strange building?
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245. It's probably an automatic trolley.
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246. Let's take a peek inside.
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247. I bet it won't move anymore.
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248. If you dismantle it and sell it,
you can fetch a pretty good price.
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249. It moved!
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250. Senshi, what did you do?
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251. Nothing.
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252. Maybe it's the type that moves
when someone boards it.
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253. There's a description here,
so I'll read it.
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254. Take a seat.
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255. There isn't much written here.
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256. It doesn't feel dangerous so far,
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257. so let's ride it as far as it goes.
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258. Maybe I'll brew some tea.
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259. What's that?
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260. Roasted Dryad seeds.
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261. Is the magic circle ready?
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262. I think so.
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263. I can't say for sure if it's working.
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264. It's slow, but it seems to be heating up.
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265. By the way, Laios,
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266. why did you and your sister
become adventurers?
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267. Huh? Me?
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268. You don't strike me as someone
who dreams of making a fortune.
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269. It's a long story, but…
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270. When I was in my teens,
I got fed up with my village.
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271. And I went to a school in the town
and joined the army.
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272. But in the end,
I didn't fit in there either.
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273. And I got picked up by a caravan
that passed through the town.
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274. So he's a deserter?
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275. I slowly drifted south,
taking odd jobs along the way.
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276. Falin was boarding
at a nearby magic school,
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277. so I dropped by to see her.
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278. But she insisted on joining me.
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279. And together, we reached this island.
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280. When we first arrived on this island,
gold-peeling was thriving.
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281. And there was plenty of escorting work.
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282. Then, we just stayed
and hung around the dungeon.
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283. That's how I ended up here.
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284. What a complete lack of foresight.
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285. You're one thing, but why did you
let your sister go with you?
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286. She could've had a better life at school.
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287. Falin's childhood wasn't very fortunate.
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288. She had a talent for magic,
which she was shunned for.
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289. I couldn't stand the environment.
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290. So I left the village
a year before she did.
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291. Until she entered the magic school, no,
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292. until she met Marcille,
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293. she had her meals all alone.
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294. It breaks my heart to think about it.
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295. Well, Falin's spirit
was much stronger than mine,
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296. so maybe it didn't bother her too much.
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297. But that's why I made a promise to myself
to never abandon her again.
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298. At least, not until someone else shows up
whom she wants to be with.
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299. What the heck? Gross!
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300. Falin…
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301. used to bring me a lot of things.
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302. Strange nuts.
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303. And odd plants.
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304. I've always wondered
why she kept bringing them to me, but…
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305. She probably wanted
to eat them with you, Marcille.
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306. I can't wait…
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307. to share meals with her again.
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308. You'll be able to soon.
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309. The way I see it,
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310. Falin is like bacon and eggs right now.
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311. We once compared souls to eggs.
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312. A sunny side up rests on top
of strips of bacon.
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313. They're stuck together, but it looks like
we can peel them apart nicely.
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314. That's Falin.
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315. Compared to that,
Izutsumi is more like an omelet
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316. with ingredients mixed inside.
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317. With effort, you might be able
to remove the ingredients,
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318. but it's easy to imagine
the egg getting broken up.
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319. So, in Izutsumi's case,
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320. we'll have to find a more careful
and complicated approach.
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321. In other words,
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322. if we cut off the dragon waist down,
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323. can we turn Falin back
into her human form?
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324. It's not that simple, is it?
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325. That day,
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326. I preserved some of the Dragon meat,
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327. but it all turned back into flesh
and merged with Falin.
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328. On the other hand, some of the meat
didn't turn back into a dragon.
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329. It's the parts that we ate at dinner.
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330. Meat that has been digested
by other creatures loses its identity.
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331. This is the only clear law in this dungeon
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332. where the line
between life and death is blurred.
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333. In that case,
if we consume all the dragon parts,
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334. we may be able to drive out
the soul of the dragon.
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335. Y-You know,
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336. I'm surprised
to hear that from you, Senshi.
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337. I thought you were against
that sort of thing.
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338. I'm still against resurrecting people.
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339. However, Falin is alive now.
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340. And you just want to release her
from the dungeon.
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341. I'll gladly help you with that.
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342. Eat the dragon parts.
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343. B-But…
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344. how many meals would that make?
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345. - That's your problem?
- That's your problem?
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346. What else would it be?
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347. It's the most promising method
we've got so far!
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348. Do you have a better idea?
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349. Consuming a creature you've killed
to make it your own.
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350. Why didn't I realize it sooner?
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351. It's what we've been doing all along!
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352. But it's massive.
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353. Even if the five of us push
to consume a kilogram each day,
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354. it'll still take us
over a decade to finish it all.
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355. Do you honestly think
I can handle eating a kilogram?
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356. And considering Falin's condition,
we definitely don't have time for that.
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357. So, just ask others to help.
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358. It's time to make full use
of the connections you've built.
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359. You're banking on my connections for this?
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360. I know there's more than zero.
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361. It's not like you're without any.
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362. Can't you think of anyone?
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363. Surely some faces come to mind?
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364. Hmm…
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365. The orcs seem like they'd eat a lot,
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366. The orcs.
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367. They'll likely eat a fair amount
and seem like a promising choice.
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368. so that's promising.
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369. The inhabitants of the Golden Castle.
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370. The Golden Castle residents.
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371. They won't have too much of an appetite,
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372. They might not have
the heartiest appetite,
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373. but they have the numbers and livestock
to make up for it.
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374. but their numbers and livestock
can compensate for that.
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375. Then there's Namari, Shuro,
and their groups.
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376. And I think Namari and Shuro's parties
would likely join
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377. Those two will lend a hand
if we appeal to their emotions.
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378. if we appealed to their emotions.
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379. Oh, and there's Kabru too!
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380. And Kabru seemed interested
in trying monster food.
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381. He seemed interested in monster cuisine.
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382. That's all I can come up with
at the moment.
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383. Uh, that's pretty much all I can think of.
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384. That's plenty.
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385. That's quite a list.
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386. But still not enough to eat a dragon.
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387. But we're hardly enough
to consume the entire dragon.
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388. One more mid-sized group would do it.
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389. I wish we could also have another troop.
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390. Well, at the very least,
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391. But at least
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392. our goal from here on out
has become crystal clear.
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393. we've got clear goals now.
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394. One!
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395. First, we release the Winged Lion
from the heart of the dungeon.
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396. Release the Winged Lion
from the depths of this dungeon.
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397. Second,
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398. Two!
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399. With the Lion's help,
we finally neutralize the mad mage.
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400. with the Lion's aid, we neutralize
the lunatic magician's power.
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401. Three!
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402. Third,
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403. Gather people who are willing to assist
in eating Falin's dragon parts.
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404. we recruit people to assist us
in consuming Falin's dragon parts.
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405. I'm suddenly
feeling optimistic about this.
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406. I suddenly have hope this is gonna work.
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407. It's going to be one extravagant feast.
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408. It sounds like
it's gonna be one hell of a party.
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409. There are no troops inside the dungeon.
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410. We're not gonna find
a mid-sized group in a dungeon.
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411. What's this feeling of uneasiness?
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412. What's this sickening feeling?
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413. The dungeon air's become pretty stagnant.
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414. The air in the dungeon is stale.
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415. While you guys were down there
this last time,
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416. While you guys were inside,
it underwent another big transformation.
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417. it changed a decent amount again.
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418. A transformation?
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419. Wait, what do you mean?
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420. You'll get it once you see it.
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421. You'll understand it when you see it.
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422. But to be honest,
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423. Well, it's going to be
an unpleasant transformation
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424. I don't think
these are the kind of changes
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425. for the folks behind us, at least.
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426. the folks behind us will like.
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427. Hmm?
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428. Ah!
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429. Don't eat stuff like that!
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430. Don't you dare consume that!
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431. There's something going on up there.
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432. What's all this racket?
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433. Walking Mushrooms.
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434. Walking Mushrooms.
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435. If we took Falin's dragon parts
and cooked up some steaks,
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436. How about using them
as a garnish for a steak
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437. made from Falin's dragon parts?
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438. would that be a good garnish for them?
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439. Or should we make a stew instead?
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440. Or-or maybe a stew would be better.
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441. - The broth from the bones—
- Stop it!
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442. - We can make stock from the bo—
- That's enough!
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443. Now's not really the time
to be crafting a Falin menu.
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444. Now's not the time
to be planning Falin menus!
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445. I'm so hungry.
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446. I'm hungry.
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447. Mm.
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448. Let's start prepping something.
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449. Shall we prepare something?
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450. I second that!
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451. You got it!
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452. Dungeon food.
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453. Dungeon food.
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454. To eat or be eaten.
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455. Eat or be eaten.
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456. There is no hierarchy here.
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457. There is no hierarchy.
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458. Eating is a privilege for those who live.
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459. Only the simple concept
that eating is a privilege of the living.
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460. Ah, dungeon food.
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461. Dungeon food.
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462. Delicious in dungeon.
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463. Oh, dungeon food.
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