1. Oh, they're not dead.
Looks like they're just paralyzed.
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2. Must have been those things.
Can you heal them?
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3. We'll see.
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4. Well, hope you had a decent nap.
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5. What happened? Did we get wiped out?
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6. Wait. Where's my necklace?
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7. Damn it. My coins are gone too.
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8. I can't find any of the jewels either.
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9. Some of our belongings have gone missing.
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10. Did you see what happened?
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11. There's no doubt. Treasure Insects.
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12. Shh!
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13. Sorry. Couldn't tell you.
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14. When we got here, you guys were just
lying by the wall, all lined up.
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15. So I'm willing to bet
that someone came here before we did.
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16. This is hair.
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17. It's used to repel ghosts.
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18. Apparently, there was someone else
who found us.
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19. Hmm.
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20. Elf...
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21. A tall-man...
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22. A half-foot... a dwarf too.
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23. They ate a meal in this exact spot.
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24. They what?
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25. Who would have the nerve to do that?
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26. Come on.
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27. Not so fast.
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28. This ain't a charity.
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29. Uh.
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30. Here.
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31. Thanks, kid.
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32. Why didn't you just tell them the truth?
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33. Why should I?
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34. More corpses means more money after all.
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35. Ah.
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36. I hope I can wash my hair soon.
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37. Save the trouble and shave it off.
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38. You really don't have to be
so mean to me, you know.
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39. Bet you really want
to wash your beard, right, Senshi?
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40. You don't even comb that thing, do you?
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41. We need to clean it now!
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42. Hair is actually
pretty important for magic.
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43. Taking care of it is kind of like
doing warm-up exercises.
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44. If your beard is dirty, then my support
magic might not work on you.
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45. That's fine by me.
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46. Oh, I just remembered
I have some good soap with me.
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47. Let's wash your beard with that
and braid it after!
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48. Hm? Uh, where is it?
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49. Back then, it must have...
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50. It's all gone! It cost so much money!
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51. Let's go.
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52. The fourth floor,
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53. underground water rushes out
of holes in the bedrock,
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54. forming a large lake.
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55. The water is imbued with magic
and glows faintly.
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56. At the bottom of the lake,
you can see the castle town,
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57. rippling like a mirage.
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58. Hey, Senshi, what exactly do you do
when you're exploring this floor?
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59. I usually just fish or lay traps
all around this area.
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60. That's about it.
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61. How do you folks get past this point?
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62. Isn't it obvious? Magic, of course.
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63. Check it out. First, I do this...
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64. and then we just walk across the water.
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65. Huh?
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66. No!
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67. No, no, no, no, no. I don't want to...
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68. You don't have
to throw such a fit.
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69. This isn't gonna work.
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70. Tie him up and pull him along.
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71. Marcille.
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72. Go ahead and cast your spell
while I hold him down!
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73. - Huh?
- Hurry!
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74. Senshi, this is the only way
to do it wearing armor.
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75. A boat is too risky.
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76. People are so quick to give in
to the simple path.
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77. It only takes a second to rust,
but the sharpening takes a long time!
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78. - Boop!
- No!
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79. You see? That didn't kill you, did it?
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80. Why you little...
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81. I honestly don't get it.
Why are you so opposed to magic?
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82. You wanna know what I don't get?
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83. How you lot
can throw around spells are willy-nilly.
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84. It's careless.
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85. Hey, come on.
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86. What's done is done, isn't it?
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87. Who knows? You might even end up...
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88. - liking it!
- Oh!
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89. Huh?
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90. Wait, what?
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91. Why is the spell so ineffective?
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92. Is it 'cause maybe
his hair works as an insulator?
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93. Seems likely with all this monster blood
and oil kicked in.
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94. Seriously?
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95. Wash that gross thing already!
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96. It will take much more than water.
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97. - There's no need.
- Huh?
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98. Don't worry about me.
I'll cross the lake my own way.
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99. Uh?
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100. You gonna make a boat?
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101. You'll just sink like a stone.
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102. Hold on. I bet whatever idea
he came up with is awesome.
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103. What's with the sudden unwavering faith?
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104. He must be losing it.
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105. Just watch.
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106. - The shell of a Mimic?
- Shh!
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107. A Kelpie!
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108. Careful! It's getting closer!
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109. Calm down. She's harmless.
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110. Anne here often comes to visit me
when I'm trying to catch fish.
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111. You named it?
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112. I've always been curious about whether
or not I could cross the lake with her.
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113. Maybe I can use a Mimic's shell as bait
to help lead her over to the other side.
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114. Really? That would be...
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115. absolutely incredible!
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116. - I'm against this.
- Huh?
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117. If we used its organs as a life preserver,
it would be more useful.
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118. Ah! That's awful!
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119. I can't believe
you just said that.
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120. All monsters are dangerous.
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121. Friendly ones are no exception.
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122. Kelpies try to lower your guard
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123. to coax you into the water.
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124. You never know
a monster's true intentions.
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125. Look, I've known Anne
for just as long as I've known the golems.
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126. So don't try and tell me I don't know her.
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127. Wha— Uh.
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128. Why are people so soft
when it comes to mammals,
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129. yet they're totally against
growing Man-eating Plants?
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130. Uh, do you really need me to explain it?
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131. All right, Anne! Let's go!
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132. - Senshi!
- Senshi!
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133. - Here, catch!
- Huh?
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134. Anne...
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135. Stop it, Anne!
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136. Laios!
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137. Forgive me, Anne.
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138. Oh, no.
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139. No, please!
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140. You can't die!
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141. So she was just waiting for me
to get on her back?
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142. Why? She could've attacked whenever.
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143. Yeah.
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144. I can't even begin to understand
how monsters think.
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145. I don't get it.
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146. I don't get it one bit.
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147. Uh, hey.
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148. Aren't you freezing?
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149. I could start a fire.
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150. Wait.
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151. You loved her so much
but you're going to eat her?
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152. I can't believe it.
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153. Why do this?
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154. Need a hand?
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155. - No.
- Uh?
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156. I'm doing this alone.
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157. Hm.
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158. Hey.
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159. If it's no trouble,
could I have a little bit of the fat?
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160. Weren't you opposed to me doing this?
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161. I was, but...
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162. Seriously,
what have we even come here for?
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163. - Chilchuck.
- Huh?
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164. There's something floating over there.
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165. And I'm worried it's people.
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166. Let's go.
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167. Do we have to?
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168. What are these little white things?
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169. Barley.
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170. - Must be leaking from a bag.
- Oh?
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171. I found the owners.
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172. Let's get them back to land.
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173. - Huh?
- What's wrong?
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174. He looks familiar.
Have we seen this guy before?
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175. Nope.
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176. Oh, I remember this kobold!
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177. We saw him knocked out
on the third floor too.
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178. How did these guys get ahead of us?
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179. - Jeez!
- They fought Fish-men, huh?
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180. That's unlucky...
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181. Uh-huh.
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182. Chilchuck?
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183. Hey! Chilchuck!
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184. Stop!
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185. Uh?
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186. I didn't get to finish singing it again.
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187. I even learned it all too.
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188. I think that should do it.
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189. I feel bad that their barley's scattered.
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190. Should we help them?
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191. I doubt they'd still want it.
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192. Then let's take it with us.
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193. It'll make Marcille happy.
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194. No, I don't think it will.
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195. Huh?
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196. Oh.
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197. - No way!
- Ah!
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198. I didn't say anything yet.
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199. We all agreed that demi-humans
are off-limits, remember?
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200. Okay, but... think about it.
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201. What are demi-humans?
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202. What'd you just say?
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203. There are different types
of mermaids.
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204. The mammal type and the fish type.
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205. This is the fish type.
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206. It has gills and lays eggs,
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207. so there's no belly button or nipples.
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208. Classification-wise, they're farther
from humans than cows or pigs.
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209. - Still a no!
- Huh?
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210. Just tell me what's wrong with it!
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211. Why is a cow okay
but a Fish-man somehow isn't?
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212. It just doesn't feel right to me, okay?
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213. Feel right?
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214. Feelings, huh?
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215. They're still going at it.
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216. I'm hungry,
so let's start making something to eat.
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217. Soak the barley and put it over a flame.
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218. Pull apart some Mimic meat
and add a few water plants.
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219. Hold on a second.
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220. Wasn't that growing out
of the Fish-man's head?
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221. I mean, yes, but this is also
a completely ordinary plant.
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222. Fish-men use these to mimic the mermaids.
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223. Without it, they would
probably look a lot more like fish.
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224. You're not gonna let me eat it, are you?
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225. Ah, here we go again.
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226. All right. Whatever. Do what you want.
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227. Why do I get the feeling
that I just made a huge mistake?
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228. All right. It's ready.
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229. Come on, you two. Time for lunch.
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230. Is it that time already?
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231. Hey, where did you get
this barley from?
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232. It was near some dead adventurers,
so we nabbed it.
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233. - Uh, what were you thinking?
- Uh...
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234. Yeah, we probably
shouldn't have done that.
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235. Well, it's already cooked,
it doesn't matter.
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236. Thanks a lot for making lunch!
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237. Mm-hm.
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238. Hmm, something's popping in my mouth.
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239. Wonder what that is.
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240. Fish eggs maybe?
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241. It might have been stuck
in the water plants.
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242. Mmm. It's tasty.
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243. Yeah, it is, isn't it?
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244. I'm glad I put them in.
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245. Can we talk?
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246. Hey!
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247. Those were the Fish-man's eggs,
weren't they?
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248. I heard that they lay eggs
and hide them in the water plants,
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249. specifically the ones that are growing
straight out of their heads!
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250. Everything good?
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251. Depends.
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252. Does that taste okay?
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253. Mm...
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254. Sure does!
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255. Senshi?
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256. - This is for you.
- Hmm?
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257. I made some soap
from the Kelpie fat you gave me.
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258. Not only is it useful as a hair oil,
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259. but it's good for using
on clothes and dishes too.
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260. Mind if we use it right now?
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261. Well, it may not be
fully effective just yet.
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262. - That's fine with me.
- Hmm?
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263. I wanna make use of your hard work.
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264. You really do?
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265. It actually worked, Senshi!
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266. Now we can all cross the lake together.
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267. I see.
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268. If this experience has taught me anything,
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269. is that walking on water feels nicer
than I ever imagined it would be.
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270. So, thanks, Marcille.
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271. Mm-hm.
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272. And I think the soap's starting
to sting my eyes a little.
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273. - Leave it to me!
- Hm?
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274. I'm gonna wipe them all out!
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275. No, stop!
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276. - Watch out!
- Ow!
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277. I said stop, didn't I?
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278. Using an explosion in the water
kills too many of them!
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279. What?
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280. These are Blade Fish,
which can be boiled, grilled, steamed,
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281. dried, smoked, or eaten raw.
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282. No matter how you do it,
they taste delicious.
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283. But other monsters here eat them too.
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284. If their numbers dwindle,
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285. it's gonna affect
the dungeon's ecosystem for sure.
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286. So if you kill 'em, do it one at a time.
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287. Huh? That's not even possible!
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288. Come to think of it,
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289. there does seem to be
fewer mid-sized monsters.
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290. There. See?
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291. Okay, but they're trying to kill us,
aren't they?
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292. So I can't really go easy on them.
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293. Plus, there's a lot more
Blade Fish than usual anyway.
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294. I don't think
there's anything to worry about.
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295. Don't you care if we starve?
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296. I'd rather not die
to preserve a monster's ecosystem!
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297. Hmph. Typical.
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298. Always want to take the easy way.
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299. Easy way?
You try killing them one at a time then.
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300. It's a lot harder than you thought!
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301. You need to be more considered
of the ecosystem—
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302. Huh?
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303. Whoa, whoa! What's going on?
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304. Senshi!
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305. That was weird. They went right past us.
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306. Are you hurt?
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307. Senshi?
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308. - There's something coming this way.
- Huh?
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309. Whatever this thing is...
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310. it's huge!
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311. A squid?
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312. No. Octopus?
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313. Wait, that's a Kraken!
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314. It's already a large monster
to begin with,
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315. but this one is much bigger than normal!
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316. So awesome.
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317. What now?
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318. If we're not careful, we're done for!
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319. Let's go distract it.
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320. Do your thing, Marcille.
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321. More magic, huh?
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322. It's a big target, so it will be fine.
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323. Here it comes!
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324. Don't stop!
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325. Gotcha!
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326. Hey, I did it!
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327. No way!
That barely scratched it!
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328. So weapons can only damage
a thin layer of its skin. Hmm.
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329. Huh?
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330. Huh?
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331. Hm?
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332. Hm.
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333. This is bad. What spell do I use?
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334. Marcille!
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335. - Mind using that magic again?
- What?
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336. I can't just keep firing explosions at it.
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337. Not that.
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338. This one.
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339. It's your first time seeing a Kraken,
right, Senshi?
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340. Do you know anything about it?
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341. - Nope.
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342. I don't know a lick about Krakens,
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343. but I have handled squid and octopi.
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344. Marcille!
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345. It's heading your way!
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346. Here it goes!
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347. Water-Walking!
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348. When killing squid and octopi,
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349. you stab right between the eyes!
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350. Unbelievable.
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351. - Wait.
- Huh?
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352. Where's Laios?
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353. - Huh.
- Huh?
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354. Hey. I'm over here.
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355. I think this might be why there are fewer
mid-sized monsters on this floor.
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356. - You two!
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357. Come here.
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358. I want to make sure that you both
understand how to handle seafood.
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359. For squid and octopi,
you'll get a clean kill if you stab here.
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360. Are squid and octopi any good?
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361. No way! You've never eaten them before?
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362. You really can't go wrong with either.
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363. Boil 'em, grill 'em, steam 'em,
or dry 'em, smoke 'em, or eat 'em raw.
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364. No matter how you prepare them,
they're both super tasty!
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365. Oh, yeah. And I know a good spot.
I'll tell you later.
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366. Can't we eat it now?
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367. What have I done?
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368. Whoa, this is so weird!
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369. How do we eat this?
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370. - Try it with a little pinch of salt first.
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371. - It stinks.
- Really?
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372. Why? Why so bitter?
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373. The inside of my mouth is tingling.
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374. You actually put this
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375. Now wait just a sec!
I never said I did that!
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376. Hm?
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377. Wow, how amazing!
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378. I can't believe big monsters
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379. Laios, I'm gonna hurl!
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380. Get rid of that thing!
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381. What are you making such a fuss about?
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382. All living things have parasites.
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383. And a lot of them end up getting mixed
into the things we eat too.
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384. I didn't ask for any trivia!
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385. So if we cook this,
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386. Please don't!
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387. Well, I don't see why we couldn't.
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388. I don't wanna!
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389. Why don't we try putting
some sauce on this and grilling it?
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390. I'm irritated because it's actually
starting to smell good!
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391. Hm...
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392. It's ready!
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393. So good!
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394. It's tender.
There is a little bit of sliminess to it,
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395. but if you look past that,
it's so flavorful and meaty!
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396. - Mm.
- Oh, wow. It is good.
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397. Yeah, not bad.
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398. You would expect it to taste like fish,
but it's pretty unique.
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399. Do you think it's better
than squid or octopi?
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401. I mean, probably.
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402. No matter how you prepare this,
I bet it's still delicious.
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403. I even like how it tastes while raw.
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404. Hold on, you ate it raw?
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405. Well, just a bit.
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406. - But it was already dead, so it's fine.
- Huh?
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407. Check it out.
The fish are eating the Kraken.
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408. Now, the population
of mid-sized monsters
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409. should gradually recover.
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410. Oh?
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411. My stomach's feeling...
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412. Ow, ow, ow!
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413. Are you okay? What happened?
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414. I see.
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415. Thought so.
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416. Laios, it seems you managed
to catch a parasite
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417. from eating the giant parasite.
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418. They're typically inside
normal fish as well.
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419. I saw it when I was cutting it up.
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420. Oh, no.
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421. They don't feed on humans,
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422. but once inside,
they will rip holes in your stomach.
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423. Well, I guess we'll have to wait
until the bug dies.
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424. I might be the one to die first.
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425. Hit him with healing magic every so often.
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426. All right.
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427. This is very interesting.
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428. The Fish-men prey
on the Blade Fish,
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429. and the Kraken eats the Fish-men.
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430. We defeat the Kraken,
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431. and then the tiny fish
eat the meat from its carcass.
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432. Laios ate the Kraken's parasite,
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433. and now the parasite from that parasite
is forming a hole in his stomach.
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434. I might have been a bit too arrogant
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435. in thinking that I could protect
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436. But as it turns out,
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437. we were already included
in the dungeon's cycle
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438. from the very beginning.
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439. Laios wanted to say something,
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440. but due to the intense pain
and urge to vomit,
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442. The distinct feeling of having a knife
slashing at his insides
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443. continued through the night.
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444. Afterward, he vowed never to consume
a raw parasite ever again.
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