1. DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON
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2. I slept too long!
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3. I don't hear anything.
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4. There's no heartbeat.
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5. It's because you're listening
through his armor.
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6. Looks like
he finally managed to fall asleep.
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7. I suppose that means
his food poisoning settled down.
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8. Oh, Laios. What a troublemaker.
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9. Let's let him sleep a bit longer.
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10. He was tossing and turning
all through the night.
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11. I wonder about this dungeon,
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12. does it already know how many monsters
need to be defeated on each floor?
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13. Killing monsters in here
just stabilizes the ecosystem.
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14. But if we don't do it,
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15. the village will get
completely overrun by them.
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16. And when the village does get overwhelmed,
it recruits adventurers to help.
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17. Hmm. Pretty clever system.
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18. What are you talking about?
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19. About how dungeons are made,
isn't it obvious?
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20. It was a while ago,
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21. but I studied it
back when I was in school.
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22. It's a lot more complex than you'd think.
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23. Hey, isn't that Marcille?
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24. You know, from the graduate course.
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25. She was the school's very first genius!
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26. Yeah. I heard she was
the teacher's assistant the first day.
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27. And I heard that
they've decided
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28. she's going to be a court magician.
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29. Really? That's amazing!
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30. Actually, I wasn't assisting the teacher
until the fifth day of school,
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31. and the court magician thing,
it's 'cause my mom was one too.
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32. By the way, I kind of pestered the teacher
to let me join class today.
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33. So, hi. Glad to be here.
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34. Uh, hey.
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35. Today, we're going to experiment
with spirit cultivation.
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36. I want each of you to grab a jar
and head outside.
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37. Using wooden disks
with a hole in them,
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38. place the disk,
and then a layer of soil on top,
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39. and begin alternating.
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40. Create a barrier over it,
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41. and then, fill the jar with mana,
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42. release some spirits inside.
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43. The microscopic spirits will live off
the mana in the vessel.
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44. They'll die if the mana
is too dense or too thin.
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45. Raising spirits is the foundation
for summoning magic.
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46. The vessel we keep them in
is called a "dungeonium",
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47. because it looks similar to the structure
of a monster-ridden dungeon.
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48. When you're finished,
place it in the darkroom.
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49. We'll see how they're doing
in a week's time.
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50. Wow, Marcille,
your barrier is so pretty!
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51. I can't believe
this was your first time.
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52. Although, why the interest
in summoning magic?
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53. - Huh?
- It's not like it's your specialty.
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54. I've been researching things
to learn how to build a safe dungeon.
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55. I'm on magic ingredients now.
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56. For example,
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57. ingredients like Mandrakes
are pretty dangerous to harvest.
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58. However, if we could create a safe dungeon
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59. that's inhabited
by monsters that are useful,
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60. then it would greatly contribute
to society.
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61. Uh, wow.
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62. That sounds amazing.
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63. Look at Marcille's barrier!
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64. It's so enchanting!
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65. Hey, can I see too?
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66. Make some room for me!
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67. - Careful!
- Huh?
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68. Are you hurt?
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69. Oh. No, I'm okay.
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70. There are some impurities
mixed in the soil,
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71. and the mana's thin
'cause the barrier is full of holes.
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72. In that state,
the spirits inside won't live long.
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73. You didn't get dirt
on your clothes, did you?
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74. Huh?
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75. That girl, she's always covered in dirt
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76. and ditches class,
so people think she's weird.
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77. Huh.
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78. Now then, when everyone
has their jars in front of them,
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79. we'll see how your spirits have developed
over the past week.
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80. Are you kidding?
Mine are all dead!
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81. Wow, mine somehow survived!
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82. Is this a new type of spirit?
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83. You mean the mold?
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84. If a good number of them survived,
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85. the fire will be large.
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86. It looks like your spirits
are being maintained nicely.
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87. Excellent work, Marcille.
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88. Uh-oh.
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89. Uh, what's happening to my jar?
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90. That's quite a lot of spirits there.
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91. What do I do?
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92. Don't worry, I'll handle it.
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93. Please tell me, how did you do that?
I need to know!
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94. Uh, well, you see, I...
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95. I know a place pretty close by
that has a lot of spirits,
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96. I thought my dungeonium would work better
if I used soil from there.
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97. Huh? There's a place like that nearby?
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98. Can you tell me where?
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99. Uh, it's, uh...
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100. This is the same amount
as in a real dungeon.
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101. This will be a fine sample indeed.
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102. I got it from a real dungeon.
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103. We can get outside from here.
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104. This was here the whole time?
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105. Huh?
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106. So, are you always doing stuff like this?
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107. Yup!
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108. That's why people think she's weird.
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109. It's a bug!
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110. Delicious fruits!
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111. You can't just pick up
and eat random crap you find!
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112. You've got to be careful!
What if those things poisoned you?
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113. Oh, but I actually know
what these things are.
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114. Grasshoppers and raspberries
aren't poisonous.
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115. So it really is a dungeon.
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116. This is amazing.
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117. The mana here is stagnant,
and the air is stale.
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118. It seems like it's a natural cave.
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119. Wait, don't go in there!
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120. Huh?
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121. Oh, don't worry.
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122. I come here often.
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123. Stay on dry ground
and it's perfectly safe.
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124. Uh, hmm.
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125. Hmm.
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126. Mm.
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127. Huh?
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128. Incredible.
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129. The inside of the dungeon
really is swarming with spirits, huh...
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130. I took some dirt and water from here
and added it to my jar.
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131. That explains it.
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132. So what do you come to this place to do?
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133. Hmm...
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134. I usually write letters
or do some reading.
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135. Well, they weren't wrong
about her ditching class.
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136. Anyway, there's nothing dangerous yet.
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137. Wait.
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138. If we tilled this dirt
and planted some Mandrakes,
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139. I think we could safely utilize
the dungeon's mana.
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140. There's even a water source close by,
so it's definitely possible.
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141. Huh?
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142. Oh, crap! This is bad!
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143. Just stand back!
I'll get rid of this Slime monster!
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144. Wait! No!
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145. What do you think you're doing?
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146. It won't come into the sunlight.
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147. You don't have to worry, I promise.
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148. Slimes are actually able
to break down bat droppings
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149. - and then turn them into mana.
- Oh.
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150. If the Slimes weren't here to do that,
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151. the dungeon would die.
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152. Bats, huh?
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153. - Take this.
- Huh?
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154. It's good.
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155. If they're this good,
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156. I bet the animals around here
probably eat them.
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157. I wonder what kinds of things
the bats up there eat.
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158. And what season
do these raspberries grow in?
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159. What kind of animals eat them?
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160. I can't make a dungeon
without knowing things like that.
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161. I still have so much left to learn.
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162. Thanks so much for bringing me here.
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163. The truth is,
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164. I thought if I just studied
spells and magic,
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165. that was all I need to know.
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166. But that's not true.
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167. Oh, I haven't introduced myself.
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168. My name's Falin.
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169. Would you mind telling me your name?
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170. My name is Marcille.
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171. Falin, what do you say
to becoming friends?
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172. The part about you
being the school's first genius
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173. has to be a lie, right?
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174. Why would you think it's a lie?
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175. I'll have you know
that I was an honor student!
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176. Anyway, this whole dungeon
is pretty unbelievable.
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177. There are layers
of calculations going on,
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178. and tons of mana being circulated.
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179. If the mad mage is really
out there somewhere,
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180. they're not just your average magic user.
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181. With that said, it's probably best
if you stopped living here, Senshi.
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182. Mind your own business.
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183. Seriously, you hate magic, right?
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184. While the dungeon itself
is entirely made out of it!
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185. Can't hear ya.
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186. I see.
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187. So Falin was talking about you.
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188. When she enrolled into magic school,
she would send me update letters,
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189. I could tell that
she was anxious there at first, but...
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190. one day, she wrote about
how she made a new friend,
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191. and she sounded a lot happier.
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192. Huh.
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193. She always praised you, Marcille.
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194. She thought you were awesome.
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195. Huh?
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196. Hm.
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197. Falin praised you too, Laios.
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198. She really looked up to you.
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199. Hm, is that so?
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200. What's so great about him?
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201. He's got the best dog impression
I've ever heard.
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202. Maybe that's something I should
keep between me and Falin for now.
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203. Well...
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204. let's get our butts in gear
and go save Falin!
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205. Come on, you tin can!
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206. You're awake,
so get up so we can get going!
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207. We're currently here.
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208. The orcs we talked to mentioned
the Red Dragon had appeared right here.
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209. It'll take two days to get there.
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210. It's probably not where we left it,
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211. but dragons also aren't really
the type to wander far.
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212. We should only make camp two more times.
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213. First, at the halfway mark,
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214. and lastly, right before the dragon.
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215. We'll wake up Laios
when the candle burns out.
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216. Do what you need now.
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217. We won't rest again for a while.
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218. I'd like to wash up.
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219. Seriously?
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220. I can do it in the corner.
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221. Just be quick about it.
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222. We'll be outside if you need us.
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223. Huh? Oh, it's fine if you stay.
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224. I'm not getting naked.
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225. Uh, okay.
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226. Man, I sure do make them worry.
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227. Wonder if I should've studied
illusion magic too.
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228. No, that's not the problem.
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229. It's 'cause I'm the only girl
in the party now.
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230. We'll be parting ways here.
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231. Are you serious?
Does it really have to be now?
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232. I mean, we still don't know
where Falin is after all.
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233. Sorry, but we have
our own livelihoods to worry about.
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234. Just remembering that moment
makes me mad.
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235. I thought that we were all friends!
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236. Wake up, Laios!
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237. Hey, come on!
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238. Time to get moving.
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239. There we go. Uh...
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240. Huh. Guess I boiled too much.
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241. An Undine!
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242. - Huh?
- What's wrong?
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243. What?
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244. My Water-Walking...
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245. The water is moving.
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246. Weapons won't work! We need fire!
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247. Fire?
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248. I'll start one.
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249. Hey, Marcille, hold on a bit longer!
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250. Easy for you to say.
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251. Please let this hit it.
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252. Uh?
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253. Marcille, what are you waiting for? Go!
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254. All of you, stay there!
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255. My Water-Walking spell is wearing off!
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256. Marcille!
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257. Get up! Keep moving!
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258. I won't be able to run now.
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259. Where is it hiding?
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260. I can't watch! Come on, Senshi, hurry up!
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261. I'm going as fast as I can!
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262. This is bad.
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263. Huh?
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264. I don't have much mana left.
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265. I've got to get it in the next shot.
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266. Where?
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267. Where is it?
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268. There must be some kind of clue.
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269. There!
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270. It has my blood.
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271. It's so fast.
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272. Hmm.
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273. Just hold on!
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274. Got—
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275. - Hey, guys?
- Uh?
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276. What now?
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277. All right, here's the plan.
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278. Let's get out of here!
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279. How are you holding up, Marcille?
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280. I stopped the bleeding,
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281. but I'm low on blood and mana.
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282. So I'm spent.
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283. Sorry.
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284. It's fine.
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285. Just take it easy.
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286. Mm.
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287. I really should've paid more attention
when Falin was teaching me healing magic.
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288. - Hey, Laios?
- Huh?
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289. What are we gonna do now?
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290. There's no way we can take a mana-less
magic user further into the dungeon.
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291. And we can't continue on
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292. without the help
of her Water-Walking spell.
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293. Let's wait
for other adventurers to pass by.
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294. If we're lucky,
one of them will be a healer.
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295. There's no way
that someone who's willing to help others
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296. would conveniently pass by here.
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297. Besides, we don't have anything
we can trade.
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298. Yeah, I think the only thing we have
is Kelpie meat.
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299. Let's hope the person is starving.
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300. It's a rare nutrient source in a dungeon.
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301. Who cares about nutrition right now?
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302. Actually...
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303. did you happen to grab
its liver too, Senshi?
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304. Of course I did.
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305. Livers are too rich in iron
to leave behind.
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306. Hm?
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307. Huh?
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308. I knew it.
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309. That means...
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310. - It's grilling time!
- It's grilling time!
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311. Mane, neck, liver,
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312. ribs, tail, thigh, loin,
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313. and veggies.
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314. KELPIE GRILLED MEAT
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315. Marcille.
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316. - Mm?
- Marcille.
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317. Are you good to sit up?
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318. We made something nice for you.
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319. Thigh.
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320. Where's the liver?
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321. You got to make sure
organs get cooked all the way.
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322. Forgive me, Marcille. But I'm digging in.
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323. Mm.
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324. It's pretty good.
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325. Yeah, it's a little chewy, but I like it.
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326. Does it taste more like a horse
or a marine animal?
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327. I haven't eaten either,
so I can't really compare it.
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328. Ribs.
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329. It tastes sweet, doesn't it?
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330. Yeah, it's so soft.
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331. Marcille, the liver is ready now.
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332. Tenderloin.
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333. Oh, it feels like
it's melting in my mouth.
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334. I really like this one.
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335. Here's some liver, Marcille.
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336. Tail.
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337. Yummy.
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338. An interesting flavor on this one.
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339. Here, Marcille.
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340. Have more liver, Marcille.
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341. How is it, Marcille?
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342. Eat some more, Marcille.
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343. You like it, Marcille?
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344. Please...
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345. Huh?
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346. Please give me the other parts, too!
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347. - Uh...
- Oh.
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348. Well, it looks like
she's starting to recover.
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349. Liver is amazing.
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350. That aside,
what do we do about her low mana?
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351. Yeah, if only there was a meat
that could help restore it.
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352. Why did you stuff the Basilisk
with mana herbs?
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353. I still stand by my choice.
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354. Do you smell that?
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355. It's coming from below.
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356. What is that?
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357. I think it's grilled meat.
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358. Someone below must be cooking it.
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359. Jeez.
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360. You got to be kidding me.
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361. What kind of moron
would be grilling meat in here?
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