1. DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON
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2. That's footsteps.
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3. I can't believe it.
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4. Someone really is grilling meat.
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5. I sincerely hope it's not criminals
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6. who got stuck in this place.
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7. We've just set up camp.
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8. We're not looking for a fight here.
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9. Uh? I know that voice.
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10. Wait a sec...
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11. Is that you, Laios?
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12. Namari?
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13. Friends of yours?
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14. Former party.
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15. Long time no see.
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16. Well, I guess it's only been a week.
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17. Oh, and by the way,
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18. these are my current employers,
the Tansus.
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19. I guess
they're scholars somebody else hired,
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20. and they pay real well.
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21. And those two are Kaka and Kiki.
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22. Though, don't ask me who is who.
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23. Namari, how...
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24. how could you abandon Falin like that?
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25. Abandon?
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26. I wasn't gonna risk my life for free.
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27. There was no point.
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28. Why you...
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29. Marcille, you need to rest.
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30. Hey, uh... don't push yourself.
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31. If you kicked the bucket,
Falin would be sad.
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32. Oh, yeah.
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33. Is there a healer in your group?
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34. We'd like to request their assistance.
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35. What's your offer?
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36. - Some Kelpie meat?
- Hell no!
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37. Come, Namari.
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38. Show charity in a dungeon
and you'll be bled dry.
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39. Honestly, even that corpse
we found on the way
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40. had a revival fee ready.
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41. But there's an Undine up ahead.
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42. So maybe you should... stay here?
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43. Is there now?
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44. I see.
You all went and angered it, did you?
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45. We'll be just fine.
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46. Gnomes, you see, have lived
amongst the spirits since ancient times.
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47. And because of that long history,
we're like kin,
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48. so there is nothing to be afraid of.
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49. Undine!
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50. Oh, magnificent water spirit!
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51. I beseech thee to answer my call!
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52. Well, that's bad.
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53. Grandpa Tansu!
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54. You were correct.
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55. No! Namari!
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56. How could you let this happen?
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57. She'll be all right.
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58. Ira Fa Lane Brete Lane Bretego.
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59. Y'old bastard!
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60. Always using me as a freaking meat shield!
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61. Of course!
That's why I pay you so much!
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62. Revival magic, huh?
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63. It's the one type of magic
I hate the most.
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64. What is it you hate so much about it?
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65. Watching it leaves a pit in my belly.
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66. The dead shouldn't come back to life.
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67. That's true outside the dungeon,
but it's a normal thing in here.
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68. That ain't normal.
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69. Ain't nothing normal about it.
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70. No, the boy is right.
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71. This entire dungeon is affected
by a very powerful spell.
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72. It shackles
people's souls to their bodies.
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73. Therefore, no matter how grave the wound,
your soul will not depart.
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74. And simply healing the injury
will revive you.
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75. The way I see it is...
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76. it's not that the dead
are coming back to life.
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77. It's that death itself
is forbidden inside this place.
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78. It is truly a dreadful curse indeed.
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79. Fascinating, isn't it?
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80. This is just the type of ancient sorcery
that I research.
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81. I came to examine
some magic circles nearby...
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82. but my guard is... unreliable.
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83. If you agree to assist me,
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84. I will heal your friend in return.
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85. It's a deal then.
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86. Senshi and I will accompany you.
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87. Hmm?
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88. It's around here.
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89. Elf writing, huh?
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90. So ugly and difficult to read.
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91. Remove the roots. They're in the way.
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92. Seriously? You've gotta stop
with the creepy-ass swords, Laios.
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93. - Uh?
- I've told you countless times...
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94. I should only use "store-bought ones."
Yeah, I know.
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95. Make sure that it's dwarf-made too.
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96. Don't do business
with shops manned by a half-foot.
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97. And don't swing your sheath.
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98. As for you...
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99. that axe,
you need to take better care of it!
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100. It looks horrible!
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101. I should probably chill, huh?
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102. Nah.
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103. When it comes to handling weapons,
there's no one I trust more than you.
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104. Uh?
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105. - Stay back.
- Huh?
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106. What is it?
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107. There's a monster.
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108. Well, defeat it then.
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109. I don't know what or where it is though.
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110. What? Then how are you certain
something is there?
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111. I... just do.
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112. You must be joking.
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113. Sir.
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114. When Laios starts acting like this,
I think we should trust him.
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115. I will not indulge baseless hunches.
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116. If it's hiding, we'll just drag it out.
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117. Oh, I see now.
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118. I never would have guessed Tentacles.
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119. This isn't the time to analyze them!
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120. Kiki! Kiki! Are you all right?
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121. What are you two doing?
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122. Hurry up and kill that thing!
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123. Our weapons aren't gonna reach that.
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124. Go! Just save her!
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125. What if we got caught on purpose
to get closer to it?
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126. Tentacles are cnidarian creatures.
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127. Upon touching skin,
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128. poisonous barbs will release and paralyze.
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129. If you get captured, there's a high chance
you won't make it out alive.
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130. I will revive you if that happens!
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131. - Shut the hell up.
- Uh?
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132. Fine. I'm going in.
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133. Senshi, can I borrow your helmet?
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134. It's too dangerous. Don't do this!
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135. You can't put all of your trust
into revival magic.
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136. I'm not.
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137. The thing I'm putting my trust into here
is you and Senshi.
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138. - Huh? What's that mean?
- Beats me.
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139. All right.
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140. Hey! Danger Noodles!
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141. Ow! Ow, ow, ow, ow!
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142. Guess it still stings through armor, huh?
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143. I'm already losing feeling in my arm.
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144. Even so...
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145. What are you doing up there?
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146. Aim for its torso, you idiot!
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147. Hmm?
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148. Dammit.
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149. So that's what he meant!
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150. Yeah, sure. Give me the toughest job!
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151. Kiki!
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152. Laios, you doing okay?
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153. Sure doesn't look like it.
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154. Huh? Wait, wh-what happened?
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155. Oh, Kiki, you poor thing!
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156. Hang on. I'm going to heal you now.
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157. Hmm...
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158. This is a tough one.
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159. I'm afraid this will take some time.
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160. Yeah, that's fine.
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161. What the hell happened to your face?
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162. I got stung by Tentacles.
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163. What should I do with this?
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164. Why are you still holding it?
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165. It paralyzed my hand when I ripped it off,
and now it's stuck.
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166. Your hand looks like a gnome's
in that state.
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167. Let's see...
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168. So it's an Ivy Tentacle.
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169. "Rinsing with vinegar helps subdue
the cnidocyte's barbs.
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170. Although, depending on the species,
it could have the opposite effect,
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171. so be careful."
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172. "Cut an X into the exposed surface,
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173. then peel downward to remove
the outer skin of the cnidocyte."
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174. TENTACLES WITH VINEGAR DRESSING
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175. Apparently, it's tasty.
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176. Are you making a joke?
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177. No, that was
a little piece of trivia about it.
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178. If that's the only way,
guess there's no other choice.
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179. This really isn't bad at all.
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180. But it'll be better once cooked properly.
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181. Let me have a taste too!
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182. Interesting...
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183. I think the taste differs in each spot!
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184. You must be imagining that.
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185. No, I'm not. I swear!
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186. Try it yourself.
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187. Hmm...
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188. I just taste vinegar.
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189. You wanna try, Marcille?
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190. Huh? Try what?
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191. It's sour.
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192. And why is it kind of sticky?
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193. Is it taro?
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194. - Please say it's taro...
- It's your turn, Namari.
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195. Try some from this spot right here.
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196. No, I'm fine! Really!
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197. We're plenty stocked on food,
so I'll pass!
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198. But it tastes good.
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199. It doesn't,
but it could once it's cooked.
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200. Maybe we should
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201. smash it and fry it.
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202. Hell yeah!
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203. Success!
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204. Oh.
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205. All right, Laios.
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206. It's your turn.
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207. Fantastic.
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208. Though... could you start with her first?
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209. Ilava Rietge Atheus Pilitos
Nuswera Iboiseme Seus Wehrba.
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210. Being healthy really is the best feeling!
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211. You healed me. Thank you so much.
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212. And you too, Laio—
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213. Pfft. What is wrong with your face?
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214. Don't forget to thank Namari.
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215. Huh?
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216. That was quite a shot you made.
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217. To think you took the thing down
with a single arrow.
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218. We would have been boned
if you weren't so good at using crossbows.
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219. Actually...
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220. it was my first time touching one.
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221. What?
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222. - Namari?
- Hmm?
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223. The whole Falin thing aside,
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224. you did... help us out.
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225. So thank you for that.
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226. Of course, it was my pleasure.
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227. Getting a job done's easy,
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228. when you've got
an incentive like money involved.
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229. Hey, come on, you two.
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230. All of that's in the past now.
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231. Like hell it is!
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232. You know, this is kinda your problem too,
so why are you acting like it isn't, huh?
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233. Way to go, Laios!
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234. - That's not what I meant!
- You their leader?
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235. Seems unpleasant.
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236. It's watching us.
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237. Do you think it's still upset?
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238. I don't know how you angered it so much
in the first place.
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239. Yeah, the way it attacked me
was so brutal.
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240. I may have poured
a whole pot of boiling water on it.
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241. Ah, so that's how.
As expected from an elf.
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242. Always causing trouble.
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243. Anyone could have made that mistake!
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244. Is there any way
to calm it down without magic?
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245. We have to get through here.
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246. Of course there is.
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247. An Undine is a grouping of tiny spirits.
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248. Once each of those individual spirits die,
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249. the next generation is born
with a clean slate.
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250. From what I remember,
a spirit's lifespan is about one week.
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251. A whole week, huh?
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252. We can't wait that long.
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253. I agree.
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254. And that is why we will be returning
to the surface for now.
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255. We will continue our research later.
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256. Yarn, prepare the returning spell.
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257. Hey, Laios, come here.
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258. - This is our chance, don't you think?
- Mm.
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259. - Mr. Tansu, I have a favor.
- Hmm?
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260. You want me to return to the surface too?
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261. But why now? I don't get it.
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262. Look, your mana's currently depleted.
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263. And I hear that's like having anemia
for magic users.
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264. - Uh...
- So you should go back with Mr. Tansu.
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265. I'm fine though.
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266. It's hard to believe how good I feel.
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267. It... was probably the liver.
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268. Nutrients don't show up
in the body that fast.
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269. They slowly build up—
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270. Yeah, that's great.
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271. Anyway, I feel much better than before!
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272. A nap was just the thing
to restore my mana.
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273. If that's the case,
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274. how come there's no mana
running through your staff like usual?
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275. Oh, this? Hang on...
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276. Let's go.
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277. What are you laughing at?
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278. Sorry, just never seen
that look on your face before.
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279. Hey, uh...
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280. what are the rest of you gonna do?
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281. You can't fight a dragon
with only three people.
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282. I won't be doing any fighting.
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283. And let's not forget that axe of yours.
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284. That thing won't even make
so much as a scratch on the dragon.
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285. Namari, you've defeated
lots of dragons before, that right?
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286. Sure have.
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287. Then... can you...
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288. Hmm?
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289. Please, Namari.
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290. Can you rejoin the party?
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291. What's all this?
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292. Work together with Laios
and defeat the Red Dragon.
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293. No matter the cost, we need to save Falin!
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294. Just this once!
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295. I'll get the money to pay you somehow!
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296. Stop it, Marcille.
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297. But why?
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298. The adventurer circle's tight-knit.
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299. So rumors spread around
faster than you can blink.
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300. In fact, I bet you heard
that Namari was struggling with money.
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301. Isn't that right, Mr. Tansu?
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302. Yes.
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303. So, if she rejoins
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304. her former party to make a quick buck,
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305. she'll gain a reputation as someone
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306. who'll do anything you ask her to
if you pay her enough.
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307. I don't think
it will prevent her from getting jobs,
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308. but... the type of client she'll get
will change.
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309. It's best for everyone...
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310. if you give up
on trying to get her to return.
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311. You heard the man, Marcille.
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312. You should go back too.
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313. No. I can recover my mana.
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314. And I'm going to use the Undine to do it.
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315. Huh? How so?
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316. I'll catch it, and...
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317. drink it!
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318. - Wait. Really?
- Blegh.
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319. What's with that reaction?
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320. Where's your usual enthusiasm?
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321. I don't have much interest in spirits.
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322. Okay, but they eat mana to live.
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323. So I have no doubt
they're completely filled with this stuff.
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324. Catching it is probably
going to be harder than killing it.
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325. Let's see... water spirits are weak to heat,
so if we take advantage of that,
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326. maybe we could attack it
with a heated sword.
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327. Uh...
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328. Or... we could spill some oil,
and corner it on the fiery lake?
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329. Mm...
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330. Then, after we attack it
and it splatters onto the floor,
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331. I'll slurp it all up!
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332. Wouldn't it punch holes in your body
from the inside?
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333. Yeah, you're right.
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334. There must be a way.
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335. Just think.
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336. If we heat this pan
and use it as a shield,
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337. then we can attack and defend.
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338. That spirit destroyed stone pillars,
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339. what's a shoddy pan gonna do?
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340. How dare you call it shoddy.
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341. This is a family heirloom
that's been very well taken care of
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342. for multiple generations.
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343. It never burns
and evenly distributes heat.
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344. It's the perfect pan.
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345. Whoa, wait a sec.
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346. This color, this shine,
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347. this weight, this feel...
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348. It's adamantine, isn't it?
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349. Unbelievable.
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350. As a weapon,
this can smash through dragon bones.
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351. As armor, it can block a dragon's fangs.
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352. Adamantine is
what blacksmiths dream about!
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353. Why was it turned into a pan?
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354. It started as a shield,
but it was useless to me like that.
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355. Are you kidding me? That's such a waste!
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356. Can it hold up against an Undine?
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357. Of course it can!
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358. Since we have both a pan and a lid,
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359. two of us can take one.
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360. Trap the Undine inside...
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361. And then put it over a fire and kill it!
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362. That's the only way.
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363. Even if the shield is sturdy,
the Undine might be too powerful.
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364. That dwarf might be fine,
but will Laios be able to hold it down?
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365. When the surface warps, raise the pan.
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366. Try not to spill anything.
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367. Heads up!
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368. Laios!
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369. It's so powerful.
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370. - Laios!
- Uh?
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371. Namari?
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372. Now!
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373. All right. That's it.
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374. We got this.
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375. On the fire.
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376. Now!
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377. Hot!
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378. - Yes, you did it!
- Amazing.
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379. Truly barbaric strengths.
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380. Namari, Senshi, thank you so much!
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381. You too, Laio—
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382. Are you okay?
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383. Their stature
would make you think otherwise,
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384. but tall-men are actually weak.
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385. Oh, yeah.
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386. Y-You don't have to chug it that fast.
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387. I wanna make sure
I absorb the spirit's mana.
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388. Don't you know?
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389. Eating foods that help with absorption
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390. is the basics of nutrition.
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391. So, does that mean...
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392. Let's get cooking.
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393. Potatoes, carrots, onions.
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394. Peel the skin from the Tentacles,
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395. and roughly chop them.
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396. Salt and pepper the Kelpie meat,
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397. put the meat in a pan,
and when it's browned,
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398. add in the onions and carrots
and fry them.
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399. Add that to the Undine.
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400. Make sure to skim off the scum,
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401. then add potatoes and herbs
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402. and let it simmer.
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403. Mm...
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404. Mmm!
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405. It's ready!
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406. UNDINE STEW WITH TENTACLES AND KELPIE
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407. Huh? Where'd they go?
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408. They went on over
to the other tower to examine it.
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409. We're back!
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410. Who knew there would be so many of them.
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411. I'm glad we managed to clear them out.
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412. - Um... hey.
- Hmm?
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413. Would you... like to eat with us?
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414. Here you go.
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415. Looks delish.
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416. Did you make it, Marcille?
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417. Yeah, but I had Senshi around
to help me out.
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418. Here you go, Namari.
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419. Hmm? Mm...
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420. Don't worry about serving it.
Hurry up and eat.
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421. Oh. Right.
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422. Ah, it's working!
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423. A little bit of my mana came back.
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424. So...
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425. you've been cooking monsters
you find here this whole time?
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426. Yeah, pretty much.
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427. I was prepared
to get criticized for leaving the party,
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428. but I never thought I'd have to see them
in this kind of situation.
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429. This must be some form of punishment.
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430. Yum! Everything's so rich.
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431. How's this possible in such a short time?
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432. Is it the pan?
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433. Is adamantine good for cooking?
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434. - Hey, your name's Senshi, yeah?
- Hmm?
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435. I, uh, apologize...
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436. for insulting your axe.
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437. It's fine.
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438. I got no interest in forging,
so it's not like I'm gonna fix it.
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439. Some old buddies I had
would always get on my case
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440. for not being able
to tell the difference between ores.
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441. Namari, we will be returning
to the surface.
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442. Uh?
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443. You're free to stay here if you want to.
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444. Wait, seriously?
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445. - You've got to at least stay to try this!
- Huh?
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446. The texture's kinda weird,
but it's still pretty good!
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447. Uh...
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448. I can't really ask you to trust me.
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449. This isn't about money for me.
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450. I really wanna become
a member of your party.
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451. I promise to do my best.
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452. You know, Chilchuck? I'm surprised.
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453. I thought you'd be the first
to leave the group for sure.
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454. I didn't see you as the type
to take on an unpaid job.
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455. Well, yeah.
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456. I only take jobs that pay me upfront.
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457. Though, it gets kinda tricky
since I can't leave when I wanna.
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458. Huh? You're only here because it's a job?
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459. It's not
because of friendship or anything?
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460. Listen, Marcille.
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461. Here's something you should know.
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462. Anybody who tells you
they don't need a reward...
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463. are honestly the people
you should trust the least.
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464. Oh, by the way,
what's Shuro up to?
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465. Don't know.
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466. Seemed like he had
some other plans cooked up.
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467. He was so in love with Falin
he wanted to propose.
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468. So, I'm willing to bet
he's looking for her.
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469. Huh? Seriously?
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470. - So dense.
- Yep.
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471. All right, everyone...
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472. I know Falin's special to you,
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473. but I... hope you make it back okay.
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474. Huh? Hmm.
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475. Same to you, Namari.
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476. See ya!
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